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Photo of "Magic chariot Joan and the ..."
HOOLEY, Teresa. Magic chariot Joan and the Wind Spirit. London. Arthur H. Stockwell, [s.d., c, 1908] 8vo. 128pp. With photographic portrait frontispiece, and initial blank. Original publisher's elaborately gilt-tooled salmon-pink cloth. A trifle rubbed and bumped, lower board a little marked. Some spotting to frontispiece. Short tear to foot of title at imprint (without loss), marginal paper flaw to pp.59-60, else fine. Presentation copy, inscribed 'Mrs Walter Taylor from Teresa M. Hooley' in pencil to FFEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33336
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HOOLEY, Teresa. New poems. London. Jonathan Cape, 1933. First edition. 8vo. 64pp. Original publisher's green cloth boards lettered in navy, with the unclipped cream dustwrapper printed in black. Wrapper a little marked and scuffed. With an ink inscription to Henry Williamson from the author dated July 25th 1934. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27248
Photo of "Dureisâni-tamil-puttagam. The lady's tamil book. ..."
HOOLE, Elijah. Dureisâni-tamil-puttagam. The lady's tamil book. Containing the morning and evening services, and other portions of the book of common prayer, in romanized tamil: accompanied by the english version in parallel columns. Together with an anglo-tamil grammar and vocabulary. London. Longman and Co.. Madras. Higginbotham, 1859. First edition. 8vo. [4], 148pp, [2]. Parallel English and Tamil text. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked. Hinges exposed, scattered spotting, early manuscript Tamil language annotations throughout. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32612
Photo of "The parson's daughter"
[HOOK, Theodore Edward]. The parson's daughter. London. Richard Bentley, 1833. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. [2], 300; [2], 331, [1]; [2], 321pp, [1]. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting morocco lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed, some staining to dulled spines. Scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29255
Photo of "Flora Scotica; or a description ..."
HOOKER, William Jackson. Flora Scotica; or a description of Scottish plants, arranged both according to the artifical and natural methods. London. Printed for Richard and Arthur Taylor, 1821. First edition. 8vo. In two parts. x, [2], 292, [4], 297pp, [7]. Uncut in original publisher's plain paper boards. Rubbed, some loss to head and foot of spine, splitting to joints, some marking. Upper hinge exposed, lightly foxed. From the library of C. E. Salmon with his ink inscription, dated 1918, to recto of FFEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 11182
Photo of "Poems of wit and humour"
HOOD, Thomas. Poems of wit and humour. London. E. Moxon, Son, & Co., [1870]. Eighteenth edition. 8vo. viii, 282pp. Finely bound by Zaehnsdorf (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in contemporary gilt-decorated green morocco. Marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles, A.E.G. Bookplate of Bernard Lord Coleridge to verso of FFEP. Scattered spotting, particularly to title. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26033
Photo of "Poems by thomas hood"
HOOD, Thomas. Poems by thomas hood. London. E. Moxon, Son, & Co., 1869. Twenty-Second edition. 8vo. viii, 282pp. With half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece. Finely bound by Zaehnsdorf (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in contemporary gilt- decorated green morocco, A.E.G., marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles. Bookplate of Bernard Lord Coleridge to front blank fly-leaf. Frontispiece browned, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26032
Photo of "[A collection of largely eighteenth-century ..."
[HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY]. [A collection of largely eighteenth-century pamphlets and broadsides relating to the Honourable Artillery Company]. London. [vs.], 1786-1813 Folio, 8vo and others. This collection consists of:

- Lists of the chiefs, officers, court of assistants, members, &c. of the honourable Artillery Company. In the year 1788. London. Printed by Stephen Clark, [1788]. 20pp. With extra-engraved title page. ESTC T301314. And two similar, for the years 1797 and 1816. All in contemporary marbled paper wrappers, some light staining.

