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Joy 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 detailsAntiquity Explained and Represented in Sculptures, Vol IV, by the Learned Father Montfaucon, Translated by David Humphreys, Printed by J. Tonson & J. Watts, 1721
First published in Paris in 1719, this is David Humphrey's 1721 translation of this work by Father Bernard de Montfaucon. This folio size volume is...
View full detailsThe Concept of Freedom; An Interpretation of the Fall in terms of Self-Consciousness. A Thesis presented for the degree of Doctor of Divinity by Philip Austin Louis Meldrum of St. John's College, Durham University, 1960
An original typescript thesis for a Doctor of Divinity Degree at Durham University. Almost certainly a unique document of considerable depth in ter...
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 detailsGreece, The Hidden Centuries; Turkish Rule from the Fall of Constantinople to Greek Independence, David Brewer, 2010
A smart copy of David Brewer's study of seven centuries of Greek life under the rule of the Ottoman Turks, before Greece became a self-governing na...
View full detailsCampaign of the Falieri and Piraeus In the Year 1827, C.W.J. Eliot, 1992, Author's gift copy to William St Clair
A smart gift copy from the author to William St Clair as denoted in St Clair's own hand on the first pastedown and with accompanying Publisher's pa...
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 detailsA Treatise on the Venereal Disease; Being Chiefly Designed as a Translation and Abridgement of the Practical Work of Dr. Astruc's Work, Samuel Chapman, London, 1770
A smart copy of this 18th century medical text by Dr Samuel Chapman. The Royal College of Physicians notes: "Samuel Chapman, M.D., was a native of ...
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 detailsOzanam's Compleat Course of the Mathematics; Cursus Mathematicus; Or, A Complete Course of the Mathematics, Monsiuer Ozanam, London & Oxford, 1712
Three early 18th Century volumes from the noted French mathematician, Jacques Ozanam (1640-1718). Ozanam's Compleat Course of the Mathematics, In F...
View full detailsArchival Ephemera for the Edinburgh International Festival, from the 1st Festival in 1947, to 1955.
Following the end of World War II, in a period of austerity and rationing, the Edinburgh Festival aimed to bring people together via the Arts. From...
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 detailsSouth Africa and The Transvaal War, Louis Creswicke, 7 Volumes, Caxton, c. 1900
South Africa and The Transvaal War, by Louis Creswicke. With Numerous illustrations and Maps. 7 Volumes (Missing Volume 8 which we believe was a su...
View full detailsMissionary Pioneers in India, John Rutherfurd, Andrew Elliot, Edinburgh, 1896
This volume details the pioneering work in India of 5 missionaries; Bartholomew Ziegenbald (Germany); Christian Frederick Schwartz (Denmark); and t...
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 Collection of 6 'Uniform Edition' Joseph Conrad works, J.M. Dent & Sons, 1923-1926
A very good set of 6 books by Joseph Conrad. They are from Dent's "The Uniform Edition - The Works of Joseph Conrad" series, comprising: Almayer's ...
View full detailsA History of The Earth and Animated Nature, Oliver Goldsmith, Baron Cuvier, Washington Irving, Vol. 1, c. 1845
A History of The Earth and Animated Nature, By Oliver Goldsmith. With an Introductory View of the Animal Kingdom by Baron Cuvier; Copius Notes of D...
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 detailsLeather Stocking Tales; 5 Volume set, J. Fenimore Cooper, Belford, Clarke & Company, c. 1880
A complete set of James Fenimore Cooper's frontier novels set in the 18th Century known as the 'Leatherstocking Tales', primarily set in the former...
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...
View full detailsThe Discoverers; A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself, Daniel J. Boorstin, Gryphon Editions 1990
A beautifully presented volume of this work, first published in 1983. Very much a deluxe edition from Gryphon Editions, in full pigskin leather, sp...
View full detailsThe Guinness Book of Records, August 1955, First Trade Edition, First Impression
A copy of the very first printing of the Guinness Book of Records, which went on to became a worldwide publishing phenomenon. Initially produced as...
View full detailsThe Modern Griselda. A Tale by Miss Edgeworth, 1805
A very smart copy of this novella by Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849), Anglo-Irish novelist of adults and children's literature. The book has been profe...
View full detailsLes Aventures de Telemaque, Fils D'Ulysse, par Fenelon, Librairie de A. Pougin, Paris, 1837. 2 Volumes bound as one, complete.
A very smart copy of this important French novel by Francois Fenelon, which has been professionally rebound in russet cloth, and presents the book ...
View full detailsThe Poetical Works, Complete, of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B., with Some Account of His Literature, Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1816
A very smart copy of Goldsmith's poetry, which has been professionally rebound in brown cloth, and presents the book beautifully. The Poetical Work...
View full detailsThe Life of Joseph Locke, Civil Engineer, Joseph Devey, 1862
A very smart full leather volume which has been professionally rebacked, and contains fine condition text. Locke was one of the great pioneers of r...
View full detailsLord Byron and Some of His Contemporaries; With Recollections of The Author's Life, and of His Visit to Italy, Leigh Hunt, 1828, 2 Volume set
A very smart 2 volume set of professionally rebacked full leather volumes containing fine condition text. Lord Byron and Some of His Contemporaries...
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