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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. Wrapper significantly smoke stained, with a few scuffs. Internally bright and clean, but for associated smoke odour, with the boards remaining sharp. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes (though without indication of such), recently dispersed; the smoke damage is the result of an errant cigarette dropped by Olwyn down the back of her ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29565
Photo of "The Mint. A day book ..."
LAWRENCE, T. E.. The Mint. A day book of the R.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes By 352087 A/c Ross. London. Jonathan Cape, 1955. Limited edition of 2,000 copies. Quarto. 206pp. Original publisher's navy quarter morocco over buckram boards, lettered in gilt, housed in original pink and black lettered cardboard slipcase. Top edge gilt, fore and bottom edge untrimmed, some edges uncut. Slipcase somewhat stained and marked, else a crisp copy, internally bright and clean.
More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 27812
Photo of "Cousin clara. A story for ..."
[COUSIN CLARA]. Cousin clara. A story for the young. London. T. Nelson and Sons, 1854. 16mo. 127pp, [1]. With a half-title and an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, damp-stained, spine dulled. Hinges exposed, prize plate of Weaverham Sunday School to FEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23182
Photo of "Journal"
BUTLER, Frances Anne. Journal. London. John Murray, 1835. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. viii, 313, [3]; [4], 287pp, [1]. With half-titles and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements to Vol. I. Contemporary black half-calf, marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29697
Photo of "The cook and housewife's manual.."
DODS, Mistress Margaret. The cook and housewife's manual... Edinburgh. Oliver & Boyd, 1856. Tenth edition. 12mo. 688pp. Original publisher's green cloth, tamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Hinges exposed, leaves browned, contemporary ownership inscription to verso of half-title, manuscript lines from the Cowper's poems to RFEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29731
Photo of "The story of queen isabel ..."
S[MEDLEY], M[enella]. The story of queen isabel and other verses. London. Bell and Daldy, 1863. First edition. 8vo. vi, 111, [1], 31pp, [1]. With a half-title and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and bumped. Internally clean and crisp. Inked ownership inscriptions to half-title: 'Mrs. Edward Smedley / Jan. 31st. 1863' and 'Fanny H. Wallace / Sept: 7 1865'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29694
Photo of "Sprays from the Hedgerows"
HADFIELD, Mrs. [Elizabeth]. Sprays from the Hedgerows. London. Darton and Co., 1850. First edition. 12mo. xii, 222pp. With a half-title, an engraved portrait frontispiece, and an additional engraved title page executed by T. O. Barlow. Original publisher's richly gilt-tooled calf, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, upper joint split. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, frontispiece and engraved title damp-stained. A presumed presentation copy, inked inscription to FFEP: 'Henry Barlow / with the love of his affectionate / Cousin Lizzy / ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29696
Photo of "Speculum Beatae Virginis. A discourse ..."
A TRUE CATHOLICK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND [i.e. HICKES, George]. Speculum Beatae Virginis. A discourse of the Due Praise and Honour of the virgin mary. London. Printed, and are to be Sold by Randal Taylor, 1686. Second edition. [6], 42pp. ESTC R18597, Wing H1870.

[Bound with:] ON OF THE ROMAN COMMUNION [i.e. WIDENFELDT, Adam]. Wholsome advices from the Blessed Virgin, to her Indiscreet Worshippers. London. Printed for Randal Tayler, 1687. First edition. [20], 20pp. With an initial imprimatur leaf. ESTC R18760, Wing W2090A.

Quarto. Modern brown cloth. Bookplate of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, very occasional ink-spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29729
Photo of "A king's private letters.."
KING CONSTANTINE. A king's private letters... London. Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, [1925]. First edition. 8vo. 205pp, [1]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's gilt-tooled purple cloth. Without dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed and bumped, loss and chipping to head of sunned spine. Inked inscription to foot of frontispiece: 'To His Royal Highness the Prince Arthur of Connaught from his most devoted Paola Ostheim Saxony Weimar'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29702
Photo of "A treatise of the relative ..."
WARD, Robert. A treatise of the relative rights and duties of belligerent and neutral powers, in maritime affairs: in which the principles of armed neutralities, and the opinions of hubner and schlegel are fully discussed. London. Printed for J. Butterworth, 1801. First edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 172pp, [2]. With a terminal advertisement leaf. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards. Extremities worn and marked, later naive paper repairs to head of spine. Early ink ownership inscription to head of half-title, spotted. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22103
Photo of "The return of the admiral.."
[SONGS]. The return of the admiral... Durham. Walker, printer, [s.d., c.1850] Dimensions 190 x 250 mm. Single sheet, printed on one side only. Printed in two columns. With two woodcut illustrations. Numbered at the foot '(59.)' A trifle creased. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30166
Photo of "Ye mariners of england.."
[SONGS]. Ye mariners of england... [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1840?] Dimensions 200 x 250 mm. Single sheet, printed on one side only. Printed in two columns. Numbered at the foot '[song 219.]' Three small burn-marks, else clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30173
Photo of "A form of prayer...For obtaining ..."
[WAR OF THE THIRD COALITION]. A form of prayer...For obtaining Pardon of our Sins, and for averting those heavy Judgements which our manifold Provocations have most justly deserved; and imploring HIs Blessing and Assistance on the Arms of His Majesty by Sea, and Land, and for restoring and perpetuating Peace, Safety, and prosperity to Himself and to His Kingdom. London. Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1806. 8vo. 16pp. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. Old central horizontal fold. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30171
Photo of "The vicar of wakefield, a ..."
GOLDSMITH, Dr. [Oliver]. The vicar of wakefield, a tale. Gainsborough. Stereotyped for, and printed and sold by, Henry Mozley, 1812. Stereotype edition. 12mo. [4], 199pp, [1]. With eight plates. Later gilt-tooled brown half-morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, brown cloth boards. Lightly rubbed and marked. Bookplate of Alfred Jerome Brown to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30400