London.
Issued to Subscribers by Peter Davies, 1933.
First edition.
8vo.
Limited edition of 500 copies, of which this is number 489, signed by the author.xi, [1], 184pp. With a photographic portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's cream cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Without glassine dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Bookplate of Lionel Brett and ticket of Blackwell's, Oxford to FEP. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 28495
Paris.
Chez Vente, 1767.
First edition.
12mo.
xx, 316, 80pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf-backed powder blue paper boards. Rubbed and marked, manuscript shelf-marks to upper board. Occasional modern ink-stamps of Jean-Pierre Cornet, scattered spotting. More >
£ 750.00
Antiquates Ref. 20801
[Haarlem].
[Joh. Enschede ed Zonen], 1956.
First edition.
8vo.
xxiv, 215pp, [1]. Numerous black and white photographic illustrations in the text. Contemporary green half-morocco, dark green cloth boards, tooled and lettered in gilt to spine. Original publisher's pictorial upper wrapper bound in. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to head of half-title, else internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 28051
London.
The Religious Tract Society, 1841.
First edition.
8vo.
[4], 196pp. With an engraved frontispiece, a further 15 engraved plates, and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and bumped. Ticket of E. & F. N. Spon of London to FEP, near contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, spotting to plates. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 29776
[London].
Printed by Tilling and Hughes, [s.d., c. 1820]
12pp. With an engraved, naively hand-coloured, vignette to title.
[Bound with:] [Caption title:] The better gift. A tract intended to accompany a charitable donation. London. Printed by G. Brimmer, [s.d., c. 1820]. 8pp.
[And:] [Caption title:] The fulfilment of prophecy in the destruction of Jerusalem, considered as an eminent proof of the truth of Christianity. London. Printed by G. Brimmer, [n.d.]. 12pp.
12mo. Contemporary calf-backed ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 11278
[Bound with:] [Caption title:] The better gift. A tract intended to accompany a charitable donation. London. Printed by G. Brimmer, [s.d., c. 1820]. 8pp.
[And:] [Caption title:] The fulfilment of prophecy in the destruction of Jerusalem, considered as an eminent proof of the truth of Christianity. London. Printed by G. Brimmer, [n.d.]. 12pp.
12mo. Contemporary calf-backed ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 11278
London.
Religious Tract Society [Reed & Pardon, Printers], [s.d., c. 1855]
8pp.
[Together with:] The plate of cherries. London. Religious Tract Society [Reed & Pardon, Printers], [s.d., c. 1855]. 8pp.
[And:] Now is the time! London. Religious Tract Society [Reed & Pardon, Printers], [s.d., c. 1855]. 8pp.
[And:] The two rich young men. London. Religious Tract Society [Reed & Pardon, Printers], [s.d., c. 1855]. 8pp.
[And:] The shepherd and his flock. London. Religious Tract Society [Reed ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32586
[Together with:] The plate of cherries. London. Religious Tract Society [Reed & Pardon, Printers], [s.d., c. 1855]. 8pp.
[And:] Now is the time! London. Religious Tract Society [Reed & Pardon, Printers], [s.d., c. 1855]. 8pp.
[And:] The two rich young men. London. Religious Tract Society [Reed & Pardon, Printers], [s.d., c. 1855]. 8pp.
[And:] The shepherd and his flock. London. Religious Tract Society [Reed ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32586
London.
Printed [by J. Hill] for the Religious Tract Society, [1826].
16mo.
iv, 380pp. Numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. Contemporary sheep. Lightly rubbed. Scattered spotting, occasional browning. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 34241
[London].
[The Religious Tract Society], [c.1875]
8vo.
Eight unnumbered leaves, printed on one side only, comprised of seven coloured illustrations positioned above a four-line stanza. Stitched, as issued. Early inked gift inscription to head of title. A trifle creased, ink-spotting to verso of final leaf. More >
£ 325.00
Antiquates Ref. 21361
[London].
[The Religious Tract Society], [1873].
8vo.
Eight unnumbered leaves, printed on one side only, comprised of seven coloured illustrations positioned above a single rhyming couplet. Stitched, as issued. Early inked gift inscription to head of title. A trifle creased and spotted. More >
£ 325.00
Antiquates Ref. 21360
London.
