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  • An attractive signed first edition of the first novel by Kingsley Amis, Lucky Jim features an inferior academic in a second-rate university
    An attractive signed first edition of the first novel by Kingsley Amis, Lucky Jim features an inferior academic in a second-rate university

    AMIS, Kingsley.
    Lucky Jim. 1953.
    £9,500.00

  • Oil on canvas, signed and dated B. Nebot, 1751.

    NEBOT, Balthasar.
    A market scene with fruit and vegetable sellers in front of a walled town.
    £9,500.00

  • Battle of the Taku Forts
    Battle of the Taku Forts

    MASTERS, W. G. R., Major.
    Battle of the Taku Forts 1860
    £9,500.00

  • each finely painted in ink and gouache on paper with bird and flower scenes enclosed with floral cartouches, on a dark ground.
    each finely painted in ink and gouache on paper with bird and flower scenes enclosed with floral cartouches, on a dark ground.

    [CHINESE SCHOOL]
    Four Chinese Export Paintings. 19th century].
    £9,500.00

  • Small format photogravure on Japanese tissue paper of this pivotal photograph, documanting the lower deck passengers of a cruise ship on its way to Europe.

    STIEGLITZ, Alfred.
    The Steerage. 1907 [printed between 1911 and 1915].
    £9,500.00

  • An early 19th century Italian Esther scroll, beautifully illuminated in colour.
    An early 19th century Italian Esther scroll, beautifully illuminated in colour.

    [ESTHER SCROLL].
    [Illuminated Esther Scroll, untitled]. early 19th century.
    £9,500.00

  • <strong>A lovely example of 19th century flower painting in fine condition.<br /></strong>

    POISSANT, Adele.
    A bouquet of roses. Active 1831-1847.
    £9,500.00

  • The subscribers edition of this rare and important manual for trading by Richard Wyckoff, one of the legends of Wall Street.
    The subscribers edition of this rare and important manual for trading by Richard Wyckoff, one of the legends of Wall Street.

    WYCKOFF ASSOCIATES.
    The Richard D. Wyckoff Method of Trading and Investing in Stocks. 1937.
    £9,500.00

  • Incredibly rare illustrated Russian translation of the famous French version of the bible.
    Incredibly rare illustrated Russian translation of the famous French version of the bible.

    [Royaumont, de] and Vasiliy KRYLOV (translator).
    Sviashchennaia istoriia vetkhago i novago zaveta. 1820.
    £9,250.00

  • The first edition of Sir Matthew Hale's posthumously published Analysis of the Law, with extensive manuscript annotations by the barrister Maurice Johnson
    The first edition of Sir Matthew Hale's posthumously published Analysis of the Law, with extensive manuscript annotations by the barrister Maurice Johnson

    [HALE, Sir Matthew; JOHNSON, Maurice (manuscript notes)].
    The Analysis of the Law: 1713.
    £9,000.00

  • Second edition but the first to include the Derrotas, the instructions for navigation within the Americas. One of the rarest books of its class.
    Second edition but the first to include the Derrotas, the instructions for navigation within the Americas. One of the rarest books of its class.

    NODAL, Bartolome Garcia de & NODAL, Goncalo.
    Relacion del viage que por orden de su Magestad, y acuerdo de el real Consejo de Indias... [1766] & [1753].
    £9,000.00

  • The first edition, first state of John Baskerville's magnum opus, The Holy Bible, printed in Cambridge in 1763
    The first edition, first state of John Baskerville's magnum opus, The Holy Bible, printed in Cambridge in 1763

    BASKERVILLE, John (printer).
    The Holy Bible, 1763.
    £9,000.00

  • A rare poetic outburst occasioned by the return of Captain Cook from his first voyage.
    A rare poetic outburst occasioned by the return of Captain Cook from his first voyage.

    [COATES, Rev. Charles?]
    Otaheite: a Poem. 1774.
    £9,000.00

  • [A Group of Six Tulips].
    [A Group of Six Tulips].

