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  • 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 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 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

  • 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, 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 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

  • First edition of the first textbook of nuclear physics, George Gamow's Constitution of Atomic Nuclei & Radioactivity, in the rare dust jacket.
    First edition of the first textbook of nuclear physics, George Gamow's Constitution of Atomic Nuclei & Radioactivity, in the rare dust jacket.

    GAMOW, George.
    Constitution of Atomic Nuclei and Radioactivity. 1931.
    £1,250.00

  • A rare, mimeographed report on the effects of nuclear weapons, produced in 1952 by the Association of Scientific Workers, a British trade union.
    A rare, mimeographed report on the effects of nuclear weapons, produced in 1952 by the Association of Scientific Workers, a British trade union.

    Atomic Sciences Committee, Association of Scientific Workers.
    Atomic Energy Progress Notes. Volume II (Military). July 1952.
    £1,250.00

  • Set of the first and the second edition of physicist Arthur Compton's book X-Rays and Electrons,<em> </em>from the library of physicist David Webster with his extensive annotations.
    Set of the first and the second edition of physicist Arthur Compton's book X-Rays and Electrons,<em> </em>from the library of physicist David Webster with his extensive annotations.

    COMPTON, Arthur & ALLISON, Samuel K.
    X-Rays and Electrons [with] X-Rays in Theory and Experiment. 1926 & 1935.
    £1,250.00

  • Panorama Du Fleuve. Panorama De La Montagne. Panorama De La Côte.
    Panorama Du Fleuve. Panorama De La Montagne. Panorama De La Côte.

    EXTER, Alexandra (illustrator); COLMONT, Marie.
    Panorama Du Fleuve. Panorama De La Montagne. Panorama De La Côte. 1937-1938.
    £1,250.00

  • Le Gouvernment General de Provence

    SANSON, [Nicolas]. [and] JAILLOT [Alexis] H[ubert].
    Le Gouvernment General de Provence 1692.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of Aurel Stein's On Alexander's Track to the Indus, his passion project on the routes and battlefields of Alexander's campaign in the east.
    First edition of Aurel Stein's On Alexander's Track to the Indus, his passion project on the routes and battlefields of Alexander's campaign in the east.

    STEIN, Sir [Marc] Aurel.
    On Alexander's Track to the Indus. 1929.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of this early work by the prominent surgeon and anatomical illustrator Charles Bell, A Series of Engravings, Explaining the Course of the Nerves, published in 1803.
    First edition of this early work by the prominent surgeon and anatomical illustrator Charles Bell, A Series of Engravings, Explaining the Course of the Nerves, published in 1803.

    BELL, Charles.
    A Series of Engravings, Explaining the Course of the Nerves. 1803.
    £1,250.00

  • Rare map showing Stanley's travels on the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, only in 2 UK institutions and not in BL.
    Rare map showing Stanley's travels on the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, only in 2 UK institutions and not in BL.

    [STANLEY, Henry Morton]; Johnston, W. & A. K.
    New Map of Central Africa 1888.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa by David Livingstone, with the rare coloured frontispiece by West.
    First edition of Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa by David Livingstone, with the rare coloured frontispiece by West.

    LIVINGSTONE, David.
    Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa; 1857.
    £1,250.00

  • First English edition of Victor Jacquemont's Letters from India, the first publication in English of this scarce account of Jacquemont's journey through India.
    First English edition of Victor Jacquemont's Letters from India, the first publication in English of this scarce account of Jacquemont's journey through India.

    JACQUEMONT, Victor.
    Letters from India; 1834.
    £1,250.00

  • A work on the history and theory of music by Isaac Nathan - the Jewish-English composer of the famous Hebrew Melodies. <br />
    A work on the history and theory of music by Isaac Nathan - the Jewish-English composer of the famous Hebrew Melodies. <br />

    NATHAN, Isaac.
    An Essay on The History and Theory of Music; 1823.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of Portugal Illustrated by William Morgan Kinsey, containing 21 engraved views and 9 hand-coloured aquatint plates containing 36 costumes.
    First edition of Portugal Illustrated by William Morgan Kinsey, containing 21 engraved views and 9 hand-coloured aquatint plates containing 36 costumes.

    KINSEY, Rev. William Morgan.
    Portugal Illustrated in a Series Of Letters. 1828.
    £1,250.00

  • The first edition of Album d'un Soldate pernant la Campagne d'Espagne en 1823 by Clerjon de Champagny, with 40 hand-coloured lithographs of spanish costumes.
    The first edition of Album d'un Soldate pernant la Campagne d'Espagne en 1823 by Clerjon de Champagny, with 40 hand-coloured lithographs of spanish costumes.

    CHAMPAGNY, Clerjon de.
    Album d'un Soldat pendant la Campagne d'Espagne en 1823. 1829.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of Edward Joseph Thackwell's Narrative of the Second Seikh War, his scarce account of the Second Sikh War.
    First edition of Edward Joseph Thackwell's Narrative of the Second Seikh War, his scarce account of the Second Sikh War.

