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Photo of "Tariffs of the Calcutta Fire ..."
[CALCUTTA FIRE INSURANCE]. Tariffs of the Calcutta Fire Insurance Agents' Association. Corrected to 1st January 1912. Calcutta. Printed at the Criterion Printing Works, 1912. Quarto. [4], 222pp. Original publisher's red cloth-backed printed buff paper boards. Heavily rubbed, marked, and discoloured, upper joint starting. Upper hinge partially exposed, occasional marginal staining/dust-soiling, very occasional early manuscript annotations to text.

[Together with:] Rules of the fire offices' committee (foreign) for automatic sprinkler installations. [s.i.], [s.n.], 1909. Second edition. 8vo. 30, 3pp, [1]. Stapled, as issued, in original publisher's printed powder blue wrappers. A ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 32120
Photo of "The heroines of shakspeare: comprising ..."
SHAKESPEARE, William. HEATH, Charles. The heroines of shakspeare: comprising The Principal Female Characters in the plays of the great poet. London. W. Kent & Co. (Late D. Bogue), 1858. Quarto. vi, [90]pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further 44 engraved plates. Twentieth-century red morocco, small dark green morocco inlays - ivy leaf motif executed in Arts and Crafts style, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G., lettered in gilt to rear lower turn-in: '19 M. R. 04'. Lightly rubbed, sine dulled. Closed tears to frontispiece, title page, and one leaf of text, scattered spotting. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 32031
Photo of "The Happy Village. A Poem. ..."
WALLIS, Richard. The Happy Village. A Poem. Dedicated to the Honble. & Reverend the Trustees of the Late Lord Crewe... So. Shields. Printed and Sold By John Paxton, 1802. First edition. Quarto. [2], 20pp. Title page engraved, with large copper-engraved vignette from the workshop of Thomas Bewick. Finely bound in antique style calf-backed marbled boards, vellum tipped corners, gilt. Thomas Davidson's copy, with his ink inscription to FEP and title, bookplate to FEP. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 31767
Photo of "Articles of union, Agreed on ..."
[ACTS - QUEEN ANNE]. Articles of union, Agreed on the Two and twentieth Day of July, in the Fifth Year of the Reign of Her most Excellent Majesty Queen anne, by the Commissioners Nominated on the Behalf of the Kingdom of England, in Pursuance of an Act made in England, and the Commissioners Nominated on the Behalf of the Kingdom of Scotland, under Her Majesties Great Seal of Scotland, Pursuant to an Act made in Scotland. The act (made in the Parliament of Scotland) Intituled, Act Ratifying and Approving the Treaty of Union of the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England... London. Printed by Charles Bill, 1706. First edition. Folio. 15, [3], 17-68pp. 'The minutes of the proceedings of the Lords Commissioners for the union' has a separate title page. Handsomely bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in speckled half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Some trimming at foot to latter half of text block with occasional loss of text and sense. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 31373
Photo of "The art how to know ..."
LA CHAMBRE, [Marin Cureau de]. DAVIES, John - of Kidwelly. The art how to know men. Originally written, By the Sieur de le chambre, Counsellour to His Majesty of France, and Physician in Ordinary. Rendered into English by John Davies of Kidwelly. London. Printed by T.R. for Thomas Dring at the George in Fleetstreet, neer Cliffords-Inn, 1665. First English edition. 8vo. [32], 330pp, [14]. With extra-engraved title (A1v, included in the pagination). Contemporary gilt-tooled calf. Rubbed, cracking to joints, lacking lettering-piece and chipped to spine, with neat repair to upper board at foot. Small paper flaw to D1, with loss of catchword to recto and two words of text to verso. Philip Bliss' copy, with one line of manuscript notes (identifying the author of 'Address to ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 31353
Photo of "The Light and Life of ..."
WHITEHEAD, G[eorge]. The Light and Life of Christ within, and The Extent and Efficacy thereof demonstrated... London. [s.n.], 1668. First edition. Quarto. 70 [i.e. 71]pp, [1]. Later red half-roan, blue paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Heavily rubbed. Recent bookplate of Dr. & Br.s H. R. Knohl to FEP, 'Bibliotheca Heberiana' ink-stamp to recto of FFEP, trimmed, occasionally affecting headline and signature, marginal paper flaws to leaves D2-3, scattered spotting and staining. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 31351
Photo of "The british pharos; or a ..."
[STEVENSON, Alan]. The british pharos; or a list of the lighthouses on the coasts of great britain and ireland, descriptive of the appearance of the lights at night. For the use of mariners. Leith. Published and Sold by W. Reid & Son, 1831. Second edition. 8vo. xvi, 118pp. Original publisher's glazed cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed to extremities and bumped to corners, short splits and chips at head and foot of spine. Inscribed 'From the Commissioners of the Northern Lighthouses' to FFEP, and with printed note regarding the mooring of a 'Floating Light Vessel...off the North End of Haisborough Sand' pasted to FEP. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 31285
Photo of "Essays in criticism"
ARNOLD, Matthew. Essays in criticism. Leipzig. Bernard Tauchnitz, 1887. Copyright edition. Volume I only. [3], 6-272pp. Without half-title.

[Together with:] ARNOLD, Matthew. Essays in criticism: second series. Leipzig, Bernard Tauchnitz, 1892. Copyright edition. [5], 8-264pp. Without half-title.

