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Photo of "Belshazzar: a dramatic poem"
MILMAN, Rev. H[enry] H[art]. Belshazzar: a dramatic poem. London. John Murray, 1822. First edition. 8vo. iv, 162pp, [2]. Contemporary panelled calf, richly tool in gilt and blind, contrasting green morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Rubbed, some surface loss, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33054
Photo of "Sextii aurelii propertii carmina"
PROPERTIUS, Sextus. Sextii aurelii propertii carmina. Parisiis [i.e. Paris]. Apud Lefevre Bibliopolam, 1821. 16mo. [3], vi-viii, 283pp, [1]. Without half-title. Contemporary blind- tooled red half-morocco, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, inked ownership inscription of J. T. Coleridge to front blank fly-leaf, burn-mark to head of latter half of text-block, primarily confined to margins, though touching text in places with some loss of sense. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33162
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FAIRHOLT, F[rederick] W[illiam]. Tobacco: its history and associations: including an account of the plant and its manufacture; with its modes of use in all ages and countries. London. Chapman and Hall, 1859. First edition. 8vo. vi, [2], 332pp. With an engraved frontispiece and numerous illustrations by the author in the text. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine bumped. Later inked ownership inscription to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33142
Photo of "Poems on several occasions"
GAY, John. Poems on several occasions. London. Printed for S. Crowder, C. Ware, and T. Payne, 1771. 12mo. In two volumes. 213, [1]; [6], 203pp, [1]. With half-titles. Modern half-morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards. A trifle rubbed and marked, spines sunned. Leaves browned and foxed. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32784
Photo of "The conduct Of his Grace ..."
[ARGYLL, John Campbell, Duke of]. The conduct Of his Grace The D-ke of Ar--le For the Four last Years review'd. Together with His grace's speech April 15th, 1740. Upon the State of the nation. London. Printed for C. Corbett, 1740. First edition. 8vo. 34pp. Uncut in modern marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece (with incorrect title) to upper board. Lightly rubbed, some loss to foot of dulled spine. Paper repairs to verso of title page and terminal leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33006
Photo of "Hoyle's games improved: Being practical ..."
HOYLE, [Edmond]. Hoyle's games improved: Being practical Treatises on the following Fashionable Games, viz. Whist, Quadrille, Piquet, Chess, Back-Gammon, Billiards, Cricket, Tennis, Quinze, Hazard, and Lansquenet. London. Printed for T. Wood, 1779. 12mo. xi, [1], 216pp. Contemporary sheep. Heavily worn, loss to spine, lightly marked, corners exposed. Small worm-track to foot of gutter running throughout text-block, ink stains to verso of terminal leaf and rear endpapers. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33049
Photo of "The adventure of gil blas, ..."
[LE SAGE, Alain Rene]. The adventure of gil blas, of santillane. Translated from the french of le sage, by t. smollett. London. Printed for J. Mawman, 1819. 8vo. In three volumes. xi, [1], 388; vii, [1], 375, [1]; viii, 398pp. With an engraved frontispiece to Vol. I and a further 28 engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled diced calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, ticket of London-based booksellers Bowdery & Kerby to FEP of Vol. I, scattered spotting, offsetting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33042
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TERENCE. Publii terentii comoediae sex, Post optimas editiones emendatae. Accedunt Aelii Donati, Commentarius integer: Cum Selectis Guieti & Variorum notis, multo auctioribus, quam antehac. Indices, tertia sere parte locupletiores. Accurante Corn. Schrevelio. Lugd. Batavorum [i.e. Leiden]. Apud Francisum Hackium, 1662. 8vo. [48], 864pp, [60]. With an engraved title page. Without two blank terminal leaves. Contemporary gilt-tooled panelled calf. Without lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed, boards held by cords only, corners exposed. Hinges exposed, early inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, latter half of text-block dampstained, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33005
Photo of "A history of our own ..."
