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Photo of "The Cornish ballads and other ..."
HAWKER, R. S., Rev.. The Cornish ballads and other poems. Oxford and London. James Parker and Co., 1869. First edition. 8vo. viii, 214, [2], 3pp, [1]. With two final leaves of publishers advertisements. Handsomely bound by Riviere and Son in contemporary gilt-tooled polished marbled burgundy calf, red morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. Slightly rubbed, some surface loss to lower corner of lower board. Gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 25051
Photo of "La spada di dante Alighieri, ..."
[DANTE, Alighieri]. LIBURNIO, Niccolò. La spada di dante Alighieri, Poeta fiorentino, per M. Niccolò Liburnio in tal modo raccolta; opera utile a fuggire il vizio, et seguitar virtù. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1850] Quarto. xx, [28]pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, marbled boards, T.E.G. Very minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of classical scholar and dean of Thomas Gaisford of Offington, Sussex (1816-1898) to FEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 25064
Photo of "The poetical works of john ..."
KEATS, John. The poetical works of john keats. London. Kegan Paul, Trench, & Co., 1884. 8vo. lvi, 349pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Bound by Burn & Co., original publisher's pictorial vellum. With printed buff dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed and discoloured, dustwrapper soiled, sunned, and worn at edges. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 25827
Photo of "Standard novels. No XLI. Vathek. ..."
[GOTHIC LITERATURE]. Standard novels. No XLI. Vathek. By William Beckford, esq.: The castle of otranto. by horace walpole, earl of orford: The bravo of venice. By M. G. Lewis, esq. London. Richard Bentley, 1836. 8vo. [6], 396pp. With an engraved frontispiece (Vathek), an additional engraved title page (Vathek), and an engraved portrait of Walpole (Castle of Otranto). Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Extremities marked, lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Early inked gift inscription to to additional engraved title. Upper hinges partially exposed, endpapers discoloured, one gathering (O1-8) working loose and protruding slightly from text-block. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 25856
Photo of "The early italian poets from ..."
ROSSETTI, D[ante] G[abriel]. The early italian poets from ciullo d'alcamo to dante alighieri (1100-1200-1300) in the original metres together with dante's vita nuova translated by d. g. rossetti... London. Smith, Elder and Co., 1861. First edition. 8vo. xxxvi, 464pp, [2]. With a half-title. Bound by Riviere (stamp-signed on front turn-in) in contemporary richly gilt-tooled tan morocco, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G., gilt dentelles. Spine a trifle dulled. Inked gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf: 'J. T. Coleridge from his children J. D. C. and J. F. C. on his 73rd birthday 9th July. 1863'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 25997
Photo of "The dramatic works.."
SHAKESPEARE, William. The dramatic works... London. Published by William Miller...Printed by Savage and Easingwood, 1806. 8vo. In two volumes. xiii, [1], 543, [1]; [4], 617pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Extremities rubbed. Scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 26222
Photo of "Poems on Several Occasions"
[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
Photo of "Poems consisting chiefly of translations ..."
[JONES, William]. Poems consisting chiefly of translations from the asiatick languages. To which are added two essays, I. On the Poetry of the Eastern antions. II. On the Arts, commonly called Imitative. Oxford. At the Clarendon-Press, 1772. First edition. 8vo. [6], viii, 217pp, [1]. With a leaf of errata. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, slight loss to head of spine, paper shelf-label to foot. Very occasional small holes to margins, short tear to foot of leaf T1. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 26347
Photo of "Lodore en zijne dochter"
SHELLEY, Mrs. [Mary Wollstonecraft]. Lodore en zijne dochter. Amsterdam. Hendrik Frijlink, 1836. First edition in Dutch. 8vo. viii, 312pp. With a lithograph frontispiece by H. J. Backer. Original publisher's green moire cloth-backed cream paper boards, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, chipping to lettering-piece. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27067
Photo of "Sertum shaksperianum, subnexis aliquot inferioris ..."
