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Photo of "The history of johnny quae ..."
[COMBE William]. [ROWLANDSON, Thomas]. . The history of johnny quae genus, the little foundling of the late doctor syntax: A Poem. London. Published by R. Ackermann, 1822. First edition. 8vo. [4], 267pp, [1]. With a hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece, and a further 23 hand-coloured aquatint plates. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, cocked, spine dulled. Early book-label to F. R. Atkinson of Pembleton and later book-label of Ann Spokes to FEP, offsetting, occasional light spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 24359
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[COMBE, William]. [ROWLANDSON, Thomas]. The tour of doctor syntax, In Search of the Picturesque. A Poem. [London]. [Printed by J. Diggens], [1813]. Fifth edition. 8vo. iii, [1], 276pp, [2]. With a hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, a hand-coloured engraved title page, and 29 hand-coloured engraved plates from etchings by Thomas Rowlandson. Contemporary dark green half-morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, later ticket of George's of Bristol to FEP, early inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf, offsetting, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 24360
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NEWBOLT, Henry. Aladore. Edinburgh and London. William Blackwood and Sons, 1914. First edition. Quarto. Limited edition, 150 copies on hand-made paper, of which this is number 30. xiv, 361pp, [1]. With 15 plates with collotype illustrations from drawings by Lady Hylton. Uncut in original publisher's vellum, ruled and lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Extremities a trifle discoloured. Endpapers browned, contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. Signed by the author on limitation page. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 25553
Photo of "Marmion: a tale of Flodden ..."
SCOTT, Walter, Sir. Marmion: a tale of Flodden Field. Edinburgh. Printed for Archibald Constable and Co., 1825. New edition. 8vo. [2], xi, [1], 513pp, [1]. With an engraved title page. Bound by Stephenson of Parliament Street, London, in contemporary gilt-tooled green morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, spine a trifle discoloured. Early inked ownership inscription to head of title page, scattered foxing. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 25799
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MARSH, Edward. Minima. London. Eyre and Spottiswoode, [1947]. First edition. 8vo. 1,000 copies printed (100 signed by the author), of which this is number 41. [10], 38pp. Title in red and black. Uncut in original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Without dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed, lightly sunned. Bookplate of Dennis Silk to FEP, internally clean and crisp. Signed by the author to limitation page. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 25976
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KENNAWAY, Rev. C. E. Poems. London. Francis and John Rivington, 1846. First edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 216pp, [2]. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting. Presentation copy, ink inscription to half-title: 'Hon: Mr. Justice Coleridge / with the authors / best regards / June. 1846.' More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 26008
Photo of "The poetical works of alexander ..."
POPE, Alexander. The poetical works of alexander pope. London. William Pickering, 1835. Aldine edition of British Poets. 8vo. In three volumes. clxiii, [1], 168; viii, 311, [1]; vii, [1], 363pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece to Vol. I. Contemporary dark green half-morocco, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spines, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed. Very occasional light browning. Armorial bookplates of Bernard Lord Coleridge to versos of FFEPs, ink-stamp of H. J. Coleridge and inked gift inscription 'Henry James Coleridge ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 26043
Photo of "Ion: a tragedy, in five ..."
[TALFOURD, Thomas Noon]. Ion: a tragedy, in five acts. To which are added a few sonnets. London. Printed by A. J. Valpy, [1835]. Second edition. 8vo. xxi, [3], 216pp. Large paper copy. Partially unopened in original publisher's pebbled brown cloth. Backstrip detached, boards sunned and a trifle rubbed. Hinges exposed, inked ownership inscription of J. T. Coleridge to recto of FFEP, foxed throughout. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title page: 'To Mr. Justice Coleridge with the author's respects'. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 26067
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HERAUD, John Abraham. The legend of st loy; with other poems.. London. Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1825. Second edition. With additions.. 8vo. xiii, 230pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone blue paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Worn and marked, with substantial loss to spine and lettering-piece, boards detached.Ownership inscription of J. T. Coleridge to FFEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'J.T. Coleridge ESq., with the author's best regards'. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 26068
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COTTON, Charles. Scarronides, or virgil travestie, a mock poem, on the first and fourth books of virgil's aeneis, in english burlesque. London. Printed by John Galton, 1804. Thirteenth edition. 8vo. [2], 122pp. With an engraved frontispiece, one further engraved plate, and a single engraved illustration in the text. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, title in manuscript to spine. Rubbed and marked, loss to spine, joints starting. Early inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting/staining. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 27339
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[HANSON, Sir Levett]. An accurate historical account of all the orders of knighthood at present existing In europe. London. Printed for J. White, [1802]. First edition. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. xlviii, 240pp, [4], 515pp, [1]. With a terminal leaf of errata. Contemporary gilt-tooled navy straight-grain morocco, Rubbed, with significant surface wear to joints and edges, upper joint split. Book-label of Edward, Duke of Norfolk to FEP, armorial bookplate of James Russell McLaren to FFEP. Spotting to blank fly-leaves, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 27544
Photo of "The Sabbath, with sabbath walks, ..."
GRAHAME, James. The Sabbath, with sabbath walks, and other poems. Edinburgh. Printed for Ogle, Allardice, & Thomson, 1817. Eighth ediiton. 8vo. xiii, [1], 161pp, [1]. With a half-title. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, gilt supralibros with initials 'JAR' to upper board, marbled edges. Rubbed, chipping to head and foot of dulled spine, upper board held by cord only. Marbled endpapers, remnants of armorial bookplate to verso of FFEP, manuscript extracts, in two separate unidentified hands, from John Wilson's elegy on the author to rear ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 27702