Shop antiquarian books on “English Books – 1801 onwards”

[ROYAL NAVY]. A list of the flag officers and other commissioned officers of His Majesty's fleet; with the dates of their respective commissions. London. Printed by Henry Teape, 1823. 8vo. 135, [1], 253pp, [1]. Contemporary calf backed marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavy rubbing and cracking to spine, without marbled paper to upper board and loss of majority to lower board. Light damp-staining to preliminaries, several gathering protruding from text-block, spots of dust-soiling, ink deletions to entries of first 10 pages. Ink ownership inscription to recto of FFEP; 'Captain Macnamara / R.N. / ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 11708

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[BRITISH MAGAZINE]. The british magazine. A monthly journal of literature, science, and art. London. Frederick Westley and A. H. Davis, 1830. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes, all published. [2], 480, [2]; [2], 476pp, [2]. Bound by S. Franceys of Liverpool in contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces, spines richly gilt, marbled edges. Rubbed, slight shipping to lettering-pieces. Armorial bookplates of Peter Bancroft to FEPs, later armorial bookplates and ink ownership inscriptions to FFEPs, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 12385

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FORSTER, T[homas] F[urly]. Flora Tonbrigensis; or, a catalogue of plants growing wild in the neighbourhood of Tonbridge Wells, arranged according to the Linnaean system... London. Printed by Richard and Arthur Taylor, 1816. Second edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 216pp. With three engraved, hand-coloured plates of plant specimens. Uncut in original publisher's drab paper boards, recently rebacked with tan paper, title in manuscript to spine and upper board. Lightly foxed, ink gift inscription to recto of FFEP 'John S. L. Gilmour / 28/9/30 / from Kingey(?)', alongside later ownership inscription 'A. J. Wilmott / 1944'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 12423

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[SMITH, Horace]. [SMITH, James]. Rejected addresses: or, the new theatrum poetarum. London. John Murray, 1833. Eighteenth edition. 8vo. [iii]-xxxi, [1], 170pp. With engraved frontispiece (features picked out in rouge), without half-title. Contemporary pink calf, gilt, spine richly so, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Light rubbing and slight marking to extremities, slight spotting and offsetting, else fine. Presentation copy, inscribed '1838 This Book was presented to Sir Edward Sugden by one of its authors and his faithful friend and servant James Smith' More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 12747

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GIBBS, Frederick Waymouth. Recognition: a chapter from the history of the North American & South American States. London. Printed by W. M'Dowall, 1863. Second edition. [2], 46pp.

[Bound after:] The foreign enlistment act, London, William Ridgway, 1863. 74pp.

[And with:] Once a clergyman, always a clergyman. A letter to the Lord Bishop of London. London, William Ridgway, 1865. 78pp.

[And:] Extradition treaties. London, William Ridgway, 1868. 69pp

8vo. Handsomely bound in contemporary half calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Extremities somewhat rubbed to joints and corners. Internally clean ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 12929

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KINGSLEY, Rev. Charles. The limits of exact science as applied to history. An Inaugural Lectures, delivered before the university of cambridge. Cambridge. Macmillan and Co., 1860. First edition. 8vo. [6], 72pp, 23pp of advertisements, [1]. Original publisher's printed boards, spine restored. Rubbed, with loss to spine at head, bumping to corners. Presentation copy, inscribed twice: with 'From the author to Elizabeth Stisted, Eversley Augt. 12th 1861' to head of upper board, and 'Miss Stisted with the Rev. Kingsley's kind regards, Eversley aug 12/61' to head of half title. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13060

FULLOM, S. W.. The life of general sir howard douglas...from his notes, conversations, and correspondence. London. John Murray, 1863. First edition. 8vo. ix, [1], 431pp, [1], 32pp publisher's catalogue. With half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-tooled blue cloth, lettered in gilt. Slight wear and to odd spot of soiling, spine sunned. Offsetting to title, sporadic foxing. From the Raglan family library of Cefntilla Court, with the recent armorial bookplate of the estate, and the earlier bookplate of Lord Raglan to FEP. Presentation copy, with ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13101

HEYWOOD, B. A.. Report of the state of the liverpool institution, made to the meeting of the proprietors on the 14th march, 1820. Liverpool. Printed by G. F. Harris's Widow and Brothers, 1820. First edition. 8vo. v, [2], 8-24pp. Original publisher's drab paper wrappers. Substantial loss to spine, chipping to wrap edges, spotting. Title-page lightly foxed, else internally clean and crisp. Inscribed ‘Fasque’ to head of upper wrapper, from the recently dispersed Scottish Gladstone estates. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13682

SURTEES, R.S.. 'Plain or Ringlets?'. London. Bradbury and Evans, 1860. First edition in book form. 8vo. x, 406pp, 12pp adverts. Frontispiece, extra-engraved title and 12 hand-coloured plates by John Leech. Gilt-decorated red cloth. A crisp copy, with slight rubbing/bumping to extremities, bruising to head and foot of spine. Preserved in a cloth folding-box. With two bookplates to front endpapers. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13826

