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Photo of "The first canto of ricciardetto: ..."
SYLVESTER, Douglas Lord Glenbervie. The first canto of ricciardetto: translated from the italian of forteguerri. London. John Murray, 1822. First edition. Quarto. [2], xxvii, 232pp. With half-title, a lithograph portrait frontispiece of the translator, and two further engraved plates: a portrait vignette depicting Niccolo Forteguerri, and an illustration of the poem's hero and heroine. Contemporary gilt- tooled burgundy calf, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, with some surface loss to edges, spine sunned. Light spotting to frontispiece, otherwise internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34023
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[SWITZERLAND]. Engelberg. [Zurich]. [Kilchberg], [s.d., c. 1930] Oblong 8vo. [16] leaves. 32 photographic illustrations. Stapled into original publisher’s pictorial buff wrappers. Extremities a trifle rubbed and marked. Two leaves detached. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28005
Photo of "Gotthard furka-grimsel"
[SWITZERLAND]. Gotthard furka-grimsel. [Zurich]. [Kilchberg], [s.d., c. 1930] Oblong 8vo. [20] leaves. 38 sepia illustrations after photographs. Original publisher’s pictorial buff wrappers. A trifle rubbed and marked. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27985
Photo of "[Caption title:] Le grand-conseil de ..."
[SWISS EDUCATION]. [Caption title:] Le grand-conseil de la république de berne, Considérant que la faculté d'enseigner est déclarée libre par l'art. 12 de la Constitution; Considérant que néanmoins, d'après le même article; cette faculté est soumise à des restrictions légales, afin d'apporter le soin convenable à l'éducation et à l'instruction de la jeunesse... [Berne]. [s.n.], [1832]. Dimensions 390 x 460 mm. Single leaf broadside. Numerous old horizontal and vertical folds. Apparently unrecorded.

[Bound with:] Loi sur les écoles primaires publiques. Berne. C. Fisher et Comp., 1835. [2], 46pp. OCLC records a single copy (Fribourg).

[And:] Règlement concernant les leçons d'ouvrages dans les écoles primaires des filles. [Berne]. [s.n.], [1840]. 8pp. OCLC records copies at just two locations (Cantonal Library of Jura and ZFH).

[And:] Loi sur ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 17030
Photo of "Furka und grimsel pass"
[SWISS ALPS]. Furka und grimsel pass. Zurich. Photoglob Co., [1906]. Oblong 8vo. 36 leaves of photographic illustrations. Original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29030
Photo of "A song of italy"
SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles. A song of italy. London. John Camden Hotten, 1867. First edition. 8vo. 8, 66, [2], 6pp. With initial and terminal catalogues of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32433
Photo of "A song of italy"
SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles. A song of italy. London. John Camden Hotten, 1867. First edition. 8vo. 8, 66, [2], 8, [2], 6pp. With initial and terminal leaves of advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30464
Photo of "Good Queen anne vindicated, and ..."
[SWIFT, Jonathan]. Good Queen anne vindicated, and The Ingratitude, Insolence, &c. of her whig ministry and the allies Detected and Exposed, in the Beginning and Conducting of the war... London. Printed and sold by W. Owen, 1748. Second edition. 8vo. [4], 72pp. With a half-title. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. Latter half of text-block separated into individual gatherings. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Hesketh Yarburgh to head of half-title. Lightly dust-soiled, some chipping to head of initial five leaves, occasional spotting/creasing. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20765
Photo of "The history of the four ..."
SWIFT, Jonathan. The history of the four last years of the queen...Published from the Last Manuscript Copy, Corrected and Enlarged by the Author's Hand. London. Printed for A. Millar, 1758. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 392pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, recently rebacked. Boards Rubbed and marked, bumping to corners with some loss of leather.. Internally clean and crisp. Later book-label of A. Eyre to FEP. With a loosely inserted contemporary manuscript receipt of sale: Antho: Eyre Esq. Barnsley 24th April 1758 / Bought of We / J Swifts 4 last years of the queen 8vo. cf. ... £0.5.0 / Hon. ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 17590
Photo of "Some remarks on the Barrier ..."
[SWIFT, Jonathan]. Some remarks on the Barrier Treaty, between her majesty and the States-General...To which are added, The said Barrier-Treaty, with the Two Separate Articles; Part of the Counter-Project; The Sentiments of Prince Eugene and Count Sinzendorf upon the said Treaty; And a Representation of the English Merchants at Bruges. London. Printed for John Morphew, 1712. Second edition. 8vo in 4s. 48pp. Uncut, stitched as issued. Slight soiling to front and rear, a little creasing, else a fine unsophisticated copy. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 12802
Photo of "Aldersyde A Border Story"
SWAN, Annie S.. Aldersyde A Border Story. London. The Masterpiece Library, "Review of Review's" Office, [s.d.] First edition. 8vo.. 68pp, iv. Stapled, as issued, within original publisher's printed blue wrappers. Extremities spotted, lightly rubbed. Leaves browned. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34068
Photo of "Hannen Swaffer's who's who"
SWAFFER, Hannen. Hannen Swaffer's who's who. London. Hutchinson & Co., [1929]. First edition. 8vo. Limited edition of 100 copies, of which this is number five. Flat signed to dedication page. With a portrait frontispiece. 255pp, [1]. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt. Without dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24916
Photo of "Nyt land: fire aar I ..."
SVERDRUP, Otto. Nyt land: fire aar I arktiske egne. Kristiania [i.e. Oslo]. Forlagt af H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), 1903. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xii, 505, [1]; x, [2], 523pp, [3]. Numerous photographic plates and illustrations in the text, nine maps. Original publisher's pictorial navy cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed. Decorated endpapers, early inked ownership inscriptions to both FFEPs and titles. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23446
Photo of "Tre aar i isen med ..."
SVERDRUP, Harald U.. Tre aar i isen med "maud". Gyldendal. Norsk Forlag, Oslo, 1926. First edition. 8vo. 285pp, [3]. With a black and white photographic frontispiece, a further 52 black and white photographic illustrations, a full-page sketch map, and a folding map to rear. Recent calf-backed green cloth boards, stamped and lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed. Occasional pencil marks. From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice 'Kenn' Back (b. 1942), meteorologist with the British Antarctic Survey from 1963 to 2002, and ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 23449
Photo of "Mr Facey Romford's Hounds"
SURTEES, R.S.. Mr Facey Romford's Hounds. London. Bradbury and Evans, 1865. First edition. 8vo. viii, 391pp, [1]. Frontispiece and 23 hand-coloured plates by John Leech and Hablot K. Browne. A choice copy. With the bookplate of Robert Stephen Benson to FEP, and some slight marking to endpapers, else fine. Preserved in a cloth folding-box. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 13828