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  • The first instance of a new trial being granted in a criminal case in Great Britain.
    The first instance of a new trial being granted in a criminal case in Great Britain.

    ASHLEY, James.

    The case and appeal of James Ashley, 1753.
    £2,500.00

  • 'Sefer Trumat Hadeshen' and 'Psukim U'Ktavim' concidered important responsa works by one of the greatest halakhic authorities of Ashkenaz.
    'Sefer Trumat Hadeshen' and 'Psukim U'Ktavim' concidered important responsa works by one of the greatest halakhic authorities of Ashkenaz.

    ISSERLEIN, Israel ben Pethachiah Ashkenazi.
    Sefer Trumat HaDeshen 1778.
    £500.00

  • A scarce compilation of popular works on the Inquisition in Spain, Portugal and Italy, the first edition prnted in 1738, engravings by James Hulett
    A scarce compilation of popular works on the Inquisition in Spain, Portugal and Italy, the first edition prnted in 1738, engravings by James Hulett

    [INQUISITION].
    An Impartial Account of many Barbarous Cruelties exercised in the Inquisition in Spain, Portugal, and Italy. 1738.
    £1,500.00

  • A handsomely bound quarto King James Bible in contemporary calf, with gilt lozenge centrepieces
    A handsomely bound quarto King James Bible in contemporary calf, with gilt lozenge centrepieces

    [KING JAMES VERSION].
    The Holy Bible: 1639.
    £2,250.00

  • An essay by Henri Gregoire, on the physical, moral, and political reformation of the Jews, translated from French.
    An essay by Henri Gregoire, on the physical, moral, and political reformation of the Jews, translated from French.

    GRÉGOIRE, Henri.
    An essay on the physical, moral, and political reformation of the Jews; [1791].
    £1,500.00

  • Scarce handmade blessing cards from Germany, containing the six verses of the HaRachman blessing, to be recited as part of the Brith ceremony.
    Scarce handmade blessing cards from Germany, containing the six verses of the HaRachman blessing, to be recited as part of the Brith ceremony.

    [ANON.]
    Special HaRachman blessing cards [19th century].
    £925.00

  • Ashkenazic rite Passover Haggadah, with commentary, 16 woodcut miniature illustrations and the hymns 'Adir Hu', Echad Mi Yodea' and 'Chad Gadiya' in Tzena U'rena lettering.
    Ashkenazic rite Passover Haggadah, with commentary, 16 woodcut miniature illustrations and the hymns 'Adir Hu', Echad Mi Yodea' and 'Chad Gadiya' in Tzena U'rena lettering.

    [HAGGADAH].
    Seder Haggadah shel Pesach. 1749.
    £2,500.00

  • First US edition of The Living Room by Graha Greene, inscribed by the author to Jeanne Stonor.
    First US edition of The Living Room by Graha Greene, inscribed by the author to Jeanne Stonor.

    GREENE, Graham.
    The Living Room. 1954.
    £475.00

  • First edition of the scarce autobiography of Godfrey Zimmerman, published in London in 1852.
    First edition of the scarce autobiography of Godfrey Zimmerman, published in London in 1852.

    ZIMMERMAN, Godfrey.
    Autobiography of Godfrey Zimmerman, 1852.
    £800.00

  • History of the thirteenth-century Church of England Bishop of Lincoln Robert Grosseteste and his complex relations with the local Jewish community, illustrated.
    History of the thirteenth-century Church of England Bishop of Lincoln Robert Grosseteste and his complex relations with the local Jewish community, illustrated.

    FRIEDMAN, Lee M.
    Robert Grosseteste and the Jews. 1934.
    £70.00

  • Collection of sermons by Rabbi Tsvi Hirsh Bonhardt, father of the tsadic Rabbi Simcha Bunim of Peshischa.
    Collection of sermons by Rabbi Tsvi Hirsh Bonhardt, father of the tsadic Rabbi Simcha Bunim of Peshischa.

    BONHARDT, Tsvi Hirsh.
    Sefer Eretz Tzvi. 1786.
    £450.00

  • A copy of the first complete edition of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poetry bound by Bickers & Son in 1897.
    A copy of the first complete edition of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poetry bound by Bickers & Son in 1897.

    BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett.
    The Poetical Works. 1897.
    £175.00

  • This title chronicles Whymper's many attempts to climb the matterhorn
    This title chronicles Whymper's many attempts to climb the matterhorn

    WHYMPER, Edward
    The Ascent of the Matterhorn. 1880.
    £600.00

  • Inscribed by Hillary on title-page
    Inscribed by Hillary on title-page

    HILLARY, Edmund
    High Adventure 1955
    £750.00

  • A handsome set of the collected works of Edmund Burke, widely regarded as the founding-father of modern Conservatism
    A handsome set of the collected works of Edmund Burke, widely regarded as the founding-father of modern Conservatism

    BURKE, Edmund.
    The Works and Correspondence 1852.
    £2,250.00

  • First edition of Shards of God by Ed Sanders.
    First edition of Shards of God by Ed Sanders.

    [ASSOCIATES.] SANDERS, Ed.
    Shards of God. 1970.
    £125.00

  • A scarce reprint of a series of articles from the Jewish Chronicle, February 1866.
    A scarce reprint of a series of articles from the Jewish Chronicle, February 1866.

    Dr. BENISCH.
    The Sabbath of The Jews in Its Relation to the Sunday Question. 1866.
    £120.00

  • First edition of Israel Meyer Japhet's Jewish hymns for cantor and chorus, in three parts.
    First edition of Israel Meyer Japhet's Jewish hymns for cantor and chorus, in three parts.

