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  • First English edition of Personae by Ezra Pound, printed in 1952.
    First English edition of Personae by Ezra Pound, printed in 1952.

    POUND, Ezra.
    Personae. 1952.
    $117.00

  • One of the most delightful of all Cubist illustrated books with an introduction by Tristan Tzara. Marcoussis illustrates quotations by favourite authors.
    One of the most delightful of all Cubist illustrated books with an introduction by Tristan Tzara. Marcoussis illustrates quotations by favourite authors.

    MARCOUSSIS, Louis; TZARA, Tristan.
    Planches de salut: 1931.
    $20,611.00

  • Newcastle's work is one of the most attractive books on horsemanship with splendid engraved plates.
    Newcastle's work is one of the most attractive books on horsemanship with splendid engraved plates.

    NEWCASTLE, William Cavendish, Duke of
    A General System of Horsemanship 1743
    $10,306.00

  • A guide to the fourth holiest site in Islam, sacred to both Muslims and Jews.

    SUPREME MOSLEM COUNCIL.
    Al-Haram Al-Ibrahami Al-Khalil 1928.
    $344.00

  • Les Portraits Imaginaires: One Plate (6.4.69 I)
    Les Portraits Imaginaires: One Plate (6.4.69 I)

    PICASSO, Pablo (After)
    Les Portraits Imaginaires: One Plate (6.4.69 I) 1969
    $10,993.00

  • The complete first edition of Victor Jacquemont's scarce Voyage dans L'Inde, with 290 plates, of India, the Himalayas, Kashmir, Punjab, Tibet, and Delhi.
    The complete first edition of Victor Jacquemont's scarce Voyage dans L'Inde, with 290 plates, of India, the Himalayas, Kashmir, Punjab, Tibet, and Delhi.

    JACQUEMONT, Victor.
    Voyage dans L'Inde, 1841-44.
    $34,351.00

  • A rare complete set of the official account of Freycinet's voyage of scientific exploration in the Uranie and the Physicienne.
    A rare complete set of the official account of Freycinet's voyage of scientific exploration in the Uranie and the Physicienne.

    FREYCINET, Louis-Claude de Saulces de.
    Voyage autour du Monde, 1824-44.
    $185,493.00

  • A very attractive example of the French edition of the first Russian circumnavigation, complete with the rare and beautiful atlas.
    A very attractive example of the French edition of the first Russian circumnavigation, complete with the rare and beautiful atlas.

    KRUSENSTERN, Johann Adam von.
    Voyage autour du monde, fait dans les années 1803, 1804, 1805 et 1806, 1821.
    Complete with the rare atlas volume not published with the English translation.
    $27,481.00

  • A limited edition of Little Brother & Little Sister and other Tales by The Brothers Grimm, signed by artist Arthur Rackham, with the loose plate not in trade edition
    A limited edition of Little Brother & Little Sister and other Tales by The Brothers Grimm, signed by artist Arthur Rackham, with the loose plate not in trade edition

    GRIMM, Jacob & Whilhelm; RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator).
    Little Brother and Little Sister. 1917.
    $3,436.00

  • Lithograph with fine later hand-colour. Published by Hullmandell and Walton. For the "Birds of New Guinea".

    GOULD, John; W. Hart.
    Nasiterna Bruijnii [Parakeet]. 1875-88.
    $481.00

  • John Gould is widely considered the grearest and most ambitious of all Victorian ornithologists.

    GOULD, John; W. Hart.
    Nasiterna Pusio [Parakeet]. 1875-88.
    $481.00

  • 4 uncorrected proofs by Graham Swift, including one signed; original wrappers.
    4 uncorrected proofs by Graham Swift, including one signed; original wrappers.

    SWIFT, Graham.
    Ever After. 1992.
    $138.00

  • Scarce Hebrew bible from Mantua, Italy, with Five Scrolls, Haftarot at the end of the volume, and calendars of Holidays and fasts for 120 years at the beginning.
    Scarce Hebrew bible from Mantua, Italy, with Five Scrolls, Haftarot at the end of the volume, and calendars of Holidays and fasts for 120 years at the beginning.

