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[PHIPPS, Constantine Henry]. The english in italy. London. Printed for Saunders and Otley, 1825. First edition. 12mo. In three volumes. ii, 305, [1]; [4], 323, [1]; [4], 318, 2pp. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements to Vol. III. Without Vol. I half-title. Contemporary green cloth, brown morocco lettering-pieces.Rubbed and marked, spines dulled, lower joint of Vol. I split, with backstrip separating. Armorial bookplates of Fitzherbert of Swynnerton Park to all FEPs, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to verso of FFEP ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22285
WARREN, Samuel. Ten thousand a-year. Edinburgh and London. William Blackwood and Sons, 1848. New edition. 8vo. In three volumes. x, 421, [1]; [4], 406, [2]; [4], 451pp, [1]. With an engraved armorial plate. Original publisher's blind-stamped cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked. Upper hinge of Vol. I exposed, armorial bookplates of Arthur Shepherd to all FEPs, recent bookplate of robert J. Hayhurst to FFEP of Vol. I. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22289
GIFFORD, William. The baviad, and maeviad. London. Printed for Becket and Porter, 1811. Eighth edition. 8vo. [5], x-xxi, [1], 191pp, [1]. Contemporary calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Heavily rubbed, upper joint split, paper shelf-label to foot of spine. Marbled endpapers, recent book-label of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, scattered spotting. Label of the Barrett's Circulating Library, Simla, to FEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22377
[HURDIS, James]. The village curate, a poem. London. Printed for J. Johnson, 1792. Third edition, corrected. 8vo. [4], 105pp, [3]. With a half-title and three final pages of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed, joints split, corners bumped. Marbled endpapers, without front blank fly-leaf, early inked ownership inscription of Decimus Cooke to head of half-title, pen-trials to p.104, occasional spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22567
BACHMAN, Walter [Translator and Editor]. Swiss bakery and confectionery. London. Maclaren & Sons Limited, 1949. First edition in English. Quarto. x, [2], 288pp, xi-xlii, [4]. With colour plates and numerous black and white photographs and illustrations in the text. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper marked and chipped, short tears to upper panel. With a loosely inserted 2pp publisher's prospectus, and a typed letter on publisher's stationery stating this to be a complimentary copy provided at the request ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22604
EVANS, John. An excursion to windsor; through kew, richmond, and twickenham; including an account of strawberry-hill and of hampton-court, interspersed with Biographical Anecdotes... London. Printed for Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, 1827. Second edition. 12mo. xix, [1], 426pp. Uncut in contemporary green pebbled cloth, paper label with title in manuscript to spine. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Upper hinge partially exposed, marginal loss to leaf R8, occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22647
NOUVRAY, Mme. de. Robinson du Jeune Age ou Aventures les plus curieuses de robinson crusoé. Paris. Langlumé et Peltier, [s.d., c.1845] 12mo. [2], 216pp. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved title page, and a further two engraved plates. Original publisher's gilt-stamped turquoise paper boards. Rubbed, joints split, some loss to head and foot of darkened spine, without lettering-piece. Endpapers browned, early inked ownership inscription to FFEP, slight damp-staining to foot of frontispiece and initial gathering. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22690
[COUSIN CLARA]. Cousin clara. A story for the young. London. T. Nelson and Sons, 1854. 16mo. 127pp, [1]. With a half-title and an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, damp-stained, spine dulled. Hinges exposed, prize plate of Weaverham Sunday School to FEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23182
OLIPHANT, [Margaret], Mrs.. The Makers of Venice: doges, conquerors, painters, and men of letters. London. Macmillan and Co., 1887. First edition. 8vo. xii, 390pp. With a portrait frontispiece, 25 plates, and 21 illustrations in the text by R. R. Holmes. Bound by Riviere in contemporary brown morocco, lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Light shelf-wear, spine sunned. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Mervyn Lloyd Peel to front blank fly-leaf, occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23213
[RHYMING DICK]. Rhyming dick and the Strolling Player: Being a true Account of the Life and Death of richard nancollas, the alehouse poet; and of a portuguese player, who died in london With another Narrative, shewing the Advantages of Societies for visiting the Sick. Nottingham. Printed by C. Sutton, for the Flying Stationers, [s.d., c.1805-1815] 16mo. 8pp. Unopened; folded from a single sheet, as issued. Slightly browned, small hole to central fold, paper flaw (and consequent softening) to the second leaf. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23254
MORGAN, Lady [Sydney]. Absenteeism. London. Henry Colburn, 1825. First edition. 8vo. [3], vi-xix, [1], 160pp, [8]. With four final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Without half-title. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, gilt. Extremities rubbed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23272
[BAVEREL, Jean-Pierre]. Notices sur les graveurs qui nous ont laissé des estampes marquées de monogrammes, chiffres, rébus, lettres initiales, etc., avec une description de leurs plus beaux ouvrages et des planches en taille-douce, contenant toutes les marques dont ils se sont servis : suivies d'une table qui en donne l'explication. Besançon. De l'Imprimerie de Taulin-Dessirier, 1807-08 First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [3], vi-xv, [1], 360, lix, [1]; [3], 6-322pp. With five engraved folding plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black calf lettering-pieces. Rubbed, joints starting, spines dulled. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23277
SMITH, Mrs. A. Murray. Westminster abbey. London. Adam and Charles Black, 1904. Quarto. Limited deluxe edition of 250 copies signed by the publisher, of which this is number 108. vii, 147pp, [1]. With 21 colour plates by John Fulleylove. Uncut in original publisher's decorated cream buckram, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23310