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  • A handsome edition og Edeward Gibbon's classic History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, in a contemporary tan calf armoiral binding
    A handsome edition og Edeward Gibbon's classic History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, in a contemporary tan calf armoiral binding

    GIBBON, Edward.
    The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. 1838.
    £1,100.00

  • Edward Bawden's personal copy of The Sixpence that Rolled Away by Louis MacNeice, with Bawden's ownership signature.
    Edward Bawden's personal copy of The Sixpence that Rolled Away by Louis MacNeice, with Bawden's ownership signature.

    BAWDEN, Edward (illustrator); MACNEICE, Louis.
    The Sixpence that Rolled Away. 1956.
    £1,100.00

  • The first UK edition, first impression of Bertrand Russell's classic History of Western Philosophy.
    The first UK edition, first impression of Bertrand Russell's classic History of Western Philosophy.

    RUSSELL, Bertrand.
    History of Western Philosophy 1946.
    £1,100.00

  • A first edition of collected stories by Agatha Christie, many of the stories involve a supernatural or paranormal element. In striking macabre dust-jacket
    A first edition of collected stories by Agatha Christie, many of the stories involve a supernatural or paranormal element. In striking macabre dust-jacket

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    The Hound of Death. 1933.
    £1,100.00

  • LVTZENBVRGEN SIS DVCATVS VERISS DESCRIPT.

    ORTELIUS, Abraham.
    LVTZENBVRGEN SIS DVCATVS VERISS DESCRIPT. 1598.
    £1,100.00

  • Poezd [The Train].
    Poezd [The Train].

    SIMONOVICH-EFIMOVA, Nina (illustrator); OSTROUMOV, Lev Evgenevich.
    Poezd [The Train]. 1928.
    £1,100.00

  • Winston Churchill Said, two of these leaflets are described by Woods (A18/1 and A18/2) but the third is not and evidently issued in its own right

    CHURCHILL, Winston.
    Churchill Said... 1911.
    £1,100.00

  • Travels 1843-45 in Kuangtung, Fukien, the Chekiang coast, and Shanghai. Visit to the tea, silk, and cotton countries Chinese new plants, etc.
    Travels 1843-45 in Kuangtung, Fukien, the Chekiang coast, and Shanghai. Visit to the tea, silk, and cotton countries Chinese new plants, etc.

    FORTUNE, Robert.
    Three years' wanderings in 1847.
    £1,100.00

  • Includes two views of Hong Kong.
    Includes two views of Hong Kong.

    SMITH, Rev. George.
    A narrative of an exploratory visit 1847.
    £1,100.00

  • Two volumes in original dust-jackets.
    Two volumes in original dust-jackets.

    CRANFORD SERIES; THOMSON, Hugh (illustrator)
    Two volumes in original dust-jackets. 1892-1895
    £1,100.00

  • First edition of Carroll's dark poem, describing 'with infinite humor the impossible voyage of an improbable crew to find an inconceivable creature'
    First edition of Carroll's dark poem, describing 'with infinite humor the impossible voyage of an improbable crew to find an inconceivable creature'

    CARROLL, Lewis (pseud. DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge).
    The Hunting of the Snark. 1876.
    £1,100.00

  • A publisher's presentation copy of the first edition of A Book of Princeton Verson II, including work by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
    A publisher's presentation copy of the first edition of A Book of Princeton Verson II, including work by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

    FITZGERALD, F. Scott (contributor) et al.
    A Book of Princeton Verse II. 1919.
    £1,100.00

  • a quintessential record 60's designs. Must haves for not only students of fashion, but also for those who were there and can't remember it!
    a quintessential record 60's designs. Must haves for not only students of fashion, but also for those who were there and can't remember it!

    BIBA
    Mail order catalogues n.d. [1960s, probably 1968-69].
    £1,100.00

  • In and Around Poona by Goerge Franks is a highly unusual set of guide-books to various walks in and around Poona in India. Very scarce.
    In and Around Poona by Goerge Franks is a highly unusual set of guide-books to various walks in and around Poona in India. Very scarce.

