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Photo of "The principles of mechanics: designed ..."
WOOD, James. The principles of mechanics: designed for the use of students in the university.. Cambridge. Printed at the University Press, by R. Watts, 1803. Third edition. 8vo. [2], 199pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, with splitting to head of upper and lower joints, surface wear to spine and extremities, chipping to lettering-piece, light scoring to boards. Armorial bookplate to FEP. With two terminal leaves of pencilled annotations, additional marginal pencilled notes throughout. Leaves browned, light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34974
Photo of "The day the red baron ..."
TITLER, Dale M.. The day the red baron died. London. Ian Allen Ltd., 1973. Revised edition. Large 8vo. [16] 328pp. Original publisher's black cloth lettered silver, with the original photographic dustwrapper. Lightly bumped and marked, internally bright and clean. With various related ephemera loosely inserted including five newspaper clippings; a signed envelope, photocopy of a letter, and referenced enclosed photograph of Sqn Ldr C. P. O. Bartlett, DSC, who writes of participating in dog-fights with the 'startlingly coloured fokker tri-planes'. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34972
Photo of "Proper lessons to be read ..."
[CHRISTIANITY], [ANGLICAN CHURCH]. Proper lessons to be read at morning and evening prayer on the sundays and other holy-days throughout the year.. Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, [s.d., c. 1874] 8vo. [2], 361pp, [405]. Contemporary limp red calf, decorated in gilt and blind, with the supralibros of Emily Susan Lonsdale to upper board, A.E.G. Rubbed and marked, with light wear to extremities. Inked ownership inscription of Emily S. Lonsdale, dated 1874, to head of title. Light browning and spotting to blank fly-leaves, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34907
Photo of "Biography for Boys. Footprints of ..."
EDGAR, John G.. Biography for Boys. Footprints of famous men designed as incitements to intellectual industry.. London. W. Kent & Co., 1858. Fourth edition. 8vo. vi, 376pp. With half-title, an engraved frontispiece, and seven further engraved plates by Birket Foster. Finely bound in contemporary dark green calf, richly gilt-tooled, with contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Marbled endpapers and edges. Very lightly rubbed, with light scoring to boards. Occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34906
Photo of "Dickens' london. A lantern lecture"
CLARK, Cumberland. Dickens' london. A lantern lecture. London. Wass, Pritchard & Co., Ltd., 1923. First edition. 8vo. 103pp, [1]. With an initial leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's printed brown wrappers, yapp edges. Rubbed and marked, with chipping to edges, and small losses to head and foot of spine. A presentation copy, with the author's inscription 'Presentation Copy, with the author's compliments Cumberland Clark 1923' to FFEP. Leaves lightly browned, occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34843
Photo of "Birds of the wave and ..."
ROBINSON, Phil. Birds of the wave and woodland. London. Isbister and Company Limited, 1894. First edition. 8vo. 224pp, [16]. With half-title, engraved frontispiece, 16 further engraved plates, numerous in-text illustrations, and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red cloth, decorated in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, with wear to extremities, spine dulled. Occasional light scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34822
Photo of "Max andrews' catalogue of magic: ..."
ANDREWS, MAX. Max andrews' catalogue of magic: no.2 of famous "vampire" series conjuring tricks magical apparatus and illusions. London. [Printed by the Central Printing Co., (Chas. Sowden) Ltd.], 1951. First edition. 8vo. 203pp. With numerous vignette illustrations. Original publisher's printed pictorial blue paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, with a little loss to head and foot of spine, joints starting, some toning to wrappers. Leaves browned, lower portion of title excised. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34775
Photo of "The Guiding Book: Dedicated to ..."
KINDERSLEY, Ann. The Guiding Book: Dedicated to the girlhood of many countries and to all those with a heart still young. London. Hodder and Stoughton, [1923]. First edition. Quarto. 164pp. With a chromolithograph frontispiece, seven further chromolithograph plates, facsimile handwriting samples of Princess Mary and Maurice Maeterlinck, numerous in-text illustrations, and one in-text sheet of music. Original publisher's blue cloth boards, lettered in blind to spine and upper board, pictorial paper label pasted to upper board. With original pictorial paper dust-wrapper. Lightly rubbed and marked, with heavy chipping and browning to dust-wrapper, and losses ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34763
Photo of "Poesie liriche toscane"
MATHIAS, T[homas] J[ames]. Poesie liriche toscane. Napoli [i.e. Naples]. Presso Agnello Nobile libraio-stampatore, 1820. Second Neapolitan edition. 8vo. iv, 182pp, [6]. With a terminal index. Contemporary gilt-tooled green straight-grain morocco, marbled endpapers. Rubbed and marked, with surface wear and scoring to boards, head of spine worn, corners bumped. Inked ownership inscription of Kathleen Speight, Cambridge 1937 to head of first blank fly-leaf. Armorial bookplate to FEP. Scattered spotting, browning to initial leaves. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34712
Photo of "A poor man's riches: a ..."
DALMON, Charles. A poor man's riches: a bundle of lyrics. London. Methuen & Co. Ltd., [1922]. First edition. 8vo. xiv, [2], 117pp, [1]. With half-title. Original publisher's cloth-backed green paper boards, printed paper lettering-pieces to spine and upper board. Endpapers browned, light scattered spotting. Externally a fine copy. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34702
Photo of "Poems, chiefly religious"
LYTE, Rev. H[enry] F[rancis]. Poems, chiefly religious. London. James Nisbet, 1833. First edition. 8vo. v, [1], 165pp, [3]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth boards, printed paper gilt-tooled lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled, light surface wear to boards. Endpapers browned, light scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34609
Photo of "Stuthard's trilby deck"
STUTHARD, Joe. Stuthard's trilby deck. Billericay. Kaymar Magic, 1948. First edition. 8vo. 24pp. With a loosely inserted supplementary pamphlet and numerous engraved and photographic in-text illustrations. Stapled, as issued, in original publisher's pictorial blue wrappers. Lightly rubbed, some toning to wrappers, staples rusted. Internally clean & crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34509
Photo of "Letters to William Allingham"
ALLINGHAM, H[elen]. BAUMER WILLIAMS, E. [Editors]. Letters to William Allingham. London. Longmans, Green and Co., 1911. First edition. 8vo. viii, 314pp. With half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece by Helen Allingham. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, with chipping to head of spine. A presentation copy, with the inscription 'To Miss Reutland, with the best wishes of H. Allingham', dated 1st September 1915 to FFEP; later gift inscription from Irish author Aodh du Blacom, ... More > £ 65.00 Antiquates Ref. 34587
Photo of "Mr. Blake of Newmarket"
COOPER, Edward H.. Mr. Blake of Newmarket. London. William Heinemann, 1897. First edition. 8vo. [4], 271pp, [7]. With both terminal and initial leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's decorative three-tone cloth boards. Rubbed and marked, with scuffing to boards, spine toned, and light surface wear to edges and corners. Later inked ownership inscription to FEP. Endpapers browned, lower hinge exposed. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35057