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HOPE, Laurence. The Garden of Kama And other Love Lyrics from India. London. William Heinemann, [1916]. New impression. 8vo. vii, [1], 173pp, [1]. With a half-title. Bound by Hatchards of London in contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, red cloth boards, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Early inked gift inscription to FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28918

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BLOOMFIELD, Robert. The farmer's boy; a rural poem. London. Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1810. Eleventh edition. xlviii, 99pp, [5]. With four engraved plates.

[Bound with:] BLOOMFIELD, Robert. Rural tales, ballads, and songs. London. Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1809. Sixth edition. [2], vi, 123pp, [1]. With 10 engraved plates.

[And:] BLOOMFIELD, Robert. Wild flowers; or, pastoral and local poetry. London. Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1809. x, [2], 132pp. With five of six engraved plates (without plate to face ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28087

[TRANSPORTATION]. The gamester. [London]. Sold by J. Marshall, [1796]. 8vo. 15pp, [1]. With a woodcut illustration to title. Stitched as issued. Entirely uncut and unopened, slightest of marking to extremities, else a fine copy. Two editions were printed in 1796, in this variant the second line of the imprint ends 'for Moral'; the phrase 'Great allowance will be made to Shopkeepers and Hawkers' is set as part of the imprint; the phrase 'Entered at Stationers ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20554

COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor. The friend: a series of essays To aid in the Formation of fixed Principles in Politics, Morals, and Religion, with Literary Amusements interspersed. London. William Pickering, 1850. 8vo. In three volumes. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spines. Light rubbed, spines dulled. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28887

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WATTS, Alaric A. Poetical sketches: the profession; the broken heart. etc. with stanzas for music, and other poems. London. Printed for Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1823. First trade edition. 12mo. xi, [1], 148pp. Bound by J. Bulcock in contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Rubbed, spine sunned, chipping to lettering-pieces. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Francis Sterry and recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 28884

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SHELLEY, Mary. The fortunes of perkin warbeck. A romance. By the author of "Frankenstein," "The Last Man, " &c. In two volumes. Philadelphia. Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1834. First American edition. 12mo in 6s. In two volumes. 261, [13]; 239pp, [1]. With five terminal leaves of advertisement ads to Vol. I. Uncut, in original publisher's cloth- backed paper boards, printed lettering-pieces. Rubbed, worn to extremities and some surfaces, loss to lettering-pieces, especially that of Vol. I. Internally browned, as with most American novels of this era, with some creasing and water-marking, especially to the end of Vol. I. From ... More > £ 3,750.00 Antiquates Ref. 26142

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[SELECT LESSONS]. Select lessons in prose and verse, from various authors, designed for the Improvement of youth. To which are added, A Few Original Pieces. Tamworth. Printed and Sold by B. Shelton, 1785. Fourth edition, with additions. 12mo. [2], 140pp. Without half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities worn, upper board held by cords only. Marbled endpapers, very occasional chipping/short tears to margins, slight loss to lower corner of leaf I6 - touching text with some loss of sense. William St. Clair's copy, with his pencilled ownership inscription and manuscript note to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28681

[BANNATYNE CLUB]. [TYTLER, Patrick Fraser]. Ane New Bannatyne Garland. [Edinburgh]. [s.n.], 1829. First edition. 8vo. 7pp, [1]. Contemporary green paper wrappers. Lightly rubbed. Internally immaculate. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28587

[BANNATYNE CLUB]. [TYTLER, Patrick Fraser]. A Bannatyne Garland. Edinburgh. [s.n.], 1824. First edition. 8vo. [2], iii pp, [1]. Contemporary green paper wrappers. Rubbed and sunned. Internally immaculate. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28588

IRVING, David. The lives of the scotish poets; with preliminary dissertations, on the literary history of scotland, and the early scotish drama. Edinburgh. Printed by and for Alex. Lawrie and Co., 1804. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [8], 447, [1]; [6], 507pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, marbled boards. Rubbed, lower joints split, spine sunned. Armorial bookplates of Sir Marcus Somerville to both FEPs. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 28502

