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Photo of "Stanfield's grand local diorama, Embracing ..."

[THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE]. Stanfield's grand local diorama, Embracing the most Picturesque Views of windsor and its vicinity: town and castle of windsor, From the Meadows above the Bridge. The River, near Brocas Meadow. (Sunset) across the field to eton, by moonlight... London. J. Tabby, Printer, [s.d., c.1830] Dimensions 430 x 340 mm. Single leaf broadside. Central vertical fold. Creased, some slight chipping to edges. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 14946

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[GOTHIC LITERATURE]. Standard novels. No XLI. Vathek. By William Beckford, esq.: The castle of otranto. by horace walpole, earl of orford: The bravo of venice. By M. G. Lewis, esq. London. Richard Bentley, 1836. 8vo. [6], 396pp. With an engraved frontispiece (Vathek), an additional engraved title page (Vathek), and an engraved portrait of Walpole (Castle of Otranto). Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Extremities marked, lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Early inked gift inscription to to additional engraved title. Upper hinges partially exposed, endpapers discoloured, one gathering (O1-8) working loose and protruding slightly from text-block. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 25856

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AHO, Juhani. Squire Hellman and other stories. London. T. Fisher Unwin, 1893. First edition in English. 12mo. 185pp, [7]. With three terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's printed yellow wrappers. Lightly rubbed and stained, chipping to dulled spine. Book-label of Josephine Dockar Drysdale to verso of half-title. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32369

HADFIELD, Mrs. [Elizabeth]. Sprays from the Hedgerows. London. Darton and Co., 1850. First edition. 12mo. xii, 222pp. With a half-title, an engraved portrait frontispiece, and an additional engraved title page executed by T. O. Barlow. Original publisher's richly gilt-tooled calf, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, upper joint split. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, frontispiece and engraved title damp-stained. A presumed presentation copy, inked inscription to FFEP: 'Henry Barlow / with the love of his affectionate / Cousin Lizzy / ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29696

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MORTON, Thomas. Speed the plough: a comedy, in five acts... London. Printed by A. Strahan...for T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1800. Fifth edition. 8vo. 94pp, [2]. A reissue of the first edition with the title page partially reset. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Recent burgundy cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly dust-soiled and browned internally. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 19461

REYNOLDS, Frederick. Speculation; a comedy... London. Printed for T. N. Longman, 1795. First edition. 8vo. [4], 76pp, [4]. With a terminal leaf of publisher’s advertisements. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29282

Photo of "Souvenirs de madame c. jaubert ..."

JAUBERT, Madame C.. Souvenirs de madame c. jaubert lettres et correspondances... Paris. J. Hetzel et Cle, Editeurs, [s.d., c.1880s] Troisieme edition. 12mo. [4], 323pp, [1]. Finely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, red cloth boards. Marbled endpapers, original wrappers bound in. Slightest of rubbing to extremities, corners, else a fine copy. Inked ownership inscription of George Meredith to upper wrapper. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25398

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TURNER, Rev. Charles. Sonnets by the rev. charles turner vicar of grasby, lincoln. London. Macmillan and Co., 1864. First edition. 8vo. viii, 89pp., [2]. Original publisher's gilt-tooled green boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Very slightly rubbed. Two inked ownership inscriptions to verso of FFEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32038

TENNYSON, Charles. Sonnets and fugitive pieces. Cambridge. Published by B. Bridges, 1830. First edition, second issue. 8vo. 83pp, [1]. With a half-title. Original publisher's buff paper boards. Lightly rubbed, upper joint starting. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28336

[TIMPERLEY, C. H.]. Songs of the press and other poems relative to the art of printers and printing... London. Fisher, Son, & Co., 1845. 8vo. viii, [1], 10-208pp, [2]. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements and a tipped-in errata slip. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked. Scattered spotting. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 21047

