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ROWSE, A. L. The england of elizabeth: The Structure of Society. London. Macmillan & Co., 1950. First edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 546pp, [2]. With a photographic frontispiece and a further 23 photographic plates. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine and upper board. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Anthony Eden's copy, without overt indication of such. Presentation copy, ink inscription to recto of FFEP: This small tribute of admiration for the statesman and with the best wishes of the author. ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 29795
RHIND, W[illiam] G[raeme]. The creation: illustrated by Six Engravings on Steel exhibiting The progressive advance of Creation through the six days. In A Series of Letters, from a father to his children: briefly explaining in language suited to their young minds 1. The natural history of each days mercies, and their peculiar adaptation to the wants of man. 2. The scriptural use of the same, in the illustration of divine truth. London. Published by Samuel Bagster and Sons, Harvey & Darton et al., [s.d., c. 1842] First edition. 12mo. [2], xii, 396iv pp, [4]. With an engraved frontispiece headed 'The habitable globe', without volvelle, an engraved title page, and a further six plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, red cloth boards, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, some staining to boards, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 29846
AN AMATEUR SPORTSMAN [i.e. EGAN, Pierce]. Sporting anecdotes; original and select: including characteristic sketches of Eminent Persons who have appeared on the turf... [London]. Albion Press: printed by James Cundee, 1804. First edition. 8vo. vi, [10], 542pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further 15 engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed. Scattered spotting, terminal leaf of text, terminal plate, and rear endpapers damp-stained at head. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 29873
LEBLANC, Maurice. The arrest of arsène lupin. London. Eveleigh Nash, 1911. First Eveleigh Nash edition. 8vo. 277pp, [10]. Original publisher's green cloth boards, lettered gilt, with the pictorial onlay intact. Worn; bumped and marked, with some tearing and chipping to the sunned spine, where the gilt is entirely faded. Toning to endpapers and page block, light foxing throughout and to edges. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 30038
HOUGH, J. [editor]. The Young Man's best companion; or, the New Book of Knowledge; being a regular system of education, without the aid of a tutor... Manchester. Printed and published by J. Gleave and Son, 1825. 8vo. 612pp, [4]. With an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and a further 10 engraved plates (one folding). Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, black morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed. Plates browned, folding plate split, marginal loss to leaf 3G, terminal leaf and rear endpapers dampstained, spotted. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 30382
HEYLYN, P[eter]. A help to english history, containing A Succession of all the Kings of England, the English, Saxons, and the Britains, the Kings and Princes of Wales, the Kings and Lords of Man, and the Isle of Wight... London. Printed by Benj. Motte, for John Walthoe, 1709. 12mo. [8], 633pp, [3]. Contemporary panelled calf, later rebacked and recornered, contrrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Boards rubbed and marked. Paper repair to head of title page, short tear to leaf L12 (without loss), leaves browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 30384
DEANE, J[ohn]. Deanes' manual of the history and science of fire-arms. London. Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, 1858. First edition. 8vo. 291pp, [1]. With three engraved folding plates and a tipped-in errata slip. Modern green calf, tooled and lettered in gilt to spine. Marbled endpapers, early ink ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf, manuscript 'J." to title page, leaves browned and spotted. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 30530
BUCHAN, John. Path of the king. New York. George H. Doran Company, 1921. First American edition. 8vo. vii, [1] 11-290pp. Original publisher's yellow cloth boards lettered red. Inscribed by Buchan on the FFEP 'Isabel Portman from John Buchan. This specimen of his later and worse manner', dated 1921. Boards a little rubbed and marked, spine slightly sunned. Internally bright and clean save light foxing to pastedowns. Loosely inserted in an invoice for both this and several other Buchan titles from Charles Rare ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 30592
OASTLER, Richard. A letter to the editor of the 'argus and demagogue,' on the validity of sir john ramsden's title to the sums of money he claims for canal dues, and on other subjects. Huddersfield. Printed by J. Hobson, 1834. First edition. 12mo. 36pp. Later dark green morocco-backed green cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine, recent endpapers. Spine worn and dulled. Leaves browned, many later strengthened with clear tape at gutters, occasional marginal loss. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 30621
FALL, Bernard B. The two viet-nams: A Political and Military Analysis. New York. Frederick A. Praeger, [1965]. Revised edition. 8vo. xvi, 498pp. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Without dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Anthony Eden's copy, with occasional pencil notes in his distinctive hand. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 30664
[BRITISH ARMY]. The manual and platoon exercise &c. &c. London. Printed for T. Egerton, 1804. 8vo. 18pp, [2]. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards. Extremities marked and worn, substantial loss to spine. Early martial inked ownership inscription to head of title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 30687
BEHRMAN, Samuel Nathaniel. The Worcester Account. New York. Random House, 1954. First edition. 8vo. [xii], 239pp, [5]. Original publisher's orange cloth, lettered in black, white, and yellow. A little bumped and water-stained, with the spine sunned. Inscribed on the bright yellow FFEP: 'For Larry O. Not gifted but cherishable. With love from Same. New York: April, 1958. P.S. - all you have to read of this is page 32.' More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 31230
BATES, William. The Maclise Portrait-Gallery of "illustrious literary characters" With memoirs biographical, critical, bibliographical & anecdotal illustrative of the literature of the former half of the present century. London. Chatto and Windus, 1883. First edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 540pp. With 85 plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, marbled papers boards, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, Bookplate of Alfred de Rothschild to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 31665
LAIRD, William. The export coal trade of liverpool: a letter to thomas littledale, esq., Chairman of the Liverpool Dock Trust. Liverpool. Printed by Baines and Herbert, 1850. First edition. 8vo. [4], 59pp. With a folding lithographed frontispiece, a further five lithographed plates (four folding), and a large folding lithographed map. Original publisher's pictorial orange paper boards. Heavily rubbed, joints split, head and foot of spine worn, corners exposed. Contemporary inked ownership inscription and recent ink-stamp to recto of FFEP, short tear to folding map, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 31741
FIELDING, Henry. An enquiry Into the causes of the late Increase of Robbers, &c. with some proposals for Remedying this Growing Evil. In which The Present Reigning Vices are impartially exposed; and the Laws that relate to the Provision for the Poor, and to the Punishment of Felons are largely and freely examined. London. Printed for A. Millar, 1751. Second edition. 12mo. xxxii, 203pp, [1]. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-ruled speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, some surface loss to upper board, worm-hole to head of spine. Early inked initials to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 32977
BOYER, A[bel]. The compleat french-master, for ladies and gentlemen... London. Printed for Richard Sare, 1721. Eighth edition. 8vo. 412 [i.e. 416]pp. Contemporary panelled calf. Rubbed and marked, some surface loss to lower board. without pastedowns/free-endpapers, head of text-block shaved with occasional loss to running-titles, loss/tearing to leaves O7-8, R1-2, and Cc4 with loss of text and sense. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33036