ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE BOOKS from Markisons

1234 - Book no. 244 is a counting book with simple pictures to illustrate the numbers, interestingly with drawings of toys made by Dean's at that time. It measures 140mm x 110mm and has 10 pages. Published in 1925 and illustrated by Gladys Hall it is in perfect condition, from a collection and well cared for. Please view the photographs… Read more about this item

The history of the nine worthies of the world three whereof were Gentiles, I. Hector, son of Priamus, King of Troy, II. Alexander the Great III. Julius Caesar. Printed for Nath. Crouch, At the bell at the poultry near Cheapside. 1687. With an engraved image of each of the Worthies, 190 pages with a further six at the end with… Read more about this item

Hardback, original full leather on board, spine is good, very slight split developing along the center, some ink writing to first and last blank sheets. 760 pages plus index. Good, some wear to cover, a lot of pages are tanned from age, tears to 2 pages, see images, some corners are bumped and folded, no missing pages. Please view the photographs… Read more about this item

Paris Revisited, in 1815, by Way of Brussels: Including a Wall Over the Field of Battle at Waterloo by John Scott Publisher: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London Publication Date: 1817 Scarce, Hardback, half leather, slight wear to the original cover, stamp on title page, overall very good, very slight foxing and split on inner of first few pages,… Read more about this item

2 pages have been removed from Vol.I, they appear to be blank pages near the start and are of little relevance, all pages after are accounted for. Weakness to spines and looseness to covers, splitting also. This is reflected in the price. Vol I - 330 pages A - E Vol II - 337 pages F - M Vol III… Read more about this item

Very good condition with a gold Gilt engraved crest to the front cover, tightly bound, good pages with no damage, only slight tanning. Please view the photographs for more information.

Very well priced for such a scarce book, even considering the condition. First 28 pages - Table of Statutes - An alphabetical table - Complete index, old and new Acts. Followed by 628 numbered pages. Hardcover, original full leather. Cover is worn and loose, still well held by the strings used in the binding. Pages are good, the first few blank… Read more about this item

8vo. Full leather binding, Illustrated with portraits, head and tale-pieces. Well bound, with raised bands, title missing from spine of Vol 1. The copy is clean and crisp, strong corners, and untoned, although there is very light print from some plates on the opposite page. 1800 grams, 20.5 by 13 cm's. Vol. I 294 pages. Vol. II 390pages. Vol. III… Read more about this item

Scarce soft Vellum covers in very good condition. Volumes 3 to 8, 6 volumes with numerous plate engravings. Pages uncropped, very occasional mark, very strong binding. Please view the photographs for more information. Excellent Customer service is a priority. Items are guaranteed to be very well packaged prior to postage. Tracking details will be forwarded to the purchaser.

Wilhelm Von Kaulbach's illustrated edition. Half-title, frontispiece, engraved pictorial title-page and regular title page, 36 exquisite full page engravings of the animal characters by Wilhelm Von Kaulbach. several pictorial head and tail pieces. 257 pages. Includes the plate after p. 42 which were banned subsequently for moral reasons, showing farmer girls in their nightgowns while hunting a intrusive cat. Wear… Read more about this item

Another excellent price for such a scarce full set. First edition as a set of works by Walter Scott, Heavy set weighing 6132 grams, 14 by 22 cm's, Gold gilt on red, please view the images. Fine condition, very slight wear to covers, tightly bound, pages strong and crisp, very slight tanning from time and scarce spots of foxing in a… Read more about this item

The constitution, statutes, laws and regulations of the Great Priory of Ireland as adopted at the conclave held on the 3rd October, 1924. Published by George Healy, Dublin, in 1925. 144 pages including many illustrations of insignia. The text is clean throughout, some wear to cloth covered boards. Overall crisp clean pages with good sharp corners, all images very clear,… Read more about this item

8vo. x + (2) + 575 + (1) + 34pp including Publisher's list at rear. Publisher's plain dark blue cloth covers, gilt lettering with a small cartouche on spine, bevelled edges. Original black eps. Covers : slight rubs top/bottom of spine + corners, faint patchy marks. Contents : Internal hinges cracked, but tightly bound at gutter, a very Clean tight… Read more about this item

Very scarce with the original covers, still in very good condition. The Life and Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson in Twelve Volumes, Edition de Luxe Tennyson, Alfred Lord Published by Macmillan and Co: London 1898-1899, With 12 frontispieces, 4 plates,and 1 facsimile. 8vo. London, Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1898-99. One of 1050 copies of this de luxe edition, dedicated to the… Read more about this item

xxiv 1-767 pages, commentary by John Macleane First Edition , boards slightly rubbed, slight splitting inside boards, tightly bound, at least very good condition, full calf leather with gilt title and decoration on the spine, 5 raised bands on the spine, marbled edges, octavo, 22.5 by 15 cm's. Ex King Edwards Grammar School Birmingham. Quintus Horatius Flaccus, known in the English-speaking… Read more about this item

Fine copy of this scarce book, slight sunning to front engraved cover, all fine after. Four books in one complete. 356 pages plus adverts on yellow paste downs front and back. Please view the photographs for more information. John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (26 May 1650 – 16 June 1722) was an important English soldier and statesman. He lived through the… Read more about this item

Vol I 374 pages, Vol II 411 Pages, 14.5 cm's by 22 cm's, 1328 grams. The first edition of this biography of Gregory the Seventh, Bowden was an English writer on church matters. He was a close friend of John Henry Newman, who described their relationship in his Apologia. In the spring of 1840 he published his Life of Gregory… Read more about this item

Scarce first edition, Eight lectures, between 2 hard boards acting as a cover, a bit loose held by string, pages are uncropped and very clear and crisp (Very good), with ink inscription on blank page prior to the main page, 'To General. With the Author. Compliments'. Unsure if it is written by Elmes, a mention of Bloomfield? Dedicated to George… Read more about this item