Antiquates Limited - Logo

What's New

Date Added Author A-Z Author Z-A Title A-Z Title Z-A Price Low-High Price High-Low
Photo of "Report to the committee of ..."
STEVENSON, Alan. Report to the committee of the commissioners of northern lights, appointed to take into consideration the subject of illuminating the lighthouses by means of lenses. Edinburgh. Printed by Neill & Company, 1835. First edition. Quarto. [2], 41pp, [3]. With six engraved plates (one of which folding). Original publisher's green roan-backed brown cloth boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked. Hinges exposed, else internally immaculate. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title page: 'To Admiral Sir David Milne with The Author's Respects'. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 31602
Photo of "A short account of scotish ..."
[SCOTTISH COINAGE]. A short account of scotish money and coins, with tables of their value at different periods, and the price of commodities, &c. Together with tables of the revenues of the archbishoprics, bishoprics, abbeys, nunnerys, &c. at the reformation. Very necessary for understanding scotish history. Edinburgh. Printed for D. Webster, 1817. First edition. 16pp.

[Bound with:] A critical enquiry into the legality of proceedings consequent of the late gold act. Reflections on the said act; explanations respecting debasement; and casual remarks on the nature, par value, and apportionment of our gold and silver coinage. London. Printed for W. Owen, 1774. First edition. [2], 50pp. ESTC T87685. ESTC records copies at just seven locations (Boston, BL, Cambridge, Columbia, Harvard, ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31022
Photo of "An Artist's Ramble in Scotland ..."
[CLAN GREGOR]. An Artist's Ramble in Scotland During the Summer of 1870. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [c. 1870] Quarto. Manuscript on paper. 68pp. Illustrated with engravings extracted from contemporary published works, photographs, and original pen and ink, pencil, and watercolour sketches. Modern brown cloth, preserving contemporary morocco upper board, A.E.G. Rubbed. Scattered spotting. Later pencilled inscription 'Mary Gregory from her husband No. 19/71' and inked inscription 'James R. Gregory from his mother. Nov. 19th / 22' to FFEP. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32236
Photo of "Burns and the kirk.."
WEBSTER, Alexander. Burns and the kirk... Aberdeen. A. Martin, 1889. Second edition. [4], 145pp, [1].

[Bound with:] BROOKE, Stopford A. Theology & miracle. Two sermons preached in bedford chapel, bloomsbury, On Sunday Mornings, in July, 1880. London. British & Foreign Unitarian Association, 1891. 23pp, [1].

[And:] BROOKE, Stopford A. What think ye of Christ? A sermon... London. [Woodfall & Kinder], [1884]. 16pp.

[And:] SALADIN [i.e. ROSS, William Stewart]. Concerning the Devil. London. W. Stewart & Co., [s.d., ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 33328
Photo of "Glasgow illustrated in a series ..."
SCOTT, J[ohn]. Glasgow illustrated in a series of picturesque views drawn and engraved by j. scott with Historical & Descriptive Illustrations by john cullan esq. Glasgow. J. Scott, 1834. First edition. Quarto. [4], ii, 68pp. With an engraved title page and 24 engraved plates, executed in aquatint. Handsomely bound in twentieth century navy half- morocco, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Marbled endpapers, short closed tears to leaf I1 and contiguous plate. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33283
Photo of "The history of the scottish ..."
JACKSON, John. The history of the scottish stage, from its first establishment to the present time... Edinburgh. Printed for Peter Hill, and G. G. and J. Robinson, 1793. First edition. 8vo. 6, [2], 424, 41pp, [1]. With a half-title. In this issue, the text on pp.295-296, beginning on p.295, line 11, and ending at the foot of p.296 is present; the documents numbered xviii-xxii are removed from the appendix by the partial resetting of sig.2e4 and by cancelling leaves 2f1-3; signature *Mm4 appears to be a whole-sheet cancel. Recent gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces, A.E.G. ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33178
Photo of "The history of glasgow, from ..."
GIBSON, John. The history of glasgow, from the earliest accounts to the present time; with an account of the rise, progress, and present state, of the different branches of commerce and manufactures now carried on in the city of glasgow. Glasgow. Printed by Rob. Chapman and Alex. Duncan, for the author, 1777. First edition. 8vo. viii, [2], 391pp, [1]. With an engraved folding map. Handsomely bound in twentieth-century half-morocco, marbled papers boards, lettered in gilt to spine, T. E.G. Marbled endpapers, several naive paper repairs to verso of folding map, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33280
Photo of "History of glasgow; and of ..."
BROWN, Andrew. History of glasgow; and of paisley, greenock, and port-glasgow; comprehending The Ecclesiastical and Civil History of these Places, From the earliest Accounts to the present Time: And including An Account of their Population, Commerce, Manufactures, Arts, and Agriculture. Glasgow. Printed by William Paton, and sold by Brash & Reid, 1795-1797 First edition. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. 28, 195, [3]; [4], 385, [1], 11pp, [1]. The title page to Vol. II bears the imprint 'Edinburgh: printed for the author' and adds the name Dunlop & Wilson, Glasgow, to the booksellers. Twentieth century red half-morocco, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine, T.E.G. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33275
Photo of "Memoir of the life and ..."
[MACKCOULL, James]. Memoir of the life and trial of james mackcoull, or moffat, who died in the coutny jail of edinburgh on the 22d december 1820; Containing a full account of his trial before the jury court, and high court of justiciary, at edinburgh, For Robbing the Branch of the Paisley Union Bank at Glasgow of Twenty Thousand Pounds. Illustrated with notes, anecdotes, and a portrait. Edinburgh. Printed for John Anderson, Jun., 1822. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 317, [5], 4pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and four terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Modern navy half-morocco, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine, T.E.G. Marbled endpapers, contemporary gift inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, very occasional manuscript corrections to text, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33286
Photo of "Poems, written in the leisure ..."
A JOURNEYMAN MASON [i.e. MILLER, Hugh]. Poems, written in the leisure hours of a journeyman mason. Inverness. Printed by R. Carruthers, 1829. First edition. 12mo. [4], 268pp. With a half-title. Finely bound in later gilt-tooled black half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate H. D. Colvill-Scott to FEP, later photographic illustration depicting the author pasted to verso of half-title. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 26457
Photo of "Memorial volume of the centenary ..."
[UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH]. Memorial volume of the centenary services, 16th july, 1867, of the United Presbyterian Church, campbeltown. Campbelton. Published by Alex. M'Ewing, 1868. First edition. 8vo. 67pp, [1]. Original publisher's brick-red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Upper hinge exposed, leaves browned, latter half of text-block dampstained. Presentation copy, inked inscription to verso of FFEP: 'Presented to Mr. William Harvey Illinois America from James M'Pherson Campbeltown 6th January 1868. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33326
Photo of "Mador of the moor; a ..."
HOGG, James. Mador of the moor; a poem. Edinburgh. Printed for William Blackwood, 1816. First edition. 8vo. [8], 140pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, buff paper boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked. Book-label of John Millar to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33317