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From Nobel laureates to delicate botanical works, this collection celebrates the women whose voices have shaped literature, science, and history. Discover the stories behind suffrage and scientific achievement, the quiet ingenuity of pseudonyms and anonymous publication, and the travellers who ventured where they were told they could not.

Alongside leading figures such as Woolf, Gaskell, and Austen, find intimate inscriptions between mothers and daughters, friends and loved ones — preserving the personal voices behind the printed page.

Find the perfect rare book for those you hold closest.

Women's Voices

Rare first editions of Brontë, Gaskell, and Plath. Shop classic literature including Austen in beautiful watercolours, Woolf's feminist essays, and Du Maurier's classic thrillers

The Garden

Rare botanical illustrations of all bright things that come with spring. Shop your favourite flowers that will last forever, from tulips, to lilies, to bouquets of red roses

Pioneers

The figures who advanced knowledge and opportunity beyond all odds. Discover Nobel Prize–winning scientific discoveries, artifacts of suffrage, and the first female aviation pilot

Women Who Went

Landmark accounts by women who travelled far beyond boundaries. Shop the scientific expedition of Maria Sibylla Merian and the global voyages of Lady Anna Brassey: all works that recorded the determination to see the world first-hand

Signed Shelf

Find an intimate glimpse into the personal lives of history’s most influential figures through inscriptions shared between mothers, family, and friends

Hidden Hand

Discover the women who navigated a male-dominated world by writing from behind masks of anonymity, pseudonyms, and erased credits

Artist's Eye

20th century modern artwork, sketching, and photography showcasing the enduring nature of maternal love. Browse Frankenthaler, Hepworth, Hoppé, and more

Young Collectors

Nostalgic children's literature that will spark a young collector's passion for rare books. Browse the magic of Beatrix Potter's family favourites

Featured Books

The first edition, second issue of Florence Nightingale's Notes on Nursing, published in the same year and from the same setting of type as the first issue.

Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not.

NIGHTINGALE, Florence.

the origin of modern nursingFirst edition, second issue, with advertisements on the endpapers dated 1860 and 'the right of translation is reserved' on the title. An attractive copy.'Defining nursing as...

$2,651
First edition and an attractive copy of The Organization of Nursing in a Large Town,and uncommon work by nurse Florence Nightingale on the development of the Liverpool Nurse's Training School.

The Organization of Nursing in a Large Town.

Nightingale, Florence.

uncommonFirst edition and an attractive copy of this uncommon title on the Liverpool Nurse's Training School, published in the same year that it was formally established under Nightingale's influence.'The Liverpool...

$2,719
A scarce collection of poems written by Pankhurst during one of her numerous terms in prison; no other copy shown in auction records in the last 40 years.

Writ on Cold Slate.

PANKHURST, Sylvia.

rare women's suffrage artefactA scarce collection of poems written by Pankhurst during one of her numerous terms in prison. Born in Old Trafford in 1882, Sylvia Pankhurst was influenced in...

$5,097
First edition of Lectures to Women, the first book by the early woman doctor and suffragette Alice Ker (1853-1943).

Lectures to Women.

KER, Alice.

doctor & suffragetteThe rare first edition of the first book by the early woman doctor and suffragette Alice Ker (1853-1943), a short medical guide to caring for girls and young...

$5,097
First edition of Transcode Manual, the only separately published work by computing pioneer Beatrice Worsley and the founding document of Canadian computer science.

Transcode Manual.

WORSLEY, Beatrice & HUME, J.N.P.

canada's grace hopperFirst edition of the only separately published work by computing pioneer Beatrice Worsley (1921-2003) and the founding document of Canadian computer science: the manual for using Worsley's Transcode...

$6,116
Three rare offprints published in 1926 and 1939 by the Nobel Prize-winning biochemists Gerty and Carl Cori, who did important research on carbohydrate metabolism.

'The Activating Effect of Glycogen on the Enzymatic Synthesis of Glycogen from the Glucose-1-Phosphate', November 1939, [with]

CORI, Gerty T. & Carl F.

the first woman awarded the nobel prize in physiology & medicine - three offprintsThree rare offprints by the Nobel Prize-winning biochemists Gerty Cori (1896-1957) and her husband Carl. Gerty Cori...

