The first british fish book in colour. A handsomely bound reissued set of this 'major contribution to ichthyology... the earliest work on British f...

A splendid chromolithograph showing some of the German eatable mushrooms, intended for identification for use in schools and home.Chromolithograph...

A splendid chromolithograph showing some of the German eatable mushrooms, intended for identification for use in schools and home.Chromolithograph...

A splendid chromolithograph showing some of the German eatable mushrooms, intended for identification for use in schools and home.Chromolithograph...

A splendid chromolithograph showing some of the German eatable mushrooms, intended for identification for use in schools and home. This represents...

A splendid chromolithograph showing some of the German eatable mushrooms, intended for identification for use in schools and home.Chromolithograph...

A splendid chromolithograph showing some of the German eatable mushrooms, intended for identification for use in schools and home.Chromolithograph...

A splendid chromolithograph showing some of the German eatable mushrooms, intended for identification for use in schools and home.Chromolithograph...

Elijah Walton's fine colour plate views of the Western Alps, including the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, Monte Viso, Aosta Valley, Dent Du Midi, and The...

Contemporary presentation copy, from the library of oliver sacks. First edition of this collection of philosophical essays by one of the founders o...

Colquhoun's expedition was to survey a projected railway connecting Canton with Burma. During the course of his travels he passed through many reg...

Signed by the author. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, 'Jawaharlal Nehru / 21.7.1961.'Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) was a central fi...

A valuable work' (Ioannou). Shaw was chaplain to the English factory at Algiers from 1720 to 1733. During this period he visited Egypt, Sinai, Pal...

From "Ichtylogie, ou Histoire naturelle: generale et particuliere des poissons".Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723 – 1799), a doctor of medicine and famou...

A finely bound copy of Baker's Ismailia.In 1869, Baker, one of the greatest explorers of Africa, was appointed by the Khedive Isma'il to a four-ye...

Complete works of one of Russia's most celebrated authors An attractive set in the original publisher's Art Nouveau binding. This edition, publish...

A complete run of one year of one of the major periodicals of the 1920s with striking cover designs.Runs of Zhenskiy zhurnal are notably scarce wi...

Notably early Hafez manuscript. Hafez Shirazi (1315-1390 AD) is considered one of the greatest of the Persian Poets, whose immensely popular poetry...

Fine example of the first edition of this popular work, in a decorative publisher's gift binding. Issued by one of the best publishers of the time...

Following distinguished war service that saw him rise to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Engineers, Paul E Garbutt (1919-2008), joined...

A charming collection of illustrated Slavic fairy tales edited by Tulupov and based on Afanasyev's folk tales.Second edition, 8vo (20.5 x 16 cm); ...

An attractive, decoratively bound set of the first critical edition of the works of one of the most celebrated Russian authors. Edited by Nikolai ...

From "Ichtylogie, ou Histoire naturelle: generale et particuliere des poissons".Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723 – 1799), a doctor of medicine and famou...

From "Ichtylogie, ou Histoire naturelle: generale et particuliere des poissons".Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723 – 1799), a doctor of medicine and famou...