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An attractive set of Great Expectations, the most popular of Dickens' novels, in a contemporary binding

Great Expectations.

DICKENS, Charles.

An attractive set of Great Expectations, the most popular of Dickens' novels, in a contemporary binding.Although the title-pages states 'Second and third editions', in fact the first five editions are...

$12,964
One of 25 large paper copies of the Iliad and Odyssey by Homer, edited by Thomas Grenville, presented to the Marquis of Stafford.

Ilias kai Odysseia [Iliad and Odyssey, in Greek].

HOMER; GRENVILLE, Thomas (editor).

one of 25 large paper copies - presented to the Marquis of StaffordOne of 25 large paper copies of the 'Grenville Homer'. This copy presented by the editors to the...

$11,599
A fine collection of 13 first edition titles by Arthur Conan Doyle, including 7 Sherlock Holmes books, bound in full blue morocco and half red morocco gilt

Collection of Thirteen First Editions:

DOYLE, Sir Arthur Conan.

all first editionsA fine collection of 13 first edition titles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, including 7 Sherlock Holmes titles bound in full blue morocco gilt by Bayntun-Riviere, the majority...

$20,469
First issue of popular edition from 1911. handsomely bound, VG, replete with illustrations in each volume, with the distinctive Art-Nouveau gilt decoration

The Novels of the Sisters Brontë

BRONTË, Charlotte, Emily and Anne.

A highly regarded edition of the Brontë sisters' works, enhanced by Elizabeth Gaskell 's biography of her friend, Charlotte Brontë, who died in 1855 and whose biography Charlotte's father, Patrick...

$1,706
'Haworth' Edition, with an introduction by Mrs. Humphrey Ward, in 7 volumes, near fine set in prize-binding for Wellington College

The Life and Works of Charlotte Brontë and her Sisters.

BRONTË, Charlotte, Emily and Anne.

Wellington College prize bindingA highly regarded edition of the Brontë sisters' works, enhanced by Elizabeth Gaskell 's biography of her friend, Charlotte Brontë, who died in 1855 and whose biography...

$2,661
Limited edition of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, published by The Golden Cockerel Press and illustrated by Eric Gill.

The Canterbury Tales.

[GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS]; CHAUCER, Geoffrey; GILL, Eric (illustrator).

one of 500 copiesOne of the major titles of the Golden Cockerel Press and an extraordinary collaboration between the press director and book designer Robert Gibbings (1889-1958) and artist Eric...

$9,500
The revised, third edition of John Milton's masterpiece, Paradise Lost, with the oft omitted frontispiece by William Dolle.

Paradise Lost.

MILTON, John.

'one of the greatest works of the human imagination'The revised, third edition of Milton's masterpiece Paradise Lost, re-telling in blank-verse the story of the Fall of Man, and the first...

$6,823
First edition collection of short stories and vignettes that marked the American debut of Ernest Hemingway and brought him fame. In scarce dust jacket<br /><br />

In Our Time.

HEMINGWAY, Ernest.

Hemingway's American debutThe collection of short stories and vignettes that marked Ernest Hemingway's American debut and brought him fame.When In Our Time was published it was praised by Ford Madox...

$21,493
First edition of The Time Machine by H.G. Wells.

The Time Machine.

WELLS, H.G.

a cornerstone of science fictionWells' first and most famous book, known for popularising the concept of time travel in the science fiction genre.First UK edition, first impression, later variant binding...

$6,482
First edition and english translation of the Arabian Nights by Edward Lane, printed in London in 1839.

The Thousand and One Nights, commonly called in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainmants.

LANE, Edward William (translator).

first english translation directly from arabicEdward William Lane (1801-1876) was a British Orientalist whose career began as an engraver working under the supervision of Charles Heath before a trip to...

$5,459
Officina Bodoni, Verona, text in Latin, Italian, English, one of the most beautiful of Mardesteig's productions with hand-colouring

The Fables...

AESOP.

One of the most beautiful of Mardersteig's productions, (printer and typographer, head of Officina Bodoni), with charming, hand-coloured illustrations.Limited edition number 138 of 160 copies; 2 vols (255 x 170...

$9,416
A major literary presentation copy of the author's first literary publication. Inscribed by Wells on the half title page.

Select Conversations With An Uncle.

WELLS, H.G.

inscribed presentation copyA major literary presentation copy of the author's first literary publication. Inscribed by Wells on the half title page, 'Grant Allen With the author's kindest regards'. Tipped in...

$8,870
First American edition, second English issue of The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf.

The Voyage Out.

WOOLF, Virginia.

rare 1927 issue in dustjacketVirginia Woolf's first novel, the first edition of which was put out by Duckworth in 1915 and not issued in the US until 1920, at which...

$6,823
First edition of A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde, one of 50 large paper copies.

A Woman of No Importance.

WILDE, Oscar.

'after a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations'One of only 50 large paper copies. This play contains some of Wilde's most famous epigrams.First performed in April...

$12,964
First edition of Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde, one of 50 large paper copies.

Lady Windermere's Fan.

