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SHADWELL, Thomas. Psyche: a tragedy, As it is now Acted At Their Majesties Theatre in dorset-garden. London. Printed by J. M. for H. Herringman, 1690. Second edition. Quarto. [8], 54pp, [2]. Later half-vellum, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Extremities lightly rubbed and discoloured. Foxed and brown, contemporary inked numerals to head of title-page, occasional shaving to running titles. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 19174

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FOREST, Eugene FRENCH, R.. [Manuscript copy and english translation of Histoire de mr de vertpre et de sa menagere aussi]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], 1872. Oblong 8vo. Manuscript on tracing paper, mounted: [1], 46ff. Contemporary roan backed paper boards. Some rubbing to extremities, paper labels remains to upper board. Signed 'Del. R. French, Mar 28 1872' to foot of copied title.

[With:] Manuscript on paper. [4]ff. Original orange paper wrappers. An English translation of the captions in the manuscript copy of the French original, in two hands; the first (matching that of ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 18970

MORGAN, Lady. Woman, or ida of athens. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809. First edition. 12mo. In four volumes. xxviii, 223, [1]: [4], 272; [4], 192; [4], 290pp, [10]. With half-titles to each volume, exception Vol. I - as issued? Contemporary calf, rubbed, some cracking to surface of spines. Head of each title torn away, presumably to remove an ownership inscription. Half-title and title of vol IV detached, with some dog-earring. Marginal tear to K12, vol. I, marginal paper flaw to ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 16831

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TERENCE. Publii terentii afri comoediae Ad optimorum Exemplarium sidem recensitae... Cantabrigiae [i.e. Cambridge]. Typis Academicis, Impensis Jacobi Tonson, 1701. Quarto. [4], 520pp. With an additional engraved title-page. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled Russia calf, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed, small chip at foot of spine, corners bumped. Marbled endpapers, lightly spotted. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 15351

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[ROSCOE, William], TANSILLO, Luigi. The nurse, a poem. Translated from the italian of luigi tansillo. Liverpool. Printed by J. M'Creery, for Cadell and Davies, 1798. First edition. Quarto. [2], 14, 67, [1], 12pp. With half-title. Contemporary green half-morocco, marbled boards, gilt, marbled edges. Some rubbing to extremities. Marbled endpapers, occasional light marginal spotting, very small hole to margin of p.25-26, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 15155

[CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY]. Hymenaeus Cantabrigiensis. Cantabrigiae, [i.e. Cambridge]. Ex Officina Johannis Hayes, celeberrimae Academia Typographi, 1683. First edition. Quarto. [136]pp. Without A1, as issued. Recent blue half-morocco, buckram boards, titled in gilt to spine. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Spine a trifle browned, else a fine copy. With an early manuscript verse in 12 lines, entitled 'Variatio martialis' to blank fly leaf at end. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 15006

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HAYLEY, William. The triumphs of temper. A poem: in six cantos. Chicester. Printed by J. Seagrave; for T. Cadell and W. Davis, 1803. Twelfth edition, corrected. 8vo. [3], vi-xii, 165pp, [1]. With six engraved plates. Without half-title. Bound by Barratt of Oxford in contemporary gilt-tooled red calf, contrasting calf lettering-piece, A trifle rubbed, sunned. Marbled endpapers, later armorial bookplate of Sir Mervyn Lloyd Peel to FEP, early inked ownership inscriptions of Catherine Cleaver and Frances Peel to recto of blank fly-leaf. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 14841

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MARSHALL, George. Epistles in verse. between cynthio and leonora, in three cantos, descriptive of a voyage to and from the east indies. With several occasional pieces. Newcastle. Printed for the Author, by Preston & Heaton, 1812. First edition. Quarto. 215pp, [13]. With a list of subscribers, an engraved frontispiece and a further 10 engraved plates on India paper, one of which, 'A view of the Cap of Goodhope', engraved by Bewick after a design by Thurston. Contemporary half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, marbled edges. Rubbed, joints starting, spine dulled. Recent ticket of Bobby's Bookshop to FEP, title page and frontispiece ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33709

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[HOLDSWORTH, Edward]. Taffi's master-piece: or, the Cambro-British invention. A mock poem. Being the Muscipula Oxoniensis translated into burlesque verse. By a Cantab.. London. Printed; And Sold by John Morphew, 1709. First edition. 8vo. [2], 26pp. Later blind-ruled brown half-morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, brown cloth boards. Lightly rubbed, with slight wear to joints. Armorial bookplate of Jabez Thompson, Abbotsford to FEP. Leaves heavily browned, with chipping to edges, heavy spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33588

