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FALCONER, William. The shipwreck, a poem...with a life of the author. Edinburgh. Printed By James Ballantyne & Co., 1811. 8vo. [4], xviii, [2], 180pp. Contemporary calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed, loss to head and foot of spine and lettering-piece, joints split. Slightest of browning, overall internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 14983

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[BRYDALL, Robert]. The Shrine of Ste Ursula. Painted by Hans Memling. In the Hosptial of St. John, Bruges. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c.1888] Quarto. Nine sepia photographs mounted on [9] leaves, followed by [12] leaves of manuscript text (written on one side only). Contemporary dark green morocco-backed green buckram boards, lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 19091

BELLOY, de [Pierre Laurent Buyette]. The siege of calais. A tragedy. From the french of mr. de belloy. With historical notes. London. Printed by J. Lister, 1765. First edition in English. 8vo. vii, [1], 83pp, [1]. With a half-title. Later naively rebacked in green calf. Half-title marked and chipped, title page and initial leaf of text detached, short tear to foot of title page, small marginal burn-hole to leaf D3, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32985

[BYRON, George Gordon Byron, Baron]. The siege of corinth. A poem. Parisina. A poem. London. Printed for John Murray, 1816. Second edition. 8vo. [2], 89pp, [3]. Without collective half-title. Later marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Lightly rubbed, marked, and dulled. Blind-stamps of Nottingham Public Libraries to upper board and title page. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32986

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[MATCHAM, George]. The singer's companion. Or a selection of songs. Collected from the first Authors. [Bath]. [1803]. Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [15] leaves, eight used, the remainder blank. Sewn, as issued, in original printed wrappers, upper wrapper with 'Table of Weights and Measures' and the imprint 'I. Marsden, Printer, Colchester'. Extremities rubbed, creased, and dust-soiled, with some edge-wear. Internally clean and crisp. From the recently dispersed Newhouse estate of the Eyre-Matcham family. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to upper wrapper of 'George Matcham. Esq. ... More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 29308

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SOTHEBY'S. The Sir Maxwell Joseph Collection: postage stamps and postal history of the Cape of Good Hope. [London]. [Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co.], [1982]. First edition. Quarto. xiv, 298pp, [2]. Original publisher's cream cloth, lettered in red, pictorial dustwrapper. Minor shelf-wear, corners bumped. Inked gift inscription to half-title, else internally immaculate. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 12334

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[ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY]. The sixty-second annual report of the royal humane society... London. Printed [by Compton and Ritchie] for the Society, [1837]. 8vo. 137pp, [3]. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled dark brown straight-grain morocco, A.E.G, gilt dentelles, turquoise moire silk doublures surrounded by elaborately tooled dentelles, matching moire silk free endpapers. A trifle rubbed. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33344

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BURBIDGE, John. The Slave Trade, and other poems. London. J.H. Jackson, 1847. First edition. 8vo. [2], 24pp. Original publisher's green cloth over card boards. A little rubbed and marked, some damp-staining to endpapers and preliminaries, hinges starting. Light spotting to text. Presentation copy, inscribed 'Louisa Sarah Laufear from Dear Mrs Burbidge, Thursday Sept. 2nd 1847' to head of title. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 17539

RACKHAM, Arthur. Evans, C. S.. The sleeping beauty. London. William Heinemann, 1920. Large 8vo. 110pp, [2]. Original publisher's decorated boards, over pink cloth spine, with the original silhouette design dustwrapper. Profusely illustrated throughout the text as well as full page spreads of 2-3 colour silhouettes including the title page. Full colour illustrated frontis 'Briar Rose' tipped in. Boards bright, with the dustwrapper worn to all edges, sunned and with minor losses. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32712

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[EMPIRE TEA BUREAU]. The small canteen: How to plan and operate modern meal service. London. Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press [Printed at the Curwen Press], 1947. First edition. Quarto. [8], 108pp. Numerous photographic illustrations in the text. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper designed by design by Diana Wilbraham. Rubbed and marked, dustwrapper chipped and lightly soiled. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29008

