Bruxelles [i.e. Brussels].
Chez Eugene Henry Fricx, 1698.
Derniere edition, suivant la copie imprimee a Paris.
12mo.
xvii, [3], 573pp, [7]. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, some loss to head of dulled spine. Armorial bookplate of George Baillie to FEP, scattered spotting. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 16286
Paris.
Chez Henri Agasse, 1802.
First edition.
Quarto.
[2], xvi, 378pp. With a half-title. Contemporary tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Rubbed, joints split, some surface loss/scoring. Marbled endpapers, book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP. More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 22394
Paris, réimprimé a Londres, pour H. Colburn.
1808.
12mo.
In two volumes. xi, [1], 190; [4], 251pp, [1]. Contemporary marbled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces, gilt. Extremities rubbed. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Anna Wigley to front blank fly-leaf of Vol. I, occasional spotting. More >
£ 200.00
Antiquates Ref. 19588
Paris.
E. Dentu, 1868.
First edition.
8vo.
In four volumes. [4], viii, 387, [1]; [4], 379, [1]; [4], 363, [1]; [4], 366pp. With four engraved plates. Contemporary calf-backed marbled brown cloth boards, gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, lightly spotted, occasional toning to leaves. More >
£ 100.00
Antiquates Ref. 18199
Paris.
Librairie Moderne, 1887.
8vo.
[4], 310pp, [2]. With numerous illustrations in the text by Caran d'Ache. Contemporary navy half-morocco, marbled boards, gilt, original publisher's illustrated paper wraps bound-in. Minor wear to extremities, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, occasional spots of foxing. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 13400
A Troyes.
Chez la Veuve Jacques Oudot & Jean Oudot, [s.d., 1735]
12mo.
35pp, [1].
[Bound with:] Les rencontres fantaisies et Coqs-a-l'asne facetieux du baron grateland... Troyes. Chez Pierre Garnier, [s.d., 1738]. [36]pp.
12mo. Nineteenth century gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Rubbed, loss to spine caps, corners exposed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Richard Chase Sidney to FEP, blind-stamp of John Fowles to front blank fly-leaf, leaves browned and spotted. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28453
[Bound with:] Les rencontres fantaisies et Coqs-a-l'asne facetieux du baron grateland... Troyes. Chez Pierre Garnier, [s.d., 1738]. [36]pp.
12mo. Nineteenth century gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Rubbed, loss to spine caps, corners exposed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Richard Chase Sidney to FEP, blind-stamp of John Fowles to front blank fly-leaf, leaves browned and spotted. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28453
Paris.
Payot, 1945.
First edition in French.
8vo.
204pp, [2]. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Rubbed, marked, and sunned, loss to spine and upper panel. Leaves browned. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to half-title. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 30723
Tours.
Ad. Mame et Cie, 1863.
Sixieme edition [i.e. sixth edition].
12mo.
[2], 236pp. With an engraved frontispiece and an additional engraved titlepage. Handsomely bound in contemporary black calf, tooled in gilt and blind, gilt device of the Lycee Imperial de Lyon to upper board, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 100.00
Antiquates Ref. 20067
Paris.
Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1889.
Nouvelle edition revue et corrigee.
8vo.
[4], xxxi, [1], 494pp. With half-title. Finely bound in red half morocco, gilt, buckram boards. Original printed paper wrappers bound in. George Meredith's copy, with his ink inscription to head of upper wrapper. A fine copy. More >
£ 375.00
Antiquates Ref. 13298
Londres, [but probably Paris].
[s.n., s.d.]
16mo in 8s.
183pp, [1]. Finely bound in nineteenth-century half red morocco (by Roger De Coverly and Sons, with their stamp to verso of FFEP), marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt. Marbled endpapers. A fine copy, with only the slightest shelf-wear to extremities, marginal paper flaw to O4, title and preliminaries slightly marked. Lord Rosebery's copy, with his leather monogrammed ('AR') armorial book-label to FEP. More >
£ 450.00
Antiquates Ref. 20122
Londra, [i.e. London].
