Shop antiquarian books on “English Books – 1801 onwards”

HAMS, Lieut.-Col. H. A. The Post Office of India in the Great War. Bombay. The Time Press, 1922. First edition. Quarto. [6], viii, 430pp. With a half-title, a photographic frontispiece, and numerous photographic illustrations in the text. Later gilt-tooled half-calf, red cloth boards. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, leaves browned, small worm-tracks running throughout - touching text in places without loss of sense, occasional ink and blind stamps of the Elphinstone College Library, Bombay. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31018

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CLARKE, T. H. The domestic architecture of the reigns of queen elizabeth and james the first illustrated by a series of views of English Mansions, with brief historical and descriptive accounts of each subject. London. Priestley and Weale, 1833. First edition. 8vo. xiii, [1], 24, [2], 2pp. With 20 lithographed plates, two wood-cut illustrations in the text, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's brown cloth boards, modern calf spine, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Boards rubbed and marked. Recent bookplate of Josceline Grove to FEP, modern typed bookseller's description tipped-in to FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 30999

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[POOR RELIEF]. A plan suggested for mature consideration, for superseding the necessity of the poor rates, by means of cottage acres, and farms, turned Leaven Farms; thus denominated from the intended benefits likely to result from its pervading the whole mass. [s.n.]. [s.i.], 1817. 8vo. [2], 219-233pp. Modern cloth-backed marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Very minor shelf-wear. Leaves lightly toned. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 31021

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GREEN, William. Plans of economy; or, The Road to ease and independence. London. Printed for I. Hatchard, 1803. Fifth edition. 12mo. 80pp. Uncut in contemporary (original?) marbled paper boards, later rebacked and recornered. Boards rubbed and dulled. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 31012

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GILDEA, Colonel Sir James. Historical record of the work of the soldiers' and sailors' families association from 1885 to 1916. London. Printed by Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1916. First edition. 8vo. 318pp. With a photographic plate. Original publisher's blue, red, and white calf in Union Flag design, lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 31000

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MARRYAT, Captain [Frederick]. The mission: or, scenes in africa. Written for young people. London. George Bell & Sons, 1884. New edition. 8vo. viii, 446pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further seven engraved plates. Bound by Mundie in contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, later inked ownership inscription to verso of FFEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30998

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BAGGULEY, W. Hildon. Descriptive catalogue of the books in the Central Lending and Reference Libraries of the g.w.r. institution, swindon. 1908. Swindon. Morris Bros., 1907. First edition?. Quarto. x, 529pp, [1]. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed, spine dulled, a trifle cocked. Title page creased. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 29981

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[BENT, William]. The london catalogue of books, with their sizes and prices. Corrected to august MDCCCXI. London. Printed [by G. Woodfall] for W. Bent, 1811. 8vo. 239pp, [1]. Contemporary blind-ruled half-sheep, marbled boards. Extremities heavily worn, upper board detached. William St Clair's copy, with his distinctive pencil ownership inscription and brief bibliographical notes to FEP. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 30808

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MILLET, A. F. Report on the settlement of the land revenue of the sultánpur district. Lucknow. Printed at the Oudh Government Press, 1873. First edition. 8vo. [2], 12, ii, iv, [4], 247, [3], 18, 12, xlvi, xvii pp, [1]. Contemporary green cloth. Extremities rubbed and wormed. Book-label of Allahabad-based advocate Pandit Sundar Lal to FEP, FFEP detached, ink-stamp of the Board of Revenue, Fort William, Calcutta to initial page of text, several leaves working-loose, worm-trails throughout, primarily marginal, though touching text at times without loss of sense. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30900

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DARLING, James. Catalogue of books belonging to Sir William Heathcote, baronet, at Hursley Park, in the county of southampton. [London]. James Darling, Bookseller, 22 little Queen Stret. Lincolns Inn Fields, 1834. First edition. Quarto. viii, 154pp, [2]. With terminal blank. Original publisher's blind-tooled green textured cloth, titled in gilt to spine. Rubbed, with spine panel lacking the top half, and the remainder split from lower joint, bumping to corners and slightly, slightly marked. Ink-staining to fore- edge. Presentation copy, inscribed to 'The Honble. Mr Justice Coleridge' at Hursley in 1839, by William Heathcote to verso of FFEP. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 24960

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[LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN]. A catalogue of valuable and rare Old Books, including many superb works, illustrated by numerous prints, offered to the public at the prices affixed to each, by longman, hurst, rees, orme, and brown, paternoster-row, london. [London?]. [s.n.], [1814]. Quarto. In six parts, [2], 23; 20; 41; 28; [29-]80; [21]. Contemporary sprinkled half-calf, marbled boards, later rebacked preserving contemporary back-strip, all edges red. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting.