$1,699
First edition, journal issue of the paper announcing the discovery of telomerase, for which the authors Carol Greider and Elizabeth Blackburn were awarded the Nobel Prize.

Identification of a Specific Telomere Terminal Transferase Activity in Tetrahymena Extracts

GREIDER, Carol & BLACKBURN, Elizabeth H.

the key to aging & cancerFirst edition, the journal issue in original wrappers, of the paper announcing the discovery of telomerase, a key part of the body of work for...

$1,699
Rare offprint of the first major work by prominent cell biologist and tissue culture pioneer Honor B. Fell, The Histogenesis of Cartilage and Bone, 1925.

The Histogenesis of Cartilage and Bone in the Long Bones of the Embryonic Fowl

FELL, Honor B.

early tissue culture work by a prominent woman scientistThe rare offprint of the first major work by prominent cell biologist Honor B. Fell (1900-1986). We can locate only one institutional...

$476
First edition of the first German textbook on tissue culture, with applications for cancer research, Rhoda Erdmann's Praktikum der Gewebepflege, published in 1922.

Praktikum der Gewebepflege oder Explanation Besonders der Gewebezüchtung.

ERDMANN, Rhoda.

early work on tissue culture by a pioneering female cell biologistFirst edition of 'the first German textbook that provided detailed instructions on tissue culture methods and indicated how they might...

$612
First edition of Fundamental Properties of the Galactic System, eight cosmology papers published in 1941, one by a prominent female astronomer.

The Fundamental Properties of the Galactic System.

[SANDAGE, Allan] [VYSSTOSKY] Williams, Emma T. R., et al.

women in cosmology, from the library of a nobel prize winnerFirst edition of this collection of eight cosmology papers from the New York Academy of Science's conference on the Fundamental...

$612
A wonderful group of artworks by the pioneering Oxford chemist Muriel Tomlinson that document her science education during the 1920s.

Small group of original artworks, including 15 pencil drawings of women practising chemistry.

TOMLINSON, Muriel.

original drawings of women chemistry studentsA wonderful group of artworks by the pioneering Oxford chemist Muriel Tomlinson (1909-1991), a number documenting her education during the 1920s. It includes fifteen pencil...

$1,699
The rare first edition of The Electrical Handbook for Women, edited by Caroline Haslett, in the uncommon and stylish Art Deco dust jacket.

The Electrical Handbook for Women.

[PARTRIDGE, Margaret]. HASLETT, Caroline.

The rare first edition, first impression, in the uncommon and stylish dust jacket by famed Art Deco illustrator Bip Pares.The Electrical Handbook for Women was the 'cornerstone publication' of the...

$680
First edition, first impression of the first authoritative account of the development of British nuclear weapons.

Britain and Atomic Energy 1939-1945.

GOWING, Margaret.

from the library of physicist dennis w. sciamaFirst edition, first impression of the first authoritative account of the development of British nuclear weapons, by the foremost historian of the subject....

$476
Inscribed first edition of Woman Pilot, the autobiography of RAF pilot Jackie Moggridge, the first woman to captain a commercial airline, published in 1957.

Woman Pilot.

MOGGRIDGE, Jackie.

the first female airline captainFirst edition, first impression, presentation copy inscribed by the author on the title, 'For Judith, with love, Jackie Moggridge, 1958'.South Africa-born Jackie Moggridge (née Sorour, 1922-2004)...

$1,292
First US edition of the rare children's book Around the World in a Flash by graphic design pioneer Marie Neurath.

Around the World in a Flash.

NEURATH, Marie.

a design pioneerFirst US edition of this scarce Isotype title by graphic design pioneer Marie Neurath (1898-1986). Most of the Isotype children's books were first published by Max Parrish in...

$1,020
French Feminist critic and theorist, novelist, and playwright Hélène Cixous has written extensively on language being the site of struggles over sexuality, identity, and difference.

Index Cixous Cix Pax.

HORN, Roni.

écriture féminineFrench Feminist critic and theorist, novelist, and playwright Hélène Cixous has written extensively on language being the site of struggles over sexuality, identity, and difference.First edition, number 41 of...

$476
Inscribed first edition of a radical feminist work on a universal human transcendence via a reappraisal of the patriarchally imposed syntax & ontology.

