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Boston Antiquarian Book Fair 2026

6–8 November 2026. Our selection for the 48th Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair, where we exhibited at Booth 325. Download the catalogue (PDF).

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  • The first edition in English of Virgilio Malvezzi's histories of the legendary Roman kings Romulus and Tarquin, translated by Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth
    The first edition in English of Virgilio Malvezzi's histories of the legendary Roman kings Romulus and Tarquin, translated by Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth

    MALVEZZI, Virgilio; MONMOUTH, Henry Carey (Earl of).
    [Romulus and Tarquin]. 1637.
    £1,500.00

  • This edition of Thomas Hobbe's Art of Rhetoric marks the first publication of his Dialogue between a Phylosopher and a Student of the Common-Laws of England
    This edition of Thomas Hobbe's Art of Rhetoric marks the first publication of his Dialogue between a Phylosopher and a Student of the Common-Laws of England

    HOBBES, Thomas.
    The Art of Rhetoric, 1681.
    £5,000.00

  • The first edition of Stewart Kyd's Treatise on the Law of Corporations, uncut in the orignal boards
    The first edition of Stewart Kyd's Treatise on the Law of Corporations, uncut in the orignal boards

    KYD, Stewart.
    A Treatise on the Law of Corporations. 1793-1794.
    £5,000.00

  • The first edition in English of Niccolò Machiavelli's The Arte of Warre, translated out of the Italian original by Peter Whitehorne
    The first edition in English of Niccolò Machiavelli's The Arte of Warre, translated out of the Italian original by Peter Whitehorne

    MACHIAVELLI, Niccolò; WHITEHORNE, Peter (translator).
    The Arte of Warre Anno. M.D.L.X. Menss. Iulii and M.D.LXII. Mense. Aprilis [1560-1562].
    £85,000.00

  • The first edition in English of Aristotle's Metaphysics, translated by Thomas Taylor
    The first edition in English of Aristotle's Metaphysics, translated by Thomas Taylor

    ARISTOTLE; TAYLOR, Thomas (translator).
    The Metaphysics of Aristotle, 1801.
    £5,000.00

  • The first edition in English of Max Weber's seminal essay on The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism, translated into English by Talcott Parsons
    The first edition in English of Max Weber's seminal essay on The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism, translated into English by Talcott Parsons

    WEBER, Max.
    The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism. 1930.
    £6,750.00

  • The first edition of Sir Matthew Hale's posthumously published Analysis of the Law, with extensive manuscript annotations by the barrister Maurice Johnson
    The first edition of Sir Matthew Hale's posthumously published Analysis of the Law, with extensive manuscript annotations by the barrister Maurice Johnson

    [HALE, Sir Matthew; JOHNSON, Maurice (manuscript notes)].
    The Analysis of the Law: 1713.
    £9,000.00

  • The first edition of the first book in the English languages devoted to the Lawes Resolutions of Womens Rights, anonymously printed and attributed to Sir John Dodderidge
    The first edition of the first book in the English languages devoted to the Lawes Resolutions of Womens Rights, anonymously printed and attributed to Sir John Dodderidge

    [WOMEN'S RIGHTS].
    The Lawes Resolutions of Womens Rights: 1632.
    £25,000.00

  • The first printing of si Karl Popper's lecture on human freedom Of Clouds and Clocks, inscribe dhim him to Alan Gould
    The first printing of si Karl Popper's lecture on human freedom Of Clouds and Clocks, inscribe dhim him to Alan Gould

    POPPER, Sir Karl Raimund.
    Of Clouds and Clocks 1966.
    £1,750.00

  • The first US edition of the first English language collection of Joseph Stalin's lectures and articles on Leninism
    The first US edition of the first English language collection of Joseph Stalin's lectures and articles on Leninism

    STALIN, Joseph; PAUL, Eden & Cedar (née Gertrude Mary Davenport).
    Leninism. 1928.
    £800.00

  • The first edition of this scarce continuation by John Polemon The Second Part of the Book of Battailes, a major sorce for George Peele's The Battle of Alcazar
    The first edition of this scarce continuation by John Polemon The Second Part of the Book of Battailes, a major sorce for George Peele's The Battle of Alcazar

    [POLEMON, John].
    The Second Part of the Booke of Battailes, 1587.
    £3,750.00

