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SHELLEY, Mary. The fortunes of perkin warbeck. A romance. By the author of "Frankenstein," "The Last Man, " &c. In two volumes. Philadelphia. Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1834. First American edition. 12mo in 6s. In two volumes. 261, [13]; 239pp, [1]. With five terminal leaves of advertisement ads to Vol. I. Uncut, in original publisher's cloth- backed paper boards, printed lettering-pieces. Rubbed, worn to extremities and some surfaces, loss to lettering-pieces, especially that of Vol. I. Internally browned, as with most American novels of this era, with some creasing and water-marking, especially to the end of Vol. I. From ... More > £ 3,750.00 Antiquates Ref. 26142
DANCE, Col Sir C.W.. A letter to his grace to duke of wellington...on the application of steam power to civil and military purposes. London. James Ridgway and Sons, 1837. First edition. 8vo. [2], 26pp. Stitched, as issued. Worn, with some tearing, marking, small hole to final leaf (without loss of sense).

[With:] [An archive of manuscript and printed ephemera relating to Dance, his military service, friendship with the Duke of Wellington, and his descendants].

- Military documents, letters and ephemera: including a bilingual pass, signed by Wellington, permitting Major Dance to 'go by post Horses' from Portalegre ... More >
£ 3,600.00 Antiquates Ref. 17181
OPIE, Amelia. Tales of the pemberton family; for the use of children. London. Published by Harvey & Darton, 1825. First edition. 12mo in 6s. [4], 104pp. With a half-title, engraved frontispiece and one further engraved plate. Original publisher's gilt-tooled green roan-backed marbled boards, with the original price of 1s 6d stamped to spine. Rubbed, with some surface loss to boards. Some spotting, offsetting and marking to text, occasional marginal loss. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to FFEP: 'Elizabeth Freeman with Amelia Opie's love -'. More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30226
[HINDU RELIGIOUS & CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS BOARD]. Report of the hindu religious & charitable endowments committee. (United provinces) 1930. [Lucknow]. [Printed by Ram Shanker Bajpai, at the Lucknow Steam Printing Press], 1930. [2], 101pp, [1].

[Bound with:] The Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Committee...Record of The Garhwal Sub-Committee Enquiry (Part I) Statements of witnesses. [Lucknow]. [Printed by Pt. Manna Lall Tewari, at the Hari Krishna, Shukla Printing Press], 1928. 182pp.

[And:] The Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Committee...Record of The Garhwal Sub-Committee Enquiry (Part II) Exhibits. [Lucknow]. [Printed by Pt. Manna Lall Tewari, at the Hari Krishna, ... More >
£ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32232
BROOKE, Stopford A.. On ten plays of shakespeare. London. Archibald Constable and Company, 1905. First edition. 8vo. [4], 311pp, [1]. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked with bumping to corners. Darkening to spine and damp staining to fore edge of upper board.

[With:] [Two manuscript autograph lectures, delivered at University College London in March and November of 1905]. Each 22ff sewn. Slightly marked. More >
£ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32041
THOMAS, Helen. As it was, world without end. London. William Heinemann Ltd, 1926. First edition, new impression. 8vo. 116pp [6]. Original publisher's salmon cloth boards lettered in gilt, with the cream dustwrapper printed in red. Bottom edge uncut. New impression without the expurgated eight lines of an intimate scene. Internally bright and clean, endpapers a little toned, inscribed to FFEP by Henry Williamson to his wife for Christmas 1926. Spine slightly cocked, cloth faded. Wrapper toned and marked with some loss.

[With:] World ... More >
£ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 27924
[COVENTRY]. [A folio scrap album containing a collection of 85 pieces of printed ephemera relating to the parliamentary elections in Coventry, 1830]. [vs., largely Coventry]. [vs.], [1830]. Folio.. 85 separately printed broadsides, flyers and hand-bills; one printed pamphlet (Speech of Mr Ellice, for a select committee of of enquiry on the state of the silk trade. [s.i., Coventry?]. [s.n., s.d., likely 1830]. 16pp); and several clippings from contemporary newspaper accounts. Contemporary marbled paper covered wrappers. Worn, with splitting to spine, loss to surfaces. In spite of the exterior, the album has preserved the ... More > £ 3,750.00 On Sale: £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 27279
[BANNATYNE CLUB]. Catalogue of The Bannatyne Club publications. January M.DCCC.XXX. [Edinburgh?]. [s.n.], 1830. 12pp.

[Bound with:] Catalogue of The Bannatyne Club publications. Edinburgh. Printed by Ballantyne and Company, 1833. 24pp.

[And:] Rules of The Bannatyne Club. Instituted February, M.DCCC.XXIII. [Edinburgh?] [s.n], [1833]. 7pp, [1].

[And:] [Drop-head title:] At the Annual General Meeting of the Bannatyne Club, held in the Apartments of the Antiquarian Society, on Monday, December 9, 1833. [Edinburgh?] [s.n.], [1833]. 3pp, [1].

[And:] Rules of The ... More >
£ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 28582
[ALLAN, Thomas]. An alphabetical list of the names of minerals, at present most familiar in their english, french, and german languages, with tables of analyses. Edinburgh. Printed at the Caledonian Mercury Press, 1808. First edition. [8], 72pp, with 17 leaves of tables, each folded and mounted on a stub.