- An address to the inhabitants of london from the ... More > £ 3,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 14449
Photo of "Facetiae and miscellanies"
HONE, William. Facetiae and miscellanies. London. Published for William Hone, by Hunt and Clarke, 1827. Second edition. 8vo. In 14 parts, The political house that Jack built (1821, 53rd ed.), The man in the moon (1820, 25th ed.), The Queen's matrimonial ladder (1820, 44th ed.), In Parliament. Dropt clauses out of the bill, against the Queen (s.d.), "Non mi ricordo!" (1820, 31st ed.), The form of prayer (1820, 5th ed. 1820), political showman--at home! (1821, 16th ed.), The right divine of kings to ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 26362
Photo of "The new world, or the ..."
HOMES, Nath. The new world, or the new reformed church... London. Printed by T[homas]. P[aine]. and M[atthew]. S[immons]. for William Adderton, 1641. First edition. Quarto. [4], 79pp, [1]. Later half-calf, brown cloth boards, recently rebacked, all edges red. Boards worn and marked, corners exposed. Marbled endpapers, marginal chipping to title page, damp-staining to fore-edge. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24304
Photo of "The Way the Wind Blows"
HOME, Lord . The Way the Wind Blows. London. William Collins Sins & Co Ltd, 1976. First edition. 8vo. 320pp. Original publisher's moss green cloth boards lettered gilt, with the photographic dustwrapper. Board edges slightly toned, bumping to spine ends. Clipped wrapper a little nicked and toned, with small paper numbered label to foot of spine. Signed by Lord Home on the title page. Previous owner's address inked in manuscript to FFEP, with additional return instructions in pencil below. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 30107
Photo of "Historical law-tracts"
[HOME, Henry, Lord Kames]. Historical law-tracts. Edinburgh. Printed by A. Kincaid, 1761. Second edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 463pp, [1]. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, a trifle marked. Early inked ownership inscription of Joseph Crombie to title page, scattered ink-spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28530
Photo of "The holy bible Containing the ..."
[HOLY BIBLE]. The holy bible Containing the Old Testament and the new: Newly translated out of the Original Tongues, And With the former Translation diligently compar'd & revis'd By his Mats. special Command and Appointed to be read in Churches. Dublin. Printed by Boulter Grierson printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, 1758. First Boulter Grierson edition. [1296]pp, bound with the Apocrypha, which follows a separate register (A-I8, K4); title page is engraved, with a divisional NT title. With a charming manuscript gift inscription (see below) dated 1767 to verso the final leaf of Apocrypha, and a neat manuscript correction to PP4r. ESTC T91957. Herbert 1123.

[Bound with:] [PSALTER - BRADY, N. TATE, N.]. A New Version of the psalms of david, ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32529
Photo of "Poems, rural and miscellaneous"
HOLT, David, Jun.. Poems, rural and miscellaneous. Manchester. Joseph Gillett, 1846. First edition. 8vo. 152pp. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine lightly sunned. Near contemporary inked gift inscription to head of title page. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 31193
Photo of "Plan of proceeding: octavo. First ..."
HOLMES, [William]. Plan of proceeding: octavo. First part. Holmes' tract on bodies corporate generally, those in Exeter specially, which includes the novel county-rates, Exeter, 1799. Second part. Holmes' epitome of political history ancient and modern, commented on, In hope of affording some Information to the Middle and Lower Classes of Mankind, countenancing Virtue and discouraging Vice. Third part. Holmes on the police of Exeter specially, ancient and modern, as an accompaniment to Izaacke’s Memorials of the City. Exeter. T. Brice, [1795]. First edition. Part one only, all published. [2], 4, [2], 48pp. ESTC T42425.

[Bound with:] [HOLMES, William]. [Drop-head title: To the Electors of Representatives to serve in Parliament for the City and County of Exeter]. [Exeter]. [T. Brice], [1802]. 13pp, [3]. Not in ESTC.

[And:] [HOLMES, William]. [Drop-head title: New pavements, &c. Third address. [Exeter]. [T. Brice], [1795]. [1], 22-28pp.

[And:] [HOLMES, William]. [Drop-head title: Addressed to ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 16613
Photo of "Border lines of knowledge in ..."
HOLMES, Oliver Wendell. Border lines of knowledge in some provinces of medical science... Boston. Ticknor and Fields, 1862. First edition. 8vo. [4], 80pp. Original publisher's brown blind-stamped buckram, lettered in gilt. Rubbed and marked, some loss to head of spine, sunned, slight splitting to upper joint. Near contemporary ownership inscription to FFEP; 'Ed. W. Sawyer / Harvard Medical College / Boston / Mass / Dec. 18th 1870', with his armorial bookplate to FEP, later ink-stamps of 'I. N. Danforth' to FFEP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 16196