Books, Maps, Prints & Manuscripts

Breeches Bible The Holy Bible. Printed by Christopher Barker in Pater noster Rowe, at the Signe of the Tygres head, [1577, no main title, dated fr...

Breeches Bible The Bible, that is the Holy Scriptures conteined in the Olde and New Testament. OT: Imprinted at London by the Deputies of Christop...

Breeches Bible The Bible, that is The holy Scriptures conteined in the Olde and Newe Testament. OT: Imprinted at London by the Deputies of Christo...

Breeches Bible The Holy Bible. Printed by Robert Barker, [1606, lacking OT title, dated from NT, n.d. colophon]. With Sternhold and Hopkins. Print...

Breeches Bible The Holy Bible. [Printed by Robert Barker, 1608, no title to OT or NT, using Concordances imprint]. 8vo, original calf, boards with...

The Holy Bible [KJV]. ?Robert Barker and Assignes of John Bill, 1634 (no title-page vide infra). Folio, full calf; head- and tail-pieces, decorat...

The Holy Bible [KJV] with the Book of Common Prayer. Imprinted at London by Robert Barker…and the Assignes of John Bill, 1642. With Sternhold: Pri...

The Holy Bible [KJV] bound after The Book of Common Prayer and before Sternhold and Hopkins, The Whole Booke of Psalmes. BCP: John Bill and Christ...

The Holy Bible [KJV] Containing the Old and New Testament. Printed by Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb deceas'd, 1698, NT, 1699. ...

Baskerville (John) The Holy Bible containing the Old Testament and the New Translated out of the Original Tongues, Cambridge: Printed by John Bask...

D'Oyly (Revd George) and Mant (Revd Richard) (eds) The Holy Bible, According to the Authorized Version; with Notes, Explanatory and Practical. Oxf...

Three 19th Century Bibles Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press by Samuel Collingwood and Co., 1823. Stereotype Edition. 8vo, full calf, morocco ...

BCP Book of Common Prayer. Sold by Thomas Guy at the Oxford Armes On the West side of the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, [16]87 (87 etched onto title...

BCP Book of Common Prayer. Printed by Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, deceas'd, 1706 with Sternhold and Hopkins, Printed by Tho...

Gregory XIII Corpus Juris Canonici and Gregory IX, Decretales. Coloniae Munatianae : sumptibus fratrum Detournes, 1779. Folio (2 vols). Full calf,...

Venerable Bede Historiae Ecclesiasticae Gentis Anglorum, Libri Quinque. Cambridge University Press, 1722. Folio, contemporary Cambridge-style calf...

Beze, Theodore de Poemata varia. Geneva: J Stoer, 1599. 12mo, full contemporary calf; pp. xx, 207; 41 woodcuts to text, four woodcut borders, head...

Sall (Andrew) True Catholic and Apostolic Faith maintain'd in the Church of England, Oxford: Printed at the Theater, 1676. 8vo, full contemporary ...

Brooks, Thomas. A Cabinet of Choice Jewels or A Box of Precious Ointment. Glasgow: Printed by J. Mennons for George Beaton, 1786. 8vo, full calf. ...

Theology de la Flechere, John. Posthumous Pieces. G. Paramore, 1794. 8vo, full calf. More, Hannah. Sacred Dramas. T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1815. 1...

Horne, Rev Thomas Hartwell; Finden, W. and E. (illus) Landscape Illustrations of the Bible consisting of Views of the Most Remakable Places mentio...

Of Plymouth Brethren interest: 'Book of Revelations', a large panoramic scroll painting on cloth illustrating biblical end of days, painted by Art...

Sweynheim, Conrad; Pannartz, Emmanuel Single leaf from Sermones et Epistulae of Leo I c.1470. Sweynheim and Pannartz were German emigres working i...

Gregorian Chant Tradent enim vos in conciliis. [nd, likely 13th/14th c.]. Six lines of text written on vellum in textura bookhand between six line...

Cecil, Theophania The Psalms and Hymn Tunes used at St John's Chapel, Bedford Row. Printed for the Author, 1814. 4to, half leather over mottled bo...

Westlake (Herbert Francis) Westminster Abbey, 1923, Philip Allan & Co. London, two volumes, blue cloth boards; with eight other titles on medieval...

[Maillet (Benoit de)] Telliamed, or Discourses between an Indian Philosopher and a French Missionary. Printed for T. Osborne, in Gray's-Inn, 1750....

[Wilkins, John] The Discovery of a World in the Moone. Or, A Discourse Tending to Prove that 'tis probable there may be another Habitable World in...

le Bovier de Fontenelle, Bernard Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes. Amsterdam: Pierre Mortier, [c.1694]. 12mo, full early calf; folding front...

Huygens, Christian The Celestial Worlds Discover'd: or Conjectures Concerning the Inhabitants, Plants and Productions of the Worlds in the Planets...

