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Photo of "[Drop-head title:] Ceremonial. Windsor castle, ..."
[ROYAL WEDDINGS]. [Drop-head title:] Ceremonial. Windsor castle, 10th March, 1863. Upon this day at half-past twelve o'clock, was solemnized at Saint George's Chapel, Windsor, the Marriage of His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Duke of Saxony...with Her Royal Highness The Princess Alexandra Caroline Maria Charlotte Louisa Julia.... [London]. [Printed by Harrison and Sons], [1863]. Folio. 33pp, [1]. Finely bound in original publisher's navy silk moire, supralibros of the royal arms to upper boards. Immaculate. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34803
Photo of "Ceremonial observed At the marriage ..."
[ROYAL WEDDINGS]. Ceremonial observed At the marriage of Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena Augusta Victoria...with His Royal Highness The Prince Christian of Scleswig Holstein, K.G., in the Chapel within Windsor Castle, on Thursday, the 5th day of July, 1866, at Half-past Twelve o'Clock.. [London]. [Printed by Harrison and Sons], [1866]. Folio. 15pp, [1]. Finely bound in original publisher's navy silk moire, supralibros of the royal arms to upper boards. Immaculate. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34824
Photo of "The story of the "britannia" ..."
STATHAM, E[dward] [Phillips]. The story of the "britannia" the training ship for naval cadets; with some account of previous methods of naval education, and of the new scheme of 1903. London, Paris, New York and Melbourne. Cassell and Company, Limited, 1904. First edition. 8vo. xii, 274pp. With a lithograph frontispiece and numerous in-text photographic and engraved illustrations. Original publisher's gilt-decorated navy cloth boards. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled, with light wear to extremities. Inked ownership inscription of Cyril H. G. Benson, 'joined "Britannia" 1899', to FFEP, along with two further inscriptions relating to Captain Blake, Royal Navy 'Killed at Namsos 1939'. Endpapers browned. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34800
Photo of "Wordsworth's grave And other Poems"
WATSON, William. Wordsworth's grave And other Poems. London. T. Fisher Unwin, 1890. First edition. 8vo. 76pp. With engraved half-title and a photographic landscape frontispiece. Original publisher's printed two-tone paper boards, title printed to spine, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed, with chipping to edges, spine heavily dulled. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Harold Addleshaw, March 30th, 1890 to FFEP. Endpapers browned, spotting to edges. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34584
Photo of "The works of william shakespeare"
SHAKESPEARE, William. The works of william shakespeare. Cambridge and London. Macmillan and Co., 1864. 8vo. viii, 1079pp, [1]. Finely bound by MacLehose of Glasgow (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine slightly dulled. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of David Stanley William Ogilvy, 11th Earl of Airlie, dated October 1866, to front blank fly-leaf. Light spotting and browning to initial and terminal leaves. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34758
Photo of "Idylls of the king"
TENNYSON, Alfred. Idylls of the king. London. Henry S. King and Co., 1876. 8vo. viii, [2], 405pp, [1]. With a half-title. Finely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece to spine. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, with light scuffing to boards. Light spotting to initial and terminal leaves. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34757
Photo of "The ballads and songs of ..."
[BALLADS OF AYRSHIRE]. The ballads and songs of ayrshire, illustrated with sketches, historical, traditional, narrative and biographical.. Ayr. Published for the editor by John Dick, 1846. First edition. 8vo. 120pp. With original publisher's printed yellow front-wrapper bound in. Nineteenth century yellow cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled, light surface wear to corners. Inked ownership inscription to FEP. Paper repairs to wrapper, light scattered marginal spotting. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 34789
Photo of "Sense and sensibility: a novel"
AUSTEN, Jane. Sense and sensibility: a novel. London. Richard Bentley, 1846. 8vo. [3], vi-xv, [1], 331pp, [1]. Without half-title. With an engraved frontispiece.

[Uniformly bound with:] AUSTEN, Janes. Emma: a novel. London. Richard Bentley, 1849. 8vo. [2], 435pp, [1]. Without half-title. with an engraved frontispiece.