Beyond God the Father.

DALY, Mary.

inscribed presentation copy from the authorA rare inscribed first edition of this relatively radical feminist work, presenting the women's liberation movement as a revolution with the potential to trigger a...

$476
A first impression of the first edition of A Mind to Murder by P.D. James, the author's second book.

A Mind to Murder.

JAMES, P.D.

The best copy we have handled of the author's second book. The slight shortness of the jacket has been noted on other copies, but with no clue as to why...

$2,549
'Knock Four Times is a story of present-day London, the London of little flats and haphazard hospitality, the London of the young and poor and friendly.'

Knock Four Times.

IRWIN, Margaret.

'Knock Four Times is a story of present-day London, the London of little flats and haphazard hospitality, the London of the young and poor and friendly―but it holds the dream...

$449
First edition of The Powers of Light by Naomi Mitchison, inscribed by the author, with illustrations by Eric Kennington.

The Powers of Light.

MITCHISON, Naomi; KENNINGTON, Eric (illustrator).

presentation copyInscribed by the author to second blank: 'Christine, Michael + Boris / with love from Naomi'. The 'Haldane polymath' Naomi Mitchison CBE (1897-1999) was a prolific Scottish author and...

$1,122
First edition of The Princesse de Cleves translated by Nancy Mitford, in the scarce dustjacket.

The Princesse de Clèves.

MITFORD, Nancy (translator); LAFAYETTE, Madame de.

First edition in the scarce dustjacket of Nancy Mitford's translation of Madame de Lafayette's sensational and controversial novel, originally published in 1678. Privately printed by the Euphorion Press, set up...

$1,020
First edition of A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie, marking the sixth appearance of Miss Marple in novel form

A Pocket Full of Rye.

CHRISTIE, Agatha.

First edition of this Agatha Christie classic, marking the sixth appearance of Miss Marple in novel form.First edition, first impression; 8vo; slight offsetting to endpapers, minor spotting to prelims, else...

$646
A fine set of all six issues of Wheels. An Anthology of Verse, edited by Edith Sitwell, from the library of the poet and bookseller Harold Munro.

Wheels. An Anthology of Verse.

SITWELL, Edith (editor).

At least two of these volumes were from the library of the poet and publisher Harold Monro with his ownership signature to the 1917 volume and a presentation inscription to...

$2,379
First edition of The Mother and Other Poems by Edith Sitwell, inscribed by the author.

The Mother and Other Poems.

SITWELL, Edith.

presentation copy of the author's first bookFirst edition of the author's first book. Of the 500 copies printed, around 200 are believed to have been pulped by the printers in...

$1,699
First edition of The Flight From the Enchanter by Iris Murdoch, with the Edward Bawden dustjacket and Book Society wraparound band.

The Flight from the Enchanter.

MURDOCH, Iris.

The author's second novel, with intriguing jacket artwork by Edward Bawden (1903-89), one of the most influential artists of his generation. Hard to find in such good condition, especially with...

$1,699
First edition of The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen, inscribed by the author.

The Death of the Heart.

BOWEN, Elizabeth.

presentation copyWith a bold presentation inscription 'Eileen from Elizabeth. October 1938' in blue ink to the front free endpaper. The 'culmination' of the 'first half of Bowen's career, regarded by...

$2,039
First edition of L'Envers du Music-Hall by Colette, inscribed by the author to the French Jeweller Pierre Sterlé.

L'Envers du Music-Hall.

COLETTE, [Sidonie-Gabrielle].

association copyA fine association copy, with the author's signed presentation inscription in black ink to the half-title, 'à Pierre Sterlé, en souvenir de Gabrielle Sidonie - ear ou en a...

$1,699
Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies won the Man Booker Prize making Hilary Mantel the first woman to win twice the third title, The Mirror and the light completed the trilogy

[Wolf Hall Trilogy]

MANTEL, Hilary.

Each of the first two titles won the Man Booker Prize making Mantel the first woman to win twice.First editions; lge. 8vo (245 x 165 mm); some light spotting to...

$986
First edition, association copy of The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood, with autograph letter.

The Edible Woman.

ATWOOD, Margaret.

association copy of the author's first novel - with autograph letterA lovely association copy of Atwood's first novel, inscribed to her friend Jerome Hamilton Buckley on the title page: 'For...

