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The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World, Folio Society bound edition in slipcase, 2003
A very smart and stylish large format edition of this much respected atlas from The Times. The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World, Folio Societ...
View full detailsAn album of views of Northern Ireland from c. 1870-1890, by Robert John Welch, Titanic photographer
A fascinating late nineteenth century photo album of albumen prints from Robert Welch. Undated, but c. 1870s-1890s. The album contains views taken ...
View full detailsGrand Tour Photo Album c. 1880-1890, Italy, Large folio size with over 160 albumen prints
A monumental photo album of large folio size (46cm x 43cm) carrying the gilt initialed monogram 'M.G.'. Undated, but c. 1880-1890. The album is tit...
View full detailsThe Oxford History of England, 7 Volumes, from Roman Britain to The Age of Reform, early editions
A very smart set of 7 volumes from the classic series 'The Oxford History of England', which have been attractively and uniformly rebound in navy b...
View full detailsThe Smart Fellow, Maurice Walsh, Chambers, 1964
An entertaining collection of short stories from Irish writer Maurice Walsh (1879-1964), one of Ireland's most successful writers in the 1930s and ...
View full detailsSculptor's Daughter, Tove Jansson, first English translation, 1969
From the creator of the beloved Moomins, this was her first novel for adults, first published as Bildhuggarens Dotter in 1968, a semi-autobiographi...
View full detailsThe Scallop; Studies of a shell and its influences on humankind, edited by Ian Cox, Shell Transport and Trading Company, 1957
An interesting and well produced book from the Shell Transport and Trading Company, Limited, marking their Diamond Jubilee. Based on their famous s...
View full detailsJoy Adamson; Born Free, Living Free, & Forever Free, 1960-1962, Complete Set
Complete set of original hardbacks with their dustjackets; Born Free, Living Free, & Forever Free, by Joy Adamson: Born Free; A Lioness of Two ...
View full detailsMediterranean Picture Lands, Emelene Abbey Dunn, with Illustrations from Water-Color Sketches by the Author, 1929
A beautiful copy of this work by American artist, Emelene Abbey Dunn (1859-1929), who founded the New York Normal Art School, after studying art in...
View full detailsThe Jacobite Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, & Grants of Honour, Melville Henry Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny & Raineval, 1974 facsimile of original 1904 edition
Charles Skilton's facsimile edition of The Jacobite Peerage, which was originally issued in 1904 and was a fully subscribed print run on issue. The...
View full detailsThe Titled Nobility of Europe; An International Peerage, Marquis of Ruvigny, Burke's Peerage Facsimile, 1980
The Burke's Peerage facsimile edition of Ruvigny's Titled Nobility of Europe, which was reproduced here in 1980 for the first time. SOLD The Titled...
View full detailsThe Titled Nobility of Europe; An International Peerage, Marquis of Ruvigny, 1914 first edition
A first printing of Ruvigny's directory of the Titled Nobility of Europe, which has been smartly rebound in modern red cloth bindings by Riley, Dun...
View full detailsThe Flemish Nobility Before 1300, Dr Hist. E. Warlop, G. Desmet-Huysman, 1975-76, 4 Volumes, complete
Originally published as 'De Vlaamse Adel Voor 1300' in 1968, this monumental history of Flemish nobility receives its first English publication her...
View full detailsNineteenth Century Art, D.S. MacColl, Glasgow, 1902
A substantial, and high quality, volume on Nineteenth century art "With Illustrations from Pictures and Objects in the Fine Art Loan Collection of ...
View full detailsUnpublished Typescript; Journal of a Voyage from Scotland to China in 1839, by Agnes Paterson
A fascinating unpublished typescript journal of an 1839 voyage undertaken by Agnes Paterson from Scotland (nee Aird, 1809-1893). An introductory No...
View full detailsThe Dürer Society, Eighth Series; complete Folio with 29 backed sheets of prints, 1905 (elephant folio size)
An impressive complete folio of 'elephant folio' proportions, with 29 Plates of Dürer's work. A complete folio like this is a rare survivor, as the...
View full detailsWebster's New International Dictionary of the English Language, The Merriam Series, W.T. Harris & F. Sturges Allen, 1923
Weighing in at 6.75 kg (almost 15lbs), a very substantial heavyweight Dictionary of more than 2,500 pages, plus illustrations and Plates. Webster's...
View full detailsUniversal Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology, Joseph Thomas, J.B. Lippincott Company, 1896
A smart, full leather bound copy of this heavyweight Dictionary of more than 2,500 pages and of very substantial form. Universal Pronouncing Dictio...
