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Photo of "The Christian Year: thoughts in ..."
KEBLE, John. The Christian Year: thoughts in verse for the sundays and holydays throughout the year.. London. Bickers and Son, 1880. 8vo. [2], 315pp. Title page in red and black. With half-title, a pasted-in engraved frontispiece, and 11 further engraved plates. Finely bound by Ramage (stamp-signed to ontemporary brown morocco, richly gilt-tooled. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Very lightly rubbed, corners a little bumped. Inked ownership inscription to verso of FFEP. Light scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29953
Photo of "A guide to the foxhounds ..."
GÊLERT. A guide to the foxhounds and staghounds of england; to which are added the otter-hounds and harriers of several counties.. London. Whittaker & Co., 1849. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 111pp. Finely bound by Bayntun of Bath (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in modern gilt-tooled red half-calf, red cloth boards. Marbled endpapers, T.E.G. Very light surface wear to spine and upper joint. Armorial bookplate of Douglas Peter Crossman to FFEP. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34491
Photo of "Conversations of lord byron: noted ..."
MEDWIN, Thomas. Conversations of lord byron: noted during a residence with his lordship at pisa, in the years 1821 and 1822. Paris. Published by A. and W. Galignani, 1824. 8vo. In two volumes. [4], vi, vii, [1], 214; [4], v, [3], 224pp. With half-title to both volumes, engraved portrait frontispiece to vol. i and folding facsimile handwriting sample as frontispiece to vol. ii. Contemporary blind-stamped, gilt-tooled, calf-backed marbled boards. Rubbed and marked, spines sunned, light surface wear to corners and edges. Vol. i. a trifle cocked. Paper repairs to p.63-66 of vol. i. Spotting throughout. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34639
Photo of "The new pharmacopoeia of the ..."
HEALDE, Thomas. The new pharmacopoeia of the royal college of physicians of london. London. Printed by J. W. Galabin, for T. Longman, 1788. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 343pp. Original publisher's blue paper boards, rebacked in contemporary brown calf. Heavily rubbed and marked, with surface wear to edges, toned. Without free endpapers, initial advertisement leaf and final printed leaf used as pastedowns. Spotting throughout, particularly to endpapers. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34322
Photo of "Dartmoor: a Descriptive Poem"
CARRINGTON, N[oel] T[homas]. Dartmoor: a Descriptive Poem. London. Published by Hatchard and Son, 1826. First edition. 8vo. cv, [3], 204pp, [8]. With an engraved frontispiece, a further 11 engraved plates, a list of subscriber's, and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's red paper-backed marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Heavily rubbed, spine worn, lower board detached, corners bumped. Recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, near contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP, some ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32416
Photo of "The works of william shakespeare"
SHAKESPEARE, William. The works of william shakespeare. Cambridge and London. Macmillan and Co., 1864. 8vo. viii, 1079pp, [1]. Finely bound by MacLehose of Glasgow (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine slightly dulled. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of David Stanley William Ogilvy, 11th Earl of Airlie, dated October 1866, to front blank fly-leaf. Light spotting and browning to initial and terminal leaves. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34758
Photo of "The Black Book; or, corruption ..."
[WADE, John]. The Black Book; or, corruption unmasked! Being an account of places, pensions, and sinecures, the revenues of the clergy and landed aristocracy... London. Printed and published by John Fairburn, 1820. First edition. 8vo. [4], 480pp. Later half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, carmine edges. A trifle rubbed. Occasional light dampstaining. Edward Hailstone's copy, with his gilt-tooled morocco bookplate to FEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34030
Photo of "A letter to d. o. ..."
YEATMAN, Rev. Henry Farr. A letter to d. o. p. okeden, esq. together with an inquiry into the merits of his poor law report, as assistant commissioner. Sherborne. Printed and sold by T. H. Toll, 1833. First edition. 8vo. 63pp.

[Bound with:] YEATMAN, Rev. Henry Farr. A letter to d. o. p. okeden, esq. on the merits of his poor law report. Sherborne. Printed and sold by T. H. Toll, 1833. First edition. 25pp, [1].

