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[D'AULNOY, Marie-Catherine, Madame]. Memoirs of the court of France, and city of Paris... London. Printed for Jacob Tonson...Richard Wellington, [1702]. 8vo. In two parts. [2], 152, 288pp, [16]. Pp.161-164 of part II are repeated; register and text are continuous. Contemporary panelled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, spine richly gilt. Rubbed, loss to head of spine, slight splitting to joints, lettering-piece a trifle chipped. Leaves browned, later armorial bookplate (1755) to FEP, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to recto of FFEP, contemporary armorial bookplate of Robert ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 19044
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VIGÉE-LE BRUN, Madame. Souvenirs of Madame Vigée Le Brun. London. Richard Bentley and Son, 1879. First edition in English. 8vo. In two volumes. viii, 320; vii, [1], 308pp. Bound by Riviere & Son in contemporary brown half-morocco, tan cloth boards, ruled and lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, later inked ownership inscription of Conservative politician Sir Mervyn Lloyd Peel (1856-1929) to versos of both FFEPs, scattered foxing. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 26273
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[SMYTH, Florence]. Report of a judgment...relating to the validity of the will of mrs. florence smyth, of ashton court, in the county of somerset, deceased. With appendix and notes. Clifton. Printed for the proprietor, 1854. First edition. 8vo. iv, [5], 6-34pp. Later morocco-backed marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt. Original publisher's plain green wrappers bound in. Lightly rubbed. Bookseller's ticket of William George's Sons of Bristol and recent bookplate of F. W. Morris to FEP, amorial bookplate of Francis Frederick Fox to front blank fly-leaf, scattered foxing. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24300
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RIDING, Laura. GRAVES, Robert. A survey of modernist poetry. London. William Heinemann ltd., 1927. First edition. 8vo. 295pp, [1]. Original publisher's black cloth-backed decorated boards, lettered in gilt. Without (the rarely seen) dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed. Bookseller's ticket of Blackwells of Oxford to FEP, early inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. Presentation copy, flat signed by Graves to half-title. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20971
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TROLLOPE, Mrs. Jessie phillips. A tale of the present day. London. Henry Colburn, 1843. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. [4], 326; [2], 311, [1]; [2], 325pp. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume, and a further nine engraved plates by John Leech. Contemporary gilt-tooled green crushed half-morocco, green cloth boards, contrasting brown morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Very minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, bookseller's tickets of S. & T. Gilbert of London to all FEPs, scattered spotting, plates foxed and browned. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 22308
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KENNEDY, Grace. Jessy Allan, the lame girl: a story founded on facts. Edinburgh. William Oliphant and Son, 1842. Tenth edition. 12mo. 107pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed, lightly marked. Ticket of McWatters, bookseller and stationer of Armagh to FEP, near contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP, foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 26270
Photo of "Little Henry and his bearer"
SHERWOOD, Mrs.. Little Henry and his bearer. London. T. Nelson and Sons, 1862. 12mo. 62pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's purple cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Near contemporary inked gift inscription to verso of FFEP: 'John Williams / Gift of Friend's first day school / 5 mo. 25th. 1863'. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 26267
Photo of "Last night but five of ..."
[THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE]. Last night but five of the season...Theatre Royal, English Opera House, Strand. This Evening, wednesday, September 26th, 1827, Will be presented, (Seventh Time this Season) the Comick Piece, with additional Songs, called monsieur tonson...After which, (Thirty-eighth Time) the last new Comick Operetta, called lying made easy!...With mozart's celebrated overture to cosi fan tutte.... [London]. S. G. Fairbrother, [1827]. Dimensions 215 x 350 mm. Single leaf broadside. All edges uncut. Some spotting, very short tear to one margin. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21248
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KOESTLER, Arthur. Darkness at Noon. Pennsylvania. The Franklin Library, 1979. Limited ediiton. 8vo. 238pp. Original publisher's gilt-stamped black calf, A.E.G. Very minor shelf-wear. Orange silk moiré endpapers, internally clean and crisp. Signed by the author to recto of front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 23541
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KOESTLER, Arthur. Arrival and departure. London. Jonathan Cape, [1943]. First edition. 8vo. 188pp. Original publisher's tan cloth, lettered in red, printed paper dustwrapper. Light shelf-wear, dustwrapper price-clipped, chipping to corners, spine panel restored, paper repairs to verso. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 23542
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LAWRENCE, T. E.. The Letters of T. E. Lawrence. London. Jonathan Cape, 1938. First edition, second impression. 8vo. 896pp. With 16 black and white plates and two folding maps. Original publisher's tan buckram, lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. Light shelf-wear, dustwrapper price-clipped, short closed tear to head of upper panel, spine chipped and soiled. Inked gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 26336
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POUND, Ezra. Patria mia and the treatise on harmony. London. Peter Owen, [1962]. First U.K. edition. 8vo. 95pp, [1]. Original publisher's dark green cloth, lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed, dustwrapper a trifle sunned. Endpapers browned. From the library, though not identified as such, of English Movement poet and literary critic Donald Davie (1922-1995). More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 26322
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[HENDERSON, Dr.]. [Manuscript sermon preparations]. [s.l.]. [s.n.], [1838] 8vo. Manuscript on paper. Contemporary half-sheep, marbled boards. Extremities heavily rubbed, surface loss to spine. Scattered foxing. Later inked inscription to FEP: 'Vol. of Dr. Henderson's MSS :- pulpit preparations from Miss Hay, Galashiels, 1865.' More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 24218