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Photo of "Jacobi waraei Equitis Aurati de ..."
WARE, James. Jacobi waraei Equitis Aurati de hibernia & Antiquitatibus ejus, disquisitiones. Londini [i.e. London]. Typis E. Tyler, Impensis Jo. Crook, 1658. Editio secunda [i.e. second edition]. 8vo. [16], 356, [6], 99pp, [3]. With an engraved frontispiece and a further five engraved plates. Title in red and black. Contemporary speckled calf, later expertly rebacked to style, ruled in gilt and blind. Boards Rubbed. Fore-edge of frontispiece shaved, scattered spotting. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 27354
Photo of "Floating flies and how to ..."
HALFORD, Frederic M.. Floating flies and how to dress them: a treatise on the most modern methods of dressing artificial flies for trout and grayling... London. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1886. First trade edition. 8vo. [8], 136, [2], 32pp. With a half-title, nine coloured engraved plates, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, a tipped-in errata slip, and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original Publisher's green cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Very occasional light spotting. Armorial bookplate of Charles R. C. Hibbert and later book-label of F. Lucy, Uxbridge, to FEP. Inked inscription to head of ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 27138
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TENNYSON, Alfred. The lovers tale. London. C. Kegan Paul & Co., 1879. First edition. 8vo. 95pp, [5]. With. half-title and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Attractively bound in contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, red cloth boards, contrasting green morocco floral onlays to spine, T.E.G. Original publisher's green cloth spine and board panels bound in. A trifle rubbed. Red cloth endpapers, upper hinge exposed, else internally clean and crisp. With an A.L.S. and stamped addressed envelope tipped-in to recto of front ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 27097
Photo of "Cold comfort. A novel"
O'FARRELL, Burke. Cold comfort. A novel. London. T. Cautley Newby, 1871. First edition. 12mo. Three volumes bound as two. [4], 318, 166; [2]. 167-332, [2], 359pp, [1]. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed. Scattered foxing. Inked ownership inscriptions of John Rouse Bloxam to both FEPs, manuscript note in Bloxam's hand to Vol. I title reattributing authorship to 'Christina (Rufford) Jefferies' [sic] and providing a revelation of the title: 'Cold Comfort ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 27094
Photo of "Rime piacevoli Di cesare caporali ..."
CAPORALI, Cesare. Rime piacevoli Di cesare caporali Con aggiunta d'alcuni Sonetti, e Capitolo del Coriandolo de medesimo, e coll'osservationi di carol caporali All'Illustiss. & Eccellentiss. Sig. duca della corgna. In Perugia. Nella Stampa Camerale Appresso Pietro Tomassi, 1642. 12mo. [12], 413pp, [3]. Contemporary gilt- tooled green morocco backed marbled boards. Slightly rubbed, with a closed tear to Q10, without loss of text. Later bookplate of the Gaddesden library, with pencilled shelfmarks, to front endpapers. Thomas Henshaw's copy, with his pencilled inscription to verso of blank fly- leaf at front, opposite title, noting his acquisition in Rome in 1645. Very occasional pencilled highlighting to text, ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 26637
Photo of "Poems selected from percy bysshe ..."
[SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe]. Poems selected from percy bysshe shelley with a preface by Richard Garnett. London. C. Kegan Paul & Co, 1880. Limited edition on large paper. 8vo. One volume, bound as two. [2], xxvi, 188; 189-393pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece vignette of Shelley's tomb, on india paper. No. 20 of just 50 copies on large paper; each endorsed by the publishers 'Charles Whittingham & Co'. Uncut and partially unopened, finely bound in gilt-tooled green morocco by S.[imon] Kaufmann. A little rubbed and marked. From the recently dispersed library of Stopford Brooke, ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 26576
Photo of "Magnetis reductorium theologicum tropologicum, In ..."
[WARD, Samuel]. Magnetis reductorium theologicum tropologicum, In quo ejus. Londini [i.e. London]. Impensis A. M., 1637. First edition, second issue. 8vo. [28], 162pp. With an engraved frontispiece depicting an anchor and two instruments (not included in collation), and without initial blank. Neatly recased (using frontispiece remounted at gutter) within contemporary limp vellum. An unpressed copy, with some marking to vellum. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 26410
Photo of "Facetiae and miscellanies"
HONE, William. Facetiae and miscellanies. London. Published for William Hone, by Hunt and Clarke, 1827. Second edition. 8vo. In 14 parts, The political house that Jack built (1821, 53rd ed.), The man in the moon (1820, 25th ed.), The Queen's matrimonial ladder (1820, 44th ed.), In Parliament. Dropt clauses out of the bill, against the Queen (s.d.), "Non mi ricordo!" (1820, 31st ed.), The form of prayer (1820, 5th ed. 1820), political showman--at home! (1821, 16th ed.), The right divine of kings to ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 26362
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[RICHARDSON, Thomas]. A natural history of british beasts and birds. Derby. Printed and published by Thomas Richardson, [s.d., c.1830] 31pp, [1]. Wrappers included in pagination. With a woodcut frontispiece and numerous woodcut illustrations in the text.

