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Photo of "Ross: A Play in Two ..."
RATTIGAN, Terence. Ross: A Play in Two Acts. London. Samuel French, 1960. 8vo. [4], 103pp, [1]. With three black and white photographic plates. Original publisher's blue wrappers, lettered in red. A trifle rubbed, chipping to foot of spine panel, inked inscription 'DRAMA CLUB / JLR RAC' to upper panel. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 23875
Photo of "Ros Rosarum ex horto poetarum: ..."
B[OYLE], E[leanor] V[ere]. Ros Rosarum ex horto poetarum: dew of the ever-living rose Gathered from The Poets' Gardens of many Lands by "E. V. B.". London. Elliot Stock, 1885. First edition. 8vo. xxvi, [2], 224, 223*-224*, 225-274pp, [2]. With a half- title. Exquisitely bound by the Atelier Bindery (stamp-signed on front turn-in) in contemporary richly gilt-tooled burgundy morocco, replete with delicate floral devices, T.E.G., marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles. Housed in custom red cloth cover and slipcase. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 28898
Photo of "Roses for amateurs : a ..."
D'OMBRAIN, Rev. H. Honywood. Roses for amateurs : a practical guide to the selection and cultivation of the best roses, for exhibition or mere pleasure, by that large section of the gardening world, the amateur lovers of roses.. London. L. Upcott Gill, [1900]. Second edition. 8vo. [8], 72pp. With half-title, a photographic frontispiece and 15 further engraved plates. Several advertisements to verso of initial leaves. Contemporary gilt-ruled olive green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, with light staining to boards. Armorial bookplate of Lionel Bootle Wilbraham to FEP. Tipped-in manuscript note to head of plate facing p.20, with several species listed under the headline 'do not overprune'. Endpapers ... More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 34547
Photo of "Rookwood, a romance"
AINSWORTH, W. Harrison. Rookwood, a romance. Paris. Baudry's European Library, 1836. 8vo. [5], viii-xvii, [1], 344pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Early inked ownership inscription to FEP, small ink-stain to p.301, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32974
Photo of "Rondeaus of the British Auxiliary ..."
TAILLEFER, Nugent. Rondeaus of the British Auxiliary Forces. London. Stanley Lucas, Weber & Co., 1883. Ninth edition. 8vo. viii, 24, 24a-24z, 24aa-24xx, 25-168pp, [2] advertisements. Original publisher's red cloth, gilt. Ink staining and some fading to binding. Small split to spine and rubbing to extremities. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 10501
Photo of "Rome on the euphrates"
STARK, Freya. Rome on the euphrates. London. John Murray, [1966]. First edition. 8vo. xi, 481pp, [1]. With half-title; title page in red and black. Original publisher's light blue cloth, lettered in gilt to spine and upper board, with original pictorial printed paper dust-wrapper. Light wear to edges of dust-wrapper; otherwise, a fine copy. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34960
Photo of "Romances, tales, and smaller pieces"
VOLTAIRE. Romances, tales, and smaller pieces. London. Printed for P. Dodsley, 1794. 8vo. In two volumes. [2], 340; [2], 341pp, [1]. Contemporary sheep boards, recently rebacked. Boards rubbed. Armorial bookplates of J. T. Abbott, Abbeville, Darlington to FEPs, early ownership inscriptions of Wilson Beckett, Heighington and later gift inscriptions to front blank fly- leaves. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34601
Photo of "[Roll of foreign accounts]"
[GEORGE III]. [Roll of foreign accounts]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1788] Dimensions 1425 x 29 cm. Manuscript on paper. Seven joined vellum membranes. A trifle creased and discoloured. Inscribed at foot: 'Examined by Thomas Lowley, Deputy Clerk of the Pipe, 10 July 1811'. More > £ 1,140.00 Antiquates Ref. 30653
Photo of "Robertson's Edition. An account of ..."
