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Chelsea Rare Book Fair

30-31st October. Join Bernard Shapero, president of the ABA, at Stand 41 for The ABA Chelsea Rare Book Fair.

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  • The first Foulis Press edition of Tyrtaeus' panegyric on martial spirit, Spartan Lessons, edited by the classicist James Moor
    The first Foulis Press edition of Tyrtaeus' panegyric on martial spirit, Spartan Lessons, edited by the classicist James Moor

    TYRTAEUS; MOOR, James (editor).
    Spartan Lessons; 1759.
    £1,500.00

  • The first edition of these collected essays by Friedrich August von Hayek expounding his theory of business cycles, Profits, Interest and Investment
    The first edition of these collected essays by Friedrich August von Hayek expounding his theory of business cycles, Profits, Interest and Investment

    HAYEK, Friedrich August von.
    Profits, Interest and Investment 1939.
    £1,250.00

  • A rare association copy of this collection of Philosohpical Essays by A.J. Ayer, inscribed by him to Sir Ifor Evans
    A rare association copy of this collection of Philosohpical Essays by A.J. Ayer, inscribed by him to Sir Ifor Evans

    AYER, Alfred Jules.
    Philosophical Essays. 1954.
    £1,875.00

  • 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

  • First English language edition of The Primeval Atom, Georges Lemaitre's popular account of his big bang theory. An unusually attractive copy in the uncommon dust jacket.
    First English language edition of The Primeval Atom, Georges Lemaitre's popular account of his big bang theory. An unusually attractive copy in the uncommon dust jacket.

    LEMAÎTRE, Georges.
    The Primeval Atom. An Essay on Cosmogony. 1950.
    £1,250.00

  • The first edition of one of the earliest works on horse anatomy in the English language, The Anatomy of an Horse by Andrew Snape, published in 1683
    The first edition of one of the earliest works on horse anatomy in the English language, The Anatomy of an Horse by Andrew Snape, published in 1683

    SNAPE, Andrew.
    The Anatomy of an Horse. 1683.
    £7,500.00

  • A first edition, first impression of The Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion by Carolyn Keene
    A first edition, first impression of The Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion by Carolyn Keene

    KEENE, Carolyn.
    The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion. 1941.
    £675.00

  • First UK edition of A Burnt-Out Case by Graham Greene, inscribed by the author to Harriet Stonor.
    First UK edition of A Burnt-Out Case by Graham Greene, inscribed by the author to Harriet Stonor.

    GREENE, Graham.
    A Burnt-Out Case. 1961.
    £2,250.00

  • A rare, early American edition of surgeon William Cheselden's The Anatomy of the Human Body (1913), published in 1796 under the title Anatomical Tables of the Human Body.
    A rare, early American edition of surgeon William Cheselden's The Anatomy of the Human Body (1913), published in 1796 under the title Anatomical Tables of the Human Body.

    CHESELDEN, William.
    Anatomical Tables of the Human Body. 1796.
    £1,250.00

  • First English language edition, first printing of rocket pioneer Eugen Sänger's popular science book Space Flight, published in 1965.
    First English language edition, first printing of rocket pioneer Eugen Sänger's popular science book Space Flight, published in 1965.

    SÄNGER, Eugen.
    Space Flight. Countdown for the Future. 1965.
    £450.00

  • The second edition of John Evelyn's Memoirs. Ex libris of the celebrated Romantic poet, Samuel Rogers.
    The second edition of John Evelyn's Memoirs. Ex libris of the celebrated Romantic poet, Samuel Rogers.

    EVELYN, John.
    Memoirs, 1819.
    £500.00

  • First edition of Mary Robert's Popular History of the Mollusca (1851), in the original cloth binding and beautifully illustrated with 18 hand-coloured plates
    First edition of Mary Robert's Popular History of the Mollusca (1851), in the original cloth binding and beautifully illustrated with 18 hand-coloured plates

    ROBERTS, Mary.
    A Popular History of the Mollusca; 1851.
    £950.00

  • First edition of Scoop by Evelyn Waugh, published in London in 1938.
    First edition of Scoop by Evelyn Waugh, published in London in 1938.

    WAUGH, Evelyn.
    Scoop. 1938.
    £2,500.00

  • The Happy Prince comprises five children's stories by Oscar Wilde, first edition illusttrated and embellished by Walter Crane and Jacomb Hood, 1888, dust-jacket
    The Happy Prince comprises five children's stories by Oscar Wilde, first edition illusttrated and embellished by Walter Crane and Jacomb Hood, 1888, dust-jacket

    WILDE, Oscar; CRANE, Walter & HOOD, Jacomb (illustrators).
    The Happy Prince and Other Tales. 1888.
    £6,750.00

  • First edition of the important geological book Corals & Coral Islands by James Dwight Dana, a presentation copy inscribed by the author.
    First edition of the important geological book Corals & Coral Islands by James Dwight Dana, a presentation copy inscribed by the author.

    DANA, JAMES D.
    Corals and Coral Islands. 1872.
    £650.00

  • A first edition, first impression copy of The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
    A first edition, first impression copy of The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

    DAWKINS, Richard.
    The Selfish Gene. 1976.
    £950.00

  • The first edition of the classic illustrated ornithology book A History of British Birds by William Yarrell, published in 1843.
    The first edition of the classic illustrated ornithology book A History of British Birds by William Yarrell, published in 1843.

    YARRELL, William.
    A History of British Birds. 1843.
    £500.00

  • Rhyme Stew.
    Rhyme Stew.

    DAHL, Roald; BLAKE, Quentin (illustrator).
    Rhyme Stew. 1989.
    £2,200.00

  • Early English translation of ferdowsi's shahnameh containing the section about soohrab, printed in Calcutta in 1814.
    Early English translation of ferdowsi's shahnameh containing the section about soohrab, printed in Calcutta in 1814.

    FERDOWSI, Abdul Qasim. ATKINSON, James (translator).
    Soohrab, a poem: 1814.
    £3,500.00

  • A handsomely bound example of Brunelleschi's illustrated edition of three works by the French dramatist, poet & novelist Alfred de Musset.
    A handsomely bound example of Brunelleschi's illustrated edition of three works by the French dramatist, poet & novelist Alfred de Musset.

    BRUNELLESCHI, Umberto (artist); MUSSET, Alfred de.
    La Nuit Venitienne; Fantasio; Les Caprices de Marianne. [1913].
    £1,500.00

  • Finely bound illustrated edition.
    Finely bound illustrated edition.

    ROSNARD, Pierre de.
    Les Amours de Ronsard. 1957.
    £1,500.00

  • A fine copy of the signed limited first edition of the third novel by Evelyn Waugh, which established him as a master satirist. Rare in dust-jacket.
    A fine copy of the signed limited first edition of the third novel by Evelyn Waugh, which established him as a master satirist. Rare in dust-jacket.

    WAUGH, Evelyn.
    Black Mischief. 1932.
    £1,250.00

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