Aberdeen.
[W. Bennett], 1873.
First edition.
8vo.
50 copies printed. 111pp, [1]. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Rubbed and marked. Hinges exposed, inked ownership inscription of E. McIver to head of title page, occasional manuscript annotations/corrections to text, several leaves protruding from text-block, scattered spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'Evander McIver Esq. / Representative of the families of Ness & ... More >
£ 450.00
Antiquates Ref. 23516
Edinburgh.
John Grant, 1933.
First edition.
8vo.
xxxvi, 327pp. Printed parallel in English and Scottish Gaelic, with an additional Gaelic title page. With half-title and a terminal index. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, with original dust-wrapper. A trifle rubbed. Dust-wrapper toned and spotted, with chipping and tearing to edges, small losses to head and foot of spine. The author's copy, with his book-label to front ... More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 34527
London.
Printed for Frederick Wesley and A. H. Davis, 1826.
Second edition.
12mo.
[4], 287pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red Morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed and dulled. Contemporary prize plate of the Blantyre Works, South Lanarkshire, to FEP, offsetting to title, scattered spotting. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 27658
London.
Trubner and Co., 1869.
First edition.
8vo.
vii, [1], 190pp, [2]. Original publisher's green cloth, gilt. Small paper label to spine. Very slight rubbing. Ink ownership inscriptions to FEP and FFEP, occasional marginal spotting. More >
£ 200.00
Antiquates Ref. 16348
London.
Printed for Houlston and Co., [s.d., c. 1840]
Thirty-third edition.
32mo.
42pp, [6]. Wrappers included in pagination. With a woodcut frontispiece and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's printed blue wrappers. A trifle rubbed, marked, and creased. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 28682
Inverness.
Kenneth Douglas, James Smith, and Donald Fraser, 1847.
First edition.
8vo.
160pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 28518
London.
Printed for T. and J. Allman, 1819.
Second edition.
12mo.
[6], 205pp, [3]. Title in red and black. With three final publisher's advertisement leaves. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities worn and marked, joints split, lower board and spine cracked, loss to head and foot, lettering-piece chipped. Foxed. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 21246
Cantabrigiae, [i.e. Cambridge].
Ex Officina Johannis Hayes, celeberrimae Academia Typographi, 1683.
First edition.
Quarto.
[136]pp. Without A1, as issued. Recent blue half-morocco, buckram boards, titled in gilt to spine. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Spine a trifle browned, else a fine copy. With an early manuscript verse in 12 lines, entitled 'Variatio martialis' to blank fly leaf at end. More >
£ 500.00
Antiquates Ref. 15006
London.
Printed for R. Dodsley, 1752.
First edition.
Quarto.
25pp, [1]. Without half title. Parallel Latin and English text. Modern marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, scattered spotting, terminal leaf stained. More >
£ 100.00
Antiquates Ref. 32989
London.
Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, 1754.
First edition.
Quarto.
22pp, [2]. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Modern marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, scattered spotting. More >
£ 100.00
Antiquates Ref. 32988
Cambridge.
Deighton, Bell and Co., 1880.
First edition.
8vo.
63pp, [1]. Original publisher's dark green cloth, stamped in black and gilt. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Ink inscription to head of title page: 'E. Ricardo Christie / May (?) 1880 / Private copy', with very occasional notes in his hand. More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 23912
[Cambridge].
[Printed by F. Talbot... and Published for the Proprietors by G. J. Preston], [1871-73]
Quarto.
Vol. I, no. 1 (Jan. 32nd 1871) - Vol. I, no. 3 (April 1871); Special number (Dec. 1873). All published. 14, 4pp. With four photo-lithographed plates (two of which folding). Contemporary green cloth, original publisher's pictorial upper wrapper pasted to upper board. Lightly rubbed and discoloured. Scattered spotting. More >
£ 450.00
Antiquates Ref. 17699
London.
Henry J. Drane, 1897.
First edition.
8vo.
[8], 48, [1], 10-16, 8, [1], 18-48pp. Partially misbound. With 76 illustrations in the text. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 23266
Cambridge.
Deighton, Bell, and Co., 1872.
First edition.
8vo.
iv, 120pp. Bound by Potter & Sons of York in contemporary half-morocco, marbled boards, gilt. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting, later bookplate of Ronald and Jay Hamilton to REP. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 19068
Londres [i.e. London].
De L'Imprimerie de T. Spilsbury & Fils, 1790.
First edition.
8vo.
[2], viii, 318pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, marbled boards. Rubbed and marked, joints split, small losses to head and foot of spine. Spotting to endpapers, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 34137
[s.i.].
[s.n.], [1788].
Quarto.
11pp, [1]. Four loose bifolia, uncut. Old central horizontal fold. A trifle creased. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 34664
London.
Printed for T. Kay...and Robertson & Berry...Edinburgh, 1792.
8vo.
First part, all published. 80pp. Contemporary half-calf, marbled paper boards, gilt supralibros of The Society of Writers to the Signet to both boards. Extremities rubbed, joints split, boards held by cords only. Paper shelf-label pasted to FEP, manuscript contents to recto of FFEP, title page and final leaf dust-soiled, occasional spotting. More >
£ 350.00
Antiquates Ref. 21203
Edinburgh.
Printed for Robertson & Berry...and T. Kay...London, 1792.
First edition.
8vo.
First part, all published. 80pp. Contemporary half-calf, marbled paper boards, gilt supralibros of The Society of Writers to the Signet to both boards. Extremities rubbed, upper board detached, lower joint split. Paper shelf-label pasted to FEP, internally clean and crisp. Manuscript letter dated 3rd January 1872 tipped-in to recto of FFEP: 'My dear Sir, I return to you the pamphlet which caused the imprisonment of ... More >
£ 500.00
Antiquates Ref. 18457
London.
John Murray, 1828.
First edition.
8vo.
In two volumes. xii, 501pp, [1]; viii, 626pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting brown and black morocco lettering-pieces. Marbled edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, with splitting to joints. Light scattered spotting. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 34128
London.
Printed by Dewick and Clarke...for T. Hughes, 1806.
First edition.
12mo.
[3], 6-38pp. Complete despite erratic pagination. With an engraved hand-coloured frontispiece 'Dr. Monsey's singular method of drawing of teeth'. Uncut. Modern marbled paper boards. Original publisher's printed powder-blue sugar wrappers bound in. Rubbed, spine worn. Bookplate of Charles Todd Owen and book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, wrappers marked and torn. More >
£ 450.00
Antiquates Ref. 17606
