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Photo of "The worst journey in the ..."
CHERRY-GARRARD, Apsley. The worst journey in the world: antarctic 1910-1913. London. Constable and Company, [1922]. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. lxiv, 300, [4]; viii, 310-585pp. With colour frontispieces, 46 plates (four colour), 10 folding panoramas, and five maps (four folding). Uncut in original publisher's 'polar' binding, linen-backed powder blue paper boards, printed paper title labels. Spare title labels loosely inserted. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine labels chipped and dulled. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33363
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WEBSTER, Noah. A dictionary of the english language: abridged from the american dictionary, for the use of primary schools and the counting house. New-York. Published by White, Gallaher, & White, 1831. 12mo. [8], 532pp. Contemporary sheep, ruled and lettered in gilt. Heavily rubbed. Early inked ownership inscriptions of Susan W. Merrill to front blank fly-leaves, several short incisions to two leaves (pp183-4 and 259-60), terminal gathering dampstained at head, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27728
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[JENNINGS, William]. A general system of attack and defence; with one general rule for erecting fortifications, without the circuitous aid of trigonometry... Dublin. Printed for the author, by C. Downes, 1808. 8vo. vi, [14], 62pp. With an engraved folding frontispiece and a lengthy list of subscribers. Uncut in original publisher's powder blue paper boards, later rebacked. Extremities rubbed and heavily marked. Hinges exposed. Armorial bookplate of the Molyneux family and near contemporary gift inscription to FEP: '5th March 1811 / Thos. Molyneux / Kings Own Rifles / the gift of his father / Colonel Molyneux / on ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22761
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[ALMANACS]. The lady's and gentlemen's diary, for the year of our lord 1847, Being the third after Bissextile. Designed principally for the amusement and instruction of students of mathematics... London. Printed [by C. and J. Adlard] for the Company of Stationers, [1847]. 96pp.

[Bound with:] MOORE, Francis. Vox stellarum: or, a loyal almanack for the year of human redemption 1847... London Printed for the Company of Stationers, [1847]. 48, 57-60, 53-56, 49-52pp. Partially misbound. Title in red and black.

[And:] PARTRIDGE, John. Merlinus Liberatus. An almanack For the Year of our Redemption, 1847... LondonPrinted for the Company of Stationers, By Harrison & Co., [1847]. 48pp. Title and ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24657
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TROLLOPE, Anthony. Phineas finn, the irish member. London. Virtue & Co., 1869. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. vi, [2], 320pp; vi, [2], 328pp. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume and 18 further engraved plates by Pre-Raphaelite founder J. E. Millais. Later gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled boards. Marbled endpapers, T.E.G. Rubbed and marked, with patches of surface wear to spine and edges, boards lightly stained. Armorial bookplates of Richard Greville Verney to FEP of each volume. Scattered spotting, particularly to ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34451
Photo of "Baldine And other Tales"
EDLER, Karl Erdmann. Baldine And other Tales. London. Richard Bentley and Son, 1886. First edition in English. 8vo. In two volumes. xliv, 289, [1]; [2], 291pp, [1]. Titles printed in red and black. Contemporary half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32393
Photo of "Conversations of lord byron: noted ..."
MEDWIN, Thomas. Conversations of lord byron: noted during a residence with his lordship at pisa. London. Printed for Henry Colburn, 1824. New edition. 8vo. xxiii, [1], 351pp, [1], ciii, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of Lord Byron, a large folding facsimile of his handwriting, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Modern black cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, with the library stamp of Nottingham Public Libraries to top edge. Armorial bookplate of the Local History Library, Citty of Nottingham Public Libraries to FEP, ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34108
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DODDRIDGE, P[hilip]. The rise and progress of religion in the soul: illustrated in a course of serious and practical addresses, suited to persons of every character and situation: with a devout meditation, or prayer, added to each chapter.. London. Printed for the Religious Tract Society, 1827. 8vo. [4], 284pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled burgundy straight-grain half-morocco, marbled boards. Lightly rubbed and marked, slight surface wear to boards. Inked gift inscription addressed to 'Martha Capron, The gift of her affectionate sister Ann Halliley, Dec. 1833' to FFEP. Endpapers browned and stained. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34666
Photo of "Italy, a poem"
[ROGERS, Samuel]. Italy, a poem. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1822. First edition. 8vo. 164pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled green morocco, later rebacked, partially preserving contemporary backstrip. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. Very occasional light scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34020
Photo of "Poems, chiefly lyrical"
TENNYSON, Alfred Lord. Poems, chiefly lyrical. London. Effingham Wilson, 1830. First edition. 8vo. [4], 154, 2pp. With a leaf of errata and terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece. Very lightly rubbed, joints starting. Marbled endpapers. Bookplate of Oliver Brett to FEP. Edges of endpapers discoloured, occasional scattered spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28479
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MALTHUS, T[homas] R[obert]. An essay on the principle of population; or, a view of its past and present effects on human happiness; with an inquiry into our prospects respecting the future removal or mitigation of the evils which it occasions. London. Printed for J. Johnson...by T. Bensley, 1807. Fourth edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xvi, 580; vii, 484pp, [60]. With half-titles. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting green and tan calf lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, corners exposed. Hinges exposed, later inked ownership inscription of Arthur Johnson to recto of front blank fly-leaf of Vol. I, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28409
Photo of "Ha-mered ba-midbar.."
LAWRENCE, T. E.. Ha-mered ba-midbar... Tel Aviv. Mizpah Publishing Co., 1931. First edition in Hebrew. 8vo. In two volumes. 210; 212pp. With two plates. Hebrew text. Original publisher's blue buckram, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed. Modern tickets of the Mizrahi Bookstore to pastedowns, leaves browned, lower corner of one leaf of Vol. I torn-away but present. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33508
Photo of "Life in the stars"
YOUNGHUSBAND, Sir Francis. Life in the stars. London. John Murray, 1927. First edition. 8vo. xiii, [2], 222pp, [2]. With a photographic frontispiece and a further three photographic plates. Original publisher's blue cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt and black. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29582
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YOUNGHUSBAND, Sir Francis. The sum of things. London. John Murray, [1939]. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 149pp, [1]. With a half-title. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt, with original publisher's printed buff paper dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed and cocked, dustwrapper browned, a trifle stained, chipped at edges. Endpapers browned. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Daisy Kleinwort with much love from Francis Younghusband. May 1939'. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 29583
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[GEDYE, Edith J.]. [Arts and crafts movement binding]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1913]. Quarto. [141] leaves. [12] page of pencilled notes concerning Gedye family genealogy, the remainder blank. Handsomely bound by Edith J. Gedye (stamp-signed '19 EJG 13' to rear turn-in) in green morocco, stylised gilt ruling, A.E.G., gilt ruled turn-ins with gilt foliate corners, green card endpapers. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31489
Photo of "Reveries of affection in memory ..."
[TURNLEY, Joseph]. Reveries of affection in memory of that good and beloved prince His Royal Highness the late Prince Consort who departed this life on the fourteenth day of december 1861. [London]. [Dalziel Brothers, Camden Press], [1868]. Quarto. [12], 74pp. With four mounted photographic vignettes. Titles and text within ornamental borders printed in gold. Section-titles for each of the four Reveries not included in pagination. Attractively bound by Riviere (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in publisher's gilt-tooled red morocco, lettered 'In Memoriam' to upper board, supralibros (Royal arms) to centre of lower board, A.E.G., gilt dentelles. A trifle rubbed. Later armorial bookplate of Robin ... More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 31112