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[THEATRE ROYAL WEYMOUTH]. Under the Patronage of the Borough Members, henry edwards, esq. m.p. and c.i.t. hambro, esq. m.p. On Thursday Eve. September 2nd, 1869, The performances will commence with the celebrated Comedy entitled...The wonderful woman!. Weymouth. Jeffery Brothers, Dramatic Printers, [1869]. Dimensions 200 x 500 mm. Single leaf broadside. Lightly browned and scuffed, with chipping and marginal tears to edges and corners. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 21200

JONSON, Ben. Underwoods. Cambridge. Printed at the University Press, 1905. Quarto. Limited edition of 250 copies printed on hand-made paper. [4], 164pp, [2]. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's vellum-backed powder blue paper boards, paper lettering-piece to upper board. Heavily rubbed, marked, and dulled, title in manuscript to spine. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32421

BENSON, E. F.. Up and down. London. Hutchinson & Co., 1918. First edition. 8vo. 256pp, [16]. With 16 pages of publisher's advertising bound in at rear. Original publisher's blue cloth boards, lettered in black. Bottom edge untrimmed. Shelf-wear to boards, bumping to corners and spine ends, else a crisp copy. All edges foxed, with further minor foxing throughout. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30027

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HALLER, Baron. Usong. An eastern narrative. Written in german...in two volumes. London. Printed for the Translator; and sold by F. Newbery, 1772. First English edition. 8vo. In two volumes. viii, 256; [2], 256, 253-307pp, [1]. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red and green morocco lettering-pieces. A trifle rubbed. Contemporary inked ownership inscriptions to head to both titles. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 20743

ABLEMAN, Paul. Vac. London. Victor Gollancz, 1968. First edition. 8vo. 159pp. Original publisher's burgundy cloth boards lettered in gilt, with the unclipped dustwrapper. Significant smoke damage to wrapper, with additional staining and tearing; the book has also held the odour of smoke. With the author's inscription 'For My good Lady Olwyn Love Paul' to half-title. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29559

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[WHITEHEAD, William]. Variety. A tale, for married people. London. Printed for J. Dodsley, 1776. First edition, the printing with the press figures '9' on p.7 and '5' on p.15.. Quarto. 24pp. Disbound. Leaves lightly toned, inked manuscript numeral to head of title-page. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 19190

BECKFORD, Mr. [William]. Vathek: an oriental tale. Philadelphia. Carey, Lea, & Blanchard, 1834. 12mo. [2], 205pp, [1]. Anthony Eden's copy, with his amorial bookplate to FEP. Contemporary dark green half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked. Early. inked ownership inscription to head of title, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29839

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BRYANT, John Frederick. Verses by john frederick bryant, late tobacco-pipe maker at bristol.. London. Printed for the author, 1787. First edition. 8vo. [12], xxxiii, [1], 64pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of the author. Frontispiece and title repaired to gutter margin and mounted on stubs. Modern antique-style gilt-tooled calf-backed marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Overall a fine copy, a trifle rubbed and marked. Book label of J. O. Edwards to FEP. Very slight browning to first blank fly-leaf, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 30572

LYALL, Alfred. Verses written in india. London. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1901. Fifth edition. 12mo. vi, 144pp. Title in red and black. Bound by Worsfold (stamp-signed on front turn-in) in contemporary red morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of Anthony Eden to FEP. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 29527

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BRAYLEY, E[dward] W[edlake]. Views in Suffolk, Norfolk, and Northamptonshire; illustrative of the works of Robert Bloomfield; accompanied with descriptions: to which is annexed, a memoir of the poet's life. London. Published by Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe et al., [1806]. First edition. 8vo. 56pp. With an engraved frontispiece, and additional engraved title page, and a further 13 engraved plates. Bound by C. A. Campling of Yarmouth in contemporary half-vellum, marbled boards, lettered in gilt. Extremities discoloured and a trifle rubbed. Scattered foxing, minute worm-track to fore-edge. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 25132

