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OGILVIE, John. Providence. An allegorical poem. In three books. London. Printed for G. Burnet, 1764. First edition. Quarto. xiii, [3], 63, [4], 74-131, [4], 132-192pp. Title in red and black. With three engraved plates. Recent calf-backed marbled boards, paper label with title in manuscript to upper board. Very minor shelf-wear. Title browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27460
[OLD BALLADS]. Old ballads historical and narrative, with some of modern date; Now first collected, and reprinted from rare Copies and MSS. With notes. By thomas evnas. [London]. Printed for T. Evans, 1784. Second edition. 8vo. In four volumes. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed and marked, joints starting, spines dulled. Early ink-stamps with initials 'J. F.' and recent bookplates of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEPs, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 20759
OLDHAM, John. The works of Mr. john oldham, Together with his remains... London. Printed by J. Bettenham for D. Brown, 1722. 12mo. In two volumes. [8], xxii, [6], 252; [6], 336pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume, a further three engraved plates, and a final page of publisher's advertisements to Vol. II. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep. Extremities heavily worn, joints split, surface loss to spines. Later inked ownership inscriptions of sometime Bishop of Calcutta Reginald Heber (1783-1826) to both FFEPs, FFEP of Vol. I detached, scattered ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 25966
OLDMIXON, John. Memoirs of the life of John Lord Somers... London. Printed for J. Roberts, 1716. First edition. 8vo. [4], 126pp, [2]. With half-title and terminal advertisement leaf. Without portrait frontispiece. Recent navy buckram, lettered in gilt. Slightest of marking to extremities, spine sunned. Recent endpapers, occasional light spots of soiling, overall internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 15044
OLDYS, William. The british librarian: Exhibiting a compendious review of abstract Of our most Scarce, Useful, and Valuable books in all sciences, as well in manuscript as in print... London. Printed for T. Osborne, 1738. First edition. 8vo. [2], vii, [5], 402pp. With a later engraved portrait of the author bound in. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, recently rebacked, preserving contemporary backstrip. Heavily rubbed. Scattered spotting. Edmund Blunden's copy with his pencilled inscription to front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 27641
O'LEARY, Rev. Arthur. Miscellaneous tracts... London. Printed by H. Reynell, For P. Keating, 1782. Third edition. 8vo. [2], v-xx, 417pp, [1]. Without half-title. With a final page of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled straight-grain red morocco. Rubbed and marked. Occasional ink-stamps of the Pantasaph Monastery library, scattered foxing. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 25287
OLIPHANT, [Margaret], Mrs.. The Makers of Venice: doges, conquerors, painters, and men of letters. London. Macmillan and Co., 1887. First edition. 8vo. xii, 390pp. With a portrait frontispiece, 25 plates, and 21 illustrations in the text by R. R. Holmes. Bound by Riviere in contemporary brown morocco, lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Light shelf-wear, spine sunned. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Mervyn Lloyd Peel to front blank fly-leaf, occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23213
OLIVER, William. A collection of local songs, poems, &c. &c. Newcastle. Printed by Edward Walker, 1829. 8vo. 70pp, [2]. With a half-title. Original publisher's powder blue paper boards, later rebacked to style. Rubbed and marked, corners exposed. Recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, very occasional spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 19787
O'MALLEY, L. S. S. Bengal district gazetteers. Saran. Calcutta. The Bengal Secretariat Book Depot, 1908. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 177pp, [1]. With a coloured lithographed folding map housed in rear pocket. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked. Early inked ownership inscription of W. C. Macpherson to initial leaf. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32174
OMAN, C.P.A.. Eastwards. London. Simpkin, Marshall & Co, 1864. First edition. 8vo. [4], 297pp, [1]. Nineteenth-century blue cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed to joints, spine, else a crisp copy. Some spotting to preliminaries, slightly lighter to text itself. Evidently a family copy, inscribed C.W.C. Oman to FFEP - most likely the author's son, Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman (1860-1946). More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24722
ONE WHO HAS BEEN "ALMOST WORRIED TO DEATH". The greatest plague of life or the adventures of a lady in search of a good servant. Edited by the brothers mayhew. London. George Routledge and Sons, [1892]. 12mo. [2], 285pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, and engraved vignette to title, and a further 11 engraved plates by George Cruikshank. Contemporary gilt-tooled dark green half-morocco, green cloth boards, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, plates foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 33040
OOSTENS-WITTAMER, Yolande. Das hotel Solvay erleben. [Brussels]. [Editions Lebeer Hossman], [1995]. Second edition. Folio. 32pp. Sixteen folded sheets loosely inserted into original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Extremities a trifle marked. Overall a clean and crisp copy. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 25293
OPIE, Amelia. Tales of the pemberton family; for the Use of Children. London. Published by Harvey & Darton, 1826. Second edition. 12mo. [4], 104pp. With a half-title, a hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, and one further engraved plate (partially naively hand-coloured). Original publisher's green roan-backed marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed, joints starting, loss to head-cap. Bookseller's ticket of C. Brown of Margate to FEP, naively repaired FFEP partially glued to front pastedown, offsetting to title, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27969
OPIE, Amelia. Tales of the pemberton family; for the use of children. London. Published by Harvey & Darton, 1825. First edition. 12mo in 6s. [4], 104pp. With a half-title, engraved frontispiece and one further engraved plate. Original publisher's gilt-tooled green roan-backed marbled boards, with the original price of 1s 6d stamped to spine. Rubbed, with some surface loss to boards. Some spotting, offsetting and marking to text, occasional marginal loss. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to FFEP: 'Elizabeth Freeman with Amelia Opie's love -'. More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30226