Portland, Maine.
Thomas B. Mosher, 1900.
12mo.
xxxii, [2], 146pp, [2]. Title in red and black. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled green crushed morocco, T.E.G. Heavily sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 150.00
Antiquates Ref. 28512
London.
Kegan Paul Trench Trübner and Company, 1909.
First edition.
8vo.
xiv, [2], 274pp, [2]. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, fore-edge a trifle stained. Scattered spotting. Armorial bookplate of Florence Mary Head to FEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'To Miss Head with the Author's homage', further inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'This book, which describes the adventures of Englishmen and other Europeans who travelled ... More >
£ 150.00
Antiquates Ref. 25702
London.
Printed for J. Purser, 1735.
First edition in English.
8vo.
viii, 62pp. Modern marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. Title page browned, remnants of paper label to head, scattered spotting. More >
£ 150.00
Antiquates Ref. 22028
London.
John Churchill, 1858.
Third edition.
8vo.
xvi, 288pp. With numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Handsome contemporary prize binding, richly gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, supralibros of Queen's College, Belfast to both boards, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, prize plate to FEP, occasional pencilled annotations, scattered spotting. More >
£ 150.00
Antiquates Ref. 21113
London.
George G. Harrap & Company, 1933.
First edition, second issue.
8vo.
506pp. Numerous illustrations by the author in the text. Original publisher's decorative green clot. Without dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed, marked. Presentation copy, inked illustration and inscription to recto of FFEP: 'The will to live / Hendrik Willem van Loon / Madras (?)'. More >
£ 150.00
Antiquates Ref. 20896
Paris.
Chez Jean Villette, 1680.
[24], 436pp, [4]. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf. Lightly rubbed and marked. Early manuscript shelf-marks and inked ownership inscription to front endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More >
£ 150.00
Antiquates Ref. 19380
London.
William Pickering, 1844.
New and corrected edition.
8vo.
xviii, [2], 347pp, [3]. Handsome Harrow School prize binding of contemporary calf richly tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, marbled endpapers. Slightest of spotting to extremities. Marbled endpapers, prize bookplate of Harrow School to FEP, internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 150.00
Antiquates Ref. 15358
London.
Printed for J. and R. Tonson, and S. Draper, 1746.
First edition.
8vo.
79pp, [1]. Contemporary calf-backed marbled paper boards. Heavily worn, without backstrip. Ink stain to FFEP, ink inscription of 'William March 1765' to recto of detached front fly-leaf, paper repair to gutter margin of title page, dust-soiling and scattered spotting throughout. From the library of Church of England clergyman and religious controversialist Joseph Mendham (1769-1856). More >
£ 150.00
Antiquates Ref. 12280
London.
John Murray, 1822.
First edition.
8vo.
iv, 162pp, [2]. Contemporary panelled calf, richly tool in gilt and blind, contrasting green morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Rubbed, some surface loss, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 33054
London.
Chapman and Hall, 1844-46
First edition in English.
8vo.
In two volumes. vi, 636; iv, 656pp. Handsomely bound in contemporary dark green calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red and tan morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed, spines sunned. Marbled endpapers, inked gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf of Vol. I, scattered spotting. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 32997
Douglas [Isle of Man].
Printed and sold by J. Quiggin, 1837.
8vo.
[6], 134pp. Original publisher's brown cloth, printed paper lettering-piece. Rubbed, marked, and sunned. Early inked ownership inscription to title page. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 32967
London.
Longmans, Green, and Co., 1876.
First edition.
8vo.
xiv, [2], 416pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further 13 engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled red half-calf, marbled paper boards, T.E.G. Rubbed, marked, and sunned. Marbled endpapers, recent book-label of Dr. S. Yale to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 32961
London.
Wm. S. Orr and Co., 1845.
16mo.
[10], 152pp. With a chromolithographed frontispiece, an additional chromolithographed title page, and numerous illustrations in the text by Alfred Crowquill. Handsomely bound by Ramage of London in contemporary gilt-tooled crushed brown morocco, A.E.G. Original publisher's upper cover bound in. A trifle rubbed. Later book-label of J. C. Bolton to FEP, early inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 32932
London.
Macmillan and Co, 1906.
8vo.
xi, [1], 454pp. With a half-title. Handsomely contemporary prize binding, gilt-tooled tree-calf, brown morocco lettering-piece, lettered in gilt to upper board: 'Friern Barnet Grammar School', marbled edges. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, inked prize inscription to front blank fly-leaf. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 32931
London.
Longmans, Green, and Co., 1903.
New impression.
8vo.
vi, [2], 305pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece. Handsomely contemporary prize binding, gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, lettered in gilt to upper board: 'Friern Barnet Grammar School', marbled edges. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, inked prize inscription to front blank fly-leaf. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 32930
London.
Re-printed for Charles Baldwyn, 1823.
16mo.
xi, [1], 204pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary green half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, paper shelf-label to foot of dulled spine. Internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 32929
Paris.
Alphonse Lemerre, 1870.
12mo.
viii, 239pp, [5]. With a half-title and an additional engraved title page. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. Minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 32926
London.
Macmillan and Co., 1928.
First edition.
8vo.
xiv, 519pp, [1]. With a photogravure portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt and blind. Rubbed, spine sunned, worming to boards. Coloured pencil shelf-marks to title page, minute worm-tracks running throughout text-block. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 32133
London.
Charles Noble, [1858].
Second edition.
8vo.
xii, [1], 10-129pp, [3]. With a plate, several engraved illustrations in the text, and three terminal pages of advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Recently rebacked. Rubbed and marked. Recent bookplate of Henk Visser to FEP, early inked and pencilled ownership inscriptions to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 31840
London.
The Strict Baptist Mission, 1943.
First edition.
8vo.
45pp, [3]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece and three further photographic plates. Original publisher's green pebbled cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Lightly rubbed, upper board soiled. Internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 31588