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  • The first edition in English of Tacitus' Annal and Germania translated by Richard Grenewey, bound with, as issued, the Histories and Life of Agricola by Sir Henry Savile
    The first edition in English of Tacitus' Annal and Germania translated by Richard Grenewey, bound with, as issued, the Histories and Life of Agricola by Sir Henry Savile

    TACITUS, Publius Cornelius; GRENEWEY, Richard & SAVILE, Sir Henry (translators).
    The Annales of Cornelius Tacitus. 1598.
    £6,750.00

  • The first edition of Andrew Carnegie's The Gospel of Wealth, inscribed by him to Robert Story, Principal of the University of Glasgow
    The first edition of Andrew Carnegie's The Gospel of Wealth, inscribed by him to Robert Story, Principal of the University of Glasgow

    CARNEGIE, Andrew.
    The Gospel of Wealth, 1901.
    £5,000.00

  • The Life of Socrates.
    The Life of Socrates.

    XENOPHON; PLATO; COOPER, John Gilbert (translator).
    The Life of Socrates. 1750.
    £750.00

  • The first edition of Adam Smith's An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations to be printed and published abroad in English
    The first edition of Adam Smith's An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations to be printed and published abroad in English

    SMITH, Adam.
    An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. 1791.
    £3,000.00

  • The first edition of the foundation work on the Theory of Games and Economic Behaviour by John von Neuman and Oskar Morgenstern
    The first edition of the foundation work on the Theory of Games and Economic Behaviour by John von Neuman and Oskar Morgenstern

    VON NEUMAN, John; MORGENSTERN, Oskar.
    Theory of Games and Economic Behaviour. 1944.
    £1,500.00

  • A black and white photograph by Yousaf Karsh of Winston Churchill, dubbed 'The Roaring Lion', signed by Karsh, one of the most iconic and enduring images of Churchill
    A black and white photograph by Yousaf Karsh of Winston Churchill, dubbed 'The Roaring Lion', signed by Karsh, one of the most iconic and enduring images of Churchill

    KARSH, Yousaf (photographer); CHURCHILL, Winston.
    [The Roaring Lion]. [1941].
    £16,500.00

  • A signed, limited edition copy of Orlando by Virginia Woolf, Nigel Nicholson, Vita Sackville-West's son, declared <em>Orlando</em> to be 'the longest love letter in literature', 1928
    A signed, limited edition copy of Orlando by Virginia Woolf, Nigel Nicholson, Vita Sackville-West's son, declared <em>Orlando</em> to be 'the longest love letter in literature', 1928

    WOOLF, Virginia.
    Orlando: A Biography. 1928.
    £6,500.00

  • A handsome first edition of Virginia Woolf anf Lytton Strachey Letters, Edited by Leonard Woolf and James Strachey.
    A handsome first edition of Virginia Woolf anf Lytton Strachey Letters, Edited by Leonard Woolf and James Strachey.

    WOOLF, Virginia; STRACHEY, Lytton.
    Virginia Woolf & Lytton Strachey Letters. 1956.
    £225.00

  • An important survival from a monumental Timurid Qur'an, from Timurid Persia, mid 15th century.
    An important survival from a monumental Timurid Qur'an, from Timurid Persia, mid 15th century.

    [QUR'AN].
    Leaf from a fine Timurid Qur'an, c. 1430 AD.
    £4,750.00

  • A limited edition copy of The Uncollected Poems by Sylvia Plath.
    A limited edition copy of The Uncollected Poems by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    Two Uncollected Poems. 1980.
    £325.00

  • A limited edition copy of Two Poems by Sylvia Plath.
    A limited edition copy of Two Poems by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    Two Poems. 1980.
    £150.00

  • A lovely limited edition copy of Million Dollar Month by Sylvia Plath.
    A lovely limited edition copy of Million Dollar Month by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    Million Dollar Month. 1971.
    £175.00

  • A limited edition copy of The Magic Mirror by Sylvia Plath.
    A limited edition copy of The Magic Mirror by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    The Magic Mirror. 1989.
    £175.00

  • A wonderfully bound, limited edition copy of Lyonnesse by Sylvia Plath.
    A wonderfully bound, limited edition copy of Lyonnesse by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    Lyonnesse. 1971.
    £375.00

  • A limited edition copy of The Green Rock by Sylvia Plath.
    A limited edition copy of The Green Rock by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    The Green Rock. 1982.
    £175.00

  • A limited edition copy of Fiesta Melons by Sylvia Plath.
    A limited edition copy of Fiesta Melons by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    Fiesta Melons. 1971.
    £450.00

