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GENIN, Auguste. Poemes azteques. Mexico. Bibliotheque de Courrier du Mexique et de l'Europe, 1907. Deuxieme edition [i.e. second edition]. 8vo. [6], iv, 255pp. Contemporary straight-grain half-morocco, marbled boards, gilt, T.E.G. Minor shelf-wear, spine sunned. Decorated endpapers, armorial bookplate of Annie Cowdray to FEP, internally immaculate. Presentation copy, inked inscription to half-title: 'A Lady Cowdray / Souvenir de son / sejour au pays des Azteques / Respectueusement / Aug Genin / Mexico, Janvier 1911'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24063
[METHODISM]. J. M.. A history of methodism in coleraine, from its introduction till about the year 1820; with Notices of Many of the Early Methodists, and numerous extracts from the mms. journals of john galt, Esq., late of coleraine. Coleraine. Printed by William M'Murdy, [1870]. First edition. 8vo. [2], ii, 35pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed powder blue wrappers. Extremities worn, marked, and chipped, without spine panel, struck through inked inscription to foot of upper panel. Occasional spotting, single inked correction to text, inked numerals to margins of p.3. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 16857
GRAVES, Robert. PODRO, Joshua. The nazarene gospel by robert graves and joshua podro: Being part III (text only) of their nazarene gospel restored. London. Cassell and Company, 1955. First edition. 8vo. xii, 175pp, [1]. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper dulled and sunned. Internally immaculate, A near fine copy. Inked inscription to FFEP: 'To Leanne and Frank / with love / Joshua / 3 March 1955'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23465
[NELSON, Admiral Horatio]. The British Navy Triumphant! Being copies of the London Gazettes extraordinary; containing the accounts of the glorious victories obtained...over the French fleet, by Admiral Lord Howe...1794; the Spanish fleet, by Admiral Sir J. Jervis...1797; the Dutch fleet, by Admiral A. Duncan...1797; and again over the French fleet, by R. Adm. Sir H. Nelson...1798. Oxford. [s.n.], 1798. First edition. 8vo. 28pp. With a half-title. Stitched in later powder blue wrappers. Bookplate of R. C. Fixke of Morningthorpe Manor to verso of upper wrapper, leaves a trifle browned, overall a clean and crisp copy. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24148
WIST, Ki. ADIE. Nos quatre 9 libres d'Amour. Bruxelles [i.e. Brussels]. Editions Henriquez, 1964. First edition. 8vo. 1 of 45 copies printed. [22]pp. Leaves loosely inserted into original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Lightly damp-stained. Presentation copy, inked inscription to front blank fly-leaf: 'Un joyeux Noel 1969 / A Monsieur & Madame / Charles - / Tres cordialements / Ki Wist / Adie'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24168
[FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY WARS]. Summary account and military character of the different european armies, engaged in the late war: with a parallel of the policy, power, and means of the Ancient Romans and Modern French. London. Printed for T. Egerton, 1803. First edition in English. 8vo. viii, 176pp. Contemporary half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Francis Markham to FEP, scattered foxing. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24118
DAMAN, Geoffrey Windeatt. A Few Verses. [London]. Privately Printed [at The Complete Press], 1915. First edition. 8vo. 30pp, [2]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's cream cloth, ruled and lettered in red. Extremities rubbed, browned, and a trifle marked. Early inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, leaves lightly toned. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24686
YEATS, W. B.. Stories of Red Hanrahan and the Secret Rose. London. Macmillan and Co., 1927. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 182pp, [2]. With an illustrated colour frontispiece, one further colour plate, and numerous black and white illustrations in the text by Norah McGuinness. Original publisher's gilt-stamped navy cloth, pictorial dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper a trifle marked, chipping to head and foot of sunned spine panel. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23469
ANSTEY, Christopher. The poetical works of the late Christopher Anstey, Esq. with some account of the life and writings of the author, by his son, John Anstey, Esq. London. Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1808. First edition. Quarto. [2], lx, [8], 503pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and a further five engraved plates. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled diced calf, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, corners bumped. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Thomas Harrington to FEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24107
CROMPTON, Richmal. William the Good. London. George Newnes, [1928]. First edition. 8vo. 251pp, [1]. With a final page of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in black. Without dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed and marked, spotting to edges. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24750
CROMPTON, Richmal. William the Fourth. London. George Newnes, [1924]. First edition. 8vo. 250pp, [2]. With two final pages of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in black. Without dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned, spotting to edges. Early inked gift inscription to FEP, light scattered foxing. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24753
LECONTE DE LISLE. Poemes barbares. Paris. Alphonse Lemerre, [s.d., c.1890s] [6], 368pp, [2]. With a half-title.

[Bound uniformly with:] LECONTE DE LISLE. Derniers poemes. Paris. Alphonse Lemerre, [s.d., c.1890s]. [8], 315pp, [1]. With a half-title.

12mo. Attractively bound by P. Affolter in contemporary red half-morocco, marbled boards, contrasting brown morocco lettering-pieces, spine richly gilt. Very slight shelf-wear to extremities. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 17438
SEAT OF WAR ADVERTISER. The baltic sea: With the surrounding Countries as far as London, Paris, Vienna, Moscow, &c.; showing the principal Railways, Roads, Naval Arsenals, Fortresses, Forts, &c., and Napoleon's Route to Moscow in 1812. London. Published by Deutsch, Brothers, 1854. Dimensions (folded) 90 x 140mm: (unfolded) 420 x 280 mm. Original publisher's printed tan wrappers. Extremities a trifle creased and dusty, lower panel torn. Short closed tear to foot of map. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24662
BOYER, A[bel]. Dictionnaire royal, françois-anglois et anglois-françois; Tire des mbilleurs auteurs qui ont ecrit dans ces deux langues... Amsterdam. Chez Meynard Uytwerf, 1752. Nouvelle edition [i.e. new edition]. Quarto. In two volumes. 19, [1], 518pp, [2]; [8], 619pp, [5]. Title pages in red and black. The English-French dictionary has an English title page: 'The royal dictionary, English and French: and French and English...' Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards. Extremities worn, joints split. Armorial bookplates of successive members of the Oates family to front endpapers and fly-leaves of both volumes, occasional ink-spotting and pen-trials. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 14323
ARISTOPHANES. Aristophanis aves. Cum prolegomenis et commentariis edidit J. van Leeuwen J. F. Lugduni-Batavorum [i.e. Leiden]. A. W. Sijthoff, 1902. [6], xv, [1]. 275pp, [1]. With a half-title.

[Together with:] ARISTOPHANES. Aristophanis lysistrata. Cum prolegomenis et commentariis edidit J. van Leeuwen J. F. Lugduni-Batavorum [i.e. Leiden]. A. W. Sijthoff, 1903. [4], xiv, 177pp, [1]. With a half-title.

[And:] ARISTOPHANES. Aristophanis plutus. Cum prolegomenis et commentariis edidit J. van Leeuwen J. F. Lugduni-Batavorum [i.e. Leiden]. A. W. Sijthoff, 1904. [4], xxvi, 182pp. With a half-title.

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£ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24841