WILDE, Oscar.

one of 50 large paper copiesOne of 50 large paper copies of Wilde's four-act comedy, first performed on Saturday, 20 February 1892, at the St James's Theatre in London. Like...

$12,964
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck by Beatrix Potter with a fine provenance.

The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck.

POTTER, Beatrix.

inscribed by Annie Maria Harris nee ArmittInscribed on the front free endpaper: 'Mary Mackenzie from Mrs. Stanford Harris, Rydal Cottage, August 1912' and with six stanzas of verse by Annie...

$3,412
A first deluxe edition of Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse with 26 colour plates, original moire cloth binding, near fine.

The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse.

POTTER, Beatrix.

The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse was published with the boards in either blue or brown but neither has priority over the other.First or second printing, deluxe issue; 16mo (140 x...

$5,800
First edition of Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes by Beatrix Potter in the exceptionally rare dust jacket.

Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes.

POTTER, Beatrix.

in the original glassine dust jacketA very good copy in the exceptionally rare dust-jacket.First edition, first printing (with the correct front and rear endpapers according to Linder); 16mo (160 x...

$3,821
First editions of  the three volumes of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with the Eye of Sauron on the front board of each in gilt

The Lord of the Rings.

TOLKIEN, J.R.R.

a fine set of first editions bound by Sangorski & SutcliffeAt first, Tolkien intended The Lord of the Rings to be a children's tale in the style of The Hobbit...

$30,021
Showing the Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth with his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh.....

[Signed Christmas Card by H. M. Queen Elizabeth II]

[QUEEN ELIZABETH II].

The last Christmas Card of the late Queen's 70 year reign.Christmas card with a photograph showing Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, signed; photograph size 115 x 170 mm; framed and...

$1,297
Two signed three-quater length photographic portraits by John Lawrence of HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, dated 1986 in original frames by Longmire

[Pair of Signed Presentation Photographs of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh].

[ROYALTY] [H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II]; LAWRENCE, John (photographer)

Photographer, John Lawrence (born 1961) has had a long a varied career, his work regularly appearing in newspapers, magazines, etc. and he has five photographs in the collection of the...

$5,118
A signed photograph of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Prince Charles and Princess Anne at Balmoral Castle, Scotland, 1955, taken by Marcus Adams

[Signed Photograph of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh,

[H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II]; ADAMS. Marcus (photographer).

British society photographer Marcus Adams took a number of portraits of the future Queen Elizabeth II, from the years spanning her birth through to adulthood. Fascinating as these images are...

$3,753
Black & white photographic prints of King George VI by Hugh Cecil, signed and dated by the King, the other of Queen Elizabeth by Dorothy Wilding, also signed and dated

[King George VI & Queen Elizabeth]

[ROYALTY]; CECIL, Hugh (photographer); WILDING, Dorothy (photographer).

signedThe photograph of King George VI was taken by Hugh Cecil (Hugh Cecil Saunders), circa 1942, (see National Portrait Gallery Collection ref NPG x71198).Hugh Cecil Suanders (1899 - 1974) was...

$7,983
[An Album of photographic Postcards of Queen Elizabeth II]

[An Album of photographic Postcards of Queen Elizabeth II]

[QUEEN ELIZABETH II];

An incredible collection of predominantly black & white postcards of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and her immediate family, including His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles, Princess...

$615
A fine limited edition of A King's Story, one of 270 copies signed by Edward Duke of Windsor; in aSangorski and Sutcliffe binding, slip-case, London, 1951

A King's Story,

WINDSOR, H.R.H. Edward, Duke of...

signedH.R.H. Edward, Prince of Wales succeeded to the British throne on the death of his Father, King George V in January 1936. However, due to the British Government and the...

$3,412
Fine panorama of Queen Victoria's wedding to Prince Albert, resplendent with the pomp and ceremony expected from the British Empire approaching its peak.

The Authentic representation of the magnificent marriage procession and ceremony

[VICTORIA, QUEEN OF ENGLAND].

Fine panorama of Queen Victoria's wedding to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1840 at the Chapel Royal at St. James's Palace, resplendent with the pomp and ceremony one might expect...

$3,412
First editions of A History of the English Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill, signed by the author in volume one.

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples.

CHURCHILL, Winston.

signed by the author in volume oneSigned by Churchill and dated '20 June, 1956' on the half-title of volume I.A rousing account of the early history of Britain, the work...

$15,693
A signed limited edition copy of The New Examen by Winston Churchill.

The New 'Examen'.

CHURCHILL, Winston.

signed by ChurchillThe New Examen was first published in 1861 by barrister John Paget. The essays covered key events of the late Stuart period, namely The Duke of Marlborough, the...

$12,964
A superlative account of the prelude to and events of the First World War, this inscribed  and signed edition of The World Crisis by Winston Churchill also has The Criticism.

The World Crisis 1911-1914.

CHURCHILL, Winston

signedA superlative account of the prelude to and events of the First World War. It is still regarded as a defining work of twentieth-century history, reconstructing the action on the...

$11,599
Winston Churchill Said, two of these leaflets are described by Woods (A18/1 and A18/2) but the third is not and evidently issued in its own right

Churchill Said...

CHURCHILL, Winston.

