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[BELOE, William]. The sexagenarian; or, the Recollections of a literary life. London. Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington, 1818. Second edition. 8vo. In two volumes. viii, 435, [1]; [2], 388pp. Contemporary panelled calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind, marbled edges. Rubbed, surface loss to boards, spines sunned. Marbled endpapers, armorial ink-stamps to versos of both FFEPs, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33071
JONES, D[avid]. The secret history White=Hall, from the Restoration of Charles II. Down to the Abdication of the late K. James...The Whole consisting of Secret Memoirs, which have hitherto lain conceal'd, as not being discoverable by any other Hand. London. Printed, and are to be Sold by R. Baldwin, 1697. First edition. 8vo. [16], 80, 80, 80, 64, 80, 110pp, [2]. With initial and terminal blank leaves. Contemporary gilt-tooled panelled calf, morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed, loss to head of spine, title in manuscript to fore-edge. Early pen-trials and ownership inscriptions of William Lawley to front endpapers and title page, marginal loss to lower corners of leaves D1, Ccc4, Aaaaa2, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24589
DEL MAR, Alexander. The science of money. London. Effingham Wilson, 1896. Second edition. 8vo. xxvii, [1], 205pp, [3], 2pp. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle rubbed and marked. Endpapers browned. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28425
[DRYDEN, John]. JUVENAL. PERSIUS. The satyrs of Decimus Junius Juvenalis: and of Aulus Persius Flaccus. Translated into English verse By Mr. Dryden, And several Eminent Hands... London. Printed for J. Tonson, 1735. Sixth edition. 8vo. cxi, [1], 296pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further 23 engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, lightly marked, some loss to head of spine. Scattered spotting. Armorial bookplate of Admiral Duff (dated 1858) to FEP, inked gift inscription to head of title page: 'Archd. Duff from (?)C. Dyne'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28431
JAMES, G[eorge] P[ayne] R[ainsford]. The robber. A tale. Paris. Published by A. and W. Galignani and Cie., 1838. 8vo. [2], 370pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Terminal leaf laid-down, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33003
BUSK, Hans. The rifleman's manual; or, rifles, and how to use them. London. Charles Noble, [1858]. Second edition. 8vo. xii, [1], 10-129pp, [3]. With a plate, several engraved illustrations in the text, and three terminal pages of advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Recently rebacked. Rubbed and marked. Recent bookplate of Henk Visser to FEP, early inked and pencilled ownership inscriptions to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 31840
RAMUS, Charles Meade. The polysphenic ship; or, the possibility of a greatly increased speed at sea proved by new experiments. With an appeal to the government to publish the experiments made by the admiralty to test the inventor's proposals. London. Edward Stanford, 1874. First edition. 8vo. 24pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Extremities lightly rubbed and marked. Central vertical fold. Recent book-label of Robin de Beaumont to verso of upper wrapper. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 31723
CHAUCER, Geoffrey. The poems of Geoffrey Chaucer, modernized. London. Whittaker & Co., 1841. First edition. 8vo. cxlvii, [1], 331pp, [1]. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed, lightly marked, corners bumped. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Goodwyn Hatchard, Bishop of Mauritius to FEP, some marginal loss to leaf R7, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33085
[REDDING, Cyrus]. The pictorial history of the county of lancaster: with one hundred and seventy illustrations and a map.. London. George Routledge, 1844. First edition. 8vo. [4], 238, xlviii pp. With an engraved folding map and 170 engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary gilt-tooled dark green half-morocco, green cloth boards, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Armorial bookplates of Conservative politician Sir Mervyn Lloyd Peel (1856-1929) to FEP, blind-stamp of Manchester-based bookseller Simms to FFEP, map foxed, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33000
JUNG-STILLING, Johann Heinrich. Theory of pneumatology, in reply to the question, what ought to be believed of disbelieved concerning Presentiments, Visions, and Apparitions, according to nature, reason, and scripture. London. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1834. First edition in English. 8vo. xxii, 460pp, [2]. With a half-title and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's burgundy cloth, printed paper lettering- piece. Extremities worn, soiled, and sunned, a trifle cocked. Hinges exposed, without FFEP, half-title working-loose, inked ownership inscription to head of title page. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 19709
LAWSON, John. The maniac, with other poems. London. Printed for Samuel Lawson, 1821. 12mo. [4], ii, 95pp, [1]. With a half-title. Uncut in original publisher's drab paper boards, later naively rebacked in cloth. Extremities worn and marked. Hinges exposed, later book-label of Robert Barr and partially erased ownership inscription to FEP, foxed, a trifle dusty. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21862
READE, A. Arthur. The Literary Ladder. London. S. W. Partridge and Co., 1880. First edition. 8vo. [8], 88pp. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt, black, and blind. A trifle rubbed and marked. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32992
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
MARSHMAN, John Clark. The life and times of carey, marshman, and ward. Embracing the history of the serampore mission. London. Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1859. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xxvi, 511, [1], 24; xiii, [1], 527pp, [1]. With a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements to Vol. I. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked, lower joint of Vol. I starting, short tear to head of spine. Armorial bookplates of William Arthur, sixth Duke of Portland to both FEPs. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31376