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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...

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

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

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

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

Offered here is a 1927 reprint of Scott’s Last Expedition, published by John Murray. This edition presents the poignant and historic personal journ...

Julian Huxley (1887–1975) was a British biologist, writer, and public intellectual, known for his work in evolutionary theory and science communica...

An as new, signed first edition copy of this work on the exhibition held at Musée Rodin in Paris;  'Antony Gormley; Critical Mass' Antony Gormley (...

Witch’s Blood by William Blain traces the saga of a Scottish family descended from Elspet, a red‑haired woman accused of witchcraft and executed du...

A Fauna of the Tay Basin & Strathmore by J. A. Harvie-Brown is the tenth volume in the Vertebrate Fauna of Scotland series. It documents the ma...

A handsome volume presenting the contributions of Sir George Cornewall Lewis to The Edinburgh Review. The Edinburgh Review, founded in 1802 in Edin...

Samuel Smiles (1812–1904) was a Scottish author and social reformer best known for promoting self-help and moral improvement. His 1871 book Charact...

An attractive album of 20 albumen prints from 1885 (dated from gift presentation inscription). The photographer can be identified from the 'G.W.W.'...

An interesting exploration of the world of books and reading in Ancient Greece and Rome by Frederic G. Kenyon, Late director and Principal Libraria...

A charming volume published by The Medici Society on the world of cats - the Introductory 'Category' features an essay form the author/compiler exp...

A very smart and stylish large format edition of this much respected atlas from The Times. The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World, Folio Societ...

A fascinating late nineteenth century photo album of albumen prints from Robert Welch. Undated, but c. 1870s-1890s. The album contains views taken ...

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...

A smart boxed set containing 4 issues of The Wine Society List from February 2018 to February 2019 Housed in The Wine Society's branded red slipcas...

An interesting and well produced book from Consolidated Gold Fields, an international mining finance company, marking their centenary. The book exa...

An interesting and well produced book from the Shell Transport and Trading Company, Limited, marking their Diamond Jubilee. Based on their famous s...

A very smart, still sealed, limited edition, of this James Bond novel by Jeffrey Deaver. Carte Blanche, The New James Bond Novel, by Jeffrey Deaver...

An attractively presented book featuring 50 tipped in water-colour view of Oxford, each mounted on coloured textured paper, with facing descriptive...

Complete set of original hardbacks with their dustjackets; Born Free, Living Free, & Forever Free, by Joy Adamson: Born Free; A Lioness of Two ...

An original typescript thesis for a Doctor of Divinity Degree at Durham University. Almost certainly a unique document of considerable depth in ter...

 A very smart book indeed, of the author's attempt to make sense of society in evolutionary terms. Rebound in modern green cloth bindings, this pre...

A very smart book indeed, of this work by Charles Darwin. Rebound in modern green cloth bindings, this presents as a handsome volume. We have recen...

A set of 4 interesting and attractive Japanese tourist guides, comprising: Tourist Library No. 8; What is Shinto?, by Genchi Kato, 1935, 73pp;  Tou...

Frontiers of Jazz, edited by Ralph de Toledano. No. 58 in the series. The Jazz Book Club was a publishing project of Sidgwick & Jackson publish...

Dinosaurs in the Morning; 41 Pieces on Jazz by Whitney Balliett. No. 56 in the series. The Jazz Book Club was a publishing project of Sidgwick &...

Man Walking on Eggshells, by Herbert A. Simmons. No. 50 in the series. The Jazz Book Club was a publishing project of Sidgwick & Jackson publis...

Bugles for Beiderbecke, by Charles H. Wareing & George Garlick. No. 22 in the series. The Jazz Book Club was a publishing project of Sidgwick &...

World in a Jug, by Roland Gant. No. 24 in the series. The Jazz Book Club was a publishing project of Sidgwick & Jackson publishers, from London...

Second Chorus, by Humphrey Littleton. Drawings by the Author. No. 21 in the series. The Jazz Book Club was a publishing project of Sidgwick & J...

Originally published in 6 volumes, between 1900 and 1909, this volume brought all these books together into one substantial volume, photographicall...

A fascinating unpublished typescript journal of an 1839 voyage undertaken by Agnes Paterson from Scotland (nee Aird, 1809-1893). An introductory No...

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 ...

An interesting and very scarce early 18th Century volume on Fortune Telling. The book makes bold claims of the veracity of its fortune telling meth...

Three early 18th Century volumes from the noted French mathematician, Jacques Ozanam (1640-1718). He was a French mathematician known for his clear...

A handsome copy of this early book of British Peerage. The book has been professionally rebound in the mid 20th Century, in full calf leather, very...

A very smart, and uncommon, abridged, complete single volume edition, of John Jamieson's important work on the language of Scotland. Jamieson's Sco...

A fascinating illustrated catalogue of scientific instruments and chemicals sold by Edinburgh scientific instrument maker and retailer, Andrew H. B...

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...

A very good copy of R.M. Lockley's biography of Gilbert White (1720-1793), a pioneering English naturalist and man of the Church. He was highly res...