Two of these leaflets are described by Woods (A18/1 and A18/2) and both have sections for personal details of prospective applicants to apply to join the movement. Both are scarce....

$1,502
The third edition of John Locke's major philosophical work, An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding

An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding.

LOCKE, John.

lifetime edition with contemporary corrections for the fourth editionThe third edition of John Locke's (1632-1704) major philosophical work, an excellent lifetime example with contemporary annotations and notes in pen for...

$4,777
The first edition, first printing of J.S. Mill's essay defining the meaning of Utilitarianism, and the school of philosophy associated with the idea

Utilitarianism.

MILL, John Stuart.

first edition in book-formThe first edition in book-form of Mill's spirited defence of this controversial branch of ethics closely associated with Jeremy Bentham and the 'Greatest Happiness Principle'.Mill had been...

$10,235
A signed copy of Barack Obama's The Audacity of Hope, written when he was a Senator for Illinois and before becoming the 44th President of the United States

The Audacity of Hope.

OBAMA, Barack.

signed by the author Written when he was Senator for the 13th district in the Illinois Senate and before he became the 44th President of the United States for two...

$1,502
The deluxe issue of Kelly Wise's Lotte Jacobi monograph, with the often missing original photograph of Albert Einstein.

Lotte Jacobi.

JACOBI, Lotte; WISE, Kelly (editor).

with Jacobi's signed portrait of Albert EinsteinDeluxe issue, with the often missing original photograph, 'Albert Einstein, Physicist, Princeton, NJ., 1938'. Lotte Jacobi (1896-1990) was responsible for some of the most...

$3,753
Alvin Langdon Coburn's Men of Mark with the scarce dust-jacket.

Men of Mark.

COBURN, Alvin Langdon.

With the scarce dust-jacketAlvin Langdon Coburn began gathering these portraits in 1904 when, shortly before sailing to London, he asked Perrirton Maxwell, editor of the Metropolitan Magazine of New York,...

$3,753
This limited edition copy of A King's Story follows The Duke of Windsor's own journey to becoming King, and henceforth his time after, up to 1951 twenty-one years before his death.

A King's Story,

WINDSOR, H.R.H. Edward, Duke of...

signedH.R.H. Edward, Prince of Wales succeeded to the British throne on the death of his Father, King George V in January 1936. However, due to the British Government and the...

$2,661
Second edition of Summa de Arithmetica by Luca Pacioli, the first mathematical encyclopaedia of the Renaissance.

Summa de arithmetica.

PACIOLI, Luca.

the most influential work in the history of capitalismSecond edition of 'the first great general work on mathematics printed' (Smith, Rara arithmetica, p56) and the first printed text to set...

$184,220
A signed first and only edition of an Eightieth Birthday Tribute to Sir Winston Churchill, one of only 3,000 copies containing a plethora of photographs

Eightieth Birthday Tribute to Sir Winston Churchill.

CHURCHILL, Sir Winston S.

signedNot published as a signed edition, this appears to be one of the very few signed by Churchill; it contains a plethora of fascinating photographs of the subject's life.*Possibly autopen...

$3,412
Thumbprint-signed copy of the eighth printing of Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, presented to the former porter at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge.

A Brief History of Time. From the Big Bang to Black Holes.

HAWKING, Stephen.

signed with thumbprintThumbprint-signed copy of the eighth printing (published in the same year as the first), inscribed, 'To David Brown, Best Wishes, "To boldly go...", Stephen Hawking, 20 May 2005'...

$17,058
Cook's third voyage, A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, with the atlas and 63 engravings and charts, one of the most important English books published in the last quarter of the eighteenth century.

A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean

COOK, Captain James; KING, Captain James.

the atlas with early impressions & fine provenanceThe atlas of Frances Mary Richardson Currer (1785-1861) with dark early impressions. Currer was an eminent book collector, with a reputation for books...

$20,469
The Courage and Perseverance medal was struck soon after word of Capt. Cook's death reached England in 1780.

The Courage and Perseverance Medal.

[COOK, Capt. James].

The Courage and Perseverance medal was struck soon after word of Capt. Cook's death reached England, via Büsching's Wöchentlichte Nachrichten (Berlin, 1780). The news had arrived in Europe via despatches...

$12,964
Modes et manières d'aujourd'hui.

Modes et manières d'aujourd'hui.

BARBIER, George; LEPAPE, Georges; MARTIN, Charles; MARTY, Andre.

with two original drawingsComplete set of seven volumes of Modes et Manières in the original portfolios, with 84 plates in total. A fine bright copy of an Art Deco landmark....

$18,422
Feia Kukol by Leon Bakst is a complete set of twelve postcards, his masterpiece according to fellow artist Alexandre Benois.

Feia Kukol. [La fée des poupées].

BAKST, Leon.

Bakst's masterpiece, according to fellow artist and art historian Alexandre Benois. During the first half of his career, Bakst (1866-1924) mostly painted landscapes, scenes and portraits. However in 1899, when...

$4,026
Scarce first edition of one of the most important twentieth century ballet books, published in French the following year as Le Ballet Contemporain.

Sovremenniy Balet. [The Modern Ballet].

