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  • Signed first edition of Baker's The Rifle and Hound in Ceylon, a cornerstone of Big Game in South Asia.
    Signed first edition of Baker's The Rifle and Hound in Ceylon, a cornerstone of Big Game in South Asia.

    BAKER, Samuel.
    The Rifle and Hound in Ceylon. 1854.
    £750.00

  • First edition of Murder in the Stratosphere by John Laurence, in the original dustjacket.
    First edition of Murder in the Stratosphere by John Laurence, in the original dustjacket.

    LAURENCE, John.
    Murder in the Stratosphere. [1938].
    £750.00

  • An auction catalogue for the sale that never happened - The Dumfries House Chippendale Commission by Christie's.
    An auction catalogue for the sale that never happened - The Dumfries House Chippendale Commission by Christie's.

    [CHRISTIE'S].
    Christie's Sale Catalogue: Dumfries House. A Chippendale Commission. 2007.
    £750.00

  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

    CARROLL, Lewis; SHUKAEV, Evgenii (illustrator).
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. 1967.
    £750.00

  • She Stoops To Conquer
    She Stoops To Conquer

    GOLDSMITH, Oliver.
    She Stoops To Conquer 1773.
    £750.00

  • Bound by Zaehnsdorf
    Bound by Zaehnsdorf

    MORTENSEN, Otto.
    Jens Olsen's Clock. 1957
    £750.00

  • A handsome taxidermied barn owl mounted in a tree branch in a diorama style case with glass on three sides.

    [TAXIDERMY].
    Barn owl.
    £750.00

  • A fine and rare example of an early popular article by Nikola Tesla on the wireless transmission of electricity, published in Scientific American in 1904.
    A fine and rare example of an early popular article by Nikola Tesla on the wireless transmission of electricity, published in Scientific American in 1904.

    TESLA, Nikola.
    'The Transmission of Electric Energy without Wires' June 4, 1904.
    £750.00

  • An inscribed copy of <em>The Year 2000</em>, in which Herman Kahn and Anthony J. Weiner gave their predictions for what the world may look like at the turn of the millennium.
    An inscribed copy of <em>The Year 2000</em>, in which Herman Kahn and Anthony J. Weiner gave their predictions for what the world may look like at the turn of the millennium.

    KAHN, Herman; WIENER, Anthony J.
    The Year 2000. 1967.
    £750.00

  • Collins' Standard Map of London

    COLLINS, Henry George; STANFORD, Edward (publisher).
    Collins' Standard Map of London 1874.
    £750.00

  • First edition of The History of the Sikh Pioneers by George MacMunn, the copy of Lieutenant-General Sir Herbert Fothergill Cooke, with his inscription and additional ephemera including extra photographs.
    First edition of The History of the Sikh Pioneers by George MacMunn, the copy of Lieutenant-General Sir Herbert Fothergill Cooke, with his inscription and additional ephemera including extra photographs.

    MACMUNN, Sir George.
    The History of the Sikh Pioneers. [1936].
    £750.00

  • Scarce limited edition bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe of Gertrude Bell's The Arab War.
    Scarce limited edition bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe of Gertrude Bell's The Arab War.

    [BELL, Gertrude].
    The Arab War. 1940.
    £750.00

  • The uncommon offprint of Douglas Hartree's overview of the history and design of automatics calculating machines, including the Analytical Engine, the Harvard Mark I, and EDSAC.
    The uncommon offprint of Douglas Hartree's overview of the history and design of automatics calculating machines, including the Analytical Engine, the Harvard Mark I, and EDSAC.

    HARTREE, Douglas.
    Automatic Calculating Machines. 1950.
    £750.00

  • In Sons of Sinbad, Villiers provides a well illustrated account of his voyage from Aden to Mombasa, via Saudi Arabia, thence to Kuwait via Oman and Bahrain.
    In Sons of Sinbad, Villiers provides a well illustrated account of his voyage from Aden to Mombasa, via Saudi Arabia, thence to Kuwait via Oman and Bahrain.

    VILLIERS, Alan
    Sons of Sinbad. 1940
    £750.00

  • Adam Bartos made these photographs of people and sites associated with the Soviet space program between June 1995 and April 1999.