$6,116
First edition of A Winter Ship by Sylvia Plath.

A Winter Ship.

PLATH, Sylvia.

one of only 60 copiesFirst edition of Plath's first separately printed poem, one of only 60 copies.Plath herself requested the removal of her name from the title, writing in June...

$4,078
A handsome copy of Christina Rossetti's poems, in crushed red morcco by Spottiswoode

The Poetical Works of Christina Georgina Rossetti.

ROSSETTI, Christina Georgina.

A handsome edition in crushed red morocco by Spottiswoode of the collected poems of Christina Rossetti (1830-1894), a close associate of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and sister to the fellow poet...

$340
First edition of Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell, the story of Molly Gibson and her love for Roger Hamley, the last chapter completed by Frederick Greenwood

Wives and Daughters

GASKELL, Mrs. [Elizabeth].

rare in the original, unrestored clothWives and Daughters was first published in the Cornhill Magazine as a serial from August 1864 to January 1866. The story of Molly Gibson, the...

$3,024
'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...

$2,651
a lovely mixed edition complete set of ten volumes novels by jane austen with stunning pictorial boards florid decoration and gilt lettering illustrated by brock brothers

The Novels of Jane Austen.

AUSTEN, Jane, JOHNSON, R.B (editor) BROCK, C.E & H.M (illustrators).

Over sixty illustrations of exceptional quality are spread through ten volumes of novels by Jane Austen. Charles E. Brock illustrated Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion and Emma, whilst Henry M. Brock...

$2,039
The third printing of Hugh Thomson's illustrated edition of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, with the iconic Peacock gilt cloth design

Pride and Prejudice.

AUSTEN, Jane; THOMSON, Hugh (illustrator).

The third printing of the 'Peacock Edition' of Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen, with stunning gilt cover design by Hugh Thomson. Hugh Thomson (1860-1920) renowned illustrator, in pen and...

$3,738
A complete set of novels by Jane Austen, first edition thus, bound in full vellum and decorative gilt, illustrated by Charles E Brock, in very good condition

The Novels of Jane Austen - the Series of English Idylls.

AUSTEN, Jane, BROCK, C.E (illustrator).

A beautifully illustrated edition based on water-colours by Charles E. Brock, scarce to find in a complete set with it's desirable deluxe binding.First deluxe editions thus (published between 1907-1909); 6...

$12,911
The Novels [Works] of Jane Austen.

The Novels [Works] of Jane Austen.

AUSTEN, Jane; CHAPMAN, Robert William (editor).

Comprising: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion.An erudite edition compiled by the noted Austen scholar, R.W. Chapman, with extensive appendixes and addenda, including...

$1,631
First edition, sixth impression of Night and Day by Virginia Woolf, bound by Bumpus.

Night and Day.

WOOLF, Virginia.

Woolf's second novel, examining the relationships between love, marriage, happiness, and success in Edwardian London.First edition, sixth impression; 8vo (18 x 12.5 cm); ownership signature to front blank, else unmarked...

$306
1947 new edition of Three Guinease by Virginia Woolf, bound by Bumpus.

Three Guineas.

WOOLF, Virginia.

Woolf's book-length essay on the question of war and its prevention; a companion volume to The Years (1937).New edition; 8vo (18 x 12.5 cm); ownership signature to front blank, else...

$306
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...

$6,796
First and only edition of the uncommon Victorian book Flowers for Ornament and Decoration by Elizabeth Ann Maling, published in 1862.

Flowers for Ornament and Decoration, and How to Arrange Them.

MALING, Miss [Elizabeth].

hand-coloured frontispieceFirst and only edition of this uncommon flower arranging guide published for a domestic audience. Worldcat locates only seven institutional copies.Author Elizabeth Ann Maling (1829-1866) was the daughter of...

$782
Geraniums were very popular as floral bouquets in the 19th century.

Illustrated Bouquet- Geraniums

HENDERSON, Edward George and Andrew; SOWERBY, Charlotte Caroline (artist)

Geraniums were very popular as floral bouquets. This beautiful and vibrant botanical lithograph is after a drawing by Charlotte Caroline Sowerby and Augusta Innes Wither and these illustrations were issued...