SVETLOV [IVCHENKO], Valerian.

Covering the work of Marius Petipa (Ballet Master and principal choreographer of the Imperial Ballet) and the development of the Imperial Russian Ballet, Svetlov includes such important figures as Fokine,...

$3,412
First edition of Description de l'Asie Mineure  by Texier, probably the greatest work of exploration made by a single traveller, with 254 plates.

Description de l'Asie Mineure

TEXIER, Charles.

'Probably the greatest work of exploration made by a single traveller' (Blackmer).Trained as an archaeologist, Texier, who was a Membre Correspondant de l'Institut, was sent on a mission to Turkey,...

$34,115
First Barbaro edition of I dieci libri dell'architettura by Vitruvius, published in 1556.

I dieci libri dell'architettura.

VITRUVIUS POLLIO, Marcus; BARBARO, Daniele (translator); PALLADIO, Andrea (illustrator).

'the most significant Italian edition of the treatise'First edition of Daniele Barbaro's (1514-1570) translation and commentary. This important publication is the fourth translation of Vitruvius into Italian and the sixth...

$34,115
A beautiful unsophisticated copy of the notoriously rare Vitruvius Scoticus, the paramount source for the history of classical architecture in Scotland

Vitruvius Scoticus;

ADAM, William.

A beautiful unsophisticated copy of the notoriously rare Vitruvius Scoticus, the paramount source for the history of classical architecture in Scotland.What was to become William Adam's (1689 - 1748) magisterially-intentioned...

$47,761
First edition of Dickinson's Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851 by Dickenson Bros, one of the great pictorial commemorations of the Great Exhibition, containing 55 chromo-lithograph plates.

Dickinson's Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851,

DICKINSON BROS (publishers).

the great exhibitionThe Great Exhibition, housed within the 'Crystal Palace', embodied Prince Albert's vision to display the wonders of industry from around the world.This highly detailed and colourful sequence of...

$30,704
A handsome and complete set of Buck's Antiquities by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck.

Buck's Antiquities

BUCK, Samuel & Nathaniel.

a crucial cultural touchstone of the eighteenth centuryA handsome and complete set of this monumental collection of castles, abbeys, country houses, and city prospects, regarded as a crucial cultural touchstone...

$78,464
The first and best edition of Joseph Nashs monumental illustrated history of The Mansions of England, with 106 fine hand-coloured litographic plates

The Mansions of England

NASH, Joseph.

illustrated with 106 hand-coloured lithographs mounted on cardThe first and best edition, with all the hand-coloured plates mounted on card, of 'one of the most important of the lithograph books...

$17,058
Group of four etchings of large vases by Piranesi, published in Rome in 1791.

Vase.

PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista.

Best known for his representations of on the archaeological reconstructions of ruins and the documentation of contemporary Rome, Piranesi also made a fundamental contribution to the development of the decorative...

$12,282
Group of four etchings of large vases by Piranesi, published in Rome in 1791.

Pair of Large Vases.

PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista.

Best known for his representations of on the archaeological reconstructions of ruins and the documentation of contemporary Rome, Piranesi also made a fundamental contribution to the development of the decorative...

$4,094
Pair of etchings from 'Vasi' by Giovanni Piranesi, printed in Rome in 1791.

Trofeo di Ottaviano Augusto.

PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista.

Best known for his representations of on the archaeological reconstructions of ruins and the documentation of contemporary Rome, Piranesi also made a fundamental contribution to the development of the decorative...

$2,730
Louis Comfort Tiffany was an American designer who specialised in the decorative arts.

Group of Three Porcelain Vase designs.

Tiffany Vase Designs

Louis Comfort Tiffany (February 18, 1848 – January 17, 1933) was an American designer who specialised in the decorative arts and is particularly well known for his designs for stained...

$6,141
A lovely pair of uncommon original watercolours of designs by Georges Martel for porcelain services by the Desvres factory.

Desvres Porcelain designs.

[PORCELAIN]. MARTEL, Georges.

A lovely pair of uncommon original watercolours of porcelain services.Desvres, situated in the north of France was a leading centre for porcelain design. The first earthenware factory in Desvres was...

$6,141
A lovely pair of uncommon original watercolours of designs by Georges Martel for porcelain services by the Desvres factory.

Desvres Porcelain designs.

[PORCELAIN]. MARTEL, Georges.

A lovely pair of uncommon original watercolours of porcelain services.Desvres, situated in the north of France was a leading centre for porcelain design. The first earthenware factory in Desvres was...

$6,141
Louis Comfort Tiffany  was an American designer who specialised in the decorative arts.

Group of Three Porcelain Vase designs.

Tiffany Vase Designs

Louis Comfort Tiffany (February 18, 1848 – January 17, 1933) was an American designer who specialised in the decorative arts and is particularly well known for his designs for stained...

$6,141
The title here is seen as the great authority on the subject, he soft-paste Sèvres porcelain factory opened in Vincennes in 1745 before moving to Versaille

The Soft Porcelain of Sèvres,

[CERAMICS] GARNIER, Edouard.

Many connoisseurs and collectors have a preference for soft-paste porcelain, especially that of Sèvres, since the colouring is more translucent and less 'solid' than the later hard-paste. The title here...

