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Photo of "The Image in the Sand"
BENSON, E. F.. The Image in the Sand. London. William Heinemann, 1905. First edition. 8vo. [6], 334pp. Original publisher's yellow cloth boards lettered in black, with the black and grey design stamped to the front board. Splattered staining to top edge (extending to boards and margins of text block), the bumped spine slightly toned. Endpapers lightly toned with a few marks. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30088
Photo of "The oakleyites"
BENSON, E. F. The oakleyites. London. Hodder and Stoughton, [1915]. First edition. 8vo. 318pp. Original publisher's blue cloth boards lettered black, with title to spine in gilt. Slightly rubbed, with a little bumping to corners and spine ends, some marking to the fore edge. Internally bright and clean, save minor toning to endpapers and half-title. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30035
Photo of "Up and down"
BENSON, E. F.. Up and down. London. Hutchinson & Co., 1918. First edition. 8vo. 256pp, [16]. With 16 pages of publisher's advertising bound in at rear. Original publisher's blue cloth boards, lettered in black. Bottom edge untrimmed. Shelf-wear to boards, bumping to corners and spine ends, else a crisp copy. All edges foxed, with further minor foxing throughout. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30027
Photo of "The babe b.a. being the ..."
BENSON, E. F.. The babe b.a. being the uneventful history of a young gentleman at cambridge university. London. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1897. First edition. 8vo. 310pp, with six photographic plates bound in. Original publisher's red cloth textured boards, lettered in pale blue, to front and gilt to spine with a decorative blue and gilt design to the front board. Shelf worn with bumping to corners and spine ends. Toning to free endpapers, otherwise internally bright and clean. With a later newspaper article on the Cambridge University Pitt Club glued to ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30033
Photo of "The Book of Months"
BENSON, E. F.. The Book of Months. London. William Heinemann, 1903. First edition. 8vo. 287pp, [32]. With 32 pages of publisher's advertising bound in at rear. Original publisher's yellow cloth boards lettered black, with the red and black zodiac design stamped to front. Boards marked with bumping to corners and spine ends, spine a little rolled. Fore and bottom edge untrimmed, a little foxing throughout. Two ownership inscriptions, one ink, one pencil to the FFEP, and the Roffey and ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30032
Photo of "Scarlet and Hyssop"
BENSON, E. F. Scarlet and Hyssop. London. William Heinemann, 1902. First edition. 8vo. 316pp, [32]. Original publisher's yellow cloth boards lettered in black, with the red, blue and black flower pot design stamped to front board. Boards a little marked, spine toned, bumping to spine ends and corners; else a crisp copy. Top and fore edge untrimmed, internally bright and clean. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30030
Photo of "Paul"
BENSON, E. F.. Paul. London. William Heinemnn, 1906. First edition. 8vo. 321pp. Original publisher's yellow cloth boards, lettered black, with a striking black, green and white design to the front board. Bottom edge untrimmed. Bumping to spine ends and corners, else a crisp copy with a little foxing to all edges, and throughout the page block. With the bookplate of Ronald Southey to the front pastedown. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30028
Photo of "Poems scots and english"
BUCHAN, John. Poems scots and english. London. T. C. & E. C. Jack, Limited, 1917. First edition. 8vo. 106pp. Original publisher's gilt-tooled dark purple cloth boards, fore and bottom edge untrimmed. Boards rubbed and marked, corners bumped, spine sunned. Contemporary penciled gift inscription to FFEP, and under an inked ownership signature. Internally bright and clean throughout. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30644
Photo of "Sick heart river"
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
Photo of "The Weaker Vessel"
BENSON, E. F.. The Weaker Vessel. London. William Heinemann, 1913. First edition. 8vo. [4], 316pp, [16]. Original publisher's brown cloth boards lettered and tooled in black. Bottom edge untrimmed, all edges a little foxed, internally bright with an ink gift inscription dated 22/3/1913 to FFEP. Bookseller label of Roffey and Clarke, Croydon, to rear pastedown. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30506
Photo of "A reading of earth"
MEREDITH, George. A reading of earth. London. Macmillan and Co., 1888. First edition. 8vo. vi, 136pp. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked. Decorated endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30447
Photo of "A song of italy"
SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles. A song of italy. London. John Camden Hotten, 1867. First edition. 8vo. 8, 66, [2], 8, [2], 6pp. With initial and terminal leaves of advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30464
Photo of "Daphne and other poems"
TENNYSON, Frederick. Daphne and other poems. London. Macmillan and Co., 1891. First edition. 8vo. [4], 522pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Slight loss to lower margin of initial leaf of text, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30862
Photo of "Stuff and nonsense"
DE LA MARE, Walter. Stuff and nonsense. London. Constable & Co. Ltd, 1927. Limited edition. 8vo. 110pp. Original publisher's paper boards quarter bound over cream cloth, with the gilt-stamped morocco title label to spine. Top edge gilt, fore and bottom untrimmed. Lightly marked with some shelf wear to edges, cloth and label sunned. Foxing and toning through the endpapers, otherwise bright and clean, with the woodcuts by Bold throughout. Limited edition of 275 copies signed and numbered by the author, this ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30457
Photo of "Shakespeare in Lypiatt"
ATKINSON, Henry. Shakespeare in Lypiatt. London. E. T. Heron & Co., 1946. First edition. 8vo. [iv], 80pp. Original publisher's beige cloth, lettered in gilt. Cloth faded and toned, corners and spine ends bumped. Internally bright and clean with the inked gift inscription: 'Presented to Laurence Olivier, May 12, 1946, Robert B. Abbot'. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 31089
Photo of "John ford and the drama ..."
LEECH, Clifford. John ford and the drama of his time.. London. Chatto & Windus, 1957. First edition. 8vo. 144pp. Original publisher's blue cloth boards, lettered gilt. With the publisher's blue and red printed dustwrapper, unclipped. Boards bright with very minor rubbing, dustwrapper toned and a little scuffed. Inscribed by Leech on the FFEP: ‘To Sir Laurence Olivier in token of admiration, Clifford Leech 23 March 62'. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 31088
Photo of "Wentworth place"
GITTINGS, Robert. Wentworth place. London. William Heinemann Ltd, 1950. First edition. 8vo. [viii], 75pp. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered silver. A little rubbed and bumped, though internally bright and clean. Inscribed on the FFEP 'From the Author in deepest admiration for the first Chichester season and gratitude for the recording, Robert Gittings'.’ More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 31092