    BARTOS, Adam.
    Kosmos: A Portrait of the Russian Space Age. 2001.
    £750.00

  • A handsome collection of Shakespeare's works printed by The Nonesuch Press to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
    A handsome collection of Shakespeare's works printed by The Nonesuch Press to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

    SHAKESPEARE, William.
    The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. 1953.
    £750.00

  • The popularity of Strickland's Queens of England largely rests upon the domestic details and its gossipy nature, containing information not found elsewhere.
    The popularity of Strickland's Queens of England largely rests upon the domestic details and its gossipy nature, containing information not found elsewhere.

    STRICKLAND, Agnes
    Lives of the Queens of England, 1844.
    £750.00

  • Second state of Robert Graves's <em>Good-Bye to All That</em>, with the infamous Sassoon poem excised and replaced with asterisks.
    Second state of Robert Graves's <em>Good-Bye to All That</em>, with the infamous Sassoon poem excised and replaced with asterisks.

    GRAVES, Robert.
    Good-Bye to all That. 1929.
    £750.00

  • Evelyn Waugh's defining novel, <em>Brideshead Revisited</em>, details the spiritual lives behind the facades of an aristocratic family and their middle-class friend, the protagonist.
    Evelyn Waugh's defining novel, <em>Brideshead Revisited</em>, details the spiritual lives behind the facades of an aristocratic family and their middle-class friend, the protagonist.

    WAUGH, Evelyn.
    Brideshead Revisited. 1945.
    £750.00

  • Evelyn Waugh's third novel, <em>Black Mischief</em> was written whilst staying at Madresfield Court, Worcestershire as the guest of the Lygon sisters; this was the book that established his reputation as a master satirist. &#0;
    Evelyn Waugh's third novel, <em>Black Mischief</em> was written whilst staying at Madresfield Court, Worcestershire as the guest of the Lygon sisters; this was the book that established his reputation as a master satirist. &#0;

    WAUGH, Evelyn.
    Black Mischief. 1932.
    £750.00

  • First edition of this profusely illustrated reproduction
    First edition of this profusely illustrated reproduction

    FITZGERALD, Edward (translator)
    Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam c.1910.
    £750.00

  • Beyrouth comprises Sophie Ristelhueber's photographs of shell-damaged buildings.
    Beyrouth comprises Sophie Ristelhueber's photographs of shell-damaged buildings.

    RISTELHUEBER, Sophie.
    Beyrouth. 1984.
    £750.00

  • The first and only English edition of this work on algebra, translated from the Latin edition of 1693 that was also published in London.
    The first and only English edition of this work on algebra, translated from the Latin edition of 1693 that was also published in London.

    ALEXANDER, Johannes.
    A Synopsis of Algebra. 1709.
    £750.00

  • First edition of Hadrian the Seventh by F.R. Rolfe, in the first issue binding.
    First edition of Hadrian the Seventh by F.R. Rolfe, in the first issue binding.

    [CORVO, Baron] ROLFE, F.R.
    Hadrian the Seventh. 1904.
    £750.00

  • First edition of Charles Rathbone Low's Her Majesty's Navy, from from its origins under the auspices of the Tudor court to the close of the nineteenth century, including the Battle of Trafalgar with separate colour plates of HMS Victory and Lord Nelson.
    First edition of Charles Rathbone Low's Her Majesty's Navy, from from its origins under the auspices of the Tudor court to the close of the nineteenth century, including the Battle of Trafalgar with separate colour plates of HMS Victory and Lord Nelson.

    LOW, Lieut. Charles Rathbone.
    Her Majesty's Navy [1890-1893].
    £750.00

  • In the mid-1970s, Toon Michiels, a Dutch graphic designer and photographer, made a series of road trips across the United States, during which he became increasingly drawn to the neon signs outside motels and restaurants along the highways.
    In the mid-1970s, Toon Michiels, a Dutch graphic designer and photographer, made a series of road trips across the United States, during which he became increasingly drawn to the neon signs outside motels and restaurants along the highways.

