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  • Very good copy of The Diblos notebook, inscribed by author James Merrill to his lover Peter Gillis on title page
    Very good copy of The Diblos notebook, inscribed by author James Merrill to his lover Peter Gillis on title page

    MERRILL, James.
    The (Diblos) Notebook. 1965.
    £475.00

  • First edition of the children's book The Wonder World of Birds by graphic design pioneer Marie Neurath, in the rare dust jacket.
    First edition of the children's book The Wonder World of Birds by graphic design pioneer Marie Neurath, in the rare dust jacket.

    NEURATH, Marie.
    The Wonder World of Birds. 1953.
    £750.00

  • The Crystal World.
    The Crystal World.

    BALLARD, J.G.
    The Crystal World. 1966.
    £375.00

  • A first edition, first impression of Danny Champion of the World by Roald Dahl with illustrations by Jill Bennett.
    A first edition, first impression of Danny Champion of the World by Roald Dahl with illustrations by Jill Bennett.

    DAHL, Roald; BENNETT, Jill (illustrator).
    Danny, The Champion of the World. 1975.
    £250.00

  • First edition in English of Pliny's Natural History, translated by Philemon Holland.
    First edition in English of Pliny's Natural History, translated by Philemon Holland.

    [PLINY THE ELDER] PLINIUS SECUNDUS, Gaius; HOLLAND, Philemon (translator).
    The Historie of the World. 1601.
    Handsome first edition of Philemon Holland's renowned English translation
    £15,000.00

  • First UK edition of The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard.
    First UK edition of The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard.

    BALLARD, J.G.
    The Drowned World. 1962.
    £1,375.00

  • The World on Mercators Projection Shewing the Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World.

    TALLIS, John.
    The World on Mercators Projection Shewing the Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World. 1851.
    £165.00

  • Hall's work is the earliest utopia set in Terra Australis and provided Swift for many ideas for 'Gullivery's Travels'.
    Hall's work is the earliest utopia set in Terra Australis and provided Swift for many ideas for 'Gullivery's Travels'.

    HALL, Joseph.
    Mundus Alter et Idem... Authore Mercurio Britannico... 1643.
    £6,500.00

  • Ruins of the Palace at Spalatro by Robert Adam is a foundation work of neo-classical architecture.
    Ruins of the Palace at Spalatro by Robert Adam is a foundation work of neo-classical architecture.

    ADAM, Robert.
    Ruins of the palace of the Emperor Diocletian 1764.
    £12,500.00

  • First edition, early issue, of Ackermann's The Microcosm of London, with an autograph letter from Augustus Welby Pugin to Thomas Bury.
    First edition, early issue, of Ackermann's The Microcosm of London, with an autograph letter from Augustus Welby Pugin to Thomas Bury.

    ACKERMANN, Rudolph (publisher); PUGIN, Augustus Charles, and ROWLANDSON, Thomas (illustrators).
    The Microcosm of London; or, London in miniature. [1808-10].
    £5,750.00

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

    NEURATH, Marie.
    Around the World in a Flash. 1954.
    £750.00

  • The first of Demidoff's travels to be published.
    The first of Demidoff's travels to be published.

    DEMIDOFF, Anatole de, and [Denis] RAFFET.
    Voyage dans la Russie meridionale et la Crimee, par la Hongrie, la Valachie et la Moldavie. 1840.
    £750.00

  • Altman's original pen and ink illustrations for the book of 'Krylov's Fables' published by OGIZ in Moscow, 1947.
    Altman's original pen and ink illustrations for the book of 'Krylov's Fables' published by OGIZ in Moscow, 1947.

    ALTMAN, Nathan.
    Four original illustrations of Krylov's Fables. 1947.
    £850.00

  • The Designs for the Sleeping Princess.
    The Designs for the Sleeping Princess.