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SURTEES, R.S.. 'Ask Mamma;' Or, the Richest Commoner in England. London. Bradbury and Evans, 1858. First edition in book form. 8vo. xii, 412pp. Frontispiece and 12 hand-coloured plates by John Leech. Gilt-decorated red cloth. Some slight rubbing/bumping to extremities, small chip at foot of spine, splitting to head and foot of spine, hinges split and straining, holding by cords only. Preserved in a cloth chemise and slip-case. With two bookplates to front endpapers (including the gilt-stamped red morocco example of Sir Hugh Walpole, Brackenburn, Keswick) More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13827

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VERONESE, Paul. Exhibition of paintings in fresco...Brought from the Soranza palace, in the Venetian territory, now on view, at the gallery, Maddox-Street, Hanover-Square, opposite St. George's church. London. Printed by Thomas Davidson, [1825]. First edition. 8vo. 15pp, [1]. Recent marbled paper wrappers. A very good copy, with only the slightest of browning to gutter margins of title and final page, and a very small hole to p.11-12. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13963

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CARR, John. A northern summer; or travels round the Baltic, through Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Prussia, and part of Germany, in the year 1804...Abridged from the original. Glasgow. Printed by D. M'Kenzie for the Booksellers, 1806. Second edition. 8vo. xii, [1], 14-300pp. Uncut in original publisher's plain paper boards, title in manuscript to spine. Rubbing, with loss to spine. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 14151

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ROSCOE, William. Considerations on the causes, objects and consequences of the present war, and on the expediency, or the danger of peace with france. London. Printed By J. M'creery...for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1808. Second edition. 8vo. iv, 135pp, [1]. Recent calf-backed plain paper boards, contrasting morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Very minor wear to extremities. Title-page a trifle toned, with ownership inscription of W. R. Hay to head, else internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, faint inscription 'From the author' to head of title. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 15139

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[ROSCOE, Robert]. Chevy chase, a poem. Founded on The Ancient Ballad. With other poems. London. Printed for Cadell & Davies et al., 1820. First octavo edition. 8vo. [3], vi-xii, 112pp. Without half-title. Contemporary straight-grained green morocco tooled in gilt and blind, recently rebacked in remnant of contemporary spine laid-on. Boards a trifle rubbed and marked. Recent marbled endpapers, slightest of spotting to title, overall internally clean and crisp. Association copy, inscribed in ink to recto of blank fly-leaf; 'Jane Eliz. Roscoe / from her affct. brother / the author'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 15141

[ROSCOE, Robert]. Chevy chase, a poem. Founded on The Ancient Ballad. London. Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies...by J. M'Creery, 1813. First edition. Quarto. [2], 108pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled green morocco, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned, discolouration and marking to boards. Ink annotation providing author's name to drop-head title, lightly foxed, overall internally clean and crisp. Newspaper clipping to verso of FFEP announcing the death of Henry Roscoe, pasted beneath manuscript note reading; 'I wish James G. Roscoe to have the / quarto edition of Chevy Chase bound / ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 15154

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KEYNES, John Maynard. A revision of the treaty: being a sequel to the economic consequences of the peace. London. Macmillan and Co., 1922. First edition. 8vo. viii, 223, [1], 6pp. With half-title and a terminal publisher's catalogue. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt. Without dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed, damp-staining to foot of boards, faded shelf -mark in correction fluid to spine. Slight marginal water-marking to preliminaries, else internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, with embossed stamp to that effect to title. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 15211

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[WEST, Miss]. [A Victorian manuscript verse commonplace]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1863]. Quarto. [42] leaves. Original limp brown morocco, lettered and ruled in gilt. Lightly rubbed. Decorated endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 16042

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OPIE, Mrs. [Amelia]. Mrs. opie's new tales. White lies; the welcome home, or, The Ball. Paris. Published by Truchy, 1833. 12mo. [4], 312pp. With half-title and an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary diced calf, gilt, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 16322

KING, E. J.. The Knights of St. John in the British Empire: Being the Official History of the British Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. London. [John Wright and Sons], 1934. Second edition. 8vo. xviii, [1], 248pp, [2]. With a photographic frontispiece, a further 48 photographic plates, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Handsomely bound Frank Broomhead of Morley College for the 1971 National Book League Binding Competition in black morocco, vellum and red morocco inlays forming the Maltese Cross to upper board. Housed in custom black morocco-backed red cloth clamshell case. Case a trifle rubbed, else immaculate. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 16603

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[METHODISM]. J. M.. A history of methodism in coleraine, from its introduction till about the year 1820; with Notices of Many of the Early Methodists, and numerous extracts from the mms. journals of john galt, Esq., late of coleraine. Coleraine. Printed by William M'Murdy, [1870]. First edition. 8vo. [2], ii, 35pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed powder blue wrappers. Extremities worn, marked, and chipped, without spine panel, struck through inked inscription to foot of upper panel. Occasional spotting, single inked correction to text, inked numerals to margins of p.3. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 16857