Shop antiquarian books on “English Books – 1801 onwards”

BUCHAN, John. Sir Walter Raleigh. London. Thomas Nelson and Sons, [1911]. First edition. Quarto. [2], 236, 4pp. With a colour frontispiece, one further colour plate, numerous illustrations in the text by Gabriel Gifford, and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's gilt-stamped cream cloth, colour portrait pasted to upper board. Marked and a trfile rubbed, spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to half-title: 'Gerald / with love from / John / Nov: 1911'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 23473

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WATSON, Ralph. A brief explanatory statement of the principle and application of a plan for preventing ships foundering at sea, and thereby rendering every ship a life ship. London. Printed by A. Hancock, 1829. First edition. 8vo. 70pp, [1]. Later buff wrappers. A trifle creased. Foxed. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to geodesist and metrologist Henry Kater (1777-1835) to head of title page. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 22297

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[SMEDLEY, Edward]. The parson's choice of town or country: an epistle to a young divine. London. John Murray, 1821. First edition. 8vo. 20pp. Stitched into recent blue wrappers. Book-label of J. O. Edwards to verso of upper panel. Lightly spotted. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24126

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JARROLD, T[homas]. An enquiry into the causes of the Curvature of the Spine, with suggestions as to the best means of preventing, or when formed, of removing the lateral curvature. London. Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Co. et al., [1823]. First edition. 8vo. xxii, 147pp, [3]. With two engraved plates. Errata slip pasted to FEP. Original publisher's drab boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Rubbed and a trifle marked, chipping to head and foot of spine. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to half-title: 'J. Rymer Esq. / with the respects / of the Author'. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 17388

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[ACTS - GEORGE III]. [Drop-head title:] An act For altering and amending an Act of HIs present Majesty, for Inclosing Lands in the Township of Fulbourn, in the County of Cambridge. [London]. [s.n.], 1808. First edition. Folio. 6pp, [2]. Docket title to verso of final leaf. Stitched, as issued. A trifle browned and dusty. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 24070

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GRAVES, Robert. PODRO, Joshua. The nazarene gospel by robert graves and joshua podro: Being part III (text only) of their nazarene gospel restored. London. Cassell and Company, 1955. First edition. 8vo. xii, 175pp, [1]. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper dulled and sunned. Internally immaculate, A near fine copy. Inked inscription to FFEP: 'To Leanne and Frank / with love / Joshua / 3 March 1955'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23465

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[METHODISM]. J. M.. A history of methodism in coleraine, from its introduction till about the year 1820; with Notices of Many of the Early Methodists, and numerous extracts from the mms. journals of john galt, Esq., late of coleraine. Coleraine. Printed by William M'Murdy, [1870]. First edition. 8vo. [2], ii, 35pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed powder blue wrappers. Extremities worn, marked, and chipped, without spine panel, struck through inked inscription to foot of upper panel. Occasional spotting, single inked correction to text, inked numerals to margins of p.3. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 16857

[BURTON, Richard Francis]. The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi: translated and annotated by his friend and pupil F. B. Portland, Maine. Thomas B. Mosher, 1923. 8vo. xv, [1], 124pp, [2]. With a portrait frontispiece. Title in red and black. Bound by Belgian binder Jules Karel Van West (1889-1968) in contemporary brown half-morocco, marbled boards, contrasting green morocco lettering pieces, T.E.G. Marbled endpapers. Later inked gift inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf. Original publisher's paper lettering-pieces pasted to stubs at rear. A fine copy. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23943

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FITZGERALD, F. Scott. The last tycoon: an unfinished novel. London. The Grey Walls Press, 1949. First U.K. edition. 8vo. 189pp. Modern gilt-tooled morocco. Marbled endpapers, half-title browned. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23945

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SCHMID, Christopher von. The basket of flowers; or, piety and truth triumphant. A tale for the young. Halifax. Milner and Sowerby, 1859. 12mo. viii, [1], 10-100pp. With an engraved frontispiece and an additional engraved title page. Original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Rubbed, lightly marked. Contemporary inked gift inscription to FEP, frontispiece and engraved title foxed, pressed flower pinned to RFEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 23952

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LOWAN, Arnold N.. The Computation Laboratory of the National Bureau of Standards. [New York]. Scripta Mathematica, [1949]. First offprint edition. 8vo. [1], 34-63pp, [1]. Original publisher's buff wrappers. A trifle rubbed and sunned. Presentation copy, inked inscription to upper wrapper: 'With the compliments of the author', inked ownserhip inscription beneath. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 24056

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[ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA]. A treatise of the construction of logarithms: to which are added, tables of logarithms, sines and tangents. From the encyclopaedia. Philadelphia. Printed by Thomas Dobson, 1802. First edition. Quarto. 71pp, [1]. Uncut in original publisher's powder-blue paper boards, later rebacked with cream paper. Boards rubbed. Hinges exposed, book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP, early inked ownership/gift inscriptions to FFEP, foxed. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22506

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[ACTS - GEORGE IV]. An act for Inclosing Lands in the Parishes of Duxford Saint John and Duxford Saint Peter, in the County of Cambridge. [Royal Assent, 15 May, 1822]. [London]. [s.n.], [1822]. First edition. Folio. 36pp, [2]. Docket title to verso of final leaf. Stitched, as issued. A trifle browned and dusty. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 24032

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WHITMARSH, H. Phelps. The world's rough hand: toil and adventure at the Antipodes. New York. The Century Co., 1899. 8vo. [8], 233pp, [1]. Original publisher's pictorial cloth, lettered in black and gilt. Lightly rubbed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24011

LEVER, Charles. Jack Hinton, the guardsman. Dublin. William Curry, Jun. and Company, 1845. 8vo. x, [2], 396pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, 26 engraved plates, and nine wood engravings in the text by H. K. Browne. Contemporary gilt-tooled straight-grain brown morocco, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Rubbed. Marbled endpapers, inked ownership inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, plates foxed, offsetting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 12355

LEVER, Charles. One of them. London. Chapman and Hall, 1861. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 471pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and a further 28 engraved plates by 'Phiz' [i.e. Hablot Knight Browne].Contemporary gilt-tooled green half-morocco, marbled boards, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 12356

LOWAN, Arnold Noah. Table of arc tan x. New York. Works Projects Administration, 1942. First edition. Quarto. [2], xxvi, 169pp, [5]. Original publisher's tan cloth boards, lettered in black. A trifle rubbed, corner's bumped. Internally immaculate. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24004

[ACTS - GEORGE IV]. An act For inclosing Lands in the Parish of Doddington, and Hamlet of Wimblington, in the said Parish of Doddington, and in the Hamlet of Manea, in the Parish of Coveney, in the Isle of Ely, and County of Cambridge. [London]. [Printed by J. Moyes], [1825]. First edition. Folio. 28pp, [2]. Docket title to verso of final leaf. Stitched, as issued. A trifle browned and dusty. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 24035

[ACTS - GEORGE IV]. An act for Inclosing and exonerating from Tythes, Lands in the Parish of Hinxton, in the County of Cambridge. [Royal Assent, 28 February, 1820]. [London]. [s.n.], [1820]. First edition. Folio. 24pp, [2]. Docket title to verso of final leaf. Stitched, as issued. A trifle browned and dusty. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 24034

[ACTS - WILLIAM IV]. An act for Inclosing Lands in the Parish of Hardwick, in the County of Cambridge. [Royal Assent, March 18th, 1836]. [London]. [s.n.], [1836]. First edition. Folio. 42pp, [2]. Docket title to verso of final leaf. Stitched, as issued. A trifle browned and dusty, foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 24033