8vo. Contemporary (original?) green cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed, joints starting, loss to foot of dulled spine, lettering-piece worn. Hinges exposed, armorial bookplate of Sir Thomas ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 13916
Photo of "Virgil travestie "
COTTON, Charles. Virgil travestie . London. Gilbert and Reed, 1807. Fourteenth edition. 8vo. 122pp. With an engraved frontispiece and three further terminal engraved plates. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, title in manuscript to spine. Rubbed and marked, with small loss to head and significant loss to foot of spine. Book-label of George Lualle (?) to FEP. Light scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34043
Photo of "Oral instruction of the deaf ..."
[INTERNATIONAL HEALTH EXHIBITION]. Oral instruction of the deaf and dumb... [London]. Printed and Published for the Executive Council of the International Health Exhibition, and for the Council of the Society of Arts, by William Clowes and Sons, 1884. First edition. [2], 35pp, [1].

[Bound with:] SPARKES, John C. L. Schools of art: their origin, history, work, and influence. [London]. Printed and Published for the Executive Council of the International Health Exhibition, and for the Council of the Society of Arts, by William Clowes and Sons, 1884. First edition. viii, 152pp.

[And:] PAGET, Charles E. Healthy schools. [London]. Printed and Published for the Executive Council of ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 24340
Photo of "Boswell's life of johnson"
BOSWELL, [James]. Boswell's life of johnson. London. Office of the National Illustrated Library, [s.d., c.1851] Tenth thousand. 8vo. Four volumes bound in two. xxxii, 291, [1], viii, 298; viii, 298pp, viii, 298pp, [2]. With an engraved title page and engraved frontispiece to each volume, with an additional title page to vol. i., numerous in-text illustrations, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements to vol. iv. Later gilt-tooled, blind-stamped calf, contrasting green lettering-pieces to spine. Marbled endpapers and edges, Lightly rubbed. Bookplates of Francis ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29050
Photo of "The Pebbled Shore"
LONGFORD, Elizabeth. The Pebbled Shore. London. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1986. First edition. 8vo. xii, 351pp, [1]. Finely bound in recent crushed gilt-tooled black half-morocco, blue cloth boards, marbled endpapers. Prize plate to FFEP. With a loosely inserted menu card from the 2006 Prize Dinner, signed by Andrew Wilson, Flora Fraser, and Peter Soros, amongst others. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34307
Photo of "An excursion to windsor; through ..."
EVANS, John. An excursion to windsor; through kew, richmond, and twickenham; including an account of strawberry-hill and of hampton-court, interspersed with Biographical Anecdotes... London. Printed for Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, 1827. Second edition. 12mo. xix, [1], 426pp. Uncut in contemporary green pebbled cloth, paper label with title in manuscript to spine. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Upper hinge partially exposed, marginal loss to leaf R8, occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22647
Photo of "Essays by ralph waldo emerson: ..."
EMERSON, Ralph Waldo. Essays by ralph waldo emerson: first series. London. George G. Harrap & Co., [1926]. 8vo. [6], 277pp, [1]. With half-title and engraved portrait frontispiece of the author. Title page in red and black. Bound in a contemporary blind-tooled, slightly tinted arts and crafts binding, with elaborate decoration to upper board and spine. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 27229
Photo of "The poetical works of percy ..."
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. The poetical works of percy bysshe shelley. London. Macmillan and Co., 1891. Second edition. 8vo. xliv, 708pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of the author. Contemporary blind-ruled red morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, with further gilt-tooling to marbled endpapers. A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Inked ownership inscription of Alice Evelyn Letchford to first blank fly-leaf. Endpapers a touch browned. A fine copy. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23457
Photo of "Born leader the story of ..."
COOPER, Alan. Born leader the story of guy gibson dambuster. Bromley. Independent Books, 1993. First edition. Large 8vo. [viii] 192pp. Original publisher's navy cloth boards lettered gilt, with the original full colour illustrated dustwrapper. With forty-four photographs and illustrations throughout the text. Contemporary postcards and photographs to pasteboard through FFEP, including a postcard signed by various aircrew related to the dambusters. Further RAF and commemorative ephemera loosely inserted. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34971