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PRICE, Julius M.. Six months on the italian front From the Stelvio to the Adriatic. London. Chapman & Hall, Ltd., 1917. First edition. 8vo. xxi, [3], 300pp. With half-title, a photographic frontispiece, 25 further plates, and a tipped-in library slip to leaf B2. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, with a little staining to upper board. Pictorial bookplate of the Calavry Club to FEP. Embossed 'presentation copy' stamp to fore-edge of title. Endpapers very lightly browned. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35305
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[WAR POETRY]. Songs of the brave. The soldier's dream, and other poems and odes.. London. Sampson Low, Son & Co., 1856. First edition. 8vo. [2], 46pp. Interleaved with blanks throughout. With an additional engraved title page and numerous in-text illustrations. Contemporary red morocco, richly tooled in gilt and blind, with the supralibros of Cowbridge School to upper board. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Rubbed and marked, with wear to extremities, spine sunned. Inked prize inscription 'Xmas Exam 1876 III Form Classical Prize awarded to D. Birrell. Maurice Williams M.A. Head Master' ... More > £ 65.00 Antiquates Ref. 35208
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ALLEN, Charles [editor]. Plain tales from the raj: images of british india in the twentieth century. [London]. Andre Deutsch, [1976]. First edition, fifth impression. 8vo. 240pp. Original publisher's tan cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, original publisher's pictorial dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed. Presentation copy, inked inscription to title page: 'To Anne something to read on those extended train journeys but not to be taken as a guide to the sub-continent! Charles Allen Nov '76'. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34340
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WETHERELL, Elizabeth. Queechy. London. The Masterpiece Library, "Review of Reviews" Office, [s.d., c. 1900] 8vo. 60pp, iv. With a terminal catalogue of advertisements. Original publisher's printed blue paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, with toning to edges, spotting to wrappers, staples rusted and partially exposed under upper wrapper, and small losses to head and foot of spine. Leaves lightly browned. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34718
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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. Rubbed to extremities, light scoring to boards. Inked ownership inscription signed 'Lonsdale, 1853' to head of title. Light spotting to title and blank fly-leaves. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34914
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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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EVANS, W. H.. Spiritualism a philosophy of life. London. London Spiritualist Alliance, Limited, [s.d., c.1913] First edition. 8vo. [4], 76pp. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Very lightly rubbed. Endpapers browned, some spotting throughout. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 35195
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WATTS, Alaric A.. The literary souvenir. London. Longman, Rees, Orne, Brown and Green, 1832. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 344pp. With an initial leaf of publisher's advertisements, colour engraved frontispiece, and 11 further plates. Original publisher's blind-stamped dark green calf, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Rubbed and marked, with wear to extremities. Hinges exposed; spotting and browning throughout. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 35200
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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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SOLZHENITSYN, Alexander. One day in the life of ivan denisovich. London. Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1963. First edition in English. 8vo. 192pp. With half-title. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, with original printed yellow paper dust-wrapper. Some light spotting and occasional slight chipping to edges of dust-wrapper. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of 'E.S.C, ?' dated 1963 to head of FFEP. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27365
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[CRAIK, Dinah]. The Head of the Family...Part I.. London. Horace Marshall & Son., [s.d., c. 1900] First edition. 8vo. 60pp, iv. With a terminal catalogue of advertisements.

[Together with:] [CRAIK, Dinah]. The Head of the Family...Part II (abridged). London. Horace Marshall, [s.d., c. 1900]. First edition. 8vo. 60pp, iv. With a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements.

Stapled, as issued, in original publisher's printed blue paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, with toning to wrappers - heavier to Part II - loss to spines, staples rusted. ... More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34683
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[ACTS - SCOTLAND]. The laws and acts Made in the first parliament Of Our most High and Dread Sovereign James VII... Edinburgh. Printed by Robert Freebairn, 1731. 12mo. 875pp, [1]. Each session of Parliament has a separate title page. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed, joints starting, foot of spine worn. Early ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, head of text-block shaved with occasional loss to running-title, initial four gatherings dampstained at foot, very small hole to leaf Mm7, touching text without loss of sense. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 35301
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COOPER, Rev. Mr. [i.e. JOHNSON, Richard]. A new history of england, from the earliest period to the present time; on a plan recommended by the earl of chesterfield... Dublin. Printed at the Hibernia Press Office, 1817. New edition. 12mo. 338pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's green roan-backed marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Heavily rubbed. Book-label of the Dublin Juvenile Library to FEP, early ownership inscriptions of John McKenney to FFEP and head of title, frontispiece partially traced over, pen-trials to terminal page, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34246
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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
Photo of "Sight and song"
FIELD, Michael. Sight and song. London. Elkin Mathews and John Lane, 1892. First edition. 8vo. ix, [1], 123pp, [3]. Title page in red and black. With a half- title. Original publisher's cloth-backed printed paper boards. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Inked ownership inscription of H.P. Addleshaw to head of FFEP, endpapers browned, occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34661
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REGNUM JACK. Rhymes in Rambles. Chichester. Charles Knight, Printer, 1899. First edition. 8vo. 61pp, [2]. With numerous in-text illustrations. Original publisher's decorated printed paper wrappers. Rubbed, marked, and browned, loss to head and foot of spine. Light scattered spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to FFEP: ' O.W. Wyatt Esq., with the author's fraternal regards'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34699
Photo of "The ascent of mount everest"
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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SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. The complete poetical works of percy bysshe shelley including materials never before printed in any edition of the poems. London, New York, Toronto, Melbourne and Bombay. Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1917. Oxford edition. 8vo. xxiv, 912pp. With a photographic portrait frontispiece of the author. Finely bound by Orford (stamp-signed to FEP) in contemporary navy calf, richly gilt-tooled, with contrasting red straight-grain morocco lettering-piece to spine. Blind-stamped turn-ins, marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed, with light scoring to boards. A little spotting to initial and terminal blank fly-leaves. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 35279