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Photo of "Socrates, a dramatic poem."
BUSHE, Amyas. Socrates, a dramatic poem.. London. Printed for the author and sold by R. and J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, 1758. First edition. Quarto. vii, [1], 98pp, [2]. With terminal blank (O2). Contemporary plain speckled calf, later morocco lettering-piece, gilt. A little rubbed, some cracking to joints at foot, some marking/surface loss to boards, but nevertheless a firmly bound volume, generously margined on good quality paper. With recent book-label to FEP, early inked price (‘5-5’) to head of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 30579
Photo of "[Society for the Extinction of ..."
[SOCIETY FOR THE EXTINCTION OF THE SLAVE TRADE]. [Society for the Extinction of the Slave Trade and for the Civilization of Africa, advertisement to verso of One Penny Mulready letter-sheet]. [London]. Dimensions unfolded: 220 x 200 mm; folded: 133 x 88 mm.. Single leaf mulready letter- sheet, folded addressed to 'Mrs Clive, Sanderstead, Croydon, Surrey', postmarked Frome with the 306 duplex cancellation to folded front, and further post-marks of Croydon and Frome dated September 1844, to folded verso. Some tears to folds, margins, without loss of text, remains of opened wax seal and old paper repairs to recto. More > £ 3,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 30000
Photo of "Social tales for the young"
SHERWOOD, Mrs. [Mary Martha]. Social tales for the young. London. William Darton and Son, [1836]. New edition, with additions. 12mo. [4], 247pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, printed in oils by J. Baxter. Original publisher's embossed maroon cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting, later bookplate of W. Kinning Crone to REP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28651
Photo of "Social etiquette the art of ..."
[COOKERY]. Social etiquette the art of cookery and hints on carving. London. Houlston and Sons, [s.d., c. 1860] Sixth thousand. 8vo. [5], 10-248pp, [8]. Complete despite erratic pagination. With four final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed. Upper hinge exposed, later bookplate of John Fuller to FEP, early inked ownership inscriptions to recto of FFEP, some loss to gutter of title page, leaves browned and spotted. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27087
Photo of "Snowdon"
[SNOWDON]. Snowdon. Llanberis. Published by Francis, [s.d., c. 1900] Oblong 8vo. 16 photographic plates on eight leaves. Tied, as issued, in original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Extremities a trifle creased. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29031
Photo of "Sniper jackson"
SLEATH, Frederick. Sniper jackson. London. Herbert Jenkins, 1919. Second edition. 8vo. 303pp, [1]. Original publisher's red cloth, ruled and lettered in black. Lightly rubbed and marked, cocked, spine sunned. Book-label of J. S. Dykes to recto of FFEP, leaves browned. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32084
Photo of "Slovene studies.."
STAMP, L. Dudley [editor]. Slovene studies... London. Published by the Le Play Society, 1933. First edition. Quarto. 70pp, [2]. With 12 black and white photographic plates. Original publisher's pictorial buff wrappers. Extremities a trifle creased and marked. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28316
Photo of "Slavonic fairy tales. Collected and ..."
NAAKE, John Theophilus. Slavonic fairy tales. Collected and translated from the Russian, Polish, Servian and Bohemian. London. Henry S. King and Co., 1874. First edition. 8vo. viii, 272pp, with an engraved frontispiece and 3 further engraved plates. Contemporary red half-morocco, red cloth boards, gilt. Marbled end-papers. Slight bumping on corners, mildly. scuffed spine edges with slight wear on boards. Moderate spotting from FEP through preface. Contemporary ink inscription 'Coleridge 1 Sussex Square 1874' to half-title, and further pencilled initials JDC to first leaf of the preface. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25157
Photo of "'Skin O'My Tooth' His Memoirs, ..."
ORCZY, Baroness. 'Skin O'My Tooth' His Memoirs, by his Confidential Clerk. London. Hodder and Stoughton, [1928]. First edition. 8vo. 307pp, [8] publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's light blue cloth, lettered in black, dustwrapper. Very minor rubbing to extremities, slight bubbling of cloth to boards, light browning to head and foot of spine, wrapper extensively sympathetically restored and a trifle creased and dust soiled. A little browning to blank endpapers, occasional spot of mild foxing in places, overall internally clean and crisp. A very good copy, ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 11108
Photo of "Sketch of william roscoe"
IRVING, Washington. Sketch of william roscoe. Liverpool. Printed by Harris and Company, [1853]. First edition. 8vo. 15pp, [1], iv. Stitched, without original wrappers. Slightest of dust-soiling and marking to title-page and terminal leaf, overall a near fine copy. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 14934
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MURRAY, A[lexander] H[enry] Hallam. Sketches on the old road through france to florence. London. John Murray, 1904. First edition. 8vo. xxv, [1], 328pp. With half-title, a chromolithograph frontispiece, and 47 further illustrated plates, of which some engravings, and others chromolithograph. Finely bound by Bayntun of Bath (stamp-signed to front pastedown) in contemporary gilt-decorated green half-morocco, marbled boards, with contrasting white morocco onlay to spine. Marbled endpapers, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned, with light toning to extremities. Very light spotting; overall, a fine copy. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34959
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[JURIEN DE LA GRAVIERE, Jean Pierre Edmond]. Sketches of the last naval war. London. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1848. First edition in English. 8vo. In two volumes. xxxvii, [3], 240, 32; [4], 300pp. With nine engraved folding charts/maps predominantly depicting the battles of St. Vincent and Trafalgar. Original publisher's blind-stamped burgundy cloth, lettered in gilt. Rubbed and marked, spines sunned. Later bookplates of R. C. Fiske to both FEPs, occasional spotting. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 23826
Photo of "Sketches in verse from the ..."
BRETTELL, J[acob]. Sketches in verse from the historical books of the old testament. London. Printed for Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1828. First edition. 8vo. 8, 183pp, [3]. With a terminal leaf of errata. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's buff paper board, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Extremities worn and marked. Recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, recent ink ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30471
Photo of "Sketches from Marlborough"
[BENSON, Edward Frederic]. Sketches from Marlborough. Marlborough. Printed and published by Chas. Perkins, 1888. First edition. 8vo. 105pp, [1]. Original publisher's navy cloth, tooled and black and lettered in gilt to upper board. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Ink-stamp to recto of FFEP of the Rye Dormy House Club (the accommodation for visiting golfers playing at the renowned links course at Camber, East Sussex), inked annotation 'By Benson: "Dodo" to browned title page - inscribed in pencil beneath, no doubt at a later ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 27526
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A COMMANDER IN THE NAVY. Sketches by a sailor; or, things of earth and things of heaven. London. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1853. First edition. 8vo. 149, [1], 32pp. With a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, marked, and bumped. Early ink gift inscription to FEP, early ink ownership inscription of Richard Benyon Croft to head of p.[5], very occasional spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29511
Photo of "Sketches beyond the Lyonesse"
SERJEANT, J. B. Sketches beyond the Lyonesse. St. Clether, Launceston, Cornwall. March, 1879 Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [82]ff. Naively sewn in contemporary two-tone wrappers. Extremities heavily rubbed, marked, and sunned. Occasional corrections to text. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34204