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MOULE, Thomas. Great britain illustrated: a series of original views . London. Charles Tilt, 1830. First edition. [2], vi, [1], 118pp. With an additional engraved title page and 118 steel engraved plates.

[Bound with a sample prospectus for:] [SHEPHERD, Thomas]. Modern Athens!: Displayed in a series of views: or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century: exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquities, and picturesque scenery, of the Scottish metropolis and its environs, from original drawings. London. Published by Jones and ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33868
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BROWN, Tho[mas]. Amusements serious and comical Calculated for the Meridian of london. London. Printed, and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1703. Third edition. 8vo. [2],184pp. Contemporary blind-stamped sheep, later rebacked, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Worn, corners exposed, surface loss to boards. Book-label of Peter Stewart Young Tillingham to FEP. Head of title page shaved to remove earlier inked ownership inscription, leaves browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27667
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AN AMERICAN INDIAN. The citizen of nature, in a series of letters from an american indian, in london, to his friend at home. London. Published by W. Benbow, 1824. [2], iv, 238pp.

[Bound after:] Every night book; or, life after dark. London. Published by T. Richardson, 1827. [3], xvi, [17]-192pp. Without half-title.

12mo. Contemporary half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards. Lightly rubbed, without lettering-piece. Recent book-label of Peter Stewart Young (antiquarian bookseller of Tillingham) to FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27665
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STEVENSON, Mrs. M. I.. Letters from samoa 1891-1895. London. Methuen & Co, 1906. First editon. 8vo. x, 340, 40pp. With twelve plates including the frontispiece, and a terminal publisher’s catalogue. Original publisher's red cloth boards, title label printed red and black to spine. Top edge gilt, fore and bottom edge untrimmed. With the ownership inscription of 'K. de Mattos' dated April 1906 to the FFEP. Boards are scuffed, marked and stained, with all edged bumped. Spine shaken and significantly worn. Internally ... More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 31292
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KEENE, H. G. A handbook for visitors to agra and its neighbourhood. Calcutta. Thacker, Spink and Co., 1888. Fifth edition. 8vo?. vi, [6], 163pp, [1], 30pp, [2]. With a half-title, five maps (three folding), and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked. Ink-stamp of Bombay-based booksellers A. J. Combridge & Co. to verso of FFEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 30884
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CHAMBERLAYNE, P[eregrine]. Compendium Geographicum: Or, a more Exact, Plain, and Easie introduction Into All geography, Than yet Extant, after the latest Discoveries, or Alterations; Very Useful, especially for Young Noblemen and Gentlemen, the like not Printed in English. London. Printed for William Crook, 1685. Second edition. 12mo. [16], 186pp, [2]. With a terminal advertisement leaf. Contemporary blind-ruled mottled sheep. some surface loss, single minute worm-hole to spine. Pastedowns sprung, very occasional marginal loss. From the library of Antarctic Explorer Apsley Cherry Garrard (1886-1959) at Lamer House, with 'From the Library at Lamer, Apsley Cherry Garrard' inscribed to sprung front pastedown. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 18150
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[CLAN GREGOR]. An Artist's Ramble in Scotland During the Summer of 1870. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [c. 1870] Quarto. Manuscript on paper. 68pp. Illustrated with engravings extracted from contemporary published works, photographs, and original pen and ink, pencil, and watercolour sketches. Modern brown cloth, preserving contemporary morocco upper board, A.E.G. Rubbed. Scattered spotting. Later pencilled inscription 'Mary Gregory from her husband No. 19/71' and inked inscription 'James R. Gregory from his mother. Nov. 19th / 22' to FFEP. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32236
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SCOTT, J[ohn]. Glasgow illustrated in a series of picturesque views drawn and engraved by j. scott with Historical & Descriptive Illustrations by john cullan esq. Glasgow. J. Scott, 1834. First edition. Quarto. [4], ii, 68pp. With an engraved title page and 24 engraved plates, executed in aquatint. Handsomely bound in twentieth century navy half- morocco, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Marbled endpapers, short closed tears to leaf I1 and contiguous plate. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33283
