Shop antiquarian books on “English Books – 1801 onwards”

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LAUGHTON, L. G. Carr. Old ship figure-heads & sterns... London. Halton & Truscott Smith, 1925. First edition. Large quarto. Limited edition of 1,500 copies of which this is number 169. xv, [1], 281pp, [1]. With a frontispiece and a further 55 plates. Original publisher's navy cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. Minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper a trifle creased and marked, small hole to lower panel, spine panel sunned. Occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28084

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SHOBERL, Frederic. Narrative of the most remarkable events which occurred in an near leipzig, immediately before, during, and subsequent to, the sanguinary series of engagements between The Allied Armies and the French, from the 14th to the 19th october, 1813. London. Printed for R. Ackerman, 1814. Eighth edition. 8vo. xvi, 104, 6, [2], 4pp. With two hand-coloured engraved folding maps and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's printed buff wrappers. A trifle rubbed and creased. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28085

JAMES, G[eorge] P[ayne] R[ainsford]. The robber. Paris. Baudry's European Library, 1838. 8vo. [2], 370pp. Contemporary half-calf, marbled endpapers, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, some surface loss to upper board. Upper hinge exposed, early armorial bookplate and recent book-label of Iain J. A. S. Woolley to FEP, slight loss to head of dedication leaf. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28091

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MASEFIELD, John. Lollingdon downs and other poems, with sonnets. London. William Heinemann, [1917]. First edition. 8vo. [8], 92pp, [2]. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Without dustwrapper. Housed in later red morocco-backed red cloth slipcase. A trifle rubbed. Leaves browned. Later bookplate of Jessie Stillman Taylor to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27883

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[BOULTON, Matthew]. Trial of William Eginton, John Eginton, Thomas Gibbons, & John Fowles, for a burglary, at the soho, near birmingham, And Stealing therein 150 Guineas, & other Articles... Stafford. Printed by J. Drewry, [1801]. First edition. 8vo. 21pp. Recent morocco-backed cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed. Ink-stamped of the Birmingham Assay Office to recto of FFEP, verso of title page, and REP, final leaf laid down. More > £ 850.00 Antiquates Ref. 25739

GRESWELL, Rev. William. A popular view of the correspondency between the mosaic ritual and the facts and doctrines of the christian religion. In nine discourses. Oxford. Printed by S. Collingwood...for J. G. and F. Rivington, 1834. Second edition. 8vo. xiv, 221pp, [1]. Original publisher's blue buckram, printed paper lettering-piece to spine, Rubbed and bumped, lettering-piece worn. Scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28074

LINDSAY, James. Sermons on various subjects. London. Printed for Richard and Arthur Taylor...for R. Hunter, 1818. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 488pp. Original publisher's tan cloth, brown calf lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, marked, and sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28080

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GRESWELL, Edward. The three witnesses, and the threefold cord; being the testimony of the natural measures of time, of the primitive civil calendar, and of antediluvian and postdiluvian tradition, on the principal questions of fact in sacred or profane antiquity. London. Rivingtons, 1862. First edition. 8vo. viii, 307pp, [1]. Original publisher's purple cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28073

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A FRIEND OF HIS COUNTRY. The patriot's review of mr. jeffery’s pamphlet “respecting the conduct of the prince of wales,” and of All the Pamphlets which have been published in Reply to it... London. Printed for and sold by J. Blacklock…by Messrs. Gray and Sons, 1806. Third edition. 8vo. 62pp. With an engraved hand-coloured frontispiece. Without final leaf of publisher’s advertisements. Disbound. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 17504

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[BABYLON]. [Drop-head title:] Plan of the ruins of the city of babylon. [London?]. Reproduced by Survey Party M.E.F., [1918]. Dimensions 320 x 410 mm. Single sheet, printed on one side only. Old horizontal and vertical folds. Spotted, two small holes. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28026

