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  • James Stern's copy of A Legacy by Sybille Bedford, first edition signed by the author.
    James Stern's copy of A Legacy by Sybille Bedford, first edition signed by the author.

    BEDFORD, Sybille.
    A Legacy. 1956.
    £350.00

  • Pirated edition of The North Ship by Philip Larkin, signed by the author.
    Pirated edition of The North Ship by Philip Larkin, signed by the author.

    LARKIN, Philip.
    The North Ship. 1945 [but 1965].
    £2,500.00

  • First edition of High Windows by Philip Larkin, inscribed by the author to his editor Brian Cox
    First edition of High Windows by Philip Larkin, inscribed by the author to his editor Brian Cox

    LARKIN, Philip.
    High Windows. 1974.
    £7,500.00

  • First edition of First Childhood by Lord Berners, inscribed by the author.
    First edition of First Childhood by Lord Berners, inscribed by the author.

    BERNERS, [Gerald] Lord.
    First Childhood. 1934.
    £500.00

  • First UK edition of Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut, the author's first book.
    First UK edition of Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut, the author's first book.

    VONNEGUT, Kurt, Jr.
    Player Piano. 1953.
    £375.00

  • Later printing of Eloise by Kay Thompson, inscribed to Oliver Sacks by the illustrator Hilary Knight.
    Later printing of Eloise by Kay Thompson, inscribed to Oliver Sacks by the illustrator Hilary Knight.

    THOMPSON, Kay; KNIGHT, Hilary (illustrator).
    Eloise: 1983.
    £3,750.00

  • First English edition of Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse, in the exceptionally rare dustjacket
    First English edition of Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse, in the exceptionally rare dustjacket

    HESSE, Hermann; CREIGHTON, Basil (translator).
    Steppenwolf. 1929.
    £6,750.00

  • First edition of The Reverberator by Henry James, one of 500 copies.
    First edition of The Reverberator by Henry James, one of 500 copies.

    JAMES, Henry.
    The Reverberator. 1888.
    £2,500.00

  • A first edition, first impression of Poems by Wilfred Owen, one of only 1000 copies
    A first edition, first impression of Poems by Wilfred Owen, one of only 1000 copies

    OWEN, Wilfred.
    Poems. 1920.
    £9,750.00

  • 633 Squadron.
    633 Squadron.

    SMITH, Frederick E.
    633 Squadron. 1956.
    £650.00

  • A first edition, first impression copy of Nerve by Francis Dick
    A first edition, first impression copy of Nerve by Francis Dick

    FRANCIS, Dick.
    Nerve. 1964.
    £500.00

  • First edition of My Diary North and South by William Russell, the first modern war correspondent.
    First edition of My Diary North and South by William Russell, the first modern war correspondent.

    RUSSELL, William Howard.
    My Diary North and South. 1863.
    £250.00

  • First edition of the first notice of coronaviruses in the scientific press, a short article in Nature reporting on their identification by June Almeida and David Tyrrell.
    First edition of the first notice of coronaviruses in the scientific press, a short article in Nature reporting on their identification by June Almeida and David Tyrrell.

    ALMEIDA, June D. & TYRRELL, David.
    Coronaviruses. November 16, 1968.
    £2,750.00

  • The account of Speke's final expedition. It's purpose was to explore the Victoria Nyanza area and confirm that the lake was the source of the White Nile.
    The account of Speke's final expedition. It's purpose was to explore the Victoria Nyanza area and confirm that the lake was the source of the White Nile.

    SPEKE, John Hanning
    Journal of the discovery of the source of the Nile 1863.
    £1,250.00

  • A miniature painting from India depicting Hanuman bowing before Rama and Lakshmana
    A miniature painting from India depicting Hanuman bowing before Rama and Lakshmana

    [INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING].
    Hanuman bowing before Rama and Lakshmana, mid-19th century.
    £4,000.00

  • First edition in the original cloth of Caravan Caravan Journeys and Wanderings in Persia, Afghanistan, Turkistan, and Beloochistan, by Joseph Ferrier.
    First edition in the original cloth of Caravan Caravan Journeys and Wanderings in Persia, Afghanistan, Turkistan, and Beloochistan, by Joseph Ferrier.

    FERRIER, Joseph Pierce.
    Caravan Journeys and Wanderings in Persia, Afghanistan, Turkistan, and Beloochistan; 1856.
    £950.00

  • First edition of this important book on the first successful supercomputer, the Control Data 6600, by its developers J.E Thornton and Seymour Cray
    First edition of this important book on the first successful supercomputer, the Control Data 6600, by its developers J.E Thornton and Seymour Cray

    THORNTON, J.E.; CRAY, Seymour.
    Design of a Computer. The Control Data 6600. 1970.
    £1,500.00

  • Inscribed presentation copy of Mortimer Taube's classic critique of artificial intelligence, Computers and Common Sense, published in 1961.
    Inscribed presentation copy of Mortimer Taube's classic critique of artificial intelligence, Computers and Common Sense, published in 1961.

    TAUBE, Mortimer.
    Computers and Common Sense. The Myth of Thinking Machines. 1961.
    £850.00

  • Third edition of A Comperndious System of Astronomy, an important book by one of the early promoters of science education for girls, Margaret Bryan
    Third edition of A Comperndious System of Astronomy, an important book by one of the early promoters of science education for girls, Margaret Bryan

    BRYAN, Margaret.
    A Compendious System of Astronomy, 1804.
    £1,750.00

  • A beautiful, complete set of these unusual colouring books designed using computer software by Caltech mathematics and physics professor Barry Simon.
    A beautiful, complete set of these unusual colouring books designed using computer software by Caltech mathematics and physics professor Barry Simon.

