Shop antiquarian books on “Literature” – Antiquates Fine & Rare Books

Photo of "The dispensary. A poem. In ..."

[GARTH, Samuel]. The dispensary. A poem. In six canto's.. London. Printed for J. and R. Tonson , 1741. 8vo. [24], 84pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Title page in red and black. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, with contrasting (modern) gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Worn, with surface loss to boards, chipping to foot of spine, light scoring, and staining to upper board. With a pasted-in portrait of the author to second blank fly-leaf. Leaves browned, with scattered spotting and staining. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 34973

[GARTH, Samuel, Sir]. The dispensary. A poem. In six cantos. London. Printed for J. and R. Tonson, 1741. Tenth edition. [24], 84pp. Title in red and black. With initial blank (A1) and an engraved frontispiece and a further six engraved plates. ESTC T34573. Foxon G32.

[Bound with:] A Compleat key to the dispensary Written by Sir Samuel Garth, M.D. To which are added, Near an Hundred Lines omitted in the late Editions of the poem... London. Printed for Thomas Astley, 1746. Fourth edition. viii, [1], ... More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 19742

WRITTEN BY THE EDITOR OF MISS SIDNEY BIDULPH [i.e. SHERIDAN, Frances Chamberlaine]. The discovery. A comedy... London. Printed for T. Davies et al., 1763. First edition. 8vo. [4], 139pp, [1]. Disbound. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32272

CORELLI, Marie. The devil's motor: a fantasy. [London]. Hodder & Stoughton, [1910]. First edition. Quarto. [44]p. Printed on rectos only. With six tipped-in colour illustrations by Arthur Severn. Original publisher's decorated red cloth, gilt title set within elaborate border of bat-winged motor car wheels, red pictorial dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed, dustwrapper lightly marked and creased, chipped at edges, spine panel dulled, numerous repairs (in paper and tape) to verso. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28244

Photo of "The descent into hell...to which ..."

HERAUD, John A[braham]. The descent into hell...to which are added, uriel, a fragment, and three odes. London. James Fraser, 1835. Second edition, revised and re-arranged. 12mo. 300pp. Original publisher's purple cloth, printed paper lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Scattered spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title: 'To Sir J. T. Coleridge Bart. / with The Author's Regards / Novr. 13. 1860.' More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 26007

Photo of "The deluge, the general resurrection, ..."

CARTER, Mary Ann. The deluge, the general resurrection, and other poems, historical, descriptive, &c. London. Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1838. First edition. 8vo. vi, [6], 136pp. With a list of subscriber's tipped-in errata slip. Modern brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Light spotting, ink-stamp of Nottingham Public Libraries and manuscript note of sale to verso of title page. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29717

RAGG, Thomas. The deity. A poem. In twelve books. London. Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1834. Second edition. 8vo. [5], viii-xix, [5], 330pp. Without half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed. Scattered spotting. Armroial bookplate of Stoneleigh Abbey and recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP. William St Clair's copy, with his distinctive pencilled ownership inscription and manuscript note to recto of FFEP. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32288

Photo of "The death of abel...La mort ..."

GESSNER, [Salomon]; COLLYER, Mrs. Mary [translator]. The death of abel...La mort d'abel. Paris. Chez F. Louis, 1810. 12mo. xii, 202pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, 'Collège de Parthenay' in gilt to upper board. Rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28185

Photo of "The Death-Bed Display'd: with the ..."

UVEDALE, [Thomas]. The Death-Bed Display'd: with the state of the dead. A sacred poem. Westminster. Printed by A. Campbell, 1727. First edition. ix, [1], 48pp. Errata on p.[x]. ESTC T141492.

[Bound after:] [BURGER, Gottfried Augustus]. Lenore, a tale. London. Printed for the Author, and sold by Sampson Low, 1796. First edition in English. [6], 17pp, [1]. With a half-title. ESTC T88492.

[And:] [MALLET, David]. Amyntor and theodora: or, The hermit. A poem. In three cantos. London. Printed for Paul Vaillant, 1747. First edition. [4], viii, 92pp. With ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25248

DOUGHTY, Charles M. The Dawn in Britain. London. Duckworth & Co., 1906. First edition. 8vo. In six volumes. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked. Very occasional light spotting. Inked ownership inscription of printmaker and draughtsman Muirhead Bone (1876-1953) to FFEP of Vol. I, pencil portrait sketch of Doughty pasted to FEP. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 29678

Photo of "The crisis: or, the progress ..."