$408
Charlotte Caroline Sowerby is considered one of the finest botanical artists of the time.

Illustrated Bouquet-Ornamental Foliaged Plants

HENDERSON, Edward George and Andrew; SOWERBY, Charlotte Caroline (artist)

This beautiful and vibrant botanical lithograph is after a drawing by Charlotte Caroline Sowerby and Augusta Innes Wither and these illustrations were issued in instalments by the Hendersons.Edward George Henderson...

$408
Charlotte Caroline Sowerby was considered a highly talented botanical artist.

Illustrated bouquet- Gompha Decora, Hybrid Pink Garibaldi

HENDERSON, Edward George and Andrew; after SOWERBY, Charlotte Caroline (artist)

This beautiful and vibrant botanical lithograph is after a drawing by Charlotte Caroline Sowerby and Augusta Innes Wither and these illustrations were issued in instalments by the Hendersons.Edward George Henderson...

$408
Charlotte Caroline Sowerby was considered a highly talented botanical artist.

Illustrated Bouquet- Variergated Pelargoniums

HENDERSON, Edward George and Andrew; SOWERBY, Charlotte Caroline (artist)

This beautiful and vibrant botanical lithograph is after a drawing by Charlotte Caroline Sowerby and Augusta Innes Wither and these illustrations were issued in instalments by the Hendersons.Edward George Henderson...

$408
This vibrant display is from the Henderson catalogue of floral bouquets promoting their nursery in St John's Wood.

Illustrated Bouquet- Begonia Roseo-Carminata, Petunia General Havelock, Antigone

HENDERSON, Edward George and Andrew.; SOWERBY, Charlotte Caroline (artist)

This beautiful and vibrant botanical lithograph is after a drawing by Charlotte Caroline Sowerby and Augusta Innes Wither and these illustrations were issued in instalments by the Hendersons.Edward George Henderson...

$408
Dipteracanthus Affinis is from the family of Ruellas closely related to Petunias.

Illustrated Bouquet- Dipteracanthus Affinis, Gloxinia Princess Alice, G. Cartoni Robusta, G. Matilde-de-Landevoisin

HENDERSON, Edward George and Andrew;SOWERBY, Charlotte Caroline (artist)

Dipteracanthus Affinis is from the family of Ruellas closely related to Petunias.This beautiful and vibrant botanical lithograph is after a drawing by Charlotte Caroline Sowerby and Augusta Innes Wither and...

$408
A fine group of rare flower plates, being part of Le Jardin d'Eden, together the Collection des Fleurs de la Chine & de l'Europe, 1776.

[A Group of Four Tulips].

BUCHOZ, Pierre Joseph.

A fine group of these rare flower plates, the complete volume of 40 being part of Le Jardin d'Eden, which was intended as the supplement to the Collection des Fleurs...

$8,155
First edition of the beautifully hand-coloured Ladies Flower-Garden of Ornamental Annuals by Jane Loudon, published in 1840.

The Ladies' Flower-Garden of Ornamental Annuals.

[BOTANY] LOUDON, Jane.

hand-coloured platesBeautifully illustrated first edition with 48 hand-coloured botanical plates, finely bound in green morocco.Jane Loudon (1807-1858) began writing to support her family after her father's death, publishing books such...

$1,699
Second edition of Jane Loudon's beautifully hand-coloured Ladies' Flower-Garden of Ornamental Greenhouse Plants.

The Ladies' Flower-Garden of Ornamental Greenhouse Plants.

LOUDON, MRS JANE.

hand-coloured platesSecond edition, beautifully illustrated with 42 hand-coloured botanical plates.Jane Loudon (1807-1858) began writing to support her family after her father's death, publishing books such as the pioneering science fiction...

$1,326
A most attractive series of watercolours on vellum including a fine China rose.

Album of Botanical Watercolours.

DRUMMOND, Charlotte.

A most attractive series of watercolours on vellum including a fine China rose.Album (31.5 x 39cm) containing 7 botanical watercolours on VELLUM, typical image size 24 x 30cm, each watercolour...

$10,193
Aquatint and mezzotint, printed in colour and finished by hand, heightened with gum arabic, from The Temple of Flora.

The Roses.

