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VERTUE, George. Medals, Coins, Great-Seals, Impressions, From the Elaborate Works of Thomas Simon... [London]. Invented and Published by Geo: Vertue, 1753. First edition. Quarto. [4], 3, [1], iv, 68pp. With 38 engraved plates. Contemporary blind-tooled calf, later rebacked, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed. Hinges exposed, adhesive residue to FEP, scattered spotting. Inscribed 'James Vertue' to head of title page, later manuscript inscription to RFEP: 'Presentation copy, first impress'. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27537
KELTIE, John S. A history of the scottish highlands, highland clans, and highland regiments... Edinburgh and London. A. Fullarton & Co., 1879. Third edition. Folio. In two volumes. [3], viii-xxxvi, 776; vi, 818pp. With 17 engraved plates, a lithographed plate, 30 mounted colour plates of tartans within gilt borders, two maps (one folding), and 205 engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, brown pebbled cloth boards, contrasting red and black morocco lettering-pieces, carmine edges, marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34317
WILSON, Sir Charles [editor]. Picturesque palestine, sinai and egypt. London. J. S. Virtue and Co., [1881-84] First edition. Folio. In 10 parts, as issued. With 42 engraved plates (including additional engraved title pages), two large colour maps (Palestine and Sinai and Egypt respectively) and hundreds of in-text woodcut illustrations. Original publisher's cloth-backed pictorial powder blue wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked, some bindings shaken, with leaves/plates detached. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 29826
[US TRADE REPORTS]. Report of the commission appointed under the act of congress approved july 7, 1884, "to ascertain and report upon the best modes of securing more intimate international and commercial relations between the united states and the several countries of central and south america.". Washington. Government Printing Office, 1885. First edition. 438pp.

[Together with:] [US TRADE REPORTS]. Reports of the commission appointed under an act of congress approved july 7, 1884, "to ascertain and report upon the best modes of securing more intimate international and commercial relations between the united states and the several countries of central and south america." Washington. Government Printing Office, 1886. First edition. 491pp, [1]. With two large folding maps to rear. ... More >
£ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 35201
HOBBS, Major H[arry]. The glory hole: yarns for soldiers; regular, irregular and highly irregular. Calcutta. H. Hobbs & Co., [1943]. First edition. 8vo. [2], 130pp. Stapled in original publisher's printed brown paper wrappers, printed paper lettering-piece pasted to lower wrapper. Rubbed and marked, with damp-staining to wrappers, and slight chipping to edges and corners. Inked gift inscription reading 'J.R G C from E.N.W. Calcutta, October, 1961' to FEP. Leaves lightly browned. Light spotting to title. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35103
CHAUCER, Geoffrey. The complete works of geoffrey chaucer. Oxford. Clarendon Press, 1901. 8vo. xxiv, 732, 149pp, [1]. With half-title and photographic reproduction of an early manuscript as frontispiece. Finely bound by Mudie in contemporary brown morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, gilt initials 'B.E.C. ' to upper board, A.E.G., marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Blanche E. Cheekley to front blank fly-leaf. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 25635
BYRON, Lord. The Poetical Works of lord byron. London. Henry Frowde, 1896. Oxford edition. 8vo. x, 924pp. With a half-title. Finely bound by Mudie in contemporary dark brown morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, gilt initials 'B.E.C. ' to upper board, A.E.G., marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Contemporary inked gift inscription addressed to Blanche E. Cheekley, from M Darnell, and dated October 1903, to front blank fly-leaf. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 25636
BROWNING, Robert. Dramatis Personæ. London. Chapman and Hall, 1864. Second edition. 8vo. [6], 250pp, [2]. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Finely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. Endpapers lightly browned, light scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34424
KIPLING, Rudyard. Under the Deodars. Allahabad. Messrs. A. H. Wheeler & Co., [1888]. First edition. 8vo. [8], 106pp, vii, [1]. With a preliminary leaf and terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Finely bound by Morrell (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in contemporary gilt-tooled black morocco. Gilt dentelles, A.E.G. Very lightly rubbed. Very light scattered spotting, light browning to endpapers. A fine copy. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 25947
ROBERTSON, M. Physical Geography. [s.i.]. [s.n.], 1853. Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [8] leaves of maps. Pen and black ink, watercolour, over graphite, on wove paper. Contemporary buff wrappers, lettered in manuscript to upper wrapper. Extremities heavily worn and marked. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34432
