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Photo of "The Temple Church"
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
Photo of "Squire Hellman and other stories"
AHO, Juhani. Squire Hellman and other stories. London. T. Fisher Unwin, 1893. First edition in English. 12mo. 185pp, [7]. With three terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's printed yellow wrappers. Lightly rubbed and stained, chipping to dulled spine. Book-label of Josephine Dockar Drysdale to verso of half-title. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32369
Photo of "The Ladies' Diary: or Woman's ..."
[ALMANACS]. The Ladies' Diary: or Woman's almanack, For the year of our lord 1762... [London]. Printed by A. Wilde, 1762. 48pp. Title and calendar printed in red and black. ESTC T58266.

[Bound with:] The Gentleman's Diary, or the Mathematical Repository; An almanack For the Year of our lord 1762... London. Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1762. 48pp. Title and calendar printed in red and black. ESTC T57483.

[And:] WING, Tycho. Olympia Domata; or, an almanack for the year of Our Lord God, 1762... London. ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 27435
Photo of "Essays in criticism"
ARNOLD, Matthew. Essays in criticism. London. Macmillan and Co., 1865. First edition. 8vo. xx, 302pp., [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's gilt-decorated brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, bumping to corners. Two inked inscriptions to FEP: 'Stopford A. Brooke', 'Send it home at once'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32045
Photo of "Selections from the poems and ..."
BARTON, Bernard. Selections from the poems and letters of bernard barton. Edited by his daughter. London. Hall, Virtue, and Co., 1849. First edition. 8vo. [28], xxxvi, 363pp, [1]. With a lithographed portrait frontispiece, three engraved plates, a list of subscribers, and a tipped-in errata slip. Original publisher's blue cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled, corners bumped. Hinges exposed, early armorial bookplate to FEP, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to verso of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32240
Photo of "The orlando innamorato translated into ..."
BERNI, Francesco. The orlando innamorato translated into prose from the italian of francesco berni and interspersed with extracts in the same stanza as the original by william stewart rose. Edinburgh. W. Blackwood, 1823. 8vo. [5], viii-lviii, 279pp, [1]. Without half-title. With a tipped-in errata slip. Bound by Carss of Glasgow in contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red and green morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, bookplate of Edward Everett Horton to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32241
Photo of "Translations chiefly from the greek ..."
[BLAND, Robert], [MERIVALE, John Herman]. Translations chiefly from the greek anthology, with tales and miscellaneous poems. London. Printed for Richard Phillips, 1806. First edition. 12mo. [4], lv, [5], 233pp, [1]. With a terminal page of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, marbled edges. Heavily rubbed, without lettering-piece. Marbled endpapers, early armorial bookplate to verso of FFEP, near contemporary inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32250
Photo of "The metres of boethius, on ..."
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
Photo of "The life of napoleon bonaparte, ..."
[BONAPARTE, Napoleon]. The life of napoleon bonaparte, late emperor of the french, selected from the most authentic sources. London. Milner and Company, [s.d., c. 1890] 16mo. x, 440pp. With a hand-coloured engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's decorative red cloth. Rubbed and cocked, joints starting. Text block attached to binding by lower hinge only. Blind-stamp of John Fowles to FFEP, near contemporary inked gift inscription to verso of frontispiece. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32431
Photo of "Harrow songs and other verses"
BOWEN, Edward E[rnest]. Harrow songs and other verses. London. Longmans, Green, and Co., 1886. First edition. 16mo. viii, 80pp. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, buff cloth boards, marbled edges. Rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32276
Photo of "A soldier's album"
[BRITISH ARMY]. A soldier's album. London. Printed by and for S. W. Fores, 1826. First edition. 8vo. ix, [1], 123pp, [1]. With a hand-coloured engraved frontispiece. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's buff paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed and marked, spine heavily worn. Occasional marginal loss/tearing, spottted. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32404
Photo of "Memoirs of the tower of ..."
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
Photo of "My Fossils. Vol. I [all ..."
BROOKE, Richard Sinclair. My Fossils. Vol. I [all published?]. Dublin. George Herbert, 1880. First edition. 8vo. [6], vi, 308pp, [2]. Original publisher's green gilt-tooled half-morocco, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, with bumping to corners and chipping to spine. FFEP detached. Inked inscription to FEP: 'Edward Brooke, 11 Herbert Street Dublin - 1880'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 32061
Photo of "The history of early english ..."
BROOKE, Stopford. The history of early english literature being the history of english poetry from its beginnings to the accession of king alfred. In two volumes. London. Macmillan and Co., 1892. First edition. 8vo. [2], 5ff, 344, [1], 1-337pp, [1]. With half-title to Vol. I, without title, half-title and preliminaries to Vol II. Annotated throughout by the author in manuscript, with corrections, alterations and additions. Contemporary gilt-tooled tan half- calf. Marbled endpapers. Worn, with upper board detached. Inscribed 'Mr Stopford Brooke proofs with his own corrections' to blank fly-leaf, numerous ink-stamps and date-stamps of the printers to margins, throughout. More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 26315
Photo of "On ten plays of shakespeare"
BROOKE, Stopford A.. On ten plays of shakespeare. London. Archibald Constable and Company, 1905. First edition. 8vo. [4], 311pp, [1]. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked with bumping to corners. Darkening to spine and damp staining to fore edge of upper board.

[With:] [Two manuscript autograph lectures, delivered at University College London in March and November of 1905]. Each 22ff sewn. Slightly marked. More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32041
Photo of "On ten plays of shakespeare"
BROOKE, Stopford A.. On ten plays of shakespeare. London. Archibald Constable and Company, 1905. First edition. 8vo. [4], 311pp, [3]. Original publisher's pale green boards, lettered in gilt to spine, original publisher's blind-stamped decoration to lower board. Faded and rubbed. Inked inscription 'Corrected' to upper board. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32042
Photo of "Riquet of the tuft"
BROOKE, Stopford A.. Riquet of the tuft. London. Macmillan & Co., 1880. First edition. 8vo. [7], 172pp, [2]. With half-title. Bound in elaborately contemporary gilt-tooled turquoise morocco, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, with fading to spine and slight cracking to joints. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. With a loosely inserted contemporary photograph of the author to FEP. Inked ownership inscription to FFEP: 'Maud Brooke from my father', and frequent marginal and textual annotations in the author's hand pencilled ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32095