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PEACOCK, Thomas Love. The Genius of the Thames: a Lyrical Poem.. London. T. Hookham, 1810. First Edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 147pp, [1]. With half-titles. Victorian tan half-calf, gilt, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, with loss to head of spine. Ink-dated author obituary clippings pasted to blank-fly, four small mount-holes cut to half title; combined with the indentation on the following leaves suggestive that this once held a Carte de Visite of the author. Some glue residue to gutter of title. Leaf C5 ... More > £ 400.00 Antiquates Ref. 9734
EMERSON, George [editor]. The gem, (Re-set.). London. Edward Lacey, [s.d., 1850?] 12mo. vii, [1], iii, [1], 312pp. With an engraved frontispiece, and additional engraved title page, and a further seven engraved plates. Bound by Remnant & Edmonds of London in contemporary (original?) burgundy calf, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, some scoring to boards. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27863
[TRANSPORTATION]. The gamester. [London]. Sold by J. Marshall, [1796]. 8vo. 15pp, [1]. With a woodcut illustration to title. Stitched as issued. Entirely uncut and unopened, slightest of marking to extremities, else a fine copy. Two editions were printed in 1796, in this variant the second line of the imprint ends 'for Moral'; the phrase 'Great allowance will be made to Shopkeepers and Hawkers' is set as part of the imprint; the phrase 'Entered at Stationers ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20554
WHARTON, Edith. The Fruit of the Tree. London. Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1907. First U.K. edition. 8vo. [4], 606pp, [10]. With a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, a trifle cocked. Armorial bookplate of Roberti Marchionis de Crewe to FEP, endpapers browned. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 23369
BAYLEY, F[rederick] W[illiam] N[aylor]. The French Revolution of 1830. A Comic Poem. London. Alfred Miller, 1830. First edition. 12mo. [2], 24pp. With half-title, an engraved portrait frontispiece and two engraved plates. Stitched in original publisher's printed paper wraps. Slight chipping to spine, spots of marking and foxing, very small worm-hole to lower cover passing through a majority of the text-block - in no instance touching text. Light offsetting, occasional foxing and creasing. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 14690
BENSON, E. F.. The freaks of mayfair. London . T. N. Foulis, 1916. First edition. 8vo. 236pp [4]. With eight illustrations reproduced from drawings by George Plank. Original publisher's cloth lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt, fore and bottom edge untrimmed, several pages unopened. Boards rubbed, with wear to hinges, corners and spine ends. Crude grey endpapers, page block foxed lightly throughout. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 30121
PALUDAN-MÜLLER, Frederik. The fountain of youth. London. Macmillan and Co., 1867. First edition in English. 8vo. 1447pp, [13]. With an engraved frontispiece, nine further engraved plates, and six terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in black and gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. Inked inscription to verso of FFEP: 'Major Gaisford / with the translators / kind regards.' More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29276
SHELLEY, Mary. The fortunes of perkin warbeck. A romance. By the author of "Frankenstein," "The Last Man, " &c. In two volumes. Philadelphia. Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1834. First American edition. 12mo in 6s. In two volumes. 261, [13]; 239pp, [1]. With five terminal leaves of advertisement ads to Vol. I. Uncut, in original publisher's cloth- backed paper boards, printed lettering-pieces. Rubbed, worn to extremities and some surfaces, loss to lettering-pieces, especially that of Vol. I. Internally browned, as with most American novels of this era, with some creasing and water-marking, especially to the end of Vol. I. From ... More > £ 3,750.00 Antiquates Ref. 26142
[SCOTT, Walter]. The fortunes of Nigel. Edinburgh. Printed for Archibald Constable and Co., 1822. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. [4], xlviii, 313, [1]; [4], 334; [4], 349pp, [1]. With half-titles. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled straight-grain calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed, slight chipping to head of Vol. III spine. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23498
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
TENNYSON, Alfred Lord. The foresters: robin hood and maid marian. London. Macmillan and Co., 1892. First edition. 8vo. [8], 155pp. With half-title. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked. Inked ownership inscription of H. P. Addleshaw to head of half-title. Browning to endpapers, occasional light scuffing. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34541
BROOKE, Mr. [Henry]. The Fool of Quality; or, the history of henry earl of moreland.. London. Printed for Edward Johnston, 1777. A new edition. 8vo. In five volumes. 372pp; 248pp; 252pp; 216pp; 256pp. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume. Antique-style gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting brown morocco lettering- pieces. Slightly rubbed and marked with a little more surface wear to joints and spine. Marbled endpapers. Bookplate of Richard Sinclair Brooke, Wyton Rectory, Huntingdon to FEP of vol. I. Inked ownership inscription to head of title of each volume. Light scattered spotting ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26567
H. C. [IRELAND, William Henry].. The fisher boy. A poem, Comprising his several avocations, during the four seasons of the year. London. Printed for Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, [1808]. First edition. vi, 116pp. With an engraved title page and a further four engraved plates.

[Together with:] IRELAND, W[illiam] H[enry]. The sailor-boy. A poem, in four cantos: Illustrative of the navy of great britain. London. Printed for Sherwood, Neely, & Jones, 1822. viii, 208pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further four engraved plates.

12mo. Uniformly bound in contemporary green half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled ... More >
£ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 15267
A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF TRURO SCHOOL [POLWHELE, Richard]. The Fate of Lewellyn; or, the druid's sacrifice. A legendary tale. To which is added, The genius of carnbre', a poem. Bath. Printed by R. Crutwell, for the Author, 1777. First edition. Quarto. [6], 5-55pp, [1]. Modern green wrappers. Book-label of J. O. Edwards to verso of upper wrapper. Small marginal worm-track running throughout, blank lower margin of leaf F1 shaved, ink-stamps of Merton House to terminal leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30003