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Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon; The Greatest Movie Never Made, Alison Castle, 2011
Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon; The Greatest Movie Never Made, by Alison Castle. SOLD Published by Taschen, Koln, Germany, 2011. First edition thus. Th...
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The Byron Journal, Large Collection from Sir William St. Clair, 1973-2017. 36 Issues.
The Byron Journal; Large Collection from Sir William St. Clair, 1973-2017. A group of 36 issues of the journal (to which William St Clair has contr...
View full detailsSteel-engraved Book Illustration in England, Basil Hunnisett, 1980
Steel-engraved Book Illustration in England, by Basil Hunnisett. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British h...
View full detailsThe Rene Fribourg Collection, Sotheby & Co, 1963, 4 Volume Set
The Rene Fribourg Collection, Sotheby & Co. From the Collection of the Late Rene Fribourg of 11 East 84th Street, New York City. A Set of 4 auc...
View full detailsIona and Peter Opie; A Nursery Companion & Children and Their Books, Avery & Briggs
A collection of 2 books related to Iona and Peter Opie: A Nursery Companion; Provided by Iona and Peter Opie, Oxford University Press, 1980 first ...
View full detailsAberdeen University: Fasti Academiae Mariscallanae Aberdonensis: Selections from the Records of the Marischal College and University, plus Officers and Graduates - limited editions
Fasti Academiae Mariscallanae Aberdonensis: Selections from the Records of the Marischal College and University, MDXCIII - MDCCCLX; plus Officers a...
View full detailsFrancis Edwards Catalogue; Classified Catalogue of Books, Pamphlets, Maps, Views, &c. Relating to Asia, c. 1910
Francis Edwards Catalogue: Classified Catalogue of Books, Pamphlets, Maps, Views, &c. Relating to Asia; The Asiatic Continet: Geography, Histor...
View full detailsAberdeen University: Roll of Graduates, 1860-1970, 4 Volume Set
Aberdeen University: Roll of Graduates, 1860-1970, 4 Volume Set; SOLD Vol I: Roll of the Graduates of the University of Aberdeen, 1860-1900. By Col...
View full detailsAberdeen University; A History of the University of Aberdeen 1495-1895, John Malcolm Bulloch, 1895
Aberdeen University; A History of the University of Aberdeen 1495-1895, by John Malcolm Bulloch, M.A. SOLD We have recently acquired a small collec...
View full detailsAberdeen University; Studies in the History and Development of the University of Aberdeen, P.J. Anderson, 1906
Aberdeen University: Studies in the History and Development of the University of Aberdeen; A QuaterCentenary Tribute Paid by Certain of Her Profess...
View full detailsAberdeen University; Record of the Celebration of the Quatercentenary of the University of Aberdeen, P.J. Anderson, 1907
Aberdeen University; Record of the Celebration of the Quatercentenary of the University of Aberdeen, from 25th to 28th September, 1906. Edited by P...
View full detailsAberdeen University; Interamna Borealis; being Memories and Portraits from an old University Town between the Don and the Dee, W. Keith Leask, 1917, VG Copy
Aberdeen University; Interamna Borealis; being Memories and Portraits from an old University Town between the Don and the Dee, by W. Keith Leask, M...
View full detailsAberdeen University; Interamna Borealis; being Memories and Portraits from an old University Town between the Don and the Dee, W. Keith Leask, 1917, G Copy
Aberdeen University; Interamna Borealis; being Memories and Portraits from an old University Town between the Don and the Dee, by W. Keith Leask, M...
View full detailsAberdeen University; Life at a Northern University, Neil N. Maclean, 1906
Aberdeen University; Life at a Northern University, by Neil N. Maclean, M.A. Edited, with Biographical Memoir, by W. Keith Leask, M.A. Quatercenten...
View full detailsAberdeen University; King's College Chapel Aberdeen; Its Fittings, Ornaments and Ceremonial in the Sixteenth Century, Francis C. Eeles, 1956
Aberdeen University; King's College Chapel Aberdeen; Its Fittings, Ornaments and Ceremonial in the Sixteenth Century, by Francis C. Eeles, O.B.E., ...
View full detailsAberdeen University; The Fusion of 1860; A Record of the Centenary Celebrations and a History of the United University of Aberdeen 1860-1960, W. Douglas Simpson, 1963
Aberdeen University; The Fusion of 1860; A Record of the Centenary Celebrations and a History of the United University of Aberdeen 1860-1960, by W....
