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Photo of "Waverley; or, 'tis sixty years ..."
[SCOTT, Walter]. Waverley; or, 'tis sixty years since. Edinburgh. Printed by James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co., 1814. Second edition. 12mo. In three volumes. [4], 358, [2]; [4], 370, [2]; [4], 371pp, [1]. With half-titles. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed and bumped. Later armorial bookplates of Serjeantson of Hanlith to all FEPs. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28177
Photo of "Wermigey; or the weir amid ..."
[HENSLOWE, William Henry]. Wermigey; or the weir amid the water. A norfolk legend of the beginning of the wars of the roses. King's Lynn. Thew and Son, 1865. First edition. 8vo. [4], 203pp, [5]. Original publisher's blue pebbled cloth, stamped in blind, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Recent bookplate of Ron Charles Fiske to recto of FFEP. The author's own copy, with his book-label and inked inscription 'Author's own copy - WHH' to FEP, occasional manuscript corrections and annotations to text, and earlier bookplate to REP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20821
Photo of "Western australia. General information respecting ..."
[FRASER, Malcolm]. Western australia. General information respecting the present condition of the forests and timber trade of the southern part of the colony... Perth. By Authority: Richard Pether, 1882. First edition. Quarto. In two parts. [27, [1]; [8]; 30pp. With two maps (one folding), two unnumbered lithographed plates, and 20 numbered lithographed plates. Original publisher's blind-stamped dark green pebble-grain cloth, contrasting printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked. Hinges partially exposed. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34427
Photo of "Westminster abbey"
SMITH, Mrs. A. Murray. Westminster abbey. London. Adam and Charles Black, 1904. Quarto. Limited deluxe edition of 250 copies signed by the publisher, of which this is number 108. vii, 147pp, [1]. With 21 colour plates by John Fulleylove. Uncut in original publisher's decorated cream buckram, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23310
Photo of "Westminster improvements. A brief account ..."
[BARDWELL, William]. Westminster improvements. A brief account of ancient and modern westminster: with observations on former plans of improvement, and on the objects and prospects of the westminster improvement company, including a statement of the measures now intended to be pursued. London. Smith and Elder, Fraser, Weale, Williams, and Reid, 1839. Second edition. 8vo. 58pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's printed mauve wrappers. Rubbed and dulled, backstrip worn. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, ink inscription to upper wrapper: 'The Revd. Canon Conway / Rector / from the Author'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28825
Photo of "What hope for green st?"
HAWKS, Olive. What hope for green st?. London. Jarrolds Publishers Limited, [1945]. First edition. 8vo. 128pp. Original publisher's black cloth boards lettered in gilt, with the unclipped green dustwrapper. Minor shelf-wear, chipping to edges, losses to spine with some further marks. A note on the front free endpaper in Williamson’s hand: 'I rewrote a rather crude TSS for a newcomer, & I suppose about 60% of this is mine - but not the characters. I did dialogue & improved some ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 27240
Photo of "What is the Soul?"
RUSSELL, Bertrand. What is the Soul?. Girard, Kansas. Haldeman-Julius Publications, [1947]. 8vo. 32pp. Original publisher's printed orange paper wrappers. Light rubbing and creasing to extremities. Leaves toned and spotted, occasional pencil markings to margins. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16880
Photo of "What's in a Word? "
RETY, John. What's in a Word? . London. Hearing Eye, 1996. 8vo. [12pp] A5 staple-bound pamphlet, in the original peach card wraps lettered in black. Smoke damage to wraps, internally bright and clean. Inscribed ‘For John [struck through] For Olwyn’. With an additional poem ‘Sailor Ashore’ added within the text in blue ink, and repeated on a loosely inserted green record card. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed; the smoke damage is the result of ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29575
Photo of "When capital goes on strike"
DAHLBERG, Arthur. When capital goes on strike. New York. Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1938. First edition. 8vo. xxii, 218pp. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt. Boards a little rubbed, spine faded. Contemporary bookplate of former British prime minister Clement Attlee to front pastedown; loosely inserted is the publisher's subscription postcard. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31817
Photo of "When mr pickwick went fishing"
LAMBERT, Samuel W.. When mr pickwick went fishing. New York. Edmond Byrne Hackett, 1924. First edition. 8vo. [12], 83pp, [1]. With half-title and 11 engraved plates by Robert Seymour. Uncut in original publisher's cloth-backed green paper boards. printed paper lettering-piece to spine. A trifle rubbed, otherwise a fine copy. Endpapers lightly browned. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34837
Photo of "Whisperings from the great: An ..."
MEREDITH, Constance A. [compiler]. Whisperings from the great: An Autograph Birthday Album. London. Henry Frowde, 1906. Quarto. Unpaginated. Two calendar dates to a page with quotations opposite, both with red borders and fleur-de-lis decoration to corners. Finely bound in contemporary red half-morocco, vellum boards, stamped and lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed and discoloured, corner's bumped. Marbled endpaper, near contemporary inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf, partially completed, two charmingly naive watercolour illustrations pasted in. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 23357
Photo of "Wild flowers; or, pastoral and ..."
BLOOMFIELD, Robert. Wild flowers; or, pastoral and local poetry. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1816. Third edition. 12mo. 12, x, [2], 132pp. With an engraved frontispiece and an initial publisher's advertisement catalogue. Uncut in original publisher's buff paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, chipping to lettering-piece. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27715
Photo of "Wild life in a southern ..."
[JEFFERIES, Richard]. Wild life in a southern county. London. Smith, Elder, & Co., 1879. First edition. 8vo. xii, 387pp, [1]. With a half-title. Original publisher's green cloth, blocked in black, gilt, and blind. Extremities rubbed. Upper hinge exposed, bookplate to FEP, inked ownership inscription to recto of half-title, very occasional light spotting/chipping to margins. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 20807
Photo of "William"
CROMPTON, Richmal. William. London. George Newnes, [1929]. First cheap edition (not so stated). 8vo. 256pp, [3]. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in black. Without dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed, spotting to edges. Endpapers and half-title browned. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24751
Photo of "William Howard Lister"
SETON, Walter. William Howard Lister. London. Printed for Private Circulation by Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to The Medici Society, 1919. First edition. Quarto. Limited edition of 505 copies on handmade paper, of which this is number 165. 93pp, [3]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece and five further photographic plates. Uncut in original publisher's cream buckram-backed light blue cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Endpapers browned, near contemporary inked gift inscription to FEP. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29014
Photo of "William in Trouble"
CROMPTON, Richmal. William in Trouble. London. George Newnes, [1927]. First edition. 8vo. 261pp, [1]. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in black. Without dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed, spotting to edges. Light scattered foxing. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24749
Photo of "William shakespeare pedagogue & poacher: ..."
GARNETT, Richard. William shakespeare pedagogue & poacher: a drama. London. John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1905. First edition. 8vo. 111pp, [1]. With a half-title. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. Internally clean and crisp. Bookplate of William Barclay Squire to FEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to half-title: 'W. Barclay Squire, Esq. / with R. Garnett's / very best regards / November 1904.' More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27858
Photo of "William Tell told again"
WODEHOUSE, P. G.. William Tell told again. London. Adam and Charles Black, 1904. First edition. Quarto. [8], 105pp, [3]. Without the (rarely seen) dustwrapper. With a colour frontispiece and a further 15 colour plates. Original publisher's pictorial cloth, lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. Scattered foxing. Presentation copy from the illustrator Philip Dadd, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Kathleen Debenham / from the artist'. With two letters in his hand loosely inserted, one with an original drawing, the ... More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 24565