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Photo of "Pizarro; a tragedy, in five ..."
SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley. Pizarro; a tragedy, in five acts; as performed at the theatre royal in Drury-Lane: taken from the german drama of kotzebue; and adapted to the english stage. London. Printed for James Ridgway, 1799. First edition. 8vo. [8], 76pp, [4]. Without two terminal advertisement leaves. Final line of Act 4 [p. 64] reads: ‘No!---thought and memory are my Hell.’, a variant edition reads: ‘No living---thought and memory are my Hell.’ Disbound. Title page browned and marked, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29278
Photo of "Five miles off: or, the ..."
DIBDIN, T[homas]. Five miles off: or, the finger post; a comedy... London. Printed and Published by Barker and Son, 1806. First edition. 8vo. 56pp, [4]. With a terminal leaf of publisher’s advertisements. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, title page browned, scattered spotting, loss to gutter of final leaf - very nearly detached. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29281
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REYNOLDS, Frederick. Speculation; a comedy... London. Printed for T. N. Longman, 1795. First edition. 8vo. [4], 76pp, [4]. With a terminal leaf of publisher’s advertisements. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29282
Photo of "Vac"
ABLEMAN, Paul. Vac. London. Victor Gollancz, 1968. First edition. 8vo. 159pp. Original publisher's burgundy cloth boards lettered in gilt, with the unclipped dustwrapper. Significant smoke damage to wrapper, with additional staining and tearing; the book has also held the odour of smoke. With the author's inscription 'For My good Lady Olwyn Love Paul' to half-title. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29559
Photo of "Bits"
ABLEMAN, Paul. Bits. London. Latimer Press, 1969. First edition. Small quarto. 45pp. Original publisher's orange buckram lettered and stamped in gilt, with the corresponding decorative dustwrapper. Wrapper toned, with some smoke damage and marking, with minor tearing. Boards bright and sharp with a small snag to buckram of rear board. Whilst the book holds the odour of smoke, it is internally bright and clean, inscribed 'For The Good Lady Olwyn devotedly Paul'. From the estate of ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29561
Photo of "Shadow's Edge"
FINEBERG, Michael. Shadow's Edge. Consigny, France. Embers Handpress, 1979. First edition. Tall 8vo. 54pp, [2]. Original publisher's crude rag paper wrappers, lettered green and brown. Hand-set in Monotype Garamond, one of 145 copies on mould-made pure rag paper, this copy numbered 94. All edges untrimmed. Some smoke marking to wrappers and page edges, with associated smoke odour, otherwise internally bright and clean. Signed by the author on the half title. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed; ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29574
Photo of "What's in a Word? "
RETY, John. What's in a Word? . London. Hearing Eye, 1996. 8vo. [12pp] A5 staple-bound pamphlet, in the original peach card wraps lettered in black. Smoke damage to wraps, internally bright and clean. Inscribed ‘For John [struck through] For Olwyn’. With an additional poem ‘Sailor Ashore’ added within the text in blue ink, and repeated on a loosely inserted green record card. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed; the smoke damage is the result of ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29575
Photo of "Magic Water"
MARSHALL, Tom. Magic Water. Kingston, Ontario. The Quarry Press, 1971. First edition. 8vo. 72pp. Original publisher's turquoise cloth lettered in gilt, with the original photographic dustwrapper. Wrapper with significant losses to the front panel, with staining and some smoke damage. Boards a little stained and faded, associated smoke odour. Lightly toned with minor water damage, some pages adhered. Inscribed 'to Olwyn & Keith with all good wishes Tom' on the FFEP, a little water smudged. From the estate ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29576
Photo of "Moortown"
HUGHES, Ted. Moortown. London. Faber and Faber, 1979. First edition. 8vo. 171pp. Original publisher's green card wraps, lettered red, illustrated by Leonard Baskin. Some smoke damage to wraps, some rubbing, tearing, and tape marks. Toned throughout.

From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed, without any markings by her; the smoke damage is the result of an errant cigarette dropped by Olwyn down the back of her settee, which caused a serious fire. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29577
Photo of "The poetical works.."
LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth. The poetical works... London. Frederick Warne and Co., 1894. Albion edition, reprinted from the revised American edition. 8vo. x, 620pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, marked, and sunned. Marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles, later inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29601
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PALGRAVE, Francis Turner. The golden treasury... London. Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, [1942]. 8vo. xv, [1], 574pp, [2]. With a half-title and a photographic portrait frontispiece depicting Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Contemporary red leatherette, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29602
Photo of "A Mediaeval Garland"
DARMESTETER, Madame James. A Mediaeval Garland. London. Lawrence & Bullen, 1898. First edition in English. 8vo. ix, [3], 255pp, [1]. Title in red and black. Original publisher's decorated tan cloth. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29636
Photo of "Agenda a tribute to kathleen ..."
COOKSON, William [editor]. Agenda a tribute to kathleen raine. London. Agenda and Editions Charitable Trust, 1994. First edition. 8vo. 332pp [4]. Original publisher's pale blue card wraps printed black. Some marking and staining to wraps, internally bright and clean. Inscribed 'For Olwyn Hughes, Kath Raine' to the contents page. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed; while much of her library was damaged as the result of an errant cigarette dropped by Olwyn down the back of her sofa - causing a serious ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29651
Photo of "First images"
WATKINS, Roy. First images. Consigny, France. Embers Handpress, 1980. First edition. Small 8vo. 28pp. Original publisher's cream rag paper card wraps, lettered black with a blue paper title label. Over sewn mould made paper, all edged untrimmed. Lightly scuffed to front, rear wrap suffers significant smoke marking, though no losses. First printing consisting of 126 signed copies, 100 on this mould-made paper, signed and numbered by the author, this being no. 32. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29660
Photo of "Journeys & Baggage: a book ..."
LEFF, Margaret. Journeys & Baggage: a book of poems and water-colours. [London]. [T. Hagity], [2003]. First edition. Quarto. 57pp, [1]. With 13 watercolour illustration in the text. Original publisher's green cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine, pictorial dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper a trifle creased and slightly smoke marked (with faint smoke odour). Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: '13/10/03 / For my Friend Olwyn, / with love & affection / & thanks for all the help & / attention ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29805
Photo of "Up and down"
BENSON, E. F.. Up and down. London. Hutchinson & Co., 1918. First edition. 8vo. 256pp, [16]. With 16 pages of publisher's advertising bound in at rear. Original publisher's blue cloth boards, lettered in black. Bottom edge untrimmed. Shelf-wear to boards, bumping to corners and spine ends, else a crisp copy. All edges foxed, with further minor foxing throughout. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30027
Photo of "Paul"
BENSON, E. F.. Paul. London. William Heinemnn, 1906. First edition. 8vo. 321pp. Original publisher's yellow cloth boards, lettered black, with a striking black, green and white design to the front board. Bottom edge untrimmed. Bumping to spine ends and corners, else a crisp copy with a little foxing to all edges, and throughout the page block. With the bookplate of Ronald Southey to the front pastedown. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30028
Photo of "Scarlet and Hyssop"
BENSON, E. F. Scarlet and Hyssop. London. William Heinemann, 1902. First edition. 8vo. 316pp, [32]. Original publisher's yellow cloth boards lettered in black, with the red, blue and black flower pot design stamped to front board. Boards a little marked, spine toned, bumping to spine ends and corners; else a crisp copy. Top and fore edge untrimmed, internally bright and clean. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30030
Photo of "The oakleyites"
BENSON, E. F. The oakleyites. London. Hodder and Stoughton, [1915]. First edition. 8vo. 318pp. Original publisher's blue cloth boards lettered black, with title to spine in gilt. Slightly rubbed, with a little bumping to corners and spine ends, some marking to the fore edge. Internally bright and clean, save minor toning to endpapers and half-title. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30035
Photo of "A summer's fancy"
BLUNDEN, Edmund. A summer's fancy. London. The Beaumont Press, 1930. Limited issue. 8vo. 53pp [3]. One of 325 copies on handmade paper (numbered 81-405), this no. 231. Original publisher's cloth-backed decorated paper boards, lettered in gilt. Illustrations and decorations throughout designed by Randolph Schwabe. All edges untrimmed. Cloth a little stained and sunned, paper remains bright with slight bumping to corners. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30101