  • The first edition in English of Milton's Literare Pseudo-Senatus Anglicani, translated by his nephew Edward Phillips, and containing three previously unpublished preliminary sonnets
    The first edition in English of Milton's Literare Pseudo-Senatus Anglicani, translated by his nephew Edward Phillips, and containing three previously unpublished preliminary sonnets

    MILTON, John; PHILIPS, Edward (translator).
    Letters of State, 1694.
    £1,850.00

  • The first edition of this English language translation of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics and Politics by John Gillies
    The first edition of this English language translation of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics and Politics by John Gillies

    ARISTOTLE; GILLIES, John (translator).
    Aristotle's Ethics and Politics, 1797.
    £1,500.00

  • The Deluxe issue of the first edition, with the plates hand-coloured, of The Unknown Horn of Africa by Frank Linsly James.
    The Deluxe issue of the first edition, with the plates hand-coloured, of The Unknown Horn of Africa by Frank Linsly James.

    JAMES, F[rank] L[insly].
    The Unknown Horn of Africa: 1888.
    £1,250.00

  • The editio princeps of Gildas' account of the ruin and conquest of Britain, De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae, the only contemporary source for the Anglo-Saxon conquest
    The editio princeps of Gildas' account of the ruin and conquest of Britain, De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae, the only contemporary source for the Anglo-Saxon conquest

    GILDAS.
    [De Excidio Britanniae] 1525?].
    £4,500.00

  • The first edition of Gibson's important work on the operation of the London, Paris, and New York stock exchanges, containing the earliest mention of the efficient market hypothesis
    The first edition of Gibson's important work on the operation of the London, Paris, and New York stock exchanges, containing the earliest mention of the efficient market hypothesis

    GIBSON, George Rutledge.
    The Stock Exchanges of London, Paris, and New York 1889.
    £4,500.00

  • The first edition of Friedrich August von Hayek's Prices and Production, published after his lecture series given at the London School of Economics in 1930-1931, preceding the German language edition
    The first edition of Friedrich August von Hayek's Prices and Production, published after his lecture series given at the London School of Economics in 1930-1931, preceding the German language edition

    HAYEK, Friedrich August von.
    Prices and Production 1931.
    £4,500.00

  • The first edition of Francis Bacon's Twoo Bookes of the proficiencie and advancement of learning, one of his earliest philosophical works and the only one published in England
    The first edition of Francis Bacon's Twoo Bookes of the proficiencie and advancement of learning, one of his earliest philosophical works and the only one published in England

    BACON, Francis.
    The Tvvoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. 1605.
    £5,000.00

  • The first edition in English of the Code Napoléon, translated by Bryant Barrett of Gray's Inn
    The first edition in English of the Code Napoléon, translated by Bryant Barrett of Gray's Inn

    BARRETT, Bryant (translator).
    The Code Napoléon, 1811.
    £1,500.00

  • A delightful ex dono authoris presentation copy of this collection of thre works by the Greek philosophers Cebesm Hipparcgys and Appelles in English translation by Robert Warren
    A delightful ex dono authoris presentation copy of this collection of thre works by the Greek philosophers Cebesm Hipparcgys and Appelles in English translation by Robert Warren

    CEBES (attributed); HIPPARCHUS; APELLES; WARREN, Robert (translator).
    [Pinax] 1699.
    £3,000.00

  • The first edition in English of Cassius Dio's Rerum Romanorum, translated from the abridged edition by Jon Xiphilinus.
    The first edition in English of Cassius Dio's Rerum Romanorum, translated from the abridged edition by Jon Xiphilinus.

    DIO, Lucius Cassius & XIPHILINUS, John; MANNING, Francis (translator).
    The History of Dion Cassius 1704.
    £3,000.00

  • The scarce first edition in English of the Letter of Aristeas, the earliest account of the translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek, which contains the first mention of the library of Alexandria
    The scarce first edition in English of the Letter of Aristeas, the earliest account of the translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek, which contains the first mention of the library of Alexandria

    ARISTEAS of Marmora; DONE, John (translator).
    [Letter of Aristeas]. [1633].
    £1,250.00

