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ONE WHO HAS BEEN "ALMOST WORRIED TO DEATH". The greatest plague of life or the adventures of a lady in search of a good servant. Edited by the brothers mayhew. London. George Routledge and Sons, [1892]. 12mo. [2], 285pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, and engraved vignette to title, and a further 11 engraved plates by George Cruikshank. Contemporary gilt-tooled dark green half-morocco, green cloth boards, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, plates foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 33040
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SIMS. Edward H. . The greatest aces . New York. Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967. First edition. Lrg 8vo. 294pp. Original publisher's blue cloth boards stamped & lettered silver, with the original illustrated dustwrapper. Sixteen pages of illustrations and eight maps throughout. Extensively autographed by both Allied and Axis fighter crew. A printed list of the most successful German aces is pasted to the FFEP, and verso the title page of the Ballantine Books edition of the same title, also extensively signed. Loosely inserted ... More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 34298
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BOWLES, Rev. W[illiam] L[isle]. The grave of the last saxon; or, the legend of the curfew. A poem. London. Printed for Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1822. First edition. 8vo. [4], xi, [1], 111pp, [1]. With a half-title and an initial leaf of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's buff paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed, chipping to spine. Recent book-label of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, scattered spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of half-title: 'With the Author's Respects / June 4th 1822'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20764
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PALGRAVE, Francis Turner. The golden treasury... London. Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, [1942]. 8vo. xv, [1], 574pp, [2]. With a half-title and a photographic portrait frontispiece depicting Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Contemporary red leatherette, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29602
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A CLERGYMAN'S DAUGHTER. The godmother: A Tale. London. Saunders and Otley, 1854. First edition. 12mo. viii, 109, [1], 2pp. With list of subscribers and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32343
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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
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BAYNHAM, Walter. The glasgow stage. Glasgow. Robert Forrester, 1892. First edition. Quarto. Limited edition of 100 copies, of which this is number 70. [10], 221pp, [1], viii. Title page in red and black. With half-title and photographic frontispiece of the Theatre Royal, Dunlop Street. Contemporary calf-backed mustard cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, with surface loss to joints and spine. Very occasional light spotting, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 33542
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JENNINGS, A[lfred] Vaughan. The geology of the davos district (switzerland). London. Printed by Taylor and Francis, 1899. First offprint edition. 8vo. [1], 382-412pp. With two folding plates. Original publisher's printed salmon wrappers. Extremities a trifle dust-soiled. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of upper cover: 'With the author's compliments'. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21317
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COTTON, Charles. The genuine works of Charles Cotton, Esq; containing I. Scarrönnides, or Virgil Travestie. II. Lucian Burlesqued, or the Scoffer Scoft. III. The Wonders of the Peake. IV. The Planters Manual. . London. Printed for R. Bonwicke, Tim. Goodwin, et al., 1715. First edition. 8vo. [4],14,17-384pp. Each work has its own title page. With 10 engraved plates, including one fold-out illustration. Unpressed in contemporary blind-stamped sprinkled calf, contrasting gilt-tooled red leather lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed and marked, with slight wear to joints, loss to head of spine, upper joint starting. Inked shelf mark and armorial bookplate of William Hanbury of Kelmarsh, Northamptonshire to FEP. Light browning to FEP, otherwise internally ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33830
Photo of "The Genuine poetical works of ..."
COTTON, Charles. The Genuine poetical works of Charles Cotton... London. Printed for J. Rivington et al., 1771. Sixth edition, corrected. 12mo. 348pp. With nine engraved plates (one folding). 'Scarronides' is of the fifteenth edition and 'Burlesque upon burlesque' is of the eighth edition. Contemporary calf, later rebacked, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked. Recent bookplate of Kenneth Monkman to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27407
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[ALMANACS]. The Gentleman's Diary, or the Mathematical Repository; An almanack For the Year of our Lord 1798... London. Printed for the Company of Stationers; and sold by Robert Horsfield, and George Greenhill, 1798. [Fifty-seventh edition]. 48pp. Title and calendar in red and black. ESTC N30928.

[Bound with:] [HUTTON, Charles]. The Ladies' Diary: or Woman's Almanack, For the Year of our Lord 1798... London. Printed for the Company of Stationers, And sold by Robert Horsfield and G. Greenhill. Ninety-fifth edition. 48pp. Title and calendar in red and black. ESTC N3194.

[And:] MOORE, Francis. Vox stellarum: or, a loyal almanack For the ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20904
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PEACOCK, Thomas Love. The Genius of the Thames: a Lyrical Poem.. London. T. Hookham, 1810. First Edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 147pp, [1]. With half-titles. Victorian tan half-calf, gilt, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, with loss to head of spine. Ink-dated author obituary clippings pasted to blank-fly, four small mount-holes cut to half title; combined with the indentation on the following leaves suggestive that this once held a Carte de Visite of the author. Some glue residue to gutter of title. Leaf C5 ... More > £ 400.00 Antiquates Ref. 9734