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[MORE, Hannah]. [Drop-head title:] Patient joe; Or, the Newcastle Collier.. London. Sold by J. Marshall [s.d., c. 1795] Dimensions: 270 x 440 mm. Single leaf broadside. Printed in two columns, text within ornamental border, woodcut vignette at head. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34885

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WAGNER, Richard. The rhinegold and the valkyrie. . London. William Heinemann, 1910. First edition. Quarto. ix, [1], 159pp, [1]. With half-title and 34 chromolithograph plates by Arthur Rackham. Finely bound by Weitz-Coleman of New York (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in modern black calf, richly gilt-tooled, with contrasting red calf lettering-pieces and thematic devices to spine. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Spotting to initial leaves, light browning throughout. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34744

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TOUNY-LÉRYS. Mimi et Nina. Toulouse. Editions de la Revue (Gallia), 1902. First edition. 8vo. [8], 160pp, [4]. Original publisher's illustrated wrappers by Edmund Dulac. A trifle rubbed, chipping to head and foot of dulled spine. Leaves browned, text-block working loose, several gatherings protruding. Presentation copy, near contemporary inked inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34742

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NEWBERY, Francis. Donum Amicis. Verses on various occasions.. London. Printed for the Author by Thomas Davison, 1815. First edition. 8vo. 72pp. With a half-title. Finely bound in contemporary blind-stamped, gilt-tooled navy calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges, marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed, marked, and sunned. Armorial bookplate of the Bridehead estate, Dorset, to FEP, very occasional spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to half-title: 'Robert Williams Esquire. From the author'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34516

CHEEM, Aliph. Lays of ind. Second series. Bombay. "Times of India" Office, 1873. First edition. 8vo. [6], 132pp. Original publisher's navy cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Contemporary inked ownership inscriptions of R. Beauchamp Downall to FFEP and head of title page. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34229

SERJEANT, J. B. Sketches beyond the Lyonesse. St. Clether, Launceston, Cornwall. March, 1879 Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [82]ff. Naively sewn in contemporary two-tone wrappers. Extremities heavily rubbed, marked, and sunned. Occasional corrections to text. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34204

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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

NOOTH, Charlotte. Poems and a play. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown First edition. 1815. [6], 156pp, [16]. With a list of subscribers. Uncut in original publisher's buff paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. A little rubbed and marked, some damp-staining to endpapers, occasional light soiling to text. Short tear to head of C4, without loss. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34017

G. L. O.. "Bubbles". [Newcastle-on-Tyne]. [J.W. Swanston, Army Printer], [1886]. First edition. 8vo. xlvii, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled tan-sheep, lettered in gilt to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked, with spotting and staining to boards. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33805

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[NEW THEATRE ROYAL]. New Theatre Royal, English Opera, Strand. This present Friday, August 22, 1817, Will be performed Eighth Time an entirely New Pastoral Serio-Comick Opera, called The Persian Hunters, Or, the Rose of Gurgistan... [London]. [s.n.], [1817]. Dimensions 190 x 305mm. Single leaf broadside. Some creasing and browning. Inked '65' to head of recto. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33185

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LONGUS. The pastoral amours of Daphnis and Chloe. A novel. Written originally in Greek by Longus, and translated into English. London. Printed for J. Knox, 1763. Fourth edition. 12mo. viii, 184pp. With six engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled sheep. Rubbed and lightly marked, loss to head of spine. Marbled endpapers, Recent bookplate of Liam Sims to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33109

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CHAUCER, Geoffrey. The poems of Geoffrey Chaucer, modernized. London. Whittaker & Co., 1841. First edition. 8vo. cxlvii, [1], 331pp, [1]. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed, lightly marked, corners bumped. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Goodwyn Hatchard, Bishop of Mauritius to FEP, some marginal loss to leaf R7, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33085

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MARTIN, Theodore [Translator]. Poems; original and translated. London. Printed [by the Chiswick Press] for Private Circulation, 1863. First edition. Small quarto. vi, 350pp, [2]. With a terminal errata leaf. Unopened in original publisher's red cloth, stamped in black, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned, loss to head of spine. Scattered spotting. Presentation copy, with an A.L.S in the author's hand pasted to recto of FFEP: ' My dear Sir, If you should find the accompanying volume, not printed for publication, worth a place in your ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 32069

BROOKE, Richard Sinclair. My Fossils. Vol. I [all published?]. Dublin. George Herbert, 1880. First edition. 8vo. [6], vi, 308pp, [2]. Original publisher's green gilt-tooled half-morocco, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, with bumping to corners and chipping to spine. FFEP detached. Inked inscription to FEP: 'Edward Brooke, 11 Herbert Street Dublin - 1880'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 32061

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[NAPIER, Francis, Baron Napier and Ettrick]. [Drop-head title:] The demon chain: A Legend of the Swedish Counts of Piper. [London]. [s.n.], [1853]. 170-172pp.

[Bound with: [Drop-head title:] Pinocchi. [London], [s.n.], [1856]. 438-442pp.

8vo. Handsomely bound in contemporary red half-morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Baron Napier to FEP, nine press- cuttings, dated 1883-1891, relating to Napier's involvement in the restoration of Edinburgh castle.

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- The first, on Windsor Castle stationery, dated 30th ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 31080

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[BYRON, Lord]. [ROGERS, Samuel].. Lara, a tale. Jacqueline, a tale.. London. Printed for J. Murray, 1814. First edition. 8vo. 128pp. With a half-title. Finely bound by Bayntun-Riviere of Bath (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in modern gilt-tooled blue calf, contrasting red and brown morocco lettering-pieces, A.E.G., marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles. Lightly rubbed, joints creased. Very occasional light spotting. W. A. Foyle's copy, with his morocco bookplate to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 31057

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B., D. B. The little hill station and other sketches & verses. Bombay. Thacker & Co., [s.d., c. 1910] First edition. 12mo. 109pp, [1]. Original publisher's green cloth-backed green paper boards, lettered in black to upper board 'The little hill station And other sketches & verses By D. B. B. to P/ F.' Rubbed and marked. Contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30632

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[HAYLEY, William] . The triumphs of temper. A poem: in six cantos.. Chichester . Printed by J. Seagrave; for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1803. Twelfth edition, corrected. 8vo. xii, 163pp. With an engraved frontispiece and five further engraved plates by Maria Flaxman. Contemporary gilt-tooled half calf, marbled boards. Rubbed and marked, with surface loss and staining to boards, joints starting. Lengthy inked gift inscription to FFEP. Very occasional light scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30564

PATERSON, Arthur. For freedom's sake. London. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1896. First edition. 8vo. viii, 323pp, [5]. With two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt. Rubbed, and marked. Endpapers browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30341

MANNING, William. The glow-worm. London. Frank T. Sabin, 1896. Quarto. Limited edition of 112 copies, 100 of which for sale. [8], 17pp, [47]. Title in red and black. With an additional illustrated title-page and 21 engraved illustrations in the text by Westley Horton. Uncut in original publisher's pictorial buckram. Extremities rubbed, marked, and dulled. Endpapers browned, later ink ownership inscription of 'The Spitfire Library' to head of additional title. Manuscript note to limitation page: 'Subscribing ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30204