Literature

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Photo of "Poetical sketches of scarborough: illustrated ..."

[PAPWORTH, John Buonarotti]. Poetical sketches of scarborough: illustrated by twenty-one engravings of humorous subjects, coloured from original designs.... London. Printed for R. Ackermann, 1813. Second edition. 8vo. [8], xv, [1], 205pp. With a hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and 21 further hand-coloured engraved plates. Contemporary diced calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, with light wear to extremities and a little scoring to boards. Armorial bookplate of the Rev. William Amesley to FEP. Occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30802

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[COMBE, William]. The tour of doctor syntax, In Search of the Picturesque. A poem. London. R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 1813. Third edition with new plates. 8vo. iii, [1], 276pp. With an engraved title page, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, and 29 further hand-coloured engraved plates. Contemporary diced calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, with light wear to extremities, spine a touch dulled. Leaves lightly browned, with scattered spotting and staining to edges. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30803

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BROWNING, Robert. Pauline; a fragment of a confession. A reprint of the original edition of 1833. Edited by thomas j. wise. London. Richard Clay and Sons, 1886. 12mo. One of 25 large paper copies. xi, [1], 71pp, [3]. Uncut in original publisher's buff paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine worn and chipped, with loss at head and foot. Inked ownership of Stopford A. Brooke, noting that it was 'From the Reprinter', i.e. Thomas Wise, to FEP. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 35515

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BARRIE, J. M. The little minister. London. Cassell & Company, 1891. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. viii, 232, [16]; viii, 239, [1]; viii, 232pp. With half-titles and eight terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements to Vol. I. Original publisher's tan cloth, lettered in gilt. Housed in later gilt-tooled black morocco-backed blue cloth slipcase. Lightly rubbed and marked. Hinges exposed. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32194

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[F., J.]. Funeral ode, For Music, to the memory of the immortal hero, lord nelson. Warrington. Printed and sold by J. Haddock, 1805. First edition. Quarto. 10pp. Without terminal blank leaf. Modern black morocco-backed brown cloth boards, Book-label of Ira Dye to FEP, small neat paper repairs to gutters of title page and initial leaf, a trifle dust-soiled. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 35482

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JOHNSON, Samuel. The poetical works of johnson, parnell, gray, and smollett. With Memoirs, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes.... Edinburgh. James Nichol, 1863. 8vo. vii, [1], 254pp. With half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled olive green calf. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked. Contemporary inked gift inscription addressed to 'C. James Cotes with the best wishes of Ronald S. Campbell On his leaving Eton, Xmas 1865' to first blank fly-leaf. Light scattered spotting, heavier to initial leaves. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 36289

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HAYWOOD, Eliza. Selected Works of Eliza Haywood I. London. Pickering & Chatto, 2000. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. lxxxii, 288; xi, [1], 480; xi, [1], 339pp, [1]. With half-titles and facsimile title-pages to each volume.

[Together with:] HAYWOOD, Eliza. Selected Works of Eliza Haywood II. London. Pickering & Chatto, 2001. First edition. In three volumes. xviii, 366; xiv, 471, [1]; v, [2], 489pp, [1]. With half-titles and facsimile title-pages to each volume.

8vo. Uniformly bound in original publisher's red cloth, ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 36151

Photo of "[Drop-head title:] A Song Made ..."

SENHOUSE, Sir Joseph. [Drop-head title:] A Song Made by sir joseph senhouse, On the 27th of November 1794, being the birth day of his Nephew humphrey senhouse Junior of Netherhall, When he attained to the age of twenty one years. . [Whitehaven?]. [Printed by Ann Dunn?], [s.d., c. 1794] First edition. Quarto. Single bifolium. [4]pp. Very light scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34476

Photo of "[Drop-head title:] Chloe in Summer"

[CHLOE IN SUMMER]. [Drop-head title:] Chloe in Summer. [Whitehaven?]. [Printed by Ann Dunn?], [s.d., c. 1797?] First edition. Quarto. Single bifolium. [4]pp. Very light scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34475

Photo of "L'allegro and il penseroso"

