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MCCARTHY, Justin. A history of our own times: from the accession of queen vitoria to the general election of 1880. London. Chatto & Windus, 1882. New edition. 8vo. In four volumes With half-titles. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting red and green morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, spines dulled. Marbled endpapers, tickets of London-based booksellers Gilbert & Field to all FEPs, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33047
MARY STUART. Lettres inedites de marie stuart, accompagnees de diverses depeches et instructions. 1558-1587. Publiees par le prince alexandre labanoff. Paris. Chez Merlin, 1839. 8vo. [3], viii-lix, [1], 344pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of errata. Without half-title nor initial advertisement leaf. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, remnants of excised bookplate to FEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 12370
KERMODE, P[hilip] M[oore] C[allow]. Catalogue of the manks crosses with the runic inscriptions and various readings and renderings compared. [Ramsay] Isle of Man. C. B. Heyes, [1892]. Second edition. 8vo. [8], 60pp. With engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's blind-tooled brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked, small circular paper label pasted to upper board. Photographic images of Manks crosses tipped-in to recto of FFEP and title page. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32999
[CECIL, John]. Sixty curious and authentic narratives and anecdotes respecting Extraordinary Characters: illustrative pf the tendency of credulity and fanaticism; exemplifying the imperfections of circumstantial evidence; and recording singular instances of voluntary human suffering. London. Printed for Richard Beckley, 1822. New edition. 12mo. [2], vi, [2], 288pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Title in red and black. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, lightly marked, some surface loss to upper board. Armorial bookplate of Samuel Dendy to FEP, with his inked ownership inscription to head of title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 33038
IZACKE, Richard. Remarkable Antiquities of the city of exeter. Giving an Account Of the Laws and Customs of the Place, the Offices, Court of Judicature, Gates, Walls, Rivers, Churches, and Immunities: The Titles and Privileges of the several Incorporations: with their distinct Coats of Arms Engrav'd on Copper Plates... London. Printed for Edward Score, John March, and Nathaniel Thorne, 1723. 8vo. [2], iii, [1], 25, [26], 50-69, [1], 213pp, [67]. With an engraved frontispiece on the city's arms, a folding engraved view of the cathedral, and a folding engraved plan of the city. Recent half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting calf lettering-piece. Rubbed, spine sunned. Later inked ownership inscription to verso of title page, short tear to engraved plan at fold, naively repaired with tape to verso, ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32956
AUBERY DU MARIER, Louis. Memoires pour servir a l'histoire de hollande, et des autres provinces unies. Ou l'on verra les veritables causes des Divisions qui sont depuis soixante and dans cette Republique, & qui la menacent de ruine. Paris. Chez Jean Villette, 1680. [24], 436pp, [4]. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf. Lightly rubbed and marked. Early manuscript shelf-marks and inked ownership inscription to front endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 19380
ELTON, Charles. Origins of english history. London. Bernard Quaritch, 1882. First edition. 8vo. [3], vi-xiv, [2], 458pp. Without half-title. With 10 folding plates. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled brown half-morocco, marbled paper boards, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed, lightly sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32960
MAGNUS, Philip. King edward the seventh. [London]. John Murray, [1964]. First edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 528pp. With numerous photographic plates and two folding genealogical tables. Contemporary gilt-tooled navy half-morocco, light blue cloth boards, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed, lightly sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32969
VAN LOON, Hendrik Willem. The home of mankind: the story of the world we live in. London. George G. Harrap & Company, 1933. First edition, second issue. 8vo. 506pp. Numerous illustrations by the author in the text. Original publisher's decorative green clot. Without dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed, marked. Presentation copy, inked illustration and inscription to recto of FFEP: 'The will to live / Hendrik Willem van Loon / Madras (?)'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 20896
FELTON, Henry. A dissertation On Reading the classics, And Forming a Just Style. Written in the Year 1709, And addressed to the Right Honourable john Lord roos, The Present Marquis of granbby. London. Printed for Jonah Bowyer, 1715. Second edition, with large Additions. 12mo. [2], xx, [14], 274pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf. Rubbed, marked, and dulled, without lettering-piece. Pastedowns sprung, text-block lightly dampstained. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33050
MICHELET, [Jules]. The history of france. London. Chapman and Hall, 1844-46 First edition in English. 8vo. In two volumes. vi, 636; iv, 656pp. Handsomely bound in contemporary dark green calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red and tan morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed, spines sunned. Marbled endpapers, inked gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf of Vol. I, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32997
ROBY, J. Traditions of lancashire. London. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1829. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. x, [2], 329, [1]; [4], 330pp, [2]. With additional engraved title pages to each volume and a further 12 plates. Bound by Henry Sotheran & Co. in contemporary blind-tooled green half-morocco, marbled paper boards, T.E.G. Rubbed, spines sunned. Marbled endpapers, binder's tickets to FEPs, offsetting, scattered spotting. Armorial bookplates of Conservative politician Sir Mervyn Lloyd Peel (1856-1929) to FEPs, with his inked ... More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32998
[GRANT, James]. The great metropolis. Second series. London. Saunders and Otley, 1837. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. vii, [1], 312; iv, 324pp, [4]. With two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements to Vol. II. Original publisher's green cloth, printed paper lettering-pieces. A trifle rubbed and marked, spines dulled. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32925