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Photo of "La vie errante"
MAUPASSANT, Guy. La vie errante. Paris. Paul Ollendorff, Editeur, 1895. Vingtieme edition. Small quarto. [4], 233pp, [3]. Beautifully extra-illustrated with 13 vignette drawings, variously in ink and wash and pencil, and two further inserted plates, each ink on paper, all by J. Ernest Boilvin. Finely bound in contemporary gilt- tooled marbled blue 'Spanish Calf', gilt-tooled inner dentelles. Slightly rubbed, corners a little bumped, unobstrusive old scuff marks to lower board neatly refurbished. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33927
Photo of "Bertram; or, the castle of ..."
MATURIN, Rev. R.C.. Bertram; or, the castle of st. aldobrand; a tragedy, in five acts. London. Printed for John Murray, 1816. [6], 94pp.

[Bound after;] [A collection of poems and plays from an unidentified defective volume]. viii, [1], 10-222pp.

[And;] TOBIN, John. The Curfew: A Play. In five acts. As performed at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane. London, Printed for Richard Philips, 1807, Seventh edition. vi, [2], 62pp, [2]. With half-title.

8vo. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, gilt. Heavy rubbing to spine, joints starting. Ink annotation to FEP alongside ... More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 11714
Photo of "Saffo: dramma lirico in tre ..."
MATHIAS, T[homas] J[ames]. MASON, William.. Saffo: dramma lirico in tre atti sul modello toscano... Londra [i.e. London]. [W. Bulmer & Co.], 1810. Quarto. [2], iv, 53pp, [3]. With an engraved frontispiece and a final leaf of advertisements. Contemporary red half-morocco, tooled and lettered in gilt. Heavily rubbed, lightly marked, spine sunned. Offsetting to title, later gift inscription to head of FEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription 'Dall' Autore', in the hand of Mathias, to head of title. Annotation to foot of title, also in the hand of Mathias: 'Edizione ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 20888
Photo of "Poesie liriche toscane"
MATHIAS, T[homas] J[ames]. Poesie liriche toscane. Napoli [i.e. Naples]. Presso Agnello Nobile libraio-stampatore, 1820. Second Neapolitan edition. 8vo. iv, 182pp, [6]. With a terminal index. Contemporary gilt-tooled green straight-grain morocco, marbled endpapers. Rubbed and marked, with surface wear and scoring to boards, head of spine worn, corners bumped. Inked ownership inscription of Kathleen Speight, Cambridge 1937 to head of first blank fly-leaf. Armorial bookplate to FEP. Scattered spotting, browning to initial leaves. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34712
Photo of "The history of mr. john ..."
MATHERS, John [pseud.]. The history of mr. john decastro and his brother bat, commonly called old crab. The merry matter written by john mathers; the grave by a solid gentleman. London. Printed for T. Egerton, 1815. First edition. 12mo. Four volumes bound as two. [2], vi, 338, [4], 404; [4], 366; [4], 406pp. With half-titles. Later half- calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled boards. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting. Ticket of bookseller and stationer W. Bradford of Exeter to FEPs. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26381
Photo of "Le chef-d'oeuvre d'un inconnu, poëme.."
MATHANASIUS, Chrisostome [i.e. SAINT-HYACINTHE, Thémiseul de]. Le chef-d'oeuvre d'un inconnu, poëme... A Londres [i.e. London]. [s.n.], 1758. 12mo. In two volumes. lx, 243, [1]; [8], 245-502pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled cat's paw calf, contrasting red and green morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Rubbed, chipping to lettering-pieces and to spines at head and foot. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplates of John Fowles to verso of both FFEPs, ver occasional spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 26065
Photo of "Craigcrook castle"
MASSEY, Gerald. Craigcrook castle. London. David Bogue, 1856. First edition. 8vo. [2], 211, [3], 32pp. With a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp, ticket of bookseller W. H. Dalton of Charing Cross to FEP. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 30448
Photo of "Craigcrook castle"
MASSEY, Gerald. Craigcrook castle. London. David Bogue, 1856. First edition. 8vo. [2], 221, [3], 32pp. With a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's olive green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, marked, and dulled. Later bookplate to FEP of journalist and magazine editor Clement Shorter (1857-1926). More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27698
Photo of "Poems by william mason, m.a."
