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WILSON, Thomas. The pitman's pay, and other poems. Gateshead. William Douglas, 1843. First edition. 8vo. xxxvi, [4], 168pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Decorated endpapers, early pencilled gift inscription to head of title page. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 29247
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[HAZLITT, William]. The plain speaker: opinions on books, men and things.. London. Henry Colburn, 1826. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [4], 465pp; [4], 447pp, [1]. Uncut in original publisher's powder blue paper boards, recently rebacked in buckram, contrasting burgundy morocco lettering-pieces. Boards rubbed, marked, and worn at edges. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription to FFEP, some surface loss to title page of Vol. I., some loss to terminal gathering of Vol. II, without loss of textscattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29116
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WILLOUGHBY, R. The plaintive muse, or poems sacred to religion. Derby. Printed by G. Wilkins, 1820. First edition. 8vo. vi, [6], 73pp, [3]. With a list of subscribers. Original publisher's powder blue boards. Rubbed and discoloured, spine worn. recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, contemporary inked ownership inscription of Rebecca Hampshire to recto of FFEP. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32371
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[FISHER, Anne]. The Pleasing Instructor or entertaining moralist consisting of Select Essays, Relations, visions, and allegories collected from The most Eminent English Authors. To which are prefixed, New Thoughts on education... London. Published as the Act directs by F. Fisher & T. Slack, [s.d., c. 1800] New edition. 12mo. [2], xi, [1], 348pp. With three engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep. Rubbed and marked, corners bumped. Early inked ownership inscription to FEP, without free-endpapers, title page browned. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 31318
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[FISHER, Anne]. The Pleasing Instructor or entertaining moralist consisting of Select Essays, Relations, visions, and allegories collected from The most Eminent English Authors. To which are prefixed, New Thoughts on education. Designed for th Use of Scholls... Newcaslte [sic] Upon Tyne. Printed for Thomas Slack, 1756. Second edition. 12mo. [4], x, 330pp, [4]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Title in red and black. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf,Rubbed, slight loss to head of spine. Hinges exposed. early pen trials to endpapers, without FFEP, very occasional marginal chipping, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 29181
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CAMPBELL, Thomas. The pleasure of hope: with other poems. London. Printed for the author, by T. Bensley, 1803. Seventh edition. Quarto. xi, [1], 131pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, and one further engraved illustration in the text. Contemporary calf, tooled in black and gilt, calf lettering-piece, A.E.G. Extremities rubbed and a trifle marked. Marbled endpapers, inked ownership inscriptions of Simpkin to front blank fly-leaf and head of title, scattered foxing. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 26291
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[MEEK, Thomas?]. The pleasures of charity, a poem; in two parts. Intended as a sequel to the pleasures of hope. Edinburgh. Printed for P. Cairns, 1809. First edition. 12mo. 96pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, upper joint split, lower joint starting. Early armorial bookplate of Arthur Brooke Faulkner and recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, ink library stamps to recto of FFEP and head of title page. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33322
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PORTER, R.. The pleasures of home, with other poems. London. Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy et al., 1821. Second edition. 8vo. [4], ii, [2], 128pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone plain paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Spine a trifle rubbed, light marking to boards, loss to lettering-piece. Lightly foxed. Presentation copy, inscribed to recto of FFEP; 'Mr. Edwd. Brooks - / with R. Porter's, christian regard, / Oct. 2 - 1821 -'. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 14148
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CAMPBELL, Thomas. The pleasures of hope: with other poems. London. Printed for the author, by T. Bensley, 1803. Seventh edition, corrected and enlarged. Quarto. xi, [1], 131pp. With half-title, an engraved frontispiece, and one further engraved plate. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, surface loss to boards, upper joint starting, lettering-piece partially detached. Armorial bookplate of the Cranstoun Clan of Corehouse to FEP. Staining to edges of endpapers, occasional light scattered spotting.


is this rebacked? More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34021
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AKENSIDE, Mark. The pleasures of imagination... London. Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1810. New edition. 12mo. [2], 159pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further four engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Rubbed, upper joint split. Marbled endpapers, later inked ownership inscription of J. T. Coleridge to recto of front blank fly-leaf, offsetting to title, short tear to head of final leaf. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 26015
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AVEBURY, The Right Hon. Lord [John Lubbock]. The pleasures of life. London. Macmillan and Co., 1904. Two hundred and ninth thousand. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. xii, [2], 199, [1]; [3], vi-viii, 280pp. With half-title to Vol. I. Without half-title to Vol. II. Second volume, one hundred and sixty-sixth thousand, dated 1903. Handsomely bound by Bickers and Son of Leicester (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece to spine. Marbled endpapers and edges. Very lightly rubbed, with light staining to ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 35131
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ROGERS, Samuel. The pleasures of memory, with other poems. London. Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1803. New edition. 12mo. [8], 187pp, [1]. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting black calf lettering-piece, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27910
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DOWSON, Ernest. The poems of ernest dowson... London. John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1905. First edition. 8vo. xxxviii, 166pp. Title in red and black. With a portrait frontispiece and a further four plates. Handsomely bound by Harrison & Sons (stamp-signed on front turn-in) in contemporary gilt-tooled tan morocco, T.E.G., marbled endpapers. A trifle marked, spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of Anthony Eden to FEP. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 29524
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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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GRAY, [Thomas]. The poems of mr. gray. To which are prefixed memoirs of his life and writings by w. mason, m.a. London. Printed by H. Hughs, 1775. Second edition. Quarto. [4], 416, 111pp, [3]. In two parts. With half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece of the author. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, joints starting, small worm-track to foot of spine on upper board and loss to corner on lower board. Very occcasional light scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33866
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GRAY, Thomas. The poems of mr gray. With notes. London. Printed for G. Kearsley, 1786. First edition. 8vo. xvix, [2], 207pp, [3]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, recently rebacked, contrasting burgundy lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, surface wear to edges and corners. Previous inked ownership inscriptions to FEP and head of title, both removed with associated loss, including small hole to title. Light spotting to endpapers, very occasional light spotting to text. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29124