Books and Manuscripts

A smart copy of this art book, which is particularly desirable in this first edition form as it contains 3 beautiful signed etchings by Robin Tanne...

A very limited edition of this book featuring the life and work of acclaimed Scottish artist, George Paul Chalmers (1833-1878). He painted portrait...

Sir James Guthrie, P.R.S.A., LL. D.; A Biography by Sir James L. Caw. Foreword by Sir D.Y. Cameron, R.A., LL.D. Guthrie As interpreter by Frank Rin...

A smart copy of this wonderful 18th Century folio-sized text - an antiquarian account of the archaeology of Scotland and northern England; a volume...

A fine copy of this beautifully illustrated book, which has been professionally rebound in teal cloth, and presents the book most handsomely. Free ...

A sumptuous, full colour, volume featuring more than 300 operas. Includes history, production details, key characters and scenes, and sample scores...

A beautiful Folio Society edition of this Philip K. Dick classic - a fine, as new copy, with slipcase. Set in an alternative future where the outco...

In 1880, a young medical student named Arthur Conan Doyle, in need of remuneration and adventure, took time away from his medical studies in Edinbu...

The Life and Works of Robert Burns; edited by Robert Chambers, Revised by William Wallace. Spine title states 'New Edition by William Wallace'. 3 V...

A beautifully presented volume of this work by Charles Bell, first published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme of London in 1806. Very much a delux...

A very good photographic edition of Gilbert White's 'Natural History of Selborne'. White (1720-1793) was a pioneering English naturalist and man of...

A beautifully presented volume of two classic 19th Century medical works. Very much a deluxe edition from the Classics of Medicine Library, in full...

A very smart copy indeed of this limited edition of Gilbert White's 'Natural History of Selborne'. White (1720-1793) was a pioneering English natur...

An impressive and beautifully produced art book, of substantial size, bound with leather and carrying the gilt crest of 'The Society of Writers to ...

A very attractive full leather volume, copiously illustrated with wood engravings, exploring the area along the picturesque shores of the county of...

A fascinating and uncommon cornucopia of information for the Victorian young lady covering all manner of subjects including Hobbies and Household E...

Aubrey Beardsley; The Man and His Work, by Haldane Macfall. Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, London. 1928 first edition. A good gree...

A smart set of this highly respected ornithological series. Handbook of the Birds of Europe the Middle East and North Africa; The Birds of the West...

A very attractive book featuring 173 beautiful paintings of the birds of Southern Africa. The Birds of Southern Africa. Colour plates by Claude Gib...

A very attractive book featuring beautiful paintings of the birds of Southern Africa. Gamebirds & Waterfowl of Southern Africa; A Collection of...

A charming bound copy of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an enterta...

The Handy Royal Atlas of Modern Geography, Exhibiting the Present Condition of Geographical Discovery and Research in the Several Countries, Empire...

The Survey Atlas of Scotland; A Series of Sixty-Eight Plates of Maps and Plans, with Descriptive Text, illustrating the Topography, Physiography, G...

A handsome volume of both the First and Second Series of Emerson's essays, in a very attractive binding. Sir John Lubbock's Hundred Books: Essays, ...