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SMITH, Lydia B.. Songs of granada and the alhambra. With other Poems.. London. Saunders and Otley, 1836. First edition. 8vo. [2], xi, [2], 231pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled black straight-grain morocco, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine, A.E.G. Rubbed and marked, with light wear to joints and edges, complete surface loss to head of spine, joints cracked. Light scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34531

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SMITH, Robert. Poems of controversy betwixt Episcopacy and Presbytery: also several poems and merry songs on other subjects. With some funeral elegies on various nobleman and gentlemen. Edinburgh. [s.n.] Reprinted from the Original Edition of 1714, [1869]. 8vo. Limited to 70 copies. viii, vii, [13], 120pp, [4]. With a preliminary publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's red cloth, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities marked, lightly rubbed, chipping to lettering-piece. Blank paper label pasted to FEP, light foxing to endpapers, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 85.00 Antiquates Ref. 16786

SMITH, William Frank. Poems. London. Smith, Elder and Co., 1864. First edition. 8vo. vi, [2], 135pp, [1]. With a tipped-in errata slip. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, wear to head of dulled spine. Small ink-stain to title, else internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, ink inscription to verso of FFEP: 'Rebecca Elizabeth Smith / with best love from W F S / August 16. 1864'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30507

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SOLZHENITSYN, Alexander. One day in the life of ivan denisovich. London. Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1963. First edition in English. 8vo. 192pp. With half-title. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, with original printed yellow paper dust-wrapper. Some light spotting and occasional slight chipping to edges of dust-wrapper. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of 'E.S.C, ?' dated 1963 to head of FFEP. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27365

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SOTHEBY, William. Farewell to italy, and occasional poems. London. Printed by W. Bulmer and Co., 1818. First edition. Quarto. [4], 65pp, [3]. With terminal blank. Uncut in original publisher's drab paper wrappers. Wrappers rubbed, marked and creased, with some loss and tearing. Light marking and spotting to endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed 'The Author to Mr Chinnery. In memory of many many most delightful hours enjoyed at Gillwell. Lower Grosvenor St. 13. May 2d 1818' to blank fly-leaf opposite title. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 27373

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[SOUTHEY, Robert]. Bishop hatto: a legend of the mouse-tower on the rhine. London. Hamilton & Adams, [1861]. First edition. Quarto. [10] leaves. Illustrated throughout. Original publisher's limp blind-stamped red cloth, lettered in gilt. Extremities a trifle rubbed and marked. Later bookplate to FEP, light damp-staining to head of all leaves at gutter, else clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 16040

SOUTHEY, Robert. The poetical works... Paris. Published by A. and W. Galignani, 1829. 8vo. [2], xviii, 763pp, [1]. With a half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece. Bound by R. Hering and Muller (stamp-signed to spine) in contemporary gilt-tooled calf, marbled edges, marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine sunned. William St Clair's copy, with his pencilled ownership inscription to verso of FFEP. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 27627

[SOUTHEY, Robert]. Bishop hatto: a legend of the mouse-tower on the rhine. London. Hamilton & Adams, [1861]. First edition. Quarto. [10] leaves. Illustrated throughout. Original publisher's limp blind-stamped blue cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Extremities a trifle rubbed. Recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29257

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[SPANISH LITERATURE]. PEREZ DE HITA, Gines. Historia de las guerras civiles de granada. En Amberes [i.e. Antwerp]. Por Henrico y Cornelio Verdussen, 1714. 8vo. [8], 336, 331-680pp, [2]. Text complete despite erratic pagination. Handsomely bound in nineteenth century russia, tooled in gilt and blind, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked. Armorial bookplate in sanguine (superimposed on an earlier bookplate) of Thomas Merthyr Guest to FEP More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 23536

STAFFORD, Wendell Phillips. Dorian days. New York. The Macmillan Company, 1909. First edition. 8vo. vi, [1], 112pp, [4]. With 2 leaves of publisher's advertisements at rear. Original publisher's gilt-tooled green cloth. Slightly rubbed, bumping to corners. Author's ink inscription to Margaret Bell Merrill on FEP dated Christmas 1909. William St. Clair's copy, with his pencilled ownership inscription. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29195

