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Photo of "Olla podrida"
[MARRYAT, Frederick]. Olla podrida. London. Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1840. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. vi, 310; [4], 362;[4], 332pp. Bound by Bowyer & Co. of Harrow Road, London, in near contemporary gilt-tooled red half- calf, marbled boards, contrasting black and brown morocco lettering-pieces, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP of Vol. I, foxed. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22278
Photo of "O Lovely England and other ..."
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
Photo of "Olton Pools"
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
Photo of "Omniana, or horae otiosiores"
[COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor; SOUTHEY, Robert]. Omniana, or horae otiosiores. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Reesm Orme, and Brown, 1812. First edition. 12mo. In two volumes. xi, [1], 336; vi, 330pp. Without half-titles. Contemporary half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, spines dulled, remnants of paper label to foot of Vol. II spine. Marbled endpapers, loss to head of leaves P9-10 of Vol. I (with loss of pagination numerals), short marginal tear to leaf D4 of Vol. II. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32066
Photo of "On a Differential Barometer"
WOLLASTON, William Hyde. On a Differential Barometer. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1829]. Quarto. Two copies of the work bound together. 133-136; 133-136pp. Contemporary plain tan paper wraps. Title in manuscript to upper wrap, light soiling and wear, ink-stamps of the Royal Meteorological Society to upper wrap and head of drop-title. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 13427
Photo of "On a long Sea voyage ..."
MACLAREN, Roderick. On a long Sea voyage in Phthisis Pulmonalis. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1871]. First offprint edition. 8vo. 10pp. Stitched, as issued. Some light marginal dust-soiling, occasional spots of foxing. Presentation copy, inscribed in ink to head of drop-title; 'With Dr. Maclaren's compts.', with annotation in the same hand at foot; 'Reprinted from the Brit. (?) Med-Chir. Review. Jan. 1871.' More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 12410
Photo of "Once to sinai: The further ..."
PRESCOTT, H. F. M.. Once to sinai: The further pilgrimage of Friar Felix Fabri. London. Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1957. First edition. 8vo. 310pp. With a photographic frontispiece, a further seven photographic plates, and seven maps and illustrations in the text. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Without dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed, spin sunned, cocked. Scattered spotting. Ink gift inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30406
Photo of "One of them"
LEVER, Charles. One of them. London. Chapman and Hall, 1861. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 471pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and a further 28 engraved plates by 'Phiz' [i.e. Hablot Knight Browne].Contemporary gilt-tooled green half-morocco, marbled boards, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 12356
Photo of "One thousand seven hundred and ..."
POPE, Mr. [Alexander]. One thousand seven hundred and thirty eight. A dialogue Something like horace. London. Printed for T. Cooper, [1738]. [4], 10pp, [2]. A reimpression of the impression with '(Price One Shilling.)' on the title page; sig. D under 'her'. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. ESTC T5720, Foxon P933

[Bound with:] POPE, Mr. [Alexander]. One thousand seven hundred and thirty eight. Dialogue II. London. Printed for R. Dodsley, 1738. First Edition, second state, with 'Fools' corrected to 'Tools' on the ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30338
Photo of "On my own"
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor. On my own. New York. Harper & Brothers Publishers, [1958]. First edition. 8vo. xii, 241pp, [1]. With half-title and 24 photographic illustrations. Original publisher's gilt-tooled blue cloth, with printed signature to upper board, contrasting navy lettering-piece. With original photographic dust-wrapper. Front endpapers browned, owing to newspaper clipping loosely inserted, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 18849
Photo of "On national defence in england"
MAURICE, Baron P.-E. On national defence in england. London. Parker, Furnivall, & Parker, 1852. First edition in English. 8vo. [2], xiv, 88pp. With a lithographed folding map. Modern light green cloth-backed marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Short tear to map at gutter, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30224
Photo of "On ten plays of shakespeare"
BROOKE, Stopford A.. On ten plays of shakespeare. London. Archibald Constable and Company, 1905. First edition. 8vo. [4], 311pp, [1]. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked with bumping to corners. Darkening to spine and damp staining to fore edge of upper board.

[With:] [Two manuscript autograph lectures, delivered at University College London in March and November of 1905]. Each 22ff sewn. Slightly marked. More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32041
Photo of "On ten plays of shakespeare"
BROOKE, Stopford A.. On ten plays of shakespeare. London. Archibald Constable and Company, 1905. First edition. 8vo. [4], 311pp, [3]. Original publisher's pale green boards, lettered in gilt to spine, original publisher's blind-stamped decoration to lower board. Faded and rubbed. Inked inscription 'Corrected' to upper board. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32042
Photo of "On the genesis of species"
MIVART, St. George. On the genesis of species. London. Macmillan & Co., 1871. First edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 296pp. With a half-title and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked, slight chipping to head and foot of spine. Residue from removed bookplate to FEP, contemporary inked ownership to recto of half-title - later deleted with coloured pencil, inked private library shelf number to title-page, a trifle toned. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 18676