$2,593
The first edition of Isaac Ware's continuation to William Kent's Designs of Inigo Jones, illustrated with 53 engraved plates, including 5 double-page designs

Designs of Inigo Jones

JONES, Inigo; [KENT, William; BURLINGTON, Lord; WARE, Isaac].

The first edition of this continuation by the English architect Isaac Ware (1704-1766) of William Kent's Designs of Inigo Jones. Illustrated with 53 engraved plates, including 5 double-page designs.Published in...

$1,706
This unusual album of shoe designs contains designs for both men and women; 25 chromolithographed plates. A very attractive collection.

Die Schuhmode - Winter 1924/25

[SHOE DESIGN CATALOGUE]

This unusual album of shoe designs contains designs for both men and women.Landscape folio (30 x 21 cm),.pp 54, 25 chromolithographed plates (image size 21.5 x 18 cm)., all with...

$2,730
ladies' shoes illustrated that have all belonged to and been worn by ladies of the 19th century. Each page has nearly life sized shoe.<br />

A Group of Six Ladies' Dress Shoes of the Nineteenth Century.

GREIG, T[homas] Watson.

Scarce first edition. 'The sixty-three ladies' shoes now illustrated have all belonged to and been worn by ladies of the 19th century. They have been most carefully selected to illustrate...

$10,235
ladies' shoes illustrated that have all belonged to and been worn by ladies of the 19th century. Each page has nearly life sized shoe.<br />

A Group of Four Ladies' Dress Shoes of the Nineteenth Century.

GREIG, T[homas] Watson.

Scarce first edition. 'The sixty-three ladies' shoes now illustrated have all belonged to and been worn by ladies of the 19th century. They have been most carefully selected to illustrate...

$6,823
ladies' shoes illustrated that have all belonged to and been worn by ladies of the 19th century. Each page has nearly life sized shoe.<br />

A Group of Six Ladies' Dress Shoes of the Nineteenth Century.

GREIG, T[homas] Watson.

'The sixty-three ladies' shoes now illustrated have all belonged to and been worn by ladies of the 19th century. They have been most carefully selected to illustrate the variety and...

$10,235
The book is a compilation of texts from a number of the Red Books he had composed since his last publication, many of them now lost

Observations on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening.

REPTON, Humphry.

An important work which provides 'a guide to [Repton's] approach to landscape design, with explanations of his aims and his methods of achieving them in specific instances'. The book is...

$11,599
Costumbres Andaluzas

Costumbres Andaluzas

Chaman, Antonio D.

Colourful plates depicting Andalusian dress, dance, trades and customs. The illustrator Antonio Chamán, born in Cádiz, developed part of his career as an illustrator in Málaga, where he worked on...

$8,870
Lange's rare work on Ferrara. The plates herein represent fancy-dress costumes for this 1843 recreation of a celebration at the Court of Ferrara, bedecked in Renaissance splendour

Das Hoffest zu Ferrara, in den Saelen des Koeniglichen Schlosses zu Berlin.

LANGE Edouard; FRENZEL, Wilhelm.

Lange's rare work on Ferrara. 'The plates herein represent fancy-dress costumes for this 1843 recreation of a celebration at the Court of Ferrara, bedecked in Renaissance splendour.' (Bobins).First edition; folio,...

$6,141
Oliver Messell's costume design for Clorinda in a 1952 Glyndebourne production of Rossini's La Cenerentola, signed in pencil by the artist.

[Costume design for Clorinda, from Rossini's La Cenerentola.]

MESSEL, Oliver.

Oliver Messel (1904-1978) was 'Great Britain's leading theatre designer from the early 1930s to the mid 1950s..., [winning] international acclaim for his lavish, painterly and poetic designs informed by period...

$4,435
A presentation copy inscribed by both artists to Boris Anrep.

L'art decoratif theatral moderne.

GONCHAROVA, Natalia; LARIONOV, Mikkail; PARNAKH, Valentin.

presentation copy inscribed by both artists to Boris AnrepWith two additional lithographs - one by Larionov and one by Goncharova (which is initialled by the artist).Inscribed to Boris Vasileyvich Anrep...

$20,469
A fine example of Les Masques et les Personnages de la Comédie Italienne by d'Houville, with full set of 12 pochoir plates by Reidel after Brunelleschi.

Les Masques et les Personnages de la Comédie Italienne.

BRUNELLESCHI, Umberto (artist); d'HOUVILLE, Gérard.

number 22 of a limited editionA fine example complete with a full set of 12 engraved plates by Reidel after Brunelleschi, depicting theatrical characters including Harlequin, Scaramouche and Pierrot. The...

$10,235
A fine complete set with proofs of one of the most beautiful fashion magazines to appear in France after the Great War. Art Deco style personified.

Le Goût du Jour.

LABOUREUR, Jean-Emile; BONFILS, Robert; BRISSAUD, Pierre; et al.

Art Deco style personifiedA fine and rare complete set of one of the most beautiful fashion magazines to appear in France after the Great War; with additional proofs.First edition, no....

