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LANE, Edward William. An account of the manners and customs of the modern egyptians, written in egypt during the years 1833, -34, and -35, primarily from notes made during a former visit to that country in the years 1825, -36, -27, and -28.. London. John Murray, 1871. Fifth edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xxiii, [1], 386pp; viii, 379pp, [1]. Finely bound by J. B. Hawes (stamp-signed to verso of FFEPs) in contemporary gilt-tooled, blind-stamped calf, contrasting burgundy morocco lettering-pieces to spine, with the supralibros of Windermere College to each board. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, with light scuffing to boards. Leaves lightly browned. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34641
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LANE, E[dward] W[illiam]. Forty-One Eastern Tales and Anecdotes. London. Dean and Son, [1854]. First edition. 12mo. 216pp. With an engraved frontispiece and 33 engraved illustrations in the text. Handsomely bound in twentieth century green morocco, ruled and lettered in gilt, A.E.G. Marbled endpapers, inked gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf, near contemporary inked gift inscription to verso of frontispiece, leaves browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24993
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[LAMB, Charles]. Elia. Essays which have appeared under that signature in the london magazine. . London. Printed for Taylor and Hessey, 1823. First edition, second issue. 8vo. [4], 341pp, [1]. Without half-title. Later blind-ruled half-calf, marbled paper boards, with contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Very lightly rubbed and scored. With a tipped-in contemporary newspaper clipping, announcing the work's publication, to verso of FFEP. Browning and spotting to terminal and initial leaves. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 35118
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KNIGHT, Samuel. The life of Erasmus, more particularly that part of it which he spent in England; wherein an account is given of his learned friends, and the state of religion and learning at that time in both our universities. With an appendix containing several original papers. Cambridge. Printed By Corn. Crownfield, 1726. First edition. 8vo. [8], xxxi, [1], 349, 348-386pp, cxliv, [8]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and 19 engraved plates. Without four terminal leaves (An Index to the Life of D. Colet). Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed, scoring to boards, upper joint split, loss to head and foot of spine. Marbled endpapers, very occasional early manuscript corrections to text. Inked inscription to front blank ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 32535
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KIPLING, Rudyard. Under the Deodars. Allahabad. Messrs. A. H. Wheeler & Co., [1888]. First edition. 8vo. [8], 106pp, vii, [1]. With a preliminary leaf and terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Finely bound by Morrell (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in contemporary gilt-tooled black morocco. Gilt dentelles, A.E.G. Very lightly rubbed. Very light scattered spotting, light browning to endpapers. A fine copy. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 25947
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KELTIE, John S. A history of the scottish highlands, highland clans, and highland regiments... Edinburgh and London. A. Fullarton & Co., 1879. Third edition. Folio. In two volumes. [3], viii-xxxvi, 776; vi, 818pp. With 17 engraved plates, a lithographed plate, 30 mounted colour plates of tartans within gilt borders, two maps (one folding), and 205 engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, brown pebbled cloth boards, contrasting red and black morocco lettering-pieces, carmine edges, marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34317
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KEATS, John. The poetical works of john keats: given from his own editions and other authentic sources and collated with many manuscripts. London. Reeves and Turner, 1902. Seventh edition. 8vo. xxxi, 597pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of the author, accompanied by facsimile handwriting, and 16 further engraved plates. Finely bound by Bayntun of Bath in contemporary gilt-decorated half-vellum, pink paper boards, with contrasting gilt-tooled white parchment lettering-piece to spine. Marbled endpapers, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, with staining and spotting to boards, spine slightly dulled. Light spotting to edges and initial leaves. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24570
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JACQUES, D. A visit to goodwood, near chichester, seat of His Grace the Duke of Richmond, with an appendix, descriptive of an ancient painting. Chichester. Published by the Author...Printed by W. Mason, 1822. First edition. 8vo. Large paper copy. 127pp, [1]. With a half-title, a list of subscribers, and a frontispiece and two further plates engraved by J. Kennerley. Later half-calf, marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in black. A trifle rubbed and sunned. Early inked ownership inscription to head of title page, marginal tears to leaves B4 and F1, foxed. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34688
