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Photo of "Ser meoccio ghiottone"
SERMINI, Gentile. Ser meoccio ghiottone. Modena. Tipografia Vincenzi, 1868. First edition. 8vo. 32pp. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled vellum, T.E.G. Extremities a trifle discoloured. Silk endpapers, Armorial bookplate of Lord Mexborough and later book-label of Louis Thompson Rowe to verso of FFEP. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 24182
Photo of "Sertum shaksperianum, subnexis aliquot inferioris ..."
[SHAKESPEARE, William]. L[ATHAM], H[enry]. Sertum shaksperianum, subnexis aliquot inferioris notae floribus. [Oxonii, i.e. Oxford]. [Excudebant T. Combe...E. Pickard Hall, et H. Latham], 1863. First edition. 8vo. xiv, [2], 134pp, [2]. Contemporary gilt-tooled diced calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Marbled endpapers and edges. A little rubbed to extremities, spine darkened with very short crack at head of upper joint, corners a trifle bumped, text occasionally spotted. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27433
Photo of "Sextii aurelii propertii carmina"
PROPERTIUS, Sextus. Sextii aurelii propertii carmina. Parisiis [i.e. Paris]. Apud Lefevre Bibliopolam, 1821. 16mo. [3], vi-viii, 283pp, [1]. Without half-title. Contemporary blind- tooled red half-morocco, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, inked ownership inscription of J. T. Coleridge to front blank fly-leaf, burn-mark to head of latter half of text-block, primarily confined to margins, though touching text in places with some loss of sense. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33162
Photo of "Shadow's Edge"
FINEBERG, Michael. Shadow's Edge. Consigny, France. Embers Handpress, 1979. First edition. Tall 8vo. 54pp, [2]. Original publisher's crude rag paper wrappers, lettered green and brown. Hand-set in Monotype Garamond, one of 145 copies on mould-made pure rag paper, this copy numbered 94. All edges untrimmed. Some smoke marking to wrappers and page edges, with associated smoke odour, otherwise internally bright and clean. Signed by the author on the half title. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed; ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29574
Photo of "Shakespeare's tragedy of hamlet"
SHAKESPEARE, William. Shakespeare's tragedy of hamlet. London. Published by J. M. Dent, 1913. 12mo. xv, [1], 215pp, [1]. Bound by J. & E. Bumpus in richly gilt-tooled dark green morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, dulled. From the recently dispersed library of Anthony Eden, without any indication of such. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29533
Photo of "Shelley and his writings"
MIDDLETON, Charles S.. Shelley and his writings. London. Thomas Cautley Newby, 1858. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xv, [1], 325; x, 358pp. With a folding plate depicting a facsimile of Shelley's handwriting and a tipped-in errata slip to Vol. 1, and an 8pp publisher's advertisement catalogue to the rear of each volume. Largely unopened in original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked, spines sunned. Later armorial bookplates of Roberti Comitis de Crewe to ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 17226
Photo of "Shelley, a Poem: with other ..."
THOMSON, James. Shelley, a Poem: with other Writings relating to Shelley, by the late James Thomson ('B. V.'): to which is added an Essay on The Poems of William Blake, by the same Author. [London]. Printed for Private Circulation by Charles Whittingham and Co., 1884. First edition. 8vo. Limited edition of 190 copies, 160 on toned paper (as here), and 30 on 'Whatman's had-made paper', each numbered and signed by the editor Bertram Dobell. xii, 128pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's two-tone paper boards. Rubbed, wear to spine panel, lightly marked. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30557
Photo of "Sick heart river"
BUCHAN, John. Sick heart river. London. Hodder and Stoughton, 1941. First edition. 8vo. 317pp. Original publisher's gilt-tooled green cloth boards, blind-stamped to front, with the original pictorial unclipped dustwrapper. Spine a trifle cocked, boards a little rubbed with some wear to the front hinge. Internally bright save light toning, with the ownership plate of Alfred Pounder to the front pastedown, penned red. Dustwrapper is bright with some light losses, a nick to the spine, top and bottom edge ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30641
Photo of "Siegfried & the twilight of ..."
WAGNER, Richard. Siegfried & the twilight of the gods. London. William Heinemann, 1911. First edition. Quarto. ix, [1], 181pp, [2]. With half-title, an initial leaf of publisher's advertisements, an engraved half-title, a chromolithograph frontispiece and 29 further tipped-in chromolithograph plates by Arthur Rackham. Original publisher's gilt-decorated tan buckram, blind-stamped to lower board. Rubbed and marked, spine sunned, with mottling to boards. Newspaper clipping and telegram regarding the presentation of the Sir John Lubbock Memorial Prize pasted to first blank fly-leaf. Scattered ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34633
Photo of "Silenus"
WOOLNER, Thomas. Silenus. London. Macmillan and Co., 1884. First edition. 8vo. [8], 136pp. With half-title. Partially unopened and uncut in original publisher's gilt-decorated green cloth. Lightly rubbed, corners bumped. Browning to endpapers. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34706
Photo of "Sir andrew wylie, of that ..."
[GALT, John]. Sir andrew wylie, of that ilk. Edinburgh. Printed for William Blackwood, 1822. First edition. 12mo. In three volumes. [4], 336; [4], 336; [4], 310pp. With half-titles. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplates of Coker Court to all FEPs, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27832
Photo of "Sir roland ashton. A Tale ..."
LONG, Lady Catherine. Sir roland ashton. A Tale of the Times. London. James Nisbet and Co., 1844. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. vii, [1], 380; [4], 420pp. With a tipped-in errata slip to each volume. Contemporary green half-calf, green cloth boards, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. A trifle rubbed. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP of Vol. I, early inked gift inscriptions to both FEPs, spotted. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22310
Photo of "Sir Walter Raleigh"
BUCHAN, John. Sir Walter Raleigh. London. Thomas Nelson and Sons, [1911]. First edition. Quarto. [2], 236, 4pp. With a colour frontispiece, one further colour plate, numerous illustrations in the text by Gabriel Gifford, and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's gilt-stamped cream cloth, colour portrait pasted to upper board. Marked and a trfile rubbed, spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to half-title: 'Gerald / with love from / John / Nov: 1911'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 23473