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Photo of "The works of william shakespeare"
SHAKESPEARE, William. The works of william shakespeare. Cambridge and London. Macmillan and Co., 1864. 8vo. viii, 1079pp, [1]. Finely bound by MacLehose of Glasgow (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine slightly dulled. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of David Stanley William Ogilvy, 11th Earl of Airlie, dated October 1866, to front blank fly-leaf. Light spotting and browning to initial and terminal leaves. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34758
Photo of "The worst journey in the ..."
CHERRY-GARRARD, Apsley. The worst journey in the world: antarctic 1910-1913. London. Constable and Company, [1922]. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. lxiv, 300, [4]; viii, 310-585pp. With colour frontispieces, 46 plates (four colour), 10 folding panoramas, and five maps (four folding). Uncut in original publisher's 'polar' binding, linen-backed powder blue paper boards, printed paper title labels. Spare title labels loosely inserted. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine labels chipped and dulled. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33363
Photo of "The yellow placard"
LYND, Sylvia. The yellow placard. London. Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1931. First edition. 8vo. 80pp. Original publisher's tan cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, loss to lettering-piece. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Humbert Wolfe / from / Sylvia Lynd / a fragment of her / debt. 4. 4. 31.' More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27005
Photo of "The Young Man's best companion; ..."
HOUGH, J. [editor]. The Young Man's best companion; or, the New Book of Knowledge; being a regular system of education, without the aid of a tutor... Manchester. Printed and published by J. Gleave and Son, 1825. 8vo. 612pp, [4]. With an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and a further 10 engraved plates (one folding). Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, black morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed. Plates browned, folding plate split, marginal loss to leaf 3G, terminal leaf and rear endpapers dampstained, spotted. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 30382
Photo of "Third time lucky"
DONLAN, Yolande. Third time lucky. New York . The Dial Press; James Wade, 1976. Uncorrected galley proof. 8vo. 276pp. Original publisher's gauze-backed pale card wrappers, lettered in black. Extremities toned and marked, light chipping and bumping to corners and edges. Internally bright and clean. More > £ 120.00 Antiquates Ref. 31415
Photo of "Three persons"
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
Photo of "Three Street Orphans"
[JACQUE, George]. Three Street Orphans. Glasgow. John S. Marr & Sons, 1878. First edition. 12mo. 64, 16pp. With half-title, a lithographed frontispiece and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth. Lightly rubbed and dulled. Very occasional light spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'David Wilson Esq. With the Author's grateful regards'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34243
Photo of "Three years of naval warfare"
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
Photo of "Tides"
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
Photo of "Time I was dead: Pages ..."
ALDIN, Cecil. Time I was dead: Pages from My Autobiography. London. Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1934. First edition. 8vo. xiv, [2], 389pp, [1].With a coloured frontispiece, eight coloured plates, 16 black and white plates, and numerous illustrations in the text. Modern green calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces, marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 31657
Photo of "Time's telescope for 1814"
[ALMANACK]. Time's telescope for 1814. London. Printed for Sherwood, Neely and Jones, 1814. First edition. 8vo. xxxvi, 370pp. With a handful of in-text illustrations. Modern red cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Leaves browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25895
Photo of "Time's Telescope, for 1831"
[ALMANACK]. Time's Telescope, for 1831. London. Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1831. First edition. 8vo. viii, 416pp. Title page in red and black, with numerous in-text illustrations. Modern red cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Leaves browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25894
Photo of "Time tables shewing without mental ..."
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