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[CATECHISM]. A Protestant Catechism: Shewing the principal errors of the Church of Rome. In four parts. I. Of the Rule of Faith....II. Of the Pope's Supremacy, and the Treatment of Hereticks. III. Of Errors in the Worship of God. IV. Of the Sacraments and other Points of Doctrine and Practice. Dublin. Printed by G. Perrin...Printer to the Society, [c.1784]. Seventh Edition. 12mo. 24pp. Sewn into early wrappers. Marking to wrappers, with some marginal staining to text. Contemporary ink inscription of Letitia Vance to verso of upper wrap. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 11159
GROSE, Francis. A provincial glossary, with a collection of local proverbs, and popular superstitions. London. Printed for S. Hooper, 1787. First edition. 8vo. viii, [284], 75pp, [5]. With two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, chipping to head of spine. Endpapers and title page browned, later book-label of J. Carter and recent bookplate of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20315
SCHAFFER, Jacob Christian. Apus pisciformis insecti aquatici species noviter detecta brevibusque descripta a Jacobo Christiano Schaeffero... Ratisbonae [i.e. Regensburg]. Typis Christ. Gott. Seiffarti Viduae, 1757. Editio secunda [i.e. second edition]. Quarto. 24pp. With an engraved hand-coloured folding plate of anatomical diagrams of numerous specimens. Disbound. All leaves a trifle toned, A2 and A3 detached from text block, short tear to head of title, small paper repair to margin of same, occasional spots of light foxing, pen trial to verso of plate. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 10760
[KILNER, Elizabeth]. A puzzle for a curious girl. London. Printed for Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1818. Fifth edition. 12mo. 143pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, 12 engraved illustrations in the text, and nine final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red roan-backed marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed, some surface loss to boards, chipping to head of spine. Upper hinge exposed, early inked ownership inscription to FEP, FFEP and frontispiece working loose, long vertical tear to leaf G5 (without loss). More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27615
WILSON, Jeremy [Keisaburo Yamaguchi]. Arabia no Rorensu. Japan. Shinshokan, 1989. First Japanese edition. Quarto. 160pp. Original publisher's white laminated boards, lettered in blue with the contrasting spine, monochrome portrait of Lawrence to the rear board. With the photographic dustwrapper and the additional British Airways orange advertising band. From the family library of Henry Williamson, now dispersed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28301
[COLE, Sir Henry]. A railway traveller's reasons for adopting uniformity of gauge, addressed to i. k. brunel, esq.. [s.i.]. [Printed by Charles Wittingham and published by Joseph Cundall], [s.d., c.1845] First edition. 8vo. 24pp. Later green paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed, with damp-staining to boards. Robin de Beaumont's copy, with his book-label to FEP, and trademark loosely inserted collection of bookseller's clippings, alongside his receipt of purchase. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31722
FLETCHER, John. A Rational Vindication of the Catholic Faith: Being the First Part of a Vindication of Christ's Divinity; Inscribed to the Reverend Dr. Priestley, By J. Fletcher, Vicar of Madeley, Salop. Left Imperect by the Author, and Now Revised, and Finished at Mrs. Fletcher's Request, By Joseph Benson.. Hull. Printed By George Prince, in Scale-Lane, and sold at the New Chapel, City-Road, London, [c.1790]. 8vo. 223pp, [1]. Uncut, in early roughly-sewn wrappers over original blue-paper wraps. Loss to over-wraps, some rounding to edges and occasional soiling of text block. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 10214
HORN, Georg. Arca mosis sive historia mundi. Que complectitur primordia rerum naturalium omniumque artium ac scientiarum. Magdeburgi [i.e. Magdeburg]. Impensis Johannis Luderwaldi, 1669. 12mo. [36], 220pp, [24]. With an additional engraved title. Slight marginal loss to **6.

[Bound with:] Historiae naturalis et civilis, ad nostra usque tempora, libri septum. Lipsiae [i.e. Leipzig], Sumptibus Johannis & Friederici Luderwald, 1671. 374pp. With an additional engraved title.

