Antiquates Limited - Logo

What's New

Date Added Author A-Z Author Z-A Title A-Z Title Z-A Price Low-High Price High-Low
Photo of "The poetical works of john ..."
KEATS, John. The poetical works of john keats. Chronologically arranged and edited, with a memoir, by lord houghton. London. George Bell and Sons, 1899. 8vo. [2], xxxii, 493pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Finely bound in twentieth century richly gilt-tooled tan morocco, leaf motifs to spine compartments and board corners, inlaid with green morocco, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked. Armorial bookplate of Anthony Eden to FEP, inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Anthony / from / mother / June 26. 21.' More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29526
Photo of "The poetical works of john ..."
KEATS, John. The poetical works of john keats: edited with introduction and memoir by walter s. scott. London. James Finch and Co., 1902. 8vo. xl, 632pp. Title in red and black. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Bound by Denny of the Strand (stamp-signed on recto of FFEP) in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red half-morocco, marbled paper boards, T.E.G., marbled endpapers. Slight marking, surface wear to boards. Contemporary inked gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf: 'G. H. Tristram / from A. B. Ramsay / 'honoris causa'. / Eton. Ap. 5. 1906.', ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32805
Photo of "The Ladies' Diary: of Woman's ..."
[LADIES' DIARY]. The Ladies' Diary: of Woman's Almanack, For the Year of our Lord 1791... London. Printed for the Company of Stationers, And sold by Robert Horsfield, [1791]. 48pp. Title and calendar in red and black. Not in ESTC.

[Bound with:] The Ladies' Diary: of Woman's Almanack, For the Year of our Lord 1792... London. Printed for the Company of Stationers, And sold by Robert Horsfield, [1792]. 48pp. Title and calendar in red and black. ESTC N3191.

