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BENSON, E. F. . Dodo: a detail of the day. London. Methuen and Co. , 1893. Second edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [8] 216; [6] 218-441pp, [16]. Original publisher's blue cloth boards lettered in gilt. Slightly shaken, all edges shelf-worn and bumped, with evidence of early library plates being removed from the front boards. A little toned throughout, fore and bottom edge uncut. Decorative endpapers, fore and bottom edge untrimmed. Slightly toned throughout, with a split in the page block at pp.328/329, Vol II. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30091
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BENSON, E. F.. The house of defence. London. William Heinemann, 1907. First edition. 8vo. [vii] 293pp. Original publisher's yellow cloth boards lettered in black. Boards lightly marked, with bumping to corners and spine ends. Foxing to fore edge, bottom edge untrimmed, some creasing to spine. Bright throughout, save a little toning and marks towards the rear. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 30087
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BENSON, E. F.. The capsina. London. Methuen & Co., 1899. First edition. 8vo. 343pp [39]. With four tipped in illustrated plates by G. P. Jacomb-Hood. Original publisher's red cloth boards lettered gilt. Boards stained and marked, chipping to spine, all edges worn, corners and spine ends bumped. Endpapers toned, with an ownership signature to the FFEP. A catalogue of books and announcements by the publisher bound in to rear. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30089
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BELLAMY, Edward. Looking backward 2000 — 1887. London. William Reeves, [s.d., c.1888] Nineteenth edition. 8vo. 249, [1], 2pp. Contemporary blind-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, with contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, with wear to extremities, boards a tad faded. Ticket of James, Stroud to FEP. Contemporary inked gift inscription addressed to 'T. Egerton Lower from Walter Ruegg, March 1891' to FFEP. Spotting and browning to endpapers and blank fly-leaves. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35127
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BEHN, Mrs [Aphra]. All the histories and novels Written by the Late Ingeious Mrs. behn, Intire in Two Volumes. Published by Mr. Charles Gildon.. London. Printed by J.D. for M.P. and sold by A. Bettesworth...and F. Clay, 1722. Seventh edition, Corrected. 12mo. xii, 324; 336pp. With the half-title ('Mrs. Behn's Novels, In Two Volumes') and portrait frontispiece (with modern interleaf) engraving of the author (by Robert White, after John Riley) to Vol I, but without the six engraved 'Cuts' referred to on the title. Early twentieth-century gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G., by Stikeman. A little rubbed to extremities, especially upper joint of Vol. I., some browning to endpapers ... More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 32495
Photo of "Vathek: an oriental tale"
BECKFORD, Mr. [William]. Vathek: an oriental tale. Philadelphia. Carey, Lea, & Blanchard, 1834. 12mo. [2], 205pp, [1]. Anthony Eden's copy, with his amorial bookplate to FEP. Contemporary dark green half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked. Early. inked ownership inscription to head of title, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29839
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BEAUMONT, E. C. The Christian Warfare. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1880?] 8vo. Manuscript on paper. [34] leaves. Text within hand-coloured illustrated borders. Near contemporary green cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers. One leaf detached. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 30193
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BEATTIE, James. The minstrel; or, the progress of genius: and Other Poems. London. Printed for John Sharpe, 1827. 12mo. xiv, 176pp. With an additional engraved title page and a further five engraved plates. Contemporary calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, inked gift inscription to verso of FFEP, pencilled annotations to front blank fly-leaves, occasional inked highlighting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21569
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BEATTIE, James. Poems on several subjects. London. Printed for W. Johnston, 1766. New edition, corrected. 12mo. [8], 166pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, some surface loss to upper board/joint. Hinges exposed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 25562
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B., D. B. The little hill station and other sketches & verses. Bombay. Thacker & Co., [s.d., c. 1910] First edition. 12mo. 109pp, [1]. Original publisher's green cloth-backed green paper boards, lettered in black to upper board 'The little hill station And other sketches & verses By D. B. B. to P/ F.' Rubbed and marked. Contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30632
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BAYLY, Thomas. Rough sketches of bath, and Other Poems. London. Printed for Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1820. Fifth edition. 12mo. [2], 127pp, [1]. With half-title. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's drab paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities worn, surface loss to cracked spine, chipping to lettering-piece, upper board held by single cord only, lower joint split. Recent bookplate of the Bath Public Reference Library to FEP, occasional ink-stamps, half-title very nearly detached, later ink ownership inscription to head of title-page, lightly foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 16870
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BAYLEY, F[rederick] W[illiam] N[aylor]. The French Revolution of 1830. A Comic Poem. London. Alfred Miller, 1830. First edition. 12mo. [2], 24pp. With half-title, an engraved portrait frontispiece and two engraved plates. Stitched in original publisher's printed paper wraps. Slight chipping to spine, spots of marking and foxing, very small worm-hole to lower cover passing through a majority of the text-block - in no instance touching text. Light offsetting, occasional foxing and creasing. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 14690
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BATES, H. E.. Fair stood the wind for france. London. Michael Joseph Limited, 1944. First edition. 8vo. 224pp. Original publisher's burgundy cloth lettered in gilt, with the A. E. Barlow dustwrapper. Spine cocked and faded with other markings, with some wear and staining to wrapper, with old repairs to verso. Pencil inscription '[heart] for Precious May' and underneath in ink '& also a word from the author: in memory of a very happy evening in July 1950,. H. E. Bates.' More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26592
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[BATACCHI, Domenico Luigi]. Lo zibaldone poemetto burlesco. Italia [i.e. Italy]. [s.n.], 1810. 12mo. 273pp, [1]. Contemporary marbled paper boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Extremities rubbed, corners bumped. Ink annotation to title-page, occasional trimming to margins, small marginal repair to lower corner of leaf B2, leaves lightly toned. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 16828
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BASKERVILLE, Mrs George [Rosetta]. The king of the snakes and other folk-lore stories from uganda. London. The Sheldon Press, 1922. First edition. 8vo. [2] viii, 88pp, with frontispiece and three further illustrative plates inserted. Original publisher's illustrated boards with the corresponding design on the dustwrapper. Minor foxing to all edges, internally bright and clean; a fine copy in the rare dustwrapper. Pencil ownership to front flap, repeated with 'xmas 1925' to FFEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28840