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STORY, Robert. The Poetical Works. London. Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1857. First edition. 8vo. xii, 416pp, [8]. Text in red and black, decorative initials in red and blue, decorative borders in blue and gilt. Engraved vignette of Alnwick Castle on dedication page. With a list of subscribers. Contemporary red morocco, richly tooled in gilt, black morocco onlay to upper board, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30450
[STOWE GARDENS]. Stow: a description of the Magnificent Gardens Of the Right Honourable richard, Earl temple, Viscount and Baron cobham. With a Plan of the House and Gardens. London. Printed for J. Rivington...and B. Seeley, 1756. 8vo. 32pp. With an engraved folding plan. Extra-illustrated with an engraved dedication leaf and 11 engraved plates of views (one folding) seemingly extracted from Stow: the gardens of the Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Cobham... (1751), signed: B. Seeley, the publisher of the work and draughtsman of the plates. Later blue paper boards, rebacked in modern gilt-ruled calf. Boards worn. Bookplate of the Society of the ... More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 28539
STOWE, Harriet Beecher. Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. London. Sampson Low, Son & Co., 1856. First English edition. 8vo. viii, 524, 12pp. With a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's brick red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle rubbed, marked, and sunned. Shelf-label of Dalton Hall Library and ticket of Lancaster-based bookseller T. Edmondson to FEP, blind-stamp and contemporary inked ownership inscription to head of title page. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21080
STOWE, Harriet Beecher, Mrs.. Pink and White Tyranny. A society novel. Boston. Roberts Brothers, 1871. First edition. 8vo. [4], viii, 331pp, [9]. With two initial leaves publisher's advertisements and a terminal publisher's catalogue (dated summer 1871). Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Rubbed and cocked. Upper hinge exposed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 23379
STOWE, Mrs. Harriet Beecher. Sunny memories of foreign lands. London. Sampson Low, Son, & Co., 1854. First English edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xii, 326, 11, [1]; viii, 242pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume, numerous illustrations in the text, and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue to Vol. I. Partially unopened in original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, spines sunned, top edge dust-soiled. Later book-labels of 'Teddesley' to both FEPs, very occasional marginal chipping. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 31200
STOWE, W. E.. Time tables shewing without mental calculation the number of days from any given day in any month, to every day in any other month during a year. London. Parker, Furnivall & Parker, 1848. First edition. Quarto. [2]pp. 12 engraved tables with slides. Original publisher's blind-stamped dark green cloth, lettered in gilt, recently rebacked, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Boards rubbed and marked. Book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP, scattered foxing. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 22529
ST. PIERRE, Bernardin de. Paul et virginie. Paris. Chez Deterville, 1816. 8vo. [2], viii, 242pp. With a half-title and an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Liam Sims to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33111
[STRAWBERRY HILL]. The collection of rare prints & illustrated works, removed from strawberry hill for sale in london. A catalogue of the extensive and most valuable collection of engraved portraits, of the most illustrious and other eminent british characters that figure in the annals of history and biography...as originally collected by horace walpole, earl of orford; which will be sold by auction... [London]. Smith and Robins, [1842]. First edition. Quarto. vi, [3]-131pp, [1]. Later half-calf, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, manuscript note to verso of FFEP: 'This catalogue was given to me by Mr. Schulze, who had it from Mr. Morgan, who had it from Smith of Lisle Street, the famous printseller, & friend of Beckford of Fonthill. I had it bound by Mr. ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26440
[STRICKLAND, Agnes]. Le jour de naissance de rosette:* composé pour l'amusement et l'instruction des jeunes demoiselles...*Rosetta's birth-day. Londres [i.e. London]. Chez William Darton, [s.d., c.1824] First edition in French. 12mo. 36pp. With an engraved frontispiece and two further engraved plates. Original publisher's printed stiff yellow wrappers. A trifle rubbed and dust-soiled. Early inked ownership inscription to FEP, frontispiece foxed, else clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 21364
STRUTT, Joseph. [SCOTT, Walter]. Queenhoo-hall, A Romance: and ancient times, a drama. Edinburgh. Printed by James Ballantyne & Co. for John Murray...and Archibald Constable, 1808. First edition. 12mo. In four volumes. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed, joints starting, upper board of Vol. I held by cords only. Recent book-labels of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEPs, near contemporary inked ownership inscriptions of Miss Charlotte Simpson to front blank fly-leaves, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 22371
[STUART, House of]. HAY, Richard. An essay on the origine of the royal family of the stewarts... Edinburgh. Printed by William Adams...1722. Reprinted by Stewart, Ruthven & Co., 1793 Quarto. [4], 41pp, [1]. Without final blank leaf. Later black morocco-backed red cloth boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked. Scattered spotting. Contemporary manuscript note to recto of front blank fly-leaf: Cha. Stuart / 1793 / Only thirty copies of this printed'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27379