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Photo of "Tom Crib's memorial to congress. ..."

[MOORE, Thomas]. Tom Crib's memorial to congress. With a preface, notes, and appendix. By one of the fancy. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1819. First edition. 8vo. xxxi, 88pp. With half-title. Original publisher's tan paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints cracked, some loss to spine and lettering-piece. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 19066

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MONTI, Vincenzo. Tragedie del cavaliere vincenzo monti. Firenze [i.e. Florence]. Presso Niccolo Conti, 1818. 12mo. 323pp, [1]. Uncut in original publisher's buff wrappers, housed within recent custom black cloth slip-case. Extremities worn and sunned. Inked ownership inscription to verso of upper wrapper, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 19475

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ARMSTRONG, John. The art of preserving health: a poem. In four books. London. Printed for A. Millar, 1745. Second edition. 8vo. 128pp. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints split. Marbled endpapers, shelf-label of Cholmondeley Library to FEP, lightly spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 19723

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COTTIN, [Sophie]. Elizabeth; or, the exiles of siberia. A tale founded upon facts. London. Printed for John Sharpe...by C. Whittingham, Chiswick, 1822. 12mo. [4], 191pp, [1]. With an additional engraved title page and four engraved plates. Contemporary black morocco, lettered in gilt, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Recent bookplate of Robert J Hayhurst to verso of FFEP, lightly spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 20515

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[ENGLISH POETRY]. Bibliographia poetica: a catalogue of engleish poets, of the twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth, centuries, with a short account of their works. London. Printed by C. Roworth, 1802. 8vo. [2], ii, 407, [2], 400*-402*pp. Attractively bound in contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, recent book-label of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 20761

JEFFERIES, Richard. Hodge and his masters. London. Smith, Elder, & Co., 1880. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. vii, [3], 359; [6], 312pp, [4]. With half-titles and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements to Vol. II. Original publisher's brown buckram, blocked in black and blind, gilt pictorial devices to upper boards, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed. Typed booksellers description pasted to FEP of Vol. I, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 20808

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A TRAVELLER [HUGMAN, John]. Original poems, in the moral, heroic, pathetic, and other styles. Halesworth. Printed for the Author, by T. Tippell, 1832. Thirteenth edition. 8vo. 42pp. Original publisher's green boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Extremities rubbed and marked. Later bookplate to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 20816

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[HANBURY WILLIAMS, Charles, Sir]. A dialogue between G--s E---e and B--b D---n. London. Sold by T. Taylor, 1741. Folio. 8pp. Disbound. A trifle creased. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21292

Photo of "The leeds theatre...Tuesday, october 27th, ..."

[LEEDS THEATRE]. The leeds theatre...Tuesday, october 27th, 1846, Her Majesty's Servants will perform Tobin's celebrated Comedy of The honey moon!...To conclude with the celebrated Drama, in three Acts, by Thomas Archer Esq., entitled Don Caesar de Bazan!... Leeds. Mann, Printer and Stationer, [1846]. Dimensions 190 x 320 mm. Single leaf broadside. Damp-stained to head, lightly creased. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21376

Photo of "The leeds theatre...On friday evening, ..."

[LEEDS THEATRE]. The leeds theatre...On friday evening, november 13th, 1846, The performances will commence with (first time in Leeds) an entire New Domestic Drama, entitled The Soldier's grave! Or, The Last Kiss...The entertainments to conclude with Lillo's Tragedy of George Barnwell!... [Leeds]. Mann, Printer and Stationer, [1846]. Dimensions 190 x 320 mm. Single leaf broadside. Lightly damp-stained to head, a trifle creased. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21378

Photo of "The leeds theatre...Miss fitzpatrick and ..."

[LEEDS THEATRE]. The leeds theatre...Miss fitzpatrick and miss acosta Having to depart for London To-Morrow, the Lesse begs to announce their last appearance, In their favourite characters in "The Love Chase" and "The Honey Moon," consequently these Two beautiful & popular Comedies will be performed tis Evening... Leeds. Mann, Printer and Stationer, [1846]. Dimensions 190 x 320 mm. Single leaf broadside. Lightly damp-stained to head, a trifle creased, slight chipping to margins. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21379

Photo of "The lyrical poems of dante ..."

ALIGHIERI, Dante. The lyrical poems of dante alighieri; including the poems of the vita nuova and convito. London. William Smith, 1845. 8vo. xxxiv, [2], 144pp. Original publisher's navy cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21477

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[WORDSWORTH, William]. Transactions of the wordsworth society No. IV.: Five portraits of the poet. [Edinburgh University Press]. [T. and A. Constable], [s.d., c.1882] First edition. 8vo. [3], 80-91pp, [1]. With five Woodburytype portraits. Original publisher's printed stiff card boards. Extremities lightly dust-soiled, splitting to upper joint, some creasing/short tears. Lightly spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21624

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[HOOK, Theodore Edward]. Sayings and doings; or sketches from a life. Third series. London. Henry Colburn, 1828. 12mo. In three volumes. [4], 378; [2], 326; [2], 333pp, [1]. Contemporary red half-morocco, marbled boards, gilt, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed and marked. Private ink-stamps to title pages, foxed, without terminal advertisement leaf to Vol. III. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21628

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TAYLOR, Bayard. Rhymes of travel, ballads and poems. New York. George P. Putnam, 1849. Second edition. 8vo. 152, [2], 8pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Upper hinge exposed, inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf, a trifle toned, occasional spotting, two printed clippings of Taylor's verse pasted to 'Notes' leaf. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21772

[POETRY ANTHOLOGY]. The Bee, a Selection of poetry, from the best Authors. London. Printed and Sold by Darton & Harvey, 1797. New edition. 12mo. [8], 204pp. With an engraved title page. Contemporary calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurt to FEP, near contemporary ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21850

HARRISON, Harry. Poems. Clapham. Published by the author, 1887. First edition. 8vo. vii, [2], 10-152pp. Original publisher's decorated red cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed, spine marked and sunned, red ink-stain to lower edge.Later bookplate of Thomas Brayshaw to FEP, endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21882

[TOLSTOY, Leo] TOLSTOI, Lyon N., Count. Stories of Sevastopol. London. The Masterpiece Library, "Review of Review's" Office, [s.d., c.1900] 8vo. 60pp, iv. With two final advertisement leaves. Original publisher's printed pictorial blue wrappers. Extremities spotted, lightly rubbed and dust-soiled. Leaves browned. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21938

BYROM, John. Miscellaneous Poems. Manchester. Printed by J. Harrop, 1773. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [2], vi, 352; [4], vi, 353pp, [1]. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints split, without Vol. II lettering-piece. Endpapers browned, occasional spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 22055

[TALES]. Tales for home reading. London and Edinburgh. William and Robert Chambers, 1869. 8vo. 224pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed. FFEP torn away, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 22121