A spese dell'autore dai torchi di Samuel E Richard Bentley, 1821.
First edition.
Quarto.
vi, [3], 80pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree calf, contrasting morocco lettering-piece. Slightly rubbed to extremities, small chip to head of spine. With the bookplate of the author's son, Sir Richard Paul Jodrell Bart, and also the later bookplate of Ron Fiske of Morningthorpe Manor. Very occasional spotting. More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 15172
In Firenze [i.e. Florence].
G. C. Sansoni, editore, [1905].
Second edition.
16mo.
xix, [3], 355pp, [1]. With a half-title. Bound in near contemporary calf, ruled and lettered in gilt, laurel wreath design comprised of green and black morocco onlays to both boards, A.E.G., kindred floral pattern onlays to corners of turn-ins, signed 'Ruby Moffat 1915' to rear lower turn-in. Slightest of marking to extremities. More >
£ 750.00
Antiquates Ref. 27798
A Ninive.
[s.n.], [1793].
Seconde edition.
8vo.
[2], 38pp. Uncut, stitched into original publisher's drab paper wrappers. Lightly dust-soiled, contemporary inked ownership inscription to upper wrapper; 'Monsieur De la Galailiere / a Moleubeck', likely the Marquis de la Galailiere, state councillor and intendant of justice and finances in Lorraine province. More >
£ 100.00
Antiquates Ref. 19032
Paris.
Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie., 1858.
First edition in French, early issue.
12mo.
[4], 299, [1], 8pp. With a half-title and four terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's printed powder-blue wrappers. A trifle rubbed and browned, spine sunned. Light marginal dampstaining to initial two gatherings, scattered spotting. More >
£ 625.00
Antiquates Ref. 24423
Paris.
[s.n.], 1780.
12mo.
171pp, [1]. With four engraved plates. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Blue silk endpapers, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to verso of FFEP, very occasional light spotting. More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 21147
Paris.
Librairie Hachette et Cie., 1914.
First edition in French.
Quarto.
x, 380pp, [2]. With 91 illustrations and a folding map. Original publisher's decorated green cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed. Closed tear to margin of p.141-2. From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice 'Kenn' Back (b. 1942), meteorologist with the British Antarctic Survey from 1963 to 2002, and a descendant of Arctic explorer George Back, with his bookplate to FEP. More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 23454
Hambourg et Brunswic.
Chez P. F. Fauche et Compagne, 1799.
First edition.
8vo.
[3], vi-x, 226pp, [4]. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf. Heavily rubbed, without lettering-piece. Very occasional light spotting. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 32409
London.
Printed for M. J. Godwin and Co., 1820.
First edition in French.
12mo.
In four parts. [2], 39, [1], 38, 40, 41pp, [1]. Numerous woodcut vignettes in the text. Contemporary sprinkled sheep. Heavily rubbed, boards held by cords only, surface loss to spine. Internally clean and crisp. William St Clair's copy, with his distinctive pencilled ownership inscription and manuscript notes to front endpapers. More >
£ 450.00
Antiquates Ref. 31327
A Lyon.
Chez Perisse Freres, 1827.
Dixieme edition [i.e. tenth edition].
12mo.
[4], 164pp. Contemporary calf, lettered and tooled in gilt. Extremities worn, with loss to spine. Occasional light spotting internally. More >
£ 100.00
Antiquates Ref. 16179
A Paris.
Chez Blanchon, Libraire, rue Git-le-Coeur, no. 16, 1792.
Second edition augmentee.
8vo.
26pp, with 30 engraved leaves of plates. Without half-title. Uncut, in original wrappers. Wrappers marked, with some loss to spine. Small paper shelf-label to upper wrapper, neat ink-stamp of 'Albert Broise' (perhaps the French photographer, fl.1870-80) to title. More >
£ 1,500.00
Antiquates Ref. 25769