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[ROSCOE, Robert]. Chevy chase, a poem founded on The Ancient Ballad. With other poems. London. Printed for Cadell & Davies, 1820. First octavo edition. 8vo. xii, 112pp. With a half-title. Uncut in contemporary buff cloth, original publisher's printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Recently recased, new endpapers. Rubbed and marked. Book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32401

SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. Alastor or the spirit of solitude and other poems...a facsimile reprint of the original edition first published in 1816 edited by bertram dobell. London. Published for The Shelley Society by Reeves and Turner, 1886. 12mo. One of 300 copies printed. xlvi,101pp, [2]. Unopened in original publisher's printed blue paper boards. Rubbed, loss to head of dulled spine. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32402

ADDISON, C. G. The Temple Church. London. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1843. First edition. 8vo. [2], viii, 127, [1], 4pp. With a lithographed frontispiece, lithographed title page, and three further lithographed plates. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Ticket of booksellers Grant & Griffith of London, armorial bookplate of Harcourt Skrine, and recent book-label of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, plates spotted. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32400

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RAMSAY, Allan. The gentle shepherd: a scots pastoral comedy. Glasgow. Printed by R. Chapman, for Stewart and Meikle, 1797. 12mo. 32, 123pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece. contemporary gilt-ruled sheep, contrasting red calf lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed. Without FFEP, near contemporary manuscript annotations, closed tear to leaf h2, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32397

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HAWKINS, Sir John. Probationary odes for the laureatship: with a preliminary discourse. London. Printed for James Ridgway, 1785. First edition. 8vo. xlvi, 5-130pp, [2]. Complete despite erratic pagination. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of errata/publisher's advertisements. Contemporary calf-tipped marbled paper boards, recently rebacked. Boards heavily rubbed and marked. Armorial bookplate and inked ownership inscription of William Anthony Glynn and recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, recent bookplates of Norman and Janey Buchan to recto of FFEP, closed tear to leaf D1, slight ... More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32399

BRITTON, John; BRAYLEY, E. Memoirs of the tower of london: comprising historical and descriptive accounts of that national fortress and palace.... London. Hurst, Chance, and Co., 1830. First edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 374pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece, and engraved title vignette, and 18 engraved plates. Bound by Whitehead & Morley of Leeds in contemporary half-calf, purple moire cloth boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, marked, sunned, and discoloured. Binder's ticket to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32394

GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The citizen of the world or Letters from a Chinese Philosopher. London. Printed for T. Vernor et al., 1792. 12mo. In two volumes. [2], 332; [6], 301pp, [1]. With engraved title pages. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red and black morocco lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed, spines sunned. Early inked ownership inscription to FEP of Vol. II. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32388

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DOUGLAS, Sir George. The border breed: georgics & pastorals & other poems. London. The St. Catherine Press, 1909. First edition. Quarto. 134pp. Title printed in red and black. With a coloured frontispiece and one further coloured plate. Uncut in original publisher's buff paper boards, printed paper lettering-pieces to spine and upper board. Lightly rubbed. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32387

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SOCIUS. Facetiae cantabrigiensis: consisting of anecdotes, smart sayings, satirics, retorts, &c. by or relating to Celebrated Cantabs. London. Charles Mason, 1836. Third edition, considerably enlarged. 8vo. viii, 286, 2pp. With an enrgraved portrait frontispiece and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped purple cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, marked, and heavily sunned, head of spine chipped, lower joint split. Hinges exposed, ticket of booksellers May of Taunton and recent bookplate of John Fowles to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32386

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[POETICAL KEEPSAKE]. The poetical keepsake: consisting of the sweetest poems, by the most eminent british and american poets. Halifax. Milner and Sowerby, 1861. First edition. 8vo. 352pp. With an engraved frontispiece, and additional engraved title page, and a further six engraved plates. Original publisher's purple decorative cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32385

MADDEN, Dr., [Richard Robert]. Antrim and down in '98. The lives of henry joy mccracken, henry munro, james hope, william putnam mccabe, and Rev. james poter. London. Burns Oates & Washbourne, [between 1844 and 1860] Cameron & Ferguson edition. 8vo. 247pp, [1]. Modern navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Original publisher's printed pale green wrapper bound in. Scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32384

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GILPIN, William. Remarks on forest scenery, and other woodland views. Edinburgh. Fraser & Co., 1834. 8vo. In two volumes. viii, 368; [2], 344pp. With a lithographed frontispiece to each volume, and a further 18 lithographed plates. Attractively bound in contemporary burgundy calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, spines heavily sunned. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32383

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WILLOUGHBY, R. The plaintive muse, or poems sacred to religion. Derby. Printed by G. Wilkins, 1820. First edition. 8vo. vi, [6], 73pp, [3]. With a list of subscribers. Original publisher's powder blue boards. Rubbed and discoloured, spine worn. recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, contemporary inked ownership inscription of Rebecca Hampshire to recto of FFEP. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32371

RIMBAULT, E[dward] F[rancis]. A Little Book of Songs and Ballads, gathered from Ancient Musick Books, MS. and Printed. London. Printed [by Arliss and Tucker] for John Russell Smith, 1851. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 227, [1], 12pp. Title printed in red and black. With a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary green sheep-backed marbled paper boards. Rubbed, loss to dulled spine. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP, contemporary newspaper clipping tipped-in to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32408

GENLIS, [Stéphanie Félicité], Madame de. Le petit la bruyere, ou caracteres et moeurs dens enfans de ce siecle... Hambourg et Brunswic. Chez P. F. Fauche et Compagne, 1799. First edition. 8vo. [3], vi-x, 226pp, [4]. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf. Heavily rubbed, without lettering-piece. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32409

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[LUTTRELL, Henry]. Advice to julia. A letter in rhyme. London. John Murray, 1820. New edition. 8vo. [4], 192pp. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, loss and wear to head of spine. Scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21028

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HALL, Robert. Modern infidelity considered with respect to its influence on society: in a sermon, preached at the baptist meeting, cambridge. London. Printed by C. Whittingham, 1802. Fifth edition. 8vo. 84pp. Uncut in original publisher's powder blue wrappers. Rubbed and a trifle marked, spine chipped. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription to head of title page, worm-track to upper corner running from upper wrapper throughout text-block. William St Clair's copy, with his distinctive pencilled ownership inscription and manuscript note to verso of upper wrapper. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32366

B[ULLOCK], J[ames] T[rower]. Miscellaneous poems. London. Edward West, 1852. First edition. 8vo. viii, 128pp. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32290

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JAMES, Rev. Thomas. The beauties of the poets: being a collection of moral and sacred poetry, From the most Eminent Authors. London. Printed by R. Noble, 1790. 8vo. viii, 303pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed. Early inked ownership inscriptions of Elizabeth Reynolds to title page and p.[1]. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32296

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BOETHIUS. The metres of boethius, on the consolation of philosophy. London. Printed for the author, by J. Crowder, 1792. 8vo. [8], cix, [3], 6-108pp. With a half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece. Modern two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece, Minor shelf-wear, spine dulled. Early inked annotation to verso of frontispiece, leaves browned and spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32375