$10,235
Vaslav Nijinsky. Six Vers de Jean Cocteau. Six Dessins de Paul Iribe.

Vaslav Nijinsky. Six Vers de Jean Cocteau. Six Dessins de Paul Iribe.

COCTEAU, Jean; IRIBIE, Paul.

a luxurious hommage to NijinskyIribe was a French designer and fashion illustrator who for a while was a member of the Ballets Russes circle, hence these depictions of the troupe's...

$2,047
A group of six pochoir fashion plates from George Barbier's Falbalas & Fanfreluches, the last of Barbier's books to reflect contemporary life directly.

Falbalas & Fanfreluches: A Set of Six Pochoir Fashion Plates.

BARBIER, George.

An exquisite series displaying fashion in magnificent and imaginative illustrations by George Barbier the noted early twentieth century French artist and illustrator. Falbalas et fanfreluches was the last of Barbier's...

$3,753
A complete set of pilasters from the first part of the Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano series, with vibrant original colours.

Group of 14 copper engraved plates.

RAPHAEL SANZIO da Urbino and others.

with contemporary hand colourBeautiful plates, scarce with vibrant original hand-colour: a complete set of pilasters from the first part of the Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano series. From the first...

$51,172
Hand-coloured star chart of Andromeda Perseus Triangulum, engraved by John Mynde, from Flamsteed's Atlas Coelestis.

Andromeda Perseus Triangulum.

FLAMSTEED, John.

18th-century celestial mappublished up to that time.Charles II founded the Royal Observatory in Greenwich in 1675 and in the same year John Flamsteed (1646-1719), was appointed the first Astronomer Royal....

$3,753
Hand-coloured star chart of Cassiopea Cephus Ursa Minor Draco, engraved by John Mynde, from Flamsteed's Atlas Coelestis.

Cassiopea Cephus Ursa Minor Draco

FLAMSTEED, John.

18th-century celestial printA fine star chart from the Atlas Coelestis, the largest and most accurate star atlas published up to that time. Charles II founded the Royal Observatory in Greenwich...

$3,753
Group of six lithographs hand-coloured in pochoir from George Barbier's Le Bonheur du Jour, published in Paris in 1924.

A Group of Six Lithographs from Le Bonheur du Jour.

BARBIER, George.

The plates for Le Bonheur du Jour wee amongst the largest and most carefully meditated of Barbier's designs. So ambitious was this album that it took him from 1920 to...

$16,376
To be returned from chiswick auction<br />

Collection of hand-coloured lithographs.

RAUTH, Leo.

A beautiful set of lithographs coloured by hand with gouache and watercolours and highlighted with pen. The German painter and graphic artist Rauth (Leipzig 1884 - 1913 Tirol) became famous...

$6,141
Le Ski.

Le Ski.

GAMY & MONTAUT, Ernest.

Ernest Montaut (1878-1909) was an innovative French poster designer whose all-too-short career captured the exhilarating new world of motorised transport, whether in the air, on the water, or especially at...

$2,389
Hand-coloured pochoir print documenting the early history of transportation, by Ernest Montaut and his wife Marguerite who used the name Gamy.

GRAND PRIX DE L' A.C.F. - 1912.

MONTAUT, Ernest & GAMY [Marguerite].

The symbiotic relationship between prestigious motor sports and technological advances in engineering, with the concomitant potential for mutual publicity, which are so familiar today, clearly date back to these formative...

$1,160
Renault 1913.

Renault 1913.

GAMY and MONTAUT, Ernest.

The Gamy-Montaut prints document various historical events in the early history of transportation, including Power Boat Racing, Motorcycle and Motor Car Racing, Motor Car Touring, Zeppelins and Tennis.Having observed the...

$2,389
"ZEPPELIN"

"ZEPPELIN"

GAMY-MONTAUT, Ernest & Marguerite.

Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917) developed his interest in airships as early as the 1870s. By 1895, he had patented the first of these iconic craft to carry his name,...

$2,389
Hand-coloured pochoir print documenting the early history of transportation, by Ernest Montaut and his wife Marguerite who used the name Gamy.

Cycles Motos Alcyon.

GAMY & MONTAUT, Ernest.

The Gamy-Montaut prints document various historical events in the early history of transportation, including Power Boat Racing, Motorcycle and Motor Car Racing, Motor Car Touring, Zeppelins and Tennis.Having observed the...

$2,389
Coupe Gordon Bennett 1909 - Curtiss le gagnant.

Coupe Gordon Bennett 1909 - Curtiss le gagnant.

GAMY & MONTAUT, Ernest.

This example shows the American Aviator Glenn Curtiss, flying a Curtiss no. 2, as he took first prize in the 1909 Gordon Bennett competition in Reims, France.The Gamy-Montaut prints document...

$2,389
Hand-coloured pochoir print documenting the early history of transportation, by Ernest Montaut and his wife Marguerite who used the name Gamy.

La Voiture Th. Schneider, 1912 gagne à Dieppe Dinant et à la Sarthe vitesse et régularité / Magneto Bosch Corburateur Claudel Roues Riley.

GAMY & MONTAUT, Ernest.

