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Photo of "[A mid-nineteenth century commonplace]"
[SCRAPBOOK]. [A mid-nineteenth century commonplace]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d.c. 1850?] Quarto. [84] leaves, of which [26] used, the remainder blank. Comprised of manuscript poetry, hand-drawn, engraved, and lithographed illustrations. Contemporary blind-tooled dark green straight-grain morocco, marbled edges. Extremities rubbed. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29958
Photo of "Poems on Several Occasions"
[CARTER, Elizabeth]. Poems on Several Occasions. London. Printed for John Rivington, 1762. First edition. 8vo. vi, [2], 104pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf. Rubbed and marked, joints starting, paper shelf label to foot of spine. Early ink ownership inscription to head of title, lightly damp-stained throughout, small hole to leaf E4 (not touching text.) More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 26339
Photo of "The Christian Warfare"
BEAUMONT, E. C. The Christian Warfare. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1880?] 8vo. Manuscript on paper. [34] leaves. Text within hand-coloured illustrated borders. Near contemporary green cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers. One leaf detached. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 30193
Photo of "Poems on several occasions"
WESLEY, Samuel. Poems on several occasions. London. Printed for the Author by E. Say...and sold by S. Birt, 1736. First edition. Quarto. [2], iv, [6], 412pp. A variant, with leaf A1 cancelled and replaced by one with a woodcut headpiece, with a woman holding a flaming heart in the central compartment, flanked by two angels. Contemporary gilt-ruled mottled calf, recently rebacked, recent contrasting red calf lettering-piece. Boards worn. Marbled endpapers, paper repair to head of front blank fly-leaf, small stain to lower corner of leaf F2. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29984
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PRICHARD, T. J. Llewelyn [editor]. The cambrian wreath; a selection of English Poems and Welsh Subjects, original and translated from the cambro-british, historic and legendary, including wlesh melodies: by various authors of celebrity, living and departed. Aberystwyth. Printed for the editor, by John Cox, 1828. First edition. 8vo. vi, [2], 200pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Rubbed, some surface loss to lower board, spine dulled. Later ink and pencil ownership inscriptions to FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 30179
Photo of "La pucelle d'orléans, poëme en ..."
VOLTAIRE. La pucelle d'orléans, poëme en vingt-un chants. Paris. [De l'Imprimerie de Crapelet], An VII [i.e. 1799] 8vo. In two volumes. xiii, [1], 223, [1]; [4], 243pp, [1]. With half-titles, an engraved portrait frontispiece to Vol. I, and a further 21 engraved plates. Original publisher's pink paper boards, printed paper lettering-pieces to spines. Rubbed, joints starting, spines sunned. Very occasional light spotting. Ink-stamps 'Se Vend Chez Marrot Receveur de la loterie-Nationale, à Rochefort' to half-title of Vol. I and FFEP of Vol. II. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29783
Photo of "The seasons"
THOMSON, James. The seasons. London. Printed [by Henry Woodfall] for A. Millar, 1744. 8vo. [6], 243pp, [1]. Title in red and black. With four engraved plates. Errata slip pasted to p.243. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, all edges red. Extremities worn, joints split. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, ink inscription to verso of FFEP: 'From the Author'. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 29967
Photo of "Crossing the water"
PLATH, Sylvia. Crossing the water. London. Faber and Faber, 1971. First edition. 8vo. 64pp. Original publisher's blue cloth lettered in silver, with the unclipped dustwrapper. Boards slightly edge-worn, with the scuffed and marked dustwrapper – with some smoke damage and coffee-cup staining - annotated in pen to verso. Internally bright and clean, with manuscript notations on the contents page seemingly indicating date of writing for the majority of poems, and some notation marking 'NOT US', with poems underlined ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28756
Photo of "Johnny Panic and the Bible ..."
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
Photo of "The house of defence"
BENSON, E. F.. The house of defence. London. William Heinemann, 1907. First edition. 8vo. [vii] 293pp. Original publisher's yellow cloth boards lettered in black. Boards lightly marked, with bumping to corners and spine ends. Foxing to fore edge, bottom edge untrimmed, some creasing to spine. Bright throughout, save a little toning and marks towards the rear. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 30087
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 "Paul"
BENSON, E. F.. Paul. London. William Heinemnn, 1906. First edition. 8vo. 321pp. Original publisher's yellow cloth boards, lettered black, with a striking black, green and white design to the front board. Bottom edge untrimmed. Bumping to spine ends and corners, else a crisp copy with a little foxing to all edges, and throughout the page block. With the bookplate of Ronald Southey to the front pastedown. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30028
Photo of "Scarlet and Hyssop"
BENSON, E. F. Scarlet and Hyssop. London. William Heinemann, 1902. First edition. 8vo. 316pp, [32]. Original publisher's yellow cloth boards lettered in black, with the red, blue and black flower pot design stamped to front board. Boards a little marked, spine toned, bumping to spine ends and corners; else a crisp copy. Top and fore edge untrimmed, internally bright and clean. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30030
Photo of "Limitations"
BENSON. E. F.. Limitations. London. A. D. Innes & Co., 1896. First edition. 8vo. 348pp, [8]. Original publisher's blue cloth boards lettered in gilt. Shelf-wear to all edges and boards, spine a little faded, corners and spine ends bumped. Fore and bottom edge untrimmed, foxing throughout the slightly loosened page block. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 30029
Photo of "Up and down"
BENSON, E. F.. Up and down. London. Hutchinson & Co., 1918. First edition. 8vo. 256pp, [16]. With 16 pages of publisher's advertising bound in at rear. Original publisher's blue cloth boards, lettered in black. Bottom edge untrimmed. Shelf-wear to boards, bumping to corners and spine ends, else a crisp copy. All edges foxed, with further minor foxing throughout. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30027
Photo of "The oakleyites"
BENSON, E. F. The oakleyites. London. Hodder and Stoughton, [1915]. First edition. 8vo. 318pp. Original publisher's blue cloth boards lettered black, with title to spine in gilt. Slightly rubbed, with a little bumping to corners and spine ends, some marking to the fore edge. Internally bright and clean, save minor toning to endpapers and half-title. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30035
Photo of "Bensoniana"
BENSON, E. F.. Bensoniana. London. Arthur L. Humphrey, 1912. First edition. Square 8vo. [8], 64pp. Original publisher's soft green reverse calf wrappers, lettered gilt, with a decorative boarder stamped in blue, red, and black. Top edge gilt, fore and bottom edge untrimmed. Internally bright and clean, with a gift inscription 'Lizzie from Evelyn Xmas 1914' to the front marbled endpaper. Wraps a little worn and faded, and the spine sunned. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 30097