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Photo of "The comedies of Terence"
TERENCE. The comedies of Terence. London. Printed for Lackington, Allen, and Co., 1802. 8vo. [2], 492pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, some loss to lettering-piece. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 26252
Photo of "A journal of the life, ..."
[QUAKERISM]. A journal of the life, travels, and gospel labours, of that faithful servant and minister of christ, job scott. New York printed: London reprinted. James Phillips & Son, 1798. New edition. 12mo. [2], xiii, [1], 293pp, [3]. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints split, some surface loss to spine, corners bumped. Pencil trials and worm tracks to endpapers, scattered foxing. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 26260
Photo of "Histoire de manon lescaut et ..."
PREVOST, Abbe. Histoire de manon lescaut et du chevalier des grieux. Paris. G. Boudet, 1889. 8vo. xxii, [2], 203pp, [5]. With a half-title, an engraved portrait frontispiece, a further 12 chromolithograph plates, and 212 engraved illustrations in the text by Maurice Leloir. Contemporary gilt-tooled green half-morocco, marbled boards, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and bumped, spine sunned. Decorated endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 26263
Photo of "Day unto Day. An Illuminated ..."
[MEMORIAL DIARY]. Day unto Day. An Illuminated Diary. London. The Religious Tract Society, [s.d., c. 1875] Oblong 8vo. [32]pp. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt, black, and blind, illustrated colour onlay to upper board. A trifle rubbed. Hinges cracked, inked gift inscription to FFEP, occasional manuscript entires (birth, deaths etc.) More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 26265
Photo of "On the punishment of death"
WRIGHTSON, Thomas. On the punishment of death. London. John Hearne, 1837. Third edition. 8vo. xxiv, 113pp, [1]. Original publisher’s green cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 26388
Photo of "Social etiquette the art of ..."
[COOKERY]. Social etiquette the art of cookery and hints on carving. London. Houlston and Sons, [s.d., c. 1860] Sixth thousand. 8vo. [5], 10-248pp, [8]. Complete despite erratic pagination. With four final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed. Upper hinge exposed, later bookplate of John Fuller to FEP, early inked ownership inscriptions to recto of FFEP, some loss to gutter of title page, leaves browned and spotted. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27087
Photo of "Selected poems: old and new"
SITWELL, Osbert. Selected poems: old and new. London. Duckworth, 1943. First edition. 8vo. 163pp, [1]. Original publisher's yellow cloth, lettered in red, pictorial dustwrapper. Minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper rubbed and chipped, loss to lower panel. Internally clean and crisp. Inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'For / S. H. Gray / from / Osbert Sitwell / Nov. 1943'. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27106
Photo of "Open the door!: A volume ..."
SITWELL, Osbert. Open the door!: A volume of Stories. London. Macmillan & Co., 1941. First edition. 8vo. v, [1], 281pp, [1]. Original publisher's burgundy cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper rubbed and chipped. Internally clean and crisp. Inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'For / S. H. Gray / from / Osbert Sitwell / January 1942'. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27107
Photo of "Honour. A satire"
WHITEHEAD, [Paul]. Honour. A satire. London. Printed for M. Cooper, 1747. First edition. Quarto. [2], 22pp. With a half-title. Recent buff paper boards. Short closed tear to head of title page, leaves damp-stained at margins, verso of final leaf browned. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27191
Photo of "[Drop-head title:] An Act for ..."
[ACTS - ANNE]. [Drop-head title:] An Act for altering Whitsuntide and Lammas Terms for the Court of Exchequer in Scotland. [London]. [Printed by Charles Bill], [1709]. First edition. Folio. [2], p.247, [1]. Issued with a general title page (as here), and also as a part of ‘ Anno Regni annae reginae…Septimo. At the Parliament Summoned to be Held at Westminster, the Eighth Day of July, Anno Dom. 1708...’ Imprint taken from general title page. Disbound. Lightly toned. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27193
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[ACTS - ANNE]. [Drop-head title:] An Act for ascertaining and Directing the Payment of the Allowances to be made for or upon the Exportation from Scotland, of Fish, Beef, and Pork Cured with Foreign Salt... [London]. [Printed by Charles Bill], [1709]. First edition. Folio. [2], 221-227pp, [1]. Issued with a general title page (as here), and also as a part of ‘ Anno Regni annae reginae…Septimo. At the Parliament Summoned to be Held at Westminster, the Eighth Day of July, Anno Dom. 1708...’ Imprint taken from general title page. Disbound. Lightly toned and spotted. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27194
Photo of "Plexus"
MILLER, Henry. Plexus. Paris. The Olympia Press, [1953]. First edition. 8vo. Limited edition of 2,000 copies printed for private circulation, this being copy 930. In two volumes. 342, [4]; 348pp, [2]. Original publisher's sienna printed wrappers. Rubbed, printed prices on lower panels erased. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27205
Photo of "The Life of George Morland, ..."
DAWE, G.. The Life of George Morland, with Remarks on his Works. London. Published by Vernor, Hood, & Sharpe, 1807. First edition. 8vo. viii, 192pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, an engraved title page, and four engraved plates. Recent half-calf, marbled boards, lettered in gilt. Spine sunned. Scattered foxing, plates browned. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27295
Photo of "Observations on the pathology of ..."
GREEN, Horace. Observations on the pathology of croup... New York. John Wiley, 1849. First edition. 8vo. iv, [3], x-xi, [2], vi-vii, [1], 115pp, [1]. Contents leaves misbound. With two initial leaves of publisher's advertisements and an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-stamped black cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, gilt-stamp of the Birmingham Medical Institute to foot of chipped spine. Ink-stamps of the aforementioned institution to frontispiece and title page, scattered foxing, occasional underlining in ink. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27301
Photo of "The book of artemas: Concerning ..."
[MASON, Arnold Telford]. The book of artemas: Concerning men, and the things that men did do, at the time when there was war. London. W. Westall & Co., 1918. Seventy-sixth edition. [Together with:] [MASON, Arnold Telford]. The second book of artemas... London. W. Westall & Co., 1918. Seventh edition.

[And:] [MASON, Arnold Telford]. The third book of artemas... W. Westall & Co., 1919. First edition.

8vo. Original publisher's pictorial cloth. Lightly rubbed and dulled. Pencilled gift inscription to FFEP of first mentioned work: 'Son / from E. Spicer / Jan 28th 1918', together with a pasted-in ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27302
Photo of "Fables"
GAY, John. Fables. London. Printed by T. C. Hansard...for C. Cradock and W. Joy, 1814. Fifth edition. 243pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and a final page of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary tree-calf, later expertly rebacked, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, gilt. A trifle rubbed. Offsetting to title, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27328