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SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley. Pizarro; a tragedy, in five acts; as performed at the theatre royal in Drury-Lane: taken from the german drama of kotzebue; and adapted to the english stage. London. Printed for James Ridgway, 1799. First edition. 8vo. [8], 76pp, [4]. Without two terminal advertisement leaves. Final line of Act 4 [p. 64] reads: "No!---thought and memory are my Hell.", a variant edition reads: "No living---thought and memory are my Hell." Recent plain paper wrappers. Slight chipping to spine. Title-page a trifle dust-soiled and working loose, small marginal hole to G3, very light damp-staining to latter half of text-block. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 14966
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SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley. Pizarro; a tragedy, in five acts; as performed at the theatre royal in Drury-Lane: taken from the german drama of kotzebue; and adapted to the english stage. London. Printed for James Ridgway, 1799. First edition. 8vo. [8], 76pp, [4]. Without two terminal advertisement leaves. Final line of Act 4 [p. 64] reads: ‘No!---thought and memory are my Hell.’, a variant edition reads: ‘No living---thought and memory are my Hell.’ Disbound. Title page browned and marked, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29278
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SURTEES, R.S.. 'Plain or Ringlets?'. London. Bradbury and Evans, 1860. First edition in book form. 8vo. x, 406pp, 12pp adverts. Frontispiece, extra-engraved title and 12 hand-coloured plates by John Leech. Gilt-decorated red cloth. A crisp copy, with slight rubbing/bumping to extremities, bruising to head and foot of spine. Preserved in a cloth folding-box. With two bookplates to front endpapers. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13826
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FRANCIS, Sir Philip. Plan of a reform in the election of the House of Commons, adopted by the society of the friends of the people in 1795: with a new introduction, and other documents. Republished by sir philip francis, k. b.. London. Printed for Ridgways, 1817. 8vo. 30pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Bound by Kear & Richardson of Glasgow in near contemporary black morocco-backed marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Extremities rubbed. Manuscript numeral to head of title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30610
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HOLMES, [William]. Plan of proceeding: octavo. First part. Holmes' tract on bodies corporate generally, those in Exeter specially, which includes the novel county-rates, Exeter, 1799. Second part. Holmes' epitome of political history ancient and modern, commented on, In hope of affording some Information to the Middle and Lower Classes of Mankind, countenancing Virtue and discouraging Vice. Third part. Holmes on the police of Exeter specially, ancient and modern, as an accompaniment to Izaacke’s Memorials of the City. Exeter. T. Brice, [1795]. First edition. Part one only, all published. [2], 4, [2], 48pp. ESTC T42425.

[Bound with:] [HOLMES, William]. [Drop-head title: To the Electors of Representatives to serve in Parliament for the City and County of Exeter]. [Exeter]. [T. Brice], [1802]. 13pp, [3]. Not in ESTC.

[And:] [HOLMES, William]. [Drop-head title: New pavements, &c. Third address. [Exeter]. [T. Brice], [1795]. [1], 22-28pp.

[And:] [HOLMES, William]. [Drop-head title: Addressed to ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 16613
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MILLER, Henry. Plexus. Paris. The Olympia Press, [1953]. First edition. 8vo. Limited edition of 2,000 copies printed for private circulation, this being copy 930. In two volumes. 342, [4]; 348pp, [2]. Original publisher's sienna printed wrappers. Rubbed, printed prices on lower panels erased. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27205
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HARRISON, Harry. Poems. Clapham. Published by the author, 1887. First edition. 8vo. vii, [2], 10-152pp. Original publisher's decorated red cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed, spine marked and sunned, red ink-stain to lower edge.Later bookplate of Thomas Brayshaw to FEP, endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21882
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INGELOW, Jean. Poems. London. Longmans, Green, and Co., 1880. 8vo. In two volumes. viii, 281, [1]; vi, 309pp, [1]. With half-titles. Contemporary green morocco, lettered in gilt, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, contemporary inked gift inscription to FFEP of Vol. I, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 18219
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CRABBE, Rev. George. Poems. London. Printed for J. Hatchard, 1812. Sixth edition. 12mo. In two volumes. [3], vi-xlv, [3], 127, [1]; [2], 223pp, [1]. Without half-title. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled diced calf, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27911
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BURGESS, Henry. Poems. London. Benjamin L. Green, 1850. First edition. 8vo. viii, 114pp. Original publisher's blue cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Lightly marked, spine a trifle dulled. Scattered spotting. Inked ownership inscription to head of title: 'M. L. Burgess, Hollowell Vicarage', presumably Mary Burgess (d. 1896), the author's granddaughter. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27718
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MASON, William. Poems. Glasgow. Printed by Andrew Foulis, 1777. 12mo. In two volumes. [4],139, [1]; 129pp, [3]. Nineteenth century gilt-ruled calf. A trifle rubbed, spines sunned. Inked ownership inscriptions of J. T. Coleridge to front blank fly-leaves. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33720
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WILBERFORCE, Edward. BLANCHARD, Edmund Forster. Poems. London. Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1857. First edition. 8vo. iv, 149pp, [1], 24pp. With a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed, sunned, and a trifle marked. Newspaper review pasted to verso of FFEP, occasional spotting. Presentation copy, signed by Edward Wilberforce to verso of FFEP. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 19067
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ROGERS, Samuel. Poems. London. Edward Moxon, 1839. 8vo. [8], viii, 311pp, [1]. With a half-title and an 8pp publisher's catalogue tipped-in to front pastedown. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Very minor shelf-wear, top-edge a trifle dusty. Inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP: 'George Farmer / Purchased at Penbryn sale April 28th / 1858', short tear to head of leaf O1, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27710
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SMITH, William Frank. Poems. London. Smith, Elder and Co., 1864. First edition. 8vo. vi, [2], 135pp, [1]. With a tipped-in errata slip. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, wear to head of dulled spine. Small ink-stain to title, else internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, ink inscription to verso of FFEP: 'Rebecca Elizabeth Smith / with best love from W F S / August 16. 1864'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30507
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WILLMOTT, Robert Aris. Poems. London. Thomas Bosworth, 1848. Second edition. 8vo. vi, [2], 102pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Rubbed, wear to head of spine. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of oologist Henry Fraser Walter (1822-1893) to FEP. Presentation copy, ink inscription to verso of front blank fly-leaf: 'From the Author'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30453
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TENNYSON, Alfred. Poems. London. Edward Moxon, 1848. Fifth edition. 12mo. viii, 368pp, [6]. Bound by Hayday in contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. Slightest of rubbing. Contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP, later inked ownership inscription to verso, ticket of bookseller Richardson of Tunbridge Wells to REP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25782
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ROBERTS, Dr. [William Hayward]. Poems. London. Printed for J. Wilkie, 1774. First edition. 8vo. 7, [1], 163pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, joints starting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23961