MILTON, John. L'allegro and il penseroso. London. David Bogue, 1855. First edition. 8vo. [3], 24pp. Title and list of illustrations in red and black, otherwise text in red, engravings in black. With 30 steel engravings by Birket Foster. Handsomely bound in original publisher's embossed blind-stamped brown morocco, expertly rebacked, lettered in gilt to spine, with blocked gilt motif to upper and lower boards. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Inked gift inscription addressed to Caroline Clay, 'with warmest regards, J. J., ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34066

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SCOTT, Sir W[alter]. The Lady of the Lake. London. A. W. Bennett, 1863. Quarto. [8], 215pp, [1]. Title page in red and black. With half-title, mounted albumen print to title, and 13 further mounted albumen prints as plates. Later arts-and-crafts style rich tan morocco, richly gilt-tooled, A.E.G. Rubbed and marked, with wear to extremities, spine sunned, some scoring to boards. Browning to blank fly-leaves, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 36178

Photo of "A Choice of Emblemes"

WHITNEY, Geoffrey. A Choice of Emblemes. Menston. Scolar Press, 1969. First edition. 8vo. 230pp. With facsimile reproduction of Whitney's emblem-book, including numerous in-text woodcut illustrations. Contemporary dark brown calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind. Very light wear to extremities. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 36247

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[RUSKIN, John]. The king of the golden river; or, the black brothers: A Legend of Stiria.. London. Smith, Elder, & Co., 1851. Quarto. [6], 56pp. With an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and several further engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary claret half-calf, green cloth boards, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked, light damp-staining to boards, spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of William Longman to FEP, leaves lightly browned, light scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 36287

Photo of "Ode to napoleon buonaparte"

BYRON, Lord. Ode to napoleon buonaparte. London. John Murray, 1818. Thirteenth edition. 8vo. 18pp. Stitched in later grey paper wrappers. Very light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35901

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TENNYSON, Alfred. Poems by alfred tennyson, d.c.l., poet laureate. London. Edward Moxon, 1858. Twelfth edition. 8vo. xii, 379pp, [1]. With half-title. Contemporary calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind, with contrasting olive green morocco lettering-piece to spine. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, with wear to extremities and scoring to boards. Light browning to initial and terminal leaves. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35505

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SETON, Ernest Thompson. Lives of the hunted, Containing a True Account of the doings of Five quadrupeds & Three birds, and, in Elucidation of the Same, over 200 drawings. London. Published by David Nutt, 1905. Sixth impression. Quarto. 360pp. Title page in red and black. With an engraved title page, 30 engraved plates and numerous engraved in-text illustrations. Luxuriously bound in contemporary blind-tooled red morocco, lettered in gilt and with thematic devices to spine. Gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35206

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COLLINS, William. The poetical works of william collins. London. Bell and Daldy, [s.d., c. 1866?] Aldine edition. 8vo. [2], lxiv, 102pp. With half-title. Contemporary dark blue calf, richly gilt-tooled, with contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, with light wear to extremities, spine sunned. Light spotting to initial leaves. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35504

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YOUNG, Edward. The poetical works of edward young. London. Bell and Daldy, [s.d.] Aldine edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [2], lvi, [3], 298pp; vi, 393pp, [1]. With half-title to each volume. Contemporary blue calf, richly gilt-tooled, with contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, with wear to extremities, and scoring to boards. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 85.00 Antiquates Ref. 35503

Photo of "Across the threshold"

VANE, Baron. Across the threshold. Middletown. Harold McNair, [1917]. First edition. 8vo. 144pp. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Very lightly rubbed. Small loss to upper right corner of FFEP; otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 35432

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QUIN, Ann. Berg. London. John Calder, 1964. Proof copy. 8vo. 168pp. Brown paper wrappers. Postage stamps dated 1 May 1964 to front wrap, evidence of glue staining, some tape remaining, losses to spine ends. A street address of a Mrs Mitchell in red pen has been crossed out. Internally bright though page block is loosening. 'H. Williamson Copy' in blue ink to the half title, possibly in the hand of Richard Calvert Williamson. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28113

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