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Photo of "Erotikon Achilleos Tatiou sive de ..."
ACHILLES TATIUS. Erotikon Achilleos Tatiou sive de clitophontis & leucippes amoribus libri VIII ex Editione cl. salmasii. Lugd. Batavor [i.e. Leiden]. Apud Franciscum Hegerum, 1640. Nova editio [i.e. new edition]. 12mo. [24], 752pp, [30]. With an engraved title page. First three words of title transliterated from the Greek. Bound in the style of, and possibly by, Roger Payne in black straight grain morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 19496
Photo of "Anno Regni Georgii II. Regis...tricesimo ..."
[ACTS - GEORGE II]. Anno Regni Georgii II. Regis...tricesimo primo. At the Parliament begun...the thirty first day of May, anno Dom. 1754...And from thence continued by several prorogations to the first day of December, 1757, being the fifth session of this present Parliament. London. Printed by Thomas Baskett, 1757 [i.e. 1758] Folio. 1043pp, [15]. Contemporary blind-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed, slight splitting to joints. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 12377
Photo of "Miscellanies"
ARMSTRONG, John. Miscellanies. London. Printed for T. Cadell, 1770. First edition. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. vii, [1], 216; iv, 279pp, [1]. Contemporary calf boards, recently rebacked to style, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Boards rubbed and marked. Inked ownership inscription to head of title page, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21711
Photo of "The historic gallery of portraits ..."
[ART]. The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, biographical review: containing a brief account of the lives of the most celebrated men, in every age and country; and graphic imitations of the finest specimens of the arts; ancient and modern. With remarks, critical and explanatory. London. Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1807. 8vo. In seven volumes. Unpaginated. Profusely illustrated with over 300 engraved plates. Without one entry and accompanying plate to Vol. V; 'Raphael - The Cartoons'. Handsomely bound by Lubbock of Newcastle in contemporary diced calf, spines richly gilt, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed, slightest of surface loss boards, some light marking. Small marginal paper repair to one leaf of Vol. V, occasional light foxing and offsetting. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 13596
Photo of "No. 109. Catalogo Di diverse ..."
[AUCTION CATALOGUE]. No. 109. Catalogo Di diverse Mobiglie di Casa, Robe d'uso di lana, e seta, Biancheria, Vini, Libri ecc. un Fortepiano, ed una Carrozza con Arnesi, da vendersi in Publica Subasta per mezzo del Sig. Not. Vincenzo Portelli, nella Citta Vittoriosa, Strada San Giorgio, No. 6, Martedi li 9 Dicembre 1834, e giorni susseguenti, ad 1 ora p. m. di ciaschedun giorno . [Malta]. [s.n.], [1834]. Quarto. 16pp. Uncut and opened, stitched as issued. With several horizontal folds, small mark to rear, else fine.

More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 21815
Photo of "Poetic vigils"
BARTON, Bernard. Poetic vigils. London. Printed for Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1824. First edition. 8vo. 12, [2], xii, 308pp. With an initial publisher's advertisement catalogue and two final leaves of advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, title in manuscript to spine. Extremities worn, upper joint split. Recent bookplate of Percival F. Hinton to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 19065
Photo of "Germany; the spirit of her ..."
BISSET HAWKINS, [Francis]. Germany; the spirit of her history, literature, social condition, and national economy; illustrated by reference to her physical, moral, and political statistics, and by comparison with other countries. London. John W. Parker, 1838. First edition. 8vo. [3], vi-xx, 475pp, [1]. Without half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf boards, recently rebacked to style, contemporary green morocco lettering-piece laid-on. Boards lightly rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21713
Photo of "The farmer's boy; a rural ..."
BLOOMFIELD, Robert. The farmer's boy; a rural poem. London. Printed for Vernor and Hood, 1801. Fifth edition. xxix, [2], 128pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, a further four engraved plates, and several engraved vignettes.

[Uniformly bound with:] BLOOMFIELD, Robert. Rural tales, ballads, and songs. London. Printed for Vernor and Hood, 1802. Second edition. ix, [3], 119pp, [1]. With 12 engraved plates.

[And:] BLOOMFIELD, Robert. The banks of wye; a poem. In Four Books. London. Printed for the author. 1811. First edition. vii, ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21566
Photo of "Novels of the sisters, Thornton ..."
BRONTE, Charlotte, Anne, and Emily. Novels of the sisters, Thornton Edition. Edinburgh. John Grant, 1924. Thornton edition. 8vo. In 12 volumes. Half-title and title pages printed in red and black, With gravure frontispieces and numerous full-page photographic plates. Uncut in original publisher's dark green cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt to spines, cream printed dustwrappers. Very slight shelf-wear to extremities, chipping to dustwrapper edges, spines sunned, with loss to head and foot, more substantial loss to spine panel of Gaskell volume. Internally immaculate. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 20778
Photo of "Intercepted letters; or, the Twopenny ..."
BROWN, Thomas, The Younger [MOORE, Thomas]. Intercepted letters; or, the Twopenny Post=Bag. To which are added, trifles reprinted. London. Printed for James Carpenter, 1822. xxiv, 119pp, [1].

