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Photo of "The stewarts of appin"
STEWART, John H. J. STEWART, Duncan, Lieut.-Col.. The stewarts of appin. Edinburgh. Printed for private circulation by Maclachlan and Stewart, 1880. First edition. Quarto. [2], 214pp, [1]. With an engraved coloured frontispiece depicting the arms of Stewart Clan, and a further three plates (two coloured) of heraldic devices. Original publisher's decorated cloth. Lightly rubbed, boards heavily dampstained, spine dulled. Recent inked ownership inscription to FEP, contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23514
Photo of "Forty-One Eastern Tales and Anecdotes"
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
Photo of "The professor at the breakfast-table; ..."
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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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
Photo of "The pleasures of memory, with ..."
ROGERS, Samuel. The pleasures of memory, with other poems. London. Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1810. New edition. 8vo. 167pp, [1]. With half-title and several in-text engravings. Finely bound by J. Larkins (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in nineteenth century gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red and black morocco lettering-pieces, A.E.G., gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed and marked, small split to foot of upper joint, light wear to extremities. Very occasional light pencilled annotations, light scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26319
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COWLEY, Abraham. The works of Mr. Abraham Cowley. Consisting of Those which were formerly Printed: and Those which he Design'd for the Press. Now Published out of the Authors original copies. London. Printed by J[ohn] M[acock] for Henry Herringman, 1681. [62], 46, [2], 82, [6], 103, [1], 215, [1], 29, [1], 194pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. ESTC R30277, Wing C6656.

[Bound with:] COWLEY, Abraham. The Second Part of the works of Mr. abraham cowley... London. Printed by Mary Clark, for Charles Harper, 1682. Fourth edition. 143, [7], 149-223pp, [1]. ESTC R224230, Wing C6664.

12mo. Contemporary blind-ruled calf. Heavily rubbed. Pastedowns sprung, several gatherings protruding ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30779
Photo of "Title pages (and imprints) of ..."
M'KIE, James. Title pages (and imprints) of the books in the private library of james m'kie, kilmarnock. Kilmarnock. Printed by James M'Kie, 1867. First edition. Limited edition of 50 copies signed by the author; this copy numbered out of sequence '56'. [2], 134pp. With an albumen portrait frontispiece. Presentation copy, inked inscription to terminal page of prefatory remarks: To T. J. Turner Esquire with compliments on account of being the first subscriber to the facsimile of of [sic] the original Ed. of Burns. J. M'Kie'.

[Bound with:] M'KIE, James. BIBLIOTHECA ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33501
Photo of "Rider's British Merlin: For the ..."
[RIDER, Cardanus]. Rider's British Merlin: For the Year of Our Lord God 1782... London. Printed for the Company of Stationers, and sold by J. Wilkie, 1782. 60pp. Title and calendar printed in red and black. Calendar interleaved. ESTC T143859.

[Bound with:] The court and city register; or, Gentleman's Complete annual calendar, For the Year 1782... London. Printed for J. Jolliffe et al., [1782]. [4], 272pp. ESTC N27872.

12mo. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed and marked. Very occasional early manuscript notes to blank ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33843
Photo of "Dramatis Personæ"
BROWNING, Robert. Dramatis Personæ. London. Chapman and Hall, 1864. Second edition. 8vo. [6], 250pp, [2]. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Finely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. Endpapers lightly browned, light scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34424
Photo of "A visit to goodwood, near ..."
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
Photo of "Goodwood its house park and ..."
MASON, William Hayley. Goodwood its house park and grounds with a catalogue raisonné of the pictures in the gallery of his grace the duke of richmond... London. Smith, Elder, and Co., 1839. First edition. 8vo. 215pp, [1]. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, and a further five engraved plates. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth boards, later rebacked in tan cloth, lettered in gilt. Rubbed and heavily marked.Title page browned, slight marginal loss to head of leaves B3, E3, E4, and I1. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34689
Photo of "Memoir of sir john forbes...reprinted, ..."
[PARKES, Edward Alexander]. Memoir of sir john forbes...reprinted, by permission, from the january number, 1862, of the British & Foreign Medico-Chirurgical Review. (For private circulation). London. Printed by Savill & Edwards, 1862. First edition. 8vo. 70pp, [2]. With a half-title and a albumen portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-stamp brown cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. A trifle rubbed and marked. Very occasional marginal chipping, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34693
Photo of "The Report of the Trials ..."
[PRIESTLEY RIOTS]. The Report of the Trials of the rioters, at the assizes held at warwick, august 20, 1791, before the Right Hon. Mr. Baron Perryn, taken in short-hand by marsom & ramsey, by order of the committee of protestant dissenters in birmingham.. Birmingham. Printed by John Thompson, [1791]. First edition. 8vo. [6], 156pp. With a half-title. Modern red buckram, lettered in gilt to spine. Leaves lightly browned, terminal leaf lightly dust-stained. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34935
Photo of "The proceedings in cases of ..."
[HARDY, Thomas]. The proceedings in cases of high treason, under a special commission of oyer and terminer, which was first opened at hicks’s hall, oct. 2, 1794, and afterwards continued at the sessions house, in the old bailey. Taken in short hand, by william ramsey.. London. Printed for James Ridgeway and H.D. Symonds, 1794. Second edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 811pp, [1]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. 20th century tan cloth, with gilt-tooled red paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed, with a little wear to extremities. Title browned and stained, with some damp staining to corners, some light foxing and browning, fore-edges of last 3 quires singed and chipped with some loss of text. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 35066
Photo of "The vision; or hell, purgatory, ..."
ALIGHIERI, Dante. The vision; or hell, purgatory, and paradise. London. Printed for John Taylor, 1831. The third edition, with the life of Dante, notes, and an index. 8vo. In three volumes. [8], li, [3], 280pp; [2], ix, [1], 286pp; [4], 271pp, [27]. With half-titles to each volume and a terminal index to Vol.III. Modern burgundy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, with the printed paper labels of the London Library, St. James's Square, to upper board of each volume. Very lightly rubbed. With the regulation book-label and barcode of the London Library to ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 35150
Photo of "Grey roses"
HARLAND, Henry. Grey roses. London and New York. John Lane, 1902. Third edition. 8vo. [6], 253pp, [7]. With a half-title and three terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Upper board and title design by Aubrey Beardsley. Original publisher's pictorial grey cloth, blocked in peach, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Occasional small holes/short tears to margins. Pencilled inscription to recto of FFEP: 'From the library of Jessie M. King'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 35292