Books & Works on Paper

Maps.-Thomas (R.H.) India Showing Railways open and under construction on 31st March 193380x105 cm, 32 panels on cloth, hand coloured, red cloth c...

Miscellaneous prints & maps.-A collection of 20, including:Williams (Revd. C., after) & Stadler (I. C., engraver) The Pharos at Alexandria, hand-c...

Stein (Sir Aurel)Innermost Asia.Detailed Report of Explorations in Central Asia, Kan-su and Eastern Iran. 4 vol., first edition, limited to 500 co...

Wathen (James) Journal of a Voyage, in 1811 and 1812, to Madras and China; Returning by the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena, First Edition, 24 aq...

Arrowsmith (Aaron) Outlines of the Physical and Political Divisions of South AmericaSecond edition, in six sheets, each engraved map mounted on cl...

Arrowsmith (John)Map of Jamaica,12 sections, folding lithograph map in colour, laid-down on linen, original covers, printed paper label, Edward S...

BrazilHutchinson (H.N.), Gregory (J.W.), Lydekker (R.) The Living Races of Mankind2 vols in one; comprehensibly illustrated; green Morocco, gilt s...

Central and South AmericaSavage-Landor (A. Henry) Across Unknown South AmericaFirst edition, 2 vols, illustrated throughout with black and white p...

Coello (Francisco) Isla de CubaLithograph folding map, including several plans and descriptions, consisting of 32 leaves, 210x135 mm each, in clot...

Juan (George), Ulloa (Antonio de) A Voyage to South AmericaFirst English edition, 2 vols; 7 engraved plates and maps (6 folding); half calf, marbl...

MexicoA collection of 10 volumes, including:Byam, W.W. A Sketch of the State of Chiapas, Mexico.Illustrated throughout, light green paper binding ...

Penafiel (Antonio)Nombres Geograficos de Mexico Catálogo Alfabético de los Nombres de Lugar Pertenecientes al Idioma "Nahuatl" Estudio Jeroglífico...

Robertson (William) The History of AmericaComplete set of 3 vols, containing 5 foldout maps and illustrations; calf, gilt boards, spine also gilt,...

Salas (Miguel) Atlas de la Republica Mexicana24 hand-drawn, coloured maps of South America, handwritten title page in brown ink, autographed; Toma...

Solis (Antoine de) Histoire de la conqueste du Mexique2 vols. Illustrated with 12 inserted plates, lacking 1 foldout map and 1 foldout illustratio...

Solis (Antoine de) Histoire de la conquête du Mexique, ou de la Nouvelle EspagneFirst French edition, lacking title page, with the complete 12 eng...

Solís y Rivadeneira (Antonio de) Historia de la Conquista de Mexico.First Edition of Solís y Rivadeneira’s account of Cortez’s conquest in Mexico;...

Ward (Henry George) Mexico in 1827 his majesty's charge d'affaires in that country during the years 1825, 1826, and in part of 1827First edition, ...

Willis (N.P.) American Scenery; or Land, Lake and River. Illustrations of transatlantic nature.2 vols, Illustrated by W. H. Bartlett; falf black c...

Aeronautics.-La Vaulx (Compte de), Tissander (Paul), Dollfus (Charles) L'Aeronautique des origines à 1922First edition, limited edition number 254...

Hodgson (James) A System of the MathematicsFirst edition; 2 vols, 16 engraved foldout plates, numerous in-text diagrams (ESTC T111825); calf, doub...

Wormald (Thomas)A Series of Anatomical Sketches and Diagrams,26 engraved diagrams, contemporary calf, crudely rebacked and cornered, masking tape ...

Blome (Richard)The Gentleman's Recreation,3 parts in 1 vol., second edition, engraved additional title and 80 plates, 3 folding, contemporary poli...

Darwin (Charles)The Origin of Species,Sixth edition, with additions and corrections to 1872, folding table, original green cloth, contemporary ins...

Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection London,fifth edition, tenth thousand, half-title, folding lithographic pla...

Gerard (John)The Herball Historie of Plantes, edited and enlarged by Thomas Johnson, second edition, Johnson's first edition, errata present, engr...

Hopwood (Arthur Tindell).Fossil Elephant Teeth from India.Original Mss and artwork 1921a collection of 4 files with typed manuscripts and copies o...

[Markham (Gervase)].A Way To Get Wealth: Containing sixe Principall Vocations or Callings, in which every good Husband or House-wife may lawfully ...

Maund (B.) & Niven (J. C., ed.) The Botanic Garden, 6 volumes, second edition, 250 hand-coloured plates, arranged 5 to a page, very slight and occ...

Morris (F.O)A History of British Butterflies, fourth edition, 74 plates, all but two coloured, original blue gilt decorated cloth, rubbed and reca...