[Uniformly bound with:] MOORE, Thomas. Epistles, odes, and other poems. London. Printed for James Carpenter, 1822. Sixth edition. In two volumes. xv, [1], 176; vii, [1], 182pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume, and a final publisher's advertisement leaf to Vol. II.

[And:] MOORE, Thomas. Odes of anacreon... London. Printed for James Carpenter, 1820. Tenth edition. In two volumes. xlvii, ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 21739
Photo of "Geor: Buchanani Scoti poemata quae ..."
BUCHANAN, George. Geor: Buchanani Scoti poemata quae extant. Amstelodami [i.e. Amsterdam]. Apud Joannem Janssonium, 1641. 16mo. 561pp, [15]. With an engraved title page. Contemporary blind-ruled calf. Extremities worn, loss to head and foot of spine, some scoring/minute holes. Without front endpapers, early inked ownership inscription to head of title page, pen-trials to rear endpapers, occasional dust-soiling/ink-spotting, several gatherings protruding from text-block. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 17743
Photo of "The king's grace: 1910-1935"
BUCHAN, John. The king's grace: 1910-1935. London. Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1935. First edition. 8vo. Limited edition of 500 copies signed by the author, of which this is number 31. [2], 285pp, [1]. With a colour photographic portrait frontispiece and 24 leaves of photographic illustrations. Partially unopened in original publisher's white cloth, lettered in gilt, T.E.G., housed in original powder blue card clamshell case. Extremities lightly marked, case rubbed and soiled. Internally immaculate. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21866
Photo of "Fly leaves"
[CALVERLEY, Charles Stuart]. Fly leaves. Cambridge. Deighton, Bell, and Co., 1872. First edition. 8vo. iv, 120pp. Bound by Potter & Sons of York in contemporary half-morocco, marbled boards, gilt. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting, later bookplate of Ronald and Jay Hamilton to REP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 19068
Photo of "Remains Concerning Britain: theirs Languages, ..."
CAMDEN, William. Remains Concerning Britain: theirs Languages, Names, Surnames, Allusions, Anagramms, Armories, Moneys... London. Printed for, and sold by, Charles Harper, 1674. Seventh Impression, much amended, with many rare Antiquities never before Imprinted. 8vo. [8], 556pp, [4]. With a metal cut portrait frontispiece and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Recent calf-backed cloth boards, lettered in gilt. Light shelf-wear to extremities. Book-label of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, lightly spotted and damp-stained throughout, occasional later inked highlighting/annotations. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 20752
Photo of "Remaines Concerning Britain: theirs Languages, ..."
CAMDEN, William. Remaines Concerning Britain: theirs Languages, Names, Surnames, Allusions, Anagramms, Armories, Moneys... London. Printed by Thomas Warren, for Isabella Waterson, 1657. Sixth Impression, with many rare Antiquities never before imprinted. Quarto. [4], 331 [i.e. 411]pp, [1]. With a metal cut portrait frontispiece. Contemporary blind-ruled calf boards, recently rebacked and recornered. Boards heavily worn. Later armorial bookplate of George Comme and recent book-label of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, chipping and some loss to margins of frontispiece and title page, the former laid-down, the latter repaired at gutter to verso, worm-trails to upper and lower margins throughout ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20753
Photo of "Memoirs of the court of ..."
CAMPAN, Madame. Memoirs of the court of marie antoinette. London. H. S. Nichols & Co., 1895. 8vo. Limited edition of 500 copies. In two volumes. lxxii, 284; xii, 407pp, [1]. With a portrait frontispiece to each volume. Original publisher's gilt-stamped blue cloth. Lightly rubbed and marked, spines a trifle sunned. Contemporary armorial bookplates of Alexander Meyrick Broadley and recent book labels of Marion C. Walker to both FEPs, occasional spotting/browning. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21727
Photo of "The hunting of the snark: ..."
CARROLL, Lewis. The hunting of the snark: an Agony, in Eight fits. London. Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1898. 8vo. xi, [3], 83pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece and eight engraved illustrations in the text by Henry Holiday. Original publisher's gilt-stamped pictorial red cloth. Rubbed, spine sunned. Hinges exposed, occasional spotting, near contemporary inked gift inscription to head of dedication page. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21734
Photo of "Deux batailles navales: Lepante - ..."
CHACK, Paul. Deux batailles navales: Lepante - Trafalgar. Paris. Les editions de France, 1935. First edition. 8vo. [4], 349pp, [3]. Bound by Emilio Brugalla in contemporary gilt-stamped navy half-morocco, marbled boards, T.E.G., original publisher's pictorial upper wrapper bound-in. Very minor shelf-wear to extremities, a trifle sunned. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, leaves toned. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21716