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METHUEN, A[lgernon]. Shakespeare to hardy: an anthology of english lyrics. London. Methuen & Co. Ltd, [1922]. First edition. 8vo. liii, [1], 547pp, [1]. With half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled brown morocco, gilt-ruled paste-downs. Lightly rubbed, with small loss to head of spine. Light spotting to initial and terminal leaves. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 35193

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SHERWOOD, Mrs.. Shanty the blacksmith. A tale of other times. London. Darton and Clark, [s.d., c. 1840] 12mo. 180pp. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and coloured engraved general title for Darton's Juvenile Library (not called for by Darton). Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, joints starting, a trifle cocked. Without FFEP, spotting to frontispiece and engraved title page. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27582

MIDDLETON, Charles S.. Shelley and his writings. London. Thomas Cautley Newby, 1858. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xv, [1], 325; x, 358pp. With a folding plate depicting a facsimile of Shelley's handwriting and a tipped-in errata slip to Vol. 1, and an 8pp publisher's advertisement catalogue to the rear of each volume. Largely unopened in original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked, spines sunned. Later armorial bookplates of Roberti Comitis de Crewe to ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 17226

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THOMSON, James. Shelley, a Poem: with other Writings relating to Shelley, by the late James Thomson ('B. V.'): to which is added an Essay on The Poems of William Blake, by the same Author. [London]. Printed for Private Circulation by Charles Whittingham and Co., 1884. First edition. 8vo. Limited edition of 190 copies, 160 on toned paper (as here), and 30 on 'Whatman's had-made paper', each numbered and signed by the editor Bertram Dobell. xii, 128pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's two-tone paper boards. Rubbed, wear to spine panel, lightly marked. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30557

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SHELLEY, Lady [Jane]. SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. Shelley memorials: from authentic sources. Edited by Lady Shelley. With, now first printed, an essay on Christianity, by Percy Bysshe Shelley. London. Henry S. King & Co., 1875. Third edition. 8vo. x, [2], 290, [2], 35pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed and bumped, spine dulled. Occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28906

SHELLEY, Lady [Jane]. SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. Shelley memorials: from authentic sources. Edited by Lady Shelley. With, now first printed, an essay on Christianity, by Percy Bysshe Shelley. London. Smith, Elder and Co., 1859. Second edition. 8vo. x, [2], 290pp, [2]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, calf lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28926

WACHA, Sir D[inshaw] E[dulji]. Shells from the Sands of Bombay: being my recollections and reminiscences - 1860-1875. [Bombay]. [K. T. Anklesaria], 1920. First edition. 8vo. [8], ix, [2], x-xxvii, 781pp, [3]. With 12 half-tone plates. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt. Heavily rubbed and marked, several small worm-holes to boards, spine panel worn, dulled, and detached. Hinges exposed, endpapers browned, some marking to title page. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 17330

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[TURNPIKE ROADS]. Sherborne, dorset. Turnpike Tolls. Notice is hereby Given, That the tolls arising at the several toll gates belonging to the sherborne turnpike roads, Will be Let by Auction... Sherborne. Cruttwell, Printer, [1815]. Dimensions 200 x 320 mm. Single leaf broadside. Early horizontal folds, a trifle creased, manuscript accounting notes (unrelated to the document) to verso. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25470

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[SHROPSHIRE AUCTION]. Shropshire. To be Sold by Auction...The fee simple and inheritance of and in all that capital Messuage, Tenement, and Farm, called, or commonly known by, the Name of Bayston... [s.l.]. [s.n.], [1800]. Dimensions 190 x 300 mm. Single leaf handbill. Printed on one side only, edges uncut. Three early horizontal folds. Heavily creased, single small hole (not touching text). More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24351

BUCHAN, John. Sick heart river. London. Hodder and Stoughton, 1941. First edition. 8vo. 317pp. Original publisher's gilt-tooled green cloth boards, blind-stamped to front, with the original pictorial unclipped dustwrapper. Spine a trifle cocked, boards a little rubbed with some wear to the front hinge. Internally bright save light toning, with the ownership plate of Alfred Pounder to the front pastedown, penned red. Dustwrapper is bright with some light losses, a nick to the spine, top and bottom edge ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30641

