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[NAUTICAL MAGAZINE]. The nautical magazine; or, journal of maritime discovery, voyages and papers, works of nautical and geographical science, and art... London. Published by Fisher, Son, & Co., July, 1833. No 17. - Vol. II 8vo. [1], 370-432pp. With an engraved plate. Uncut in original publisher’s pictorial blue wrappers. Rubbed and creased, some loss to spine, contemporary inked ownership inscription of Geo. Stebbing, Agent, Portsmouth, to foot of upper panel. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22348
[NAVAL]. The naval and military magazine Vol I[-II]. London. T. Clerc Smith, 1827. Second Edition. 8vo. First two volumes only. viii, 672pp. [3], 722pp. With an engraved frontispiece to Vol. I one depicting 'The Duke of York, Commander in Chief' and an engraved plate to Vol. II showing 'His Royal Highness the Lord High Admiral'. Later blue cloth, lettered in gilt to spines. Marginal tears to Vol, I at p.179-180, p.381-382, p.389-390 - in no instance touching text, browning to titles ... More > £ 225.00 Antiquates Ref. 12195
LEDIARD, Thomas. The naval history of england, In all its branches; from the norman conquest In the Year 1066. to the Conclusion of 1734... London. Printed for John Wilcox...and Oliver Payne, 1735. First edition. Folio. Two volumes bound as one. iv, [24], xii, 394, [2], 395-933pp, [1]. Printed in double columns. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and a terminal page of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled speckled calf. Without lettering-piece. Rubbed, boards held by cords only, wear to head of spine. Light damp-staining to head of text-block, loss to lower corners of leaves 5S2 and 10G2, ink stains to p.159, very ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 15611
BURGOYNE, Alan H. [editor]. The navy league annual: 1908-1909. (Corrected to October 10th, 1908). London. The Navy League, 1908. First edition. Quarto. 277pp, [1]. With a frontispiece, a further 19 plates, and eight ship plans in the text. Original publisher's presentation binding of gilt-stamped red roan, A.E.G. Rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title page: 'With the Editor's compliments and thanks'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29644
GRAVES, Robert. PODRO, Joshua. The nazarene gospel by robert graves and joshua podro: Being part III (text only) of their nazarene gospel restored. London. Cassell and Company, 1955. First edition. 8vo. xii, 175pp, [1]. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper dulled and sunned. Internally immaculate, A near fine copy. Inked inscription to FFEP: 'To Leanne and Frank / with love / Joshua / 3 March 1955'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23465
A CAMBRIDGE M.A [i.e KNOTT, Robert Rowe]. The new aid to memory. Part the first, containing the most remarkable events of the history of england. London. Published by Whittaker and Co., 1839. First edition. 12mo. xxxi, [1], 63pp, [3]. With 12 engraved plates, a list of subscribers, and a terminal leaf of advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting, a subscriber's name (Richard Halfhead) added in manuscript. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32890
[TASMANIA]. The new album of 31 Tasmanian Views. [Hobart]. [J. Walch & Sons], [s.d., c. 1900] First edition. Oblong quarto. [14] leaves. Original publisher’s green cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed. Contemporary inked gift inscription to FEP, four leaves detached. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24163
[ANSTEY, Christopher]. The new bath guide: or, memoirs of the b-n-r-d family. In a series of poetical epistles. London. Printed by N. Biggs, 1804. New edition. viii, 155pp, [1]. With 10 engraved plates.

[Bound with:] COTTON, Charles. Scarronides, or virgil travestie, a mock poem, on the first and fourth books of virgil's aeneis, in english burlesque. London. Printed by J. Galton, 1804. [2], 122pp. With an engraved frontispiece, one further engraved plate, and two engraved illustrations in the text.

8vo. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled mottled calf, marbled endpapers. Rubbed. ... More >
£ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32455
[NEW CHILDREN'S FRIEND]. The new children's friend: or, pleasing incitements to wisdom and virtue; conveyed through the medium of anecdote, tale, and adventure, calculated to entertain, fortify, and improve the juvenile mind. Translated chiefly from the german. London. Printed by J. Swan and Co....for Vernor and Hood...and Darton and Harvey, 1800. Fourth edition. 12mo. viii, 171pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's green vellum-backed marbled boards. Extremities rubbed, lettering-piece worn, some loss to foot of spine, corners bumped. Frontispiece naively hand-coloured, leaves B3-4 inverted, occasional spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 25603
[JAMAICA]. The new Jamaica Almanack, and register, Calculated to the Meridian of the Island for the Year of our Lord 1794. Being the Second after Bissextile or Leap Year. [Second Edition - Carefully Corrected]. Saint Jago de la Vega. Printed by David Dickson, for Thomas Stevenson, Stationer, Kingston, [1794]. 12mo in 6s. 146pp, [14]. With two hand-coloured engraved leaves of plates depicting 'Signals for distinguishing the Several Packets on the Falmouth Station' bound in before title. Variously interleaved at front, with numerous blanks at end inserted, some of which removed. Contemporary, perhaps original gilt-tooled wallet-format calf over card boards, the fold-over flap missing, but with an open fore-edge to upper board with marbled paper-lined pocket. Rubbed and ... More > £ 6,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30515
HORT, W. Jillard. The new pantheon; or, an introduction to the mythology of the ancients in question and answer: compiled for the use of young persons... London. Printed for Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1838. New edition. 12mo. viii, 260pp. With an engraved folding frontispiece and a further 16 plates. Original publisher's black cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed, loss to head of spine. Hinges exposed, publisher's advertisements to pastedowns, minute marginal worm-track to one plate. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 31334
HEALDE, Thomas. The new pharmacopoeia of the royal college of physicians of london. London. Printed by J. W. Galabin, for T. Longman, 1788. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 343pp. Original publisher's blue paper boards, rebacked in contemporary brown calf. Heavily rubbed and marked, with surface wear to edges, toned. Without free endpapers, initial advertisement leaf and final printed leaf used as pastedowns. Spotting throughout, particularly to endpapers. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34322
[BIBLE - N.T., English]. TYNDALE, William. The new testament of our lord and saviour jesus christ: published in 1526 being the first translation from the greek into english, by that eminent scholar and martyr, william tyndale. Reprinted verbatim: with a memoir of his life and writings, by george offor. Toegether with the proceedings and correspondence of henry viii., sir t. more, and lord cromwell. London. Samuel Bagster, 1836. First Bagster Edition. 8vo. iv, 98pp, ccxv ff, [4]. With engraved portrait frontispiece of Tyndale. Finely bound in publisher's luxurious blind-decorated, gilt-titled pebbled morocco. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Very lightly rubbed, spine a little faded, small nick to fore- edge, light spotting to title, else a crisp copy. Robin de Beaumont's copy, with his book label to verso of FFEP and pencilled acquisition note to blank fly-leaf. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31121