[Together with:] Select pieces for the nursery. Derby. Printed and published by Thomas Richardson, [s.d., c.1830]. 31pp, [1]. Wrappers included in pagination. With a woodcut frontispiece and numerous woodcut illustrations in the text.

[And:] Nursery rhymes. Derby. Printed by and for Thomas Richardson, [s.d., c.1830]. 31pp, [1]. Wrappers ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 26051
Photo of "Reliquiae Baxterianae: or, Mr. richard ..."
BAXTER, Richard. Reliquiae Baxterianae: or, Mr. richard baxter's narrative of The most Memorable Passages of his life and times. Faithfully Publish'd from his own Original Manuscript, By matthew sylvester.. London. Printed for T. Parkhurst, J. Robinson, J. Lawrence, and J. Dunton, 1696. First edition. Folio. [28], 448, 200, 132, [2], 18pp, [6]. Partially misbound. 'Elisha’s cry after Elijah’s God consider’d and apply’d', (Wing S6330) has separate dated title page, pagination and register. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary blind-ruled speckled calf, later rebacked, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, joints starting, loss to head of spine. Armorial bookplate of Gaddeson Park Library to FEP, latter half of text-block browned and ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 25926
Photo of "Thomae bartholini de eqvestris ordinis ..."
BARTHOLIN, Thomas. Thomae bartholini de eqvestris ordinis danebrogici ab augustissimo rege Dn. christiano v... Hafniae [i.e. Copenhagen]. Sumtibus Danielis Paulli, 1676. First edition. Folio. [2], 59pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece by Coenrad Waumans of the dedicatee, Peder Greve af Griffenfeld. Title in red and black. Later vellum. Frontispiece and title page a trifle creased and spotted, ink-stamps of the Library of Breslau to both recto and verso of title page. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 25850
Photo of "Historia ordinis equitum teutonicorum hospitalis ..."
DUELLIUS, Raimund. Historia ordinis equitum teutonicorum hospitalis s. mariae v. hierosolymitani... Viennae [i.e. Vienna]. Prostat apud Petrum Conradum Monath, 1727. First edition. Folio. In four parts. [12], 56, 120, [2]pp, seven engraved plates (counted as 'pag. 123'-1'29'), 26 leaves of genealogical tables, (2), 21, (1), (22)pp. With a half-title and a final leaf of errata. Title in red and black. Contemporary half-vellum, marbled boards, title in manuscript to spine, all edges red. Lightly rubbed and discoloured. Ink library tamps to foot of title, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 25849
Photo of "Out on the Rocks, and ..."
[RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY]. Out on the Rocks, and other picture stories. London. Religious Tract Society, [1882-1888] [12]pp.

[Together with:] The Singing Boys, and other picture stories. London. Religious Tract Society, [1882-1888]. [12]pp.

[And:] Willing hearts, and other picture stories. London. Religious Tract Society, [1882-1888]. [12]pp.

[And:] The Young Gardener, and other picture stories. London. Religious Tract Society, [1882-1888]. [12]pp.

