Fassler, Margot E.: The Virgin of Chartres: Making History through Liturgy and the Arts. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2010. First edition. 4to., pp. xiii, 612 + plates. Illustrations to text. Hardback: blue cloth, gilt-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unused: as new. Ref: 54469
Ferris, Iain: Cave Canem: Animals and Roman Society. Stroud, Glos.: Amberley Publishing, 2018. First edition. 8vo., pp. 288 + colour plates. Hardback: black cloth, gilt-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unused, a hint only of shelf-wear: a fine copy. Ref: 53863
Fleming, Ian: The Man With the Golden Gun. London: The Book Club, [1966.] Foyles Book Club edition. 8vo., pp.152. Only very lightly toned, nice and clean inside. Blue cloth, black title to spine,again very nice and clean, top corners only very lightly bumped, edges a bit foxed but still very good overall. Dust-jacket very lightly creased along top edge with one tiny nick. Altogether an unusually bright and crisp copy, very good indeed This early edition published in the summer of 1966 by the The Book Club (a Foyles company), having originally been published by Jonathan Cape the previous year. Ref: 55023
Fleming, Ian: Thunderball. New York: Viking Press, 1961 First American edition, first printing. 8vo., pp.[viii], 248. A few toned marks to margins, pp. 23-4, 73-4 and 119-20 all with a fragment of the top corner margin lost but text unaffected. Yellow cloth, red title to spine, top edge pink. Four small patches of toning to cloth and some toned marks to endpapers all seemingly from old tape, good. Dust jacket very slightly worn at top edge, to rear flap two small tape marks and a short ms note, but very good overall. To ffep, bookplate of Ben and Carole Palmer. Ink stamp of Ben Palmer to ffep, p.101 head margin and rear pastedown. Dust jacket design by S.A. Summit, Inc. First American edition of the ninth story in Fleming's James Bond series. The first (U.K.) edition appeared in March of the same year. Ref: 54702show full image..
Florus, Lucius Annaeus L. Annaeus Florus. CL. Salmasius, addidit Lucium Ampelium, & cod. M.S. nunquam antehac editum. Lugd. Batav. [Leiden]: Apud Elzeviros, 1638. 12mo. pp. [viii], 290, [ii], [293-] 336, [xvi]. Engraved title, woodcut head- and tailpieces. Light red ink stain to upper outer blank corner of title and first two leaves, few leaves a trifle foxed. Near contemporary full calf, double gilt ruled, gilt fleurons to corners, spine gilt with fleurons and stars, gilt-lettered morocco label, inner edges gilt, a.e.g. Joints a bit cracked, lower with small worm hole. Bookplate of Faulque de Jonchieres to front pastedown, occasional annotations. Handsomely-bound copy of the better edition of the two printed by the Elzevirs in 1638. 'The preference is given to those copies where the two vignettes (one at the head of the dedicatory epistle, the other at that of the text of Florus) are different' (Dibdin II, 10). 'La plus jolie' (Willems 467), with the first headpiece in the shape of a mermaid. This copy belonged to Faulque de Jonqui?res (d.1873), librarian of the Minist?re de la Marine. Dibdin II, 10; Willems 467. Ref: 53175show full image..
Florus, Lucius Annaeus: L. Annaeus Florus. CL. Salmasius, addidit Lucium Ampelium, & cod. M.S. nunquam antehac editum. Lugd. Batav. [Leiden]: Apud Elzeviros, 1638. 12mo., pp. [viii], 336, [xvi]. Engraved title-page, woodcut head-pieces and initials. Occasional pencilled underlining, very tiny scorch hole through pp.261-266 affecting a couple of letters in total. Lovely 19th-century full red morocco binding by J Canap? with raised bands and gilt titles, a.e.g, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers and ribbon bookmark. Bands and upper joint a little rubbed, very good indeed. Monogrammed bookplate to front pastedown, 'Biblioth?que du Docteur Ant. Danyau'. Handsomely-bound copy of the better edition of the two printed by the Elzevirs in 1638. 'The preference is given to those copies where the two vignettes (one at the head of the dedicatory epistle, the other at that of the text of Florus) are different' (Dibdin II, 10). 'La plus jolie' (Willems 467), with the first headpiece in the shape of a mermaid. Dibdin II, 10; Willems 467. Ref: 54724show full image..
Foreman, Amanda: A World on Fire An Epic History of Two Nations Divided. London: Allen Lane, 2010. First edition. 8vo., pp. xliv, 988 + plates. Maps, some double-page, and illustrations. Hardback: red cloth, black-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. A little dust-marked to edges, a hint only of shelf-wear to jacket: a very good copy. Ref: 53925
Fraser, George MacDonald: Flashman on the March, from the Flashman Papers 1867-8 Edited and Arranged by George MacDonald Fraser. With an Appreciation by Allan Mallinson and an Afterword by Anthony Price. Gladestry, Herefordshire: Scorpion Press, 2005. Limited edition, first thus. Signed by the author. 8vo., pp. x, [ii], 317, [xi]. Quarter red leather, gilt title to spine, marbled boards, top edge coloured light green, blue endpapers. Fine. Limited edition of 100 numbered, author-signed copies, of which this is number seven. Additional Appreciation and Afterword. Last of the twelve Flashman novels. Ref: 54864show full image..
Fraser, George MacDonald: Flashman on the March, from the Flashman Papers 1867-8 Edited and Arranged by George MacDonald Fraser. London: HarperCollins, 2005. First, limited edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Burgundy cloth, gilt title to spine, printed endpapers, ribbon bookmark. A very tiny dent to the rear board, near fine. No dust jacket as issued. Matching slipcase with gilt to spine and both sides, some very light shelf wear to the bottom of the case but still near fine. Limited edition of 1000 author-signed copies, of which this is number 464. Last of the twelve Flashman novels. Ref: 54870show full image..
Freeman, Charles; Egypt, Greece and Rome. Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean. Oxford University Press, 1996. First edition. 8vo., pp. xvi, 638 + plates. Maps and illustrations. Hardback: black cloth, gilt-lettered to spine, edges dusty otherwise very good. Dust-jacket, a little shelf-worn with creasing to edges and a small patch of discolouration to rear but still good. Ref: 53974
