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Photo of "The delphic, the journal of ..."
APOLLO ARTS CLUB. The delphic, the journal of the apollo arts club, no. 1 & 2. Sussex. The Apollo Arts Club, 1928. First edition. 8vo. Vol 1. 10pp. Original hand printed bifold staple-bound wrappers, printed in red and black on handmade paper. All edges uncut. Some creasing to corners and marking to rear wrapper. Internally bright save a little foxing, and rusting on the staple. With an ALS requesting Henry Williamson contribute to a future issue of the magazine: A plain headed postcard from travel writer and country walk enthusiast ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27930
Photo of "The devil's motor: a fantasy"
CORELLI, Marie. The devil's motor: a fantasy. [London]. Hodder & Stoughton, [1910]. First edition. Quarto. [44]p. Printed on rectos only. With six tipped-in colour illustrations by Arthur Severn. Original publisher's decorated red cloth, gilt title set within elaborate border of bat-winged motor car wheels, red pictorial dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed, dustwrapper lightly marked and creased, chipped at edges, spine panel dulled, numerous repairs (in paper and tape) to verso. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28244
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TAYLOR, Shephard T.. The Diary of a Medical Student during the Mid-Victorian Period 1860-1864. Norwich. Jarold and Sons, Limited, [1927]. First edition. 8vo. vi, 211pp, [1]. With half-title, a photographic portrait frontispiece and 28 further photographic plates. Original publisher's tan half-cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, printed pink paper boards. Lightly rubbed and marked, with staining to upper board, spine slightly dulled. Very light spotting to endpapers. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34462
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BREWER, E[benezer] Cobham. The dictionary of phrase and fable. London. Cassell, Petter, & Galpin, [c.1872]. Third edition. 8vo. In 15 parts. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's orange printed paper wrappers. Some loss, chipping, and spots of marking to all extremities, parts 3 and 5 without upper wrappers, lower wrappers of parts 3, 13, and 15 detached, both wraps of part 10 detached, gatherings of parts 5 and 10 separating. Overall internally clean and crisp but for some light foxing. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 14059
Photo of "The diversions of an autograph-hunter"
H[ORNE], J[ohn]. The diversions of an autograph-hunter. London. Elliot Stock, 1894. First edition. 8vo. [6], 106pp. With a frontispiece facsimile of a note signed by Mark Twain, and one further plate of facsimile autographs. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed. Endpapers browned, inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21812
Photo of "The doctrine of ratio"
ALLAWAY, Mr. A. W. The doctrine of ratio. Bristol. Printed by J. W. Newcombe, 1824. First edition. 8vo. 24pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Rubbed, marked, and discoloured, spine worn, early inked ownership inscription to upper wrapper. Foxed. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26584
Photo of "The domestic architecture of the ..."
CLARKE, T. H. The domestic architecture of the reigns of queen elizabeth and james the first illustrated by a series of views of English Mansions, with brief historical and descriptive accounts of each subject. London. Priestley and Weale, 1833. First edition. 8vo. xiii, [1], 24, [2], 2pp. With 20 lithographed plates, two wood-cut illustrations in the text, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's brown cloth boards, modern calf spine, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Boards rubbed and marked. Recent bookplate of Josceline Grove to FEP, modern typed bookseller's description tipped-in to FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 30999
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SHAKESPEARE, William. The dramatic works... London. Published by William Miller...Printed by Savage and Easingwood, 1806. 8vo. In two volumes. xiii, [1], 543, [1]; [4], 617pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Extremities rubbed. Scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 26222
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MACPHERSON, Ossian. The dreamer, a poem, in three cantos, With other Poems; and an introductory epistle upon the island of madeira. London. Printed for the Author, 1848. First edition. 8vo. [6], v, [2], 152pp, [4]. With a half-title and a list of subscribers. Partially unopened in original publisher's blind-stamped red buckram, lettered in gilt. Extremities sunned and a trifle marked. Manuscript booksellers description tipped-in to FFEP, closed tears touching text of leaves C2-3, lightly spotted. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20469
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ROSSETTI, D[ante] G[abriel]. The early italian poets from ciullo d'alcamo to dante alighieri (1100-1200-1300) in the original metres together with dante's vita nuova translated by d. g. rossetti... London. Smith, Elder and Co., 1861. First edition. 8vo. xxxvi, 464pp, [2]. With a half-title. Bound by Riviere (stamp-signed on front turn-in) in contemporary richly gilt-tooled tan morocco, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G., gilt dentelles. Spine a trifle dulled. Inked gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf: 'J. T. Coleridge from his children J. D. C. and J. F. C. on his 73rd birthday 9th July. 1863'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 25997
Photo of "The Earth-Owl and other moon-people"
HUGHES, Ted. The Earth-Owl and other moon-people. London. Faber and Faber, 1970. Reprint of the first edition. 8vo. 46pp. Original publisher's blue cloth boards lettered silver, with the decorative unclipped dustwrapper with additional price label stuck to the front inner flap. Wrapper is smoke-stained and shelf-worn with no losses. Edges a little bumped, internally bright and clean.

From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed, without indication of such; the smoke damage is the result of an errant cigarette dropped by Olwyn down ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 29571