The publisher used these prints during preparation for Nat Finkelstein's 1989 book Andy Warhol: The Factory Years 1964-1967, first published in th...

Limited edition on japon. Théophile Gauthier's novel was undoubtedly inspired by the 'Orientalism' which dominated French culture in the middle of ...

A scarce Talmud and holy scripture vocabulary, published by the pioneer of Hebrew printing in London A. Alexander. Jacob Rodrigues Moreira was an ...

One of the very first female detectives in fiction. Though originally believed to have first been published in 1861, experts in the genre have dete...

With large panoramas including Constantinople and Jerusalem. One of the most spectacular Levant books. De Bruyn (1652-1726/7), the Dutch traveller ...

Jean Baptiste Van Mour is recorded as having settled in Constantinople in 1699. It is thought that he was invited at the request of the French Amb...

The Rawzat as-Safa is an epic historical anthology in seven parts, recounting the history of the origins of Islam, early Islamic civilisations and...

Rare. Strong impressions of etchings of grotesque masks, after original designs by the Italian (Rome) artist and engraver Aloisio Giovannoli (1550...

An exceptional example of a remarkable survival . A large collection of 589 plates of Eckert's European military costumes in the original printed w...

Rare first UK edition of Pinocchio. The rare first UK edition of Collodi's classic for children, originally published in book-form in Florence, Ita...

A rare and interesting work on the spa towns of the Caucasus. The plates show plans for fountains, bathing houses and pumping stations of in Piati...

An unusually good example of this famous equestrian tale, told from the perspective of a horse. Black Beauty was Quaker author Sewell's only publi...

Eric Ravilious (1903-1942), artist, designer and wood-engraver, produced his first lithograph in 1936 entitled 'Newhaven Harbour', which was print...

Contains volumes on Botany, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles and Fish, including 75 specimen plates of cacti.First edition, senate issue; 2 vols bound in ...

With royal provenance . an interesting and rare work on astronomy - dedicated to Louis XVIII. Charles Rouy's 'mechanism of uranography' presents a ...

A fascinating work, full of interesting detail, as are all Leake's works. Particular attention is paid to Mycenae and Tiryns, and the plates inclu...

Wittman was a member of the British military mission which joined the Turkish forces at Constantinople in 1799 and travelled overland to Egypt to ...

The rare second panorama. A rare example, never bound, with wide margins.A fine panoramic view, entirely different from Mrs. Bracebridge's 1836 pan...

Scarce, with only a handful of copies appearing at auction. George Philips (?1599-1696), was employed as secretary to George O'Brien, Second Earl ...

Scarce. Castlemaine was asked by Charles II to keep him informed of events in Europe whilst making a tour. Castelmaine reported to the King by let...

An important collection of documents of the First Maccabiah Games - opening ceremony programme, drafts of the games regulations, official leaflets...

Prussian military uniforms. Fourteen exceptionally bright and crisp, hand-coloured prints. The artist, Friedrich Lieder, depicts uniforms and badge...

One of the most most important maps of the nineteenth century, of fundamental importance to British social reform.The colouring of the map depicts...