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VOLTAIRE. The age of lewis XIV... London. Printed for R. Dodsley, 1752. First edition in English. 8vo. In two volumes. viii, 436; [2], 292, 90pp, [20]. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed, numerous worm-holes to dulled spines, corners bumped. Minute worm-track to foot of initial four gatherings of Vol. II, short tears to margins of leaves Q3-4 of same, central horizontal tear to leaf c4 (appendix) without loss of sense. From the ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28321
[WASHINGTON, George]. The addresses and messages of the presidents of the united states, from washington to harrison. To which is prefixed the declaration of independence, and constitution of the united states, together with a portrait and memoir of w. h. harrison. New York. Edward Walker, 1841. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], xxiv, [1], 6-716pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed, spine dulled, corners exposed. Frontispiece browned, offsetting to title, foot of text-block dampstained, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31041
[BARBOUR, John]. The acts and life of the Most victorious Conqueror Robert Bruce King of Scotland. Wherein Also are contained the Martiall deeds of the valiant Princes, Edward Bruce, Sir James Dowglas, Earle Thomas Rande, Walter Stewart, and sundry others. Edinburgh. Printed by Andrew Anderson, 1670. 12mo. 348pp. Apart from the title and headlines, printed in black letter throughout. Handsomely bound in early nineteenth century richly gilt-tooled hard-grained red morocco by 'J. Mackenzie, Bookbinder to the King' - dating it to between 1833 and 1837, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, bookplate removed from FEP; title page with some blurring, laid-down. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32639
LAWRENCE, T. E. T. E. Lawrence Correspondence With Henry Williamson Edited by Peter Wilson With a Prologue and Epilogue by Anne Williamson and a Foreword by Jeremy Wilson. Hampshire. Castle Hill Press, 2000. Limited edition, ex-editio - copyright holder's copy. Quarto. 219pp. Original publisher's brown cloth lettered in gilt, with the tan dustwrapper lettered in black. Single tear to bottom rear panel, with a light crease. Internally bright and clean save annotation on page 44 in red pen, initialled AW, further corrections in red p179. With a frontispiece sketch of Williamson by Powys Evans, and 16 photographs of correspondence and drafts. From the family library of ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27991
WILSON, Jeremy. T. E. lawrence. London. National Portrait Gallery Publications, 1989. First edition. Quarto. 248pp. Original publisher's illustrated gloss card wraps. Minor shelf-wear, internally bright and clean. From the family library of Henry Williamson, recently dispersed, without indication of such. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29662
XENOPHON. Ta tou Xenophōntos Hellēnika; kai ho Agēsilaos. Xenophontis Graecorum res gestae; et Agesilaus... Glasguae [i.e. Glasgow]. In aedibus academicis excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis, 1762. 8vo. In four volumes. Parallel Greek and Latin text. First seven words of the title transliterated from the Greek. Contemporary vellum, contrasting brown calf lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Rubbed, a trifle marked and discoloured, loss, cracking, and chipping to spines/lettering-pieces. Marbled endpapers, worm-track to front endpapers of Vol. I, else internally clean and crisp. Later inked ownership inscription of J. T. Coleridge to front blank fly-leaf of ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 26029
[CALCUTTA FIRE INSURANCE]. Tariffs of the Calcutta Fire Insurance Agents' Association. Corrected to 1st January 1912. Calcutta. Printed at the Criterion Printing Works, 1912. Quarto. [4], 222pp. Original publisher's red cloth-backed printed buff paper boards. Heavily rubbed, marked, and discoloured, upper joint starting. Upper hinge partially exposed, occasional marginal staining/dust-soiling, very occasional early manuscript annotations to text.

[Together with:] Rules of the fire offices' committee (foreign) for automatic sprinkler installations. [s.i.], [s.n.], 1909. Second edition. 8vo. 30, 3pp, [1]. Stapled, as issued, in original publisher's printed powder blue wrappers. A ... More >
£ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 32120
WA-SHA-QUON-ASIN (Grey Owl). Tales of an Empty Cabin. London. Lovat Dickson, [1936]. Second impression. 8vo. xvi, 335pp, [1]. With a frontispiece and a further 27 plates. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Without dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting. Presentation copy, signed by the author to title page. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28272
TACITUS. Tacite, nouvelle traduction, par M. Dureau de Lamalle... Paris. Theophile Barrois, 1790. 8vo. In three volumes. lxxix, [1], 550, [2]; [4], 485, [1]; [4], 477pp, [3]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces, speckled edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, spines dulled. Marbled endpapers, early pen trials to verso of Vol. I errata leaf. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 18034
[HEATHCOTE, Ralph]. Sylva; or, the wood: being a collection of anecdotes, dissertations, characters, apophthegms, original letters, bon mots, and other little things. By a society of the learned. London. Printed for T. Payne, and Son, 1788. Second edition, corrected and enlarged. 8vo. xvi, 368pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, recently rebacked, preserving contemporary red morocco lettering-piece. Board rubbed and marked. Booksellers ticket of John Noble of Inverness and recent armorial bookplate of Arthur Melville Clark of Herriotshall and Oxton to FEP, title page browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 28442
[STRAWBERRY HILL]. Strawberry hill, the renowned seat of horace walpole. Mr. george robins in honoured by having been selected by the earl of waldegrave, to sell by public competition, the valuable contents of strawberry hill... [London]. [Smith and Robins], [1842]. Quarto. xxiv, 250pp. Complete despite erratic pagination. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and an additional engraved title page. Original publisher's dark green cloth-backed green pictorial wrappers. Lightly rubbed, marked, head and foot of spine worn. Frontispiece and additional title spotted. Partially priced-up in manuscript. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 21681