Shop antiquarian books on “All Books” – Antiquates Fine & Rare Books

Photo of "Cricket, with contributions by A. ..."

[BADMINTON LIBRARY]. STEEL, A.G. LYTTELTON, Hon R.H.. Cricket, with contributions by A. Lang, W.G. Grace, R.A.H. Mitchell, and F. Gale. With numerous engravings after Lucien Davis and from photographs. London. Longmans, Green and Co, 1888. Second edition. 8vo. xiii, [1], 429pp. With half-title and frontispiece. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Some rubbing and marking to extremities and spine, some foxing to text. Later armorial bookplate of the Barons Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefntilla', to FEP.
More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 15473

Photo of "A counter-blaste to tobacco. (Written ..."

JAMES I. A counter-blaste to tobacco. (Written by king james I.). Edinburgh. E. & G. Goldsmid, 1885. 12mo. 32pp. Disbound. Lightly foxed, overall clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16003

BUXTON, Charles. The ideas of the day on policy. London. John Murray, 1866. First edition. 8vo. vi, 111pp, [1]. With half-title. Original publisher's blind-ruled navy cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed, corners bumped. Upper hinge exposed, armorial bookplate of 'Henry Birkbeck' to FEP, hole to FFEP, ink ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf, neat repair to lower corner of D1, lightly foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16181

Photo of "Christian verses for the children"

[CHRISTIAN VERSES]. Christian verses for the children. London. Hamilton, Adams and Co., [1862]. 8vo. iv, 92pp, [2]. With a terminal publisher's advertisement leaf. Original publisher's maroon buckram, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle rubbed, light ink-staining to boards spine sunned. Ink-spotting to front endpapers, ownership inscription to FFEP, lightly foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16241

PRENTISS, G[eorge] L[ewis]. The life and letters of elizabeth prentiss, author of "stepping heavenward". London. Hodder and Stoughton, 1884. Fourth thousand. 8vo. [2], xiv, 573pp, [1]. With half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's decorated brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Very slight rubbing and marking to extremities. Hinges starting, occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16255

Photo of "English parsing; comprising the rules ..."

GILES, James. English parsing; comprising the rules of syntax, exemplified by appropriate lessons under each rule. With an index, containing all the parts of speech in the different lessons unparsed. For the use of schools, private teachers, and elder students. London. Thomas Allman and Son, 1854. New edition. 12mo. viii, [1], 10-120pp. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt. Spine rubbed, some discolouration. Contemporary ink inscription to head of title-page, slight tear to C8 - just clipping text, small hole to text of C10 - with slight loss of sense. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16412

Photo of "De porquet's first italian reading ..."

[PORQUET, Louis Philippe R. Fenwick de]. De porquet's first italian reading book: or, Raccolta di Storie e di Novelle, veramente morali. London. Published for the Author, by Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., 1853. New edition. 8vo. xix, 189pp, [3]. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt. Slight marking to extremities. First gathering protruding from text-block, contemporary ink ownership inscription to head of title-page. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16413

Photo of "Dawn and Sunrise: brief notices ..."

[WARD, Charlotte Bickersteth]. Dawn and Sunrise: brief notices of the life and early death of barbara sophia gordon. London. Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1870. Second edition. 8vo. xvi, 144pp. With half-title, and an engraved portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-stamped blue buckram, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, slight splitting to lower joint. Later armorial bookplate of 'Henry Birkbeck' to FEP, occasional marginal chipping, foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16418

Photo of "The duchess of orleans. (helen ..."

[HARCOURT, Paule de Saint-Aulaire, marquise d']. The duchess of orleans. (helen of mecklenburg-schwerin.) A memoir. London. W. Jeffs, 1859. First edition in English. 12mo. xlii, 192pp, [1], vi. With half-title, and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Uncut in original publisher's light blue blind-stamped buckram. Extremities soiled, a trifle rubbed. Contemporary ink ownership inscription to FFEP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16523

Photo of "G. B. Lancaster 1873-1945: a ..."

