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Photo of "Sketch of william roscoe"
IRVING, Washington. Sketch of william roscoe. Liverpool. Printed by Harris and Company, [1853]. First edition. 8vo. 15pp, [1], iv. Stitched, without original wrappers. Slightest of dust-soiling and marking to title-page and terminal leaf, overall a near fine copy. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 14934
Photo of "Sketches from Marlborough"
[BENSON, Edward Frederic]. Sketches from Marlborough. Marlborough. Printed and published by Chas. Perkins, 1888. First edition. 8vo. 105pp, [1]. Original publisher's navy cloth, tooled and black and lettered in gilt to upper board. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Ink-stamp to recto of FFEP of the Rye Dormy House Club (the accommodation for visiting golfers playing at the renowned links course at Camber, East Sussex), inked annotation 'By Benson: "Dodo" to browned title page - inscribed in pencil beneath, no doubt at a later ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 27526
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[FLAGS]. [Six engraved strips of flags, including naval and other maritime ensigns, opening with the British Standard, and closing with the 'Dutch New Colours' and the 'Dutch Ensign' of the Batavian Republic]. [s.i.]. [s.n,, s.d., but c.1795] Six engraved strips of hand-coloured flags, mounted to form a 12pp book. Marbled wrappers, chipped to spine and corners. Robert Stevenson's copy, boldly inscribed 'Robert Stevenson' to lower wrapper; from the recently dispersed remains of the Stevenson family library. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31283
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[HARRIS, John]. Sir Harry Herald's graphical representation of the dignitaries of england; shewing the Costume of different Ranks, from the king to a commoner; with the regalia used at the coronation. London. Printed for J. Harris and Son, 1820. First edition. 12mo. 18 leaves illustrated with 17 hand-coloured woodcut engravings. Original publisher's brown printed paper wraps. Extremities soiled and creased, significant loss to spine with wraps having separated, damp-stain to head of both upper and lower covers having worked through to text block. Leaves toned, occasional spots of foxing. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 11954
Photo of "Shelley memorials: from authentic sources. ..."
SHELLEY, Lady [Jane]. SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. Shelley memorials: from authentic sources. Edited by Lady Shelley. With, now first printed, an essay on Christianity, by Percy Bysshe Shelley. London. Henry S. King & Co., 1875. Third edition. 8vo. x, [2], 290, [2], 35pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed and bumped, spine dulled. Occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28906
Photo of "Sexti aurelii victoris historiae romanae ..."
VICTOR, Sextus Aurelius. Sexti aurelii victoris historiae romanae breviarium... Trajecti ad Rhenum [i.e. Utrecht]. Apud Franciscum Halman, Guilielmum vande Water, 1696. 8vo. In two volumes. [42], 168, [28], 176; 177-434pp, [74]. Title printed in red and black. With an additional engraved title page. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting morocco lettering-piece, all edges red. Lightly rubbed and marked, joints starting, loss to head of spine of Vol. I. Marbled endpapers, inked ownership inscriptions and characteristic shelf-marks of the Earl of Orrery to verso of FFEPs, recent armorial bookplate of ... More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 19411
Photo of "Sesame and lilies"
RUSKIN, John. Sesame and lilies. London. George Allen, 1892. Thirteenth edition in original form. 8vo. xi, [1], 180pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled vellum, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, later inked gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28919
Photo of "Secret memoirs of the royal ..."
[FRENCH REVOLUTION]. Secret memoirs of the royal family of france during the revolution: with original and authentic anecdotes of contemporary sovereigns and other distinguished personages of that eventful period published from the journal letters and conversations of the princess lamballe... London. H. S. Nichols & Co., 1895. 8vo. Limited edition of 500 copies. In two volumes. xii, 307, [1]; xi, [1], 332pp. With a portrait frontispiece to each volume. Original publisher's gilt-stamped blue cloth. Lightly rubbed and marked, spines a trifle sunned. Contemporary armorial bookplates of Alexander Meyrick Broadley and recent book labels of Marion C. Walker to both FEPs, occasional spotting/browning. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21724
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AN ENGLISH MERCHANT RESIDING AT LEGHORN. Seasonable Reflections On the late convention, Concluded The 3d of May last, between the Courts of Vienna and Turin, for Partitioning between them the Territories belonging to the Republic of Genoa; especially shewing the injurious Consequence to the British Trade, should Savona and Final be annexed, in Virtue of any future General Peace, to the Dominions of the House of Savoy, In a letter from an English merchant residing at Leghorn, to his Correspondent at London. London. Printed for M. Cooper, [1747]. First edition. 8vo. 47pp, [1]. Modern buff paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Small paper flaw to imprint. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26635
Photo of "Scottish proverbs, collected and arranged"
HENDERSON, Andrew. Scottish proverbs, collected and arranged. Edinburgh. Oliver & Boyd, 1832. First edition. Quarto. lxxxviii, 254, [2], 16, [2]pp. With an engraved frontispiece, engraved hand-coloured historiated initial to preface, and eight terminal leaves of addenda. Contemporary burgundy paper boards, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, cracking to foot of spine and splitting to head, upper joint starting. Manuscript shelf-marks and pasted binder's ticket of J. McLaren of Glasgow to FEP. Spotting to endpapers, otherwise internally clean ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33458
Photo of "Scisma d'inghilterra Con altre Operette"
DAVANZATI, Bernado. Scisma d'inghilterra Con altre Operette. In Florenza [i.e. Florence]. Nella nuoua Stamperia del Massi, e Landi, 1638. Quarto. [12], 3-204pp. Without divisional title (leaf A1), as often. Contemporary gilt-tooled vellum, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed, marked, and discoloured. Recent booklabels of Gulielmi O'Brien and Milltown Park Library to FEP, manuscript bibliographical note to recto of FFEP, ink-stamp of Milltown Park Library to title page, occasional early manuscript annotation, very occasional marginal loss, scattered spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 15491
Photo of "San Francisco in ruins"
[SAN FRANCISCO]. San Francisco in ruins. Denver. Smith-Brooks Company, [s.d., c. 1906] First edition. Oblong octavo. iv, 112pp. Original publisher’s pictorial limp black cloth boards. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24157
Photo of "San Francisco Destroyed"
[SAN FRANCISCO]. San Francisco Destroyed. Milwaukee. C. N. Caspar Co., [1906]. Oblong 8vo. [24] leaves. Original publisher's brown wrappers, lettered and decorated in gilt and black. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 24161
Photo of "Saggio sulla storia antica d'inghilterra ..."
PADOVANI, G[eronimo]. Saggio sulla storia antica d'inghilterra dall'invasione di giulo cesare fino a quella di guglielmo il conquistatore. Corfù. [s.n.], 1826. First edition. Quarto. [8], 99pp, [3]. Contemporary half-calf, marbled paper boards, later rebacked partially preserving contemporary backstrip. Rubbed. Later inked ownership of 'Geo: Gibson' to FFEP, very occasional light spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Doto dall autore al Rev. Sigr. Crozier'. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 29934