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[FREDERICK II]. Secret Instructions, by frederick the second, king of prussia: being Secret Orders given by that Monarch to the Officers of his Army, and particularly to those of the Cavalry, for the Regulation of their Conduct in War. Translated from the original german, into French, by the prince de ligne, and now first translated into english. London. Printed for E. and T. Williams, 1798. First edition. 8vo. [8], 195pp, [1]. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-ruled tree calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 22981
[CARTER, Matthew]. A most true And exact relation of That as Honourable as unfortunate Expedition of Kent, Essex, and Colchester. By M.C. A Loyall Actor in that Engagement, Anno Dom. 1648. [London]. [s.n.], Printed in the Yeere, 1650 8vo. [10], 166, 151-207, 210-214pp. Finely bound in nineteenth- century gilt-tooled tan calf. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed to joints and extremities, else a fine copy. With the bookplate of 'John Arthur Brooke' (1844-1920) of Fenay Hall to FEP, and that of 'Fairfax of Cameron' to REP. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28719
WATTS, Alaric A. Poetical sketches: the profession; the broken heart. etc. with stanzas for music, and other poems. London. Printed for Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1823. First trade edition. 12mo. xi, [1], 148pp. Bound by J. Bulcock in contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Rubbed, spine sunned, chipping to lettering-pieces. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Francis Sterry and recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 28884
[ORDER OF THE BATH]. Statutes of the most honourable order of the bath. London. Printed in 1725 - reprinted [by Nichols and Son] in, 1787 Quarto. viii, 67pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering- piece. A trifle rubbed, joints split. Internally clean and crisp. Book-label of Robert J, Hayhurst to FEP. Ownership inscription of Capt. A. Hood to recto of FFEP. ESTC N23698.

[Together with:] [Drop-head title:] A ceremonial for the installation of the knights companions of the Most Hon. Order of the Bath; On Monday, the 19th of ... More >
£ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 27363
PANEGYRICI VETERES. Panegyrici veteres interpretatione et notis illustravit jacobus de la baune soc. jesu. jussi christianissimi regis. ad usum serenissimi delphini. Parisis, [i.e. Paris]. Apud Simonem Benard, 1676. First Delphine edition. Quarto. [24], 350 [i.e. 346], [160]. With terminal blank u4, and engraved frontispiece (by Louis Cossin) and occasional engraved vignette medallions within the text. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, rubbed, with splitting to joints (although boards remain strongly attached) and bumping to corners. Some browning to endpapers, occasional spotting and marking to text. Edward Gibbon's copy, with his (first) armorial bookplate to FEP, in addition to the inscriptions ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 19470
[GEORGE IV]. A Brief Account of the coronation of his majesty, george iv. July 19, 1821. London. Printed for D. Walther, 1821. First edition. 8vo. [2], 32pp. With a stipple engraved portrait frontispiece, six aquatint plates by W. Read, and a line engraved illustration of the regalia.

