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BUCHAN, John. Path of the king. New York. George H. Doran Company, 1921. First American edition. 8vo. vii, [1] 11-290pp. Original publisher's yellow cloth boards lettered red. Inscribed by Buchan on the FFEP 'Isabel Portman from John Buchan. This specimen of his later and worse manner', dated 1921. Boards a little rubbed and marked, spine slightly sunned. Internally bright and clean save light foxing to pastedowns. Loosely inserted in an invoice for both this and several other Buchan titles from Charles Rare ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 30592
BUTLER Samuel. Hudibras, a poem... London. Printed for Akerman et al., 1822. New edition. 8vo. In two volumes. lxxiv, [2], 444; 494pp. With 12 hand-coloured engraved plates. Handsomely bound in contemporary green calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, spines sunned. Marbled endpapers, armorial ink-stamps to versos of both FFEPs, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33043
HOGG, James. Mador of the moor; a poem. Edinburgh. Printed for William Blackwood, 1816. First edition. 8vo. [8], 140pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, buff paper boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked. Book-label of John Millar to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33317
[FENTON, Elijah]. Poems on Several Occasions. London. Printed for Bernard Lintot, 1717. First edition. 8vo. [8], 224pp, [8]. With an engraved frontispiece depicting a scene of angels and four terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf. Lightly rubbed and marked, with cracking to upper joint. Armorial bookplate of Lord Sandys to FEP. Staining to endpapers, with title page browned, and light spotting to text. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33424
AN ADEPT [i.e. JOHNSTONE, Charles]. Chrysal; or the adventures of a guinea. London. Printed for Hector M'lean, 1821. New edition. 8vo. In three volumes. [2], viii, 319pp, [1]; [6], 321pp, [1]; [6], 326pp, [4]. With half-title and engraved colour frontispiece to each volume, 12 further colour engraved plates, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements to Vol. III. Original publisher's red roan-backed buff paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, slight surface loss to boards. Very slight spotting to endpapers, otherwise ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33439
GRAY, [Thomas]. The poems of mr. gray. To which are prefixed memoirs of his life and writings by w. mason, m.a. London. Printed by H. Hughs, 1775. Second edition. Quarto. [4], 416, 111pp, [3]. In two parts. With half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece of the author. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, joints starting, small worm-track to foot of spine on upper board and loss to corner on lower board. Very occcasional light scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33866
SYLVESTER, Douglas Lord Glenbervie. The first canto of ricciardetto: translated from the italian of forteguerri. London. John Murray, 1822. First edition. Quarto. [2], xxvii, 232pp. With half-title, a lithograph portrait frontispiece of the translator, and two further engraved plates: a portrait vignette depicting Niccolo Forteguerri, and an illustration of the poem's hero and heroine. Contemporary gilt- tooled burgundy calf, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, with some surface loss to edges, spine sunned. Light spotting to frontispiece, otherwise internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34023
NIVERNAIS, Louis Jules. Fables by the duke of nivernois. London. Printed for T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, 1799. First edition in English. 8vo. [20], 259pp. Contemporary black half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled boards. Marbled endpapers and edges. Rubbed and marked, with surface loss to joints and corners, joints starting. Heavier spotting to first blank fly-leaves, very occasional light spotting to text. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34050
[SHENSTONE, William]. The judgment of hercules, a poem. London. Printed for R. Dodsley, 1741. Second edition. 8vo. 35pp, [1]. Without half-title or terminal advertisement leaf. Stitched in modern marbled paper wrappers, lightly rubbed. Assorted manuscript annotations throughout, with some obstruction to text on p.11; inscription to foot of terminal leaf reads 'A Contempt of Strong Allurements'. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34149
TROLLOPE, Anthony. Phineas finn, the irish member. London. Virtue & Co., 1869. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. vi, [2], 320pp; vi, [2], 328pp. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume and 18 further engraved plates by Pre-Raphaelite founder J. E. Millais. Later gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled boards. Marbled endpapers, T.E.G. Rubbed and marked, with patches of surface wear to spine and edges, boards lightly stained. Armorial bookplates of Richard Greville Verney to FEP of each volume. Scattered spotting, particularly to ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34451
TROLLOPE, Anthony. Phineas redux. London. Chapman and Hall, 1874. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. vi, [2], 339pp, [1]; vi, [2], 329pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume and 22 further engraved plates. Original publisher's blue cloth boards, later rebacked with original spines laid down, decorated in gilt and blind and lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, with some surface wear to edges, small split to foot of upper joint of vol i, ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34452
WAGNER, Richard. Siegfried & the twilight of the gods. London. William Heinemann, 1911. First edition. Quarto. ix, [1], 181pp, [2]. With half-title, an initial leaf of publisher's advertisements, an engraved half-title, a chromolithograph frontispiece and 29 further tipped-in chromolithograph plates by Arthur Rackham. Original publisher's gilt-decorated tan buckram, blind-stamped to lower board. Rubbed and marked, spine sunned, with mottling to boards. Newspaper clipping and telegram regarding the presentation of the Sir John Lubbock Memorial Prize pasted to first blank fly-leaf. Scattered ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34633
[FERRIER, Susan Edmonstone]. Destiny; or, the chief's daughter. Edinburgh. Printed for Robert Cadell, 1831. First edition. 12mo. In three volumes. [6], 337, [1]; [4], 407, [1]; [4], 399pp, [1]. With half-titles. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Rubbed, joints starting. Foxed. Early inked ownership inscriptions of Mary Eliza Doherty to title pages More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34921
WETHERELL, J[ames] E[lgin] (Editor). The Great War in verse and prose. Toronto. Printed and Published by A. T. Wilgress, 1919. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 160pp. Original publisher's limp red morocco with gilt title, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. A near fine copy. A trifle rubbed to spine and edges. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'To Viscount-Jellicoe with profound respect J.E. Wetherell, Toronto Dec. 8, 1919'. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 12833
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