Shop antiquarian books on “English Books – 1801 onwards”

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[HOLDERNESS]. A series of seventeen views of churches, monuments, and other antiquities, originally engraved for "dade's history of holderness," now first published. Hull. J. Greenwood, 1835. First edition. Folio. [2]pp. 17 engraved views on 15 plates. Uncut in original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Extremities worn, without lower panel. Occasional spotting/dampstaining. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 30990

[HOLMES, Joseph]. A series of prize essays on Practical Brewing, &c. reprinted from holmes' brewing trade gazette. Leeds. Printed and published by Joseph Holmes, 1879. First edition. 8vo. [4], 140, 46pp, [2]. With a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed, lightly marked, spine dulled.Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 24409

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[STAFFORDSHIRE HYMNS]. A selection of psalms and hymns, for the use of Handsworth Church, in Staffordshire. Birmingham. Printed by E. Jones, 1807. First edition. 8vo. iv, 77pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-ruled red straight-grain morocco, A.E.G. Extremities rubbed. Endpapers browned, early inked ownership inscriptions to verso of FFEP and head of title. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 23159

RUTHERFORD, W. TELFORD, J. A selection of Poems and Songs. Gateshead-on-Tyne. Howe Brothers, 1878. First edition. 8vo. 103pp, [1]. Original publisher's blind-stamped purple cloth, lettered in gilt to spine and upper board. Rubbed, marked, spine dulled. Recent bookplate of R. W. Martin to FEP, upper board and initial gathering held by cords only. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29296

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BARNES, The Rev. William. A selection from unpublished poems. Dorchester. Published at the school, Winterborne Monkton, 1870. First edition. 8vo. 24 leaves, 48pp. With a pasted-in photographic portrait frontispiece of the author and engraved title page. Original publisher's printed pictorial blue paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, with spotting to wrappers, heavy loss to spine, Heavy spotting to initial leaves, scattered spotting to text. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34616

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BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett. A selection from the poetry of elizabeth barrett browning. London. Smith, Elder and Co., 1889. New edition. 8vo. In two volumes. ix, [1], 267pp; viii, 262pp. With half-titles. Bound by Riviere in contemporary burgundy morocco, lettered in gilt to spine. Gilt dentelles, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, spines sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28890

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BARCLAY, Lydia Ann. A Selection from the letters of lydia ann barclay, A Minister of the Gospel in the society of friends. Manchester. George Harrison, 1862. First edition. 8vo. 462pp. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, marked, and dusty. Contemporary gift inscription to FFEP: 'Mary Steevens, 1862. to Anna Huntley'. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29718

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BARSTOW, D.. A Secular Diary for ascertaining any day of the week or month, in either the old or new style, commencing 1601, and continued up to the year 1900. [s.l.]. Printed for the author, 1836. First edition. Dimensions 360 x 265 mm (unfolded), 127 x 80 mm (folded). A single leaf broadside, folded and mounted onto original publisher's limp green cloth boards. A trifle creased. Book-label of Erwin Tomash to verso. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 24816

BARSTOW, D.. A Secular Diary for ascertaining any day of the week or month, In either the Old or New Style, commencing 1601, and continued up to the year 1900.. [London?]. Printed for the author, [1836]. Dimensions (unfolded) 280 x 365 mm. Single folding folio sheet, mounted on linen and folded within 12mo cloth boards. Slight browning, some cracking at folds. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 18835

CHAFIN, William. A second edition of the anecdotes and history of cranbourn chase... London. Printed by and for J. Nichols, Son, and Bentley, 1818. Second edition. 8vo. [2], 103 [i.e. 107]pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Nineteenth-century calf-tipped marbled paper boards, recently rebacked, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Recent lending label of Salisbury Free Public Library to FEP, with their ink-stamps to title page and p.56, ink-stamp of Troyte-Chafyn-Grove, North Coker to recto of FFEP, short tear to head of leaf H3, scattered spotting. Job Lousley's copy, noted as such 'Job Lousley's Book Hampstead ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34596

