Printed Books & Manuscripts

Shakespeare (William) - The Works of Shakespear, edited by Alexander Pope , 6 vol., 2 engraved portraits, general title in red and black, little s...

[Swift (Jonathan)], "Lemuel Gulliver". - Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, vol.I only (of 2), 2 parts in one, first edition, Teeri...

Gay (John) - Fables, fifth edition, woodcut title vignette, engraved illustrations, woodcut decorations, for J. & R.Tonson and J.Watts , 1737; Vol...

Economics.- Child (Josiah) - A New Discourse of Trade, fourth edition, worming to lower margin of early ff., contemporary calf, for J.Hodges [ ], ...

Locke (John) - The Works..., 3 vol., fourth edition, engraved frontispiece portrait and facing dedication plate, 1p. advertisements, some foxing, ...

Fielding (Henry) - The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, 6 vol., second edition, with vol.I contents extended to c8 recto instead of errata leaf,...

The Works …A New Edition, edited by John Ozell, 5 vol (François) The Works A New Edition, edited by John Ozell, 5 vol., titles printed in red & bl...

Fielding (Henry) - Amelia, 4 vol., first edition , woodcut ornament on titles, 1p. advertisement at end of vol.II, some minor age-toning, contempo...

[Johnson (Samuel)] - The Rambler, 6 vol., first collected edition , second printing, some marginal browning but otherwise internally very good, vo...

[Richardson (Samuel)] - The History of Sir Charles Grandison. In a Series of Letters, 7 vol., third edition, minor browning to endpapers, otherwis...

English . Holy Bible , Containing the Old and New Testaments , 2 vol English . Holy Bible (The), Containing the Old and New Testaments , 2 vol., e...

Law.- Blackstone (William) - Law Tracts, 2 vol., folding engraved plate, browning to early ff., Oxford , 1762 § Gurney (T. & J.) Brachygraphy: or ...

West Indies.- [Campbell (John)] - Candid and Impartial Considerations on the Nature of the Sugar Trade, presentation copy from the author, ink ins...

[Goldsmith (Oliver)] - The Martial Review; or, A General History of the Late Wars, first edition , errata on verso of last f., followed by 2pp. ad...

Dermott (Laurence) - Ahiman Rezon, Or a help to all that are (or would be) Free and Accepted Masons, second edition, engraved frontispiece and tit...

Johnson (Samuel).- Shakespeare (William) - The Plays... to which are added Notes by Sam. Johnson, 8 vol., engraved portrait frontispiece, vol.II-V...

Walpole (Horace) - Anecdotes of Painting in England, 4 vol., and A Catalogue of Engravers, 5 vol. in total, second edition, engraved frontispiece,...

[Smollett (Tobias)] - The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle. In which are included, Memoirs of a Lady of Quality, 4 vol., third edition, contemporary...

Cervantes Saavedra (Miguel de) - The Life and Exploits Of the ingenious gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha, 4 vol., fourth edition translated by C...

Pope (Alexander) - The Works..., 9 vol., 24 engraved plates, contemporary mottled calf, worn, some spines cracked, for A.Millar [ ], 1766; and ano...

[Goldsmith (Oliver)] - The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale. Supposed to be Written by Himself, 2 vol., first edition , variant issue not called for by ...

[Mitchell (John)] - The Present State of Great Britain and North America, with regard to Agriculture, Population, Trade, and Manufactures, first e...

Otway (Thomas) - The Works..., 3 vol., engraved frontispiece portrait, vol.III with some browning, one gathering sprung, contemporary calf, stab h...

Minister for Moffat )] Characteristics of the Present Political State of... Minister for Moffat )] Characteristics of the Present Political State ...

Plutarch`s Lives, 6 vol., 6 engraved frontispieces, some offsetting (John & William, editors ) Plutarch`s Lives, 6 vol., 6 engraved frontispieces,...

Fielding (Henry) - The Works... with The Life of the Author A New Edition, 8 vol., engraved portrait frontispiece after William Hogarth, internall...

Hume (David) - The History of England, "New Edition", 8 vol., engraved frontispiece portrait, 5 vol. with half-title, contemporary mottled calf, s...

Shakespeare (William) - The Works..., edited by Lewis Theobald, 8 vol., engraved portrait of Shakespeare, engraved plates, contemporary mottled ca...

Chaucer (Geoffrey) - The Canterbury Tales, 5 vol. (including Glossary), contemporary polished calf, spines gilt, darkened slightly, 8vo, for T.Pay...

