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[ROGERS, Samuel]. Italy, a poem. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1822. First edition. 8vo. 164pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled green morocco, later rebacked, partially preserving contemporary backstrip. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. Very occasional light scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34020
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ROGERS, Samuel. The pleasures of memory, with other poems. London. Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1803. New edition. 12mo. [8], 187pp, [1]. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting black calf lettering-piece, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27910
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ROGERS, Samuel. Poems. London. Edward Moxon, 1839. 8vo. [8], viii, 311pp, [1]. With a half-title and an 8pp publisher's catalogue tipped-in to front pastedown. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Very minor shelf-wear, top-edge a trifle dusty. Inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP: 'George Farmer / Purchased at Penbryn sale April 28th / 1858', short tear to head of leaf O1, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27710
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ROGERS, Samuel. Italy. A poem.. London. Edward Moxon, 1842. 8vo. vii, [1], 320pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Handsomely bound by Hayday in richly gilt-tooled dark green morocco, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Armorial bookplate of Francis Ferns to FEP, lightly foxed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 18373
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ROBERTS, Dr. [William Hayward]. Poems. London. Printed for J. Wilkie, 1774. First edition. 8vo. 7, [1], 163pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, joints starting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23961
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RIMBAULT, E[dward] F[rancis]. A Little Book of Songs and Ballads, gathered from Ancient Musick Books, MS. and Printed. London. Printed [by Arliss and Tucker] for John Russell Smith, 1851. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 227, [1], 12pp. Title printed in red and black. With a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary green sheep-backed marbled paper boards. Rubbed, loss to dulled spine. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP, contemporary newspaper clipping tipped-in to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32408
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RIDING, Laura. GRAVES, Robert. A survey of modernist poetry. London. William Heinemann ltd., 1927. First edition. 8vo. 295pp, [1]. Original publisher's black cloth-backed decorated boards, lettered in gilt. Without (the rarely seen) dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed. Bookseller's ticket of Blackwells of Oxford to FEP, early inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. Presentation copy, flat signed by Graves to half-title. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20971
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RIDGWAY, Emily. On golden wings: letters from a mother to her son. Manchester. J. E. Cornish Ltd., [1913]. First edition. 8vo. 119pp, [5]. With half-title and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled green calf, contrasting gilt-tooled black morocco lettering-piece to spine. Marbled endpapers, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed and scored, spine sunned. Modern inked ownership inscription of M. Morton to FFEP. Occasional light spotting and browning. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35128
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RICHARDSON, Joseph. Literary relics of the late Joseph Richardson...consisting of the comedy of the fugitive, and a few short poems; with a sketch of the life of the author... London. Printed for J. Ridgway, 1807. First edition. Quarto. xiv, [6], 176pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and a list of subscribers. Handsomely bound in contemporary morocco backed marbled boards cornered in vellum, gilt. Rubbed, slight chipping to spine. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. Subscriber's copy, from the library of the Earl of Guilford, with his armorial bookplate to FEP. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 11400
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RICHARDSON, Charles. Aceldama and other poems and lyrics. London. Simpkin and Marshall, 1851. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 292pp. Original publisher's blind-stamp brick red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Recent inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32265
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REYNOLDS, Frederick. How to grow rich: a comedy... London. Printed for T. N. Longman, 1793. Second edition. 8vo. [4], 70pp, [2]. ESTC T112295.

[Bound with:] [BURGOYNE, John]. The heiress. A comedy in five acts... London. Printed for J. Debrett, 1786. Third edition. [2], 112pp. Without half-title. Initial two leaves shaved, without loss of text. ESTC T36081.

[And:] [GUILBERT DE PIXÉRÉCOURT, René Charles]. The wife with two husbands: a tragi-comedy, in three acts. Translated from the french by miss gunning... London. Printed [by Bye ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34856
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REYNOLDS, Frederick. Speculation; a comedy... London. Printed for T. N. Longman, 1795. First edition. 8vo. [4], 76pp, [4]. With a terminal leaf of publisher’s advertisements. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29282
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[REYNARD THE FOX]. The Most Delectable history of Reynard the Fox. Newly Corrected and Purged, from all grossness in Phrase and Matter. Augmented and Enlarged with sundry Excellent Morals and Expositions upon every several Chapter. To which may now be added a Second Part of the said History: As also the Shifts of Reynardine the Son of Reynard the fox, Together with his Life and Death, &c. London. Printed by T. Ilive, for Edward Brewster, [1701?]. Quarto. [160]pp. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. ESTC T60836.

[Bound with:] The Most Pleasant and Delightful history of reynard the fox. The second part... London. Printed by A. M. and R. R. for Edward Brewster, 1681. [112]pp. ESTC R218371, Wing M2912.

[And:] The shifts of reynardine The son of Reynard the Fox, Or a Pleasant history of his life and death... London. Printed by ... More > £ 3,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33150
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RETY, John. What's in a Word? . London. Hearing Eye, 1996. 8vo. [12pp] A5 staple-bound pamphlet, in the original peach card wraps lettered in black. Smoke damage to wraps, internally bright and clean. Inscribed ‘For John [struck through] For Olwyn’. With an additional poem ‘Sailor Ashore’ added within the text in blue ink, and repeated on a loosely inserted green record card. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed; the smoke damage is the result of ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29575
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RENOU, Sarah. The temple of truth. A Poem, in five cantos.. Edinburgh. Printed for James Taylor Smith and Company, 1821. Second edition. 8vo. [6], 102pp. Finely bound for Sotherans in early twentieth-century half-calf, marbled paper boards. Marbled endpapers and edges. Slightly faded, light shelf-wear, else a fine copy. Some spotting to preliminaries. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34279