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Photo of "Sir Walter Raleigh"
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BUCHAN, John. Sir Walter Raleigh. London. Thomas Nelson and Sons, [1911]. First edition. Quarto. [2], 236, 4pp. With a colour frontispiece, one further colour plate, numerous illustrations in the text by Gabriel Gifford, and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's gilt-stamped cream cloth, colour portrait pasted to upper board. Marked and a trfile rubbed, spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to half-title: 'Gerald / with love from / John / Nov: 1911'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 23473
Photo of "Poems and fables"
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TREVELYAN, R. C.. Poems and fables. London. Printed and published by Leonard and Virginia Woolf, 1925. First edition. 8vo. 23pp, [1]. Original publisher's marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Extremities rubbed, chipping to spine. Scattered foxing. Contemporary ownership inscription of Italian-born British poet and civil servant Humbert Wolfe (1885-1940) to recto of FFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24170
Photo of "Nos quatre 9 libres d'Amour"
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WIST, Ki. ADIE. Nos quatre 9 libres d'Amour. Bruxelles [i.e. Brussels]. Editions Henriquez, 1964. First edition. 8vo. 1 of 45 copies printed. [22]pp. Leaves loosely inserted into original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Lightly damp-stained. Presentation copy, inked inscription to front blank fly-leaf: 'Un joyeux Noel 1969 / A Monsieur & Madame / Charles - / Tres cordialements / Ki Wist / Adie'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24168
Photo of "Poemes azteques"
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GENIN, Auguste. Poemes azteques. Mexico. Bibliotheque de Courrier du Mexique et de l'Europe, 1907. Deuxieme edition [i.e. second edition]. 8vo. [6], iv, 255pp. Contemporary straight-grain half-morocco, marbled boards, gilt, T.E.G. Minor shelf-wear, spine sunned. Decorated endpapers, armorial bookplate of Annie Cowdray to FEP, internally immaculate. Presentation copy, inked inscription to half-title: 'A Lady Cowdray / Souvenir de son / sejour au pays des Azteques / Respectueusement / Aug Genin / Mexico, Janvier 1911'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24063
Photo of "The sea: a poem. In ..."
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BIDLAKE, John. The sea: a poem. In two books. London. Printed for T. Chapman, 1796. First edition. [16], 31, [5], 35-74pp. With two engraved plates and a list of subscribers. ESTC T125544.

[Bound with] BIDLAKE, John. The summer's eve; a poem. London. Printed by T. Bensley, 1800. First edition. iv, [8], 87pp, [1]. With six engraved plates, a list of subscribers, and a final page of publisher's advertisements. ESTC T126891.

[And:] BIDLAKE, John. The country parson, a poem. London. Printed for T. ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 14680
Photo of "The adventures of telemachus, The ..."
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[GREEK MYTHOLOGY]. [FENELON, Francois de Salignac de La Mothe-]. The adventures of telemachus, The son of ulysses. In Twenty-four books. With the adventures of aristonous. Written by the Archbishop of cambray... Jena. For Theodore William Ernest Guth., 1749. 8vo. xii, [36], 526pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, title page in red and black. Contemporary sheep, contrasting red calf lettering- piece, gilt. Rubbed and marked, upper joint starting, loss to head of spine. Inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Joseph Steevens / Wycombe Bucks / 1771', inked ownership inscription to verso of frontispiece: 'Wm. Hall / 1778', early inked initials to title page, worm-trail ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 23996
Photo of "The Kasidah of Haji Abdu ..."
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[BURTON, Richard Francis]. The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi: translated and annotated by his friend and pupil F. B. Portland, Maine. Thomas B. Mosher, 1923. 8vo. xv, [1], 124pp, [2]. With a portrait frontispiece. Title in red and black. Bound by Belgian binder Jules Karel Van West (1889-1968) in contemporary brown half-morocco, marbled boards, contrasting green morocco lettering pieces, T.E.G. Marbled endpapers. Later inked gift inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf. Original publisher's paper lettering-pieces pasted to stubs at rear. A fine copy. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23943
Photo of "Le silence de la mer"
VERCORS [BRULLER, Jean]. Le silence de la mer. La Haye [i.e. The Hague]. A.A.M. Stols, 1946. Limited edition. 8vo. Limited edition, number 91 of 3,000 copies printed. 68pp, [4]. Largely unopened in original publisher's gilt-stamped red cloth. Very minor shelf-wear. Endpapers browned, else internally immaculate. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24021
Photo of "Poems and songs"
CUNNINGHAM, Allan. Poems and songs. London. John Murray, 1847. 1st Edition. 12mo. xxxvi, 151pp, [1]. Bound by Edmonston & Douglas in contemporary gilt-tooled morocco, gilt gauffered edges. Extremities rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, occasional spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24029
Photo of "The pirate, and the three ..."
MARRYAT, Captain. The pirate, and the three cutters. London. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1836. First edition. 8vo. [6], 315pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and a further 18 engraved plates after illustrations by Clarkson Stanfield. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Lightly rubbed. Reccent book-label of Iain J. A. S. Woolley to FEP, contemporary and later ink and pencil ownership inscriptions to recto of FFEP, plates foxed, offsetting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 24013
Photo of "Jack Hinton, the guardsman"
LEVER, Charles. Jack Hinton, the guardsman. Dublin. William Curry, Jun. and Company, 1845. 8vo. x, [2], 396pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, 26 engraved plates, and nine wood engravings in the text by H. K. Browne. Contemporary gilt-tooled straight-grain brown morocco, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Rubbed. Marbled endpapers, inked ownership inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, plates foxed, offsetting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 12355
Photo of "One of them"
LEVER, Charles. One of them. London. Chapman and Hall, 1861. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 471pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and a further 28 engraved plates by 'Phiz' [i.e. Hablot Knight Browne].Contemporary gilt-tooled green half-morocco, marbled boards, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 12356
Photo of "Lays of ind"
CHEEM, Aliph. Lays of ind. Calcutta. Thacker, Spink and Co., 1883. Seventh edition. 8vo. viii, 237, [1], 25pp, [1]. With numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's pictorial brown cloth, A.E.G. Extremities rubbed. Upper hinge exposed, loss to head of half-title, later inked ownership to title page. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24012
Photo of "The Wounded Spirit: a study ..."
MEYERS, Jeffrey. The Wounded Spirit: a study of Seven Pillars of Wisdom. London. Martin Brian & O'Keeffe, 1973. First edition. 8vo. 200pp. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Minor shelf-wear. Internally clean and crisp but for a single instance of ink-spotting to text, and two manuscript annotations. From the library of the late Jeremy Wilson (1944-2017), the authorised biographer of T. E. Lawrence, with his distinctive inked ownership inscription to FFEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 23987
Photo of "The poetical works"
TENNYSON, Alfred Lord. The poetical works. London. Macmillan and Co., 1890. 8vo. viii, [2], 535pp, [1]. Handsomely bound by Riviere and Son in contemporary brown morocco, lettered in gilt, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, short closed tear to margin of leaf 2L6, scattered foxing. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 23991