Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper

Gillray (James) The Caricatures of Gillray; with Historical and Political Illustrations..., bound from the parts with slip to subscribers regardin...

Laurie & Whittle (publishers) An Hieroglyphic Poetical Epistle, from [a Gentleman] to [a Lady]; The Answer, an Hieroglyphic Poetical Epistle, from...

Late-Georgian satirical prints.- [Fores (Samuel William, publisher and printseller, 1761-1838) and others]. Collector's folio album containing ove...

Macaroni fashion.- Darly (Matthew, c.1720-1780) The Extravaganza, or The Mountain Head Dress of 1776, etching with early hand-colouring in gouache...

Napoleonic satire.- Cruikshank (Isaac), after. John Bull shewing the Corsican Monkey!, original drawing after the etched caricature by Cruikshank,...

Napoleonic satire.- Cruikshank (Isaac, 1764-1811) Harlequin's last skip, Napoleon, dressed as Harlequin, but with enormous cocked hat and Hessian ...

Napoleonic satire.- Ward (Harry, active 1805-1810) John Bull's explosive bum (bomb) or a ducking for the French fleet in Basque roads, John Bull h...

Napoleonic satire.- Invasion satire.- Williams (Charles, d. 1838) The Coffin Expedition or Boney's Invincible Armada Half Seas Over, satire highli...

Napoleonic satire.- Roberts (Piercy, publisher) An English bull dog and a Corsican blood hound, early printing before Thomas Tegg scored through R...

Newton (Richard, 1777-1798), attributed to. More Visitors to John Bull, or the Assess'd Taxes!!!; A Visitor to John Bull for the Year 1799, or, Th...

Dürer (Albrecht, 1471-1528) The Small Fortune, engraving, a good Meder c impression, on laid paper affixed to card support, sheet 121 x 66 mm. (4 ...

Dürer (Albrecht, 1471-1528) The Whore of Babylon, from The Apocalypse, woodcut, without Latin text verso, on laid paper without watermark, sheet 3...

PLEASE NOTE: the description of this lot has changedDürer (Albrecht, 1471-1528) Hercules conquering Cacus (Hercules conquering the Molionide twins...

Dürer (Albrecht, 1471-1528) The Holy Family with three hares, woodcut, a later Meder h impression on laid paper with watermark of IHS with a cross...

Callot (Jacques, 1592-1635) Les Grandes Misères de la Guerre, the complete set of 18, including title, etchings, a fine and early uniform set, the...

Tapestry.- Flemish School (early 18th century) Boreas Abducting Orithyia, oil on copper, scratched date verso of '1725' alongside further indistin...

Oxford.- Vertue (George, 1684-1756) [Canterbury Quad of St John's College, with Dr Sherard on the left beside Oxonia], presentation copy without l...

NO RESERVE William Hogarth.- Ross (Thomas, active c. 1730-1757), Manner of. Figure studies, pen and grey ink with monochrome wash over traces of p...

The Sheridan Sisters, or "Three Graces".- English School (19th century) Portrait of Three Women, traditionally understood to be The Honourable Mrs...

Palmer (Samuel, 1805-1881) The Skylark, etching, a clean impression of the completed image with the plate number '17' below, on thick ivory wove p...

Palmer (Samuel, 1805-1881) Christmas - folding the last sheep (from Samuel Palmer A Memoir), etching on japan, an excellent "proof" impression, pr...

Palmer (Samuel, 1805-1881) The Herdsman's Cottage, etching on cream laid paper without watermark, a good impression of the published state, platem...

Bristol.- Jackson (Samuel, 1794-1869) View of the Avon Gorge from Clifton Downs, with Brunel's suspension bridge under construction, oil on board,...

Bristol.- Sandby (Paul, 1731-1809), attributed to. View from Kings Weston Estate looking towards Penpole Point and Lodge, the River Avon and Sever...

Cambridgeshire.- Costumes of the Members of the University of Cambridge (The), 44 hand-coloured engraved costumes on 23 pages, folding concertina ...

Dorset.- Lyme Regis.- Roberts (George) The History of Lyme-Regis..., list of subscribers, errata leaf, 2 folding lithographed views, original boar...

Dorset.- Pouncy (J.) Dorsetshire Photographically Illustrated, Parts 1 & 2 only (of 4) in 1 vol., lithographed title and 39 tinted photolithograph...

Lake District.- Wordsworth (William) & others. A Complete Guide to the Lakes..., edited by the publishers, 3 engraved views, 5 cross-sections, fol...

Somerset.- Buckler (John Chessell, British artist and occasional architect, 1770-1851) West View of Brympton House, Somersetshire, The Seat of the...

Australia.- Tetley (Captain Joseph Swabey, Colonial naval officer and artist, 1778-1828), attributed to. Album of 12 drawings of Australian Aborig...

Canada.- Baker (Lt. Col. Sir Edward), Circle of. An Eye Sketch of the Fall of Niagara, manuscript plan centred on the Horseshoe Falls and Goat Isl...

