London.
Edward Moxon, 1839.
8vo.
[8], viii, 311pp, [1]. With a half-title and an 8pp publisher's catalogue tipped-in to front pastedown. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Very minor shelf-wear, top-edge a trifle dusty. Inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP: 'George Farmer / Purchased at Penbryn sale April 28th / 1858', short tear to head of leaf O1, else internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 27710
London.
Smith, Elder and Co., 1839.
First edition.
8vo.
15pp, [1]. Six engraved illustrations in the text. Disbound. Slight chipping to head of title page, contemporary manuscript mathematical calculations to verso of final leaf relating to the 'consumption of foreign flax in Great Britain'. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 28287
Bromley.
Independent Books, 1994.
First English edition.
8vo.
192pp. Original publisher's black cloth boards lettered gilt, with the original striking black, white and yellow dustwrapper. Nine pen signatures of various airmen to FFEP, with corresponding ink notes to pastedown. Contemporary marketing slip loosely inserted. More >
£ 200.00
Antiquates Ref. 34301
London.
Chapman and Hall, 1840.
Second edition.
8vo.
viii, 159pp, [1]. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, and a further three engraved plates. Original publisher's burgundy cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed, marked, and sunned. Scattered spotting. More >
£ 375.00
Antiquates Ref. 28039
London.
Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1696.
Fourth edition.
8vo.
[10], xv, [7], 208, 177-224pp. Later blind-ruled calf, later rebacked to style, preserving contemporary contrasting red Morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed. Leaves spotted. More >
£ 950.00
Antiquates Ref. 19614
London.
Printed for J. Bell, 1799.
12mo.
xxiii, [1], 158pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed. Inked ownership inscription 'Tho. Butler / Downland / 1850' to recto of front blank fly-leaf, final page browned. More >
£ 450.00
Antiquates Ref. 27390
London.
Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1829.
First edition.
8vo.
In two volumes. x, [2], 329, [1]; [4], 330pp, [2]. With additional engraved title pages to each volume and a further 12 plates. Bound by Henry Sotheran & Co. in contemporary blind-tooled green half-morocco, marbled paper boards, T.E.G. Rubbed, spines sunned. Marbled endpapers, binder's tickets to FEPs, offsetting, scattered spotting. Armorial bookplates of Conservative politician Sir Mervyn Lloyd Peel (1856-1929) to FEPs, with his inked ... More >
£ 100.00
Antiquates Ref. 32998
London.
Published by J. Britton, 1828.
First edition.
Quarto.
[4]pp. With an additional engraved title page and 31 engraved plates. Handsomely bound in contemporary green morocco, richly tooled in gilt and blind, monogram of George Capell-Coningsby, 5th Earl of Essex (1757- 1839) to head of spine, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed, spine lightly sunned. Inked ownership inscription 'T. Balston. Jan. 1923' to recto of front blank fly-leaf, scattered spotting. More >
£ 850.00
Antiquates Ref. 30349
London.
Francis & John Rivington, 1850.
First edition.
8vo.
[8], 212, 8pp. With a half-title and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Modern orange cloth, printed paper lettering-piece. Bookplate of Swansea Training College to FEP. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 34256
London.
Printed for J. Nichols and Son, 1820.
First edition.
8vo.
viii, 96pp. Uncut in original publisher's buff paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, some surface loss to spine. Armorial bookplate of Esher to FEP, contemporary inked ownership inscription of Thos. Davis to head of title, spotted. More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 28414
London.
Isbister and Company Limited, 1894.
First edition.
8vo.
224pp, [16]. With half-title, engraved frontispiece, 16 further engraved plates, numerous in-text illustrations, and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red cloth, decorated in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, with wear to extremities, spine dulled. Occasional light scattered spotting. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 34822
London.
Chapman and Hall, 1856.
First edition.
8vo.
xiii, [3], 200pp. Original publisher's gilt-stamped brown cloth, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 22628
London.
Printed for H. Goreham, 1739.
Second edition.
8vo in 4s.
iv, 63pp, [1]. With woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials. Recent marbled paper boards, paper lettering-piece. Light rubbing to extremities. Small ink mark to head of title, short marginal tear to I3. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 12881
London.
Printed for H. Goreham, 1739.
Thid edition.
8vo.
iv, 63pp, [1]. Uncut and largely unopened, stitched as issued. Pen trial and remnant of paper label to title-page, dust-soiled, light marginal damp-staining to final gathering. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 14607
London.
Printed for T. Cooper, 1739.
8vo.
[4], 60pp. With half-title. Modern grey paper boards, with gilt-tooled red morocco back-strip to spine. Leaves lightly browned; small manuscript mark and single inked number to head of title. More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 35119
London.
Printed for Benjamin Matthews et al., [1750].
Fourth edition.
8vo.
viii, 31pp, [2]. With two terminal leaves of publisher’s advertisements. Later buff wrappers. Initial and terminal leaves pasted to wrappers. Extremities heavily worn and marked, loss to spine and panel edges. Scattered spotting. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 30923
Dublin.
Printed for W. and W. Smith et al., 1769.
First Dublin edition.
8vo.
In three volumes. xvi, 394, [12]; [4], 479, [1]; [4], 456pp, [38]. With half-titles. Contemporary speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. A trifle rubbed, corners bumped, loss to lettering-piece of Vol. I. Occasional spotting. Armorial bookplates to FEPs of Thomas Grame of Duchray (d. 1773), Lieutenant-Colonel of the 42nd Royal Highland Regiment of Foot or 'Black Watch', a veteran of the French and Indian War, ... More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 23789
Edinburgh.
Printed by J. Robertson, and sold at his office, [1793].
First edition.
8vo.
160pp. Modern cloth-backed white paper boards, with original lettering-piece preserved and pasted to spine. Lightly rubbed. Leaves browned, with spotting and light scuffing throughout. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 34548
Edinburgh.
Adam and Charles Black, 1838.
First edition.
8vo.
In two volumes. [4], 408, 36[4], 451, [1], 16pp. With tipped-in errata slips. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's cloth-backed buff paper boards. A trifle rubbed and marked, spines sunned. From the recently dispersed family estate (by descent) of George Cranstoun, Lord Corehouse (1770-1850), Scottish jurist, satirist and friend of Walter Scott and Lord Monboddo, with his armorial bookplate to FEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription ... More >
£ 200.00
Antiquates Ref. 28555
London.
Printed for J. Wilkie, 1774.
8vo.
In two volumes. xxii, [2], 113, [1]; [4], 151pp, [1]. With half-titles. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed, slight splitting to joints. Internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 23963
