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STAMP, L. Dudley [editor]. Slovene studies... London. Published by the Le Play Society, 1933. First edition. Quarto. 70pp, [2]. With 12 black and white photographic plates. Original publisher's pictorial buff wrappers. Extremities a trifle creased and marked. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28316

RENIER, G. J. Oscar Wilde. London. Issued to Subscribers by Peter Davies, 1933. First edition. 8vo. Limited edition of 500 copies, of which this is number 489, signed by the author.xi, [1], 184pp. With a photographic portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's cream cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Without glassine dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Bookplate of Lionel Brett and ticket of Blackwell's, Oxford to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28495

BLAKEMORE, Trevor. Moonset and other poems. London. Elkin Mathews Ltd., 1924. First edition. 8vo. 93pp, [1]. With a half-title. Original publisher's navy paper boards, lettered in silver and blind. Rubbed and bumped, spine dulled. Scattered spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: With very goof wish / from / The Author / december 1924'. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28497

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HUGHES, Ted. Flowers and Insects: Some Birds and a Pair of Spiders. London. Faber and Faber, [1986]. First edition. 8vo. 61pp, [1]. With drawings by Leonard Baskin in the text. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, pictorial dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear.Bookplate of Geoffrey and Elspeth Howe to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28498

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RAMSAY, Allen. A collection of scotch proverbs, containing all the wise sayings and observations of the old people of scotland. Paisley. Printed and published by G. Caldwell, [s.d., c. 1840] 12mo. 24pp. Woodcut on title page. Title within ornamental border. Six bifolia, unopened at head, as issued. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28598

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[GRAHAM, Dougal]. The comical tricks of lothian tom; with a selection of anecdotes. Glasgow. Printed for the booksellers, [s.d., c. 1840] 12mo. 24pp. Woodcut on title page. Title within ornamental border. Single folded sheet, unopened, as issued. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28601

[LITTLE WHITE MOUSE]. The story of the little white mouse: or the overthrow of the tyrant king. Glasgow. Printed for the booksellers, [s.d., c. 1840] 12mo. 24pp. Woodcut on title. Title within ornamental border. Single folded sheet, unopened, as issued. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28604

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ARMSTRONG, Douglas B. GREENWOOD, Chas. H. War Stamps of the Allies. 1914-1920. An Historical Record. London. The Offices of "Stamp Collecting", [1920]. Popular edition [i.e. first edition]. 8vo. 116pp. With xvi pages of photographic plates. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Rubbed, chipping to dulled spine. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28639

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CUCKOW, J[ohn] G[eorge]. Our native england; or, the historical "house that jack built:" being the history of england made easy; in familiar verse... London. J. and C. Mozley, 1868. Fourteenth edition. 12mo. vi, [1], 8-60pp. With 47 woodcuts in the text. Original publisher's printed blue wrappers. Rubbed and creased, loss to spine panel. Contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28697

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RUSKIN, John. "Unto this last:" four essays on the first principles of political economy. Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent. George Allen, 1877. Second edition. 8vo. xxi, [1], 174pp. With a half-title. Contemporary blind-tooled navy calf, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28711

LLOYD, W. Watkiss. The history of sicily to the athenian war; with elucidations of the sicilian odes of pindar. London. John Murray, 1872. First edition. 8vo. x, [2], 396, 12pp. With an engraved folding map and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Unopened in original publisher's blind-stamped purple cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, a trifle marked, heavily sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28713

DRINKWATER, John. Olton Pools. London. Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd., 1916. Second impression. 8vo. 42pp, [6]. Original publisher's red cloth, paper title label to sunned spine. Toned endpapers, internally bright and clean, with an ink inscription 'Alfred Hayes from John Drinkwater, Jan 1917' to verso of half-title. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28733

HÖLDERLIN, Friedrich. Poems and Fragments. London. Anvil Press Poetry, 1994. Third edition. 8vo. xlvi, 748pp [4]. Original publisher's yellow card wraps lettered in blue. Lightly scuffed, with some smoke damage/odour. The smoke damage is the result of an errant cigarette dropped by Olwyn down the back of her sofa, which caused a serious fire. Inscribed by translator Michael Hamburger on the half title 'For Olwyn in old friendship Michael Hamburger 19/3/94'. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28758

LUCIE-SMITH, Edward. The Liverpool Scene. London. Donald Carroll, 1967. First edition. 8vo. 80pp, with 19 photographic plates. Original publisher's laminated boards, a little scuffed with some smoke damage/associated odour. With the ownership inscription of Olwyn Hughes to FFEP. The smoke damage is the result of an errant cigarette dropped by Olwyn down the back of her sofa, which caused a serious fire. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed.
More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28759

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KYLE, Barry. Sylvia plath a dramatic portrait. London. Faber & Faber, 1976. First edition. 8vo. 70pp. Original publisher's pink monochrome laminate wrappers, lettered in black. Lightly scuffed, internally bright and clean. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed, though no indications of such. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28763

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WILKES, John. GREEN, Emanuel [editor]. Some Bath love letters of John Wilkes... Bath. George Gregory, 1918. First edition. 8vo. 54pp, [2]. With a final leaf of advertisements. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's printed grey wrappers. Inked ownership initials to upper wrapper, lightly sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28977

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[LAWRENCE, T. E.] [JARRY, Alfred] [ZUKOFSKY, Louis]. Lawrence, Jarry, Zukofsky: A Triptych - Manuscript Collections at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center. Austin. University of Texas, [1987]. First edition. Quarto. 182pp, [2]. Original publisher's pictorial wrappers. A trifle rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28978

MACKINTOSH, James. A discourse on the study of the law of nature and nations... London. Printed [by S. Gosnell] for T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, 1800. Third edition. 8vo. [2], 72pp. Without half-title. Disbound. Title page laid-down, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28980

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MARSHALL, Edward Shearburn. A Supplement to the Flora of Somerset. Taunton. Published by the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, 1914. First edition. 8vo. iv, 242pp. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle rubbed. Hinges exposed, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29013

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MARSHALL, Mr. [William]. General view of the agriculture of the central highlands of scotland: with observations on the means of their improvement. London. Printed by T. Wright, 1794. First edition. Quarto. 68pp. With a half-title. Stitched, as issued. Early ownership inscription of Duncan Grant Esq. to head of half-title, marginal damp-staining, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29074