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  • The first issue of Good-Bye to All That by Robert Graves, with the subsequently suppressed poem by Siegfried Sassoon and the reference to spiritualism
    The first issue of Good-Bye to All That by Robert Graves, with the subsequently suppressed poem by Siegfried Sassoon and the reference to spiritualism

    GRAVES, Robert.
    Good-Bye to all That. 1929.
    £2,250.00

  • A beautiful finely printed example of Thomas a Kempis' important devotional work, Of the Imitation of Christ
    A beautiful finely printed example of Thomas a Kempis' important devotional work, Of the Imitation of Christ

    KEMPIS, Thomas à.
    Of the Imitation of Christ. 1898.
    £500.00

  • important influence on both Darwin and Wallace in their formulation of the concept of natural selection.
    important influence on both Darwin and Wallace in their formulation of the concept of natural selection.

    MALTHUS, Thomas Robert.
    An essay on the principle of population; 1806.
    £3,750.00

  • First edition of Ceylon by James Emerson Tennent, a scarce classic survey of Ceylon in the mid-nineteenth-century.
    First edition of Ceylon by James Emerson Tennent, a scarce classic survey of Ceylon in the mid-nineteenth-century.

    TENNENT, Sir James Emerson.
    Ceylon. 1859.
    £1,250.00

  • Travels 1843-45 in Kuangtung, Fukien, the Chekiang coast, and Shanghai. Visit to the tea, silk, and cotton countries Chinese new plants, etc.
    Travels 1843-45 in Kuangtung, Fukien, the Chekiang coast, and Shanghai. Visit to the tea, silk, and cotton countries Chinese new plants, etc.

    FORTUNE, Robert.
    Three years' wanderings in 1847.
    £1,100.00

  • First edition of Edward Belcher's The Last of the Arctic Voyages. Belcher's voyage was the last officially sent in search of Sir John Franklin, who disappeared during an Arctic expedition in 1845.
    First edition of Edward Belcher's The Last of the Arctic Voyages. Belcher's voyage was the last officially sent in search of Sir John Franklin, who disappeared during an Arctic expedition in 1845.

    BELCHER, Sir Edward.
    The Last of the Arctic Voyages; 1855.
    £3,000.00

  • Pirated edition of The North Ship by Philip Larkin, signed by the author.
    Pirated edition of The North Ship by Philip Larkin, signed by the author.

    LARKIN, Philip.
    The North Ship. 1945 [but 1965].
    £2,500.00

  • At Kerguelen Nunn helped restore two shallops, the<em> Favorite</em> and the <em>Frances, </em>which had been left there from a previous voyage
    At Kerguelen Nunn helped restore two shallops, the<em> Favorite</em> and the <em>Frances, </em>which had been left there from a previous voyage

    NUNN, John.
    Narrative of the wreck of the 'Favorite' 1850.
    £950.00

  • Cook-Book Note-Book.
    Cook-Book Note-Book.

    BAWDEN, Edward (illustrator); JOICEY, Magda.
    Cook-Book Note-Book. 1946.
    £750.00

  • A first edition copy of Dr. No by Ian Fleming, the sixth book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition copy of Dr. No by Ian Fleming, the sixth book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Dr. No. 1958.
    A first edition copy of Dr. No by Ian Fleming, the sixth book in the James Bond series.
    £650.00

  • Best edition, enlarged and corrected. Contains descriptions of the Ryukyus (then a Chinese protectorate) and Canton (Guangzhou).
    Best edition, enlarged and corrected. Contains descriptions of the Ryukyus (then a Chinese protectorate) and Canton (Guangzhou).

    M'LEOD, John.
    Voyage of His Majesty's ship Alceste, 1818.
    £675.00

  • First edition of Alfred Russell Wallace's evolutioary biology book Island Life, published in 1880.
    First edition of Alfred Russell Wallace's evolutioary biology book Island Life, published in 1880.