    BAKST, Leon.
    The Designs for the Sleeping Princess. 1923.
    £2,950.00

  • A superlative account of the prelude to and events of the First World War, this inscribed and signed edition of The World Crisis by Winston Churchill also has The Criticism
    A superlative account of the prelude to and events of the First World War, this inscribed and signed edition of The World Crisis by Winston Churchill also has The Criticism

    CHURCHILL, Winston.
    The World Crisis 1911-1914. 1923-1931.
    £8,500.00

  • Finely produced portfolio of illustrations by the official artist of the Citroen Central Asia Expedition, capturing the peoples and landcapses of Peris<br />
    Finely produced portfolio of illustrations by the official artist of the Citroen Central Asia Expedition, capturing the peoples and landcapses of Peris<br />

    IACOVLEFF, Alexandre [YAKOVLEV, Aleksandr].
    Dessins et peintures d'Asie. [1934].
    £7,500.00

  • A handsome example of one of the greatest novels of 19th-century Russian literature.
    A handsome example of one of the greatest novels of 19th-century Russian literature.

    GOGOL, Nikolai.
    Pokhozhdeniia Chichikova, ili Mertvyia dushi. Poema [The Adventures of Chichikov, or Dead Souls. A Poem]. 1842.
    £40,000.00

  • First edition of this signed and numbered 14 volumes' limited edition on the collection of works by Zangwill, with frontispiecses illustrated by Alfred Aaron Wolmark.
    First edition of this signed and numbered 14 volumes' limited edition on the collection of works by Zangwill, with frontispiecses illustrated by Alfred Aaron Wolmark.

    ZANGWILL, Isaac.
    The Works of... 1925.
    First edition of this signed and numbered 14 volumes' limited edition on the collection of works by Zangwill, with frontispiecses illustrated by Alfred Aaron Wolmark.
    £500.00

  • a fresh example with wide margins of this edition comprising 86 original fables of the 'russian lafontaine'
    a fresh example with wide margins of this edition comprising 86 original fables of the 'russian lafontaine'

    KRYLOV, Ivan Andreevich.
    Russian Fables by A.I. Krylov with parallel translation into French and Italian by different authors. 1825.
    £8,000.00

  • A true first edition of Larry Niven's <em>Ringworld</em>, signed by the author on the title page.
    A true first edition of Larry Niven's <em>Ringworld</em>, signed by the author on the title page.

    NIVEN, Larry.
    Ringworld. 1970.
    £1,500.00

  • The first English edition of the first Russian circumnavigation, providing detailed information on Japan, the Northwest coast of America and Hawai'i.
    The first English edition of the first Russian circumnavigation, providing detailed information on Japan, the Northwest coast of America and Hawai'i.

    KRUSENSTERN, Capt. A.J. von.
    Voyage round the World 1813.
    £13,500.00

  • Du Petit-Thouars voage was one of the most important of all the Grands Voyages, with some of the finest lithographs of the 19th century.
    Du Petit-Thouars voage was one of the most important of all the Grands Voyages, with some of the finest lithographs of the 19th century.

    DU PETIT-THOUARS, Abel.
    Voyage autour du monde sur la Frégate La Vénus 1840-1855.
    £65,000.00

  • An attractive set in contemporary sprinkled calf of the collected works of Niccolò Machiavelli, following the English-language translation of Ellis Farneworth
    An attractive set in contemporary sprinkled calf of the collected works of Niccolò Machiavelli, following the English-language translation of Ellis Farneworth

    MACHIAVELLI, Niccolò.
    The Works of Nicholas Machiavel, 1775.
    £3,000.00

  • First edition of How the Wold Was Explored, a children's book by graphic design pioneer Marie Neurath, with the rare dust jacket.
    First edition of How the Wold Was Explored, a children's book by graphic design pioneer Marie Neurath, with the rare dust jacket.

    NEURATH, Marie; LAUWERYS, J.A.
    How the World Was Explored. 1951.
    £1,250.00

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