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English Books - 1801 onwards

[BECKFORD, William]. Italy: with sketches of spain and portugal.. London. Richard Bentley, 1834. Second edition, revised. 8vo. In two volumes. [2], xvi, 371pp; xv, [1], 381pp, [1]. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled green morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, with surface wear to head and foot of dulled spines. Later armorial bookplates of Ronald Shukburgh Capron to FEPs, inked gift inscription to blank fly-leaf of Vol. I: 'J. A. G. Loughborough, from his sincere friend W. W. Haywood, On his leaving you xmas 1846', ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34470
CHEEM, Aliph. Lays of ind. Second series. Bombay. "Times of India" Office, 1873. First edition. 8vo. [6], 132pp. Original publisher's navy cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Contemporary inked ownership inscriptions of R. Beauchamp Downall to FFEP and head of title page. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34229
[VILLIERS, Ernest]. [Cover title:] Recollections. [London]. [Sir Joseph Causton & Son], [1912]. First edition. Quarto. 63pp, [1]. Original publisher's green buckram, lettered in gilt to upper board. A trifle rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'To my dear nephew Douglas Loch, from his affectionate uncle Ernest Villiers. April 1912'. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33575
RAINES, Rev. F. R. [editor]. Rentale de Cokersand: being the bursar's rent roll of the abbey of cokersand, in the county palatine of lancaster, for the year 1501. Printed from the original. [Manchester]. Printed for the Chetham Scoiety, 1861. Quarto. xviii, 46pp. Interleaved throughout. Contemporary half- calf, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed. Extensively annotated in a contemporary hand; these manuscript notes are primarily translations of deeds from Middle English to Modern English. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23664
SYMINGTON, Andrew James. Pen and pencil sketches of faröe and iceland. London. Longman. Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1862. First edition. 8vo. vi, [2], 315pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle rubbed. Bookplate of John Wordie to FEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to verso of FFEP: 'With A. J. Symington's Compliments'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25800
[HOUSE OF PEERS]. The trial of james thomas earl of cardigan before the right honourable the house of peers, in full parliament, for felony, on tuesday the 16th Day of february 1841.. London. Printed for William Brodie Gurney, et. al., 1841. First edition. 8vo. [3], 123pp, [4]. Contemporary blind-stamped brown-cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Partial bookseller's letter-press listing pasted to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked, with spine bumped, small loss to foot of spine, boards and spine sunned. Spotting to endpapers and blank fly-leaves, otherwise internally clean & crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34117
INGELOW, Jean. Poems. London. Longmans, Green, and Co., 1880. 8vo. In two volumes. viii, 281, [1]; vi, 309pp, [1]. With half-titles. Contemporary green morocco, lettered in gilt, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, contemporary inked gift inscription to FFEP of Vol. I, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 18219
[HAZLITT, William]. Memoirs of the late thomas holcroft. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1816. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. viii, 300pp; [2], 283pp; [4], 320pp. With half-titles. Modern gilt-ruled calf backed light blue paper boards, contrasting red and black morocco lettering-pieces. A trifle rubbed and marked, with minor surface loss to lower board of Vol. III. Inked ownership inscription of Croydon's Library, dated Jan 4th 1817 to title of Vol. III. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29113
DISRAELI, B[enjamin]. Sybil; or, the two nations. London. Henry Colburn, 1845. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. viii, 315pp; [4], 324pp; [2], 326pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting dark green morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed, with surface loss to joints and edges, spines sunned. Light scattered spotting. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 34019
OSBORN, Captain Sherard. A cruise in japanese waters. Edinburgh and London. William Blackwood and Sons, 1859. Second edition. 8vo. vi, 210, 16pp. With a half-title and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34384
KINGSTON, W[illiam] H[enry] G[iles]. The boy's own book of boats. Including vessels of every rig and size to be found floating on the waters in all parts of the world. London. Sampson, Low, Son & Co., 1861. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 224, 16pp. With an engraved frontispiece, a further 11 engraved plates, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's burgundy cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, dulled. Ticket to FEP of Jennett & Co., booksellers of Stockton-on-Tees, contemporary ownership inscription to FFEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34235
[NEW ENGLAND]. HUNTER, Joseph. Collections concerning the early history of the founders of new plymouth, the first colonists of new england. London. John Russell Smith, 1849. First edition. [2], 70pp.

[Bound after:] HUNTER, Joseph. Agincourt. A contribution towards an authentic list of the commanders of the english host in king henry' the fifth's expedition to france, in the third year of his reign. London. John Russell Smith, 1850. First edition. [2], 56pp.

[Bound before:] HUNTER, Joseph. Milton. A sheaf of gleanings after his biographers and annotators... London. John Russell Smith, 1850. First edition. ... More >
£ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33628