THORNTON, Robert John (publisher).

first stateRobert John Thornton (?1786-1837) was a prolific medical author and became a Doctor of Medicine at St Andrews University and licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians. However, he...

$10,193
Aquatint and mezzotint, printed in colour and finished by hand, heightened with gum arabic, from The Temple of Flora.

The Superb Lily.

THORNTON, Robert John (publisher).

fine early impressionFirst state. Issue A.Robert John Thornton (?1786-1837) was a prolific medical author and became a Doctor of Medicine at St Andrews University and licentiate of the Royal College...

$8,834
The Pontic Rhododendron.

The Pontic Rhododendron.

THORNTON, Robert John (publisher).

Robert John Thornton (?1786-1837) was a prolific medical author and became a Doctor of Medicine at St Andrews University and licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians. However, he is...

$3,738
The Narrow-Leaved Kalmia.

The Narrow-Leaved Kalmia.

THORNTON, Robert John (publisher).

Robert John Thornton (?1786-1837) was a prolific medical author and became a Doctor of Medicine at St Andrews University and licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians. However, he is...

$3,398
Tulips is an aquatint and mezzotint print published by Thornton between 1799 and 1807.

Tulips.

THORNTON, Robert John (publisher).

Robert John Thornton (?1786-1837) was a prolific medical author and became a Doctor of Medicine at St Andrews University and licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians. However, he is...

$6,796
Two copper engraved plates with hand-colour. Framed and glazed. overall size: 55.5 by 63.5cm.

[Tulips]

BESLER, Basilius

Magnificent plates from Hortus Eystettensis, one of the earliest and most famous works in the field. The Hortus Eystettensis is a pictorial record of the flowers grown in the greatest...

$6,456
A pair of Still Lifes of Roses in Vases.

A pair of Still Lifes of Roses in Vases.

[SCHOOL OF REDOUTE].

a beautiful example from the school of 'the Raphael of flowers', the most celebrated botanical artist of his day.Redoute's patrons included two Empresses and two Queens, and his prodigious talents...

$13,251
Set of eight stipple-engraved plates of Amaryllis, printed in colours and finished by hand.

Group of Eight Amaryllis.

REDOUTE, Pierre-Joseph.

The highest peak of Redoute's artistic and botanical achievement... Among the most important monuments of botanical illustration ever to be published." (Frans A. Stafleu, "Redoute - peintre de fleurs" in...

$33,977
Narcissus

Narcissus

REDOUTE, Pierre-Joseph.

The highest peak of Redoute's artistic and botanical achievement... Among the most important monuments of botanical illustration ever to be published." (Frans A. Stafleu, "Redoute - peintre de fleurs" in...

$2,651
A fascinating and rare travelogue through Eastern Kazakhstan written by a woman.

Poezdka po Kitaiskoi granitse ot Altaia do Tarbagatai (v zhurnale 'Russkiy Vesnik')

[KAZAKHSTAN]. POLTORATSKAIA, Lydia.

A fascinating and incredibly rare travelogue through Eastern Kazakhstan written by a woman. Although published anonymously the account is written by Lydia Poltoratskaia, wife of the Governor General of Semipalatinsk...

$6,116
First edition, signed by both authors, of Through Deserts and Oases of Central Asia by Ella and Percy Sykes, a scarce account of Chinese Turkestan and the first account of Kashgar by a woman.

Through Deserts and Oases of Central Asia.

SYKES, Ella & Percy.

signed by both authorsA lovely copy of this scarce account of Chinese Turkestan, signed by both authors. The work retells nine months spent in Chinese Turkestan and the Pamirs in...

$2,039
Lady Brassey's account of a journey to Cyprus and Constantinople written in the form of letters to her father

Sunshine and Storm in the East,

BRASSEY, Anna, Lady.

inscribed by Lady Brassey to her doctorLady Brassey's account of her journeys to Cyprus and Constantinople written in the form of letters to her father, with comparisons with previous visits...

$1,699
A lovely copy of Lady Brassey's A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months, her famous account of her circumnavigation of the globe in the late nineteenth century.

A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months.

BRASSEY, Lady Anna.

Lady Brassey's account of her celebrated circumnavigation - her first journey. She started across the Atlantic, visiting Brazil and Argentina before going through the straights of Magellan to Chile, then...

