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Photo of "Poor cecco"
BIANCO, Margery Williams. Poor cecco. London. Chatto & Windus, 1925. First edition. Quarto. 175pp, [1]. With a half-title, a chromolithograph frontispiece, six further chromolithograph plates, and numerous in-text illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Finely bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe (stamp-signed to front pastedown) in contemporary gilt-ruled tan morocco, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Internally clean and crisp, overall, a fine copy. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 32717
Photo of "The east india gazetteer; containing ..."
HAMILTON, Walter. The east india gazetteer; containing Particular Descriptions of the empires, kingdoms, principalities, provinces, cities, towns, districts fortresses, harbours, rivers, lakes, &c. of hindostan, and the adjacent countries, india beyond the ganges, and the Eastern Archipelago... London. Printed for John Murray, 1815. First edition. 8vo. xv, 862pp. With an engraved folding map. Contemporary gilt-tooled half- calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, upper joint split, lower joint starting. Hinges exposed, recent ink-stamp of E. Alistair Smith to recto of FFEP, with his inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf, offsetting to title, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 32791
Photo of "The poems of Geoffrey Chaucer, ..."
CHAUCER, Geoffrey. The poems of Geoffrey Chaucer, modernized. London. Whittaker & Co., 1841. First edition. 8vo. cxlvii, [1], 331pp, [1]. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed, lightly marked, corners bumped. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Goodwyn Hatchard, Bishop of Mauritius to FEP, some marginal loss to leaf R7, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33085
Photo of "Extrait du journal de Mr. ..."
[NELSON, Jean]. Extrait du journal de Mr. Jean Nelson, Predicateur de l'Evangile, contenant au recit des tendres soins de dieu envers lui depuis son enfance jusqu'a sa quarante-deuxieme annee. Traduit de l'anglais. Guernsey. De L'Imprimerie de N. Mauger, Imprimeur du Roi, Au Bas du Bordage, 1823. 12mo in 6s. [4], 192pp. Original publisher's two-tone paper boards. Heavily worn and marked; spine covering perished, boards each hanging by a cord only. Some damp-staining; pen trials to FEP; RFEP torn away. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33131
Photo of "Day by day at Lucknow. ..."
CASE, Mrs. [Adelaide]. Day by day at Lucknow. A journal of the siege of lucknow. London. Richard Bentley, 1858. First edition. 12mo. iv, 348pp. Bound by Westleys & Co. of London in original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed, marked, and cocked, spine sunned. Upper hinge exposed, remnants of later excised bookplate to FEP, binder's ticket to REP. Early inked ownership inscription of 'E. Macpherson' to head of title page; Emma Macpherson, mother of Sir William Charles Macpherson (1855-1936), civil servant in India, member ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33140
Photo of "Leicester square soup kitchen & ..."
[SOUP KITCHEN]. Leicester square soup kitchen & refuge, ham yard, great windmill street, st. james's, w. Founded by the late Charles Cochrane, Esq., 1846. For the relief of destitution, and prevention of mendicancy... London. Printed by Geo. Witt, 1875. 11pp, [1].

[Bound after:] A LAYMAN. Lord selborne's letter to "the times" and an answer paragraph by paragraph. London. Basil Montagu Pickering, 1874. First edition. 16pp.

[Bound before:] Letter from the right reverend the lord bishop of orleans to m. minghetti, minister of finance to king victor emmanuel, on the Spoliation of the Church at rome and throughout italy. Together with the brief of the ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33169
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LEGH, Thomas. Narrative of a journey in egypt and the country beyond the cataracts. London. John Murray, 1817. Second edition. viii, [2], 296pp, [2] With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, an engraved folding map, and a further 10 plates (one folding).

[Bound with:] BIRKBECK, Morris. Notes on a journey in america, from the coast of virginia to the territory of illinois: with proposals for the establishment of a colony of english, accompanied by a map, illustrating the route. Dublin. Printed from the last edition published ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33187
Photo of "Watchman, what of the night?"
SMITH, Henry. Watchman, what of the night?. London. Marcus Ward, [1896]. Oblong quarto. [10]pp. Illustrated throughout by Winifred Smith. Bound with ribbon tied at spine in original publisher's pictorial buff wrappers, printed in red and black, A trifle rubbed and marked, ribbon partially perished. Illustration on initial leaf deftly hand-coloured, foxed. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33338
Photo of "[Cover tile:] An Inventory of ..."
[CUMBRIA]. COLLINGWOOD, W[illiam] G[ershom]. [Cover tile:] An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Cumberland. Kendal. Printed by Titus & Son, 1923. First offprint edition. [1], 206-276pp. Original publisher's printed upper wrapper bound in; inked ownership inscription of Frank Warriner to head. OCLC and COPAC combined record copies at just two locations (Leicester and York).

[Bound with:] COLLINGWOOD, W[illiam] G[ershom]. [Cover title:] "The Fatall Nuptiall," a tract (by Richard Braithwaite?) on the Windermere Ferry Accident of 1635. Kendal. Printed by Titus Wilson, 1913. 147-159pp. Original publisher's printed upper wrapper bound ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33521
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[WILKS, Samuel Charles]. Case of Miss Fancourt. The documents and correspondence in the christian observer on the alleged miraculous cure of miss fancourt. London. Printed by Ellerton and Henderson...for J. Hatchard and Son, 1831. First edition. 8vo. 77pp, [3]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Later brown half- cloth, blue paper boards, paper label lettered "bibliotheca Occulta' to upper board. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Book-label of Captain F. G. Irwin to FEP, letterpress bookseller's description pasted to recto of FFEP, title page stained. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33632
Photo of "Picture of Scarborough for the ..."
[COLE, John]. Picture of Scarborough for the year 1824; forming a guide to that favourite watering-place. Scarborough. Printed by and for John Cole, 1824. First edition. 12mo. [4], 88pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further five engraved illustrations in the text. Uncut in original publisher's printed buff paper boards. Lightly rubbed and marked, later paper label with title in manuscript to sunned spine. Later armorial bookplate of Francis Gray Smart to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33706
Photo of "Oliver cromwell"
BUCHAN, John. Oliver cromwell. London. Hodder and Stoughton, 1934. First edition. 8vo. 554pp. With a half-title and 10 maps. Extra-illustrated with 12 engraved/photographic portrait plates. Bound by Bayntun of Bath in contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, red cloth boards, T.E.G. A clean and crisp copy. W. A. Foyle's copy, with his morocco bookplate to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33780
Photo of ""Bubbles""
G. L. O.. "Bubbles". [Newcastle-on-Tyne]. [J.W. Swanston, Army Printer], [1886]. First edition. 8vo. xlvii, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled tan-sheep, lettered in gilt to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked, with spotting and staining to boards. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33805
Photo of "Regulations for the exercise of ..."
[FAWCETT, William]. Regulations for the exercise of riflemen and light infantry; and instructions for their conduct in the field. Dublin. Printed for M. Neary Mahon, 1803. 8vo. iv, 71 [i.e. 70]pp. With nine engraved plates, two of which comprised of 'Signals of the bugle horn in the movements of light troops'. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards. Rubbed and marked, spine worn. Loss to lower margin of torn title page, contemporary inked ownership inscription 'Charles Platt Capt. 50th'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34022
Photo of "Lays of ind. Second series"
CHEEM, Aliph. Lays of ind. Second series. Bombay. "Times of India" Office, 1873. First edition. 8vo. [6], 132pp. Original publisher's navy cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Contemporary inked ownership inscriptions of R. Beauchamp Downall to FFEP and head of title page. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34229