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Photo of "The works of william shakespeare"
SHAKESPEARE, William. The works of william shakespeare. Cambridge and London. Macmillan and Co., 1864. 8vo. viii, 1079pp, [1]. Finely bound by MacLehose of Glasgow (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine slightly dulled. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of David Stanley William Ogilvy, 11th Earl of Airlie, dated October 1866, to front blank fly-leaf. Light spotting and browning to initial and terminal leaves. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34758
Photo of "The wreath of friendship; a ..."
CECIL, Charles [editor]. The wreath of friendship; a token of regard. London. Published by Renshaw and Company, [s.d., 1836?] First edition?. 12mo. iv, 320pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further five engraved plates. Original publisher's red cloth, embossed in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Rubbed, chipping to head and foot of spine. Contemporary pencilled ownership inscription to head of title page. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27847
Photo of "The yellow placard"
LYND, Sylvia. The yellow placard. London. Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1931. First edition. 8vo. 80pp. Original publisher's tan cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, loss to lettering-piece. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Humbert Wolfe / from / Sylvia Lynd / a fragment of her / debt. 4. 4. 31.' More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27005
Photo of "The young gentleman and lady's ..."
[WOOLSTON, Thomas]. The young gentleman and lady's Poetical Preceptor: being a collection of the most admired poetry: selected from the best authors... Coventry. Printed and sold by M. Luckman, [1795?] First edition. 12mo. xii, 310pp, [2]. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities worn and marked, upper board held by cords only, lower joint split. Hinges exposed, inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP: ' Master Wm. Hands / August 22nd 1796', scattered spotting. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 18859
Photo of "Tides"
DRINKWATER, John. Tides. London. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1917. First edition. 8vo. 54pp, [1]. Original publisher's red cloth with paper label to sunned spine. Internally bright and clean save a little toning to FFEP. Author's ink inscription 'Alfred Hayes, from John Drinkwater, April 1918' to verso of half title. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28731
Photo of "Tragedie del cavaliere vincenzo monti"
MONTI, Vincenzo. Tragedie del cavaliere vincenzo monti. Firenze [i.e. Florence]. Presso Niccolo Conti, 1818. 12mo. 323pp, [1]. Uncut in original publisher's buff wrappers, housed within recent custom black cloth slip-case. Extremities worn and sunned. Inked ownership inscription to verso of upper wrapper, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 19475
Photo of "Translations chiefly from the greek ..."
[BLAND, Robert], [MERIVALE, John Herman]. Translations chiefly from the greek anthology, with tales and miscellaneous poems. London. Printed for Richard Phillips, 1806. First edition. 12mo. [4], lv, [5], 233pp, [1]. With a terminal page of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, marbled edges. Heavily rubbed, without lettering-piece. Marbled endpapers, early armorial bookplate to verso of FFEP, near contemporary inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32250
Photo of "Trevelyan"
[SCOTT, Caroline Lucy Scott, Lady]. Trevelyan. London. Richard Bentley, 1834. Second edition. 8vo. In three volumes. [2], 299, [1]; [2], 292; [2], 286pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled red calf, marbled paper boards. Rubbed, spines dulled. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP of Vol. I, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22290
Photo of "Trials; a tale"
[KELTY, Mary Ann]. Trials; a tale. London. Printed [by Cox and Baylis] for G. and W. B. Whittaker, 1824. First edition. 12mo. In three volumes. [4], 328; [4], 315, [1]; [4], 314pp. With half-titles. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, tooled in gilt and blind, heraldic crests of Anglo-Irish army officer Charles William Vane, third Marquess of Londonderry to head of spines. A trifle rubbed and marked. Very occasional light spotting, loss to lower margin of leaf F3, Vol. II More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 27385
Photo of "Trilby: a novel"
DU MAURIER, George. Trilby: a novel. London. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1895. First illustrated edition. 8vo. 447pp, [6]. With an illustrated frontispiece and 120 illustrations in the text by the author, and six final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Without dustwrapper. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Inked ownership inscription of Mervyn Ll. Peel to verso of FFEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21476
Photo of "Trivia; or, the art of ..."
GAY, John. Trivia; or, the art of walking the streets of london. London. Printed for T. Gay, [1795]. 8vo. 30pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece dated May 1795 and terminal index. Bound by Proudfoot of Euston in contemporary gilt-tooled green calf. Marbled endpapers, carmine edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, slight surface wear to joints, boards sunned. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24931
Photo of "Twenty-five poems"
THOMAS, Dylan. Twenty-five poems. London. J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., [1936]. First edition, second impression. 8vo. vii, [1], 47pp, [1]. Original publisher's grey paper boards, lettered in navy, printed paper dustwrapper. Light shelf-wear, edge-wear to dustwrapper. Browning to endpapers, near contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Christopher, / On his influenza. / 26.1.37'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19561
Photo of "Twenty Six Choice Poetical Extracts ..."
[POETICAL EXTRACTS]. Twenty Six Choice Poetical Extracts selected from Celebrated Authors, and Printed from copper plates Engraved Expressly for the Work, Each embellished with a Beautiful Vignette, Illustrative of the Subject. London. Published by Robert Miller [s.d., c.1820] First edition. 12mo. Engraved title page, 27 engraved leaves printed on rectos only, 12pp of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green roan-backed marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Extremities worn, some surface loss to boards, worm-hole to upper joint. Hinges exposed, contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP, small worm-trail running through lower margins, horizontal tears to two leaves (touching text), foxed and dust-soiled. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21577
Photo of "Tyneside recitations and other poems"
CAMPBELL, T[homas]. Tyneside recitations and other poems. North Shields. Printed and Published by J. D. Potts, 1928. First edition. 8vo. 160pp. With a photographic portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in black to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32266
Photo of "Ultime lettere di jacopo ortis"
[FOSCOLO, Ugo]. Ultime lettere di jacopo ortis. Italia. [s.n.], 1807. Terza edizione [i.e. third edition]. 12mo. 152pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary green cloth-backed marbled paper boards. Lightly rubbed, corners exposed. Leaves browned and spotted, short tears and some loss to leaf E1 with slight loss of text and sense. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 15288
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 "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