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Photo of "Philippi Cluverii introductionis in Universam ..."
CLUVER, Phillipp. Philippi Cluverii introductionis in Universam geographiam, tam Veterem quam Novam Libri VI. Accessit P. Bertii Breviarum Orbis terrarum. Amstelodami [i.e. Amsterdam]. Apud Elzevirios, 1677. 16mo. 352, 70pp, [10]. With an engraved title page, and engraved folding plate, and a folding table. Handsomely bound in eighteenth- century gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Marbled endpapers, all edges blue. Extremities rubbed, slight chipping to head of spine. Armorial bookplate of Baptist May to verso of blank fly-leaf at front, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 11693
Photo of "The art of swimming; made ..."
[FRANKLIN, Benjamin]. The art of swimming; made Safe, Easy, Pleasant, & Healthful... London. Printed and Sold by J. Bailey, [s.d., c.1810?] 24pp. With a hand-coloured engraved frontispiece - severely shaved by the binder, with the loss of the six depictions of swimming figures surrounding the central image in the original plate. Textblock shaved to very narrow margins (loss of part of A2 at foot).

[Bound after:] [SIMPSON, James]. A visit to flanders, in july, 1815, being chiefly an account of the field of Waterloo... Edinburgh. Printed ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 21674
Photo of "Fishing with contributions from other ..."
[BADMINTON LIBRARY]. CHOLMONDELEY-PENNELL, H.. Fishing with contributions from other authors, Pike and other coarse fish, with numerous illustrations. London. Longmans, Green and Co, 1887. Third edition. 8vo. xiii, [3], 412pp, [2]. With half-title, frontispiece and terminal advertisement leaf. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Some rubbing and marking to extremities and spine, some foxing to text. With text leaves largely unopened. Later armorial bookplate of the Barons Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefntilla', to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 15470
Photo of "Fishing, with contributions from other ..."
[BADMINTON LIBRARY]. CHOLMONDELEY-PENNELL, H.. Fishing, with contributions from other authors. Salmon and Trout. With numerous illustrations. London. Longmans, Green and Co., 1888. Fourth edition. 8vo. xiii, [3], 472pp. With a half-title and frontispiece. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Some rubbing and marking to extremities and spine, some foxing to text, hinges just starting. Later armorial bookplate of the Barons Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefntilla', to FEP.
More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 15469
Photo of "Skating by J.M. Heathcote and ..."
[BADMINTON LIBRARY]. Skating by J.M. Heathcote and C.G. Tebbutt. Figure-skating by T. Maxwell Witham with contributions on Curling (Rev John Kerr), Tobogganin (Ormond Hake), Ice-sailing (Henry A. Buck), Bandy (C.G. Tebbutt), illustrated by Charles Whymper and Captain R.M. Alexander and from photographs. London. Longmans, Green, and Co, 1892. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 464pp. With half-title, and frontispiece. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Some rubbing and marking to extremities and spine, some foxing to text. Later armorial bookplate of the Barons Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefntilla', to FEP.
More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 15472
Photo of "Riding...Polo, illustrated by G.D. Giles, ..."
[BADMINTON LIBRARY]. WEIR, Captain Robert. BROWN, J. Moray. Riding...Polo, illustrated by G.D. Giles, Frank Dadd and J. Stuart Allan. London. Longmans, Green and Co, 1891. Second edition. 8vo. xiii, [1], 423pp, [1]. With a half title and frontispiece. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Some rubbing and marking to extremities and spine, some foxing to text. Both hinges cracking, with some splitting to endpapers. Some quires with unopened leaves. Later armorial bookplate of the Barons Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefntilla', to FEP.
More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 15462
Photo of "Boating, with an introduction by ..."
[BADMINTON LIBRARY]. WOODGATE, W.B.. Boating, with an introduction by the Rev. Edmond Warre, D.D. and a chapter on rowing at eton by R. Harvey Mason. London. Longmans, Green, and Co, 1888. First edition. 8vo. x, [2], 340pp.With half-title and frontispiece. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Some rubbing and marking to extremities and spine, some foxing to text, rear hinge cracking. Later armorial bookplate of the Barons Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefntilla', to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 15465
Photo of "Cricket, with contributions by A. ..."
