Shop antiquarian books on “English Books – 1801 onwards”

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[SMEDLEY, Edward]. Lux renata: a protestant's epistle, with notes. London. Printed for J. Mawman, 1827. First edition. 8vo. [8], 63pp, [1]. With a half-title. Stitched into recent powder-blue wrappers. Book-label of J. O. Edwards to verso of upper wrapper, foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 25128

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LOCKER, Frederick [editor]. Lyra elegantiarum: a collection of some of the best specimens of vers de societe and vers d'occasion in the english language by deceased authors. London. Edward Moxon & Co., 1867. First edition. 8vo. xx, 360pp. With a half-title. Attractively bound by Marius Mitchel in contemporary gilt-tooled orange levant morocco, red morocco floral onlays, A.E.G., gilt-tooled green levant morocco doublures, free end-leaves of coloured brocaded silk, housed in custom morocco-backed slipcase. Two morocco bookplates to front marbled paper fly-leaf, one unidentified, the other of Francis Kettaneh, printed booksellers description pasted to verso. A fine copy. More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 20866

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RUNEBERG, Johan Ludvig. Lyrical songs, idylls and epigrams. London. C. Kegan Paul, 1878. First edition. 8vo. xxxi, [1], 232pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's olive green cloth, ruled in black, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Hinges partially exposed. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30517

WOODS, Margaret L.. Lyrics & ballads. London. Richard Bentley & Son, 1889. 8vo. viii, 100pp, [2]. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's green cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22220

WOODS, Margaret L.. Lyrics & Ballads. London. Richard Bentley & Son, 1889. First edition. 8vo. viii, 100pp. With half-title; title page in red and black. Bound for Hatchards (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in modern blind-ruled green half-morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, green cloth boards. Marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine and edges sunned. Armorial bookplate of Oliver Brett to FEP. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 35056

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BULLEN, A. H.. Lyrics from the song-books of the elizabethan age. London. John C. Nimmo, 1887. First edition, limited edition (number 149 of 500 copies printed). 8vo. [4], xxx, [2], 200pp, [4]. Original publisher's brown cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, historic water damage to lower board. Discolouration to endpapers. Inscribed to Edward Brooke from his brother Stopford Brooke, with his initials. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32051

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SHAKESPEARE, William. Macbeth, a tragedy, by william shakespeare as arranged for the stage by henry irving, and presented at the lyceum theatre, 29th december, 1888, with music by arthur sullivan. London. Printed at the "Nassau Steam Press", 1889. 8vo. 72pp. With half-title. Original publisher's blue printed paper wrappers, all edges red. Wax-stain to head of upper wrapper. Very light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34141

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SMYTH, C. Piazzi. Madeira meteorologic: being a paper on the above subject read before the royal society, Edinburgh, on the 1st of May 1882. Edinburgh. David Douglas, 1882. First edition. Quarto. viii, 83pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's red cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Bookplate and shelf-label to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28812

HOGG, James. Mador of the moor; a poem. Edinburgh. Printed for William Blackwood, 1816. First edition. 8vo. [8], 140pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, buff paper boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked. Book-label of John Millar to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33317

MARSHALL, Tom. Magic Water. Kingston, Ontario. The Quarry Press, 1971. First edition. 8vo. 72pp. Original publisher's turquoise cloth lettered in gilt, with the original photographic dustwrapper. Wrapper with significant losses to the front panel, with staining and some smoke damage. Boards a little stained and faded, associated smoke odour. Lightly toned with minor water damage, some pages adhered. Inscribed 'to Olwyn & Keith with all good wishes Tom' on the FFEP, a little water smudged. From the estate ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29576

OSSENDOWSKI, Ferdinand. Man and mystery in Asia. London. Edward Arnold & Co., 1924. First edition. 8vo. xii, 295pp, [1]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece and a sketch map to rear endpapers. Original publisher's blind-ruled green cloth, lettered in gilt and black. A trifle rubbed. Armorial bookplate of Henry Courtney Brocklehurst to FEP, occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 23780

