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  • Miniature painting inspired by Kamal al din Behzad by contemporary artist Maryam Mirzaei.

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    Copy of Pand-e Pir 2012
    £55,000.00

  • Andy Warhol, Cheddar Cheese, 1969, screenprint, signed by the artist, from the edition of 250, on wove paper
    Andy Warhol, Cheddar Cheese, 1969, screenprint, signed by the artist, from the edition of 250, on wove paper

    WARHOL, Andy
    Cheddar Cheese, from Campbell's Soup II 1969
    £55,000.00

  • Joan Miro, Le Bagnarde et sa Compagne, 1975, etching and aquatint, signed by the artist, from the edition of 50, on Arches paper

    MIRO, Joan
    Le Bagnard et sa Compagne 1975
    £52,000.00

  • First edition of Diogo Pacheco's Emanuelis Lusitan, that in 1514 resulted in the Papal Bull that granted Portugal a monopoly on the East including Arabia and the Gulf.
    First edition of Diogo Pacheco's Emanuelis Lusitan, that in 1514 resulted in the Papal Bull that granted Portugal a monopoly on the East including Arabia and the Gulf.

    PACHECO, Diogo.
    Emanuelis Lusitan: 1514.
    £50,000.00

  • The first dated edition of Erasmus' Moriae Encomium, an important work of humanist rhetoric which satirised the corrpution and religious hypocrisy of Europe's elite.
    The first dated edition of Erasmus' Moriae Encomium, an important work of humanist rhetoric which satirised the corrpution and religious hypocrisy of Europe's elite.

    ERASMUS, Desiderius.
    Moriae Encomium. August 1511.
    £50,000.00

  • Nature more a la pasteque by Pablo Picasso, a linocut printed in colours in 1962 on arches paper, signed in pencil.
    Nature more a la pasteque by Pablo Picasso, a linocut printed in colours in 1962 on arches paper, signed in pencil.

    PICASSO, Pablo
    Nature Morte à la Pastèque 1962
    £50,000.00

  • First collected edition of mathematician Oronce Finé's Protomathesis, a beautifully illustrated publication encompassing arithmetic, geometry, cosmography, and sundials.
    First collected edition of mathematician Oronce Finé's Protomathesis, a beautifully illustrated publication encompassing arithmetic, geometry, cosmography, and sundials.

    FINÉ, Oronce.
    Protomathesis: 1532 [part titles of 'De geometria' dated 1530 and of 'De solaribus horologiis' 1531].
    £50,000.00

  • Francescos Panini's Vedute delle Quattro Principali Basiliche e Monumenti di Roma nel XVIII Secolo, with 40 double page engravings, more than the Getty or the Calcografia Nazionale copies.
    Francescos Panini's Vedute delle Quattro Principali Basiliche e Monumenti di Roma nel XVIII Secolo, with 40 double page engravings, more than the Getty or the Calcografia Nazionale copies.

    PANINI, Francesco.
    [Vedute delle Quattro Principali Basiliche e Monumenti di Roma nel XVIII Secolo]. 1765-90.
    £50,000.00

  • Recueil des differens costumes des peoples sujets de l'empire othoman. [bound with] [Die algierische Hofstaat, dabei die beiden Brüder Wolfgang im Sclavendienst].
    Recueil des differens costumes des peoples sujets de l'empire othoman. [bound with] [Die algierische Hofstaat, dabei die beiden Brüder Wolfgang im Sclavendienst].

    [TURKISH COSTUME]; [WOLFGANG, Andreas Matthäus].
    Recueil des differens costumes des principaux officiers et magistrats de la porte; [1775]; [c. 1701].
    £50,000.00

  • First edition, Italian text version, of Il Costume Antico e Moderno by Giulio Ferrario.
    First edition, Italian text version, of Il Costume Antico e Moderno by Giulio Ferrario.

    FERRARIO, Giulio.
    Il Costume Antico e Moderno 1817-1826.
    £50,000.00

  • One of the earliest accurate views of Chennai (Madras) and possibly the first from the mainland, c.1746, by a French naval officer.
    One of the earliest accurate views of Chennai (Madras) and possibly the first from the mainland, c.1746, by a French naval officer.

