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A St. Giles's Beauty.
[PROSTITUTION].

A St. Giles's Beauty., 1784.

A POOR PROSTITUTE IN 18TH-CENTURY LONDON
£1,500.00
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.
MCCULLERS (Carson).

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter., 1940.

The author's first novel.
£1,500.00
Memories of a Catholic Girlhood.
MCCARTHY (Mary).

Memories of a Catholic Girlhood., 1957.

Inscribed by the author.
£1,250.00
A Book of Common Prayer.
DIDION (Joan).

A Book of Common Prayer., 1977.

First edition.
£1,250.00
Run River.
DIDION (Joan).

Run River., 1963.

First edition of Joan Didion's debut novel.
£1,250.00
Ugolino.
HEANEY (Seamus).

Ugolino., 1979.

First edition, copy no. 21 of a total edition of 125 copies, signed by Heaney.
£4,200.00
Delle allusioni, imprese, et emblemi sopra la vita, opere, et attioni di Gregorio. XIII. pontefice massimo libri vi.
Rome, Bartolomeo Grassi, 1588
FABRICIO (Principio)

Delle allusioni, imprese, et emblemi sopra la vita,… 1588.

THE BUONCOMPAGNI DRAGON
£12,000.00
Qualifying for a Campain [sic]
[AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR].].

Qualifying for a Campain [sic], 1777.

THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE AS CHILD'S PLAY
£3,800.00
Copiae cornu sive oceanus enarrationum Homericarum, ex Eustathii commentariis, Hadriano Junio autore.
Basel, H, Froben & N. Episcopius,
EUSTATHIUS (Archbishop of Thessalonica) & HOMER

Copiae cornu sive oceanus enarrationum Homericarum, ex Eustathii… 1558.

OWNED BY AN EARLY CHAMPION OF WOMEN'S EDUCATION
£7,500.00
Britania's Assassination. or___The Republicans Amusement.
GILLRAY (James).

Britania's Assassination. or___The Republicans Amusement., 1782.

"ONE OF THE BOLDEST POST-REVOLUTIONARY ATTACKS LEVELED AGAINST THE NEW MINISTRY"
£3,800.00
La Gerusalemme liberata. Paris, appresso A. Delalain, P. Durand & G.C. Molini (da' torchi di Quillau),
TASSO (Torquato)

La Gerusalemme liberata. Paris, appresso A. Delalain, P.… 1771.

"RELIURE DE PRESENT" DESIGNED BY GRAVELOT FOR THIS EDITION
£5,750.00
Opera ea quae ad inventam ab ipso artem universalem... pertinent. Ut et in eandem quorundam interpretum scripti commentarij [by Giordano Bruno, H. Cornelius Agrippa ]... Accessit index, etc.
Strasbourg, Lazarus Zetzner,
LULL (Ramon)

Opera ea quae ad inventam ab ipso artem… 1598.

WITH 'REVOLUTIONARY' MOVING PARTS
£7,500.00
Travels to Chile, over the Andes, in the years 1820 and 1821.
SCHMIDTMEYER (Peter).

Travels to Chile, over the Andes, in the… 1822.

THE TRUE FIRST EDITION IN THE ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
£17,500.00
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States ...
WOMEN'S LOYAL NATIONAL LEAGUE.

To the Senate and House of Representatives of… 1863.

SUFFRAGISM & ABOLITION
£2,000.00
Αιλιανου ποικιλης ιστοριας. βιβλια ιδ. Εκ την Ηρακλειδου περι πολιτειων υπομνημα. Πολημωνος φισιογνωμονικων εγχειριδιον... Variae historiae libri XIIII.
Rome: [Antonio Blado], January 1545
AELIANUS

Αιλιανου ποικιλης ιστοριας. βιβλια ιδ. Εκ την Ηρακλειδου… 1545.

EDITIO PRINCEPS
£5,000.00
An Authentic Narrative of some Remarkable and Interesting Particulars in the Life of ********.
[NEWTON (John)].

An Authentic Narrative of some Remarkable and Interesting… 1764.

THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION OF NEWTON'S REMARKABLE CONVERSION
£17,500.00
Five bound volumes of Sessions Papers covering the period 1730-1743.
[CRIME].

Five bound volumes of Sessions Papers covering the… 1730.

“NOT ONLY NECESSARY FOR ALL LAWYERS, JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, CLERKS OF INDICMENTS…BUT ARE USEFUL AND ENTERTAINING TO THE GENRALITY OF READERS”
£12,500.00
Paduan doctoral degree diploma, illuminated manuscript on vellum.
DIPLOMA

Paduan doctoral degree diploma, illuminated manuscript on vellum., 1641.

