Shop antiquarian books on “English Books – 1801 onwards”

Photo of "Familiar instructions in the faith ..."

CURR, Joseph. Familiar instructions in the faith and morality of the Catholic Church, adapted to the use both of children and adults... Manchester. Printed and published by J. A. Robinbson & Co., 1829. Second edition, revised and corrected. 12mo. xi, [2], 14-184pp. Contemporary blind-tooled sheep. Rubbed, upper joint split, lower starting, some loss to head of spine. Early inked ownership inscription to head of title, foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 25600

Photo of "The elements of botany: for ..."

[BOTANY]. The elements of botany: for families and schools. London. John W. Parker, 1837. Third edition, enlarged. 12mo. 143, [1], 7pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, two further plates, numerous woodcut illustrations in the text, and four final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's dark green decorated cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed. Occasional spoting, booksellers ticket of W. Barwick of Lancaster to FEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 25601

Photo of "Catechism of agricultural chemistry and ..."

JOHNSTON, James F. W.. Catechism of agricultural chemistry and geology. Edinburgh and London. William Blackwood and Sons, 1847. Twentieth edition. 8vo. 63pp, [1]. Original publisher’s limp green cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to upper panel. Very minor shelf-wear. Contemporary ticket of Glasgow-based bookseller David Bryce to FEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 25878

CAMPBELL, WOLFE, COLLINS, BYRON, TENNYSON, MACKAY. Songs of the brave. The soldier's dream, and other poems and odes. London. Sampson Low, Son & Co., 1856. First edition. 8vo. 46pp, [2]. With 26 engraved illustrations in the text. Bound by Hayday in contemporary gilt-tooled brown morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Scattered foxing. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 26195

Photo of "Bacon's essays: with annotation by ..."

BACON, [Francis]. Bacon's essays: with annotation by Richard Whately. London. Longman, Green, and Co., 1892. New edition. 8vo. xxiv, 620pp. Contemporary Harrow School prize binding, gilt-tooled diced calf, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, prize plate to FEP, scattered foxing. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 26198

Photo of "The dramatic works...to which are ..."

TALFOURD, Sir Thomas Noon. The dramatic works...to which are added, a few sonnets and verses. London. Edward Moxon, 1852. Eleventh edition. 8vo. xii, 369pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP, scattered foxing. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 26251

TERENCE. The comedies of Terence. London. Printed for Lackington, Allen, and Co., 1802. 8vo. [2], 492pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, some loss to lettering-piece. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 26252

Photo of "Histoire de manon lescaut et ..."

PREVOST, Abbe. Histoire de manon lescaut et du chevalier des grieux. Paris. G. Boudet, 1889. 8vo. xxii, [2], 203pp, [5]. With a half-title, an engraved portrait frontispiece, a further 12 chromolithograph plates, and 212 engraved illustrations in the text by Maurice Leloir. Contemporary gilt-tooled green half-morocco, marbled boards, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and bumped, spine sunned. Decorated endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 26263

WRIGHTSON, Thomas. On the punishment of death. London. John Hearne, 1837. Third edition. 8vo. xxiv, 113pp, [1]. Original publisher’s green cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 26388

Photo of "Lays of the Scottish cavaliers ..."

AYTOUN, William Edmondstoune. Lays of the Scottish cavaliers and other poems. Edinburgh. William Blackwood and Sons, 1856. Tenth edition. 8vo. 351pp, [1]. Contemporary red half-morocco, marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP, scattered foxing. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27091

SITWELL, Osbert. Selected poems: old and new. London. Duckworth, 1943. First edition. 8vo. 163pp, [1]. Original publisher's yellow cloth, lettered in red, pictorial dustwrapper. Minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper rubbed and chipped, loss to lower panel. Internally clean and crisp. Inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'For / S. H. Gray / from / Osbert Sitwell / Nov. 1943'. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27106

SITWELL, Osbert. Open the door!: A volume of Stories. London. Macmillan & Co., 1941. First edition. 8vo. v, [1], 281pp, [1]. Original publisher's burgundy cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper rubbed and chipped. Internally clean and crisp. Inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'For / S. H. Gray / from / Osbert Sitwell / January 1942'. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27107

MILLER, Henry. Plexus. Paris. The Olympia Press, [1953]. First edition. 8vo. Limited edition of 2,000 copies printed for private circulation, this being copy 930. In two volumes. 342, [4]; 348pp, [2]. Original publisher's sienna printed wrappers. Rubbed, printed prices on lower panels erased. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27205

Photo of "The Life of George Morland, ..."

DAWE, G.. The Life of George Morland, with Remarks on his Works. London. Published by Vernor, Hood, & Sharpe, 1807. First edition. 8vo. viii, 192pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, an engraved title page, and four engraved plates. Recent half-calf, marbled boards, lettered in gilt. Spine sunned. Scattered foxing, plates browned. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27295

Photo of "Observations on the pathology of ..."

GREEN, Horace. Observations on the pathology of croup... New York. John Wiley, 1849. First edition. 8vo. iv, [3], x-xi, [2], vi-vii, [1], 115pp, [1]. Contents leaves misbound. With two initial leaves of publisher's advertisements and an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-stamped black cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, gilt-stamp of the Birmingham Medical Institute to foot of chipped spine. Ink-stamps of the aforementioned institution to frontispiece and title page, scattered foxing, occasional underlining in ink. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27301

Photo of "The book of artemas: Concerning ..."

[MASON, Arnold Telford]. The book of artemas: Concerning men, and the things that men did do, at the time when there was war. London. W. Westall & Co., 1918. Seventy-sixth edition. [Together with:] [MASON, Arnold Telford]. The second book of artemas... London. W. Westall & Co., 1918. Seventh edition.

[And:] [MASON, Arnold Telford]. The third book of artemas... W. Westall & Co., 1919. First edition.

8vo. Original publisher's pictorial cloth. Lightly rubbed and dulled. Pencilled gift inscription to FFEP of first mentioned work: 'Son / from E. Spicer / Jan 28th 1918', together with a pasted-in ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27302

GAY, John. Fables. London. Printed by T. C. Hansard...for C. Cradock and W. Joy, 1814. Fifth edition. 243pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and a final page of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary tree-calf, later expertly rebacked, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, gilt. A trifle rubbed. Offsetting to title, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27328

Photo of "The white slave: or, memoirs ..."

HILDRETH, R[ichard]. The white slave: or, memoirs of a fugitive. A Story of slave life in Virginia, etc. London. Ingram, Cooke, & Co., 1852. First English illustrated edition. 8vo. [6], 302pp, [2]. With a preliminary advertisement leaf, an engraved frontispiece, and additional engraved title page, and six further engraved plates. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, a trifle cocked. Recent book-label of Peter A. Crofts to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27409

Photo of "Island nights' entertainments"

STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Island nights' entertainments. London. Cassell & Company, 1893. First edition. 8vo. First issue, with inked price alteration to initials advertisement leaf. x, [2], 277p, [19]. With 28 full-page illustrations by Gordon Browne and W. Hatherell. Original publisher's pictorial blue/green cloth. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled, a trifle cocked. Endpapers browned, later armorial bookplate of Baron de Spon to FEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27422

ARKWRIGHT, William. Knowledge and life. London. John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1930. 8vo. Limited edition of 100 copies. xxix, [1], 180pp, [2]. With a half-title and a portrait frontispiece. Uncut and unopened. Bound for the publisher by Riviere & Son in red crushed morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, T.E.G. Minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27561