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Photo of "Underwoods"
JONSON, Ben. Underwoods. Cambridge. Printed at the University Press, 1905. Quarto. Limited edition of 250 copies printed on hand-made paper. [4], 164pp, [2]. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's vellum-backed powder blue paper boards, paper lettering-piece to upper board. Heavily rubbed, marked, and dulled, title in manuscript to spine. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32421
Photo of "Up and down"
BENSON, E. F.. Up and down. London. Hutchinson & Co., 1918. First edition. 8vo. 256pp, [16]. With 16 pages of publisher's advertising bound in at rear. Original publisher's blue cloth boards, lettered in black. Bottom edge untrimmed. Shelf-wear to boards, bumping to corners and spine ends, else a crisp copy. All edges foxed, with further minor foxing throughout. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30027
Photo of "Upward!"
[BIBLE VERSE]. Upward!. London. Castell Brothers. Printed in Bavaria, [1889]. First edition. 16mo. [32]pp. Numerous illustrations in the text. Original publisher's navy cloth-backed pictorial paper boards, buff pictorial dustwrapper. Minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper rubbed and dulled, short tears/chipping to edges, loss to spine panel. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28199
Photo of "Vac"
ABLEMAN, Paul. Vac. London. Victor Gollancz, 1968. First edition. 8vo. 159pp. Original publisher's burgundy cloth boards lettered in gilt, with the unclipped dustwrapper. Significant smoke damage to wrapper, with additional staining and tearing; the book has also held the odour of smoke. With the author's inscription 'For My good Lady Olwyn Love Paul' to half-title. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29559
Photo of "Variety; consisting of anecdotes, curious ..."
WAKEFIELD, Priscilla. Variety; consisting of anecdotes, curious facts, and Interesting Narratives. London. Harvey and Darton, [1830]. Second edition. 12mo. viii, 276pp, [4]. With an engraved frontispiece, a further four engraved plates, and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blue cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle marked, spine lightly sunned. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription of Thomas Barnard to head of browned title page. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32136
Photo of "Vathek: an oriental tale"
BECKFORD, Mr. [William]. Vathek: an oriental tale. Philadelphia. Carey, Lea, & Blanchard, 1834. 12mo. [2], 205pp, [1]. Anthony Eden's copy, with his amorial bookplate to FEP. Contemporary dark green half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked. Early. inked ownership inscription to head of title, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29839
Photo of "Verses written in india"
LYALL, Alfred. Verses written in india. London. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1901. Fifth edition. 12mo. vi, 144pp. Title in red and black. Bound by Worsfold (stamp-signed on front turn-in) in contemporary red morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of Anthony Eden to FEP. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 29527
Photo of "Vers le pole traduit et ..."
NANSEN, Fridtjof. Vers le pole traduit et abrege par charles rabot. 200 illustrations d'apres photographies et les dessins de l'explorateur. Paris. Ernest Flammarion, Editeur, [1897]. 8vo. viii, 424pp. With original white printed paper wrappers bound in. Finely bound in a twentieth-century designer binding; embossed and onlaid morocco designs to each board, the upper depicting a ship on frozen waters, two huskies, knotted rope and the title 'Vers le Pole', and the lower with two leaves on a stem with a sunset over the waters in the background, each board inset within ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 24672
Photo of "Views in Suffolk, Norfolk, and ..."
BRAYLEY, E[dward] W[edlake]. Views in Suffolk, Norfolk, and Northamptonshire; illustrative of the works of Robert Bloomfield; accompanied with descriptions: to which is annexed, a memoir of the poet's life. London. Published by Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe et al., [1806]. First edition. 8vo. 56pp. With an engraved frontispiece, and additional engraved title page, and a further 13 engraved plates. Bound by C. A. Campling of Yarmouth in contemporary half-vellum, marbled boards, lettered in gilt. Extremities discoloured and a trifle rubbed. Scattered foxing, minute worm-track to fore-edge. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 25132
Photo of "Views & notices of glasgow ..."
STUART, Robert. Views & notices of glasgow in former times.. Glasgow. Robert Stuart & Co., 1848. First edition. Quarto. [2], viii, [2], 116pp, [8]. With an additional engraved title page and 27 engraved plates depicting scenes and views of the city. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, bumping to head and foot of spine. Light scattered spotting throughout. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33539
Photo of "Viga glum's saga. The story ..."
HEAD, Sir Edmund [trans.]. Viga glum's saga. The story of viga-glum. Translated from the icelandic... London. Williams and Norgate, 1866. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 124pp. With a half-title and two folding charts. Title page in red and black. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-vellum, burgundy cloth boards, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, contemporary inked ownership inscription of J. T. Coleridge to verso of front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27703
Photo of "Virgil travestie "
COTTON, Charles. Virgil travestie . London. Gilbert and Reed, 1807. Fourteenth edition. 8vo. 122pp. With an engraved frontispiece and three further terminal engraved plates. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, title in manuscript to spine. Rubbed and marked, with small loss to head and significant loss to foot of spine. Book-label of George Lualle (?) to FEP. Light scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34043
Photo of "Vizagapatam. Proposals for the improvement ..."
[VIZAGAPATAM]. BARRY, Sir John Wolfe. Vizagapatam. Proposals for the improvement and development of the harbour. . London. Waterlow and Sons, 1914. First edition. Folio. 20 leaves, printed on rectos only. Large partially coloured engraved folding map housed in rear pocket. Original publisher's cloth-backed printed buff paper boards. Extremities rubbed and marked, pencilled shelf-marks/labels and early inked ownership inscription of Rustat Blake to upper board, some surface loss to spine. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31572