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SIM, Frances M. Robert Browning (Mystic and Artist). London. The Golden Vista Press, [1931]. First edition. 8vo. [4], 105pp, [3]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine and upper board. A trifle rubbed, spine lightly sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to FEP: 'Presented to the Browning Settlement by Lady Sim. June 1931.' More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 26211
ARNOLD, Matthew. Irish essays and others. London. Smith, Elder, & Co., 1882. First edition. 8vo. xiv, [2], 308pp. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, chipping to head and foot of spine, corners bumped. Later inked ownership inscription to FEP, recto of half-tile, and head of title page, very occasional short tears to margins. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28092
[GRAVES, Richard]. Euphrosyne: or, amusements on the road of life. London. Printed for J. Dodsley, 1776. First edition. 8vo. [4], viii, [8], 308pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary red half-calf, marbled boards, tooled and lettered in gilt to spine, marbled edges. Rubbed and dulled. Later booksellers typed catalogue description and remnants of bookplate to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28088
JAMES, G[eorge] P[ayne] R[ainsford]. The robber. Paris. Baudry's European Library, 1838. 8vo. [2], 370pp. Contemporary half-calf, marbled endpapers, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, some surface loss to upper board. Upper hinge exposed, early armorial bookplate and recent book-label of Iain J. A. S. Woolley to FEP, slight loss to head of dedication leaf. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28091
MASEFIELD, John. Lollingdon downs and other poems, with sonnets. London. William Heinemann, [1917]. First edition. 8vo. [8], 92pp, [2]. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Without dustwrapper. Housed in later red morocco-backed red cloth slipcase. A trifle rubbed. Leaves browned. Later bookplate of Jessie Stillman Taylor to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27883
LYND, Sylvia. The yellow placard. London. Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1931. First edition. 8vo. 80pp. Original publisher's tan cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, loss to lettering-piece. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Humbert Wolfe / from / Sylvia Lynd / a fragment of her / debt. 4. 4. 31.' More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27005
BERANGER, P[ierre]-J[ean] de. Chansons inedites. Paris. Baudouin Freres, 1828. 12mo. Via, [1], 132pp. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-roan, marbled boards. Extremities rubbed. Marbled endpapers, damp-stained and spotted throughout. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 17721
BOWRING, John. Poetry of the magyars, preceded by a sketch of the language and literature of hungary and transylvania. London. Printed for the author, and sold by Robert Heward et al., 1830. First edition. 8vo. xvi, lxxxiii, [1], 312pp [4]. With a list of subscriber's and a final page of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's olive green cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed, marked, sunned, and a trifle bumped, chipping to head of spine. Recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, spotted. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Mr James Bird / Yoxford / with ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19795
GARNETT, Richard. Essays of an ex-librarian. London. William Heinemann, 1901. First edition. 8vo. viii, 359pp, [1]. Original publisher's red cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, lettering-piece chipped. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27905
CRABBE, Rev. George. Poems. London. Printed for J. Hatchard, 1812. Sixth edition. 12mo. In two volumes. [3], vi-xlv, [3], 127, [1]; [2], 223pp, [1]. Without half-title. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled diced calf, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27911
ROGERS, Samuel. The pleasures of memory, with other poems. London. Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1803. New edition. 12mo. [8], 187pp, [1]. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting black calf lettering-piece, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27910
MOORE, [Thomas]. Moore's irish melodies. London. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851. New edition. Quarto. iv, 280pp. With an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and decorative borders and Illustrations after Daniel Maclise to every page of the main body of text (excluding preface, index etc.) engraved by F. P. Becker. Handsomely bound in near contemporary richly gilt-tooled navy morocco, 'VIOLET' stamped in gilt to upper board, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, near contemporary inked gift inscription to ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27914
MARSH, Edward. Minima. London. Eyre and Spottiswoode, [1947]. First edition. 8vo. 1,000 copies printed (100 signed by the author), of which this is number 41. [10], 38pp. Title in red and black. Uncut in original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Without dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed, lightly sunned. Bookplate of Dennis Silk to FEP, internally clean and crisp. Signed by the author to limitation page. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 25976
CRABBE, Rev. George. Tales of the hall. London. John Murray, 1819. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xxiv, 326; viii, 353pp, [1]. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed and a trifle marked, spines sunned. Recent book-labels of J. O. Edwards to both FEPs, early inked ownership inscriptions to both FFEPs, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27844
DIDEROT, [Denis]. La religieuse. Paris. P. Arnould, [1886]. 16mo. [2], 412pp. With an engraved frontispiece and one further engraved plate by P. Kauffmann. Attractively bound in contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, marbled boards, T.E.G. Very minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, later bookplate of E. L. Allhusen to FEP, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to recto of FFEP, leaves toned. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27833