Books & Works on Paper

Conchology.- - [Mayo ] Conchology [Lessons on Shells…], manuscript, 34pp [Mayo (Elizabeth, educational reformer and evangelical writer, sister ...

South Africa.- - [Burke ] Journal of the Voyage from London to the Cape of Good Hope [Burke (Joseph, botanist, under gardener and collector of ...

Henry Van der Weyde (1838-1924) - Queen Alexandra albumen print, signed and dated 1895 by Queen Alexandra in lower margin, with extensive inscr...

Bible, - English . [The Epistles and Gospelles with a brief postil vpon the... English . [The Epistles and Gospelles with a brief postil vpon ...

Duaren (François) - De sacris ecclesiae ministeriis ac beneficiis libri VIII De sacris ecclesiae ministeriis ac beneficiis libri VIII, 2 parts...

Bible, - English . The Holy Bible , 2 parts in one English . The Holy Bible , 2 parts in one, general title in woodcut border, double colu...

Society of Antiquaries. - Vetusta Monumenta: Quae ad rerum Britannicarum..., vol.I-V in 3 plus part of vol.VI-VII (comprising plates 40-48 for vo...

Segar (Sir William) and Joseph Edmondson. - Baronagium Genealogicum, or the Pedigrees of the English Peers , 6 vol. including supplement, 6 engr...

Lambe (Robert) - The History of Chess, Together with short and plain Instructions by which any one may easily play at It without the help of a Te...

A bronze bust of the young Napoleon, with marble socle and lacuered brass base, chip to head of base, c.365x155mm., [early 19th century].

Napoleon.- Waterloo - Battle of Waterloo … with circumstantial details Battle of Waterloo (The) with circumstantial details, previous and aft...

Chiantore (Stefano, fl. 1772-1849) - Portrait of Napoleon Buonaparte oil on canvas, signed and dated 1803 on reverse, 75 x 56 cm. (29 1/2 x 22 i...

A French white porcelain and gilt Sevres-style plate of Napoleonic interest, probably Limoges, in the manner of a Sevres plate from an Imperial ...

Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Isabey (1767-1855) - Portrait of Napoleon, head and shoulders in imperial robes possibly after the painting by Gérard...

Edward Purcell (fl. 1810-1830) - Portrait of Napoleon I at Saint Helena, standing full-length watercolour, heightened with white, over traces of...

Napoleon.- - Bust portrait of Napoleon stipple-engraving, with hand-colouring, 11.5 x 9 cm. (4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in), oval ; together with a bone pro...

Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Isabey (1767-1855) - Portrait of Queen Hortense, daughter of Josephine Bonaparte Portrait of Queen Hortense, daughte...

Gillray (James) - Metallic-Tractors, social satire on patented quackery, in this case an invention by Benjamin Perkins of Connecticut advertised ...

Cruikshank (George) - Original composition for a social satire, depicting a soldier linking arms with an old crone, watched by onlookers as they ...

L'Imagerie d'Epinal.- - a good group of c.100 prints depicting various events and battles... a good group of c.100 prints depicting various even...

Sloane (William Milligan) - Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, 8 vol., colour frontispieces, plates including colour, extra-illustrated with c.500...

Pepys (Samuel) - Memoirs... comprising his diary from 1659 to 1669, deciphered by the Rev. John Smith from the original short-hand ms. in the Pep...

Dickens (Charles) - A Christmas Carol, second edition, half-title, title printed in red and blue, hand-coloured etched frontispiece and 3 plates...

Early Aviation.- - A collection of magic lantern slides on the history of flight, set of 50 numbered slides, each 82 x 82mm., captioned in white...

History of Little Goody Two-Shoes (The), otherwise called Mrs. Margery Two-Shoes, wood-engraved frontispiece and 32 vignette illustrations, som...

Myriorama, a Collection of Many Thousand Landscapes designed by Mr. Clark , 16 cards each with an aquatint scene coloured by hand, very occasiona...

Brabazon (Hercules Brabazon) - Samuel Johnson, watercolour and bodycolour over pencil, 297 x 225mm., signed with initials lower left, laid on ca...

Bruyère (Marie Louise) - Album of original Bruyère Couture fashion designs, 36 pre-war and 21 post-war elegant ladies' fashion designs for dresse...

Calligraphy.- Santerini (Biagio and Costantino) - La Moderna Coltura Calligrafica, 21 (of 26) plates including title, engraved by Raffaele Radi...

Galerie des Modes et Costumes Français dessinés d'après nature 1778-1787, edited by Émile Lévy, 4 vol., reprint with Preface by Paul Cornu, ha...

