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BEWICK, Thomas. A supplement to the history of British birds. The figure engraved on wood by t. bewick . Newcastle. Printed by Edward Walker…for T. Bewick, 1821. First edition. 8vo. Two parts bound as one, as issued. 50, [2];49pp, [3]. With a final leaf of publisher’s advertisements. Uncut in contemporary gilt-tooled black half-roan, marbled boards. Rubbed and discoloured, lower joint starting, spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of H. M. Clifford to FEP, scattered foxing. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26175
[BEWICK, Thomas]. BROWN, Walter. Fables. London. Published by S. Grosvenor, 1884. First edition. Quarto. [2], 68pp, [2]. WIth a woodcut frontispiece and numerous woodcuts in the text by Thomas Bewick. Handsomely bound in modern red half-morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, green cloth boards. Very minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, frontispiece marked and creased with naive paper repair to lower corner. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 13929
BIANCO, Margery Williams. Poor cecco. London. Chatto & Windus, 1925. First edition. Quarto. 175pp, [1]. With a half-title, a chromolithograph frontispiece, six further chromolithograph plates, and numerous in-text illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Finely bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe (stamp-signed to front pastedown) in contemporary gilt-ruled tan morocco, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Internally clean and crisp, overall, a fine copy. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 32717
BIANCO, Pamela. MARE, Walter de la. Flora: a book of drawings. London. William Heinemann, [1919]. First edition. Quarto. [8], 43pp. Illustrated with eight colour plates and numerous line illustrations. Original publisher's pictorial paper boards, pictorial dustwrapper. Rubbed, bumped, and a trifle discoloured, dustwrapper worn, with substantial chipping and loss. Lightly spotted internally. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 23355
[BIBLE - English]. The holy bible, with notes, critical and explanatory by the rev. john styles, brighton. Lewes. Sussex Press, Printed and sold by John Baxter, 1811. Quarto. In two volumes. With an engraved title page to each volume and a further 30 of 32 plates. Contemporary red straight-grain morocco, richly tooled in gilt and blind, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed. Armorial bookplates of John Trotter, Royal Artillery to both FEPs, naive clear tape repair of head of leaf 4Z2 of Vol. I, small marginal hole to leaf 5N2, loss to lower ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33894
[BIBLE - English]. The holy bible containing the old and new testaments: translated out of the original tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, By His Majesty's Special Command.. Cambridge. Printed by J. Smith, printer to the University, 1825. 8vo. Unpaginated. Contemporary black morocco, ruled in gilt and blind, and lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Rubbed, with wear to extremities, and light scoring to boards. Later book-label of Lowther Castle library to FEP. Leaves lightly browned, light scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33924
[BIBLE - English]. The holy bible containing the old and new testaments: translated out of The Original Tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by his majesty's special command.. Oxford. Printed at the University Press, 1865. 8vo. Unpaginated, printed in double columns. With a divisional title page to the New Testament. Bound by Field (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in contemporary blind-stamped black morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, initials 'H. L.' lettered in gilt to upper board. A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, with light surface wear to head and foot of spine. Scattered spotting to initial and terminal leaves. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34604
[BIBLE - English]. The holy bible containing the old and new testaments: translated out of the original tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by his majesty's special command.. Oxford. Printed at the Oxford University Press, 1869. 8vo. [unpaginated and can't find a copy]. Contemporary blind-stamped black morocco, lettered in gilt to upper board with the initials 'C. E. L.'. Rubbed and marked, with some bumping to corners. Inked ownership inscriptions 'Lowther', 'C.E. Lowther', and 'Charlie Lowther, July 3rd 1869' to FEP, FFEP and first blank fly-leaf respectively. Manuscript doodles of the crucifixion to FEP. Leaves lighly browned, light spotting and scuffing to ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34657
[BIBLE - English, Authorized Version]. The holy bible, containing the old and new testaments... Oxford. Printed at the Clarendon Press by Samuel Collingwood and Co., 1823. Quarto. Unpaginated. With additional engraved title pages for both the O.T. and N.T., and a further 27 engraved plates. Handsomely bound in contemporary blind-stamped black straight-grain morocco, lettered in gilt, A.E.G. Slightest of rubbing to extremities. Manuscript records of births, deaths, marriages etc. of the Trueman family to front blank fly-leaves, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 19315
[BIBLE - English, Authorized Version]. The holy bible Containing the old testament and the new. Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues, and with the former Translations diligently Compared and revised. Cambridge. Printed by John Field, 1657. 8vo. [1354]pp. Title printed within an ornamental border, containing the seal of Cambridge University, signed: Rob. Vaughan sculp. The New Testament and the Psalms both have separate title pages dated 1657, the register is continuous. Handsomely bound by Gilmour of Salisbury in early nineteenth-century black panelled morocco, richly tooled in gilt and blind, A.E.G., gilt dentelles. Lightly rubbed, some surface loss to upper board. Armorial bookplate ... More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 33174
[BIBLE - English, Polyglot]. The english version of the polyglot bible; containing the old and new testaments... London. Samuel Bagster and Sons, [s.d., c. 1860] 8vo. Finely bound in publisher's luxurious blind-decorated, gilt- titled brown morocco, gilt-metal corner bosses to beveled boards, gauffered edges, marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles, morocco label to FEP lettered in gilt 'FROM INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION - 1862'. Lightly rubbed, gilt-metal clasp broken away and absent. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32799
[BIBLE - N.T., English]. The new testament Of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ... Imprinted at London by Robert Barker...and by the Assignes of John Bill. 1641. [528]pp. Title within ornamental woodcut border. ESTC R107604, Herbert 560, Wing B2645. ESTC records copies at just three locations (British and Foreign Bible Society, BL, and NLS).

[Bound with:] The whole booke of psalmes. Collected into English Meeter by T. Sternehold, J. Hopkins, W. Whittingham, and others: conferred with the Hebrew... Edinburgh. Printed by Evan Tyler, 1644. [22], 230pp, [16]. ESTC R231218, Wing B2403A. ESTC ... More >
£ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 25531
[BIBLE - Shorthand, Authorised Version]. [ADDY, William]. [Title in shorthand: Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments with singing Psalms in shorthand, written by William Addy. The Bible engraved by John Sturt] . London. Printed for the author, and Peter Story and sold by, Tho: Fabian at the Bible in Pauls Churchyard. Dorman Newman at ye King's Armes in the Poultry..., 1687. First edition. 16mo. [6], 278, [3], 279-358, [2], 359-396pp, [2]. With an engraved title (included in the pagination, displaying the figures of Moses and Aaron within an architectural design), an engraved portrait frontispiece of William Addy, two further engraved divisional titles (also included in the pagination) of the New Testament (Holy Dove and the Four Evangelists) and the Psalms (King David playing the harp), and a terminal blank. ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30934
[BIBLE VERSE]. Upward!. London. Castell Brothers. Printed in Bavaria, [1889]. First edition. 16mo. [32]pp. Numerous illustrations in the text. Original publisher's navy cloth-backed pictorial paper boards, buff pictorial dustwrapper. Minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper rubbed and dulled, short tears/chipping to edges, loss to spine panel. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28199
BICHENO, J[ames] E[benezer]. Observations on the philosophy of criminal jurisprudence, being An Investigation of the Principles necessary to be kept in view during the revision of the penal code, with remarks on penitentiary prisons. London. Printed for R. Hunter, 1819. First edition. 8vo. x, [2], ii, 254, xxxi pp, [1]. Handsomely bound by J. Carss of Glasgow (ticket to FEP) in contemporary half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, marbled edges, marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33844