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  • An original watercolour sketch by Rowlandson of an aquatint illustration for 'The History of Johnny Quae Genus, the Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax' by William Combe.
    An original watercolour sketch by Rowlandson of an aquatint illustration for 'The History of Johnny Quae Genus, the Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax' by William Combe.

    ROWLANDSON, Thomas.
    [Quae Genus, in search of Service]. [c. 1821].
    £4,000.00

  • Learning from Las Vegas.
    Learning from Las Vegas.

    VENTURI, Robert; BROWN, Denise Scott; IZENOUR, Steven; COOPER, Muriel (designer).
    Learning from Las Vegas. 1972.
    £4,000.00

  • First editions of fifteen works of Government Correspondence charting the British relationship with Afghanistan, and by extension Russia, from 1863 to 1881, culminating in the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
    First editions of fifteen works of Government Correspondence charting the British relationship with Afghanistan, and by extension Russia, from 1863 to 1881, culminating in the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

    [Great Britain, Afghanistan].
    Correspondence Respecting the Relations between the British Government and that of Afghanistan 1878-1881.
    £4,000.00

  • Robert Frank's Flower Is consists of three bodies of work. It begins with photographs taken in Paris of flowers, flower sellers, and chance encounters on the street, continues in a car factory in Detroit, and ends with polaroids made in Mabou Mines, Nova Scotia.
    Robert Frank's Flower Is consists of three bodies of work. It begins with photographs taken in Paris of flowers, flower sellers, and chance encounters on the street, continues in a car factory in Detroit, and ends with polaroids made in Mabou Mines, Nova Scotia.

    FRANK, Robert.
    Flower Is. 1987.
    £4,000.00

  • A medical manuscript featuring lists of sicknesses and remedies copied in mughal india in 1698.
    A medical manuscript featuring lists of sicknesses and remedies copied in mughal india in 1698.

    [MEDICAL MANUSCRIPT].
    A Medical Encyclopedia, dated 1077 Hijri (1698 AD).
    £4,000.00

  • An interesting treatise on mathematics with a particular focus on multiplication and division in algebra and arithematic copied in Tabriz in 1675.
    An interesting treatise on mathematics with a particular focus on multiplication and division in algebra and arithematic copied in Tabriz in 1675.

    [MATHEMATICS].
    [Kitab fi Ilm al Jabr wa al-Hisab], dated 1086 (?) AH (c. 1675 AD).
    £4,000.00

  • Scenery of Portugal and Spain by George Vivian, the sequel to his volume on Spain, with picturesque lithographs.
    Scenery of Portugal and Spain by George Vivian, the sequel to his volume on Spain, with picturesque lithographs.

    VIVIAN, George.
    Scenery of Portugal and Spain. 1839.
    £4,000.00

  • Robert Frank's Flower Is consists of three bodies of work. It begins with photographs taken in Paris of flowers, flower sellers, and chance encounters on the street, continues in a car factory in Detroit, and ends with polaroids made in Mabou Mines, Nova Scotia.
    Robert Frank's Flower Is consists of three bodies of work. It begins with photographs taken in Paris of flowers, flower sellers, and chance encounters on the street, continues in a car factory in Detroit, and ends with polaroids made in Mabou Mines, Nova Scotia.

    FRANK, Robert.
    Flower Is. 1987.
    £4,000.00

  • Selby was a commander in the Indian Navy and surveyor in Mesopotamia. He set out to survey the ruins of the supposed site of Babylon with no preconceptions
    Selby was a commander in the Indian Navy and surveyor in Mesopotamia. He set out to survey the ruins of the supposed site of Babylon with no preconceptions

    SELBY, William Beaumont.
    Memoir on the ruins of Babylon. 1859.
    £4,000.00

  • First edition of Hugh Selwyn Mauberley by Ezra Pound, one of 200 copies.
    First edition of Hugh Selwyn Mauberley by Ezra Pound, one of 200 copies.