DE LA MARE, F[rederick] A[rchibald]. G. B. Lancaster 1873-1945: a tribute. [Hamilton, New Zealand]. Printed for Private Circulation [The Waikato Times], [1945]. First edition. 8vo. 17pp, [2]. Original publisher's printed blue paper wrappers. Extremities a trifle dust-soiled. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inscribed to head of title-page; 'E. M. Sladden / from F. A. de la Mare / 6th August 1957'. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16589

Photo of "La Politique monetaire anglaise d'apres-gurre"

BONNET, George-Edgar. La Politique monetaire anglaise d'apres-gurre. Paris. Librairie de la Societe du Recueil Sirey, 1923. First edition. 8vo. 172pp, [4]. Largely unopened in original publisher's printed paper wrappers. Light marking to extremities, upper wrapper panel detached, surface loss to spine, sunned. Leaves toned. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16840

Photo of "Guide to the mechanics of ..."

[EXPORT TRADE]. Guide to the mechanics of export trade. London. Published by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., [1946]. 12mo. 117pp, [1]. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked. Lightly foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16846

Photo of "Fumifugium: or The Inconvenience of ..."

[EVELYN, John]. Fumifugium: or The Inconvenience of the aer, and smoake of london dissapated... Oxford. [Percy Lund, Humphries & Co. Ltd.], 1930. 8vo. [4], viii, 49pp, [1]. Original publisher's green cloth boards, lettered in black. A trifle rubbed and bumped. Near contemporary ink ownership inscription to FFEP, lightly foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16850

RUSSELL, Bertrand. What is the Soul?. Girard, Kansas. Haldeman-Julius Publications, [1947]. 8vo. 32pp. Original publisher's printed orange paper wrappers. Light rubbing and creasing to extremities. Leaves toned and spotted, occasional pencil markings to margins. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16880

Photo of "Correspondence between the right hon. ..."

CROKER, John Wilson. Correspondence between the right hon. j. w. croker and the right hon. lord john russell, on some passages of 'moore's diary.'... London. John Murray, 1854. First edition. 12mo. 35pp, [1]. Recent marbled paper wrappers. A near fine copy. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16896

Photo of "Australia; with notes by the ..."

JOBSON, Frederick J[ames]. Australia; with notes by the way, on egypt, ceylon, bombay, and the holy land. London. Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1862. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 270pp, [2]. With half-title, and a chromolithographic frontispiece. Original publisher's purple cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed, spine sunned. Hinges exposed, slight loss to FFEP, without RFEP, occasional light dust-soiling. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 17319

BERANGER, P[ierre]-J[ean] de. Chansons inedites. Paris. Baudouin Freres, 1828. 12mo. Via, [1], 132pp. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-roan, marbled boards. Extremities rubbed. Marbled endpapers, damp-stained and spotted throughout. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 17721

Photo of "Anno Regni georgii II. Regis ..."

[ACTS - GEORGE II]. Anno Regni georgii II. Regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, vicesimo. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the First Day of December, Anno Dom. 1741... And from thence continued by several Prorogations, to the Eighteenth Day of November 1746, being the Sixth Session of this present Parliament. Edinburgh. Printed by Richard Watkins, [1747]. 8vo. 39pp, [1]. Disbound. Title-page detached, inked manuscript pagination to head of all leaves, a trifle dust-soiled. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 18726

Photo of ""The Kingis Quair" and The ..."

RAIT, Robert Sangster. "The Kingis Quair" and The New Criticism. Aberdeen. A. Brown & Co., 1898. First edition. 8vo. 27pp, [5]. With two terminal publisher's advertisement leaves. Original publisher's printed paper wrappers. Sunned, a trifle marked, chipping to spine, Contemporary inked ownership inscription to upper panel. Very occasional ink highlighting, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 18907

GIBSON, R[ichard] H[enry]. Three years of naval warfare. London. William Heinemann, [1918]. First edition. 8vo. xii, 326pp, [2]. With a half-title and a portrait frontispiece of Admiral John Jellicoe. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, corners a trifle bumped. Marking to REP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 18946