Printed Books, Manuscripts and Maps

MARTYN [or MARTIN], William (1562-1617). The Historie and Lives of the Kings of England, London, 1638, contemporary calf.MARTYN [or MARTIN], Willi...

LISIANSKY [or LYSIANSKYI], Yury Federovich (1773-1837). A Voyage Round the World, London, 1814, unbound. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH.LISIANSKY [or L...

[BEETHOVEN, Ludvig Van (1770-1827)]. A two-page autograph letter referring to Beethoven, dated 31 Oct. 1839.[BEETHOVEN, Ludvig van (1770-1827)].  ...

BAUM, Frank L. (1856-1919). The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900, defective, original cloth. FIRST EDITION. With the same author's The Marve...

POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, London, 1903, 27 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter (some fraying with ...

POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of Peter Rabbit, London, [April, 1903], 31 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original boa...

POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tailor of Gloucester, London, [October] 1903, 27 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original boa...

POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher, London, 1906, 27 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original boards. F...

POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, London, 1908, 27 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original boards....

POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Roly-Poly Pudding, London, 1908, 16 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original cloth. FIRST EDI...

POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). Ginger & Pickles, London, 1909, 10 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original boards. FIRST EDITION...

POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, London, 1909, 27 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original boards....

POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, London, 1909, 27 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original boards....

GRAHAME, Kenneth (1859-1932). The Wind in the Willows, London, 1908, original cloth. Second edition. With 9 other books. (10)GRAHAME, Kenneth (185...

KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). Three autograph letters. And another letter, unrelated. (4)KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). Three autograph letters co...

[JACOB, Antoine (1639-85), known as "MONTFLEURY"]. Les Oeuvres, The Hague, 1755, 2 vols., hand-coloured plates, contemporary calf. (2)[JACOB, Anto...

[VOLTAIRE, François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778)]. La Pucelle d'Orléans, [Paris or Geneva], 1780, VERY FINELY BOUND by Chambolle-Duru.[VOLTAIRE, Fran...

[CHARLES I, King of England (1600-49)]. Histoire entiere et veritable du procez de Charles Stuart, Roy D' Angleterre, [?Paris], 1650, contemporar...

L' ENCLOS, Ninon de (1620-1705). Mémoires et Lettres, Rotterdam, 1751, contemporary calf. FIRST EDITION.L' ENCLOS, Ninon de (1620-1705), and othe...

SEVIGNÉ, Madame de (1626-96). Recueil des Lettres, Paris, 1763, 8 vols., contemporary calf. (8)SEVIGNÉ, Madame de (1626-96).  Recueil des Lettres...

BINDING - Jean de la FONTAINE (1621-95). Contes et Nouvelles, Lyon, 1874, 2 vols., EXCEPTIONALLY FINELY BOUND in contemporary scarlet morocco by ...

BINDING - Clément MAROT (1496-1544). Poésies, Paris, [1951], 2 vols., FINELY BOUND in contemporary burgundy morocco. (2)BINDING - Clément MAROT (...

BINDING - Victor HUGO (1802-85). Hernani, Paris, 1890, EXCEPTIONALLY FINELY BOUND in olive morocco by Chambolle-Duru, "Exemplaire sur Hollande no...

DUFY, Raoul (1877-1953) - Marcelle OURY (1894-1980, editor). Lettre à mon Peintre Raoul Dufy, Paris, 1965, original wrappers. ONE OF 975 COPIES.D...

GIACOMETTI, Augusto (1877-1947) - Waldemar George (1893-1970). Augusto Giacometti, Paris, 1932, original wrappers. ONE OF 75 COPIES.GIACOMETTI, A...

DE MUSSET, Alfred (1810-57). Oeuvres Complètes Illustrées, Paris, 1928-29, 10 vols., morocco-backed boards. With 2 other books. (12)DE MUSSET, Al...

LOTI, Pierre (1850-1923). Le Livre de la Pitié et de la Mort, Paris, 1891, FINELY BOUND in crushed morocco. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 25 OF 25 COPIES...

GREEN, Julien (1900-98). Le Voyageur sur la Terre, Paris, 1927, original wrappers. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 120 "HORS COMMERCE" COPIES, PRESENTATION...

MISCELLANY - Oscar WILDE (1854-1900). Ballade de la Geole de Reading, Paris, 1951, illustrations by Tavy Notton, original wrappers. ONE OF 120 CO...

BENOIT, Pierre (1886-1962). L' Atlantide, Paris, 1939, original wrappers. ONE OF 1,100 COPIES, PRESENTATION COPY.BENOIT, Pierre (1886-1962).  L' ...

BINDING - ALAIN-FOURNIER (1886-1914). Le Grand Meaulnes. Paris, 1936, illustrations by Pierre Gandon, FINELY BOUND in dark green morocco. ONE OF ...

LAURENCIN, Marie (1883-1956). Marie Laurencin. Avec une préface par Marcel Jouhandeau, Paris, 1928, original wrappers. ONE OF 1,000 COPIES. With ...

