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  • Russian carriages and sleighs and their occupants, all dressed in contemporary costume and boldly coloured.
    Russian carriages and sleighs and their occupants, all dressed in contemporary costume and boldly coloured.

    MORNAY.
    Set of Eight Hand-Coloured Plates of Sledges. [ca. 1825].
    £4,950.00

  • A beautiful and most uncommon item. In some detail, the manuscript depicts a boy, lying down, blowing hard on a conch shell.

    JACOBUS [Admiraal].
    Veelderhanden Schepen... 1702
    £4,950.00

  • The Acholi tribe, Uganda.
    The Acholi tribe, Uganda.

    RODGER, George.
    The Acholi tribe, Uganda. [c.1950].
    £4,950.00

  • George MacDonald Fraser is best known for this'Flashman series of historical novels, purportedly being the memoirs of the fictional protagonist General Sir Harry Paget<br /><br />george macdonald fraser flashman novels
    George MacDonald Fraser is best known for this'Flashman series of historical novels, purportedly being the memoirs of the fictional protagonist General Sir Harry Paget<br /><br />george macdonald fraser flashman novels

    FRASER, George MacDonald.
    [A Complete Set of the Flashman Novels]. 1969-2005.
    £4,900.00

  • An extremely handsome limited edition set on large paper of The Writings of George Eliot, aka Mary Ann Evans, in contemporary crushed half morocco, gilt
    An extremely handsome limited edition set on large paper of The Writings of George Eliot, aka Mary Ann Evans, in contemporary crushed half morocco, gilt

    ELIOT, George [pseud.]; [EVANS, Mary Ann].
    The Writings. 1908.
    £4,900.00

  • 'How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard' a lovely copy of this perennial children's classic by A A Milne and illustrated by E H Shepard
    'How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard' a lovely copy of this perennial children's classic by A A Milne and illustrated by E H Shepard

    MILNE, A.A.; SHEPARD, E.H. (illustrator).
    Winnie-the-Pooh. 1926.
    £4,850.00

  • Six oban tate-e woodblock prints of okubi-e (bust portraits) of beauties, titled Jidai kagami [Mirror of the Ages].
    Six oban tate-e woodblock prints of okubi-e (bust portraits) of beauties, titled Jidai kagami [Mirror of the Ages].

    CHIKANOBU, Yoshu.
    A Group of Six Bust Portraits of Beauties - Jidai Kagami [Mirror of the Ages]. Meiji 29, 30, 31 [1896-1898].
    £4,850.00

  • Six oban tate-e woodblock prints of okubi-e (bust portraits) of beauties, titled Jidai kagami [Mirror of the Ages].
    Six oban tate-e woodblock prints of okubi-e (bust portraits) of beauties, titled Jidai kagami [Mirror of the Ages].

    CHIKANOBU, Yoshu.
    A Group of Six Bust Portraits of Beauties - Jidai Kagami [Mirror of the Ages]. Meiji 29, 30, 31 [1896-1898].
    £4,850.00

  • An important collection of documents of the first Maccabiah Games held in Palsetine in 1932.
    An important collection of documents of the first Maccabiah Games held in Palsetine in 1932.

    MACCABI WORLD UNION.
    The First Maccabiah Games - Important Collection of Documents. 1932.
    £4,850.00

  • A group of Four Apples by Poiteau and Turpin. Fine stipple-engraved plates printed in colours and finished by hand.
    A group of Four Apples by Poiteau and Turpin. Fine stipple-engraved plates printed in colours and finished by hand.

    POITEAU, A. & TURPIN, P.
    Group of Four Apples, 1807-1835.
    £4,800.00

  • 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 set of letters and drafts of the nomination of Edward Appleton for the Nobel Prize in Physics, from the files of nominator Edward Neville da Costa Andrade, 1945.
    A set of letters and drafts of the nomination of Edward Appleton for the Nobel Prize in Physics, from the files of nominator Edward Neville da Costa Andrade, 1945.

    [APPLETON, Edward] ANDRADE, [Percy] Edward Neville da Costa.
    Successful Nobel Prize nomination for Edward Appleton. 1945.
    £4,750.00

  • A scarce publication capturing a piece of dance history, published by Cyril W. Beaumont, the legendary London dance scholar, critic and specialist bookseller.
    A scarce publication capturing a piece of dance history, published by Cyril W. Beaumont, the legendary London dance scholar, critic and specialist bookseller.

    WILLOUGHBY, Vera; BEAUMONT, Cyril W.
    The Art of Lubov Tchernicheva 1921.
    £4,750.00

  • First edition of one of the earliest medical treatments of non-traditional sexuality, Richard von Krafft-Ebing's Psychopathia Sexualis.
    First edition of one of the earliest medical treatments of non-traditional sexuality, Richard von Krafft-Ebing's Psychopathia Sexualis.

    KRAFFT-EBING, R[ichard] von.
    Psychopathia Sexualis, with Especial Reference to Contrary Sexual Instinct: 1892.
    £4,750.00

  • The scarce first edition of Przhevalsky's third expedition.
    The scarce first edition of Przhevalsky's third expedition.

    PRZHEVALSKY, Nikolay.
    Iz Zaisana cherez Khami v Tibet i na verkhoviia Zheltoi reki. 1883.
    £4,750.00

  • Sammelband containing the first editions of two significant astronomical textbooks, an influential 1556 edition of Sacrobosco's De Sphaera and Peucer's Elementa Doctrinae.
    Sammelband containing the first editions of two significant astronomical textbooks, an influential 1556 edition of Sacrobosco's De Sphaera and Peucer's Elementa Doctrinae.

