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[PRIOR, Matthew]. Poems on several occasions. London. Printed for Jacob Tonson...and John Barber, 1718. First subscriber's edition. Folio. Large paper copy. [42], 506pp, [6]. Printed on fine paper with the Strasbourg Arms watermark of a fleur-de-lys surmounting a shield. With a list of subscribers, an engraved frontispiece, and numerous engraved vignettes/initials. Contemporary panelled calf, recently rebacked and recornered, preserving contemporary red calf lettering-piece. Boards worn. Recent book-label of Peter Scupham to FEP, offsetting to title page, damp-staining to foot of text-block. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27449

BROWNE, Thomas, Rev.. Poems on several occasions. London. Printed for Vernor & Hood, 1800. First edition. 8vo. xxviii, 179pp, [1]. With and engraved portrait frontispiece and a list of subscribers. Contemporary calf boards, recently rebacked, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Boards worn. Hinges exposed, lightly browned. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21790

[PRIOR, Matthew]. Poems on Several Occasions. London. Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1713. 12mo. [28], 248pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary panelled calf. Rubbed, spine sunned. Recent book-label of David Stather to FEP, contemporary inked ownership inscription of 'Will. Morrice' to title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28490

BLACKLOCK, Thomas. Poems on Several Occasions. Glasgow. Printed for the Author, 1746. 8vo. [8], 88pp. With an errata slip pasted to verso of title page. Recent green cloth, lettered in gilt. Very minor shelf-wear. Some loss to lower corners of leaves C4 and E4, neat repair to head of leaves G1-2 at gutter (just touching text, without loss), small burn hole to upper corner of leaf I4, occasional spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 22056

WESLEY, Samuel. Poems on several occasions. London. Printed for the Author by E. Say...and sold by S. Birt, 1736. First edition. Quarto. [2], iv, [6], 412pp. A variant, with leaf A1 cancelled and replaced by one with a woodcut headpiece, with a woman holding a flaming heart in the central compartment, flanked by two angels. Contemporary gilt-ruled mottled calf, recently rebacked, recent contrasting red calf lettering-piece. Boards worn. Marbled endpapers, paper repair to head of front blank fly-leaf, small stain to lower corner of leaf F2. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29984

[FENTON, Elijah]. Poems on Several Occasions. London. Printed for Bernard Lintot, 1717. First edition. 8vo. [8], 224pp, [8]. With an engraved frontispiece depicting a scene of angels and four terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf. Lightly rubbed and marked, with cracking to upper joint. Armorial bookplate of Lord Sandys to FEP. Staining to endpapers, with title page browned, and light spotting to text. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33424

GAY, John. Poems on several occasions. London. Printed for S. Crowder, C. Ware, and T. Payne, 1771. 12mo. In two volumes. 213, [1]; [6], 203pp, [1]. With half-titles. Modern half-morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards. A trifle rubbed and marked, spines sunned. Leaves browned and foxed. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32784

[CARTER, Elizabeth]. Poems on Several Occasions. London. Printed for John Rivington, 1762. First edition. 8vo. vi, [2], 104pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf. Rubbed and marked, joints starting, paper shelf label to foot of spine. Early ink ownership inscription to head of title, lightly damp-stained throughout, small hole to leaf E4 (not touching text.) More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 26339

[PRIOR, Matthew]. Poems on Several Occasions. London. Printed for J. Tonson, 1721. 12mo. In two volumes. [26], 267, [5]; 238pp, [2]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece to Vol. I. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed. Inked ownership inscription to verso of frontispiece: E. Lib. Ph: Hunt / Trin: Coll: / Cantab. 1798.', worm-track to foot of intial gathering of Vol. I, foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32261

RACK, E[dmund]. Poems on several subjects. London. Printed for Richardson and Urquhart...and T. Letchworth, 1775. First edition. 12mo. vii, [1], 121pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, some surface loss to lower boards, joints starting, loss to head and foot of dulled spine. Marbled endpapers, initial gathering dampstained, occasional short tears to margins, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33719