[ROBERTSON, James]. Robertson's Edition. An account of the trial of thomas muir, esq. younger, of huntershill, before the high court of justiciary, at edinburgh. On the 30th and 31st days of August, 1793, for sedition.. Edinburgh. Printed by J. Robertson, and sold at his office, [1793]. First edition. 8vo. 160pp. Modern cloth-backed white paper boards, with original lettering-piece preserved and pasted to spine. Lightly rubbed. Leaves browned, with spotting and light scuffing throughout. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34548
Photo of "Robert Browning (Mystic and Artist)"
SIM, Frances M. Robert Browning (Mystic and Artist). London. The Golden Vista Press, [1931]. First edition. 8vo. [4], 105pp, [3]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine and upper board. A trifle rubbed, spine lightly sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to FEP: 'Presented to the Browning Settlement by Lady Sim. June 1931.' More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 26210
Photo of "Robert Browning (Mystic and Artist)"
SIM, Frances M. Robert Browning (Mystic and Artist). London. The Golden Vista Press, [1931]. First edition. 8vo. [4], 105pp, [3]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine and upper board. A trifle rubbed, spine lightly sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28101
Photo of "Robert Browning (Mystic and Artist)"
SIM, Frances M. Robert Browning (Mystic and Artist). London. The Golden Vista Press, [1931]. First edition. 8vo. [4], 105pp, [3]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine and upper board. A trifle rubbed, spine lightly sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to FEP: 'Presented to the Browning Settlement by Lady Sim. June 1931.' More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 26211
Photo of "Road to valhalla"
HULME, Walter Ibbotson. Road to valhalla. [London?]. [1918]. Private press. 8vo. 64pp. Original publisher's pale printed card wraps over untrimmed handmade paper. Wraps detached from text-block, sunned and marked, with the rear heavily notated in Henry Williamson's hand. Page block internally bright and clean save annotations and corrections again in Williamson's hand. With a T.L.S. from the author to Williamson. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27175
Photo of "['Riquet with the Tuft']."
[BROOKE, Stopford A.]. ['Riquet with the Tuft'].. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [c. 1880] 12mo. Manuscript on paper. [57]ff. Bound in contemporary dark green moire cloth. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Pencilled inscription to front blank fly- leaf: 'Maud Brooke from father 1885'. Portion of final leaf of text torn away (without loss), rear blank fly-leaf torn away. Ticket of Creswick and Co., stationers of 12 Great Portland St. to REP, further occasional pencilled corrections throughout. More > £ 7,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32096
Photo of "Riquet of the tuft"
BROOKE, Stopford A.. Riquet of the tuft. London. Macmillan & Co., 1880. First edition. 8vo. [7], 172pp, [2]. With half-title. Bound in elaborately contemporary gilt-tooled turquoise morocco, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, with fading to spine and slight cracking to joints. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. With a loosely inserted contemporary photograph of the author to FEP. Inked ownership inscription to FFEP: 'Maud Brooke from my father', and frequent marginal and textual annotations in the author's hand pencilled ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32095
Photo of "Riding...Polo, illustrated by G.D. Giles, ..."
[BADMINTON LIBRARY]. WEIR, Captain Robert. BROWN, J. Moray. Riding...Polo, illustrated by G.D. Giles, Frank Dadd and J. Stuart Allan. London. Longmans, Green and Co, 1891. Second edition. 8vo. xiii, [1], 423pp, [1]. With a half title and frontispiece. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Some rubbing and marking to extremities and spine, some foxing to text. Both hinges cracking, with some splitting to endpapers. Some quires with unopened leaves. Later armorial bookplate of the Barons Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefntilla', to FEP.
More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 15462
Photo of "Rider's British Merlin: For the ..."
RIDER, Cardanus. Rider's British Merlin: For the Year of Our Lord God 1775... London. Printed by R. and M. Brown, 1775. [60]pp. Initial gathering printed in red and black. ESTC T45015.

[Bound with:] The royal kalendar; or complete and correct annual register for England, Scotland, Ireland, and America for the year 1775... London. Printed for J. Almon et al., [1775]. [4], 270pp, [2]. ESTC T45299.

12mo. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco, metal clasps, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 24254
Photo of "Richard Plantagenet a Legendary Tale, ..."
HULL, Mr [Thomas]. Richard Plantagenet a Legendary Tale, Now first Published. London. Printed for J. Bell, [1774]. First edition. 8vo. [2], iv, 30pp, [2]. Without half-title. With an engraved titlepage and a final advertisement leaf. Twentieth-century blue crushed half-morocco, cloth boards, gilt titling to spine. Very slight fading to spine, else externally fine. Engraved title shaved at head just touching first line, very slightly marked. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 19193