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The 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 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 detailsAn Account of the Operations Carried On for Accomplishing A Trigonometrical Survey of England and Wales, The Royal Society, Captain William Mudge & Mr. Isaac Dalby, 1799
An Account of the Operations Carried On for Accomplishing A Trigonometrical Survey of England and Wales; From the Commencement, in the Year 1784, t...
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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 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 detailsChambers's Miscellany of Useful & Entertaining Tracts, bound as Vol VII (actually spanning Vols. XVIII-XX), 1847
A charming bound copy of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an enterta...
View full detailsChambers's Miscellany of Instructive & Entertaining Tracts, Vols I-IV bound in 2 volumes, c. 1869
A charming set of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an entertaining r...
View full detailsA Pair of Grand Tour Photo Albums from 1872 with Albumen Prints of France and Italy.
A set of 2 smart photo albums carrying the gilt initials 'M.R.' and dated to 1872. The first featuring topographical European settings, and the sec...
View full detailsPortefeuille De La Societe des Conducteurs, Controleurs et Commis; Revue Pratique des Travaux Publics, 1896-1897
Portefeuille De La Societe des Conducteurs, Controleurs et Commis Des Ponts et Chaussees et Des Mines. 40 ANNEE - 27 SERIE: Revue Pratique des Trav...
View full detailsPortefeuille De La Societe des Conducteurs, Controleurs et Commis; Revue Pratique des Travaux Publics, 1894-1895
Portefeuille De La Societe des Conducteurs, Controleurs et Commis Des Ponts et Chaussees et Des Mines. 40 ANNEE - 25 SERIE: Revue Pratique des Trav...
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 detailsA Collection of Works by Ian Hay, mostly first editions, 1911-1941
Ian Hay was the pen name of John Hay Beith (1876-1922), British schoolmaster, soldier, novelist, playwright and historian. His humorous account of ...
View full detailsThe Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; 1875 India issue & collection of 1881 issues
The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; A bound set of approximately 7 months of The Graphic magazine in a typical library binding. Comprisin...
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 detailsDictionnaire de la Fable, Victor Verger, Limoges, 1844
Dictionnaire de la Fable ou Mythologie Greque, Latine, Egyptienne, Celtique, Persane, Syrienne, Indienne, Chinoise, Japonaise, Arabe, Mahometane, S...
View full detailsFour Thousand Years Ago; A Panorama of Life in the Second Millenium B.C., Geoffrey Bibby, 1962
Four Thousand Years Ago; A Panorama of Life in the Second Millenium B.C., by Geoffrey Bibby. Published by Collins, London. 1962 first UK edition. A...
View full detailsThe Story of Jamaica; from Prehistory to the Present, Clinton V. Black, 1968
The Story of Jamaica; from Prehistory to the Present, by Clinton V. Black. SOLD Published by Collins, London. 1968 reprint of the 1965 revised edit...
View full detailsThe Early Stuart Masque; Dance, Costume, and Music, Barbara Ravelhofer, inscribed by author
The Early Stuart Masque; Dance, Costume, and Music, by Barbara Ravelhofer. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021),...
View full detailsThe Clairmont Correspondence, Marion Kingston Stocking, John Hopkins, 1995. With William St Clair review.
The Clairmont Correspondence; Letters of Claire Clairmont, Charles Clairmont, and Fanny Imlay Godwin; Volume 1, 1808-1834 & Volume 2, 1835-1879...
View full detailsChrestomathie Francaise, ou Choix de Morceaux, A. Vinet, 1852
Chrestomathie française ou choix de morceaux tirés des meilleurs écrivains français. Ouvrage destiné à servir d'application méthodique et progressi...
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...
View full detailsCloak & Cipher, Dan Tyler Moore & Martha Waller, 1965, first edition review copy
Cloak & Cipher, by Dan Tyler Moore & Martha Waller. An illustrated guide for adults to understanding codes and ciphers, and how to crack th...
View full detailsThe Times Atlas, 1895. The first edition.
"The Times" Atlas. Containing 117 Pages of Maps, and Comprising 173 Maps and an Alphabetic Index to 130,000 Names. SOLD Published at the Office of ...
View full detailsThe Encyclopaedia of Furniture, Dr. Herman Schmitz, 1926
The Encyclopaedia of Furniture; An Outline History of Furniture Design in Egypt, Assyria, Persia, Greece, Rome, Italy, France, The Netherlands, Ger...
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The Sphere; An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home, Vols. 2 and 3, July 7-Dec 29, 1900
The Sphere; An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home, Vol. 2, July 7-Sept 29, 1900 and Vol. 3 Oct 6-Dec 29 1900. A bound set of 6 months of The Sphere...
View full detailsThe Sphere; An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home, Vol. I, Jan 27-June 30, 1900
The Sphere; An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home, Vol. I, Jan 27-June 30, 1900. A bound set of 6 months of The Sphere magazine in a typical librar...
