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1er Raid PARIS-BORDEAUX fait en six houres le 3 sept 1910
GAMY & MONTAUT, Ernest.
Biplane numbered Voisin 16, high in flight above bird's eye view of river and townscape.The Gamy-Montaut prints document various historical events in the early history of transportation, including Power Boat...
A Bill to provide a general Form of Affirmation for all Persons who believe the taking of any Oath to be forbidden by their Duty towards God.
[PRIVATE MEMBER'S BILL].
A private member's bill presented to the House of Commons by Benjamin Hawes, Joseph Brotherton, and William Ewart on 28th May 1840 relating to the affirmation controversy. Oath-taking, and the...
A Classical and topographical tour
DODWELL, Edward.
Dodwell made two journeys to Greece, one in company with Sir William Gell touring the Ionian Islands and the Troad. Later with the Italian Simone Pomardi, while a prisoner of...
A Collection of Voyages chiefly in the Southern Atlantick Ocean.
DALRYMPLE, Alexander.
with extra Jefferys chartThe extra chart, by Jefferys, is: A Chart of the Ocean between South America & Africa. With the Tracks of Dr Edmund Halley in 1700 and Monf.r...
A Comparative View of the Russian Discoveries with those made by Captain Cook and Clerke.
COXE, William.
'Exceedingly rare' (Holmes). Issued some seven years after the first edition of the author's Account of the Russian Discoveries between Asia and America (London, 1780), this supplement was intended to...
A Discourse upon some late Improvements of the Means for Preserving the Health of Mariners.
PRINGLE, Sir John.
includes Cook's paper on the prevention of scurvyA work of huge importance for the inclusion of Captain Cook's paper on the prevention of scurvy. One of the most significant of...
A General View of London and Westminster.
BUCK, Samuel and Nathaniel.
the most important panorama of London of its periodThe magnificent grand panorama of London.Samuel Buck and his brother Nathaniel are among the finest topographical artists to have worked in England....
A Group of Four Crustaceans.
HERBST, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm
A winning combination of art and science.Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst (1 November 1743 – 5 November 1807) was a German naturalist and entomologist. Herbst's Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse, issued...
A Group of Seven Apples
POITEAU, A. & TURPIN, P.
Seven plates from 'One of the finest and rarest books on fruit' (Dunthorne p.192). This series takes its title from Duhamel's Traité of 1768, it is an independent work and...
![Six oban tate-e woodblock prints of okubi-e (bust portraits) of beauties, titled Jidai kagami [Mirror of the Ages].](http://shapero.com/cdn/shop/files/91691.jpg?v=1772109155&width=600)
A Group of Six Bust Portraits of Beauties - Jidai Kagami [Mirror of the Ages].
CHIKANOBU, Yoshu.
Toyohara Chikanobu (1838–1912), better known to his contemporaries as Yōshū Chikanobu, was one of the most successful woodblock print artists of Japan's Meiji period. He lived at a time when...
![Six oban tate-e woodblock prints of okubi-e (bust portraits) of beauties, titled Jidai kagami [Mirror of the Ages].](http://shapero.com/cdn/shop/files/91693.jpg?v=1772109159&width=600)
A Group of Six Bust Portraits of Beauties - Jidai Kagami [Mirror of the Ages].
CHIKANOBU, Yoshu.
Toyohara Chikanobu (1838–1912), better known to his contemporaries as Yōshū Chikanobu, was one of the most successful woodblock print artists of Japan's Meiji period. He lived at a time when...
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...
A Hebrew and English, and English and Hebrew Vocabulary;
LINDO, Abigail.
family association copyExtremely scarce. With a fine inscription from the author's father, in the hand of her uncle: 'George Gawler from Mr. D. A. Lindo through Sir Moses Montefiore March...
A Historical and Law Treatise against the Jews and Judaism.
B. B.
The scarce second edition.'A historical and law treatise against the Jews and Judaism: Shewing that by the ancient establish'd laws of the land, no Jew hath any right to live...
A journey through Albania,
HOBHOUSE, J[ohn] C[am], 1st Baron Broughton.
fine colour plates of Athens and Constantinople'Hobhouse was an intimate friend of Byron with whom he made the journey described in this book... Hobhouse's account of this journey, Byron's first...
A Kabuki Album.
KUNISADA (Toyokuni III)
Toyokuni III was one of the greatest exponents of such depictions of Kabuki classical Japanese dance-drama scenes and actor portraits, vividly capturing the stylised expression and elaborate make-up of the...
A Narrative of a voyage to Arabia,
JAMES, Silas.
"James, much against his will, appears to have been compelled to serve on board one of the vessels in Commodore Johnstone's expedition to the Cape in 1781, and took part...
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...
