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  • The handsome deluxe edition of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and Poems and Stories by J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The handsome deluxe edition of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and Poems and Stories by J.R.R. Tolkien.

    TOLKIEN, J.R.R.
    The Hobbit Or There and Back Again [with] The Lord of the Rings [with] Poems and Stories. 1984, 1979, 1980.
    $1,925.00

  • A handsome copy of the English-language edition of Leon Trotsky's History of the Russian Revolution, bound by Bayntun-Riviere
    A handsome copy of the English-language edition of Leon Trotsky's History of the Russian Revolution, bound by Bayntun-Riviere

    TROTSKY, Leon; EASTMAN, Max (translator).
    The History of the Russian Revolution. 1934.
    $619.00

  • A charming edition of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.
    A charming edition of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.

    CARROLL, Lewis [pseud. DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge]; ROWNTREE, Harry (illustrator).
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [and] Through the Looking-Glass. 1928.
    $619.00

  • Second and last edition.
    Second and last edition.

    BAEDEKER, Karl.
    Nordamerika. 1904
    $516.00

  • Jane Austen's Emma, llustrated by C E. Brock, with colour frontispiece, decorative title-page, and a further 22 colour plates
    Jane Austen's Emma, llustrated by C E. Brock, with colour frontispiece, decorative title-page, and a further 22 colour plates

    AUSTEN, Jane; BROCK, C.E. (illustrator).
    Emma 1909.
    $344.00

  • A finely illustrated copy of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.
    A finely illustrated copy of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.

    AUSTEN, Jane; BROCK, C.E. (illustrator).
    Sense & Sensibility. 1908.
    $653.00

  • A handsome, illustrated copy of Mrs Beeton's Household Management by Isabella Beeton.
    A handsome, illustrated copy of Mrs Beeton's Household Management by Isabella Beeton.

    BEETON, Mrs. Isabella.
    Mrs. Beeton's Household Management. [circa 1925].
    $310.00

  • A first edition, first impression of You Only Live Twice by Ian Fleming, the twelfth book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    You Only Live Twice. 1964.
    $585.00

  • A first edition, first impression of On Her Majesty's Secret Service by Ian Fleming, the eleventh book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition, first impression of On Her Majesty's Secret Service by Ian Fleming, the eleventh book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service. 1963.
    $894.00

  • A handsome Victorian pocket edition of the King James Bible
    A handsome Victorian pocket edition of the King James Bible

    [King James Version].
    The Holy Bible, 1850.
    $482.00

  • The fourth edition of Sir Alexander Grant's English language translation of Aristotle's Ethics with his critical notes and essays
    The fourth edition of Sir Alexander Grant's English language translation of Aristotle's Ethics with his critical notes and essays

    ARISTOTLE; GRANT, Sir Alexander (translator).
    The Ethics of Aristotle 1885.
    $207.00

  • Prize Writing signed by 13 Booker Prize-winning authors on the half-title, on the title page, or, in the case of two authors (Kineally & Lively), at their individual contributions, edited by Martin Goff, 1989
    Prize Writing signed by 13 Booker Prize-winning authors on the half-title, on the title page, or, in the case of two authors (Kineally & Lively), at their individual contributions, edited by Martin Goff, 1989

    GOFF, Martyn (editor).
    Prize Writing: 1989.
    $2,062.00

  • An excellent, finely-coloured copy in its largest, six-volume form, one of the crowning cartographic achievements of the 17th century
    An excellent, finely-coloured copy in its largest, six-volume form, one of the crowning cartographic achievements of the 17th century

    BLAEU, Joan & Willem.
    Theatrum Orbis terrarum, sive Atlas Novus. 1635 [but 1644-1655].
    $309,272.00

  • First trade edition of the Arthur Rackham illustrated edition of The Tempest by William Shakespeare.
    First trade edition of the Arthur Rackham illustrated edition of The Tempest by William Shakespeare.

    SHAKESPEARE, William; RACKHAM, Arthur, (illustrator).
    The Tempest. 1926.
    $1,031.00

  • A handsome first UK edition of The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle.
    A handsome first UK edition of The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle.

    CONAN DOYLE, Sir Arthur.
    The Valley of Fear. 1915.
    $1,856.00

  • The first English edition of The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.
    The first English edition of The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

    CONAN DOYLE, Arthur.
    The Return of Sherlock Holmes. 1905.
    $2,337.00

  • A handsome first edition of His Last Bow by Arthur Conan Doyle.
    A handsome first edition of His Last Bow by Arthur Conan Doyle.

    CONAN DOYLE, Arthur.
    His Last Bow: 1917.
    $1,650.00

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles.
    The Hound of the Baskervilles.

    DOYLE, Arthur Conan.
    The Hound of the Baskervilles. 1902.
    $3,918.00

  • A handsome illustrated edition of The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas.
    A handsome illustrated edition of The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas.

    DUMAS, Alexandre; WHEELWRIGHT, Rowland (illustrator).
    The Three Musketeers. 1927.
    $1,073.00

  • Irish Fairy Tales.
    Irish Fairy Tales.

    RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator); STEPHENS, James.
    Irish Fairy Tales. 1920.
    $653.00

  • First edition of the The Lushai Expedition by RH Woodthorpe, a first hand account of the punitive Lushai Expedition of 1871-1872 in retaliation for several border raids and abductions from the hill tribes of Northeastern Assam.
    First edition of the The Lushai Expedition by RH Woodthorpe, a first hand account of the punitive Lushai Expedition of 1871-1872 in retaliation for several border raids and abductions from the hill tribes of Northeastern Assam.

