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Photo of "La Fontaine's Tales: imitated in ..."
LA FONTAINE, [Jean de]. La Fontaine's Tales: imitated in English verse. London. Printed for C. Chapple, 1814. First edition. 12mo. Two volumes bound as one. xxii, [2], 286; [2], 360pp. Uncut in contemporary cloth-backed buff paper boards, original publisher's printed paper lettering piece pasted to spine. Rubbed and marked. Short closed tear to Vol. I title, scattered foxing. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18475
Photo of "La fausse agnes, ou le ..."
DESTOUCHES, Nericault [Philippe]. La fausse agnes, ou le poete campagnard. Comedie En prose en trois Actes. Paris. Chez Prault Pere, 1736. [4], 137pp, [3].

[Bound with:] DESTOUCHES, Nericault [Philippe]. Le tambour nocturne, ou le mari devin, comedie angloise. Paris. Chez Prault Pere, 1736. [10], 116pp, [4].

[And:] DESTOUCHES, Nericault [Philippe]. Le dissipateur ou l'honneste-friponne, comedie. Paris. Chez Prault Pere, 1736. [2], xii, 127pp, [3].

8vo. Contemporary speckled calf, morocco lettering-piece, spine richly gilt. Extremities worn, joints split. Typed booksellers description pasted to FEP. Armorial bookplate of ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21594
Photo of "Knowledge and life"
ARKWRIGHT, William. Knowledge and life. London. John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1930. 8vo. Limited edition of 100 copies. xxix, [1], 180pp, [2]. With a half-title and a portrait frontispiece. Uncut and unopened. Bound for the publisher by Riviere & Son in red crushed morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, T.E.G. Minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27561
Photo of "Kingston abbey: The Greatest Love ..."
GEORGE, Christopher [i.e. AMOROSA, John and Anthony]. Kingston abbey: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told. New York. Vantage Press, 1972. First edition. 8vo. 82pp. Original publisher's red morocco, lettered in silver, with original publisher's pictorial pink textured dustwrapper. Dustrapper scuffed and marked, flaps taped to pastedowns. Inscribed on the FFEP: 'Complimentary Copy to Sir Laurence Olivier from Christopher Lynley George'. Loosely inserted is a typewritten letter in it's original addressed envelope from the brothers expressing their admiration for Olivier: 'I would deem it an honor if you would ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 31310
Photo of "King rene's daughter: A Danish ..."
HERTZ, Henrik. King rene's daughter: A Danish Lyrical Drama. London. Wm. S. Orr and Co., 1850. First edition. 8vo. [8], 78pp, [2]. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's dark green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Insect damage to head of initial three leaves. Ink inscription to verso of FFEP: 'To Robert Roy Esq. / with the kind regards / of the Translator / Theodore Martin / 17 January 1850'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30466
Photo of "Kalee's shrine"
ALLEN, Grant. COTES, May. Kalee's shrine. London. The Masterpiece Library, "Review of Review's" Office, [s.d., c.1900] 8vo. 60pp, iv. With two final advertisement leaves. Original publisher's printed blue wrappers. Extremities spotted, lightly rubbed and dust-soiled. Leaves browned. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24699
Photo of "Kai lung's golden hours"
BRAMAH, Ernest. Kai lung's golden hours. London. Grant Richards Ltd., 1924. 8vo. Limited edition, number 131 of 200 copies signed by the author. xv, [1], 306pp, [2]. With a half-title. Original publisher's tan cloth-backed grey paper boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, printed paper dust-wrapper. Very slight chipping to dustwrapper, light browning to endpapers, else clean and crisp. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 18316
Photo of "Just So Stories For Little ..."
KIPLING, Rudyard. Just So Stories For Little Children. London. Macmillan and Co., 1902. First edition, second issue. Quarto. [7], 249pp, [2]. With half-title and 22 engraved plates by the author. Original publisher's decorated red cloth boards. Rubbed and marked, with spine dulled and chipped, some soiling to boards, corners bumped. Light browning and soiling to endpapers. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34790
Photo of "Journeys & Baggage: a book ..."
LEFF, Margaret. Journeys & Baggage: a book of poems and water-colours. [London]. [T. Hagity], [2003]. First edition. Quarto. 57pp, [1]. With 13 watercolour illustration in the text. Original publisher's green cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine, pictorial dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper a trifle creased and slightly smoke marked (with faint smoke odour). Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: '13/10/03 / For my Friend Olwyn, / with love & affection / & thanks for all the help & / attention ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29805
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PLATH, Sylvia. Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams. London. Faber & Faber, 1977. First edition. 8vo. 250pp. Original publisher's orange cloth boards lettered in silver, with the unclipped bright orange dustwrapper. Spine of wrapper slightly sunned with a few other marks or small nicks, internally bright and clean, with some annotations to Ted Hughes' introduction and postscript in the hand of Olwyn Hughes. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed. while much of her library was damaged as the result ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28757
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PLATH, Sylvia. Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams. London. Faber & Faber, 1977. First edition. 8vo. 250pp. Original publisher's orange cloth boards lettered in silver, with the unclipped bright orange dustwrapper. Spine bumped with a few other marks to both boards and dustwrapper, internally bright. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed, though no indications of such. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28762
Photo of "John Inglesant: a romance"
[SHORTHOUSE, Joseph Henry]. John Inglesant: a romance. London. Macmillan and Co., 1882. New edition, tenth thousand. 8vo. In two volumes. [2], x, [2], 344; [4], 388pp. With half-titles. Bound by Slinn of Sheffield in contemporary half-morocco, tan cloth boards, tooled and lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed. Scattered foxing. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25789
Photo of "Jessie phillips. A tale of ..."
TROLLOPE, Mrs. Jessie phillips. A tale of the present day. London. Henry Colburn, 1843. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. [4], 326; [2], 311, [1]; [2], 325pp. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume, and a further nine engraved plates by John Leech. Contemporary gilt-tooled green crushed half-morocco, green cloth boards, contrasting brown morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Very minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, bookseller's tickets of S. & T. Gilbert of London to all FEPs, scattered spotting, plates foxed and browned. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 22308
Photo of "Jerusalem delivered: An Heroic Poem"
TASSO, Torquato. Jerusalem delivered: An Heroic Poem. London. Printed for J. Johson et al., 1797. 8vo. In two volumes. lviii, [17]-286; [2], 264pp, [48]. Without Vol. II half-title. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume and two further engraved plates. Handsomely bound in contemporary black straight-grain morocco, ruled and lettered in gilt, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed. Armorial bookplate of the Williams family of Bridehead to FEPs. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34056
Photo of "Jack Hinton, the guardsman"
LEVER, Charles. Jack Hinton, the guardsman. Dublin. William Curry, Jun. and Company, 1845. 8vo. x, [2], 396pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, 26 engraved plates, and nine wood engravings in the text by H. K. Browne. Contemporary gilt-tooled straight-grain brown morocco, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Rubbed. Marbled endpapers, inked ownership inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, plates foxed, offsetting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 12355