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DICKENS, Charles. The cricket on the hearth. A fairy tale of home. London. Printed and published for the author, by Bradbury and Evans, 1846. First edition, first issue. 8vo. [8], 174pp, [2]. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked, cocked. Later bookplate of S. K. Poole to FEP, contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 30824
DICKENS, Charles. The chimes: A Goblin Story. London. Chapman and Hall, 1845. First edition, first issue. 8vo. [8], 175pp, [1]. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked, cocked. Ticket of booksellers Grant, Milliken & Bolton of Dublin and later bookplate of S. K. Poole to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30823
DICKENS, Charles. The battle of life. A Love Story. London. Bradbury & Evans, 1846. First edition, first issue. 8vo. [8], 175pp, [3]. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked, cocked. Later bookplate of S. K. Poole to FEP, early inked ownership inscription of J. Booker to half-title. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30822
PUGIN, Augustus Welby N. AYLING, Stephen. Photographs from Sketches by Augustus Welby N Pugin By Stephen Ayling. London. Published by S. Ayling, 1865. First edition. Folio. In two volumes. With half-titles, a mounted albumen frontispiece to Vol. I., chromolithographic title pages, chromolithographic dedication leaf, 4pp indexes, and 500 albumen prints mounted two per leaf, numbered in manuscript. Original publisher's dark brown morocco-backed brown cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spines, gilt monograms to upper boards. Lightly rubbed and marked. Later inked ownership inscription of P. A. Robson and later bookseller's typed ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30180
KEATS, John. The poetical works of john keats. London. Macmillan and Co., 1914. Golden treasury edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 284pp. With half-title. Finely bound by Truslove and Hanson of Sloane Street in contemporary gilt-tooled navy half-calf, blue cloth boards. Marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Browning to edges of endpapers. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25815
HORNE, R[ichard] H[engist]. Ballad romances. London. Charles Ollier, 1846. First edition. 8vo. [4], 248pp. Bound by F. Bedford (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in contemporary gilt-ruled green half-morocco, marbled boards. T.E.G., marbled endpapers. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP. Light scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25071
CORY, William Johnson . Ionica. London. Smith, Elder and Co., 1858. First edition. 8vo. iv, 116pp. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, tooled and lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Some ink-scuffing to FEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18244
LAMB, Charles and Mary. The works in prose and verse of charles and mary lamb. London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne. Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, [1908]. Oxford edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xlvii, [1], 863pp, [1]; xii, 857pp, [1]. With a portrait frontispiece of Charles Lamb to both volumes. Finely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled dark green half-calf, contrasting tan morocco lettering-pieces, marbled boards. Marbled endpapers, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed, edges of boards and spines sunned. Sir Anthony Eden's copy, with his armorial bookplate to FEPs of each volume, and his inked ownership inscriptions dated February ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29835
KELTIE, John S. A history of the scottish highlands, highland clans, and highland regiments... Edinburgh and London. A. Fullarton & Co., 1879. Third edition. Folio. In two volumes. [3], viii-xxxvi, 776; vi, 818pp. With 17 engraved plates, a lithographed plate, 30 mounted colour plates of tartans within gilt borders, two maps (one folding), and 205 engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, brown pebbled cloth boards, contrasting red and black morocco lettering-pieces, carmine edges, marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34317
[US TRADE REPORTS]. Report of the commission appointed under the act of congress approved july 7, 1884, "to ascertain and report upon the best modes of securing more intimate international and commercial relations between the united states and the several countries of central and south america.". Washington. Government Printing Office, 1885. First edition. 438pp.