    [POUND, Ezra].
    Hugh Selwyn Mauberley by E.P. 1920.
    £4,000.00

  • First English edition of the first English Baedeker title to be published.
    First English edition of the first English Baedeker title to be published.

    BAEDEKER, Karl.
    Germany. Rhine from Switzerland to Holland. 1861.
    £4,000.00

  • Rare. Robinson claimed that Wellsted in his work Travels in Arabia endeavoured to obtain undue credit for James Bruce at the expense of Lord Valentia
    Rare. Robinson claimed that Wellsted in his work Travels in Arabia endeavoured to obtain undue credit for James Bruce at the expense of Lord Valentia

    ROBINSON, Frederick.
    Refutation of Lieutenant Wellsted's Attack 1842.
    £4,000.00

  • Heroic Poetry.
    Heroic Poetry.

    BOWRA, C. M.
    Heroic Poetry. 1952.
    £4,000.00

  • Sam Francis, Untitled SFE 018, 1991, Aquatint in colours, 1991, on wove paper, signed and numbered from the edition
    Sam Francis, Untitled SFE 018, 1991, Aquatint in colours, 1991, on wove paper, signed and numbered from the edition

    FRANCIS, Sam
    Untitled (SFE-081) 1991
    £4,000.00

  • Extremely scarce set of lithographs of maritime views, no copies on WorldCat.
    Extremely scarce set of lithographs of maritime views, no copies on WorldCat.

    MOZIN, Charles.
    Marine. Goupil & Co's early drawing Books. [1851].
    £4,000.00

  • The views cover worship, entertainment, residences, mercantile and financial establishments. Of particular interest are the views of West End squares.
    The views cover worship, entertainment, residences, mercantile and financial establishments. Of particular interest are the views of West End squares.

    PAPWORTH, John.
    Select views of London; 1816.
    £4,000.00

  • First English edition of Fumée's Histoire de troubles Hongrie, chronicling the 150 year Turkish occupation of Hunagary from the fall of Buda in 1541
    First English edition of Fumée's Histoire de troubles Hongrie, chronicling the 150 year Turkish occupation of Hunagary from the fall of Buda in 1541

    FUMÉE, Martin.
    The Historie of the Troubles of Hungarie: 1600.
    £4,000.00

  • First English edition of an important work in north-west coast exploration. Map depicts Alaska as an island and shows routes taken by Russian expeditions
    First English edition of an important work in north-west coast exploration. Map depicts Alaska as an island and shows routes taken by Russian expeditions

    STAEHLIN, J[akob] v[on].
    An account of the new Northern Archipelago 1774.
    £4,000.00

  • The present letter is one of the first that Bruce sent back. Explains his preparations for resisting the assaults of Barbary Pirates on British property.
    The present letter is one of the first that Bruce sent back. Explains his preparations for resisting the assaults of Barbary Pirates on British property.

    BRUCE, James.
    Autograph letter, signed, concerning Barbary pirates. 1763.
    £4,000.00

  • A very handsome set of this 4 volume large paper copy of the Works of Joseph Addison, printed by Tonson in London, 1721, bound in contemporary red morocco
    A very handsome set of this 4 volume large paper copy of the Works of Joseph Addison, printed by Tonson in London, 1721, bound in contemporary red morocco

    ADDISON, Joseph.
    The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq. 1721.
    £3,950.00

  • First edition with the letter from the author. With portrait done by Bip Pares
    First edition with the letter from the author. With portrait done by Bip Pares

    SHIPTON, Eric.
    Blank on the map. 1938.
    £3,950.00

  • A complete run of one year of one of the major periodicals of the 1920s, with striking cover designs.
    A complete run of one year of one of the major periodicals of the 1920s, with striking cover designs.

    [SOVIET WOMEN].
    Zhenskiy Zhurnal [Women's magazine]. 1929.
    £3,950.00

  • Scarce Ashkenazic miniature prayer book, published in Offenbach in 1816.
    Scarce Ashkenazic miniature prayer book, published in Offenbach in 1816.

