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AN AMERICAN INDIAN. The citizen of nature, in a series of letters from an american indian, in london, to his friend at home. London. Published by W. Benbow, 1824. [2], iv, 238pp.

[Bound after:] Every night book; or, life after dark. London. Published by T. Richardson, 1827. [3], xvi, [17]-192pp. Without half-title.

12mo. Contemporary half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards. Lightly rubbed, without lettering-piece. Recent book-label of Peter Stewart Young (antiquarian bookseller of Tillingham) to FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27665
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[MOORE, Margaret King]. [LAMB, Charles]. The stories of old daniel: or tales of wonder and delight. London. Printed for M. J. Godwin, 1810. Second edition. 12mo. vi, [1], 196pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-ruled tree-sheep. Lightly rubbed and marked, later naive cloth repair to head of spine. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription of E. Montagu and recent pencilled inscription of William St. Clair to recto of FFEP, offsetting to title, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27682
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[CROCKER & COOPER]. The four pictures. Which is mine?. London. Crocker & Cooper, [s.d., c. 1860] 16pp.

[Bound with:] The shipwreck; or, "he loved his own". London. Crocker & Cooper, [s.d., c. 1860]. 15pp, [1].

[And:] [Drop-head title:] The journey. [London]. [Crocker & Cooper], [s.d., c. 1860]. 16pp.

[And:] Make haste, and come down. London. Crocker & Cooper, [s.d., c. 1860]. 15pp, [1].

[And:] "Jump now". London. Crocker & Cooper, [s.d., c. 1860]. 16pp.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] "Give, give". [London]. [Crocker ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27686
Photo of "Prose, by a poet"
[MONTGOMERY, James]. Prose, by a poet. London. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1824. First edition. In two volumes. [3], vi-xvii, [3], 285, [1]; [4], 294pp. Without half-titles. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27711
Photo of "The queen's wake: a Legendary ..."
HOGG, James. The queen's wake: a Legendary Poem. Edinburgh. Printed by Andrew Balfour, 1813. First edition. 8vo. [8], 353pp, [1]. Contemporary dark green half-morocco, green buckram boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed. Early inked ownership inscription of W. M. Spalding to recto of FFEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27719
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GOLDSMITH, Dr. [Oliver]. Poems for young ladies. In three parts. Devotional, Moral, and Entertaining. The Whole being A Collection of the Best Pieces in our Language. London. Printed for William Davenhill, 1770. New edition. 8vo. vi, [2], 248pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Later calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting black calf lettering-piece, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed and damp-stained, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting, ticket of printer and stationer J. Hall Smith of Cowes, Isle of Wight to RFEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27885
Photo of "The wet flanders plain"
WILLIAMSON, Henry. The wet flanders plain. London. The Beaumont Press, 1929. First edition. 8vo. 96pp, [8]. Original publisher's decorated paper of rifles and ploughshares over quarter buckram, designed by Randolph Schwabe along with the title page. Title lettered in gilt. Bottom and fore-edge uncut, though a little foxed. Wear to all edges, minor bumping to corners, with a few marks and darkening to the spine. Internally bright and clean. Numbered '146' of 400. From the recently dispersed Williamson family ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27918
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ARLEN, MICHAEL [Dikran Kouyoumdjian]. The london venture. London. William Heinemann, 1920. First edition. 8vo. 177pp, [12]. With drawings throughout by Michel Sevier. Original publisher's black cloth boards lettered and decorated in white, with the monochrome dustwrapper including Mr Heinemann's advertising to rear panel. Some toning throughout, otherwise clean. P. 19 erratum remains present. With the ownership inscription of Henry Williamson dated 1920, and a few passages marked in pencil throughout. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27925
Photo of "The rational brutes; or, talking ..."
PELHAM, M. [KILNER, Dorothy]. The rational brutes; or, talking animals§. London. Printed for J. Harris...and by and for Darton and Harvey, 1807. 12mo. 154pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green roan-backed buff paper boards. Extremities worn and marked. Near contemporary inked ownership inscriptions and pen-trials of John Nutter to front endpapers, spotted. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27950
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OPIE, Amelia. Tales of the pemberton family; for the Use of Children. London. Published by Harvey & Darton, 1826. Second edition. 12mo. [4], 104pp. With a half-title, a hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, and one further engraved plate (partially naively hand-coloured). Original publisher's green roan-backed marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed, joints starting, loss to head-cap. Bookseller's ticket of C. Brown of Margate to FEP, naively repaired FFEP partially glued to front pastedown, offsetting to title, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27969
Photo of "General regulations and orders"
[BRITISH ARMY]. [CALVERT, Harry]. General regulations and orders. [London]. [C. Roworth], [1804]. 8vo. iv, vi, 133pp, [7]. With three folded leaves of blank forms for annual and other returns. Contemporary gilt-tooled diced calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece to upper board. Rubbed, joints starting, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, short tear to gutter of first form, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28031
Photo of "Old ship figure-heads & sterns.."
LAUGHTON, L. G. Carr. Old ship figure-heads & sterns... London. Halton & Truscott Smith, 1925. First edition. Large quarto. Limited edition of 1,500 copies of which this is number 169. xv, [1], 281pp, [1]. With a frontispiece and a further 55 plates. Original publisher's navy cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. Minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper a trifle creased and marked, small hole to lower panel, spine panel sunned. Occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28084