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BURGOYNE, Alan H. [editor]. The navy league annual: 1908-1909. (Corrected to October 10th, 1908). London. The Navy League, 1908. First edition. Quarto. 277pp, [1]. With a frontispiece, a further 19 plates, and eight ship plans in the text. Original publisher's presentation binding of gilt-stamped red roan, A.E.G. Rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title page: 'With the Editor's compliments and thanks'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29644
BARTON, Bernard. Napoleon, and other poems. London. Printed for Thomas Boys, 1822. First edition. 8vo. xv, [3], 256pp. With a half-title. Uncut in original publisher's drab paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed, joints starting, loss to spine, lettering-piece chipped, corners bumped. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29256
ALIQUIS [i.e. MARKS, Richard]. The retrospect: or, review of providential mercies: with anecdotes of various characters and an address to naval officers. London. James Nisbet, 1833. Fifteenth edition. 12mo. vii, [1], 346pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary navy calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting, small chip to foot of leaf I1. Presentation copy, inked inscription to verso of front blank fly-leaf: 'James Rumsey esq. / M.D. / as a small token of gratitude & esteem ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29293
GRAY, David. The luggie and other poems. Cambridge. Macmillan and Co., 1862. First edition. 8vo. xlviii, 151pp, [1]. With a half-title. Contemporary green morocco, tooled in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Endpapers browned, bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29277
RUTHERFORD, W. TELFORD, J. A selection of Poems and Songs. Gateshead-on-Tyne. Howe Brothers, 1878. First edition. 8vo. 103pp, [1]. Original publisher's blind-stamped purple cloth, lettered in gilt to spine and upper board. Rubbed, marked, spine dulled. Recent bookplate of R. W. Martin to FEP, upper board and initial gathering held by cords only. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29296
THORNTON, Thomas Henry. General sir richard meade and the feudatory states of central and southern india. London. Longmans, Green, and Co., 1898. First edition. 8vo. xxv, [3], 390, [2], 32pp. With a portrait frontispiece, a further 16 plates, a folding map, and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Later endpapers. A trifle rubbed and marked, remnants of printed Edinburgh reading club label to upper board. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29749
DRINKWATER, John. Abraham Lincoln. London. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1918. First edition. 8vo. 74pp. Original publisher's red card wraps, lettered in black, with title label to the rubbed and marked spine. Internally bright and clean with the author's ink inscription on the half title 'To Alfred Hayes, from John Drinkwater, October, 1918'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28730
FULLARTON, Lady Georgina. La comtesse de bonneval... Paris. La Libraire d'Auguste Vaton, 1857. First edition in French. 8vo. xiv, [2], 319pp. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled navy morocco-backed blue cloth boards, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25075
BOWDLER, Mrs. [Jane]. Poems and essays... Bath. Printed by R. Cruttwell, 1787. Fourth edition. 8vo. In two volumes. vii, [3], 233, [1]; [6], 216pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces, later rebacked and recornered, preserving contemporary back-strips. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, inked ownership inscriptions of R. J. Wilkinson to front blank fly-leaves, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29665
BENSON, E. F. . Dodo: a detail of the day. London. Methuen and Co. , 1893. Second edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [8] 216; [6] 218-441pp, [16]. Original publisher's blue cloth boards lettered in gilt. Slightly shaken, all edges shelf-worn and bumped, with evidence of early library plates being removed from the front boards. A little toned throughout, fore and bottom edge uncut. Decorative endpapers, fore and bottom edge untrimmed. Slightly toned throughout, with a split in the page block at pp.328/329, Vol II. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30091
BENSON, E. F.. The capsina. London. Methuen & Co., 1899. First edition. 8vo. 343pp [39]. With four tipped in illustrated plates by G. P. Jacomb-Hood. Original publisher's red cloth boards lettered gilt. Boards stained and marked, chipping to spine, all edges worn, corners and spine ends bumped. Endpapers toned, with an ownership signature to the FFEP. A catalogue of books and announcements by the publisher bound in to rear. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30089
BENSON, E. F.. The vintage. a romance of the greek war of independence. London. Methuen & Co., 1898. First edition. 8vo. 397pp, [40]. With twelve black and white illustrated plates. Original publisher's red cloth boards lettered in gilt, fore and bottom edge untrimmed. Worn to extremities, spine darkened and chipped with loss at head and foot. A little foxing to paste downs and endpapers, otherwise internally bright. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30037