$272
A presentation copy of Lady Brassey's Last Voyage from her widower.

The Last Voyage

BRASSEY, [Anna] Lady.

inscribed presentation copy from Lord BrasseyA presentation copy from Lady Brassey's widower, inscribed on a leaf of thin paper pasted on the left margin to the half title 'Lady Victoria...

$884
Isabel Burton's second book detailing a journey made with her husband to India, via Arabia and Egypt between 1875 and 1876.

AEI. Arabia Egypt India.

BURTON, Isabel.

Isabel Burton's second book detailing a journey made with her husband to India, via Arabia and Egypt between 1875 and 1876. Although the work is predominantly focused on India, there...

$3,398
First edition of Barbara Earl's Trekking in Kashmir, with the scarce map which is often lacking.

Trekking In Kashmir

EARL, Barbara.

with scarce mapA scarce guide to Kashmir and the Sindh Valley by a woman travel writer, scarcer still with the map which is often lacking. Only in three UK institutions...

$612
Signed copy of Jane Duncan's A Summer Ride Through Western Tibet, a highly readable account of a solo woman traveller trekking through Ladakh and Baltistan.

A Summer Ride Through Western Tibet.

DUNCAN, Jane E.

signed presentation copySigned: 'Jane E. Duncan./ Thornfield, Selkirk, when I had the/ pleasure of meeting Mrs. Hogg (?) in/ October, 1906.'Jane Duncan (1848-1909), in the summer of 1904, trekked for...

$1,156
Lady Falkland, daughter of William IV, travelled out to India as wife of the Governor of Bombay. She writes about life in India and her journey home.

Chow-Chow;

FALKLAND, [Amelia Cary] Viscountess.

A charming woman traveller's account of India in the years before the breakout of the Indian Rebellion in 1857. The youngest daughter of William IV and the actress Dorothea Jordan,...

$1,292
Gill's account of her experiences on the Atlantic island of Ascension as part of an 1867 scientific expedition led by her husband

Six months in Ascension.

GILL, Isobel Sara.

Gill's account of her experiences on the Atlantic island of Ascension as part of an 1867 scientific expedition led by her husband, the astronomer David Gill, to determine the distance...

$388
Pair of copper engravings with original hand-colouring, mounted overall size, Maria Sybilla,

Insectes de Surinam [PAIR]

MERIAN, Maria Sibylla.

Superb engraving which depicts the metamorphoses of South American insects and the exotic plants on which they feedMaria Sybilla, daughter of the German engraver and publisher Matthias Merian, devoted herself...

$2,719
Wycke-Bockies, Plate 51.

Wycke-Bockies, Plate 51.

[MERIAN, Maria Sibylla] & MULDER, J.

From "Surinamese flora and insects" or "Dissertatio de generatione et metamorphosibus insectorum Surinamensium".Maria Sibyl Merian (1647-1717) was amongst the first female travellers to South America, taking this momentous journey at...

$1,631
A pair of engravings by J. Mulder, P. Sluyter and D. Stoopendaal after Merian, with later hand-colour, of flowers, fruits and insects.

[A Group of four engravings of Flowers, Insects and Fruits].

[MERIAN, Maria Sibylla].

Superb engravings which depict the metamorphoses of South American insects and the exotic plants on which they feed.Maria Sybilla, daughter of the German engraver and publisher Matthias Merian, devoted herself...

$8,834
An intimate archive of correspondence between the first and second Arabian Horse Studs in England, Crabbet and Courthouse Farm, from Lady Anne Blunt and her daughter Judith to Henry Vyvyan Musgrave Clark.

Archive of the Courthouse Farm Stud, the second Arabian Horse Stud in England,

[ARABIAN HORSES]; BLUNT, Lady Anne; BLUNT, Judith Anne Dorothea; CLARK, Henry Vyvyan Musgrave.

An intimate archive of correspondence between the first and second Arabian Horse Studs in England, Crabbet and Courthouse Farm, from Lady Anne Blunt and her daughter Judith to Henry Vyvyan...

$50,965
First edition of Vita Sackville-West's Twelve Days, An engrossing account by Sackville-West of a journey she took with her husband through Bakhtiari country.

Twelve Days: An Account of a Journey Across the Bakhtiari Mountains in South-Western Persia.

SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita.

An engrossing account by Sackville-West of a journey she took with her husband through Bakhtiari country. Her husband Harold Nicolson was stationed in Tehran from 1925 to 1927 and she...

$204
The story of Timmy and Goody Tiptoes is the only Beatrix Potter story apparently set in North America.

The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes.

POTTER, Beatrix.

a near fine exampleThe story of Timmy and Goody Tiptoes is the only Beatrix Potter story apparently set in North America - although this is implicit rather than stated anywhere...

$1,326
Scarce first edition of the continuation to Spyri's classic Heidi (1880). Both are rare to find in the original cloth, especially in such good condition

Heidi kann brauchen,

SPYRI, Johanna.

The scarce first edition of the continuation to Spyri's classic Heidi (1880), the tale of a young Swiss girl who lives in the Alps with her grandfather - how she...

$2,039
A collection of three Almanacks by Kate Greenway, omprising those for 1883,1884 & 1925. illustrated in colour, with original bindings

[A collection of three Almanacks by Kate Greenway]

GREENAWAY, Kate.

almanacksA charming trio of Almanacks illustrated in Greenaway's inimitable style.Comprising those for 1883,1884 & 1925; 16mo (100 x 750 mm; 130 x 90 mm; 80 x 110 mm); colour illustrations...

$442
First separate edition of The Tale of the Faithful Dove, penned by Beatrix Potter in 1907 for the Warne children, rediscovered in 1918 by Fruing Warne.

The Tale of the Faithful Dove.

POTTER, Beatrix.

one of 100 numbered copiesThe first separate edition of a story originally penned in 1907 for the Warne children, rediscovered in 1918 by Fruing Warne, who expressed a preference for...

$612
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...

$5,776
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...

$3,398
First UK edition of Wag-By-Wall by Beatrix Potter, limited to 100 copies.

Wag-By-Wall.

POTTER, Beatrix.

one of 100 copiesThis story was first conceived by Beatrix Potter in 1909 as 'The Little Black Kettle' and was intermittently revised. It was completed in the autumn of 1943,...

$2,039
This privately printed edtion of only 100 copies of The Fairy Caravan, is numbered by Beatrix Potter in her own hand.

The Fairy Caravan.

POTTER, Beatrix.

unique inscription by the authorThis privately printed edtion of only 100 copies, is numbered by Beatrix Potter in her own hand; 'This copy is no 7.' in pencil to upper...

$16,309
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...

$3,806
The tale of Samuel Whiskers, or Roly-Poly pudding by Beatrix Potter, first edition in this format, first printing, with full page colour illustrations

The Tale of Samuel Whiskers

POTTER, Beatrix [Helen]

Originally published as The Roly-Poly Pudding in 1908. Samuel Whiskers and his wife Anna Maria catch Tom Kitten and try to make him into a roly-poly pudding!Potter expresses her love...

$510
The Tale of Pigling Bland, by Beatrix Potter, first edition, with 15 colour illustrations, near fine condition, one of her most endearing tales, 1913

The Tale of Pigling Bland.

POTTER, Beatrix.

A near-fine copy of one of the Author's most endearing tales, based on her personal experience of rearing piglets. There are no differences between the first two printings.First edition, 16mo...

$918
The Tale of Mr Tod, by Beatrx Potter, First edition, a longer than usual story, it brings back two of Beatrix Potter's most popular heroes, Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny

The Tale of Mr. Tod

POTTER, Beatrix.

This longer than usual story brings back two of Beatrix Potter's most popular heroes, Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, in an adventure that also features two very disagreeable villains. Fortunately...

$1,061
All the main animal characters are indigenous to North America except for Yellowhammers whose range includes Europe and much of Asia but not America

The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes.

POTTER, Beatrix.

a near-fine exampleThe story of Timmy and Goody Tiptoes is the only Beatrix Potter story apparently set in North America - although this is implicit rather than stated anywhere in...

$1,156
A good, clean copy of The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit, first edition in book form, by Beatrix Potter, with 16 colour plates, 2 more than previously seen in the panorama

The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit.

POTTER, Beatrix.

A good, clean first edition in book form of The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit. this edition has a revised illustration on the front cover and a new frontispiece...

$1,156
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