Books and Manuscripts

Sir Walter Scott; The Waverley Novels, 24 Volumes complete. SOLD Published by Henry Frowde / Oxford University Press, London, New York, Toronto and...

The Plays of Bernard Shaw, Boxed Set, 1927. 12 Volumes, boxed presentation set. SOLD Published by Constable & Company Limited, London, 1927. Re...

Typical Photographs of Burma, Burmese Life and Scenes. The book provides a photographic record of life in Burma over 100 years ago. We have seen re...

Essays on the Superstitions of the Highlanders of Scotland, to which are added, Translations from the Gaelic; and letters connected with those form...

Sketches of the Character, Manners and Present State of the Highlanders of Scotland: With Details of The Military Service of the Highland Regiments...

The Scottish Gael; or Celtic Manners, as Preserved Among the Highlanders: Being an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Inhabitants, Antiquiti...

Leabar A' Chlachain; Home Life of the Highlanders 1400-1746. Printed for the Highland Village Association Limited; Scottish Exhibition of National ...

A Civic Survey & Plan for the City & Royal Burgh of Edinburgh; Prepared for the Town Council by Patrick Abercrombie, LL.D. and Derek Plumst...

Sir Walter Scott, The Waverley Novels (25 volumes) Centenary Edition set. Complete. This is a truly exceptional set in a beautiful fine binding by ...

Les Premiers Hommes Dans La Lune (The First Men in the Moon), by H.G. Wells. Translation by Henry D. Davray. Illustrations by Martin Van Maele. SOL...

Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon; The Greatest Movie Never Made, by Alison Castle. SOLD Published by Taschen, Koln, Germany, 2011. First edition thus. Th...

The Post-War History of The British Working Class, by Allen Hutt. The author states his aim is "to tell the story of the British Labour movement fr...

Cloak & Cipher, by Dan Tyler Moore & Martha Waller. An illustrated guide for adults to understanding codes and ciphers, and how to crack th...

Great Thinkers of The Eastern World; The major thinkers and the philosophical and religious classics of China, India, Japan, Korea, and the world o...

Myth; Myths and Legends of the World Explored, by Kenneth McLeish. Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 1996, first edition. A very good sof...

Native American Myth & Legend; An A-Z of People and Places, by Mike Dixon-Kennedy. Published by Blandford (a Cassell imprint), London, 1996. Fi...

A Thousand and One Follies and His Most Unlooked-For Lordship. Translated from the French of Jacques Cazotte by Eric Sutton. With an introduction b...

The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods, selected from his larger work, entitled "The Keramic Gallery". With 350...

Harold Nicolson; Diaries and Letters 1930-1962, 3 Volume Set. Edited by Nigel Nicolson. The writings of Sir Harold George Nicolson (1886-1968), pol...

Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists; Comprising Twelve Unabridged Essays by Irving, Lamb, De Quincey, Emerson, Arnold, Morley, Lowell, Carlyle...

Charles Dickens; Complete Set of Caxton Publishing's London Edition, 30 Volumes. SOLD Published by The Caxton Publishing Company, London, first edi...

A Collection of 4 Issues of Le Livre Moderne Illustre, from 1929-1931. Set comprises: No. 28: Le Bal du Compte d'Orgel, Roman, by Raymond Radiguet,...

A Collection of 3 Columbia Italian, French & English Librettos; A line-by-line libretto in French & English / Italian & English: Bizet;...

Русско-английский разговорник. SOLD Russian and English Phrase Book; Specially adapted for the use of traders, travelers and teachers, by Agapius H...

The Masque of Ancient Learning and its Many Meanings; A Pageant of Education from Primitive to Celtic Times Devised and Interpreted by Patrick Gedd...

A Selection of Scots, English and Irish Songs with Accompaniments for the Piano-Forte, from the most Eminent Composers. Dedicated by Permission to ...

Collection "Les Pelerinages"; Sainte-Odile, by Leontine Zanta. Published by Ernest Flammarion, France, 1931 first edition. Good paperback with prin...

The Modern Grocer and Provision Dealer, New and Revised Edition. 4 Volume Set complete. General Editor: C.L.T. Beeching, F.G.I. Assisted by Special...

Horse Racing; Emperors of the Turf; A colourful and entertaining picture of the International Flat Racing Industry, by Jamie Reid, Signed by the au...

Ancient Mysteries, by Rupert Furneaux. Published by White Lion Publishers Limited, London, Sydney and Toronto. First White Lion edition, following ...

Collection of C.P. Snow first editions; Homecomings, The Master, The Conscience of the Rich. Set comprises: SOLD The Masters, Macmillan & Co Lt...

Hill and Adamson's Photographs of Linlithgow, by Roddy Simpson. Published by West Lothian History and Amenity Society, Linlithgow, 2002 first editi...

Famous Women of Scotland Series: Volume One; Famous Women of Fife, by Lillian King. Published by Windfall Books, Fife, 1997 first edition. Uncommon...

Short Studies on Great Subjects, by James Anthony Froude, M.A.. Published by Longmans, Green, and Co., London, 1867. Second edition. A single volum...

Hellenistic Civilisation, by W.W. Tarn, revised by the author and G.T. Griffith. Published by Edward Arnold & Co., London, 1952 third edition. ...

British Museum; Guide to the Exhibited Manuscripts Part I; Autographs and Documents; Illustrative Chiefly of English History and Literature. Exhibi...

A General Introductory Guide to the Egyptian Collections in the British Museum; with 233 Illustrations. New edition, Revised and Enlarged. Original...

Raffles; The Story of Singapore, by Raymond Flower. Published by Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2007. First Singapore edition, following The Times fi...

Ripley's Mammoth Believe It or Not!. Published by Stanley Paul and Co. Ltd, London, Melbourne, Sydney et al. First published in Great Britain in 19...

Robert Wyatt & Alfie Benge; Side by Side, 2020 signed, numbered, limited edition.  SOLD Published by Faber & Faber Ltd, London, 2020. This ...

Portfolio of Photographs of Famous Cities, Scenes and Paintings; Prepared Under the Supervision of the Distinguished Lecturer and Traveller John L....

The Trial of Antichrist, Otherwise, the Man of Sin, For High Treason Against the Son of God: Tried at the Sessions House of Truth, Before The Right...

Greek Coins; As Illustrating History and Art, by H. Virtue Tebbs. Reprinted from 'The Portfolio'. SOLD Published by Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, ...

"The Times" Atlas. Containing 117 Pages of Maps, and Comprising 173 Maps and an Alphabetic Index to 130,000 Names. SOLD Published at the Office of ...

Gli Ornati Delle Ambrogette Senesi in Terra Cotta (the decorations of the Sienese ambrogette - a glazed ceramic tile - in terra cotta). Published f...

The Soldier's Return by Robert Burns. Illustrated by John Faed, R.S.A.. SOLD Published for the Members of the Royal Association for the Promotion o...

Christie's Pictorial Histories; English Furniture 1500-1840, by Geoffrey Beard & Judith Goodison. Published by Phaidon-Christie's Limited, Oxfo...

The Encyclopaedia of Furniture; An Outline History of Furniture Design in Egypt, Assyria, Persia, Greece, Rome, Italy, France, The Netherlands, Ger...