Amsterdam.
Chez Francois l'Honore, 1714.
Nouvelle edition.
12mo.
[46], 370pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and a further six engraved plates. Title in red and black. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, morocco lettering-piece, all edges red. Light rubbed and marked, upper joint starting. Recent book-labels of Lytton Strachey, Roger Senhouse, and Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, paper repair to verso of title page, scattered spotting, brief pencilled notes in Strachey's hand to rear pastedown. More >
£ 450.00
Antiquates Ref. 14631
Oxonii [i.e. Oxford].
Typis G. Hall pro R. Blagrave, 1661.
12mo.
369pp, [13]. Contemporary blind-ruled sheep. Heavily worn, loss and worming to spine, upper board detached. Inked ownership inscription (dated 1793) of Church of Scotland minister and historian William Robertson (1721-1793) to recto of FEP, early ownership inscription to head of title, occasional light spotting. More >
£ 450.00
Antiquates Ref. 22132
A la Haye [i.e. The Hague].
Chez Jean Neaulme, 1737.
First edition.
[4], 244pp, [2]. With two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Title in red and black.
[Bound with:] Recueil de plusieurs pieces, contenant les secrets les plus cachées des jesuites. Cologne. Chez Charles Marteau, 1733. First edition. [16], 160pp. Unpaginated preliminaries partially misbound.
12mo and 8vo. Later calf-backed speckled paper boards, morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Later recased. Extremities worn, upper joint split, loss to spine caps. Early ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28444
[Bound with:] Recueil de plusieurs pieces, contenant les secrets les plus cachées des jesuites. Cologne. Chez Charles Marteau, 1733. First edition. [16], 160pp. Unpaginated preliminaries partially misbound.
12mo and 8vo. Later calf-backed speckled paper boards, morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Later recased. Extremities worn, upper joint split, loss to spine caps. Early ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28444
A Troyes.
Chez la Veuve Jacques Oudot & Jean Oudot, [s.d., 1735]
12mo.
35pp, [1].
[Bound with:] Les rencontres fantaisies et Coqs-a-l'asne facetieux du baron grateland... Troyes. Chez Pierre Garnier, [s.d., 1738]. [36]pp.
12mo. Nineteenth century gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Rubbed, loss to spine caps, corners exposed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Richard Chase Sidney to FEP, blind-stamp of John Fowles to front blank fly-leaf, leaves browned and spotted. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28453
[Bound with:] Les rencontres fantaisies et Coqs-a-l'asne facetieux du baron grateland... Troyes. Chez Pierre Garnier, [s.d., 1738]. [36]pp.
12mo. Nineteenth century gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Rubbed, loss to spine caps, corners exposed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Richard Chase Sidney to FEP, blind-stamp of John Fowles to front blank fly-leaf, leaves browned and spotted. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28453
Oxoniae [i.e. Oxford].
Excudebant Johannes Lichfield & Jacobus Short, 1618.
Second edition.
8vo.
[8], 232, 124pp, [4]. With penultimate errata leaf; final leaf blank. Bound by Bellamy of Oxford in nineteenth century calf, tooled in gilt and blind. Rubbed, joints starting. Early ownership inscription of Robert Cranmer to head of title page. Binders ticket to recto of FFEP, inked gift inscription to verso: 'From J. Kidd / To his valued friend / the Revd. J. W. Burgon'. Kidd's ... More >
£ 950.00
Antiquates Ref. 19106
[Madrid].
[Domingo Garcia Morras], 1655.
First edition.
Folio.
[13], 204, 211-216, 205-210, 217-220ff, [18]. Partially misbound. With an engraved pictorial title page and two further engraved plates by Pedro de Villafranca Malagón. Later vellum, title in manuscript to spine. Extremities rubbed, marked, and discoloured. Chipping to head of title page, small neat paper repair to verso, very occasional manuscript annotations in an early Spanish hand. More >
£ 450.00
Antiquates Ref. 25847
Matriti.
Ex Typographia Joannis de Ariztia, 1719.
First edition.
Folio.
[26], 634pp, [54]. Title in red and black within typographical border. Text in two columns. Eighteenth century pigskin, cord ties, title in manuscript to spine. Lightly rubbed and discoloured. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 750.00
Antiquates Ref. 25846
Brescia.
Dalle Stampe di Giammaria Rizzardi, 1761.
