Fine Art Sale - Books, Maps & Manuscripts

Szarkowski, John. Ansel Adams at 100, first edition, plates, print in envelope loosely inserted, original cloth, slipcase, oblong folio, Boston: L...

Thames Cruise. An amateur photograph album documenting 'The Story of a Cruise from Windsor to Henley and back', c.1897, comprising 85 mounted albu...

TITANIC. "Titanic" Leaving Southampton on Her Maiden Voyage, a large early press photograph, titled on the mount and reverse, the mount chipped, w...

Aerial Warfare. Naval Air Service Training Manual, November 1914, plates, some folding, original cloth, slightly chipped at foot, 8vo, London: HMS...

Albums. Four blank scrap and photograph albums, one with elaborate chromolithographed borders, calf or morocco gilt, 4to, c.1880 (4)

The Art Journal, 1850-1853, including the Great Exhibition Supplement, 1851, together 4 volumes, wood-engraved illustrations, contemporary half ca...

H.H. Barnes, Esq. An archive of correspondence, legal documents, diaries and miscellaneous printed ephemera belonging to H.H. Barnes, c.1890-1930,...

Bengal. Estimate of the Probable Resources and Disbursements of the Bengal Government, from the 30th of April 1784 to the 1st of May 1785, four la...

The Holy Bible. Ornamented with Engravings by James Fittler from Celebrated Pictures by Old Masters, 3 volumes, engraved titles and 62 engraved pl...

A Bookbinder's Studio, comprising a cast iron book press on stand, a lying press, leather skins, marbled endpapers, a glue stove, endbands, a box ...

Browning, Robert. Poems... illustrations by Byam Shaw, contemporary half morocco gilt, top edge gilt, 8vo, London: George Bell & Sons, 1897, and 7...

Campbell, John. A Political Survey of Britain: being a Series of Reflections on the Situation, Lands, Inhabitants, Revenues, Colonies and Commerce...

Canziani, Estella. Costumes, moeurs and legendes de Savoie, tipped in coloured plates, original cloth, dust-jacket, 4to, Chambery: Librairie Darde...

Connaught Rangers. Historical Record of the Eigthy-eighth Regiment of Foot, or, Connaught Rangers, engraved title, hand-coloured lithographed fron...

Crooke, W. The Popular Religion and Folk-Lore of Northern India, 2 volumes, new edition, plates, original cloth, spines faded, 8vo, Westminster: ...

[Cundee, James.] The Thespian Dictionary or Dramatic Biography of the Present Age, second edition, engraved title and frontispiece, extra-illustra...

Encyclopaedia Britannica; or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, &c., 10 volumes, second edition, engraved plates, some spotting, contemporary calf, ...

The Engineer, volumes CLVII and CLVIII bound in 4 volumes, contemporary half roan stamped 'Office Reference Copy', folio, London, 1934

The Engineer, volumes XCV and XCVI bound in 2 volumes, contemporary half roan stamped 'Office Reference Copy', rubbed, London: Office for Publicat...

Fine Bindings, mostly nineteenth century literature and history, the majority in contemporary calf, tooled gilt, 8vo (31)

Forberg, Charles. Manual of Classical Erotology (De figuris Veneris), 2 volumes, number 67 of 100 copies only, half-titles, contemporary crimson h...

Foster, Joseph. The Royal Lineage of Our Noble and Gentle Families, Library Edition, contemporary half morocco, rubbed, 4to, London: Hatchards, 18...

Funerals. Morganti, Bento. Descripcao Funebre, das exequias, que a basilica Patriarchal de S. Maria dedicou a memoria do Fidelissimo Senhor del D....

[Glasse, Samuel] The Magistrate's Assistant; or, A Summary of those Laws, which immediately respect the Conduct of a Justice of the Peace... by a ...

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. Egmont, first edition, lacks all before title, somewhat browned, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 8vo, Leipzig: G.J. G...

Hallam, Henry. Introduction to the Literature of Europe, 3 volumes, fifth edition, 1873; A View of the State of Europe, 4 volumes including supple...

Joseph Palmer and Sons, stockbrokers. A late nineteenth century manuscript ledger of over 700 pages detailing the earliest transactions of the com...

Keltie, John S. A History of the Scottish Highlands, Highland Clans and Highland Regiments, 2 volumes, engraved portrait frontispiece, 32 mounted ...

Kippis, A. A Narrative of the Voyages Round the World performed by Captain James Cook, plates, contemporary calf gilt, 8vo, London: Bickers and So...

Larrey, Isaac de. Histoire d'Angleterre, d'Ecosse, et d'Irlande, 2 parts in one volume, title printed in red and black, some spotting, contemporar...

