Shop antiquarian books on “All Books” – Antiquates Fine & Rare Books

Photo of "Notices relative to the bannatyne ..."

[BANNATYNE CLUB]. Notices relative to the bannatyne club...including critiques on some of its publications. Edinburgh. Printed for private circulation, 1836. First edition. Quarto. One of 50 copies printed. [2], xviii, 277pp, [1]. Partially interleaved. With an engraved frontispiece, a further four plates, and a list of subscribers. Later blue buckram, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed. Book-label of J. L. Weir to FEP, later newspaper clippings relating to the death of David Laing to rear endpapers. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28580

Photo of "[A manuscript inventory of the ..."

[SILVER PLATE]. [A manuscript inventory of the silver and gold plate at the estate of the Campbell-Orde baronets]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1885-86] Quarto. [45] leaves, 23 used, the remainder blank. Later limp black cloth. Extremities worn. Internally clean and crisp. Armorial bookplates of Peter Campbell and Charles William Orde loosely inserted. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28607

Photo of "Select lessons in prose and ..."

[SELECT LESSONS]. Select lessons in prose and verse, from various authors, designed for the Improvement of youth. To which are added, A Few Original Pieces. Tamworth. Printed and Sold by B. Shelton, 1785. Fourth edition, with additions. 12mo. [2], 140pp. Without half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities worn, upper board held by cords only. Marbled endpapers, very occasional chipping/short tears to margins, slight loss to lower corner of leaf I6 - touching text with some loss of sense. William St. Clair's copy, with his pencilled ownership inscription and manuscript note to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28681

[MONTAGU, Mrs. (Elizabeth)]. An essay on the writings and genius of Shakespear, compared with the Greek and French dramatic poets. With some remarks upon the misrepresentations of Mons. de Voltaire. London. Printed by J. and H. Hughs,, 1770. The second edition. 8vo. [4], 288pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, with surface wear to joints, joints starting. Armorial bookplate of Edward Larker of Brownsholme to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28717

Photo of "Reports, &c., on the working ..."

New

[SOUTH AFRICA]. Reports, &c., on the working of the refugee camps in the transvaal, orange river colony, cape colony, and natal. London. Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Harrison and Sons, 1901. 384pp.

[Bound with:] South Africa. Further papers relating to the working of the refugee camps in south africa... London. Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Darling & Son, 1902. iv, 134pp.

Folio. Later red half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, red cloth boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28839

[SOUTH AFRICA]. Bethulie. [Cape Town]. [Wood & Ortlepp], [1900]. Dimensions, unfolded: 620 x 490 mm, folded in cover: 110 x 179 mm. Colour lithograph map. Scale 1:250 000. Linen backed. Original publisher's limp red cloth, lettered in gilt. Rubbed and marked. Hinge exposed, short tear to one fold. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29042

[BECCARIA, Cesare, marchese di]. An essay on crimes and punishments, translated from the italian; with a commentary, attributed to Mons. De voltaire, translated from the french. London. Printed for E. Newbery, 1785. Fourth edition. 8vo. viii, [4] ,179 , [1], lxxix, [1]pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked. Scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29109

Photo of "The plain speaker: opinions on ..."

[HAZLITT, William]. The plain speaker: opinions on books, men and things.. London. Henry Colburn, 1826. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [4], 465pp; [4], 447pp, [1]. Uncut in original publisher's powder blue paper boards, recently rebacked in buckram, contrasting burgundy morocco lettering-pieces. Boards rubbed, marked, and worn at edges. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription to FFEP, some surface loss to title page of Vol. I., some loss to terminal gathering of Vol. II, without loss of textscattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29116

YORKE, Henry Redhead. Elements of civil knowledge. Dorchester. Printed for the author by T. Lockett, 1800. First edition. 8vo. [4], viii, [2], 336pp, [2]. Without half-title: 'Mural nights. Vol.1'. With a terminal advertisement leave: 'Ready for the press, the second volume of Mural nights, containing elements of political knowledge, and a method of studying the ancient classics.' - In fact the second volume was never published. Contemporary sheep, ruled and lettered in gilt. Heavily rubbed, joints starting. Endpapers browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29125

Photo of "The bereaved, kenilworth, and other ..."

WHITFIELD, Rev. E[dward]. The bereaved, kenilworth, and other poems. London. Whittaker, Treacher, & Co., 1830. First edition. 8vo. [4], 140pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled navy calf, contrasting brown calf lettering-piece, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, adhesive residue to front blank fly-leaf. With a loosely inserted photographic portrait of the author, with manuscript biographical notes to verso. Presentation copy, ink inscription to verso of FFEP: 'To Miss Masey / with the Author's Love'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29131

Photo of "Il favoleggiatore italiano, ossia raccolta ..."

