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[ROSS, Sir Ronald]. Medical life: Sir Ronald Ross Number. New York. Medical Life Press, May 1930 Quarto. [3], 228-267pp, [37]. With 12 terminal leaves of advertisements. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, ink inscription to upper wrapper: 'J. T. Cambridge Esq. / with Sir Ronald's compliments 20.8.30'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28729
A COMMANDER IN THE NAVY. Sketches by a sailor; or, things of earth and things of heaven. London. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1853. First edition. 8vo. 149, [1], 32pp. With a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, marked, and bumped. Early ink gift inscription to FEP, early ink ownership inscription of Richard Benyon Croft to head of p.[5], very occasional spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29511
FITCHETT, W. H. The tale of the great mutiny. London. Smith, Elder, & Co., 1901. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 384pp, [8]. With a portrait frontispiece, a further seven plates, four maps (one folding), and four terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blue cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and bumped, a trifle cocked. Inscribed to British Indian official Sir William Charles Macpherson (1855-1936) on recto of FFEP: 'W. C. Macpherson / 11th August. 1902 / From Ella', very occasional ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30319
MARKHAM, Christopher A. History of the Markham's of Northamptonshire. Northampton. The Dryden Press, Taylor & Son, 1890. First edition. 8vo. iv, [4], 108pp. With a photographic frontispiece, a further three photographic plates (one folding), a folding genealogical table, and several engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary gilt-tooled dark brown half-morocco, brown cloth boards, contrasting morocco lettering-piece, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting. Armorial bookplate of Sir Clements Roberts Markham to FEP. Presentation copy, ink inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'Clements R. Markham ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30018
[ROSS, Sir Ronald]. Two ross-manson letters. [London]. [Harrison and Son], [1929]. First edition. 8vo. 12pp. Sewn, as issued. A clean and crisp copy. Presentation copy, ink inscription to head of title: 'With Sir Ronald's Compliments'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28727
DICKENS, Charles. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London. Chapman and Hall, 1837. First edition, early issue. 8vo. xiv, [2], 609pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and a further 41 engraved plates by R. Seymour and Phiz (i.e. H. K. Browne). Contemporary dark green half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled boards, black morocco lettering-piece. Later recased. Extremities rubbed and dulled, corners bumped. Bookseller's ticket of T. Evans of Birmingham to FEP, near contemporary inked gift inscription to ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28995
A CORPORAL OF RIFLEMEN. Scloppetaria: or considerations on the nature and use of rifled barrel guns, with reference to their forming the basis of a permanent system of national defence, agreeable to the genius of the country. London. Printed by C. Roworth...for T. Egerton, 1808. First edition. 8vo. xxiv, With an engraved frontispiece and a further 12 engraved plates. Uncut in modern navy-half calf, grey cloth boards, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting, plates browned. With a contemporary single leaf broadside of the rule and regulations of the Acrotormentarian Society of Riflemen tipped-in to RFEP More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30528
HOUSMAN, A. E. A shropshire lad. London. The Richards Press Limited, [1931]. viii, [2], 101pp, [1].

[Bound with:] HOUSMAN, A. E. Last poems. London. The Richards Press Limited, [193o0]. viii, [2], 66pp.

12mo. Bound by Hatchards in contemporary gilt-tooled green crushed morocco, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Internally clean and crisp. From the recently dispersed library of Anthony Eden, without any indication of such. More >
£ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29534
MILTON, John. The complete poetical works of john milton. London. Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1904. 12mo. 1054pp. Handsomely bound by Bickers & Son in contemporary blue morocco, lettered in gilt to spine gilt initials 'H. T. B.' to upper board, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Pencil inscription to FEP: 'From K / Christmas 1915'. From the recently dispersed library of Anthony and Clarissa Eden, without any indication of such. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29532
SHAKESPEARE, William. Shakespeare's tragedy of hamlet. London. Published by J. M. Dent, 1913. 12mo. xv, [1], 215pp, [1]. Bound by J. & E. Bumpus in richly gilt-tooled dark green morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, dulled. From the recently dispersed library of Anthony Eden, without any indication of such. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29533
ROWSE, A. L. All souls and appeasement: A Contribution to Contemporary History. London. Macmillan a& Co., 1961. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 121pp, [1]. With a photographic frontispiece and a further seven photographic plates. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Without dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed and cocked. Internally clean and crisp. Armorial bookplate of Anthony Eden loosely inserted. Presentation copy, ink inscription to recto of FFEP: 'With kindest wished from A L Rowse'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29796
ARKWRIGHT, John Stanhope. The supreme sacrifice. London. Skeffington and Son, Ltd., 1919. First edition. 8vo. 78pp, [2]. With a terminal colophon leaf. Original publisher's dark green buckram, lettered and tooled in gilt. With the original pale blue dustwrapper lettered black, Wrappers slightly sunned. Top edge uncut. With a manuscript on lined paper, of poem 'Other Children', initialled and dated 'J. S. A, Sept 2 1932.'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29343
[APOCRYPHA, English Authorised Version]. The apocrypha, according to the authorised version. Oxford. Printed at the University Press, [s.d., c. 1898] 8vo. [186]pp. Printed in double columns. Bound by Hatchards in contemporary brown morocco, lettered in gilt, with initials 'W. E.' (likely William Eden (1849-1915), father of Anthony Eden) to upper board. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. Ink inscriptions to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'With my best wishes M. H. Xmas 1898. "Friendship maketh day light in the understanding, out of darkness & ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29535
BELL, Clive. Since cézanne. London. Chatto and Windus, 1922. First edition. 8vo. 229pp, [1]. With a photographic frontispiece and a further seven photographic plates. Original publisher's navy cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed and bumped, lettering-piece chipped and browned. Scattered spotting. Anthony Eden's copy, with his armorial bookplate FEP, an occasional pencil annotations in his hand. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29821