London.
Bradbury and Evans, 1858.
First edition in book form.
8vo.
xii, 412pp. Frontispiece and 12 hand-coloured plates by John Leech. Gilt-decorated red cloth. Some slight rubbing/bumping to extremities, small chip at foot of spine, splitting to head and foot of spine, hinges split and straining, holding by cords only. Preserved in a cloth chemise and slip-case. With two bookplates to front endpapers (including the gilt-stamped red morocco example of Sir Hugh Walpole, Brackenburn, Keswick) More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 13827
London.
Bradbury and Evans, 1860.
First edition in book form.
8vo.
x, 406pp, 12pp adverts. Frontispiece, extra-engraved title and 12 hand-coloured plates by John Leech. Gilt-decorated red cloth. A crisp copy, with slight rubbing/bumping to extremities, bruising to head and foot of spine. Preserved in a cloth folding-box. With two bookplates to front endpapers. More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 13826
London.
Bradbury, Evans, and Co., [1858].
First edition in book form.
8vo.
x, [2], 412pp. With a hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, a further 12 hand-coloured engraved plates, and 69 woodcut illustrations in text by John Leech. Bound by New of Eton in contemporary brown half-morocco, marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed. Book-label of A. A. Somerville to FEP, scattered spotting. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 26632
London.
Bradbury and Evans, [1865].
First edition.
8vo.
In original 12 monthly parts. With 24 hand-coloured etched plates by John Leech and Halbot Knight Browne. Original publisher's brick-red pictorial wrappers, housed in recent custom red morocco pull-off case by W. Root & Son of London. Case a trifle rubbed, with bookplates of Samuel Henry Austin and Lucius Wilmerding. Very slight chipping to spines, upper panel of part I detached from text-block. Internally clean ... More >
£ 625.00
Antiquates Ref. 10191
London.
J. Hatchard and Son, 1826.
Fifth edition.
8vo.
v, [3], 334pp, [4]. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting brown morocco lettering piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, with some discolouration to head of boards. Armorial bookplate of General A. M. K. Hamilton to FEP. Slight browning to endpapers and edges of front blank fly-leaves and title, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 33451
London.
Published by Whittingham and Arliss, 1816.
First edition.
12mo.
[2], 127pp, [3]. With a hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, one further hand-coloured engraved plate, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green roan-backed marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting. More >
£ 450.00
Antiquates Ref. 32886
London.
Printed by and for William Darton, Jun., 1816.
First edition.
12mo.
[4], 84pp. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, and two further engraved plates. Without the terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue found in some copies. Original publisher's red roan-backed marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed, corners exposed. Plates browned, offsetting. More >
£ 150.00
Antiquates Ref. 27961
London.
Printed and sold by Dean & Munday, Threadneedle-Street, 1818.
Third edition.
12mo, erratically mis-signed.
[2], 5-56pp. [2]. With folding engraved frontispiece, two further engraved plates, all three after Isaac Cruikshank, and a terminal blank. Original buff printed paper wrappers. Rubbed to surfaces and extremities, corners slightly dog-eared, occasional pencil marking to text. Marginal tear to A6 without loss. Early ink inscription (J.M. Gresley?) to verso of upper wrapper. More >
£ 625.00
Antiquates Ref. 21355
Northampton.
Printed by Thomas Dicey and Co. for the Author, 1785.
First edition.
12mo.
36pp. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter. Damp-stained. More >
£ 375.00
Antiquates Ref. 19770
Lugduni [i.e. Lyon].
Apud Seb. Gryphium, 1548.
16mo.
632pp, [38]. Later gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, joints and corners neatly refurbished. Marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles, internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 625.00
Antiquates Ref. 31907
Oxonii [i.e. Oxford].
Typis G. Hall pro R. Blagrave, 1661.
12mo.
369pp, [13]. Contemporary blind-ruled sheep. Heavily worn, loss and worming to spine, upper board detached. Inked ownership inscription (dated 1793) of Church of Scotland minister and historian William Robertson (1721-1793) to recto of FEP, early ownership inscription to head of title, occasional light spotting. More >
£ 450.00
Antiquates Ref. 22132
Billericay.
Kaymar Magic, 1948.
First edition.
8vo.
24pp. With a loosely inserted supplementary pamphlet and numerous engraved and photographic in-text illustrations. Stapled, as issued, in original publisher's pictorial blue wrappers. Lightly rubbed, some toning to wrappers, staples rusted. Internally clean & crisp. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 34509
London.
Printed for Darton and Harvey et al., 1799.
[Second edition].
12mo.
[8], 308pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities worn, without upper board, surface loss to spine. Internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 20058
Dublin.
Printed by A. O'Neil, 1821.
Second edition.
12mo.
vii, [8]-180pp. With a woodcut frontispiece, and numerous woodcut vignettes throughout. Original publisher's red morocco-backed drab paper boards. Boards heavily worn, marked, and soiled. Ink inscriptions and pen trials of 'Jeremiah Bard' to FEP, occasional creasing and light spotting. More >
£ 100.00
Antiquates Ref. 14606
[Copenhagen].
Printed for the Author, 1782.
First English edition.
8vo.
Fine and large paper issue. xv, [1], 143pp, [17]. With a half-title. Parallel Icelandic and English text. Finely bound in nineteenth-century burgundy straight-grain half-morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, black paper boards. Lightly rubbed, corners a little bumped, occasional spotting and marking to text, else fine. Early ink ownership inscription to head of title. More >
£ 750.00
Antiquates Ref. 32664
Glasgow.
Robert Stuart & Co., 1848.
First edition.
Quarto.
[2], viii, [2], 116pp, [8]. With an additional engraved title page and 27 engraved plates depicting scenes and views of the city. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, bumping to head and foot of spine. Light scattered spotting throughout. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 33539
Edinburgh.
Printed by William Adams...1722. Reprinted by Stewart, Ruthven & Co., 1793
Quarto.
[4], 41pp, [1]. Without final blank leaf. Later black morocco-backed red cloth boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked. Scattered spotting. Contemporary manuscript note to recto of front blank fly-leaf: Cha. Stuart / 1793 / Only thirty copies of this printed'. More >
£ 450.00
Antiquates Ref. 27379
Jenae [i.e. Jena].
Sumtibus Jo. Bielkii, 1693.
First edition.
12mo.
238pp, [36]. Title in red and black. Later panelled calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Title in manuscript to bottom edge. Worn, upper board held by cords only. Recent bookplate with initials 'A. M. H. P.' to FEP, scattered spotting. More >
£ 750.00
Antiquates Ref. 24050
Edinburgh.
Printed by James Ballantyne & Co. for John Murray...and Archibald Constable, 1808.
First edition.
12mo.
In four volumes. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed, joints starting, upper board of Vol. I held by cords only. Recent book-labels of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEPs, near contemporary inked ownership inscriptions of Miss Charlotte Simpson to front blank fly-leaves, scattered spotting. More >
£ 450.00
Antiquates Ref. 22371
London.
Printed for Appleyards, 1808.
First edition.
Quarto.
[3], vi-vii, [1], 119pp, [1]. Without half-title. Recent two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities a trifle marked. Book-label of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, slight soiling to gutter of title-page, occasional spotting. More >
£ 150.00
Antiquates Ref. 21778
