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[MASON, Arnold Telford]. The book of artemas: Concerning men, and the things that men did do, at the time when there was war. London. W. Westall & Co., 1918. Seventy-sixth edition. [Together with:] [MASON, Arnold Telford]. The second book of artemas... London. W. Westall & Co., 1918. Seventh edition.

[And:] [MASON, Arnold Telford]. The third book of artemas... W. Westall & Co., 1919. First edition.

8vo. Original publisher's pictorial cloth. Lightly rubbed and dulled. Pencilled gift inscription to FFEP of first mentioned work: 'Son / from E. Spicer / Jan 28th 1918', together with a pasted-in ... More >
£ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27302
GAY, John. Fables. London. Printed by T. C. Hansard...for C. Cradock and W. Joy, 1814. Fifth edition. 243pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and a final page of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary tree-calf, later expertly rebacked, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, gilt. A trifle rubbed. Offsetting to title, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27328
WALLER, Edmund. The works of Edmund Waller, Esq; in verse and prose. London. Printed for J. Tonson, 1730. First edition. 12mo. [16], 295, [1], clxiii, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and an engraved folding plate. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, loss to lettering-piece. Loss to FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27338
[MONCREIFF, John]. Appius: a tragedy... London. Printed for A. Millar; and D. Wilson and T. Durham, 1755. First edition. 8vo. [8], 68pp, [4]. With a half-title. Later buff wrappers. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27350
HILDRETH, R[ichard]. The white slave: or, memoirs of a fugitive. A Story of slave life in Virginia, etc. London. Ingram, Cooke, & Co., 1852. First English illustrated edition. 8vo. [6], 302pp, [2]. With a preliminary advertisement leaf, an engraved frontispiece, and additional engraved title page, and six further engraved plates. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, a trifle cocked. Recent book-label of Peter A. Crofts to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27409
STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Island nights' entertainments. London. Cassell & Company, 1893. First edition. 8vo. First issue, with inked price alteration to initials advertisement leaf. x, [2], 277p, [19]. With 28 full-page illustrations by Gordon Browne and W. Hatherell. Original publisher's pictorial blue/green cloth. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled, a trifle cocked. Endpapers browned, later armorial bookplate of Baron de Spon to FEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27422
ARKWRIGHT, William. Knowledge and life. London. John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1930. 8vo. Limited edition of 100 copies. xxix, [1], 180pp, [2]. With a half-title and a portrait frontispiece. Uncut and unopened. Bound for the publisher by Riviere & Son in red crushed morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, T.E.G. Minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27561
ANDERSON, William. Blanche the huguenot. A Tale. London. Nathaniel Cooke, 1853. First edition. 8vo. 303pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, and additional engraved title page, and a further seven engraved plates by G. and W. L. Thomas. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Minor shelf-wear. Blind-stamp of booksellers S. & C. Turtle to FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27708
GARNETT, Richard. Essays of an ex-librarian. London. William Heinemann, 1901. First edition. 8vo. viii, 359pp, [1]. Original publisher's red cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, lettering-piece chipped. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27905
MOORE, [Thomas]. Moore's irish melodies. London. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851. New edition. Quarto. iv, 280pp. With an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and decorative borders and Illustrations after Daniel Maclise to every page of the main body of text (excluding preface, index etc.) engraved by F. P. Becker. Handsomely bound in near contemporary richly gilt-tooled navy morocco, 'VIOLET' stamped in gilt to upper board, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, near contemporary inked gift inscription to ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27914
JAMES, G[eorge] P[ayne] R[ainsford]. The robber. Paris. Baudry's European Library, 1838. 8vo. [2], 370pp. Contemporary half-calf, marbled endpapers, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, some surface loss to upper board. Upper hinge exposed, early armorial bookplate and recent book-label of Iain J. A. S. Woolley to FEP, slight loss to head of dedication leaf. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28091
LE CARRE, John. The Night Manager. London. Hodder & Stoughton, [1993]. First edition, second impression. 8vo. 443pp, [1]. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper price-clipped. Contemporary inked gift inscription to head of title page, else internally clean and crisp. Flat signed by the author to title page. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28379
[PRIOR, Matthew]. Poems on Several Occasions. London. Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1713. 12mo. [28], 248pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary panelled calf. Rubbed, spine sunned. Recent book-label of David Stather to FEP, contemporary inked ownership inscription of 'Will. Morrice' to title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28490
CERNY, Frederick. Logrono: A Metric Drama in Two Acts. London. Marcus Ward & Co., 1877. First edition. 8vo. 119pp, [1]. With a half-title and 29 engraved illustrations in the text by T. Walter Wilson. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt and black, A.E.G.. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28644
DRINKWATER, John. Tides. London. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1917. First edition. 8vo. 54pp, [1]. Original publisher's red cloth with paper label to sunned spine. Internally bright and clean save a little toning to FFEP. Author's ink inscription 'Alfred Hayes, from John Drinkwater, April 1918' to verso of half title. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28731
DRINKWATER, John. Swords and Ploughshares. London. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1915. First edition. 8vo. 56pp, [8]. Original publisher's red cloth boards, with paper label to spine. Boards rubbed and marked, label chipped, internally bright and clean with an ALS from Drinkwater thanking Captain Mylne for his letter dated 1917 tipped to FFEP.

It is clear that Mylne's original note was a complimentary one by Drinkwater's response:

'My dear Captain Mylne,
Your letter has given me more pleasure than I ... More >
£ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28732