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Photo of "On golden wings: letters from ..."
RIDGWAY, Emily. On golden wings: letters from a mother to her son. Manchester. J. E. Cornish Ltd., [1913]. First edition. 8vo. 119pp, [5]. With half-title and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled green calf, contrasting gilt-tooled black morocco lettering-piece to spine. Marbled endpapers, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed and scored, spine sunned. Modern inked ownership inscription of M. Morton to FFEP. Occasional light spotting and browning. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35128
Photo of "Looking backward 2000 — 1887"
BELLAMY, Edward. Looking backward 2000 — 1887. London. William Reeves, [s.d., c.1888] Nineteenth edition. 8vo. 249, [1], 2pp. Contemporary blind-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, with contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, with wear to extremities, boards a tad faded. Ticket of James, Stroud to FEP. Contemporary inked gift inscription addressed to 'T. Egerton Lower from Walter Ruegg, March 1891' to FFEP. Spotting and browning to endpapers and blank fly-leaves. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35127
Photo of "Indian dust devils"
HOBBS, Major [Harry]. Indian dust devils. Calcutta. [H. Hobbs and Co.], 1937. First edition. 8vo. [2], iii, [5], 138pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's printed pictorial paper wrappers. Heavily worn, upper wrapper detached, naive tape repair to spine. Very light spotting and staining throughout. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35105
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SASTRI, K[allidaikurichi] A[iyah] Nilakanta. The Culture and History of the Tamils. Calcutta. Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay, 1964. Second edition. 8vo. iv, 181pp, [8]. With half-title and six terminal leaves of photographic illustrations. Original publisher's olive green cloth boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, with some toning to boards, spine sunned. With a loosely inserted contemporary newspaper clipping on the temples of Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, and two pasted-in photographic clippings to FFEP. Armorial bookplate of John Comyn to FEP, with his inked ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35101
Photo of "Love's intoxication (indian love lyrics)"
RAMSAMUJ, L[eonard] Sewak Chand. Love's intoxication (indian love lyrics). London. The Fortune Press, [1951]. First edition. 8vo. 54pp, [2]. With a lithographed frontispiece and four further lithographed plates. Original publisher's cloth-backed blue paper boards, with an impressed reptile-skin pattern, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Armorial bookplate of John Comyn to FEP, with his inked ownership inscription dated 1972 to verso of FFEP. Tipped-in contemporary review to head of FFEP. Light spotting and staining to front endpapers. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35100
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WHITEHEAD, Rev. Henry. The religious life of india: the village gods of south india. London . Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1916. First edition. 8vo. 172pp. With 15 photographic plates. Original publisher's printed grey paper wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked, chipping to edges, title in manuscript to sunned spine. Inked ownership inscription of 'J. R. G. Comyn, Calcutta, August, 1961' to FEP, light scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35099
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[ANGLO-INDIAN POETRY]. Anglo-indian prize poems, by native and english writers, in commemoration of the visit of his royal highness the prince of wales to india.. London. The Crown Perfumery Company, 1876. First edition. Quarto. vi, 117pp, [3]. With half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's burgundy cloth, richly decorated in gilt to upper board, with the blind-stamped supralibros of the Prince of Wales to lower board. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35098
Photo of "Mr. Blake of Newmarket"
COOPER, Edward H.. Mr. Blake of Newmarket. London. William Heinemann, 1897. First edition. 8vo. [4], 271pp, [7]. With both terminal and initial leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's decorative three-tone cloth boards. Rubbed and marked, with scuffing to boards, spine toned, and light surface wear to edges and corners. Later inked ownership inscription to FEP. Endpapers browned, lower hinge exposed. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35057
Photo of "Rome on the euphrates"
STARK, Freya. Rome on the euphrates. London. John Murray, [1966]. First edition. 8vo. xi, 481pp, [1]. With half-title; title page in red and black. Original publisher's light blue cloth, lettered in gilt to spine and upper board, with original pictorial printed paper dust-wrapper. Light wear to edges of dust-wrapper; otherwise, a fine copy. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34960
Photo of "John Tait's directory, for the ..."
TAIT, John. John Tait's directory, for the city of Glasgow, villages of Anderston, Calton, and Gorbals; also for the towns of Paisley, Greenock, Port-Glasgow, and Kilmarnock, from the 15th May 1783, to the 15th May 1784... [Glasgow]. [Robert Forrester], [1871]. 8vo. 103pp, [1]. With an initial leaf of advertisements. Contemporary paper boards, marbled paper spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned, slight wear to extremities. Endpapers heavily browned. Occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34784
Photo of "Silenus"
WOOLNER, Thomas. Silenus. London. Macmillan and Co., 1884. First edition. 8vo. [8], 136pp. With half-title. Partially unopened and uncut in original publisher's gilt-decorated green cloth. Lightly rubbed, corners bumped. Browning to endpapers. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34706
Photo of "The poetry of wilfrid blunt."
BLUNT, Wilfrid. The poetry of wilfrid blunt.. London. William Heinemann, 1898. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 281pp. With half-title; title page in red and black. Original publisher's gilt-stamped navy cloth. Lightly rubbed and marked, bumping to corners, light surface wear to extremities. Browning to initial leaves, very occasional light spotting and scuffing. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34703
Photo of "The book of common prayer ..."
[CHRISTIANITY], [ANGLICAN CHURCH]. The book of common prayer and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church, according to the use of the United Church of England and Ireland: together with the psalter or psalms of david, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches; and the form and manner of making, ordaining and consecrating of bishops, priests, and deacons.. Oxford. Printed at the Oxford University Press, 1869. 16mo. [544]pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled, blind-ruled black morocco, gilt letters 'H. L.' to upper board. Gilt dentelles, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, with surface wear to head and foot of spine. Spotting to initial and terminal leaves. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34662
Photo of "The book of the peony"
HARDING, Mrs. Edward. The book of the peony. Philadelphia and London. J. B. Lippincott Company, 1917. First edition. Quarto. 259pp, [1]. With half-title, a chromolithograph frontispiece, 40 further illustrated plates, of which some chromolithograph, some engraved, and some photographic, and one engraved map. Uncut in original publisher's gilt-tooled green cloth boards, pictorial paper label pasted to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked, with bumping to head and foot of spine. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34564