View full detailsAberdeen University; Some Account of the Last Bajans of King's and Marischal Colleges M DCCC LIX - LX, William Johnston, 1899 Private printing of 100 copies
Aberdeen University; Some Account of the Last Bajans of King's and Marischal Colleges M DCCC LIX - LX, and of those who joined their Class in the U...
View full detailsThe Cambridge Companion to Fiction in the Romantic Period, Richard Maxwell and Katie Trumpener, 2008
The Cambridge Companion to Fiction in the Romantic Period. Edited by Richard Maxwell and Katie Trumpener, (both Yale University). Provenance; from ...
View full detailsA Short Guide to the Sculptures of the Parthenon in the British Museum (Elgin Collection), 1958
A Short Guide to the Sculptures of the Parthenon in the British Museum (Elgin Collection). Preface by Bernard Ashmole. SOLD Provenance; from the li...
View full detailsWorshiping Women; Ritual and Reality in Classical Athens, Nikolaos and Alan Shapiro, 2008
Worshiping Women; Ritual and Reality in Classical Athens. Edited by Nikolaos and Alan Shapiro. This catalogue issued in conjunction with the exhib...
View full detailsA Commemorative Catalogue of the Exhibition of Italian Art, Royal Academy, Burlington House, 1930, 2 Vols
A Commemorative Catalogue of the Exhibition of Italian Art, held in the Galleries of the Royal Academy, Burlington House, London, January-March 193...
View full detailsEnglish Poetry; An Illustrated Catalogue of First and Early Editions Exhibited in 1947 at 7 AldemarleStreet, London, John Hayward, 1950 numbered, limited edition
English Poetry; An Illustrated Catalogue of First and Early Editions Exhibited in 1947 at 7 AldemarleStreet, London. Compiled and Revised by John H...
View full detailsSouvenir Album of the Scottish Exhibition of National History, Art and Industry, Glasgow, 1911, T. & R. Annan
Souvenir Album of the Scottish Exhibition of National History, Art and Industry, Glasgow, 1911. Published by T. & R. Annan & Sons, 1911, Gl...
View full detailsMen of Mark; A Gallery of Contemporary Portraits, Photographed by Lock and Whitfield, Thompson Cooper, 1876-1881. Chiswick Press.
Men of Mark; A Gallery of Contemporary Portraits of Men Distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in Science, Literature and Art, the Army, Navy, La...
View full detailsAn Index to the Annuals, 1820-1850, Andrew Boyle, 1967
An Index to the Annuals, Vol I: The Authors (1820-1850), by the Late Andrew Boyle. A study of the era of illustrated literary annuals produced in t...
View full detailsLiterary Annuals and Gift Books, Frederick W. Faxon, A Bibliography, 1823-1903, 1973 limited edition
Literary Annuals and Gift Books, A Bibliography, 1823-1903. Reprinted with supplementary essays by Eleanore Jamieson & Iain Bain. By Frederick ...
View full detailsProvincial Poetry 1789-1839, C.R. Johnson, 1992 Limited edition with correspondence
Provincial Poetry 1789-1839; British Verse Printed in the Provinces: The Romantic Background. By C.R. Johnson. With an introduction by Dr. Robert W...
View full detailsWilliam St Clair Slavery Research Materials - a collection of slavery reference books from his library, along with 2 personal copies of his published work on the subject.
William St Clair Slavery Research Materials - a collection of slavery reference books from his library, along with 2 personal copies of his publish...
View full detailsMiniature Painters British and Foreign, J.J. Foster, Signed Edition Royale, No. 13/45. 1903.
Miniature Painters British and Foreign, With Some Account of Those Who Practised in America in the Eighteenth Century. Illustrated by Numerous Exam...
View full detailsThe Modern Antiquarian, Julian Cope, 1998, First edition
The Modern Antiquarian; A Pre-Millennial Odyssey Through Megalithic Britain, including a Gazetteer to over 300 prehistoric Sites, by Julian Cope. S...
View full detailsThe Megalithic European, Julian Cope, 2004, Signed First edition
The Megalithic European; The 21st century Traveller in Prehistoric Europe, by Julian Cope. A very personal journey across Europe by Julian Cope, fo...
