Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper

Sumerian Cuneiform Clay Tablet.- Revenue tablet, list of sheep, beams of timber, garden material etc., as rental, drawn up for incorporating in th...

Bible, New Testament. Single leaf from the gospel of St John, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, in a very small gothic bookhand, 35 line...

Book of Hours. Single leaf, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, in a large gothic bookhand, 18 lines, written in black ink, 1 2-line initi...

Book of Hours. Single leaf, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, in a large gothic bookhand, 12 lines, written in black ink, 1 2-line initi...

Innocent X (Pope, 1574-1655) Document conferring a degree of canon law on Count Virginius, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 8pp., in a fine Italic ...

Arabic .- [Arabic exercise book with a prayer at end], manuscript in Arabic, on paper, 31pp., in naskhi characters, 7 lines, ruled in red througho...

Turkish Manuscript.- Treatise on Language, Grammar, Logic and Religious Duties, composed for Mustafa Pasha, governor of Tripoli, manuscript in Tur...

Jane Austen's Family.- ?C[ooper] (E[dward], Rev., son of Gislingham Cooper of Phyllis Court, Henley, Oxon, rector of Whaddon, near Bath, later vic...

Jersey.- Campbell (John, Colonel, Commander-in-Chief of Jersey) Anecdotes Relative to the Island of Jersey 1767, manuscript, title and 55pp. exclu...

Cookery & other recipes.- [Collection of recipes], manuscript, c. 110pp., and 6pp. index at front, numerous other manuscript recipes loosely inser...

Jenner (Edward, surgeon and pioneer of smallpox vaccination, 1749-1823) Autograph Letter third person to Mr Long, 1p., 8vo, [London], Bond Street,...

Wordsworth (William, poet, 1770-1850) Autograph Letter signed to Basil Montagu in Bedford Square, 1p. with conjugate blank and address panel, 8vo,...

De Quincey (Thomas, essayist, 1785-1859) What is Theory?, autograph manuscript draft, 2pp., some ink stains, central fold, slightly browned, tippe...

Calligraphic Manuscript.- Vincent de Paul (Saint, French Catholic priest who dedicated himself to serving the poor, 1581-1660).- Benoît-Marie Lang...

Calligraphy & Private Press.- Hewitt (Graily, novelist and calligrapher, 1864-1952) Truth, calligraphic manuscript word "Truth" on a foliate backg...

Cicero (Marcus Tullius) Oratiuncule elegantiores ex diversis Marci Ciceronis epistolis..., collation: A-B4, title with large woodcut of teacher wi...

Gibbon (Edward).- [Ruscelli (Girolamo) & Giordano Ziletti, editors.] Delle Lettere di Principi..., 3 vol., collation: A6, A-Z, As-Ff8, Gg4; A6, A-...

Calligraphy.- Senault (Louis) Heures Nouvelles dediées a Madame la Dauphine, first issue with dedication and with head-piece of sirens on p.210 re...

[Perrault (Charles)] Labyrinte de Versailles, engraved additional pictorial title, title-vignette, plan and 40 full-page illustrations after Sebas...

Naval.- Duguay-Trouin (René) Memoires de Monsieur Du Guay-Trouin, Lieutenant General des Armées Navales de France, first Amsterdam edition, engrav...

Fénelon (François de Salignac de la Mothe) Les Aventures de Télémaque, Fils d'Ulysse, 2 vol., one of 350 copies on papier vélin, half-titles, engr...

Bodoni.- [Rossi (Giovanni Gherado de)] Scherzi Poetici e Pittorici, first edition, with original watercolour and goauche drawings for the pictoria...

Bury (Richard de, Bishop of Durham) Philobiblon...sive de amore librorum, et institutione bibliothecae..., [edited by Thomas James], collation: *4...

Massinger (Philip) The Unnaturall Combat. A Tragedie. The Scaene Marsellis...As it was presented by the Kings Majesties Servants at the Globe, [80...

Restoration Binding.- Brevint (Daniel) Missale Romanum, or the Depth and Mystery of Roman Mass..., first edition, contemporary ink signature of An...

Restoration Binding.- Bible, English. The Holy Bible containing the Old Testament and the New..., fine engraved architectural title by Chantry dat...

Rye House Plot.- Exact Account (An) of the Proceedings at the Old-Bayly...of the Tryal of the Lord Russel, William Hone Joyner, John Rouse, Captai...

Dorset, Beaminster Fire.- Strange News of a Most Dreadful Fire at Bedminster in Dorsetshire, broadside, 2pp., folds, slightly browned, [Wing S5914...

Dorset.- Beaminster Fire.- Charles II (King of England, Scotland and Ireland) Whereas we are credibly given to understand by a certificate... That...