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
Photo of "Memoirs of the House of ..."
FREDERICK II. Memoirs of the House of Brandenburg From the Earliest Accounts, to the Death of Frederic I. King of Prussia. To which are added four dissertations I. On Superstition and Religion. II. On Manners, Customs, Industry, and the Progress of the Human Understanding in the Arts and Sciences. III. On the antient and modern Government of Brandenburg. IV. On the Reasons for the Enacting and Repealing of Laws. The whole written By the present King of Prussia. London. Printed for J. Nourse, 1758. 12mo. [4], viii, 340pp. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed, marked, spine dulled. Light damp-staining to head of text-block, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 18202
Photo of "Origins of english history"
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
Photo of "Xenophontos Apomnemoneumata. xenophontis memorabilia. Cum ..."
XENOPHON. Xenophontos Apomnemoneumata. xenophontis memorabilia. Cum apologia socratis eidem auctori vulgo adscripta. Ex recensione schneideri ejusdem notis instruxit, et doctorum annotationibus aliorum auxit robertus young. Glasguae [i.e. Glasgow]. Ex prelo Academico, typis et cura andreae & Joannis M. Duncan, 1826. 8vo. vii, [1], 327pp, [1]. First two words of title transliterated from the Greek. Attractively bound in contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges.A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, contemporary prize inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33048
Photo of "The life and times of ..."
CHADWICK, William. The life and times of daniel de foe: with remarks digressive and discursive. London. John Russell Smith, 1859. First edition. 8vo. viii, [1], 464pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary panelled calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, all edges red. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 85.00 Antiquates Ref. 33046
Photo of "Paul et virginie"
ST. PIERRE, Bernardin de. Paul et virginie. Paris. Chez Deterville, 1816. 8vo. [2], viii, 242pp. With a half-title and an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Liam Sims to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33111
Photo of "The beauties of byron, consisting ..."
HOWARD, Alfred. The beauties of byron, consisting of selections from his works. London. Printed by T. Davison, for Thomas Tegg, [s.d., c. 1835] 12mo. [4], 212pp. With a half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece. Modern tan cloth-backed brown paper boards, original publisher's printed covers pasted over, lettered in gilt to spine. Original publisher's covers marked, chipped, and discoloured. Manuscript dates to title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32994
Photo of "The speech of the late ..."
CLARE, John, Earl of. The speech of the late rt. hon. john, earl of clare, Lord High Chancellor of Ireland: delivered in the irish house of peers on the second reading of the bill for the relief of his majesty's roman catholic subjects, in ireland, March 13, 1793. (First printed in Dublin 1798.) To which is now added a preface. London. Printed for J. J. Stockdale, 1813. 8vo. 41, 3pp. With three terminal pages of publisher's advertisements. Uncut and unopened in modern cream paper boards. Rubbed and marked. Early inked ownership inscription to head of title page, occasional marginal loss, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32964
Photo of "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. Canto the ..."
BYRON, Lord. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. Canto the third. London. Printed for John Murray, 1816. First edition, second issue. 8vo. [4], 79pp, [5]. With a half-title and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in modern brown cloth-backed brown paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board, lettered in gilt to spine. Original publisher's drab wrappers bound in. A trifle rubbed. Wrappers heavily marked/chipped, later typed bookseller's description tipped-in to half-title, ink-stamps of Nottingham Free Public Libraries to title page, and pages 25, 55, and ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32971
Photo of "Ode to napoleon buonaparte"
BYRON, Lord. Ode to napoleon buonaparte. London. Printed for John Murray...by W. Bulmer and Co., 1814. Sixth edition. 8vo. [7], 10-17pp, [3]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Recent green cloth, blind-stamp of Nottingham Public Libraries to upper board. A trifle rubbed and marked. Typed bookseller's pasted to FEP, blind-stamp and manuscript shelf-mark of Nottingham Public Libraries to title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32972