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Photo of "On the Morning of Christ's ..."
BLAKE, William. MILTON, John. On the Morning of Christ's Nativity. Milton's hymn with illustration with William Blake and a note by Geoffrey Keynes. Cambridge. At the University Press, 1923. Limited edition, no. 6 of 150. Quarto. 32pp, [2]. Six full-page monochrome reproductions of Blake's drawings included within the pagination. Original vellum-backed buckram, lettered in gilt to spine, with both the original glassine underwrapper and the printed dustwrapper. Decorated endpapers. The book itself is fine but for the slightest shelfwear. The glassine wrapper with a short tear to upper board; the dustwrapper a little chipped at head of both boards, and slightly ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24641
Photo of "The lady's and gentlemen's diary, ..."
[ALMANACS]. The lady's and gentlemen's diary, for the year of our lord 1847, Being the third after Bissextile. Designed principally for the amusement and instruction of students of mathematics... London. Printed [by C. and J. Adlard] for the Company of Stationers, [1847]. 96pp.

[Bound with:] MOORE, Francis. Vox stellarum: or, a loyal almanack for the year of human redemption 1847... London Printed for the Company of Stationers, [1847]. 48, 57-60, 53-56, 49-52pp. Partially misbound. Title in red and black.

[And:] PARTRIDGE, John. Merlinus Liberatus. An almanack For the Year of our Redemption, 1847... LondonPrinted for the Company of Stationers, By Harrison & Co., [1847]. 48pp. Title and ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24657
Photo of "The baltic sea: With the ..."
SEAT OF WAR ADVERTISER. The baltic sea: With the surrounding Countries as far as London, Paris, Vienna, Moscow, &c.; showing the principal Railways, Roads, Naval Arsenals, Fortresses, Forts, &c., and Napoleon's Route to Moscow in 1812. London. Published by Deutsch, Brothers, 1854. Dimensions (folded) 90 x 140mm: (unfolded) 420 x 280 mm. Original publisher's printed tan wrappers. Extremities a trifle creased and dusty, lower panel torn. Short closed tear to foot of map. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24662
Photo of "A Few Verses"
DAMAN, Geoffrey Windeatt. A Few Verses. [London]. Privately Printed [at The Complete Press], 1915. First edition. 8vo. 30pp, [2]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's cream cloth, ruled and lettered in red. Extremities rubbed, browned, and a trifle marked. Early inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, leaves lightly toned. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24686
Photo of "William the Good"
CROMPTON, Richmal. William the Good. London. George Newnes, [1928]. First edition. 8vo. 251pp, [1]. With a final page of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in black. Without dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed and marked, spotting to edges. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24750
Photo of "William the Fourth"
CROMPTON, Richmal. William the Fourth. London. George Newnes, [1924]. First edition. 8vo. 250pp, [2]. With two final pages of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in black. Without dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned, spotting to edges. Early inked gift inscription to FEP, light scattered foxing. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24753
Photo of "Elementary treatises on the fundamental ..."
[HORSLEY], Samuel, Lord Bishop of Rochester. Elementary treatises on the fundamental principles of practical mathematics. For the use of students. Oxford. At the Clarendon Press, 1801. First edition. 8vo. xvii, [1], 398pp. With a half-title and eleven engraved folding plates. Uncut and largely unopened in contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, upper joint starting. Armorial bookplate of Sylvester Lord Glenbervie to FEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24902
Photo of "The poetical works"
HARTE, Bret. The poetical works. Boston. James R. Osgood and Company, 1877. Complete edition. 12mo. [3], 6-336pp. Without half-title. Handsomely bound by Riviere and Son in contemporary gilt-tooled polished marbled burgundy calf, red morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. Slightly rubbed. Gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25035
Photo of "The game of ombre"
[GIBBS, Henry Hucks]. The game of ombre. London. Printed [at the Chiswick Press by C. Whittingham] for private circulation, 1878. Second edition. Quarto. viii, 120pp. With a half-title and a frontispiece. Uncut in original publisher's brown cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to verso of front blank fly-leaf: 'Thomas Gaisford / from ' Henry H. Gibbs / 1879' More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25044
Photo of "The legendary cabinet: a collection ..."
PARRY, J[ohn] D[ocwra]. The legendary cabinet: a collection of British national ballads, Ancient and Modern. With notes and illustrations. London. W. Joy, 1829. First edition. 8vo. viii, 436pp. Title page in red and black. With an engraved frontispiece and a tipped-in errata slip. Contemporary green half-morocco, marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed and sunned. Marbled endpapers, Bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP, offsetting to title, scattered foxing. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25053
Photo of "Combinations of Workmen. Substance of ..."
JEFFREY, Francis. Combinations of Workmen. Substance of the speech of francis jeffrey, Esq. upon introducing a toast, "Freedom of Labour - Bet let the Labourer recollect, that in exercising his own rights, he cannot be permitted to violate the rights of others." at the public dinner given at edinburgh to joseph hume, Esq. M. P. on friday the 18th of november 1825. Edinburgh. Printed for Archibald Constable and Company, 1825. First edition. 8vo. 23pp, [1]. Stitched, as issued. Lightly creased and spotted. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25301
Photo of "[Drop-head title:] Marsh common inclosure. ..."
[PROPERTY AUCTION]. [Drop-head title:] Marsh common inclosure. Particulars and conditions of sale Of the following cottages of tenements, and pieces and parcels of land, Part of the said Marsh Common which will be sold (in Fee) by auction... [s.l.]. [s.n.], [1815]. Dimensions 260 x 400 mm. Single bifolium, edges uncut, printed on rectos only. Numerous early horizontal and vertical folds. A trifle creased, a couple of small holes to text (without loss of sense). Manuscript details of lot purchase to recto of second leaf. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25336
Photo of "Poëmes antiques"
LECONTE DE LISLE. Poëmes antiques. Paris. Alphonse Lemerre, 1874. Édition nouvelle [i.e. new edition]. 8vo. [4], 310pp, [2]. Contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, red cloth boards, T.E.G. Original publisher's printed powder blue wrappers bound in. Minor shelf-wear. Scattered spotting. Inked ownership inscription of novelist and poet George Meredith's (1828-1909) to upper wrapper. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25400
Photo of "Freehold estates, Greenwich, Kent; Webb ..."
[GREENWICH AUCTION]. Freehold estates, Greenwich, Kent; Webb Square, near. Shoreditch; Hoxton Town; and Golden Lane, Barbican. Particulars and Conditions of Sale of a valuable freehold estate...which will be sold by auction, by mr. gibbons... [London?]. [s.n.], [1809]. Folio. Single bifolium. 3pp, [1]. Docket title to verso of second leaf. Three old horizontal folds. Loss to centre of second leaf - touching text, with some loss of sense, lightly creased, dust-soiled. Contemporary manuscript highlights and calculations, manuscript declaration to verso of second leaf, in the hand of one Jacob Wood, confirming the purchase of lot nine. Manuscript note relating to the Greenwich estate loosely ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25501