    J.M. JAFET (editor).
    Schirë Jeschurun. Gottesdienstliche Gesänge. Eingeführt in die Synagoge der israelitischen Religionsgesellschaft zu Frankfurt am Main. 1856.
    £650.00

  • A first edition of The Man With Only One Head by Densil Neve Barr.
    A first edition of The Man With Only One Head by Densil Neve Barr.

    BARR, Densil Neve.
    The Man with Only One Head. 1955.
    £75.00

  • A first edition of Small World by David Lodge.
    A first edition of Small World by David Lodge.

    LODGE, David.
    Small World. 1984.
    £275.00

  • A bright first edition copy of The Language of Fiction by David Lodge.
    A bright first edition copy of The Language of Fiction by David Lodge.

    LODGE, David.
    The Language of Fiction. 1966.
    £250.00

  • A first edition of The British Museum is Falling Down by David Lodge.
    A first edition of The British Museum is Falling Down by David Lodge.

    LODGE, David.
    The British Museum is Falling Down. 1965.
    £500.00

  • The first edition of Album d'un Soldate pernant la Campagne d'Espagne en 1823 by Clerjon de Champagny, with 40 hand-coloured lithographs of spanish costumes.
    The first edition of Album d'un Soldate pernant la Campagne d'Espagne en 1823 by Clerjon de Champagny, with 40 hand-coloured lithographs of spanish costumes.

    CHAMPAGNY, Clerjon de.
    Album d'un Soldat pendant la Campagne d'Espagne en 1823. 1829.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition Sketches in the Crimea by Henry Charles Cunliffe-Owen, containing 8 hand-coloured lithograph views of Criea, primarily Sevastapol.
    First edition Sketches in the Crimea by Henry Charles Cunliffe-Owen, containing 8 hand-coloured lithograph views of Criea, primarily Sevastapol.

    [CRIMEAN WAR]. CUNLIFFE-OWEN, Major Henry Charles.
    Sketches in the Crimea, 1856.
    £4,500.00

  • First edition of Carson McCullers' third novel, <em>The Member of the Wedding</em>.
    First edition of Carson McCullers' third novel, <em>The Member of the Wedding</em>.

    McCULLERS, Carson.
    The Member of the Wedding. 1946.
    £175.00

  • The first French edition of Sparrman's account of Cook's second voyage.
    The first French edition of Sparrman's account of Cook's second voyage.

    SPARRMAN, Anders.
    Voyage au Cap de Bonne-Esperance, 1787.
    £800.00

  • The first French edition of Rickman's acccount of Cook's third and last voyage, which preceded the official account.
    The first French edition of Rickman's acccount of Cook's third and last voyage, which preceded the official account.

    [RICKMAN, John].
    Troisieme voyage de Cook, 1782.
    £2,750.00

  • The first French edition of Marra's journal of Captain Cook's second voyage.
    The first French edition of Marra's journal of Captain Cook's second voyage.

    [MARRA, John].
    Journal du second voyage du capitaine Cook, sur les vaisseaux La Resolution & L'Aventure. 1777.
    £2,250.00

  • First Spanish edition of Kippis's Life of Cook.
    First Spanish edition of Kippis's Life of Cook.

    [KIPPIS, Andrew]; NAVA PALACIO, Don Cesareo de (translator).
    Historia de la Vida y Viages del Capitan Jaime Cook. 1795.
    £1,500.00

  • Passover Haggadah with '35 coloured illustrations by Ze'ev Raban, "Bezalel" Jerusalem', and a 'Musical supplement'.
    Passover Haggadah with '35 coloured illustrations by Ze'ev Raban, "Bezalel" Jerusalem', and a 'Musical supplement'.

    [HAGGADAH]. RABAN, Ze'ev (illustrator).
    The Haggadah. 1961.
    £375.00

  • The first edition of Bertrand Russell's intellectual autobiography My Philosophical Development, in the unclipped dustjacket
    The first edition of Bertrand Russell's intellectual autobiography My Philosophical Development, in the unclipped dustjacket

    RUSSELL, Bertrand.
    My Philosophical Development. 1959.
    £175.00

  • First French edition of Roggeveen's voyage by Carl Friedrich Behrens, the commander of marines, and the first European to step foot on Rapa Nui
    First French edition of Roggeveen's voyage by Carl Friedrich Behrens, the commander of marines, and the first European to step foot on Rapa Nui

    [BEHRENS, Carl Friedrich].
    Histoire de l'expedition de trois vasseaux, 1739.
    £7,250.00

  • Fourteenth edition Baedeker Belgoum and Holland Guide 1905.
    Fourteenth edition Baedeker Belgoum and Holland Guide 1905.

    BAEDEKER, Karl.
    Belgium and Holland. 1905.
    £100.00

  • First edition of science fiction novel The Deep Range by Arthur C. Clarke.
    First edition of science fiction novel The Deep Range by Arthur C. Clarke.

    CLARKE, Arthur C.
    The Deep Range. 1957.
    £135.00

  • Scarce first edition of Abraham Solomon's book of laws and regulations of the New Synagogue of Leadenhall Street.
    Scarce first edition of Abraham Solomon's book of laws and regulations of the New Synagogue of Leadenhall Street.

    [SOLOMON, Abraham].
    Laws of the New Synagogue, Leadenhall Street, London. 1824.
    £950.00

  • A cut book construction in an acrylic case by Jack Milroy, titled Mountain Flowers II.

    MILROY, Jack
    Mountain Flowers II 2016
    £2,200.00

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