Gibbon (Edward) - The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 6 vol., first edition , [one of 500 copies], Rothschild`s first state w...

Smith (Adam) - An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, 2 vol., second edition, vol.2 with half-title as called for, both v...

Miscellaneous Works of the Late Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield (Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of ) Miscellaneous Works of the Lat...

[Burney (Francis)] - Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress, 5 vol., first edition , author`s Advertisement f. in vol.I, R8 blank in vol.V, a few gathe...

Gibbon (Edward) - The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire... A New Edition, 6 vol., first octavo edition of the first three volume...

Johnson (Samuel) - The Lives of the most eminent English Poets... `A New Edition, Corrected`, 4 vol., engraved portrait frontispiece by Trotter af...

Fielding (Henry) - The Works... with The Life of the Author A New Edition, 10 vol., engraved frontispiece to each vol., engraved portrait after Ho...

Johnson (Samuel).- Piozzi (Hesther Lynch) - Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. During the last twenty years of his life, first edition , ...

Burns (Robert) - Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, second (first Edinburgh) edition, first issue with "Boxburgh" for "Roxburgh" on p.xxxvii ...

Munro (Innes) - A Narrative of the Military Operations on the Coromandel Coast, additional engraved title with vignette, 9 folding engraved maps &...

Gibbon (Edward) - Miscellaneous Works..., 2 vol., first edition , silhouette portrait frontispiece, vol.II with errata/advertisement f., minor spo...

[Lewis (Matthew Gregor "Monk")] - The Monk: A Romance, 3 vol., first edition, first issue with horizontal chainlines and quotes above "In Three Vo...

Radcliffe (Ann) - The Italian, or the Confessional of the Black Penitents. A Romance, 3 vol., first edition , 3 or 4 ff. with small tear from lowe...

Scott Marmion, 1808; The Lay of The Last Minstrel…the eight edition with... Scott ( Sir Walter) Marmion, 1808; The Lay of The Last Minstrel the ei...

, The Workes] , first collected edition , edited by William Rastell ( Sir Thomas, Saint ), The Workes] , first collected edition , edited by Willi...

An exposicion of the kinges perogatiue collected out of the great... ( Sir William) An exposicion of the kinges perogatiue collected out of the gr...

Sutcliffe (Matthew) - De Vera Christ Ecclesia adversus Rob. Bellarminum, aliosque Sectae Jebusiticae Sodales, eorumque Errores & Haereses, 3 parts...

Bible, English . [The Holy Bible], lacking general title and half of woodcut... Bible, English . [The Holy Bible] , lacking general title and half...

Welsh . Y Bibl Cyssegr-lansef yr Hen Destament a`r Newydd Welsh . Y Bibl Cyssegr-lansef yr Hen Destament a`r Newydd , title in woodcut border, woo...

An Ordinance against Challenges, Duels, and all Prouocations Thereunto, 8pp An Ordinance against Challenges, Duels, and all Prouocations Thereunto...

Healths Improvement: or, Rules Comprizing and Discovering The Nature, Method Healths Improvement: or, Rules Comprizing and Discovering The Nature,...

Book of Common Prayer (The), and Administration of the Sacrements and other rites and Ceremonies of the Church together with The Psalter or Psalms...

Book of Common Prayer (The), and Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church , extra-illustrated with plates fro...

Jonson (Ben) - The Works..., first complete collected edition and third folio edition , engraved frontispiece portrait by Elder after Vaughan, wit...

[Swift (Jonathan)] - A Tale of a Tub... to which is added, An Account of a Battel between the Antient and Modern Books in St.James`s Library, 3 pa...

Gay (John) - Fables, 2 vol., first editions , titles with engraved vignette, vol.I with 51 engraved illustrations after Wootton and Kent, vol.II w...

Franklin (Benjamin) - The Works..., together with Essays Humorous, Moral, and Literary, Chiefly in the manner of the Spectator, 2 vol. in one, eng...

Ford (John) - The Dramatic Works..., 2 vol., edited by W. Gifford, first Gifford edition , Huth bookplate and another on front pastedowns, contemp...

Dickens (Charles) - [Christmas Books], 5 vol., comprising A Christmas Carol, first printing , second state, half-title printed in blue, title prin...

Leech (John).- A’Beckett (Gilbert Abbott) - The Comic History of England, first edition, in original 19/20 parts , 20 hand-coloured engraved plate...

], "Mr. M.A. Titmarsh ". [ Christmas Books ], 7 vol., comprising Mrs (William Makepeace)], "Mr. M.A. Titmarsh ". [ Christmas Books ], 7 vol., comp...