8vo. Uniformly bound in contemporary Arts and Crafts style binding, blind-tooled calf, A.E.G., gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, first mentioned volume lettered in blind to upper board: 'CRITICISM, A DISINTERESTED ENDEAVOUR TO LEARN. PROPOGATE THE BEST THAT IS KNOWN AND ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 31101
Photo of "A catalogue of the neat ..."
[WINE MERCHANT'S ESTATE]. A catalogue of the neat household furniture, stock in trade, And other Effects, the property of mr. c. williams, wine merchant, st. albans, herts. which will be sold by auction, by sedgwick and son, on the premises, On wednesday next, Dec. 9th, 1812, under an execution. St. Albans. Shaw, Printer, [1812]. 8vo. 8pp. Two bilfolia, disbound. Priced in manuscript.

[Together with:] Inventory of the Effects of Mr. Charles Williams of St. Albans not included in the printed catalogue of sale. 10th December 1812. Manuscript on paper. Single bifolium, More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 30893
Photo of "French country cooking"
DAVID, Elizabeth. French country cooking. London. John Lehmann, [1951]. First edition. 8vo. 247pp, [1]. Handsomely bound in contemporary blind-tooled half-morocco, marbled paper boards, contrasting tan morocco lettering-piece. Clean and crisp. With a loosely inserted A.L.S. dated 29th May, 1979: 'Dear Mrs. Poulson, Thank you so very much for your letter of May 9th. My goodness, that binding sounds very grand indeed - too much so I am afraid for my very simple little. It was only my ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 30851
Photo of "The hotchkiss single-barrel rapid-firing gun. ..."
KOERNER, Alfred. The hotchkiss single-barrel rapid-firing gun. A description of the system. Paris. Printed for Private Circulation, 1884. First edition. Quarto. 37pp, [3]. With 11 plates, comprising seven albumen print photographs (mounted as issued) and four folding lithographic diagrams. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Bookplate of Henk Visser to FEP, his inked ownership inscription to half-title, FFEP detached, Hotchkiss company ink-stamp to title page, folding plate 10 a touch proud and consequently nicked along fore edge, toned.

[Together with:] [Caption title:] Measurements ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 30521
Photo of "The hotchkiss revolving cannon. Descriptions ..."
VERY, Lieut. Edward W. The hotchkiss revolving cannon. Descriptions and illustrations of the systems as designed for Naval Service, field Artillery and flank Defence... Paris. Printed for private circulation, 1885. Quarto. [4], 76pp. With a phototype frontispiece and a further 30 phototype/lithographic plates. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, recently rebacked. Rubbed, marked, and bumped. Numerous marginal tears, many naively repaired with clear tape. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 30520
Photo of "The nordenfelt machine guns described ..."
NORDENFELT, [Thorsten]. The nordenfelt machine guns described in detail and compared with other systems; also their employment for naval and military purposes. Portsmouth. Griffin & Co., 1884. First edition. Quarto. xiv, [2], 73, 74A-74D, 75-206pp. With 57 plates. Original publisher's red pictorial cloth, recently rebacked and recornered. Lightly rubbed and marked. Armorial bookplate of John Madden (1836-1902) to FEP, bookplate of Henk Visser to recto of FFEP, several leaves/plates detached, but present, scattered spotting. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 30519
Photo of "The history of barbados, from ..."
POYER, John. The history of barbados, from the first discovery of the island, in the year 1605, till the accession of lord seaforth, 1801. London. Printed for J. Mawman, 1808. First edition. Quarto. xxix, [7], 8, [2], 9-668pp. With a list of subscribers. Bound by W. & G. Baird of Belfast in later half-calf, brown cloth boards, contrasting red calf lettering-piece. Minor shelf-wear. Endpapers browned, binder's ticket and armorial bookplate of Anglo-Irish British Army officer and politician Hugh McCalmont (1845-1924) to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 30178
Photo of "Prison life and reflections; or, ..."
THOMPSON, George. Prison life and reflections; or, a narrative of the arrest, trial, conviction, imprisonment, treatment, observations, reflections, and deliverance of work, burr, and thompson, who suffered an unjust and cruel imprisonment in missouri penitentiary, for attempting to aid some slaves to liberty. New York. Printed by S. W. Benedict, 1848. Second edition. 12mo. 377pp, [1]. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth boards, recently rebacked with black cloth ruled and lettered in gilt. Boards rubbed and marked. Scattered spotting. Presentation copy, pencilled inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'From / the Author / G. T. - / Dec. 4/48'. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 29936
Photo of "A specimen Of some errors ..."
HARMER, Anthony [i.e. WHARTON, Henry]. A specimen Of some errors and defects in the History of the Reformation of the Church of england; Wrote by gilbert burnet, d.d. now Lord Bishop of Sarum. London. Printed for Randall Taylor, 1693. First edition. 8vo. viii, 199pp, [1]. With a terminal page of errata. Contemporary blind-tooled speckled calf, recently rebacked and recornered, preserving contemporary backstrip and contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed. Small marginal burn-hole to leaf K2, scattered spotting. Early manuscript annotation to p.146 signed 'Tho. Petrburg', later manuscript note concerning provenance to front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 28448