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Photo of "Three Street Orphans"
[JACQUE, George]. Three Street Orphans. Glasgow. John S. Marr & Sons, 1878. First edition. 12mo. 64, 16pp. With half-title, a lithographed frontispiece and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth. Lightly rubbed and dulled. Very occasional light spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'David Wilson Esq. With the Author's grateful regards'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34243
Photo of "Puzzles Old and New"
HOFFMAN, Professor. Puzzles Old and New. [London]. [Frederick Warne and Co.], [1893]. 8vo. xx, 394pp, [2]. With half-title, engraved frontispiece, and numerous in-text illustrations. Original publisher's pictorial red cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, with damp-staining to lower board, spine dulled and bumped. Merchant's ticket of Hamley's Magical Saloons and Magical Palace pasted over imprint to title. Later inked gift inscription dated 20 Jan 1960 to FFEP. Scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33794
Photo of "The seasons. Stories for very ..."
MARCET, Mrs. The seasons. Stories for very young children. London. Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1851. Sixth edition. Vol. IV 'Autumn' is the fifth edition.. 12mo. In four volumes. [4], 176; [4], 192; [4], 173, [1]; [4], 180pp. Contemporary red roan- backed marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed, spines dulled. Contemporary inked gift/ownership inscriptions to FFEPs, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 31320
Photo of "The Pleasing Instructor or entertaining ..."
[FISHER, Anne]. The Pleasing Instructor or entertaining moralist consisting of Select Essays, Relations, visions, and allegories collected from The most Eminent English Authors. To which are prefixed, New Thoughts on education... London. Published as the Act directs by F. Fisher & T. Slack, [s.d., c. 1800] New edition. 12mo. [2], xi, [1], 348pp. With three engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep. Rubbed and marked, corners bumped. Early inked ownership inscription to FEP, without free-endpapers, title page browned. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 31318
Photo of "Mrs. leicester's school: or, the ..."
[LAMB, Mary and Charles]. Mrs. leicester's school: or, the history of several young ladies, related by themselves. London. Printed for M. J. Godwin and Co., 1821. Eighth edition. 12mo. [4], viii, [1], 10-180pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Later calf-backed marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed. Offsetting to title page, scattered spotting. William St. Clair's copy, with his characteristic pencilled ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28703
Photo of "Social tales for the young"
SHERWOOD, Mrs. [Mary Martha]. Social tales for the young. London. William Darton and Son, [1836]. New edition, with additions. 12mo. [4], 247pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, printed in oils by J. Baxter. Original publisher's embossed maroon cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting, later bookplate of W. Kinning Crone to REP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28651
Photo of "The history of Mr. rightway ..."
SULLIVAN, William Francis. The history of Mr. rightway and his pupils; An Entertaining and Instructive lesson for young gentlemen. London. Printed by and for William Darton, Jun., 1816. First edition. 12mo. [4], 84pp. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, and two further engraved plates. Without the terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue found in some copies. Original publisher's red roan-backed marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed, corners exposed. Plates browned, offsetting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 27961
Photo of "The rushbearing. A tale"
[RUSHBEARING]. The rushbearing. A tale. London. Printed for Houston and Son, 1832. Second edition. 12mo. 71pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher’s printed olive green wrappers. Extremities marked and worn, loss to spine. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription of Mary Watkeys to verso of upper panel, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 27077
Photo of "The juvenile forget me not. ..."
HALL, Mrs. S. C.. The juvenile forget me not. A Christmas and New Year's gift, of birthday present, for the year 1829. London. N. Hailes, [1829]. First edition. 8vo. x, [2], 239pp, [1]. With an engraved presentation plate, a further 14 engraved plates, and a final page of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's roan-backed cream boards, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked. Upper hinge exposed, early inked gift inscription to presentation plate, scattered foxing. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 24076
Photo of "Lilian's year, and the lessons ..."
[LILIAN]. Lilian's year, and the lessons it taught her. London. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, [1862]. First edition. 16mo. 133pp, [7]. With an engraved frontispiece, two engraved illustrations in the text, and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's orange cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle rubbed and marked. Contemporary inked gift inscription to FFEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23409
Photo of "Little Sophy, a true story, ..."
[WAYLAND, Jane]. Little Sophy, a true story, for little children. Derby. Printed for Henry Mozley, [c.1830]. Second edition, enlarged. 12mo. [5], 6-108pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's red cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Endpapers browned, very slight loss to lower corner of title page. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23395
Photo of "Cousin clara. A story for ..."
[COUSIN CLARA]. Cousin clara. A story for the young. London. T. Nelson and Sons, 1854. 16mo. 127pp, [1]. With a half-title and an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, damp-stained, spine dulled. Hinges exposed, prize plate of Weaverham Sunday School to FEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23182
Photo of "Robinson du Jeune Age ou ..."
NOUVRAY, Mme. de. Robinson du Jeune Age ou Aventures les plus curieuses de robinson crusoé. Paris. Langlumé et Peltier, [s.d., c.1845] 12mo. [2], 216pp. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved title page, and a further two engraved plates. Original publisher's gilt-stamped turquoise paper boards. Rubbed, joints split, some loss to head and foot of darkened spine, without lettering-piece. Endpapers browned, early inked ownership inscription to FFEP, slight damp-staining to foot of frontispiece and initial gathering. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22690
Photo of "The history of susan price, ..."
EDGEWORTH, Maria. The history of susan price, commonly called simple susan. Belfast. Printed and published by Simms & M'Intyre, [s.d., c.1840] Stereotype edition. 12mo. [3], 6-142pp. Original publisher's black roan-backed marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Extremities worn and discoloured, joints split, upper board very nearly detached, surface loss to lower board loss to head of spine. Inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, two gatherings protruding from text-block. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 20984
Photo of "Bible Scenes; or, sunday employment ..."
[WILSON, Lucy Sarah Atkins]. Bible Scenes; or, sunday employment for very young children. First series. History of joseph. London. Grant and Griffith, Successors to Newbery and Harris, [s.d., c.1850] First edition. 16mo. 30pp, [2]. With a coloured lithographic frontispiece, 11 coloured lithographic plates, and a terminal publisher's advertisement leaf. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle rubbed, some marking, spine sunned. Upper hinge exposed, text-block split at frontispiece, near contemporary ink gift inscriptions to FEP and FFEP, light offsetting and foxing. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 16249