SYMINGTON, Maggie. The "snow queen.". London. James Clarke and Co., [1869]. First edition. 12mo. 142pp, [2]. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Binding cocked, a trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Inked ownership inscription of M. Louisa Symington and Robert Symington to recto of FFEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 22209

[GIRDLESTONE, Charles]. The social conduct of a Christian considered in seven sermons addressed to an individual. Oxford. Printed by W. Baxter for J. Parker, 1825. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 148pp. Original publisher’s cloth-backed buff paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Rubbed, marked, and discoloured. Early inked ownership inscription to head of title, loss to RFEP, scattered foxing. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 26390

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[THOMPSON, Edward]. The soldier. A poem. Inscribed to the Honourable general conway. London. Printed for J. Almon, 1764. First edition. Quarto. [2], 21pp, [1]. With half-title. Later grey paper wrappers. Endpapers and edges browned, very light occasional scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22794

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[SOLDIER'S COMPANION]. The soldier's companion; containing instructions for the drill, manual, and platoon exercise, as commanded by his majesty: intended for the use of the volunteers of this country. To which are prefixed a few Observations on first forming a Military Corps. Ornamented with figures of the various positions of a soldier under arms. Respectfully dedicated to His Royal Highness the duke of york, commander in chief of the british army &c. London. Printed at the Minerva-Press, for Lane and Newman, [s.d., c. 1803] Sixty-eighth edition. 8vo. [4], 40pp. With an engraved frontispiece and two further engraved plates of soldiers under arms. Recent red half-calf, marbled boards, lettered in gilt to spine. A clean and crisp copy. Single sheet prospectus of printer P. Boyle, advertising Captain West's Military Figures, tipped-in to recto of FFEP. With More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 22792

STOKES, Henry Sewell. The song of albion, a poem commemorative of the crisis; lines on the fall of warsaw; and other poems. London. James Cochrane and Co., 1831. First edition. 8vo. xvi, [4], 171pp, [5]. With two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary half-cloth, marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Rubbed, marked, and sunned, spine heavily worn. Later bookplate of bibliophile and historian Eric S. Quayle (1921-2001) and recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32367

LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth. The song of hiawatha. London. David Bogue, 1855. First edition, first issue. 8vo. The first issue, with 'dove' for 'dived' on p.96. iv, 316, 24pp. With a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's blind-stamped olive green cloth, lettered in gilt. Recently expertly rebacked, preserving original spine panel. Extremities heavily worn and rubbed, spine chipped and dulled, upper joint split - board working loose. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27089

HOFLAND, Mrs. [Barbara]. The son of a genius; a Tale of Youth. London. John Harris, [s.d., c. 1825] New edition. 12mo. vii, [1], 216, 4pp. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed, chipping to dulled spine, loss to lettering-piece, corners exposed. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 29773

GOETHE, Baron [Johann Wolfgang]. The sorrows of werter... London. Printed by W. Lewis...for James Goodwin, 1813. 12mo. iv, 191pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece. Later burgundy half-calf, marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, paper shelf-label to foot of dulled spine. Foxed, offsetting to title. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 26351

GRANVILLE, A[ugutus] B[ozzi]. The spas of germany. London. Henry Colburn, 1839. Second edition. 8vo. [2], lviii, [2], 516pp. With a half-title, a large engraved folding map, 14 engraved plates, 21 engraved vignettes, and a folding table. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked. Inked initials to front endpapers, else internally immaculate. A fine copy. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 20449

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SHEIL, Richard Lalor. The speeches of the right honourable richard lalor sheil. Dublin. James Duffy, 1853. Second edition. 8vo. xliv, [1], 26-471pp, [1]. Largely unopened in recent green cloth, lettered in gilt. Spine sunned. Lightly toned. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22606