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Photo of "Magic Water"
MARSHALL, Tom. Magic Water. Kingston, Ontario. The Quarry Press, 1971. First edition. 8vo. 72pp. Original publisher's turquoise cloth lettered in gilt, with the original photographic dustwrapper. Wrapper with significant losses to the front panel, with staining and some smoke damage. Boards a little stained and faded, associated smoke odour. Lightly toned with minor water damage, some pages adhered. Inscribed 'to Olwyn & Keith with all good wishes Tom' on the FFEP, a little water smudged. From the estate ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29576
Photo of "Epistles in verse. between cynthio ..."
MARSHALL, George. Epistles in verse. between cynthio and leonora, in three cantos, descriptive of a voyage to and from the east indies. With several occasional pieces. Newcastle. Printed for the Author, by Preston & Heaton, 1812. First edition. Quarto. 215pp, [13]. With a list of subscribers, an engraved frontispiece and a further 10 engraved plates on India paper, one of which, 'A view of the Cap of Goodhope', engraved by Bewick after a design by Thurston. Contemporary half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, marbled edges. Rubbed, joints starting, spine dulled. Recent ticket of Bobby's Bookshop to FEP, title page and frontispiece ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33709
Photo of "Memories of Troublous Times: Being ..."
MARSHALL, Emma. Memories of Troublous Times: Being the History of Dame Alicia Chamberlayne Of Ravensholme, Gloucestershire. London. Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1880. First edition. 8vo. vi, [2], 316pp, [4]. With a frontispiece, a further five plates, and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in black and gilt. A trifle rubbed. Armorial bookplate of Henry Birkbeck to FEP, very occasional light spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of dedication leaf: 'Henry Birkbeck / from the author E. M. / Jun 7. 1880'. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 31344
Photo of "The privateer's-man: one hundred years ..."
[MARRYAT, Frederick]. The privateer's-man: one hundred years ago. London. Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1846. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [4], 379, [1], 32; [4], 361pp, [1]. With publisher's advertisement catalogue to the end of Vol. I. Bound by Bowyer & Co. of Harrow Road, London, in near contemporary gilt-tooled red half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black and brown morocco lettering-pieces, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP of Vol. I, original publisher's cloth spine panels ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22280
Photo of "Olla podrida"
[MARRYAT, Frederick]. Olla podrida. London. Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1840. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. vi, 310; [4], 362;[4], 332pp. Bound by Bowyer & Co. of Harrow Road, London, in near contemporary gilt-tooled red half- calf, marbled boards, contrasting black and brown morocco lettering-pieces, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP of Vol. I, foxed. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22278
Photo of "The mission: or, scenes in ..."
MARRYAT, Captain [Frederick]. The mission: or, scenes in africa. Written for young people. London. Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1845. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [4], 328, 18; [2], 34pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume, and a publisher's advertisement catalogue to the end of Vol. I. Bound by Bowyer & Co. of Harrow Road, London, in near contemporary gilt-tooled red half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black and brown morocco lettering-pieces, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, original publisher's cloth spine panels pasted to REPs, scattered ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22281
Photo of "Mr. midshipman easy"
MARRYAT, Captain. Mr. midshipman easy. London. "Review of Review's" Office, [s.d., c.1900] 8vo. 60pp, iv. With two final advertisement leaves. Original publisher's printed pictorial blue wrappers. Extremities spotted, lightly rubbed and dust-soiled. Leaves browned. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24698
Photo of "Les sept journees de la ..."
[MARGUERITE OF NAVARRE]. Les sept journees de la reine de navarre: suives de la huitieme. Paris. Librairie de Bibliophiles, 1872. 8vo. Limited edition, one of 25 copies printed on China paper. Four volumes bound as two. [4], 160, [4], 125, [1], 136; [4], 84, 91, 79, [1], [4], 95, [1], 56, li, [5]. With half-titles and nine engraved plates. Finely bound by Riviere in contemporary richly gilt-tooled green crushed morocco, T.E.G. Spines slightly sunned. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplates of Florence Nelson to both FEPs, small paper ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 18978
Photo of "The glow-worm"
MANNING, William. The glow-worm. London. Frank T. Sabin, 1896. Quarto. Limited edition of 112 copies, 100 of which for sale. [8], 17pp, [47]. Title in red and black. With an additional illustrated title-page and 21 engraved illustrations in the text by Westley Horton. Uncut in original publisher's pictorial buckram. Extremities rubbed, marked, and dulled. Endpapers browned, later ink ownership inscription of 'The Spitfire Library' to head of additional title. Manuscript note to limitation page: 'Subscribing ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30204
Photo of "The dreamer, a poem, in ..."
MACPHERSON, Ossian. The dreamer, a poem, in three cantos, With other Poems; and an introductory epistle upon the island of madeira. London. Printed for the Author, 1848. First edition. 8vo. [6], v, [2], 152pp, [4]. With a half-title and a list of subscribers. Partially unopened in original publisher's blind-stamped red buckram, lettered in gilt. Extremities sunned and a trifle marked. Manuscript booksellers description tipped-in to FFEP, closed tears touching text of leaves C2-3, lightly spotted. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20469
Photo of "The pastoral or lyric muse ..."
MACNEILL, Hector. The pastoral or lyric muse of scotland; In Three Cantos. Edinburgh. Printed by George Ramsay and Company, for Archibald Constable and Company, 1808. First edition. Quarto. viii, 68pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's powder blue paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, surface loss to spine, corners exposed. Armorial bookplate of Napier of Ballikinrain to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 26451
Photo of "The mirror. A periodical paper, ..."
[MACKENZIE, Henry]. The mirror. A periodical paper, published at edinburgh in the years 1779 and 1780. London. Printed for A. Strahan, and T. Cadell...and W. Creech at Edinburgh, 1794. Tenth edition. 12mo. In three volumes. xv, [1], 271, [1]; vii, [1], 319, [1]; xv, [1], 271pp, [1]. Bound and sold by John Murdoch of Glasgow. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled mottled/tree-calf, Contrasting green morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed. Marbled endpapers, binders tickets to FEPs, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 28507
Photo of "A thousand and one gems ..."
[MACKAY, Charles]. A thousand and one gems of English poetry. London. George Routledge and Sons, 1881. 8vo. iv, 538pp. With an engraved frontispiece, a further eight engraved plates, and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Attractively bound in contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Mervyn Lloyd Peel to FEP, inked gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf, lightly foxed. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23122
Photo of "La mandragola commedia"
MACHIAVELLI, [Niccolò]. La mandragola commedia. [Verona]. Stampato per I Cento Amici del Libro, 1957. Quarto. Limited edition of 120 copies. 98pp, [4]. With seven full-page lithographed illustrations in the text by Amerigo Bartoli Natinguerra (1890-1971). Original publisher's limp cream paper boards, lettered in red, glassine wrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, loss to spine of wrapper. Internally immaculate. Signed by Sanminiatelli on the colophon. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27820
Photo of "Poems"
MACDONALD, Rev. William. Poems. Edinburgh. Printed by George Ramsay and Co. for the author, 1809. First edition. 12mo in 6s. viii, 157pp, [1], [14]. With a list of subscribers. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering- piece to spine. Slightly rubbed, chipping to joints. Recent book- label of J. O. Edwards to FEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23819