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[BURT, Edward]. Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London;...interspers'd with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland. . London. Printed for S. Birt, 1754. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [1], x, 344pp; [2], 368pp, [1]. With an engraved map to Vol. I and a further eight engraved plates across both volumes. Contemporary calf, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-pieces. Heavily worn, with significant splitting to joints of both volumes. Armorial bookplate of the Earls of Hopetoun to FEP and ink-stamps of Alex. D. Denny, Dumbarton to FFEPs, of each volume. Some staining ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33422
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MUIR, James Hamilton. Glasgow in 1901. Glasgow and Edinburgh. William Hodge & Company, 1901. First edition. 8vo. [16], 255pp. With an engraved frontispiece, a further 52 engraved illustrations depicting landmarks of Glasgow, and a large map of Glasgow and suburbs to rear. Finely bound by Ramage of London in twentieth century gilt-tooled red half-morocco, marbled papers board, T.E.G., marbled endpapers. An attractive copy; some more significant spotting to edges, with light spotting throughout. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33404
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PAGAN, James. Sketch of the history of glasgow. Glasgow. Robert Stuart & Co., Ingram Street, 1847. First edition. 8vo. [4], 198pp. With an extra-engraved title, 23 further illustrated plates, and a map of the city. Bound by Maclehose of Glasgow in twentieth century green half-morocco, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Marbled endpapers, lightly rubbed and marked, spine slightly discoloured. Very slight spotting throughout. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33405
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STRANG, John. Glasgow and its clubs: or glimpses of the Condition, Manners, Characters, and Oddities of the city. London and Glasgow. Richard Griffin and Company, 1857. Second edition, revised, corrected and enlarged. 8vo. viii, 496pp. Twentieth century red half-morocco, marbled boards, lettered in gilt to spine. T.E.G., marbled endpapers. Rubbed, with light wear and tear to joints and corners, spine faded. Bookseller's ticket of Hugh Hopkins, Glasgow to FEP, spotting to edges, with additional very slight spotting throughout text. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33406
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MUIR, James Hamilton. Glasgow in 1901. Glasgow and Edinburgh. William Hodge & Company, 1901. First edition. 8vo. [16], 255pp. With an engraved frontispiece, 52 further engraved illustrations depicting landmarks of Glasgow, and a large map of Glasgow and suburbs to rear. Finely bound in twentieth century gilt-tooled blue half-morocco by Bayntun of Bath. T.E.G., Marbled endpapers. An attractive copy; very lightly marked on upper board. Light spotting to endpapers. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33403
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WOODLEY, Rev. George. A view of the present state of the scilly islands: exhibiting their Vast Importance to the British Empire.. London. F. C. and J. Rivington, 1822. First edition. 8vo. [1], xviii, [1], 344pp. With half-title and large folding map of the Scilly isles. Uncut in original boards, recently rebacked with a new spine label. Quite worn and marked, with significant bumping to edges and corners. Heavy spotting and a little staining to title and preface, then lighter spotting across remainder of text. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 33401
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MOTHERSOLE, Jessie. The Isles of Scilly Their Story their Folk & their Flowers. London. The Religious Tract Society, [1910]. First edition. Quarto. [2], xii, [1], 244pp, [1]. With an illustrated colour frontispiece and 24 further illustrations depicting the landscapes of the Scilly Isles. Original publisher's gilt-tooled blue cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, slight spotting throughout. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 33395
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NORTH, I. W.. A week in the isles of scilly. Penzance. E. Rowe and Son, 1850. First edition. 8vo. [1], viii, [1], 199pp. With an engraved frontispiece and three further illustrated plates. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth boards, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked, small chip to head of spine. Armorial bookplate of Darrell, Trewornan, Cornwall and later ticket of Bridger of Penzance to FEP, bookplate of Charles Woolf to FFEP. Spotting to verso of engraved frontispiece. Inked inscription of Dorothy Dudley to ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33394