MASON, William. Poems by william mason, m.a.. York. Printed by A. Ward, 1774. Fourth edition. 8vo. [4], 294pp, [2]. With a terminal contents leaf. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Marbled endpapers. Rubbed and marked, joints split, loss to head of spine. Bookplate of John Trevenen, Rosemarne to FEP, with his inked ownership inscription, addressed 'Trin. Coll. Cambridge', to head of verso of FFEP. Leaves lightly browned, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34145
Photo of "Poems"
MASON, William. Poems. Glasgow. Printed by Andrew Foulis, 1777. 12mo. In two volumes. [4],139, [1]; 129pp, [3]. Nineteenth century gilt-ruled calf. A trifle rubbed, spines sunned. Inked ownership inscriptions of J. T. Coleridge to front blank fly-leaves. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33720
Photo of "Poems"
MASON, William. Poems. York. Printed by A. Ward, 1774. Fourth edition. 8vo. [4], 294pp, [2]. Contemporary sprinkled calf, morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and sunned, small worm-hole to foot of upper joint. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 26192
Photo of "Carattaco poema drammatico scritto sul ..."
MASON, William. Carattaco poema drammatico scritto sul modello della tragedia greca antica da guglielmo mason ec. ec. Dall' inglese recato in verso italiano da t. j. mathias. Napoli [i.e. Naples]. Da' Torchi di Agnelo Nobile, 1823. 8vo. xx, 133pp, [3]. Uncut in original publisher's printed paper wrappers. Extremities dust-soiled and a trifle marked, loss to head and foot of spine. Lightly foxed internally. Presentation copy, inscribed to head of title by translator Thomas James Mathias; 'Dall' Autore'. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 16128
Photo of "Uncle Walt"
MASON, Walt. Uncle Walt. Chicago. George Matthew Adams, 1911. First edition, second printing. 8vo. 189pp, [1]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece, numerous line illustrations in the text. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's pictorial brown cloth, pictorial dustwrapper. Light shelf-wear to extremities, chipping and short tears to dustwrapper edges, upper panel detached. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inscribed by the publisher to recto of FFEP: 'To Charlie Horne / super friend / and lover of books / George ... More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 21737
Photo of "Uncle Walt"
MASON, Walt. Uncle Walt. Toronto. The Musson Book Company Limited, [1910]. First Canadian edition. 8vo. 189pp, [1]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece, numerous line illustrations in the text. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's pictorial brown cloth, pictorial dustwrapper. Light shelf-wear to extremities, chipping and short tears to dustwrapper edges, some small clear tape repairs to verso. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21736
Photo of "The book of artemas: Concerning ..."
[MASON, Arnold Telford]. The book of artemas: Concerning men, and the things that men did do, at the time when there was war. London. W. Westall & Co., 1918. Seventy-sixth edition. [Together with:] [MASON, Arnold Telford]. The second book of artemas... London. W. Westall & Co., 1918. Seventh edition.

[And:] [MASON, Arnold Telford]. The third book of artemas... W. Westall & Co., 1919. First edition.

8vo. Original publisher's pictorial cloth. Lightly rubbed and dulled. Pencilled gift inscription to FFEP of first mentioned work: 'Son / from E. Spicer / Jan 28th 1918', together with a pasted-in ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27302
Photo of "Poetical essays"
MASON, A[braham] J[ohn]. Poetical essays. London. Printed for the Author, by W. Scars...and sold by T. Boys, 1822. First edition. 8vo. [8], 111pp, [1]. With 11 engraved illustrations in the text (including title page vignette), executed by the author, after designs by John Thurston, and a list of subscribers. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, recently rebacked, marbled edges. Boards heavily rubbed. Marbled endpapers, recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, inked ownership inscriptions of Andrew Fletcher Salton to verso of FFEP and head ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 18026
Photo of "Lollingdon downs and other poems, ..."
MASEFIELD, John. Lollingdon downs and other poems, with sonnets. London. William Heinemann, [1917]. First edition. 8vo. [8], 92pp, [2]. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Without dustwrapper. Housed in later red morocco-backed red cloth slipcase. A trifle rubbed. Leaves browned. Later bookplate of Jessie Stillman Taylor to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27883