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Photo of "Sunday questions for families and ..."
BRADLEY, Rev. Charles. Sunday questions for families and the junior classes in schools. London. Hamilton, Adams, and Co. and T. Hatchard, 1858. 12mo. viii, 100pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's blind-ruled brown cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. A trifle rubbed and marked, cocked. Upper hinge exposed, early inked ownership inscription and manuscript inscription 'For the use of Ayston Sunday School' to recto of FFEP, initial gathering protruding from text-block. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34234
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BRADLEY, Lonsdale. An inquiry into the deposition of lead ore, in the mineral veins of Swaledale, Yorkshire. London. Edward Stanford, 1862. First edition. Quarto. vii, [1], 40pp, [2]. With a geological map, a reference plate, and ten plates of veins, all, except the map, hand-coloured. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Title page browned, occasional spotting. Inked ownership inscription of L. R. Wager to recto of FFEP. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 23659
Photo of "Chota Nagpore a little-known province ..."
BRADLEY-BIRT, F. B. Chota Nagpore a little-known province of the empire. London. Smith, Elder, & Co., 1903. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 310pp, [2]. With a photographic frontispiece, a further 43 photographic plates, a sketch map, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed and marked, spine sunned. One plate detached. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP:' Offered to / Mr. Thos. Macpherson / by the writer / Gobindpur / Chota Nagpore / 28.6.3'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31592
Photo of "Ros Rosarum ex horto poetarum: ..."
B[OYLE], E[leanor] V[ere]. Ros Rosarum ex horto poetarum: dew of the ever-living rose Gathered from The Poets' Gardens of many Lands by "E. V. B.". London. Elliot Stock, 1885. First edition. 8vo. xxvi, [2], 224, 223*-224*, 225-274pp, [2]. With a half- title. Exquisitely bound by the Atelier Bindery (stamp-signed on front turn-in) in contemporary richly gilt-tooled burgundy morocco, replete with delicate floral devices, T.E.G., marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles. Housed in custom red cloth cover and slipcase. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 28898
Photo of "Days and hours in a ..."
B[oyle], E[leanor] V[eale]. Days and hours in a garden.. London. Elliot Stock, 1884. Third edition. 8vo. viii, 204pp, [2]. With half-title, numerous in-text illustrations, and a tipped-in slip advertising additional large paper copies to half-title. Uncut in original publisher's gilt-stamped buff paper boards, with a lower yapp edge. Rubbed and marked, with chipping to edges, loss to head and foot of spine, light spotting to boards. Illustrated bookplate of Ann Wilbraham to FEP. Inked gift inscription addressed to 'Aunt Mary from ... More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 34552
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BOWRING, John. Poetry of the magyars, preceded by a sketch of the language and literature of hungary and transylvania. London. Printed for the author, and sold by Robert Heward et al., 1830. First edition. 8vo. xvi, lxxxiii, [1], 312pp [4]. With a list of subscriber's and a final page of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's olive green cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed, marked, sunned, and a trifle bumped, chipping to head of spine. Recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, spotted. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Mr James Bird / Yoxford / with ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19795
Photo of "An introduction to practical chemistry, ..."
BOWMAN, John. An introduction to practical chemistry, including analysis. London. John Churchill, 1858. Third edition. 8vo. xvi, 288pp. With numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Handsome contemporary prize binding, richly gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, supralibros of Queen's College, Belfast to both boards, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, prize plate to FEP, occasional pencilled annotations, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21113
Photo of "From Scott to Fuchs"
BOWMAN, Gerald. From Scott to Fuchs. London. Evans Brothers Limited, [1958]. First edition. 8vo. 191pp, [1]. With a photographic frontispiece and a further 18 photographic illustrations. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed, dustwrapper price-clipped, and trifle marked and chipped. Later bookplate of George Lowe to FEP, near contemporary inked gift inscription and booksellers ink-stamp to FFEP, lightly spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 23430
Photo of "Scenes and shadows of days ..."
BOWLES, W[illiam] Lisle. Scenes and shadows of days departed: a narrative... London. William Pickering, 1837. First edition. 8vo. [18], xlv, [1], 118pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, an initial publisher's advertisement a catalogue, and a final advertisement leaf. Original publisher's green buckram, printed paper lettering-piece. Rubbed, spine sunned, lettering-piece chipped. Book-label of J. O. Edwards and pencilled ownership inscription of professor of American literature at the University of Leeds Douglas Grant (1921-1969) to FEP, contemporary inked gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf, frontispiece ... More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 23690
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BOWLES, W[illiam] Lisle. Scenes and shadows of days departed: a narrative accompanied with poems of youth and some other poems of melancholy and fancy in the journey of life from youth to age. London. William Pickering, 1837. First edition. [3], vi-xlv, [1], 118pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece.

[Bound with:] BOWLES, Caroline. The birth-day; a poem, in three parts: to which are added, occasional verses. Edinburgh. William Blackwood and Sons, 1836. First edition. [4], ii, 288pp.

12mo. Contemporary calf boards, recently rebacked, A.E.G. Boards rubbed. Recent book-label of James Stevens Cox to FEP, offsetting to first title, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21562
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BOWLES, Rev. W[illiam] L[isle]. The grave of the last saxon; or, the legend of the curfew. A poem. London. Printed for Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1822. First edition. 8vo. [4], xi, [1], 111pp, [1]. With a half-title and an initial leaf of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's buff paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed, chipping to spine. Recent book-label of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, scattered spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of half-title: 'With the Author's Respects / June 4th 1822'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20764
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BOWLES, Caroline. The birth-day; a poem, in three parts: to which are added, occasional verses. Edinburgh and London. William Blackwood and Thomas Cadell, 1836. First edition. 8vo. [6], ii, 288pp. With half-title. Original publisher's green cloth with gilt title. Heavily sunned at spine and top edge, head and foot of spine rubbed with slight loss, somewhat soiled. With ink inscription to recto of dedication reading 'With best regards to Charlotte Hamilton from Marianne Tallot(?)', otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 12822
Photo of "Poems and essays"
BOWDLER, Miss [Jane]. Poems and essays. London. Printed for William Baynes and Son, 1824. 12mo. x, [2], 176pp. With an engraved frontispiece and an additional engraved title page. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled edges. Slightly rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, lightly spotted. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 20498
Photo of "Sermons on the doctrines and ..."
BOWDLER, Henrietta Maria. Sermons on the doctrines and duties of christianity. Bath. Printed by R. Cruttwell, 1803. Sixth edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 225pp, [1]. With half-title. Contemporary blind-panelled calf, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Rubbed and marked, some surface wear to boards and edges, slight loss to head of spine. Armorial bookplate of Christopher Cole to FEP, occasional light spotting.
More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34112