London.
Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, [s.d., c. 1883]
8vo.
xxxi, [1], 441pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further 49 illustrations in the text after original designs by E. B. Bensell. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, supralibros of Hillbrow School, Rugby to upper board, marbled edges. Extremities sunned, a trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, inked prize inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, occasional spotting. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 16494
Toronto.
The Pine Tree Publishing Co., [1931].
First edition.
8vo.
Author's edition, limited to 500 copies, of which this is number 155. 217pp, [1]. Original publisher's gilt-stamped navy faux leather. Lightly rubbed. Illustrated endpapers, armorial bookplate of Edgar Allison Eaton to FEP, internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to limitation page: 'Edgar Allison Eaton: / May "the dreaming of some visionary mind" / be yours. / Wilson MacDonald, / December 3rd / 1931'. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 21641
London.
Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1899.
8vo.
xii, [2], 510pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Partially unopened in contemporary red half-morocco, red cloth boards, spine richly gilt, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, contemporary inked gift inscription to head of title page, short vertical tear to leaf A8 (blank but for caption title), small hole to margin of leaf B2, else internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 21640
London.
Printed for J. Hatchard, 1810.
First edition.
8vo.
[3], vi-xli, [3], 344pp. Without half-title. Recent calf-backed tan cloth, morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed. Toned and foxed. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 21651
London.
Henry Colburn, 1828.
12mo.
In three volumes. [4], 378; [2], 326; [2], 333pp, [1]. Contemporary red half-morocco, marbled boards, gilt, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed and marked. Private ink-stamps to title pages, foxed, without terminal advertisement leaf to Vol. III. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 21628
London.
Smith, Elder, & Co., 1880.
First edition.
8vo.
In two volumes. vii, [3], 359; [6], 312pp, [4]. With half-titles and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements to Vol. II. Original publisher's brown buckram, blocked in black and blind, gilt pictorial devices to upper boards, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed. Typed booksellers description pasted to FEP of Vol. I, else internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 20808
London.
Printed for John Sharpe, 1827.
12mo.
xiv, 176pp. With an additional engraved title page and a further five engraved plates. Contemporary calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, inked gift inscription to verso of FFEP, pencilled annotations to front blank fly-leaves, occasional inked highlighting. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 21569
London.
Printed for Bernard Lintot, 1713.
First edition in English.
Quarto.
[6], 55p, [5]. Without half-title. Later half-vellum, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Extremities lightly rubbed and discoloured. Foxed. More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 19176
London.
Printed for J. Almon, 1779.
First edition.
Quarto.
12pp. Uncut, stitched, as issued. Central horizontal crease, lightly spotted and dust-soiled. More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 19207
Warrington.
Printed by W. Eyres, for J. Johnson, 1796.
First edition.
Quato.
xi, [1], 32pp. Disbound. With a half-title and a list of subscribers. Half-title marked and dust-soiled, shaved to head, text-block separated into two parts. More >
£ 350.00
Antiquates Ref. 16802
London.
Sold by T. Taylor, 1741.
Folio.
8pp. Disbound. A trifle creased. Inked ownership inscription to head of title page. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 21293
London.
Printed for L. Gilliver, 1732.
Folio.
24pp. Disbound. Inked annotation to title page, lightly creased and dust-soiled, paper repairs to gutter margins of final two leaves. More >
£ 100.00
Antiquates Ref. 21270
London.
Printed for A. Bettesworth, J. Osborn, etc, 1725.
Seventh edition, corrected and enlarged.
12mo.
Two volumes. [8], 40, 280; 288, x, 38pp. Contemporary English panelled calf, with volume numerals lettered in gilt directly to spine, paper title labels in the compartment beneath. A trifle rubbed, bumping to corners with a little leather loss, some loss to head of spine and short cracks to joints of Vol I. Early inked numeral to FFEP, Vol I. More >
£ 175.00
Antiquates Ref. 21195
London.
Printed for J. T. and Sold by R. Wellington, 1708.
Second edition.
Quarto.
[8], 71pp, [1]. With a catalogue of plays (A2). Later half-vellum, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Extremities lightly rubbed and discoloured. Foxed. More >
£ 300.00
Antiquates Ref. 19293
London.
Printed for A. Millar, 1763.
First edition.
8vo.
[8], 69pp, [3]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Extremities worn, surface loss to head of upper board and spine, slight splitting to joints. Marbled endpapers, inked annotation to title page, lightly spotted. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 11393
London.
Printed for the Proprietors, by J. F. Dove, 1825.
12mo.
x, [1], 12-380pp. With an engraved frontispiece and an additional engraved title page. Contemporary green morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled edges. Extremities rubbed. Marbled endpapers, occasional spotting. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 21570
London.
Grant Richards, 1901.
First edition.
27pp, [1]. With a half-title.
[Bound with:] DAVIDSON, John. Testaments. No. II. The testament of a man forbid. London. Grant Richards, 1901. First edition. 29pp, [1]. With a half-title.
[And:] DAVIDSON, John. Testaments. No. III. The testament of an empire-builder. London. Grant Richards, 1902. First edition. 81pp, [1]. With a half-title and an initial leaf of publisher's advertisements.
Quarto. Contemporary black half-morocco, cloth boards, gilt. ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21591
[Bound with:] DAVIDSON, John. Testaments. No. II. The testament of a man forbid. London. Grant Richards, 1901. First edition. 29pp, [1]. With a half-title.
[And:] DAVIDSON, John. Testaments. No. III. The testament of an empire-builder. London. Grant Richards, 1902. First edition. 81pp, [1]. With a half-title and an initial leaf of publisher's advertisements.
Quarto. Contemporary black half-morocco, cloth boards, gilt. ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21591
London.
Published by Robert Miller [s.d., c.1820]
First edition.
12mo.
Engraved title page, 27 engraved leaves printed on rectos only, 12pp of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green roan-backed marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Extremities worn, some surface loss to boards, worm-hole to upper joint. Hinges exposed, contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP, small worm-trail running through lower margins, horizontal tears to two leaves (touching text), foxed and dust-soiled. More >
£ 100.00
Antiquates Ref. 21577
London.
William Pickering, 1837.
First edition.
[3], vi-xlv, [1], 118pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece.
[Bound with:] BOWLES, Caroline. The birth-day; a poem, in three parts: to which are added, occasional verses. Edinburgh. William Blackwood and Sons, 1836. First edition. [4], ii, 288pp.
12mo. Contemporary calf boards, recently rebacked, A.E.G. Boards rubbed. Recent book-label of James Stevens Cox to FEP, offsetting to first title, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21562
[Bound with:] BOWLES, Caroline. The birth-day; a poem, in three parts: to which are added, occasional verses. Edinburgh. William Blackwood and Sons, 1836. First edition. [4], ii, 288pp.
12mo. Contemporary calf boards, recently rebacked, A.E.G. Boards rubbed. Recent book-label of James Stevens Cox to FEP, offsetting to first title, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21562
London.
The Piazza Press: issued to subscriber's by Peter Davies, 1929.
Limited edition.
8vo.
Limited edition, no. 476 of 500 copies printed on Italian mould-made paper. xvi, 215pp, [1]. Parallel Latin and English text. With an illustrated frontispiece and a further seven illustrated plates by Vera Willoughby. Original publisher's vellum, lettered in gilt. Extremities a trifle discoloured. Bookplate of R. J. Dickinson to FEP, internally immaculate. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 21556