[And:] If I was a lady, and other picture stories. London. Religious Tract Society, [1882-1888]. [12]pp.

[And:] The donkey-race, and other picture ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 25804
Photo of "Cary's Survey of the High ..."
CARY, [John]. Cary's Survey of the High Roads from london... London. Printed for J. Cary, July 1st. 1810 Quarto. [44] leaves. Engraved throughout. Hand-coloured strip road maps are printed in eighty numbered columns on both the recto and verso of 40 leaves. A handsomely bound copy in contemporary mottled calf, ruled in gilt and blind, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 25745
Photo of "A dissertation on the Numbers ..."
[WALLACE, Robert]. A dissertation on the Numbers of Mankind in antient and modern Times: in which The superior Populousness of Antiquity is maintained. With An appendix, Containing Additional Observations on the same Subject, And Some Remarks on Mr. Hume's Political Discourse, of the Populousness of antient Nations. Edinburgh. Printed for G. Hamilton and J. Balfour, 1753. First edition. 8vo in 4s. iv, 331pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed to spine and extremities, short splits at head of spine, with remains of small paper shelf-label. Bookplate of an Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire to FEP, with a few pencilled calculations to endpapers, and a single inked note in an early hand (to E4v). More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 25625
Photo of "Tractatus de Legibus & Consuetudinibus ..."
GLANVILLE, Ranulf de. Tractatus de Legibus & Consuetudinibus regni Angliæ, tempore Regis Henrici secundi compositus, Justiciæ gubernacula tenente illustri viro Ranulpho de Glanvilla... [London]. [Printed by A. Islip] In ædibus Thomas Wright, 1604. [10], 116, [17] leaves. Initial leaf blank except for an ornament and signature-mark 'j'. ESTC S103136, STC 11906.

[Bound with:] SAINT GERMAIN, Christopher. Dialogus de fundamentis Legum Angliæ et de conscientia... [London]. [Printed by A. Islip?] In ædibus Thomas Wright, 1604. [4], 73, [3] leaves. With a terminal blank leaf. ESTC S103137, STC21560.

8vo. Contemporary limp vellum, title in manuscript to spine. Extremities rubbed, marked, ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 25183
Photo of "Philip, king of spain: a ..."
BERGUER, Lionel Thomas. Philip, king of spain: a tragedy, translated from the italian of count vittorio alfieri. London. Published by Robert Dutton...and John Agg and Co.., 1809. First edition in English. Quarto. x, [2], 94pp, [2]. With half-title, engraved frontispiece and the terminal blank. Finely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco. A trifle rubbed, with a small wormhole to upper joint at foot. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Presentation, inscribed (by the recipient) 'J.T. Coleridge Eton College Bucks. Given him (so bound) by the author. March 15th 1809' to the head of a blank fly-leaf. Further ink inscription (?'J.T. ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 24998
Photo of "Ten thousand a-year"
[WARREN, Samuel]. Ten thousand a-year. Edinburgh and London. William Blackwood and Sons, 1841. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. viii, 403, [1]; [4], 389, [1]; [4], 429pp, [1]. With half-titles. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, brown cloth boards, contrasting red and black morocco lettering-pieces, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and sunned. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting. Contemporary ownership inscriptions of J. T. Coleridge to front blank fly-leaves of Vols. II and III. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title page of Vol. I: 'The ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 24966
Photo of "Catalogue of books belonging to ..."
DARLING, James. Catalogue of books belonging to Sir William Heathcote, baronet, at Hursley Park, in the county of southampton. [London]. James Darling, Bookseller, 22 little Queen Stret. Lincolns Inn Fields, 1834. First edition. Quarto. viii, 154pp, [2]. With terminal blank. Original publisher's blind-tooled green textured cloth, titled in gilt to spine. Rubbed, with spine panel lacking the top half, and the remainder split from lower joint, bumping to corners and slightly, slightly marked. Ink-staining to fore- edge. Presentation copy, inscribed to 'The Honble. Mr Justice Coleridge' at Hursley in 1839, by William Heathcote to verso of FFEP. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 24960