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Photo of "Miscellanies"
ARMSTRONG, John. Miscellanies. London. Printed for T. Cadell, 1770. First edition. 8vo. v, [1], 216pp; iv, 279pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed and marked, small loss to head of each spine. Manuscript shelf-marks to both FEPs. Armorial bookplate of James Street to FEP of vol. I, with his inked ownership inscription of to head of p.5, vol.Il. Endpapers browned, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34144
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 "Bibliotheca Curiosa. Some political satires ..."
GOLDSMID, Edmund. Bibliotheca Curiosa. Some political satires of the seventeenth century. Selected from the Writings of the earl of rochester, sir john denham, and andrew marvel.. Edinburgh. Privately printed, 1885. Limited edition. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. 62; 73pp, [1]. Title pages in red and black. With half-titles. Contemporary gilt-tooled brown half-morocco, marbled boards. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, with some surface loss to head of spine and lower board. Book-label of G.F.J. Elliot to FEP. Spotting to blank fly-leaves. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34542
Photo of "A selection from unpublished poems"
BARNES, The Rev. William. A selection from unpublished poems. Dorchester. Published at the school, Winterborne Monkton, 1870. First edition. 8vo. 24 leaves, 48pp. With a pasted-in photographic portrait frontispiece of the author and engraved title page. Original publisher's printed pictorial blue paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, with spotting to wrappers, heavy loss to spine, Heavy spotting to initial leaves, scattered spotting to text. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34616
Photo of "The birth and triumph of ..."
LAMB, Sir James Bland. The birth and triumph of love. A Poem.. London. Printed, for the proprietor, by T. Bensley, 1823. Second edition. 8vo. [4], 56pp. With half-title, engraved frontispiece and 24 further engraved plates. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled, blind-ruled burgundy morocco, A.E.G. Wear to joints and extremities, foot of upper joint starting, spine a trifle sunned. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Eliz. Humphrey, dated 26th August 1829, to FFEP. Leaves lightly browned, light scattered spotting and staining throughout. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34669
Photo of "The Head of the Family...Part ..."
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[CRAIK, Dinah]. The Head of the Family...Part I.. London. Horace Marshall & Son., [s.d., c. 1900] First edition. 8vo. 60pp, iv. With a terminal catalogue of advertisements.

[Together with:] [CRAIK, Dinah]. The Head of the Family...Part II (abridged). London. Horace Marshall, [s.d., c. 1900]. First edition. 8vo. 60pp, iv. With a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements.

Stapled, as issued, in original publisher's printed blue paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, with toning to wrappers - heavier to Part II - loss to spines, staples rusted. ... More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34683
Photo of "The poetical works of william ..."
COLLINS, William. The poetical works of william collins. London. William Pickering, 1830. The Aldine Edition. 8vo. [2], 150pp. With half-title and engraved portrait frontispiece of the author. Contemporary blind-ruled burgundy morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Near-contemporary gift inscription to verso of FFEP. Lamp damp-staining to frontispiece. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34708
Photo of "Idylls of the king"
TENNYSON, Alfred. Idylls of the king. London. Henry S. King and Co., 1876. 8vo. viii, [2], 405pp, [1]. With a half-title. Finely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece to spine. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, with light scuffing to boards. Light spotting to initial and terminal leaves. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34757
Photo of "Histoire de gil blas de ..."
LE SAGE, [Alain-René]. Histoire de gil blas de santillane. À Londres [i.e. London]. Chez Charles S. Arnold, 1826. Edition collationée sur celle de 1747. 8vo. In two volumes. x, 550pp; viii, 506pp. With an additional engraved title page to each volume. Finely bound in contemporary navy calf, richly gilt-tooled, with contrasting brown and burgundy lettering-pieces to spine. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, with very light surface wear to extremities. Very light spotting to titles. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 35158
Photo of "The Angel of Pain"
BENSON, E. F.. The Angel of Pain. London. William Heinemann, 1906. First edition. 8vo. [6], 340pp. Original publisher's yellow cloth boards, lettered black, with the black and red design stamped to front board. Spine toned with boards otherwise marked. Shelf-wear to all edges, fore and bottom edge untrimmed. Internally bright and clean save an ownership signature to the FFEP. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 30086
Photo of "The poetical works of oliver ..."
GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The poetical works of oliver goldsmith, with a sketch of the author's life; including original anecdotes, communicated by the Rev. john evans, a.m.. Albion Press. Printed by and for James Cundee, 1806. Second edition. 8vo. 160pp. With a mezzotint portrait frontispiece of the author. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled red straight-grain morocco, with decorative devices to spine. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Rubbed and marked, with light surface wear to joints, spine dulled. Manuscript gift inscription to rear blank fly-leaf, addressed to 'John Francis Thomas' from the Reverend 'Evelyn Falkner, as a reward of merit', 1806. Small manuscript mark to verso of title. Light ... More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 34605
Photo of "The ballads and songs of ..."
[BALLADS OF AYRSHIRE]. The ballads and songs of ayrshire, illustrated with sketches, historical, traditional, narrative and biographical.. Ayr. Published for the editor by John Dick, 1846. First edition. 8vo. 120pp. With original publisher's printed yellow front-wrapper bound in. Nineteenth century yellow cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled, light surface wear to corners. Inked ownership inscription to FEP. Paper repairs to wrapper, light scattered marginal spotting. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 34789
Photo of "The dispensary. A poem. In ..."
[GARTH, Samuel]. The dispensary. A poem. In six canto's.. London. Printed for J. and R. Tonson , 1741. 8vo. [24], 84pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Title page in red and black. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, with contrasting (modern) gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Worn, with surface loss to boards, chipping to foot of spine, light scoring, and staining to upper board. With a pasted-in portrait of the author to second blank fly-leaf. Leaves browned, with scattered spotting and staining. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 34973
Photo of "Poems of controversy betwixt Episcopacy ..."
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
Photo of "Poems on Several Occasions"
GAY, John. Poems on Several Occasions. London. Printed for J. Tonson, 1731. 8vo. In two volumes. [2], 260pp; [4], 260pp. With an engraved frontispiece to Vol. I. Contemporary blind-stamped, gilt-ruled calf. Rubbed and marked, with scuffing and scoring to boards, wear to extremities, upper joints of both volumes starting. Leaves lightly browned, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 85.00 Antiquates Ref. 35053