[s.n.] C.1851.
Quarto.
53ff. Manuscript on paper. Victorian melange paper backed marbled boards. Rubbed, with some tearing and loss to base of spine. One leav detached, with two more nearly so but just holding. An immaculately presented early-Victorian mathematical workbook, throughout with solved problems under the two headings 'Mental Calculations' and 'Promiscuous Questions', with several problems mentioning the dates 1850/51. Examples include: 'What would a board 16 feet ... More >
£ 200.00
Antiquates Ref. 9163
London.
Henry Frowde, 1906.
Quarto.
Unpaginated. Two calendar dates to a page with quotations opposite, both with red borders and fleur-de-lis decoration to corners. Finely bound in contemporary red half-morocco, vellum boards, stamped and lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed and discoloured, corner's bumped. Marbled endpaper, near contemporary inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf, partially completed, two charmingly naive watercolour illustrations pasted in. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 23357
London.
Charles H. Kelly, 1895.
Second edition.
Quarto.
273pp, [1]. With 107 plates. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled black morocco, A.E.G., gilt dentelles. Gilt lettered presentation inscription to FEP: 'Presented to Mr. William Hines on laying a foundation stone of the Wesleyan Methodist School-Chapel, Cauldron Road, Shelton, Hanley. October 5th, 1897'. Lightly rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 28987
London.
Printed by J. Hartnell, 1824.
8vo.
[2], 68, vii pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to upper board. Rubbed, some surface loss to bowed boards. Contemporary ink ownership inscription to head of title. More >
£ 150.00
Antiquates Ref. 30682
A Paris.
Chez le Prieur, Libraire, [1798].
Third edition.
12mo.
Four volumes. 242, [2]; 257, [1]; 275, [1]; 325pp, [1]. With half-title and engraved frontispiece to each volume. Finely bound in contemporary red half-morocco over marbled boards, gilt. Slightly rubbed to spines, bumping to corners. Marbled endpapers. Early ink inscription of E. Matheiu to head of each title, occasional marginal loss to text blocks. More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 11086
Paris.
Ernest Flammarion, Editeur, [1897].
8vo.
viii, 424pp. With original white printed paper wrappers bound in. Finely bound in a twentieth-century designer binding; embossed and onlaid morocco designs to each board, the upper depicting a ship on frozen waters, two huskies, knotted rope and the title 'Vers le Pole', and the lower with two leaves on a stem with a sunset over the waters in the background, each board inset within ... More >
£ 2,500.00
Antiquates Ref. 24672
London.
Printed for the Translator; and sold by F. Newbery, 1772.
First English edition.
8vo.
In two volumes. viii, 256; [2], 256, 253-307pp, [1]. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red and green morocco lettering-pieces. A trifle rubbed. Contemporary inked ownership inscriptions to head to both titles. More >
£ 950.00
Antiquates Ref. 20743
Athens.
S. K. Vlastou, 1874.
8vo.
[6], 183pp, [1]. With eight engraved plates. Title and imprint transliterated from the Greek. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco. Lightly rubbed. Book-label of Caterina to FEP, internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 200.00
Antiquates Ref. 18359
Philadelphia.
Thomas Cowperthwait & Co, 1840.
8vo.
[6], xvi, 546pp, [4]. Engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled full calf, morocco lettering-piece. Contemporary inscription to FEP 'Samuel Jones'. Moderate wear to board edges and spine. Marbled end-papers and edges, although substantial surface wear to edges. Heavy spotting on frontispiece, does not obscure engraving. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 29202
London.
Printed for T. Cadell et al., 1822.
12mo.
viii, 544pp. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, and an additional engraved title page. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting green calf lettering-piece, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, very occasional spotting. More >
£ 100.00
Antiquates Ref. 20502
London.
Macmillan and Co., 1902.
8vo.
viii, 900pp, [2]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Bound by Truelove & Hanson of London in contemporary gilt-tooled half-vellum, green cloth boards, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of T. Trevor Spencer to FEP, contemporary inked gift inscription to verso of FFEP: 'Laticia Spencer / from her affectionate Father / T. Trevor Spencer / December 1st 1904.' More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 29059
[Blackburn].
Printed [by C. Tiplady and Son] for private circulation, 1871.
8vo.
In four volumes. Contemporary gilt-tooled vellum, contrasting morocco lettering-pieces, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed and discoloured. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplates of Bernard Lord Coleridge to versos of all FFEPs. More >
£ 750.00
Antiquates Ref. 25996
London.
John Murray, 1823.
8vo.
In five volumes. With half-titles. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled crushed green morocco, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed and bumped, spines dulled. Scattered spotting. More >
£ 500.00
Antiquates Ref. 23344
London.
Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1787.
8vo.
[128]pp. [Bound with:] [PSALTER] BRADY, N. TATE, N.. A New Version of the Psalms of David, Fitted to the Tunes Used in Churches. London. Printed by J. March and Son for the Company of Stationers, 1792. 237pp. Finely bound in deep navy blue morocco, gilt ruling to spine and boards, winged cherubim device to spine compartments. A.E.G. Marbled endpapers. Slight touching up to spine, else ... More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 10222
London.
Smith, Elder & Co., 1867.
Third Edition.
8vo.
xi, 318pp. Engraved frontispiece and four other engravings. Half tan morocco over marbled boards by Worsfold. Marbled end papers. Elaborate gilt decoration and titling to spine. A.E.G. Slight splitting to foot of upper board with rubbing to spine and extremities with a small scratch to top of upper board. Occasional very minor smudges to margins and slight oxidisation to illustrations. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 10239
London.
John C. Nimmo, 1886.
8vo.
xvi, [2], 291pp, [1]. With 114 colour illustrations in the text. Bound by Douglas Foulis of Edinburgh in contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, inked inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, scattered spotting. More >
£ 150.00
Antiquates Ref. 27334
London.
Imprinted for Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, [1848].
First edition.
8vo.
252pp. Extra-illustrated with 17 engraved plates (one coloured), including an original drawing by A. de Neuville. Handsomely bound by Lefort in contemporary crimson crushed levant morocco, inlaid design of medieval armour to upper board, lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 22432
Chicester.
Printed by J. Seagrave; for T. Cadell and W. Davis, 1803.
Twelfth edition, corrected.
8vo.
[3], vi-xii, 165pp, [1]. With six engraved plates. Without half-title. Bound by Barratt of Oxford in contemporary gilt-tooled red calf, contrasting calf lettering-piece, A trifle rubbed, sunned. Marbled endpapers, later armorial bookplate of Sir Mervyn Lloyd Peel to FEP, early inked ownership inscriptions of Catherine Cleaver and Frances Peel to recto of blank fly-leaf. More >
£ 500.00
Antiquates Ref. 14841
Oxford.
Clarendon Press, 1892.
Sixteenth thousand.
8vo.
ix, [1], 374pp. Bound by Bickers and Son in contemporary brown morocco, lettered in gilt, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, inked gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 23121
[Bath].
[H. Sharp & Sons], [1949].
First edition.
Quarto.
107pp, [1]. With fifty mounted photographs. Bound for presentation in contemporary navy half-morocco, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering and nautical motifs to spine, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. Presentation plate to FEP: 'Presented by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to the citizens of Castleton in grateful recollection of the services to the allied cause in the Second World ... More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 26602