Astrology.- The Infallible astrologer: or, Mr. Silvester Partrige's prophesie and predictions of what shall infallibly happen in, and about the Ci...

Calligraphy.- Seddon (John) and George Shelley. The Penman's Magazine: or, a New Copy-Book, of the English, French and Italian Hands, after the Be...

Binding.- Duelling.- Chishull (Edmund) Against Duelling. A Sermon preach'd before the Queen in the Royal Chapel at Windsor-Castle, on November the...

[?Kelly (John)] Pamela's Conduct in High Life..., 2 vol., first edition, vol.1 variant with p.xvi correctly numbered, woodcut of Star of David to ...

Bindings.- Leather wallet with flap and brass lock, black morocco attractively tooled in gilt with central lozenge of flowers, leafy sprays, crown...

London Low Life.- Cheats of London Exposed (The); or, the Tricks of the Town laid open to both Sexes..., 96pp., ?first edition, engraved frontispi...

London Nightlife.- Midnight Rambler (The); or, New Nocturnal Spy, for the Present Year, [4], 152pp., first edition, engraved frontispiece, cropped...

Sterne (Rev. Laurence) Letters...to his most intimate Friends, 3 vol., first edition, engraved frontispiece (cropped at foot with loss to imprint)...

Songs.- Smart (George, publisher) The Vocal Pocket Companion, being a new Collection of the most Favorite Catches, Cannons, Glees and Duetts, for ...

Coleridge (Samuel Taylor).- [Chatterton (Thomas)] Poems, supposed to have been written at Bristol, by Thomas Rowley...in the Fifteenth Century, la...

Chapbooks.- Garland of New Songs (A), 28 chapbooks, each 8pp., most single folded sheet, woodcut title-vignettes, unbound and uncut as issued, a l...

Dorset Executions.- An Account of The Behaviour and Execution of David Morgan & John Watkins Who were hung on the Drop at the Castle of Dorchester...

Dancing.- Wilson (Thomas) An Analysis of Country Dancing: wherein are displayed all the figures ever used in Country Dances... , first edition, ?l...

Tales of Terror; with an Introductory Dialogue..., second edition, folding hand-coloured etched frontispiece, additional vignette title and 2 fold...

Gambling etc.- Man of Fashion's Manual (The); containing Instructions and Rules for Games of Chance and Charioteering...By Sir Somebody Whipster, ...

Clare (John) Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery, second edition, without 4pp. advertisements at end, half-title with ink signature of H.M...

Lloyd (Charles) Poetical Essays on the Character of Pope, as a Poet and Moralist..., first edition, presentation copy from the author to Miss Wats...

[Hazlitt (William)] Liber Amoris; or, the New Pygmalion, first edition, half-title, engraved vignette title (browned), original cloth-backed board...

Execution Broadside.- Trial and Execution of Richard Gillam (The), for the Wilful Murder of Maria Bagnall, at Bath, c.505 x 355mm, 3 woodcuts depi...

Binding.- Goethe (Johann Wolfgang von) Auswahl von Goethes Lyrischen Gedichten, signed presentation copy from Robert S.Turner to Mrs. [Elizabeth J...

Bindings.- Phillips (Stephen) Poems, seventh edition, bound in dark green morocco, gilt, covers with double gilt ruled border with small red dots ...

Miniature Book.- Embroidered Binding.- Taylor (John, "the water poet") Verbum sempiternum [&] Salvator mundi, 2 parts in 1 bound back to back, the...

Miniature Books.- Bible, English. The Bible in Miniature, or a Concise History of the Old & New Testaments, engraved general title (second state w...

Miniature Book.- Etrennes aux Graces, ou les Proverbes de Cythère, engraved throughout including 8 full-page illustrations, very slightly cropped ...

Miniature Books.- Schloss's English Bijou Almanac for 1839 Poetically Illustrated by L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], 6 engraved portraits (Duchess...

Aikin (John) The Calendar of Nature; designed for the Instruction and Entertainment of Young Persons, first edition, ink notes in contemporary han...

NO RESERVE American.- Picture Book for Little Children (A), 24pp., woodcut title-vignette and 44 others, lightly browned, original stiff yellow wr...

[Bisset (James)] The Geographical Guide; a Poetical Nautical Trip round the Island of Great-Britain, first edition, engraved frontispiece, wood-en...

Botany.- Atkinson (Sarah) The Botanical Multiplication Table, engraved throughout with title and hand-coloured illustrations of flowers, lightly b...

Chapbooks.- Bishop & Co., publishers. A collection of 6 titles [The Death of Cock Robin; History of Little Jane; History of Lucy Gray; The Little ...

Crawhall (Joseph) Old Aunt Elspa's ABC, first edition, hand-coloured woodcut illustrations by the author throughout, 3pp. advertisements at end, o...