Theophile Schneider, formerly of the Rochet/Schneider Company, began building his own cars in 1910. This car, a 2.8 litre 4 cylinder model, had an unusual radiator placement, on the dashboard....

$2,389
Le Dirigeable "Republique" moteur Panhard & Levassor.

Le Dirigeable "Republique" moteur Panhard & Levassor.

GAMY-MONTAUT, Ernest and Marguerite.

A group standing near their Panhard & Levassor automobile on a cliff side watch the airship, Republique, fly overhead.Ernest Montaut (1878-1909) was an innovative French poster designer whose all-too-short career...

$2,389
[Red Bédélia Cyclecar].

[Red Bédélia Cyclecar].

GAMY & MONTAUT, Ernest.

The archetype of French cyclecars the Bédélia was manufactured between 1910 and 1925 by Bourbeau et Devaux Co. of Paris. With the passenger seated at the front, the driver was...

$2,389
Royal Muscadine Grape  plate no.48, "Muscatt of Alexander Grape   plate no. 53, White Frontiniac Grape   plate no. 54 & White Hamburgh Grape plate no. 60.

[Series of Four Grapes].

BROOKSHAW, George.

For Brookshaw's most famous work "Pomona Britannica" or a "Collection of the Most Esteemed Fruits at Present Cultivated in this Country; Together with the Blossoms and Leaves of Such that...

$10,917
Six hand-coloured plates of Grapes, printed in colour and finished by hand

[A Group of Six Plates of Grapes

GALLESIO, Giorgio.

The finest Italian work on fruits, remarkable for colouring which is at once delicate and intense. The plates appeared in 41 parts, and Domenico del Pino, Antonio Serantoni and Isabella...

$8,870
Ladies`shoes belonged  to and be worn by ladies of the 19th century. nearly life-sized shoes, chromolithographed illustration.

Ballet Slippers.

GREIG, T[homas] Watson.

Scarce first edition. 'The sixty-three ladies' shoes now illustrated have all belonged to and been worn by ladies of the 19th century. They have been most carefully selected to illustrate...

$1,706
A complete set of pilasters from the first part of the Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano series, with vibrant original colours.

Group of 14 copper engraved plates.

RAPHAEL SANZIO da Urbino and others.

with contemporary hand colourBeautiful plates, scarce with vibrant original hand-colour: a complete set of pilasters from the first part of the Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano series. From the first...

$51,172
Group of Six Wedgewood Ceramics

Group of Six Wedgewood Ceramics

RATHBONE, Frederick.

From Old Wedgewood, the Decorative or Artistic Ceramic Work, in Colour and Relief, invented and produced by Josiah Wedgewood, at Etruria, in Staffordshire, 1760-1794. The author of this work was...

$7,506
Three large engraved views, each on  2 sheets joined with 4 inset views below

Set of Three Views of Amsterdam.

DE LETH, Hendrik.

in contemporary hand-colourThis rare set comprises:1. Gezicht op de Schapen Markt near den Reguliers Toren de Munt en een gedeelte van de Doele Sluis nevens het Rondeel en den binnen...

$34,115
Ringo Starr in the Garrison Room at Les Ambassadeurs Club, Mayfair. London: S H Editions, 17 April 1964 / 2021

Ringo Starr in the Garrison Room at Les Ambassadeurs Club, Mayfair.

THYNNE, Lord Christopher

Original silver gelatin print on Ilford Multigrade fibre base 255 gsm paper, numbered in black pen to verso from the edition of 35, artist's name blindstamp lower right, publisher's blindstamp...

$768
A rare and finely engraved prospect of Antwerp viewed from the Scheldt, first published by Vrients in 1610, under a privilege issued by Archduke of Austria

Antverpia Totius Inferiorisæ Primaria Urbs

VRIENTS, Jan Baptist.

A rare and finely engraved prospect of Antwerp viewed from the Scheldt, first published by Vrients in 1610, under a privilege issued by Albert and Isabella, Archduke and Archduchess of...

$34,115
A pair of copper engravings, framed and glazed, 1724

The Cathedral Church of St. Paul's in London. A section of the Cross Isle from North to South with a Prospect of the Choir and Dome

[KIP, J.]

a pair - the interior & exterior of St. Paul's Cathedral, LondonA pair of copper engravings, framed and glazed, overall size: 109cm x 87cm x 2cm.

$4,094
Four mezzotints printed in colours of:  Horation Nelson; Lieutenant General Hay Macdowall; John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun and Colonel Banastre Tarleton.

English Nobility.

MACBETH-RAEBURN, Henry.

4 mezzotints printed in colours. Framed and glazed. Priced individually

$10,917
Pirate Street, Hong Kong.

Pirate Street, Hong Kong.

HILDEBRANDT, Edward.

Fine atmospheric oil of a narrow stepped street in Hong Kong, a version of which was published as plate 116 of the grand portfolio depicting his world travels.Eduard Hildebrandt was...

$17,058
An indian miniature painting from Murshidabad of a prince and village girl at a well, 18th century.

[The Prince Encounters a Village Girl at a Well],

[INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING].