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[JERUSALEM]. [Caption title:] Jerusalem map 1952. [Jerusalem]. [Jahshan Bros.], [1952]. Dimensions 480 x 660 mm. Single sheet, printed on one side only. Pasted into original publisher’s pictorial powder blue wrappers. A trifle creased. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28029

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[REMBRANDT]. Rembrandt tentoonstelling ter herdenking van de geboorte van rembrandt op 15 juli 1606. [Haarlem]. [Joh. Enschede ed Zonen], 1956. First edition. 8vo. xxiv, 215pp, [1]. Numerous black and white photographic illustrations in the text. Contemporary green half-morocco, dark green cloth boards, tooled and lettered in gilt to spine. Original publisher's pictorial upper wrapper bound in. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to head of half-title, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28051

LYND, Sylvia. The yellow placard. London. Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1931. First edition. 8vo. 80pp. Original publisher's tan cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, loss to lettering-piece. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Humbert Wolfe / from / Sylvia Lynd / a fragment of her / debt. 4. 4. 31.' More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27005

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GRESWELL, Rev. W. Parr. Memoirs of angelus politianus, actius sincerus sannazarius, petrus bembus, hieronymous fracastorius, marcus antonius flaminius, and the amalthei... Manchester. Printed by R. & W. Dean & Co. for Cadell and Davies, 1801. First edition. 8vo. [2], ii, 211pp, [1]. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's marbled paper boards. Heavily rubbed, joints split, without spine panel. Scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28061

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CHATEAUBRIAND, [Francois Auguste Rene], Vicomte De. The monarchy according to the charter. London. Printed for John Murray, 1816. First edition in English. 8vo. xvi, 252pp. Original publisher's red cloth, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece. Light rubbed, sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 28060

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LABAUME, Eugene. A circumstantial narrative of The Campaign in Russia... London. Printed for Samuel Leigh, 1815. Second edition. 8vo. viii, 416pp. With three engraved folding maps (one hand-coloured) Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 28059

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BOWRING, John. Poetry of the magyars, preceded by a sketch of the language and literature of hungary and transylvania. London. Printed for the author, and sold by Robert Heward et al., 1830. First edition. 8vo. xvi, lxxxiii, [1], 312pp [4]. With a list of subscriber's and a final page of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's olive green cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed, marked, sunned, and a trifle bumped, chipping to head of spine. Recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, spotted. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Mr James Bird / Yoxford / with ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19795

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[RYLANDS, John]. In memoriam: john rylands: Born february 7, 1801 Died december 11, 1888. Manchester. Printed for Private Circulation, 1889. First edition. Quarto. 72pp. With a half-title and a photogravure frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-tooled black morocco, lettered in gilt, A.E.G. Extremities slightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally immaculate. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18554

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SMITH, Charles John. Historical and literary curiosities, consisting of fac-similes of original documents; scenes of remarkable events and interesting localities; and birth-places, residences, portraits, and monuments, of eminent literary characters; with a variety of reliques and antiquities connected with the same subjects. London. Henry G. Bohn, 1845. First edition in book form. Quarto. [2], viii, [96]pp. With 95 engraved plates (five of them folding and nine with contemporary hand-colouring) and five woodcut vignettes. Original publisher's brown half-morocco, marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. With a 4pp publisher's prospectus loosely inserted. With a tipped-in single sheet A.L.S. from the author to an unidentified recipient: 'Dear Sir, Iam going ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 19510

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[WILLETT, Ralph]. Merly library. A catalogue of the well known and celebrated library of the late ralph willett, esq. Brought from his Seat at Merly, in the County of Dorset...which will be sold by auction, by leigh and sotheby...On Monday, December 6, 1813... [London]. [Leigh and Sotheby], [1813]. 8vo. [4], 103pp, [1]. With a final page of auctioneer's advertisements. Disbound. Title a trifle marked, scattered spotting.

[Together with:] Prices of books, &c. in the library of the late ralph willett, esq. of merly, dorsetshire. [London]. [Leigh and Sotheby], [1814]. 8vo. [2], 25pp, [1]. Disbound. Light damp-staining to fore-edge. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 16380