    [HEBREW BIBLE].
    Motzah Pi HaShem [Pentateuch with Five Scrolls and Haftarot]. 1785.
    Scarce Hebrew bible from Mantua, Italy, with Five Scrolls, Haftarot at the end of the volume, and calendars of Holidays and fasts for 120 years at the beginning.
    $5,153.00

  • Presentation copy of Jon Soane's Description of the House and Museum on the North Side of Lincoln's Inn Fields, a scarce unpublished work describing his house turned museum towards the end of his life.
    Presentation copy of Jon Soane's Description of the House and Museum on the North Side of Lincoln's Inn Fields, a scarce unpublished work describing his house turned museum towards the end of his life.

    SOANE, John.
    Description of the House and Museum on the North Side of Lincoln's Inn Fields. 1830.
    $8,932.00

  • An attractive two volume deluxe edition of the Fables of La Fontaine, sensitively illustrated by the oft underrated Stephen Gooden, in publisher's vellum.
    An attractive two volume deluxe edition of the Fables of La Fontaine, sensitively illustrated by the oft underrated Stephen Gooden, in publisher's vellum.

    LA FONTAINE, Jean de; GOODEN, Stephen (illustrator).
    The Fables of... 1931.
    $688.00

  • First edition of Holiday by Stanley Middleton, inscribed by the author.
    First edition of Holiday by Stanley Middleton, inscribed by the author.

    MIDDLETON, Stanley.
    Holiday. 1974.
    $2,405.00

  • First edition of Ethel and Ernest by Raymond Briggs, inscribed by the author to Julia MacRae.
    First edition of Ethel and Ernest by Raymond Briggs, inscribed by the author to Julia MacRae.

    BRIGGS, Raymond.
    Ethel & Ernest. 1998.
    $1,031.00

  • A book of primary importance. The first Latin edition of the first circumnavigation to have the official support of the Dutch government.
    A book of primary importance. The first Latin edition of the first circumnavigation to have the official support of the Dutch government.

    SPILBERGEN, Joris Van.
    Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae Navigationum; 1619.
    $27,481.00

  • First edition of the Frank Dawley Trilogy by Alan Sillitoe, signed by the author.
    First edition of the Frank Dawley Trilogy by Alan Sillitoe, signed by the author.

    SILLITOE, Alan.
    [Frank Dawley Trilogy:] The Death of William Posters; A Tree on Fire; The Flame of Life. 1965; 1967; 1974.
    $172.00

  • Dated 1898, the novel was actually issued December 2, 1897, in an edition of 1,500 copies; the advertisements at the rear are dated 1897
    Dated 1898, the novel was actually issued December 2, 1897, in an edition of 1,500 copies; the advertisements at the rear are dated 1897

    CONRAD, Joseph.
    The Nigger of the "Narcissus". 1898
    $619.00

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

    WELLS, H.G.
    Select Conversations With An Uncle. 1895.
    $8,932.00

  • A splendid example of this important illustrated work, claimed by numerous artistic movements over the years, including Symbolism and Art Nouveau.
    A splendid example of this important illustrated work, claimed by numerous artistic movements over the years, including Symbolism and Art Nouveau.

    GIDE, André; DENIS, Maurice (illustrator).
    Le Voyage d'Urien. 1893.
    $8,932.00

  • Classic Herbert Ponting photograph from Captain Scott's Terra Nova expedition (1910-1913), showing whisky being fed to a pony which had swam to shore.
    Classic Herbert Ponting photograph from Captain Scott's Terra Nova expedition (1910-1913), showing whisky being fed to a pony which had swam to shore.

    PONTING, Herbert G.
    Whisky for the pony that had to swim ashore. Circa 1935.
    $1,031.00

  • Thrilling Stories of the Railway by Victor Whitechurch is extremely rare, early detective fiction, with only one previous auction record we could find, first edition
    Thrilling Stories of the Railway by Victor Whitechurch is extremely rare, early detective fiction, with only one previous auction record we could find, first edition

    WHITECHURCH, Victor L.
    Thrilling Stories of the Railway. 1912.
    Thrilling Stories of the Railway by Victor Whitechurch is extremely rare, early detective fiction, with only one previous auction record we could find, first edition
    $8,932.00

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