[GREEN FAMILY]. A season in bath: or, Letters from the Green Family, to their friends in the country. First series. London. David Bogue, 1855. First edition. 12mo. viii, 75pp, [1]. With half-title. Original publisher's green printed paper wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked, some surface loss to spine, splitting to joints. Bookplate of the Bath Public Reference Library to FEP, occasional ink-stamps, light spotting. Presentation copy, inscribed in ink to half-title; 'The Bath Literary Club / from the author / 1886'. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 16883

CARON, Sue. A Screw Loose my story so far. London. B&T Publishers, 1977. First edition. 8vo. 272pp. Original publisher's mulberry cloth boards lettered in silver, with the pink dustwrapper. Minor bumping to corners and spine ends, with few other marks, wrapper slightly worn. Internally bright and clean. With a full page of manuscript notes to FFEP by Henry Williamson's son Richard Calvert Williamson, noting having met 'this woman... Susan Gibson' whom 'Henry had met 4th August 1964, and on till 1966'. ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28111

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[GEDYE, Edith J.]. [Arts and crafts movement binding]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1913]. Quarto. [141] leaves. [12] page of pencilled notes concerning Gedye family genealogy, the remainder blank. Handsomely bound by Edith J. Gedye (stamp-signed '19 EJG 13' to rear turn-in) in green morocco, stylised gilt ruling, A.E.G., gilt ruled turn-ins with gilt foliate corners, green card endpapers. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31489

KOESTLER, Arthur. Arrival and departure. London. Jonathan Cape, [1943]. First edition. 8vo. 188pp. Original publisher's tan cloth, lettered in red, printed paper dustwrapper. Light shelf-wear, dustwrapper price-clipped, chipping to corners, spine panel restored, paper repairs to verso. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 23542

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LACOMBE, P[aul]. Arms and armour In Antiquity and the Middle Ages: also a descriptive notice of modern weapons, translated from the french of m. p. lacombe, and with a preface, notes, and one additional chapter on arms and armour in england by charles boutell... London. Reeves and Turner, 1893. 8vo. xvi, 296pp. Title in red and black. With an engraved frontispiece and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, a trifle cocked. Bookseller's ticket of James Miles of Leeds to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32078

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ALISHAN, Leo M. Armenian popular songs translated into english. Venice. S. Lazarus, 1852. First edition. 8vo. [4], 85pp, [3]. Parallel English and Armenian text. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Extremities marked and lightly rubbed. Text-block separated from wrappers. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 29557

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PEEL, W[illiam]. A ride through the nubian desert. London. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852. First edition. 8vo. viii, 135, [1], 32pp. With half-title, an engraved frontispiece and a terminal publisher's catalogue. Original publisher's blue cloth boards, lettered in gilt. Rubbing to spine, joints, and edges, a trifle marked. Armorial bookplate of 'Mervyn Lloyd Peel' to FEP, lightly foxed. More > £ 600.00 Antiquates Ref. 14845

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KEYNES, John Maynard. A revision of the treaty: being a sequel to the economic consequences of the peace. London. Macmillan and Co., 1922. First edition. 8vo. viii, 223, [1], 6pp. With half-title and a terminal publisher's catalogue. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt. Without dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed, damp-staining to foot of boards, faded shelf -mark in correction fluid to spine. Slight marginal water-marking to preliminaries, else internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, with embossed stamp to that effect to title. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 15211

CARPENTER, Lant. A review of the labours, opinions, and character of rajah rammohun roy: in a discourse, on occasion of his death... London. Rowland Hunter et al., 1833. First edition. iv, [1], 6-137, iv pp.

[Bound after:] CARPENTER, Lant. The Duty of the Christian Preacher, in the Investigation and Declaration of the Truth. A discourse, delivered to the united congregations of protestant dissenters, in exeter, April the 21st, 1805. Exeter. Printed by Trewman and Son, 1805. First edition. [4], 37pp, [1]. Presentation copy, paper strip pasted to head of dedication page with inked inscription: 'Mrs. ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 22295

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MARSH, Herbert. A reply to the strictures of the Rev. isaac milner, d.d. Dean of carlisle, &c. Cambridge. Printed by James Hodson, 1813. First edition. 8vo. iv, 141, [1], 29pp, [1]. With a final advertisement leaf. Uncut in original publisher's powder blue wrappers, title printed to upper panel. Extremities worn, inked ownership inscription to head of upper panel, edges dust-soiled. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23864