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CARON, Sue. A Screw Loose my story so far. London. B&T Publishers, 1977. First edition. 8vo. 272pp. Original publisher's mulberry cloth boards lettered in silver, with the pink dustwrapper. Minor bumping to corners and spine ends, with few other marks, wrapper slightly worn. Internally bright and clean. With a full page of manuscript notes to FFEP by Henry Williamson's son Richard Calvert Williamson, noting having met 'this woman... Susan Gibson' whom 'Henry had met 4th August 1964, and on till 1966'. ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28111

CARRINGTON, N[oel] T[homas]. Dartmoor: a Descriptive Poem. London. Published by Hatchard and Son, 1826. First edition. 8vo. [3], vi-cv, [3], 204pp, [4]. Without half-title. With an engraved frontispiece, a further 11 engraved plates, and a list of subscriber's. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, recently rebacked and recornered, brown morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Boards rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Alexander Sim and recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, near contemporary inked ownership inscription to front blank ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 19793

[CARTER, Elizabeth]. Poems on Several Occasions. London. Printed for John Rivington, 1762. First edition. 8vo. vi, [2], 104pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf. Rubbed and marked, joints starting, paper shelf label to foot of spine. Early ink ownership inscription to head of title, lightly damp-stained throughout, small hole to leaf E4 (not touching text.) More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 26339

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CARTER, Mary Ann. The deluge, the general resurrection, and other poems, historical, descriptive, &c. London. Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1838. First edition. 8vo. vi, [6], 136pp. With a list of subscriber's tipped-in errata slip. Modern brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Light spotting, ink-stamp of Nottingham Public Libraries and manuscript note of sale to verso of title page. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29717

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CATULLUS. Catulls Gedichte in ihrem geschichtlichen Zusammenhange übersetzt und erläutert von Rudolf Westphal. Breslau. Verlag von F. E. C. Leuckart, 1867. 8vo. xii, 282pp, [2]. Finely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, red cloth boards. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers bound in. Scattered spotting. Inked ownership inscription of George Meredith to upper wrapper. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25399

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CECIL, Charles [editor]. The wreath of friendship; a token of regard. London. Published by Renshaw and Company, [s.d., 1836?] First edition?. 12mo. iv, 320pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further five engraved plates. Original publisher's red cloth, embossed in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Rubbed, chipping to head and foot of spine. Contemporary pencilled ownership inscription to head of title page. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27847

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CENTLIVRE, Mrs. The works of the celebrated Mrs. centlivre. In three volumes. Containing, Perjur'd Husband. Beaux's Duel. Gamester. Basset Table. Love at a Venture. Love's Contrivance. Busy Body. Marplot in Lisbon. Platonic Lady...With a New Account of her life. London. Printed for J. Knapton.. 1760-1 First edition. 12mo. xii, 376; 380; 372pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of the author to Vol I (included in pagination). Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled sheep, red morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed, with some cracking to joints (but all boards firmly attached), some old worm tracks to foot of spines of Vols. I-II. With the armorial bookplate of Vane Londonderry to each FEP, and the later bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 32749

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CERNY, Frederick. Logrono: A Metric Drama in Two Acts. London. Marcus Ward & Co., 1877. First edition. 8vo. 119pp, [1]. With a half-title and 29 engraved illustrations in the text by T. Walter Wilson. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt and black, A.E.G.. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28644

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CERVANTES, Miguel de. L'ingenieux hidalgo don quichotte de la manche. Paris. J.-J Dubochet et Cie., 1836. 8vo. In two volumes. [4], 744; [4], 758pp. With half-titles, an engraved frontispiece and an additional engraved title page to each volume, and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Handsomely bound by Ludwig Muller of Berlin in contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, marbled boards, all edges blue. A trifle rubbed. Bookbinder's tickets to both FEPs, early pencilled ownership inscription to title of Vol. I, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27560