JEANS, Ronald. Ghost for sale: a comedy in three acts. London. Pinker's Play Bureau, [s.d., 1938?] Quarto. 56, 49,38pp, [1], v ff. Stapled, ass issued, in original publisher's printed green wrappers. Extremities marked, creased, and chipped, fastening rusted. Scattered spotting. Marked 'Producer's Copy' in manuscript to upper wrappers, occasional manuscript annotations/corrections to text. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33574

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JACKSON, John. The history of the scottish stage, from its first establishment to the present time... Edinburgh. Printed for Peter Hill, and G. G. and J. Robinson, 1793. First edition. 8vo. 6, [2], 424, 41pp, [1]. With a half-title. In this issue, the text on pp.295-296, beginning on p.295, line 11, and ending at the foot of p.296 is present; the documents numbered xviii-xxii are removed from the appendix by the partial resetting of sig.2e4 and by cancelling leaves 2f1-3; signature *Mm4 appears to be a whole-sheet cancel. Recent gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces, A.E.G. ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33178

SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. The masque of anarchy. A Poem...A type-fac-smiile reprint of The Original Edition, first published (together with a Preface by Leigh Hunt) in 1832. Edited by thomas j. wise. [London]. Published for the Shelley Society by Reeves and Turner, 1892. 12mo. Limited edition of 100 copies. xix, [1], xxx, 47pp. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's printed green paper boards. Lightly rubbed, marked, and discoloured. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33079

WALPOLE, Hugh. Fortitude: a romance. London. Macmillan and Co., 1933. 8vo. viii, 432, 6pp. With three terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Preliminary leaves partially misbound. Contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. lettered in gilt to front lower turn-in: 'B. H. H. EASTER 1935. I. C.', signed 'Katharine Pountney' to rear lower turn-in. Lightly rubbed, some surface loss to spine. Decorated endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32114

COLERIDGE, Ernest Hartley. Poems. Chertsey. [Frank E. Taylor, Printer] Not Published, 1881. First edition. 8vo. viii, 72pp. With a half-title. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, wear to head and foot of dulled spine, corners bumped and exposed. Endpapers browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32064

BROOKE, Stopford A.. On ten plays of shakespeare. London. Archibald Constable and Company, 1905. First edition. 8vo. [4], 311pp, [3]. Original publisher's pale green boards, lettered in gilt to spine, original publisher's blind-stamped decoration to lower board. Faded and rubbed. Inked inscription 'Corrected' to upper board. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32042

[LEEDS THEATRE]. For the Benefit of Mr. kemble. By Their majesties Servants, At the theatre in leeds, On tuesday Evening, June 5, 1781, will be reviv'd a tragedy, call'd The earl of essex: or, the unhappy favourite... [Leeds?]. [s.n.], [1781]. Dimensions 190 x 300 mm. Single leaf broadside. Browned and creased, some marginal chipping/tearing. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31604

FEILDING, Charles John. The brothers, an eclogue. London. Printed for J. Walter, 1781. First edition. Quarto. 19pp, [1]. Original publisher's marbled wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to verso of upper wrapper: 'From the Author'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31175

BUSHE, Amyas. Socrates, a dramatic poem.. London. Printed for the author and sold by R. and J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, 1758. First edition. Quarto. vii, [1], 98pp, [2]. With terminal blank (O2). Contemporary plain speckled calf, later morocco lettering-piece, gilt. A little rubbed, some cracking to joints at foot, some marking/surface loss to boards, but nevertheless a firmly bound volume, generously margined on good quality paper. With recent book-label to FEP, early inked price (‘5-5’) to head of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 30579

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BRYANT, John Frederick. Verses by john frederick bryant, late tobacco-pipe maker at bristol.. London. Printed for the author, 1787. First edition. 8vo. [12], xxxiii, [1], 64pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of the author. Frontispiece and title repaired to gutter margin and mounted on stubs. Modern antique-style gilt-tooled calf-backed marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Overall a fine copy, a trifle rubbed and marked. Book label of J. O. Edwards to FEP. Very slight browning to first blank fly-leaf, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 30572

AUSTEN, Jane. Pride and prejudice. London. Cassell & Company, [1886]. 8vo. 382pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-vellum, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, all edges red. Lightly rubbed. Decorated endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 30253