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  • A rare large-scale watercolour view of Hong Kong Island painted in the first ten years of colonial rule. The absence of St John's Cathedral amongst the urban waterline dates this painting before 1849.
    A rare large-scale watercolour view of Hong Kong Island painted in the first ten years of colonial rule. The absence of St John's Cathedral amongst the urban waterline dates this painting before 1849.

    [HONG KONG].
    Watercolour view of Hong Kong Island from the Harbour. c.1849].
    £25,000.00

  • A beautifully printed edition of <em>Varthema's Itinerary</em>, describing the first recorded visit by a European to Mecca
    A beautifully printed edition of <em>Varthema's Itinerary</em>, describing the first recorded visit by a European to Mecca

    VARTHEMA, Ludovico de.
    The Itinerary Ludovico de Varthema of Bologna from 1502 to 1508. 1928.
    £300.00

  • An expanded and illustrated reissue of Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, signed by Hawking with his thumbprint on the title page, and witnessed by his secretary Judith Croasdell.
    An expanded and illustrated reissue of Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, signed by Hawking with his thumbprint on the title page, and witnessed by his secretary Judith Croasdell.

    HAWKING, Stephen.
    The Illustrated A Brief History of Time. 1996.
    £2,750.00

  • The rare first edition of paelontologist Richard Owen's guide to the dinosaur sculptures at Crystal Palace Park, Geology and Inhabitants of the Ancient World, bound with two other guides to the park, all published in 1854.
    The rare first edition of paelontologist Richard Owen's guide to the dinosaur sculptures at Crystal Palace Park, Geology and Inhabitants of the Ancient World, bound with two other guides to the park, all published in 1854.

    [DINOSAURS] OWEN, Richard; PHILLIPS, Samuel; FORBES, Edward.
    Geology and Inhabitants of the Ancient World. 1854.
    £1,250.00

  • An excellent example of rare Chinese album on pith paper on tea cultivation depicting each process in detail
    An excellent example of rare Chinese album on pith paper on tea cultivation depicting each process in detail

    [CHINA; SUNQUA (studio of)].
    Album of Chinese Export Pith Paper Paintings Depicting the Manufacture of Tea. circa 1830-1870].
    £25,000.00

  • Archive from the family of the 1st White Rajah of Sarawak: Sir James Brooke,
    Archive from the family of the 1st White Rajah of Sarawak: Sir James Brooke,

    BROOKE, Sir James.
    Archive from the family of the 1st White Rajah of Sarawak: Sir James Brooke, [1847].
    £37,500.00

  • First edition of Chicano activist Oscar Zeta Acosta's first novel, with an autograph letter and photograph.
    First edition of Chicano activist Oscar Zeta Acosta's first novel, with an autograph letter and photograph.

    ACOSTA, Oscar Zeta.
    The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo. 1972.
    £200.00

  • Many Happy Returns.
    Many Happy Returns.

    DOWSON, Margaret Joy.
    Many Happy Returns. 29th March 1927.
    £1,500.00

  • Archive of letters to Verney Lovett Cameron compiled by his wife Amy,
    Archive of letters to Verney Lovett Cameron compiled by his wife Amy,

    CAMERON, Verney Lovett.
    Archive of letters to Verney Lovett Cameron compiled by his wife Amy, 1870-1894; London, Daldy, Isbister & Co, 1877.
    £12,500.00

  • Manuscript Expedition Notes and Original Illustrations and Artwork,
    Manuscript Expedition Notes and Original Illustrations and Artwork,

    [HILLARY, Edmund].
    Manuscript Expedition Notes and Original Illustrations and Artwork, 1960-1961].
    £4,250.00

  • Journal of H.M.S. "Royal George".
    Journal of H.M.S. "Royal George".

    [CRIMEAN WAR]; GRANT, A.D.
    Journal of H.M.S. "Royal George". 1853-1856.
    £7,500.00

  • Leaf from a fine Abbasid Qur'an,
    Leaf from a fine Abbasid Qur'an,

    [QUR'AN].
    Leaf from a fine Abbasid Qur'an, first half of 9th century.
    £20,000.00

  • Manuscript Commonplace Journal
    Manuscript Commonplace Journal

    ROSS, Sir John.
    Manuscript Commonplace Journal 1815-1817; 1854.
    £22,500.00

  • Journal of our Voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne, Australia in the Ship Marco Polo.
    Journal of our Voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne, Australia in the Ship Marco Polo.

    [AUSTRALIA].
    Journal of our Voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne, Australia in the Ship Marco Polo. 22nd June - 8th or 9th November, 1854.
    £3,750.00

  • A Large Collection of Lantern Slides Depicting the Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb.
    A Large Collection of Lantern Slides Depicting the Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb.

    CARTER, Howard; BURTON, Harry.
    A Large Collection of Lantern Slides Depicting the Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb. 1924].
    £13,500.00

  • 15 works on Ukraine.

    [UKRAINIAN PUBLICATIONS].
    15 works on Ukraine. 1919-1955.
    £2,500.00

  • First edition of the first book devoted entirely to tobacco, De herb Panacea by Giles Everard
    First edition of the first book devoted entirely to tobacco, De herb Panacea by Giles Everard

    EVERARD, Giles.
    De Herba Panacea, 1587.
    £15,000.00

  • four lines of elegant nasta'liq calligraphy by Morteza Salehi from 2020.

