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[MURPHY, Arthur]. Zenobia: a tragedy... London. Printed for W. Griffin, 1768. First edition. 8vo. [8], 83pp, [2]. With a half-title. Later buff wrappers. Inked annotation to title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27351
GAHAN, William. Youth instructed in the grounds of the christian religion... Dublin. Printed by T. M'Donnel, 1798. First edition. 12mo. xvi, 168pp. With a list of subscribers. Contemporary gilt-ruled speckled calf. Lightly rubbed, some loss to head of spine. Leaf G4 detached, else internally clean and crisp. Bookplate of the Circulating Library of the Catholic Congregation at Spetchley to FEP. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 25593
MICHELL, M. Young juba: or, the history of the Young Chevalier, from His Birth, to His Escape from Scotland, after the Battle of Culloden... London. Printed for the Translator, 1748. First edition in English. 8vo. xvi, 296pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and one further engraved plate depicting Flora Macdonald. Later half-calf, buff paper boards, tolled in blind, lettered in gilt, marbled edges. Heavily rubbed, scorched, upper joint split. Early inked ownership inscription to head of title, partially erased, resulting in small marginal hole, closed vertical tear to leaf Gg1, plate shaved at fore-edge. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22034
[SONGS]. Ye mariners of england... [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1840?] Dimensions 200 x 250 mm. Single sheet, printed on one side only. Printed in two columns. Numbered at the foot '[song 219.]' Three small burn-marks, else clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30173
[GASTRELL, Francis]. Y Deddfau Cristianogol, neu Ddidwyll Air duw. Sef, ffydd a dyledswyddau cristion Yn Gyfan ac yn Gryno, Wedi eu dosparthu wrth Drefn a Chymhwysder Rhefwn, a'i gofod i lawr Yngeiriau 'r Ysgrythur. Caerfyrddin [i.e. Carmarthen]. Argraffwyd dros yr Awdur gan J. Ross [Printed for the Author by J. Ross], 1773. First edition. 12mo. vi, [12], 311 [i.e. 310]pp. With a list of subscribers. p.297 misnumbered 269, p.307 misnumbered 298, and pp.308-310 are misnumbered 309-311. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Extremities worn, corners bumped. Short closed horizontal tear to tile page, occasional chipping to margins. Later inked ownership inscriptions of Mariah Lewis and John Lewis to FEP and front blank fly-leaf, near contemporary ownership inscriptions ... More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 24000
XENOPHON. Xenophontos Ephesiou Tōn kata Anthian kai Abrokomen Ephesiakon logoi pente. Xenophontis Ephesii Ephesiacorum libri V. De amoribus Anthiæ et Abrocomæ. Nunc primum prodeunt e vetusto codice Bibliothecae Monachorum Cassinensium Florentiae, cum Latina interpretatione Antonii Cocchii Florentini. Londini [i.e. London]. Typis Gulielmi Bowyer, 1726. First edition. Quarto. vi, [2], 87, [1]; [2], 72pp. The first ten words of the title transliterated from the Greek. The Greek text followed by the Latin translation with separate pagination and register. Contemporary gilt-tooled marbled calf, morocco lettering-piece. Extremities worn, surface loss to upper board, joints split, chipping to head and foot of spine. Marbled endpapers, early manuscript note, in a Latin hand, tipped-in to gutter of ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26109
SHAW, John. Woolton green: a domestic tale; with Other Miscellaneous Poems. Liverpool. Printed by Perry and Metcalfe, 1825. First edition. 8vo. xii, [5], 12-192pp. Rough-cut leaves. With two engraved plates bound at front. Contemporary calf over blue paper boards, lettering piece, gilt. Extremities somewhat rubbed, damp-staining to boards, corners bumped. Ink inscription to recto of FFEP, occasional marginal dust-soiling. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 13004
FLETCHER, F. Morley. Wood-block printing... London. Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., [s.d., c.1926?] 12mo. xxiii, 131pp, [3]. With a 23 half-tone reproductions of various examples of printing, an original print designed and cut by the author printed on Japanese paper, and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's cloth-backed green paper boards, lettered in black. A trifle rubbed and bumped. A near fine copy. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 23750
HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel. Wonder-book for girls and boys. Boston. Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1852. First American edition. 8vo. vi, [7]-256pp. With an engraved frontispiece and six engraved plates after designs by Hammat Billings. Without inserted publisher's catalogue. Original publisher's brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt. Rebacked, with original spine laid-down. Spine sunned with some loss to head, foot, and joints, slight rubbing to boards. Internally clean and crisp but for the occasional spot of light foxing, bookplate to FEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 12908
BAKER, Hatty. Women in the ministry. London. C. W. Daniel, 1911. First edition. 8vo. 66pp, [14]. With a half-title and seven final advertisement leaves. Original publisher's printed wrappers. Lightly sunned, some loss to spine, wrapper held to text-block by lower panel only. Very occasional inked and pencilled highlighting/deletion. Loosely inserted, a crisp single leaf handbill, printed on one side only, advertising the International Suffrage Shop, London, a a 'unique establishment' styled 'The Only Feminist Bookshop', stocking books 'dealing with ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20004
MORGAN, Lady. Woman, or ida of athens. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809. First edition. 12mo. In four volumes. xxviii, 223, [1]: [4], 272; [4], 192; [4], 290pp, [10]. With half-titles to each volume, exception Vol. I - as issued? Contemporary calf, rubbed, some cracking to surface of spines. Head of each title torn away, presumably to remove an ownership inscription. Half-title and title of vol IV detached, with some dog-earring. Marginal tear to K12, vol. I, marginal paper flaw to ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 16831
[WIT'S MAGAZINE]. Wit, Humour, and Entertainment. Number II. [III., IV., and V.] (Price sixpence only) To be continued on the First Day of every Month, Of the wit's magazine; or, library of momus... London. Printed for Harrison and Co., 1784. 8vo. Four parts only. Without engraved plates (published with one to each issue). Original publisher's mauve printed wrappers. Lightly dust-soiled, wrappers creased and worn, loss to spines, some chipping to edges, without lower wrapper of No. III., upper wrapper of No. IV detached. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 21847