Important Books, Manuscripts & Works on Paper

Original artist's sketchbook containing sketches Original artist's sketchbook containing sketches, 8 of which comprise the published book 'Russia...

An Essay on Transparent Prints, and on Transparencies in General An Essay on Transparent Prints, and on Transparencies in General , first edit...

publisher ) The Costume of the Russian Army publisher ) The Costume of the Russian Army, From a Collection of Drawings made on the Spot , ...

Pamphlets.- Bank of Scotland.- - Historical Account (An) of the Establishment, Progress and State of the Bank of Scotland, [Kress, 3753; Goldsmit...

Pamphlets and Tracts.- [Paget (William)] - The Humours of the Fleet: first edition , title in red and black, folding engraved frontispieces, s...

Passeri (Giovan Battista) - Picturae Etruscorum in Vasculis, first edition , vol.1 & 2 only (of 3, lacking volume of inscriptions) , half-...

Pennant (Thomas) - Some Account of London, 4 vol., third edition , hand-coloured vignette title, engraved map and plates, extra-illustrated...

The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay , second edition ( Admiral Arthur ) The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay , second ed...

Pinelli (Bartolomeo) - Istoria Romana..., 101 etched plates, with duplicate of plate 39 , offsetting from plates, a little spotting, mostly to ...

Poetry.- Yearsley (Ann) - A Poem on the Inhumanity of the Slave-Trade, title slightly dust-soiled and marked, for G.G.J. & J.Robinson, 1788 ...

Poetry.- [Pratt (Samuel Jackson)] - [Slavery] Humanity, or The Rights of Nature, half-title, errata f., for T.Cadell, 1788 bound with [Brow...

Pyne (W.H.) - The Costume of Great Britain, lacking half-title, with hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece, vignette title and 59 plates, some spot...

[Collection des costumes militaires de l'armée ] [ Collection des costumes militaires de l'armée ], 17 hand-coloured lithographed plates of mil...

Rycaut (Paul) - The Present State of the Ottoman Empire. Containing the Maxims of the Turkish Politie their Military Discipline, second edition,...

Sale Catalogue.- - Bibliotheca Fageliana. A Catalogue of the valuable and extensive library of the Greffier Fagel, of The Hague digested by Sam. P...

Salmon (Thomas) - The Universal Traveller: or, a Compleat Description of the several Foreign Nations of the World, 2 vol., c.190 sheets of engra...

Savary des Brulons (Jacques) - Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce, Translated from the French..., first edition in English , translated ...

Shaw (Thomas) - Travels, or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant, first edition , half-title, engraved title print...

Sibbald (Robert) - A Collection of Several Treatises in Folio, Concerning Scotland, 11 engraved plates and maps only (of 14), mostly folding, som...

[Stafford (Thomas)] - Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced: Or, An Historie of the Late Warres of Ireland, first edition , woodcut d...

Twiss (Richard) - Travels through Portugal and Spain in 1772 and 1773, first edition , large hand-coloured folding engraved map, 6 engraved pl...

Valla (Laurentius) - De Linguae Latinae Elegantia libri six, title within wood-engraved ornamental border, errata f., woodcut initials, title sli...

A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World ( Capt. George) A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and...

Webster (John) - The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft, first edition , imprimatur leaf, closed tear to Q2, ink annotations to front pastedown...

Weever (John) - Ancient Funerall Monuments..., additional engraved title by T. Cecill, woodcut illustrations including full-page, lacking engrave...

Weld (Isaac) - Illustrations of the Scenery of Killarney..., engraved pictorial title, 2 engraved maps, 17 engraved plates, 1 vignette illustrati...

Winterbotham (William) - An Historical, Geographical, Commericial and Philosophical View of The American United States, and of the European Settle...

In Politica Aristotelis Introductio , handsome woodcut criblé initials (Jacobus, Stapulensis ) In Politica Aristotelis Introductio , hand...

Hippocrates. - Coi Presagiorum Libri tres, translated by Guilielmus Copus, woodcut decorative initials, early ink marginalia, B2 small hole withi...

Aristotle. - Decem Libri Ethicorum seu Moralium, Gothic type, woodcut decorative initials, a few instances of early ink marginalia, ?washed, mode...

the Areopagite. Coelestis hierarchia…Ignatii undecim epistolæ Polycarpi... the Areopagite. Coelestis hierarchia Ignatii undecim epistolæ Polyca...

Bishop of Caesarea. Chronicon, mostly printed in red and black Bishop of Caesarea. Chronicon , mostly printed in red and black, title within a...