First Italian edition.
Quarto.
xxiv, 480pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece (of the dedicatee Vincenzo Gaifami) and a further 12 engraved plates. Contemporary vellum, lettered in gilt to spine, marbled edges. Extremities rubbed and discoloured. Internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 375.00
Antiquates Ref. 25837
[Verona].
Stampato per I Cento Amici del Libro, 1957.
Quarto.
Limited edition of 120 copies. 98pp, [4]. With seven full-page lithographed illustrations in the text by Amerigo Bartoli Natinguerra (1890-1971). Original publisher's limp cream paper boards, lettered in red, glassine wrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, loss to spine of wrapper. Internally immaculate. Signed by Sanminiatelli on the colophon. More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 27820
Londini [i.e. London].
Typis & impensis J. Downing, 1711.
Fourth edition.
8vo.
xlii, [8], 318, 86pp, [2]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, and a terminal publisher's advertisement leaf. Contemporary panelled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Lightly rubbed. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, earlier bookplate of the Parochial Library of Flookborough, Lancaster, to verso of title-page, frontispiece a trifle shaved at head, small paper flaw to text of leaf O2 (without loss of sense). More >
£ 450.00
Antiquates Ref. 16542
Londini [i.e. London].
Typis Joh. Legat, 1631.
First edition.
8vo.
[16], 271, 276-364pp. With errata to verso of title page. Contemporary blind-ruled speckled calf, title in manuscript to spine. Rubbed and a trifle marked, minute worm-holes to lower joint and foot of spine. Without free-endpapers, rear pastedown sprung, early inscriptions to title page of Ja. Byfield, (?) J. Rougier, and 'Grego: Fitz Gerald for J. Bro:', head of text-block trimmed, occasional spotting. More >
£ 450.00
Antiquates Ref. 19364
Hamburg.
Perthes-Besser & Mauke, 1839.
Quarto.
40pp. With four engraved folding plates. Later marbled paper boards, contemporary printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Leaves browned and spotted, chipping/short tears to plates at margins. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 28226
Clermont-l'Herault.
Saturnin Leotard, 1884.
First edition.
8vo.
37pp, [3]. Later decorated paper boards, red morocco lettering-piece. Original publisher's printed salmon wrappers bound in. Lightly rubbed and discoloured. Occasional pencilled annotations. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 28222
Paris.
Chez J. J. Paschoud, 1816.
8vo.
In two volumes. [3], 6-238; [3], 6-238pp, [2]. Without half-titles. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Extremities rubbed. More >
£ 150.00
Antiquates Ref. 28103
Coloniae Munatianae [i.e. Basel].
Apud Joh. Rud. Thurneisen, 1750.
Editio novissima [i.e. new edition].
8vo.
xvi, 563 [i.e. 365]pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece and a further 16 engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled marbled sheep. Rubbed, chipping to head and foot of spine. Marbled endpapers, manuscript shelf-mark to verso of FFEP, scattered spotting. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 28102
Blois.
Chez tous les Libraries, 1865.
Dixieme edition [i.e. tenth edition].
8vo.
vii, [1], 112pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further seven engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary green morocco-backed marbled paper board, tooled and lettered in gilt.Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, bookplate of Louis Masurier to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 28105
Paris.
Librairie Academique Didier, Perrin et Cie., 1905.
8vo.
[2], 327pp, [5]. Contemporary red morocco-backed marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Original publisher's printed powder-blue wrappers bound in. Lightly rubbed.Marbled endpapers, blind-stamp of John Fowles to front blank fly-leaf, leaves browned, one leaf detached and chipped at margins. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 28110
Londini [i.e. London].
Typis S. A. Impensis J.Hooke, 1727.
Second edition.
8vo.
32, 216pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints split. Internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 150.00
Antiquates Ref. 28050
Amsterdam.
Chez Pierre Humbert, 1716.
8vo.
[2], 488p. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and two further engraved plates. Title page in red and black. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, lettered in gilt to upper board: 'M. De Prangins'. Lightly rubbed and marked, joints starting. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 28056
Paris.
De l'Imprimerie des Sciences et Arts, [s.d., c. 1810]
12mo.
[2], 107pp, [1]. Later green diced calf, tooled in gilt and blind. Rubbed, spine dulled. Scattered spotting. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 28048