Berlin.
Verlag von Neufeld & Henius, [1910].
First edition.
Quarto.
26pp, [2]. With an illustrated colour title page and 12 full-page colour illustrations in the text by Paul Hey. Original publisher's pictorial boards. Lightly rubbed and marked. Title page creased - naive paper repair to fore-edge. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 25090
Leipzig.
F. A. Brockhaus, 1879.
First Edition.
8vo..
[7], viii, [3], 276pp. Recased in modern boards with original wraps pasted on, rough-cut leaves. Slight wear to edges, corners bumped, some foxing. Title and half title separating, foxing throughout. More >
£ 200.00
Antiquates Ref. 8276
Berlin.
Verlag von August Hirschwald, 1863.
First edition.
8vo.
x, 316pp, [2]. With four plates. Original publisher's dark green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Extremities rubbed, marked, bumped, and dulled. Inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. From the library of British physiologist John Yudkin (1910-1995), with his bookplate to FEP. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 31009
Nürnberg [i.e. Nuremberg].
M. Edelmann, [s.d., c. 1890s]
Oblong 8vo.
16 leaves. Illustrated throughout. Stapled, as issued, into original publisher's pictorial wrappers. A trifle creased and browned, closed tear to spine (running through text-block), chipping to wrapper and leaf margins. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 24869
Leipzig.
Verlay von Chr. C. Kollmann, 1861.
8vo.
[4], 499pp, [1]. Bound by Leighton of London in contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, all edges red. Lightly rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, pencilled shelf-marks to verso of FFEP, foxed. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 31706
Leipzig.
J. C. Hinrich' sche Buchhandlung, 1910.
First edition.
8vo.
vi, [1], 288pp. Contemporary half green cloth, marbled boards, lettered in gilt. Slight rubbing and marking to extremities. Light foxing to title, occasional pencil annotations, else internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 14931
Amsterdam.
Chez Meynard Uytwerf, 1752.
Nouvelle edition [i.e. new edition].
Quarto.
In two volumes. 19, [1], 518pp, [2]; [8], 619pp, [5]. Title pages in red and black. The English-French dictionary has an English title page: 'The royal dictionary, English and French: and French and English...' Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards. Extremities worn, joints split. Armorial bookplates of successive members of the Oates family to front endpapers and fly-leaves of both volumes, occasional ink-spotting and pen-trials. More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 14323
Bracharae [i.e. Braga].
Typis, & expensis Fructousi Laurentii de Basto, 1611.
First edition.
Quarto.
[40]ff, 1208 col. [i.e. 1108 col], [1]f, 15pp, [1]. Early, perhaps seventeenth century tooled limp vellum, contrasting morocco lettering-piece, yapp edges. A trifle marked, slightly rubbed; occasional marginal paper flaws, touching a single character of O4r, without loss of sense. Manuscript shelf-marks and later armorial bookplate of the Gaddesden library to FFEP (and therefore perhaps previously in the library of English courtier, diplomat, and alchemist ... More >
£ 2,500.00
Antiquates Ref. 26638
Oxonii, [i.e. Oxford].
Excudebat, G.H. & G.D. sumptibus Johan. Williams, Georg. West, Amos Curteyne & Johan. Crisket, 1671.
Folio.
[8], 830pp, [2]. The title is a cancel. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting morocco lettering-piece, with an elaborate gilt armorial supra-libros of Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond to centre of each board. With alphabetical vellum index tabs to the fore-edge (some torn away). Later bookplate of the Gaddesden library to front pastedown, with both inked and pencilled shelf-marks to FFEP. A little rubbed to spine, ... More >
£ 1,250.00
Antiquates Ref. 26540
Parisiis [i.e. Paris].
Apud Nicolaum Buon, 1623.
First edition.
Quarto.
[40], 200, 564pp. Parallel Latin and Greek text. Later speckled calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, upper joint starting, corners bumped. Worm-track to lower margin, running throughout text-block, occasionally touching text. Later armorial bookplate of the Gaddesden library (and therefore likely previously in the library of English courtier, diplomat, and alchemist Thomas Henshaw (1618-1700), whose books had descended there via ... More >
£ 950.00
Antiquates Ref. 32740
[London].
