Scarce. The brothers Alexander and G. J. Gerard explored the Himalayan district from 1817 to 1828. Arriving in Simla in 1817, they travelled throu...

George Brookshaw's 'Pomona Britannica' is the finest work on fruit and flowers ever produced. Its breathtaking images display a level of technical...

Signed. This is the first and only edition of this text, privately printed and issued for private circulation. A presentation copy, signed and insc...

One of the earliest examples of colour printing. An attractive collection of fine plates, being one of the earliest examples of colour printing.Wei...

The finest pictorial record of Tuscany in the xviii century. Complete set of the finest pictorial record of Tuscany in the xviii century. A fine ex...

Important work on the Camellia Japonica. One of finest works on camellias, here in its most desirable state.Described by Wilfred Blunt as 'handsome...

The great traveller and explorer of the Nile at the very beginning of his career abroad. In 1763 Bruce was appointed the British Consul at Algiers...

On original watercolour - given by King Charles X to the Duchesse de Berry. a beautiful example of the work of 'the Raphael of flowers', the most c...

A fine letter providing technical advice, written towards the end of Livingstone's Zambezi Expedition. At the time of writing, Livingstone was wai...

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) was the most popular, prolific and commercially successful creator of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in Japan in the 19th c...

This beautiful album contains prints by various Meiji artists including two by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), 12 by Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-19...

Icon of Modernism. An iconic image of Wall Street and a turning point in modern photography.Wall Street depicts a scene of everyday life in Manhatt...

An important work which provides 'a guide to [Repton's] approach to landscape design, with explanations of his aims and his methods of achieving t...

A large and decorative view of the city of Havana from the sea, showing ships at harbour in the foreground, the dock and city beyond. The lighthou...

Fine lithographic view over Panama City, taken from Ancon Hill, at 200 metres the highest natural point in the country. The almost bird's-eye view...

Important art nouveau work incorporating plants into decorative motifs.Munich painter Anton Seder (1850-1916), was the first director of the Ecole...

Fine collection of original drawings showing Chinese ceremonies, scenes from the Imperial court, portraits of Chinese nobility, musical instrument...

"Petits contes un peu libres" (Brunet). Scarce early edition based on Cornazano's collection of tales. Antonio Cornazano or Cornazzano (1429-84) wa...

With superb engraved plates. An exceptionally fresh copy of Le Brun's account of his trans-Asia expedition, noteworthy in particular for its superb...

Toyokuni III was one of the greatest exponents of such depictions of Kabuki classical Japanese dance-drama scenes and actor portraits, vividly cap...

Louis XV's Paris. Turgot's celebrated plan of Paris during the reign of Louis XV - a fine, fresh copy attractively bound in full morocco.Michel-Eti...

Nunn had joined the crew of the Royal Sovereign on a sealing voyage, which after being chased by pirates down the West African coast arrived at Ke...

Rare slavery chart. Scarce colour-coded map concerning the sugar trade and its link to slavery.The section shaded yellow is the appropriate climate...

Number 22 of a limited edition. A fine example complete with a full set of 12 engraved plates by Reidel after Brunelleschi, depicting theatrical ch...