Natural History.-Hulme (F. Edward) Familiar Wild Flowers, First Series with Coloured PlatesComplete set of 8 vols; inscribed on first free endpape...

Natural History.-Straus-Durckheim (Hercule) Anatomie Descriptive et Comparative du Chat, Atlas vol. only, 25 engraved plates, some heavy spotting,...

Parkinson (John)Paradisi in Sole Paradissus Terrestri..., woodcut allegorical title of the Garden of Eden by A. Switzer, a German artist living in...

Payne-Gallwey (Sir Ralph)The Book of Duck Decoys,first edition, 16 coloured lithographs, text-figures, some foxing, original decorated green clot...

Paroissien ElzevirRite Romain, bound in full dark green morocco with fleur-de-lys metal decorations to upper cover, decorative end-papers, a.e.g....

Bindings.- English LiteratureA large collection of 66 volumes, including:Staunton (Howard, ed.) The Plays of Shakespeare, 3 vols., First edition t...

Bindings.- French LiteratureA collection of 70 volumes, including:Rousseau (Jean-Jacques) Oeuvres complètes avec des notes historiques, 12 vols. i...

Bindings.- Gibbon (Edward) The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, new edition, 12 vol., engraved, 3 folding maps, 2 maps torn wi...

Bindings.- Gisborne (Thomas) Sermons, 2 vol., occasional light spotting and browning, contemporary calf, lettering pieces to spines, boards rubbed...

Bindings.- Jones (Sir William) The Works of Sir William Jones, first edition, 13 vol., 51 plates (5 double sided) of 66, only, 2 frontispiece port...

Bindings.- Natural History and other miscellaneous Jung-Stilling (Johann Heinrich) & Jackson (Samuel) Theory of Pneumatology…, First English editi...

Bindings.- Plutarch’s Lives, 6 vol., 6 plates, occasional light spotting, light worming to blank margin, contemporary calf, lettering pieces to gi...

Bindings.- PoetryA large collection of 58 volumes, including:Pope (Alexander) The Works… in Six Volumes Complete with his Last Corrections, Additi...

Bindings.- ReligionA collection of 32 volumes, including:Venn (Rev. John, M. A. Rector of Clapham) Sermons, 3 vols., J. Hatchard, 1814 - 18;Chalme...

Bindings.-Surtees (Robert Smith) The Works, 6 vols., lacking Hillingdon Hall, colour plates, half morocco gilt by Bayntun Riviere, spines gilt in ...

Bindings.- World HistoryA large collection of 80 volumes, including: Rollin (M.) The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians…, 6 vols., si...

[Chivers Bindery]La Fontaine, A Hundred Fables, Illustrated by Percy J. Billinghurst,first edition, illustrated throughout, velluscent binding pro...

Eliot (George) The Works…, 20 vols., Cabinet Edition, some spotting, contemporary half calf, spine gilt-tooled with morocco labels, worn, Edinburg...

Lytton (Lord Edward George Bulwer)[The Works], 32 vol., Edition Deluxe, number 104 of 500, half-titles, lithographed frontispieces, vignette title...

Scott (Sir Walter) Waverley Novels, 41 vols. only, including ‘Novels and Tales’; ‘Historical Romances’; ‘Novels and Romances’; ‘Tales and Romances...

A pair of manuscript recipe booksFirst volume made up of two bound parts: 26 leaves on bartering, loss & gain, etc., signed ‘Hannah Shipley’; foll...

Banks (Joseph)[Perry (James), attributed to]Mimosa: or, the Sensitive Plant; a Poem.Dedicated to Mr. Banks, and Addressed to Kitt Frederick, Dutch...

[Burton (Richard)]Democritus JuniorThe Anatomy of Melancholy,2 vol., twelfth edition corrected, contemporary calf rubbed, red leather lettering la...

Childish (Billy) A collection of 7 poetry titles, including:Paraffin Van, number 66 of 200 copies, blackheath books, Narberth, 2011; with 2 duplic...

Collection of Sermons given at Coronations and events.-John Lord Archbishop of York: A Sermon Preach’e at the Coronation of Queen Anne….Westminste...

Cook (William) The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D., with Occasional Remarks on his WritingsLacking portrait frontispiece; calf, rebacked, red morocco...

Cutler (Ivor) A collection including:A Flat Man, drawing by the author to the half title and signed to the title page, Arc Publications, 1998 repr...

Defoe (Daniel) Observations on the Fifth Article of the Treaty of Union, humbly offered to the Consideration of the Parliament, relating to Foreig...

Dell (William)The Tryal of Spirits both in Teachers and Hearers,third edition, contemporary calf, spine worn with loss, rubbed, manuscript ownersh...

Dickens (Charles) The Works…, 30 vol., Edition De Luxe, number 321 of 1,000 sets, numerous mounted plates on india paper, after Robert Seymour, Ha...