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BENJAMIN, S[amuel] G[reene] W[heeler]. The Atlantic islands as resorts of health and pleasure. New York. Harper & Brothers, 1878. First edition. Quarto. 274pp, [4]. With an engraved frontispiece, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and two terminal advertisement leaves. Original publisher's burgundy pictorial cloth, gilt. Slight rubbing to spine. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inscribed in ink to recto of FFEP; 'Eugene Cowles, Esq. / with the compliments of / the author.' With the booklabel of Eugene H. Cowles (1855-1892) to FEP, and a tipped-in A.L.S. ... More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 14070
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[THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE]. Theatre royal drury lane...On monday, Jan. 25th, 1858, and During the Week, Her Majesty's Servants will perfomed the Comic Drama, in Two Acts, entitle his first champagne... After which will be produced...little jack horner or, harlequin a. b. c., and the enchanted regions of nursery rhymes!... [London]. Printed by J. W. Peel, [1858]. Dimensions 500 x 510 mm. Single leaf broadside. numerous old horizontal and vertical folds. A trifle creased and browned. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25652
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[THEATRE ROYAL, Drury Lane] LEWIS, M.G. 'Monk'. Theatre royal, drury lane. This Evening, Thursday, May 19, 1831. Their Majesties' Servants will act (for the 182nd time) Weber's Opera of Der Frieschutz...To conclude with the grand romantic melo-drama, in Two Acts, called Timour the tartar. In which Mr Cooke's Magnificant Stud of Horses will appear. [London]. J. Tabby, [1831]. Single bifolium. 2pp. A trifle creased to extremities, some marking to gutter, split at head. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22321
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[THEATRE ROYAL, YORK]. Theatre-Royal, York...On Friday Evening, May 12th, 1843, Her Majesty's Servants will perform, for the first time for several years, Reynold's celebrated Opera of the exile: or, the deserts of siberia...To conclude with, for the first time in this Theatre, Selby's new Farce, now performing in London, and at most of the Provincial theatres, entitled, boots at the swan... [York]. [s.n.], [1843]. Dimensions 180 x 310 mm. Single leaf broadside. Lightly damp-stained to head, a trifle creased. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21388
Photo of "The author. A poem. By ..."
CHURCHILL, C[harles]. The author. A poem. By C. Churchill.. London. Printed for W. Flexney et al., 1763. First edition. [4], 19pp, [1]. With half-title.

[Bound with:] [CHURCHILL, Charles]. The times. A poem. London. Printed for the author; and Sold by J. Coote, 1764. First edition. 33pp, [1]. Manuscript inscription of the author's name above imprint to title.

Quarto. Contemporary? half calf, marbled boards, tooled and lettered in gilt to spine. Heavily rubbed, with surface wear to spine and extremities, small losses to head and ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34792
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COLLAS, Achille. CHORLEY, Henry F. The authors of england. A series of medallion portraits of modern literary characters, engraved from the works of british artists. London. Charles Tilt, 1838. First edition. Quarto. vi, [2], 93, [1], 12pp, [2]. With an additional engraved title page, a further 15 plates engraved by Collas's patent process, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's embossed brown cloth, later neatly rebacked, Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Contemporary ticket of booksellers W. Pritchard of Carnarvon, armorial bookplate and inked ownership inscription of Lord Newborough to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32506