    FRANKS, H. George.
    In and around Poona. c.1929.
    £1,100.00

  • primarily relating to an account of Ethiopia in the second half of the sixteenth century whilst under the control of the Catholic patriarchs
    primarily relating to an account of Ethiopia in the second half of the sixteenth century whilst under the control of the Catholic patriarchs

    GODINHO, Nicolao.
    De Abassinorum rebus, deque Aethiopiae Patriarchis 1615.
    £1,100.00

  • First edition of Source of the Blue Nile by Arthur Hayes, a record of a journey through the Soudan to Lake Tsana in western Abyssinia, and of the return to Egypt by the valley of the Atbara
    First edition of Source of the Blue Nile by Arthur Hayes, a record of a journey through the Soudan to Lake Tsana in western Abyssinia, and of the return to Egypt by the valley of the Atbara

    HAYES, Arthur J.
    The Source of the Blue Nile 1905.
    £1,100.00

  • A first edition of the author's highly collectable first novel, in the original dust jacket.
    A first edition of the author's highly collectable first novel, in the original dust jacket.

    SMITH, Dodie.
    I Capture the Castle. 1949.
    £1,100.00

  • Rare. The first appearance in book form of any account of Livingstone's travels in Africa
    Rare. The first appearance in book form of any account of Livingstone's travels in Africa

    [LIVINGSTONE, David].
    A Narrative of Dr. Livingston's Discoveries in south-central Africa, from 1849 to 1856. 1857.
    £1,100.00

  • First and only edition of this title.
    First and only edition of this title.

    BAEDEKER, Karl.
    Weimar und Jena 1932.
    £1,100.00

  • A magnificent original hand-coloured aquatint, excellent condition with radiant colouring and full margins.

    SALT, Henry.
    A View near the Roode Sand Pass at the Cape of Good Hope. May 1st. 1809.
    £1,100.00

  • From Joan Blaeu's town book of the Netherlands, first published one year after the peace of Munster.

    BLAEU, Joan.
    Middelburgum. 1649.
    £1,100.00

  • The frist edition of thi translation of Cornelius Nepos' De Viris Illustribus, The Lives of Illustrious Men
    The frist edition of thi translation of Cornelius Nepos' De Viris Illustribus, The Lives of Illustrious Men

    NEPOS, Cornelius.
    The Lives of Illustrious Men. 1684.
    £1,000.00

  • First edition of the 1940 issue of the The Straits Times Annual of Singapore, profusely illustrated and revealing life in Singapore and Southeast Asia.
    First edition of the 1940 issue of the The Straits Times Annual of Singapore, profusely illustrated and revealing life in Singapore and Southeast Asia.

    [SINGAPORE].
    The Straits Times Annual Singapore 1940. 1940.
    £1,000.00

  • Scarce first edition of the Basel Haggadah in its original ornamental binding and magnificent woodcut illustrations.
    Scarce first edition of the Basel Haggadah in its original ornamental binding and magnificent woodcut illustrations.

    [HAGGADAH]. COSCHELSBERG, Solomon (corrector).
    Seder Haggadah shel Pesach im Targum Ashkenaz. 1816.
    £1,000.00

  • New Light on Dark Africa:
    New Light on Dark Africa:

    PETERS, Carl.
    New Light on Dark Africa: 1891.
    £1,000.00

  • First edition of the lavishly illustrated Fruit grower's Guide by John Wright, illustrated by Mary Rivers, 1891-1894.
    First edition of the lavishly illustrated Fruit grower's Guide by John Wright, illustrated by Mary Rivers, 1891-1894.

