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Photo of "Dred; A Tale of the ..."
STOWE, Harriet Beecher. Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. London. Sampson Low, Son & Co., 1856. First English edition. 8vo. viii, 524, 12pp. With a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's brick red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle rubbed, marked, and sunned. Shelf-label of Dalton Hall Library and ticket of Lancaster-based bookseller T. Edmondson to FEP, blind-stamp and contemporary inked ownership inscription to head of title page. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21080
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[NAPIER, Francis, Baron Napier and Ettrick]. [Drop-head title:] The demon chain: A Legend of the Swedish Counts of Piper. [London]. [s.n.], [1853]. 170-172pp.

[Bound with: [Drop-head title:] Pinocchi. [London], [s.n.], [1856]. 438-442pp.

8vo. Handsomely bound in contemporary red half-morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Baron Napier to FEP, nine press- cuttings, dated 1883-1891, relating to Napier's involvement in the restoration of Edinburgh castle.

With three A.L.S. loosely inserted:

- The first, on Windsor Castle stationery, dated 30th ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 31080
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BOWDLER, Miss [Jane]. Poems and essays. Bath. Published for the benefit of the General Hospital at Bath. Printed by R. Crutwell, 1797. Tenth edition. Quarto. xii, 232pp. With a half-title. Contemporary diced calf, tooled in gilt and blind, later rebacked and recornered preserving contemporary backstrip, later brown morocco lettering-piece Heavily rubbed, marked. Marbled endpapers, recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, very occasional light spotting. Presentation copy, inscribed simply 'from the editor, with further inked inscriptions to half-title of 'Walr. Bagot' and 'Mary Bagot. July. 1806'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30002
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A MODERN ANTIQUE [BYRON, Medora Gordon]. Celia in search of a husband. London. Printed at the Minerva Press, For A. K. Newman and Co., 1809. Second edition. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. viii, 322; [4], 306pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Modern brown cloth. A trifle rubbed and marked. Small hole to leaf Q7 of Vol. I - touching text without loss of sense, scattered spotting. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30831
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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
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[CANNING, George]. Poetry of the anti-jacobin. London. Printed for J. Wright...by W. Bulwer and Co., 1800. Second edition. 8vo. [6], 240pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled green straight-grain morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of Richard Arkwright to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28352
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DICKENS, Charles. Dombey and son. London. Bradbury and Evans, 1848. First edition. 8vo. [vi-xi], xii-xvi. 624pp. With an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and a further 38 engraved plates by H. K. Browne. Without half-title or errata leaf. Contemporary half-morocco, marbled paper boards, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate to FEP, near contemporary inked ownership inscription of Sir James Clark Brook to verso of FFEP, scattered ... More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 30820
Photo of "The Fate of Lewellyn; or, ..."
A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF TRURO SCHOOL [POLWHELE, Richard]. The Fate of Lewellyn; or, the druid's sacrifice. A legendary tale. To which is added, The genius of carnbre', a poem. Bath. Printed by R. Crutwell, for the Author, 1777. First edition. Quarto. [6], 5-55pp, [1]. Modern green wrappers. Book-label of J. O. Edwards to verso of upper wrapper. Small marginal worm-track running throughout, blank lower margin of leaf F1 shaved, ink-stamps of Merton House to terminal leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30003
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BRIDGES, Robert. Collected essays papers &c. vols i - v.. London. Oxford University Press: Humphrey Milford, 1927-30 8vo. Five volumes bound as four (instalments two and three together). Partially unopened in original publisher's blue cloth-backed paper boards. Fore and bottom edges foxed and untrimmed, some pages unopened. Armorial bookplates of Oliver Sylvain Baliol Brett, third Viscount Esher (1881-1963) to all FEPs, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30648
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[STOKER, Bram]. Our new house [the theatre annual]. London. Carson & Comerford, 1895. First edition. Large 8vo. 34pp, [6]. Original publisher's decorative colour wrappers, staple bound, with contemporary cloth repair to spine. Cloth detaching, wrappers marked and stained with some losses to the edges. Internally bright, with contemporary monochrome advertising throughout, and the original perforated subscription slips intact. Colour advertising bound in at rear. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 31011
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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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CARDUCCI, Giosue. Primavera e Fiore della Lirica Italiana. Firenze [i.e. Florence]. G. C. Sansoni, [1904]. Nova edizione riveduta. 16mo. Two volumes bound as one. xxv, [1], 743pp, [1]. With a half-title. Bound by Zaehnsdorf in contemporary blue crushed morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, T.E.G. Very minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, leaves a trifle toned. From the recently dispersed library of Anthony and Clarissa Eden, without any indication of such. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29531
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[STOKER, Bram]. The red stockade [short story in - The Cosmopolitan]. New York. The Cosmopolitan Press, 1894. First edition. Large 8vo. [8] 518-640, [9-64]pp. Original publisher's printed paper wraps in red, blue and black, over black and blue printed leaves. All edges untrimmed, top edges unopened. Wrappers toned sunned, with minor losses to all edges and sunned spine. Internally bright with contemporary advertising to both front and rear. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 30773
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[STOKER, Bram]. The Art of Ellen Terry [article in - The Cosmopolitan]. New York. The Cosmopolitan Press, 1901. First edition. Large 8vo. [10], 227-336, [48]pp. Original publisher's printed paper wraps in red, blue and black, over black and blue printed leaves. Wraps toned wth creasing to spine ends and top edge, Internally bright and clean throughout save light toning. Significant contemporary advertising throughout. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 30768