[And:] The Ladies' Diary: of Woman's Almanack, For the Year of our Lord 1793... London. Printed ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33495
Photo of "Memoires justiicatifs de la comtesse ..."
LA MOTTE, Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy, comtesse de. Memoires justiicatifs de la comtesse de valois de la motte, ecrits par elle-meme. Imprimés a Londres [i.e. London]. [s.n.], 1788 [1789] 8vo. 232, 46pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf-backed, vellum-tipped marbled paper boards. Rubbed, without lettering-piece. Signed by the author, as issued, to foot of p.232. From the recently dispersed family estate (by descent) of George Cranstoun, Lord Corehouse (1770-1850), Scottish jurist, satirist, and friend of Walter Scott and Lord Monboddo, with his armorial bookplate to FEP. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34170
Photo of "Ethel le neve: her life ..."
LE NEVE, Ethel. Ethel le neve: her life story. London. Publishing Office 12, Norris Street, [c.1911]. 8vo. 64pp. With half-title, engraved landscape frontispiece, and seven further engraved plates. Stapled, as issued, in original printed blue wrappers. A little marked, with wrappers faded, small losses to head and foot of spine. Leaves lightly browned, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34069
Photo of "Catalogue of Books selected from ..."
[LIBRARY CATALOGUE]. Catalogue of Books selected from the Library of An English Amateur. London. [Printed at the Leadenhall Press] For private circulation only, 1893-97 First edition. Large 8vo. Limited edition, one of 153 copies printed. In two volumes. [2], 49, [1]; [2], 56pp, [2]. Titles in red and black. With 21 collotype plates (two colour, one folding). Uncut in original publisher's plain tan wrappers. Rubbed, some loss to spines. Bookplate of Raphael Esmerian to FEP of Vol. I. Internally immaculate. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 13966
Photo of "Oficio divino: devocionario que contiene. ..."
[LITRUGY - Spanish]. Oficio divino: devocionario que contiene. El Oficio del Domíngo las vísperas, y las oraciones para los santos de españa y américa, etc. París. Librería A. Aimond, [1895]. 12mo. [4], 180pp. Contemporary tessellated mother-of-pearl, two metal clasps incorporating a cruciform design. Housed in custom dark green cloth clamshell case. Green cloth joints starting. Leaves lightly browned, modern book-label of Robin de Beaumont to verso of FFEP. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 31138
Photo of "T. lucretii cari de rerum ..."
LUCRETIUS. T. lucretii cari de rerum natura libri sex... Parisiis [i.e. Paris]. In aedibus Rouillii, 1565. 16mo. [38], 287pp, [21]. Title within decorative woodcut border. Eighteenth-century red straight-grain morocco, ruled and lettered in gilt, gilt dentelles. Rubbed, spine dulled. Early ownership inscriptions and initials to title page. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33700
Photo of "Verses written in india"
LYALL, Alfred. Verses written in india. London. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1901. Fifth edition. 12mo. vi, 144pp. Title in red and black. Bound by Worsfold (stamp-signed on front turn-in) in contemporary red morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of Anthony Eden to FEP. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 29527
Photo of "[An A.L.S. in the hand ..."
MACLEOD, Kenneth. [An A.L.S. in the hand of minister of Gigha, Kenneth Macleod]. [Argyll]. [s.n.], [s.d.] Dimensions 110 x 180 mm. Manuscript on headed paper (The Manse, Isle of Gigha, Argyll). Horizontal and vertical folds, some spotting. A later typed translation of the letter is included (although the veracity is disputed): 'This is an exceedingly handsome book and I am very much obliged to the dear gentleman who has loaned it to me. But Och! Och! The back of my hand to some of the days ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22108
Photo of "Retaliation, a farce, in two ..."
MAC NALLY, Leonard. Retaliation, a farce, in two acts. London. Printed for F. Blyth, and S. Bladon, 1782. First edition. 8vo. 47pp, [1]. With half-title. Uncut in later buff paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, some chipping to spine, lower joint split. Very occasional light scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33875
Photo of "Masterpieces in colour: Fra angelico"
MASON, James. Masterpieces in colour: Fra angelico. London. T. C. & E. C. Jack, [1907]. First edition. 8vo. 80pp. With eight colour plates. Contemporary hand-painted vellum, elaborately lettered 'Fra Angelico' in red, green, and blue to upper board, embellished with heightened in burnished gilt, decorated endpapers, protective red paper wrapper with imitation crocodile skin pattern. Wrapper rubbed with some loss to head and foot of backstrip. A trifle discoloured. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31137
Photo of "History of the irish rebellion ..."
MAXWELL, W[illiam] H[amilton]. History of the irish rebellion in 1798; with memoirs of the union, and emmett's insurrection in 1803. London. Baily, Brothers, 1845. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 477, [3], 16, 16, 8, 8, [6], 8, 8, 7pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, a further 26 engraved plates, chiefly by George Cruikshank, and eight terminal catalogues of advertisements. Handsomely bound by Bedford (stamp-signed on front turn-in) in contemporary richly gilt-tooled crushed morocco, T.E.G., gilt dentelles. Original publisher's pictorial wrappers bound in. Spine a trifle dulled. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33253
Photo of "A sermon, preached in new-york, ..."
MILLER, Samuel. A sermon, preached in new-york, july 4th, 1793. Being the anniversary of the independence of america: at the request of the tammany society, or columbian order. . New-York . Printed by Thomas Greenleaf, [1793]. First edition. 8vo. 38pp, [2]. Stapled in modern cloth-backed paper wrappers, loosely inserted in a modern library folder. Spine split, tears to edges of upper and lower wrapper, small hole to lower wrapper. Inked gift inscription addressed to the New York Historical Society from John Pritchard, 1807 to head of title. Perforated and ink-stamp of the General Theological Seminary, New York, to recto and verso of title respectively. ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33769
Photo of "Milton's paradise lost"
MILTON, [John]. Milton's paradise lost. London. Printed T. Bensley, 1802. New edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [4], 264; [2], 250pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece to Vol. I and a further 12 engraved plates. Finely bound by Stoakley in early twentieth-century gilt-tooled half-vellum, marbled paper boards, contrasting brown morocco lettering-pieces. A trifle dulled. Very occasional early inked annotations, scattered spotting. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 30201
Photo of "Description de l'art de fabriquer ..."
MONGE, Gaspard. Description de l'art de fabriquer les canons, Faite en exécution de l'arrêté du Comité de Salut public, du 18 pluviôse de l'an 2 de la République française, une et indivisible. Paris. De L'imprimerie du Comité de Salut Public, [1794]. First edition. Quarto. [4], viii, 231pp, [1]. With four folding tables and 60 engraved folding plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf-backed vellum-tipped marbled paper boards. Rubbed. Inked ownership inscription to title page 'Humbley 1829', very occasional light spotting. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 22824