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[SOUTHEY, Robert]. Bishop hatto: a legend of the mouse-tower on the rhine. London. Hamilton & Adams, [1861]. First edition. Quarto. [10] leaves. Illustrated throughout. Original publisher's limp blind-stamped red cloth, lettered in gilt. Extremities a trifle rubbed and marked. Later bookplate to FEP, light damp-staining to head of all leaves at gutter, else clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 16040

[SOUTHEY, Robert]. Bishop hatto: a legend of the mouse-tower on the rhine. London. Hamilton & Adams, [1861]. First edition. Quarto. [10] leaves. Illustrated throughout. Original publisher's limp blind-stamped blue cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Extremities a trifle rubbed. Recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29257

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HORTON, Harry Howells. Birmingham: A Poem, in two parts... Birmingham. Printed for the Author by Martin Billing, 1851. First edition. 12mo. vi, [1], 8-100pp. Original publisher's printed purple wrappers. Extremities discoloured, dust-soiled, and lightly rubbed. Later book-label of John L. Marks of 'Chippendale' Earlswood to verso of upper wrapper, occasional spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21093

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MIVART, St. George. Birds: the elements of ornithology. London. R. H. Porter, [1892]. First edition. 8vo. [8], 329pp, [1]. With 174 engravings in the text. Original publishers green buckram, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 18725

ROBINSON, Phil. Birds of the wave and woodland. London. Isbister and Company Limited, 1894. First edition. 8vo. 224pp, [16]. With half-title, engraved frontispiece, 16 further engraved plates, numerous in-text illustrations, and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red cloth, decorated in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, with wear to extremities, spine dulled. Occasional light scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34822

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MILLER, Thomas. Birds, bees, and blossoms. Original poems for children. London. J. & C. Brown, [s.d., 1858?] 8vo. iv, 5-112pp. With a coloured engraved frontispiece, two coloured engraved plates, and numerous engraved illustrations in the text by Birket Foster. Original publisher's green cloth stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. A trifle toned. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21923

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EDGAR, John G.. Biography for Boys. Footprints of famous men designed as incitements to intellectual industry.. London. W. Kent & Co., 1858. Fourth edition. 8vo. vi, 376pp. With half-title, an engraved frontispiece, and seven further engraved plates by Birket Foster. Finely bound in contemporary dark green calf, richly gilt-tooled, with contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Marbled endpapers and edges. Very lightly rubbed, with light scoring to boards. Occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34906

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STEVENSON, Alan. Biographical Sketch of the late Robert Stevenson. Edinburgh. W. Blackwood and Sons, 1861. First illustrated edition. Quarto. 32pp. With two finely engraved plates; a portrait frontispiece of the subject, and a fine dramatic view of the Bell Rock Lighthouse, originally drawn by Miss Stevenson. Original publisher's gilt-tooled and titled buckram. Spine a trifle faded, light shelf-wear and few indents to lower board, else a fine copy. Presentation copy, inscribed 'Tolbooth Chuch Library, From Mesr. Stevenson' to head of title, and in a ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31291

SCOTT, Sir Walter. Biographical memoirs. Paris. Published by A. and W. Galignani, 1830. 8vo. In two volumes. [6], 243, [1]; [4], 224pp. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, contemporary book-labels of Jane Yates to both FEPs, with her inked ownership inscriptions to front blank fly-leaves, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FFEP of Vol. I, very occasional spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22305

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[MADAME TUSSAUD AND SONS]. Biographical and Descriptive Sketches of the distinguished characters which compose the unrivalled exhibition of madame tussaud and sons... London. Printed for Madame Tussaud and Sons, 1851. 8vo. 32pp. Original publisher's printed salmon paper wrappers. Extremities a trifle toned and spotted. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 17266

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BRAUNIO, Johanne. Bigdê Kohanîm id est, vestitus sacerdotum hebraeorum... Amstelodami [i.e. Amsterdam]. Veneunt apud Janssonio Waesbergios, Danielem Elsevirium, Viduam J. à Someren, et Henr. & Theod. Boom, 1680. First edition. Quarto. In two volumes. [58], 430, [36]; [5], 432-940pp, [48]. First two words of title transliterated from the Hebrew. With an additional engraved title page to Vol. I., 11 full-page engravings in the text, and five engraved plates (one folding). Latter vellum-backed paper boards, contrasting red and black morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed and a trifle marked. Occasional worm-tracks to margins, scattered foxing/browning. From the Rugby School library, ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 24400