    WEINMANN, Johann.
    [A Group of Six Tulips]. [1735]-1737-1745.
    £9,000.00

  • [A Group of Six Tulips].
    [A Group of Six Tulips].

    WEINMANN, Johann.
    [A Group of Six Tulips]. [1735]-1737-1745.
    £9,000.00

  • James Grant travelled with Speke from Zanzibar to the source of the Nile at Lake Victoria, naming Ripon Falls
    James Grant travelled with Speke from Zanzibar to the source of the Nile at Lake Victoria, naming Ripon Falls

    GRANT, James Augustus.
    A walk across Africa 1864.
    £9,000.00

  • A fine group of rare flower plates, being part of <em>Le Jardin d'Eden,</em> together the <em>Collection des Fleurs de la Chine & de l'Europe,</em> 1776.
    A fine group of rare flower plates, being part of <em>Le Jardin d'Eden,</em> together the <em>Collection des Fleurs de la Chine & de l'Europe,</em> 1776.

    BUCHOZ, Pierre Joseph.
    [A Group of Six Tulips]. 1781.
    £9,000.00

  • Group of four etchings of large vases by Piranesi, published in Rome in 1791.
    Group of four etchings of large vases by Piranesi, published in Rome in 1791.

    PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista.
    Vase. [1791].
    £9,000.00

  • First edition of Watership Down by Richard Adams, inscribed by the author to Russell Hoban
    First edition of Watership Down by Richard Adams, inscribed by the author to Russell Hoban

    ADAMS, Richard.
    Watership Down. 1972.
    £8,750.00

  • Photographs by Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934.
    Photographs by Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934.

    MAN RAY (pseud. RADNITZKY, Emmanuel).
    Photographs by Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934. 1934.
    £8,750.00

  • The Americans.
    The Americans.

    FRANK, Robert.
    The Americans. 1969.
    £8,750.00

  • Workshop was the eponymous journal of Workshop Photography School in Tokyo. Eight issues were published between 1974 and 1976.

    [WORKSHOP PHOTOGRAPHY SCHOOL]. TOMATSU, Shomei; MORIYAMA, Daido; ARAKI, Nobuyushi; HOSOE, Eikoh; FUKASE, Masahisa; YOKOSUKA, Noriaki et al.
    Workshop 1-8 [all published]. September 1974-July 1976.
    £8,750.00

  • James Joyce 1882–1941. Wednesday, 14th June, to Wednesday, 12th July, 1950. Institute of Contemporary Arts 17-18 Dover Street Piccadilly W.1.

    [HAMILTON, Richard].
    James Joyce 1882–1941. Wednesday, 14th June, to Wednesday, 12th July, 1950. Institute of Contemporary Arts 17-18 Dover Street Piccadilly W.1. 1950.
    £8,750.00

  • A large and impressive view of the siege of khandahar from post mughal india.
    A large and impressive view of the siege of khandahar from post mughal india.

    [INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING]. [LAHARWI, Abd Al Hamid].
    [The Siege of Khandahar], probably late 19th century.
    £8,750.00

  • The scarce and impressive large-scale poster designed by Goncharova.

    GONCHAROVA, Natalia.
    Grand Bal de Nuit. 1923.
    £8,750.00

  • First edition of Beyond a Boundary by C.L.R. James, inscribed by the author to Vivian Virtue.
    First edition of Beyond a Boundary by C.L.R. James, inscribed by the author to Vivian Virtue.

    JAMES, C.L.R.
    Beyond a Boundary. 1963.
    £8,750.00

  • An excellent example of of this extremely rare work on St Petersburg, inscribed to Secretary of State Vladimir Ivanovich Panaev.
    An excellent example of of this extremely rare work on St Petersburg, inscribed to Secretary of State Vladimir Ivanovich Panaev.