[BADMINTON LIBRARY]. STEEL, A.G. LYTTELTON, Hon R.H.. Cricket, with contributions by A. Lang, W.G. Grace, R.A.H. Mitchell, and F. Gale. With numerous engravings after Lucien Davis and from photographs. London. Longmans, Green and Co, 1888. Second edition. 8vo. xiii, [1], 429pp. With half-title and frontispiece. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Some rubbing and marking to extremities and spine, some foxing to text. Later armorial bookplate of the Barons Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefntilla', to FEP.
More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 15473
Photo of "Mountaineering, with contributions by W.M. ..."
[BADMINTON LIBRARY]. DENT, C.T.. Mountaineering, with contributions by W.M. Conway, D.W. Freshfield, C.E. Matthews...and an introduction by Mr Justice Wills.. London. Longmans, Green and Co., 1892. Second edition. 8vo. xvi, 439pp, [3]. With a half-title, frontispiece and terminal advertisement leaf. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Some rubbing and marking to extremities and spine (which is also slightly faded), some foxing to text. Rear hinge starting. Later armorial bookplate of the Barons Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefntilla', to FEP.
More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 15459
Photo of "The royal windsor guide, with ..."
[WINDSOR]. The royal windsor guide, with a brief account of eton, Virginia Water, and the surrounding neighbourhood. Wndsor. Printed by J. B. Brown, [s.d., c.1850] New and enlarged edition. 8vo. 92pp. With an engraved frontispiece, a further 10 engraved plates, and numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. Contemporary calf, stamped in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G.. Extremities rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, Bookplate of George Steed to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21964
Photo of "The stranger in america; or, ..."
LIEBER, Francis. The stranger in america; or, letters to a gentleman in germany: comprising sketches of the manners, society, and national peculiarities of the united states. Philadelphia. Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1835. First edition, second issue. 8vo. 356pp, [8]. With four final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's dark green cloth-backed green paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities marked and worn. Upper hinge exposed, foxed and creased throughout. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21925
Photo of "Wild life in a southern ..."
[JEFFERIES, Richard]. Wild life in a southern county. London. Smith, Elder, & Co., 1879. First edition. 8vo. xii, 387pp, [1]. With a half-title. Original publisher's green cloth, blocked in black, gilt, and blind. Extremities rubbed. Upper hinge exposed, bookplate to FEP, inked ownership inscription to recto of half-title, very occasional light spotting/chipping to margins. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 20807
Photo of "Old junk"
TOMLINSON, H. M.. Old junk. London. Andrew Melrose Ltd., 1918. First edition. 8vo. x, [2], 227pp, [1]. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, lettered in yellow, pictorial dustwrapper. Rubbed and a trifle marked, dustwrapper lightly soiled, some chipping and short tears to edges. Lightly browned. Bookplate of American bibliophile Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr. (1910-2001), director of the Pierpont Morgan Library between 1948-1969, to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21509
Photo of "Astoria; or enterprise beyond the ..."
IRVING, Washington. Astoria; or enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains. London. Richard Bentley, 1836. First British edition. 8vo. In three volumes. xvi, 317, [3]; ix, [1], 320; vii, [1], 294pp. With half-title and terminal advertisement leaf to Vol. I., half-titles not called for in other volumes. Original publisher's plain tan paper boards, printed paper lettering-pieces, housed in custom grey cloth slipcase with brown morocco lettering-piece. Rubbing to joints and head and foot of spines, some wear and loss to lettering-pieces, slight surface loss ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 14326
Photo of "The Barclay Tract in Pennsylvania: ..."
[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
Photo of "The western island or the ..."
FLOWER, Robin. The western island or the great blasket. Oxford. Clarendon Press, 1973. 8vo. vi, [2], 141pp, [1]. With four full-page illustrations. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Very slight shelf-wear, dustwrapper sunned. Illustrated endpapers, internally immaculate. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21247