  • A limited first edition copy of A Day in June by Sylvia Plath.
    A limited first edition copy of A Day in June by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    A Day in June. 1981.
    £275.00

  • A beautiful limited edition copy of Crystal Gazer and Other Poems by Sylvia Plath.
    A beautiful limited edition copy of Crystal Gazer and Other Poems by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    Crystal Gazer and Other Poems. 1971.
    £450.00

  • A limited edition copy of Child by Sylvia Plath.
    A limited edition copy of Child by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia
    Child. 1971.
    £150.00

  • A lovely copy of American Poetry Now by the Oxford University Press, edited by Sylvia Plath.
    A lovely copy of American Poetry Now by the Oxford University Press, edited by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia (editor).
    American Poetry Now. [1961].
    £225.00

  • A delightfully illustrated edition of one of Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night Dream, illustrated by W. Heath Robinson, in his inimitable, amusing style, first thus, 1914

    SHAKESPEARE, William; ROBINSON, W. Heath (illustrator).
    A Midsummer's Night Dream. 1914.
    £674.00

  • A handsome copy of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.
    A handsome copy of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.

    STEVENSON, Robert Louis.
    Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with Other Fables. 1897.
    £285.00

  • A first edition copy of Edwina: Countess Mountbatten of Burma by Richard Hough.
    A first edition copy of Edwina: Countess Mountbatten of Burma by Richard Hough.

    HOUGH, Richard.
    Edwina. 1983.
    £150.00

  • A handsome first edition of Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne with illustrations by E.H. Shepard.
    A handsome first edition of Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne with illustrations by E.H. Shepard.

    MILNE, A.A.; SHEPARD, E.H. (illustrator).
    Now We Are Six. 1927.
    £350.00

  • A handsome first edition of Malraux Life and Work by Martine de Courcel.
    A handsome first edition of Malraux Life and Work by Martine de Courcel.

    DE COURCEL, Martine.
    Malraux Life and Work. 1976.
    £150.00

  • A fine copy of the first edition of Margaret Thatcher's, The Downing Street Years with fine suites of black and white photographic illustrations
    A fine copy of the first edition of Margaret Thatcher's, The Downing Street Years with fine suites of black and white photographic illustrations

    THATCHER, Margaret.
    The Downing Street Years. 1993.
    £350.00

  • A handsomely illustrated copy of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass.
    A handsomely illustrated copy of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass.

    CARROLL, Lewis [pseud. DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge]; TENNIEL, John (illustrator).
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [with] Through the Looking-Glass, and what Alice Found There. 1885.
    £1,500.00

  • A first edition copy of Lindbergh: A Biography by Leonard Mosley.
    A first edition copy of Lindbergh: A Biography by Leonard Mosley.

    MOSLEY, Leonard.
    Lindbergh: A Biography. 1976.
    £150.00

  • A large chromolithographic map of Gleaneagles by W. & A.K. Johnston

    JOHNSTON, W. & A.K.; McCOURQUODALE & Co.
    The Gleneagles Map of The Heart of Scotland 1930.
    £750.00

  • A charming copy of the perennial children's classic, The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and illustrated by E.H. Shepard
    A charming copy of the perennial children's classic, The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and illustrated by E.H. Shepard

    GRAHAME, Kenneth; SHEPARD, Ernest H. (illustrator)
    The Wind in the Willows. 1931.
    £575.00

  • A first edition, first impression of Thunderball by Ian Felming, the ninth book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition, first impression of Thunderball by Ian Felming, the ninth book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Thunderball. 1961.
    £850.00

  • A first edition, first impression of The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming, the tenth James Bond novel.
    A first edition, first impression of The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming, the tenth James Bond novel.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    The Spy Who Loved Me. 1962.
    £850.00

  • A first edition, first impression of Moonraker by Ian Fleming, the third book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition, first impression of Moonraker by Ian Fleming, the third book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Moonraker. 1955.
    £2,500.00

  • A first edition of Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming, the second book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition of Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming, the second book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Live and Let Die. 1954.
    £5,000.00

  • A first edition, first impression of Goldfinger by Ian Fleming, the seventh book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition, first impression of Goldfinger by Ian Fleming, the seventh book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Goldfinger. 1959.
    £1,750.00

  • A first edition, first impression of From Russia with Love by Ian Fleming, the fifth book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition, first impression of From Russia with Love by Ian Fleming, the fifth book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    From Russia with Love. 1957.
    £2,500.00

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