FABRE, L. Il favoleggiatore italiano, ossia raccolta di favole scelte in prosa... Londra [i.e. London]. Presso Dulau e Co., 1832. 12mo. xi, [1], 95pp, [1]. With a half-title and a folding table. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep. Rubbed, spine worn, corners exposed. Scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29132

Photo of "[A leaf from the Kelmscott ..."

[CHAUCER, Geoffrey]. [MORRIS, William]. [A leaf from the Kelmscott Chaucer - Troilus and Criseyde Book IV pp523-524]. London. The Kelmscott Press, 1896. Dimensions 288 x 423 millimetres. A single leaf (pp523-524) from the larger work. Slightest of creasing to edges, else fine. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29156

Photo of "[Drop-head title:] A Letter from ..."

[PITT, William]. [Drop-head title:] A Letter from a Right Hon. Person to ------ in the City. [London]. [s.n.], [1761]. Dimensions 200 x 300 mm. Single leaf broadside. Mounted on later paper sheet. Engraved name and portrait of William Pitt the Elder at the head of the title. Two old horizontal folds, single small marginal stain. A later pencilled note to the mount curiously quotes an entry in Church of England clergyman James Woodforde's (1740-1803) The Diary of a Country Parson (1924-31): 'Gave the Bath Newsman for Mr. Pitt's speech ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29200

LINDSAY, Sir Coutts. Boadicea: A Tragedy. London. Printed by W. Clowes and Sons, 1857. First edition. 8vo. [4], 83pp, [1]. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP, spotted. Presentation copy, inked inscription to title page: 'With Coutts Lindsays kindest regards'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29264

Photo of "Melpomene: or The regions of ..."

[DODSLEY, Robert]. Melpomene: or The regions of terror and pity. An ode. London. [s.n.], 1757. First edition. Quarto. 15pp, [1]. Modern tan cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked. Book-label of Nottingham Free Public Libraries to upper board. Loan label of Nottingham Free Public Libraries to FEP, typed booksellers description tipped-in to FFEP, ink-stamps of Nottingham Free Public Libraries to title page, p.3, and p.15, nineteenth-century inked ownership inscription and manuscript author attribution to title page. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29353

Photo of "An account of the discovery ..."

GREEN, Valentine. An account of the discovery of the body of king john, in the cathedral church of worcester, july 17th, 1797, from authentic communications; with illustrations and remarks. London. Published by V. and R. Green, 1797. First edition. Quarto. [4], 8pp. With a half-title and an engraved frontispiece. Uncut and unopened. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher’s printed powder blue wrappers. Without backstrip, lightly browned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29586

BERRY, Rev. J[oseph]. New zealand as a field for emigration. London. James Clarke and Co., 1879. First edition. 8vo. 40pp. With an engraved coloured folding map. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's printed powder blue wrappers. A trifle creased and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29593

Photo of "An epitome of chemistry; wherein ..."

TOPHAM, Rev. Jon. An epitome of chemistry; wherein the principles of the science are illustrated in one hundred beautiful entertaining, and instructive experiments... Worcester. T. Eaton, 1822. First edition. 12mo. [6], 10-131pp, [3]. With a terminal advertisement leaf. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's printed buff paper boards. Heavily rubbed, marked, spine cracked, joints starting. Scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29734

Photo of "Yr hen destament, gyda nodau ..."

[BIBLE - O.T., Welsh]. Yr hen destament, gyda nodau eglurhaol ar bob adnod; wedi eu detholi, a'u cyfieithu i'r gymraeg. Treffynnon. Cyhoeddwyd gan Lloyd ac Evans, 1838-43 First edition. 12mo. In four volumes. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting dark green morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges, marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed. Leaves O1 and S3 of Vol. II detached, lower corner of leaf 3F5 of Vol. II torn away, with slight loss of text and sense, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29739

Photo of "La pucelle d'orléans, poëme en ..."

VOLTAIRE. La pucelle d'orléans, poëme en vingt-un chants. Paris. [De l'Imprimerie de Crapelet], An VII [i.e. 1799] 8vo. In two volumes. xiii, [1], 223, [1]; [4], 243pp, [1]. With half-titles, an engraved portrait frontispiece to Vol. I, and a further 21 engraved plates. Original publisher's pink paper boards, printed paper lettering-pieces to spines. Rubbed, joints starting, spines sunned. Very occasional light spotting. Ink-stamps 'Se Vend Chez Marrot Receveur de la loterie-Nationale, à Rochefort' to half-title of Vol. I and FFEP of Vol. II. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29783