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Photo of "The village curate. Founded on ..."
[VILLAGE CURATE]. The village curate. Founded on truth. London. Printed and published by Knevett, Arliss, and Baker, [1810]. 24mo. [2], 129-159pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece (dated Novr. 1. 1810). Original publisher's buff pictorial wrappers. A trifle rubbed and creased. Bookplate of Crewe Hall Library tipped-in to verso of frontispiece. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25806
Photo of "The two lambs. An allegorical ..."
CAMERON, Mrs. [Lucy Lyttelton]. The two lambs. An allegorical history. London. Printed for Houlston and Co., [s.d., c. 1840] Thirty-third edition. 32mo. 42pp, [6]. Wrappers included in pagination. With a woodcut frontispiece and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's printed blue wrappers. A trifle rubbed, marked, and creased. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28682
Photo of "The two cousins, a moral ..."
[PINCHARD, Elizabeth]. The two cousins, a moral story, for the use of young persons. In which is exemplified the necessity of moderation and justice to the attainment of happiness. By the Author of The Blind Child and dramatic dialogues. London. Printed for E. Newbery, 1794. First edition. 12mo. vii, [1], 144, 4pp. With half-title, an engraved frontispiece, and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary speckled sheep, gilt. Rubbed, joints split, spine worm. Early inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, leaves C6-8 detached, small holes to gutters, later pinned in. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 31317
Photo of "The swallow: a fiction. Interspersed ..."
KENDAL, E[dward] A[ugustus]. The swallow: a fiction. Interspersed with poetry. London. Printed for E. Newbery...By T. Baylis, 1800. First edition. 12mo. xviii, [2], 157pp, [3]. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's gilt-tooled red roan- backed marbled paper boards. Rubbed, upper joint split, lower joint starting, spine worn and sunned. Upper hinge exposed, near contemporary inked ownership inscription to FEP, slight loss to margins of leaf b2, scattered spotting. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 25808
Photo of "The stranger at home"
SHERWOOD, Mrs. [Mary Martha]. The stranger at home. London. Printed for Houlston and Son, 1830. 12mo. 65pp, [5]. With an engraved frontispiece and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green paper-backed printed buff paper boards. Extremities worn and marked, loss to spine, pen-trials to upper board, lower board held by cords only. Upper margin of first leaf of text shaved, two early manuscript corrects to text, inked gift inscription to verso of RFEP. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 28705
Photo of "The stories of old daniel: ..."
[MOORE, Margaret King]. [LAMB, Charles]. The stories of old daniel: or tales of wonder and delight. London. Printed for M. J. Godwin, 1813. Third edition. 12mo. vi, [2], 196pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled sheep, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, joints starting. Several leaves protruding from text-block. Prize plate of the Oxford House Seminary to FEP, recent pencilled inscription of William St. Clair to recto of FFEP More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28648
Photo of "The stories of old daniel: ..."
[MOORE, Margaret King]. [LAMB, Charles]. The stories of old daniel: or tales of wonder and delight. London. Printed for M. J. Godwin, 1810. Second edition. 12mo. vi, [1], 196pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-ruled tree-sheep. Lightly rubbed and marked, later naive cloth repair to head of spine. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription of E. Montagu and recent pencilled inscription of William St. Clair to recto of FFEP, offsetting to title, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27682
Photo of "The son of a genius; ..."
HOFLAND, Mrs. [Barbara]. The son of a genius; a Tale of Youth. London. John Harris, [s.d., c. 1825] New edition. 12mo. vii, [1], 216, 4pp. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed, chipping to dulled spine, loss to lettering-piece, corners exposed. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 29773
Photo of "The shepherd brothers"
HALL, Clara. The shepherd brothers. London. Edward Lacey, [s.d., c.1830s] First edition. 12mo in 6s. 72pp. With engraved frontispiece and three further plates. Original publisher's roan-backed printed paper boards. Spine a little chipped with three small wormholes, a trifle rubbed to extremities, else a handsome copy. Slightly shaken, text block split at pp.24-5. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 14996
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 seasons. Stories for very ..."
MARCET, Jane. The seasons. Stories for very young children. London. Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1835. Second edition. 12mo. In four volumes. [4], 175, [1]; [4], 191, [1]; [4], 173, [1]; [4], 180pp. Later red cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked, spines dulled, damp-staining to head of Vol. IV spine. Hinges exposed, recent inked gift inscription to front free- endpapers, near contemporary gift inscriptions to front blank fly-leaves, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 27975
Photo of "The school girl in france"
[MCCRINDELL, Rachel]. The school girl in france. London. Published by R. B. Seeley and W. Burnside, 1840. First edition. 8vo. vii, [2], vi-viii, 379pp, [5]. With a half-title, and additional engraved title page, and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed, marked, and cocked, spine sunned. Contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP, occasional marginal chipping, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32561
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 rescue. A true story"
[THE RESCUE]. The rescue. A true story. London and Birmingham. J. Groom, [1846]. 16mo. 16pp. With two wood-graved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's buff pictorial wrappers. Lower wrapper and final four leaves damp-stained. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28702
Photo of "The red book"
[SHERWOOD, Mrs. Mary Martha]. The red book. London. Printed for the Religious Tract Society, 1836. Fourth edition. 12mo. 36pp. With an engraved frontispiece and several engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's red roan-backed limp marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed. Hinges exposed, early inked gift inscription to verso of FFEP. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 23400