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[WAR POETRY]. Songs of the brave. The soldier's dream, and other poems and odes.. London. Sampson Low, Son & Co., 1856. First edition. 8vo. [2], 46pp. Interleaved with blanks throughout. With an additional engraved title page and numerous in-text illustrations. Contemporary red morocco, richly tooled in gilt and blind, with the supralibros of Cowbridge School to upper board. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Rubbed and marked, with wear to extremities, spine sunned. Inked prize inscription 'Xmas Exam 1876 III Form Classical Prize awarded to D. Birrell. Maurice Williams M.A. Head Master' ... More > £ 65.00 Antiquates Ref. 35208

CAMPBELL, WOLFE, COLLINS, BYRON, TENNYSON, MACKAY. Songs of the brave. The soldier's dream, and other poems and odes. London. Sampson Low, Son & Co., 1856. First edition. 8vo. 46pp, [2]. With 26 engraved illustrations in the text. Bound by Hayday in contemporary gilt-tooled brown morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Scattered foxing. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 26195

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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

BROWN, Rowland. Songs of early spring. London. W. Kent and Co., 1858. First edition. 8vo. xiii, [1], 208, [2], 40pp. With half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Bound with an extensive publisher's catalogue to rear. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, and lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, spine slightly dulled. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34705

B[URNETT], C[hristina] L[eslie]. Songs of a Caged bird. [Inverurie]. Printed [by George M. Cornwall] for private circulation, [s.d., c. 1875] First edition. 8vo. x, [2], 133pp, [1]. With an albumen portrait frontispiece and two further albumen plates of Inverurie by photographer R. Brown. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed, spine dulled. Inked inscription to half-title: 'To Jane Ramsay Walker In memory of one who felt much indebted to her kindness. April 17th, 1875'. Manuscript inscription pasted to foot of frontispiece: 'Yr. affect. CLB'. Manuscript ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25742

KIPLING, Rudyard. Songs from books. London. Macmillan and Co., 1913. First edition, third impression. 8vo. xix, [1], 302pp, [2]. Bound by Truslove & Hanson in contemporary gilt-tooled red half-calf, red cloth boards, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and sunned, lower joint slightly scuffed/cracked but holding firmly. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. Armorial bookplate of Anthony Eden to FEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29828

Photo of "Songs, duets, chorusses, &c. &c. ..."

MONCRIEFF, W. T.. Songs, duets, chorusses, &c. &c. serious and comic, as sung in The New Broad Comic Extravaganza Entertainment, in two acts, 'yclept Giovanni in London; or, the libertine reclaimed. Comprising all the subsequent adventures of that celebrated character, as performed at The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. London. Printed for John Lowndes, [s.d., c. 1820] 16pp. With a hand-coloured engraved frontispiece depicting 'Madame Vestris as Don Giovanni' by caricaturist and painter Isaac Robert Cruikshank (1764-1811).

[Bound after:] [STUART, James]. The trial of james stuart, esq. younger of dunearn, before the High Court of Justiciary, at edinburgh, on monday, june 10. 1822... Edinburgh. Printed by Archibald Constable and Co., 1822. First edition. [4], 186, [2], 20pp.

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BLAMIRE, Susanna. Songs and poems by miss blamire, together with songs by her friend miss gilpin. London. Routledge and Sons, 1866. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 184pp, [6]. Partially unopened. With half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece of the author. Contemporary blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked. Light scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34067

AUDEN, W. H.. Some poems. London. Faber and Faber, 1940. First edition. 8vo. 80pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's salmon paper boards, dustwrapper. Very slight marking to boards, dustwrapper a trifle chipped and creased, spine panel sunned. Internally clean and crisp. A very good copy. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 18774

NICOLSON, Harold. Some people. London. Constable & Co. Ltd., 1927. First edition. 8vo. vi, 247pp, [1]. Original publisher's orange cloth, lettered in black. Without dustwrapper. Extremities marked and a trifle rubbed, spine sunned. Endpapers browned, occasional spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 23732