Shop antiquarian books on “English Books – 1801 onwards”

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[BOULTON, Matthew]. Trial of William Eginton, John Eginton, Thomas Gibbons, & John Fowles, for a burglary, at the soho, near birmingham, And Stealing therein 150 Guineas, & other Articles... Stafford. Printed by J. Drewry, [1801]. First edition. 8vo. 21pp. Recent morocco-backed cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed. Ink-stamped of the Birmingham Assay Office to recto of FFEP, verso of title page, and REP, final leaf laid down. More > £ 850.00 Antiquates Ref. 25739

[KELTY, Mary Ann]. Trials; a tale. London. Printed [by Cox and Baylis] for G. and W. B. Whittaker, 1824. First edition. 12mo. In three volumes. [4], 328; [4], 315, [1]; [4], 314pp. With half-titles. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, tooled in gilt and blind, heraldic crests of Anglo-Irish army officer Charles William Vane, third Marquess of Londonderry to head of spines. A trifle rubbed and marked. Very occasional light spotting, loss to lower margin of leaf F3, Vol. II More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 27385

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[BOSTON BOARD OF TRADE]. Tribute of boston merchants To the Memory of joshua bates. October, 1864. Boston. Printed by John Wilson and Son, 1864. First edition. 8vo. 49pp, [1]. Original publisher's blind-stamped dark green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine and upper board, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Armorial bookplate of Esher to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28474

DU MAURIER, George. Trilby: a novel. London. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1895. First illustrated edition. 8vo. 447pp, [6]. With an illustrated frontispiece and 120 illustrations in the text by the author, and six final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Without dustwrapper. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Inked ownership inscription of Mervyn Ll. Peel to verso of FFEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21476

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[TRINIDAD]. Trinidad civil list: shewing Names and Designations of the Civil, Military, and other Servants of Government; to which are added the classification of civil servants, record of public officer' services, colonial office rules and regulations, correspondence, salaries, &c., &c. For the year 1899. Trinidad. Printed at the Government Printing Office, 1898. 8vo. 132pp. Contemporary (original?) red calf, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, ink-spotting to upper board. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 23508

PEEL, Sidney. Trooper 8008 I Y. London. Edward Arnold, 1901. Second impression. 8vo. xi, [1], 168, 31pp, [1]. With a frontispiece and a further seven plates of photographs taken by F Hoare, 40th Company, I. Y., a folding map to rear, and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt and black. Very slight rubbing. Foxed. Mervyn Lloyd Peel's copy, with his armorial bookplate to FEP and inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 22164

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[FRANK, Elizabeth]. True stories; or, interesting anecdotes of children: designed through the medium of example, To inculcate principles of virtue and piety. York. Printed by Thomas Wilson & Sons...For Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown et al., 1814. Second edition. 12mo. 192pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep. Rubbed, joints split, spine sunned. Inked and coloured pencil juvenile ownership inscriptions to recto of FFEP, offsetting to title page, lower corner of text-block lightly dampstained, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34254

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KNIPE, Henry R. [editor]. Tunbridge Wells and neighbourhood. Pelton. Tunbridge Wells, 1916. First edition. 8vo. 205pp, [1]. Uncut in original publisher's printed buff stiff paper wrappers. Extremities rubbed and marked. Book-label pf Walter William Young to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 31555

THOMAS, Dylan. Twenty-five poems. London. J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., [1936]. First edition, second impression. 8vo. vii, [1], 47pp, [1]. Original publisher's grey paper boards, lettered in navy, printed paper dustwrapper. Light shelf-wear, edge-wear to dustwrapper. Browning to endpapers, near contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Christopher, / On his influenza. / 26.1.37'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19561

WIEL, Alethea. Two doges of venice. London. The Chiswick press, 1891. Limited edition. Large 8vo. 142pp. With a terminal colophon leaf. Original publisher's blue paper boards quarter bound over white paper lettered gilt. All edges roughly trimmed, some leaves unopened. Internally bright and clean save a little foxing to endpapers. One of 500 copies, this numbered 490. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30756

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CARLISLE, [George William Frederick Howard], Earl of. Two lectures on the poetry of pope, and on his own travels in america... London. Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., 1851. Eighth thousand. 8vo. 44pp, [2]. Wrappers included in pagination. Original publisher's printed blue wrappers. Extremities rubbed, marked, chipped, and creased, loss to spine and lower corner of lower panel. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 30561

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[HOUSE OF COMMONS]. Two letters, addressed to earl grey, upon the substance and tendency of the reform bill, as introduced into the house of commons by lord john russell. London. Roake and Varty, 1831. First edition. 8vo. 35pp, [1]. With a half-title and a terminal page of publisher’s advertisements. Modern green crushed morocco-backed green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Spine a trifle sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Bookplate of Sidney Broad to FEP. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30617

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WAVERLEY, Edward Bradwardine [i.e. CROKER, John Wilson]. Two letters on scottish affairs, from edward bradwardine waverley, Esq. to malachi malagrowther, Esq. London. John Murray, 1826. First edition. 8vo. [2], 62pp, [2]. Modern brown morocco-backed navy moire cloth boards. Lightly rubbed. Leaves toned, very short tear to head of title. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22101

H.M.M.. Two nights on the hills, October, 1863. [s.i.]. [s.n.], 1863. Oblong folio. [20]ff, consisting of a title and 16 leaves (featuring 18 captioned albumen illustrations), with three further terminal blanks. Contemporary half roan, cloth boards, with red morocco lettering-piece to upper board. Worn, with loss to spine, corners. Bookplate of the Oliver Collection to FEP. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18360

[ROSS, Sir Ronald]. Two ross-manson letters. [London]. [Harrison and Son], [1929]. First edition. 8vo. 12pp. Sewn, as issued. A clean and crisp copy. Presentation copy, ink inscription to head of title: 'With Sir Ronald's Compliments'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28727

GORDON, Jan. GORDON, Cora. Two vagabonds in the balkans. London. John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, [1925]. First edition. 8vo. viii, [2], 236pp, [4]. With a coloured frontispiece, a further 11 coloured plates, 24 black and white plates, and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's decorated light blue cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed. Foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 31516

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CAMPBELL, T[homas]. Tyneside recitations and other poems. North Shields. Printed and Published by J. D. Potts, 1928. First edition. 8vo. 160pp. With a photographic portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in black to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32266

MASON, Walt. Uncle Walt. Toronto. The Musson Book Company Limited, [1910]. First Canadian edition. 8vo. 189pp, [1]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece, numerous line illustrations in the text. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's pictorial brown cloth, pictorial dustwrapper. Light shelf-wear to extremities, chipping and short tears to dustwrapper edges, some small clear tape repairs to verso. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21736

MASON, Walt. Uncle Walt. Chicago. George Matthew Adams, 1911. First edition, second printing. 8vo. 189pp, [1]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece, numerous line illustrations in the text. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's pictorial brown cloth, pictorial dustwrapper. Light shelf-wear to extremities, chipping and short tears to dustwrapper edges, upper panel detached. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inscribed by the publisher to recto of FFEP: 'To Charlie Horne / super friend / and lover of books / George ... More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 21737

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[THEATRE ROYAL WEYMOUTH]. Under the Patronage of the Borough Members, henry edwards, esq. m.p. and c.i.t. hambro, esq. m.p. On Thursday Eve. September 2nd, 1869, The performances will commence with the celebrated Comedy entitled...The wonderful woman!. Weymouth. Jeffery Brothers, Dramatic Printers, [1869]. Dimensions 200 x 500 mm. Single leaf broadside. Lightly browned and scuffed, with chipping and marginal tears to edges and corners. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 21200