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HAMS, Lieut.-Col. H. A. The Post Office of India in the Great War. Bombay. The Time Press, 1922. First edition. Quarto. [6], viii, 430pp. With a half-title, a photographic frontispiece, and numerous photographic illustrations in the text. Later gilt-tooled half-calf, red cloth boards. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, leaves browned, small worm-tracks running throughout - touching text in places without loss of sense, occasional ink and blind stamps of the Elphinstone College Library, Bombay. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31018
FITCHETT, W. H. The tale of the great mutiny. London. Smith, Elder, & Co., 1901. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 384pp, [8]. With a portrait frontispiece, a further seven plates, four maps (one folding), and four terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blue cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and bumped, a trifle cocked. Inscribed to British Indian official Sir William Charles Macpherson (1855-1936) on recto of FFEP: 'W. C. Macpherson / 11th August. 1902 / From Ella', very occasional ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30319
MARKHAM, Christopher A. History of the Markham's of Northamptonshire. Northampton. The Dryden Press, Taylor & Son, 1890. First edition. 8vo. iv, [4], 108pp. With a photographic frontispiece, a further three photographic plates (one folding), a folding genealogical table, and several engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary gilt-tooled dark brown half-morocco, brown cloth boards, contrasting morocco lettering-piece, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting. Armorial bookplate of Sir Clements Roberts Markham to FEP. Presentation copy, ink inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'Clements R. Markham ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30018
ROWSE, A. L. All souls and appeasement: A Contribution to Contemporary History. London. Macmillan a& Co., 1961. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 121pp, [1]. With a photographic frontispiece and a further seven photographic plates. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Without dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed and cocked. Internally clean and crisp. Armorial bookplate of Anthony Eden loosely inserted. Presentation copy, ink inscription to recto of FFEP: 'With kindest wished from A L Rowse'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29796
VOLTAIRE. Memoires de M. de voltaire, ecrits par lui-même. Londres [i.e. London]. Chez Robinson, 1784. First edition. 8vo. [2], ii, 208pp. Contemporary navy calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. From the library of the Dukes of Portland, with their Crowned P device to upper board, and further shelf-marks in gilt to spine. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29784
A BURGESS [i.e. KINGTON, John Barnett]. City and port of bristol. Letters, essays, tracts, and other documents, illustrative of the municipal history of bristol, and of the trade of its port... Bristol. W. Browne, 1836. 12mo. In 13 parts (with pp.25-33 of a related pamphlet at end), each with individual pagination, most with a separate title page, the majority with the imprint: Bristol, W. H. Somerton, 1835. Original publisher's blue cloth boards, later rebacked, preserving original printed paper lettering- piece. Rubbed and marked. Ticket of William George & Sons of Bristol to FEP, scattered spotting. Presentation copy- ink inscription to front ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29708
THOMS, William J. Lays and legends of various nations: illustrative of their traditions, popular literature, manners, customs, and superstitions...Lay and Legends of Tartary. London. George Cowie, 1834. First edition. 8vo. 95pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece and one further engraved plate. Contemporary gilt-tooled dark green half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Very slightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, plates foxed, very occasional manuscript corrections to text. With a further 46 leaves of manuscript text, in a single legible hand, commencing: 'In consequence of the mismanagement of the publisher, Mr. Thoms' interesting series of "Lays ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29552