London.
Smith, Elder, and Co., 1857.
First edition.
8vo.
xvi, 466, [2], 16pp. With three engraved maps (two folding), and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt. Very slight rubbing to extremities. Light offsetting, else internally immaculate, a fine copy. Presentation copy, inscribed to recto of FFEP; 'With the author's compliments'. More >
£ 375.00
Antiquates Ref. 17552
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
London.
Burns, Oates, & Co., 1869.
Third edition.
8vo.
xv, [1], 368pp. Bound by Margotti in contemporary gilt-ruled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, T.E.G. Worn, with loss, joints split, large portion of spine missing at foot. Marbled endpapers, newspaper clipping relating to Newman pasted to verso of FFEP, scattered spotting. Inked inscription to half-title: 'To E. Ryley Esq / with the kind regards / of the author / Jany. 21. 1875', with later inked ... More >
£ 750.00
Antiquates Ref. 29709
Bedford.
The Beds. Times Publishing Co., Ltd., 1914.
First edition.
8vo.
76pp, [4]. Uncut in original publisher's drab wrappers, lettered in black. Very lightly marked, spine sunned. Recent bookplate of R. C. Fiske to verso to upper wrapper, foxed. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'C. M. H. from K. L. H., Christmas 1914'. With five loosely inserted contemporary leaves of manuscript verse initialed by the author, a later (1921) printed single leaf poem, ... More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 20812
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
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
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
Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent.
George Allen, 1888.
Sixth edition.
8vo.
xxi, [1], 174pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled vellum, contrasting olive green morocco lettering-piece, lettered in gilt to upper board: 'M. E. P. from E. F. T. 1890', T.E.G. Lightly rubbed, marked, and discoloured. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting. More >
£ 375.00
Antiquates Ref. 24991
Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent.
George Allen, 1877.
Second edition.
8vo.
xxi, [1], 174pp. With a half-title. Contemporary blind-tooled navy calf, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 28711
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
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
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
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
[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
[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
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
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
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
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
Bicester.
E. Smith and Son, [1857].
Folio.
27pp, [1]. With four large engraved plates (of six), linen-backed, folding plates. Interleaved throughout, with 82 photographs of Tusmore and environs and related articles pasted to blanks/loosely inserted. Later gilt-tooled red half-morocco, marbled paper boards, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, closed tears to title page and initial leaf of text, scattered spotting. More >
£ 950.00
Antiquates Ref. 31632