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  • A first edition copy of Dr. No by Ian Fleming, the sixth book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition copy of Dr. No by Ian Fleming, the sixth book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Dr. No. 1958.
    £650.00

  • <em>Winner Take Nothing</em>, a 1933 collection of short stories by Nobel Prize Winner Ernest Hemingway, including <em>A Clean, Well Lighted Place</em>, which James Joyce called 'one of the best short stories ever written'.
    <em>Winner Take Nothing</em>, a 1933 collection of short stories by Nobel Prize Winner Ernest Hemingway, including <em>A Clean, Well Lighted Place</em>, which James Joyce called 'one of the best short stories ever written'.

    HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
    Winner Take Nothing. 1933.
    £975.00

  • A first edition, first impression of Casino Royale by Ian Fleming, the first book in the James Bond series
    A first edition, first impression of Casino Royale by Ian Fleming, the first book in the James Bond series

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Casino Royale. 1953.
    £18,750.00

  • A first edition, first impression of Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming, the fourth book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition, first impression of Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming, the fourth book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Diamonds are Forever. 1956.
    £3,250.00

  • Lithrographic poster of Musée de L'Orangerie after Edouard Manet

    MANET, Edouard (after).
    Musée de L'Orangerie. 1932.
    £950.00

  • First edition of To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway.
    First edition of To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway.

    HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
    To Have and Have Not. 1937.
    £975.00

  • An unusually lovely copy of the important sixth edition of Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species, the first edition in which the term evolution is used
    An unusually lovely copy of the important sixth edition of Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species, the first edition in which the term evolution is used

    DARWIN, Charles.
    The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, 1897.
    £1,250.00

  • Four first edition volumes of Cecil Roberts' Autobiography.
    Four first edition volumes of Cecil Roberts' Autobiography.

    ROBERTS, Cecil.
    The Growing Boy; The Years of Promise; The Bright Twenties; Sunshine and Shadow. 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972.
    £350.00

  • Leaf from a fine calligraphic album page, Safavid Persia, possibly from the Read PErsian Album.
    Leaf from a fine calligraphic album page, Safavid Persia, possibly from the Read PErsian Album.

    [CALLIGRAPHY].
    Page from a fine Calligraphic Album, 16th & early 17th centuries.
    £10,000.00

  • A charming first edition of one of Beatrix Potter's most beloved stories, The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
    A charming first edition of one of Beatrix Potter's most beloved stories, The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck

    POTTER, Beatrix.
    The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck. 1908.
    £1,500.00

  • First edition of Bram Stoker's vampire classic, a genre-defining masterpiece inspiring numerous reprints, variations, pastiches, stage & screen versions
    First edition of Bram Stoker's vampire classic, a genre-defining masterpiece inspiring numerous reprints, variations, pastiches, stage & screen versions

    STOKER, Bram.
    Dracula. 1897.
    £17,500.00

  • A delightfully illustrated two volume set of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
    A delightfully illustrated two volume set of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

    CONAN DOYLE, Arthur.
    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [with] The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. 1892; 1894.
    £3,900.00

  • A handsome first edition of The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
    A handsome first edition of The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

    CONAN DOYLE, Arthur.
    The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. 1927.
    £1,200.00

  • The first UK edition of Towards Zero by Agatha Christie
    The first UK edition of Towards Zero by Agatha Christie

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    Towards Zero. 1944.
    £3,250.00

  • A first edition, first impression of The Hollow by Agatha Christie
    A first edition, first impression of The Hollow by Agatha Christie

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    The Hollow. 1946.
    £675.00

  • A first UK edition of Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
    A first UK edition of Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    Five Little Pigs. 1942.
    £3,250.00

  • A first edition, first impression of Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie
    A first edition, first impression of Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    Cat Among the Pigeons. 1959.
    £525.00

  • Illuminated border design by Maryam Mirzaei in 2004.

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    Illuminated border design, 2004
    £22,500.00

  • At Bertram's Hotel.
    At Bertram's Hotel.

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    At Bertram's Hotel. 1965.
    £175.00

  • Gazeteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman, and Central Arabia.
    Gazeteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman, and Central Arabia.

    LORIMER, John Gordon.
    Gazeteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman, and Central Arabia. 2003.
    £4,000.00

  • John Lorimer's Gazeteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman, and Central Arabia, one of the most important primary sources for the study of the Gulf.
    John Lorimer's Gazeteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman, and Central Arabia, one of the most important primary sources for the study of the Gulf.

    [ARABIAN GULF]. LORIMER, John Gordon.
    Gazeteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman, and Central Arabia. 2003.
    £4,000.00

  • First edition of The Unrelenting Struggle by Winston Churchill, inscribed by the author to the head of Roosevelt's Secret Service Detail.
    First edition of The Unrelenting Struggle by Winston Churchill, inscribed by the author to the head of Roosevelt's Secret Service Detail.

    CHURCHILL, Sir Winston S.
    The Unrelenting Struggle. 1942.
    £15,000.00

  • First edition of the first conventionally published book on the Berkeleye cyclotron, by Wilfrid B. Mann, a student of Ernest O. Lawrence.
    First edition of the first conventionally published book on the Berkeleye cyclotron, by Wilfrid B. Mann, a student of Ernest O. Lawrence.

