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  • 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

  • A finely bound example of the 1710 edition of the eleven extant comedies of Aristophanes, printed in Greek and Latin.
    A finely bound example of the 1710 edition of the eleven extant comedies of Aristophanes, printed in Greek and Latin.

    [ARISTOPHANES]; KUSTER, Ludolf (editor).
    Aristophanis comoediae undecim, 1710.
    A finely bound example of the 1710 edition of the eleven extant comedies of Aristophanes, printed in Greek and Latin.
    £2,500.00

  • Images from Polymetis were consulted during the creation of the seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
    Images from Polymetis were consulted during the creation of the seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

    SPENCE, Joseph.
    Polymetis: 1747.
    £1,500.00

  • Catalogue of late 18th- and 19th-century fince colour plate books, describing over 800 items.
    Catalogue of late 18th- and 19th-century fince colour plate books, describing over 800 items.

    THOMSON, Christine.
    The Exotic and the Beautiful. 2005.
    £50.00

  • The magnificantly illustrated Haggadah by Arthur Szyk, edited by Cecil Roth, printed on vellum.
    The magnificantly illustrated Haggadah by Arthur Szyk, edited by Cecil Roth, printed on vellum.

    [HAGGADAH]. SZYK, Arthur (illustrator); ROTH, Cecil (editor).
    The Haggadah. 1939 [but 1940].
    'A masterpiece, one that should increase the happiness of every one of its possessors'
    £37,500.00

  • The history and development ofautomata
    The history and development ofautomata

    CHAPUIS, Alfred & DROZ, Edmond.
    Les Automates. 1949.
    £950.00

  • The first edition of William Thackeray's Doctor Birch, with 16 hand-coloured engraved plates.
    The first edition of William Thackeray's Doctor Birch, with 16 hand-coloured engraved plates.

    TITMARSH, M. A. (pseud. THACKERAY, William M.)
    Doctor Birch and his Young Friends. 1849.
    £450.00

  • A finely bound first edition of Alfred Russel Wallace's important work on zoogeography, The Geographical Distribution of Animals, published in 1876.
    A finely bound first edition of Alfred Russel Wallace's important work on zoogeography, The Geographical Distribution of Animals, published in 1876.

    WALLACE, Alfred Russel.
    The Geographical Distribution of Animals 1876.
    £2,750.00

  • The first UK edition of Graham Greene's (1904-1991) classic murder-thriller <em>Brighton Rock</em> in a fine binding by Bayntun Riviere.
    The first UK edition of Graham Greene's (1904-1991) classic murder-thriller <em>Brighton Rock</em> in a fine binding by Bayntun Riviere.

    GREENE, Graham.
    Brighton Rock. 1938.
    £950.00

  • An extra-illustrated Croker edition of Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson, in a handsome full tan calf by Morrell
    An extra-illustrated Croker edition of Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson, in a handsome full tan calf by Morrell

    BOSWELL, James.
    The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. 1839.
    £1,500.00

  • First trade edition withWilly Pogany's illustrations and calligraphic text, of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, the illustrator's best work and one of the poets best poems
    First trade edition withWilly Pogany's illustrations and calligraphic text, of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, the illustrator's best work and one of the poets best poems

    COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor; POGANY, Willy (illustrator).
    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. 1910.
    £850.00

  • A fine set of the works of Sir Thomas Browne, with engraved frontispiece and 4 plates, bound in fine polished calf, spines gilt.
    A fine set of the works of Sir Thomas Browne, with engraved frontispiece and 4 plates, bound in fine polished calf, spines gilt.

    BROWNE, Sir Thomas.
    Works 1836.
    £1,250.00

  • Limited edition purely for the American Market.
    Limited edition purely for the American Market.

    SKELTON, John.
    Mary Stuart. 1893.
    £850.00

  • First English edition of Nordenskiöld's Voyage round Asia and Europe by A. Hovgaard, the narrative of the the first Arctic expedition to navigate through the Northeast Passage and the first voyage to circumnavigate Eurasia.
    First English edition of Nordenskiöld's Voyage round Asia and Europe by A. Hovgaard, the narrative of the the first Arctic expedition to navigate through the Northeast Passage and the first voyage to circumnavigate Eurasia.

