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CRUIKSHANK, George. [The humourist: a Complete Set of the Forty Celebrated Coloured Etchings by george cruikshank of which thirty are Choice Undivided Proofs Before the Publisher's Inscriptions and of the utmost rarity]. [London]. Published by J. Robins & Co., 1819. First edition. Oblong quarto. 40 hand-coloured etchings on 20 leaves, with a neat manuscript title leaf bound in at front. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red crushed morocco, A.E.G., green paper endpapers, gilt dentellles. Typed bookseller's description tipped-in to front blank fly-leaf. Slightest shelf-wear to extremities, else a fine copy. More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 32653
GELL, Mrs. Lyttelton. The Cloud of Witness: a daily sequence of Great Thoughts from Many Minds following the christian seasons. London. Henry Frowde, [s.d., c. 1900] 16mo. xix, [1], 552pp, [16]. With a half-title and frontispiece. Handsomely bound by Bumpus (stamp-signed on front turn-in) in contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, lettered in gilt to upper board 'V. E. H. March 27 1906', A.E.G. Housed in custom red cloth slipcase. Inked gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf. An immaculate copy. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27312
KHAYYÁM, Omar. Quatrains of omar khayyám. London. Elkin Mathews, 1909. Quarto. [60pp]. With half-title. Contemporary gilt-ruled vellum, lettered in gilt to spine. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. Bookplate of A. A. Piggot to FEP, with inked ownership inscription of the same dated 1910 to first blank fly-leaf. Spotting to endpapers and initial leaves. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29895
[BOOTH LINE]. Booth line: six weeks' cruise portugal madeira & the river amazon. Liverpool. The Booth Steamship Co. Ltd., [s.d.] 8vo. 29pp, [1]. With a chromolithograph frontispiece, one further terminal chromolithograph plate, numerous in-text photographic illustrations, several engraved maps, and an additional loosely inserted hand-coloured map of the River Amazon. Sewn, as issued, in original publisher's printed pictorial paper wrappers. Lightly rubbed, with spotting and browning to wrappers. Internally clean & crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34530
BUCKINGHAM, James Silk. [Eight autograph letters on the distribution of the publications, and promotion of social reform, of James Silk Buckingham]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [Five letters dated between 1826 and 1842, three undated] One Quarto, seven 12mo. Eight autograph letters signed. [22]pp. total. Very occasional light spotting, three letters with remnants of earlier binding, two with loss from removal of wax seals - touching text in one instance with slight loss of sense. More > £ 540.00 Antiquates Ref. 11189
[KEBLE, John]. The christian year: thoughts in verse for the sundays and holydays throughout the year. Oxford. Printed by W. Baxter, For J. Parker; and C. and J. Rivington, 1827. First edition. 12mo. xii, 201, [1]; viii, 200pp, [2]. With half-titles to each volume and a terminal errata leaf to Vol II. Uncut in original publisher's paper boards (blue for Vol. I, brown for Vol II), expertly rebacked to style in contrasting paper. Some marking to boards, loss to extremities. With an entire A.L.S. from the author to 'The Revd. F. Kilvert, Claverton Lodge, Bath', loosely inserted, spotted, ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 18023
[DRINKWATER, John]. [A clutch of manuscript prayers in the hand of John Drinkwater]. [s.l.]. [s.n.], [s.d.] Dimensions: 140 x 220 mm. Manuscript on paper. Seven loose light-weight leaves, housed in custom red cloth folder. Inked gift inscription to foot of one leaf: 'To Jess / with humble apologise / and wishing her in / retrospect a merry / Christmas and in prospect / a Happy New Year / John Drinkwater / Daisy Kennedy Drinkwater'. More > £ 540.00 Antiquates Ref. 22687
TASKER, Joe. Savage arena. London. Metheun, [1982]. First edition. 8vo. 270pp. With 24 photographic plates, eight maps, and six diagrams in the text. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in silver, pictorial dustwrapper. Light shelf-wear. Bookplate of George Lowe to FEP, with his inked ownership inscription to FFEP. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 23443
HOY, Teresa. The creation of heaven and earth. [s.l.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1990s] Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [26] leaves. With 13 tipped-in black and white screen-prints. Original two-tone pictorial cloth, housed in custom slipcase. Very minor shelf-wear. Decorated endpapers, internally immaculate. A fine copy. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24645
[POETRY]. [Early Nineteenth-century manuscript commonplace]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d.] Quarto. Manuscript on paper. 62pp, [78]. Handsomely bound in Regency diced calf. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Rubbed to spine and extremities, joints just starting. Ink inscription of Mrs J. Ram and newspaper clipping of two stanzas by Lord Byron to verso of FFEP. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 13126
[BARRINGTON, John Shute]. The Layman's letter to the Bishop of Bangor: or, an examination of His Lordship's Preservative against the nonjurors...imputed to the Body of the People.. London. Printed and sold by J. Roberts, 1716. First edition. Quarto. 44pp. Disbound, all edges red. Title heavily browned and soiled, with several small stab-holes to gutter-margin. Paper manuscript label numbered '28.' pasted to upper left corner of title. Leaves browned, scattered spotting and staining. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34801
[TASMANIA]. The new album of 31 Tasmanian Views . [Hobart]. [J. Walch & Sons], [s.d., c.1910s] First edition. Oblong octavo. [24]pp. With a title page and 31 photographic illustrations depicting the landscapes of Tasmania, Australia. Sewn, as issued, in original publisher's gilt-tooled red paper boards. Rubbed and marked, with small losses to head and foot of spine. Light scuffing to title. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24164
THOMSON, James. The seasons, hymns, ode and songs, of james thomson. London. Stereotyped and printed by A. Wilson, for Taylor and Hessey, 1809. Stereotype edition. 8vo. 323pp, [1]. With half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece of the author. Finely bound in contemporary green calf, stamped in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine lightly dulled. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of first blank fly-leaf. Scattered spotting and browning. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34759
JOHNSON, J.E. "Johnnie", & LUCAS, P.B. "Laddie". Glorious summer : the story of the Battle of Britain. London. Stanley Paul, 1990. First edition. 8vo. 213pp. Sixteen photographic leaves bound in. Original publisher's blue cloth boards lettered silver, with the original photographic dustwrapper. With c.30 signatures of airmen who served in the Battle, pasted over title page and the half title. A little shelfwear, and some fading to spine of wrapper, else a crisp copy. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 34297