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Photo of "Puzzles Old and New"
HOFFMAN, Professor. Puzzles Old and New. [London]. [Frederick Warne and Co.], [1893]. 8vo. xx, 394pp, [2]. With half-title, engraved frontispiece, and numerous in-text illustrations. Original publisher's pictorial red cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, with damp-staining to lower board, spine dulled and bumped. Merchant's ticket of Hamley's Magical Saloons and Magical Palace pasted over imprint to title. Later inked gift inscription dated 20 Jan 1960 to FFEP. Scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33794
Photo of "The newtonian system of philosophy, ..."
TELESCOPE, Tom. The newtonian system of philosophy, explained by familiar objects, In an Entertaining Manner, for the use of young persons. London. Printed for Ogilvy and Son...and Darton and Harvey, 1806. New improved edition. 12mo. vii, [1], 136pp. With an engraved frontispiece, three further plates, and numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. Original publisher's green roan-backed marbled paper boards. Heavily rubbed, head of spine worn, corners exposed. Hinges exposed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33056
Photo of "Little dorrit"
DICKENS, Charles. Little dorrit. London. Bradbury and Evans, 1857. First edition in book form. 8vo. xiv, 625pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and a further 38 engraved plates by H. K. Browne. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled brown half-morocco, green cloth boards, marbled edges. Later recased, new endpapers. Rubbed and marked. Later inked ownership inscription to title page, small hole to leaf A8 (list of plates), with slight loss of text and sense, plates foxed, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32516
Photo of "The jubilee singers, and their ..."
PIKE, Rev. G[ustavus] D. The jubilee singers, and their Campaign for Twenty Thousand Dollars. London. Hodder and Stoughton, 1872. Ninth thousand. 8vo. [2], 219pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece and a further eight plates. Original publisher's brick red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, discoloured, spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp.

[Together with:] A contemporary Woodburytype photograph depicting 10 members of the Jubilee Singers, with a letterpress caption identifying each. Pen and ink inscription of J. Price to verso. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30662
Photo of "Random shots from a rifleman"
KINCAID, J[ohn]. Random shots from a rifleman. London. T. and W. Boone, 1835. First edition. 8vo. xii, 343pp. With a preliminary leaf of publisher's advertisements. Modern blind-stamped calf, lettered in gilt to spine. Marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed and marked. Book-label of Lieutenant-Colonel R. B Crosse, with his gift inscription to Colonel J. P. Villiers Stewart, to verso of FFEP; additional crossed out inked ownership inscription to head of the same. Otherwise, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30529
Photo of "Remains of the late john ..."
TWEDDELL, John. Remains of the late john tweddell fellow of trinity-college cambridge being a selection of his letters written from various parts of the continent together with a republican of his prolusiones juveniles... London. Printed for J. Mawman, 1815. First edition. Quarto. [4], 479, [1], 179pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, a further eight engraved plates, and three engraved maps. Contemporary half-calf, later neatly rebacked, marbled paper boards. Rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, offsetting, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23317
Photo of "[An A.L.S. in the hand ..."
MACLEOD, Kenneth. [An A.L.S. in the hand of minister of Gigha, Kenneth Macleod]. [Argyll]. [s.n.], [s.d.] Dimensions 110 x 180 mm. Manuscript on headed paper (The Manse, Isle of Gigha, Argyll). Horizontal and vertical folds, some spotting. A later typed translation of the letter is included (although the veracity is disputed): 'This is an exceedingly handsome book and I am very much obliged to the dear gentleman who has loaned it to me. But Och! Och! The back of my hand to some of the days ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22108
Photo of "Religio medici: to which is ..."
BROWNE, Sir Thomas. Religio medici: to which is added, hydriotaphia, or urn-burial, a Discourse on Sepulchral Urns. London. Joseph Rickerby, 1838. 8vo. 266pp. With half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled black half-morocco, blue cloth boards, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, with light surface wear to joints and edges, upper joint starting. Inked gift inscription addressed to 'Philip Bourke Marston: from R. Garret. Christmas, 1873' and separate ownership inscription of C. Daniels, 1909 to half-title. Leaves lightly browned. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34468
Photo of " The Diary of a Medical ..."
TAYLOR, Shephard T.. The Diary of a Medical Student during the Mid-Victorian Period 1860-1864. Norwich. Jarold and Sons, Limited, [1927]. First edition. 8vo. vi, 211pp, [1]. With half-title, a photographic portrait frontispiece and 28 further photographic plates. Original publisher's tan half-cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, printed pink paper boards. Lightly rubbed and marked, with staining to upper board, spine slightly dulled. Very light spotting to endpapers. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34462
Photo of "The Country-Parson's advice to his ..."
[COUNTRY-PARSON]. The Country-Parson's advice to his parishioners. In Two Parts. I. Containing a Plain and Serious Exhortation to a Religious and Virtuous Life. II. General Directions how to Live accordingly.. London. Printed for Benj. Tooke, 1701. 12mo. [8], 208pp. Contemporary blind-stamped panelled calf, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, with surface wear to edges and joints, joints starting. Leaves lightly browned, endpapers scuffed, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34441
Photo of "The richmond heiress: or, a ..."
D'URFEY, Mr [Thomas]. The richmond heiress: or, a Woman Once in the Right. London. Printed for D. Brown, 1718. 12mo. [12], 103pp, [3]. Modern calf-backed marbled boards, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Numerical ink-stamp to title. Chipping to edges of title, with marginal loss to upper corners of initial leaves. Leaves heavily browned, title dulled, spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34361
Photo of "True stories; or, interesting anecdotes ..."
[FRANK, Elizabeth]. True stories; or, interesting anecdotes of children: designed through the medium of example, To inculcate principles of virtue and piety. York. Printed by Thomas Wilson & Sons...For Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown et al., 1814. Second edition. 12mo. 192pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep. Rubbed, joints split, spine sunned. Inked and coloured pencil juvenile ownership inscriptions to recto of FFEP, offsetting to title page, lower corner of text-block lightly dampstained, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34254