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Photo of "Winter trees"
PLATH, Sylvia. Winter trees. New York. Harper & Row, [1972]. US edition, third printing: Publishing line 73 74 75 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 . 8vo. [8], 64pp. Original publisher's mauve paper covered boards over grey cloth spine, with the original unclipped illustrated dustwrapper designed by Gloria Adelson. With the decorative endpapers, fore edge untrimmed. All edges bumped, with minor smoke damage to paper boards. Wrapper slightly shelf-worn.

From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed, without indication of such; the smoke damage is the result of an errant cigarette dropped ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29638
Photo of "Woman, or ida of athens"
MORGAN, Lady. Woman, or ida of athens. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809. First edition. 12mo. In four volumes. xxviii, 223, [1]: [4], 272; [4], 192; [4], 290pp, [10]. With half-titles to each volume, exception Vol. I - as issued? Contemporary calf, rubbed, some cracking to surface of spines. Head of each title torn away, presumably to remove an ownership inscription. Half-title and title of vol IV detached, with some dog-earring. Marginal tear to K12, vol. I, marginal paper flaw to ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 16831
Photo of "Woolton green: a domestic tale; ..."
SHAW, John. Woolton green: a domestic tale; with Other Miscellaneous Poems. Liverpool. Printed by Perry and Metcalfe, 1825. First edition. 8vo. xii, [5], 12-192pp. Rough-cut leaves. With two engraved plates bound at front. Contemporary calf over blue paper boards, lettering piece, gilt. Extremities somewhat rubbed, damp-staining to boards, corners bumped. Ink inscription to recto of FFEP, occasional marginal dust-soiling. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 13004
Photo of "Xenophontos Ephesiou Tōn kata Anthian ..."
XENOPHON. Xenophontos Ephesiou Tōn kata Anthian kai Abrokomen Ephesiakon logoi pente. Xenophontis Ephesii Ephesiacorum libri V. De amoribus Anthiæ et Abrocomæ. Nunc primum prodeunt e vetusto codice Bibliothecae Monachorum Cassinensium Florentiae, cum Latina interpretatione Antonii Cocchii Florentini. Londini [i.e. London]. Typis Gulielmi Bowyer, 1726. First edition. Quarto. vi, [2], 87, [1]; [2], 72pp. The first ten words of the title transliterated from the Greek. The Greek text followed by the Latin translation with separate pagination and register. Contemporary gilt-tooled marbled calf, morocco lettering-piece. Extremities worn, surface loss to upper board, joints split, chipping to head and foot of spine. Marbled endpapers, early manuscript note, in a Latin hand, tipped-in to gutter of ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26109
Photo of "Zenobia: a tragedy.."
[MURPHY, Arthur]. Zenobia: a tragedy... London. Printed for W. Griffin, 1768. First edition. 8vo. [8], 83pp, [2]. With a half-title. Later buff wrappers. Inked annotation to title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27351