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Photo of "A natural history of fishes"
[FISHES]. A natural history of fishes. Alnwick. Printed and Sold Wholesale and Retail by W. Davison, c.1815. 12mo. 36pp. With 40 woodcut illustrations in the text. Original publisher's paper wrappers with woodcut pictorial decoration. A clean, crisp, near fine copy. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 14909
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FISHER, M. Scenes from scripture and other poems. Carlisle. Printed and published by John Irving Lonsdale, 1859. First edition. 8vo. iv, [5]-104pp. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Very minor shelf-wear, spine a trifle dulled. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 27716
Photo of "Gustavus; or, the macaw. A ..."
[FISCHER, Gottlob Eusebius]. Gustavus; or, the macaw. A story to teach children the proper value of things. London. Printed for Darton, Harvey, and Darton, 1814. First edition. 12mo. 174pp, [6]. With an engraved frontispiece and three final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green roan-backed buff paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Extremities marked and worn, surface loss to spine and upper board. Hinges exposed, scattered spotting, loss and early pen-trials to RFEP. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27030
Photo of "A catalogue of the highly ..."
[FIREARMS]. A catalogue of the highly valuable collection of fire arms, and costly Oriental and European Weapons, and a small assemblage of trinkets and jewellery, of his royal highness, the duke of york, deceased; Which (by order of the Executors) Will be Sold by Auction, by mr. christie, at his great room, No. 8, King Street, St. James's Square, On tuesday, march 27, 1827, and Three following Days, at one o'clock precisely. [London]. [s.n.], 1827. Quarto. 44pp. Stitched within original blue paper wrappers. Slightly shaken, a little creased to extremities. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 27491
Photo of "Shadow's Edge"
FINEBERG, Michael. Shadow's Edge. Consigny, France. Embers Handpress, 1979. First edition. Tall 8vo. 54pp, [2]. Original publisher's crude rag paper wrappers, lettered green and brown. Hand-set in Monotype Garamond, one of 145 copies on mould-made pure rag paper, this copy numbered 94. All edges untrimmed. Some smoke marking to wrappers and page edges, with associated smoke odour, otherwise internally bright and clean. Signed by the author on the half title. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed; ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29574
Photo of "Memories of malling and its ..."
FIELDING, C[harles] H[enry]. Memories of malling and its valley: with A fauna and flora of Kent. West Malling. Henry C. H. Oliver, 1893. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 291pp, [1]. With half-title, a photographic frontispiece, two plates, and a folding map. 6pp booklet listing subscribers loosely inserted. Original publisher's blue buckram, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed, loss to head of spine, slightest of splitting to upper joint. Decorated endpapers, light spotting to frontispiece and title, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 14916
Photo of "Caspar hauser. An account of ..."
FEUERBACH, Anselm von. Caspar hauser. An account of an individual kept in a dungeon, separated from all communication with the world, from early childhood to about the age of seventeen. Drawn up from legal documents. London. Simpkin and Marshall, 1833. First British edition. 12mo. xi, [1], 191pp, [1]. With a final page of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary cloth, with new endpapers. Rubbed, remnants of paper label to spine, some loss to head and foot. Inked ownership inscription to head of title page, a trifle spotted. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 19747
Photo of "Destiny; or, the chief's daughter"
[FERRIER, Susan Edmonstone]. Destiny; or, the chief's daughter. Edinburgh. Printed for Robert Cadell, 1831. First edition. 12mo. In three volumes. [6], 337, [1]; [4], 407, [1]; [4], 399pp, [1]. With half-titles. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Rubbed, joints starting. Foxed. Early inked ownership inscriptions of Mary Eliza Doherty to title pages More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34921
Photo of "Destiny; or, the chief's daughter"
[FERRIER, Susan Edmonstone]. Destiny; or, the chief's daughter. Edinburgh. Printed for Robert Cadell, 1831. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. [6], 337, [1]; [4], 407, [1]; [4], 399pp, [1]. With half-titles. Contemporary half-calf, recently rebacked and recornered, contrasting black calf lettering-pieces. Rubbed. Scattered spotting. Bookplate of army officer and viceroy of India Archibald Percival Wavell, first Earl Wavell (1883-1950) to FEP of Vol. I. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 23501
Photo of "Hecate. A Women's Interdisciplinary Journal "
FERRIER, Carole [editor]. Hecate. A Women's Interdisciplinary Journal . Brisbane. [s.n.], 1975. Volume 1, Number 2.. 8vo. 112pp. Bifold staple-bound journal in the original publisher's illustrated orange card wraps. Smoke staining to card with some associated odour, pages toned though clear of further markings. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed; the smoke damage is the result of an errant cigarette dropped by Olwyn down the back of her sofa, which caused a serious fire. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29645
Photo of "The canary and Other Poems"
FENTON, George Livingstone. The canary and Other Poems. Derby, Leicester, and Nottingham. Frank Murray, 1891. First edition. 8vo. Large paper edition of 60 copies (50 of which for sale), this being number 29, signed by the publisher. x, [2], 65pp, [3]. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Unopened in original publisher's printed buff paper wrappers. Extremities, lightly rubbed, marked, and discoloured. Nottingham Public Libraries loan card pasted to recto of FFEP, blind-stamp of same to title page. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 29548
Photo of "History of the barbarians"
FENOULHET, A. C.. History of the barbarians. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1835]. 12mo. Manuscript on paper. 27pp, [1]. Contemporary decorative dark green cloth, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to upper board. Extremities rubbed and stained. Spotted. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25885
Photo of "Extracts from the religious works ..."
FENELON, Francois de Salignac de La Mothe-. Extracts from the religious works of Monsr francois salignac de la mothe fenelon, archbishop of cambray. Translated from the original french by miss marshall. London. Published by J. Hatchard, 1809. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 291pp, [1]. With half-title and a list of subscribers. Contemporary speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Rubbed, slight splitting to joints, occasional spotting, ink gift inscription dated 1814 to head of title-page. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 17032