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KYLE, Barry. Sylvia plath a dramatic portrait. London. Faber & Faber, 1976. First edition. 8vo. 70pp. Original publisher's pink monochrome laminate wrappers, lettered in black. Lightly scuffed, internally bright and clean. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed, though no indications of such. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28763
BERKENHOUT, John. Synopsis of the natural history of great-britain and ireland. Containing a systematic arrangement and concise description of all the animals, vegetables, and fossils, which have hitherto been discovered in these Kingdoms...Being a second edition of the Outlines, &c. Corrected and considerably enlarged... London. Printed for T. Cadell, 1789. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [2], xii, 13-19, [1], 334, [2]; [4], 380pp. Contemporary diced calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind, 'Newall' lettered in gilt to foot of spines. Rubbed and sunned. Paper strips pasted to half-titles in order to obscure early ownership inscriptions, inked ownership inscription of Thos: Clifton to title page of Vol. II. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27397
B., W. Syr raymond of ure. A border ballad. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1860] First edition?. Quarto. [6] leaves. Printed on rectos only. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and sunned. Inked gift inscription to verso of FFEP: 'William Arthur Boord / from Katherein Ure (?)MacKinsley'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26414
LOWAN, Arnold Noah. Table of arc tan x. New York. Works Projects Administration, 1942. First edition. Quarto. [2], xxvi, 169pp, [5]. Original publisher's tan cloth boards, lettered in black. A trifle rubbed, corner's bumped. Internally immaculate. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24004
FERGUSON, James. Tables and tracts, relative to Several Arts and Sciences. London. Printed for W. Strahan et al., 1771. Second edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 334pp, [2]. With a half-title, three engraved folding plates, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf. Housed in modern tan cloth clamshell case. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Recent book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22405
MORRIS, Gael. Tables for Renewing and Purchasing of leases. As also For Renewing and Purchasing of lives. With other Necessary Tables For Computing of interest, either Simple of Compound. London. Printed, and Sold by J. Brotherton, 1735. First edition. 8vo. iv, 48, [2], 92pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled speckled calf. A trifle rubbed. Title page lightly browned, later inked ownership inscription of Henry Lonsdall to recto of FFEP. Inked inscription to recto of p[1]: 'Examd. G. Morris'. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 21860
GARDINER, William. Tables of logarithms for All Numbers from 1 to 102100, and For the Sines and Tangents to every ten seconds of each degree in the Quadrant; as also, for the Sines of the first 72 minutes to every single second: with Other useful and necessary tables. London. Printed for the Author...by G. Smith, 1742. First edition. Quarto. [6],14,[74];[152]pp. With a list of subscribers and an errata slip. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, gilt supralibros of the La Rochefoucauld family to both boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, all edges red. Rubbed and a trifle marked. Marbled endpapers, recent book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP, ink-stamp of the Château de La Roche-Guyon to title page, inked inscription of the author to final page of preface. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 18632
[HOLDSWORTH, Edward]. Taffi's master-piece: or, the Cambro-British invention. A mock poem. Being the Muscipula Oxoniensis translated into burlesque verse. By a Cantab.. London. Printed; And Sold by John Morphew, 1709. First edition. 8vo. [2], 26pp. Later blind-ruled brown half-morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, brown cloth boards. Lightly rubbed, with slight wear to joints. Armorial bookplate of Jabez Thompson, Abbotsford to FEP. Leaves heavily browned, with chipping to edges, heavy spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33588
CORBET, Henry. Tales and traits of sporting life. London. Rogerson and Tuxford, 1864. First edition. 8vo. [8], 202pp. With half-title and an extra engraved title with hand-coloured vignette. Lacking frontispiece. Original publisher's black buckram, lettered in gilt. Very slight wear to extremities. Hinges cracked, very short closed tears to gutter margins of additional title and title, leaves toned with occasional foxing. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 13008
[TALES]. Tales for home reading. London and Edinburgh. William and Robert Chambers, 1869. 8vo. 224pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed. FFEP torn away, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 22121
LAMB, Charles and Mary. Tales from shakespeare. London. Bickers & Son, 1889. 8vo. [8], 386pp. With half-title and photographic frontispiece. Finely bound by Bickers and Son. in contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Marbled endpapers and edges. Inscription of 'John N. Williams, Prize. Easter: 1890. Matfield Grange' to FFEP. Light spotting to endpapers and initial blank fly-leaves. Overall a fine copy. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33826
WA-SHA-QUON-ASIN (Grey Owl). Tales of an Empty Cabin. London. Lovat Dickson, [1936]. Second impression. 8vo. xvi, 335pp, [1]. With a frontispiece and a further 27 plates. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Without dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting. Presentation copy, signed by the author to title page. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28272
TWO SISTERS. Tales of early piety. London. John Hatchard and Son, 1836. First edition. 12mo. vi, [2], 232pp. With a half-title and an engraved frontispiece. Uncut in original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked. Early inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27972
[SCOTT, Walter]. Tales of my landlord, collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham. Edinburgh. Printed for William Blackwood, 1817. Second edition. 8vo. In four volumes. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, brown morocco lettering-pieces. Extremities heavily rubbed. Lightly spotted. Contemporary inked ownership inscriptions of Charles Herries (1745-1819), Colonel of the Light Horse Volunteers of London and Westminster, to FFEP of Vol. I. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 23636
GENLIS, [Stéphanie Félicité], Comtesse de. Tales of the castle: or, stories of instruction and delight... London. Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1793. Fourth edition. 12mo. In five volumes. Bound by Roberts of Helston, Cornwall, in contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, tooled in gilt and blind. Extremities rubbed and a trifle marked. Binder's tickets and early armorial bookplates of Rev. Henry Grylls to all FEPs, contemporary inked ownership inscriptions of J. W. Grylls to all FFEPs, scattered foxing. Some loss to FFEP of first volume. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 24712
CRABBE, Rev. George. Tales of the hall. London. John Murray, 1819. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xxiv, 326; viii, 353pp, [1]. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed and a trifle marked, spines sunned. Recent book-labels of J. O. Edwards to both FEPs, early inked ownership inscriptions to both FFEPs, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27844