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MACHAIVELLI. Historie di nicolo machiavelli, cittado, et secretario fiorentino... In Vinegia [i.e. Venice]. Domenico Giglio, 1554. 12mo. 157 [i.e. 257]ff, [1]. Nineteenth-century calf-backed marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, remnants of bookplate to FEP, small marginal holes to title page and initial leaf of text, light damp-staining to head of initial gathering, scattered spotting. More > £ 850.00 Antiquates Ref. 27821
MACHIAVELLI, [Niccolò]. La mandragola commedia. [Verona]. Stampato per I Cento Amici del Libro, 1957. Quarto. Limited edition of 120 copies. 98pp, [4]. With seven full-page lithographed illustrations in the text by Amerigo Bartoli Natinguerra (1890-1971). Original publisher's limp cream paper boards, lettered in red, glassine wrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, loss to spine of wrapper. Internally immaculate. Signed by Sanminiatelli on the colophon. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27820
[MACINTOSH, William]. Travels in europe, asia, and africa; describing characters, customs, manners, laws, and productions of nature and art: containing Various Remarks on the Political and Commercial Interests of great britain: And delineating, in particular, a new system, For the Government and Improvement of the British Settlements in the east indies: Begun in the Year 1777, and finished in 1781. London. Printed for J. Murray, 1782. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xxiii, [1], 482; [xi, [1], 503pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed, spines dulled and marked. Armorial bookplate of John Bateman to FEP of Vol. I, leaf Dd3 of Vol. I detached, slight loss to lower corner of leaf F1, Vol. II, short horizontal tear to lower margin of terminal leaf of text. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25980
[MACKAY, Charles]. A thousand and one gems of English poetry. London. George Routledge and Sons, 1881. 8vo. iv, 538pp. With an engraved frontispiece, a further eight engraved plates, and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Attractively bound in contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Mervyn Lloyd Peel to FEP, inked gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf, lightly foxed. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23122
MACKAY, John. Life of Lieut.-Gen. Hugh Mackay of Scoury... London. Edward Bull, 1842. New edition, revised. 8vo. lxxvi, 228pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, lightly marked, spine sunned. Foyles booksellers ticket pasted to FEP, receipt from the same loosely inserted, upper hinge partially exposed, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 23938
MACKAY, John. Life of Lieut.-Gen. Hugh Mackay of Scoury... Edinburgh. Laing and Forbes, 1836. First edition?. Quarto. xii, 213pp, [3]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and a final errata leaf. Recent brown cloth-backed blue paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Minor shelf-wear. Closed tears to foot of leaf B4 (touching text without loss), scattered foxing. Inked ownership inscription and pencilled note of Andrew Jervise to recto of front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 23520
[MACKCOULL, James]. Memoir of the life and trial of james mackcoull, or moffat, who died in the coutny jail of edinburgh on the 22d december 1820; Containing a full account of his trial before the jury court, and high court of justiciary, at edinburgh, For Robbing the Branch of the Paisley Union Bank at Glasgow of Twenty Thousand Pounds. Illustrated with notes, anecdotes, and a portrait. Edinburgh. Printed for John Anderson, Jun., 1822. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 317, [5], 4pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and four terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Modern navy half-morocco, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine, T.E.G. Marbled endpapers, contemporary gift inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, very occasional manuscript corrections to text, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33286
MACKENZIE, Compton. Prince charlie and his ladies. London. Cassell and Company, [1934]. First edition. 8vo. [8], 296pp. With a (misbound) photographic frontispiece. Extra-illustrated with 40 engraved plates (two coloured). Bound by Bayntun in contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, red cloth boards, T.E.G. Very minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, red morocco bookplate of W. A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31065
MACKENZIE, Compton. Echoes. London. Chatto & Windus, 1954. First edition. 8vo. 187pp, [3]. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed, dustwrapper chipped, lower joint split, a trifle marked. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'To Bryan Matheson / with all good wishes / from / Compton Mackenzie'. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24918
MACKENZIE, George. The laws and customes of scotland, In Matters criminal. Wherein is to be seen how the Civil Law, and the Laws and Customs of other Nations do agree with, and supply ours. Edinburgh. Printed by Thomas Brown, 1678. First edition. Quarto. [16], 272, 271-581pp, [1]. With initial order-to-print leaf. Title in red and black. Recent red morocco-backed red pebbled cloth boards, tooled and lettered in gilt, all edges red. Lightly rubbed and marked. Book-label of Lord Aitchison to FEP, scattered spotting, occasional early manuscript notes. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28158
[MACKENZIE, Henry]. The mirror. A periodical paper, published at edinburgh in the years 1779 and 1780. London. Printed for A. Strahan, and T. Cadell...and W. Creech at Edinburgh, 1794. Tenth edition. 12mo. In three volumes. xv, [1], 271, [1]; vii, [1], 319, [1]; xv, [1], 271pp, [1]. Bound and sold by John Murdoch of Glasgow. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled mottled/tree-calf, Contrasting green morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed. Marbled endpapers, binders tickets to FEPs, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 28507
MACKQUEEN, John. British valour triumphing over french courage: Under the conduct of the Duke of marlborough, Prince of the empire. Set forth in some discourses on the victories obtained over them at Blenheim, Ramellies, Oudenard, the Taking of Lisle, the Reduction of Ghent and Bruges. To which is annexed A discourse concerning casting our care on God; concluding with a modest Character of his Grace. London. Printed for J. Morphew, 1715. First edition. 8vo. [34], 280pp. With an errata slip pasted at the end of the preface. Consisting of: 'A sermon preached in St. Mary’s Church...' (1715, second edition); 'A thanksgiving sermon for the victory obtain'd at Oudenard...' (1715); 'A thanksgiving sermon for the taking of Lisle...' (1715); 'A discourse on casting our care on God...' (1715); and 'A divine and moral essay on courage...' (1715, second edition); each ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 20461
MACLAREN, Roderick. On a long Sea voyage in Phthisis Pulmonalis. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1871]. First offprint edition. 8vo. 10pp. Stitched, as issued. Some light marginal dust-soiling, occasional spots of foxing. Presentation copy, inscribed in ink to head of drop-title; 'With Dr. Maclaren's compts.', with annotation in the same hand at foot; 'Reprinted from the Brit. (?) Med-Chir. Review. Jan. 1871.' More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 12410