    SIMON, Barry.
    Computer Design Book #1-4. 1989.
    £250.00

  • A finely bound example of the Pearl Bible in contemporary red morocco, so named for its small size
    A finely bound example of the Pearl Bible in contemporary red morocco, so named for its small size

    [PEARL BIBLE].
    The Holy Bible 1653.
    £2,500.00

  • J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince, with misprint on Page 99, Line 9, 'eleven' instead of 'ten' O.W.L.s, a fine copy.
    J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince, with misprint on Page 99, Line 9, 'eleven' instead of 'ten' O.W.L.s, a fine copy.

    ROWLING, J. K.
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. 2005.
    £225.00

  • A rare double signature by A A Milne and Ernest Shepard of Now We Are Six, a first edition of stories featuring Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit, Owl, and Eeyore
    A rare double signature by A A Milne and Ernest Shepard of Now We Are Six, a first edition of stories featuring Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit, Owl, and Eeyore

    MILNE, A.A.; SHEPARD, E.H. (illustrator).
    Now We Are Six. 1927.
    £4,500.00

  • A pocket-sized 'Cooke Edition' of The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by Tobias Smollett, embellished with six black and white plates across two volumes.
    A pocket-sized 'Cooke Edition' of The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by Tobias Smollett, embellished with six black and white plates across two volumes.

    SMOLLETT, Tobias.
    The Expedition of Humphry Clinker Undated, but circa 1790-1800.
    £125.00

  • First edition of Journal of a Tour in Germany, Sweden, Russia, Poland by John Thomas James, containing 18 plates.
    First edition of Journal of a Tour in Germany, Sweden, Russia, Poland by John Thomas James, containing 18 plates.

    JAMES, John Thomas.
    Journal of a Tour in Germany, Sweden, Russia, Poland, during the Years 1813 and 1814. 1816.
    £950.00

  • The first edition printed in England of Jean Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion, in a contemporary English gilt calf binding.
    The first edition printed in England of Jean Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion, in a contemporary English gilt calf binding.

    CALVIN, Jean; BUNNY, Edmund (editor).
    Institutio Christianae Religionis. 1576.
    £5,000.00

  • First edition of the first book on steam navigation.
    First edition of the first book on steam navigation.

    HULLS, Jonathan.
    A Description and Draught of a New-Invented Machine 1737.
    £4,000.00

  • 19th century pocketbook for locomotives, including manuscript additions and 13 exquisite hand-coloured original drawings of railway locomotives.
    19th century pocketbook for locomotives, including manuscript additions and 13 exquisite hand-coloured original drawings of railway locomotives.

    [RAILWAYS]; GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.
    [Printed engineer's pocket-book for locomotive specifications, [1860s].
    £850.00

  • Les Portraits Imaginaires: One Plate (30.1.69)
    Les Portraits Imaginaires: One Plate (30.1.69)

    PICASSO, Pablo (After)
    Les Portraits Imaginaires: One Plate (30.1.69) 1969
    £7,500.00

  • Les Portraits Imaginaires: One Plate (30.3.69 II)
    Les Portraits Imaginaires: One Plate (30.3.69 II)

    PICASSO, Pablo (After)
    Les Portraits Imaginaires: One Plate (30.3.69 II) 1969
    £7,500.00

  • Japanese woodblock print of a shimanishiki peony.

    KYUTARO, Kashu
    Japanese woodblock print of a shimanishiki peony. 1898.
    £750.00

  • The enlarged third edition of James Chetham's authoritative work on freshwater fishing, illustrated with a charming engraved plate depicting twelve species of fish.
    The enlarged third edition of James Chetham's authoritative work on freshwater fishing, illustrated with a charming engraved plate depicting twelve species of fish.

    CHETHAM, James.
    The Angler's Vade Mecum, 1700.
    £650.00

  • Pablo Picasso, Tete de Femme, 1925, lithograph, signed by the artist, from the edition of 100, on Japanese imperial paper
    Pablo Picasso, Tete de Femme, 1925, lithograph, signed by the artist, from the edition of 100, on Japanese imperial paper

    PICASSO, Pablo
    Tête de Femme 1925.
    £25,000.00

  • Joan Miro, L'Aigrette Rouge, 1976, etching, aquatint, and carborundum, signed by the artist, from the edition of 50, on Arches paper
    Joan Miro, L'Aigrette Rouge, 1976, etching, aquatint, and carborundum, signed by the artist, from the edition of 50, on Arches paper

    MIRO, Joan
    L'Aigrette Rouge 1976
    £39,500.00

  • A pleasing octavo edition of the King James Bible, ruled in red throughout and bound with The Book of Common Prayer and The Whole Book of the Psalmes
    A pleasing octavo edition of the King James Bible, ruled in red throughout and bound with The Book of Common Prayer and The Whole Book of the Psalmes

    [KING JAMES VERSION].
    The Holy Bible 1639-1640.
    £1,850.00

  • The third edition of William Fulke's commentary on the New Testament, printing in parlallel collumns the text of the Bishop's Bible and Rheims version
    The third edition of William Fulke's commentary on the New Testament, printing in parlallel collumns the text of the Bishop's Bible and Rheims version

    FULKE, William.
    The Text of the New Testament of Iesvs Christ, 1617.
    £3,750.00

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