    SACROBOSCO; PEUCER, Caspar.
    Sphaera Emendata. 1556 [&] 1551.
    £4,750.00

  • Two copper engraved plates with hand-colour. Framed and glazed. overall size: 55.5 by 63.5cm.

    BESLER, Basilius
    [Tulips] 1640.
    £4,750.00

  • A Treatise of Blazing Starres in Generall.
    A Treatise of Blazing Starres in Generall.

    NAUSEA, Friedrich [FLEMING, Abraham (translator)].
    A Treatise of Blazing Starres in Generall. 1618.
    £4,750.00

  • The photographic panoramas are from the Kwen Lun range south of Khotan, and on the Pamirs were taken on Stein's expedition in Chinese Turkestan (1900/1901).
    The photographic panoramas are from the Kwen Lun range south of Khotan, and on the Pamirs were taken on Stein's expedition in Chinese Turkestan (1900/1901).

    STEIN, M[arc] Aurel.
    Mountain Panoramas from the Pamirs and Kwen Lun. 1908.
    £4,750.00

  • A complete collection of poetical works published by the Fantasy Press according to John Cotton's bibliography (also included), with three additional publications.
    A complete collection of poetical works published by the Fantasy Press according to John Cotton's bibliography (also included), with three additional publications.

    [FANTASY PRESS.] LARKIN, Philip; AMIS, Kingsley; HILL, Geoffrey; GUNN, Thom; JENNINGS, Elizabeth et al.
    Complete collection of poetical works published by the Fantasy Press, 1952-1962. 1952-1962.
    £4,750.00

  • First edition, first issue, of Winston Churchill's The River War, his second work and a lovely copy.
    First edition, first issue, of Winston Churchill's The River War, his second work and a lovely copy.

    CHURCHILL, Winston.
    The River War. 1899.
    £4,750.00

  • A lovely example of Tolkein's modern classic The Lord of the Rings sumptuously bound in full red morocco gilt
    A lovely example of Tolkein's modern classic The Lord of the Rings sumptuously bound in full red morocco gilt

    TOLKIEN, J.R.R.
    The Lord of the Rings. 1960.
    £4,750.00

  • First edition of Caledonia by Anthony Powell, one of 100 copies, inscribed by the author to Alan Harris.
    First edition of Caledonia by Anthony Powell, one of 100 copies, inscribed by the author to Alan Harris.

    POWELL, Anthony.
    Caledonia. A Fragment. [1934].
    £4,750.00

  • Amundsen's South Pole, The account of the first expedition to reach the South Pole. Together with rare display slip.
    Amundsen's South Pole, The account of the first expedition to reach the South Pole. Together with rare display slip.

    AMUNDSEN, Roald.
    The South Pole. 1912.
    £4,750.00

  • First edition of The Time Machine by H.G. Wells.
    First edition of The Time Machine by H.G. Wells.

    WELLS, H.G.
    The Time Machine. 1895.
    £4,750.00

  • Finely bound illustrated edition of Lermontov's Demon, one of the most celebrated works of Russian Romantic literature
    Finely bound illustrated edition of Lermontov's Demon, one of the most celebrated works of Russian Romantic literature

    LERMONTOV, Mikhail; EBERLING, Alfred (illustrator).
    Demon. 1910.
    £4,750.00

  • First edition of the Arabian Nights edited by JArrett printed for the Indian Army officers in Calcutta in 1881.
    First edition of the Arabian Nights edited by JArrett printed for the Indian Army officers in Calcutta in 1881.

    JARRETT, Henry Sullivan (editor).
    Selections from the Alif Laylah for the High Proficiency Examination in Arabic for Officers in the Military and Civil Services. 1881.
    £4,750.00

  • An attractive indian quran in a contemporary lacquered binding, from circa 1810.
    An attractive indian quran in a contemporary lacquered binding, from circa 1810.

    [QUR'AN].
    An Attractive Indian Qur'an, circa 1810 AD.
    £4,750.00

  • Impressive and uncommon work on French horse breeding at the beginning of Napoleon III's reign -the first edition well bound.
    Impressive and uncommon work on French horse breeding at the beginning of Napoleon III's reign -the first edition well bound.

    GAYOT, Eugène; Hippolyte Lalaisse (artist).
    Administration des Haras. Atlas statistique de la production des chevaux en France. 1850 [but ca. 1852; introduction dated Dec. 1851].
    £4,750.00

  • Constantinople, crossing Asia Minor and visiting Cyprus. Thence he crossed back over Asia minor to the Black Sea and Trebizond, continuing thorough Armenia
    Constantinople, crossing Asia Minor and visiting Cyprus. Thence he crossed back over Asia minor to the Black Sea and Trebizond, continuing thorough Armenia

    KINNEIR, Sir John Macdonald.
    Journey through Asia Minor, Armenia, 1818.
    £4,750.00

  • Amerapoora, steps on the south side of Maha-oung-meeay-liy-mhan kyoung.

    TRIPE, Linnaeus.
    Amerapoora, steps on the south side of Maha-oung-meeay-liy-mhan kyoung. [c.1855].
    £4,750.00

  • The title is from a song of the 1960s by The Kinks. The image is from a fashion photograph Hamilton found in a dustbin and kept for future use.
    The title is from a song of the 1960s by The Kinks. The image is from a fashion photograph Hamilton found in a dustbin and kept for future use.

    HAMILTON, Richard
    Dedicated Follower of Fashion 1980
    £4,680.00

  • [A Group of Butterflies and Moths].
    [A Group of Butterflies and Moths].

    [SEBA, Albertus].
    [A Group of Butterflies and Moths]. 1780.
    £4,500.00

  • 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

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