MUDIE, Robert. Man, as a moral and accountable being. London. Wm. S. Orr & Co., 1840. First edition. 12mo. xiii, [1], 262pp. With a engraved frontispiece and an engraved title page. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed, lightly marked, slight loss to head of dulled spine. Early inked ownership inscription and blind-stamp of bookseller G. Winterburn of Bolton to FFEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32445

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GODWIN, William. Mandeville. A tale of the seventeenth century in england. Edinburgh. Printed for Archibald Constable and Co., 1817. First edition. 12mo. In three volumes. xii, 306; [4], 316; [4], 367pp, [1]. With half-titles. Recent cloth-backed marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt. Pencilled ownership inscription of William St. Clair to FEP of Vol. I, early inked ownership inscription to head of title, loss to leaf A2 of Vol. II - touching text, without loss of sense, foxed. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 26141

AUSTEN, Jane. Mansfield park. A novel.. London. George Routledge and Sons, [1876]. 8vo. 288pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, contrasting gilt- tooled red and green morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed and marked, scoring to boards, light wear to edges. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 33733

SIMMONDS, Rose. Manual of Nutrition. London, Toronto, Melbourne and Sydney. Cassel and Company Ltd., 1945. First edition. Quarto. vi, 90pp. Stapled, as issued, in original publisher's printed paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, wrappers toned. Staples rusted. Short tear to head of title page, light scattered spotting. Presentation copy, inscribed 'with the author's compliments' to verso of upper wrapper, and with the author's manuscript corrections to head of terminal leaf. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34385

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GREENE, William. Manuel matamoros and his fellow-prisoners; a narrative of the present persecution of christians in spain... London. Morgan & Chase, [1863]. First edition. 8vo. iv, 192, 4pp. With an original photographic portrait frontispiece showing Matamoros in his cell and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blue cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33364

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FOREST, Eugene FRENCH, R.. [Manuscript copy and english translation of Histoire de mr de vertpre et de sa menagere aussi]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], 1872. Oblong 8vo. Manuscript on tracing paper, mounted: [1], 46ff. Contemporary roan backed paper boards. Some rubbing to extremities, paper labels remains to upper board. Signed 'Del. R. French, Mar 28 1872' to foot of copied title.

[With:] Manuscript on paper. [4]ff. Original orange paper wrappers. An English translation of the captions in the manuscript copy of the French original, in two hands; the first (matching that of ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 18970

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[ORKNEY BOTANY]. [Manuscript letter regarding the botany of Orkney, addressed to Magnus Spence, Deerness, 1916]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1916]. Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [5] leaves, four written on one side only, the fifth on both. Recent red cloth, lettered in gilt. Armorial bookplate of John Davie Manson Robertson to FEP, horizontal and vertical creases to all leaves. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 18941

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HOLMES, James. Manuscript notes on weaving: third year. [Burnley?]. [s.n.], [1914]. Quarto. [92] leaves, printed on one side only. Lithographed throughout. With 48 mounted cloth swatches, one sample detached, evidently at least one sample absent. Original publisher's dark green pebbled cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board 'Manuscript Notes on Weaving by James Holmes M.S.A. Third Year'. A trifle rubbed and marked. Decorated endpapers, Scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32547

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BYRON, Lord. Marino Faliero, doge of Venice. An historical tragedy, in five acts. With notes. The prophecy of Dante, a poem. London. John Murray, 1821. First edition, second issue.. 8vo. [7], x-261pp, [1]. Without half-title or publisher's advertisements. Bound by Samuel Mepham of Dorchester in later half-calf, marbled boards, tooled and lettered in gilt, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed and marked. Binder's ticket to FEP, inked gift inscription to verso of FFEP: 'Mrs. W. Garland / From L. G. - - 1839'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25410