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  • Frank Stella, Aiolio, from Imaginary Places III, edition of 51, 1998, on TGL handmade paper, lithograph, screenprint, etching and aquatint in colours
    Frank Stella, Aiolio, from Imaginary Places III, edition of 51, 1998, on TGL handmade paper, lithograph, screenprint, etching and aquatint in colours

    STELLA, Frank
    Aiolio, from Imaginary Places III 1998
    $16,472.00

  • Frank Stella, Orogena, from Imaginary Places III, 1998, lithograph, screenprint, etching and aquatint printed in colours, with relief, signed by the artist, from the edition of 55
    Frank Stella, Orogena, from Imaginary Places III, 1998, lithograph, screenprint, etching and aquatint printed in colours, with relief, signed by the artist, from the edition of 55

    STELLA, Frank
    Orofena, from Imaginary Places III 1998
    $16,472.00

  • Group of six lithographs hand-coloured in pochoir from George Barbier's Le Bonheur du Jour, published in Paris in 1924.
    Group of six lithographs hand-coloured in pochoir from George Barbier's Le Bonheur du Jour, published in Paris in 1924.

    BARBIER, George.
    A Group of Six Lithographs from Le Bonheur du Jour. 1924
    $16,472.00

  • Four copper engraved plates of Peonies with hand-colour by Basilius Besler, Magnificent plates from Hortus Eystettensis, one of the earliest and most famous works
    Four copper engraved plates of Peonies with hand-colour by Basilius Besler, Magnificent plates from Hortus Eystettensis, one of the earliest and most famous works

    [BOTANY]. BESLER, Basilius.
    [A Group of Four Peonies]. 1640.
    $16,472.00

  • A handsome copy of John F. Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize winning account, Profiles In Courage
    A handsome copy of John F. Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize winning account, Profiles In Courage

    KENNEDY, John F.
    Profiles in Courage. 1956.
    $15,786.00

  • First edition, first printing, first issue of Alice's Adventures Under Ground, by Lewis Carroll, with an inscription from the author to half-title page
    First edition, first printing, first issue of Alice's Adventures Under Ground, by Lewis Carroll, with an inscription from the author to half-title page

    CARROLL, Lewis.
    Alice's Adventures Under Ground. 1886.
    $15,786.00

  • First and only printing of this famous Constructivist ABC. Of the utmost rarity and especially so in such fine condition.
    First and only printing of this famous Constructivist ABC. Of the utmost rarity and especially so in such fine condition.

    LEBEDEV, Vladimir.
    Azbuka [ABC]. 1925.
    $15,786.00

  • First editions of A History of the English Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill, signed by the author in volume one
    First editions of A History of the English Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill, signed by the author in volume one

    CHURCHILL, Winston.
    A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. 1956, 1957, 1958.
    $15,786.00

  • The first edition, English language issue of thiss large chromolithographed map of the Arabian Peninisular prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey.
    The first edition, English language issue of thiss large chromolithographed map of the Arabian Peninisular prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey.

    [BROWN, Glen Francis].
    Arabian Peninsula 1958.
    $15,786.00

  • Very good example of this souvenir album published on the eve of the coronation.
    Very good example of this souvenir album published on the eve of the coronation.

    [CORONATION ALBUM]. BACKMANSON, Hugo.
    Souvenir du Couronnement de Leurs Majestés Imperiales à Moscou 1896. 1896.
    $15,786.00

  • The first edition of botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker's important colour plate book The Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya, published in 1849.
    The first edition of botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker's important colour plate book The Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya, published in 1849.

    HOOKER, Joseph Dalton.
    The Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya; 1849.
    $15,100.00

  • A fine group of 12 Chinese export watercolours on pith paper showing courtiers.
    A fine group of 12 Chinese export watercolours on pith paper showing courtiers.

    [CHINESE EXPORT WATERCOLOURS ON PITH PAPER].
    [A Group of 12 Watercolours of Courtiers. Mid to late 19th century].
    $15,100.00

  • A group of 12 watercolour and gouache studies on pith paper.
    A group of 12 watercolour and gouache studies on pith paper.

    [CHINESE EXPORT WATERCOLOURS ON PITH PAPER].
    [A Group of 12 Watercolours of Deities. 2nd half of 19th century].
    $15,100.00

  • A group of watercolour and gouache studies on pith paper showing twelve processions, framed by blue silk ribbon
    A group of watercolour and gouache studies on pith paper showing twelve processions, framed by blue silk ribbon

    [CHINESE EXPORT WATERCOLOURS ON PITH PAPER].
    [A Group of 12 Watercolours of Processions. Mid to late 19th century].
    $15,100.00

  • Etching with aquatint printed in colours, 2000-2001, signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 46

    DOIG, Peter
    Haus der Bilder
    $14,276.00

  • Leaf from a fine calligraphic album page, Safavid Persia, possibly from the Read PErsian Album.
    Leaf from a fine calligraphic album page, Safavid Persia, possibly from the Read PErsian Album.

    [CALLIGRAPHY].
    Page from a fine Calligraphic Album, 16th & early 17th centuries.
    $13,727.00

  • Panel of nasta'liq calligraphy from mughal India signed by abd al Rashid.

    [CALLIGRAPHY].
    Panel of Nasta'liq Calligraphy, mid-17th century.
    $13,727.00

  • The preferred large broadsheet format. An important, large-scale and ambitious undertaking on mosques of the Silk Road.
    The preferred large broadsheet format. An important, large-scale and ambitious undertaking on mosques of the Silk Road.