[And:] AUSTEN, Jane. Mansfield park: a novel. London. Richard Bentley, 1847. 8vo. [2], 424pp. Without half-title, with an engraved frontispiece.

[And:] AUSTEN, Jane. Northanger abbey. A novel; Persuasion. London. Richard Bentley, 1848. ... More > £ 6,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34766
Photo of "The rhinegold and the valkyrie. "
WAGNER, Richard. The rhinegold and the valkyrie. . London. William Heinemann, 1910. First edition. Quarto. ix, [1], 159pp, [1]. With half-title and 34 chromolithograph plates by Arthur Rackham. Finely bound by Weitz-Coleman of New York (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in modern black calf, richly gilt-tooled, with contrasting red calf lettering-pieces and thematic devices to spine. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Spotting to initial leaves, light browning throughout. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34744
Photo of "Dartmoor: a Descriptive Poem"
CARRINGTON, N[oel] T[homas]. Dartmoor: a Descriptive Poem. London. Published by Hatchard and Son, 1826. First edition. 8vo. cv, [3], 204pp, [8]. With an engraved frontispiece, a further 11 engraved plates, a list of subscriber's, and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's red paper-backed marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Heavily rubbed, spine worn, lower board detached, corners bumped. Recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, near contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP, some ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32416
Photo of "Cuckoo songs"
TYNAN HINKSON, Katharine. Cuckoo songs. London. Elkin Matthews and John Lane, 1894. First edition. 8vo. x, 105, [3], 14pp, [2]. With half-title, an engraved title page, and a terminal catalogue of advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's gilt-tooled salmon pink cloth. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Light scuffing to initial leaves. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34544
Photo of "Days and hours in a ..."
B[oyle], E[leanor] V[eale]. Days and hours in a garden.. London. Elliot Stock, 1884. Third edition. 8vo. viii, 204pp, [2]. With half-title, numerous in-text illustrations, and a tipped-in slip advertising additional large paper copies to half-title. Uncut in original publisher's gilt-stamped buff paper boards, with a lower yapp edge. Rubbed and marked, with chipping to edges, loss to head and foot of spine, light spotting to boards. Illustrated bookplate of Ann Wilbraham to FEP. Inked gift inscription addressed to 'Aunt Mary from ... More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 34552
Photo of "An apology for the life ..."
CIBBER, Colley. An apology for the life of mr. colley cibber. London. John C. Nimmo, 1889. New edition. 8vo. Limited edition of 510 copies, of which this is number 455. In two volumes. [2], lxxi, [1], 337pp, [1]; [2], vi, [2], 416pp, [1]. With half-titles and terminal index. An engraved mezzotint portrait frontispiece of the author and 25 further mezzotint portraits by R. B. Parkes and eighteen etchings by Adolphe Lalauze. Uncut in contemporary vellum-backed red cloth boards, faded gilt supralibros with motto 'Prosequi ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33834
Photo of "Phineas redux"
TROLLOPE, Anthony. Phineas redux. London. Chapman and Hall, 1874. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. vi, [2], 339pp, [1]; vi, [2], 329pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume and 22 further engraved plates. Original publisher's blue cloth boards, later rebacked with original spines laid down, decorated in gilt and blind and lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, with some surface wear to edges, small split to foot of upper joint of vol i, ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34452
Photo of "The poetical works of oliver ..."
GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The poetical works of oliver goldsmith, with a sketch of the author's life; including original anecdotes, communicated by the Rev. john evans, a.m.. Albion Press. Printed by and for James Cundee, 1806. Second edition. 8vo. 160pp. With a mezzotint portrait frontispiece of the author. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled red straight-grain morocco, with decorative devices to spine. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Rubbed and marked, with light surface wear to joints, spine dulled. Manuscript gift inscription to rear blank fly-leaf, addressed to 'John Francis Thomas' from the Reverend 'Evelyn Falkner, as a reward of merit', 1806. Small manuscript mark to verso of title. Light ... More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 34605