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Photo of "The life of John Gilpin, ..."
[GILPIN, John]. [COWPER, William - Adaptations]. The life of John Gilpin, taken From divers Manuscripts in the Possession of the Family, and now published, for the first Time, by their Permission, for the Gratification of the Public Curiousity, respecting so extraordinary a Character... Dublin. Printed for Messrs. Burnet, White, Burton, H. Whitestone, Byrne, Cash, M'Donnel, and Marchbank, 1785. First Dublin edition. 12mo. viii, 144pp. Contemporary tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Rubbed and marked, later sympathetic repairs to upper joint, short split to foot of lower joint. Inscriptions of George Gore, along with other pen-trials, to blank fly-leaves and dedication leaf, some marginal worming at end. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 17573
Photo of "The refuge"
[GILES, William]. The refuge. London. Printed by C. Whittingham, 1801. Fourth edition, with additions. 8vo. iv, 255pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece and a final page of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints starting. Marbled endpapers, later inked ownership inscriptions to recto of front blank fly-leaf, offsetting to title. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 23909
Photo of "English parsing; comprising the rules ..."
GILES, James. English parsing; comprising the rules of syntax, exemplified by appropriate lessons under each rule. With an index, containing all the parts of speech in the different lessons unparsed. For the use of schools, private teachers, and elder students. London. Thomas Allman and Son, 1854. New edition. 12mo. viii, [1], 10-120pp. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt. Spine rubbed, some discolouration. Contemporary ink inscription to head of title-page, slight tear to C8 - just clipping text, small hole to text of C10 - with slight loss of sense. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16412
Photo of "An examination of the charges ..."
GILCHRIST, Octavius. An examination of the charges maintained by messrs. malone, chalmers, and others, of ben jonson's enmity, &c. towards shakspeare. London. Printed for Taylor and Hessey, 1808. First edition. [4], 62pp. With a half-title.

[Bound with:] GILCHRIST, Octavius. A letter to william gifford, Esq. on the late edition of ford's plays; chiefly as relating to ben johnson. London. Printed for John Murray, 1811. First edition. 45pp, [3]. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements.

8vo. Modern half-cloth, marbled boards. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting, inked ownership inscription to head of title ... More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 25731
Photo of "The baviad, and maeviad"
GIFFORD, William. The baviad, and maeviad. London. Printed for Becket and Porter, 1811. Eighth edition. 8vo. [5], x-xxi, [1], 191pp, [1]. Contemporary calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Heavily rubbed, upper joint split, paper shelf-label to foot of spine. Marbled endpapers, recent book-label of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, scattered spotting. Label of the Barrett's Circulating Library, Simla, to FEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22377
Photo of "Etymological geography; being a classified ..."
GIBSON, T. A. GIBSON, G. M.. Etymological geography; being a classified list of Terms & Epithets of most frequent Occurrence, entering, as postfixes of prefixes, into the composition of geographical names... Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black, and Fraser and Crawford, 1840. Second edition. 12mo. xii, 163, [3], 2pp. With a terminal advertisement leaf. Original publisher's navy roan, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, splitting to upper joint. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 14858
Photo of "Three years of naval warfare"
GIBSON, R[ichard] H[enry]. Three years of naval warfare. London. William Heinemann, [1918]. First edition. 8vo. xii, 326pp, [2]. With a half-title and a portrait frontispiece of Admiral John Jellicoe. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, corners a trifle bumped. Marking to REP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 18946
Photo of "Streanshall abbey: or, the danish ..."
GIBSON, Francis. Streanshall abbey: or, the danish invasion. A play in five acts: As first performed at The theatre in whitby, Dec. 2d. 1799. Whitby. Printed by Thomas Webster, 1800. First edition. 101pp, [7]. With a half-title and a list of subscribers. ESTC T67192.

[Bound with:] GIBSON, Francis. Memoirs of the bastile: Translated from the French registers, Records, and other authentic Documents, found in the archives of the castle At the Time of it surrender, on the 14th of July, 1789; and published under the Sanction of the national assembly of france. Interspersed with Anecdotes of the ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24664
Photo of "Gwalior state. Proposed railway extensions"
GIBB, Sir Alexander. Gwalior state. Proposed railway extensions. Bombay. Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners, [1927]. First edition. Folio. [1], 6ff. Letterpress title page and six leaves of typescript. With a large coloured folding map. Original publisher's black cloth-backed printed buff wrappers. Rubbed and marked, coloured pencil shelf-mark to upper board. Occasional coloured pencil annotation to text. Terminal leaf signed in initials Gibb. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31569
Photo of "The game of ombre"
[GIBBS, Henry Hucks]. The game of ombre. London. Printed [at the Chiswick Press by C. Whittingham] for private circulation, 1878. Second edition. Quarto. viii, 120pp. With a half-title and a frontispiece. Uncut in original publisher's brown cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to verso of front blank fly-leaf: 'Thomas Gaisford / from ' Henry H. Gibbs / 1879' More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25044
Photo of "Recognition: a chapter from the ..."
GIBBS, Frederick Waymouth. Recognition: a chapter from the history of the North American & South American States. London. Printed by W. M'Dowall, 1863. Second edition. [2], 46pp.

[Bound after:] The foreign enlistment act, London, William Ridgway, 1863. 74pp.

[And with:] Once a clergyman, always a clergyman. A letter to the Lord Bishop of London. London, William Ridgway, 1865. 78pp.

[And:] Extradition treaties. London, William Ridgway, 1868. 69pp

8vo. Handsomely bound in contemporary half calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Extremities somewhat rubbed to joints and corners. Internally clean ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 12929
Photo of "Ballads of battle and poems ..."
GERRARD, R. Ellis. Ballads of battle and poems of peace. Newcastle-upon-Tyne. North of England Printing Co., 1914. First edition. 8vo. [12], iii, [1], 204pp. With a photographic portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Binding cocked, heavily rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Decorated endpapers, near contemporary pencilled ownership inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 24616
Photo of "Death of the king"
[GEORGE IV]. Death of the king. Poole. Moore and Sydenham, Printers, [1830]. Dimensions 190 x 230 mm. Single sheet handbill, text within black border. Creased, some loss to margins, evidence of removal from a mount to verso. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 25473
Photo of "A Brief Account of the ..."
[GEORGE IV]. A Brief Account of the coronation of his majesty, george iv. July 19, 1821. London. Printed for D. Walther, 1821. First edition. 8vo. [2], 32pp. With a stipple engraved portrait frontispiece, six aquatint plates by W. Read, and a line engraved illustration of the regalia.

[Bound with:] Official Programme: coronation of Queen Victoria. Single leaf broadside. Dimensions 390 x 490 mm. [London]. Orlando Hodgson, [1838]. Letterpress text in three columns within an engraved border, including the order of the procession from St James's Palace to Westminster Abbey, and ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 27788