[Together with:] [US TRADE REPORTS]. Reports of the commission appointed under an act of congress approved july 7, 1884, "to ascertain and report upon the best modes of securing more intimate international and commercial relations between the united states and the several countries of central and south america." Washington. Government Printing Office, 1886. First edition. 491pp, [1]. With two large folding maps to rear. ... More >
£ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 35201
HOBBS, Major H[arry]. The glory hole: yarns for soldiers; regular, irregular and highly irregular. Calcutta. H. Hobbs & Co., [1943]. First edition. 8vo. [2], 130pp. Stapled in original publisher's printed brown paper wrappers, printed paper lettering-piece pasted to lower wrapper. Rubbed and marked, with damp-staining to wrappers, and slight chipping to edges and corners. Inked gift inscription reading 'J.R G C from E.N.W. Calcutta, October, 1961' to FEP. Leaves lightly browned. Light spotting to title. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35103
CHAUCER, Geoffrey. The complete works of geoffrey chaucer. Oxford. Clarendon Press, 1901. 8vo. xxiv, 732, 149pp, [1]. With half-title and photographic reproduction of an early manuscript as frontispiece. Finely bound by Mudie in contemporary brown morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, gilt initials 'B.E.C. ' to upper board, A.E.G., marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Blanche E. Cheekley to front blank fly-leaf. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 25635
BYRON, Lord. The Poetical Works of lord byron. London. Henry Frowde, 1896. Oxford edition. 8vo. x, 924pp. With a half-title. Finely bound by Mudie in contemporary dark brown morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, gilt initials 'B.E.C. ' to upper board, A.E.G., marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Contemporary inked gift inscription addressed to Blanche E. Cheekley, from M Darnell, and dated October 1903, to front blank fly-leaf. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 25636
BROWNING, Robert. Dramatis Personæ. London. Chapman and Hall, 1864. Second edition. 8vo. [6], 250pp, [2]. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Finely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. Endpapers lightly browned, light scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34424
KIPLING, Rudyard. Under the Deodars. Allahabad. Messrs. A. H. Wheeler & Co., [1888]. First edition. 8vo. [8], 106pp, vii, [1]. With a preliminary leaf and terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Finely bound by Morrell (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in contemporary gilt-tooled black morocco. Gilt dentelles, A.E.G. Very lightly rubbed. Very light scattered spotting, light browning to endpapers. A fine copy. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 25947
ROBERTSON, M. Physical Geography. [s.i.]. [s.n.], 1853. Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [8] leaves of maps. Pen and black ink, watercolour, over graphite, on wove paper. Contemporary buff wrappers, lettered in manuscript to upper wrapper. Extremities heavily worn and marked. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34432
STEWART, John H. J. STEWART, Duncan, Lieut.-Col.. The stewarts of appin. Edinburgh. Printed for private circulation by Maclachlan and Stewart, 1880. First edition. Quarto. [2], 214pp, [1]. With an engraved coloured frontispiece depicting the arms of Stewart Clan, and a further three plates (two coloured) of heraldic devices. Original publisher's decorated cloth. Lightly rubbed, boards heavily dampstained, spine dulled. Recent inked ownership inscription to FEP, contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23514
[HUNT, Henry]. An authentic report of the evidence and proceedings before the Committee of the hon. house of commons, appointed to try the merits of the bristol election of october 1812. Taken in short hand.. Bristol. Printed and sold by Philip Rose, 1813. First edition. 8vo. [4], viii, 260pp. With a half-title. Finely bound in modern gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Endpapers renewed, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34930
[RENNET, David]. Davie: being a faithful account of the divers tributes paid in picture poetry and prose on the twenty-eight day of december A.D. MDCCCXCVI to the mathematical coach who is formally known as david rennet doctor of laws. [Aberdeen]. Printed at the Aberdeen University Press for the Benefit of Davie-Devotees, [1897]. First edition. 8vo. [8], 75pp, [1]. With a photographic frontispiece and a further nine leaves of plates. Contemporary vellum-backed marbled paper boards. Letterpress calling card of Mr. Patrick Cooper to FEP, contemporary A.L.S. addressed to Cooper tipped in facing p.36, foxed. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 35311
M'KIE, James. Title pages (and imprints) of the books in the private library of james m'kie, kilmarnock. Kilmarnock. Printed by James M'Kie, 1867. First edition. Limited edition of 50 copies signed by the author; this copy numbered out of sequence '56'. [2], 134pp. With an albumen portrait frontispiece. Presentation copy, inked inscription to terminal page of prefatory remarks: To T. J. Turner Esquire with compliments on account of being the first subscriber to the facsimile of of [sic] the original Ed. of Burns. J. M'Kie'.

[Bound with:] M'KIE, James. BIBLIOTHECA ... More >
£ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33501