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[BRITISH ARMY]. Text book of gun carriages and gun mountings. London. Printed under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationary Office by Harrison & Sons, 1924. First edition. 8vo. 366pp. With 138 engraved and photographic plates, of which many folded, and a tipped-in errata slip to title. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, with bumping to corners, spine sunned, a trifle cocked. Armorial bookplate of William Scott Curtis to FEP, ink-stamp reading 'NOT TO BE PUBLISHED' to head of title. Browning to endpapers, light scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34478
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CHAPMAN, Major F[rancis] R[obert] H[enry]. How to learn hindūstānī. A guide to the lower and higher standard examinations. . London. Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1918. Third edition. 8vo. xii, 364, [2], iipp. With half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, with a touch of wear to extremities. Bookseller's ticket of Hugh Rees Ltd. of London to FEP., leaves lightly browned, occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34862
Photo of "When mr pickwick went fishing"
LAMBERT, Samuel W.. When mr pickwick went fishing. New York. Edmond Byrne Hackett, 1924. First edition. 8vo. [12], 83pp, [1]. With half-title and 11 engraved plates by Robert Seymour. Uncut in original publisher's cloth-backed green paper boards. printed paper lettering-piece to spine. A trifle rubbed, otherwise a fine copy. Endpapers lightly browned. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34837
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DEXTER, Walter. The London of Dickens. London. Cecil Palmer, [1923]. First edition. 8vo. 269pp, [3]. With half-title. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth. Very lightly rubbed and marked. Book-label of D Farringdon to FEP. Inked gift inscription signed 'With Walt Dexter's kindest remembrances, 19th June 1923' to FFEP. With a loosely inserted contemporary business card of the author. Leaves lightly browned. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 34836
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LAMB, Sir James Bland. The birth and triumph of love. A Poem.. London. Printed, for the proprietor, by T. Bensley, 1823. Second edition. 8vo. [4], 56pp. With half-title, engraved frontispiece and 24 further engraved plates. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled, blind-ruled burgundy morocco, A.E.G. Wear to joints and extremities, foot of upper joint starting, spine a trifle sunned. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Eliz. Humphrey, dated 26th August 1829, to FFEP. Leaves lightly browned, light scattered spotting and staining throughout. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34669
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[BIBLE - English]. The holy bible containing the old and new testaments: translated out of The Original Tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by his majesty's special command.. Oxford. Printed at the University Press, 1865. 8vo. Unpaginated, printed in double columns. With a divisional title page to the New Testament. Bound by Field (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in contemporary blind-stamped black morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, initials 'H. L.' lettered in gilt to upper board. A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, with light surface wear to head and foot of spine. Scattered spotting to initial and terminal leaves. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34604
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DAVID, Elizabeth. French country cooking. London. John Lehmann, [1951]. First edition. 8vo. 247pp, [1]. Handsomely bound in contemporary blind-tooled half-morocco, marbled paper boards, contrasting tan morocco lettering-piece. Clean and crisp. With a loosely inserted A.L.S. dated 29th May, 1979: 'Dear Mrs. Poulson, Thank you so very much for your letter of May 9th. My goodness, that binding sounds very grand indeed - too much so I am afraid for my very simple little. It was only my ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 30851
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CRUIKSHANK, George. [The humourist: a Complete Set of the Forty Celebrated Coloured Etchings by george cruikshank of which thirty are Choice Undivided Proofs Before the Publisher's Inscriptions and of the utmost rarity]. [London]. Published by J. Robins & Co., 1819. First edition. Oblong quarto. 40 hand-coloured etchings on 20 leaves, with a neat manuscript title leaf bound in at front. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red crushed morocco, A.E.G., green paper endpapers, gilt dentellles. Typed bookseller's description tipped-in to front blank fly-leaf. Slightest shelf-wear to extremities, else a fine copy. More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 32653
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KHAYYÁM, Omar. Quatrains of omar khayyám. London. Elkin Mathews, 1909. Quarto. [60pp]. With half-title. Contemporary gilt-ruled vellum, lettered in gilt to spine. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. Bookplate of A. A. Piggot to FEP, with inked ownership inscription of the same dated 1910 to first blank fly-leaf. Spotting to endpapers and initial leaves. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29895
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[KEBLE, John]. The christian year: thoughts in verse for the sundays and holydays throughout the year. Oxford. Printed by W. Baxter, For J. Parker; and C. and J. Rivington, 1827. First edition. 12mo. xii, 201, [1]; viii, 200pp, [2]. With half-titles to each volume and a terminal errata leaf to Vol II. Uncut in original publisher's paper boards (blue for Vol. I, brown for Vol II), expertly rebacked to style in contrasting paper. Some marking to boards, loss to extremities. With an entire A.L.S. from the author to 'The Revd. F. Kilvert, Claverton Lodge, Bath', loosely inserted, spotted, ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 18023
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TASKER, Joe. Savage arena. London. Metheun, [1982]. First edition. 8vo. 270pp. With 24 photographic plates, eight maps, and six diagrams in the text. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in silver, pictorial dustwrapper. Light shelf-wear. Bookplate of George Lowe to FEP, with his inked ownership inscription to FFEP. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 23443
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THOMSON, James. The seasons, hymns, ode and songs, of james thomson. London. Stereotyped and printed by A. Wilson, for Taylor and Hessey, 1809. Stereotype edition. 8vo. 323pp, [1]. With half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece of the author. Finely bound in contemporary green calf, stamped in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine lightly dulled. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of first blank fly-leaf. Scattered spotting and browning. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34759
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JOHNSON, J.E. "Johnnie", & LUCAS, P.B. "Laddie". Glorious summer : the story of the Battle of Britain. London. Stanley Paul, 1990. First edition. 8vo. 213pp. Sixteen photographic leaves bound in. Original publisher's blue cloth boards lettered silver, with the original photographic dustwrapper. With c.30 signatures of airmen who served in the Battle, pasted over title page and the half title. A little shelfwear, and some fading to spine of wrapper, else a crisp copy. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 34297
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[MAGIC]. WALKER, Albert. Brilliant combination of attraction! Astounding novelties!: Mr. albert walker the world renowned magician and ventriloquist! Respectfully announces to the ladies and gentlemen of this place that he will give one of his grand exhibitions of varieties, at [blank] Hall, on [blank] ev'g, [blank] 18[blank] : consisting of legerdemain, necromancy, ventroloquism. Wonderful developments of natural magic, and the great mechanical theatre Illustrated with a superb and tasteful Dress, brilliantly illuminated. Hartford [Connecticut]. Calhoun Printing Company, 66 State St., [1858]. Dimensions 230 x 585 mm. Large single leaf playbill, printed within elaborate woodcut border. A fine copy. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 34883
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[INTERNATIONAL HEALTH EXHIBITION]. Oral instruction of the deaf and dumb... [London]. Printed and Published for the Executive Council of the International Health Exhibition, and for the Council of the Society of Arts, by William Clowes and Sons, 1884. First edition. [2], 35pp, [1].