[SHAKESPEARE, William]. L[ATHAM], H[enry]. Sertum shaksperianum, subnexis aliquot inferioris notae floribus. [Oxonii, i.e. Oxford]. [Excudebant T. Combe...E. Pickard Hall, et H. Latham], 1863. First edition. 8vo. xiv, [2], 134pp, [2]. Contemporary gilt-tooled diced calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Marbled endpapers and edges. A little rubbed to extremities, spine darkened with very short crack at head of upper joint, corners a trifle bumped, text occasionally spotted. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27433
Photo of "Waverley; or, 'tis sixty years ..."
[SCOTT, Walter]. Waverley; or, 'tis sixty years since. Edinburgh. Printed by James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co., 1814. Second edition. 12mo. In three volumes. [4], 358, [2]; [4], 370, [2]; [4], 371pp, [1]. With half-titles. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed and bumped. Later armorial bookplates of Serjeantson of Hanlith to all FEPs. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28177
Photo of "Poems, by one of authors ..."
[ROSCOE, Jane Elizabeth]. Poems, by one of authors of "poems for youth, by a family circle.". London. Printed for Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1820. First edition. 12mo. iv, 66pp. Original publisher's powder blue boards, printed paper lettering- piece. Lightly rubbed, loss to lettering-piece, corners bumped and exposed. Bookseller's ticket of W. Robinson & Son of Liverpool and early book-label of E. Lloyd, Rhagatt, to FEP, pencilled bibliographical note to title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28347
Photo of "The forest sanctuary; and other ..."
HEMANS, Mrs. Felicia. The forest sanctuary; and other poems. Boston. Hilliard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins, 1827. First American edition. 8vo. [6], ii, 231pp, [1]. With an initial advertisement leaf, stating in part: 'The first two title pages in this volume have been given for the convenience of those who may procure a complete set of the American edition of [Mrs. Heman's] works, by the present editor' (The league of the Alps...and other poems (1826) were issued as 'Vol. I.') Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, marbled cloth boards, ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28381
Photo of "The minor minstrel; or, poetical ..."
HOLLOWAY, W[illiam]. The minor minstrel; or, poetical pieces, chiefly familiar and descriptive. London. Printed for W. Suttaby et al., 1808. First edition. 12mo. vii, [1], 182pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece and a terminal leaf of advertisements. Contemporary diced calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled edges. Rubbed, upper joint split, some chipping to head and foot of spine. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting, heavy offset mark to pp.161-175, likely the result of flower pressing. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'To Mr. Hersee, / ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28389
Photo of "In Memoriam"
TENNYSON, Alfred Lord. In Memoriam. London. The Nonesuch Press, 1933. Folio. Limited edition, number 118 of 2,000 copies on Van Gelder paper in Blado type. xxii, [2], 145pp, [3]. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's limp vellum, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, T.E.G., gold coated endpapers. Housed in original publisher's black cloth slipcase. Vellum a trifle cockled, else fine. With a loosely inserted Nonesuch Press compliments slip, inscribed 'With Christmas greetings from Francis Meynell'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28410
Photo of "Crossing the water"
PLATH, Sylvia. Crossing the water. London. Faber and Faber, 1971. First edition. 8vo. 64pp. Original publisher's blue cloth lettered in silver, with the unclipped dustwrapper. Boards slightly edge-worn, with the scuffed and marked dustwrapper – with some smoke damage and coffee-cup staining - annotated in pen to verso. Internally bright and clean, with manuscript notations on the contents page seemingly indicating date of writing for the majority of poems, and some notation marking 'NOT US', with poems underlined ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28756
Photo of "Johnny Panic and the Bible ..."
PLATH, Sylvia. Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams. London. Faber & Faber, 1977. First edition. 8vo. 250pp. Original publisher's orange cloth boards lettered in silver, with the unclipped bright orange dustwrapper. Spine of wrapper slightly sunned with a few other marks or small nicks, internally bright and clean, with some annotations to Ted Hughes' introduction and postscript in the hand of Olwyn Hughes. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed. while much of her library was damaged as the result ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28757
Photo of "Verses written in india"
LYALL, Alfred. Verses written in india. London. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1901. Fifth edition. 12mo. vi, 144pp. Title in red and black. Bound by Worsfold (stamp-signed on front turn-in) in contemporary red morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of Anthony Eden to FEP. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 29527