    COMMISSION IMPÉRIALE ARCHÉOLOGIQUE (publisher).
    Les Mosquées de Samarcande. Fascicule I. 1905.
    $13,727.00

  • A rare Bulaq press edition of the most comprehensive and authentic collections of Hadith in Sunni Islam.
    A rare Bulaq press edition of the most comprehensive and authentic collections of Hadith in Sunni Islam.

    AL-BUKHARI, Muhammad ibn Isma'il [known as 'Imam AL-BUKHARI'].
    Sahih al-Bukhari, 1289 AH (1872 AD).
    $13,727.00

  • First French edition of Zimmerman's account of Cook's third voyage which appeared three years before the official version.
    First French edition of Zimmerman's account of Cook's third voyage which appeared three years before the official version.

    ZIMMERMANN, Heinrich.
    Dernier voyage du Capitaine Cook autour du Monde, 1782.
    $13,727.00

  • Juz from a Quran in Sini script containing the text to surah Rubama, China, 18th century.
    Juz from a Quran in Sini script containing the text to surah Rubama, China, 18th century.

    [QUR'AN].
    Illuminated Juz' from a Qur'an in Sini script, second half of 18th century
    $13,727.00

  • A collection of previously unpublished Latin poems of Christian interest, published by Soncino and edited by Abstemio.
    A collection of previously unpublished Latin poems of Christian interest, published by Soncino and edited by Abstemio.

    ABSTEMIUS, Laurentius (editor).
    Opuscula huius codicis. 10 April 1502.
    $13,727.00

  • Illuminated pocket sized Qajar Qur'an produced around 1830.
    Illuminated pocket sized Qajar Qur'an produced around 1830.

    [QUR'AN].
    A Fine Illuminated Qur'an. circa 1830.
    $13,727.00

  • The first edition of Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language
    The first edition of Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language

    JOHNSON, Samuel.
    A Dictionary of the English Language: 1755.
    $13,727.00

  • A collection of mystical treatise in poetic form by Jalwati called varidat i mensure we divan from 1829.
    A collection of mystical treatise in poetic form by Jalwati called varidat i mensure we divan from 1829.

    AL-JALWATI, Al-Sayyid Hashim Mustafa Al-Uskudari.
    Varidat-i Mensure we Divan, dated 1245 AH (1829-30 AD).
    $13,727.00

  • Mare Nectaris - Mare Imbrium. 1:2,500,000. Pictorial relief printing.
    Mare Nectaris - Mare Imbrium. 1:2,500,000. Pictorial relief printing.

    US ARMY MAP SERVICE.
    Mare Nectaris - Mare Imbrium. 1:2,500,000. Pictorial relief printing. March, 1962.
    $13,727.00

  • 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.
    $13,727.00

  • An illuminated manuscript on paper of the Divan of poetry by Khwaju Kermani from Qajar Persia.
    An illuminated manuscript on paper of the Divan of poetry by Khwaju Kermani from Qajar Persia.

    KHWAJU KERMANI.
    Qazaliyaat, first half of the 19th century.
    $13,727.00

  • First editions of Cornelis Meijer's L'Arte Di Rendere I Fiumi Navigabili and Nuovi ritrovamenti (part 1 only), with 120 total engrave plates.
    First editions of Cornelis Meijer's L'Arte Di Rendere I Fiumi Navigabili and Nuovi ritrovamenti (part 1 only), with 120 total engrave plates.

    MEIJER, Cornelis Jansz.
    L'Arte Di Rendere I Fiumi Navigabili, 1696.
    $13,727.00

  • ABCD is a facsimile of four of Araki's early 1970s notebooks containing enlarged contact prints from 94 rolls of film. The negatives were processed using an overheated developer solution, which caused the film's emulsion to fracture unpredictably.
    ABCD is a facsimile of four of Araki's early 1970s notebooks containing enlarged contact prints from 94 rolls of film. The negatives were processed using an overheated developer solution, which caused the film's emulsion to fracture unpredictably.

    ARAKI, Nobuyoshi.
    ABCD. [2003].
    $13,727.00

  • Christo and Jeanne Claude, Wrapped Armchair Project, 1990, lithograph and screenprint with collage, signed by the artists, artist proof from the edition of XX
    Christo and Jeanne Claude, Wrapped Armchair Project, 1990, lithograph and screenprint with collage, signed by the artists, artist proof from the edition of XX

    Christo and Jeanne-Claude
    Wrapped Armchair Project 1990
    $13,727.00

  • A charming provincial manuscript of the poems of Nizami Ganjavi, Leila wa Majnun, from India.
    A charming provincial manuscript of the poems of Nizami Ganjavi, Leila wa Majnun, from India.

    NIZAMI GANJAVI.
    Leila wa Majnun, circa 1830 AD.
    $13,727.00

  • First edition of this important botanical magazine with over 700 plates.
    First edition of this important botanical magazine with over 700 plates.

    PAXTON, Sir Joseph.
    Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants. 1834-1849.
    $13,727.00

  • Roy Lichtenstein, Night Scene, 1980, etching, aquatint and engraving in colours, signed by the artist, from the edition of 32, on mould made Lana paper
    Roy Lichtenstein, Night Scene, 1980, etching, aquatint and engraving in colours, signed by the artist, from the edition of 32, on mould made Lana paper

    Lichtenstein, Roy
    Night Scene 1980
    $13,727.00

  • [A Group of Four Plates of Pheasants].
    [A Group of Four Plates of Pheasants].

    WOLF, Joseph (artist).
    [A Group of Four Plates of Pheasants]. 1871.
    $13,727.00

  • First edition of Alvin Coburn's landmark publication in early twentieth-century photography.
    First edition of Alvin Coburn's landmark publication in early twentieth-century photography.

    COBURN, Alvin Langdon.
    London. With an Introduction by Hilaire Belloc. 1909.
    $13,727.00

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