Search Results: Antiquarian from Hall of Books

At The Blew Anchor In The Lower Walk Of The New Exchange, London: H. Herringman, 1676. Hardback. Very Good. First ‘Englished’ edition, 1676, with full leather binding. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - brown leather boards, with embossed decoration, gilt tooling to edges and five raised bands and red gilt title label to spine, are slightly rubbed but remain in particularly good condition. Binding tight and seems almost unread - appears to have been professionally re-backed at some time in the past. Internally clean, no annotation, inscriptions or foxing - two ownership signatures neat to title page; page-ends tanned but text bright and clear throughout. The book measures - l:170mm, w:110mm, 422pp and is a handsome copy indeed. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

Chapman and Hall, 1855. 1st. Hardback. Good. First edition hardback, 1855, with no jacket as issued. In overall good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - original cloth boards rubbed and faded. Binding slightly shaken but remains overall tight and appears little read with no loose pages. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - two ownership names to front endpaper; toning to page-ends but text bright and clear throughout. Includes a leaflet for The Society Of Friends Of John Milton’s Cottage and a couple of press clippings. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

T. Allman, 1838. Hardback. Very Good/No Jacket. Hardback edition, 1838, quarter bound in maroon leather with marbeled paper-covered boards and no jacket as published. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - general shelfwear with a couple of chips to the paper covering. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; the original title page with engraved illustration is stained and spotted and marbeled page-ends have toned a little but text clean and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Photograph available.

London: Macmillan And Co., 1872. Hardback. Very Good. New edition hardback, 1872, in contemporary full green leather binding, the spine with five raised bands and gilt titles. In overall very good used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage - boards a touch rubbed to corners but remain clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears almost unread. Internally clean, no annotation - gift inscription dated Eton 1893 to reverse of front endpaper and bookplate to front pastedown - no name but coat of arms and Latin motto ‘Cassis Tutissima Virtus’, possibly of the Cholmondley family, Cheshire; a little foxing to prelims but gilt page-ends retain lustre, text, map and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Retains the original maroon satin page-marker. A particularly handsome and well cared for copy. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

The Caxton Publishing Company, 1897. Hardback. Good. Caxton Edition hardback, 1897, with no jacket. In overall good-to-very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - green cloth boards a touch shelf-worn and spine darkened. Internally clean. Binding tight; no annotation or inscriptions; gilt upper-edge to page-block dust-dulled with toning to page-ends, but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.

Bristol: William George’s Sons, 1902. 1st. Hardback. Very Good. First edition hardback, 1902, with no jacket. In overall very good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - bevel-edged boards rubbed to edges. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - private bookplate to front pastedown; text bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

Bristol: W. & F. Morgan, 1887. 1st. Hardback. Very Good. First edition hardback, 1887, with no jacket. In overall very good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - bevel-edged boards slightly faded to spine. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; toning to page-ends but text bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

Richard Bentley & Son, 1882. Hardback. Very Good. Hardback annual, 1882, quarter bound in leather with no jacket as published. In overall very good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; toning to page-ends but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Photograph available.

Chapman And Hall, 1877. Hardback. Good. First translated edition hardback, 1877, with no jacket as issued. In overall good-to-very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - green decorated cloth boards rubbed to edges with a little fraying to spine head and tail. Internally clean. Binding tight; no annotation or inscriptions; toning to page-ends but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.

Manchester: John K. King & Son, 1906. Hardback. Good. Revised and enlarged third edition hardback, 1906, with no jacket as issued. In overall good-to-very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - black buckram boards, quarter bound in leather, are rubbed to spine and corners. Internally clean. Binding tight; no annotation or inscriptions; pink wash to page-ends has faded a little but text bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.

George Bell And Sons, 1897. 1st. Hardback. Good. First edition hardback in the Connoisseur Series, 1897, with no jacket as issued. In overall good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - orange cloth boards rubbed to edges and spine darkened, two small grazes to front cover. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read; no annotation or inscriptions; page-ends darkened with slight foxing here and there but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.

Firenze: Barbera Bianchi, 1857. Hardback. Good. Small (65mm x 105mm) Italian hardback edition, 1857, in cream vellum with small tan leather gilt title label to spine. In overall good-to-very good condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - cream covers slightly darkened with small split to velum at spine tail. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read; no annotation or inscriptions - owners name label to front pastedown; toning to page-ends but text bright and clear throughout. Retains the original red silk page-marker. Not an old library book.

Richard Bentley And Son, Publishers in Ordinary to Her Majesty the Queen, 1890. Hardback. Very Good. Hardback edition, 1890, in marbled-paper covered boards quarter bound in green leather. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - boards a touch rubbed and spine slightly tanned. Binding tight and appears almost unread. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - ownership signature to front endpaper in pencil; slight toning to marbled page-ends with a little light scattered foxing to front endpapers only, but text, charts (some folding) and illustrations bright and clear throughout. A particularly handsome edition. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

Macmillan And Co., 1899. 1st. Hardback. Very Good. First edition hardback, 1899, with no jacket as issued. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - green cloth boards, with gilt titles and vignette to front cover, rubbed to edges. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read; no annotation or inscriptions - owners name in pencil to front endpaper; toning to page-ends but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.

Hopwood & Crewe Ltd., 1898. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. First UK edition hardback, 1898, with printed paper on-lay to front board featuring Miss Edna May and no jacket as published. In overall good to very good used condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - original red cloth boards are rubbed to corners and spine slightly creased, illustrated printed paper on-lay is rubbed to edges. Internally clean. Binding tight - front hinge beginning to split but still firm - and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; toning to page-ends and tanning to feps but text and music clean and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Photograph available.

Longmans, Green And Co. Ltd, 1889. Hardback. Good. New edition hardback with a supplement by Rev. James Wood, 1889, with no jacket. In overall good-to-very good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - boards rubbed to edges and slightly worn to spine head, tail and corners. Binding overall tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - ownership signature to reverse of front endpaper; toning to page-ends but text bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.

The Walter Scott Publishing Company. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. Undated The Scott Library hardback edition, circa 1890, with no jacket. In overall good to very used condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - original green cloth boards, with gilt titles to spine and gilt decoration to front panel, are rubbed to edges and faintly marked. Binding tight and appears little read - some pages remain uncut, no annotations or inscriptions - name to ffep dated 1904; upper page-ends gilt but slightly dust-dulled, other page-ends toned, text clean and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Photograph available.

St. Louis: F. August Luyties, 1898. Hardback. Fair. Second edition hardback distributed in the UK by The Homoeopathic Publishing Co., 1898, with no jacket. In overall fair-to-good used condition with some signs of age, handling and storage - maroon cloth boards quite rubbed and faded with wear to cloth at spine head, tail and corners. Internally clean. Binding slightly shaken but remains overall tight; no annotation or inscriptions; tanning to page-ends but text bright and clear throughout. An excellent reading or study copy. Not an old library book.

S. W. Partridge & Co. Ltd. Hardback. Good. Undated hardback edition, c.1910, with no jacket. In overall good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - blue cloth boards, with pictorial on-lay to front board, rubbed to edges with a couple of marks to rear upper edge. Internally clean. Binding tight; no annotation or inscriptions; toning to page-ends but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.

Bickers & Son Ltd, 1918. Hardback. Very Good. First UK edition hardback, 1918, with no jacket as issued. In overall very good used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage - brown cloth boards, half bound in brown leather with gilt school crest to front, are clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears almost unopened - hinges sound. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - school prize plate to front pastedown dated 1930; toning to page-ends but text, marbled endpapers and illustrations bright and clear throughout. A particularly handsome copy. Photographs available. Not an old library book.