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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
BENSON, E. F.. The money market. Philadelphia. Drexel Biddle, 1899. First American edition. 8vo. 263pp, [6]. Original publisher's dark green gilt-tooled cloth, remaining bright against the faded stamp design. A little marked, with corners and spine ends bumped, slightly rolled. Internally bright, fresh and clean, with six pages of publisher's advertising bound in at the rear. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 30036
GRESWELL, William Parr. The Monastery of Saint Werburgh: a poem, with illustrative notes. [Manchester]. [Printed by Henry Smith], 1823. First edition. 8vo. [2], 48, 22pp, [2]. With 'Rodrigo, a Spanish Legend', and shorter pieces occasionally added to copies. Without half-title. Extra-illustrated with 12 engraved plates. Bound by J. Winstanley of Manchester in near contemporary green straight-grain morocco, richly tooled in gilt and blind. Rubbed, spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 26221
MARRYAT, Captain [Frederick]. The mission: or, scenes in africa. Written for young people. London. Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1845. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [4], 328, 18; [2], 34pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume, and a publisher's advertisement catalogue to the end of Vol. I. Bound by Bowyer & Co. of Harrow Road, London, in near contemporary gilt-tooled red half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black and brown morocco lettering-pieces, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, original publisher's cloth spine panels pasted to REPs, scattered ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22281
[MACKENZIE, Henry]. The mirror. A periodical paper, published at edinburgh in the years 1779 and 1780. London. Printed for A. Strahan, and T. Cadell...and W. Creech at Edinburgh, 1794. Tenth edition. 12mo. In three volumes. xv, [1], 271, [1]; vii, [1], 319, [1]; xv, [1], 271pp, [1]. Bound and sold by John Murdoch of Glasgow. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled mottled/tree-calf, Contrasting green morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed. Marbled endpapers, binders tickets to FEPs, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 28507
BEATTIE, James. The minstrel; or, the progress of genius: and Other Poems. 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
HOLLOWAY, W[illiam]. The minor minstrel; or, poetical pieces, chiefly familiar and descriptive. London. Printed for W. Suttaby et al., 1808. First edition. 12mo. vii, [1], 182pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece and a terminal leaf of advertisements. Contemporary diced calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled edges. Rubbed, upper joint split, some chipping to head and foot of spine. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting, heavy offset mark to pp.161-175, likely the result of flower pressing. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'To Mr. Hersee, / ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28389
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. The masque of anarchy. A Poem...A type-fac-smiile reprint of The Original Edition, first published (together with a Preface by Leigh Hunt) in 1832. Edited by thomas j. wise. [London]. Published for the Shelley Society by Reeves and Turner, 1892. 12mo. Limited edition of 100 copies. xix, [1], xxx, 47pp. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's printed green paper boards. Lightly rubbed, marked, and discoloured. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33079
[PAUL, John Dean, Sir]. The man of ton, a satire. London. Henry Colburn, 1828. First edition. 8vo. [4], 112, 8pp. With four final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's drab wrappers, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities marked and worn, loss to spine, contemporary inked ownership inscription to upper wrapper. Recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, occasional spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 18025
LAWSON, John. The maniac, with other poems. London. Printed for Samuel Lawson, 1821. 12mo. [4], ii, 95pp, [1]. With a half-title. Uncut in original publisher's drab paper boards, later naively rebacked in cloth. Extremities worn and marked. Hinges exposed, later book-label of Robert Barr and partially erased ownership inscription to FEP, foxed, a trifle dusty. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21862
GRAY, David. The luggie and other poems. Cambridge. Macmillan and Co., 1862. First edition. 8vo. xlviii, 151pp, [1]. With a half-title. Contemporary green morocco, tooled in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Endpapers browned, bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29277
MOORE, Thomas. The loves of the angels, a poem. Philadelphia. Printed by R. Rhodes, 1823. First American edition. 12mo. vi, 100pp. With a half-title. Uncut in original publisher's printed buff boards. Housed in recent black cloth slipcase. Extremities worn and marked, surface loss to boards. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Alfred Newman to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27357
[MIRTIL]. The Loves of Mirtil, Son of Adonis; A Pastoral. London. [s.n.], 1770. First edition. 8vo. [2], iv, [4], 139pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece and title, and five further engraved plates. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, gilt. Extremities rubbed. Ink inscription to recto of FFEP; 'Mary Kelly, Easter 1957', some spotting to plates. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 13930