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HORT, W. Jillard. The new pantheon; or, an introduction to the mythology of the ancients in question and answer: compiled for the use of young persons... London. Printed for Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1838. New edition. 12mo. viii, 260pp. With an engraved folding frontispiece and a further 16 plates. Original publisher's black cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed, loss to head of spine. Hinges exposed, publisher's advertisements to pastedowns, minute marginal worm-track to one plate. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 31334
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
[HOULSTON AND SON]. The way to convert a cottage into a palace. Wellington, Salop. Printed & sold by F. Houlston & Son , [s.d., c. 1820] Fifth edition. 32mo. 26pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's printed brick-red wrappers. A trifle rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31331
[HOLLOWAY, John William]. An authentic and faithful history of the atrocious murder of celia holloway...including, also, the trial for the murder, and the extraordinary confessions of john william holloway, together with his life, written by himself, and published by his own desire, for the benefit of young people. Brighton. Printed for the proprietors, and sold by W. Nute, 1832. First edition. 8vo. [2], 366pp, [2]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and a further five engraved plates. Bound by Hayes of Oxford in later gilt-tooled brown morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Sydney John Robinson toe FEP, frontispiece laid-down, frontispiece and title page browned and softened, thumbed, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28237
HODGKIN, Elizabeth. Extracts from the familiar letters of the late elizabeth hodgkin, wife of john hodgkin, junr. of tottenham. Interspersed with a few memoranda. Collected and arranged by her husband. London. Printed by Harvey and Darton, 1843. First edition. 12mo. 225pp, [1]. With a silhouette portrait frontispiece. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, later rebacked preserving contemporary spine panel, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Rubbed and lightly marked. Marbled endpapers, frontispiece damp-stained, offsetting to title, short marginal tear to leaf I3, very occasional spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title page: 'Rachel & Mary Stacey, with the Christian regards of their ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 15268
GILSTRAP, Elizabeth Haigh. The harp of colne. [London]. Printed [for the Author by Cassell and Company] for Private Circulation, 1886. First edition. 8vo. ix, 230pp. Unopened in original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle rubbed. Ink-stamp of Nottingham Public Libraries to verso of title page, two early manuscript corrections to text. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 31346
[BROWN, William]. A short account of sarah brown, Who Died the 25th of 2d Month, 1821, aged nearly nineteen years. York. Printed for Alexander and Son: sold also by Harvey and Darton et al., 1821. First edition. 16mo. 35pp, [1]. With a terminal page of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's printed buff paper boards. Rubbed and marked, loss to spine. Pencil trials to front endpapers, inked ownership inscription of Sarah Steevens to recto of FFEP. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 31350
BALL, Hannah. Memoirs of miss hannah ball. York. Printed for her sister, by Wilson, Spence, and Mawman, 1796. First edition. 12mo. 71pp, [1]. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. Remnants of original publisher's powder blue wrappers at spine. Title page and terminal leaf chipped and stained. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 31367
[ROSA, Frédéric-Guillaume]. Petit Almanach des Dames. Septieme Année. Paris. Chez Rosa, [1816]. 12mo. [28], 190, [12]pp. With a half-title, an engraved title page, six engraved plates, and six terminal engraved almanac leaves. Original publisher's pictorial pink paper boards, A.E.G., housed in original publisher's pictorial pink card slipcase. Lightly rubbed, dust-soiled at head, slipcase rubbed, chipped, and discoloured, short tear at head. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31512
MARSHALL, Emma. Memories of Troublous Times: Being the History of Dame Alicia Chamberlayne Of Ravensholme, Gloucestershire. London. Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1880. First edition. 8vo. vi, [2], 316pp, [4]. With a frontispiece, a further five plates, and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in black and gilt. A trifle rubbed. Armorial bookplate of Henry Birkbeck to FEP, very occasional light spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of dedication leaf: 'Henry Birkbeck / from the author E. M. / Jun 7. 1880'. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 31344
[RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY]. Out on the Rocks, and other picture stories. London. Religious Tract Society, [1882-1888] [12]pp.

[Together with:] The Singing Boys, and other picture stories. London. Religious Tract Society, [1882-1888]. [12]pp.

[And:] Willing hearts, and other picture stories. London. Religious Tract Society, [1882-1888]. [12]pp.

[And:] The Young Gardener, and other picture stories. London. Religious Tract Society, [1882-1888]. [12]pp.

[And:] If I was a lady, and other picture stories. London. Religious Tract Society, [1882-1888]. [12]pp.

[And:] The donkey-race, and other picture ... More >
£ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 25804
[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
FENWICK, Made. [Eliza]. Leçons pour les enfans: ou premiers élémens de morale, de politesse, et de sensibilité. London. Printed for M. J. Godwin and Co., 1820. First edition in French. 12mo. In four parts. [2], 39, [1], 38, 40, 41pp, [1]. Numerous woodcut vignettes in the text. Contemporary sprinkled sheep. Heavily rubbed, boards held by cords only, surface loss to spine. Internally clean and crisp. William St Clair's copy, with his distinctive pencilled ownership inscription and manuscript notes to front endpapers. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31327
BARON-WILSON, Mrs. Cornwell. Memoirs of harriot, duchess of st. albans. London. Henry Colburn, 1839. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xvi, 362; vii, 354pp. Extra-illustrated with 75 engraved plates (predominantly portraits). With a loosely inserted playbill advertising the staging of The Rivals at Drury Lane in 1803, with Harriot performing. Newspaper clippings relating to her life and an ALS and remnants of a manuscript note in the hand of Thomas Coutts pasted to rear blank fly-leaves of Vol. II. Bound by Ramage ... More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 31062
[SHELLEY, Mary Wollstonecraft]. Lodore. Brussels. Ad. Wahlen, Printer to the Court, 1835. 8vo. 396pp. With a half-title. Contemporary burgundy cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, cocked, lower joint split, chipping to head and foot of sunned spine. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Glenbarr to FEP, partially clipped contemporary inked ownership inscription to head of half-title. William St Clair's copy, with his distinctive pencilled ownership inscription and manuscript notes to FEP: 'Contemporary pirate not recorded in Lyle. ... More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 26146