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Photo of "Poems of wit and humour"
HOOD, Thomas. Poems of wit and humour. London. E. Moxon, Son, & Co., [1870]. Eighteenth edition. 8vo. viii, 282pp. Finely bound by Zaehnsdorf (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in contemporary gilt-decorated green morocco. Marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles, A.E.G. Bookplate of Bernard Lord Coleridge to verso of FFEP. Scattered spotting, particularly to title. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26033
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UIHLEIN, Joseph. Kurzer Unterricht in der Naturwissenschaft für die Jugend. Frankfurt am Main. Andeäischen Buchhandlung, 1806. First edition. 8vo. viii, 210pp, [6]. With four engraved plates on two folding sheets. Contemporary blind-tooled half-calf, tan paper boards, printed paper lettering- piece. Lightly rubbed and marked. FFEP shaved, very occasional early manuscript annotations, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26411
Photo of "The doctrine of ratio"
ALLAWAY, Mr. A. W. The doctrine of ratio. Bristol. Printed by J. W. Newcombe, 1824. First edition. 8vo. 24pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Rubbed, marked, and discoloured, spine worn, early inked ownership inscription to upper wrapper. Foxed. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26584
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[AIKIN, Anna Letitia]. Poems. London. Printed for Joseph Johnson, 1777. Fifth edition, corrected. 8vo. vi, 138pp. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed, spine lightly sunned. Armorial bookplate of Lavington House to FEP, later shelf-label of Wilberforce Library, Backsettown to recto of FFEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27018
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AIKIN, J[ohn]. AIKEN, A[nna]. L[aetitia].. Miscellaneous pieces, in prose. London. Printed for J. Johnson, 1775. Second edition. 8vo. [4], 219pp, [1]. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed, spine lightly sunned. Armorial bookplate of Lavington House to FEP, later shelf-label of Wilberforce Library, Backsettown to recto of FFEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27019
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[AIKIN, John]. Essays on song-writing: with a collection of such english songs as are most eminent for poetical merit. Warrington. Printed by William Eyres, for Joseph Johnson, 1774. Second edition, with additions and corrections.. 8vo. xix, [1], 286pp. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed, spine lightly sunned. Armorial bookplate of Lavington House to FEP, later shelf-label of Wilberforce Library, Backsettown to recto of FFEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27020
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[PHILIPS, John]. Cyder. A poem. In two books.. London. Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1708. First edition. 8vo. [2], 89pp, [1]. Without half-title. With an engraved pastoral frontispiece. Later blind-ruled red half-morocco, marbled boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, with slight surface loss to edges, some scoring to boards. Illustrated bookplate of Alan Morris to FEP. Light browning and spotting to initial leaves; heavier spotting to rear blank fly-leaves. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28861
Photo of "The story of little dombey"
DICKENS, Charles. The story of little dombey. London. Bradbury & Evans, 1858. First edition, first issue. 16mo. [2], 121pp, [3]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary dark green half-morocco, tooled in gilt and black, marbled paper boards, T.E.G. Original publisher's green pictorial wrappers bound in. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30819
Photo of "The Forest Hotel. Epping Forest, ..."
[FOREST HOTEL]. The Forest Hotel. Epping Forest, Chingford. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1880] Oblong 12mo. [2], 28pp, [2]. With four full-page engraved illustrations in the text. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's pictorial light green wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked. Recent book-label of Robin de Beaumont to verso of upper wrapper. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31140
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CRANE, Walter. Flora's feast. London, Paris, New York & Melbourne. Cassell & Company, 1899. First edition. Quarto. 40pp, [2], 8pp. Lithographed throughout, with numerous in-text illustrations and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's cloth-backed pictorial boards, with glassine wrapper. A trifle rubbed and bumped, wrapper chipped and torn, with loss More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31498
Photo of "Don gypsy: Adventures with a ..."
STARKIE, Walter. Don gypsy: Adventures with a Fiddle in Barbary, Andalusia and La Mancha. London. John Murray, [1836]. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 525pp, [1]. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece and six plates by Arthur Rackham, a large folding map. Finely bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe (stamp-signed to front pastedown) in later gilt- tooled red morocco, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. Original publisher's cloth bound at rear. Lightly rubbed. Very light scattered spotting to initial leaves. Overall a fine copy. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32716
Photo of "Magic chariot Joan and the ..."
HOOLEY, Teresa. Magic chariot Joan and the Wind Spirit. London. Arthur H. Stockwell, [s.d., c, 1908] 8vo. 128pp. With photographic portrait frontispiece, and initial blank. Original publisher's elaborately gilt-tooled salmon-pink cloth. A trifle rubbed and bumped, lower board a little marked. Some spotting to frontispiece. Short tear to foot of title at imprint (without loss), marginal paper flaw to pp.59-60, else fine. Presentation copy, inscribed 'Mrs Walter Taylor from Teresa M. Hooley' in pencil to FFEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33336
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[JAPAN]. WHITNEY, W. N. [compiler]. A Concise Dictionary of the principal Roads, chief towns and villages of japan... Tokyo. Z. P. Maruya & Co., 1889. First edition. 8vo. [2], v, [1], 248pp, [4]. Printed in double columns. With an engraved folding map and a tipped-in errata slip. Original publisher's blind-stamped limp red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked. One preliminary leaf detached, short tears to map at gutter, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33349
Photo of "Fights for the championship; and ..."
[DOWLING, Francis]. Fights for the championship; and celebrated prize battles; or accounts of all the prize battles for the championship from the days of figg and broughton to the present time... London. Published at "Bell's Life" Office, 1855. First edition. 8vo. iv, 432pp. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, marked, spine sunned, corners bumped. Early inked ownership inscription of Charles W. A. Oakeley to FEP, single manuscript correction to text, annotations concerning the 1858 fight between Tom Sayers and Tom Paddock to verso of terminal leaf and RFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33820
Photo of "The holy bible containing the ..."
[BIBLE - English]. The holy bible containing the old and new testaments: translated out of the original tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, By His Majesty's Special Command.. Cambridge. Printed by J. Smith, printer to the University, 1825. 8vo. Unpaginated. Contemporary black morocco, ruled in gilt and blind, and lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Rubbed, with wear to extremities, and light scoring to boards. Later book-label of Lowther Castle library to FEP. Leaves lightly browned, light scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33924
Photo of "Ode on the death of ..."
TENNYSON, Alfred. Ode on the death of the duke of wellington. London. Edward Moxon, 1852. First edition. 8vo. 16pp. With a half-title. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's printed powder blue wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked, some chipping/tearing to spine and upper wrapper. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to half- title. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34031