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COLLAS, Achille. CHORLEY, Henry F. The authors of england. A series of medallion portraits of modern literary characters, engraved from the works of british artists. London. Charles Tilt, 1838. First edition. Quarto. vi, [2], 93, [1], 12pp, [2]. With an additional engraved title page, a further 15 plates engraved by Collas's patent process, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's embossed brown cloth, later neatly rebacked, Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Contemporary ticket of booksellers W. Pritchard of Carnarvon, armorial bookplate and inked ownership inscription of Lord Newborough to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32506
[BALLADS OF AYRSHIRE]. The ballads and songs of ayrshire, illustrated with sketches, historical, traditional, narrative and biographical.. Ayr. Published for the editor by John Dick, 1846. First edition. 8vo. 120pp. With original publisher's printed yellow front-wrapper bound in. Nineteenth century yellow cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled, light surface wear to corners. Inked ownership inscription to FEP. Paper repairs to wrapper, light scattered marginal spotting. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 34789
SEAT OF WAR ADVERTISER. The baltic sea: With the surrounding Countries as far as London, Paris, Vienna, Moscow, &c.; showing the principal Railways, Roads, Naval Arsenals, Fortresses, Forts, &c., and Napoleon's Route to Moscow in 1812. London. Published by Deutsch, Brothers, 1854. Dimensions (folded) 90 x 140mm: (unfolded) 420 x 280 mm. Original publisher's printed tan wrappers. Extremities a trifle creased and dusty, lower panel torn. Short closed tear to foot of map. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24662
[WOODWARD, Samuel]. The Barclay Tract in Pennsylvania: Surveyed & Described by Samuel Rhoads Jr. 1835. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1835]. Folio. Manuscript on paper. [2], 25pp, [2], with eight further blank leaves. With a hand-illustrated and coloured folding plan of the Barclay Tract. Contemporary red half-morocco, marbled boards, gilt. Extremities rubbed. Later armorial bookplate of Henry Birkbeck to FEP, short tear to centre fold of map, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 16126
[ROWLANDSON, Thomas]. JONES, Edward. The bardic museum, of primitive british literature; and other admirable rarities. Forming the second volume of the Musical, Poetical, and Historical Relicks of The Welsh Bards and Druids: drawn from authentic documents of remote antiquity.... London. Printed by A. Strahan...for the Author, 1802. First edition. Folio. xx, 60pp, 61-112pp engraved music. With hand-coloured etched frontispiece by Thomas Rowlandson. Contemporary gilt-tooled green half-morocco, with alternating harp and Prince of Wales' feathers devices to spine. A trifle rubbed to extremities, surfaces, occasional pencilled annotation and underlining, else a crisp copy. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27483