A sweet Book of Common Prayer bound in contemporary red calf gilt, with an early female ownership inscription.12mo (15.5 x 9.5 cm); contemporary o...

Louis XV's Paris. Turgot's celebrated plan of Paris during the reign of Louis XV - a fine, fresh copy attractively bound in full morocco.Michel-Eti...

With superb engraved plates. An exceptionally fresh copy of Le Brun's account of his trans-Asia expedition, noteworthy in particular for its superb...

An early statement of the Utility Theory. Condillac made his name both with economic and with philosophical writings. His most important economic w...

Sammelband of three works. A charming sammelband of three works from the press of John Baskerville (1707-1775), comprising the Book of Common Praye...

A very attractive example of a traditional Jewish marriage contract, fully manuscript and richly decorated with fine colours and liquid gold.The p...

Significant map of the Pacific Northwest and the region that would become Alaska. The map extends from Greenland to a bit west of Irkoust; and sou...

An interesting manuscript collection of French proverbs and maxims written in a legible, neat hand.8vo. Over 220 leaves of manuscript. Period she...

A survey of Russia at the end of Catherine's reign. A fine copy of the first edition. Far more than a simple travel account, Chantreau's important ...

Rare example of early original drawing by one of Alexander Pushkin's favourite artists.Alexander Orlowski (1777 – 1832) was a Polish painter and l...

Large manuscript plan of Strasbourg - a unique item with fine colours, very unusual.The map, dating from 1753, depicts a plan of the French city w...

An excellent example.Nicolas-François Dupré de Saint-Maur (1695-1774) was a French economist and statistician. In this, his major work, he provide...

The fifth of Edward Rookers 'Six Views of London', based on a drawing by Paul Sandby. A child's funeral is about to take place, the mourners are d...

A splendid album, signed and dated by the artist, with original artwork, and historically significant. Joseph Cardero made the album during his st...

An uncommon volume that contains both parts of Priestley's letters and Levi's replies. By featuring both men's letters, this interesting sammelban...

One of the first instructive texts on Judaism to be published in Germany.In his Foundations of the Jewish Religion, Rabbi Abraham Nathan Wolf lays ...

Dutch birds. Nozeman's work, which he couldn't finish, became the first comprehensive account of the avifauna of Holland and was the most expensive...

Dutch birds. Nozeman's work, which he couldn't finish, became the first comprehensive account of the avifauna of Holland and was the most expensive...

Dutch bird of prey. Nozeman's work, which he couldn't finish, became the first comprehensive account of the avifauna of Holland and was the most ex...

Fine complete copy of the first edition. The captions for the engravings were printed in three languages, so that it could be placed with the text ...

A traditional Jewish marriage contract. An attractive example of a traditional Jewish marriage contract, fully manuscript and elegantly decorated w...