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PITT, William. [DRAKARD, John].. The necessity of reform inculcated, and its propriety & constitutional legality asserted...and an Article, illustrating that Gentleman’s political Conduct, by his recent Acceptance of a lucrative Sinecure. . London. Printed for Crosby & Co., [1810]. First edition. 8vo. xviii, 51pp, [1]. Possibly lacking a final leaf. Uncut and partially unopened in modern blue paper wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine heavily sunned; very slight chipping to wrapper edges. Contemporary ink inscription reading ‘No 5 Vol 3’ to title. Very occasional light spotting, subtle repairs to final leaf. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34949
WOODS, Margaret L.. Lyrics & Ballads. London. Richard Bentley & Son, 1889. First edition. 8vo. viii, 100pp. With half-title; title page in red and black. Bound for Hatchards (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in modern blind-ruled green half-morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, green cloth boards. Marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine and edges sunned. Armorial bookplate of Oliver Brett to FEP. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 35056
RACKHAM, Arthur. Evans, C. S.. The sleeping beauty. London. William Heinemann, 1920. Large 8vo. 110pp, [2]. Original publisher's decorated boards, over pink cloth spine, with the original silhouette design dustwrapper. Profusely illustrated throughout the text as well as full page spreads of 2-3 colour silhouettes including the title page. Full colour illustrated frontis 'Briar Rose' tipped in. Boards bright, with the dustwrapper worn to all edges, sunned and with minor losses. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32712
[FRASER, Malcolm]. Western australia. General information respecting the present condition of the forests and timber trade of the southern part of the colony... Perth. By Authority: Richard Pether, 1882. First edition. Quarto. In two parts. [27, [1]; [8]; 30pp. With two maps (one folding), two unnumbered lithographed plates, and 20 numbered lithographed plates. Original publisher's blind-stamped dark green pebble-grain cloth, contrasting printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked. Hinges partially exposed. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34427
STOCKDALE, F[rederick] W[ilton] L[itchfield] . Excursions in the County of Cornwall, comprising a concise historical and topographical delineation of the principal towns and villages...illustrated with fifty engravings, including a map of the county.. London. Simpkin and Marshall, 1824. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 171pp, [9]. With a terminal index and list of plates. an engraved portrait frontispiece, additional engraved title page, large folding map, numerous engraved in-text illustrations, and 48 further engraved plates, largely depicting the landscapes and settlements of Cornwall. Finely bound in contemporary green morocco, richly gilt-tooled, and lettered in gilt to spine. Pink silk moiré endpapers, A.E.G. Book-label of Liam Sims, FSA to ... More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 33117
DICKENS, Charles. American notes for general circulation. London. Chapman and Hall, 1850. First cheap edition. 8vo. xiii, [1], 175pp, [1]. Contemporary blind-ruled half-calf on marbled boards, richly tooled in gilt to spine, with contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned, with bumping to corners. With a terminal leaf of pencilled notes, transcribing an English translation of Heinrich Heinr's Für die Mouche (1856). Spotting to initial and terminal leaves. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 35027
DIXON, W[illiam] Macneile. The edinburgh book of scottish verse 1300-1900. London. Meiklejohn and Holden, 1910. First edition. 8vo. xx, 938pp, [2]. With a half-title. Finely bound by Zaehnsdorf (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in contemporary gilt-ruled red morocco, red and green morocco thistle onlays to upper board and within spine compartments. Marbled endpapers, T.E.G. Very lightly rubbed and marked. Armorial bookplate (signed W.P.B. 1909) to FEP. Internally clean & crisp; overall a fine copy. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34514
[LONDON AND EDINBURGH PHILOSOPHICAL MAGAZINE]. The london and edinburgh philosophical magazine and journal of science...Vol. XIV...january-june, 1840. London. Richard and John E. Taylor, [1840]. 8vo. viii, 607pp, [1]. With seven engraved plates and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary marbled paper boards, recently rebacked and recornered preserving contemporary red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed. Armorial bookplate of John Sundius Stamp to FEP, blind-stamps of the Cardinal Hayes Library, New York to title page and leaf C6. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 34857
DOUGHTY, Charles M. The Dawn in Britain. London. Duckworth & Co., 1906. First edition. 8vo. In six volumes. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked. Very occasional light spotting. Inked ownership inscription of printmaker and draughtsman Muirhead Bone (1876-1953) to FFEP of Vol. I, pencil portrait sketch of Doughty pasted to FEP. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 29678
LAMB, Charles. The essays of elia. London. J. M. Dent & Co., 1904. Fifth edition. 8vo. xxii, 294, [2]. With half-title, an engraved title page, an engraved portrait frontispiece, and 15 further engraved plates.

