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FRANCHETTI, Raimondo. Nella dancàlia etiopica: spedizione italiana 1928-29. [Milano]. A. Mondadori, [1930]. First edition. 8vo. 426pp, [2]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece, a further 177 photographic plates. Without the geographical map. Later blue buckram, lettered in gilt. Original publisher's pictorial wrappers bound-in. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned. Armorial bookplate of Henry Courtney Brocklehurst to FEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'To Colonel Brocklehurst / who understands the charm / of Africa unsploit by white people ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 23734
PARSONS, G[eorge] S[amuel]. Nelsonian reminiscences. Boston. Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1843. First edition. 12mo. [4], 251pp, [1]. Original publisher's drab paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities worn, loss to head and foot of spine, upper joint split, chipping to lettering-piece. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, later inked ownership to recto of FFEP, foxed. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 20628
NEMESIUS OF EMESA. Nemesii philosophi & episcopi De natura hominis liber unus, denuo recognitus, & manuscriptorum codicum collatione in integrum restitutus, annotationibusque insuper illustratus. Oxonii [i.e. Oxford]. Theatro Sheldoniano, 1671. 8vo. [16], 345, [5], 42 [i.e. 50]pp. Parallel Latin and Greek text. First eight words of title transliterated from the Greek. Contemporary blind-tooled calf. Heavily rubbed, without lettering-piece. Printer's waste pastedowns sprung, slight marginal loss to leaf Aa3. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 31921
TRIMMER, Mrs. [Sarah]. New and comprehensive lessons; containing a general outline of the old testament; with twenty-four engravings. London. John Harris, [s.d., c. 1830] 12mo. vi, [1], 8-138pp, [6]. With 24 wood-engraved illustrations in the text, and three final advertisement leaves. Original publisher's calf, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed and marked. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to FEP: 'Augusta Fludyer / Janry. 1. 1834', very short tear to fore-edge of leaf H2. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20659
STEVENSON, Robert Louis. New Arabian Nights. London. Chatto & Windus, 1889. 8vo. Limited edition of 100 large paper copies, this being number 60. viii, 328pp. Original publisher's cream cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, marked and dust-soiled, spine sunned, corners bumped. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 27063
[NORTHERN COUNTIES]. [Newcastle Reprints of Rare Tracts. Chiefly illustrative of the History of the Northern Counties]. [Newcastle]. [M. A. Richardson], [1847]. 8vo. Eight tracts, each a limited edition of 100 copies. Largely unopened. Title in black and red with blue decorative pieces, decorative initials. Contemporary half- calf, marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed. Armorial bookplate with motto 'Suivez Raison' to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 18302
LAYCOCK, John. New dialogues, english and german. For the Use of both Nations. Preceded by a variety of initiatory lessons, and a large collection of idiomatical phrases, well calculated to accelerate the progress of the respective learners. In two parts. I. Preliminary Lessons and idomatical Phrases. II. Dialogues in the modern Style of Conversation. Hamburgh [i.e. Hamburg]. F. H. Nestler & Melle, 1851. Fifth edition newly revised and enlarged. 12mo. [16], xxiv, 394pp. Printed in double columns. Contemporary green half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Extremities rubbed. Near contemporary ownership inscription to head of title-page 'Fanny G. Houghlin / Feb. 1863', very occasional light spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 16785
ARNOLD, Matthew. New poems. London. Macmillan and Co., 1867. First edition. 8vo. viii, 244pp. With a half-title. Bound by Burn of London in original publisher's gilt-stamped green cloth. A trifle rubbed, spine slightly dulled. Armorial bookplate of Stephen George Holland and later ticket of Burrell of Chelmsford to FEP, early inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33077
HOOLEY, Teresa. New poems. London. Jonathan Cape, 1933. First edition. 8vo. 64pp. Original publisher's green cloth boards lettered in navy, with the unclipped cream dustwrapper printed in black. Wrapper a little marked and scuffed. With an ink inscription to Henry Williamson from the author dated July 25th 1934. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27248
HAKE, Thomas Gordon. New symbols. London. Chatto and Windus, 1876. First edition. 8vo. [6], 136, 32pp. With a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Bound by W. Bone & Son of London. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, boards cockled, spine dulled. Inked ownership inscription of Thomas Gaisford to recto of FFEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32434
DICK, Philip K.. Nick and the Glimmung. London. Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1988. Uncorrected proof copy. 8vo. [2], 141pp, [1]. Original publisher's powder blue wrappers, pictorial dustwrapper. Very slight shelf wear. A fine copy. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21484
HAYM, Nicolai Francisci. Nicolai francisci haym romani, thesauri britannici sev museum numarium, quo continentur numi graeci et latini, omnis metalli et formae, necdum editi, ab autore ipso caelati. Interprete aloysio comite cristiani, mediolanensi. Vindobonae [i.e. Vienna]. Ex officina Krausiana, 1763. [6], 296pp, [8]. With an engraved frontispiece (seemingly extracted from the first London edition) and 30 engraved folding plates.

[Together with:] HAYM, Nicola Francesco. Thesauri britannici pars altera, seu museum numarium conplexum numos graecos, et latinos omnis metalli, et formae necdum editos... Vindobonae [i.e. Vienna]. Typis Joannis Thomae de Trattnern, 1765. [28], 398pp, [10]. With 50 of 51 engraved folding plates (without plate No. 24). ... More >
£ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 24058
SANDER, Nicholas. Nicolai sanderi angli doct. theol. De origine ac progressv Schismatis Anglicani, Libri Tres: quibus historia continetur maxime ecclesiastica, Annorum circiter 60. lectu dignissima; Aucti prius per edovardum rishtonum... Coloniae Agrippinae [i.e. Cologne]. Sumptibus Petri Henningi, 1610. 8vo. [16], 456, [24], 182pp, [2]. Contemporary vellum, lacking ties, title in manuscript to spine. Extremities marked and discoloured, a trifle rubbed. Upper board and initial gathering detached from text-block, booklabels of Gulielmi O'Brien and Milltown Park Library to FEP, ink initial to head of title-page, loss to lower corner of leaf T1, very occasional marginal chipping, foxed. More > £ 650.00 Antiquates Ref. 15490
[NINEVEH]. Nineveh. London. John and Charles Mozley, [s.d., c.1834] 16mo. 8pp. Original publisher's pictorial salmon wrappers. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Katherine Fludyer to upper wrapper. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 23405
[BRET, Antoine]. Ninon de lenclos. London. Arthur L. Humphreys, 1904. 8vo. [4], 310pp. With half-title; title page in red and black. Finely bound for Hatchards of Piccadilly (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in contemporary gilt-ruled red half-morocco, red cloth boards, T.E.G. Marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed. Contemporary inked gift inscription reading 'To my darling mother, with the best love of ? Airlie, Xmas. 1904' to first blank fly-leaf; otherwise, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34787