STAËL-HOLSTEIN, Madame de. Corinne ou l'italie. A Londres [i.e. London]. Chez M. Peltier, 1808. 8vo. In three volumes. [4], 383, [1]; [4], 421, [1]; [4], 442pp, [2]. With half-titles. Uncut in original publisher's powder blue wrappers, printed paper lettering-pieces. Housed in recent custom cloth case. A trifle marked, chipping/tearing to spines, cloth case sunned. Armorial bookplates of Maxwells of Kirkconnall, New Abbey, to versos of upper wrappers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22571

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STEELE, Richard. The Conscious Lovers. A comedy... London. Printed for J. Tonson, 1723. 8vo. [16], 86pp, [2]. Later mottled half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. A trifle rubbed. Manuscript initials 'A. A.' to title page. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31766

STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Ballads. London. Chatto & Windus, 1890. First edition. Quarto. Limited edition of 100 large paper copies, this being number 73. vi, [2], 137pp, [3]. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's cream buckram, lettered in gilt. Rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 27064

STEVENSON, Robert Louis. New Arabian Nights. London. Chatto & Windus, 1889. 8vo. Limited edition of 100 large paper copies, this being number 60. viii, 328pp. Original publisher's cream cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, marked and dust-soiled, spine sunned, corners bumped. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 27063

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STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Island nights' entertainments. London. Cassell & Company, 1893. First edition. 8vo. First issue, with inked price alteration to initials advertisement leaf. x, [2], 277p, [19]. With 28 full-page illustrations by Gordon Browne and W. Hatherell. Original publisher's pictorial blue/green cloth. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled, a trifle cocked. Endpapers browned, later armorial bookplate of Baron de Spon to FEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27422

[STILLINGFLEET, Benjamin]. An essay on conversation. London. Printed for L. Gilliver and J. Clarke, 1737. First edition. Folio. [2], 19pp, [1]. Recent marbled papers boards. Minor shelf-wear. Leaves lightly creased, short tear to gutter of title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27447

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STOBAEUS. Dicta poetarum quæ apud io. stobæum extant emendata et Latino carmine reddita ab Hugone Grotio. Accesserunt Plutarchi et Basilii Magri de usu Græcorum poetarum libelli. Parisiis [i.e. Paris]. Apud Nicolaum Buon, 1623. First edition. Quarto. [40], 200, 564pp. Parallel Latin and Greek text. Later speckled calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, upper joint starting, corners bumped. Worm-track to lower margin, running throughout text-block, occasionally touching text. Later armorial bookplate of the Gaddesden library (and therefore likely previously in the library of English courtier, diplomat, and alchemist Thomas Henshaw (1618-1700), whose books had descended there via ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 32740

[STOKER, Bram]. The art of ellen terry [article in - the playgoer]. London. Downbarn & Ward Ltd., 1901. First English appearance. Large 8vo. [8] 63pp. Original publisher's green paper wraps printed red and black. Bumped and marked with losses to all edges and rusting to staples, with the rear wrap missing. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30775

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[STOKER, Bram]. The red stockade [short story in - The Cosmopolitan]. New York. The Cosmopolitan Press, 1894. First edition. Large 8vo. [8] 518-640, [9-64]pp. Original publisher's printed paper wraps in red, blue and black, over black and blue printed leaves. All edges untrimmed, top edges unopened. Wrappers toned sunned, with minor losses to all edges and sunned spine. Internally bright with contemporary advertising to both front and rear. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 30773

[STOKER, Bram]. The Art of Ellen Terry [article in - The Cosmopolitan]. New York. The Cosmopolitan Press, 1901. First edition. Large 8vo. [10], 227-336, [48]pp. Original publisher's printed paper wraps in red, blue and black, over black and blue printed leaves. Wraps toned wth creasing to spine ends and top edge, Internally bright and clean throughout save light toning. Significant contemporary advertising throughout. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 30768