    [PRAYER BOOK].
    Sefirat HaOmer. 1816.
    £3,950.00

  • The first edition in English of The Ornithology of Francis Willughby; the most celebrated early English ornithology.
    The first edition in English of The Ornithology of Francis Willughby; the most celebrated early English ornithology.

    Willughby, Francis; RAY, John (editor).
    The Ornithology of Francis Willughby 1678.
    £3,950.00

  • Photographs include: the Acropolis, Temple of Jupiter, Gate of Adrian, Theatre of Herodes Atticus, Propylea, Temple of Nike, etc.
    Photographs include: the Acropolis, Temple of Jupiter, Gate of Adrian, Theatre of Herodes Atticus, Propylea, Temple of Nike, etc.

    [ATHENS]. MARION & CO.
    Album of 30 photographs. c.1870s-1880s
    £3,950.00

  • Felicitations 'gramota' presented by the Horse Guards Regiment to the Finliandsky Guards Regiment on the occasion of their 125-years anniversary.

    ZVORYKINE, Boris (artist).
    Anniversary of the Finliandsky Guard Regiment. 1931.
    £3,950.00

  • Exceptionally fresh example in the preferred binding.
    Exceptionally fresh example in the preferred binding.

    SHILDER, Nikolay Karlovich.
    Emperor Paul I. 1901.
    £3,950.00

  • extremely rare work on russian costumes and the cries of st petersburg, masterly drawn by a contemporary of le prince
    extremely rare work on russian costumes and the cries of st petersburg, masterly drawn by a contemporary of le prince

    DAHLSTEEN, Auguste.
    [Russische Trachten und Ausrufer in St. Petersburg]. circa 1760].
    £3,950.00

  • This set of views shows the magnificent country estate of the Mylius family near the village Loveno on Lake Como
    This set of views shows the magnificent country estate of the Mylius family near the village Loveno on Lake Como

    RUPPELL, Eduard.
    Erklärende Notizen zu einer Reihenfolge bildlicher Darstellungen der Villa Mylius zu Loveno am Comer See und der benachbarten Gegend. 1852.
    £3,950.00

  • 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

  • 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

  • Parrots, a group of six.
    Parrots, a group of six.

    EDWARDS, George.
    Parrots, a group of six. 1747-1751
    £3,900.00

  • Scarce early edition based on Cornazano's collection of tales, with 17 pictorial woodcuts, ttile within architectural border.
    Scarce early edition based on Cornazano's collection of tales, with 17 pictorial woodcuts, ttile within architectural border.

    Cornazano, Antonio.
    Proverbii de M. Antonio Cornazano in facetie … Octobrio 1526.
    £3,850.00

  • A beautiful example of a Bezalel Megillat Esther on vellum, housed in a silver case with elaborate filigree and semiprecious stones.
    A beautiful example of a Bezalel Megillat Esther on vellum, housed in a silver case with elaborate filigree and semiprecious stones.

    [ESTHER SCROLL].
    [Esther Scroll housed in silver decorative case, untitled]. [Circa 1920].
    £3,800.00

  • Journal of our Voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne, Australia in the Ship Marco Polo.
    Journal of our Voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne, Australia in the Ship Marco Polo.

    [AUSTRALIA].
    Journal of our Voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne, Australia in the Ship Marco Polo. 22nd June - 8th or 9th November, 1854.
    £3,750.00

  • One of the pioneers of alpinism and alpine painting, Bourrit (1739-1819) accompanied de Saussure on his first ascents of the Alps.
    One of the pioneers of alpinism and alpine painting, Bourrit (1739-1819) accompanied de Saussure on his first ascents of the Alps.

    BOURRIT, Marc-Theodore.
    Nouvelle description générale et particulière des glaciers, 1787.
    £3,750.00

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