Religious Tract Society, [1882-1888]
[12]pp.
[Together with:] The Singing Boys, and other picture stories. London. Religious Tract Society, [1882-1888]. [12]pp.
[And:] Willing hearts, and other picture stories. London. Religious Tract Society, [1882-1888]. [12]pp.
[And:] The Young Gardener, and other picture stories. London. Religious Tract Society, [1882-1888]. [12]pp.
[And:] If I was a lady, and other picture stories. London. Religious Tract Society, [1882-1888]. [12]pp.
[And:] The donkey-race, and other picture ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 25804
[Together with:] The Singing Boys, and other picture stories. London. Religious Tract Society, [1882-1888]. [12]pp.
[And:] Willing hearts, and other picture stories. London. Religious Tract Society, [1882-1888]. [12]pp.
[And:] The Young Gardener, and other picture stories. London. Religious Tract Society, [1882-1888]. [12]pp.
[And:] If I was a lady, and other picture stories. London. Religious Tract Society, [1882-1888]. [12]pp.
[And:] The donkey-race, and other picture ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 25804
London.
Darton and Co., [s.d., c. 1830]
First edition?.
12mo.
iv, [1], iv-vii, [2], 10-252pp. With an engraved frontispiece, and additional engraved title page, and a further seven engraved plates. Original publisher's richly gilt-tooled red cloth, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Scattered spotting. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 27840
Oxford.
Printed for the editor, 1840.
First edition.
Oblong quarto.
[2], 139pp, [1]. Contemporary sheep-backed marbled paper boards. Lightly rubbed. Upper hinge exposed, later bookplate of William C. Coster to FEP, recent inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More >
£ 150.00
Antiquates Ref. 28093
[s.l.].
[s.n.], 1848.
First offprint edition.
8vo.
11pp, [1]. With two engraved plates illustrating various specimens of Medusae. Stitched, as issued, in tan paper wraps. Some soiling to extremities, tearing to wrap edges. All leaves and plates creased down centre. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 13351
Dublin.
Printed for P. Byrne, 1796.
12mo.
viii,196pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep. Extremities worn, surface loss to spine and boards, corners bumped. Hinges exposed, early ownership inscription of Captain Leeson to FEP, worm-track running through head of text-block (not touching text). More >
£ 200.00
Antiquates Ref. 29025
London.
James Ridgway, 1831.
First edition.
8vo.
32pp. Modern marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 30613
[London].
[William Bowden], [1864-66]
8vo.
18 separately issued catalogues (numbers 158, 159, 161, 162 (parts 1 and 2), 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168 (parts 1 and 2), 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, and 174). Bound together in contemporary blind-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, recently rebacked preserving contemporary red morocco lettering-piece. Boards rubbed. Scattered spotting. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown of Scottish advocate and antiquary Alexander Thomson of Banchory (1798-1868). More >
£ 450.00
Antiquates Ref. 21083
London.
George Routledge, 1844.
First edition.
8vo.
[4], 238, xlviii pp. With an engraved folding map and 170 engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary gilt-tooled dark green half-morocco, green cloth boards, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Armorial bookplates of Conservative politician Sir Mervyn Lloyd Peel (1856-1929) to FEP, blind-stamp of Manchester-based bookseller Simms to FFEP, map foxed, very occasional light spotting. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 33000
London.
How and Parsons, 1842.
Large 8vo.
vii, 264pp. With an engraved frontispiece, a further four engraved plates, an engraved map, and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's green crushed morocco-backed brown moire cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, corners bumped. Scattered spotting. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 30864
London.
Trübner & Co., 1872.
First edition.
8vo.
viii, 544pp. Handsomely bound by Zaehnsdorf (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in contemporary crushed black morocco, T.E.G., black cloth endpapers, gilt dentelles. Original publisher's green cloth covers bound in. A trifle rubbed. Red morocco book-label of George V to FEP. More >
£ 750.00
Antiquates Ref. 28826
London.
Trubner & Co., 1872.
First edition.
8vo.
viii, 544pp. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, joints starting, chipping to head and foot of spine, a trifle cocked. Endpapers browned, early bookseller's description pasted to FEP, scattered foxing. More >
£ 750.00
Antiquates Ref. 20639
