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Photo of "Magic Water"
MARSHALL, Tom. Magic Water. Kingston, Ontario. The Quarry Press, 1971. First edition. 8vo. 72pp. Original publisher's turquoise cloth lettered in gilt, with the original photographic dustwrapper. Wrapper with significant losses to the front panel, with staining and some smoke damage. Boards a little stained and faded, associated smoke odour. Lightly toned with minor water damage, some pages adhered. Inscribed 'to Olwyn & Keith with all good wishes Tom' on the FFEP, a little water smudged. From the estate ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29576
Photo of "Moortown"
HUGHES, Ted. Moortown. London. Faber and Faber, 1979. First edition. 8vo. 171pp. Original publisher's green card wraps, lettered red, illustrated by Leonard Baskin. Some smoke damage to wraps, some rubbing, tearing, and tape marks. Toned throughout.

From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed, without any markings by her; the smoke damage is the result of an errant cigarette dropped by Olwyn down the back of her settee, which caused a serious fire. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29577
Photo of "The poetical works.."
LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth. The poetical works... London. Frederick Warne and Co., 1894. Albion edition, reprinted from the revised American edition. 8vo. x, 620pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, marked, and sunned. Marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles, later inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29601
Photo of "The golden treasury.."
PALGRAVE, Francis Turner. The golden treasury... London. Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, [1942]. 8vo. xv, [1], 574pp, [2]. With a half-title and a photographic portrait frontispiece depicting Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Contemporary red leatherette, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29602
Photo of "A Mediaeval Garland"
DARMESTETER, Madame James. A Mediaeval Garland. London. Lawrence & Bullen, 1898. First edition in English. 8vo. ix, [3], 255pp, [1]. Title in red and black. Original publisher's decorated tan cloth. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29636
Photo of "Agenda a tribute to kathleen ..."
COOKSON, William [editor]. Agenda a tribute to kathleen raine. London. Agenda and Editions Charitable Trust, 1994. First edition. 8vo. 332pp [4]. Original publisher's pale blue card wraps printed black. Some marking and staining to wraps, internally bright and clean. Inscribed 'For Olwyn Hughes, Kath Raine' to the contents page. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed; while much of her library was damaged as the result of an errant cigarette dropped by Olwyn down the back of her sofa - causing a serious ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29651
Photo of "First images"
WATKINS, Roy. First images. Consigny, France. Embers Handpress, 1980. First edition. Small 8vo. 28pp. Original publisher's cream rag paper card wraps, lettered black with a blue paper title label. Over sewn mould made paper, all edged untrimmed. Lightly scuffed to front, rear wrap suffers significant smoke marking, though no losses. First printing consisting of 126 signed copies, 100 on this mould-made paper, signed and numbered by the author, this being no. 32. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29660
Photo of "Journeys & Baggage: a book ..."
LEFF, Margaret. Journeys & Baggage: a book of poems and water-colours. [London]. [T. Hagity], [2003]. First edition. Quarto. 57pp, [1]. With 13 watercolour illustration in the text. Original publisher's green cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine, pictorial dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper a trifle creased and slightly smoke marked (with faint smoke odour). Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: '13/10/03 / For my Friend Olwyn, / with love & affection / & thanks for all the help & / attention ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29805
Photo of "Up and down"
BENSON, E. F.. Up and down. London. Hutchinson & Co., 1918. First edition. 8vo. 256pp, [16]. With 16 pages of publisher's advertising bound in at rear. Original publisher's blue cloth boards, lettered in black. Bottom edge untrimmed. Shelf-wear to boards, bumping to corners and spine ends, else a crisp copy. All edges foxed, with further minor foxing throughout. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30027
Photo of "Paul"
BENSON, E. F.. Paul. London. William Heinemnn, 1906. First edition. 8vo. 321pp. Original publisher's yellow cloth boards, lettered black, with a striking black, green and white design to the front board. Bottom edge untrimmed. Bumping to spine ends and corners, else a crisp copy with a little foxing to all edges, and throughout the page block. With the bookplate of Ronald Southey to the front pastedown. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30028
Photo of "Scarlet and Hyssop"
BENSON, E. F. Scarlet and Hyssop. London. William Heinemann, 1902. First edition. 8vo. 316pp, [32]. Original publisher's yellow cloth boards lettered in black, with the red, blue and black flower pot design stamped to front board. Boards a little marked, spine toned, bumping to spine ends and corners; else a crisp copy. Top and fore edge untrimmed, internally bright and clean. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30030
Photo of "Mrs ames"
BENSON, E. F.. Mrs ames. London. Hodder and Stoughton, [1912]. First edition. 8vo. 324pp. Original publisher's gilt-tooled blue cloth boards, with a black stamped title design. Bottom edge untrimmed. Boards bumped and marked, spine rolled with rubbing to joints, foxing to free endpapers. With a home-made bookplate to the front pastedown. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30034
Photo of "The oakleyites"
BENSON, E. F. The oakleyites. London. Hodder and Stoughton, [1915]. First edition. 8vo. 318pp. Original publisher's blue cloth boards lettered black, with title to spine in gilt. Slightly rubbed, with a little bumping to corners and spine ends, some marking to the fore edge. Internally bright and clean, save minor toning to endpapers and half-title. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30035
Photo of "The Tale of an Empty ..."
BENSON, E. F.. The Tale of an Empty House and other ghost stories. [London]. Black Swan, 1986. Private printing of 750 copies, unnumbered. 8vo. 232pp. Privately printed for Christmas 1986, edited by Cynthia Reavell with an introduction by Susan Hill. Original publisher's Wickel-Silver Special paper quarter bound over grey Regent-linen, lettered silver to spine. Distinctive black swan design stamped in black to front board, with the motif repeated on the endpapers. Very minor scuffs to the delicate silver paper, and two small spots to the spine. Internally bright, fresh ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30090
Photo of "A summer's fancy"
BLUNDEN, Edmund. A summer's fancy. London. The Beaumont Press, 1930. Limited issue. 8vo. 53pp [3]. One of 325 copies on handmade paper (numbered 81-405), this no. 231. Original publisher's cloth-backed decorated paper boards, lettered in gilt. Illustrations and decorations throughout designed by Randolph Schwabe. All edges untrimmed. Cloth a little stained and sunned, paper remains bright with slight bumping to corners. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30101
Photo of "A reading of earth"
MEREDITH, George. A reading of earth. London. Macmillan and Co., 1888. First edition. 8vo. vi, 136pp. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked. Decorated endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30447
Photo of "A song of italy"
SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles. A song of italy. London. John Camden Hotten, 1867. First edition. 8vo. 8, 66, [2], 8, [2], 6pp. With initial and terminal leaves of advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30464
Photo of "Sick heart river"
BUCHAN, John. Sick heart river. London. Hodder and Stoughton, 1941. First edition. 8vo. 317pp. Original publisher's gilt-tooled green cloth boards, blind-stamped to front, with the original pictorial unclipped dustwrapper. Spine a trifle cocked, boards a little rubbed with some wear to the front hinge. Internally bright save light toning, with the ownership plate of Alfred Pounder to the front pastedown, penned red. Dustwrapper is bright with some light losses, a nick to the spine, top and bottom edge ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30641
Photo of "Poems scots and english"
BUCHAN, John. Poems scots and english. London. T. C. & E. C. Jack, Limited, 1917. First edition. 8vo. 106pp. Original publisher's gilt-tooled dark purple cloth boards, fore and bottom edge untrimmed. Boards rubbed and marked, corners bumped, spine sunned. Contemporary penciled gift inscription to FFEP, and under an inked ownership signature. Internally bright and clean throughout. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30644