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TENNYSON, Alfred Lord. In Memoriam. London. The Nonesuch Press, 1933. Folio. Limited edition, number 118 of 2,000 copies on Van Gelder paper in Blado type. xxii, [2], 145pp, [3]. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's limp vellum, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, T.E.G., gold coated endpapers. Housed in original publisher's black cloth slipcase. Vellum a trifle cockled, else fine. With a loosely inserted Nonesuch Press compliments slip, inscribed 'With Christmas greetings from Francis Meynell'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28410
TENNYSON, [Alfred, Lord]. In memoriam. London. Macmillan and Co., 1904. 8vo. [4], 214pp. With a half-title. Contemporary richly gilt- tooled navy morocco, A.E.G., signed in gilt on the rear lower turn-in with what appears to be a gate; perhaps indicating that the binder's name was 'Gate' or 'Gates'. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28411
ROONEY, Joseph A.. In ladybird's garden. [Firenze]. [Tipografia Domenicana], [1915]. First edition. 12mo. [36pp]. Original publisher's printed limp drab linen, lettered in red. Extremities lightly rubbed, text-block detached from binding, contemporary bookplate of Arthur Lloyd Taylor to FEP, neat ink annotation to foot of penultimate page, else clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 17604
WOLFF, Leon. In flanders fields the 1917 campaign. London. Longmans, Green and Co, 1959. Second impression. 8vo. 310pp. With twenty-one photographs and seven maps. Original publisher's red cloth boards, lettered in gilt, with the unclipped photographic dust wrapper. Minor bumping to boards, a little shelf-wear. Wrapper worn and marked without loss. With extensive annotations and refutations throughout in Williamson's hand. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28216
BELSON, Mary. Industry and idleness, a pleasing and instructive tale for good little girls, in words not exceeding two syllables. London. Printed by William Darton, Jun., 1816. New edition, corrected. 12mo. 60pp, [4]. With an engraved folding frontispiece and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Later restitched into original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Extremities worn an soiled, loss to spine, small hole to upper panel. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription of W. Marshall Parkins to head of title, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27104
[INDULGENCE]. Indulgence: A Tale for Youth. Glasgow. Printed for Richard Griffin & Co., 1826. First edition. 12mo. iv, 184, 4pp. With an engraved frontispiece and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green printed paper boards, recently expertly rebacked. Inked gift inscription to FFEP, lightly spotted. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 23231
CRUIKSHANK, Robert. [India paper proofs of the complete set of 22 etchings for Grimm's German Popular Stories]. London. Published by C. Baldwyn, 1823-6 Oblong quarto, dimensions 380 x 270mm. 22 india-paper proof etchings, including engraved-title and frontispiece, the final ten of which in undivided form; with an additional standalone plate, 'The Blue Light', added at end. Exquisitely bound in nineteenth-century pale blue gilt-tooled morocco, by Riviere. Slightest of rubbing to extremities, bumping to corners. More > £ 6,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32655
CRUIKSHANK, George. [India paper proofs of the complete set of 12 plates for the Dickens' edited Memoirs of Grimaldi]. [London]. . [s.n., 1838] Quarto, dimensions 210 x 290mm. 12 india paper proof impressions. With an additional coloured portrait by H. Brown, and an address front in Grimaldi's hand, with his initials, bound in at front. Leaves mounted on linen guards. Finely bound in Victorian ('super extra') gilt tooled straight-grain crushed red morocco, ('in the Roger payne style') by Francis Bedford. T.E.G. Slightest of shelf-wear to extremities, else fine. More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32652
CRUIKSHANK, George. [India paper proofs, before letters, of the 21 etched plates for Maxwell's History of the irish rebellion in 1798]. [London]. [s.n., 1845] Oblong folio, dimensions 370 x 270mm. 21 india paper proof impressions, before letters, captioned in pencil. With an additional carte de visite mounted at front, inscribed by the author. Finely bound in elaborately gilt-tooled nineteenth-century red crushed morocco, by Riviere. A.E.G, marbled endpapers. Fly-leaves a little spotted, lightest shelfwear to extremities, else fine. More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32656
MULLER, John. Indian tables for the conversion of indian mun into factory and bazar maunds, madras and bombay commercial weight, troy and avoirdupois weight, and the different maunds in use in the bengal presidency... Calcutta. [s.n.], 1836. First edition. 8vo. xi, 294, 15pp, [1]. With a list of subscribers and a tipped-in errata slip. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled boards, recently rebacked and recornered preserving contemporary spine panel. Boards and spine panel worn and wormed. Leaves browned, one table split into two along fold. Book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 22527
YEATS-BROWN, Francis. Indian pageant. London. Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1942. First edition. 8vo. Original publisher's pale-yellow cloth lettered in red, with the decorative unclipped dust wrapper. Small nick to front board, otherwise crisp. Wrapper a little creased and frayed without major loss. With the ink presentation inscription to FFEP 'For Henry from Francis, 16 ou '42. for ornament, not for reading, sweepe the last chapter, perhaps.' More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28293
HOBBS, Major [Harry]. Indian dust devils. Calcutta. [H. Hobbs and Co.], 1937. First edition. 8vo. [2], iii, [5], 138pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's printed pictorial paper wrappers. Heavily worn, upper wrapper detached, naive tape repair to spine. Very light spotting and staining throughout. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35105
[GORE, Miss]. [MARCAILHOU, G.]. [Indiana. A story suggested by Marcialhou's "Indiana Waltz"]. Ipswich. Cowell's Anastatic Press, [c.1860]. First edition. Oblong folio. [8]ff. Drophead title. With eight lithographic plates (one of which photographically lithographed?), each with detailing added in pen and ink, some with additional wash, as issued. Original blind-stamped mauve cloth, titled in gilt to upper board. Rubbed and lightly marked, with tears to spine, some loss at head. Occasional spotting to text and plates. Ink inscription, dated 1889, of 'J.E.P. Fitzgerald', noting that 'This Book ... More > £ 850.00 Antiquates Ref. 15333
REVENTLOW, Count Ernst Zu. India Its importance for Great Britain, Germany, and the future of the world. Berlin [i.e. Simla]. Ernst Siegfried Mittler & Son [i.e. Monotype Press], 1917 [i.e. 1918] First edition in English. 8vo. [6], 79pp, [1]. With a folding, linen-backed, map. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Rubbed, lightly marked, loss to head and foot of dulled spine, coloured pencil shelf-marks to upper wrapper. Scattered spotting, occasional pencilled highlights/annotations. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 23554
JERVIS, Major Thomas Best. India in relation to great britain. Considerations on its future administration. London. John Petheram, 1853. First edition. 8vo. viii, 88pp, [4]. With a terminal leaf of advertisements. Contemporary black half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, supralibros of the United Service Club to foot of spine. Bookplate of the United Service Club to FEP, initial two leaves of text working loose, leaf B8 detached, single word on p.82 seemingly deliberately rubbed away, with a marginal manuscript note 'Sheridan see speech at ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32636