A Rational of the Ritual of the Hebrew Worship;
LOWMAN, Moses.
Moses Lowman (1680–1752) was an English nonconformist minister in a Presbyterian congregation at Clapham, Surrey. He was known as a Biblical commentator and an authority on Jewish antiquities (this reputation...
A Second Voyage round the world, in the Years MDCCLXXII, LXXIII, LXXIV, LXXV.
[COOK'S SECOND VOYAGE].
an officer's account - a legendary Cook rarityThe rarest of all the surreptitious accounts of Cook's voyages, issued with a title phrased to mislead the public into believing it to...
A sketch of the topography and statistics of Dacca.
TAYLOR, James.
rare Calcutta imprintA valuable survey of the city of Calcutta, which was administered by the East India Company and served as a strategic link to the frontier of the north-eastern...
A Solemn Declaration.
[ANON.]
Unsigned declaration of London rabbies concerning ritual murder allegation. December, 5660-1899.
A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis;
COLQUHOUN, Patrick.
Sixth edition of this work about the capital's criminal tendencies, including those in the Jewish communities.This work provides a summary of the criminal offences which were commonplace in London in...
A true and impartial Journal of a Voyage to the South-Seas,
[ANSON'S VOYAGE]. THOMAS, Pascoe.
earliest account of Anson's Voyage'Pascoe Thomas kept a full and faithful daily journal of the incidents of this important four-year voyage. Included [is] an appendix giving an account of the...
A voyage to the East Indies
[NOBLE, Charles Frederick].
An early travel account to St Helena, Java and China. Including plates of St Helena, Java (2) and Batavia amongst others. First edition. 8vo, illustrated with 11 copper engravings (1...
A Voyage to the South Sea;
BLIGH, William.
the excessively rare advance issue of the voyageExcessively rare. One of a handful of known copies of a special advance issue of Bligh's narrative of his voyage in the Bounty....
Account of Koonawur, in the Himalaya,
GERARD, Alexander
Scarce. The brothers Alexander and G. J. Gerard explored the Himalayan district from 1817 to 1828. Arriving in Simla in 1817, they travelled through Bashahl, Spiti, Garwhal, etc.First edition. 8vo.,...
Al'bom pamyati A. S. Pushkina: XV risunikov.
[PUSHKIN].
with magnificent platesGrand commemorative album with magnificent plates published on the occasion of inauguration of the monument to Pushkin in Moscow, including a large portrait of the poet by Nikolay...
Album Griechischen heldentums
HESS, Peter von.
the heroes of Greek IndependenceOne of the most celebrated collections of illustrations relating to the great events during the long Greek War of Independence (1820-1829), with fine portraits of the...
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...
Album of ink drawings.
[CHINESE SCHOOL].
Fine collection of original drawings showing Chinese ceremonies, scenes from the Imperial court, portraits of Chinese nobility, musical instruments, traders and craftspeople, each captioned in English. In the mid XVIII...
Alifakovaz, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
[PEER, Alois (attributed to].
BalkansAlbumen print. Good tonal range and in good condition, loose, photographer's title and number in negative.
Alt-Christliche Baudenkmale von Constantinopel vom V. bis XII. Jahrhundert.
SALZENBERG, Wilhelm.
An excellent example of this celebrated second edition, limited to only a few copies, of this important work on christian architecture in Constantinople. The present work is considered to this...
Amaryllis Equestris.
REDOUTE, Pierre-Joseph; DE GOUY (engraver).
'Raphael of the Flowers'For 'Les Liliacees'. Les Liliacées is one of two Redouté masterworks, the other being 'Les Roses'. These works demonstrate the appropriateness of the accolade 'Raphael of Flowers',...
Amsterdam.
JARING, Cor.
inscribed to James BaldwinPresentation copy of Cor Jaring's book of photographs showing the various subcultures, protests, and happenings in Amsterdam during the 1960s, inscribed: 'For James Baldwin, with great respect...
An account of the new Northern Archipelago
STAEHLIN, J[akob] v[on].
Alaska as an islandFresh copy of the first English edition of 'an important work in the history of north-west coast exploration' (Hill).Preceded by the German original in the same year,...
An Act to Oblige the Jews to Maintain and Provide for their Protestant Children
[ACT OF PARLIAMENT].
An act of Parliament 'To the end that sufficient maintenance be provided and allowed for the children of Jewish parents, who shall turn Protestants' (p.453). The law arose from the...
An Act to remove Doubts as to Quakers and Jews Marriages solemnized before certain Periods. [2d July 1847.]
[ACT OF PARLIAMENT].
An act of Parliament confirming the validity of 'Marriages amongst the People called Quakers and amongst Persons professing the Jewish Religion'.The statute was drafted in response to the notorious 1844...
