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RUSSELL, Scott. Mountain prospect. London. Chatto & Windus, 1946. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 247pp, [1]. With a photographic frontispiece, a further 46 photographic illustrations, and seven sketch maps in the text. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Light shelf-wear, dustwrapper sunned and a trifle chipped. bookplate of George Lowe to FEP, ink-stamp of A. J. Escott bookseller, Hastings (New Zealand) and contemporary ownership inscription of W. G. Lowe to recto of FFEP. Presentation copy, ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23433
MURRAY, W. H.. The story of Everest. London. J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1953. Second edition. 8vo. ix, [1], 195pp, [1]. With a photographic frontispiece, a further 23 photographic plates, and fourteen maps and diagrams in the text by Robert Anderson. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Minor shelf-wear, edges foxed, dustwrapper a trifle creased, chipped, and spotted. Early inked ownership inscription to FEP. Bookplate of George Lowe to FEP, pencilled gift inscription, from Tony Astin to Lowe, to ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23437
SHACKLETON, Ernest, Sir. Mon Expedition au Sud Polaire 1914-1917. Tours. Maison Alfred Mame et Fils, [1924]. First edition in French. Quarto. 380pp, [2]. With numerous black and white illustrations from photographs in the text, and two maps (one folding). Original publisher's pictorial green cloth, A.E.G. Worn, lower hinge exposed, text-block separating from binding - held by front pastedown only, lightly rubbed and sunned. From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice 'Kenn' Back (b. 1942), meteorologist with the British Antarctic Survey from 1963 to 2002, and a ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23452
ROSSETTI, Dante Gabriel. The poetical works of dante gabriel rossetti. London. Ellis, 1907. New edition in one volume. 8vo. xxxi, 380pp. With an engraved frontispiece of the author. Handsomely bound by Cornish Brothers of Birmingham (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in contemporary red crushed-morocco, blind-ruled and lettered in gilt to spine, with further gilt-tooling to marbled endpapers. A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Inked ownership inscription of Alice Evelyn Letchford to first blank fly-leaf. Endpapers toned to edges, light spotting to initial leaves. A fine copy. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23460
GRAVES, Robert. PODRO, Joshua. The nazarene gospel by robert graves and joshua podro: Being part III (text only) of their nazarene gospel restored. London. Cassell and Company, 1955. First edition. 8vo. xii, 175pp, [1]. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper dulled and sunned. Internally immaculate, A near fine copy. Inked inscription to FFEP: 'To Leanne and Frank / with love / Joshua / 3 March 1955'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23465
YEATS, W. B.. Stories of Red Hanrahan and the Secret Rose. London. Macmillan and Co., 1927. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 182pp, [2]. With an illustrated colour frontispiece, one further colour plate, and numerous black and white illustrations in the text by Norah McGuinness. Original publisher's gilt-stamped navy cloth, pictorial dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper a trifle marked, chipping to head and foot of sunned spine panel. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23469
DICKENS, Charles. The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit. London. George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., [1932]. 8vo. 752pp. With an illustrated colour frontispiece and a further 15 illustrated plates by C. E. Brock. Handsomely bound by Bayntun-Riviere in later gilt-tooled navy morocco, A.E.G. Spine sunned, else clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23475
TYTLER, William Fraser. Report of the trial of the issues, in the action of defamation and damages, william fraser tytler, Esq. of Burdsyards, &c. sheriff-depute and vice-lieutenant of the county of inverness - pursuer, against lachlan mackintosh, Esq. of Raigmore - defender. Taken in Short Hand. Edinburgh. Printed for William Blackwood, 1823. First edition. 8vo. [8], 131, [1], 31pp, [1]. With a half-title. Later maroon cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked. Naive marginal paper repairs to leaves L1- 2, scattered spotting. Letterpress slip tipped-in at title: 'Agreeably to the instructions he has received, the Publisher has the honor to transmit this Report to', completed in manuscript 'George Inglis Esq. of Kingsmill'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23517
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
RAINES, Rev. F. R. [editor]. Rentale de Cokersand: being the bursar's rent roll of the abbey of cokersand, in the county palatine of lancaster, for the year 1501. Printed from the original. [Manchester]. Printed for the Chetham Scoiety, 1861. Quarto. xviii, 46pp. Interleaved throughout. Contemporary half- calf, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed. Extensively annotated in a contemporary hand; these manuscript notes are primarily translations of deeds from Middle English to Modern English. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23664
GLEIG, Rev. G[eorge] R[obert]. The life of major-general sir thomas munro...With extracts from his correspondence and private papers. London. Hnery Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. xxvi, 520; iv, 454; viii, 437pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece to Vol. I, and an engraved folding map. Contemporary gilt-tooled sheep, contrasting dark brown morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed, joints starting, spines sunned. Short tear to fore-edge of leaf N2 of Vol. I, else internally clean and crisp. From the library of successful merchant of Scottish origin and later M.P. for Lancaster, ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23791
MACDONALD, Rev. William. Poems. Edinburgh. Printed by George Ramsay and Co. for the author, 1809. First edition. 12mo in 6s. viii, 157pp, [1], [14]. With a list of subscribers. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering- piece to spine. Slightly rubbed, chipping to joints. Recent book- label of J. O. Edwards to FEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23819
[POOR LAW COMMISSIONERS]. Extracts from the information received by his majesty's commissioners, as to the administration and operation of the poor-laws. London. B. Fellowes, 1833. First edition. 8vo. xxi, [1], 432pp. Original publisher's printed tan cloth. Lightly rubbed and spotted, spine dulled. Scattered spotting. From the recently dispersed library of Spetchley Park, Worcestershire, once the seat of Robert Berkeley (1764-1845), with his inked ownership inscription to FEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23842
CAMBRIDGE LOTOS CLUB. A wreath of songs. Cambridge. Deighton, Bell and Co., 1880. First edition. 8vo. 63pp, [1]. Original publisher's dark green cloth, stamped in black and gilt. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Ink inscription to head of title page: 'E. Ricardo Christie / May (?) 1880 / Private copy', with very occasional notes in his hand. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23912
[BURTON, Richard Francis]. The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi: translated and annotated by his friend and pupil F. B. Portland, Maine. Thomas B. Mosher, 1923. 8vo. xv, [1], 124pp, [2]. With a portrait frontispiece. Title in red and black. Bound by Belgian binder Jules Karel Van West (1889-1968) in contemporary brown half-morocco, marbled boards, contrasting green morocco lettering pieces, T.E.G. Marbled endpapers. Later inked gift inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf. Original publisher's paper lettering-pieces pasted to stubs at rear. A fine copy. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23943