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[CHAPBOOK] BRUNETTO, G.O.. Istoria bellissima di Stellante Costantina. Figliuola del Gran Turco; la quale fu da certi Cristiani rubbata, e venduta a un Mercante di Vicenza. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [c.1810-30] 12mo. 12pp. Contemporary marbled wrappers, slight foxing. A very good copy. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 17796

CHATEAUBRIAND, François-Auguste. Atala, ou les amours de deux sauvages dans le désert. Paris. Chez Migneret, 1801. Troisieme edition [i.e. third edition]. 12mo. xxiv, 207pp, [1]. With a half-title. Bound by T. J. Farndell of Windsor in contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed. Binder's ticket and contemporary inked gift inscription to FEP: 'Wm. Danby / the gift of his sister / Mary Harcourt / May 1803'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 17383

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[CHAUCER, Geoffrey]. The poems of Geoffrey Chaucer, modernized. London. Whittaker & Co., 1841. First edition. 8vo. cxlvii, [1], 331pp, [1]. Original publisher's green morocco, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 27709

CHAUCER, Geoffrey. The poems of Geoffrey Chaucer, modernized. London. Whittaker & Co., 1841. First edition. 8vo. cxlvii, [1], 331pp, [1]. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed, lightly marked, corners bumped. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Goodwyn Hatchard, Bishop of Mauritius to FEP, some marginal loss to leaf R7, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33085

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[CHAUCER, Geoffrey]. [MORRIS, William]. [A leaf from the Kelmscott Chaucer - Troilus and Criseyde Book IV pp523-524]. London. The Kelmscott Press, 1896. Dimensions 288 x 423 millimetres. A single leaf (pp523-524) from the larger work. Slightest of creasing to edges, else fine. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29156

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CHEEM, Aliph. Lays of ind. Second series. Bombay. "Times of India" Office, 1873. First edition. 8vo. [6], 132pp. Original publisher's navy cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Contemporary inked ownership inscriptions of R. Beauchamp Downall to FFEP and head of title page. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34229

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[CHURCHILL, John, Duke of Marlborough]. The history of Prince mirabel's Infancy, Rise and Disgrace: With the sudden Promotion of novicius... London. Printed for J. Baker, 1712. First edition. 8vo. In three parts. [10], 90, 80, 80pp. Disbound. Lightly browned. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 19180

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CIBBER, C[olley]. The careless husband: a comedy. London [i.e. The Hague]. Printed for T. Johnson, 1721. 8vo. 100pp. Uncut. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's powder blue wrappers, title in manuscript to spine. Extremities rubbed, marked, and creased, loss to head and foot of spine. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31826

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CLAUDIANUS, Claudius. The Rape of Proserpine, From Claudian. In Three Books. With the story of Sextus and Erichtho, From Lucan's Pharsalia, Book 6. Translated by Mr. Jabez Hughes. London. Printed by J. D. and sold by Ferd. Burleigh, 1714. First edition. 8vo. xii, 116pp. Recent brown half-morocco, tan cloth boards, lettered in gilt. Very slight rubbing to extremities. Marbled endpapers, initial gathering foxed and toned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 15132

CLOUGH, Arthur Hugh. The poems of arthur hugh clough. With a memoir, by charles eliot norton. Boston. Ticknor and Fields, 1862. First American collected edition. 8vo. [2], xxxvi, 299pp, [3]. Contemporary gilt-tooled straight-grain green morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, corners bumped. Contemporary inked gift inscription to front blank flyleaf: 'Grace M. Carey from (?), Christmas 1863'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33093

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[CLOVER, Andrew]. Popular opinions, or a picture of real life, exhibited in a dialogue between A Scotish Farmer and a Weaver.... Glasgow. Printed by James Hedderwick & Co., 1812. First edition. 8vo. 108pp. With a half-title. Uncut in original publisher's powder blue paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, joints starting. Scattered spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of half-title: 'To Francis Jeffrey, Esq, / Advocate / Great Chapion of literature and law, / The Weaver's friend, the tyrant's awe! / If my attempt thy notice draw, / Me to review; / With mercy wield ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28485