Marshall, James. Royal Naval Biography, 9 volumes, first edition, some spotting and browning, contemporary half calf, rubbed, volume one with spin...

Maspero, Gaston. The Passing of the Empires 850 B.C. to 330 B.C., plates and illustrations, contemporary half morocco gilt by Riviere and Son, all...

Miller, Philip. The Gardeners Kalendar, thirteenth edition, engraved frontispiece, 5 folding engraved plates, some spotting, contemporary panelled...

Mitford, William. The History of Greece, 10 volumes, some browning and spotting, contemporary polished mottled calf, spines tooled gilt in compart...

[Moore, Edward.] Fables for the Female Sex, fourth edition, engraved frontispiece, title vignette and 16 plates, contemporary mottled calf, rubbed...

Nelson, Horatio, Viscount. The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, 2 volumes, half-titles, some slight waterstaining, modern green half moroc...

Nottingham, Heneage Finch, Earl of. An Exact and most Impartial Accompt of the Indictment, Arraignment, Trial, and Judgment (according to Law) of ...

Parker, Harry. Mail and Passenger Steamships of the XIXth Century, first edition, coloured plates, untrimmed, original buckram, dust-jacket, sligh...

Pearse, Colonel, H.W. History of the East Surrey Regiment, 3 volumes, first edition, plates, original half morocco, rubbed, 4to, London: Medici So...

Pope, Alexander. The Works, 5 volumes, contemporary half morocco by Zaehnsdorf, 8vo, London: John Murray, 1871; and 12 others, finely bound (17)

Prout, Samuel. Illustrations of the the Continental Annual, for 1832, engraved title and 12 engraved plates, mounted proofs after letters, some sp...

Queen Victoria. The Form and Order of the Service that is to be performed and of the Ceremonies that are to be observed, in the Coronation of Her ...

Reid, Stuart, editor. The Prime Ministers of Queen Victoria, 9 volumes, each one of 250 numbered copies only, engraved portrait frontispieces on i...

Rosslyn, Earl of. The Gram, A Social Magazine founded by British Prisoners of War in Pretoria, facsimile edition, signed 'Rosslyn' and numbered 'N...

Rutherford, William. A View of Antient History, 2 volumes, folding engraved map, contemporary calf, 8vo, London: For the Author, 1788; O'Meara, Ba...

Selden, John. Titles of Honour, third edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, engravings in text, some spotting, contemporary calf, rebacked, rub...

Skelton, John. Charles I, half-title, plates, contemporary red half morocco by Morrell, top edge gilt, others uncut, 4to, London: Goupil & Co., 18...

Spineto, Marquis. Lectures on the Elements of Hieroglyphics and Egyptian Antiquities, first edition, half-title, 11 folding engraved plates, some ...

Tyrrell, Henry. The History of the War with Russia, 4 volumes bound in 2, engraved plates, some spotting, 4to, London Printing and Publishing Co.,...

Wharton, Edith. Italian Villas and their Gardens... illustrated with pictures by Maxfield Parrish, first edition, coloured plates, some spotting, ...

Robert Desmond Meikle was born on 18th May, 1923, in Newtownards, County Down, N.Ireland. His childhood in Ireland and his mother's love of natur...

Boate, Gerard. A Natural History of Ireland, in Three Parts, 11 engraved plates, some folding, leaf 'To the Reader' with lower margin cropped, aff...

Burmannus, Johannes. Thesaurus Zeylandicus, first edition, 2 parts in one volume, 100 engraved plates only, interleaved with blanks, waterstained,...

Dublin. Transactions of the Dublin Society, volumes 2-6 only, bound in 6 volumes, engraved plates and maps, many folding, a few early leaves in v...

[The Floral Magazine: Comprising Figures and Descriptions of Popular Garden Flowers], a collection of more than 170 hand-coloured lithographed pla...

Hamilton, William. Letters concerning the Northern Coast of the County of Antrim. Containing a Natural History of its Basaltes, first edition, fol...

Henrey, Blanche. British Botanical and Horticultural Literature before 1800, 3 volumes, first edition, plates, original cloth, 4to, Oxford: Univer...

Hogg, Thomas. A Practical Treatise on the Culture of the Carnation, sixth edition, 5 hand-coloured lithographed plates, some spotting, original cl...

Hudson, William. Flora Anglica; exhibens plantas per Regnum Britanniae, 2 volumes, second edition, contemporary tree calf, joints cracked, bookpla...

M'Calla, William. Algae Hibernicae, 2 volumes, 100 mounted specimens, original cloth, extremities faded, slightly affected by damp, spine of volum...