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BERENSON, Bernard. L'arco di costantino o della decadenza della forma. Milano. Electa Editrice, [1952]. First edition. 8vo. 74pp, [16]. With 80 monochrome photographic plates. Original publisher's grey paper boards, lettered in black, dustwrapper. Upper board nearly detached, slight dust-soiling and chipping to dustwrapper. Upper hinge exposed, lightly browned. Presentation copy, inscribed to recto of FFEP; 'To Mason Hammond / with the affectionate / friendship / of / Bernard Berenson / (?) / Dec. 29 / 1952'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 14538
BROWNING, Robert. La saisiaz: the two poets of croisic. London. Smith, Elder, & Co., 1878. First edition. 8vo. [8], 201pp, [3]. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32262
MONCKTON, C. A. W. Last days in new guinea being further experiences of a new guinea resident magistrate. London. The Bodley Head, 1922. First edition. 8vo. x, 286, [4]. With 54 illustrations, two folding maps, and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red cloth, blind stamped and lettered gilt. Fore- and bottom-edge untrimmed, top edge once gilt, some leaves uncut. Boards a little marked, lightly toned, nonetheless a sturdy copy. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 31845
CONRAD, Joseph. Last essays. London & Toronto. J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1926. First edition. 8vo. xvii, [1], 253pp, [1]. With a frontispiece: 'A facsimile of the last page written by Conrad'. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. Very light shelf-wear, dustwrapper sunned and spotted, some loss to foot of spine panel. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 18286
BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett. Last poems. London. Chapmand & Hall, 1862. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 142pp. Contemporary red half-calf, red buckram boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Extremities worn, some surface loss to boards, splitting to joints. Internally clean and crisp. From the library of celebrated poet and playwright Christopher Fry (1907-2005), with his ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 19560
BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett. Last poems. London. Chapman and Hall, 1862. Second edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 142pp, [2]. With a half-title. Original publisher's blind-stamped blue cloth, lettered in gilt. Extremities a trifle rubbed, spine sunned, corners bumped. Upper hinge cracked with board working loose, later ink inscription to head of half-title, occasional chipping to top margins. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 13035
ROELL, Werner P.. Laurels for prinze wittgenstein. Bromley. Independent Books, 1994. First English edition. 8vo. 192pp. Original publisher's black cloth boards lettered gilt, with the original striking black, white and yellow dustwrapper. Nine pen signatures of various airmen to FFEP, with corresponding ink notes to pastedown. Contemporary marketing slip loosely inserted. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34301
BROWN, Malcolm. Lawrence of Arabia the life, the legend. London. Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2005. First edition. Quarto. 208pp, Original publisher's purple cloth boards with title lettered in gilt and a dolphin design blind stamped to front, with the photographic dustwrapper. Internally bright though a little marked from damp, also present on the boards and wrapper. Minor shelf- wear to the wrapper and boards. Inscribed to the Williamson family by the author. With various ephemera relating to the book launch, held at the ... More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 28215
ROSELER, David. Lawrence: prince of mecca. Sydney. Cornstalk Publishing Company, 1927. First edition. 8vo. [8], 227pp, [1]. With a colour portrait frontispiece and a further six black and white illustrations. Original publisher's red cloth, ruled and lettered in black. Lightly rubbed, spine a trifle sunned. Label of the Book Lovers' Library, Melbourne to FEP, contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP, occasional spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21495
THOMS, William J. Lays and legends of various nations: illustrative of their traditions, popular literature, manners, customs, and superstitions...Lay and Legends of Tartary. London. George Cowie, 1834. First edition. 8vo. 95pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece and one further engraved plate. Contemporary gilt-tooled dark green half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Very slightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, plates foxed, very occasional manuscript corrections to text. With a further 46 leaves of manuscript text, in a single legible hand, commencing: 'In consequence of the mismanagement of the publisher, Mr. Thoms' interesting series of "Lays ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29552
CHEEM, Aliph. Lays of ind. Second series. Bombay. "Times of India" Office, 1873. First edition. 8vo. [6], 132pp. Original publisher's navy cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Contemporary inked ownership inscriptions of R. Beauchamp Downall to FFEP and head of title page. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34229
HAZLITT, William. Lectures chiefly on the dramatic literature of the age of elizabeth... London. Stodart and Steuart, 1820. First edition. 8vo. viii, 356pp, [4]. With two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed and marked. Very occasional marginal manuscript annotations, recent typed booksellers descriptions pasted to rear blank endpapers. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29244
BLAIR, Hugh. Lectures on rhetoric and belles letters. London. Printed for W. Strahan, 1785. Second edition. 8vo. In three volumes. viii, 456; [4], 480; [4], 384pp, [26]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece to Vol. I. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting morocco lettering-pieces. Extremities rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 23033
HAZLITT, William. Lectures on the English comic writers. London. Printed for Taylor and Hessey, 1819. First edition. 8vo. [4], 343pp, [5]. With two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's drab paper boards, recently rebacked in calf, contrasting calf lettering-pieces. Board rubbed and marked. Recent typed booksellers description and bookplate of Dennis Douglas to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 29245
SHERWOOD, Mrs. [Mary Martha]. Le fèvre. A true Narrative. London. Printed for Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1827. First edition. 12mo. [2], 152pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Uncut in original publisher's printed buff paper boards, later rebacked. Rubbed, marked and dulled, corners exposed. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27962
OUTRAM, George. Legal & other lyrics. London. T. N. Foulis, [1916]. 8vo. [12], 203pp, [5]. With 15 illustrations by Edmund J. Sullivan and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in gilt, T.E.G., pictorial dustwrapper. Light shelf-wear, dustwrapper lightly soiled, chipping to head of spine panel. Bookplate of Thomas Birkett to FEP, occasional spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21854