[Uniformly bound with:] LAMB, Charles. The Last essays of Elia. London. J. M. Dent & Co., 1902. Fourth edition. xi, [1], 254pp, [2]. With half-title, an engraved title page, an engraved portrait frontispiece, and 15 further engraved plates.

Finely bound for H. Sotheran & Co. (stamp-signed to ... More >
£ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28514
WELLS, H. G.. The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance. London. C. Arthur Pearson, 1897. First edition, first impression. 8vo. viii, 245pp, [3]. First page numbered '2'. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's pictorial red cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Hinges starting, early ink-stamp of M. C. Aston to head of half-title, leaves lightly toned. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 31501
WILDE, Oscar. De profundis. London. Methuen and Co., [1905]. Second edition. 8vo. 151pp. Bound for Hatchards in contemporary gilt-ruled red half-morocco, red cloth boards. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine lightly sunned. Occasional light marking to initial leaves, edges of endpapers browned. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34310
HOOD, Thomas. Poems of wit and humour. London. E. Moxon, Son, & Co., [1870]. Eighteenth edition. 8vo. viii, 282pp. Finely bound by Zaehnsdorf (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in contemporary gilt-decorated green morocco. Marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles, A.E.G. Bookplate of Bernard Lord Coleridge to verso of FFEP. Scattered spotting, particularly to title. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26033
HOOD, Thomas. Poems by thomas hood. London. E. Moxon, Son, & Co., 1869. Twenty-Second edition. 8vo. viii, 282pp. With half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece. Finely bound by Zaehnsdorf (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in contemporary gilt- decorated green morocco, A.E.G., marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles. Bookplate of Bernard Lord Coleridge to front blank fly-leaf. Frontispiece browned, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26032
MILNE, A. A. Now we are six. London. Methuen & Co., [1927]. First edition, deluxe issue. 8vo. x, [2], 103pp, [1]. Illustrated throughout by Ernest H. Shepard. Original publisher's gilt-stamped pictorial limp green sheep, A.E.G., pink pictorial endpapers. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Early inked gift inscription to half-title, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 34344
MILNE, A. A. Winnie-the-pooh. London. Metheun & Co., [1926]. First edition, deluxe issue. 8vo. xi, [4], 158pp, [2]. Illustrated throughout by Ernest H. Shepard. Original publisher's gilt-stamped pictorial limp green sheep, A.E.G., pictorial endpapers. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Early inked gift inscription to half-title, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 750.00 On Sale: £ 590.00 Antiquates Ref. 34345
READE, Winwood. The martyrdom of man. London. Trübner & Co., 1872. First edition. 8vo. viii, 544pp. Handsomely bound by Zaehnsdorf (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in contemporary crushed black morocco, T.E.G., black cloth endpapers, gilt dentelles. Original publisher's green cloth covers bound in. A trifle rubbed. Red morocco book-label of George V to FEP. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28826
SOUTHEY, Robert. The life of nelson. London. Printed for John Murray, 1813. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. viii, 253, [3]; viii, 280pp. With half-titles, an engraved portrait frontispiece of Nelson to Vol. I, and engraved reproductions of his signature as frontispiece to Vol. II. Contemporary gilt-ruled red morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, spines a trifle dulled. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplates of Thomas Baring to FEPs, near contemporary inked ownership inscription of Acheson to front blank fly-leaves. The first ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34588