Published for the Proprietors by J. Smith, [1896].
8vo.
122, [2], 123-308pp, [10]pp. With 20 engraved maps and plans in the text and five terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary brown. morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. Original publisher's upper wrapper bound in. A trifle rubbed and dulled. Bookplate of Guild of Women-Binders member Mary Simpson Sorley to FEP, inked inscription to front blank fly-leaf: 'To Marjorie Purdy in memory of ... More >
£ 1,500.00
Antiquates Ref. 33653
London.
Wass, Pritchard & Co., Ltd., 1923.
First edition.
8vo.
103pp, [1]. With an initial leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's printed brown wrappers, yapp edges. Rubbed and marked, with chipping to edges, and small losses to head and foot of spine. A presentation copy, with the author's inscription 'Presentation Copy, with the author's compliments Cumberland Clark 1923' to FFEP. Leaves lightly browned, occasional light spotting. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 34843
London.
Printed for John Murray, 1864.
First edition.
8vo.
xvi, 207pp, [1]. Title page in red and black. With half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece of the author. Original publisher's blind-stamped dark brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, slight loss to head and foot of spine, corners bumped. Occasional light spotting. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 34072
London.
Published by Harvey & Darton, 1833.
First edition.
8vo.
xxx, [2], 592pp. With a plate of Jaffray's handwriting in facsimile. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, recently rebacked preserving contemporary backstrip, marbled edges. Recent book-label of B. B. Holmes to recto of FFEP, plate browned, scattered spotting. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 33015
London.
Printed by B. McMillan, 1806.
Third edition.
8vo.
[4], 74pp, [2]. With a terminal page of publisher's advertisements. Later brown half-morocco, light brown cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed. ink-stamps of the Birmingham Assay Office to endpapers, fly-leaves, and verso of title page, early inked shelf-mark to head of title. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 32452
London.
Printed [by Samuel Richardson] for W. Sandby, 1760.
First edition.
8vo.
xii, 320pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, some loss to head and foot of spine, joints starting. Internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 33095
London.
Printed for W. Sandby, 1760.
Second edition.
8vo.
xii, 320pp. Without errata leaf. Contemporary gilt-tooled red straight- grain morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Inked prize inscription of Nelson House school, dated 1811, to recto of blank fly-leaf, some light damp-staining to initial gathering, very occasional chipping to margins. More >
£ 375.00
Antiquates Ref. 19447
Londini [i.e. London].
Apud Thomam Marsh, 1577.
8vo.
[318]pp. With a linen-backed folding table. Handsomely bound in later gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, small paper repairs to text of initial five gatherings - with some slight loss of sense, very occasional contemporary faded inked annotations and underlining, paper repair to lower corner of terminal leaf, some spotting/browning. More >
£ 1,500.00
Antiquates Ref. 17265
Lisbon.
Edicoes Inquerito, [1957].
Limited issue.
[11] leaves. Original publisher's cream card folder lettered black, containing 11 loose leaf cards comprising ten engravings, with an introductory leaf by Charles Oulmont. Folder somewhat worn, with large tear to spine. Inscribed on the covering leaf 'To Mr. Cyril Kenney with the best wishes for a happy New Year Very sincerely João Carlos. Christmas 1957'.
More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30083
More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30083
Lipsiae & Francofurti [i.e. Leipzig and Frankfurt].
Typis & impensis Iodoci Wilhelmi Kohlesii, 1701.
First edition.
Quarto.
[8], 197, [1], 86pp, [16]. With an engraved folding frontispiece and one further engraved plate. Later gilt- tooled sprinkled calf, brown morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, upper joint split, head of spine worn. Armorial bookplate of R. W. Cochran Patrick to FEP, marginal loss to leaves G3 and I4, scattered spotting. More >
£ 375.00
Antiquates Ref. 24044
