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Fifty Water-Colour Drawings of Oxford, Edward C. Alden, c. 1912
An attractively presented book featuring 50 tipped in water-colour view of Oxford, each mounted on coloured textured paper, with facing descriptive...
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 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 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 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 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 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 detailsThe Royal Society of Edinburgh (1783-1983); The First Two Hundred Years, Neil Campbell and R. Martin Smellie, 1983
The Royal Society of Edinburgh (1783-1983); The First Two Hundred Years, by Neil Campbell and R. Martin Smellie. With a Foreword by the Hon. Lord C...
View full detailsA Collection of early 20th century Vintage Travel Guides to Greece, 1903-1949
An interesting snapshot into early 20th Century tourism to Greece with this collection of 9 pamphlets and books, dating from 1903-1949. Condition v...
View full detailsGennadeion Notes III; Athens in the Time of Lord Byron, C.W.J. Eliot. Presentation copy from the author to William St Clair. From Hesperia, 1968
Gennadeion Notes III; Athens in the Time of Lord Byron, by C.W.J. Eliot. Presentation copy from the author to William St Clair. A journal offprint;...
View full detailsLord Byron, Early Travellers, and the Monastery at Delphi, C.W.J. Eliot. Presentation copy from the author to William St Clair.
Lord Byron, Early Travellers, and the Monastery at Delphi, C.W.J. Eliot. Presentation copy from the author to William St Clair. A journal offprint;...
View full detailsMinerva Numismatic Handbooks Number Two; Coins of Ancient Athens, C.M. Kraay, 1968
Minerva Numismatic Handbooks Number Two; Coins of Ancient Athens. By C.M. Kraay (Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford). Provenance; from th...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 detailsInscriptions from the Shields or Panels of the Incorporated Trades in the Trinity Hall, Aberdeen, Andrew Jervise, 1863
Inscriptions from the Shields or Panels of the Incorporated Trades in the Trinity Hall, Aberdeen, Including Notices of the Antique Carved Oak Chair...
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 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 detailsArchaeological and Historical Collections Relating to Ayrshire & Galloway Vol. VI, 1889, Numbered limited edition
Archaeological and Historical Collections Relating to Ayrshire & Galloway Vol. VI, 1889, Numbered limited edition. Preface by R.W. Cochran-Patr...
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 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 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 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; 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; 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; 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; 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; 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; 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; 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: 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: 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 detailsTransactions of the Franco-Scottish Society, 1897-1935, 8 Volume Set
Transactions of the Franco-Scottish Society (Scottish Branch), 1897-1935. A set of 8 volumes as follows; Vol. I: 1897; Vol II: 1898-1901; Vol III: ...
View full detailsEarly Sources of Scottish History A.D. 500 to 1286, Alan Orr Anderson, 1922, No. 1 of only 16 sets, signed by Publisher
Early Sources of Scottish History A.D. 500 to 1286, collected and translated by Alan Orr Anderson. Published by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, 1922. P...
View full detailsEuropean Porcelain, Mina Bacci, Cameo series
European Porcelain, by Mina Bacci, Translated from the Italian original by Adeline Hartcup. Cameo series. Published by Paul Hamlyn (Feltham, Middle...
View full detailsAthenes; Trente Planches en Couleur d'apres les Tableaux de Paul Bret, Camille Mauclair, Paris, 1935 (1946 Printing)
Athenes; Trente Planches en Couleur d'apres les Tableaux de Paul Bret. Ornementations du Peintre. By Camille Mauclair. Provenance; from the library...
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 detailsGreek Sculpture; An Exploration, Andrew Stewart, Yale University Press, 2 Volume Set, 1990
Greek Sculpture; An Exploration, by Andrew Stewart. 2 Volume set complete: Volume I: Text; Volume II; Plates. SOLD Provenance; from the library of ...
View full detailsA Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, F.N. Pryce, Vol. I, Part I, 1928
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Vol. I, Part I, 1928, by F.N. Pryce, M.A., F.S.A., Assis...
View full detailsA Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, A.H. Smith, Vol. III, 1904
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, A.H. Smith, M.A., Assistant in the Department of Greek a...
View full detailsA Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, A.H. Smith, Vol. I, 1892
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, A.H. Smith, M.A., Assistant in the Department of Greek a...
View full detailsLeabar A' Chlachain; Home Life of the Highlanders 1400-1746, Highland Village Association Ltd, 1911
Leabar A' Chlachain; Home Life of the Highlanders 1400-1746. Printed for the Highland Village Association Limited; Scottish Exhibition of National ...
View full detailsNumismata Scotiae; Or a Series of the Scottish Coinage, from the Reign of William the Lion to the Union, Adam de Cardonnel, 1786
Numismata Scotiae; Or a Series of the Scottish Coinage, from the Reign of William the Lion to the Union, Adam de Cardonnel. SOLD Published by Georg...
View full detailsStanley 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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