Comprising: [1] A catalogue of very curious and rare books, in uncommon fine condition, and the greater part in handsome bindings (May 7th, 1813; 396 lots); [2] A catalogue of rare, curious and valuable books, many of ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 21082

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[DANIEL, George]. Catalogue of the most valuable, interesting and highly important library of the late george daniel, esq. of canonbury...Which will be sold at auction, by messrs. sotheby, wilkinson & hodge...On wednesday, the 20th of july, 1864, and Nine following Days... [London]. J. Davy & Sons, [1864]. 8vo. v, [1], 222pp. Contemporary navy morocco-backed marbled paper boards, contrasting red and black calf lettering-pieces. Rubbed, spine sunned, corners exposed. Scattered spotting. Priced throughout in manuscript, entries occasionally accompanied by the name of the purchaser. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 22644

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[BUCKMINSTER, Rev. J. S.]. Catalogue of the library of the late rev. j. s. buckminster. Boston. Printed by John Eliot, Jun., 1812. First edition. 8vo. 66pp, [4]. Disbound, calf remnants to spine. Stab-stitch holes to gutter. Initial gathering working-loose, early gift inscription to head of title, page numerals altered in manuscript, intermittent manuscript prices, manuscript list of books to verso of terminal blank leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22499

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[DEBOFFE, J.]. [Drop-head title:] No. I catalogue des livres françois qui se trouvent chez j. deboffe. [London]. [W. Spilsbury], [1804]. 8vo. 16pp. Four loose bifoliums. Stab-stitch holes to gutters. A trifle creased. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30857

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STEPHEN, Geo. A. Music and Musical Literature: an annotated and classified catalogue of music and works on music and musicians in the norwich public libraries. Norwich. Public Libraries Committee, 1924. 8vo. [6], 58pp, [2]. Original publishers red cloth-backed printed light-blue paper boards. Rubbed and sunned. Inked initial 'RCF' to FEP, very occasional pencilled notes. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30783

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[HEREFORD LIBRARY]. City of Hereford: The eighteenth annual report of the committee of the free public library and museum, to the town council. 1889-90. Hereford. S. Adams, [1890]. 8vo. 15pp, [1]. Stapled, as issued, in original publisher's printed paper wrappers. Light vertical crease to centre of all leaves, slight splitting at spine, rust-spots from staples, else clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 17262

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[HEPPER & SONS]. Catalogue Of the very Valuable and Extensive Library of Books comprising 6,000 volumes...which Messrs. Hepper & Sons Are honoured with instruction from the Executors under the Will of His Grace the late Archbishop of York, to sell by auction... Leeds. Alf Cooke, [1891]. 8vo. 75pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed grey wrappers. A trifle rubbed, creased, and chipped. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30782

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[STREATHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY]. Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth. General subject-catalogue of Books (except Fiction and Juvenile Literature) in the tate public library, streatham. London. Printed for the Council by Truslove and Bray, 1914. 8vo. 283pp, [1]. Original publisher's green cloth-backed printed grey paper boards. Heavily rubbed, some loss to head and foot of spine, inked initials 'E. M. M.' to head of upper board. Hinges exposed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 20707

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[HACHETTE]. Hachette et Cie. Catalogue de livres d'etrennes. [Paris]. [Hachette et Cie.], [1896]. 8vo. 16pp. Original publisher's pictorial wrappers. A trifle creased and marked. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 30813

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[ABBOTSFORD CLUB]. Abbotsford Club. A list of the members; the rules; and a catalogue of books printed for the abbotsford club since its institution in 1833. Edinburgh. [s.n.], 1866. Quarto. xxiii pp, [1]. Contemporary green paper wrappers, spine naively rebacked. Rubbed and creased, spine worn. Initial gathering working loose, short marginal tear to head of title page. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30753