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Photo of "The book of ballads"
GAULTIER, Bon [editor]. The book of ballads. London. Wm. S. Orr and Co., 1845. 16mo. [10], 152pp. With a chromolithographed frontispiece, an additional chromolithographed title page, and numerous illustrations in the text by Alfred Crowquill. Handsomely bound by Ramage of London in contemporary gilt-tooled crushed brown morocco, A.E.G. Original publisher's upper cover bound in. A trifle rubbed. Later book-label of J. C. Bolton to FEP, early inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32932
Photo of "Belshazzar: a dramatic poem"
MILMAN, Rev. H[enry] H[art]. Belshazzar: a dramatic poem. London. John Murray, 1822. First edition. 8vo. iv, 162pp, [2]. Contemporary panelled calf, richly tool in gilt and blind, contrasting green morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Rubbed, some surface loss, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33054
Photo of "Poesie siciliane di giovanni meli"
MELI, Giovanni. Poesie siciliane di giovanni meli. Palermo. Stamperia de Francesco Nocera, 1846. Sesta edizione Siciliana. 8vo. [6], 637 [i.e. 638]pp, [4]. Printed in double columns. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, green embossed cloth boards.Extremities rubbed and a trifle marked. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP, frontispiece dampstained, occasional marginal loss, lower corner of one leaf torn away but present, very occasional ink-stains. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33167
Photo of "Poems on various subjects, by ..."
FERGUSSON, R[obert]. Poems on various subjects, by r. fergusson. With a life of the author, and glossary. St Andrew's [Dundee]. Printed by F. Ray, for R. Tullis, Bookseller, Cupar Fife, 1800. 12mo. [4], vii, [1], 244pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and an additional engraved title page. Contemporary sheep, contrasting red calf letting-piece. Extremities worn and marked, loss to dulled spine. Later pencilled ownership inscription and recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33318
Photo of "Prosodia in novam formam digesta"
SMET, Henrich. Prosodia in novam formam digesta. Amstelodami [Amsterdam]. Joannem Janssonium, 1658. 8vo. [16], 526pp, [6]. With an additional engraved title page. Contemporary vellum, yapp edges, title in manuscript to spine. Rubbed and marked, staining to top edge, light damp-staining to lower board. Rear pastedowns sprung. Later inked ownership inscription of Michaël à (?) Westranen and naive ink-sketch to RFEP. Endpapers slightly browned, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33464
Photo of "L'histoire poetique, Pour l'intelligence des ..."
GAUTRUCHE, [Pierre]. L'histoire poetique, Pour l'intelligence des poètes et des auteurs anciens. Amsterdam. Chez David Paul Marret, 1723. Dernière edition. 8vo. 302pp, [30]. Title page in red and black, with an additional engraved title page. Contemporary blind-stamped speckled calf, contrasting gilt-tooled brown morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, with surface wear to boards. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of John Bond to FFEP. Very occasional light scattered spotting, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33543
Photo of "Italy, a poem"
[ROGERS, Samuel]. Italy, a poem. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1822. First edition. 8vo. 164pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled green morocco, later rebacked, partially preserving contemporary backstrip. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. Very occasional light scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34020
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BROOME, William. Poems on several occasions. London. Printed for Henry Lintot, 1739. The second edition, with large alterations and additions.. 8vo. xxiii, [1], 280pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Worn, boards rubbed, joints split, loss to head of dulled spine, corners exposed. Armorial bookplate of John Bateman to FEP, spotting and light browning to endpapers, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34109
Photo of "Sight and song"
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FIELD, Michael. Sight and song. London. Elkin Mathews and John Lane, 1892. First edition. 8vo. ix, [1], 123pp, [3]. Title page in red and black. With a half- title. Original publisher's cloth-backed printed paper boards. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Inked ownership inscription of H.P. Addleshaw to head of FFEP, endpapers browned, occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34661
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REGNUM JACK. Rhymes in Rambles. Chichester. Charles Knight, Printer, 1899. First edition. 8vo. 61pp, [2]. With numerous in-text illustrations. Original publisher's decorated printed paper wrappers. Rubbed, marked, and browned, loss to head and foot of spine. Light scattered spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to FFEP: ' O.W. Wyatt Esq., with the author's fraternal regards'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34699
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THOMSON, James. The seasons, hymns, ode and songs, of james thomson. London. Stereotyped and printed by A. Wilson, for Taylor and Hessey, 1809. Stereotype edition. 8vo. 323pp, [1]. With half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece of the author. Finely bound in contemporary green calf, stamped in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine lightly dulled. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of first blank fly-leaf. Scattered spotting and browning. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34759
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DICKENS, Charles. The Posthumous Papers of the pickwick club. London. Champan & Hall, Ld., 1899. Gadshill Edition. 8vo. In two volumes. With half-titles, an additional engraved title page to Vol.I, engraved frontispieces to each volume, and 40 further engraved plates. Modern gilt-tooled burgundy half-morocco, red cloth boards. Marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed and marked, with a touch of surface wear to upper board of Vol.I. Browning to edges of endpapers, very occasional light spotting throughout. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 35054
Photo of "The life and adventures of ..."
DEFOE, Daniel. The life and adventures of robinson crusoe. . London. Cochrane and Pickersgill, 1831. The Novelist's Library: Vol.I. . 8vo. In two volumes. ii, [6], lxiv, 327pp, [1]; [6], 324pp, [4]. With a preliminary leaf of publisher's advertisements and engraved frontispiece to both volumes, 15 further engraved plates, and a terminal catalogue of advertisements to Vol.II. Twentieth century half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, with contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces to spine. Lettering-pieces lightly rubbed. Armorial bookplates of Edward Tyson of Wood Hall, Cumbria to FEP ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 35126
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SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. The complete poetical works of percy bysshe shelley including materials never before printed in any edition of the poems. London, New York, Toronto, Melbourne and Bombay. Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1917. Oxford edition. 8vo. xxiv, 912pp. With a photographic portrait frontispiece of the author. Finely bound by Orford (stamp-signed to FEP) in contemporary navy calf, richly gilt-tooled, with contrasting red straight-grain morocco lettering-piece to spine. Blind-stamped turn-ins, marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed, with light scoring to boards. A little spotting to initial and terminal blank fly-leaves. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 35279
Photo of "The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer"
[LEVER,Charles]. The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer. London. William Curry, Jun. And Company., 1845. 8vo. xv, 343pp. Complete with engraved frontispiece, extra engraved title and all illustrations. Handsomely bound in contemporary tan straight-grain morocco, elaborate gilt decoration to spine with contrasting red morocco lettering piece and gilt titling. Marbled end papers and edging. Some rubbing to extremities and as often, illustrations heavily oxidized. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 10201
Photo of "Poems on various subjects"
GRANT, Mrs. Poems on various subjects. Edinburgh. Printed for the Author by J. Moir, 1803. First edition. 8vo. 447pp. With a list of subscribers. Uncut in recent calf-backed marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Very minor wear to extremities. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 11594
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BOWLES, Caroline. The birth-day; a poem, in three parts: to which are added, occasional verses. Edinburgh and London. William Blackwood and Thomas Cadell, 1836. First edition. 8vo. [6], ii, 288pp. With half-title. Original publisher's green cloth with gilt title. Heavily sunned at spine and top edge, head and foot of spine rubbed with slight loss, somewhat soiled. With ink inscription to recto of dedication reading 'With best regards to Charlotte Hamilton from Marianne Tallot(?)', otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 12822