    SALEHI, Morteza (calligrapher)
    Quatrain of nasta'liq calligraphy c. 2020.
    £3,000.00

  • single illuminated painting of a figure by contemporary artist Maryam Mirzaei, from 2014.

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    Copy of a Single Figure 2014
    £17,500.00

  • Painting of a flower and bird composition by contemporary artist Maryam Mirzaei from 2008

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    Flower and Bird Surrounded by Floral Islimi 2008
    £37,500.00

  • Copy of an old Persian Miniature by contemporary artist Maryam Mirzaei from 2015.

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    Copy of an Old Persian Miniature 2015
    £27,500.00

  • Original miniature painting of Moses and the Shepherd by contemproary artist Maryam Mirzaei

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    Moses and the Shepherd 2013
    £30,000.00

  • Single panel of nasta'liq calligraphy by Morteza Salehi dated 2024 and entitled Hich.

    SALEHI, Morteza (calligrapher)
    'Hich' dated '2024'.
    £2,500.00

  • Miniature painting inspired by Kamal al din Behzad by contemporary artist Maryam Mirzaei.

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    Copy of Pand-e Pir 2012
    £55,000.00

  • A fine panel of nasta'liq calligraphy from the celebrated safaciv calligrapher Mir Ali al Katib dated 936.
    A fine panel of nasta'liq calligraphy from the celebrated safaciv calligrapher Mir Ali al Katib dated 936.

    [CALLIGRAPHY]. MIR' ALI AL-KATIB (calligrapher).
    A Panel of nasta'liq calligraphy, dated 936 AH (1529-30 AD).
    £20,000.00

  • One of the pioneers of alpinism and alpine painting, Bourrit (1739-1819) accompanied de Saussure on his first ascents of the Alps.
    One of the pioneers of alpinism and alpine painting, Bourrit (1739-1819) accompanied de Saussure on his first ascents of the Alps.

    BOURRIT, Marc-Theodore.
    Nouvelle description générale et particulière des glaciers, 1787.
    £3,750.00

  • Collection of photographic plates shot in Ottoman-Empire-ruled territories of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey by the pioneers of orientalist photography - Dumas, Bonfils, Bergheim, Arnoux and Quarelli.
    Collection of photographic plates shot in Ottoman-Empire-ruled territories of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey by the pioneers of orientalist photography - Dumas, Bonfils, Bergheim, Arnoux and Quarelli.

    DUMAS, Tancrède; BONFILS, Felix; BERGHEIM, Peter; ARNOUX, Hippolyte; QUARELLI, F.
    Four albums of photographs of Ottoman Empire: c. 1860-1880].
    £15,000.00

  • [A Group of Butterflies and Moths].
    [A Group of Butterflies and Moths].

    [SEBA, Albertus].
    [A Group of Butterflies and Moths]. 1780.
    £4,500.00

  • The first edition, first impression of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, a near-fine copy in the original dust-jacket
    The first edition, first impression of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, a near-fine copy in the original dust-jacket

    ROWLING, J.K.
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. 2003
    £250.00

  • A handsomely bound first edition of Sarah Fielding's translation of Xenophon's Memoirs of Socrates.
    A handsomely bound first edition of Sarah Fielding's translation of Xenophon's Memoirs of Socrates.

    XENOPHON; FIELDING, Sarah (translator).
    Xenophon's Memoirs of Socrates. 1762.
    £1,250.00

  • The second edition, much expanded of William Wotton's Reflections upon Ancient and Modern Learning, bound with Richard Bentley's Dissertation for the first time
    The second edition, much expanded of William Wotton's Reflections upon Ancient and Modern Learning, bound with Richard Bentley's Dissertation for the first time

    WOTTON, William; BENTLEY, Richard.
    Reflections upon Ancient and Modern Learning... 1697.
    £750.00

  • Andy Warhol, Cheddar Cheese, 1969, screenprint, signed by the artist, from the edition of 250, on wove paper
    Andy Warhol, Cheddar Cheese, 1969, screenprint, signed by the artist, from the edition of 250, on wove paper

    WARHOL, Andy
    Cheddar Cheese, from Campbell's Soup II 1969
    £55,000.00

  • The first edition in English of Virgilio Malvezzi's histories of the legendary Roman kings Romulus and Tarquin, translated by Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth
    The first edition in English of Virgilio Malvezzi's histories of the legendary Roman kings Romulus and Tarquin, translated by Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth

    MALVEZZI, Virgilio; MONMOUTH, Henry Carey (Earl of).
    [Romulus and Tarquin]. 1637.
    £1,500.00

  • The first Foulis Press edition of Tyrtaeus' panegyric on martial spirit, Spartan Lessons, edited by the classicist James Moor
    The first Foulis Press edition of Tyrtaeus' panegyric on martial spirit, Spartan Lessons, edited by the classicist James Moor

    TYRTAEUS; MOOR, James (editor).
    Spartan Lessons; 1759.
    £1,500.00

  • The final lifetime edition of Thomas Hobbes's English-language translation of Thucydides History of the Grecian War
    The final lifetime edition of Thomas Hobbes's English-language translation of Thucydides History of the Grecian War

    THUCYDIDES; HOBBES, Thomas (translator).
    History of the Grecian War: 1676.
    £3,500.00

  • The first trilingual edition in English, French, and Latin of this collection of Cicero's thoughts on religion, law and philosophy
    The first trilingual edition in English, French, and Latin of this collection of Cicero's thoughts on religion, law and philosophy

    CICERO; [DAVID, Henry (translator)].
    Thoughts of Cicero, 1750.
    £450.00

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