An Answer To a Pamphlet, entitled, Considerations on the Bill to permit Persons professing the Jewish Religion to be naturalized;
[ROMAINE, William].
Jewish naturalisation act'In 1752–53 Romaine became nationally known for opposing a bill before Parliament relating to 'the naturalisation of those professing the Jewish religion'. He produced an opposing pamphlet and...
An Essay About the Origine & Virtues of Gems,
BOYLE, Robert.
first editionThe 'beginning of the modern development in knowledge of crystal structure' (Fulton).Robert Boyle (1627-1691), a natural philosopher and founding member of The Royal Society, observed the formation of crystals...
An Essay on The History and Theory of Music;
NATHAN, Isaac.
A work on the history and theory of music by the composer of the famous Hebrew Melodies. Isaac Nathan (c. 1791-1864) was a Jewish-English composer, musicologist, journalist and self-publicist. Son...
An essay on the physical, moral, and political reformation of the Jews;
GRÉGOIRE, Henri.
First published in 1789 as Essai sur la regeneration physique, morale et politique des Juifs.Henri Jean-Baptiste Grégoire (1750-1831, a.k.a. the Abbé Grégoire) was a French Catholic priest, Constitutional bishop of...
An essay on the principle of population;
MALTHUS, Thomas Robert.
The first two-volume edition. Contains important additions and corrections to the earlier editions, including replies to his critics.'The central idea of the essay -- and the hub of Malthusian theory...
An Impartial Account of many Barbarous Cruelties exercised in the Inquisition in Spain, Portugal, and Italy.
[INQUISITION].
first editionAn extremely scarce collection of works on the Inquisition in Spain, Portugal and Italy compiled anonymously from several tracts popular at the time, including Isaac Martin's Trial and Sufferings...
An Offering before Capt. Cook, in the Sandwich Islands.
WEBBER, John (after); HALL, [John] & MIDDIMAN, [Samuel] (engravers).
This engraving after a drawing by Webber comes from the official account of Cook's Third Voyage, published in 1784. The Resolution and the Discovery returned to Hawai'i on 17 January...
Anglia Judaica: or the history and antiquities of the Jews in England,
TOVEY, D'Blossiers.
the first comprehensive history of the Jews of EnglandD'Blossiers Tovey (1692-1745) was an English clergyman, his work is considered to be the first comprehensive history of the Jews of England....
Antigua, surveyed by Robert Baker,
JEFFERYS, Thomas.
in fine contemporary hand colourApparently unrecorded state of this important map, here in beautiful fresh condition and in the finest contemporary hand-colouring.In 1749, Robert Baker published a four-sheet map of...
Appleton's Northern and Eastern Traveller's Guide
WILLIAMS, W[ellington]
A scarce and comprehensive railroad guide for several major routes in the Northeast. This scarce guide includes parts of Canada, the Great Lakes and Niagara Falls. It was published, before...
Arctic Expedition, 1875-6.
[NARES, George - BRITISH ARCTIC EXPEDITION]
One of the most valuable sources for the history of exploration in northern Canada.The Nares expedition, so called after its commander George Nares (1831-1915), sailed in two ships, HMS Alert...
Ash-Coloured Harrier.
GOULD, John; Elizabeth Gould.
From "The Birds of Europe".Hand-coloured lithograph, crease down right hand side and paper loss to middle of title. Dimensions: 385 x 560mm. (15.25 x 22 inches).
2008
WOOL, Christopher
"As Wool has gradually pulled away from language, he has moved ever closer to paintings that slip further and further into the void. There is a real menace that comes...
60 Fotos herausgegeben von Franz Roh. 60 photos edited by Franz Roh. 60 photographies publiées par Franz Roh. Fototek 1.
MOHOLY-NAGY, L[aszlo]; ROH, Franz (ed).
presentation copyThe first monograph of Moholy-Nagy's photographs, presentation copy inscribed: 'für herr sandels mit / besten gruss[?] / Moholy-Nagy / 25/XI/37'. Moholy-Nagy was appointed director of The New Bauhaus: American...
A bouquet of roses.
POISSANT, Adele.
A lovely example of 19th century flower painting in fine condition.Adele Poissant was a female miniature artist, who worked in Paris and sent several miniatures and drawings to the Salon...
A Chorographical Map of the King of Sardinia's Dominions... [BOUND WITH]
DURY, Andrew.
A fine example, with aristocratic provenance, of Dury's London edition of two wall-maps of North-Western Italy: Borgonio's Carta corografica degli Stati di S.M. il Re di Sardegna and Chaffrion's Carta...
A fine pair of marine drawings depicting East India Company ships.
HOOD, John.