  • An early edition in English of Sir Anthony Fitzherbert's practical manual The Newe Boke of Justices of Peace, in a contemporary English gilt tooled binding
    An early edition in English of Sir Anthony Fitzherbert's practical manual The Newe Boke of Justices of Peace, in a contemporary English gilt tooled binding

    FITZHERBERT, Sir Anthony.
    The Newe Boke of Justices of Peace 1566.
    £3,500.00

  • 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

  • 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

  • First English language edition, first impression of Einstein's first popular treatment of his revolutionary theory, Relativity, The Special & the General Theory
    First English language edition, first impression of Einstein's first popular treatment of his revolutionary theory, Relativity, The Special & the General Theory

    EINSTEIN, Albert.
    Relativity. The Special & the General Theory. 1920.
    £2,500.00

  • A fascinating manuscript account book being a reocrd of fish farming in Georgian England
    A fascinating manuscript account book being a reocrd of fish farming in Georgian England

    YALDEN, John.
    The Fish Account. 1742-1827.
    £3,500.00

  • A handsome sixteeth-century edition of the Geneva Bible, finely bound in eighteenth-century gilt-panelled calf, without the Concordance, but with the Booke of Common Prayer and metrical Psalmes
    A handsome sixteeth-century edition of the Geneva Bible, finely bound in eighteenth-century gilt-panelled calf, without the Concordance, but with the Booke of Common Prayer and metrical Psalmes

    [GENEVA VERSION]; STERNHOLD & HOPKINS (Psalmes).
    The Bible. 1589.
    £8,000.00

  • First English edition of The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot, one of 460 copies handprinted by Leonard and Virginia Woolf
    First English edition of The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot, one of 460 copies handprinted by Leonard and Virginia Woolf

    ELIOT, T.S.
    The Waste Land. 1923.
    £15,000.00

  • First edition of La Casa dei Doganieri by Eugenio Montale, inscribed by the author and signed by the contributing artists.
    First edition of La Casa dei Doganieri by Eugenio Montale, inscribed by the author and signed by the contributing artists.

    MONTALE, Eugenio.
    La Casa dei Doganieri e altri versi 1932.
    £6,750.00

  • The first edition of this retsopective on the New York Stock Exchange in the decade preceding the crash of 1929, inscribed by the author
    The first edition of this retsopective on the New York Stock Exchange in the decade preceding the crash of 1929, inscribed by the author

    WINKELMAN, Barnie F.
    Ten Years of Wall Street. 1932.
    £1,500.00

  • Rare album of striking colourful designs by the Cubist and Art Deco Ukrainian artist, Serge Gladky.
    Rare album of striking colourful designs by the Cubist and Art Deco Ukrainian artist, Serge Gladky.

    GLADKY, Serge (HLADKY, Serhii); SALMON, André.
    Synthese du costume theatral. 1927.
    £9,500.00

  • Neumann's Elephant Hunting is one of the most important, and also one of the scarcest, books on elephants.
    Neumann's Elephant Hunting is one of the most important, and also one of the scarcest, books on elephants.

    NEUMANN, Arthur H.
    Elephant-Hunting in East Equatorial Africa. 1898.
    £1,500.00

  • Second edition of Samuel Rousseau's A Dictionary of Words used in the East Indies, One of the earliest attempts to produce a compendium and dictionary of legal terms used in India by one of the pioneers in Arabic printing in Europe.
    Second edition of Samuel Rousseau's A Dictionary of Words used in the East Indies, One of the earliest attempts to produce a compendium and dictionary of legal terms used in India by one of the pioneers in Arabic printing in Europe.

    [ROUSSEAU, Samuel].
    A Dictionary of Words used in the East Indies, 1805.
    £6,500.00

  • A remarkable collection of fine large format Chinese watercolours. The binder of the album, George Mullen, was the most famous bookbinder in Ireland.
    A remarkable collection of fine large format Chinese watercolours. The binder of the album, George Mullen, was the most famous bookbinder in Ireland.

    [CHINA.
    Watercolour Album. Circa 1800].
    £45,000.00

  • An early edition of Thomas Mortimer's guide to the stock market of 18th-century England, Every Man his Own Broker.
    An early edition of Thomas Mortimer's guide to the stock market of 18th-century England, Every Man his Own Broker.

    MORTIMER, Thomas.
    Every Man His Own Broker: 1782.
    £800.00

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