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Photo of "The stories of old daniel: ..."
[MOORE, Margaret King]. [LAMB, Charles]. The stories of old daniel: or tales of wonder and delight. London. Printed for M. J. Godwin, 1810. Second edition. 12mo. vi, [1], 196pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-ruled tree-sheep. Lightly rubbed and marked, later naive cloth repair to head of spine. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription of E. Montagu and recent pencilled inscription of William St. Clair to recto of FFEP, offsetting to title, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27682
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[INSECTS]. Insect manufactures. London. Printed for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, [1847]. First edition. 8vo. iv, 168pp, [4]. With an additional engraved title page, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine lightly sunned. Near contemporary inked gift inscription to verso of FFEP. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27606
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SELKIRK, [Thomas Douglas], Earl of. Observations on the present state of the highlands of scotland, with a view of the causes and probable consequences of emigration. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1805. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 223, [1], lvi pp. With a half-title and a tipped-in errata slip. Contemporary gilt-ruled speckled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints split, chipping to lettering-piece. Shelf-label of Newbattle Abbey Library to FEP, scattered foxing. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Earl of Ancram / with the author's compliments'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22057
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CLINKER, Humphry. A comical dialogue between maggy and janet, or, "The folly of witless women displayed." With an oration on the virtues of the old women, and the pride of the young. With directions To Young Men what sort of Women to take, and for Women what sort of Men to marry. Dictated by Janet Clinker, and Written by Humphry Clinker, the Clashing Wives Clerk. Edinburgh. Printed by and for D. Webster and Son, 1820. 8vo. 24pp. Uncut and unstitched, as issued. Housed in recent custom brown cloth clamshell case. Lightly browned. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 25666
Photo of "The letters of Robert Browning ..."
BROWNING, Robert. The letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett 1845-1846... London. Smith, Elder, & Co., 1899. Third impression. 8vo. IN two volumes. [8], 579, [5]; 579pp, [5]. With a portrait frontispiece, facsimile letter and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements to each volume. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed, spines dulled. Bookplates of the Robert Browning Settlement library to front endpapers of both volumes, with their ink-stamps to titles, frontispiece of Vol. I detached, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27573
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NIMROD [APPERLEY, Charles James]. Remarks on the conditions of hunters, the choice of horses, and their management... London. Printed and published by M. A. Pittman, 1831. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 503pp, [1]. Contemporary cloth-backed buff paper boards, author's name in manuscript to spine. Rubbed, surface loss to boards, spine chipped and sunned. Hinges exposed, contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, author's name added in manuscript to title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27571
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DAYES, Edward. The works of the late Edward Dayes: containing an excursion through the principal parts of Derbyshire and Yorkshire... London. Printed by T. Maiden, 1805. First edition. 8vo. [16], 359pp, [3]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, a further 10 engraved plates, a final leaf of publisher's advertisements, and a list of subscribers. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, recently rebacked. Boards lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, early inked ownership inscription to blank fly-leaves, occasional loss to tissue-guards, worm-track to latter half of text-block, touching text at times without loss of sense. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27570
Photo of "History of banking in Scotland"
KERR, Andrew William. History of banking in Scotland. London. Adam and Charles Black, 1902. Second edition. 8vo. xiv, 348, 6pp. With a half-title and three final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's navy cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle rubbed and marked. Inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP: 'W. R. Stall, Manager, Union Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh'. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27643
Photo of "Dr. Andrew Ure...on Galvanism"
URE, Andrew. Dr. Andrew Ure...on Galvanism. London. [Barnes & Scarsbrook], [1890]. 8vo. 33pp, [1]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Armorial bookplate of Harry Percy Boord to FEP, with his inked ownership inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 26417
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SCOTT, Walter. Marmion; a tale of Flodden Field. Edinburgh. Printed by J. Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Company, 1808. First edition. Quarto. [8], 377, [1], cxxvi pp. With additional engraved title page (dated 1809) and a further six plates after designs by Richard Westall. Contemporary brown straight-grain morocco, richly tooled in gilt and blind, gauffered edges. Rubbed, spine dulled. Yellow silk endpapers, gilt dentelles, scattered spotting, pencilled ownership inscription of William St. Clair to verso of FFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27638
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LAWRENCE, T. E.. Seven pillars of wisdom: a triumph. London. Jonathan Cape, [1935]. First trade edition. Quarto. 672pp. Original publisher's brown buckram, lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. Light shelf-wear, dustwrapper chipped, torn, and stained. Internally clean and crisp.Inscribed to recto of FFEP by Eric Kennington's son: 'With every best wish to / Tom Redman / in thanks for many helpful things. / New Year, 2002 / Chris Kennington'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27426
Photo of "Pilots, workers, machines"
[KENNINGTON, Eric]. Pilots, workers, machines. [London]. [Printed for Frigidaire Ltd. by Harrison & Sons Ltd.], [1941]. First edition. Quarto. Limited edition, copy 2297 of an unspecified number. [32]pp. With 17 monochrome portraits of sailors, soldiers, and airmen in the text. Original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Lightly rubbed and spotted. Inked ownership inscription of Kennington's son, Christopher, to upper wrapper. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27563
Photo of "Island nights' entertainments"
STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Island nights' entertainments. London. Cassell & Company, 1893. First edition. 8vo. First issue, with inked price alteration to initials advertisement leaf. x, [2], 277p, [19]. With 28 full-page illustrations by Gordon Browne and W. Hatherell. Original publisher's pictorial blue/green cloth. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled, a trifle cocked. Endpapers browned, later armorial bookplate of Baron de Spon to FEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27422
Photo of "An outline of philosophy"
RUSSELL, Bertrand. An outline of philosophy. London. George Allen & Unwin, [1927]. First edition. 8vo. vi, 317pp, [3]. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt. Minor shelf-wear, spine a trifle sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Prize plate of the London School of Economics to FEP - awarded by then Director, British economist and liberal politician William Beveridge (1879-1963) to Robert Brown Fraser (1904-1985), the first Director-General of the Independent Television Authority. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 25451
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LANEHAM, [Robert]. Laneham's letter describing the Magnificent Pageants presented before Queen Elizabeth, at Kenilworth Castle in 1575; repeatedly referred to in the romance of Kenilworth. London. Printed for J. H. Burn, 1821. 8vo. xvi, [2], 114pp, [2]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and a final advertisement leaf. Later navy half-calf, brown buckram boards, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red calf lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned. Inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27555
Photo of "Knowledge and life"
ARKWRIGHT, William. Knowledge and life. London. John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1930. 8vo. Limited edition of 100 copies. xxix, [1], 180pp, [2]. With a half-title and a portrait frontispiece. Uncut and unopened. Bound for the publisher by Riviere & Son in red crushed morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, T.E.G. Minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27561