The Tryton, Gilbert Slater commander latitude 20. 30' South Mer: Dist from Java Head 32' West 26th Jan.y 1751/2 … Signed "John Hood at Limehouse 1769" [TOGETHER WITH] The Durrington,...
A geographical and commmercial view of northern Central Africa:
M'QUEEN, James.
An uncommon account. M'Queen, the owner of plantations in Grenada in the West Indies, collected extensive information, principally from slaves but also from a study of Arab geographers,which led him...
A Group of Four Views of Rome:
PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista.
1. Veduta della Dogana di Terra a Piazza di Pietra. 3rd state with the artist's address and price. [H.32 III; F.821; WE.168]2. Veduta della Piazza di Monte Cavallo. 1st and...
A manual of the district of Cuddapah
GRIBBLE, James Dunning Baker.
Scarce. COPAC lists BL, Edinburgh University, and SOAS only.A thorough survey of the district.First edition. 8vo, xi, 369 pp., errata slip, mounted photograph, 3 folding maps (2 large, hand coloured...
A market scene with fruit and vegetable sellers in front of a walled town.
NEBOT, Balthasar.
Apart from his marriage in London 1729 or 1730, very little is known of Nebot's life, although he is generally thought to have been of Spanish birth or descent. The...
A Military Course for the Government and Conduct of a Battalion,
SIMES, Thomas.
with royal provenance'From the rebellious conduct of the Americans it appears to me there is a great necessity of publishing something of this kind, for the instruction of the young...
A Narrative of Dr. Livingston's Discoveries in south-central Africa, from 1849 to 1856.
[LIVINGSTONE, David].
The first appearance in book form of any account of Livingstone's travels in AfricaRare. The first appearance in book form of any account of Livingstone's travels in Africa (the preface...
A Personal Narrative of Thirteen Years Service
CAMPBELL, Major General John.
Born on the island of Skye, off the West coast of Scotland, Campbell (1802-1877) joined the East India Company in 1820. In 1834 he was ordered to Odisha to quell...
A picturesque representation of the manners, customs and amusements of the Russians.
ATKINSON, John Augustus; WALKER, James; MOURADGEA d'OHSSON, Ignatius.
two fine works on Russia and Turkey bound together This is the second of Atkinson's works to be published after his return from St. Petersburg. He accompanied his uncle James...
A South View of Somerset House.,
SHEPHERD, J.H.
Aquatint with etching, hand- coloured. Image size: 250 x 490 mm
A View of Edinburgh down Princes Street from the top of Carlton Hill, towards the Castle.
[EDINBURGH].
Striking view of Edinburgh, looking down Princes Street from the top of Carlton Hill, towards the Castle. The Old Town is to the left of Princes Street and on the...
Aden.
[Middle East - Arabic peninsula - Yemen]
Albumen print. Four-part panorama, very good tonal range and in good condition.
Administration des Haras. Atlas statistique de la production des chevaux en France.
GAYOT, Eugène; Hippolyte Lalaisse (artist).
horse breeding in France in the mid-19th century Impressive and uncommon work on French horse breeding at the beginning of Napoleon III's reign -the first edition well bound.French studs, arranged...
Ainu men and women.
UCHIDA, Kuichi.
JapanTwo hand-coloured albumen prints. Very good tonal range and very good condition.
Akbar's tomb, Sikandra.
MURRAY, Dr John.
Although trained as a medical doctor, Dr. John Murray excelled as a photographer. The Scottish-born doctor was introduced to photography around 1849, while in the Medical Service of the Army...
Album of 30 photographs.
[ATHENS]. MARION & CO.
The photographs include: The Acropolis, Temple of Jupiter, Gate of Adrian, Theatre of Herodes Atticus, Propylea, Temple of Nike Apteros, Parthenon, Erechteum, Hall of Caryatides, Theatre of Dionysus, Areopagus, Pnyx,...
Album of dried plants.
HERBARIUM.
Attractive collection of pressed plants with printed identification labels.In the nineteenth century there was a great vogue for collecting seaweed specimens. The present collection is a particularly fine example combining...
Album of gouaches depicting the manufacture of tea.
[CHINA EXPORT WATERCOLOURS ON PITH PAPER].
tea cultivationAn excellent example of rare Chinese album on pith paper on tea cultivation depicting each process in detail. Pith seems not to have been adopted for painting until about...
Amerapoora, steps on the south side of Maha-oung-meeay-liy-mhan kyoung.
TRIPE, Linnaeus.
The Far EastBritish-born Linnaeus Tripe was a career army officer in the Madras establishment of the East India Company. His first photographic assignment was as official photographer to the British...
An Attractive Indian Qur'an,
[QUR'AN].
Single volume, illuminated manuscript on paper, in Arabic, complete, 318 leaves plus two later free endpapers, 120 x 80 mm; single column, 14 lines scribal black naskh per page, surah...