    TSYLOV, Nikolai Ivanovich.
    Plany S. Peterburga v 1700, 1705, 1725, 1738, 1756, 1777, 1799, 1840 и 1849 godakh, s prilozheniem planov 13 chastei stolitsy 1853 goda. 1853.
    £8,750.00

  • An early presentation copy of Sentimental Journey, Araki Nobuyoshi's most important work, inscribed to Asahi Sonorama Chief Editor Tatsuo Shira with a drawing of a three-trunked elephant.
    An early presentation copy of Sentimental Journey, Araki Nobuyoshi's most important work, inscribed to Asahi Sonorama Chief Editor Tatsuo Shira with a drawing of a three-trunked elephant.

    ARAKI, Nobuyoshi.
    Senchimentaru na Tabi [Sentimental Journey]. [1971].
    £8,750.00

  • First edition of this scarce and important work on Tahiti. Morenhout was sometime US Consul in the Pacific Islands and French consul in Tahiti.
    First edition of this scarce and important work on Tahiti. Morenhout was sometime US Consul in the Pacific Islands and French consul in Tahiti.

    MOERENHOUT, Jacques Antoine.
    Voyages aux iles du Grand Ocean. 1837.
    £8,500.00

  • First edition of A History of the Boondelas by Wredenhall Pogson, the first translation of Lal Kavi's <em>Chhatraprakash</em>, his epic poem of his patron Maharaja Chhatrasal Bundela, and one of the first books to contain Indian printed lithographs.
    First edition of A History of the Boondelas by Wredenhall Pogson, the first translation of Lal Kavi's <em>Chhatraprakash</em>, his epic poem of his patron Maharaja Chhatrasal Bundela, and one of the first books to contain Indian printed lithographs.

    KAVI, Lal; POGSON, Wredenhall Robert (translator).
    A History of the Boondelas. 1828.
    £8,500.00

  • First edition of A Geographical Memoir of the Persian Empire by John Kinneir with the rare seperately issued map, discussing Persia, Caucasus, Pakistan, and the Gulf.
    First edition of A Geographical Memoir of the Persian Empire by John Kinneir with the rare seperately issued map, discussing Persia, Caucasus, Pakistan, and the Gulf.

    KINNEIR, John MacDonald.
    A Geographical Memoir of the Persian Empire, accompanied by a map. 1813.
    £8,500.00

  • A unique Selichot Ashkenazi Hebrew manuscript on vellum 'Belonging to the heroes of the Chevra Kadisha on the holy community of Schottland', includes a colour illustration. A rare relic from a 19th-century Jewish community in northern Poland.
    A unique Selichot Ashkenazi Hebrew manuscript on vellum 'Belonging to the heroes of the Chevra Kadisha on the holy community of Schottland', includes a colour illustration. A rare relic from a 19th-century Jewish community in northern Poland.

    [ANON.]
    Selichoth shel K"A Kislev. 1822.
    £8,500.00

  • First editions of Nicholas Hawksemoor's A Short Account of London Bridge, and Thomas Lediard's Some Observations on the Scheme, with extra plates.
    First editions of Nicholas Hawksemoor's A Short Account of London Bridge, and Thomas Lediard's Some Observations on the Scheme, with extra plates.

    HAWKSMOOR, Nicholas; LEDIARD, Thomas.
    A Short Account of London-Bridge; 1736; [1738].
    £8,500.00

  • First edition of From Russia, With Love by Ian Fleming
    First edition of From Russia, With Love by Ian Fleming

    FLEMING, Ian.
    From Russia, With Love. 1957.
    £8,500.00

  • The first edition of The Oriental Album by Henry Van Lennep, containing 20 chromo-lithographed plates depicting Turkish, Armenian, and Jewish dress.
    The first edition of The Oriental Album by Henry Van Lennep, containing 20 chromo-lithographed plates depicting Turkish, Armenian, and Jewish dress.

    VAN LENNEP, Henry J.
    The Oriental Album: 1862.
    £8,500.00

  • A superlative account of the prelude to and events of the First World War, this inscribed and signed edition of The World Crisis by Winston Churchill also has The Criticism
    A superlative account of the prelude to and events of the First World War, this inscribed and signed edition of The World Crisis by Winston Churchill also has The Criticism

    CHURCHILL, Winston.
    The World Crisis 1911-1914. 1923-1931.
    £8,500.00

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