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[GARTH, Samuel]. The dispensary. A poem. In six canto's.. London. Printed for J. and R. Tonson , 1741. 8vo. [24], 84pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Title page in red and black. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, with contrasting (modern) gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Worn, with surface loss to boards, chipping to foot of spine, light scoring, and staining to upper board. With a pasted-in portrait of the author to second blank fly-leaf. Leaves browned, with scattered spotting and staining. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 34973

SCOTT, Sir Walter. The Doom of Devorgoil, a melo-drama. Auchindrane; or, the Ayrshire Tragedy. Edinburgh. Printed for Cadell and Company, 1830. First edition. 8vo. [2], iii, [4], 10-337pp, [1]. Contemporary sprinkled calf, recently expertly rebacked to style, red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed. Foxed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23990

SHAKESPEARE, William. The dramatic works... London. Published by William Miller...Printed by Savage and Easingwood, 1806. 8vo. In two volumes. xiii, [1], 543, [1]; [4], 617pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Extremities rubbed. Scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 26222

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TALFOURD, Sir Thomas Noon. The dramatic works...to which are added, a few sonnets and verses. London. Edward Moxon, 1852. Eleventh edition. 8vo. xii, 369pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP, scattered foxing. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 26251

MACPHERSON, Ossian. The dreamer, a poem, in three cantos, With other Poems; and an introductory epistle upon the island of madeira. London. Printed for the Author, 1848. First edition. 8vo. [6], v, [2], 152pp, [4]. With a half-title and a list of subscribers. Partially unopened in original publisher's blind-stamped red buckram, lettered in gilt. Extremities sunned and a trifle marked. Manuscript booksellers description tipped-in to FFEP, closed tears touching text of leaves C2-3, lightly spotted. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20469

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ROSSETTI, D[ante] G[abriel]. The early italian poets from ciullo d'alcamo to dante alighieri (1100-1200-1300) in the original metres together with dante's vita nuova translated by d. g. rossetti... London. Smith, Elder and Co., 1861. First edition. 8vo. xxxvi, 464pp, [2]. With a half-title. Bound by Riviere (stamp-signed on front turn-in) in contemporary richly gilt-tooled tan morocco, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G., gilt dentelles. Spine a trifle dulled. Inked gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf: 'J. T. Coleridge from his children J. D. C. and J. F. C. on his 73rd birthday 9th July. 1863'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 25997

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TENNYSON, Alfred Lord.. The Early Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson Including 'The pricess', in memorium', 'maud', etc.. London. Henry Frowde, 1900. 12mo. viii, 495pp. Engraved portrait frontispiece. Handsomely bound in contemporary green calf, gilt. Contrasting red morocco lettering-piece with gilt titling. Marbled endpapers with edges marbled. Very slight rubbing to extremities. A fine copy. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 10238

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DIXON, W[illiam] Macneile. The edinburgh book of scottish verse 1300-1900. London. Meiklejohn and Holden, 1910. First edition. 8vo. xx, 938pp, [2]. With a half-title. Finely bound by Zaehnsdorf (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in contemporary gilt-ruled red morocco, red and green morocco thistle onlays to upper board and within spine compartments. Marbled endpapers, T.E.G. Very lightly rubbed and marked. Armorial bookplate (signed W.P.B. 1909) to FEP. Internally clean & crisp; overall a fine copy. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34514

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ORCZY, Baroness. The Emperor's Candlesticks. A tale. London. Greening and Co., Ltd., 1905. 8vo. 288pp. With half-title. Original publisher's cloth, lettered in gilt and black with device in black to upper board. Rubbed, slight loss to sunned spine. Leaves lightly toned/foxed. Presentation copy, inscribed in ink to recto of FFEP: 'To R. Barber with fond love from Emmuska Orczy, 1905' and again to half-title, 'With my dear love Emmuska Orczy, May 1905'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 11111

LEE, Alfred. The empire of music and other poems. London. William Pickering, 1849. First edition. 8vo. 31pp, [1]. Unopened in original publisher's burgundy cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 30451

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MONTOLIEU, Mrs.. The enchanted plants, and festival of the rose, with other poems. London. Printed by Thomas Bensley, 1812. Third edition. 8vo. [5]-viii,168pp. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting calf lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints split. Marbled endpapers, early inked ownership inscription of Mary Cobb to recto of front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 26272

[PHIPPS, Constantine Henry]. The english in italy. London. Printed for Saunders and Otley, 1825. First edition. 12mo. In three volumes. ii, 305, [1]; [4], 323, [1]; [4], 318, 2pp. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements to Vol. III. Without Vol. I half-title. Contemporary green cloth, brown morocco lettering-pieces.Rubbed and marked, spines dulled, lower joint of Vol. I split, with backstrip separating. Armorial bookplates of Fitzherbert of Swynnerton Park to all FEPs, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to verso of FFEP ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22285

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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

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

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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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WORDSWORTH, William. The excursion, being a portion of the recluse, a poem. London. Longman, 1820. Second edition. 8vo. xx, 452pp, [2]. Original publisher's buff paper boards, later rebacked, preserving original printed paper lettering-piece. Rubbed, with bumping to edges and corners and a small loss to top of spine. Spotting to endpapers. Inked ownership inscription to FEP: 'Stopford A. Brooke January 1902'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32057

MILMAN, Rev. H[enry] H[art]. The fall of jerusalem: a dramatic poem. London. John Murray, 1825. New edition. 8vo. [3], vi-vii, [1], 167pp, [1]. Without half-title. Handsomely bound in contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, early inked ownership inscription to head of title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33045

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BLOOMFIELD, Robert. The farmer's boy; a rural poem. London. Printed for Vernor and Hood, 1801. Fifth edition. xxix, [2], 128pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, a further four engraved plates, and several engraved vignettes.

[Uniformly bound with:] BLOOMFIELD, Robert. Rural tales, ballads, and songs. London. Printed for Vernor and Hood, 1802. Second edition. ix, [3], 119pp, [1]. With 12 engraved plates.

[And:] BLOOMFIELD, Robert. The banks of wye; a poem. In Four Books. London. Printed for the author. 1811. First edition. vii, ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21566

BLOOMFIELD, Robert. The farmer's boy; a rural poem. London. Printed for Vernor and Hood, 1800. First edition. [2], xvi, 102pp.

[Bound with:] BLOOMFIELD, Robert. Rural tales, ballads, and songs. London. Printed for Vernor and Hood, 1802. First edition. [2], xi, [1], 105pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece.

Quarto. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, later renacked and recornered. Heavily rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, later printed booksellers description and shelf-label to FEP, recent bookplate of Edwin Waterhouse to verso of ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 24109

BLOOMFIELD, Robert. The farmer's boy; a rural poem. London. Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1810. Eleventh edition. xlviii, 99pp, [5]. With four engraved plates.

[Bound with:] BLOOMFIELD, Robert. Rural tales, ballads, and songs. London. Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1809. Sixth edition. [2], vi, 123pp, [1]. With 10 engraved plates.

[And:] BLOOMFIELD, Robert. Wild flowers; or, pastoral and local poetry. London. Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1809. x, [2], 132pp. With five of six engraved plates (without plate to face ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28087