An excursion in the Peloponnesus in the year 1858.
WYSE, Sir Thomas.
'An important work' (Blackmer) detailing the author's travels in 1858 in which he describes the state of the countryside and includes much political and economic commentary.Wyse was appointed Ambassador to...
Anna Livia Plurabelle.
JOYCE, James.
rare special editionThe first edition of Anna Livia Plurabelle by James Joyce, the text that was to become chapter eight in Finnegans Wake, and introduce Joyce readers to the character...
Arab cemetery, Tourab.
SEBAH, Pascal.
EgyptAlbumen print. Good tonal range and in good condition, photographers number, title and credit in negative.
Archive of documents.
WEIZMANN, Chaim; NAMIER, Lewis.
'just with a little goodwill the Arabs and Jews could get together'Collection of manuscripts, letters and transcripts relating to the establishment of the Jewish State.The majority of the correspondence documented...
Arctic searching expedition:
RICHARDSON, John.
Richardson, the noted naturalist, accompanied Franklin on his first and second expeditions. The present work includes the journals of Richardson and Rae on the MacKenzie, Arctic, and Coppermine rivers in...
Australia.
CASTELL BROTHERS.
A rare shape book. With rhyming verse designed to promote travel to Australia from England. The scenes depicted include Aborigines, sheep mustering, and a bullock team. A wonderful celebration of...
Autograph letter signed
KENT, Henry Grey (Duke of).
south sea bubbleThe now notorious South Sea Company was established in 1711 in an attempt to replicate the success achieved by the East India. Unable to realise its monopoly on...
Autograph letter, signed.
BAKER, Samuel.
the kernel of the nutA very interesting letter from the great Nile explorer and adventurer, Samuel Baker in which he discusses the importance of maps in travel books, writing 'without...
Autre chose que de l'enfant beau.
PICASSO, Pablo; ARTAUD, Antonin.
signed by Picasso, one of 120 copiesLimited edition, number 67 of 120 copies on Japon paper, signed by and with colour drypoint frontispiece by Picasso (volume III in the series...
Bancks & Cos. Plan of Manchester and Salford
WALKER, J[ohn] & A[lexander].
A rare wall map of one of the main centres of the Industrial Revolution, at the height of its development.We could only trace four copies in institutions: two in WorldCat...
Barges at sunset, Italy.
HOPPE, Emil Otto.
Gelatin silver print. Dimensions: 195 by 220mm. (8 by 9 inches). Good tonal range and in good condition. Photographer's label and notes in pencil on reverse.
Basilica of St. Mark's, Venice.
[PONTI, Carlo (attributed to)].
ItalyAlbumen print. Good tonal range and in good condition, title in manuscript; Dimensions: 225 x 310mm. (9 x 12 inches).
Battle of the Taku Forts
MASTERS, W. G. R., Major.
A very rare series of lithographs recording a key episode in the Second Opium War.The Peiho River flows through Peking (Beijing), the capital of China. Taku was a village on...
Belaia Rossia
DENISOV, Sviatoslav Varlamovich (editor).
First edition of this fine portfolio containing a history of the White movement during the early years of the Civil War. Includes biographical information and a number of memoirs about...
Beyrouth, Lebanon.
BONFILS, Felix.
Albumen print. Very good tonal range and in good condition, pasted on original leaf, photographer's title, credit and number in negative.
Biblia Hebraica Sine Punctis.
[HEBREW BIBLE]. FORSTER, Nathaniel (editor).
first hebrew bible printed in englandA non-vocalised edition of the Pentateuch, based on E. van der Hooght's text (Darlow & Moule 5141). It is the earliest edition of the Hebrew...
Bildnis Theodor Herzl.
STRUCK, Hermann.
etching signed by HerzlStruck's most famous work and one of the symbols of Zionism - a powerful portrait of Theodor Herzl, signed by Herzl himself. Hermann Struck (1876-1944) and Theodor...
Birthday Letters.
HUGHES, Ted.
inscribed by Hughes to his siblingInscribed to his brother and sister-in-law, 'For Joan and Gerald, with love, Ted, 29th January 1998'. Also with a strand of Gerald and Ted's hair...
Bliznets v tuchakh. [Twin in the Clouds].
PASTERNAK, Boris.
incredibly rare first edition of Pasternak's first workScarce collection of poems by one of Russia's most famous literary figures, it was only after Bliznets v tuchakh was published that Pasternak...
Bongo tribe, Sudan.
VOSSION, Louis.
East AfricaA series of three photographs taken in the same location in Khartoum by Louis Vossion (1877-1955), a French diplomat who undertook postings to Sudan, Pacific, India. His interest in...
Boris Godounov.