A SCOTTISH SCHOLAR IN ITALY, WITH THE ILLUMINATOR'S STRIKING ADVERTISEMENT
£9,500.00
Broadsides. A Collection of Old and New Songs.
YEATS (W.B.)

Broadsides. A Collection of Old and New Songs., 1935.

Signed by the editors W. B. Yeats and F. R. Higgins.
£2,000.00
The Sound and the Fury.
FAULKNER (William).

The Sound and the Fury., 1929.

An excellent copy of Faulkner's fourth novel.
£9,750.00
A View of the Vivarium, constructed principally with large masses of the Rock of Gibraltar, in the garden of Joshua Brookes Esq.
BROOKES (Joshua)., SCHARF (George) artist and lithographer, & HULLMANDEL (Charles Joseph), printer.

A View of the Vivarium, constructed principally with… 1830.

A PRIVATELY PRINTED IMAGE OF JOSHUA BROOKES'S VIVARIUM
£2,500.00
The Hound of the Baskervilles.
DOYLE (Arthur Conan).

The Hound of the Baskervilles., 1902.

£4,500.00
Aritmetica Prattica... tradotta da Latino in Italiano dal Signor Lorenzo Castellano patritio Romano. Reuista dal medesimo padre Clauio con alcun e aggiunte.   
Rome, heirs of Nicolo Muzio, 1602
CLAVIUS (Christopher)

Aritmetica Prattica... tradotta da Latino in Italiano dal… 1602.

JESUIT ASSOCIATIONS - A GIFT FROM A FAMOUS MATHEMATICIAN TO A FUTURE MISSIONARY
£5,500.00
A Sea of the Seed’s Sufferings, Through which runs a River of Rich Rejoycing.
PERROT (John).

A Sea of the Seed’s Sufferings, Through which… 1661.

"HERE ENDS WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN ROME-PRISON OF MAD-MEN"
£3,800.00
Englands Lamentable Slaverie.
WALWYN (William).

Englands Lamentable Slaverie., 1645.

“LIBERTIE AND PRIVILEDGE…IS, AS DUE UNTO YOU, AS THE AYRE YOU BREATH IN”
£5,000.00
Letters of Freeman, &c.
DRAYTON

Letters of Freeman, &c., 1771.

"...ALL TRUE LOVERS OF LIBERTY THROUGHOUT AMERICA..."
£5,000.00
A Letter from Dr. Rock,
[ROCK (Richard)].

A Letter from Dr. Rock, 1745.

"...IS NOT HIS LIXIVIUM A SORT OF LIQUID SOAP?": A MEDICAL SATIRE
£1,250.00
The Compleat Woman.
DU BOSC (Jacques)

The Compleat Woman., 1639.

"READING IS VERY REQUISITE FOR WOMEN; FOR SINCE THEY NO LESSE NEED OF DUMBE TEACHERS, THEN PRINCES..."
£18,500.00
Emblemas Morales.
Segovia, Juan de la Cuesta,
HOROZCO Y COVARRUBIAS (Juan)

Emblemas Morales. Segovia, Juan de la Cuesta, 1589.

THE FIRST EMBLEM BOOK PRINTED IN SPAIN
£7,500.00
The Light of the Leaves. Screenprints by Jan Hendrix.
HEANEY (Seamus).

The Light of the Leaves. Screenprints by Jan… 1999.

ONE OF ONLY TWO PROOF COPIES PRODUCED BY THE PRINTER
£4,000.00
Histoires prodigieuses... extraictes de plusieurs fameux autheurs, Grecs & Latins, sacrez & prophanes: mises en nostre langue par P. Boaistuau, surnomé Launay, natif de Bretagne: avec les pourtraicts & figures.
Paris,
BOAISTUAU (Pierre)

Histoires prodigieuses... extraictes de plusieurs fameux autheurs, Grecs… 1560.

MONSTERS AND PORTENTS
£10,000.00
Alexandri Magni regis Macedonum vita.  
Strasbourg: Reinhard Beck, 1513.
GAUTIER DE CHATILLON (Philippe)

Alexandri Magni regis Macedonum vita.   Strasbourg: Reinhard Beck,… 1513.

'A MOST WITTY STORY': A HANDSOME SAMMELBAND, WITH THE RARE ALEXANDREIS
£10,000.00
An Essay towards the Probable Solution of this Question. Whence come the Stork and the Turtle, the Crane and the Swallow,
MORTON (Charles).

An Essay towards the Probable Solution of this… 1703.