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[HYMNAL]. Hymns Ancient and Modern for the use in the services of the church.. London. London Sacred Music Warehouse: Novello & Co, [s.d., c.1850s] 8vo. 370, 261-264, 371-373pp. With two terminal indexes of first lines. Contemporary blind-stamped limp black calf, lettered in gilt to spine, with the supralibros of the Lonsdale family to upper board, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed to extremities, light scoring to boards. Light spotting to title and blank fly-leaves. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34915
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[HUNT, Henry]. An authentic report of the evidence and proceedings before the Committee of the hon. house of commons, appointed to try the merits of the bristol election of october 1812. Taken in short hand.. Bristol. Printed and sold by Philip Rose, 1813. First edition. 8vo. [4], viii, 260pp. With a half-title. Finely bound in modern gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Endpapers renewed, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34930
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[HUGO, Adèle]. Victor hugo; a life related by one who has witnessed it; including a drama in three acts, entitled inez de castro, and other unpublished works.. London. Wm. H. Allen & Co., 1863. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [2], viii, 371pp, [1]; iv, 426pp. With half-title to Volume I. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, with contrasting red and black morocco lettering-pieces. Marbled endpapers and edges. Rubbed, with surface wear to spines. Contemporary inked gift inscription addressed to 'J. A. Hwfa Williams With the best wishes of James A. Pears On his leaving Eton Election 1863' to first blank fly-leaf of both vols. ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35151
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HOLMES, Oliver Wendell. The autocrat of the breakfast-table. Edinburgh & London. Alexander Strahan and Co., 1861. 8vo. viii, 200pp. Finely bound by Riviere (stamp-signed to FEP) in contemporary richly gilt-tooled buff morocco, contrasting black and brown morocco lettering-pieces, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. Scattered spotting. Inked gift inscription addressed to J. T. Coleridge, 'on his seventy second birthday from his children, J. D. Coleridge and J. F. Coleridge, 9th July. 1862'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26071
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HOLMES, Oliver Wendell. The professor at the breakfast-table; with the story of iris.. London. Sampson Low, Son & Co., 1860. First English edition. 8vo. 286pp. Finely bound by Riviere (stamp-signed to FEP) in contemporary richly gilt-tooled buff morocco, contrasting black and brown morocco lettering-pieces, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, with light wear to joints. Scattered spotting. Inked gift inscription addressed to J. T. Coleridge, 'on his seventy second birthday from his children, J. D. Coleridge and J. F. Coleridge, 9th July. 1862'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26070
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HOLLAND, Henry Scott. ROCKSTRO, W[illiam] S[mith].. Memoir of madame jenny lind-goldschmidt: her early life and dramatic career. 1820-1851.. London. John Murray, 1891. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xx, 438pp, [2]; xiv, 468pp. With half-title to both volumes, a lithographed portrait frontispiece to Vol.I, six further engraved plates, two facsimile letters to Vol.I, several in-text illustrations, and an appendix of sheet music to Vol.II. Original publisher's blind-stamped blue cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, with gilt decoration to upper boards, patterned endpapers. Lightly rubbed, with very slight chipping to head ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 35281
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HOBBS, Major H[arry]. The glory hole: yarns for soldiers; regular, irregular and highly irregular. Calcutta. H. Hobbs & Co., [1943]. First edition. 8vo. [2], 130pp. Stapled in original publisher's printed brown paper wrappers, printed paper lettering-piece pasted to lower wrapper. Rubbed and marked, with damp-staining to wrappers, and slight chipping to edges and corners. Inked gift inscription reading 'J.R G C from E.N.W. Calcutta, October, 1961' to FEP. Leaves lightly browned. Light spotting to title. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35103
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HILLARY, Sir Edmund. HUNT, Brigadier Sir John. The ascent of mount everest. [London]. Reprinted (by William Clowes and Sons) from The Geographical Journal, Vol. CXIX Part 4, December 1953, [1953]. First offprint edition. 8vo. [385]-399pp, [1]. With four leaves of photographic plates. Stapled, as issued, in original publisher's printed powder blue wrappers. Lightly creased and sunned, pencilled inscription to upper wrapper. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34847
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[HEY, Rebecca]. The spirit of the woods, illustrated by coloured engravings. . London. Longman, Rees et al., 1837. First edition. 8vo. [3], xvi, 306pp. Without half-title. With a tipped-in errata slip, colour engraved frontispiece and 25 further colour engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-vellum, contrasting black calf lettering-piece and gilt-tooled red morocco onlays to spine, marbled boards. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, with surface wear to boards, upper joint slightly starting at foot of spine, spine dulled. Light scattered spotting, heavier to initial leaves. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29891