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VERNE, Jules. Round the world in eighty days (Abridged.). London. The Masterpiece Library, "Review of Review's" Office, [s.d., c.1900] 8vo. 60pp, iv. With two final advertisement leaves. Original publisher's printed blue wrappers. Extremities spotted, lightly rubbed and dust-soiled. Leaves browned. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24700
ANSTEY, Christopher. The poetical works of the late Christopher Anstey, Esq. with some account of the life and writings of the author, by his son, John Anstey, Esq. London. Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1808. First edition. Quarto. [2], lx, [8], 503pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and a further five engraved plates. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled diced calf, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, corners bumped. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Thomas Harrington to FEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24107
FRANZEN, Jonathan. The Twenty-seventh city. New York. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1988. First edition. 8vo. 517pp, [1]. Original publisher's black cloth-backed powder blue paper boards, pictorial dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear. A fine copy. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23545
FRANZEN, Jonathan. Strong motion. New York. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1992. First edition. 8vo. [12], 508pp. Original publisher's red cloth-backed black paper boards, pictorial dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear. A fine copy. Inscribed by the author to title page: 'New York. 17 May 02 / For Kenneth Baker'. With Frazen's distinctive signature beneath. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23544
YEATS, W. B.. Stories of Red Hanrahan and the Secret Rose. London. Macmillan and Co., 1927. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 182pp, [2]. With an illustrated colour frontispiece, one further colour plate, and numerous black and white illustrations in the text by Norah McGuinness. Original publisher's gilt-stamped navy cloth, pictorial dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper a trifle marked, chipping to head and foot of sunned spine panel. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23469
DAMAN, Geoffrey Windeatt. A Few Verses. [London]. Privately Printed [at The Complete Press], 1915. First edition. 8vo. 30pp, [2]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's cream cloth, ruled and lettered in red. Extremities rubbed, browned, and a trifle marked. Early inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, leaves lightly toned. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24686
SERMINI, Gentile. Ser meoccio ghiottone. Modena. Tipografia Vincenzi, 1868. First edition. 8vo. 32pp. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled vellum, T.E.G. Extremities a trifle discoloured. Silk endpapers, Armorial bookplate of Lord Mexborough and later book-label of Louis Thompson Rowe to verso of FFEP. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 24182
BUCHAN, John. Sir Walter Raleigh. London. Thomas Nelson and Sons, [1911]. First edition. Quarto. [2], 236, 4pp. With a colour frontispiece, one further colour plate, numerous illustrations in the text by Gabriel Gifford, and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's gilt-stamped cream cloth, colour portrait pasted to upper board. Marked and a trfile rubbed, spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to half-title: 'Gerald / with love from / John / Nov: 1911'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 23473
WIST, Ki. ADIE. Nos quatre 9 libres d'Amour. Bruxelles [i.e. Brussels]. Editions Henriquez, 1964. First edition. 8vo. 1 of 45 copies printed. [22]pp. Leaves loosely inserted into original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Lightly damp-stained. Presentation copy, inked inscription to front blank fly-leaf: 'Un joyeux Noel 1969 / A Monsieur & Madame / Charles - / Tres cordialements / Ki Wist / Adie'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24168
GENIN, Auguste. Poemes azteques. Mexico. Bibliotheque de Courrier du Mexique et de l'Europe, 1907. Deuxieme edition [i.e. second edition]. 8vo. [6], iv, 255pp. Contemporary straight-grain half-morocco, marbled boards, gilt, T.E.G. Minor shelf-wear, spine sunned. Decorated endpapers, armorial bookplate of Annie Cowdray to FEP, internally immaculate. Presentation copy, inked inscription to half-title: 'A Lady Cowdray / Souvenir de son / sejour au pays des Azteques / Respectueusement / Aug Genin / Mexico, Janvier 1911'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24063
[BURTON, Richard Francis]. The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi: translated and annotated by his friend and pupil F. B. Portland, Maine. Thomas B. Mosher, 1923. 8vo. xv, [1], 124pp, [2]. With a portrait frontispiece. Title in red and black. Bound by Belgian binder Jules Karel Van West (1889-1968) in contemporary brown half-morocco, marbled boards, contrasting green morocco lettering pieces, T.E.G. Marbled endpapers. Later inked gift inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf. Original publisher's paper lettering-pieces pasted to stubs at rear. A fine copy. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23943
LEVER, Charles. Jack Hinton, the guardsman. Dublin. William Curry, Jun. and Company, 1845. 8vo. x, [2], 396pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, 26 engraved plates, and nine wood engravings in the text by H. K. Browne. Contemporary gilt-tooled straight-grain brown morocco, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Rubbed. Marbled endpapers, inked ownership inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, plates foxed, offsetting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 12355
LEVER, Charles. One of them. London. Chapman and Hall, 1861. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 471pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and a further 28 engraved plates by 'Phiz' [i.e. Hablot Knight Browne].Contemporary gilt-tooled green half-morocco, marbled boards, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 12356
TENNYSON, Alfred Lord. The poetical works. London. Macmillan and Co., 1890. 8vo. viii, [2], 535pp, [1]. Handsomely bound by Riviere and Son in contemporary brown morocco, lettered in gilt, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, short closed tear to margin of leaf 2L6, scattered foxing. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 23991