[Bound with:] Official Programme: coronation of Queen Victoria. Single leaf broadside. Dimensions 390 x 490 mm. [London]. Orlando Hodgson, [1838]. Letterpress text in three columns within an engraved border, including the order of the procession from St James's Palace to Westminster Abbey, and ... More >
£ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 27788
SHELLEY, Mary. The fortunes of perkin warbeck. A romance. By the author of "Frankenstein," "The Last Man, " &c. In two volumes. Philadelphia. Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1834. First American edition. 12mo in 6s. In two volumes. 261, [13]; 239pp, [1]. With five terminal leaves of advertisement ads to Vol. I. Uncut, in original publisher's cloth- backed paper boards, printed lettering-pieces. Rubbed, worn to extremities and some surfaces, loss to lettering-pieces, especially that of Vol. I. Internally browned, as with most American novels of this era, with some creasing and water-marking, especially to the end of Vol. I. From ... More > £ 3,750.00 Antiquates Ref. 26142
[ROXBURGHE CLUB]. Roxburghe Club. Chronological list of members; catalogue of books; rules and regulations. London. [John Bowyer Nicols and Sons, Printers, Parliament Street], 1855 [i.e. 1864] Quarto. [8], 13, [1], 3pp, [1]. Original gilt-tooled morocco-backed scarlet paper boards. A trifle rubbed to extremities, bumped to corners. Spotting to endpapers, else internally fine. From the library of George Briscoe Eyre, recently dispersed, with his name printed in red (and indeed corrected in manuscript) to the list of members. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 18180
HOBBES, Thomas. Leviathan, sive De Materia, Forma, & Potestate civitatis ecclesiasticae et civilis. Amstelodami [i.e. Amsterdam]. Apud Joannem Blaeu, 1670. First separate Latin edition. Quarto. [4], 365pp, [15]. Later full vellum, contrasting red calf lettering-piece, all edges red. Extremities discoloured and lightly rubbed. Later paper repair to verso of front blank fly-leaf, early manuscript note to recto: 'Leviathan / Thomae Hobbesii / Malmesburiensis / Theomachi / pernicies juvenium, morum corruptela, / ingenioisima subtillissima omnis / religionis eversio diabolica. / Diaboli stercus. / Parve nec invideo, per me, liber, ibis in ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 27383
VERELST, Harry. A view of the rise, progress, and present state of the english government in bengal: including a reply to the misrepresentations of Mr. bolts, and other writers. London. Printed for J. Nourse et el., 1772. First edition. Quarto. [12], 148, [4], 253pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-ruled marbled calf, later expertly recased preserving contemporary red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed. Very small work-track to foot of latter half of text-block, else internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title page: 'From the Author'. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 28099
[BROWNE, Peter]. Of drinking in remembrance of the dead. Being The Substance of a Discourse Deliver'd to the clergy of the Diocese of cork, on the Fourth of November, 1713. by the Bishop of that Diocese. And Published at their Unanimous Request. London. Printed for J. Roberts, 1713. 40pp. ESTC T83992. First published in 1713 as Of drinking to the memory of the dead.

[Bound after:] Aminadab: or, the Quaker's vision. [London]. In the Year 1710. First edition. [4], 11pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece. ESTC T8504.

[And:] Aminadab's declaration, Deliver'd at a General Meeting Holden upon the first day of the Last pentecost. [London]. In the Year 1710. First edition. 15pp, [1]. ... More >
£ 1,750.00 Antiquates Ref. 18635
[PERPETUAL ALMANAC]. [Manuscript perpetual almanac]. [s.l.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1842] Dimensions 60 x 90 mm. Manuscript on paper. Two cards, housed in contemporary naive marbled paper wallet, the first a manuscript 'perpetual almanack', the other printed (on one side only) providing the dates of Feast and Saint Days. Contemporary inked ownership inscriptions of Francis Henry Heyman Shepherd to wallet and verso of manuscript card. Wallet rubbed and marked. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 24692
ORR, Mrs. Sutherland. Life and letters of Robert Browning. London. Smith, Elder, & Co., 1891. Second edition. 8vo. xiii, [1], 451pp, [5]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Upper hinge exposed, bookplate of the Robert Browning Settlement Library to FEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27566
[MOORE, Margaret King]. [LAMB, Charles]. The stories of old daniel: or tales of wonder and delight. London. Printed for M. J. Godwin, 1813. Third edition. 12mo. vi, [2], 196pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled sheep, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, joints starting. Several leaves protruding from text-block. Prize plate of the Oxford House Seminary to FEP, recent pencilled inscription of William St. Clair to recto of FFEP More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28648
DAY, Thomas. The history of sandford and merton. London. Printed for J. F. Dove, 1833. 12mo. 347pp. With an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and a further 18 engraved plates. Contemporary green half-calf, marbled boards, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. Recent ticket of the Museum Bookshop, Dublin to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28680