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WATTS, [Isaac] et al. Elegant miscellaneous extracts selected from watts, hervey, newton, young, blair, sturm, &c. &c. to which are added, a few original pieces. Woodbridge. Printed and published by B. Smith, 1813. New edition. 8vo. [6], 442pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting red calf lettering-piece.Extremities worn, upper joint split, loss to head-cap. Hinges exposed, early ink ownership inscription of Joyce D. Fox to recto of FFEP, worm-tracks to gutter, lower corner of leaf Y3 torn away (though present), with some loss of text and sense. William St. Clair's copy, with his distinctive pencil ownership inscription and ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30562
ERSKINE, John. The private life of helen of troy. Indianapolis. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1947. Twentieth Anniversary edition. 8vo. 304pp. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt. Corners bumped, spine faded, with a few small marks. Internally bright and clean. Inked inscription to FFEP: 'For Laurence Olivier - with the sincere regard of Helen Worden Erskine - London January 6 1953'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 31206
WEST, Morris Langlo. The tower of babel. New York. William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1968. First edition. 8vo. [xii], 361pp. Original publisher's black cloth-backed red paper boards over black cloth, lettered in gilt and white. Boards and fore-edge a touch marked. Internally bright and clean. Coloured map endpapers, inscribed to half-title: 'For Larry, with thanks and
good wishes and an invitation back to Rome, Morris L. West, Rome June 1968'. More >
£ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 31422
SKINNER, Rev. John. Amusements of Leisure Hours: Or Poetical Pieces, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect: By the Late Reverend John Skinner; At Longside, Aberdeenshire. To Which is Prefixed, a Sketch of the Author's Life, with Some Remarks on Scottish Poetry. Edinbugh. Printed By John Moir...and Sold By Stuart Cheyne...by Alexander Brown, 1809. First Edition. 12mo in 6s. 164pp. Uncut in original publisher's drab boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Rubbed, with some cracking to joints and a little loss to spine. Ink inscription to head of title. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 31805
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. The poetical works of percy bysshe shelley. London. E. Moxon, Son & Co, 1870. 8vo. In two volumes. [3], clxxix, 504pp, [2]; [1], xiv, [2], 602pp, [2]. Original publisher's green cloth, blind-stamped and lettered in gilt to spine. With engraved portrait frontispiece of the author to Vol. I and a folding facsimile of his handwriting to Vol. II. Rubbed with some splitting to joints, bumping to edges and corners, weakening to hinges. More significant marking to upper board of Vol. ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32065
HORACE. The satires, epistles and art of poetry of horace, translated into english verse. By william boscawen. London. Printed for John Stockdale, 1797. 8vo. xix, [1], 559pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, recently recbacked and recornered, contrasting red and black morocco lettering-pieces. Boards rubbed. Manuscript book-label of 'Hargraves' and recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, inked ownership inscription of Thos. Hayden 1797' to title, occasional light marginal damp-staining, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32292
LAWSON, Henry. In the days when the world was wide and other verses. Sydney. Angus and Robertson, 1896. Third thousand. 8vo. 234pp, [8]. With four terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in black to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32439
SAVAGE, Richard. The works of richard savage, esq. son of the earl rivers. With an account of the life and writings of the author, by samuel johnson, l.l.d. Dublin. Printed for William Whitestone, 1777. 12mo. In two volumes. [8], cvii, 156, [2]; [4], 275pp, [5]. Contemporary calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Heavily rubbed, marked. Armorial bookplates of Hastings to both FEPS, armorial bookplates of Oliver Brett to both FFEPs, manuscript note and shelf-mark to front endpapers of Vol. I, dampstaining to initial four gatherings of Vol. I, occasional pencilled annotations, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32482
WILLIAMS, Sir Charles Hanbury. The works...from the originals in the possession of his grandson...with notes by horace walpole, earl of orford. London. Edward Jeffrey and Son, 1822. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. With engraved portrait frontispieces to each volume. Contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, marbled paper boards, T.E.G. Rubbed, lightly marked, spines dulled. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Robertson Trowbridge to FEP, slight loss to lower corner of leaf a3 of Vol. III, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32488
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
GAULTIER, Bon [editor]. The book of ballads. London. Wm. S. Orr and Co., 1845. 16mo. [10], 152pp. With a chromolithographed frontispiece, an additional chromolithographed title page, and numerous illustrations in the text by Alfred Crowquill. Handsomely bound by Ramage of London in contemporary gilt-tooled crushed brown morocco, A.E.G. Original publisher's upper cover bound in. A trifle rubbed. Later book-label of J. C. Bolton to FEP, early inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32932
MILMAN, Rev. H[enry] H[art]. Belshazzar: a dramatic poem. London. John Murray, 1822. First edition. 8vo. iv, 162pp, [2]. Contemporary panelled calf, richly tool in gilt and blind, contrasting green morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Rubbed, some surface loss, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33054
MELI, Giovanni. Poesie siciliane di giovanni meli. Palermo. Stamperia de Francesco Nocera, 1846. Sesta edizione Siciliana. 8vo. [6], 637 [i.e. 638]pp, [4]. Printed in double columns. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, green embossed cloth boards.Extremities rubbed and a trifle marked. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP, frontispiece dampstained, occasional marginal loss, lower corner of one leaf torn away but present, very occasional ink-stains. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33167
FERGUSSON, R[obert]. Poems on various subjects, by r. fergusson. With a life of the author, and glossary. St Andrew's [Dundee]. Printed by F. Ray, for R. Tullis, Bookseller, Cupar Fife, 1800. 12mo. [4], vii, [1], 244pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and an additional engraved title page. Contemporary sheep, contrasting red calf letting-piece. Extremities worn and marked, loss to dulled spine. Later pencilled ownership inscription and recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33318