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COWARD, Noël. The Noël Coward Song Book. London. Michael Joseph, 1953. First British edition. Quarto. 314pp, [2]. With a frontispiece portrait by Clemence Dane and numerous illustrations by Gladys Calthrop in the text. Original publisher's two-tone cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed, dustwrapper a trifle marked, chipping and short tears to spine and edges. Signed by Coward to title page. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23085
NORDENFELT, [Thorsten]. The nordenfelt machine guns described in detail and compared with other systems; also their employment for naval and military purposes. Portsmouth. Griffin & Co., 1884. First edition. Quarto. xiv, [2], 73, 74A-74D, 75-206pp. With 57 plates. Original publisher's red pictorial cloth, recently rebacked and recornered. Lightly rubbed and marked. Armorial bookplate of John Madden (1836-1902) to FEP, bookplate of Henk Visser to recto of FFEP, several leaves/plates detached, but present, scattered spotting. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 30519
[STURLA THÓRDARSON]. JOHNSTON, Rev. James. The Norwegian account of haco's expedition against Scotland; A.D. MCCLXIII. now first published, in the original Islandic, from the Flateyan and Frisian mss. with a literal English version and notes. By the Rev. James Johnstone. [Copenhagen]. Printed for the Author, 1782. First English edition. 8vo. Fine and large paper issue. xv, [1], 143pp, [17]. With a half-title. Parallel Icelandic and English text. Finely bound in nineteenth-century burgundy straight-grain half-morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, black paper boards. Lightly rubbed, corners a little bumped, occasional spotting and marking to text, else fine. Early ink ownership inscription to head of title. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 32664
BALZAC, Honoré de. The novels of honoré de balzac; now for the first time completely translated into english. Philadelphia. Printed only for subscribers by George Barrie and Son. [s.d., c. 1898] Limited edition. 8vo. Limited edition of 1000 copies, of which this is copy No. 509. In two volumes. [6], 353pp, [1]; [6], 355pp, [1]. Titles in red and black. With half-titles, an engraved frontispiece to each volume and eight further engraved plates by Frédéric-Emile Jeannin. Later navy half-morocco, richly gilt-tooled, with red morocco onlays in fleur-de-lis pattern to spine compartments; blue cloth boards. Marbled endpapers, T.E.G. Very lightly ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34761
OWENSON, Miss. [i.e. MORGAN, Lady Sydney]. The novice of saint dominick. London. Printed for Richard Phillips, 1806. Second edition. 12mo. In four volumes. [2], 364; [2], 360; [2], 378; [2], 363pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt- tooled calf, supralibros of a swan and dragon to upper boards. Rubbed and marked, spines sunned, surface loss to lower boards of Vols. I and II, and upper board of Vol. III. Very occasional light spotting, very small hole to leaf O10 of Vol. I, not touching text, some loss to ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29067
TANSILLO, Luigi. The Nurse, a poem. Translated from the Italian of Luigi Tansillo. By William Roscoe. Dublin. Printed for B. Dornin, 1800. Third edition. 12mo. 31, [1], 89, [3], 34pp. In three parts; a life of Tansillo, the nurse, and notes - each has separate pagination, the register is continuous. The poem has parallel Italian and English texts. With a half-title. Contemporary calf, morocco lettering-piece, gilt, marbled endpapers and edges. Rubbed, joints cracked, some loss to head of spine. Upper hinge cracked, armorial bookplate of Roberti Bourne to FEP. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 13217
[KUMAUN DIVISION]. The N.-W.P. and Oudh Land Revenue Act, No. III of 1901 as extended to the kumaun division and Rules and Orders Relating to the Kumaun Division. Allahabad. The Superintendent, Government Press, United Provinces, 1930. 8vo. 2], viii, 172pp. Original publisher's blue cloth-backed printed buff paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, worm-tracks and coloured pencil shelf-marks to upper board. Manuscript notes to front endpapers, coloured pencil shelf-marks to title page, ink-stamps of Brajmohan Lal Dave, advocate at Allahabad to title page and initial leaf of text, occasional ink/pencil underlining. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28125
BOCCACCIO, Giovanni. The nymphs of fiesole...with the woodcuts made by Bartolommeo di Giovanni for a lost quattrocento edition, which were used to illustrate various later texts and have now been reassembled and recut. Verona. Editiones Officinae Bodoni, 1952. Quarto. Limited edition of 225 copies on hand-made Fabriano paper, of which this is copy number 160. xi, [1], 127pp, [3]. With 23 woodcuts and a facsimile of the title page of the 1597 English edition. Original publisher's vellum-backed patterned paper boards, lettered in gilt, T.E.G., others uncut. Lightly rubbed, corners bumped. Internally immaculate. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24646
BENSON, E. F. The oakleyites. London. Hodder and Stoughton, [1915]. First edition. 8vo. 318pp. Original publisher's blue cloth boards lettered black, with title to spine in gilt. Slightly rubbed, with a little bumping to corners and spine ends, some marking to the fore edge. Internally bright and clean, save minor toning to endpapers and half-title. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30035
GOSSE, P[hilip] H[enry]. The ocean. London. Printed for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1845. 8vo. xii, 360pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further 51 engraved illustrations. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked. Armorial bookplate to FEP, frontispiece a trifle creased, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22161
ANACREON. The odes of anacreon, translated from the greek into english verse, with notes. Yarmouth. Printed by John Beart, for B. Crosby and Co. London, 1804. Second edition. 8vo. 27, [1], 144pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary olive green half-morocco, marbled boards, lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed. Marbled endpapers, later book-label of Ed Grabhorn to FEP, offsetting to title-page, slight damp-staining to rear blank fly-leaf and RFEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 16787
BRAYBROOKE, Neville, et al. . Theodore Essays on T. F. Powys. . Kent. Saint Albert's Press, 1964. Limited first edition 87/450. 8vo. 74pp, [14]. Original publisher's printed cream wrappers lettered in red, with corresponding unclipped dustwrapper, a little marked and stained. Edges sharp, internally fresh and bright. With a ballpoint inscription from the Sewell 'amico dilecto Henrico Williamson d. d. compilator - f. Brocardus Sewell, O. Carm. 15.iv.1964'.' More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28297
[DODSLEY, Robert]. The Oeconomy of human life, translated from an indian manuscript, written by an ancient bramin... London. Printed by T. Rickaby, for E. Harding, 1798. 8vo. 22, [2], 120pp. With two terminal advertisement leaves. Profusely illustrated with engraved vignettes throughout. Uncut in original publisher's paper boards. Extremities rubbed and marked, substantial loss to spine, upper board held by cords only. Ink ownership inscription to FFEP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 13881
HEWLETT, Esther. The old man's head: or, youthful recollections. London. William Darton, [1824]. First edition. 12mo. 180pp. With an engraved frontispiece and two further engraved plates. Original publisher's red roan-backed marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed, surface loss to bumped corners and head of spine, upper joint split. Near contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP, plates a trifle browned and spotted, offsetting to title. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 21699