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Photo of "Wesley and his successors"
[METHODISM]. Wesley and his successors. London. Charles H. Kelly, 1895. Second edition. Quarto. 273pp, [1]. With 107 plates. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled black morocco, A.E.G., gilt dentelles. Gilt lettered presentation inscription to FEP: 'Presented to Mr. William Hines on laying a foundation stone of the Wesleyan Methodist School-Chapel, Cauldron Road, Shelton, Hanley. October 5th, 1897'. Lightly rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28987
Photo of "Weir of Hermiston: An Unfinished ..."
STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Weir of Hermiston: An Unfinished Romance. London. Chatto and Windus, 1896. First edition. 8vo. [8], 289, [3], 32pp. With a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue (dated March, 1896). Title in red and black. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt.Minor shelf-wear. Armorial bookplate of Baron de Spon and booksellers ticket of Gilbert & Field of London to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27464
Photo of "Waverley; or, 'tis sixty years ..."
[SCOTT, Walter]. Waverley; or, 'tis sixty years since. Edinburgh. Printed by James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co., 1814. Second edition. 12mo. In three volumes. [4], 358, [2]; [4], 370, [2]; [4], 371pp, [1]. With half-titles. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed and bumped. Later armorial bookplates of Serjeantson of Hanlith to all FEPs. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28177
Photo of "Waterocracy: a tale of fire. ..."
SHYLOCK, Sir David. Waterocracy: a tale of fire. A letter to myneer von romp, merchant, rotterdam, from his friend sir david shylock, a. s. s. on his visit to the house of lords to oppose the new gass and water bills at the public expense. Translated from the german, and illustrated with two engravings by peter flint. Sunderland. Printed by W. Hollis, 1846. First edition?. 12mo. 12pp. With two engraved plates. Six loose bifolia. Later paper shelf-label to title page, terminal leaf detached, a trifle dusty. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27499
Photo of "Waste not, want not"
[SHERWOOD, Mrs. Mary Martha]. Waste not, want not. London. The Religious Tract Society, 1837. 12mo. 72pp. With numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's pictorial paper wrappers. Without spine panel, dust-soiled and a trifle chipped. Inked and pencilled ownership inscriptions to recto of FFEP and foot of p.70. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21894
Photo of "War letters of fallen englishmen"
HOUSMAN, Laurene (ed.). War letters of fallen englishmen. London. Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1930. First edition. 8vo. 318pp. Original publisher's black cloth boards, spine lettered gilt. With the original cream dustwrapper lettered black. Boards bright, with minor bumping to corners and ends with the spine a trifle cocked. Wrapper marked and toned, spine significantly sunned with losses to both ends, with the corresponding fading to the cloth. Endpapers toned, otherwise bright and clean throughout save light pencil markings on page 143. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30367
Photo of "War and revolution in Russia"
POLLOCK, John. War and revolution in Russia. London. Constable & Co. Ltd., 1918. First edition. 8vo. xviii, 280pp, [4]. With half-title, photographic frontispiece, and two terminal advertisement leaves. Original publisher's tan cloth, lettered in black. Very slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Occasional pencil annotations to text, else an internally clean and crisp copy. Signed by the author 'John Pollock' to recto of FFEP, ink manuscript correction to a single word of preliminaries likely in the author's hand. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 14322
Photo of "Wall and water gardens"
JEKYLL, Gertrude. Wall and water gardens. [London]. Country Life & George Newnes Ltd., [1901]. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 177pp, [1]. With 147 black and white photographic plates. Original publisher's green buckram, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to half-title, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21990
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
Photo of "Vital, social and economic statistics ..."
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NICOL, James. Vital, social and economic statistics of the city of glasgow, 1881-1885. Glasgow. James Maclehose & Sons, 1885. First edition. 8vo. [2], xiv, [1], 304pp. With half-title. Attractively bound by Maclehose of Glasgow in twentieth century red half-morocco, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine, T.E.G. Marbled endpapers. Overall a very fine copy, some very slight bumping to joints and corners. Some spotting across edges and endpapers. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33407
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 "Views & notices of glasgow ..."
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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 "View of the history, constitution, ..."
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[MERCHANTS' HOUSE]. View of the history, constitution, & funds, of the guildry, and Merchants' House. Glasgow. Printed by James Henderson, 26 Bell-Street, 1817. First edition. 8vo. 112pp. Finely bound in twentieth-century gilt-tooled blue crushed half-morocco, with the original printed upper wrapper bound in at end. A fine copy, but for some spotting to text. Faint remains of an erased inscription starting 'Sent by James Ewing Esq.' to head of title. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33320