    WALLACE, Alfred Russell.
    Island Life: 1880.
    £850.00

  • 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.
    £6,500.00

  • First edition of Horse Accomplishments by Thomas Rowlandson and George Woodward, containing 12 humorous hand-coloured aquatints of horses and riders.
    First edition of Horse Accomplishments by Thomas Rowlandson and George Woodward, containing 12 humorous hand-coloured aquatints of horses and riders.

    Rowlandson, Thomas (engraver); Woodward, George Moutard (illustrator).
    Horse Accomplishments. 1799.
    £5,750.00

  • An excellent presentation set of Pope's Essay on Man in Portuguese, deluxe velvet binding with Portuguese royal coat-of-arms gilt-stamped to the covers.
    An excellent presentation set of Pope's Essay on Man in Portuguese, deluxe velvet binding with Portuguese royal coat-of-arms gilt-stamped to the covers.

    POPE, Alexander.
    [Essay on Man]. Ensaio sobre o homem... 1819.
    £6,500.00

  • First edition of An Account of an Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava by Michael Symes, handsomely bound and clean copy of one of the earliest accounts of Burma.
    First edition of An Account of an Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava by Michael Symes, handsomely bound and clean copy of one of the earliest accounts of Burma.

    SYMES, Michael.
    An Account of an Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava, 1800.
    £2,500.00

  • A fine copy of the Complete Works of C.S. Calverley, containing a biographical notice by Sir Walter J. Sendall, alongside Calverley's original verses, as well as his translations from and into Latin.
    A fine copy of the Complete Works of C.S. Calverley, containing a biographical notice by Sir Walter J. Sendall, alongside Calverley's original verses, as well as his translations from and into Latin.

    CALVERLEY, Charles Stuart.
    The Complete Works of C. S. Calverley 1905,
    £75.00

  • a work whose illustrations helped shaped the West's popular imagination of the Islamic world. The artist, geographer and spy Nicolas de Nicolay (1517-1583) went to the court in Constantinople
    a work whose illustrations helped shaped the West's popular imagination of the Islamic world. The artist, geographer and spy Nicolas de Nicolay (1517-1583) went to the court in Constantinople

    NICOLAY, Nicolas de.
    Les Navigations, Pérégrinations et Voyages, 1576.
    A work whose illustrations helped shaped the West's popular imagination of the Islamic world.
    £6,500.00

  • A collection of previously unpublished Latin poems of Christian interest, published by Soncino and edited by Abstemio.
    A collection of previously unpublished Latin poems of Christian interest, published by Soncino and edited by Abstemio.

    ABSTEMIUS, Laurentius (editor).
    Opuscula huius codicis. 10 April 1502.
    £10,000.00

  • Fine copy of Selected Poems, 1946-1985, first edition, first printing, inscribed by author to his lover Peter Gillis
    Fine copy of Selected Poems, 1946-1985, first edition, first printing, inscribed by author to his lover Peter Gillis

    MERRILL, James.
    Selected Poems 1946-1985. 1992.
    £325.00

  • First edition thus complete poetical works of James Thomson in a lovely art nouveau binding
    First edition thus complete poetical works of James Thomson in a lovely art nouveau binding

    THOMSON, James.
    The Complete Poetical Works of James Thomson. 1908.
    £120.00

  • An unusually lovely copy of the important sixth edition of Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species, the first edition in which the term evolution is used
    An unusually lovely copy of the important sixth edition of Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species, the first edition in which the term evolution is used

    DARWIN, Charles.
    The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, 1897.
    £1,250.00

  • Fine copy of the first edition of Seas and Lands by Edwin Arnold, a collection of travel pieces on Japan with numerous photographic illustrations.
    Fine copy of the first edition of Seas and Lands by Edwin Arnold, a collection of travel pieces on Japan with numerous photographic illustrations.

    ARNOLD, Edwin.
    Seas And Lands. 1891.
    £350.00

  • Original hand-coloured lithograph on fine paper mounted on card as issued from the subscription edition of Roberts' 'Holy Land'.

    ROBERTS, David; HAGHE, Louis.
    The Convent of St Catherine Mount Sinai looking towards 1846-9].
    £1,200.00

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