"PROBABLY THE MOST REMARKABLE THEORY THAT HAS BEEN ADVANCED TO ACCOUNT FOR MIGRATION"
£2,800.00
Use of Angers, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum.
Bruges, c. 1440-1450
BOOK OF HOURS

Use of Angers, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on… 1440.

FINELY ILLUMINATED IN BRUGES
£45,000.00
Initia doctrinae physicae, dicta in academia Vvitebergensi.
Wittenberg: J. Lufft, 1549
MELANCHTHON (Philip)

Initia doctrinae physicae, dicta in academia Vvitebergensi. Wittenberg:… 1549.

EDUCATIONAL SAMMELBAND IN HANDSOME CONTEMPORARY BINDING
£5,750.00
Micrographia Restaurata:
HOOKE (Robert).

Micrographia Restaurata:, 1745.

WITH CRITICAL ANNOTATIONS AND ADDITIONAL DRAWINGS BY A KNOWLEDGABLE READER
£20,000.00
Some Thoughts Concerning Education.
[LOCKE (John).]

Some Thoughts Concerning Education., 1693.

THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF LOCKE'S PHILOSOPHY OF MIND
£9,500.00
The Art of Spiritual Harmony by Wassily Kandinsky: Translated with an Introduction by M. T. H. Sadler. [Sadleir].
KANDINSKY (Wassily).

The Art of Spiritual Harmony by Wassily Kandinsky:… 1914.

£800.00
Discours du roi, prononcé le 5 mai 1789, jour où sa Majesté a fait l’ouverture des Etats-Généraux.
 
 [Paris]: de l’imprimerie de Didot l’Aîné, [1789].
[FRENCH REVOLUTION]. & [FRENCH MONARCHY]

Discours du roi, prononcé le 5 mai 1789, jour où sa Majesté a fait l’ouverture des Etats-Généraux.   [Paris]: de l’imprimerie de Didot l’Aîné,… 1789.

PRINTED ON SILK BY DIDOT
£7,500.00
Regimen Sanitatis Salerni
PAYNELL (Thomas), translator.

Regimen Sanitatis Salerni, 1575.

THE REGIMEN OF THE SCHOOL OF SALERNO - A BRISTOL SURGEON'S COPY
£8,500.00
Last Gleam of the Midnight Sun.
BRADFORD (William).

Last Gleam of the Midnight Sun., 1878.

A PREPARATORY STUDY FOR "MIDNIGHT SUN, THE ARCTIC."
£12,500.00
A Woman of No Importance.
WILDE (Oscar).

A Woman of No Importance., 1894.

First edition, one of 50 large paper copies.
£5,750.00
The Savoy.
BEARDSLEY (Aubrey).

The Savoy., 1896.

A RARE SET IN THE ORIGINAL WRAPPERS AND BOARDS
£4,300.00
LANDSCAPE GARDENING. SPENCER (John, III), of Cannon Hall, Cawthorne, Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

"An Account of the Improvements in the Gardens…

LANDSCAPING THE GROUNDS AT CANNON HALL, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
£8,500.00
Traité de paix entre le Roi et le Roi de la Grande-Bretagne, conclu à Versailles le 3 septembre 1783.
[TREATY OF VERSAILLES.]

Traité de paix entre le Roi et le… 1783.

ENDING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
£5,000.00
Ecclesiasticae historiae gentis Anglorum, Libri V.
BEDE , The Venerable, 673/4-735.

Ecclesiasticae historiae gentis Anglorum, Libri V., 1566.

CAREFULLY COLLATED WITH THE OLD ENGLISH TRANSLATION AND ANNOTATED THROUGHOUT BY THE SCHOLAR FRANCIS TATE
£45,000.00
An apology for the conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips
MUILMAN (Teresia Constantia, née Phillips).

An apology for the conduct of Mrs. Teresia… 1748.

£3,500.00
Typed Letter Signed (
BECKETT (Samuel).

Typed Letter Signed ("Samuel Beckett") to Heathcote Williams,… 1965.

"At some future time [...] I should be happy for one or more to appear in your review"
£1,250.00
A volume of watercolours depicting topographical scenes in and around the Nassau and the Bahamas, with a further 13 drawings of botanical specimens, plus a fine study of a tarantula.
[BAHAMAS] & SCOTT (Capt. Andrew).

A volume of watercolours depicting topographical scenes in… 1850.

GORGEOUS WATERCOLOURS OF THE BAHAMAS
£15,000.00
Black Mischief.
WAUGH (Evelyn)

Black Mischief., 1932.

INSCRIBED BY WAUGH TO MRS. ANTHONY POWELL
£6,000.00
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