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[YOUNG, Edward]. Love and fame, the universal passion in Seven Characteristical satires. London. Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1752. Fifth edition. 12mo. 144pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints split, loss to head and foot of spine. Hinges exposed, armorial bookplate of Edward Greathed and later typed bookseller's description pasted to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27329

YOUNGE, Charlotte M.. The Trial: More Links of the Daisy Chain. London. Macmillan and Co., 1868. 4th Edition. 8vo. xi, 439pp, 61. with advertisment leaves at end. Illustrated frontisepiece and three black and white illustrations. Ink inscription to F.F.E.P. Original publishers cloth spine over boards with gilt titling. Some rubbing to extremities. Clean internally, partially unopened, one gathering slightly protruding at foot and another at head, both remain strongly attached. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 10003

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YEATS, W. B.. Stories of Red Hanrahan and the Secret Rose. London. Macmillan and Co., 1927. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 182pp, [2]. With an illustrated colour frontispiece, one further colour plate, and numerous black and white illustrations in the text by Norah McGuinness. Original publisher's gilt-stamped navy cloth, pictorial dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper a trifle marked, chipping to head and foot of sunned spine panel. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23469

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XENOPHON. Xenophontos Ephesiou Tōn kata Anthian kai Abrokomen Ephesiakon logoi pente. Xenophontis Ephesii Ephesiacorum libri V. De amoribus Anthiæ et Abrocomæ. Nunc primum prodeunt e vetusto codice Bibliothecae Monachorum Cassinensium Florentiae, cum Latina interpretatione Antonii Cocchii Florentini. Londini [i.e. London]. Typis Gulielmi Bowyer, 1726. First edition. Quarto. vi, [2], 87, [1]; [2], 72pp. The first ten words of the title transliterated from the Greek. The Greek text followed by the Latin translation with separate pagination and register. Contemporary gilt-tooled marbled calf, morocco lettering-piece. Extremities worn, surface loss to upper board, joints split, chipping to head and foot of spine. Marbled endpapers, early manuscript note, in a Latin hand, tipped-in to gutter of ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26109

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[WYSS, Johann David]. The Swiss Family Robinson: A Tale off a Desert Island. (Abridged.). London. The Masterpiece Library, "Review of Review's" Office, [s.d., c.1900] 8vo. 60pp, iv. With two final advertisement leaves. Original publisher's printed pictorial blue wrappers. Extremities spotted, lightly rubbed and dust-soiled, some chipping to spine and edges. Leaves browned. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21264

WYNDHAM, John. The curse of obo: A Tragedy of Benin. London. Duckworth, [1926]. First edition. 8vo. 71pp, [1]. With a photographic frontispiece. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 22173

WRITTEN BY THE EDITOR OF MISS SIDNEY BIDULPH [i.e. SHERIDAN, Frances Chamberlaine]. The discovery. A comedy... London. Printed for T. Davies et al., 1763. First edition. 8vo. [4], 139pp, [1]. Disbound. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32272

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[WORTHING]. A poetic sketch intended as an accompaniment to an Engraving, just published, (from a drawing by the author), to which is added an address on the means of a further illustration of that beautiful sea-bathing town the town of worthing. London. Printed for the author, and published at the Libraries, Worthing, and sold by all booksellers, 1828. 12mo in 6s. [4], xii, 32, 4pp. With an (apparently additional) lithograph view of Worthing (on india paper, and mounted), preceding the title, a half-title, and two terminal leaves of advertisement for 'publishing a south-east bird's-eye view of the town of Worthing'. Contemporary marbled boards, neatly rebacked in gilt-tooled red morocco. Worn to corners, edges, rubbing to surfaces. Some spotting internally, occasional marginal loss, with old tape repairs ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19648

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WORDSWORTH, William. The excursion, being a portion of the recluse, a poem. London. Longman, 1820. Second edition. 8vo. xx, 452pp, [2]. Original publisher's buff paper boards, later rebacked, preserving original printed paper lettering-piece. Rubbed, with bumping to edges and corners and a small loss to top of spine. Spotting to endpapers. Inked ownership inscription to FEP: 'Stopford A. Brooke January 1902'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32057