View full detailsThe History of England, from The Invasion of Julius Caesar to The Revolution in 1688, in Eight Volumes, by David Hume, Dublin, 1775
A very smart, complete, library set of this classic work by David Hume - abound in contemporary calf. An early Dublin edition from 1775, following ...
View full detailsOpera; Composers, Works, Performers, Andras Batta, Sigrid Neef, Konemann, 2005
A sumptuous, full colour, volume featuring more than 300 operas. Includes history, production details, key characters and scenes, and sample scores...
View full detailsThe History of England, by David Hume; A Large Folio Volume, 1806
An impressive, and imposing, large folio volume from the classic work by David Hume - almost 'elephant folio' in size. This large tome was part of ...
View full detailsA Sammelband of 5 Shakespeare Plays, 1750s; King Lear; Hamlet; Julius Caesar; Romeo and Juliet; & Othello.
A smart copy of this sammelband bringing together 5 uncommon mid-18th Century printings of Shakespeare's works. SOLD Comprises: A History of King ...
View full details'Dangerous Work', Diary of an Arctic Adventurer, Arthur Conan Doyle, Numbered Limited edition, 2012
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...
View full detailsEssays on the Anatomy of Expression in Painting, Charles Bell, The Classics of Medicine Library, 1984
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...
View full detailsThe Whole Course of Chirurgerie; Being a Facsimile of the First edition of 1597, with Engravings from the Second Edition of 1612, Peter Lowe, The Classics of Medicine Library, 1981
A beautifully presented volume of this work by Sir William Osler, first published by Thomas Purfott of London in 1597. Very much a deluxe edition f...
View full detailsThe Principles and Practice of Medicine, William Osler, The Classics of Medicine Library, 1978
A beautifully presented volume of this work by William Osler, first published by D. Appleton and company, New York, in 1892. Very much a deluxe edi...
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Nouveau Petit Larousse Illustré, Claude Augé, Soixante-cinquieme édition, Paris, 1928
A good copy of this well illustrated vintage French Dictionary/Encyclopaedia. Nouveau Petit Larousse Illustré; Dictionnaire Encyclopedique. Publié ...
View full detailsThe Collected Papers of Joseph, Baron Lister, In Two Volumes, The Classics of Medicine Library, Gryphon Editions, 1979
A beautifully presented publication of this work, first published at The Clarendon Press, Oxford, in 1909. Very much a deluxe edition from Gryphon ...
View full detailsBernard Shaw; A Collection of 3 Uniformly Rebound Works, 1931-32; Cashel Byron's Profession, Man and Superman, What I Really Wrote About the War
A very smart set of 3 George Bernard Shaw works, all uniformly rebound in stylish modern cloth bindings. Comprising: Cashel Byron's Profession, Rev...
View full detailsA Treatise on The Blood, Inflammation, and Gun-Shot Wounds, John Hunter, The Classics of Medicine Library, 1982
A beautifully presented volume of this work by John Hunter, first published by George Nicol of London and printed by John Richardson, in 1794. Very...
View full detailsThe Oxford Companion to Medicine, 2 Volume set, Walton, Beeson & Scott, Gryphon Editions, 1988
A beautifully presented set of 2 Volumes of this work, first published by The Oxford University Press in 1986. Very much a deluxe edition from Gryp...
View full detailsGeneral Surgical Pathology and Therapeutics, In Fifty Lectures, Dr. Theodore Billroth, The Classics of Medicine Library, 1987
A beautifully presented volume of this work by Dr. Theodore Billroth, Professor of Surgery in Vienna, translated by Charles E. Hackley, first publi...
View full detailsExperiments and Observations on the Gastric Juice and the Physiology of Digestion, Sir William Beaumont, The Classics of Medicine Library, 1980
A beautifully presented volume of this work by Sir William Beaumont, first published by F.P. Allen of Flattsburgh in 1921. Very much a deluxe editi...
View full detailsAequanimitas with other Addresses, Sir William Osler, The Classics of Medicine Library, 1987
A beautifully presented volume of this work by Sir William Osler, first published by P. Blakiston's Son & Co of Philadelphia in 1904. Very much...
View full detailsWilliam Harvey; Exercitatio Anatomica De Motu Cordis Et Sanguinis In Animalibus, English Translation, Classics of Medicine Library, 1978
A beautifully presented volume of two classic 19th Century medical works. Very much a deluxe edition from the Classics of Medicine Library, in full...
View full detailsThe Golden Bough; A Study in Magic and Religion, Sir James George Frazer, Collier Books
A beautifully presented volume of this classic work, the first version of the book published in 1890. Written by Scottish anthropologist, Sir James...
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