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ROBY, J[ohn]. Traditions of lancashire. London. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1829. First edition. In two volumes. x, [2], 329, [1]; [4], 330pp, [2]. With 30 engraved plates, in two states. Large paper copy.

[Together with:] ROBY, J[ohn]. Traditions of lancashire Second Series. London. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831. First edition. In two volumes. xxvii, [1], 330; [4], 340pp. With engraved plates, in two states. Large paper copy.

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£ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 16385
[TOM THUMB]. Tom thumb's play-book, to Teach Children their Letters as soon as they can speak: or, easy lessons for Little Children and Beginners. Being A new and pleasant Method to allure Little Ones into the first Principles of Learning. Newcastle. Printed for T. Bell, Bookseller, By G. Angus, Newcastle, 1824. 16mo in 8s. 48pp. Unopened, in original publisher's blue paper wrappers, with four woodcut vignettes. Fine, but for shaving to lower edge of C7r and C8v, with loss to terminal lines. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 16528
AN OLD BOY [i.e. HUGHES, Thomas]. Tom brown's school days. Cambridge. Macmillan & Co., 1858. Seventh thousand. 8vo. viii, 420, [4], 24pp. With a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's blind-stamped blue cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, chipping to head and foot of spine. Armorial bookplate of Courtenay F. Wilson to FEP, scattered spotting. With a loosely inserted A.L.S. in the hand of the author. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23656
HUGO, Victor. Toilers of the sea. London. Sampson Low, Son, & Marston, 1866. Third edition. 8vo. In three volumes. lx, [1], 331; v, [1], 327; iv, 286, 16pp. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle marked. Armorial bookplate of James Watts (1804-1878) of Abney Hall, industrialist and sometime mayor of Manchester, to FEP of Vol. I. A fine set. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 22304
STOWE, W. E.. Time tables shewing without mental calculation the number of days from any given day in any month, to every day in any other month during a year. London. Parker, Furnivall & Parker, 1848. First edition. Quarto. [2]pp. 12 engraved tables with slides. Original publisher's blind-stamped dark green cloth, lettered in gilt, recently rebacked, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Boards rubbed and marked. Book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP, scattered foxing. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 22529
DRINKWATER, John. Tides. London. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1917. First edition. 8vo. 54pp, [1]. Original publisher's red cloth with paper label to sunned spine. Internally bright and clean save a little toning to FFEP. Author's ink inscription 'Alfred Hayes, from John Drinkwater, April 1918' to verso of half title. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28731
HEPWORTH, Geo. H.. Through Armenia on horseback. New York. E. P. Dutton & Comapny, 1898. First edition. 8vo. xii, 355pp, [1]. With a portrait frontispiece and 24 plates from photographs, and a folding coloured map. Original publisher's navy cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt.A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23423
GIBSON, R[ichard] H[enry]. Three years of naval warfare. London. William Heinemann, [1918]. First edition. 8vo. xii, 326pp, [2]. With a half-title and a portrait frontispiece of Admiral John Jellicoe. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, corners a trifle bumped. Marking to REP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 18946
MACPHAIL, Sir Andrew. Three persons. London. John Murray, 1929. First edition. 8vo. viii, [4], 240pp. With three photographic portraits (that of Lawrence a photographic representation of a pencil sketch, by Augustus John, of the Colonel in an Arabian headdress). Original publisher's blue cloth, gilt. Extremities lightly rubbed. Two ink stamps of 'Achalader' and an ink inscription of 'Campbell' to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22010
MACPHAIL, Sir Andrew. Three persons. New York & Montreal. Louis Carrier & Co., 1929. Third edition [First North American Printing]. 8vo. 346pp. Original publisher's navy cloth. Lightly rubbed. Bookplate of William Boyman Howell to FEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'To / Jean Cameron Howell / with gratitude / Andrew Macphail'. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 20156
[PEDDER, James]. The yellow shoe-strings; or, the good effects of Obedience to Parents. London. William Darton, [1821]. Third edition. 8vo. 62pp, [2]. With an engraved folding frontispiece, two further engraved plates, and a final page of publisher's advertisements. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's buff printed limp wrappers. Extremities rubbed, surface loss. Endpapers and frontispiece gutter damp-stained, early ownership inscriptions to verso of frontispiece and head of title page. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22343