PUSHKIN, Alexander; ZWORYKINE, Boris (illustrator).
finely bound illustrated edition of Pushkin's Boris Godunov Written by Pushkin in 1825 and published in 1831, it was not approved by the censor for performance until 1866. A historical...
Bungalows, Shimla.
MURRAY, Dr John.
Although trained as a medical doctor, Dr. John Murray excelled as a photographer. The Scottish-born doctor was introduced to photography around 1849, while in the Medical Service of the Army...
Bungalows, Shimla.
MURRAY, Dr John.
Although trained as a medical doctor, Dr. John Murray excelled as a photographer. The Scottish-born doctor was introduced to photography around 1849, while in the Medical Service of the Army...
Bungalows, Shimla.
MURRAY, Dr John.
Although trained as a medical doctor, Dr. John Murray excelled as a photographer. The Scottish-born doctor was introduced to photography around 1849, while in the Medical Service of the Army...
Butwa, the tomb of Kootub-I--Alum.
BIGGS, Thomas Colonel.
Biggs (1822-1905) was an amateur photographer in the Indian army. He was supplied with a camera by the British East India Company in 1854 and appointed Government photographer, Bombay to...
Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor.
PEAKE, Mervyn.
Peake's first book and of considerable scarcity. It has been said by hopeful booksellers over the years of pretty much every uncommon book printed in the late 1930s, that the...
London: A Cartographic History. 1746-1950
BOYLE, Lucinda (compiler) [and] HYDE, Ralph.
Drawn together from an exceptional collection of folding maps, this bibliographical catalogue literally charts social, historical and political development of London from its days as a burgeoning, almost pastoral city...
The Exotic and the Beautiful,
THOMSON, Christine.
Library of Norman R. BobinsThis volume is the final and third part of describing the collection of late 18th and 19th century fine colour plate books from the library of...
Angel Pavement.
PRIESTLEY, J.B.
The novel most famously associated with John Boynton Priestley; here in the special deluxe issue. The story serves as a social panorama of London at the time, set against the...
Slaves with soldier, South Africa.
[South Africa].
Albumen print, pasted on card, good condition and with good tonal range. Dimensions: 220 x 140mm (8.5 x 4.5 inches).
Switzerland. Handbook for Travellers in Switzerland
MURRAY, John.
first edition A rare first edition. This title was written by John Murray III himself with a contribution from from his great friend and fellow traveller William Brockedon, author of...
![[Tiger].](http://shapero.com/cdn/shop/files/74895.jpg?v=1772112209&width=600)
[Tiger].
[HOOPER, Colonel Willoughby Wallace (attributed to)].
Hooper (1837 - 1912) was a British military officer in India and served in the 7th Madras Light Cavalry from 1858. As a talented amateur photographer, he was seconded to...
München und Südbayern.
BAEDEKER, Karl.
Inter-war edition of this popular guide to Munich and Southern Bavaria. Endpapers dated "Mai 1934".Thirty-eighth edition. xxxiv, 356pp, 26 maps, 27 plans, 3 panoramas. Publisher's red cloth gilt, coarse-grained variant...
Belgium and Holland.
BAEDEKER, Karl.
A good example of an early Baedeker. This series was first started in 1869.Fourth edition. lviii, 270pp, 6 maps, 15 plans, signature on front free endpaper and a good part...
Impressions of Istanbul Voyage to Constantinople 1493-1820
O'NEILL, Angus.
the Ömer Koç CollectionAn essential work of reference and a beautifully produced book.With a preface by the late Norman Stone. This is the first volume describing the books on Istanbul...
![[Kandy Lake].](http://shapero.com/cdn/shop/files/60306_b664ae2d-af4f-4ed9-a40b-773fada22a6c.jpg?v=1772120433&width=600)
[Kandy Lake].
[W.L.H. Skeen & Co (attributed to)].
Albumen print. Good rich tones and in good condition; Dimensions: 220 x 280mm. (8.5 x 11 inches).
Henry VII's Chapel.
WILSON, George Washington.
[Westminster Abbey].Albumen print. Title and photographer's name printed on image. Dimensions 16.5 x 24cm.
The village of Silwan (Siloam).
ZANGAKI, George & Constantin.
the Holy LandSilwan is a predominantly Palestinian neighbourhood on the outskirts of the Old City of Jerusalem, which also includes a small Jewish minority among it's residents. Silwan began as...
![[Colombo Harbour From the North-East].](http://shapero.com/cdn/shop/files/59040.jpg?v=1772120421&width=600)
[Colombo Harbour From the North-East].
[W.L.H. Skeen & Co (attributed to)].
Albumen print. Good rich tones and in good condition; Dimensions; 635 x 760mm. (25 x 30 inches).
[Sweden]. Ducatus Uplandiae
WIT, Frederick de.