BEATTIE, James. Poems on several subjects. London. Printed for W. Johnston, 1766. New edition, corrected. 12mo. [8], 166pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, some surface loss to upper board/joint. Hinges exposed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 25562

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MONTGOMERY, James. GRAHAME, James. BENGER, E. Poems on the abolition of the slave trade. London. Printed for R. Bowyer...by T. Bensley, 1809. First edition. Large quarto. [16], ii, 141pp, [1]. With an additional engraved allegorical title page and 12 engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled red straight-grain morocco, marbled paper boards. Heavily rubbed. Later ticket of booksellers of Livraria Camōes, Lisbon, Portugal to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 20549

BURNET, Thomas. Poems on Various Subjects. Edinburgh. Printed by Oliver & Co, 1802. First edition. 12mo in 6s. [iii]-xx, 115pp, [1]. With extra-engraved title page, without half-title. Contemporary half-sheep-backed marbled paper boards. Rubbed, with some loss to foot of spine. Foxing and occasional soiling throughout, tears to gutter margin of preliminaries, FFEP and frontispiece detached. William St Clair's copy, with his pencilled inscription to FFEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 31801

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TOMKINS, E. [compiler]. Poems on various subjects: selected to enforce the Practice of Virtue, and to comprise in one Volume the Beauties of English Poetry. London. Printed for B. Crosby and Co., 1808. New edition. 16mo. [6], 256pp, [2]. With four engraved vignettes by Hopwood and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, some surface loss to upper board, joints starting. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, early inked ownership inscription of Miss Katherine Wilkinson to front blank fly-leaf, inked initials 'J.W.' to title page. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21063

GRANT, Mrs. Poems on various subjects. Edinburgh. Printed for the Author by J. Moir, 1803. First edition. 8vo. 447pp. With a list of subscribers. Uncut in recent calf-backed marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Very minor wear to extremities. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 11594

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FERGUSSON, R[obert]. Poems on various subjects, by r. fergusson. With a life of the author, and glossary. St Andrew's [Dundee]. Printed by F. Ray, for R. Tullis, Bookseller, Cupar Fife, 1800. 12mo. [4], vii, [1], 244pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and an additional engraved title page. Contemporary sheep, contrasting red calf letting-piece. Extremities worn and marked, loss to dulled spine. Later pencilled ownership inscription and recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33318

ANDERSON, R. Poems on various subjects. Carlisle. Printed by J. MItchell, for the author, 1798. First edition. 8vo. xii, 227pp, [1]. Contemporary half-calf, marbled paper boards, tooled in gilt and blind. Rubbed, upper joint split, lower joint starting.Bookplate of Thomas Bell and ticket of bookseller H. Gray of Manchester to FEP, very occasional spotting. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 29969

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MARTIN, Theodore [Translator]. Poems; original and translated. London. Printed [by the Chiswick Press] for Private Circulation, 1863. First edition. Small quarto. vi, 350pp, [2]. With a terminal errata leaf. Unopened in original publisher's red cloth, stamped in black, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned, loss to head of spine. Scattered spotting. Presentation copy, with an A.L.S in the author's hand pasted to recto of FFEP: ' My dear Sir, If you should find the accompanying volume, not printed for publication, worth a place in your ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 32069

MERIVALE, John Herman. Poems original and translated. London. William Pickering, 1844. New and corrected edition. 8vo. xviii, [2], 347pp, [3]. Handsome Harrow School prize binding of contemporary calf richly tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, marbled endpapers. Slightest of spotting to extremities. Marbled endpapers, prize bookplate of Harrow School to FEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 15358

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HOLT, David, Jun.. Poems, rural and miscellaneous. Manchester. Joseph Gillett, 1846. First edition. 8vo. 152pp. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine lightly sunned. Near contemporary inked gift inscription to head of title page. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 31193