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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. From ... More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 26315
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[PUBLIC GENERAL ACTS]. Anno xxxi. Reginae Elizabethae. At a Session of Parliament holden at Westminster the fourth day of Februarie... Imprinted at London by the Deputies of Christopher Barker. 1589. Folio. [104]pp. Signatures: A-C6 D-E4 2A-2C6 2D2 2E6. In this edition, line 7 of the title has 'Ladie' and C1v line 6 from bottom ends 'sayd first'. Quires 2A-2D are in two settings; 2C4v last line begins (1) "led to be" or (2) "to bee" and line 1 has 'townes' - this is the latter. Title within woodcut border. Early blind-stamped vellum over later boards. Extremities ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 24727
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[ALLAN, Thomas]. An alphabetical list of the names of minerals, at present most familiar in their english, french, and german languages, with tables of analyses. Edinburgh. Printed at the Caledonian Mercury Press, 1808. First edition. [8], 72pp, with 17 leaves of tables, each folded and mounted on a stub.

[Bound after:] BALD, Robert. A general view of the coal trade of scotland, chiefly that of the river forth and mid-lothian, as connected with the supplying of edinburgh and the north of scotland with fuel; to which is added an inquiry into the condition of these women who carry goals under ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 23956
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[GIBBS, Henry Hucks]. The game of ombre. London. Printed [at the Chiswick Press by C. Whittingham] for private circulation, 1878. Second edition. Quarto. viii, 120pp. With a half-title and a frontispiece. Uncut in original publisher's brown cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to verso of front blank fly-leaf: 'Thomas Gaisford / from ' Henry H. Gibbs / 1879' More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25044
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HALFORD, Frederic M.. Floating flies and how to dress them: a treatise on the most modern methods of dressing artificial flies for trout and grayling... London. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1886. First trade edition. 8vo. [8], 136, [2], 32pp. With a half-title, nine coloured engraved plates, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, a tipped-in errata slip, and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original Publisher's green cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Very occasional light spotting. Armorial bookplate of Charles R. C. Hibbert and later book-label of F. Lucy, Uxbridge, to FEP. Inked inscription to head of ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 27138
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GOETHE, Baron [Johann Wolfgang]. The sorrows of werter... London. Printed by W. Lewis...for James Goodwin, 1813. 12mo. iv, 191pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece. Later burgundy half-calf, marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, paper shelf-label to foot of dulled spine. Foxed, offsetting to title. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 26351
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HILDRETH, R[ichard]. The white slave: or, memoirs of a fugitive. A Story of slave life in Virginia, etc. London. Ingram, Cooke, & Co., 1852. First English illustrated edition. 8vo. [6], 302pp, [2]. With a preliminary advertisement leaf, an engraved frontispiece, and additional engraved title page, and six further engraved plates. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, a trifle cocked. Recent book-label of Peter A. Crofts to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27409
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COTTON, Charles. The Genuine poetical works of Charles Cotton... London. Printed for J. Rivington et al., 1771. Sixth edition, corrected. 12mo. 348pp. With nine engraved plates (one folding). 'Scarronides' is of the fifteenth edition and 'Burlesque upon burlesque' is of the eighth edition. Contemporary calf, later rebacked, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked. Recent bookplate of Kenneth Monkman to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27407
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LAWRENCE, T.E.. Revolt in the desert. London. Jonathan Cape 30 Bedford Square, 1927. First English edition (Limited edition, no. 63/300). Quarto. [2], 445pp, [1]. With half-title/limitation, coloured frontispiece portrait of Lawrence, eighteen further illustrations, nine of which are coloured, and a large folding map to rear. Original publisher's brown quarter-pigskin over sand-coloured buckram boards, gilt. Dustwrapper. T.E.G., others uncut. A remarkably preserved copy, with only the slightest of shelf-wear externally, bookplate (a skull with the initials PMF) and slight marking to FEP, else fine. Dustwrapper (correctly ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 22016
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DURRELL, Gerald M.. The overloaded ark. London. Faber & Faber, [1953]. First edition. 8vo. 238pp. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in blue, pictorial dustwrapper. A trifle cocked, slight surface loss to head of spine and lower board, dustwrapper rubbed, spine panel chipped and sunned. Endpapers lightly browned. Presentation copy, inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP: 'With all best wishes / from / Gerald Durrell / 1953'. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 26089
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DE LA MARE, Walter. O Lovely England and other poems. London. Faber and Faber, [1953]. First edition. 8vo. 80pp. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, pictorial dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper browned, chipping to spine and corners. Endpapers browned, bookplate of Dennis Silk to FEP. Presentation copy, inscribed to Jo Vere, with the author's characteristic 'W.J.' initials. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25975
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COTTON, Charles. The Genuine poetical works of Charles Cotton... London. Printed for J. and J. Bonwicke et al., 1741. Fourth edition, corrected. 12mo. [4], 348pp, [8]. With nine engraved folding plates. Each work has its own title page: 'Scarronides' is of the thirteenth edition, 'Burlesque upon burlesque: or, the scoffer scoff'd' is of the sixth edition, and 'The wonders of the Peake' is of the sixth edition. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, later rebacked, preserving contemporary spine panel and red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed. Armorial bookplate of William Henry Mason ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27356