Journal des Dames et des Modes, 2 vol., for 1825 and 1827, 176 hand-coloured engraved fashion plates, contemporary calf, backstrips worn at he...

Lace Sample Book.- - [Continental lace samples], 240 pages of numerous continental lace samples, some in silver and gilt, sometimes embroidered ...

Maritime.- Baugean (Jean-Jerome) - Collection de Toutes les Espèces de Bâtimens de Guerre et de Bâtimens Marchands qui naviguent sur l'Océan et d...

Tinsel Pictures.- - The Royal Champion with the Cup; St. David of Wales; Mr Freer as... The Royal Champion with the Cup; St. David of Wales; Mr...

[Colin (Anais) & L.Marin.] - [Portraits d'Acteurs et d'Actrices dans différents roles], no title or text as issued, 68 hand-coloured lithograp...

Cuvilliés (François) - [Collected Works, Second Series], 60 engraved plates only (of 160) comprising: Part 1.A. Morceaux de Caprice a divers u...

Goya y Lucientes (Francisco de) - Que viene el Coco; Aquellos polbos; Quien mas rendido?; Porque esconderlos? plates 3, 23, 27 and 30, respective...

Goya y Lucientes (Francisco de) - Old Man on a Swing, or Viejo columpiándose, etching with aquatint, 185 x 120mm., a rust spot at upper right p...

Goya y Lucientes (Francisco de) - Que Guerrero! Una Reina del Circo; Otras Leyes por el Pueblo; Lluvia de Toros, the 4 supplementary plates for L...

Landi (Gaetano) - Architectural Decorations: A Periodical Work of Original Designs Invented from the Egyptian, the Greek, the Roman, the Etruscan...

Roberts (David), After. - Departure of the Israelites from Egypt, mezzotint by John P. Quilley, image 470 x 710mm., dedication to Baron Northwic...

Roberts (David) After. - The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans under the Command of Titus, AD 70, lithograph printed in colours a...

Widener Collection.- Clayton (Edward) - French Engravings of the Eighteenth Century in the Collection of Joseph Widener, Lynnewood Hall, 4 vol., ...

Barth (Henry) - Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: being a Journal of an Expedition 1849-1855, 5 vol., mixed English edition,...

Burton - The Nile Basin, first edition, half-title, 3 maps, 4pp ( Sir Richard Francis) The Nile Basin, first edition, half-title, 3 map...

Speke (John Hanning) - Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile, first edition , 2 engraved portraits, 2 maps (one printed in red a...

Speke (John Hanning) - What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile, first edition, half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece, 2 maps (one ...

America.- Burr (David H.) - An Atlas of the State of New York. Containing a Map of the State and of the Several Counties, [third edition], engr...

Ravi Varma Press.- - Islamic poster depicting Mecca, oleograph, old folds a little faded, some light staining, mounted, Malavi, India, n.d. [c...

Ravi Varma Press.- - 'Dul Dul' [Zuljanah], Islamic poster of Prophet Hussein's Horse/Mule , oleograph, some light surface scratches, borders trim...

Jerusalem.- - [Bayt al-Muqaddas], chromolithograph depicting holy site in Jerusalem, some staining to top-right hand margin, some small closed t...

Sufi Shrines.- - Nagaur Sharif, chromolithograph, ?early impression of image without the banner between the lights in the foreground, a little f...

Sri Lanka.- - Pilgrimage to Adam's Peak, chromolithpgraph of the muslim pilgrimage to Adam's Peak in Sri Lanka, central image of mountain and su...

Kalighat school.- - Group of 7 Kalighat paintings, gouache on paper, some light staining and surface soiling, particularly affecting margins, ea...

Qur'an.- - [18th cent. Indo-Persian Qur'an], Arabic manuscript in black naskh, 11 lines, leaves double-ruled in red, surah headings in red, lack...

Atlas.- D'Anville (J.B.B.) - [Composite Atlas], manuscript contents leaf headed 'Table de l'Atlas de Mr. Danville', and 46 single, double and fol...

Australia.- Philip - The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay , second edition ( Captain Arthur) The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Bo...

China.- Helman (Isidore Stanislas Henri) - Faits Memorables des Empereurs de la Chine, engraved throughout with title, dedication with hand-colo...

Europe.- Lanté (L.M.), G.J.Gatine - [ & Pierre de La Mésangère]. Costumes des Femmes de Hambourg, du Tyrol [ & Pierre de La Mésangère]. Co...

France.- Brion de la Tour (Louis) - and Louis Charles Desnos . Coup d’oeil general sur la France… pour... and Louis Charles Desnos . Coup d oe...