MISCELLANY, FRENCH - Jacques-Gabriel (PROD'HOMME (1871-1956). La Jeunesse de Beethoven, Paris, 1927, morocco-backed boards, PRESENTATION COPY. Wi...

MISCELLANY - Arthur RACKHAM (1867-1939, illustrator). Siegfried et le Crépuscule des Dieux, Paris, [1911], plates by Arthur Rackham, original pict...

CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de (1544-1616). The Life and Exploits of the ingenious gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha, London, 1742, 2 vols., 68 e...

MISCELLANY - [Jean-François DELACROIX (1753-94) and Antoine HORNOT (dates unknown)]. Anecdotes Arabes et Musulmanes, Paris, 1772, contemporary ca...

STRACHEY-SENHOUSE COPY - François de Salignac DE LA MOTHE-FÉNELON (1651-1715). Les Aventures de Telemaque, 1720, vol one only (of 2), contemporar...

ART REFERENCE - Josep PALAU I FABRE (1917-2008). Picasso. Life and Work of the Early Years 1881-1907, Oxford, 1981, original buckram. With 15 othe...

COBURN, Alvin Langdon (1882-1966, photographer). Men of Mark, London and New York, 1913, original buckram. FIRST EDITION.COBURN, Alvin Langdon (18...

APIAN, Peter (1495-1552). Astronomicum Caesareum, Leipzig, 1967, modern pigskin. Facsimile edition.APIAN, Peter (1495-1552).  Astronomicum Caesare...

BOWEN, Thomas (b. 1790). A Map of the Island of Tobago, London, 1779, framed and glazed. With 2 other related maps. (3)BOWEN,Thomas (b. 1790).  A ...

[BRAITHWAITE, Richard (1588-1673)]. Drunken Barnaby’s Four Journeys to the North of England, 1723, contemporary calf.[BRAITHWAITE, Richard (1588-...

[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)]. Hudibras, Cambridge, 1744, 2 vols., contemporary calf. With another book. (3)[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)].  Hudibras, in...

BYRON, Lord (1788-1824). Manfred. A Dramatic Poem, London, 1817, contemporary half calf. With other works by Byron bound in.BYRON,Lord (1788-1824)...

The Escape, Wanderings, and Preservation of a Hare, London, [c. 1830], wrappers. With 6 other books. (7)The Escape, Wanderings, and Preservation o...

FONTANI, Francesco (1748-1818). Viaggio Pittorico della Toscana, Florence, 1968, 3 vols., wrappers. Facsimile edition. (3)FONTANI, Francesco (1748...

GRAHAM, Bob (b. 1942). A collection of 75 original pen, ink and grey wash drawings, [c. 1990].GRAHAM, Bob (b. 1942, illustrator). A collection of ...

MEID, Hans (1883-1957, illustrator). Zwanzig Radierungen zur Bibel, Leipzig, 1916-19, unbound, as issued, in 2 portfolios. Limited edition. (2)MEI...

MISCELLANY, 20th CENTURY - Muriel SPARK (1918-2006). The Ballad of Peckham Rye, London, 1960, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. With 8 o...

POWELL, Anthony (1905-2000). [A Dance to the Music of Time], London, 1957-77, 12 vols., original cloth, dust-jackets. Mixed editions, but includin...

SAINT AUGUSTINE or AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO (354-430). Opuscula, Paris, 1521, contemporary calf.SAINT AUGUSTINE or AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO (354-430).  Opusc...

[STERNE, Laurence (1713-68)]. Letters from Yorick to Eliza, London, 1775, contemporary russia. FIRST EDITION.[STERNE, Laurence (1713-68)]. Letters...

VIRGINIA - Thomas GLOVER (1647-97). An Account of Virginia [from the "Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society", London], 1676, stitched.VI...

MISCELLANY - ALBERTUS MAGNUS ([?]1193-1280, attrib.). De secretis mulierum, Amsterdam, 1740, contemporary calf. With 14 other books. (15)MISCELLAN...

DESCARTES, René (1596-1650). Meditationes de prima philosophia, Amsterdam, 1685, contemporary vellum.DESCARTES, René (1596-1650).  Meditationes de...

"CARROLL, Lewis" [i.e. Charles Lutwidge DODGSON (1832-98)]. The Nursery "Alice", London, 1890, original pictorial boards."CARROLL, Lewis" [i.e. Ch...

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam ... Reproduced from a manuscript written and illuminated by F. Sangorski and G. Sutcliffe, London, [1911], original picto...

LEE, Laurie (1914-97). Cider with Rosie, London, 1959, original buckram, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION.LEE, Laurie (1914-97).  Cider with Rosie. Lond...

ILLUSTRATED BOOKS - Victor ADAM (1801-[?]66). Alphabets et Chiffres Récréatifs, Paris, [c. 1834], 9 lithographed plates, original pictorial wrappe...

BANKS, Iain (1954-2013). The Wasp Factory, London, 1934, original cloth, dust-jacket. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION of the author's first book....