Signed official Nasa publicity photographs for Apollos VII, VIII, XII, XVI and XVII, and a space shuttle crew. These include the first and last mi...

Smart, John Tables of Time Calculated for Two Hundred Years…Printed for the Author, 1710. 16mo, full leather; eng. vignette to title. Upper joint...

Long, Roger Astronomy in Five Books. Cambridge: Printed for the Author, 1742-64. 4to (2 vols). Full early tree calf, spines gilt in compartments, ...

GWJ [Gibbs Walker Jordan] The Observations of Newton Concering the Inflections of Light; Accompanied by other observations differing from his and ...

Boyle, Robert Hydrostatical Paradoxes Made out by New Experiments (For the most part Physical and Easie). Oxford: Printed by William Hall, for Ric...

Darwin, Erasmus A Plan for the Conduct of Female Education in Boarding Schools. Derby: Printed by J. Drewry; For J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-yar...

Buffon, Georges Louis Marie Leclerc, comte de Histoire Naturelle, Generale et Particuliere and Mineraux and Oiseaux and Quadrupede. Paris: Aux Deu...

Plinius Secundus (Gaius) Caii Plinii Secundi Historiae Naturalis Libri XXXVII, Quos Interpretatione et Notis Illustravit Joannes Harduinus e Socie...

Tyson, Edward Orang-Outang, Sive Homo Sylvestris or, the Anatomy of a Pygmie Compared with that of a Monkey, an Ape, and a Man. Printed for Thomas...

A Country Gentleman The Complete Grazier: or, Gentleman and Farmer's Directory. Printed for J. Almon, opposite Burlington House in Piccadilly, 176...

Wallace, Harold Frank (ed.) British Deer Heads. Country Life, [1915]. 4to, org. white cloth, upper board lettered in gilt with central gilt deer s...

De Grey (Thomas) The Compleat Horse-Man and Expert Ferrier. Printed for Thomas Harper and Nicholas Fussell, 1651. 8vo, full contemporary calf, som...

Jones (Henry) The Wildfowl Paintings of Henry Jones. Threshold/Harrop, 1987. Oblong folio, original half blue leather, boards gilt ruled, gilt let...

Collingwood (Francis) and Woollams (John) The Universal Cook, and City and Country Housekeeper. Printed by R. Noble for J. Scatcherd and J. Whitak...

Fishing A large collection of works on fishing, especially fly-fishing with a focus on salmon, also a strong Scottish interest. Works include Grim...

Sismondi (Jean Charles Leonard Simonde de) Histoire des republiques Italiennes du moyen age, Paris: Furne et Ce, 1840. 8vo (10 vols). Half calf ov...

Scotland Various Railway, Sporting, Touring and Fishing Guides to Scotland, mainly early 20th century, with three other fishing guides. [19]

Walton, Isaac The Complete Angler. Samuel Bagster, 1808. 8vo, half calf over marbled boards, some time rebacked, marbled edges, marbled endpapers;...

Brookes, Richard The Art of Angling. Printed by and for John Watts at the Printing-Office in Wild Court near Lincoln's-Inn Fields, 1740. 8vo, full...

The Oarsman's and Angler's Map of the River Thames from its source to London Bridge, One inch to a Mile. James Reynolds & Sons, 1881. Concertina-f...

Swan (Mr Joseph FRCS) A Minute Dissection of the Cerebral Nerves from their Origin to their Terminations, and to their Conjunction with the Nerves...

Astruc, Jean Tractatus Pathologicus bound with Tractatus Therapeutics. Geneva: Apud Haer. Cramer & Fratres Philibert, 1743. 8vo, early leather bac...

Faithhorn (John) Facts and Observations on Liver Compaints and Bilious Disorders in General. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Pa...

Guy (Thomas) A Copy of the Last Will and Testament of Thomas Guy Esq., with an Act (Passed 11th George the First) for incorporating the executors ...

Titanic Proceedings Before The Right Hon. Lord Mersey, With Rear Admiral The Hon. S.A. Gough-Calthorpe, C.V.O., R.N., et al. On A Formal Investiga...

Reed (Joseph William) Warships Fitted with J.W. Reed's Boilers & Engines. Privately produced by Charles W. Reed, [n.d. post 1905]. Oblong 4to, clo...

Burtt, G.F. (compiler) Bound volume of original reference work relating to cross-channel and costal paddle steamers, compiled in the 1930s and com...

Mining An impressive library of books and pamphlets on mining, principally in the UK, covering areas such as Cornwall, Wales and the Peak District...

Chief Inspector of Mines (ed.) Mines and Quarries: General Report with Statistics. HMSO, 1891-1919. Most bound in blue half leather over marbled b...

Bailes, George Mitcheson (ed.) Modern Mining Practice. J. Bennet & Co., [c.1920s]. 8vo (5 vols). Org. blue boards; illus. with plates, plans, illu...