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[AUCKLAND, William Eden, Baron]. Substance of the speech of lord auckland, in the house of peers, april 11, 1799, on the proposed address to his majesty, respecting the resolutions adopted by the two houses of Parliament, as the basis of an union between Great Britain and Ireland.. London. Printed by J. Wright, 1799. Second edition. 8vo. [2], 53pp, [11]. Without half-title. Modern grey paper boards, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece. Light browning and slight scattered spotting throughout. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33556
VENERONI, [Giovanni]. Le maitre italien. Contenant tout ce qui est nécessaire pour apprendre facilement, & en peu de tems, à parler, lire & écrire en Italien & entendre les Auteurs, tant en Prose qu'en Vers. . Amsterdam. Chez Pierre Brunel, 1691. Nouvelle Edition. 8vo. [8], 375pp, [1]. Title printed in red and black. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, with wear to head of spine, minute worm-hole to foot of upper board. Endpapers sprung, without free-endpapers. Early inked ownership inscription to head of title page. Some staining to title and very occasional light spotting to text, but largely internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33436
[ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY]. Annual report for 1893. London. Offices of the Society, 1894. First edition. 8vo. [2], 176pp, [2]. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Marbled endpapers. Rubbed and marked, with some wear to joints and corners. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33430
[ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY]. Annual report for 1892. London. Offices of the Society, 1893. First edition. 8vo. 153pp, [3]. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Marbled endpapers. Rubbed and marked, with very small cracks to head and foot of spine. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33429
[ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY]. Annual report for 1891. London. Offices of the Society, 1892. First edition. 8vo. [2], 162pp, [2]. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting brown morocco lettering-pieces. Marbled endpapers. Rubbed and marked, with very slight wear to joints. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33428
[ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY]. Annual report for 1890. London. Offices of the Society, 1891. First edition. 8vo. [2], 155pp, [3]. With a large double-page illustration bound between pages 136 and 137 depicting the Icemen of the Royal Humane Society. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting burgundy morocco lettering-piece. Marbled endpapers. Rubbed and marked, with some wear to joints. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33427
[ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY]. Annual report for 1886. London. Offices of the Society, 1887. First edition. 8vo. [2], 151pp, [3]. With a blank subscription form bound in at rear. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled ppaer boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Marbled endpapers. Rubbed and marked, with some wear to joints. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33426
BYRON, Lord. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. Canto the third. London. Printed for John Murray, 1816. First edition, second issue. 8vo. [2], 79pp, [1]. With a terminal page of publisher's advertisements. Recent dark-green half-morocco, green cloth boards, blind-stamp of Nottingham Public Libraries to upper board lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, heavily sunned. Bookplate of Nottingham Public Libraries to FEP, library loan card to recto of FFEP, blind-stamp to title page, and their ink-stamps throughout, gutter of title page browned. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33016
KEENE, H. G. A handbook for visitors to agra and its neighbourhood. Calcutta. Thacker, Spink and Co., 1888. Fifth edition. 8vo?. vi, [6], 163pp, [1], 30pp, [2]. With a half-title, five maps (three folding), and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked. Ink-stamp of Bombay-based booksellers A. J. Combridge & Co. to verso of FFEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 30884
MACQUOID, Gilbert S.. Jacobite songs and ballads (selected). London. Walter Scott, 1888. Second edition. 8vo. xviii, 534pp. With an engraved frontispiece depicting Mussel Mou'd Charlie, the Last of the Wandering Minstrels. Contemporary dark green gilt-tooled half-morocco, marbled paper boards. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers. Light spotting to endpapers and title, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 33860
OWEN, James G.. Faire Lyonesse A Guide to the isles of scilly. [Bideford]. [Coles & Owen], [1897]. First edition. 8vo. [8], 16, [4], 17-32, [4], 33-48, [4], 49-64 [2], 65-97pp, [1]. With a large folding map of the Scilly Isles, 14 photographs, and numerous engraved illustrations by S. Thomas in the text. Unpaginated advertisement leaves bound sporadically in the text. Original publisher's green printed paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, significant loss to head and foot of spine. Slight spotting to title and index. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 33456
[UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW]. The Book of the Jubilee In Commemoration of the Ninth Jubilee of the University of Glasgow 1451-1901. Glasgow. James MacLehose and Sons, 1901. First edition. 8vo. [2], xi, [1], 211pp, [3]. With half-title, a photographic frontispiece depicting the New College, Gilmorehill, 13 further photographic and engraved plates, and three terminal leaves of sheet music. Unopened in original publisher's printed paper boards. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Endpapers browned, with scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 33438
BYRON, Lord. Manfred a tragedy. London. Fanfrolico Press, 1929. Quarto. Limited edition of 550 copies, of which this is number 21. [88]pp. With four engraved plates and numerous vignettes by Frederick Carter. Original publisher's gilt-stamped vellum-backed purple silk boards. T.E.G. Lightly rubbed and discoloured. Occasional blind-stamps of Nottingham Public Libraries throughout. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 33127