    [MADRAS].
    Manuscript Panorama of Madras. [1740-1746].
    £50,000.00

  • A splendid and historically significant album with original artwork, signed and dated by the artist, made during Cardero's first stay in Istanbul
    A splendid and historically significant album with original artwork, signed and dated by the artist, made during Cardero's first stay in Istanbul

    CARDERO (Jose).
    Album of Turkish Watercolours 1785.
    £50,000.00

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    REDOUTE, Pierre-Joseph.
    Rosa parvi-flora. [c.1828].
    £50,000.00

  • A handsome set in a contemporary Venetian binding. One of the earliest and most important collections of Voyages and Travels of the 16th century (Church).
    A handsome set in a contemporary Venetian binding. One of the earliest and most important collections of Voyages and Travels of the 16th century (Church).

    RAMUSIO, Giovanni Battista.
    Delle Navigationi et Viaggi... 1613, 1606, 1606.
    £48,000.00

  • The deluxe edition. One of 15 copies with an additional four etchings.
    The deluxe edition. One of 15 copies with an additional four etchings.

    MOORE, Henry.
    Sheep. 1975.
    £47,500.00

  • Limited edition of Parler Seul Poeme by Tristan Tzara with an additional lithograph by Joan Miro heightened and signed by the artist.
    Limited edition of Parler Seul Poeme by Tristan Tzara with an additional lithograph by Joan Miro heightened and signed by the artist.

    MIRÓ, Joan; TZARA, Tristan.
    Parler Seul. Poème. 1950.
    £47,500.00

  • A compilation manuscript containing text from Aufi and Qazvini, India, late 19th century.
    A compilation manuscript containing text from Aufi and Qazvini, India, late 19th century.

    AUFI, Zahiriddin Nasr Muhammad [&] QAZVINI, Zakariya.
    A compilation manuscript including excerpts from the Jawami ul-Hikayat and the Aja'ib ul-Makhluqat, late 18th or early 19th century.
    £45,000.00

  • First edition of An Historical and Descriptive Account of Antigua by J. Johnson, containing 3 maps and 7 views of Antigua. Considered on of the most impressive works to depict Antigua in the nineteenth century.
    First edition of An Historical and Descriptive Account of Antigua by J. Johnson, containing 3 maps and 7 views of Antigua. Considered on of the most impressive works to depict Antigua in the nineteenth century.

    JOHNSON, J.
    An Historical and Descriptive Account of Antigua, 1830.
    £45,000.00

  • A fresh, clean copy of the set of Salt's very fine large format views of St Helena, India Abyssinia, Egypt, and elsewhere.
    A fresh, clean copy of the set of Salt's very fine large format views of St Helena, India Abyssinia, Egypt, and elsewhere.

    SALT, Henry.
    Twenty four views taken in St. Helena, 1809.
    £45,000.00

  • 2 vols, comprising text vol. & atlas, together 44 engraved plates, contemporary full red morocco gilt, a scarce and impressive work on cavalry.
    2 vols, comprising text vol. & atlas, together 44 engraved plates, contemporary full red morocco gilt, a scarce and impressive work on cavalry.

    DRUMMOND DE MELFORT, Louis Hector (Comte de).
    Traite sur la Cavalerie. 1776.
    £45,000.00

  • A remarkable collection of fine large format Chinese watercolours. The binder of the album, George Mullen, was the most famous bookbinder in Ireland.
    A remarkable collection of fine large format Chinese watercolours. The binder of the album, George Mullen, was the most famous bookbinder in Ireland.

    [CHINA.
    Watercolour Album. Circa 1800].
    £45,000.00

  • One of 90 copies. A fine exanple of the complete portfolio of 13 etchings - five of which are signed.
    One of 90 copies. A fine exanple of the complete portfolio of 13 etchings - five of which are signed.

    MIRO, Joan; MANDIARGUES, André Pieyre de.
    Passage de l'Egyptienne et Minutes Conjointes. 1985.
    £42,500.00

  • A handsome example of one of the greatest novels of 19th-century Russian literature.
    A handsome example of one of the greatest novels of 19th-century Russian literature.

    GOGOL, Nikolai.
    Pokhozhdeniia Chichikova, ili Mertvyia dushi. Poema [The Adventures of Chichikov, or Dead Souls. A Poem]. 1842.
    £40,000.00

  • A beautifully presented safavid example of the bustan of sadi shirazi from shiraz around 1650.
    A beautifully presented safavid example of the bustan of sadi shirazi from shiraz around 1650.

