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English Books - 1801 onwards

[HOBHOUSE, John Cam, Baron Broughton De Gyfford]. The substance of some letters, written by an englishman resident at paris during the last reign of the emperor napoleon... London. Printed for Ridgways, 1816. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [3], vi-xv, [1], 490; [2], 253, [1], 135pp, [1]. Without half-titles. Contemporary half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting red and green morocco lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed, spines dulled. Armorial bookplates of Kilberry to FEPs, book-labels of Kilberry to title pages, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32458
THE ORIGINAL EDITOR [i.e. WADE, John]. The extraordinary Black Book: an exposition of the united church of england and ireland; civil list and crown revenues; incomes, privileges, and power, of the aristocracy... London. Published by Effingham Wilson, 1831. 8vo. xx, 576pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary blind-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of Kilberry to FEP, frontispiece foxed, offsetting to title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33009
LAMOTHE, John Corlett. Statute laws of the isle of man, promulgated from the year 1853 to the year 1861 inclusive: with a short appendix, containing the rules of the chancery and exchequer courts, made during that period, &c., &c... Douglas [Isle of Man]. Printed and published by Harriet Curphey, 1862. First edition. 8vo. vi, [2], 403pp, [1]. Partially unopened in original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, heavily marked. Blind-stamp of Douglas-based bookseller John Mylrea to FFEP, marginal loss to head of leaves Q7-8, occasional ink-stains, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33025
TELESCOPE, Tom. The newtonian system of philosophy, explained by familiar objects, In an Entertaining Manner, for the use of young persons. London. Printed for Ogilvy and Son...and Darton and Harvey, 1806. New improved edition. 12mo. vii, [1], 136pp. With an engraved frontispiece, three further plates, and numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. Original publisher's green roan-backed marbled paper boards. Heavily rubbed, head of spine worn, corners exposed. Hinges exposed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33056
[BELOE, William]. The sexagenarian; or, the Recollections of a literary life. London. Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington, 1818. Second edition. 8vo. In two volumes. viii, 435, [1]; [2], 388pp. Contemporary panelled calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind, marbled edges. Rubbed, surface loss to boards, spines sunned. Marbled endpapers, armorial ink-stamps to versos of both FFEPs, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33071
F[REEMAN], K[enneth] J[ohn].. Poems. Suffolk. [Richard Clay & Sons Limited], 1901. Privately printed. 8vo. [xii] 90pp [1], including frontispiece portrait. Original publisher's quarter vellum, green cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Bookplate of Liam Sims to FEP, with his inked ownership inscription 'Liam Sims, Cambridge, MMXV' to FFEP. Lightly rubbed. Scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33119
[MEEK, Thomas?]. The pleasures of charity, a poem; in two parts. Intended as a sequel to the pleasures of hope. Edinburgh. Printed for P. Cairns, 1809. First edition. 12mo. 96pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, upper joint split, lower joint starting. Early armorial bookplate of Arthur Brooke Faulkner and recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, ink library stamps to recto of FFEP and head of title page. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33322
DONALD, T. F.. The Hodge Podge Club 1752-1900. Glasgow. James MacLehose and Sons, 1900. First edition. 8vo. [8], 98pp. Presentation copy, with the loosely inserted compliments slip of the author. Original publisher's navy blue buckram, lettered in gilt to spine. A crisp copy, lightly rubbed and marked, with a few old paint spots to boards. Endpapers browned. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33399
BREWSTER, Patrick. The seven chartist and military discourses libelled by the marquis of abercorn and other heritors of the abbey parish. Paisley. Published by the author, 1843. First edition. viii, 424pp.

[Bound with]: BREWSTER, Patrick. The legal rights of the poor of scotland, vindicated against the misrepresentations and mis-statements of mr. john henderson. Paisley. Published by the author, 1843. 24pp.

8vo. Contemporary brown cloth, recently rebacked, preserving contemporary backstrip. Rubbed and lightly marked, spine sunned. Light spotting throughout. A handful of pencilled annotations to contents leaves. More >
£ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33400
MUIR, James Hamilton. Glasgow in 1901. Glasgow and Edinburgh. William Hodge & Company, 1901. First edition. 8vo. [16], 255pp. With an engraved frontispiece, a further 52 engraved illustrations depicting landmarks of Glasgow, and a large map of Glasgow and suburbs to rear. Finely bound by Ramage of London in twentieth century gilt-tooled red half-morocco, marbled papers board, T.E.G., marbled endpapers. An attractive copy; some more significant spotting to edges, with light spotting throughout. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33404
HENDERSON, Andrew. Scottish proverbs, collected and arranged. Edinburgh. Oliver & Boyd, 1832. First edition. Quarto. lxxxviii, 254, [2], 16, [2]pp. With an engraved frontispiece, engraved hand-coloured historiated initial to preface, and eight terminal leaves of addenda. Contemporary burgundy paper boards, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, cracking to foot of spine and splitting to head, upper joint starting. Manuscript shelf-marks and pasted binder's ticket of J. McLaren of Glasgow to FEP. Spotting to endpapers, otherwise internally clean ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33458
HOFFMAN, Professor. Puzzles Old and New. [London]. [Frederick Warne and Co.], [1893]. 8vo. xx, 394pp, [2]. With half-title, engraved frontispiece, and numerous in-text illustrations. Original publisher's pictorial red cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, with damp-staining to lower board, spine dulled and bumped. Merchant's ticket of Hamley's Magical Saloons and Magical Palace pasted over imprint to title. Later inked gift inscription dated 20 Jan 1960 to FFEP. Scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33794
RUSKIN, John. Notes by mr ruskin on his collection of drawings. London. Printed at the Chiswick Press, for the Fine Art Society, 1878. Illustrated edition. 8vo. [6], 188pp, [1]. With a photogravure engraved landscape frontispiece, 34 further photogravure engraved plates, and a large map illustrating Turner's 'haunts' around the British Isles. Original morocco-backed dark green cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, with wear to spine. Inked presentation inscription 'Stopford Brooke with the Fine Art Society's compliments Feb 1879' to FFEP. Endpapers browned, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33864
MOULE, Thomas. Great britain illustrated: a series of original views . London. Charles Tilt, 1830. First edition. [2], vi, [1], 118pp. With an additional engraved title page and 118 steel engraved plates.

[Bound with a sample prospectus for:] [SHEPHERD, Thomas]. Modern Athens!: Displayed in a series of views: or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century: exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquities, and picturesque scenery, of the Scottish metropolis and its environs, from original drawings. London. Published by Jones and ... More >
£ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33868