    THACKWELL, Edward Joseph.
    Narrative of the Second Seikh War, 1851.
    £1,250.00

  • Hogarth's Devia Cypria, his first publication in which he records his excavations around Paphos and the Carpas Peninsula, under the aegis of the Cyprus exploration fund.
    Hogarth's Devia Cypria, his first publication in which he records his excavations around Paphos and the Carpas Peninsula, under the aegis of the Cyprus exploration fund.

    HOGARTH, David George.
    Devia Cypria 1889.
    £1,250.00

  • Limited edition numbered 318 of 470
    Limited edition numbered 318 of 470

    SHAKESPEARE, William.
    The Poems & Sonnets of William Shakespeare. 1960.
    £1,250.00

  • The Haunted Bridge.
    The Haunted Bridge.

    KEENE, Carolyn.
    The Haunted Bridge. 1937.
    £1,250.00

  • A first edition, first printing of The Clue in the Crumbling Wall by Carolyn Keene
    A first edition, first printing of The Clue in the Crumbling Wall by Carolyn Keene

    KEENE, Carolyn.
    The Clue in the Crumbling Wall. 1945.
    £1,250.00

  • The account of Speke's final expedition. It's purpose was to explore the Victoria Nyanza area and confirm that the lake was the source of the White Nile.
    The account of Speke's final expedition. It's purpose was to explore the Victoria Nyanza area and confirm that the lake was the source of the White Nile.

    SPEKE, John Hanning
    Journal of the discovery of the source of the Nile 1863.
    £1,250.00

  • A large folding colour lithograph map of the Borough of Hampstead by G.W. Bacon

    BACON, G.W.
    Bacon's Plan of the Borough of Hampstead. [1916].
    £1,250.00

  • 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

  • Richly illustrated work on the Ancient history of Japan (1878) by Norman McLeod in which the author seeks to prove a Jewish origin for the Japanese.
    Richly illustrated work on the Ancient history of Japan (1878) by Norman McLeod in which the author seeks to prove a Jewish origin for the Japanese.

    MCLEOD, N[orman] (compiler).
    Illustrations to the Epitome of the Ancient History of Japan, 1878.
    £1,250.00

  • Conference in Algiers

    [LYONS, George Francis].
    Conference in Algiers 1816.
    £1,250.00

  • Symbolen voor Onderwijs en Statistiek. Symbols for Education and Statistics. 1928-1965.
    Symbolen voor Onderwijs en Statistiek. Symbols for Education and Statistics. 1928-1965.

    (ISOTYPE) ARNTZ, Gerd; BROOS, Kees.
    Symbolen voor Onderwijs en Statistiek. Symbols for Education and Statistics. 1928-1965. [1979].
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of the basis for the 1957 Stanley Kramer film 'The Pride and the Passion', starring Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, and Sophia Loren.
    First edition of the basis for the 1957 Stanley Kramer film 'The Pride and the Passion', starring Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, and Sophia Loren.

    FORESTER, C.S.
    The Gun. 1933.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of England and Russia Face to Face in Asia by Arthur Campbell Yate, an important work on the Afghan Boundary Commission, scarce with the maps present.
    First edition of England and Russia Face to Face in Asia by Arthur Campbell Yate, an important work on the Afghan Boundary Commission, scarce with the maps present.

    YATE, Lieut. A.C.
    England and Russia Face to Face in Asia: 1887.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of With Rod and Line in Kashmir by RH Skinner, a rare Lahore printed instruction manual for fly fishing in Kashmir.
    First edition of With Rod and Line in Kashmir by RH Skinner, a rare Lahore printed instruction manual for fly fishing in Kashmir.

    SKINNER, R.H.
    With Rod and Line in Kashmir. [1942].
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of The Bengal Reversion by Evans Bell, a scarce treatise criticising the governance of Bengal by the British, and succesfully predicted the Non co-operation movement and Indian independence by nearly 50 years.
    First edition of The Bengal Reversion by Evans Bell, a scarce treatise criticising the governance of Bengal by the British, and succesfully predicted the Non co-operation movement and Indian independence by nearly 50 years.

    BELL, Evans.
    The Bengal Reversion, Another "Exceptional Case." 1872.
    £1,250.00

  • The first edition of Joe Lisle's play on words, containing fourty hand-coloured aquatints.
    The first edition of Joe Lisle's play on words, containing fourty hand-coloured aquatints.

    LISLE, Joseph.
    Joe Lisle's Play Upon Words. 1828.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of Journal of a Route across India through Egypt by George Fitzclarence, containing 12 plates.
    First edition of Journal of a Route across India through Egypt by George Fitzclarence, containing 12 plates.

    FITZCLARENCE, Lieutenant-Colonel George Augustus Frederick.
    Journal of a Route across India, through Egypt, 1819.
    £1,250.00

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