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Photo of "Popular tales"
EDGEWORTH, Maria. Popular tales. London. Printed for R. Hunter, 1817. Sixth edition. 12mo. In three volumes. [4], 330, [2]; [2], 330; [2], 343pp, [1]. With a final leaf of advertisements to Vol. I. Contemporary black half-calf, marbled boards, gilt. Extremities rubbed, corners bumped. Marbled endpapers, bookplates of Coker Court to FEPs, some loss to text of leaves I10-K1 of Vol. III - with partial loss of sense, very occasional chipping to margins, lightly foxed. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 20448
Photo of "Poems and essays"
BOWDLER, Miss [Jane]. Poems and essays. London. Printed for William Baynes and Son, 1824. 12mo. x, [2], 176pp. With an engraved frontispiece and an additional engraved title page. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled edges. Slightly rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, lightly spotted. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 20498
Photo of "The poetical works of the ..."
[MOORE, Thomas]. The poetical works of the late thomas little, esq. London. Printed for Carpenter and Son, 1814. Twelfth edition. 12mo. [3], vi-xxiv, 172pp. Contemporary calf, spine richly gilt, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Armorial bookplate of Sir Mervyn Ll. Peel to FEP, his inked ownership inscription to verso of FFEP. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 20794
Photo of "Last night but five of ..."
[THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE]. Last night but five of the season...Theatre Royal, English Opera House, Strand. This Evening, wednesday, September 26th, 1827, Will be presented, (Seventh Time this Season) the Comick Piece, with additional Songs, called monsieur tonson...After which, (Thirty-eighth Time) the last new Comick Operetta, called lying made easy!...With mozart's celebrated overture to cosi fan tutte.... [London]. S. G. Fairbrother, [1827]. Dimensions 215 x 350 mm. Single leaf broadside. All edges uncut. Some spotting, very short tear to one margin. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21248
Photo of "The innocents abroad (Abridged.)"
TWAIN, Mark. The innocents abroad (Abridged.). London. The Masterpiece Library, "Review of Review's" Office, [s.d., c.1900] 62pp, iv. With two final advertisement leaves.

[Together with:] TWAIN, Mark. The New Pilgrim's Progress (Abridged.) London. The Masterpiece Library, "Review of Review's" Office, [s.d., c.1900]. 60pp, iv. With two final advertisement leaves.

8vo. Original publisher's printed pictorial blue wrappers. Extremities spotted, lightly rubbed and dust-soiled, some chipping to edges. Leaves browned. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21266
Photo of "Westward Ho! Or, the voyages ..."
KINGSLEY, Charles. Westward Ho! Or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight. Part I. London. The Masterpiece Library, "Review of Review's" Office, [s.d., c.1900] 60pp, iv. With two final advertisement leaves.

[Together with:] KINGSLEY, Charles. Westward Ho! Or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight. Part II. London. The Masterpiece Library, "Review of Review's" Office, [s.d., c.1900]. 60pp. iv. With two final advertisement leaves.

8vo. Original publisher's printed pictorial blue wrappers. Extremities spotted, lightly rubbed and dust-soiled. Leaves browned. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21269
Photo of "Theatre-Royal, York...On Friday Evening, May ..."
[THEATRE ROYAL, YORK]. Theatre-Royal, York...On Friday Evening, May 12th, 1843, Her Majesty's Servants will perform, for the first time for several years, Reynold's celebrated Opera of the exile: or, the deserts of siberia...To conclude with, for the first time in this Theatre, Selby's new Farce, now performing in London, and at most of the Provincial theatres, entitled, boots at the swan... [York]. [s.n.], [1843]. Dimensions 180 x 310 mm. Single leaf broadside. Lightly damp-stained to head, a trifle creased. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21388
Photo of "Scenes and shadows of days ..."
BOWLES, W[illiam] Lisle. Scenes and shadows of days departed: a narrative accompanied with poems of youth and some other poems of melancholy and fancy in the journey of life from youth to age. 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
Photo of "Twenty Six Choice Poetical Extracts ..."
[POETICAL EXTRACTS]. Twenty Six Choice Poetical Extracts selected from Celebrated Authors, and Printed from copper plates Engraved Expressly for the Work, Each embellished with a Beautiful Vignette, Illustrative of the Subject. 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
Photo of "Miscellanies"
ARMSTRONG, John. Miscellanies. London. Printed for T. Cadell, 1770. First edition. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. vii, [1], 216; iv, 279pp, [1]. Contemporary calf boards, recently rebacked to style, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Boards rubbed and marked. Inked ownership inscription to head of title page, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21711
Photo of "Legends and lyrics. A book ..."
PROCTER, Adelaide Anne. Legends and lyrics. A book of verses. London. George Bell and Sons, 1881. Thirty-fourth thousand. 12mo. In two volumes. xxxi, [1], 264; vi, 223pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece to Vol. I. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed and sunned. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplates of Mervyn Lloyd Peel to both FEPs. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 23118
Photo of "The poetical works"
WHITE, Henry Kirke. The poetical works. London. William Pickering, 1853. 8vo. lviii, 252pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Mervyn Lloyd Peel to FEP, light offsetting to title. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 23126
Photo of "The Fruit of the Tree"
WHARTON, Edith. The Fruit of the Tree. London. Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1907. First U.K. edition. 8vo. [4], 606pp, [10]. With a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, a trifle cocked. Armorial bookplate of Roberti Marchionis de Crewe to FEP, endpapers browned. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 23369
Photo of "The steam-boat"
[GALT, John]. The steam-boat. Edinburgh. William Blackwood, 1822. First edition. 12mo. [2], v, [1], 359pp, [1]. With a half-title and a final page of publisher's advertisements. Recent half-calf, marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, some loss to corners of leaves K3-6, lightly foxed. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 23499
Photo of "Darkness at Noon"
KOESTLER, Arthur. Darkness at Noon. Pennsylvania. The Franklin Library, 1979. Limited ediiton. 8vo. 238pp. Original publisher's gilt-stamped black calf, A.E.G. Very minor shelf-wear. Orange silk moiré endpapers, internally clean and crisp. Signed by the author to recto of front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 23541