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Photo of "Prize Thesis. Inaugural dissertation on ..."
THOMSON, Arthur Saunders. Prize Thesis. Inaugural dissertation on the influence of climate on the health and mortality of the inhabitants of the different regions of the globe... Edinburgh. John Carfae and Son, 1837. First edition. 8vo. x, 102pp. With a half-title and a hand-coloured engraved folding map. Original publisher's stiff mauve wrappers. Extremities lightly marked, some loss to head and foot of sunned spine. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of upper wrapper: 'To the Right Honble. The Earl / of Airlie, with the most / respectful compliments of / the Author'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 17512
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THOMSON, [James]. The seasons. London. [s.n.], 1730. Quarto. [12], 252, 16pp. Title page in red and black. With a list of subscribers and five engraved plates by William Kent. A reissue of the 1730 edition, with the addition of ’Britannia’, second edition corrected, 1730, with separate title page, pagination and register. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red calf lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed, joints split, spine sunned. Early inked ownership inscription to FEP, marginal damp-staining to ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28911
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THOMSON, James. Poems in the Scottish Dialect. Edinburgh. Printed by J. Pillans & Sons, Published by W. Reid, Leith, for the Author, 1801. First edition. 8vo. xxiii, [1], 215pp. With portrait frontispiece of the author. Uncut in original paper boards, neatly rebacked to style with original lettering-piece laid down. Slight rubbing to extremities else a fine copy with occasional foxing to text. Ink inscription of 'John J. Easson', dated 1840, to recto of frontispiece. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31809
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THOMSON, James. The seasons, hymns, ode and songs, of james thomson. London. Stereotyped and printed by A. Wilson, for Taylor and Hessey, 1809. Stereotype edition. 8vo. 323pp, [1]. With half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece of the author. Finely bound in contemporary green calf, stamped in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine lightly dulled. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of first blank fly-leaf. Scattered spotting and browning. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34759
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THOMSON, James. Agamemnon. A tragedy. Acted at the theatre-royal in drury-lane, By His Majesty's Servants. London. Printed for, and Sold by A. Millar, 1738. First edition. 8vo. [6], 71pp, [1]. Without initial advertisement leaf. Recent plain paper wrappers. Minor wear to extremities. Title-page and terminal leaf foxed, ink ownership inscription to head of title, clipping of 'A song by Mr. Thomson, Author of the Seasons' pasted beneath dramatis personae, lightly browned throughout. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 14976
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THOMSON, James. Shelley, a Poem: with other Writings relating to Shelley, by the late James Thomson ('B. V.'): to which is added an Essay on The Poems of William Blake, by the same Author. [London]. Printed for Private Circulation by Charles Whittingham and Co., 1884. First edition. 8vo. Limited edition of 190 copies, 160 on toned paper (as here), and 30 on 'Whatman's had-made paper', each numbered and signed by the editor Bertram Dobell. xii, 128pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's two-tone paper boards. Rubbed, wear to spine panel, lightly marked. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30557
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THOMSON, James. The seasons. London. Printed [by Henry Woodfall] for A. Millar, 1744. 8vo. [6], 243pp, [1]. Title in red and black. With four engraved plates. Errata slip pasted to p.243. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, all edges red. Extremities worn, joints split. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, ink inscription to verso of FFEP: 'From the Author'. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 29967
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THOMSON, William. A practical treatise on the cultivation of the grape vine. Edinburgh. William Blackwood and Sons, 1871. Seventh edition. 8vo. [2], viii, 102pp. With a half-title, an 8pp terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue, and several engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 18507
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THOMS, William J. Lays and legends of various nations: illustrative of their traditions, popular literature, manners, customs, and superstitions...Lay and Legends of Tartary. London. George Cowie, 1834. First edition. 8vo. 95pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece and one further engraved plate. Contemporary gilt-tooled dark green half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Very slightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, plates foxed, very occasional manuscript corrections to text. With a further 46 leaves of manuscript text, in a single legible hand, commencing: 'In consequence of the mismanagement of the publisher, Mr. Thoms' interesting series of "Lays ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29552
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THORNTON, Thomas Henry. General sir richard meade and the feudatory states of central and southern india. London. Longmans, Green, and Co., 1898. First edition. 8vo. xxv, [3], 390, [2], 32pp. With a portrait frontispiece, a further 16 plates, a folding map, and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Later endpapers. A trifle rubbed and marked, remnants of printed Edinburgh reading club label to upper board. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29749
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THOROWGOOD, Sir John. The King of Terrors silenced; by Meditations & Examples of holy living and heavenly dying, As the same was Recollected and Recommended By Sir John Thorowgood of Kensington, Knight... London. [s.n.], 1675. First edition. 8vo. [8], 160pp. Contemporary reversed calf. Heavily worn and marked, later paper shelf-labels and manuscript lettering-pieces to spine and upper board. Hinges exposed, without fly-leaves, early pen-trial to title page, loss to lower corners of leaves F6-8, with some loss of text and sense to seven lines, occasional light dampstaining, scattered spotting. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33448
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THORPE, T[homas] E[dward]. A Yachtsman's Guide to the Dutch Waterways: Including the Zuider Zee and the Friesland Meres. London. Edward Stanford, 1905. First edition. 8vo. xiii, 158pp. With two folding maps of Amsterdam and Rotterdam Harbour respectively, numerous small line maps in the text, and a large folding coloured map of Dutch Waterways housed in rear pocket. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29635
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[TICKELL, Richard]. Anticipation: Containing the Substance of His M---------y's Most Gracious Speech to both H------s of P----l-----t, on the Opening of the approaching session, together With a full and authentic account of the debate which will take Place in the H----e of C------s, on the Motion for the Address, and the Amendment. With notes. London. Printed for T. Becket, 1778. Second edition. 8vo. vi, [2], 74pp. With a half-title. Recent marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Slightest of rubbed to extremities. Very small hole to margin of leaf K4, slight loss to margin of L1, lightly spotted. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 18388
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[TIMBS, John]. Hints for the table: or, the economy of good living. London. Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., 1838. First edition. 12mo. xii, 167pp, [1]. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of J. W. Edwards to FEP, foxed. Presentation copy, inked inscription to title page: 'By John Timbs / With the Author's Compts. / to J. W. Edwards Esqr.' More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25678