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We are delighted to present our Christmas catalogue, featuring a selection of books, manuscripts, prints and artworks spanning five centuries. The catalogue includes fiction, poetry and prose; children’s and illustrated works; visual and performing arts material; modern & contemporary prints; Hebraica and Judaica; and Near Eastern and Islamic items. Something for every discerning collector, from literary first editions and fine bindings to rare prints and manuscript material. To view a PDF of the catalogue please CLICK HERE.

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  • First edition, in a fine Asprey binding, of Richard Burton's Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah, widely regarded as one of the greatest works of travel ever published.
    First edition, in a fine Asprey binding, of Richard Burton's Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah, widely regarded as one of the greatest works of travel ever published.

    BURTON, Sir Richard Francis.
    Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah. 1855-1856.
    £10,000.00

  • A finely bound copy of Colonel Meinertzhagen's 'Birds of Arabia', the definitive work on Arabian birds.
    A finely bound copy of Colonel Meinertzhagen's 'Birds of Arabia', the definitive work on Arabian birds.

    MEINERTZHAGEN, Colonel R.
    Birds of Arabia. 1954.
    £3,750.00

  • Graham Greene's scarce second book, The Name of Action derives its title from a snatch of Hamlet's famous soliloquy, 'With this regard their currents turn awry / And lose the name of action.' First edition, 1930
    Graham Greene's scarce second book, The Name of Action derives its title from a snatch of Hamlet's famous soliloquy, 'With this regard their currents turn awry / And lose the name of action.' First edition, 1930

    GREENE, Graham.
    The Name of Action. 1930.
    £5,750.00

  • One of 100 copies of The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser, bound by Cedric Chivers, with 26 illustrations by John W Hales, in original full vellucant vellum, 1897
    One of 100 copies of The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser, bound by Cedric Chivers, with 26 illustrations by John W Hales, in original full vellucant vellum, 1897

    SPENSER, Edmund; FAIRFAX-MUCKELY, Louis (illustrator).
    The Faerie Queene 1897.
    £9,500.00

  • 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

  • Single dispersed folio from an illuminated manuscript, with one illuminated miniature, text in Farsi.
    Single dispersed folio from an illuminated manuscript, with one illuminated miniature, text in Farsi.

    GAZURGHAI, Kamal al-Din.
    Abdullah Ansari with Abu Ahmad, second half of 16th century.
    £6,000.00

  • Superb set of first editions by John Updike, each inscribed by the author to his former student, Nicholas Delbanco.
    Superb set of first editions by John Updike, each inscribed by the author to his former student, Nicholas Delbanco.

    UPDIKE, John.
    Pigeon Feathers; The Music School; Hugging the Shore; Facing Nature; Memories of the Ford Administration. 1962; 1966; 1983; 1985; 1992.
    £2,500.00

  • A very good first edition of E. Nesbit's, The Railway Children immortalised by the 1970 film directed by Lionel Jeffries and staring Jenny Agutter, Dinah Sheridan and Bernard Cribbins
    A very good first edition of E. Nesbit's, The Railway Children immortalised by the 1970 film directed by Lionel Jeffries and staring Jenny Agutter, Dinah Sheridan and Bernard Cribbins

    NESBIT, E.
    The Railway Children. 1906.
    £1,750.00

  • Szyk's magnificent visual interpretation of the books of Ruth.
    Szyk's magnificent visual interpretation of the books of Ruth.

    SZYK, Arthur (illustrator); CHASE, Mary Ellen (preface).
    The Book of Ruth 1947.
    £375.00

  • The extra-illustrated "Connoisseur Edition", no. 3 of 200 copies, of History of India edited by Abraham Jackson.
    The extra-illustrated "Connoisseur Edition", no. 3 of 200 copies, of History of India edited by Abraham Jackson.

    JACKSON, Abraham Valentine Williams (editor).
    History of India. 1906-07.
    £3,750.00

  • Feia Kukol by Leon Bakst is a complete set of twelve postcards, his masterpiece according to fellow artist Alexandre Benois.

    BAKST, Leon.
    Feia Kukol. [La fée des poupées]. 1904.
    £2,950.00

  • The first edition of this manual on the Elements of the Game of Chess by the English Grandmaster William Lewis.
    The first edition of this manual on the Elements of the Game of Chess by the English Grandmaster William Lewis.

