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Photo of "Flora's feast"
CRANE, Walter. Flora's feast. London, Paris, New York & Melbourne. Cassell & Company, 1899. First edition. Quarto. 40pp, [2], 8pp. Lithographed throughout, with numerous in-text illustrations and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's cloth-backed pictorial boards, with glassine wrapper. A trifle rubbed and bumped, wrapper chipped and torn, with loss More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31498
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[FAWCETT, William]. Regulations for the exercise of riflemen and light infantry; and instructions for their conduct in the field. London. Printed for the War-Office, and sold by T. Egerton, 1803. 8vo. iv, 70pp. With eight engraved plates, two of which comprised of 'Signals of the bugle horn in the movements of light troops'. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards. Rubbed and lightly marked, loss and tearing to backstrip, corners exposed. Recently dispersed from the Cottlesloe Military Library 'probably the most extensive private collection of early printed books focused on military matters', with the armorial bookplate ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22769
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[FAWCETT, William]. Regulations for the exercise of riflemen and light infantry; and instructions for their conduct in the field. Dublin. Printed for M. Neary Mahon, 1803. 8vo. iv, 71 [i.e. 70]pp. With nine engraved plates, two of which comprised of 'Signals of the bugle horn in the movements of light troops'. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards. Rubbed and marked, spine worn. Loss to lower margin of torn title page, contemporary inked ownership inscription 'Charles Platt Capt. 50th'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34022
Photo of "The gallery of nature, A ..."
MILNER, The Revd. Thomas. The gallery of nature, A Pictorial & Descriptive tour through creation.. London. Published by Wm. S. Orr & Co., [1849]. New edition, Revised. 8vo. xii, 803pp. With an additional engraved title page, engraved landscape frontispiece, seven double-page astrological diagrams, a large colour meteorological map of the world, six further engraved landscape plates, and numerous engraved in-text illustrations. Contemporary blind-stamped burgundy morocco, richly tooled in gilt. Gilt dentelles, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, with occasional surface wear to boards, lower board scratched. Inked gift inscription to FFEP. Light scattered spotting ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34714
Photo of "A letter to the editor ..."
OASTLER, Richard. A letter to the editor of the 'argus and demagogue,' on the validity of sir john ramsden's title to the sums of money he claims for canal dues, and on other subjects. Huddersfield. Printed by J. Hobson, 1834. First edition. 12mo. 36pp. Later dark green morocco-backed green cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine, recent endpapers. Spine worn and dulled. Leaves browned, many later strengthened with clear tape at gutters, occasional marginal loss. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 30621
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YEATMAN, Rev. Henry Farr. A letter to d. o. p. okeden, esq. together with an inquiry into the merits of his poor law report, as assistant commissioner. Sherborne. Printed and sold by T. H. Toll, 1833. First edition. 8vo. 63pp.

[Bound with:] YEATMAN, Rev. Henry Farr. A letter to d. o. p. okeden, esq. on the merits of his poor law report. Sherborne. Printed and sold by T. H. Toll, 1833. First edition. 25pp, [1].

8vo. Contemporary (original?) green cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed, joints starting, loss to foot of dulled spine, lettering-piece worn. Hinges exposed, armorial bookplate of Sir Thomas ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 13916
Photo of "The Black Book; or, corruption ..."
[WADE, John]. The Black Book; or, corruption unmasked! Being an account of places, pensions, and sinecures, the revenues of the clergy and landed aristocracy... London. Printed and published by John Fairburn, 1820. First edition. 8vo. [4], 480pp. Later half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, carmine edges. A trifle rubbed. Occasional light dampstaining. Edward Hailstone's copy, with his gilt-tooled morocco bookplate to FEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34030
Photo of "[Drop-head title:] Ceremonial. Windsor castle, ..."
[ROYAL WEDDINGS]. [Drop-head title:] Ceremonial. Windsor castle, 10th March, 1863. Upon this day at half-past twelve o'clock, was solemnized at Saint George's Chapel, Windsor, the Marriage of His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Duke of Saxony...with Her Royal Highness The Princess Alexandra Caroline Maria Charlotte Louisa Julia.... [London]. [Printed by Harrison and Sons], [1863]. Folio. 33pp, [1]. Finely bound in original publisher's navy silk moire, supralibros of the royal arms to upper boards. Immaculate. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34803
Photo of "Ceremonial observed At the marriage ..."
[ROYAL WEDDINGS]. Ceremonial observed At the marriage of Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena Augusta Victoria...with His Royal Highness The Prince Christian of Scleswig Holstein, K.G., in the Chapel within Windsor Castle, on Thursday, the 5th day of July, 1866, at Half-past Twelve o'Clock.. [London]. [Printed by Harrison and Sons], [1866]. Folio. 15pp, [1]. Finely bound in original publisher's navy silk moire, supralibros of the royal arms to upper boards. Immaculate. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34824
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STATHAM, E[dward] [Phillips]. The story of the "britannia" the training ship for naval cadets; with some account of previous methods of naval education, and of the new scheme of 1903. London, Paris, New York and Melbourne. Cassell and Company, Limited, 1904. First edition. 8vo. xii, 274pp. With a lithograph frontispiece and numerous in-text photographic and engraved illustrations. Original publisher's gilt-decorated navy cloth boards. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled, with light wear to extremities. Inked ownership inscription of Cyril H. G. Benson, 'joined "Britannia" 1899', to FFEP, along with two further inscriptions relating to Captain Blake, Royal Navy 'Killed at Namsos 1939'. Endpapers browned. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34800
Photo of "Wordsworth's grave And other Poems"
WATSON, William. Wordsworth's grave And other Poems. London. T. Fisher Unwin, 1890. First edition. 8vo. 76pp. With engraved half-title and a photographic landscape frontispiece. Original publisher's printed two-tone paper boards, title printed to spine, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed, with chipping to edges, spine heavily dulled. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Harold Addleshaw, March 30th, 1890 to FFEP. Endpapers browned, spotting to edges. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34584
Photo of "The works of william shakespeare"
SHAKESPEARE, William. The works of william shakespeare. Cambridge and London. Macmillan and Co., 1864. 8vo. viii, 1079pp, [1]. Finely bound by MacLehose of Glasgow (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine slightly dulled. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of David Stanley William Ogilvy, 11th Earl of Airlie, dated October 1866, to front blank fly-leaf. Light spotting and browning to initial and terminal leaves. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34758
Photo of "Idylls of the king"
TENNYSON, Alfred. Idylls of the king. London. Henry S. King and Co., 1876. 8vo. viii, [2], 405pp, [1]. With a half-title. Finely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece to spine. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, with light scuffing to boards. Light spotting to initial and terminal leaves. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34757