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Photo of "Reminiscences of a French Eton"

HAWTREY, Stephen. Reminiscences of a French Eton. London. Printed by Mary S. Rickerby, 1867. Second edition. 12mo. [4], 79pp, [1]. Original publisher's gilt-stamped green buckram. Slight rubbing to extremities. Upper hinge exposed, occasional very light dust-soiling. Presentation copy, inscribed to title; 'R. K. Phillipps / from his sincere / friend / the writer'. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 13973

CROSLAND, T[homas] W[illiam] H[odgson]. Pop goes the weasel. London. Fortune & Merriman, 1924. First edition. 8vo. 239pp, [1]. With a half-title. Original publisher's purple cloth-backed purple paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed and sunned. Pencilled ownership inscription to half-title, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 20240

[ODDS AND ENDS]. Odds and ends, or, a groat's-worth of fun for a penny. Being a collection of the best Jokes, Comic Stories, Anecdotes, Bon Mots, &c. [s.i., Glasgow?]. Printed for the booksellers, [s.d., c.1830-50] 12mo. 24pp. Single uncut folded sheet. A trifle marked, dust-soiled, and creased. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 20988

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BIRTWISTLE, George. The principles of thermodynamics. Cambridge. At the University Press, 1925. First edition. 8vo. ix, [1], 163pp, [1]. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed. Lightly spotted in places. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21240

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FLOWER, Robin. The western island or the great blasket. Oxford. Clarendon Press, 1973. 8vo. vi, [2], 141pp, [1]. With four full-page illustrations. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Very slight shelf-wear, dustwrapper sunned. Illustrated endpapers, internally immaculate. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21247

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[SPOTTISWOODE & CO.]. [Caption title:] Messrs. spottiswoode & co.'s Annual Dinner at the old ship hotel, brighton, On saturday, july 6, 1867. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1867]. Dimensions 180 x 230 mm. Single leaf handbill. A trifle toned, three very short tears to margins. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21278

TOMLINSON, H. M.. Old junk. London. Andrew Melrose Ltd., 1918. First edition. 8vo. x, [2], 227pp, [1]. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, lettered in yellow, pictorial dustwrapper. Rubbed and a trifle marked, dustwrapper lightly soiled, some chipping and short tears to edges. Lightly browned. Bookplate of American bibliophile Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr. (1910-2001), director of the Pierpont Morgan Library between 1948-1969, to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21509

DICK, Philip K.. Nick and the Glimmung. London. Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1988. Uncorrected proof copy. 8vo. [2], 141pp, [1]. Original publisher's powder blue wrappers, pictorial dustwrapper. Very slight shelf wear. A fine copy. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21484

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ISHIGURO, Kazuo. An Artist of the Floating World. London. Faber and Faber, 1986. First edition, second issue. 8vo. 206pp. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Very light damp-staining to head of dustwrapper, else clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21461

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CHALMERS, Thomas. The influence of bible societies on the temporal necessities of the poor. London. [s.n.], Reprinted 1835 8vo. iv, [1], 24pp. Disbound. A trifle dusty. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21403

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MEIGS, Dr. [Charles]. Extracts from the diary of the late samuel emlen, m. d. Physician to the Pennsylvania hospital. With a short memoir of his life. London. Harvey and Darton, 1830. First edition. 12mo. 23pp, [1]. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's drab wrappers. A trifle creased and spotted. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21331

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DAVIES, A. M., GREGORY, J. W.. [Caption title:] The Geology of Monte Chaberton. [London]. [s.n.], [1894]. 8vo. [1], 304-310pp. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's plain salmon wrappers. Extremities a trifle dust-soiled. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21319

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[EVELYN, John]. Fumifugium: or The Inconvenience of the aer, and smoake of london dissapated... Oxford. [Percy Lund, Humphries & Co. Ltd.], 1930. 8vo. [4], viii, 49pp, [1]. Original publisher's green cloth boards, lettered in black. A trifle rubbed and bumped. Near contemporary ink ownership inscription to FFEP, lightly foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16850

[PULTENEY, William, Earl of Bath]. A short view of the State of affairs, With Relation to great britain, for Four Years past; with some remarks on The Treaty lately Published and a Pamphlet intitled, observations upon it. London. Printed for R. Francklin, 1730. First edition. 8vo. 36pp. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. Title and final page dust-soiled, small worm-trail to lower margins. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21619

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[COMMITTEE FOR MANAGING THE PROTESTANT OATH BILL, FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE ANCIENT CHURCH OF SCOTLAND]. An authentic statement of the proceedings of the members of the ancient church of scotland, residing in london. Respecting the mode of administering oaths. London. Printed for T. Becket, [1784]. First edition. 8vo. 23pp, [1]. Disbound. Spotted and a trifle stained. Later manuscript date to foot of p.23. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21445

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BEATTIE, James. The minstrel; or, the progress of genius: and Other Poems. London. Printed for John Sharpe, 1827. 12mo. xiv, 176pp. With an additional engraved title page and a further five engraved plates. Contemporary calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, inked gift inscription to verso of FFEP, pencilled annotations to front blank fly-leaves, occasional inked highlighting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21569

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GRIGOR, John. Arboriculture: or a practical treatise on raising and managing forest trees and on the profitable extension of the woods and forests of Great Britain. Edinburgh. Edmonston and Douglas, 1868. First edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 416pp, [2]. With a half-title and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-ruled dark green cloth, letters in gilt. A trifle rubbed, spine lightly sunned. Occasional spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21655

GARNETT, Richard. Poems. London. Elkin Mathews & John Lane, 1893. First edition. 8vo. Limited edition, one of 350 copies printed for England. xii, 172, [4], 15pp, [1]. With a half-title and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Printed limitation statement tipped-in to FFEP. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's tan buckram, lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed, sunned, and a trifle marked. Upper hinge exposed, bookplate of Amber Reeves to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21709

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[DE GONDI, Jean Francois Paul, Cardinal de Retz]. Memoirs of the cardinal de retz: containing all the great events during the minority of louis XIV. And administration of cardinal mazarin. London. H. S. Nichols, 1896. 8vo. Limited edition of 500 copies. xv, [1], 304pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's gilt-stamped red cloth. Lightly rubbed and marked. Contemporary armorial bookplate of Alexander Meyrick Broadley and recent book labels of Marion C. Walker to FEP, occasional spotting/browning. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21721

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[LOUIS XV]. The private memoirs of louis XV: taken from the memoirs of madame du hausset, lady's maid to madame de pompadour... London. H. S. Nichols & Co., 1895. 8vo. Limited edition of 500 copies. xii, 282pp. With a portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's gilt-stamped blue cloth. Lightly rubbed and marked, spines a trifle sunned. Contemporary armorial bookplate of Alexander Meyrick Broadley and recent book labels of Marion C. Walker to FEP, occasional spotting/browning. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21723