Scandinavia.Original hand-coloured, double-page engraved map, blank on verso, fine impression. Age toned; Dimensions: 412 x 478mm. (16.25 x 18.75 inches).
Deutschland Königr. der Niederlande, Kgr. Belgien und die Schweiz,
STIELER, Adolf; STÜLPNAGEL, F. von; & BÄR, J.C.
GermanyEngraved map, hand-coloured in outline, dissected and mounted on linen, extending west to east from London to Kracow and north to south from Copenhagen to Genoa, inset road map of...
Deutschland Königr. der Niederlande, Kgr. Belgien und die Schweiz,
STIELER, Adolf, STÜLPNAGEL, F. v. and, BÄR, J.C.
GermanyEngraved map, hand-coloured in outline, dissected and mounted on linen, extending west to east from London to Kracow and north to south from Copenhagen to Genoa, inset road map of...
Nineteenth century scrapbook.
[Scrapbook].
Natural history, military, marine, etc.Landscape folio album (40 x 28 cm) containing approximately 2000 coloured images on 90 leaves. Half calf, marbled boards.
[Monate] [ Labours of the Months]
SANDRART, Joachim. (artist)
This decorative series 'Labours of the Months' refers to the Medieval cycle depicting in twelve scenes the rural activities that commonly took place in the months of the year. These...
Do rio de Janeiro a Cuyaba
SMITH, H. Herbert
Inscription to page 1: 'Herbert H. Smith, the author, was a Cornell graduate, a naturalist, and author of the well-known book: "Brazil - The Amazons and the Coast''. The present...
A narrative of an exploratory visit
SMITH, Rev. George.
Includes two views of Hong Kong.Second edition. 8vo., xviii, 532pp., double page map of China, hand-coloured in outline, 12 lithographed plates, original blindstamped cloth gilt, neatly recased with new endpapers,...
Rainbow Island.
TRACY, Louis.
Louis Tracy (1863-1928), author, by training a journalist. Creator of a string of works of a quintessentially Edwardian Mystery nature, but also creator of several novels with future war and...
Aaron Siskind photographer.
SISKIND, Aaron; LYONS, Nathan (editor).
signed presentation copy from the authorInscribed by the photographer on the front free endpaper, 'To Bud & Helen l-o-v-e Aaron 5/21/65'. This book includes an extensive bibliography and chronology of...
The Choir Stalls, Westminster Abbey.
WILSON, George Washington.
Albumen print. Title and photographer's name printed on image. Dimensions 17 x 24cm.
The Admirable Crichton.
THOMSON, Hugh (illustrator); BARRIE, J.M.
signed by the illustratorHugh Thomson (1860-1920) renowned illustrator, in pen and ink, of classic titles; he was born in Ireland where his skills as an illustrator were recognised while still...
If I Ran the Circus.
SEUSS, Dr. [pseud. GEISEL, Theodor Seuss].
First edition, first printing of this ever-popular Dr Seuss title, scarce in its dust-jacket: the background of the cover and jacket is pink rather than the red of subsequent printings.First...
View of Lyons and the Rhône,
[WERY, Pierre Nicolas, after].
Lyons in the first part of the 19th century: a large line-engraving with fine contemporary hand-colour.The attribution is based on a very similar aquatint by Benedikt Piringer (1780-1826) after Wery...
Handbook to South Africa.
SILVER, S.W.
A rare first edition of this very detailed and comprehensive guide to South Africa.First edition. 8vo; 61pp, adverts, folding map; publisher's brown covers, gilt lettered, front board with large crack...
Certificate
ROSENQUIST, James
From. The International Anthology of Contemporary Engraving: The International Avant-Garde, Vol. 5, America DiscoveredEtching, 1962, on wove paper, signed in pencil, numbered 'E.A.', an artist's proof aside from the standard...
Naturhistorische Abhandlungen und Erläuterungen besonders die Petrefactenkunde betressend.
TILESIUS, Wilhelm Gottfried.
fine hand-coloured plates of fossilsThe plates from the first and only edition of an early work on fossilised invertebrates by the German naturalist and draftsman Wilhelm Gottleib Tilesius von Tilenau...
View of Lyons and the Rhône,
[WERY, Pierre Nicolas, after].
Lyons in the first part of the 19th century: a large line-engraving with fine contemporary hand-colour.The attribution is based on a very similar aquatint by Benedikt Piringer (1780-1826) after Wery...
I Had Trouble in getting to Solla Sollew.
SEUSS, Dr. [pseud. GEISEL, Theodor Seuss].
A fine first edition example of this classic by Dr Seuss, all about overcoming problems and troubles, in typically amusing Seussian fashion.First edition, first printing; folio; colour illustrations throughout; publisher's...