    MANN, W.B.
    The Cyclotron. 1940
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of physicist G.P. Thomson's collection of ten lectures presented at Cornell in 1929, The Wave Mechanics of Free Electrons.
    First edition of physicist G.P. Thomson's collection of ten lectures presented at Cornell in 1929, The Wave Mechanics of Free Electrons.

    THOMSON, G.P.
    The Wave Mechanics of Free Electrons. 1930.
    £250.00

  • The second edition of Emanational Physics, a rare and unusual self-published text by Stephen Harrison proposing to correct the field of physics by reframing it metaphysically.
    The second edition of Emanational Physics, a rare and unusual self-published text by Stephen Harrison proposing to correct the field of physics by reframing it metaphysically.

    [SANDAGE, Allan] HARRISON, Stephen.
    Emanational Physics. 1988.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of production of Soft Secondaries by Mesotrons by Robert Oppenheimer, a significant early work in particle physics and the path to the discovery of the pion and muon.
    First edition of production of Soft Secondaries by Mesotrons by Robert Oppenheimer, a significant early work in particle physics and the path to the discovery of the pion and muon.

    OPPENHEIMER, Robert; SERBER, Robert; SNYDER, Hartland.
    'The Production of Soft Secondaries by Mesotrons' January 15, 1940.
    £500.00

  • First edition of Paul Dirac's authoritative textbook The Principles of Quantum Mechanics, a landmark work that deeply influenced a generation of physicists.
    First edition of Paul Dirac's authoritative textbook The Principles of Quantum Mechanics, a landmark work that deeply influenced a generation of physicists.

    DIRAC, Paul.
    The Principles of Quantum Mechanics. 1930.
    £5,750.00

  • A first edition of the well-illustrated copy of The Tesla High Frequency Coil by George F. Haller and Elmer Tilling Cunningham
    A first edition of the well-illustrated copy of The Tesla High Frequency Coil by George F. Haller and Elmer Tilling Cunningham

    [TESLA, Nikola]. HALLER, George F.; CUNNINGHAM, Elmer Tilling.
    The Tesla High Frequency Coil. 1910.
    £2,500.00

  • Fifth edition of Newton's Opticks, the first published since the fourth edition of 1730, and the first with Albert Einstein's foreword. An unusually nice copy in the uncommon diust jacket.
    Fifth edition of Newton's Opticks, the first published since the fourth edition of 1730, and the first with Albert Einstein's foreword. An unusually nice copy in the uncommon diust jacket.

    NEWTON, Isaac; EINSTEIN, Albert.
    Opticks or a Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections & Colours of Light. 1931.
    £650.00

  • A rare souvenir newsletter titled Bomb Gone, celebrating the supposed detonation of Britain's first hydrogen bomb as part of Operation Grapple in 1957.
    A rare souvenir newsletter titled Bomb Gone, celebrating the supposed detonation of Britain's first hydrogen bomb as part of Operation Grapple in 1957.

    Mid Pacific News.
    Bomb Gone. H-Bomb Puts Britain on Level Terms. Special Souvenir Edition. May 15, 1957.
    £500.00

  • The debut of Paddington Bear a certain bear from Peru with a penchant for marmalade sandwiches, by Michael Bond; a very good first edition in the dust-jacket
    The debut of Paddington Bear a certain bear from Peru with a penchant for marmalade sandwiches, by Michael Bond; a very good first edition in the dust-jacket

    BOND, Michael.
    A Bear Called Paddington. 1958.
    £3,900.00

  • First edition, the complete set with both text and photo volumes, of this important, early scientific report on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by representatives f the Manhattan Project.
    First edition, the complete set with both text and photo volumes, of this important, early scientific report on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by representatives f the Manhattan Project.

    [Manhattan Project]. Manhattan Engineer District.
    The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki [and] Photographs of the Atomic Bombings [June 29, 1946].
    £5,700.00

  • A rare an unusual set of three newsletters titled Radiation Matters, by the Network Opposing Nuclear Ecocide, edited by Lawrence Skinner in Las Vegas in 1991.

    SKINNER, Lawrence W. (ed.)
    Radiation Matters 1-3. 1991.
    £100.00

  • First edition, the rare offprint of astronomer and mathematician Karl Schwarzschild's doctoral dissertation on the theories of Poincaré, Die Poincarésche Theorie, published in 1896.
    First edition, the rare offprint of astronomer and mathematician Karl Schwarzschild's doctoral dissertation on the theories of Poincaré, Die Poincarésche Theorie, published in 1896.

    SCHWARZSCHILD, Karl.
    Die Poincarésche Theorie des Gleichgewichts einer Homogenen Rotierenden Flüssigkeitsmasse. 1896.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of John Hersey's Hiroshima, with an original handwritten letter signed by the author.
    First edition of John Hersey's Hiroshima, with an original handwritten letter signed by the author.

    HERSEY, John.
    Hiroshima. 1946.
    £2,750.00

  • First edition, inscribed presentation copy of nuclear scientist Harrison Brown's anti-weapons text Must Destruction Be Our Destiny.
    First edition, inscribed presentation copy of nuclear scientist Harrison Brown's anti-weapons text Must Destruction Be Our Destiny.

    BROWN, Harrison.
    Must Destruction Be Our Destiny? 1946.
    £600.00

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