[Bound after:] BALD, Robert. A general view of the coal trade of scotland, chiefly that of the river forth and mid-lothian, as connected with the supplying of edinburgh and the north of scotland with fuel; to which is added an inquiry into the condition of these women who carry goals under ... More >
£ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 23956
LAWRENCE, T.E.. Revolt in the desert. London. Jonathan Cape 30 Bedford Square, 1927. First English edition (Limited edition, no. 63/300). Quarto. [2], 445pp, [1]. With half-title/limitation, coloured frontispiece portrait of Lawrence, eighteen further illustrations, nine of which are coloured, and a large folding map to rear. Original publisher's brown quarter-pigskin over sand-coloured buckram boards, gilt. Dustwrapper. T.E.G., others uncut. A remarkably preserved copy, with only the slightest of shelf-wear externally, bookplate (a skull with the initials PMF) and slight marking to FEP, else fine. Dustwrapper (correctly ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 22016
LOCKER, Frederick [editor]. Lyra elegantiarum: a collection of some of the best specimens of vers de societe and vers d'occasion in the english language by deceased authors. London. Edward Moxon & Co., 1867. First edition. 8vo. xx, 360pp. With a half-title. Attractively bound by Marius Mitchel in contemporary gilt-tooled orange levant morocco, red morocco floral onlays, A.E.G., gilt-tooled green levant morocco doublures, free end-leaves of coloured brocaded silk, housed in custom morocco-backed slipcase. Two morocco bookplates to front marbled paper fly-leaf, one unidentified, the other of Francis Kettaneh, printed booksellers description pasted to verso. A fine copy. More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 20866
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
[EXPLORATION]. Arctic voyages; being an account of discoveries in the north polar seas, in 1818, 1819, & 1820. With an account of the esquimaux people. Compiled from the most Authentic Sources. London. Printed for C. J. G. & F. Rivington, 1831. iv, [1], 6-172pp. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved vignette to title page, and two further engraved plates.

[Together with:] Voyages in the arctic seas, from 1821 to 1825, for the discovery of a north-west passage to the pacific ocean. London. Printed for C. J. G. & F. Rivington, 1831. [4], iv, [1], 6-163pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved vignette to title page, ... More >
£ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 16837
BROOKE, Stopford. The history of early english literature being the history of english poetry from its beginnings to the accession of king alfred. In two volumes. London. Macmillan and Co., 1892. First edition. 8vo. [2], 5ff, 344, [1], 1-337pp, [1]. With half-title to Vol. I, without title, half-title and preliminaries to Vol II. Annotated throughout by the author in manuscript, with corrections, alterations and additions. Contemporary gilt-tooled tan half- calf. Marbled endpapers. Worn, with upper board detached. Inscribed 'Mr Stopford Brooke proofs with his own corrections' to blank fly-leaf, numerous ink-stamps and date-stamps of the printers to margins, throughout. More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 26315
CLARKE, James Stanier, Rev. M'ARTHUR, John.. The life of admiral lord nelson, k. b. from his lordship's manuscripts. London. Printed by T. Bensley...for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1809. First edition. Quarto. In two volumes. vii, 15, [1], xlv, [1], 375, [1]; [2], 511pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece to each volume, 10 further engraved plates, and four engraved vignettes. Extra-illustrated with 21 engraved plates. Nine manuscript documents, two facsimile letters, [2]pp description of Naples, three leaves of The Times newspaper, and a broadside variously bound, tipped-in, or loosely inserted. Recent half calf, tooled in gilt ... More > £ 3,750.00 On Sale: £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 24111
A CELEBRATED PUGILIST. A treatise on the art and practice of self defence; or, instructions how to obtain a scientific mode of boxing: With the Rules to be observed. The whole rendered so easy that every person may learn the art without the aid of a master; To which are added, Descriptions of Pugilistic Attitudes, With Illustrative Cuts. Also, the art of attack, As practised by the most celebrated Boxers of the Present Day... London. Printed [by Bernard Hodgson] for the Booksellers, 1826. First edition. 12mo. [5]-28pp. With a hand-coloured wood-engraved folding frontispiece (depicting eight cuts of boxing attitudes, and one larger one depicting a boxing- match) and a further nine hand-coloured wood-engraved illustrations in the text (eight of which repeated from the frontispiece). Later red morocco-backed red paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Original publisher's printed blue paper wrappers bound in. Extremities rubbed. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription 'James ... More > £ 1,750.00 Antiquates Ref. 29867
[HARRIS'S CABINET]. The courtship and marriage of Jerry & Kitty. London. J. Harris, 1814. First edition. 16mo. [16] engraved leaves, printed on one side only, comprising engraved title page and fifteen hand-coloured engravings. Original publisher's pink wrappers, printed paper label with title in manuscript to upper wrapper. A trifle rubbed and marked. Very occasional light spotting, minute hole to centre of terminal leaf. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30147
[DELHI DURBAR]. Coronation Durbar: Delhi 1911. Official Directory with maps. Calcutta. Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1911. First edition. 8vo. vi, 388pp. With two lithographed maps in rear pocket. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt. Lightly rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Calling card of Major T. X. Britton, 110th Mahratta Light Infantry, loosely inserted. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 31025
[CORNISH TRACTS]. Ode for the coronation, 19th july, 1821, recited at a public festival held on that day, in the town of penzance; Dedicated to all loyal subjects, and to The Inhabitants of that Town in particualr. Penzance. Printed and sold by T. Vigurs, [1821]. First edition. 8pp.

[Bound with:] BARRINGTON, [Daines]. [Drop-head title:] III. Mr. Barrington on some additional Information relative to the Continuance of the Cornish Language. In a Letter to John Lloyd, Esq. F. A. S. Read March 21, 1776. [s.i.], [s.n.], [1776]. 81-86pp. ESTC T190832.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Excellent New Ballad entitled The Cripple of Cornwall, Wherein is shewn his dissolate Life and deserved Death. To the ... More >
£ 2,500.00 On Sale: £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 29383