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[SOLDIER'S COMPANION]. The soldier's companion; containing instructions for the drill, manual, and platoon exercise, as commanded by his majesty: intended for the use of the volunteers of this country. To which are prefixed a few Observations on first forming a Military Corps. Ornamented with figures of the various positions of a soldier under arms. Respectfully dedicated to His Royal Highness the duke of york, commander in chief of the british army &c. London. Printed at the Minerva-Press, for Lane and Newman, [s.d., c. 1803] Sixty-eighth edition. 8vo. [4], 40pp. With an engraved frontispiece and two further engraved plates of soldiers under arms. Recent red half-calf, marbled boards, lettered in gilt to spine. A clean and crisp copy. Single sheet prospectus of printer P. Boyle, advertising Captain West's Military Figures, tipped-in to recto of FFEP. With More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 22792

CORELLI, Marie. The devil's motor: a fantasy. [London]. Hodder & Stoughton, [1910]. First edition. Quarto. [44]p. Printed on rectos only. With six tipped-in colour illustrations by Arthur Severn. Original publisher's decorated red cloth, gilt title set within elaborate border of bat-winged motor car wheels, red pictorial dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed, dustwrapper lightly marked and creased, chipped at edges, spine panel dulled, numerous repairs (in paper and tape) to verso. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28244

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HUGHES, Ted. Ffangs the vampire bat and the kiss of truth. London. Faber and Faber, 1996. First edition. Quarto. 96pp. Original publisher's black cloth boards lettered silver, with the original illustrated dustwrapper, unclipped. Illustrated throughout in black and white by Chris Riddell. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed; while much of her library was damaged as the result of an errant cigarette dropped by Olwyn down the back of her sofa - causing a serious fire - this copy has escaped almost ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29655

LAWRENCE, T. E.. The Mint. A day book of the R.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes By 352087 A/c Ross. London. Jonathan Cape, 1955. Limited edition of 2,000 copies. Quarto. 206pp. Original publisher's navy quarter morocco over buckram boards, lettered in gilt, housed in original pink and black lettered cardboard slipcase. Top edge gilt, fore and bottom edge untrimmed, some edges uncut. Slipcase somewhat stained and marked, else a crisp copy, internally bright and clean.
More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 27812

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DRINKWATER, John. The christ child at christmas manuscript. Highgate. [s.n.], 1930. Quarto. Pencil on paper. Three (single side) leaves, with a covering note on lined paper ‘My dear ?Jeff This, the original draft of 'The Christ Child at Christmas', of which the first page appears to have been written on blotting paper, is to wish you a very happy Christmas and New Year. Yours affectionately, John Drinkwater, Highgate, Christmas 1930'. More > £ 540.00 Antiquates Ref. 29663

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COOKSON, William [editor]. Agenda a tribute to kathleen raine. London. Agenda and Editions Charitable Trust, 1994. First edition. 8vo. 332pp [4]. Original publisher's pale blue card wraps printed black. Some marking and staining to wraps, internally bright and clean. Inscribed 'For Olwyn Hughes, Kath Raine' to the contents page. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed; while much of her library was damaged as the result of an errant cigarette dropped by Olwyn down the back of her sofa - causing a serious ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29651

PLATH, Sylvia. Crossing the water. London. Faber and Faber, 1971. First edition. 8vo. 64pp. Original publisher's blue cloth lettered in silver, with the unclipped dustwrapper. Wrapper significantly smoke stained, with a few scuffs. Internally bright and clean, but for associated smoke odour, with the boards remaining sharp. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes (though without indication of such), recently dispersed; the smoke damage is the result of an errant cigarette dropped by Olwyn down the back of her ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29565

MARSHALL, Tom. Magic Water. Kingston, Ontario. The Quarry Press, 1971. First edition. 8vo. 72pp. Original publisher's turquoise cloth lettered in gilt, with the original photographic dustwrapper. Wrapper with significant losses to the front panel, with staining and some smoke damage. Boards a little stained and faded, associated smoke odour. Lightly toned with minor water damage, some pages adhered. Inscribed 'to Olwyn & Keith with all good wishes Tom' on the FFEP, a little water smudged. From the estate ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29576

SAGAR, Keith. The laughter of foxes. Liverpool. Liverpool University Press, 2000. First edition. 8vo. [xxxiv] 196pp. Original publisher's black cloth boards, lettered in gilt, with the original dustwrapper. Lightly bumped with some further markings and minor smoke damage to the dustwrapper, and top edge of text block – with associated odour. Inscribed on the FFEP: 'To Olwyn with love and gratitude from Keith Feb 2000'. Rear pastedown has five-page references in Olwyn's hand corresponding to marked passages within the ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 29642

