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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

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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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BELL, Thomas. The rural album, containing descriptive and miscellaneous poems; with historical notices of Barnwell and Fotheringhay Castles, &c. London. Joseph Masters, 1853. First edition. 8vo. x, 102pp. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30859

TENNYSON, Frederick. Daphne and other poems. London. Macmillan and Co., 1891. First edition. 8vo. [4], 522pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Slight loss to lower margin of initial leaf of text, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30862

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[MARSHALL, Frank]. Henry irving, actor and manager: a criticism of a critic's criticism. by an irvingite.. London. George Routledge, 1883. First edition. 8vo. 80pp. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped and lettered back, with the publisher's device blindstamped to the lower board. A little shaken, a trifle cocked, with 'Frank Marshall' pencilled on the title page below 'An Irvingite'. Early ownership inscription to the top of the title. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 31093

GITTINGS, Robert. This Tower is My Prison and other poems. London. Heinemann, 1961. First edition. 8vo. [8], 56pp. Original publisher's canary yellow cloth, lettered in red, with original publisher's dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed and marked, with the top edge of the wrapper bumped. Presentation inscription to FFEP: 'from Robert Gittings to L.O. August 30th, 1962'. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 31202

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SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley. Royal entertainment, by command, her majesty's servants will perform, at windsor castle on thursday january 15th 1857...the school for scandal. London. Chapman & Company, 1857. Bifold. Dimensions 186 x 220 mm . Lace paper sheet, cream paper printed in black. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 31848

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MEREDITH, Owen. Serbski pesme; or, National Songs of Serbia.. London. Chapman and Hall, 1861. First edition. 8vo. 142pp, [2]. Original publisher's blind-stamped burgundy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A crisp copy, with the slightest of rubbing to extremities. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32026

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TURNER, Rev. Charles. Sonnets by the rev. charles turner vicar of grasby, lincoln. London. Macmillan and Co., 1864. First edition. 8vo. viii, 89pp., [2]. Original publisher's gilt-tooled green boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Very slightly rubbed. Two inked ownership inscriptions to verso of FFEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32038

WATSON, Samuel James. The legend of the roses: A Poem. Ravlan: A Drama.. Toronto. Hunter, Rose and Company, 1876. First edition. 8vo. [2], 228pp. Original publisher's Canadian ribbed cloth, decorated with blind and gilt-tooling. Some fading to spine, slight rubbing to extremities. Spotting to endpapers. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32039

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BULLEN, A. H.. Lyrics from the song-books of the elizabethan age. London. John C. Nimmo, 1887. First edition, limited edition (number 149 of 500 copies printed). 8vo. [4], xxx, [2], 200pp, [4]. Original publisher's brown cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, historic water damage to lower board. Discolouration to endpapers. Inscribed to Edward Brooke from his brother Stopford Brooke, with his initials. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32051

TENNYSON, Alfred, Lord. The works of alfred lord tennyson poet laureate. London. Macmillan and Co., 1907. 8vo. viii, 901pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, red cloth boards, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32076

SLEATH, Frederick. Sniper jackson. London. Herbert Jenkins, 1919. Second edition. 8vo. 303pp, [1]. Original publisher's red cloth, ruled and lettered in black. Lightly rubbed and marked, cocked, spine sunned. Book-label of J. S. Dykes to recto of FFEP, leaves browned. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32084

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BARTON, Bernard. Selections from the poems and letters of bernard barton. Edited by his daughter. London. Hall, Virtue, and Co., 1849. First edition. 8vo. [28], xxxvi, 363pp, [1]. With a lithographed portrait frontispiece, three engraved plates, a list of subscribers, and a tipped-in errata slip. Original publisher's blue cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled, corners bumped. Hinges exposed, early armorial bookplate to FEP, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to verso of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32240

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BELL, Robert [editor]. Ancient poems ballads and songs of the peasantry of england... London. Griffin, Bohn, and Company, 1862. 8vo. 252, 2pp, [2]. With two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. Recent inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32254

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BROWNING, Robert. La saisiaz: the two poets of croisic. London. Smith, Elder, & Co., 1878. First edition. 8vo. [8], 201pp, [3]. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32262

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CAMPBELL, T[homas]. Tyneside recitations and other poems. North Shields. Printed and Published by J. D. Potts, 1928. First edition. 8vo. 160pp. With a photographic portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in black to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32266

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

MURPHY, Mr. [Arthur]. All in the wrong. A comedy... London. Printed for P. Vaillant, 1761. First edition. 8vo. [4], 106pp. Disbound. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32273

HURST, Mr. [Robert]. The Roman Maid. A tragedy... London. Printed for George Strahan, 1725. First edition. 8vo. [2], v, [3], 93pp, [3]. Without half-title. Disbound. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32274