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BEAMISH, Tufton. Battle royal: a new account of Simon de Montfort's struggle against King Henry III. London. Frederick Muller Limited, [1965]. First edition, second issue. 8vo. 285pp, [1]. With a frontispiece and eight plates. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt. Without dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed. Internally immaculate. Presentation copy, inked inscription to title page: ''Bill' Slim / with my kindest regards / and special respect / Tufton'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25848
[ALMANACK]. Time's Telescope, for 1831. London. Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1831. First edition. 8vo. viii, 416pp. Title page in red and black, with numerous in-text illustrations. Modern red cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Leaves browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25894
[ALMANACK]. Time's telescope for 1814. London. Printed for Sherwood, Neely and Jones, 1814. First edition. 8vo. xxxvi, 370pp. With a handful of in-text illustrations. Modern red cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Leaves browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25895
ALISON, Archibald. Essays on the nature and principles of taste. Edinburgh. Printed by the heirs of D. Willison, for Archibald Constable and Company, 1825. Sixth edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [5], xxix, [1], 376; [3], p.vi, 447pp, [1]. Without half-titles. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting brown and green calf lettering-pieces. Extremities rubbed. Foxed. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 26072
[GEORGE III]. Memoirs of his late most excellent majesty king george III. Chiefly illustrative of his private, domestic, and christian virtues; His Patronage of the Arts, Literature, &c. &c. &c. With numerous original anecdotes. London. Published by R. Miller, 1820. Second edition. 8vo. 64pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and one further engraved plate (a portrait of George IV). Uncut. Later stitched into original publisher’s printed buff wrappers, with the edition of a [2]pp publisher's advertisement announcing the publication of the present work. Extremities worn, loss to spine. Plates foxed. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 26129
CAMPBELL, Thomas. The pleasure of hope: with other poems. London. Printed for the author, by T. Bensley, 1803. Seventh edition. Quarto. xi, [1], 131pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, and one further engraved illustration in the text. Contemporary calf, tooled in black and gilt, calf lettering-piece, A.E.G. Extremities rubbed and a trifle marked. Marbled endpapers, inked ownership inscriptions of Simpkin to front blank fly-leaf and head of title, scattered foxing. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 26291
[LAWRENCE, T. E.]. Letters to T. E. Lawrence. London. Jonathan Cape, [1962]. First edition. 8vo. 216pp. Without errata slip. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. Minor shelf-wear. dustwrapper a trifle marked, spine panel sunned, several brown paper repairs to verso. From the reference library of the late Jeremy Wilson (1944-2017), the authorised biographer of Lawrence, with his distinctive inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 26296
URE, Andrew. Dr. Andrew Ure...on Galvanism. London. [Barnes & Scarsbrook], [1890]. 8vo. 33pp, [1]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Armorial bookplate of Harry Percy Boord to FEP, with his inked ownership inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 26417
[SURTEES, Robert Smith]. "Ask mamma;" or, the richest commoner in england. 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
LYND, Sylvia. The yellow placard. London. Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1931. First edition. 8vo. 80pp. Original publisher's tan cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, loss to lettering-piece. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Humbert Wolfe / from / Sylvia Lynd / a fragment of her / debt. 4. 4. 31.' More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27005
SCOFFERN, J[ohn]. Projectile weapons of war and explosive compounds... London. Longman, Brown, and Co., 1859. Fourth edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 376, 24pp. With an engraved frontispiece, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's blind-stamped red cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and sunned. Inked ownership inscription to FEP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27333
[WOLLASTON, William]. The religion of nature delineated... London. Printed for John and Paul Knapton, 1738. Sixth edition. Quarto. xv, [1], 5-219pp, [13]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, calf lettering-piece. Rubbed, marked, and scored. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27335
BOSSUET, [Jacques-Benigne]. Discours sur l'histoire universelle. Paris. De l'Imprimerie et de la Fonderie Stereotypes de Pierre Didot L'Aine, et de Firmin Didot, 1803. Edition stereotype. 12mo. In two volumes. [4], 257, [1]; [4], 283pp, [5]. Later gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed. Scattered spotting. Inked ownership inscriptions of J. T. Coleridge to title of Vol. I and half-title of Vol. II. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27341
[STILLINGFLEET, Benjamin]. An essay on conversation. London. Printed for L. Gilliver and J. Clarke, 1737. First edition. Folio. [2], 19pp, [1]. Recent marbled papers boards. Minor shelf-wear. Leaves lightly creased, short tear to gutter of title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27447
OGILVIE, John. Providence. An allegorical poem. In three books. London. Printed for G. Burnet, 1764. First edition. Quarto. xiii, [3], 63, [4], 74-131, [4], 132-192pp. Title in red and black. With three engraved plates. Recent calf-backed marbled boards, paper label with title in manuscript to upper board. Very minor shelf-wear. Title browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27460