[And:] Ulyssea sive studiosus peregrinans omnia lustrans littora. Lugd. Batav. [i.e. Leiden], Ex Officina Cornelii Driehuysen et Arnoldi Doude, 1671. [8], 590pp. With an engraved ... More >
£ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 13463
MARSHALL, J. H. Archaeological exploration in india, 1906-7. [Hertford]. [Stephen Austin and Sons], [1907]. First offprint edition. 8vo. 993-1011pp. With eight photographic plates. Original publisher's printed yellow wrappers. Rubbed and marked. Text-block detached from binding. Presentation copy, inked inscription to upper wrapper: 'With compliments / from J.H.M.'

[Together with:] MARSHALL, J. H. Archaeological exploration in india, 1907-8. [Hertford]. [Stephen Austin and Sons], 1908. First offprint edition. 8vo. 1085-1120pp. With eight photographic plates. Original publisher's printed yellow wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked. Presentation copy, ... More >
£ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 25123
PAYNE, Humfry. YOUNG, Gerard Mackworth.. Archaic marble sculpture from the acropolis. London. The Cresset Press Limited, [1936]. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xiii, [2], 75pp; [2], 140pp. With a photographic frontispiece to vol. I; vol. II comprised solely of 140 photographic plates. Original publisher's gilt-tooled red cloth, vellum lettering-pieces to upper boards. Spines lightly sunned. Light spotting to endpapers, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34151
[EXPLORATION]. Arctic voyages; being an account of discoveries in the north polar seas, in 1818, 1819, & 1820. With an account of the esquimaux people. Compiled from the most Authentic Sources. London. Printed for C. J. G. & F. Rivington, 1831. iv, [1], 6-172pp. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved vignette to title page, and two further engraved plates.

[Together with:] Voyages in the arctic seas, from 1821 to 1825, for the discovery of a north-west passage to the pacific ocean. London. Printed for C. J. G. & F. Rivington, 1831. [4], iv, [1], 6-163pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved vignette to title page, ... More >
£ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 16837
MEREDITH, George. A reading of earth. London. Macmillan and Co., 1888. First edition. 8vo. vi, 136pp. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked. Decorated endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30447
CRUIKSHANK, George. A re-issue of scraps and sketches, from the original plates...part one. London. Published for the artist by Arthur Arnold, [1875]. Oblong quarto. [4]pp. With 38 hand-coloured etched vignettes, on 6 plates. Original publisher's cloth-backed printed wrappers. Rubbed and marked, gutta percha perished and text block detached from boards. Some spotting to endpapers, short marginal tear to FFEP and title. Presentation copy, inscribed to head of title: 'To Mrs E.J. Morton, with the compliments, & best wishes of Geo. Cruikshank. April 30th 1875', and later inscribed in a ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 16526
FRICK, Christoph. SCHEWITZER, Christoph. A relation Of Two several voyages Made into the East-indies, by Christopher Fryke, Surg. and Christopher Schewitzer. The whole Containing An Exact Account of the Customs, Dispositions, Manners, Religion, &c. of the several Kingdoms and Dominions in those Parts of the World in General: But in a more particular manner, Descibing those Countries which are under the Power and Government of the Dutch. Done out of the Dutch by S.L.. London. D. Brown, S. Crouch, J. Knapton, R. Knaplock, J. Wyate, B. Took, and S. Buckley, 1700. First English edition. 8vo. [16], 358pp, [2]. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled panelled sprinkled calf. The slightest of rubbing to extremities, with a little browning to pastedowns and preliminaries, else a fine copy. With the armorial bookplate of Lord Edwin Sandys (1726-1797) to front pastedown, and several early shelf-marks of Ombersley Court in pencil and ink. More > £ 4,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32590
MAINWARING, Sir Thomas. A Reply to an answer To the Defence of Amicia, Daughter of hugh cyveliok Earl of Chester. Wherein it is Proved, That the reasons Alleadged by Sir Peter Leicester, In his former Book, and also in his said Answer: concerning the Illegitimacy of the said Amicia, are invalid, and of no weight at all. London. Printed for S. Lowndes, 1673. First edition. 8vo. [2], 105pp, [1. Title in red and black. Contemporary blind-ruled calf. Heavily rubbed, without lettering-piece. Recent book-labels of John Evelyn and Steven St. Clair Smallwood to FEP, Bookplate of Dr. & Mrs. H. R. Knohl to recto of FFEP, early inked ownership inscription of 'Edw. Lutwych' to head of title page. Presentation copy, inked inscription to verso of front blank fly-leaf: 'Ex dono Authoris'. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 31354