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GRAY, George. The burgh school of rutherglen. [s.i.]. Printed for Private Circulation, 1891. First edition. 8vo. Limited to 100 copies. vi, 107pp, [1]. Title in red and black. Original publisher's buff paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Very occasional light spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'To / James Wallace Esq. / from G. G.' More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33274
[SMITH, Frederick]. An account of a religious society in norway, called saints: with a few letters written by some of them. Also, some interesting particulars relating to Several Prisoners on Board a Danish Ship, who were convinced of the principles of friends, from the year 1812 to 1814. London. Printed and Sold by Darton, Harvey, and Darton, 1814. First edition. 12mo. 36pp. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's buff wrappers. Rubbed and spotted, contemporary inked ownership inscription of Martha Knight to upper wrapper. Leaves dog-earred. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32939
MOLESWORTH, William. Speech of sir william molesworth, bart. m.p. in the house of commons, on tuesday, 25th july, 1848, on colonial expenditure and government. London. James Ridgway, [1848]. First edition. 40pp.

[Bound with:] Speech of sir william molesworth, bart. m.p. in the house of commons, on tuesday, 25th june, 1849, for a royal commission to inquire into the administration of the colonis. London. James Ridgway, [1849]. First edition. 32pp.

[And:] Speeches of sir william molesworth, bart. m.p. in the house of commons, during the session of 1850, on the bill for the better government of ... More >
£ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 23867
KITTO, John. The lost senses. Series II. - blindness. London. Charles Knight, 1845. First edition. 12mo. [2], iv, [1], 6-254pp. With a half-title. Partially unopened in original publisher's blind-stamped tan cloth, lettered in gilt. Heavily sunned, lightly rubbed and spotted. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 19732
KITTO, John. The lost senses. Series I. - deafness. London. Charles Knight, 1845. First edition. 12mo. [2], 206pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's blind-stamped tan cloth, lettered in gilt. Heavily sunned, lightly rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 19731
SOMERSET, [Edward Adolphus Seymour] Duke of. Alternate circles and their connexion with the ellipse.. London. Printed by Richard Clay, 1850. First edition. 8vo. [4], 71pp, [52]. Bound by Hering in contemporary gilt-tooled turquoise calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Marbled edges. . Lightly rubbed and marked, light wear to joints. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, and associated shelf-label to FEP, bookplate of the Turner Collection, The Library, University of Keele to FFEP. Light scattered spotting throughout. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33470
DESMARAIS, Regnier. Poësies françoises de m l'abbe. A La Haye [i.e. The Hague]. Henri du Säuzet, 1716. Nouvelle ed., augmentée de plusieurs piéces qui ne se trouvent pas dans celle de Paris. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. [2], xlv, [3], 292pp; [293]-613pp, [7]. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, with slight wear to joints, lower board scuffed. Endpapers stained, occasional spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33435
PROPERTIUS, Sextus. Sextii aurelii propertii carmina. Parisiis [i.e. Paris]. Apud Lefevre Bibliopolam, 1821. 16mo. [3], vi-viii, 283pp, [1]. Without half-title. Contemporary blind- tooled red half-morocco, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, inked ownership inscription of J. T. Coleridge to front blank fly-leaf, burn-mark to head of latter half of text-block, primarily confined to margins, though touching text in places with some loss of sense. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33162
FAIRHOLT, F[rederick] W[illiam]. Tobacco: its history and associations: including an account of the plant and its manufacture; with its modes of use in all ages and countries. London. Chapman and Hall, 1859. First edition. 8vo. vi, [2], 332pp. With an engraved frontispiece and numerous illustrations by the author in the text. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine bumped. Later inked ownership inscription to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33142
[PALMER, William]. Illustrated Life and Career of william palmer, of rugeley: containing details of his conduct as school-boy, medical-student, racing-man, and poisoner... London. Ward and Lock, 1856. 8vo. [3], 136pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and two leaves of Palmer's diary in facsimile. Original publisher's printed yellow wrappers. Without lower cover, spine naively repaired and facsimile leaves attached to text-block with clear tape, upper cover chipped and soiled. Occasional light dust-soiling internally. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21321
[MACGEORGE, Andrew]. An inquiry as to The Armorial Insignia of the city of glasgow. Glasgow. [W. Blackie] , 1866. First edition. Quarto. [10], 182pp. Title in red and black. With an engraved colour frontispiece and 74 illustrations depicting the seals of Glasgow. Original publisher's dark green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Light scattered spotting and occasional marking throughout. Inked ownership inscription of 'Macgeorge' to FFEP, and presentation inscription 'to John Macgeorge with affte. regards from A Macgeorge'. More > £ 85.00 Antiquates Ref. 33541
[CRAIG, Sir Archibald]. The elder park govan an account of the gift of the elder park and of the erection and unveiling of the statue of john elder. Glasgow. Printed for private circulation by James MacLehose & Sons, 1891. First edition. Quarto . xii, 207pp. With half-title, engraved landscape frontispiece of Elder Park, and 14 further engraved plates containing portraits, plans, and map illustrations. Contemporary straight-grain morocco-backed burgundy cloth boards, tooled and lettered in gilt to spine, with supralibros of the Elder family to upper board and the Arms of Govan to lower board. Marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed and marked. Ink-stamp of Arch. Houtcheson to foot of FFEP ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33540
STUART, Robert. Views & notices of glasgow in former times.. Glasgow. Robert Stuart & Co., 1848. First edition. Quarto. [2], viii, [2], 116pp, [8]. With an additional engraved title page and 27 engraved plates depicting scenes and views of the city. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, bumping to head and foot of spine. Light scattered spotting throughout. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33539