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HEAD, Sir Edmund [trans.]. Viga glum's saga. The story of viga-glum. Translated from the icelandic... London. Williams and Norgate, 1866. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 124pp. With a half-title and two folding charts. Title page in red and black. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-vellum, burgundy cloth boards, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, contemporary inked ownership inscription of J. T. Coleridge to verso of front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27703

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A VILLAGER [WHUR, Cornelius]. Village musings on moral and religious subjects. Norwich. Jarrold and Sons, 1837. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 203pp, [1]. Original publisher's cloth-backed buff paper boards. Heavily rubbed and marked, remnants of paper lettering-piece to spine. Hinges exposed, early book-label of Canon Duckett and recent bookplate of R. C. Fiske to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30509

COTTON, Charles. Virgil travestie . London. Gilbert and Reed, 1807. Fourteenth edition. 8vo. 122pp. With an engraved frontispiece and three further terminal engraved plates. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, title in manuscript to spine. Rubbed and marked, with small loss to head and significant loss to foot of spine. Book-label of George Lualle (?) to FEP. Light scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34043

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SHYLOCK, Sir David. Waterocracy: a tale of fire. A letter to myneer von romp, merchant, rotterdam, from his friend sir david shylock, a. s. s. on his visit to the house of lords to oppose the new gass and water bills at the public expense. Translated from the german, and illustrated with two engravings by peter flint. Sunderland. Printed by W. Hollis, 1846. First edition?. 12mo. 12pp. With two engraved plates. Six loose bifolia. Later paper shelf-label to title page, terminal leaf detached, a trifle dusty. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27499

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[SCOTT, Walter]. Waverley; or, 'tis sixty years since. Edinburgh. Printed by James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co., 1814. Second edition. 12mo. In three volumes. [4], 358, [2]; [4], 370, [2]; [4], 371pp, [1]. With half-titles. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed and bumped. Later armorial bookplates of Serjeantson of Hanlith to all FEPs. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28177

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KINGSLEY, Charles. Westward Ho! Or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight. Part I. London. The Masterpiece Library, "Review of Review's" Office, [s.d., c.1900] 60pp, iv. With two final advertisement leaves.

[Together with:] KINGSLEY, Charles. Westward Ho! Or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight. Part II. London. The Masterpiece Library, "Review of Review's" Office, [s.d., c.1900]. 60pp. iv. With two final advertisement leaves.

8vo. Original publisher's printed pictorial blue wrappers. Extremities spotted, lightly rubbed and dust-soiled. Leaves browned. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21269

HAWKS, Olive. What hope for green st?. London. Jarrolds Publishers Limited, [1945]. First edition. 8vo. 128pp. Original publisher's black cloth boards lettered in gilt, with the unclipped green dustwrapper. Minor shelf-wear, chipping to edges, losses to spine with some further marks. A note on the front free endpaper in Williamson’s hand: 'I rewrote a rather crude TSS for a newcomer, & I suppose about 60% of this is mine - but not the characters. I did dialogue & improved some ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 27240

RETY, John. What's in a Word? . London. Hearing Eye, 1996. 8vo. [12pp] A5 staple-bound pamphlet, in the original peach card wraps lettered in black. Smoke damage to wraps, internally bright and clean. Inscribed ‘For John [struck through] For Olwyn’. With an additional poem ‘Sailor Ashore’ added within the text in blue ink, and repeated on a loosely inserted green record card. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed; the smoke damage is the result of ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29575

THOMSON, Alexander. Whist: a poem, in twelve cantos. London. Printed for T. Cadell, 1792. Second edition. 8vo. 196pp. With a half-title. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, paper label with title in manuscript to spine. Rubbed and soiled, spine worn. Early inked ownership inscription of B. M. Murdo to title page, title page shaved at head. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32252

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BLOOMFIELD, Robert. Wild flowers; or, pastoral and local poetry. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1816. Third edition. 12mo. 12, x, [2], 132pp. With an engraved frontispiece and an initial publisher's advertisement catalogue. Uncut in original publisher's buff paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, chipping to lettering-piece. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27715