[Bound with:] SPARKES, John C. L. Schools of art: their origin, history, work, and influence. [London]. Printed and Published for the Executive Council of the International Health Exhibition, and for the Council of the Society of Arts, by William Clowes and Sons, 1884. First edition. viii, 152pp.

[And:] PAGET, Charles E. Healthy schools. [London]. Printed and Published for the Executive Council of ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 24340
Photo of "The principles of mechanics: designed ..."
WOOD, James. The principles of mechanics: designed for the use of students in the university. Cambridge. Printed by J. Smith, 1818. Sixth edition. [4], 211pp, [1].

[Bound with:] WOOD, James. The elements of optics: designed for the use of students in the university. Cambridge. Printed by J. Smith, 1818. Fourth edition. [4], 250pp.

[And:] VINCE, Rev. S. The principles of hydrostatics: designed for the use of students in the university. Cambridge. Printed by J. Smith, 1812. Fourth edition. [4], 120pp.

8vo. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-vellum, marbled paper boards, contrasting ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25169
Photo of "The seven lamps of architecture"
RUSKIN, John. The seven lamps of architecture. London. Smith-Elder, and Co., 1849. First edition. 8vo. viii, [4], 205pp, [1]. With half-title, 14 plates, and a tipped-in errata slip. Extra-illustrated with an additional plate of unpublished Ruskin etchings. Contemporary green half-morocco, ruled and lettered in gilt, marbled paper boards, T.E.G., marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed. Stopford A. Brooke's copy, with his inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 26563
Photo of "Fights for the championship; and ..."
[DOWLING, Francis]. Fights for the championship; and celebrated prize battles; or accounts of all the prize battles for the championship from the days of figg and broughton to the present time... London. Published at "Bell's Life" Office, 1855. First edition. 8vo. iv, 432pp. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, marked, spine sunned, corners bumped. Early inked ownership inscription of Charles W. A. Oakeley to FEP, single manuscript correction to text, annotations concerning the 1858 fight between Tom Sayers and Tom Paddock to verso of terminal leaf and RFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33820
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SYLVESTER, Douglas Lord Glenbervie. The first canto of ricciardetto: translated from the italian of forteguerri. London. John Murray, 1822. First edition. Quarto. [2], xxvii, 232pp. With half-title, a lithograph portrait frontispiece of the translator, and two further engraved plates: a portrait vignette depicting Niccolo Forteguerri, and an illustration of the poem's hero and heroine. Contemporary gilt- tooled burgundy calf, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, with some surface loss to edges, spine sunned. Light spotting to frontispiece, otherwise internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34023