Germany.- [Voddigel (J.S.) & F.C.Klimsch.] [Album von Wiesbaden], suite of 10 engraved views, all finely hand-coloured and heightened with gum ara...

Indian Ocean.- Leguat (François) A New Voyage to the East-Indies...Containing their Adventures in two Desart Islands...Maurice Island, Batavia, at...

Italy.- [?Ferrari (Filippo)] Costumi di Roma e di altri Paesi dello Stato Pontificio, etched and hand-coloured throughout with pictorial title & 3...

North America.- Domenech (Abbé Emmanuel) Seven Years' Residence in the Great Deserts of North America, 2 vol., folding hand-coloured engraved map,...

Voyages.- Lowther (Rear Admiral Marcus, 1820-1908) An album of 166 original watercolours and drawings made on voyages between 1842 and 1853, inclu...

Birds.- Seebohm (Henry) The Geographical Distribution of the Family Charadriidae, or the Plovers, Sandpipers, Snipes..., first edition, second iss...

Birds.- Strickland (H. E.) and A. G. Melville. The Dodo and its Kindred, first edition, list of subscribers, 18 lithographed plates, 2 hand-colour...

E[velyn] (J[ohn]) Acetaria. A Discourse of Sallets, first edition, ruled in red throughout, folding table of blanched and unblanched salad greens,...

Jenner (Edward).- Salisbury (William) Hints addressed to Proprietors of Orchards..., first edition, half-title, 2 folding engraved plates, Edward ...

Livestock.- Lambert (James) The Country-Man's Treasure, woodcut frontispiece of cow, sheep and hog, with additional variant title, 3pp. advertisem...

Wood.- [Seligmann (Johann Michael)] Icones lignorum exoticorum et nostratium germanicorum ex arboribus, arbusculis et fructibus..., Parts I & II o...

Andalus de Nigro. Opus astrolabii, first and only edition, collation: [1-210], 19 of [20] leaves, lacking final blank leaf, text in single column,...

Incunabula.- Haebler (Konrad) West-European Incunabula. 60 Original Leaves from the presses of the Netherlands, France, Iberia and Great Britain, ...

Palude (Petrus de) Sermones Thesauri novi de sanctis, collation: a-b6 c-q8.6 r-t6 v8 x-z6 A-O8.6 P-Q6, double column, 264 ff., 53 lines and headli...

Byart (Nicolaus de ) Dictionarius pauperum omnibus predicatoribus pernecessarius, collation: a-p8 q4, 123 ff., double column, Gothic letter, title...

Duelling.- Puteo (Paris de) Duello, libro de re, imperatori, principi, signori, gentilhomini..., collation: A-T8 (lacking A8 and T8, ?blank), fine...

Duelling.- Muzio (Girolamo) Il duello del Mutio iustinopolitano, con le risposte cavalleresche, 2 parts in 1, collation: *8 A-Z AA-EE8, title with...

Troubadours.- Nostredame (Jean de) Les vies des plus celebres et anciens poetes provensaux, collation: A-R8, woodcut head-pieces and decorative in...

Pillone binding.- Tomai (Tommaso) Historia di Ravenna, collation: †4, 2†2, A-Z4, Aa-Dd4, Roman and italic type, woodcut arms of Pope Gregory XIII ...

Dance.- Caroso (Fabrizio) Il Ballarino, first edition, 2 parts in 1, collation: A-F4; a-z4, Aa-Zz4, †4, Roman and italic type, title with woodcut ...

Pantaleon (Heinrich) Militaris Ordinis Iohannitarum, Rhodiorum, aut Melitensium Equitum, first edition, woodcut printer's device on title, woodcut...

NO RESERVE Dutch East Indies Broadside.- Spice wars.- A. De Moordery, Massacren in Wreetheden, der Nederlanders teghens de Engelsche begaen tot Am...

Cluverius (Philippus) Introductionis in Universam Geographiam, engraved title with bookplate to verso, 38 folding engraved maps and 3 folding plat...

Binding.- L'Office de la Quinzaine de Pasque, Latin-François, a l'usage de Rome et de Paris, double column, title with woodcut arms, the odd insta...

Montesquieu (Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de) Le Temple de Gnide, 'nouvelle édition', finely engraved throughout, frontispiece, pictorial titl...

Molière (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin de) Oeuvres, avec des remarques grammaticales, des avertissements et des observations sur chaque pièce par M. Bret...

Bindings.- Regnard (Jean-François) Oeuvres, 4 vol., half-titles, engraved portrait frontispiece, 12 engraved, of which 9 by Vignet, Croutelle, Hal...

University of Copenhagen.- Baden (Jacob, editor) Kjobenhavns Universitets-Journal udgiven ved Professor Jac. Baden, 9 vol. in 27 parts, a complete...

Towards a universal written language.- Maimieux (Joseph de) Pasigraphie, premiers élémens du nouvel art-science d'écrire et d'imprimer en une lang...