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HANNAH, Rev. John [editor]. Poems by sir henry wotton, sir walter raleigh, and others. London. William Pickering, 1845. First edition. 16mo. lxxv, [1], 136pp. Original publisher's burgundy cloth, Rubbed, heavily sunned. Scattered spotting. Inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP: 'J. T. Coleridge / Park Crescent / Febry. 2. 1856'. Armorial bookplate Bernard Lord Coleridge to verso of half-title. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32927

[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

GRAY, T[homas]. Poems by Mr. T. Gray. This Collection contains all the Author's Poetical Works, among which are three never before published in Ireland. . Cork. Printed by William Flyn, 1768. First edition. 8vo. 79pp, [1]. With contents page printed at rear. Contemporary calf- backed marbled boards, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering- piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, with small losses to head and food of spine and surface wear to boards. Armorial bookplate of Sir George Cooke, Baronet, of Wheatley to FEP. Leaves lightly browned, light spotting to initial leaves. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 34415

BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett. Poems before congress. London. Chapman and Hall, 1860. First edition. 8vo. viii, [2], 65, [3], 32pp. With half-title and publisher's catalogue at rear. Original publisher's blind-stamped red cloth, gilt-titled. Rubbed, darkening to spine. With Stopford Brooke's bookplate to FEP, and ownership inscription dated March 1860 to head of half-title. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32046

HOYLAND, Francis. Poems and translations. London. Printed for W. Bristow, 1763. First edition. Quarto. [2], 54pp. With an advertisement leaf (misbound after title). Recent brown paper wrappers. Extremities lightly rubbed. Foxed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22134

MEREDITH, George. Poems and lyrics of the joy of earth. London. Macmillan and Co., 1883. First edition. 8vo. ix, 181pp, [3]. With an initial leaf of publisher's advertisements, half-title and a terminal leaf of meter explanations for three poems. Contemporary navy paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, with chipping to head and foot of spine. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of H.P. Addleshaw, Sept. 2nd 1889, to half-title. Small manuscript addition to terminal leaf of meter notation. Spotting to ... More > £ 65.00 Antiquates Ref. 34539

HÖLDERLIN, Friedrich. Poems and Fragments. London. Anvil Press Poetry, 1994. Third edition. 8vo. xlvi, 748pp [4]. Original publisher's yellow card wraps lettered in blue. Lightly scuffed, with some smoke damage/odour. The smoke damage is the result of an errant cigarette dropped by Olwyn down the back of her sofa, which caused a serious fire. Inscribed by translator Michael Hamburger on the half title 'For Olwyn in old friendship Michael Hamburger 19/3/94'. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28758

BOWDLER, Miss [Jane]. Poems and essays. Bath. Published for the benefit of the General Hospital at Bath. Printed by R. Crutwell, 1797. Tenth edition. Quarto. xii, 232pp. With a half-title. Contemporary diced calf, tooled in gilt and blind, later rebacked and recornered preserving contemporary backstrip, later brown morocco lettering-piece Heavily rubbed, marked. Marbled endpapers, recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, very occasional light spotting. Presentation copy, inscribed simply 'from the editor, with further inked inscriptions to half-title of 'Walr. Bagot' and 'Mary Bagot. July. 1806'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30002

BOWDLER, Mrs. [Jane]. Poems and essays... Bath. Printed by R. Cruttwell, 1787. Fourth edition. 8vo. In two volumes. vii, [3], 233, [1]; [6], 216pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces, later rebacked and recornered, preserving contemporary back-strips. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, inked ownership inscriptions of R. J. Wilkinson to front blank fly-leaves, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29665

BOWDLER, Miss [Jane]. Poems and essays. London. Printed for William Baynes and Son, 1824. 12mo. x, [2], 176pp. With an engraved frontispiece and an additional engraved title page. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled edges. Slightly rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, lightly spotted. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 20498

NOOTH, Charlotte. Poems and a play. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown First edition. 1815. [6], 156pp, [16]. With a list of subscribers. Uncut in original publisher's buff paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. A little rubbed and marked, some damp-staining to endpapers, occasional light soiling to text. Short tear to head of C4, without loss. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34017

CRESSWELL, Walter D'Arcy. Poems (1921-1927). London. Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., Ltd., 1928. First edition. 8vo. [10], 78pp. With half-title. Original publisher's navy cloth boards, lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed and bumped, chipping to dustwrapper spine. Inked correction to p.57, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 20076

ROSSETTI, Dante Gabriel. Poems. Leipzig. Bernard Tauchnitz, 1873. Copyright edition. 8vo. [2], xxvi, [2], 282pp, [4]. Original publisher's brown half-morocco, marbled boards. Some wear to spine and corners, lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, AEG. Inked inscription to FFEP: 'Evelyn Brooke from her loving father, July 1890'. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32058

GORDON, Adam Lindsay. Poems. Melbourne. A. H. Massina & Co., [1884]. 8vo. [2], 253pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, tan cloth boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, upper joint starting. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32281

MASON, William. Poems. York. Printed by A. Ward, 1774. Fourth edition. 8vo. [4], 294pp, [2]. Contemporary sprinkled calf, morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and sunned, small worm-hole to foot of upper joint. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 26192

HERBERT, L. F. Poems. London. Basil Blackwell, 1946. First edition. 8vo. 55pp, [1]. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt, with original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Minor shelf wear, dustwrapper lightly rubbed, marked, and discoloured.Leaves lightly dampstained. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32075

ROBERTS, Dr. [William Hayward]. Poems. London. Printed for J. Wilkie, 1774. First edition. 8vo. 7, [1], 163pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, joints starting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23961

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

F[REEMAN], K[enneth] J[ohn].. Poems. Suffolk. [Richard Clay & Sons Limited], 1901. Privately printed. 8vo. [xii] 90pp [1], including frontispiece portrait. Original publisher's quarter vellum, green cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Bookplate of Liam Sims to FEP, with his inked ownership inscription 'Liam Sims, Cambridge, MMXV' to FFEP. Lightly rubbed. Scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33119

HARRISON, Harry. Poems. Clapham. Published by the author, 1887. First edition. 8vo. vii, [2], 10-152pp. Original publisher's decorated red cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed, spine marked and sunned, red ink-stain to lower edge.Later bookplate of Thomas Brayshaw to FEP, endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21882