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Photo of "A summer's fancy"
BLUNDEN, Edmund. A summer's fancy. London. The Beaumont Press, 1930. Limited issue. 8vo. 53pp [3]. One of 325 copies on handmade paper (numbered 81-405), this no. 231. Original publisher's cloth-backed decorated paper boards, lettered in gilt. Illustrations and decorations throughout designed by Randolph Schwabe. All edges untrimmed. Cloth a little stained and sunned, paper remains bright with slight bumping to corners. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30101
Photo of "The vintage. a romance of ..."
BENSON, E. F.. The vintage. a romance of the greek war of independence. London. Methuen & Co., 1898. First edition. 8vo. 397pp, [40]. With twelve black and white illustrated plates. Original publisher's red cloth boards lettered in gilt, fore and bottom edge untrimmed. Worn to extremities, spine darkened and chipped with loss at head and foot. A little foxing to paste downs and endpapers, otherwise internally bright. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30037
Photo of "The capsina"
BENSON, E. F.. The capsina. London. Methuen & Co., 1899. First edition. 8vo. 343pp [39]. With four tipped in illustrated plates by G. P. Jacomb-Hood. Original publisher's red cloth boards lettered gilt. Boards stained and marked, chipping to spine, all edges worn, corners and spine ends bumped. Endpapers toned, with an ownership signature to the FFEP. A catalogue of books and announcements by the publisher bound in to rear. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30089
Photo of "The arrest of arsène lupin"
LEBLANC, Maurice. The arrest of arsène lupin. London. Eveleigh Nash, 1911. First Eveleigh Nash edition. 8vo. 277pp, [10]. Original publisher's green cloth boards, lettered gilt, with the pictorial onlay intact. Worn; bumped and marked, with some tearing and chipping to the sunned spine, where the gilt is entirely faded. Toning to endpapers and page block, light foxing throughout and to edges. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 30038
Photo of "The money market"
BENSON, E. F.. The money market. Philadelphia. Drexel Biddle, 1899. First American edition. 8vo. 263pp, [6]. Original publisher's dark green gilt-tooled cloth, remaining bright against the faded stamp design. A little marked, with corners and spine ends bumped, slightly rolled. Internally bright, fresh and clean, with six pages of publisher's advertising bound in at the rear. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 30036
Photo of "Dodo: a detail of the ..."
BENSON, E. F. . Dodo: a detail of the day. London. Methuen and Co. , 1893. Second edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [8] 216; [6] 218-441pp, [16]. Original publisher's blue cloth boards lettered in gilt. Slightly shaken, all edges shelf-worn and bumped, with evidence of early library plates being removed from the front boards. A little toned throughout, fore and bottom edge uncut. Decorative endpapers, fore and bottom edge untrimmed. Slightly toned throughout, with a split in the page block at pp.328/329, Vol II. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30091
Photo of "Dombey and son"
DICKENS, Charles. Dombey and son. London. Bradbury and Evans, 1848. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 624pp. With an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and a further 38 engraved plates by H. K. Browne. Without half-title or errata leaf. Contemporary gilt-tooled green half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Oswald Augustus Smith to recto of front blank fly-leaf, scattered spotting, offsetting. First Edition, early issue, with none of the usual ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30133
Photo of "The forest sanctuary; and other ..."
HEMANS, Mrs. Felicia. The forest sanctuary; and other poems. Boston. Hilliard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins, 1827. First American edition. 8vo. [6], ii, 231pp, [1]. With an initial advertisement leaf, stating in part: 'The first two title pages in this volume have been given for the convenience of those who may procure a complete set of the American edition of [Mrs. Heman's] works, by the present editor' (The league of the Alps...and other poems (1826) were issued as 'Vol. I.') Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, marbled cloth boards, ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28381
Photo of "Le rime di francesco petrarca ..."
PETRARCH, Francesco. Le rime di francesco petrarca secondo la revisione ultima del poeta a cura di giuseppe salvo cozzo. In Firenze [i.e. Florence]. G. C. Sansoni, editore, [1905]. Second edition. 16mo. xix, [3], 355pp, [1]. With a half-title. Bound in near contemporary calf, ruled and lettered in gilt, laurel wreath design comprised of green and black morocco onlays to both boards, A.E.G., kindred floral pattern onlays to corners of turn-ins, signed 'Ruby Moffat 1915' to rear lower turn-in. Slightest of marking to extremities. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 27798
Photo of "Regulus, tragedie en trois actes...Representee ..."
ARNAULT, Lucien. Regulus, tragedie en trois actes...Representee pour la premiere fois Sur le premier Theatre-Francais. Paris. Ponthieu, 1822. First edition. 8vo. [4], vii, [1], 75pp, [1]. With a half-title. Uncut in contemporary sponged wrappers, paper lettering-piece with title in manuscript to upper wrapper. Spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of half-title from the author to Madame La Duchesse de Raguse. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20485
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 "Poems for young ladies. In ..."
GOLDSMITH, Dr. [Oliver]. Poems for young ladies. In three parts. Devotional, Moral, and Entertaining. The Whole being A Collection of the Best Pieces in our Language. London. Printed for William Davenhill, 1770. New edition. 8vo. vi, [2], 248pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Later calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting black calf lettering-piece, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed and damp-stained, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting, ticket of printer and stationer J. Hall Smith of Cowes, Isle of Wight to RFEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27885
Photo of "Sprays from the Hedgerows"
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
Photo of "Poetry for children, consisting of ..."
AIKIN, Lucy. Poetry for children, consisting of short pieces to be committed to memory. London. Printed for Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, [s.d., c. 1845] New edition, considerably improved. 12mo. xii, 180pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and dulled. Contemporary ownership inscription of Master Dale to recto of FFEP, title page a trifle marked, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 29693
Photo of "The story of queen isabel ..."
S[MEDLEY], M[enella]. The story of queen isabel and other verses. London. Bell and Daldy, 1863. First edition. 8vo. vi, 111, [1], 31pp, [1]. With a half-title and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and bumped. Internally clean and crisp. Inked ownership inscriptions to half-title: 'Mrs. Edward Smedley / Jan. 31st. 1863' and 'Fanny H. Wallace / Sept: 7 1865'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29694
Photo of "Poems and essays.."
BOWDLER, Mrs. [Jane]. Poems and essays... Bath. Printed by R. Cruttwell, 1787. Fourth edition. 8vo. In two volumes. vii, [3], 233, [1]; [6], 216pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces, later rebacked and recornered, preserving contemporary back-strips. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, inked ownership inscriptions of R. J. Wilkinson to front blank fly-leaves, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29665
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 "Destiny; or, the chief's daughter"
[FERRIER, Susan Edmonstone]. Destiny; or, the chief's daughter. Edinburgh. Printed for Robert Cadell, 1831. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. [6], 337, [1]; [4], 407, [1]; [4], 399pp, [1]. With half-titles. Contemporary half-calf, recently rebacked and recornered, contrasting black calf lettering-pieces. Rubbed. Scattered spotting. Bookplate of army officer and viceroy of India Archibald Percival Wavell, first Earl Wavell (1883-1950) to FEP of Vol. I. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 23501