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[WILTSHIRE]. THOMPSON, Thomas. The Visitation of Wiltshire taken 1565 by Tho. Thompson Lancaster Herald.. [s.i.]. [s.n., s.d., c.(?)1670s] Folio. Manuscript on paper, with some remains of pencilled sketches beneath ink. [4], 79ff. Paper watermarked foolscap, seven-pointed collar, three balls, countermark DA (similar to Heawood 2061, which he dates c.1676, but with a different countermark). Elaborate drawings of coats of arms (tricked) throughout. Modern gilt-tooled half calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, earlier marbled boards. A trifle rubbed (largely to surfaces of boards). Small 'Heraldry Today' ... More > £ 5,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 19577
[MENDOZA, Daniel]. Brusing unmask'd. Being the Sum and Substance of the Odiham Riot in Moorfields, or a true Epitome of the Tragical Contest between Mendoza and Humphries; or, S. Oliver, (commonly call'd DEATH,) and CRAB, shewing how they painted each other. [s.n., s.d., but c. 1790s]. Folio. Single leaf broadside, trimmed to text with title and sub-title separately trimmed, all mounted to later album sheet (with another apparently unrecorded broadside, unrelated ('Four potatoes'), similarly treated, tipped to verso), resulting in the loss of any imprint. More > £ 3,750.00 Antiquates Ref. 29888
LAMBARDE, William. A Perambulation of Kent: Conteining the Description, Hystorie, and Customes of that shyre. Written in the yeere 1570. Imprinted at London, by Edm. Bollifant. 1596. Second edition. Quarto. [10] 588pp, [6]. With an engraved map of Britain and and engraved folding map of the Kent Beacons. Contemporary vellum, title in manuscript to spine, yapp edges, without original ties. Housed in recent custom half-morocco slip-case. Extremities marked and discoloured, chipping to head of spine. Hinges exposed, early manuscript calculations, pen-trials, and a note in a French hand to FFEP, early ownership inscriptions of James ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 25641
NANSEN, Fridtjof. Vers le pole traduit et abrege par charles rabot. 200 illustrations d'apres photographies et les dessins de l'explorateur. Paris. Ernest Flammarion, Editeur, [1897]. 8vo. viii, 424pp. With original white printed paper wrappers bound in. Finely bound in a twentieth-century designer binding; embossed and onlaid morocco designs to each board, the upper depicting a ship on frozen waters, two huskies, knotted rope and the title 'Vers le Pole', and the lower with two leaves on a stem with a sunset over the waters in the background, each board inset within ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 24672
[EXPLORATION]. Arctic voyages; being an account of discoveries in the north polar seas, in 1818, 1819, & 1820. With an account of the esquimaux people. Compiled from the most Authentic Sources. London. Printed for C. J. G. & F. Rivington, 1831. iv, [1], 6-172pp. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved vignette to title page, and two further engraved plates.

[Together with:] Voyages in the arctic seas, from 1821 to 1825, for the discovery of a north-west passage to the pacific ocean. London. Printed for C. J. G. & F. Rivington, 1831. [4], iv, [1], 6-163pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved vignette to title page, ... More >
£ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 16837
A CELEBRATED PUGILIST. A treatise on the art and practice of self defence; or, instructions how to obtain a scientific mode of boxing: With the Rules to be observed. The whole rendered so easy that every person may learn the art without the aid of a master; To which are added, Descriptions of Pugilistic Attitudes, With Illustrative Cuts. Also, the art of attack, As practised by the most celebrated Boxers of the Present Day... London. Printed [by Bernard Hodgson] for the Booksellers, 1826. First edition. 12mo. [5]-28pp. With a hand-coloured wood-engraved folding frontispiece (depicting eight cuts of boxing attitudes, and one larger one depicting a boxing- match) and a further nine hand-coloured wood-engraved illustrations in the text (eight of which repeated from the frontispiece). Later red morocco-backed red paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Original publisher's printed blue paper wrappers bound in. Extremities rubbed. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription 'James ... More > £ 1,750.00 Antiquates Ref. 29867
[WOODWARD, Samuel]. The Barclay Tract in Pennsylvania: Surveyed & Described by Samuel Rhoads Jr. 1835. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1835]. Folio. Manuscript on paper. [2], 25pp, [2], with eight further blank leaves. With a hand-illustrated and coloured folding plan of the Barclay Tract. Contemporary red half-morocco, marbled boards, gilt. Extremities rubbed. Later armorial bookplate of Henry Birkbeck to FEP, short tear to centre fold of map, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 16126
NICHOLSON, William. KIPLING, Rudyard. An Almanac of twelve sports. London. Published by William Heinemann, 1898. First edition. Quarto. 12 Lithographs in colour on cartridge paper Original publisher's cloth-backed pictorial paper boards, contemporary (original?) glassine dustwrapper. A trifle marked, short tears to dustwrapper at spine. Endpapers browned, light offsetting, else internally immaculate. A fine copy. More > £ 1,450.00 Antiquates Ref. 20407
