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DRINKWATER, John. A history of the late siege of gibraltar. With a description and account of that garrison, from the earliest perids.. London. Printed by T. Spilsbury and Son...And sold by J. Johnson, 1790. Fourth edition. Quarto. xxiv, 356pp. With ten folding engraved charts and views, three of which with old repairs to verso. Contemporary tree calf, gilt, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, elaborate gilt decoration within spine compartments with central domed bell. Worn, with upper joint split (holding well on the cords), lower joint cracking, loss at head of spine, bumping to corners, with loss, some scuffing. Some spotting, two manuscript corrections ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 20462
SHERIDAN, Charles Francis.. A History of the Late Revolution in Sweden: Containing An Account of the Transactions of the Three Last Diets of That Country; Preceded By a Short Abstract of the Swedish History, So Far as Was Necessary to Lay Open the True Caufes of That Remarkable Eve. Dublin. Printed By M.Mills, 1778. First Dublin edition. 8vo. [4], 443pp. Contemporary sheep with contrasting morocco lettering piece, gilt. Worn with some splitting to spine, occasional staining to text. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 10492
[METHODISM]. J. M.. A history of methodism in coleraine, from its introduction till about the year 1820; with Notices of Many of the Early Methodists, and numerous extracts from the mms. journals of john galt, Esq., late of coleraine. Coleraine. Printed by William M'Murdy, [1870]. First edition. 8vo. [2], ii, 35pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed powder blue wrappers. Extremities worn, marked, and chipped, without spine panel, struck through inked inscription to foot of upper panel. Occasional spotting, single inked correction to text, inked numerals to margins of p.3. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 16857
[STEPHENS, Frederic George]. A history of Gibraltar and its sieges. London. Provost & Co., 1873. Second edition. Quarto. vi, [2], with a albumen frontispiece, a further three albumen plates, and an engraved map. Bound by George J. Swayne of Brooklyn, N.Y. in contemporary gilt-tooled half morocco, marbled paper boards, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, bookplate and withdrawal stamps of the Minnesota Historical Society to FEP, contemporary inked gift inscription to front free endpaper. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29129
WRIGHT, Thomas. A history of caricature & grotesque In Literature and Art. London. Virtue Brothers & Co., 1865. First edition. Quarto. xvi, 494pp. Title in red and black. Handsomely bound by Holloway (stamp-signed on front turn-in) in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. Spine a trifle dulled. Armorial bookplate of Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks, first Baron Tweedmouth (1820-1894) to FEP. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 24077
[CAMERON, George]. A history and description of the town of inverness; its principal buildings, public institutions etc. With a guide to the various objects of interest in its neighbourhood; also, a statistical sketch of the county of inverness. Inverness. Kenneth Douglas, James Smith, and Donald Fraser, 1847. First edition. 8vo. 160pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28518
HEYLYN, P[eter]. A help to english history, containing A Succession of all the Kings of England, the English, Saxons, and the Britains, the Kings and Princes of Wales, the Kings and Lords of Man, and the Isle of Wight... London. Printed by Benj. Motte, for John Walthoe, 1709. 12mo. [8], 633pp, [3]. Contemporary panelled calf, later rebacked and recornered, contrrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Boards rubbed and marked. Paper repair to head of title page, short tear to leaf L12 (without loss), leaves browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 30384
KEENE, H. G. A handbook for visitors to agra and its neighbourhood. Calcutta. Thacker, Spink and Co., 1888. Fifth edition. 8vo?. vi, [6], 163pp, [1], 30pp, [2]. With a half-title, five maps (three folding), and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked. Ink-stamp of Bombay-based booksellers A. J. Combridge & Co. to verso of FFEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 30884
GÊLERT. A guide to the foxhounds and staghounds of england; to which are added the otter-hounds and harriers of several counties.. London. Whittaker & Co., 1849. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 111pp. Finely bound by Bayntun of Bath (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in modern gilt-tooled red half-calf, red cloth boards. Marbled endpapers, T.E.G. Very light surface wear to spine and upper joint. Armorial bookplate of Douglas Peter Crossman to FFEP. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34491
[NAWORTH AND LANERCOST]. A guide to naworth and lanercost: or, historical & descriptive accounts of naworth castle & lanercost priory; and a life of the lord william howard.. Carlisle. Samuel Jefferson, 1839. First edition. 8vo. [6], 74pp. With an engraved frontispiece and several engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's green cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Heavily rubbed and marked, loss to lettering-piece, corners exposed. Bookseller's ticket of W. & J. Bell of Newcastle to FEP, evidence of armorial bookplate removal to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34567
FOY, Tom. A guide to archery. London. Pelham Books, 1980. Second edition. Quarto. 144pp. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt, with original publisher's photographic dustwrapper. Very lightly bumped, with only minor sunning to the wrapper spine panel. Inscribed on title page: 'To Sir Laurence Olivier, Revered by archers for his "agincourt" scene, but also for being the only actor we ever managed to shoot! Best wishes, Tom Foy.' More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 31226
BARETTI, Joseph. A guide through the royal academy. London. Printed by T. Cadell, [1781]. 32pp. ESTC T228820. The scarcer of two issues, with press figure '3' on p.7.

[Bound after:] [REYNOLDS, Joshua]. A discourse, delivered at the opening of the royal academy, January 2, 1769, by the president. London. [s.n.], 1769. [4], 15pp, [1]. ESTC T31941.

[And:] [REYNOLDS, Joshua]. A discourse, delivered to the students of the royal academy, on the Distribution of the Prizes, December 14, 1770, by ... More >
£ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19128
M'NAYR, James. A guide from glasgow, to some of the most remarkable Scenes in the highlands of scotland, and to the falls of the clyde . Glasgow. Printed in the Courier Office, 1797. First edition. 8vo. 249, [1], 6pp. With half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled straight-grain tan morocco, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, a trifle marked, slight chipping to lettering-piece. Marbled endpapers, armoiral bookplate to FEP, internally immaculate. Presentation copy, inscribed to verso of front blank fly-leaf; 'Mr. Drummond, / of Blairdrummond, / with most respectful compliments from / The Author.' More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 15169
WILLIAMSON, Thomas. Agricultural mechanism; or, a display of the several properties, and powers, of the vehicles, implements, and Machinery, connected with husbandry... London. Printed for Black, Parry, and Kingsbury, 1810. First edition. 8vo. [3], vi-xiii, [1], 311pp, [1]. Without half-title. With 20 engraved plates. Bound for Richard Gregory in contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints starting. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Richard Gregory to FEP, with his ownership inscription to p.1 and a single note in his hand to foot of p.195. With four loosely inserted printed invitations, addressed to Gregory, for the Society for ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20920
[SCILLY ISLES]. A great victory Obtained by the kings forces in the West of england At the Island of Silley. And the full particulars of the great and bloudy Fight between the Parliaments Forces and the Cavaleers, with the manner how they surprised the said Island, and took Prisoners...Also, Another bloudy Fight at Scarbrough Castle in York-shire, between the Kings Forces, and the Parliaments, upon their sallying out of the Castle, and surprizing their Guards, and the number killed and taken prisoners. [s.i.]. Printed in the Year, 1648 Sole edition. Quarto. [2], 6pp. Modern vellum- backed boards (reusing an old document fragment), titled to spine. Interleaved with later paper, neat glassine reinforcement to gutter margins, some spotting to text. Several manuscript dates and shorthand annotations to the margins of title and text proper, in the manner of, and likely made by, John Rushworth. With the bookplate of Fairfax of Cameron to FEP. More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 33383