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Photo of "John Inglesant: a romance"
[SHORTHOUSE, Joseph Henry]. John Inglesant: a romance. London. Macmillan and Co., 1882. New edition, tenth thousand. 8vo. In two volumes. [2], x, [2], 344; [4], 388pp. With half-titles. Bound by Slinn of Sheffield in contemporary half-morocco, tan cloth boards, tooled and lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed. Scattered foxing. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25789
Photo of "John g The Authorised Biography ..."
MORLEY, Sheridan. John g The Authorised Biography of John Gielgud. London. Hodder and Stoughton, 2001. First edition. Large 8vo. xvii, 510pp. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt, with original publisher's photographic dustwrapper. Corners a trifle bumped, wrapper a little scuffed and creased at the top panel. Presentation inscription to title page: 'Darling Joannie all love Sheridan'. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 31313
Photo of "John anderson viscount waverley"
WHEELER-Bennet, John W. . John anderson viscount waverley. London. Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1962. First edition. 8vo. [xv] 430pp. Original publisher's bright turquoise cloth boards, spine stamped red and lettered in gilt. With the publisher's photographic dustwrapper, unclipped. Inscribed on the FFEP: 'Dearest Ashley, so appreciated by John, from Ava. December 1962'. Slight wear to corners and spine ends, wrapper scuffed with toning and a little surface loss to the spine panel. Internally bright, fresh and clean. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 30106
Photo of "Jessy Allan, the lame girl: ..."
KENNEDY, Grace. Jessy Allan, the lame girl: a story founded on facts. Edinburgh. William Oliphant and Son, 1842. Tenth edition. 12mo. 107pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed, lightly marked. Ticket of McWatters, bookseller and stationer of Armagh to FEP, near contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP, foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 26270
Photo of "Jessie phillips. A tale of ..."
TROLLOPE, Mrs. Jessie phillips. A tale of the present day. London. Henry Colburn, 1843. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. [4], 326; [2], 311, [1]; [2], 325pp. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume, and a further nine engraved plates by John Leech. Contemporary gilt-tooled green crushed half-morocco, green cloth boards, contrasting brown morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Very minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, bookseller's tickets of S. & T. Gilbert of London to all FEPs, scattered spotting, plates foxed and browned. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 22308
Photo of "Jerusalem delivered: An Heroic Poem"
TASSO, Torquato. Jerusalem delivered: An Heroic Poem. London. Printed for J. Johson et al., 1797. 8vo. In two volumes. lviii, [17]-286; [2], 264pp, [48]. Without Vol. II half-title. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume and two further engraved plates. Handsomely bound in contemporary black straight-grain morocco, ruled and lettered in gilt, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed. Armorial bookplate of the Williams family of Bridehead to FEPs. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34056
Photo of "Jamaica: its history, constitution, and ..."
WOOD, John Jarrett. Jamaica: its history, constitution, and topographical description: with geological and meteorological notes. Compiled for the use of Schools. Kingston. McCartney & Wood, 1884. First edition. 8vo. vi, 163pp, [1]. Later gilt-tooled navy half-morocco, blue cloth boards, marbled edges, marbled endpapers. Likely a family copy, with inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf: 'J. L. Wood. March 19th. 1885'; and a perforated photographic portrait (appearing thus as a postage-stamp) tipped to blank fly-leaf at front. Very occasional inked and pencilled manuscript errata. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33727
Photo of "Jack Hinton, the guardsman"
LEVER, Charles. Jack Hinton, the guardsman. Dublin. William Curry, Jun. and Company, 1845. 8vo. x, [2], 396pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, 26 engraved plates, and nine wood engravings in the text by H. K. Browne. Contemporary gilt-tooled straight-grain brown morocco, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Rubbed. Marbled endpapers, inked ownership inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, plates foxed, offsetting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 12355
Photo of "Italy: with sketches of spain ..."
[BECKFORD, William]. Italy: with sketches of spain and portugal.. London. Richard Bentley, 1834. Second edition, revised. 8vo. In two volumes. [2], xvi, 371pp; xv, [1], 381pp, [1]. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled green morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, with surface wear to head and foot of dulled spines. Later armorial bookplates of Ronald Shukburgh Capron to FEPs, inked gift inscription to blank fly-leaf of Vol. I: 'J. A. G. Loughborough, from his sincere friend W. W. Haywood, On his leaving you xmas 1846', ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34470
Photo of "Italy. A poem."
ROGERS, Samuel. Italy. A poem.. London. Edward Moxon, 1842. 8vo. vii, [1], 320pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Handsomely bound by Hayday in richly gilt-tooled dark green morocco, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Armorial bookplate of Francis Ferns to FEP, lightly foxed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 18373
Photo of "Italy, a poem"
[ROGERS, Samuel]. Italy, a poem. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1822. First edition. 8vo. 164pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled green morocco, later rebacked, partially preserving contemporary backstrip. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. Very occasional light scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34020
Photo of "Isvar chandra vidyasagar: a story ..."
MITRA, Subal Chandra. Isvar chandra vidyasagar: a story of his life and work. Calcutta. Printed and Published by Sarat Chandra, 1902. First edition. 12mo. [4], ii, xii, xiv, 675pp, [1]. With six photographic plates. Original publisher's dark green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed and marked, paper shelf-label to foot of spine, corners bumped. Book-label of Allahabad- based advocate Pandit Sundar Lal to FEP, text-block split in two, occasional long tears. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32183
Photo of "Island nights' entertainments"
STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Island nights' entertainments. London. Cassell & Company, 1893. First edition. 8vo. First issue, with inked price alteration to initials advertisement leaf. x, [2], 277p, [19]. With 28 full-page illustrations by Gordon Browne and W. Hatherell. Original publisher's pictorial blue/green cloth. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled, a trifle cocked. Endpapers browned, later armorial bookplate of Baron de Spon to FEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27422
Photo of "Irish essays and others"
ARNOLD, Matthew. Irish essays and others. London. Smith, Elder, & Co., 1882. First edition. 8vo. xiv, [2], 308pp. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, chipping to head and foot of spine, corners bumped. Later inked ownership inscription to FEP, recto of half-tile, and head of title page, very occasional short tears to margins. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28092