PEEBLES, William. The crisis: or, the progress of revolutionary principles, a poem. Edinburgh. Printed by James Ballantyne, 1804. Second edition. 8vo. viii, 192pp. With a half-title. Contemporary green morocco-backed vellum-tipped marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, spine dulled. Leaves browned and damp-stained. Presentation copy, inked inscription to FEP: 'Mr. Brown / from Dr. Peebles'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24569

Photo of "The court-secret: A Melancholy Truth. ..."

[LYTTELTON, George Lytellton, Baron]. The court-secret: A Melancholy Truth. Now first Translated from the Original Arabic. By an Adept in the Oriental Tongues. London. Printed for T. Cooper, 1742. Second edition. 8vo. 43pp, [1]. Later pink paper wrappers. Some marking to extremities. Ink price to head of title (Vol. 3d), ink manuscript annotation to verso, occasional light dust-soiling. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 15523

BLEWITT, Reginald James. The court of chancery: A Satirical Poem. London. Printed and published by J. Kay, 1827. First edition. 8vo. [4], ii, [4], 106pp. Uncut in modern grey paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32457

Photo of "The Cornish ballads and other ..."

HAWKER, R. S., Rev.. The Cornish ballads and other poems. Oxford and London. James Parker and Co., 1869. First edition. 8vo. viii, 214, [2], 3pp, [1]. With two final leaves of publishers advertisements. Handsomely bound by Riviere and Son in contemporary gilt-tooled polished marbled burgundy calf, red morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. Slightly rubbed, some surface loss to lower corner of lower board. Gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 25051

Photo of "The Conscious Lovers. A comedy.."

STEELE, Richard. The Conscious Lovers. A comedy... London. Printed for J. Tonson, 1723. 8vo. [16], 86pp, [2]. Later mottled half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. A trifle rubbed. Manuscript initials 'A. A.' to title page. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31766

Photo of "The conflagration: a poem on ..."

FRANCIS, Benjamin. The conflagration: a poem on the last day, in four parts. Bristol. Printed by William Pine, 1786. Second edition. 8vo. 47pp, [1]. Disbound. Fore-edge a trifle shaved, slight loss to head of leaf C7, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32984

Photo of "The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer"

[LEVER,Charles]. The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer. London. William Curry, Jun. And Company., 1845. 8vo. xv, 343pp. Complete with engraved frontispiece, extra engraved title and all illustrations. Handsomely bound in contemporary tan straight-grain morocco, elaborate gilt decoration to spine with contrasting red morocco lettering piece and gilt titling. Marbled end papers and edging. Some rubbing to extremities and as often, illustrations heavily oxidized. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 10201

Photo of "The complete poetical works of ..."

MILTON, John. The complete poetical works of john milton. London. Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1904. 12mo. 1054pp. Handsomely bound by Bickers & Son in contemporary blue morocco, lettered in gilt to spine gilt initials 'H. T. B.' to upper board, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Pencil inscription to FEP: 'From K / Christmas 1915'. From the recently dispersed library of Anthony and Clarissa Eden, without any indication of such. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29532

Photo of "The complaint: or, Night-Thoughts on ..."

[YOUNG, Edward]. The complaint: or, Night-Thoughts on life, death, & immortality. Night the first. Humbly inscrib'd To the Right Honourable arthur onslow, Esq; Speaker of the House of commons. London. Printed for R. Dodsley, 1742. Second edition. 30pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. ESTC T165387.

[Bound with:] [YOUNG, Edward]. Night the second. On time, death, friendship. Humbly inscrib'd To the Right Honourable The Earl of wilmington. London. Printed for R. Dodsley...and T. Cooper, 1742. First edition. 44pp. With a half-title. ESTC T43089.

[And:] [YOUNG, Edward]. Night the third. Narcissa. Humbly Inscrib'd to her Grace The Dutchess of P------. London. ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 25250

TERENCE. The comedies of Terence. London. Printed for Lackington, Allen, and Co., 1802. 8vo. [2], 492pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, some loss to lettering-piece. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 26252