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  • 1934 reissue of The Devil's Devices by Douglas Pepler, inscribed by the author.
    1934 reissue of The Devil's Devices by Douglas Pepler, inscribed by the author.

    PEPLER, Douglas; GILL, Eric (illustrator).
    The Devil's Devices 1915 [but 1934].
    £500.00

  • First edition of radical activist Edward Aveling's book on Darwin's theories, The Student's Darwin, published in 1881.
    First edition of radical activist Edward Aveling's book on Darwin's theories, The Student's Darwin, published in 1881.

    AVELING, Edward B.
    The Student's Darwin. 1881.
    £250.00

  • A handsome set of the collected works of Edmund Burke, widely regarded as the founding-father of modern Conservatism
    A handsome set of the collected works of Edmund Burke, widely regarded as the founding-father of modern Conservatism

    BURKE, Edmund.
    The Works and Correspondence 1852.
    £2,250.00

  • First edition of Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809 by Thomas Broughton, with ten hand-coloured aquatints of domestic indian scenes.
    First edition of Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809 by Thomas Broughton, with ten hand-coloured aquatints of domestic indian scenes.

    BROUGHTON, Thomas Duer.
    Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809, 1813.
    £2,500.00

  • passionate account of the extraordinary life of a young professional violinist in Switzerland, a senior British diplomat around the world.
    passionate account of the extraordinary life of a young professional violinist in Switzerland, a senior British diplomat around the world.

    CECIL, Desmond.
    The Wandering Civil Servant of Stradivarius. 2021.
    £22.00

  • Sketched on the spot by F.B. Spilsbury and drawn by D. Orme for 'Picturesque Scenery in the Holy Land and Syria'.

    SPILSBURY, Francis B.
    The Grand Vizier's Tent. Plate XVI. 1803.
    £250.00

  • First edition, large paper copy, of The History of Java by Thomas Stamford Raffles, specially bound for presentation, of this iconic and foundational work on Java and Southeast Asia.
    First edition, large paper copy, of The History of Java by Thomas Stamford Raffles, specially bound for presentation, of this iconic and foundational work on Java and Southeast Asia.

    RAFFLES, Thomas Stamford.
    The History of Java. 1817.
    £12,500.00

  • The rare first edition. Thomson was a British geologist and explorer who played an important part in the Scramble for Africa.
    The rare first edition. Thomson was a British geologist and explorer who played an important part in the Scramble for Africa.

    THOMSON, Joseph.
    Through Masai Land: 1885.
    £2,750.00

  • First edition of Richard Madden's The Shrines and Sepulchres of the Old and New World, a comprehensive work on ancient tombs and funerary practices by an avid abolitionist of his day.
    First edition of Richard Madden's The Shrines and Sepulchres of the Old and New World, a comprehensive work on ancient tombs and funerary practices by an avid abolitionist of his day.

    MADDEN, R.R.
    The Shrines and Sepulchres of the Old and New World: 1851.
    £850.00

  • Although Arabia had been all but closed to Europeans for some time, Palgrave, a Jesuit, undertook this journey to ascertain how far missionary enterprise was possible among Arabs
    Although Arabia had been all but closed to Europeans for some time, Palgrave, a Jesuit, undertook this journey to ascertain how far missionary enterprise was possible among Arabs

    PALGRAVE, William Gifford
    Narrative of a year's journey 1866.
    £650.00

  • Gertrude Bell's account of her five-month journey along the Euphrates. Scarce.
    Gertrude Bell's account of her five-month journey along the Euphrates. Scarce.

    BELL, Gertrude Lowthian.
    Amurath to Amurath. 1924.
    £800.00

  • A superb set in full contemporary tree-calf gilt of Macaulay's History of England
    A superb set in full contemporary tree-calf gilt of Macaulay's History of England

    MACAULAY, Thomas Babington (Lord).
    The History of England 1881.
    £1,500.00

  • The second edition of this anonymous political satire criticising the Chancellor of the Exchequer Nicholas Vansittart, and attacking the stock market.

    [SINKING FUND].
    The Financial House that Jack Built. 1819.
    £1,500.00

  • The Life of Socrates.
    The Life of Socrates.

    XENOPHON; PLATO; COOPER, John Gilbert (translator).
    The Life of Socrates. 1750.
    £750.00

  • Etching, relief and engraving in colour, signed and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 5
    Etching, relief and engraving in colour, signed and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 5

    STELLA, Frank
    Swan Engraving Circle I, State V 1983
    £22,500.00

  • The second edition of William Fulke's systematic rebuttal of the Rheims News Testament
    The second edition of William Fulke's systematic rebuttal of the Rheims News Testament

    FULKE, William.
    The Text of the New Testament of Iesvs Christ, 1601.
    £2,750.00

  • A handsome set of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations in French, the first edition printed by Laran
    A handsome set of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations in French, the first edition printed by Laran

    SMITH, Adam; BLAVET, Jean-Louis (translator).
    Recherches sur la Nature et les Causes de la Richesse des Nations: 1800-1801.
    £500.00

  • First French edition of Roggeveen's voyage by Carl Friedrich Behrens, the commander of marines, and the first European to step foot on Rapa Nui
    First French edition of Roggeveen's voyage by Carl Friedrich Behrens, the commander of marines, and the first European to step foot on Rapa Nui

    [BEHRENS, Carl Friedrich].
    Histoire de l'expedition de trois vasseaux, 1739.
    £7,250.00

  • The first edition of Paris sans Fin, Giacometti's testament to art and modern life in his beloved city.
    The first edition of Paris sans Fin, Giacometti's testament to art and modern life in his beloved city.

    GIACOMETTI, Alberto.
    Paris sans fin. 1969.
    The first edition of Giacometti's testament to art and modern life in his beloved city.
    £32,500.00

  • The party spent about a year in Asia Minor; among the places visited were Tenedos, Troas, Chios, Smyrna, Laodiceia (ad Lyceum), Hierapolis, and Ephesus.
    The party spent about a year in Asia Minor; among the places visited were Tenedos, Troas, Chios, Smyrna, Laodiceia (ad Lyceum), Hierapolis, and Ephesus.

    CHANDLER, Richard.
    Travels in Asia Minor: or an account of a tour made at the expense of the Society of Dilettanti
    1776.
    £3,750.00

  • The rare first edition of Joseph Wolff's Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, with a tipped in signature to pastdown.
    The rare first edition of Joseph Wolff's Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, with a tipped in signature to pastdown.

    WOLFF, Joseph.
    Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, 1845.
    £2,000.00

  • A family copy of a typically scarce Dawson Turner production. Inscribed: 'To my dear daughter M. A. T. / D. T. editor.' D.T. is Dawson Turner (1775-1858)
    A family copy of a typically scarce Dawson Turner production. Inscribed: 'To my dear daughter M. A. T. / D. T. editor.' D.T. is Dawson Turner (1775-1858)

    TURNER, Gurney.
    First impressions 1841.
    £2,250.00

  • Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Florence for whom "America" is named. Vespucci claimed to have understood in 1501 that Brazil was part of a fourth continent unknown to Europeans, which he called the "New World".
    Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Florence for whom "America" is named. Vespucci claimed to have understood in 1501 that Brazil was part of a fourth continent unknown to Europeans, which he called the "New World".

    VESPUCCI, Americo.
    The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci 1894.
    £200.00

  • Lithograph with fine later hand-colour. For the "Birds of New Guinea".

    GOULD, John; W. Hart.
    Geoffroyius Heteroclitus [Parrot]. 1875-88.
    £550.00

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