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LEFF, Margaret. Journeys & Baggage: a book of poems and water-colours. [London]. [T. Hagity], [2003]. First edition. Quarto. 57pp, [1]. With 13 watercolour illustration in the text. Original publisher's green cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine, pictorial dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper a trifle creased and slightly smoke marked (with faint smoke odour). Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: '13/10/03 / For my Friend Olwyn, / with love & affection / & thanks for all the help & / attention ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29805

RETY, John. What's in a Word? . London. Hearing Eye, 1996. 8vo. [12pp] A5 staple-bound pamphlet, in the original peach card wraps lettered in black. Smoke damage to wraps, internally bright and clean. Inscribed ‘For John [struck through] For Olwyn’. With an additional poem ‘Sailor Ashore’ added within the text in blue ink, and repeated on a loosely inserted green record card. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed; the smoke damage is the result of ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29575

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

FINEBERG, Michael. Shadow's Edge. Consigny, France. Embers Handpress, 1979. First edition. Tall 8vo. 54pp, [2]. Original publisher's crude rag paper wrappers, lettered green and brown. Hand-set in Monotype Garamond, one of 145 copies on mould-made pure rag paper, this copy numbered 94. All edges untrimmed. Some smoke marking to wrappers and page edges, with associated smoke odour, otherwise internally bright and clean. Signed by the author on the half title. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed; ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29574

BASKERVILLE, Mrs George [Rosetta]. The king of the snakes and other folk-lore stories from uganda. London. The Sheldon Press, 1922. First edition. 8vo. [2] viii, 88pp, with frontispiece and three further illustrative plates inserted. Original publisher's illustrated boards with the corresponding design on the dustwrapper. Minor foxing to all edges, internally bright and clean; a fine copy in the rare dustwrapper. Pencil ownership to front flap, repeated with 'xmas 1925' to FFEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28840

WATKINS, Roy. First images. Consigny, France. Embers Handpress, 1980. First edition. Small 8vo. 28pp. Original publisher's cream rag paper card wraps, lettered black with a blue paper title label. Over sewn mould made paper, all edged untrimmed. Lightly scuffed to front, rear wrap suffers significant smoke marking, though no losses. First printing consisting of 126 signed copies, 100 on this mould-made paper, signed and numbered by the author, this being no. 32. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29660

ABLEMAN, Paul. Vac. London. Victor Gollancz, 1968. First edition. 8vo. 159pp. Original publisher's burgundy cloth boards lettered in gilt, with the unclipped dustwrapper. Significant smoke damage to wrapper, with additional staining and tearing; the book has also held the odour of smoke. With the author's inscription 'For My good Lady Olwyn Love Paul' to half-title. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29559

ABLEMAN, Paul. Bits. London. Latimer Press, 1969. First edition. Small quarto. 45pp. Original publisher's orange buckram lettered and stamped in gilt, with the corresponding decorative dustwrapper. Wrapper toned, with some smoke damage and marking, with minor tearing. Boards bright and sharp with a small snag to buckram of rear board. Whilst the book holds the odour of smoke, it is internally bright and clean, inscribed 'For The Good Lady Olwyn devotedly Paul'. From the estate of ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29561

BATES, H. E.. Fair stood the wind for france. London. Michael Joseph Limited, 1944. First edition. 8vo. 224pp. Original publisher's burgundy cloth lettered in gilt, with the A. E. Barlow dustwrapper. Spine cocked and faded with other markings, with some wear and staining to wrapper, with old repairs to verso. Pencil inscription '[heart] for Precious May' and underneath in ink '& also a word from the author: in memory of a very happy evening in July 1950,. H. E. Bates.' More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26592

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FERRIER, Carole [editor]. Hecate. A Women's Interdisciplinary Journal . Brisbane. [s.n.], 1975. Volume 1, Number 2.. 8vo. 112pp. Bifold staple-bound journal in the original publisher's illustrated orange card wraps. Smoke staining to card with some associated odour, pages toned though clear of further markings. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed; the smoke damage is the result of an errant cigarette dropped by Olwyn down the back of her sofa, which caused a serious fire. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29645

LUCIE-SMITH, Edward. The rabbit. London. Turret Books, 1973. First edition, limited to 1000 copies. 8vo. Bifold pamphlet in pale blue card wraps, featuring a six-line poem comparing virile rabbits to vegetarians, illustrated by Ralph Steadman. One of 1,000 copies of which the first 100 were numbered and signed by both Lucie- Smith and Steadman. This copy out of series and not numbered, but nevertheless signed 'Olwyn love Ted' on the rear wrap. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed; ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29650