View full detailsWallis & Wallis; Catalogue of Antique Arms and Armour, Militaria, Etc, including Coins and Military Medals; 10 bound Auction Catalogues 245-253, 1979
Wallis & Wallis; Catalogues of Antique Arms and Armour, Militaria, Etc, including Coins and Military Medals; 10 bound Auction Catalogues, 1979....
View full detailsThe Cabinet Maker & Art Furnisher, Volume I, J. Williams Benn, 1880-1881
A very first volume of this monthly magazine which was the leading journal for the furniture and decorating trade of Victorian Britain. It carries ...
View full detailsEnglish Heraldry, Charles Boutell, A.C. Fox-Davies, 1908
English Heraldry, by Charles Boutell, M.A., with nearly Five Hundred Illustrations, drawn and engraved on wood by Mr. R.B. Utting and Others. Tenth...
View full detailsA Complete Guide to Heraldry, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, Graham Johnston, 1909
A Complete Guide to Heraldry, by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister-at-Law. Illustrated by Nine Plates in Colour and Nearly 800...
View full detailsJohn Singer Sargent; The Early Portraits, Complete Paintings Volume I, Richard Ormond & Elaine Kilmurray, Paul Mellon, 1988
A lovely copy of the first volume of the definitive catalogue raisonne of the works in oil, water-colour and pastel of John Singer Sargent. John Si...
View full detailsBalliol College Register, 1833-1933, Second edition, Sir Ivo Elliott, Private Circulation, Oxford, 1934
Balliol College Register, 1833-1933, Second edition. Edited by Sir Ivo Elliott, Bart., I.C.S. (Retired), Scholar of the College 1900-1906. SOLD Pri...
View full detailsBalliol College Register, 1900-1950, Third edition, Sir Ivo Elliott, Private Circulation, Oxford, 1953
Balliol College Register, 1900-1950, Third edition. Edited by Sir Ivo Elliott, Bart., I.C.S. (Retired), Scholar of the College 1900-1906. Printed f...
View full detailsBalliol College Register, 1916-1967, Fourth edition, Elsie Lemon, Private Circulation, Oxford, 1969
Balliol College Register, 1916-1967, Fourth edition. Edited by Elsie Lemon, M.A., Sir Hugh's College, Former Secretary of the Balliol Society. Prin...
View full detailsBalliol College Register, 1930-1980, Fifth edition, John Jones & Sally Viney, Private Circulation, Oxford, 1983
Balliol College Register, 1930-1980, Fifth edition. Edited by John Jones & Sally Viney. Printed for Private Circulation (at the University Pres...
View full detailsDialogues on the Acropolis; Scholars and Experts Talk on the History, Restoration and the Acropolis Museum, 2010
Dialogues on the Acropolis; Scholars and Experts Talk on the History, Restoration and the Acropolis Museum. This is a book based on the transcripti...
View full detailsJames O'Dea (now Jamie O'Dea); Artist's Studio books, Set of 3, 1980s. Over 300 Pages of Original artwork.
This is a rather splendid collection of 3 artists's studio books, from Scottish artist, James O'Dea, known better as Jamie O'Dea. who was born in G...
View full detailsDuveen; A Life in Art, Meryle Secrest, 2004. William St Clair's copy.
A fascinating biography of Joseph Duveen, first Baron Duveen (1869-1939). He was a British art dealer, and one of the world's most influential figu...
View full detailsGreen Hedges; The Enid Blyton Enthusiasts' Magazine, Issues 1-24, Complete Run, 1992-1998
A very scarce set of 'Green Hedges' magazine for Enid Blyton lovers, described as "The Newsletter especially for the collector of Enid Blyton Books...
View full detailsThe Enid Blyton Society Journal, Issues 1-23, Unbroken Original Run, 1996-2004
A very scarce set of 'The Enid Blyton Literary Society Journal', which changed its name to 'The Enid Blyton Society Journal' from issue 9 onwards. ...
View full detailsPriced Catalogue of Chemical and Physical Apparatus and Pure & Commercial Chemicals, Manufactured and Sold by Andrew H. Baird, Edinburgh, c. 1910
A fascinating illustrated catalogue of scientific instruments and chemicals sold by Edinburgh scientific instrument maker and retailer, Andrew H. B...
View full detailsBritish Etchers 1850-1940, Kenneth M. Guichard, 1977, with 3 Signed etchings by Robin Tanner
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...
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 ...
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