    LEWIS, William.
    Elements of the Game of Chess, 1822.
    £675.00

  • The Third Man and the Fallen Idol by Graham Greene, published in London in 1950
    The Third Man and the Fallen Idol by Graham Greene, published in London in 1950

    GREENE, Graham.
    The Third Man and the Fallen Idol. 1950.
    £1,200.00

  • Salade de Alf Landon is an offset lithograph with hand-colouring by Andy Warhol from 'Wild Raspberries, published in 1959.
    Salade de Alf Landon is an offset lithograph with hand-colouring by Andy Warhol from 'Wild Raspberries, published in 1959.

    WARHOL, Andy.
    Salade de Alf Landon, From Wild Raspberries. 1959.
    £7,500.00

  • The first illustrated edition of Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome, with illustrations by Clifford Webb
    The first illustrated edition of Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome, with illustrations by Clifford Webb

    RANSOME, Arthur.
    Swallows and Amazons. 1931.
    £650.00

  • Large colour printed map of the London Underground, designed by Paul Garbutt and dated July 1976, No.1 -1976, restoring the tube map's elegant curves

    GARBUTT, Paul E. (designer).
    The London Underground. July 1976.
    £1,950.00

  • A fine, complete set of La Guirlande des Mois by George Barbier which, although published in a small format due to wartime austerity, is nevertheless extremely luxurious
    A fine, complete set of La Guirlande des Mois by George Barbier which, although published in a small format due to wartime austerity, is nevertheless extremely luxurious

    [FASHION] BARBIER, George.
    La Guirlande des Mois. 1917-1921.
    £5,000.00

  • Scarce Hebrew bible from Mantua, Italy, with Five Scrolls, Haftarot at the end of the volume, and calendars of Holidays and fasts for 120 years at the beginning.
    Scarce Hebrew bible from Mantua, Italy, with Five Scrolls, Haftarot at the end of the volume, and calendars of Holidays and fasts for 120 years at the beginning.

    [HEBREW BIBLE].
    Motzah Pi HaShem [Pentateuch with Five Scrolls and Haftarot]. 1785.
    £3,750.00

  • First edition of the first French work on Chinese gastronomy, Henri Lecourt's La Cuisine Chinoise. Today the work is appreciated as groundbreaking as well as a thoroughly useful and successful recipe book.
    First edition of the first French work on Chinese gastronomy, Henri Lecourt's La Cuisine Chinoise. Today the work is appreciated as groundbreaking as well as a thoroughly useful and successful recipe book.

    [COOKERY] LECOURT, Henri.
    La Cuisine Chinoise. 1925.
    £1,250.00

  • A sumptuous, limited edition of Sleeping Beauty, exquisitely illustrated by Edmund Dulas and edited by Arthur Quiller-Couch.
    A sumptuous, limited edition of Sleeping Beauty, exquisitely illustrated by Edmund Dulas and edited by Arthur Quiller-Couch.

    DULAC, Edmund, (illustrator); QUILLER-COUCH, Arthur, (editor).
    The Sleeping Beauty [1910].
    £780.00

  • First edition of A House for Mr Biswas by V.S. Naipaul.
    First edition of A House for Mr Biswas by V.S. Naipaul.

    NAIPAUL, V.S.
    A House for Mr Biswas. 1961.
    £475.00

  • First edition of Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M.R. James.
    First edition of Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M.R. James.

    JAMES, M.R.
    Ghost Stories of an Antiquary. 1904.
    £4,500.00

  • First edition of Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde, one of 50 large paper copies,<br />a four-act comedy that bitingly satirises the morals of society, first performed in 1892
    First edition of Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde, one of 50 large paper copies,<br />a four-act comedy that bitingly satirises the morals of society, first performed in 1892

    WILDE, Oscar.
    Lady Windermere's Fan. 1893.
    £9,500.00

  • Only 1000 copies were printed in the week beginning, 29th November, 1891 of this first impression of Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, regarded as his masterpiece
    Only 1000 copies were printed in the week beginning, 29th November, 1891 of this first impression of Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, regarded as his masterpiece

    HARDY, Thomas.
    Tess of The D'Urbevilles 1891.
    £5,750.00

  • First edition of Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell, the story of Molly Gibson and her love for Roger Hamley, the last chapter completed by Frederick Greenwood
    First edition of Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell, the story of Molly Gibson and her love for Roger Hamley, the last chapter completed by Frederick Greenwood

    GASKELL, Mrs. [Elizabeth].
    Wives and Daughters 1866.
    £2,225.00

  • Vita's Garden by Rory Hutton is a giclee print, signed by the artist, from the edition of 30, and published in 2023.
    Vita's Garden by Rory Hutton is a giclee print, signed by the artist, from the edition of 30, and published in 2023.