    [HORTICULTURE] WRIGHT, John & RIVERS, May.
    The Fruit Grower's Guide. [1891-1894].
    £1,000.00

  • A deed granting the equity of redemption in the leasehold estate of John Bourke Ryan to his creditors, including the merchant Edward Goldsmid
    A deed granting the equity of redemption in the leasehold estate of John Bourke Ryan to his creditors, including the merchant Edward Goldsmid

    [LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF THE TREASURY].
    Grant by Letters Patent in trust of the equity of redemption in the leasehold estate of John Bourke Ryan an outlaw. 18th April 1812. 1812.
    £1,000.00

  • This book features Hamaguchi Takashi's photographs of the protests against the renewal of the ANPO Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan and many of the other student protests that took place in Japan throught the 1960s.
    This book features Hamaguchi Takashi's photographs of the protests against the renewal of the ANPO Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan and many of the other student protests that took place in Japan throught the 1960s.

    [PROTEST BOOK]. HAMAGUCHI, Takashi.
    Daigaku tōsō 70-nen Anpo e [Student Struggle Against the Security Treaty]. 1969.
    £1,000.00

  • First edition of Count Gleichen's The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, scarce official survey of Egypt under British Rule, only 1500 printed of vol 1 and only 1000 of vol 2.
    First edition of Count Gleichen's The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, scarce official survey of Egypt under British Rule, only 1500 printed of vol 1 and only 1000 of vol 2.

    GLEICHEN, Count [Albert Edward Wilfred] (editor).
    The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: 1905.
    £1,000.00

  • A fine record of some the great archaeological sites of Iran as seen from the air, thus capturing ancient cities and towns in their complete geographic environment. Includes much on Persepolis.
    A fine record of some the great archaeological sites of Iran as seen from the air, thus capturing ancient cities and towns in their complete geographic environment. Includes much on Persepolis.

    SCHMIDT, Erich F.
    Flights over the ancient cities of Iran. 1940.
    £1,000.00

  • First edition of Samuel Baker's The Albert N'Yanza, in which Samuel Baker discovered the third great Nile lake, the Albert N'Yanza, but only after most of his men had deserted him.
    First edition of Samuel Baker's The Albert N'Yanza, in which Samuel Baker discovered the third great Nile lake, the Albert N'Yanza, but only after most of his men had deserted him.

    BAKER, Samuel White.
    The Albert N'Yanza, 1866.
    £1,000.00

  • First edition of W. N. McMillan's Expeditions and Big Game Hunting by Burchard Heinrich Jessen, a scarce account of four hunting trips up the Blue Nile and East Africa.
    First edition of W. N. McMillan's Expeditions and Big Game Hunting by Burchard Heinrich Jessen, a scarce account of four hunting trips up the Blue Nile and East Africa.

    JESSEN, Burchard Heinrich.
    W. N. McMillan's Expeditions and Big Game Hunting 1906.
    £1,000.00

  • First edition of William Palgrave's classic Narrative of a Year's Journey through Central and Eastern Arabia, in which he was the first European to reach Riyadh and the second to enter Ha'il.
    First edition of William Palgrave's classic Narrative of a Year's Journey through Central and Eastern Arabia, in which he was the first European to reach Riyadh and the second to enter Ha'il.

    PALGRAVE, William Gifford.
    Narrative of a Year's Journey Through Central and Eastern Arabia (1862-63). 1865.
    £1,000.00

  • A first edition of Zima by Vavara Mirovich
    A first edition of Zima by Vavara Mirovich

    MIROVICH, Varvara.; POKROVSKY, B.
    Zima [Winter]. 1927.
    £1,000.00

  • First edition of Mogg's New Plan of London, a lovley map of London form 1835.
    First edition of Mogg's New Plan of London, a lovley map of London form 1835.

    MOGG, Edward.
    Mogg's New Plan of London 1835.
    £1,000.00

  • Colin MacInnes' autograph working manuscript of <em>No Novel Reader</em>, his treatise on 'the novel' published in 1975, just a year before his death.

    MACINNES, Colin.
    Autograph working manuscript of 'No Novel Reader'. August 1974.
    £1,000.00

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