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CULLEN, Alex[ander]. Adventures in socialism: New Lanark establishment and Orbiston Community. Glasgow. John Smith and Son, Ltd., 1910. First edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 329pp, [1]. With half -title, four photogravure plates, and a folding lithographic plan. Title in red and black. Finely bound in contemporary red half-morocco, red cloth boards, lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Minor wear to extremities. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. Inscribed to half-title; 'Alex. Cullen'. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 11018
CULLEN, Alex[ander]. Adventures in socialism: New Lanark establishment and Orbiston Community. Glasgow. John Smith and Son, Ltd., 1910. First edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 329pp, [1]. With half -title, four photogravure plates, and a folding lithographic plan. Title in red and black. Finely bound in contemporary red half-morocco, red cloth boards, lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Minor wear to extremities. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, ink inscription to half title; 'With the author's compliments / Xmas. 1909 / Alex. Cullen'. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 15176
[MORRIS, Griffith]. [Advertising ephemera relating to Griffith Morris, merchant of Liverpool]. Comprising:

I. [Drop-head title:] Monthly price list for burning oils, candles, soaps, &c... [Liverpool?] [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1870]. Single bifolium. Three old horizontal folds, manuscript docket-title. Together with attendant related blank letterpress order form. Single sheet, printed on one side only. Dimensions: 200 x 260 mm. Three old horizontal folds.

II. [Drop-head title:] Hungarian flour. The finest pastry flour in the world. [Liverpool?] [s.n.], [s.d., ... More >
£ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34049
BARRETT, Thomas. Advice on the management of children in early infancy. Bath. Binns and Goodwin, [s.d., 1851?] First edition. 12mo. viii, 86pp, [14]. With a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Extremities worn and marked, joints split, tearing and loss to foot of spine, corners bumped. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23162
[OXFORD UNIVERSITY]. [BENTHAM, Edward]. Advices to a young man of fortune and rank, Upon his Coming to the university. Oxford. Printed at the Theatre. Sold by J. Fletcher...and J. Fletcher, [s.d., 1760?] 32, 16pp. ESTC T167852.

[Bound before:] BENTHAM, Edward. Reflexions upon the study of divinity. To which are subjoined Heads of a Course of Lectures. Oxford. Printed at the Clarendon Press, 1774. Second edition. [4], 68pp.

[And:] RAWLINS, John. The Scripture Prophecies consider'd - and compar'd with the Oracles of the Heathens. A sermon Preached before the University of Oxford, At St. Mary's, On Sunday, Aug. ... More >
£ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19591
BROADHURST, Thomas. Advice to young ladies on the improvement of the mind, and the conduct of life.. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orne, 1810. The second edition, revised and corrected. 8vo. xiii, [1], 125pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece to spine. Worn, boards scored, upper board detached, lower joint split, surface loss to spine. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Sarah Mills to FFEP, leaves lightly browned, foxed. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34438
[RICHARDSON, George]. Aedes pembrochianae: a new account and description of the Statues, Bustos, Relievos, Paintings, Medals, and other antiquities and curiosities in wilton-house... [Salisbury]. Printed at the Salisbury Press: and sold by W. Morris...and B. C. Collins, 1795. Twelfth edition. [6], xvi, 133pp, [15]. Without half-title. ESTC T193594.

[Bound with:] The weymouth guide: exhibiting the ancient and present state of weymouth and melcombe regis... Weymouth. Printed for P. Delamotte, [1792]. Third edition. 128pp. With an engraved folding frontispiece, and one further engraved folding plate. ESTC T66352.

[And:] [MOREAU, Simeon]. A tour to the Royal Spa at Cheltenham; or, Gloucestershire Displayed... Bath. Printed for the Author ... More >
£ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 28838
BURTON, Isabel. AEI. Arabia Egypt India: a narrative of travel. London and Belfast. William Mullan and Son, 1879. First edition. 8vo. viii, 488pp. With twelve engraved plates, two engraved coloured maps (one folding), and two engraved illustrations in the text. Modern gilt-tooled red morocco-backed red cloth boards. Paper repairs to verso of folding map, scattered spotting. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30124
GISBORNE, Thomas. A familiar survey of the christian religion, and of history as connected with the introduction of christianity, and with its progress to the present time. Intended primarily for the use of young persons, of either sex, during the course of public or private education. London. Printed by A. Strahan, 1801. Third edition, corrected. 8vo. xv, [1], 542pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled speckled calf, contrasting red and black morocco lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32459
WAKEFIELD, Priscilla. A family tour through the British Empire; Containing some Account of its manufactures, natural and artificial curiosities, history and antiquities: interspersed with biographical anecdotes. Particularly adapted to the amusement and instruction of youth. London. Printed for Harvey and Darton, 1823. Eleventh edition. 8vo. iv, 454pp, [16]. With a engraved, hand-coloured folding map. Contemporary red half-roan, marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed, spine sunned. Early inked ownership inscription to FEP, without FFEP, several long vertical and horizontal tears to map, foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 25164
DRUMMOND, William. A Few Memoranda of The Life of the late Patrick Drummond Esqre. formerly A Solicitor of Croydon by His Son William. 1845. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1845]. Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [2], 138pp. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled navy morocco, A.E.G., Watered silk endpapers, gilt dentelles. Photographic portrait pasted to front pastedown. With a loosely inserted mourning card in memory of Elizabeth Drummond, wife of Patrick, Patrick Drummond, and two daughters Ann and Mary, and letter dated 1950 pertaining to the rescue of the book from sale. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32548
DAMAN, Geoffrey Windeatt. A Few Verses. [London]. Privately Printed [at The Complete Press], 1915. First edition. 8vo. 30pp, [2]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's cream cloth, ruled and lettered in red. Extremities rubbed, browned, and a trifle marked. Early inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, leaves lightly toned. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24686
[COVENTRY]. [A folio scrap album containing a collection of 85 pieces of printed ephemera relating to the parliamentary elections in Coventry, 1830]. [vs., largely Coventry]. [vs.], [1830]. Folio.. 85 separately printed broadsides, flyers and hand-bills; one printed pamphlet (Speech of Mr Ellice, for a select committee of of enquiry on the state of the silk trade. [s.i., Coventry?]. [s.n., s.d., likely 1830]. 16pp); and several clippings from contemporary newspaper accounts. Contemporary marbled paper covered wrappers. Worn, with splitting to spine, loss to surfaces. In spite of the exterior, the album has preserved the ... More > £ 3,750.00 Antiquates Ref. 27279
ABERNETHY-DRUMMOND, William. A form of consecrating burying-ground. First used at the consecration of a burial-place for General Count Lockhart of Lee, At dryden, March 15. 1790. [Edinburgh?]. [s.n.], 1790. 8vo. 15pp, [1]. With a half-title. Bound by C. Murton in nineteenth-century half-calf, marbled boards, tooled in gilt and blind. Rubbed, corners exposed. Marbled endpapers, occasional early manuscript corrections to text, later ownership inscription of Christopher Wordsworth to recto of front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27730