STEWART, John H. J. STEWART, Duncan, Lieut.-Col.. The stewarts of appin. Edinburgh. Printed for private circulation by Maclachlan and Stewart, 1880. First edition. Quarto. [2], 214pp, [1]. With an engraved coloured frontispiece depicting the arms of Stewart Clan, and a further three plates (two coloured) of heraldic devices. Original publisher's decorated cloth. Lightly rubbed, boards heavily dampstained, spine dulled. Recent inked ownership inscription to FEP, contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23514
[HUNT, Henry]. An authentic report of the evidence and proceedings before the Committee of the hon. house of commons, appointed to try the merits of the bristol election of october 1812. Taken in short hand.. Bristol. Printed and sold by Philip Rose, 1813. First edition. 8vo. [4], viii, 260pp. With a half-title. Finely bound in modern gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Endpapers renewed, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34930
[RENNET, David]. Davie: being a faithful account of the divers tributes paid in picture poetry and prose on the twenty-eight day of december A.D. MDCCCXCVI to the mathematical coach who is formally known as david rennet doctor of laws. [Aberdeen]. Printed at the Aberdeen University Press for the Benefit of Davie-Devotees, [1897]. First edition. 8vo. [8], 75pp, [1]. With a photographic frontispiece and a further nine leaves of plates. Contemporary vellum-backed marbled paper boards. Letterpress calling card of Mr. Patrick Cooper to FEP, contemporary A.L.S. addressed to Cooper tipped in facing p.36, foxed. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 35311
M'KIE, James. Title pages (and imprints) of the books in the private library of james m'kie, kilmarnock. Kilmarnock. Printed by James M'Kie, 1867. First edition. Limited edition of 50 copies signed by the author; this copy numbered out of sequence '56'. [2], 134pp. With an albumen portrait frontispiece. Presentation copy, inked inscription to terminal page of prefatory remarks: To T. J. Turner Esquire with compliments on account of being the first subscriber to the facsimile of of [sic] the original Ed. of Burns. J. M'Kie'.

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£ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33501
LASKEY, Captain J[ohn] [Coombe]. A general account of the hunterian museum, glasgow: including historical and scientific notices of the various objects of art, literature, natural history, anatomical preparations, antiquities, &c. in that celebrated collection. Glasgow. Published by John Smith & Son, 1813. First edition. 8vo. v, [4], 6-133pp, [1]. Contemporary blind-ruled black roan, navy cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed to extremities, title page with some old dust-marking, terminal leaf stained at top fore-edge corner, otherwise internally clean and crisp More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33583
[MARQUIS OF WATERFORD]. Life and and extraordinary exploits of the marquis of waterford, with curious anecdotes, comprising Night Rambles in the vicinity of Covent Garden, his flare up among the nymphs at mother h's The Brandy and Water Wager; or, Sharks at the Kean's Head, pocketing the affront, looking out for fresh game, shirting the shirtless, a spree at the toll-gate at melton, coming in for the brush! Taking the fire barred gate in the drawing room, &c. &c. &c.. [London]. Published by J. Thompson, 51, Gloucester Street, Oakley Street, Lambeth, [1840]. 8vo. 8pp, including the woodcut portrait frontispiece of the Marquis of Waterford. Handsomely bound in later brown half-morocco, lettered and ruled in gilt, over brown buckram. Lightly rubbed to joints, extremities; internally immaculate. The Ricky Jay copy, with the 'Ricky Jay Collection' book plate loosely inserted. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33420
CROCKER, Charles. The vale of obscurity, the lavant, and other poems. Chichester. Printed for the author by W. Mason, 1830. First edition. 8vo. 120pp. Original publisher's two-tone wrappers, printed paper lettering-piece to upper wrapper. Lightly rubbed and marked, light damp-staining to upper board. Light browning and staining to initial leaves, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34696
[PRIESTLEY RIOTS]. The Report of the Trials of the rioters, at the assizes held at warwick, august 20, 1791, before the Right Hon. Mr. Baron Perryn, taken in short-hand by marsom & ramsey, by order of the committee of protestant dissenters in birmingham.. Birmingham. Printed by John Thompson, [1791]. First edition. 8vo. [6], 156pp. With a half-title. Modern red buckram, lettered in gilt to spine. Leaves lightly browned, terminal leaf lightly dust-stained. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34935
POPE, Alexander. The dunciad, variorum. With the prolegomena of scriblerus.. London. Printed for A. Dod, 1729. First edition. Quarto. 16, [2], 6, 9-29, [3], 118pp, cxix-cxxiv, [2]. With an engraved title page and terminal index. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily worn, with lower joint cracked and upper joint split, significant loss to corners, slight losses to head and foot of spine. Armorial bookplate of Richard Bingham to FEP. Early inked inscriptions of Robert Eddowes to FFEP, dated 1748, and ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 30339