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[YONGE, Charlotte Mary]. A book of golden deeds of all times and all lands. London. Macmillan and Co, 1906. 8vo. xi, [1], 454pp. With a half-title. Handsomely contemporary prize binding, gilt-tooled tree-calf, brown morocco lettering-piece, lettered in gilt to upper board: 'Friern Barnet Grammar School', marbled edges. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, inked prize inscription to front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32931
GRAY, George. The burgh school of rutherglen. [s.i.]. Printed for Private Circulation, 1891. First edition. 8vo. Limited to 100 copies. vi, 107pp, [1]. Title in red and black. Original publisher's buff paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Very occasional light spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'To / James Wallace Esq. / from G. G.' More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33274
CLELAND, James. Description of the Banquet in honor of the right honble sir robert peel, bart. m.p.. Glasgow. John Smith & Son, 1837. First edition. Quarto. [6], 144pp. With an additional engraved title page, a large terminal folding engraving depicting a view of the grand banqueting hall, and a further three engraved plates. Bound by Carss of Glasgow in contemporary straight-grain dark green half-morocco, printed buff paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Heavily rubbed and marked, corners exposed. Armorial bookplate and inked ownership inscription of Henry Wilson Cleland dated ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33459
MEDWIN, Thomas. Conversations of lord byron: noted during a residence with his lordship at pisa. London. Printed for Henry Colburn, 1824. New edition. 8vo. xxiii, [1], 351pp, [1], ciii, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of Lord Byron, a large folding facsimile of his handwriting, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Modern black cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, with the library stamp of Nottingham Public Libraries to top edge. Armorial bookplate of the Local History Library, Citty of Nottingham Public Libraries to FEP, ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34108
CALLCOTT, Maria. A short history of spain. London. John Murray, 1828. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xii, 501pp, [1]; viii, 626pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting brown and black morocco lettering-pieces. Marbled edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, with splitting to joints. Light scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34128
[HOUSE OF PEERS]. The tryal of Dr. Henry Sacheverell, Before the house of peers, for High Crimes and Misdemeanors...Begun in Westminster-Hall the 27th day of February, 1709/10, and from thence continued by several Adjournments until the 23d Day of March following. . London. Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1710. First edition. 8vo. 456pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of Henry Sacheverell. Contemporary gilt-tooled, panelled mottled calf, later rebacked, with a contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A.E.G. Rubbed, with loss to head of spine and surface wear to joints and edges. A Coleridge family copy, with the armorial bookplate of Bernard, Lord Coleridge to FFEP, inked ownership inscription of Jane Fortescue Coleridge, Heath's Court to head of second blank ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34134
COLQUHOUN, P[atrick] . A treatise on the police of the metropolis. London. Printed for J. Mawman et. al., 1806. Seventh edition. 8vo. [16], xvi, 655pp, [30]. With half-title and a terminal index. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering piece. Rubbed and marked, with upper joint split, spine heavily dulled. Inked inscription of ? Library to FEP, with inked gift inscription 'From Mr. Dingwall, Ramornie' pasted to head of the same. Scattered spotting, heavier to endpapers. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34146
COOPER, Rev. Mr. [i.e. JOHNSON, Richard]. A new history of england, from the earliest period to the present time; on a plan recommended by the earl of chesterfield... Dublin. Printed at the Hibernia Press Office, 1817. New edition. 12mo. 338pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's green roan-backed marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Heavily rubbed. Book-label of the Dublin Juvenile Library to FEP, early ownership inscriptions of John McKenney to FFEP and head of title, frontispiece partially traced over, pen-trials to terminal page, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34246
STORRS, Ronald. Orientations. London. Nicholson & Watson, 1945. Definitive edition. 8vo. xix, [1], 532pp. With a portrait frontispiece and a further 20 photographic plates. Original publisher's navy cloth. Without dustwrapper. Rubbed, a trifle marked. upper corner of FFEP shaved. Signed by the author on title page. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34318
BATESON, Charles. The convict ships 1787-1868. Glasgow. Brown, Son & Ferguson, [1959]. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 355pp. With a photographic frontispiece and 19 further photographic plates. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, with original publisher's pictorial dust-wrapper. A trifle rubbed, dust-wrapper price-clipped, chipped and worn at edges. Light spotting to edges, a touch of staining to front endpapers. With a loosely inserted autographed telegram letter from the author to Captain G. E. Parkes. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34526
STANLEY, Arthur Penrhyn. The life and correspondence of thomas arnold, d.d. Late head-master of rugby school, and regius professor of modern history in the university of oxford.. London. John Murray, 1898. Seventh edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xvi, 375; xii, 406pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of the subject to vol. i. Contemporary gilt-tooled black calf, contrasting red and brown morocco lettering-pieces to spine, with the supralibros of South Wales Training College, Camarthen to upper board of both vols. Marbled endpapers, A.E.R. Lightly rubbed and marked, spines a touch sunned. Inked prize inscription addressed to Ernest W. B. Sykes, ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34640
LANE, Edward William. An account of the manners and customs of the modern egyptians, written in egypt during the years 1833, -34, and -35, primarily from notes made during a former visit to that country in the years 1825, -36, -27, and -28.. London. John Murray, 1871. Fifth edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xxiii, [1], 386pp; viii, 379pp, [1]. Finely bound by J. B. Hawes (stamp-signed to verso of FFEPs) in contemporary gilt-tooled, blind-stamped calf, contrasting burgundy morocco lettering-pieces to spine, with the supralibros of Windermere College to each board. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, with light scuffing to boards. Leaves lightly browned. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34641