    WOODTHORPE, R.G.
    The Lushai Expedition. 1871-1872. 1873.
    $550.00

  • A handsome edition of Sir Thomas More's Utopia, bound in crushed red morocco by Bayntun Riviere
    A handsome edition of Sir Thomas More's Utopia, bound in crushed red morocco by Bayntun Riviere

    MORE, Sir Thomas.
    The Utopia of Sir Thomas More 1895.
    $619.00

  • A first English edition of The Silk Road by Sven Hedin, which deals with the exploration of the region around Lop-Nor in Eastern Turkestan; Hedin travelled by car across the Gobi Desert along the Imperial Highway.
    A first English edition of The Silk Road by Sven Hedin, which deals with the exploration of the region around Lop-Nor in Eastern Turkestan; Hedin travelled by car across the Gobi Desert along the Imperial Highway.

    HEDIN, Sven.
    The Silk Road. 1938.
    $172.00

  • The People of Tibet, an excellent account of Sir Charles Bell, a British political representative in Tibet, Bhutan, and Sikkim, describing people, customs, and everyday life. First edition.
    The People of Tibet, an excellent account of Sir Charles Bell, a British political representative in Tibet, Bhutan, and Sikkim, describing people, customs, and everyday life. First edition.

    BELL, Sir Charles.
    The People of Tibet. 1928.
    $378.00

  • An early edition of this English-language translation of Seneca's Morals
    An early edition of this English-language translation of Seneca's Morals

    SENECA; L'ESTRANGE, Roger (translator).
    Seneca's Morals by way of Abstract. 1728.
    $688.00

  • Scarce souvenir book of Colorado and related Western imagery including several panels of indigenous American peoples, Buffalo Bill, Navajo Jack, Denver, Colorado Springs, and much more.
    Scarce souvenir book of Colorado and related Western imagery including several panels of indigenous American peoples, Buffalo Bill, Navajo Jack, Denver, Colorado Springs, and much more.

    [COLORADO; NATIVE AMERICANS].
    Out West. c.1897.
    $344.00

  • First edition of V.C. Scott O'Connor's beautifully illustrated The Silken East. A Record of Life and Travel in Burma, an account of two residences there, the first from 1891 to 1896; the second in 1899.
    First edition of V.C. Scott O'Connor's beautifully illustrated The Silken East. A Record of Life and Travel in Burma, an account of two residences there, the first from 1891 to 1896; the second in 1899.

    O'CONNOR, V.C. Scott.
    The Silken East. A Record of Life and Travel in Burma. 1904.
    $1,031.00

  • A first edition of Rosita Forbes' photographic travel journal, From Red Sea to Blue Nile, Abbysinian Adventures, in the scarce dust jacket.
    A first edition of Rosita Forbes' photographic travel journal, From Red Sea to Blue Nile, Abbysinian Adventures, in the scarce dust jacket.

    FORBES, Rosita.
    From Red Sea to Blue Nile. 1925.
    $275.00

  • First edition of Narrative of Various Journeys in Balochistan by Charles Masson, one of the most captivating firsthand accounts of the 'Great Game'.
    First edition of Narrative of Various Journeys in Balochistan by Charles Masson, one of the most captivating firsthand accounts of the 'Great Game'.

    MASSON, Charles.
    Narrative of Various Journeys in Balochistan, 1842.
    $4,124.00

  • First edition of Journal of a West Indian Proprietor by Matthew Gregory Lewis, an account of two journeys to Jamaica in 1815 and 1817, published posthumously.
    First edition of Journal of a West Indian Proprietor by Matthew Gregory Lewis, an account of two journeys to Jamaica in 1815 and 1817, published posthumously.

    LEWIS, Matthew Gregory, M.P.
    Journal of a West Indian Proprietor, 1834.
    $1,169.00

  • First collected edition of The Voyages of William Baffin, edited by Clements Markham, of all five voyages by Baffin to find the Northwest passage.
    First collected edition of The Voyages of William Baffin, edited by Clements Markham, of all five voyages by Baffin to find the Northwest passage.

    MARKHAM, Clements R. (editor).
    The Voyages of William Baffin, 1612-1622. 1881.
    $688.00

  • First edition of Iceland by Ebenezer Henderson, a scarce description of the island by a scottish missionary and talented linguist.
    First edition of Iceland by Ebenezer Henderson, a scarce description of the island by a scottish missionary and talented linguist.

    HENDERSON, Ebenezer.
    Iceland; 1818.
    $482.00

  • Gerrit de Veer's The Three Voyages of William Barents follows the expeditions of William Barentsz, Dutch navigator, cartographer, and arctic explorer, who sought a Northeast Passage in the far north.
    Gerrit de Veer's The Three Voyages of William Barents follows the expeditions of William Barentsz, Dutch navigator, cartographer, and arctic explorer, who sought a Northeast Passage in the far north.

    DE VEER, Gerrit.
    The Three Voyages of William Barents to the Arctic regions, 1594, 1595, and 1596. 1876.
    $688.00

  • First edition signed by famous mountaineers.
    First edition signed by famous mountaineers.

    HILLARY, Edmund.
    High Adventure. 1955.
    $1,375.00

  • Complete set of the memorial edition of Richard Burton's works, edited by Leonard Smithers and Lady Burton, with her new preface.
    Complete set of the memorial edition of Richard Burton's works, edited by Leonard Smithers and Lady Burton, with her new preface.

    BURTON, Richard Francis.
    The Memorial edition.... 1893-1894.
    $3,437.00

  • First English edition of a A Voyage to Senegal by Michel Adanson, the important account of Michel Adanson's famous botanical exploits in Senegal.
    First English edition of a A Voyage to Senegal by Michel Adanson, the important account of Michel Adanson's famous botanical exploits in Senegal.

    ADANSON, Michel.
    A Voyage to Senegal, the Isle of Goree, and the River Gambia. 1759.
    $1,169.00

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