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[SCOTT, Walter]. Waverley; or, 'tis sixty years since. Edinburgh. Printed by James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co., 1814. Second edition. 12mo. In three volumes. [4], 358, [2]; [4], 370, [2]; [4], 371pp, [1]. With half-titles. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed and bumped. Later armorial bookplates of Serjeantson of Hanlith to all FEPs. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28177

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[MACKENZIE, Henry]. The mirror. A periodical paper, published at edinburgh in the years 1779 and 1780. London. Printed for A. Strahan, and T. Cadell...and W. Creech at Edinburgh, 1794. Tenth edition. 12mo. In three volumes. xv, [1], 271, [1]; vii, [1], 319, [1]; xv, [1], 271pp, [1]. Bound and sold by John Murdoch of Glasgow. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled mottled/tree-calf, Contrasting green morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed. Marbled endpapers, binders tickets to FEPs, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 28507

B., W. Syr raymond of ure. A border ballad. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1860] First edition?. Quarto. [6] leaves. Printed on rectos only. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and sunned. Inked gift inscription to verso of FFEP: 'William Arthur Boord / from Katherein Ure (?)MacKinsley'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26414

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RAMSAY, Allen. A collection of scotch proverbs, containing all the wise sayings and observations of the old people of scotland. Paisley. Printed and published by G. Caldwell, [s.d., c. 1840] 12mo. 24pp. Woodcut on title page. Title within ornamental border. Six bifolia, unopened at head, as issued. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28598

[GHOST STORY]. The ghost of my uncle. To which is added, the outwitted tax-gatherer. Glasgow. Printed for the booksellers, [s.d., c. 1850] 12mo. 24pp. Woodcut on title page. Title within ornamental border. Six loose bifolia, as issued. A trifle creased. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 28597

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CERNY, Frederick. Logrono: A Metric Drama in Two Acts. London. Marcus Ward & Co., 1877. First edition. 8vo. 119pp, [1]. With a half-title and 29 engraved illustrations in the text by T. Walter Wilson. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt and black, A.E.G.. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28644

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POWELL, Lewis. Y llwythau mewn dyfnder galar ar ol y diweddar barch. morgan jones... Llanelli. Argraffwyd gan Rees a Thomas, 1837. Second edition. 12mo. 23pp, [1]. Disbound. Leaves browned and spotted. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28642

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OVID. Ovid's epistles: with his amours. Translated into English Verse, By the Most Eminent Hands. London. Printed for J. and R. Tonson, 1736. 12mo. [24], 348pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further 10 engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-ruled speckled calf. Rubbed, marked, and bumped, upper joint starting, loss to head and foot of spine. Later inked ownership inscription to FEP, loss to FFEP. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28638

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[THEATRE ROYAL, Drury Lane] LEWIS, M.G. 'Monk'. Theatre royal, drury lane. This Evening, Thursday, May 19, 1831. Their Majesties' Servants will act (for the 182nd time) Weber's Opera of Der Frieschutz...To conclude with the grand romantic melo-drama, in Two Acts, called Timour the tartar. In which Mr Cooke's Magnificant Stud of Horses will appear. [London]. J. Tabby, [1831]. Single bifolium. 2pp. A trifle creased to extremities, some marking to gutter, split at head. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22321

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SOTHEBY, William. Farewell to italy, and occasional poems. London. Printed by W. Bulmer and Co., 1818. First edition. Quarto. [4], 65pp, [3]. With terminal blank. Uncut in original publisher's drab paper wrappers. Wrappers rubbed, marked and creased, with some loss and tearing. Light marking and spotting to endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed 'The Author to Mr Chinnery. In memory of many many most delightful hours enjoyed at Gillwell. Lower Grosvenor St. 13. May 2d 1818' to blank fly-leaf opposite title. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 27373