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Photo of "The capsina"
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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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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TERENCE. Publii terentii afri comoediae. Birminghamiae [i.e. Birmingham]. Typis Johannis Baskerville, 1772. 12mo. [2], 307pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, all edges red. Rubbed, upper joint split. Marbled endpapers, Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30405
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WILLMOTT, Robert Aris. Poems. London. Thomas Bosworth, 1848. Second edition. 8vo. vi, [2], 102pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Rubbed, wear to head of spine. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of oologist Henry Fraser Walter (1822-1893) to FEP. Presentation copy, ink inscription to verso of front blank fly-leaf: 'From the Author'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30453
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A LATE GRADUATE OF OXFORD [NAGHTEN, Frederick K.]. A metrical version of the song of solomon, and other poems. London. Smith, Elder and Co., 1845. First edition. 12mo. [4], xviii, 156, [2], 32pp. With a half-title and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked. Ink presentation inscription to half-title: 'Hugh McCalmont Esq. / With the best wishes of the / Author's Brother - / London October 1845'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30469
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SMITH, William Frank. Poems. London. Smith, Elder and Co., 1864. First edition. 8vo. vi, [2], 135pp, [1]. With a tipped-in errata slip. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, wear to head of dulled spine. Small ink-stain to title, else internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, ink inscription to verso of FFEP: 'Rebecca Elizabeth Smith / with best love from W F S / August 16. 1864'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30507
Photo of "Poemata et inscriptiones: novis auxit"
LANDOR, Savagius. Poemata et inscriptiones: novis auxit. Londini [i.e. London]. Impensis Edvardi Moxon, 1847. First edition. 12mo. [4], 352pp. With a half-title. Contemporary blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, wear to head and foot of sunned spine. Occasional pencilled annotations. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30554
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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
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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
Photo of "The tower of babel"
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
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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
Photo of "The poetical works of percy ..."
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
Photo of "The satires, epistles and art ..."
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
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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