MASON, Major Kenneth. Records of the survey of india Vol. XXII. Exploration of the shaksgam valley and aghil ranges 1926. Dehra Dun. Published by order of Brigadier E. A. Tandy, R. E. Surveyor General of India. Printed at the Geodetic Branch Office, Survey of India, 1928. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 182pp. With a photogravure frontispiece, one further photogravure plate, 16 illustrations from photographs by the author on 13 plates, a line map, and a large heliozincographed map housed in rear pocket. Original publisher's grey cloth, lettered in black. A trifle rubbed and marked. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription of C. J. Price to recto of FFEP, occasional light spotting. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25060
MUMM, A[rnold] L[ouis]. Five months in the himalaya: a record of mountain travel in garhwal and kashmir. London. Edward Arnold, publisher to the India Office, 1909. First edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 263pp, [1]. With a frontispiece, a further 28 plates, 36 illustrations in the text, and two folding maps. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt. Heavily rubbed, corners bumped. Damp-staining to front endpapers, scattered spotting. Presented by the author to the publisher, inked inscription to half-title: 'Edwadr Arnold / Feb. 1922 From A. L. M.' More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28610
[MACINTOSH, William]. Travels in europe, asia, and africa; describing characters, customs, manners, laws, and productions of nature and art: containing Various Remarks on the Political and Commercial Interests of great britain: And delineating, in particular, a new system, For the Government and Improvement of the British Settlements in the east indies: Begun in the Year 1777, and finished in 1781. London. Printed for J. Murray, 1782. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xxiii, [1], 482; [xi, [1], 503pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed, spines dulled and marked. Armorial bookplate of John Bateman to FEP of Vol. I, leaf Dd3 of Vol. I detached, slight loss to lower corner of leaf F1, Vol. II, short horizontal tear to lower margin of terminal leaf of text. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25980
THORESBY, Ralph. Ducatus leodiensis: or, the topography Of the Ancient and Populous Town and Parish of leedes, And Parts Adjacent in the west-riding of the County of york. With Pedegrees of many of the Nobility and Gentry, and other Matters relating to those Parts; Extracted from Records, Original Evidences, and Manuscripts... London. Printed for Maurice Atkins, and Sold by Henry Clements, 1715. First edition. Folio. iv, [2], v-xxii, 4, 5-6, 5-108, 109-114, 109-268, [3], 276-628pp, [12]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, an engraved folding map, engraved folding prospect of Leeds, 10 further engraved plates (eight folding), and a list of subscribers. Contemporary gilt-tooled panelled calf, later rebacked and recornered preserving contemporary spine panel, later morocco lettering-piece. Boards rubbed and scored. Latter third of text-block browned. Inked ownership inscription of T. ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21088
RHODES, E[benezer]. Peak Scenery, or excursions in derbyshire: made chiefly for the purpose of Picturesque Observation... London. Printed for the author, and published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818-24 First edition. Quarto. In four volumes. List of subscriber's to part IV. With half-titles and 29 engraved plates by W. B. & Geo. Cooke, from drawings by F. L. Chantrey. Extra-illustrated throughout with 72 engravings, lithographs, aquatints, pencil sketches, and watercolours (mainly mounted on interleaves), predominantly extracted from contemporary publications. Later red half-calf, red cloth boards, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, marked, ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23806
MONTAGU, George. The Sportsman's Directory: or, tractate on gunpowder founded on a series of experiments: together with some remarks and suggestions on fire-arms.... London. Printed for R. Faulder, 1792. First edition. 8vo. [2], vii, [1], 152pp. With an engraved frontispiece, without half-title. Contemporary tree sheep. Rubbed, a little wear to extremities, upper joint split and as a result the upper board is holding by a single cord. Some spotting to text. With a later 3pp printed memoir of the author and A.L.S. by Sir Harford Brydges (dated Feb 14th 1861) tipped in at front. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20538
NANSEN, Fridtjof. In northern mists: artic exploration in early times. London. William Heinemann, 1911. First edition in English. 8vo. In two volumes. xi, 384; [5], 416pp. With tipped-in colour frontispieces and numerous illustrations in the text. Original publisher's blue cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Without the rarely seen dustwrappers. A trifle rubbed and bumped. Endpapers browned. Bookplate of Antarctica explorer and member of Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition, Sir Philip Lee Brocklehurst (1887-1975) to FEP, contemporary inked gift inscription addressed to Brocklehurst to recto of ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25696
[EGERTON, George Le Clerc]. [An archive of letters]. [c. 1882-1907] Including: nine ALS within stamped envelopes, eight addressed to George Le Clerc Egerton, and one to Lady Egerton; seven stamped envelopes variously addressed to Egerton and Lady Egerton; six postcards; two receipts from Curtiss & Sons, Royal Pantechicon, Portsmouth; and a copy of E. M. Tenison's The Legend of Saint Christopher (Plymouth, 1922?), inscribed by the author to Egerton. More > £ 1,500.00 On Sale: £ 1,200.00 Antiquates Ref. 31490