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[LEWIS, W.S.]. [Memorial manuscript presented to the Lord Mayor of Birmingham]. [Birmingham]. [Erle Foster Newey], [1943]. Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [2]ff. Handsomely bound by Erle Foster Newey (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in contemporary richly gilt-tooled tan morocco, orange and green morocco onlays, initialled 'W.S.L.' to upper board, A.E.G., green moire silk endpapers, gilt dentelles. Housed in custom red cloth case. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 30444
[AIX-LA-CHAPELLE TREATY]. Ministerial artifice detected, or, a full answer to a pamphlet lately published, Intitled, The Interests of the Empress Queen, the Kings of France and Spain, &c. betrayed in the Preliminary Articles at Aix-la-Chapelle.. London. Printed for A. Hill, 1749. Second edition. 8vo. 32pp. Modern grey paper boards, original gilt-tooled green morocco lettering-piece preserved and pasted to spine. Leaves lightly browned, occasional light spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34549
ROUSSEL, Napoléon. Mon voyage en algérie raconté à mes enfans . Paris. Librarie Ch. Meyrueis et Ce., [s.d., c.1840] Third edition. 8vo . 141pp, [3]. With an engraved title page, six engraved plates, and several in-text illustrations. Contemporary gilt-tooled, blind-stamped red paper boards. Lightly rubbed and marked, with small losses to head and foot of spine, light wear to extremities, spine sunned. Endpapers browned, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34667
BERNAYS, Robert. "Naked Fakir". London. Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1931. First edition. 8vo. 351pp, [1]. With half-title. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, with chipping to head of spine. Inked ownership inscription to FEP. Leaves lightly browned, spotting throughout. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34863
[PHILLIPS, Charles]. Napoleon the third. London. Richard Bentley, 1854. Third edition. 8vo. 35pp. Sewn, as issued. Spine later naively reinforced with brown paper. Ink-stamp of Thomas Gaisford to upper wrapper, unrelated inked manuscript price list to lower wrapper. Wrappers browned, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34140
LEGH, Thomas. Narrative of a journey in egypt and the country beyond the cataracts. London. John Murray, 1817. Second edition. viii, [2], 296pp, [2] With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, an engraved folding map, and a further 10 plates (one folding).

[Bound with:] BIRKBECK, Morris. Notes on a journey in america, from the coast of virginia to the territory of illinois: with proposals for the establishment of a colony of english, accompanied by a map, illustrating the route. Dublin. Printed from the last edition published ... More >
£ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33187
[BRET, Antoine]. Ninon de lenclos. London. Arthur L. Humphreys, 1904. 8vo. [4], 310pp. With half-title; title page in red and black. Finely bound for Hatchards of Piccadilly (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in contemporary gilt-ruled red half-morocco, red cloth boards, T.E.G. Marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed. Contemporary inked gift inscription reading 'To my darling mother, with the best love of ? Airlie, Xmas. 1904' to first blank fly-leaf; otherwise, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34787
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
[INTERNATIONAL HEALTH EXHIBITION]. Oral instruction of the deaf and dumb... [London]. Printed and Published for the Executive Council of the International Health Exhibition, and for the Council of the Society of Arts, by William Clowes and Sons, 1884. First edition. [2], 35pp, [1].

[Bound with:] SPARKES, John C. L. Schools of art: their origin, history, work, and influence. [London]. Printed and Published for the Executive Council of the International Health Exhibition, and for the Council of the Society of Arts, by William Clowes and Sons, 1884. First edition. viii, 152pp.

[And:] PAGET, Charles E. Healthy schools. [London]. Printed and Published for the Executive Council of ... More >
£ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 24340
COTTON, Thomas. Oriental roundabout. [Nottingham]. Private publication [Thos. Forman & Sons], [1957]. First edition. 8vo. Number 131 of an unspecified limitation. [6], 122pp. With five photographic plates. Original publisher's navy cloth lettered in gilt. A trifle cocked. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author beneath foreword. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28754
STORRS, Ronald. Orientations. London. Nicholson & Watson, 1945. Definitive edition. 8vo. xix, [1], 532pp. With a portrait frontispiece and a further 20 photographic plates. Original publisher's navy cloth. Without dustwrapper. Rubbed, a trifle marked. upper corner of FFEP shaved. Signed by the author on title page. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34318