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Photo of "The London of Dickens"
DEXTER, Walter. The London of Dickens. London. Cecil Palmer, [1923]. First edition. 8vo. 269pp, [3]. With half-title. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth. Very lightly rubbed and marked. Book-label of D Farringdon to FEP. Inked gift inscription signed 'With Walt Dexter's kindest remembrances, 19th June 1923' to FFEP. With a loosely inserted contemporary business card of the author. Leaves lightly browned. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 34836
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WELSTED, [Leonard]. The works of dionysius longinus, On the Sublime: or, a treatise Concerning the Sovereign Perfection of Writing. Translated from the Greek. With Some remarks on the English poets.. London. Printed for Sam. Briscoe, 1712. First edition. 8vo. xiv, [10], 192pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf. Worn, with some loss to foot of spine, joints cracked, surface wear to boards and edges. Pastedowns sprung. Leaves lightly browned, light scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33914
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LAMB, Sir James Bland. The birth and triumph of love. A Poem.. London. Printed, for the proprietor, by T. Bensley, 1823. Second edition. 8vo. [4], 56pp. With half-title, engraved frontispiece and 24 further engraved plates. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled, blind-ruled burgundy morocco, A.E.G. Wear to joints and extremities, foot of upper joint starting, spine a trifle sunned. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Eliz. Humphrey, dated 26th August 1829, to FFEP. Leaves lightly browned, light scattered spotting and staining throughout. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34669
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BOSWELL, [James]. Boswell's life of johnson. London. Office of the National Illustrated Library, [s.d., c.1851] Tenth thousand. 8vo. Four volumes bound in two. xxxii, 291, [1], viii, 298; viii, 298pp, viii, 298pp, [2]. With an engraved title page and engraved frontispiece to each volume, with an additional title page to vol. i., numerous in-text illustrations, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements to vol. iv. Later gilt-tooled, blind-stamped calf, contrasting green lettering-pieces to spine. Marbled endpapers and edges, Lightly rubbed. Bookplates of Francis ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29050
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[CHRISTIANITY], [ANGLICAN CHURCH]. The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the United Church of England and Ireland. London. Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1830. 8vo. Unpaginated.

[Bound with]: BRADY, N & TATE, N. A New Edition of the Psalms of David, Fitted to the Tunes used in Churches. London. Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1818. Unpaginated.

8vo. [1]. Contemporary blind-stamped burgundy straight-grain morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Lighlty rubbed and marked. Inked gift inscription addressed to Robert Williams from his 'affectionate Grandmother', Jane Williams to head ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34099
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BARCLAY, John. Argenis, Nunc primum illustrata. Lugd. Bat. [i.e. Leiden]. Ex officina Francisci Hackii, 1659. 8vo. [28], 637pp, [19]. With an engraved title page. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Rubbed, joints starting, slight loss to head and foot of spine. Early ownership inscriptions to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 19405
Photo of "The holy bible containing the ..."
[BIBLE - English]. The holy bible containing the old and new testaments: translated out of The Original Tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by his majesty's special command.. Oxford. Printed at the University Press, 1865. 8vo. Unpaginated, printed in double columns. With a divisional title page to the New Testament. Bound by Field (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in contemporary blind-stamped black morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, initials 'H. L.' lettered in gilt to upper board. A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, with light surface wear to head and foot of spine. Scattered spotting to initial and terminal leaves. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34604
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DAVID, Elizabeth. French country cooking. London. John Lehmann, [1951]. First edition. 8vo. 247pp, [1]. Handsomely bound in contemporary blind-tooled half-morocco, marbled paper boards, contrasting tan morocco lettering-piece. Clean and crisp. With a loosely inserted A.L.S. dated 29th May, 1979: 'Dear Mrs. Poulson, Thank you so very much for your letter of May 9th. My goodness, that binding sounds very grand indeed - too much so I am afraid for my very simple little. It was only my ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 30851
Photo of "[The humourist: a Complete Set ..."