    HOVGAARD, A; BRAEKSTAD, H. L. (translator).
    Nordenskiöld's Voyage round Asia and Europe. 1882.
    £250.00

  • Presentation copy of the first edition of Of By and About Henry Miller, by Henry Miller to his Danish publisher Hans Reitzel.
    Presentation copy of the first edition of Of By and About Henry Miller, by Henry Miller to his Danish publisher Hans Reitzel.

    MILLER, Henry.
    Of - By - and About Henry Miller. 1947.
    £1,250.00

  • A fine presentation copy of this scarce Canadian work, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper.
    A fine presentation copy of this scarce Canadian work, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper.

    BAXTER, Arthur Beverley.
    The Parts Men Play. 1920
    £150.00

  • First edition of the mathematical theory of atomic spectral lines that influenced quantum theory, Recherches sur la Constitution des Spectra by J.R. Rydberg.
    First edition of the mathematical theory of atomic spectral lines that influenced quantum theory, Recherches sur la Constitution des Spectra by J.R. Rydberg.

    RYDBERG, J.R.
    Recherches sur la Constitution des Spectra d'Émission des Éléments Chimiques. 1890.
    First edition of the mathematical theory of atomic spectral lines that influenced quantum theory, Recherches sur la Constitution des Spectra by J.R. Rydberg.
    £1,250.00

  • Trew's Plantae Selectae is one of the greatest eighteenth-century botanical books, with 100 plates after paintings by Georg Dionysius Ehret.
    Trew's Plantae Selectae is one of the greatest eighteenth-century botanical books, with 100 plates after paintings by Georg Dionysius Ehret.

    TREW, Christoph Jakob.
    Plantae Selectae 1750-1773.
    £37,500.00

  • A lovely copy of the Janus Cornarius translation of the works of Hippocrates, this edition published in 1562 and handsomely bound.
    A lovely copy of the Janus Cornarius translation of the works of Hippocrates, this edition published in 1562 and handsomely bound.

    [MEDICINE] HIPPOCRATES; CORNARIUS, Janus (translator).
    Hippocrates coi Medicorum Omnium Longe Principis, Opera quae apud nos Extant Omnia. 1562.
    £1,250.00

  • Finely bound illustrated edition of Lermontov's Demon, one of the most celebrated works of Russian Romantic literature
    Finely bound illustrated edition of Lermontov's Demon, one of the most celebrated works of Russian Romantic literature

    LERMONTOV, Mikhail; EBERLING, Alfred (illustrator).
    Demon. 1910.
    Finely bound illustrated edition of Lermontov's Demon, one of the most celebrated works of Russian Romantic literature
    £4,750.00

  • A lovely eighteenth-century French edition of Roman philosopher Lucretius's On the Nature of Things, De Rerum Natura Libri Sex, in red morocco.
    A lovely eighteenth-century French edition of Roman philosopher Lucretius's On the Nature of Things, De Rerum Natura Libri Sex, in red morocco.

    [CLASSICS] LUCRETIUS, Titus Carus.
    De Rerum Natura Libri Sex. 1744.
    A lovely eighteenth-century edition of Lucretius's investigation into the nature of matter.
    £950.00

  • First edition of the first complete Russian translation of Boccaccio's Decameron.
    First edition of the first complete Russian translation of Boccaccio's Decameron.

    BOCCACCIO, Giovanni.
    The Decameron. 1891-92.
    £1,250.00

  • An exceptionally handsome set of William Hogarth Illustrated, edited by John Ireland, with 135 finely engraved plates.
    An exceptionally handsome set of William Hogarth Illustrated, edited by John Ireland, with 135 finely engraved plates.

    HOGARTH, William (illustrator); IRELAND, John (editor).
    Hogarth Illustrated 1812.
    £850.00

  • First edition of Speech of Major Gen Sir John Malcolm, the Governor of Bombay who dieid in 1833.
    First edition of Speech of Major Gen Sir John Malcolm, the Governor of Bombay who dieid in 1833.

    [EAST-INDIA COMPANY].
    Speech of Major-Gen. Sir John Malcolm, G.C.B., &c. &c. 1833.
    £150.00

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