First appearance in print of Songs Before Parting. The fourth edition, first issue of Walt Whitman's (1819-1892) seminal collection of poems on the...

Scarce first trade issue marking the first appearance of the 'Calamus' cluster. The scarce first trade edition of Walt Whitman's seminal collection...

Rare. The complete series of lithographs for John Doyle's Life of the Race Horse, published between 1822 and 1823. John Doyle (1797-1868), an Iris...

A controversial song from the comic opera Family Quarrels, with libretto by the playwright Thomas Dibdin (1771-1841), and score by the actor and c...

First edition. Scarce early Baedeker edition. With archaeology in the Holy Land was in its infancy, communications were rudimentary. The constructi...

Presentation copy. First edition, inscribed by the author in black ink: 'Lawrence Stark / from the author / Albany F Major / September 1925.'First ...

A fine copy of Clarke's translation of the first part of Nizami's history of Alexander the Great containing Alexander's life and accomplishments. ...

A photographic portrait of a Sephardi-Jewish girl in traditional dress, holding a fan.Jean Geiser (1848 - 1923) inherited his mother's photographi...

A complete run of Moody's Investment Survey for the years 1933 to 1935, an important weekly review of the financial markets with corresponding sto...

First edition of Housman's celebrated collection of poems. The author's rare first book; A Shropshire Lad was originally offered to Macmillan under...

The finest colour plate book on Greece & Turkey. First edition of the finest colour plate book ever produced on Greece and Turkey.Born in Versa...

A scarce memorial of Stanley's last expedition. Following the printed title, the text consists of a list of the Committee and honorary Stewards, e...

The official record of Bougainville's voyage around the world. The main intention of the voyage was political: to extend French influence in Indoc...

With the rare Atlas Hydrographique. One of the most important and complete records of the Mexican period in California. 'This voyage, ostensibly t...

Henry William Burgess (c.1792-1837) was highly regarded for his landscape drawings and paintings, with a particular emphasis on the study of trees...

From the library of 1st Viscount Cowdray. Charles James Apperley (1777-1843) was a Welsh sportsman and sporting writer, who following his marriage ...

First edition of this large work: a very good copy, complete with the 3 volumes of text and all maps, plans and views of Sevastopol - despite the ...

An early reference guide aimed at the novice investor, defining key terms such as 'Bear... used opprobriously, and deservedly so, to those persons...

A scarce handbook on business written in an epistolary style by Denny Urlin (1830-1907), a barrister at Pump Court and member of the London School...

An early history of the London Stock Exchange. John Francis (1810-1886) entered the Bank of England in 1833 and became chief accountant in 1870. I...