    SA'DI SHIRAZI.
    Bustan. circa 1650 AD.
    £40,000.00

  • Ferdinand Bauer recorded not only botanical but also zoological specimens on the voyage to Australia of Matthew Flinders.
    Ferdinand Bauer recorded not only botanical but also zoological specimens on the voyage to Australia of Matthew Flinders.

    BAUER, Ferdinand.
    Illustrationes Florae Novae Hollandiae 1813.
    £40,000.00

  • The account of the sensational trail of the Bounty mutineers. A legendary Pacific rarity, the Appendix by Fletcher Christian's brother.
    The account of the sensational trail of the Bounty mutineers. A legendary Pacific rarity, the Appendix by Fletcher Christian's brother.

    [BLIGH]. BARNEY, Stephen & CHRISTIAN, Edward.
    Minutes of the Proceedings of the Court-Martial 1794.
    £40,000.00

  • Joan Miro, La Contre Balancee, 1975, etching and aquatint, signed by the artist, from the edition of 50, on Arches paper
    Joan Miro, La Contre Balancee, 1975, etching and aquatint, signed by the artist, from the edition of 50, on Arches paper

    MIRO, Joan
    La Contre-Balancée 1975
    £40,000.00

  • A fine watercolour view of Constantinople taken from Bulgarlu above Scutari, in the foreground two men smoking, another walking past with a donkey.

    MAYER, Luigi.
    Veduta della Città di Constantinopoli con i Suoi Soborghi Presa Da Bulgurla Daghi Sopra Scutari in Asia. circa 1800.
    £40,000.00

  • Joan Miro, L'Aigrette Rouge, 1976, etching, aquatint, and carborundum, signed by the artist, from the edition of 50, on Arches paper
    Joan Miro, L'Aigrette Rouge, 1976, etching, aquatint, and carborundum, signed by the artist, from the edition of 50, on Arches paper

    MIRO, Joan
    L'Aigrette Rouge 1976
    £39,500.00

  • First edition of one of the most beautiful bird books ever published, Jean Baptiste Audebert's Oiseaux Dorés ou Reflets Metallaques, one of only 15 copies with captions printed in gold.
    First edition of one of the most beautiful bird books ever published, Jean Baptiste Audebert's Oiseaux Dorés ou Reflets Metallaques, one of only 15 copies with captions printed in gold.

    AUDEBERT, Jean Baptiste; VIELLOT, Louis Jean.
    Oiseaux Dorés ou a Reflets Métalliques. [1800-]1802.
    £38,500.00

  • Archive from the family of the 1st White Rajah of Sarawak: Sir James Brooke,
    Archive from the family of the 1st White Rajah of Sarawak: Sir James Brooke,

    BROOKE, Sir James.
    Archive from the family of the 1st White Rajah of Sarawak: Sir James Brooke, [1847].
    £37,500.00

  • Painting of a flower and bird composition by contemporary artist Maryam Mirzaei from 2008

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    Flower and Bird Surrounded by Floral Islimi 2008
    £37,500.00

  • D'Ohsson's vast survey of the Ottoman Empire with engravings by the foremost illustrators of the day, including a superb double-page view of Mecca.
    D'Ohsson's vast survey of the Ottoman Empire with engravings by the foremost illustrators of the day, including a superb double-page view of Mecca.

    D'OHSSON, Ignace Mouradja.
    Tableaux Général de L'Empire Othman. 1787, 1789 & 1820.
    £37,500.00

  • A rare group of map sheets of the Hejaz from the pioneering Ordnance Survey of Arabia. The present sheets include Mecca and Jeddah.
    A rare group of map sheets of the Hejaz from the pioneering Ordnance Survey of Arabia. The present sheets include Mecca and Jeddah.

    MAUNSELL, Lt. Col. F.R.
    The Hejaz. Southwestern Arabia. January 1917.
    £37,500.00

  • Near Jackson, Mississippi (circa 1970).

    EGGLESTON, William.
    Near Jackson, Mississippi (circa 1970). Printed in 2002.
    £37,500.00

  • The magnificantly illustrated Haggadah by Arthur Szyk, edited by Cecil Roth, printed on vellum.
    The magnificantly illustrated Haggadah by Arthur Szyk, edited by Cecil Roth, printed on vellum.

    [HAGGADAH]. SZYK, Arthur (illustrator); ROTH, Cecil (editor).
    The Haggadah. 1939.
    £37,500.00

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