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Photo of "Paul et virginie"
ST. PIERRE, Bernardin de. Paul et virginie. Paris. Chez Deterville, 1816. 8vo. [2], viii, 242pp. With a half-title and an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Liam Sims to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33111
Photo of "The pleasures of hope: with ..."
CAMPBELL, Thomas. The pleasures of hope: with other poems. London. Printed for the author, by T. Bensley, 1803. Seventh edition, corrected and enlarged. Quarto. xi, [1], 131pp. With half-title, an engraved frontispiece, and one further engraved plate. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, surface loss to boards, upper joint starting, lettering-piece partially detached. Armorial bookplate of the Cranstoun Clan of Corehouse to FEP. Staining to edges of endpapers, occasional light scattered spotting.


is this rebacked? More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34021
Photo of "Paul and virginia. Translated from ..."
SAINT-PIERRE, Bernadin de. Paul and virginia. Translated from the french of bernardin saint-pierre. London. Printed for John Sharpe et al., 1819. 8vo. viii, 168pp. With half-title and five engraved plates. Contemporary blind-stamped, gilt-tooled polished navy calf. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, small surface loss to head and foot of spine. Bookplate of Liam Sims FSA to FEP. Inked ownership inscription 'Lewis Thorpe, Cambridge, 2 Sept 47' and library stamp of G. A. Judd to verso of FFEP. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34053
Photo of "Pindar and themistocles: aegina and ..."
LLOYD, William Watkiss. Pindar and themistocles: aegina and athens. London. Williams and Norgate, 1862. First edition. 8vo. [2], 25pp. Original publisher's printed buff paper wrappers. Spotting and light damp-staining to extremities, loss to foot of spine. Inked manuscript annotation to foot of p.18, with no obstruction to text; otherwise, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34061
Photo of "Aldersyde A Border Story"
SWAN, Annie S.. Aldersyde A Border Story. London. The Masterpiece Library, "Review of Review's" Office, [s.d.] First edition. 8vo.. 68pp, iv. Stapled, as issued, within original publisher's printed blue wrappers. Extremities spotted, lightly rubbed. Leaves browned. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34068
Photo of "The poetical works of thomas ..."
GRAY, Thomas. The poetical works of thomas gray. London. Printed for John Sharpe, 1821. 8vo. xxviii, [4], 134pp. With half-title, an additional engraved title page, and six further engraved plates designed by Richard Westall, R. A. Contemporary gilt-tooled green calf, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine and edges sunned. Bookplate of Robert Williams to FEP, blank fly-leaf at front excised, small mark to verso of FFEP and first blank fly-leaf. Light spotting to plates. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34089
Photo of "The history of rasselas, prince ..."
JOHNSON, Samuel. The history of rasselas, prince of abyssinia. A Tale.. London. Printed for John Sharpe, 1822. 8vo. viii, 184pp. With a half-title, an additional engraved title page, and a further three engraved plates by Richard Westall. Contemporary green straight-grain morocco, richly tooled in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine darkened and sunned. Bookplate of Robert Williams to FEP, inked gift inscription to verso of FFEP: 'Robert Williams, the gift of his affectionate cousin and sincere friend, C. M. Williams, August ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34090
Photo of "The search after happiness; a ..."
MORE, Hannah. The search after happiness; a pastoral drama: and other poems. Edinburgh. Printed and published by Oliver and Boyd, [s.d., c. 1810] 12mo. 151pp, [1]. With a woodcut frontispiece and a further three woodcut illustrations in the text. Contemporary straight-grain tan morocco, richly tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed, loss to head and foot of dulled spine, lettering-piece chipped. Offsetting to title page. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34130
Photo of "Cuckoo songs"
TYNAN HINKSON, Katharine. Cuckoo songs. London. Elkin Matthews and John Lane, 1894. First edition. 8vo. x, 105, [3], 14pp, [2]. With half-title, an engraved title page, and a terminal catalogue of advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's gilt-tooled salmon pink cloth. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Light scuffing to initial leaves. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34544
Photo of "Life and phantasy"
ALLINGHAM, William. Life and phantasy. London. Longmans, Green, and Co., 1893. Second edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 161pp, [1]. With half-title and an engraved frontispiece. Unopened in contemporary vellum-backed blue paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, with bumping to corners; spine dulled. Browning to endpapers, very occasional light spotting and marking. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34585
Photo of "A poor man's riches: a ..."
DALMON, Charles. A poor man's riches: a bundle of lyrics. London. Methuen & Co. Ltd., [1922]. First edition. 8vo. xiv, [2], 117pp, [1]. With half-title. Original publisher's cloth-backed green paper boards, printed paper lettering-pieces to spine and upper board. Endpapers browned, light scattered spotting. Externally a fine copy. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34702
Photo of "Poesie liriche toscane"
MATHIAS, T[homas] J[ames]. Poesie liriche toscane. Napoli [i.e. Naples]. Presso Agnello Nobile libraio-stampatore, 1820. Second Neapolitan edition. 8vo. iv, 182pp, [6]. With a terminal index. Contemporary gilt-tooled green straight-grain morocco, marbled endpapers. Rubbed and marked, with surface wear and scoring to boards, head of spine worn, corners bumped. Inked ownership inscription of Kathleen Speight, Cambridge 1937 to head of first blank fly-leaf. Armorial bookplate to FEP. Scattered spotting, browning to initial leaves. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34712