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VERNE, Jules. Round the world in eighty days (Abridged.). 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. 24700

MONRO, Harold. Strange meetings. London. The Poetry Bookshop, 1917. First trade edition. Quarto. 63pp, [1]. With a final page of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Extremities a trifle creased and marked, chipping to wrapper edges. Bookplate of Arthur Lloyd-Taylor to verso of upper wrapper, foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24819

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LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth. The poetical works, lyrical and dramatic... London. Whittaker and Co. et al., 1853. Fourth edition. 12mo. xxvi, 471pp, [1]. Title in red and black. Contemporary gilt-tooled green morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and sunned. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to head of title page, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24886

KINGSLEY, Charles. Andromeda and other poems. London. Parker, Son, and Bourn, 1862. Third edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 169pp, [3]. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed, marked, and bumped. Contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP, foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 25081

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[SMEDLEY, Edward]. Lux renata: a protestant's epistle, with notes. London. Printed for J. Mawman, 1827. First edition. 8vo. [8], 63pp, [1]. With a half-title. Stitched into recent powder-blue wrappers. Book-label of J. O. Edwards to verso of upper wrapper, foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 25128

SELWYN, Victor [editor]. The Voice of War: poems of the second world war. London. Michael Joseph, 1995. First edition. 8vo. xxv, [1], 293pp, [1]. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear. Inked ownership inscription of John Douglas Slim (1927-2019), son of Field Marshal William Slim, to title page. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 25943

HUGHES, Gorden. Stiffen the sinews. Johannesburg. Printed by Camera Press, 2003. First edition. 8vo. 296pp. Original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Minor shelf-wear. A fine copy. Presentation copy, inked inscription to verso of initial leaf to John Douglas Slim, second Viscount Slim (1927-2019), son of Field Marshal William 'Bill' Slim, first Viscount Slim (1891-1970). T.L.S. from the author, addressed to John Slim, recalling a meeting with his father, pasted to blank verso of first leaf of text. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 26264

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KEMBLE, Mrs. C. Smiles and Tears; or, the widow's stratagem: a comedy, in five acts... London. Printed for John Miller, 1815. First edition. 8vo. 88pp, [2]. Disbound. Light spotting to foot of title. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 26269

GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The Vicar of Wakefield. London. Macmillan & Co., 1891. Second edition. 8vo. xxxiv, [2], 305pp, [7]. With a frontispiece and a plethora of illustrations in the text by Hugh Thomson. Three final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's dark green cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt, A.E.G. Minor shelf-wear, cocked. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, occasional spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27086

GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The Vicar of Wakefield. London. Ernest Nister, [s.d., c. 1900] 8vo. 224pp. With five heliogravure plates and numerous illustrations in the text by H. M. Paget. Original publisher's decorative green cloth, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Occasional spotting, plates foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27296

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COLMAN, George. The English Merchant, a comedy... London. Printed for T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, 1767. First edition. 8vo. [8], 69pp, [7]. With a half-title and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Disbound. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27345

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BARANTE, [Baron de]. A tableau of French literature during The Eighteenth Centuury. London. Smith, Elder and Co., 1834. 12mo. xxxi, [1], 215pp, [1]. Bound by Carss & Co. of Glasgow in contemporary half-calf, green cloth boards. Rubbed, without lettering-piece. Very occasional spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27358

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[O'HARA, Kane]. The two misers: a musical farce... London. Printed for G. Kearsly, 1775. First edition. 8vo. [4], 32pp. Without half-title. Later buff paper wrappers. Extremities rubbed and chipped. Hinges exposed, occasional spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27410

BARKER, Roland. DOERFLINGER, William. The Middle Passage. London. Macmillan & Co., 1939. First edition. 8vo. [6], 410pp, [2]. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Without dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear. Spotting to endpapers, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27518

TAYLOR, Henry. The eve of the conquest, and other poems. London. Edward Moxon, 1847. First edition. 8vo. 8, [10], 90pp, [4]. With an initial publisher's catalogue and a final leaf of advertisements. Unopened in original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned. Very occasional spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27697

ROGERS, Samuel. Poems. London. Edward Moxon, 1839. 8vo. [8], viii, 311pp, [1]. With a half-title and an 8pp publisher's catalogue tipped-in to front pastedown. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Very minor shelf-wear, top-edge a trifle dusty. Inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP: 'George Farmer / Purchased at Penbryn sale April 28th / 1858', short tear to head of leaf O1, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27710

DIDEROT, [Denis]. La religieuse. Paris. P. Arnould, [1886]. 16mo. [2], 412pp. With an engraved frontispiece and one further engraved plate by P. Kauffmann. Attractively bound in contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, marbled boards, T.E.G. Very minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, later bookplate of E. L. Allhusen to FEP, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to recto of FFEP, leaves toned. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27833

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[RELIGIOUS POETRY]. The evergreen; a selection of religious and preceptive poetry. London. Darton and Co., [s.d., c. 1830] First edition?. 12mo. iv, [1], iv-vii, [2], 10-252pp. With an engraved frontispiece, and additional engraved title page, and a further seven engraved plates. Original publisher's richly gilt-tooled red cloth, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27840

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WHYTE-MELVILLE, G[eorge] J[ohn]. Katerfelto: a story of exmoor. London. Ward, Lock & Bowden, [s.d., c. 1875] New edition. 8vo. iv, 341pp, [1]. Bound by Mudie in contemporary green half-morocco, marbled boards, tooled and lettered in gilt, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27842

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CECIL, Charles [editor]. The wreath of friendship; a token of regard. London. Published by Renshaw and Company, [s.d., 1836?] First edition?. 12mo. iv, 320pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further five engraved plates. Original publisher's red cloth, embossed in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Rubbed, chipping to head and foot of spine. Contemporary pencilled ownership inscription to head of title page. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27847