CRUIKSHANK, George. [The humourist: a Complete Set of the Forty Celebrated Coloured Etchings by george cruikshank of which thirty are Choice Undivided Proofs Before the Publisher's Inscriptions and of the utmost rarity]. [London]. Published by J. Robins & Co., 1819. First edition. Oblong quarto. 40 hand-coloured etchings on 20 leaves, with a neat manuscript title leaf bound in at front. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red crushed morocco, A.E.G., green paper endpapers, gilt dentellles. Typed bookseller's description tipped-in to front blank fly-leaf. Slightest shelf-wear to extremities, else a fine copy. More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 32653
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[BIBLE - N.T., Greek]. WESTCOTT, Brooke Foss. HORT, Fenton John Anthony.. The new testament in the original greek. Cambridge and London. Macmillan and Co., 1892. Fifth edition. 8vo. [4], 618pp, [2]. With half-title. Contents leaf bound at rear. Finely bound by Stoakley, late Hawes, for Macmillan & Bowes of Cambridge in contemporary black morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, with the supralibros of John Gott, Bishop of Truro to upper board. A.E.G., marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed. Prize bookplate of Joseph Harding White, with the signature of John Gott, to FEP. Manuscript notes listing ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34371
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GELL, Mrs. Lyttelton. The Cloud of Witness: a daily sequence of Great Thoughts from Many Minds following the christian seasons. London. Henry Frowde, [s.d., c. 1900] 16mo. xix, [1], 552pp, [16]. With a half-title and frontispiece. Handsomely bound by Bumpus (stamp-signed on front turn-in) in contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, lettered in gilt to upper board 'V. E. H. March 27 1906', A.E.G. Housed in custom red cloth slipcase. Inked gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf. An immaculate copy. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27312
Photo of "Quatrains of omar khayyám"
KHAYYÁM, Omar. Quatrains of omar khayyám. London. Elkin Mathews, 1909. Quarto. [60pp]. With half-title. Contemporary gilt-ruled vellum, lettered in gilt to spine. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. Bookplate of A. A. Piggot to FEP, with inked ownership inscription of the same dated 1910 to first blank fly-leaf. Spotting to endpapers and initial leaves. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29895
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[BOOTH LINE]. Booth line: six weeks' cruise portugal madeira & the river amazon. Liverpool. The Booth Steamship Co. Ltd., [s.d.] 8vo. 29pp, [1]. With a chromolithograph frontispiece, one further terminal chromolithograph plate, numerous in-text photographic illustrations, several engraved maps, and an additional loosely inserted hand-coloured map of the River Amazon. Sewn, as issued, in original publisher's printed pictorial paper wrappers. Lightly rubbed, with spotting and browning to wrappers. Internally clean & crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34530
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[BERN]. Gemmi-pass von bern nach leuk Route de la gemmi de berne à louëche.. [Zurich]. [Photoglob], [1915]. First edition. Oblong quarto. [18]pp. With 36 large photographic illustrations depicting the sights of the journey between Bern and Leukerbad, Switzerland. Original publisher's pictorial paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, with spotting and toning to wrappers. Light scattered spotting and browning to illustrations. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34529
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BUCKINGHAM, James Silk. [Eight autograph letters on the distribution of the publications, and promotion of social reform, of James Silk Buckingham]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [Five letters dated between 1826 and 1842, three undated] One Quarto, seven 12mo. Eight autograph letters signed. [22]pp. total. Very occasional light spotting, three letters with remnants of earlier binding, two with loss from removal of wax seals - touching text in one instance with slight loss of sense. More > £ 540.00 Antiquates Ref. 11189
Photo of "The christian year: thoughts in ..."
[KEBLE, John]. The christian year: thoughts in verse for the sundays and holydays throughout the year. Oxford. Printed by W. Baxter, For J. Parker; and C. and J. Rivington, 1827. First edition. 12mo. xii, 201, [1]; viii, 200pp, [2]. With half-titles to each volume and a terminal errata leaf to Vol II. Uncut in original publisher's paper boards (blue for Vol. I, brown for Vol II), expertly rebacked to style in contrasting paper. Some marking to boards, loss to extremities. With an entire A.L.S. from the author to 'The Revd. F. Kilvert, Claverton Lodge, Bath', loosely inserted, spotted, ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 18023
Photo of "[A clutch of manuscript prayers ..."
[DRINKWATER, John]. [A clutch of manuscript prayers in the hand of John Drinkwater]. [s.l.]. [s.n.], [s.d.] Dimensions: 140 x 220 mm. Manuscript on paper. Seven loose light-weight leaves, housed in custom red cloth folder. Inked gift inscription to foot of one leaf: 'To Jess / with humble apologise / and wishing her in / retrospect a merry / Christmas and in prospect / a Happy New Year / John Drinkwater / Daisy Kennedy Drinkwater'. More > £ 540.00 Antiquates Ref. 22687