    MICHIELS, Toon.
    American Neon Signs by Day & Night. 1980.
    £750.00

  • An exhibited copy of this highlight among 1970s conceptual artists' books. In the introduction, John Baldessari explains that Choosing Green Beans documents a game devised for two players.
    An exhibited copy of this highlight among 1970s conceptual artists' books. In the introduction, John Baldessari explains that Choosing Green Beans documents a game devised for two players.

    BALDESSARI, John.
    Choosing: Green Beans. 1972.
    £750.00

  • An unusual Ukrainian edition of Pierre Louys' famous collection of erotic poetry published in Podilia.
    An unusual Ukrainian edition of Pierre Louys' famous collection of erotic poetry published in Podilia.

    LOUYS, Pierre; SMERYCHYNSKY, Serhii (translator).
    Pisni Bilitidy [Les Chansons de Bilitis]. 1925.
    £750.00

  • First edition of A Winter in Morocco by Amelia Perrier, a scarce work recounting a woman's journey to Tangier, Morocco.
    First edition of A Winter in Morocco by Amelia Perrier, a scarce work recounting a woman's journey to Tangier, Morocco.

    PERRIER, Amelia.
    A Winter in Morocco. 1873.
    £750.00

  • An attractive 8vo edition of Physiologie du Gout, Brillat-Savarin's most famous work, plates and illustrations, fine french style calf, spine gilt
    An attractive 8vo edition of Physiologie du Gout, Brillat-Savarin's most famous work, plates and illustrations, fine french style calf, spine gilt

    BRILLAT-SAVARIN, Jean Anthelme
    Physiologie du Gout... 1840.
    £750.00

  • Bound in the attractive yellow pictorial bindings known as Biedermeier after the artistic movement which flourished in german-speaking countries between 1815 and 1848.
    Bound in the attractive yellow pictorial bindings known as Biedermeier after the artistic movement which flourished in german-speaking countries between 1815 and 1848.

    BAEDEKER, C.
    Allemagne. Le Rhin de Bale a Dusseldorf 1852
    £750.00

  • The account of Rutter's pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina. Rutter lived as a Muslim in a Mecca. Includes interviews with Ibn Saud.
    The account of Rutter's pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina. Rutter lived as a Muslim in a Mecca. Includes interviews with Ibn Saud.

    RUTTER, Eldon.
    The Holy Cities of Arabia. 1930.
    £750.00

  • Jacob's Kings of Arabia is a comprehensive political sketch of Yemen from the late 17th century to the early 20th century. The many plates focus on the Sheikhs and Sultans involved in the politics of Yemen, as well as the architecture and landscape of the region.
    Jacob's Kings of Arabia is a comprehensive political sketch of Yemen from the late 17th century to the early 20th century. The many plates focus on the Sheikhs and Sultans involved in the politics of Yemen, as well as the architecture and landscape of the region.

    JACOB, Harold F.
    Kings of Arabia. 1923.
    £750.00

  • A finely bound copy of Hogarth's Penetration of Arabia, a survey of Western exploration into Arabia, describing chronologically the key European explorers.
    A finely bound copy of Hogarth's Penetration of Arabia, a survey of Western exploration into Arabia, describing chronologically the key European explorers.

    HOGARTH, David George.
    The Penetration of Arabia. 1904.
    £750.00

  • Forster wrote his book in two thematically distinct parts, the first devoted to the city's history, the second to a more conventional, Baedeker-like series of walks through neighbourhoods and museums, as well as excursions ranging outside the city
    Forster wrote his book in two thematically distinct parts, the first devoted to the city's history, the second to a more conventional, Baedeker-like series of walks through neighbourhoods and museums, as well as excursions ranging outside the city

    FORSTER, E.M.
    Alexandria: a history and a guide. 1922.
    £750.00

  • First edition in English of A Voyage to Senegal by Michel Adanson, the important travel work recounting his famous botanical exploits in Senegal.
    First edition in English of A Voyage to Senegal by Michel Adanson, the important travel work recounting his famous botanical exploits in Senegal.

    ADANSON, Michel.
    A Voyage to Senegal, the Isle of Goree, and the River Gambia. 1759.
    £750.00

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