London.
Printed, for Sam. Keble at the Turks-Head, in Fleet-street.., 1693.
First English edition.
Folio.
[12], 331pp, [13]. With 15 copper-engraved plates. Contemporary panelled calf, recently rebacked to style (and upper corner of lower board consolidated), with earlier lettering-piece laid down. A little wear to extremities, browning to endpapers and occasional spotting to plates. Likely from the Evelyn sale, with the twentieth century JE book label marking it as such to front pastedown, alongside two press-marks in two different early ... More >
£ 1,250.00
Antiquates Ref. 32687
Tours.
Maison Alfred Mame et Fils, [1924].
First edition in French.
Quarto.
380pp, [2]. With numerous black and white illustrations from photographs in the text, and two maps (one folding). Original publisher's pictorial green cloth, A.E.G. Worn, lower hinge exposed, text-block separating from binding - held by front pastedown only, lightly rubbed and sunned. From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice 'Kenn' Back (b. 1942), meteorologist with the British Antarctic Survey from 1963 to 2002, and a ... More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 23452
London.
George Bell and Sons, 1886.
First edition.
8vo.
xxxviii, [2], 431, [1], 3pp, [1]. With a half-title and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's olive green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Hinges exposed, scattered spotting. More >
£ 750.00
Antiquates Ref. 28424
London.
The Masterpiece Library, "Review of Review's" Office, [s.d., c.1900]
8vo.
60pp, iv. With two final advertisement leaves. Original publisher's printed pictorial blue wrappers. Extremities spotted, lightly rubbed and dust-soiled, some chipping to spine. Leaves browned, vertical closed tear to one leaf. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 21261
Padova [i.e. Padua].
Nella stamperia del Seminario, 1799.
First edition.
Quarto.
xxviii pp. With an engraved plate. Later marbled wrappers. Leaves damp-stained. More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 23236
Paris.
Librarie Ch. Meyrueis et Ce., [s.d., c.1840]
Third edition.
8vo .
141pp, [3]. With an engraved title page, six engraved plates, and several in-text illustrations. Contemporary gilt-tooled, blind-stamped red paper boards. Lightly rubbed and marked, with small losses to head and foot of spine, light wear to extremities, spine sunned. Endpapers browned, very occasional light spotting. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 34667
London.
Elkin Mathews Ltd., 1924.
First edition.
8vo.
93pp, [1]. With a half-title. Original publisher's navy paper boards, lettered in silver and blind. Rubbed and bumped, spine dulled. Scattered spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: With very goof wish / from / The Author / december 1924'. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 28497
London.
Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851.
New edition.
Quarto.
iv, 280pp. With an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and decorative borders and Illustrations after Daniel Maclise to every page of the main body of text (excluding preface, index etc.) engraved by F. P. Becker. Handsomely bound in near contemporary richly gilt-tooled navy morocco, 'VIOLET' stamped in gilt to upper board, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, near contemporary inked gift inscription to ... More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 27914
London.
Faber and Faber, 1979.
First edition.
8vo.
171pp. Original publisher's green card wraps, lettered red, illustrated by Leonard Baskin. Some smoke damage to wraps, some rubbing, tearing, and tape marks. Toned throughout.
From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed, without any markings by her; the smoke damage is the result of an errant cigarette dropped by Olwyn down the back of her settee, which caused a serious fire. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29577
From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed, without any markings by her; the smoke damage is the result of an errant cigarette dropped by Olwyn down the back of her settee, which caused a serious fire. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29577
Edinburgh and London.
William Blackwood and Sons, 1850.
First edition.
12mo.
[3], vi-viii, 262pp. Attractively bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Armorial bookplate of Margaret Schuster to verso of FFEP, internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 22207
London.
Printed for J. Purser, 1735.
First edition in English.
8vo.
viii, 62pp. Modern marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. Title page browned, remnants of paper label to head, scattered spotting. More >
£ 150.00
Antiquates Ref. 22028
York.
Printed by A. Ward; and Sold by W. Nicoll et al., 1778.
First edition.
8vo.
viii, 174pp, [2].Recent tan cloth, red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, spine sunned, splitting to joints. Recent bookplate of 'Antony Charles Thomas' to FEP, closed tear to text of H8 - without loss of sense, ink inscription of 'Thomas Barker' to verso of terminal errata leaf, foxed. More >
£ 275.00
Antiquates Ref. 14880
London.
Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1819.
Third edition.
8vo.
[4], xxiii, [1], 518pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers and edges. Inked ownership inscription of Robert Williams, Moor Park to head of second blank fly-leaf. Light spotting throughout. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 33824
Cheltenham.
S. Y. Griffith, [s.d., c. 1830]
Dimensions: 120 x 80 mm.
Single card sheet, printed on one side only. Early pencilled illustration of a pastoral landscape to verso. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 34038
London.
Printed for James Ridgway, 1793.
First edition.
8vo.
15pp, [1]. Disbound, with title detached. Leaves browned, light spotting and staining. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 34964
London.
Printed by J. Bettenham, 1727.
First edition.
8vo.
[6[, xlix, [1], 546pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled speckled calf, lettered in gilt to spine. Marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed and marked, slight cracking to joints and surface of spine. Slight spotting to endpapers, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 33441
Stuttgart.
Seewald, [1983].
First edition.
8vo.
432pp. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in black to spine, printed paper dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper lightly creased and marked. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, ink inscription to title page: 'To my darling daughter Olga C. Clark from her loving Daddy Paris, 15.1.1984'. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 30674
[s.i.].
[s.n.], [1788].
Quarto.
11pp, [1]. Four loose bifolia, uncut. Old central horizontal fold. A trifle creased. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 34664
London.
Longmans, Green and Co., 1892.
Second edition.
8vo.
xvi, 439pp, [3]. With a half-title, frontispiece and terminal advertisement leaf. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Some rubbing and marking to extremities and spine (which is also slightly faded), some foxing to text. Rear hinge starting. Later armorial bookplate of the Barons Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefntilla', to FEP.
More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 15459
More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 15459
London.
Chatto & Windus, 1946.
First edition.
8vo.
xvi, 247pp, [1]. With a photographic frontispiece, a further 46 photographic illustrations, and seven sketch maps in the text. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Light shelf-wear, dustwrapper sunned and a trifle chipped. bookplate of George Lowe to FEP, ink-stamp of A. J. Escott bookseller, Hastings (New Zealand) and contemporary ownership inscription of W. G. Lowe to recto of FFEP. Presentation copy, ... More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 23433
