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GRAHAME, James. The Sabbath, with sabbath walks, and other poems. Edinburgh. Printed for Ogle, Allardice, & Thomson, 1817. Eighth ediiton. 8vo. xiii, [1], 161pp, [1]. With a half-title. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, gilt supralibros with initials 'JAR' to upper board, marbled edges. Rubbed, chipping to head and foot of dulled spine, upper board held by cord only. Marbled endpapers, remnants of armorial bookplate to verso of FFEP, manuscript extracts, in two separate unidentified hands, from John Wilson's elegy on the author to rear ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 27702
[GRABER DE HENSO, Jacob; BROOKE, F. C., of Ufford]. Introduction à l’histoire de la famille D’Oria de Gènes. [Florence]. [s.n., s.d., but C19th] 8vo. Manuscript, on paper, ff. [4], [1], 31, [11], first 4 and last 11 blank. Manuscript, on blue paper, black-brown ink, c.16 lines per full page, only written on recto. Large, hand-coloured coat of arms of D’Oria tipped-in as frontispiece. First leaf minimally soiled and foxed at margins. A very good copy in 19th-century half vellum over marbled boards, spine gilt, gilt-lettered morocco label, lower edges ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 22439
[GOTHIC LITERATURE]. Standard novels. No XLI. Vathek. By William Beckford, esq.: The castle of otranto. by horace walpole, earl of orford: The bravo of venice. By M. G. Lewis, esq. London. Richard Bentley, 1836. 8vo. [6], 396pp. With an engraved frontispiece (Vathek), an additional engraved title page (Vathek), and an engraved portrait of Walpole (Castle of Otranto). Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Extremities marked, lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Early inked gift inscription to to additional engraved title. Upper hinges partially exposed, endpapers discoloured, one gathering (O1-8) working loose and protruding slightly from text-block. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 25856
GOSSE, P[hilip] H[enry]. The ocean. London. Printed for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1845. 8vo. xii, 360pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further 51 engraved illustrations. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked. Armorial bookplate to FEP, frontispiece a trifle creased, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22161
GORE, Montague. Reflections on the present crisis. London. Saunders and Otley, 1839. First edition. 8vo. [4], 47pp, [1]. With half-title. Stitched, as issued. Light dust-soiling to half-title, occasional spots of foxing, a trifle creased. Presentation copy, inscribed in ink to head of half-title; 'with the author's compts.' More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 13478
[GORE, Miss]. [MARCAILHOU, G.]. [Indiana. A story suggested by Marcialhou's "Indiana Waltz"]. Ipswich. Cowell's Anastatic Press, [c.1860]. First edition. Oblong folio. [8]ff. Drophead title. With eight lithographic plates (one of which photographically lithographed?), each with detailing added in pen and ink, some with additional wash, as issued. Original blind-stamped mauve cloth, titled in gilt to upper board. Rubbed and lightly marked, with tears to spine, some loss at head. Occasional spotting to text and plates. Ink inscription, dated 1889, of 'J.E.P. Fitzgerald', noting that 'This Book ... More > £ 850.00 Antiquates Ref. 15333
GORDON, Jan. GORDON, Cora. Two vagabonds in the balkans. London. John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, [1925]. First edition. 8vo. viii, [2], 236pp, [4]. With a coloured frontispiece, a further 11 coloured plates, 24 black and white plates, and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's decorated light blue cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed. Foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 31516
GORDON, Adam Lindsay. Poems. Melbourne. A. H. Massina & Co., [1884]. 8vo. [2], 253pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, tan cloth boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, upper joint starting. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32281
GOODMAN, Walter. The Keeleys on the stage and at home. London. Richard Bentley and Son, 1895. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 357pp, [1]. With two portrait engravings from photographs, one as frontispiece and one plate, depicting Mary Anne Keeley and Fanny Stirling respectively, and a further 16 plates of black and white illustrations. Original publisher's green cloth with gilt device and lettering, decorated endpapers. Lightly rubbed, slight loss to foot of spine with spots of soiling in places. Bookplate of R.G.E. Sandback to FEP. Occasional ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 11772
GOODHUGH, William. The english gentleman's library manual; or a guide to the formation of a library of select literature; accompanied with original notes, biographical and critical, of authors and books. London. Printed for William Goodhugh...and Goodhugh and Co., 1827. First edition. 8vo. [2], x, 392pp. Contemporary green half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled boards. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Very occasional damp-staining to head of text-block, small marginal holes to leaves O1 and 3B3. William St Clair's copy, with his distinctive pencilled ownership inscription to FEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27640
GOLOWKIN, Fedor. La princesse d'amalfi. Paris. Chez A. Chasseriau, 1821. First edition. 8vo. 209pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Printed in Didot type. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled boards, black morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed, loss to lettering-piece. Inked ownership inscription to FEP: 'John Fowles / 1963'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23971