View full detailsThe Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; Volume 56, July - December 1897. King Rama V of Siam.
The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; Volume 56, July - December 1897. A bound set of 6 months of The Graphic magazine in a typical library...
View full detailsThe Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; Volume 54, June - December 1896
The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; Volume 54, July - December 1896. A bound set of 6 months of The Graphic magazine in a typical library...
View full detailsThe Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; Volume 52, July - December 1895
The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; Volume 52, July - December 1895. A bound set of 6 months of The Graphic magazine in a typical library...
View full detailsWinston S. Churchill; The Second World War, 4 Volumes, 1948-1951
Winston S. Churchill; The Second World War, 4 Volumes, 1948-1951. SOLD Published by Cassell & Co. Limited, London, Toronto, Melbourne, Sydney,...
View full detailsThe Business of Enlightenment; A Publishing History of the Encyclopedie 1775-1800, Robert Darnton.
The Business of Enlightenment; A Publishing History of the Encyclopedie 1775-1800, by Robert Darnton. Provenance; from the library of the late Will...
View full detailsEssais de Michel de Montaigne, 1860
Essais de Michel de Montaigne; Precedes D'une Lettre A. M. Villemain dur L'Eloge de Montaigne par P. Christian. Published in Paris, Librairie de L....
View full detailsArchibald Alison, History of Europe, 1843, 10 Volumes. French History.
History of Europe: From the Commencement of the French Revolution in M.DCC.LXXXIX. to the Restoration of the Bourbons in M.DCCC.XV. By Archibald Al...
View full detailsMemoires de Messire Pierre de Bourdeille, Signeur De Brantome, 1739, 4 Volumes Complete.
Memoires de Messire Pierre de Bourdeille, Signeur De Brantome, Contenant Les Vies Des Hommes Illustres, Et Grands Capitaines Francois de son temps....
View full detailsThe Reader's Reference Atlas of the World, George Philip & Son, 1911
The Reader's Reference Atlas of the World; A Series of 52 Plates, including 17 large scale maps of the British empire, with Gazetteer Index. Publis...
View full detailsWinston Churchill; The Second World War, 6 Vol set, 1948-1954.
Winston Churchill; The Second World War, 6 Vol set, 1948-1954. SOLD Published by Cassell & Co. Limited, London, Toronto, Melbourne, Sydney, We...
View full detailsGeography Made Easy translated from Nicolas Lenglet Dufresnoy, Rare Early English edition
Geography Made Easy: or A Short and Familiar Method of Teaching and Learning Geography: Designed principally for the Use of Schools, whereby Youth ...
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Abbrege Chronologique ou Extrait de L'Histoire de France, De Mezeray, 1690, 3 Volumes
Abbrege Chronologique ou Extrait de L'Histoire de France, Par le Sr De Mezeray, Historiographe de France. Published by Denys Thierry, Jean Guignard...
View full detailsInventaire de Mobilier de Charles V, Roi de France, 1879
Collection de Documents Inedits sur L'Histoire de France, publies par les soins Du Ministre De L'Instruction Publique; Troisieme Serie; Archeologie...
View full detailsMemoires Militaires relatifs a la Succession D'Espagne sous Louis XIV, 1835
Collection de Documents Inedits sur L'Histoire de France publies par ordre du Roi, et par les soins Du Ministre De L'Instruction Publique; Premiere...
View full detailsMémoires de Mirabeau, 4 Volumes, 1834
Mémoires Biographiques, Littéraires at Politiques de Mirabeau, écrits par Lui-même, par son pére, son oncle et son fil adoptif. 4 Volumes. Publishe...
View full detailsDu Rebus Gestis Ludovici Philippi Cominaei 1561
Du Rebus Gestis Ludovici, eius nominus undecimi Galliarum Regis, & Caroli, Burgundiae, Ducis. (The history of Louis 11th and Charles, ...
View full detailsJournal ou suite du voyage de Siam, Abbe de Choisy, 1687, rare 1st Amsterdam edition
Journal ou Suite du Voyage de Siam, Abbe de Choisy, 1687, rare first edition. SOLD This is the rare first Amsterdam edition of this ...
View full detailsLa Parfaite Intelligence du Commerce, by Malisset d'Hertereau, 2 volumes, first edition, 1785. Signed
La Parfaite Intelligence du Commerce, by Malisset d'Hertereau, 2 volumes, first edition, 1785. La Parfaite intelligence du commerce, où se trouvent...
View full detailsJournal ou suite du voyage de Siam, Abbe de Choisy, 1687, extremely rare first edition
Journal ou suite du voyage de Siam, Abbe de Choisy, 1687, extremely rare first edition RECENTLY SOLD This is the very rare first Ams...
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