WORDSWORTH, William. The recluse. London. Macmillan and co, 1888. First edition. 8vo. [8], 56pp., [2]. With half-title. Original publisher's green cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Slight bumping to spine and corners, else a crisp copy. Spotting to endpapers. Inked ownership inscription 'Stopford A. Brooke' to FEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32050

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WORDSWORTH, William. Ode on the Installation of His Royal Highness Prince Albert as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. London. Printed, by permission, by Vizetelly Brothers and Co., [1847]. First edition. Quarto. [6]pp. Text printed within illuminated borders, printed in crimson, blue, and gold. With an engraved plate depicting 'H.R.H. Prince Albert, in his Robes as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge'. Sewn, as issued, in original publisher's printed white glazed wrappers. Extremities a trifle marked and dust-soiled. Bookplate of Robin de Beaumont to verso of upper wrapper, scattered spotting. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 31110

WORDSWORTH, William. The poetical works... London. Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1923. 8vo. xxxii, 986pp. Contemporary red half-morocco, red cloth boards, ruled in gilt, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. Very minor shelf-wear. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 29603

WORDSWORTH, William. Poems of Wordsworth. London. W. Kent & Co., 1880. 16mo. Dimensions 70 x 110 mm. In two volumes. xii, 308; viii, 312pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, marbled edges. Rubbed, slight chipping to heads of spines, top-edges dusty. Marbled endpapers, occasional spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 12213

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[WORDSWORTH, William]. Transactions of the wordsworth society No. IV.: Five portraits of the poet. [Edinburgh University Press]. [T. and A. Constable], [s.d., c.1882] First edition. 8vo. [3], 80-91pp, [1]. With five Woodburytype portraits. Original publisher's printed stiff card boards. Extremities lightly dust-soiled, splitting to upper joint, some creasing/short tears. Lightly spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21624

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[WOOLSTON, Thomas]. The young gentleman and lady's Poetical Preceptor: being a collection of the most admired poetry: selected from the best authors... Coventry. Printed and sold by M. Luckman, [1795?] First edition. 12mo. xii, 310pp, [2]. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities worn and marked, upper board held by cords only, lower joint split. Hinges exposed, inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP: ' Master Wm. Hands / August 22nd 1796', scattered spotting. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 18859

WOODS, Margaret L.. Lyrics & ballads. London. Richard Bentley & Son, 1889. 8vo. viii, 100pp, [2]. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's green cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22220

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WOODFALL, Wilfred. My note-book; or, sketches from the gallery of St. stephen's. A satirical poem. London. Printed for G., and W. B. Whittaker, 1821. First edition. 12mo. xii, 97pp, [1]. Contemporary red half-morocco, marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32447

WITHER, George. Divine Poems (by way of Paraphrase) on the Ten Commandments... London. Printed for Joseph Marshall, 1728. Second edition. [16], 118pp. Preliminaries misbound. With 12 engraved illustrations in the text. ESTC N55028. ESTC records a single copy of this edition in the British Isles (V&A), and one further in North America (Illinois).

[Bound after:] MURPHY, Arthur. The grecian daughter. A tragedy... London Printed for W. Lowndes, 1796. 60pp. Early inked ownership inscription to browned title page. Not in ESTC.

[And:] ADDISON, [Joseph]. Cato. A ... More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 28851

WIST, Ki. ADIE. Nos quatre 9 libres d'Amour. Bruxelles [i.e. Brussels]. Editions Henriquez, 1964. First edition. 8vo. 1 of 45 copies printed. [22]pp. Leaves loosely inserted into original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Lightly damp-stained. Presentation copy, inked inscription to front blank fly-leaf: 'Un joyeux Noel 1969 / A Monsieur & Madame / Charles - / Tres cordialements / Ki Wist / Adie'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24168

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WILSON, Thomas. The pitman's pay, and other poems. Gateshead. William Douglas, 1843. First edition. 8vo. xxxvi, [4], 168pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Decorated endpapers, early pencilled gift inscription to head of title page. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 29247