The Thirteen Travellers
WALPOLE, Hugh.
Manuscript dedication to the artist Sir Gerald Kelly (1879-1972): 'Some of these stories are failures completely. One or two are not bad but I like space and room, and the...
Narrative of the Burmese war,
SNODGRASS, Major [John James].
Contemporary account of the First Burmese War.First edition. 8vo, xii, 319 pp., large folding map (foxed), 2 engraved plates, contemporary half calf, rebacked and cornered to style, green morocco label,...
The Strange Disappearance of Lady Delia.
TRACY, Louis.
The first detective novel by author and journalist-by-trade Louis Tracy, starring his first serial detective and Watson figure, Inspector Winter and Reginald Brett. Louis Tracy (1863-1928), author of science fiction,...
Hunches in Bunches.
SEUSS, Dr. [pseud. GEISEL, Theodor Seuss].
First edition, first printing; large 8vo (260 x 185 mm.); colour illustrations throughout, pictorial endpapers, contemporary gift inscription on front pastedown; publisher's pictorial boards, a very good example.
The Revellers.
TRACY, Louis.
The author notes that much of the narrative within this mystery was based on true events, albethey adapted and twisted to fit the tale...First edition, first impression; 8vo; 4pp. advertisements,...
I Wish that I had Duck Feet.
[SEUSS, Dr.] LESIEG, Theo. [pseud. GEISEL, Theodor Seuss]; TOBEY, B. (illustrator).
A cautionary tale on the merits of being oneself rather than always wishing to be something else or more, a first edition from the Beginner Books series by Dr Seuss.First...
The Albert Gate Affair.
TRACY, Louis.
The further adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective: 'In an Albert Gate mansion a number of Turkish gentlemen had taken up their residence for the purpose of having some fifty-odd...
The Flood.
RANKIN, Ian.
The elusive hardback first edition of Ian Rankin's first book, preceding his Inspector Rebus stories. Rankin utilised a few different motifs in his book-signings, including hangman's gibbet, noughts & crosses,...
The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne,
WHITE, Rev. Gilbert.
Mitford's royal octavo editionA good example of the naturalist Rev. Gilibert White's (1720-1793) popular masterpiece, of which more than eighty editions have been published. The Natural History and Antiquities of...
The School for Scandal.
SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley; THOMSON, Hugh (illustrator).
First Thomson limited edition, number 92 of 350 copies signed by the illustrator; 4to; 25 tipped-in colour plates, within engraved and captioned decorative borders, vignette illustrations within text, notice of...
Vidy gory Blagodati i zavodov Goro-Blagodatskago okruga.
[URALS MINING ALBUM].
magnetite mining in the Urals an uncommon album of the magnetite mining industry in the Urals in the original portfolio. Iron ore was discovered on the banks of the river...
Paper
SHRIGLEY, David
"I'm actually trying to make things that are accessible and enjoyable to others," Shrigley has said. Like a compulsive doodler with an infectiously mordant sense of humor, the Glasgow-based artist...
Markheim.
STEVENSON, Robert Louis; SOMMERAUER, Hubert (artist).
one of 150 copies - signed by the artistThe sixteenth limited edition publication by Wolfram Benda's Bear Press.Number 60 of 150 copies signed by the artist; 8vo; German language printed...
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Detour, The Story of Oflag IVC [Colditz Castle].
WOOD, Lieut. J.E.R. (Editor).
signed by prisoners of warSigned by seven former Colditz prisoners of war:- Kenneth Lockwood, Jimmy Yule, Hugh Bruce, Tommy Catlow, Peter Allan, Walter Morison and Jack Best, co-designer of the...
A story to read or tell...
SCHOLASTIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS; FICKLING, David (editor).
A rare complete set of this wonderful series of books for children, comprising fairy & folk tales retold by notable authors of the time and featuring illustrations by popular children's...
Karnak.
SEBAH, Pascal.
EgyptJean Pascal Sebah (1838-1910) was active from around 1856-1900. Owner of a large photographic studio in Constantinople, he eventually entered into partnership with Joaillier. Sebah photographed Egypt extensively, staging many...
Contes Juifs.
SACHER MASOCH, Leopold von.
richly illustrated volume of stories of the 19th century Jews of Galicia A fine copy of this volume of family stories of the Jews of Galicia, which was one of...
The Horseguards.
ROOKER, Edward after ROOKER, Michaelangelo.
Engraving. Dimensions: 385 x 530mm. (15 x 21 inches).
Ever After.
SWIFT, Graham.
4 uncorrected proofsUncorrected proof copy, signed by the author on title-page; 8vo; publisher's wrappers with portrait of the author, corners creased; with 3 other uncorrected proofs of works by Swift...
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