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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
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
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
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
[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
[MERCHANTS' HOUSE]. View of the history, constitution, & funds, of the guildry, and Merchants' House. Glasgow. Printed by James Henderson, 26 Bell-Street, 1817. First edition. 8vo. 112pp. Finely bound in twentieth-century gilt-tooled blue crushed half-morocco, with the original printed upper wrapper bound in at end. A fine copy, but for some spotting to text. Faint remains of an erased inscription starting 'Sent by James Ewing Esq.' to head of title. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33320
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
SOMERSET, [Edward Adolphus Seymour] Duke of. Alternate circles and their connexion with the ellipse.. London. Printed by Richard Clay, 1850. First edition. 8vo. [4], 71pp, [52]. Bound by Hering in contemporary gilt-tooled turquoise calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Marbled edges. . Lightly rubbed and marked, light wear to joints. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, and associated shelf-label to FEP, bookplate of the Turner Collection, The Library, University of Keele to FFEP. Light scattered spotting throughout. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33470
NICOL, James. Vital, social and economic statistics of the city of glasgow, 1881-1885. Glasgow. James Maclehose & Sons, 1885. First edition. 8vo. [2], xiv, [1], 304pp. With half-title. Attractively bound by Maclehose of Glasgow in twentieth century red half-morocco, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine, T.E.G. Marbled endpapers. Overall a very fine copy, some very slight bumping to joints and corners. Some spotting across edges and endpapers. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33407
MUIR, James Hamilton. Glasgow in 1901. Glasgow and Edinburgh. William Hodge & Company, 1901. First edition. 8vo. [16], 255pp. With an engraved frontispiece, a further 52 engraved illustrations depicting landmarks of Glasgow, and a large map of Glasgow and suburbs to rear. Finely bound by Ramage of London in twentieth century gilt-tooled red half-morocco, marbled papers board, T.E.G., marbled endpapers. An attractive copy; some more significant spotting to edges, with light spotting throughout. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33404
MUIR, James Hamilton. Glasgow in 1901. Glasgow and Edinburgh. William Hodge & Company, 1901. First edition. 8vo. [16], 255pp. With an engraved frontispiece, 52 further engraved illustrations depicting landmarks of Glasgow, and a large map of Glasgow and suburbs to rear. Finely bound in twentieth century gilt-tooled blue half-morocco by Bayntun of Bath. T.E.G., Marbled endpapers. An attractive copy; very lightly marked on upper board. Light spotting to endpapers. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33403
BEHN, Mrs [Aphra]. All the histories and novels Written by the Late Ingeious Mrs. behn, Intire in Two Volumes. Published by Mr. Charles Gildon.. London. Printed by J.D. for M.P. and sold by A. Bettesworth...and F. Clay, 1722. Seventh edition, Corrected. 12mo. xii, 324; 336pp. With the half-title ('Mrs. Behn's Novels, In Two Volumes') and portrait frontispiece (with modern interleaf) engraving of the author (by Robert White, after John Riley) to Vol I, but without the six engraved 'Cuts' referred to on the title. Early twentieth-century gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G., by Stikeman. A little rubbed to extremities, especially upper joint of Vol. I., some browning to endpapers ... More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 32495
FORSYTH, William. A treatise on the culture and management of fruit-trees; in which a new method of pruning and training is fully described. To which is added, a new and improved edition of "observations on the diseases, defects, and injuries, in all kinds of fruit and forest trees:" With an account of a particular method of cure, published by order of government. London. Printed for T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1803. Third Edition, with Additions. 8vo. xxx, 523pp, [1]. With thirteen engraved plates. Finely bound in contemporary marbled calf, gilt, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Very slightest of wear to extremities, else a fine copy. Partially erased ink inscription to FEP, neat tear to gutter margin of RFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 11173
TODD, Rev. Henry J[ohn]. Illustrations of the lives and writings of gower and chaucer. Collected from authentick documents. London. Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington et al., 1810. First edition. 8vo. [8], xlvii, [1], 394pp. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, and two further engraved plates. Contemporary red straight-grain morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, with the supralibros (wolf passant collared and chained with Garter motto) of George Granville Leveson-Gower, first Duke of Sutherland (1758-1833) to both boards, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Armorial bookplate to FEP, offsetting, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 19084
GIUSTI, Giuseppe. Raccolta di proverbi toscani con illustrazioni. Firenze [i.e. Florence]. Felice Le Monnier, 1853. First edition. 16mo. xii, 423pp, [1]. Uncut. Handsomely bound by Birdsail & Son of Northampton in recent gilt- tooled red half-morocco, red cloth boards. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers bound in. Scattered spotting. Inked ownership inscription of George Meredith to upper wrapper. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25394
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. MEDWIN, T[homas]. The Shelley Papers: memoir of percy bysshe shelley by t. medwin, esq. and original poems and papers by percy bysshe shelley. Now first collected. London. Whittaker, Treacher, & Co., 1833. First edition. 16mo. viii, 180pp, [4]. With two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisement. Handsomely bound by Maclehose of Glasgow in contemporary red crushed morocco. Marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles. A trifle marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27587
TASSONI, Alessandro. La secchia rapita poema eroicomico di alessandro tassoni. Edizine Formata sopra quella di Soliani del 1744. Venezia [i.e. Venice]. Vitarelli, 1813. 16mo. [6], lxxix, [1], 389pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Handsomely bound in contemporary dark green calf, tooled in gilt and blind supralibros of George Granville Leveson-Gower, first Duke of Sutherland (1758-1833) to upper board. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21143
SUETONIUS. C. suetonii tranquilli XII. caesares... Lugduni [i.e. Lyon]. Apud Seb. Gryphium, 1548. 16mo. 632pp, [38]. Later gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, joints and corners neatly refurbished. Marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 31907