Books and Manuscripts

A smart, well illustrated Victorian edition of this Charles Dickens classic. Dombey and Son, by Charles Dickens. Illustrated by F. Barnard. Publish...

History of the Late War Between the United States and Great Britain; Comprising a Minute Account of the Various Military and Naval Operations. By H...

Hudibras was originally published between 1663 and 1678, and is Butler's classic satirical poem, which has remained admired and influential for ove...

Étienne Bézout — Cours de Mathématiques, à l'Usage des Gardes du Pavillon et de la Marine. Paris: Various publishers (Delatour, Musier fils, Ph. D....

This attractively bound four-volume set of The Plays of William Shakespeare, edited by Thomas Keightley and published by J.S. Virtue & Co. in t...

This two-volume historical work by Thomas Arnold offers a detailed account of the political and military development of Rome during its transition ...

William Davison’s press in the Northumberland market town of Alnwick specialised in well-produced but affordable editions. Issuing Burns so early –...

The Gardener’s Assistant is a substantial 19th-century manual on horticulture and garden management, written by Robert Thompson, a respected figure...

2023 saw the 400th anniversary of the publication of the first collected works of Shakespeare - The First Folio. Copies of that surviving book are ...

This two-volume 1791 edition of A New Method of Learning with Facility the Latin Tongue is an English translation of a well-known Latin grammar ori...

This three-volume first edition of Traité des arts céramiques (1844) by Alexandre Brongniart offers an in-depth study of ceramic arts, encompassing...

This two-volume English edition of Memoirs of the Baron de Tott on the Turks and the Tartars, published in London in 1786, offers a fascinating win...

A Short History of the English People by J.R. Green, Illustrated Edition (1892–1894), is a four-volume set that traces the development of English s...

The Spectator began publication in 1711 and ended in 1713, and at its height sold 20,000 copies a day, according to its authors, covering all manne...

This rare edition presents Veneres uti observantur in gemmis antiquorum with all text in English in this variant. Compiled by Baron d’Hancarville, ...

This 1832 first edition of Origines Liturgicae presents the first volume of Rev. William Palmer’s scholarly exploration of the origins and developm...

James Hervey’s Meditations and Contemplations is a popular 18th-century devotional work reflecting on nature, mortality, and divine creation. First...

This well-preserved mid-Victorian edition recounts the dramatic and often perilous expedition of Hernando de Soto across the southeastern region of...

A most handsome full leather prize binding combining Glimpses of the Dark Ages; or Sketches of the Social Condition of Europe, from the Fifth to th...

This is a well-preserved 1772 printing of Éléments de la Philosophie de Newton (originally published 1738) – Voltaire’s accessible interpretation o...

This is an attractive 1880 two-volume edition of The Orlando Furioso, Ludovico Ariosto’s epic Renaissance poem SOLD The Orlando Furioso, Translated...

This is a well-preserved 1726 third edition of Volume I of Gravesande’s influential introduction to Newtonian physics. Though titled “Vol. I,” this...

This elegant two-volume set presents Ruskin’s celebrated architectural travel guide, tailored for the practical use of visitors exploring Venice an...

This monumental volume is the lifelong work of John Robert Mortimer, an East Yorkshire corn merchant and self-taught archaeologist whose pioneering...

A beautiful Folio Society edition of this standalone crime mystery - a fine, as new copy, still sealed, with slipcase. The Franchise Affair by Jose...

A beautiful Folio Society edition of this standalone crime mystery - a fine, as new copy, still sealed, with slipcase. Considered one of Josephine ...

A very smart copy of the first volume in John Richardson's definitive biography of Picasso. He explores the early life and artistic beginni...

Glasgow Boys by Margaret McDonald is a contemporary coming-of-age novel set in modern Scotland, following the intertwined lives of Banjo an...

The Adventures of a Ballet Critic is a lively collection of essays and reflections drawn from Richard Buckle's experiences covering the wor...

Venice: The Lion and the Peacock by Laurence Scarfe is a reflective account of the city, combining elements of travel writing, history, and visual ...

The Solitary Way is a quietly powerful collection of poems by Scottish poet William Soutar, reflecting themes of isolation, introspection, and the ...

An American Anthology, 1787–1900, edited by Edmund Clarence Stedman, is a sweeping collection of American poetry that spans more than a century. De...

The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan is a deeply allegorical tale of a man’s spiritual journey, written in plain, powerful prose that has resonate...

This is the sixth edition of American botanist Asa Gray’s influential textbook, first published in 1842. This volume, Part I, focuses on structural...

Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838–1839 is a powerful and personal account written by Frances Anne Kemble, a British actress a...

Samuel Rutherford Crockett (1860–1914), known in print as S.R. Crockett, was a Scottish novelist celebrated for his tales of adventure and historic...