    HUTTON, Rory.
    Vita's Garden 2023.
    £150.00

  • Temple of Flora by Rory Hutton is a giclee print, signed by the artist, from the edition of 30, published in 2023.
    Temple of Flora by Rory Hutton is a giclee print, signed by the artist, from the edition of 30, published in 2023.

    HUTTON, Rory.
    Temple of Flora. 2023.
    £150.00

  • Rewilding by Rory Hutton, is a 2023 giclee print, signed by the artist, from the edition of 30, printed on wove paper.
    Rewilding by Rory Hutton, is a 2023 giclee print, signed by the artist, from the edition of 30, printed on wove paper.

    HUTTON, Rory.
    Rewilding. 2023.
    £150.00

  • Manor Garden by Rory Hutton is a giclee print, signed by the artist, from the edition of 30, printed on wove paper.
    Manor Garden by Rory Hutton is a giclee print, signed by the artist, from the edition of 30, printed on wove paper.

    HUTTON, Rory.
    Manor Garden. 2023.
    £150.00

  • First edition of this striking 1972 portfolio of Soviet Space Art by Andrei Sokolov and A. Leonov, Kosmicheskie Dali [Cosmic Distances], presentation copy inscribed by Sokolov.
    First edition of this striking 1972 portfolio of Soviet Space Art by Andrei Sokolov and A. Leonov, Kosmicheskie Dali [Cosmic Distances], presentation copy inscribed by Sokolov.

    [SPACE ART]. LEONOV, A.A. & SOKOLOV, A. (illustrators); DENISOV, V.P.; ALIMOV, V.I.
    Kosmicheskie Dali [Cosmic Distances]. 1972.
    £3,750.00

  • A fine copy of Eloise in Paris by Kay Thopmson, the second book in the wonderful Eloise series, in a superb leather binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe.
    A fine copy of Eloise in Paris by Kay Thopmson, the second book in the wonderful Eloise series, in a superb leather binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe.

    THOMPSON, Kay; KNIGHT, Hilary (illustrator).
    Eloise in Paris. 1958.
    £2,900.00

  • A lovely copy of the Janus Cornarius translation of the works of Hippocrates, this edition published in 1562 and handsomely bound.
    A lovely copy of the Janus Cornarius translation of the works of Hippocrates, this edition published in 1562 and handsomely bound.

    [MEDICINE] HIPPOCRATES; CORNARIUS, Janus (translator).
    Hippocrates coi Medicorum Omnium Longe Principis, Opera quae apud nos Extant Omnia. 1562.
    £1,250.00

  • The first English translation of this poem by Jami by Fitzgerald printed in London in 1856.
    The first English translation of this poem by Jami by Fitzgerald printed in London in 1856.

    JAMI; FITZGERALD, Edward (translator).
    Salman and Absal: 1856.
    £2,000.00

  • An extremely handsome limited edition set on large paper of The Writings of George Eliot, aka Mary Ann Evans, in contemporary crushed half morocco, gilt
    An extremely handsome limited edition set on large paper of The Writings of George Eliot, aka Mary Ann Evans, in contemporary crushed half morocco, gilt

    ELIOT, George (pseud. EVANS, Marian).
    The Writings. 1908.
    £4,900.00

  • George MacDonald Fraser is best known for this'Flashman series of historical novels, purportedly being the memoirs of the fictional protagonist General Sir Harry Paget<br /><br />george macdonald fraser flashman novels
    George MacDonald Fraser is best known for this'Flashman series of historical novels, purportedly being the memoirs of the fictional protagonist General Sir Harry Paget<br /><br />george macdonald fraser flashman novels

    FRASER, George MacDonald.
    [A Complete Set of the Flashman Novels]. 1969-2005.
    £4,900.00

  • The first American edition of Arthur Conan Doyle's collected works, number 101 of 1000 sets.
    The first American edition of Arthur Conan Doyle's collected works, number 101 of 1000 sets.

    DOYLE, Arthur Conan.
    Works of Arthur Conan Doyle. 1902 [i.e. 1903].
    £5,000.00

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