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[TOWNELEY, John]. Bibliotheca towneleiana. A catalogue of the curious and extensive library of the late john towneley, esq. Part I.... [London]. [Printed by W. Bulmer and Co.], [1813]. First edition. 8vo. Part one only. [2], 47pp, [1]. Uncut in modern gilt-ruled red morocco-backed marbled paper boards. Pencilled annotation to title page. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31918

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[DUCAREL, Andrew Coltée] . Bibliotheca topographica britannica. No V. Containing the history of the royal hospital and collegiate church of St. katharine, near the tower of london, from its foundation in the year 1273, to the present time. . London. Printed by and for J.Nichols, printer to the Society of Antiquaries, 1782. First edition. Quarto. iv, viii, 46pp, 74pp,*74-*75, 75-112pp. With an additional title page, engraved frontispiece, seven large folding engravings, and six further engraved plates, depicting the exterior, interior, and architectural detail of the chapel. Loosely inserted ALS by the Warden of the Chapel, dated 1926. Later half-calf, ruled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, marbled boards. Lightly rubbed and marked, slight surface loss to joints and ... More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 17525

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[POLITICAL SONGS]. Bibliotheca Curiosa. The Political Songs of England, from the reign of John to that of Edward II. Edinburgh. Privately Printed, 1884. 8vo. Limited edition of 275 small paper copies 'issued only to subscribers'. Four volumes bound as one. Contemporary gilt-tooled green half-morocco, marbled boards, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, scattered foxing. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 25565

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GOLDSMID, Edmund [editor]. Bibliotheca Curiosa. The History of Reynard the Fox, Translated and printed by william caxton, 1481. Edinburgh. Privately printed, 1884. 12mo. In two volumes. 99, [1]; 120pp. Uncut in original publisher's printed buff wrappers. A trifle rubbed, heavily discoloured. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32446

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GOLDSMID, Edmund. Bibliotheca Curiosa. Some political satires of the seventeenth century. Selected from the Writings of the earl of rochester, sir john denham, and andrew marvel.. Edinburgh. Privately printed, 1885. Limited edition. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. 62; 73pp, [1]. Title pages in red and black. With half-titles. Contemporary gilt-tooled brown half-morocco, marbled boards. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, with some surface loss to head of spine and lower board. Book-label of G.F.J. Elliot to FEP. Spotting to blank fly-leaves. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34542

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[ENGLISH POETRY]. Bibliographia poetica: a catalogue of engleish poets, of the twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth, centuries, with a short account of their works. London. Printed by C. Roworth, 1802. 8vo. [2], ii, 407, [2], 400*-402*pp. Attractively bound in contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, recent book-label of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 20761

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BERENSON, Bernard. Bibliografia di Bernard Berenson. Milano. Electa Editrice, 1955. First edition, number 732 of 1000 copies. Quarto. 74pp, [4]. Illustrated with numerous tipped-in facsimilies. Original publisher's salmon pink limp paper boards. A near fine copy. Presentation copy, inscribed to recto of FFEP; 'With love to the / Hammonds / B. B. / I Tatti / Nov. 13 / 56'. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 14540

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[WILSON, Lucy Sarah Atkins]. Bible Scenes; or, sunday employment for very young children. First series. History of joseph. London. Grant and Griffith, Successors to Newbery and Harris, [s.d., c.1850] First edition. 16mo. 30pp, [2]. With a coloured lithographic frontispiece, 11 coloured lithographic plates, and a terminal publisher's advertisement leaf. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle rubbed, some marking, spine sunned. Upper hinge exposed, text-block split at frontispiece, near contemporary ink gift inscriptions to FEP and FFEP, light offsetting and foxing. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 16249

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NARES, Rear Admiral J. D. Bhavnagar state: final hydrographic report on the approaches to bhavnagar. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1932]. Folio. [4], 11pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Lightly rubbed, a trifle marked, ink-stamp of the Manager & Engineer-in-Chief's Office, Port Department, and ink shelf-mark to upper wrapper. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31571