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RHODES, G[eorge] A[mbrose]. Dion, a tragedy: and miscellaneous poetry. London. Printed for William Miller, 1806. First edition. [iii]-vi, [2], 193pp, [1]. Without half-title.

[Bound with:] RHODES, G[eorge] A. The gentleman: A Satire, written during the years 1812, 1813, 1814, and 1815; with other poems, and notes. London. Printed for Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy...and Paine and Moss, 1819. Second edition. xvi, 159pp, [1].

12mo. Later half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, gilt, marbled edges. Rubbed, slight loss to head of spine. Armorial ... More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21875
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CARRICK, J. C., Rev.. The story of the burning bush. A simple narrative of the church of scotland. Edinburgh. James G. Hitt, 1890. First edition. 8vo. 119pp, [1]. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in black. A trifle rubbed, marked, and bumped, spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'To the Most Noble the Marquess of Lothian KJ. With sincere respect from His Humble and Obedient servant The Author' More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21913
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BINGLEY, William, Rev.. Biography of celebrated roman characters: with numerous anecdotes, illustrative of their lives and actions. London. Printed for Harvey and Darton, 1824. First edition. 12mo. xxiii, [1], 348pp. Without half-title. With an engraved frontispiece and a further three engraved plates. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, gilt. Extremities rubbed, spine sunned. Inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, small paper flaws to text of p.28/29, repaired horizontal tears to foot of leaf L12 (touching text, without loss of sense), foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21879
Photo of "Walks with mamma; or, stories ..."
[WALKS WITH MAMMA]. Walks with mamma; or, stories in words of one syllable. With engravings. London. Grant and Griffith, successors to John Harris, Corner of St. Paul's Chuchyard, [s.d., c.1843-50s] 12mo. 48pp. With eight large, hand-coloured vignette woodcuts. Stab stitched within original publisher's stiff orange paper wrappers. With a small contemporary printed label 'Sold by Forbes & Knibb, Booksellers, Southampton' to upper wrapper at foot. Slightly rubbed, short tears at head and foot of spine. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 21356
Photo of "Juvenile sketches; or, the history ..."
SULLIVAN, W.F.. Juvenile sketches; or, the history of Mrs. Barton and her Little Family. Illustrated with some instructive stories for the youth of both sexes. London. Printed and sold by Dean & Munday, Threadneedle-Street, 1818. Third edition. 12mo, erratically mis-signed. [2], 5-56pp. [2]. With folding engraved frontispiece, two further engraved plates, all three after Isaac Cruikshank, and a terminal blank. Original buff printed paper wrappers. Rubbed to surfaces and extremities, corners slightly dog-eared, occasional pencil marking to text. Marginal tear to A6 without loss. Early ink inscription (J.M. Gresley?) to verso of upper wrapper. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 21355
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[SHERWOOD, Mrs. Mary Martha]. Waste not, want not. London. The Religious Tract Society, 1837. 12mo. 72pp. With numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's pictorial paper wrappers. Without spine panel, dust-soiled and a trifle chipped. Inked and pencilled ownership inscriptions to recto of FFEP and foot of p.70. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21894
Photo of "Divine and moral songs for ..."
WATTS, Isaac. Divine and moral songs for children. London. The Religious Tract Society, [s.d., c.1855] 12mo. iv, [1], 6-72pp. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, gilt. Extremities Rubbed. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21886
Photo of "The flower basket"
[FAIRY TALE]. The flower basket. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1816. First edition. 12mo. 83pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's green roan-backed drab paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed, marked, and discoloured, some splitting to joints. Inked gift inscription to verso of damp-stained frontispiece, offsetting to title page, occasional spotting. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 21135
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[KIDDER, Daniel Parish]. King joash: or, the golden cloud. New-York. Sunday-School Union, [s.d., c.1840] 16mo. 40pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's red roan-backed marbled boards, gilt. Extremities rubbed. Endpapers marked, later inked/pencilled ownership inscription to FEP, without RFEP. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21885
Photo of "The dairyman's daughter: an authentic ..."
RICHMOND, Legh, Rev.. The dairyman's daughter: an authentic narrative. London. Printed for the Religious Tract Society, [s.d., c.1831] 16mo. 158pp. With a woodcut frontispiece, a further seven full-page woodcut illustrations in the text, and three woodcut vignettes. Contemporary (original?) sheep, ruled and lettered in gilt. Extremities worn, joints splitting, loss to head of spine. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21884
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GENLIS, Stéphanie Félicité, Comtesse de. Theatre a l'usage des jeunes personnes. A Geneve [i.e. Geneva]. Chez les Librairies Associes, 1785. 12mo. In four volumes. Without half-titles. Attractively bound in contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed, slight chipping to head of spine of Vol. III. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP of Vol. I, occasional spotting/toning. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21134
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STURM, [Christoph Christian]. Sturm's reflections on the works of god; and of his providence throughout all nature. London. Baynes and Son et al., 1824. 12mo. In two volumes. xii, [1], 14-314; viii, [1], 10-336pp. With an engraved frontispiece and and additional engraved title page to each volume. Attractive contemporary prize binding of gilt-tooled black calf, marbled edges, lettered in gilt to upper board of Vol. I: 'Presented to Eliza Whittenbury. A reward for diligent attention to the science of music. Lombard House School. 1826. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, very occasional ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 21137
Photo of "Pretty poems for my children"
SOMERS, Emma C.. Pretty poems for my children. London and Edinburgh. Thomas Nelson, 1849. 16mo. x, [1], 12-144pp. Printed entirely in blue. With a colour lithographed frontispiece and numerous engraved vignettes. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Extremities rubbed, marked, and discoloured, some splitting to joints. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21830
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TUCKER, R.. A Philosophical Catechism; or, familiar introduction to some of the arts and sciences; being a synopsis of their elementary principles. Bath. Printed for the Author, by J. and J. Keene, 1825. New edition, with improvements and additions. 8vo. vi, [2], 184pp. Uncut in original publisher's blue paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine, protected by contemporary naive drab wrapper with manuscript title and ownership inscription to upper panel. Very slight shelf-wear, wrapper soiled. Later inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, endpapers lightly browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 19120
Photo of "Poems"
HARRISON, Harry. Poems. Clapham. Published by the author, 1887. First edition. 8vo. vii, [2], 10-152pp. Original publisher's decorated red cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed, spine marked and sunned, red ink-stain to lower edge.Later bookplate of Thomas Brayshaw to FEP, endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21882
Photo of "Letters to a young lady ..."
CZERNY, Charles. HAMILTON, J.A.. Letters to a young lady on the art of playing the pianoforte, from the earliest rudiments to the highest state of cultivation: written as an appendix to every school for that instrument. London. R. Cocks and Co..., 1848. Third edition. 8vo. v, [3], 79pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed boards. Light rubbing to extremities and surfaces, bumping to corners, small tears/splits at head and foot of spine. Internally immaculate. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 21690
Photo of "Short, but yet Plain elements ..."
PARDIES, Ignace Gaston. Short, but yet Plain elements of geometry and plain trigonometry. Shewing How by a Brief and Easie Method, most of what is Necessary and Useful in Euclide, Archimedes, Apollonius and other Excellent Geometricians, both Ancient and Modern, may be Understood. London. Printed by J. Matthews, for R. Knaplock, 1702. Second edition. 8vo. [10], 134pp, [8]. Contemporary blind-ruled speckled calf. Lightly rubbed, slight surface loss to lower board. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 16539