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BELL, John. Observations on Italy. Naples. Printed by Fibreno, 1840. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. xx, 202, [2]; [2], 260pp, [2]. With two errata leaves. Contemporary (original?) gilt-tooled vellum. Extremities discoloured and a trifle rubbed. Recent inked annotation to Vol. I title, occasional light spotting/dust-soiling. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to verso of front blank fly-leaf: 'To Mrs. Taylor / with every sentiment / of regard and esteem / from the Editor / Naples ... More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 20895
BRAND, John. Observations on Popular Antiquities: Including the whole of Mr. bourne's Antiquitates Vulgares, with addenda to every chapter of that work: as also an appendix, Containing such Articles on the Subject, as have been omitted by that Author. London. Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1810. 8vo. xxiv, 471pp, [1]. Contemporary half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, brown cloth boards, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece, all edges red. Rubbed, spine dulled. Book-label of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32965
[PRICE, Richard]. Observations on reversionary payments; on Schemes for providing Annuities for Widows, and Persons in Old Age; on The Method of Calculating the Values of Assurances on Lives; and on The national debt... London. Printed for T. Cadell, 1773. Third edition. 8vo. xxxix, [1], 431pp, [1]. Contemporary calf, recently rebacked, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Boards heavily worn. Later inked ownership inscription to head of title page, occasional spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21943
[WINSTANLEY, Thomas]. Observations on the arts, with tables of the principal painters of the various italian, spanish, french, flemish, dutch, and german schools, their scholars and imitators, with lists of the most celebrated painters of those schools, arranged by the subjects in which they excelled.. Liverpool. Printed by W. Wales and Co., [1828]. First edition. 12mo. [2], x, 132, xxii pp. With the title page, preface, and index of the second edition bound in. Contemporary navy half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, marbled edges. Rubbed, upper board sunned. Scattered spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to blank leaf bound after title page: 'To Henry Norris Winstanley / from his affc. Father'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32521
[AMHURST, Nicholas]. Observations on the conduct of Great-Britain, with Regard to the Negociations and other Transactions Abroad. London. Printed: And Sold by J. Roberts, 1729. First edition. 8vo. 61pp. p.[24-25] and [24-27] set out as four tables cataloguing 'Ships taken from his Majesty's Subjects by the Spaniards in the West-Indies, since the Hanov. Treaty, Sep. 3. 1725'. Modern grey paper boards, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Title page lightly browned, else a clean and crisp copy. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 33814
LOGAN, William. Observations on the effects of sea water in the scurvy and scrophula: in which A new Theory of those Diseases is attempted; with some Reasons why Bathing in Fresh Water must be much superior to that of the Sea. London. Printed for E. and C. Dilly, 1771. Second edition. 8vo. [4], 45pp, [1]. Recent grey paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. A clean and crisp copy. From the library of British physiologist John Yudkin (1910-1995), with his bookplate to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 17583
GREEN, Horace. Observations on the pathology of croup... New York. John Wiley, 1849. First edition. 8vo. iv, [3], x-xi, [2], vi-vii, [1], 115pp, [1]. Contents leaves misbound. With two initial leaves of publisher's advertisements and an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-stamped black cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, gilt-stamp of the Birmingham Medical Institute to foot of chipped spine. Ink-stamps of the aforementioned institution to frontispiece and title page, scattered foxing, occasional underlining in ink. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27301
BICHENO, J[ames] E[benezer]. Observations on the philosophy of criminal jurisprudence, being An Investigation of the Principles necessary to be kept in view during the revision of the penal code, with remarks on penitentiary prisons. London. Printed for R. Hunter, 1819. First edition. 8vo. x, [2], ii, 254, xxxi pp, [1]. Handsomely bound by J. Carss of Glasgow (ticket to FEP) in contemporary half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, marbled edges, marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33844
SELKIRK, [Thomas Douglas], Earl of. Observations on the present state of the highlands of scotland, with a view of the causes and probable consequences of emigration. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1805. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 223, [1], lvi pp. With a half-title and a tipped-in errata slip. Contemporary gilt-ruled speckled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints split, chipping to lettering-piece. Shelf-label of Newbattle Abbey Library to FEP, scattered foxing. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Earl of Ancram / with the author's compliments'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22057