Terentius Afer (Publius) - Comoediae Sex, woodcut printer's device to title, initials spaces with guide-letters, errata f. at end, a few ff. with...

Virgilius Maro (Publius) - Opera, commentary by Servius Maurus Honoratus, title with woodcut printer's device, fine woodcut criblé initials, err...

Fruit trees.- [Estienne (Charles)] - Seminarium, et Plantarium fructiferarum praesertim arborum quae post hortos conseri solent, second edition, ...

Baif (Lazare de) - De re Vestiaria, second edition, title with woodcut printer's device, final f. blank, antique style limp vellum, a few small s...

Quintilianus (Marcus Fabius) - Institutionum Oratoriarum Libri XII, title with woodcut printer's device, colophon f., small repair to upper corne...

Bishop of Caesarea. Ecclesiasticae Historiae , 2 parts in 1 Bishop of Caesarea. Ecclesiasticae Historiae , 2 parts in 1, engraved basilisk d...

Sallustius Crispus (Gaius) - De Conjuratione Catilinae Hiistoria. Ejusdem De Bello Jugurthino, title with woodcut printer's device, initial space...

Aulus Persius Flaccus. Satyrae XVI. Satyrae VI Aulus Persius Flaccus. Satyrae XVI. Satyrae VI. , title with woodcut printer's device, [Adams J...

Roman Writers.- Valerius Maximus (Gaius) - Dictorum Factorumque Memorabilium Exempla, title with woodcut printer's device, initials spaces with g...

Food & Drink.- Alamanni (Luigi) - La coltivatione, first edition , woodcut printer's device to title, early ink marginalia *1 & 2 bound at end...

of Halicarnassus. Antiquitatum Romanarum Lib. X. [graece], 2 works in 1 vol of Halicarnassus. Antiquitatum Romanarum Lib. X. [graece] , 2 works...

Budaeus (Gulielmus) - Commentarii Linguæ Graecæ, first Estienne edition , the fifth overall, text in Greek and Latin, title with woodcut printer...

Bishop of Nocera ) Vitae duodecim vicecomitum Mediolani principum Bishop of Nocera ) Vitae duodecim vicecomitum Mediolani principum , first ...

Saint . Opera [graece], title with woodcut basilisk device Saint . Opera [graece], title with woodcut basilisk device, woodcut initials and...

of Alexandria. Romanarum historiarum Celtica, Libyca, vel Carthaginensis of Alexandria. Romanarum historiarum Celtica, Libyca, vel Carthaginens...

[Estienne (Charles)] - Praedium Rusticum, first edition , title with woodcut printer's device, title with semi obscured ink name, water-staine...

Anacreon. - Teij Odæ, text in Greek and Latin, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut initial and head-pieces, with final blank, browned...

Cicero (Marcus Tullius) - Opera, 4 vol. in 2, woodcut printer's device to titles, fine woodcut decorative initials, 3n5 upper corner torn away (...

Cicero.- [Estienne (Charles)] - Thesaurus M.Tullii Ciceronis, first edition , double column, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut decora...

Anacreon. - Anacreontis et aliorum Lyricorum aliquot poetarum Odae [graece], text in Greek and Latin, title with woodcut basilisk printer's devic...

of Tyre . Sermones sive disputationes, 2 parts in 1 vol of Tyre . Sermones sive disputationes , 2 parts in 1 vol., Greek & Latin texts, t...

Aeschylus. - Tragoediae VII, edited by Pietro Vettori and Henri Estienne, first complete edition , title with woodcut printer's device, I8 blank...

Streinnius (Richardus) - Gentium et familiarum Romanarum stemmata, first edition , title with woodcut printer's device, fine woodcut decorative ...

Pindar. - Pindar. Olympia. Pythia. Nemea. Isthmia., 2 parts in 1, parallel translation in Greek and Latin, titles with woodcut printer's devices...

Themistius. - Themistii Philosophi (euphradae ab eloquetia cognominati) Orationes XIIII, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut decorative ...

editors ) Fragmenta poetarum veterum Latinorum , woodcut printer editors ) Fragmenta poetarum veterum Latinorum , woodcut printer's device t...

[Anthologia Graece], Florilegium diversorum Epigrammatum veterum (Henri, editor ) [Anthologia Graece], Florilegium diversorum Epigrammatum ve...

Herodotus. - Historiae lib.X, & de vita Homeri libellus, edited by Henri Estienne, 4 folding woodcut plates, woodcut initials and head-pieces, f...