Scenes painted around imagined amorous encounters between the 'prince and village girl' were popular among artists during the late Mughal period in centres such as Delhi, Lucknow, and Murshidabad. The...

$25,586
A large and impressive view of the siege of khandahar from post mughal india.

[The Siege of Khandahar],

[INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING]. [LAHARWI, Abd Al Hamid].

Shah Jahan in battleA very large and impressive view of the Siege of Khandahar, the Mughal-Safavid war of 1649-1653, as presented in the Padshahnameh of Shah Jahan. The Padshahnameh is...

$11,941
Still in their original frame, this pair of finely painted pictures depict scenes from the 14th century epic "Sanguo Yanyi" "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"

Sanguo Yanyi: a Pair of Reverse Paintings on Glass.

[CHINESE SCHOOL.

Still in their original frame, this pair of finely painted pictures depict scenes from the 14th century epic "Sanguo Yanyi" ("Romance of the Three Kingdoms"). The scenes feature the formidable...

$8,870
George Harrison signing a book in the walled garden of the Ambassadeurs Club, Mayfair. London: S H Editions, 17 April 1964 / 2021

George Harrison signing a book in the walled garden of Les Ambassadeurs Club, Mayfair.

THYNNE, Lord Christopher

Original silver gelatin print on Ilford Multigrade fibre base 255 gsm paper, numbered in black pen to verso from the edition of 35, artist's name blindstamp lower right, publisher's blindstamp...

$768
Paul McCartney smoking at Marylebone Station. London: S H Editions, 5 April 1964 / 2021

Paul McCartney smoking at Marylebone Station.

THYNNE, Lord Christopher

Original silver gelatin print on Ilford Multigrade fibre base 255 gsm paper, numbered in black pen to verso from the edition of 35, artist's name blindstamp lower right, publisher's blindstamp...

$768
George Harrison and Claire Chivers in the Garrison Room at Les Ambassadeurs Club, Mayfair. London: S H Editions, 17 April 1964 / 2021

George Harrison and Claire Chivers in the Garrison Room at Les Ambassadeurs Club, Mayfair.

THYNNE, Lord Christopher

Original silver gelatin print on Ilford Multigrade fibre base 255 gsm paper, numbered in black pen to verso from the edition of 35, artist's name blindstamp lower right, publisher's blindstamp...

$768
John Lennon at Marylebone Station. London: S H Editions, 5 April 1964, 2021. Original silver gelatin print on Ilford Multigrade fibre base 255 gsm paper

John Lennon at Marylebone Station.

THYNNE, Lord Christopher.

Original silver gelatin print on Ilford Multigrade fibre base 255 gsm paper, numbered in black pen to verso from the edition of 35, artist's name blindstamp lower right, publisher's blindstamp...

$768
Nine watercolours of designs for silverware items, most probably made by the prestigious WMF factory

Collection of Watercolour Designs for Silverware.

[ANON.]

original watercoloursAttractive collection of unusual drawings for silverware items, most probably made by the prestigious WMF factory. Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, better known as the WMF factory, has been a tableware manufacturer...

$17,058
each finely painted in ink and gouache on paper with bird and flower scenes enclosed with floral cartouches, on a dark ground.

Four Chinese Export Paintings.

[CHINESE SCHOOL]

Four Chinese Export paintings, each finely painted in ink and gouache on paper with bird and flower scenes enclosed with floral cartouches, on a dark ground.Framed and glazed, overall size:...

$12,964
The House of Guardaboschi (Plate 9), from Eine Nachlese/Dernière grebe/An Aftermath portfolio

The House of Guardaboschi (Plate 9), from Eine Nachlese/Dernière grebe/An Aftermath portfolio

KLIMT, Gustav.

Collotype in colours, 1931, on chine colle paper laid down on heavy cream wove paper, from the edition of 500, the full sheet with deckled edges, published by Max Eisler,...

$5,459
Church at Unterach on Lake Atter (Plate 28), from Eine Nachlese/Dernière grebe/An Aftermath portfolio

Church at Unterach on Lake Atter (Plate 28), from Eine Nachlese/Dernière grebe/An Aftermath portfolio

KLIMT, Gustav.

Collotype in colours, 1931, on chine colle paper laid down on heavy cream wove paper, from the edition of 500, the full sheet with deckled edges, published by Max Eisler,...

$5,459
Portrait of Friedricke Maria Beer (Plate 24), from Eine Nachlese/Dernière grebe/An Aftermath portfolio

Portrait of Friedricke Maria Beer (Plate 24), from Eine Nachlese/Dernière grebe/An Aftermath portfolio

KLIMT, Gustav.

Collotype in colours, 1931, on chine colle paper laid down on heavy cream wove paper, from the edition of 500, the full sheet with deckled edges, published by Max Eisler,...

$8,870
Adam and Eve (Plate 20), from Eine Nachlese/Dernière grebe/An Aftermath portfolio

Adam and Eve (Plate 20), from Eine Nachlese/Dernière grebe/An Aftermath portfolio

KLIMT, Gustav.

Collotype in colours, 1931, on chine colle paper laid down on heavy cream wove paper, from the edition of 500, the full sheet with deckled edges, published by Max Eisler,...

$8,870
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