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WAGNER, Richard. Siegfried & the twilight of the gods. London. William Heinemann, 1911. First edition. Quarto. ix, [1], 181pp, [2]. With half-title, an initial leaf of publisher's advertisements, an engraved half-title, a chromolithograph frontispiece and 29 further tipped-in chromolithograph plates by Arthur Rackham. Original publisher's gilt-decorated tan buckram, blind-stamped to lower board. Rubbed and marked, spine sunned, with mottling to boards. Newspaper clipping and telegram regarding the presentation of the Sir John Lubbock Memorial Prize pasted to first blank fly-leaf. Scattered ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34633

BELL, Clive. Since cézanne. London. Chatto and Windus, 1922. First edition. 8vo. 229pp, [1]. With a photographic frontispiece and a further seven photographic plates. Original publisher's navy cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed and bumped, lettering-piece chipped and browned. Scattered spotting. Anthony Eden's copy, with his armorial bookplate FEP, an occasional pencil annotations in his hand. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29821

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LA MOTTE-FOUQUE, [Friedrich Heinrich Karl Freiherr] de. Sintram and his companions: a romance. London. C. and J. Ollier..and William Blackwood, 1820. First edition in English. 12mo. [4], xiv, 267pp, [1]. With half-title. Contemporary navy half-morocco, marbled boards, gilt, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, lightly foxed. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 18052

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[GALT, John]. Sir andrew wylie, of that ilk. Edinburgh. Printed for William Blackwood, 1822. First edition. 12mo. In three volumes. [4], 336; [4], 336; [4], 310pp. With half-titles. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplates of Coker Court to all FEPs, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27832

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[PORTEUS, Beilby]. Sir ewain; or, the giant's cave. A holy moral. London. Bell & Daldy, 1860. First edition. 8vo. xxix, [3], 204pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30461

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[HARRIS, John]. Sir Harry Herald's graphical representation of the dignitaries of england; shewing the Costume of different Ranks, from the king to a commoner; with the regalia used at the coronation. London. Printed for J. Harris and Son, 1820. First edition. 12mo. 18 leaves illustrated with 17 hand-coloured woodcut engravings. Original publisher's brown printed paper wraps. Extremities soiled and creased, significant loss to spine with wraps having separated, damp-stain to head of both upper and lower covers having worked through to text block. Leaves toned, occasional spots of foxing. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 11954

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CALVERT, Walter. Sir henry irving and miss ellen terry. A record of over twenty years at the Lyceum Theatre. London. Henry J. Drane, 1897. First edition. 8vo. [8], 48, [1], 10-16, 8, [1], 18-48pp. Partially misbound. With 76 illustrations in the text. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 23266

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BERKELEY, George. Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and inquiries Concerning the Virtues of tar water, And divers other Subjects connected together and arising one from another. London. Re-printed For W. Innys, and C. Hitch...and C. Davis, 1744. Second edition, improved and correct by the author. 8vo. 174pp, [2]. Recent sheep-backed marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Recent book-label of John Stephens to FEP, inked ownership inscription of 'Danvers Osborm 1744' to head of title-page, with very occasional annotations in his hand, slight loss to upper corner of leaf O1. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 18715

HUNT, Leigh. Sir ralph esher: or, the adventures of a gentleman of the court of charles ii. London. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1832. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. [2], 299pp; [2], 354pp; [2], 344pp. Attractively bound in contemporary gilt-tooled brown half-morocco, marbled boards. Lightly rubbed and marked. Bookplates of Oliver Brett to FEP. Light scattered spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28482

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LONG, Lady Catherine. Sir roland ashton. A Tale of the Times. London. James Nisbet and Co., 1844. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. vii, [1], 380; [4], 420pp. With a tipped-in errata slip to each volume. Contemporary green half-calf, green cloth boards, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. A trifle rubbed. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP of Vol. I, early inked gift inscriptions to both FEPs, spotted. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22310