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[COMBE, William]. Anti-diabo-lady. Respectfully dedicated to all the women in her majesty's dominions, in general; and to the best of them in particular, Calculated to expose the Malevolence of the Author of diabo-lady. London. Printed for the Author, and to be had of C. Parker...Mr. Bew, 1777. First edition. Quarto. [2], iv, 17pp, [1]. Late dark green half-morocco, red paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed. Title lightly browned, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 29062
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[COMBE, William]. The tour of doctor syntax, In Search of the Picturesque. A poem. [London]. [Printed by J. Diggens], [1812]. Second edition. 8vo. 276, [2], 4pp. With a hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, a hand-coloured engraved title page, 29 hand-coloured engraved plates from etchings by Thomas Rowlandson, and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities heavily rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, horizontal tear to leaf U4 - touching text without loss - occasional short tears to plates, advertisement leaves shaved, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31003
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[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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CONRAD, Joseph. Last essays. London & Toronto. J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1926. First edition. 8vo. xvii, [1], 253pp, [1]. With a frontispiece: 'A facsimile of the last page written by Conrad'. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. Very light shelf-wear, dustwrapper sunned and spotted, some loss to foot of spine panel. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 18286
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CONSTANTIN-WEYER, Maurice. LONGWORTH CHAMBRUN, Clara, comtesse de Chambrun. Le grand will: drame historique en 3 actes. Paris. Les Éditions de la Nouvelle France, 1945. First edition. 8vo. 244pp [8]. Partially unopened in original publisher's brown wrappers, printed inn black with pink and burgundy detail. A little faded, with some creasing to the sunned spine. Toned evenly throughout. Inscribed to FFEP: 'à Lawrence Olivier – hommage d’admiration et de reconnaissance. Longworth Chambrun Paris Juillet 1945.' More > £ 275.00 Antiquates Ref. 31394
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COOK, Reverend Thomas. Miscellaneous poems. Kidderminster. Printed by T. Pennell, 1832. First edition. 8vo. [6], 40pp. With a half-title and a list of subscribers. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Slightest of rubbing to extremities. Internally clean and crisp. Recent bookplate of Eric Gerald Stanley to verso of front blank fly-leaf. Subscriber's copy, ink ownership inscription to FEP: 'Mrs. Brown Westhead / Lea Castle'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22379
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COOKSON, William [editor]. Agenda a tribute to kathleen raine. London. Agenda and Editions Charitable Trust, 1994. First edition. 8vo. 332pp [4]. Original publisher's pale blue card wraps printed black. Some marking and staining to wraps, internally bright and clean. Inscribed 'For Olwyn Hughes, Kath Raine' to the contents page. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed; while much of her library was damaged as the result of an errant cigarette dropped by Olwyn down the back of her sofa - causing a serious ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29651
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COOPER, Edward H.. Mr. Blake of Newmarket. London. William Heinemann, 1897. First edition. 8vo. [4], 271pp, [7]. With both terminal and initial leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's decorative three-tone cloth boards. Rubbed and marked, with scuffing to boards, spine toned, and light surface wear to edges and corners. Later inked ownership inscription to FEP. Endpapers browned, lower hinge exposed. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35057
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CORELLI, Marie. The devil's motor: a fantasy. [London]. Hodder & Stoughton, [1910]. First edition. Quarto. [44]p. Printed on rectos only. With six tipped-in colour illustrations by Arthur Severn. Original publisher's decorated red cloth, gilt title set within elaborate border of bat-winged motor car wheels, red pictorial dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed, dustwrapper lightly marked and creased, chipped at edges, spine panel dulled, numerous repairs (in paper and tape) to verso. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28244
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CORNWALL, Barry. English songs, and other small poems. London. Edward Moxon, 1844. 12mo. [2], xvi, 284pp, [2]. Contemporary full gilt-tooled red morocco. All edges gilt. Engraved bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP. Slight wear to spine and very slight marking to upper board but otherwise excellent condition. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 29215
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COTTON, Charles . The wonders of the peake. London. Printed for Charles Brome, 1699. Fourth edition. 8vo. [4], 86pp. Later panelled sprinkled calf, expertly rebacked to style, contrasting red calf lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and scored. Spotting to endpapers, early ink ownership inscription to head of title. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 26420
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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