Important Books & Manuscripts

Columnis (Guido de) Historia destructionis Troiae, collation: [a-i10 k8 l10 m-o8], [132] ff., the first and last blank, 34 lines (variable), Gothi...

Advent sermons.- Collecta Magistralia, collation: a10 b-e8 f6 g8 h6, 61 ff. (of 62, lacking initial blank), 35 lines, Gothic type, initials, parag...

Josephus (Flavius) [Opera], translated by Rufinus Aquileiensis, edited by Hieronymus Squarzaficus, 2 parts in 1, collation: a10 b-x8 y6 A-L8 M6, 2...

Bible, Latin.- Biblia Latina cum postillis Nicolai de Lyra et expositionibus Guilelmi Britonis, 4 vol., mixed edition, double column, collation: I...

Modus versificando.- Extraordinary sammelband of 21 works collected by a German humanist, comprising 4 incunables, 13 post-incunables and 4 manusc...

Catullus (Gaius Valerius) Albius Tibullus and Propertius. Catullus. Tibullus. Propetius [sic.], edited by Aldus Manutius and Girolamo Avancio, col...

Nazianzenus (Gregoius) [Carmina], collation: A/AA10.8 BB/B8.8 C/CC10.8 DD/D8.8 E/EE10.8 FF/F8.8 G/GG10.8 HH/H8.8 I/II10.8 KK/K8.8 L/LL10.8 MM/M8.8...

Livius (Titus) Romische historie, translated by Bernhard Schöfferlin and Ivo Wittich, collation: [* **]6 a8 b-o6 p4, A8 B-R6, Aa8 Bb-Dd6 Ee6+1 Ff-...

Livius (Titus) Deche di Tito Livio vulgare hystoriate, translated by Leonardo Bruni, collation: [pi]4 a-o8 p10, aa6 bb-pp8 qq10, A6 B-Q8, Roman ty...

Sallustius Crispus (Caius) Opera Salustiana, commentary by Badius Ascensius, collation: A6 a-r8 s6 t4, title in red and black and within woodcut b...

Pindar. [Odes] (graece), collation: α4, β-θ8, ι6, κ-μ8, ν-ξ6, Α-Η8, Θ10, Ι-Ρ8, complete with blanks ι6 and Θ10, in this copy final quire P has be...

English Binding of coat of arms of Henry VIII & Katherine of Aragon.- Pontanus (Lodovicus), Giovanni Battista Castiglione & others. Singularia ut...

Bible, Latin.- Centum ac quinquaginta psalmi Davidici cum diligentissima etiam titulorum expositione, commentary by Jacobus Perez de Valentia, 2 p...

Dupuis (François) Cathena Aurea Super Psalmos, collation: AA8 BB4 a-y8 A-Q8 R6, double column, Gothic type, printed in red and black, title with w...

Book of Hours, Use of Sarum [Salisbury].- [Hore beatissime v[ir]ginis Marie ad veru[m] Sarisburie[n]sis ecclesie ritu[m]: cu[m] q[ui]ndeci[m] or[a...

Sforza.- Giovio (Paolo) Vita Sfortiae Clariss. Ducis A Paulo Iovio Conscipta, Ad Guidonem Ascanium Sfort. A Sancta Flora Cardin. erariique Praefec...

Josephus (Flavius) Opera, collation: *6, a-z6, A-Z6, aa-hh6, ii4, kk-zz6, AA-MM6, [12], 967, [1] pp., title in red and black with woodcut printer...

Synesius (Bishop of Ptolemais) De regno ad Arcadium imperatorum..., collation: *2, A-K6, L8, a-h6, i4, text in Greek, engraved device on title and...

Anacreon. Anacreontis et Aliorum Lyricorum aliquot poëtarum Odæ, 2 parts in 1, collation: A-G8 H6; A-B8 C10 D2, text in Greek and Latin, woodcut b...

Maximus, of Tyre. Sermones sive disputationes, 2 parts in 2 vol., collation: *4, a-q8, r4, A-X8, Greek and Latin texts, the latter by Cosmus Pacci...

Julian (Emperor) Misopogon et epistolae, edited by Pedro Martinez, collation: A-V8, †2, first edition, text in Greek an Latin, Epistola bound in a...

Pindar. Carminum Poetarum Novem [and Olympia, Pythia, Nemea, Isthmia], 2 parts in 1, collation: A-M8 N4; a-r8, text in Greek and Latin, titles wit...

Estienne printing.- Oratores Graeci [graece], collation: ¶6 a-q6 r8 aa-qq6 a-p6 (blank p6), [12], 213, 191 [1], 178 pp., Greek and Latin text, wo...

Isidorus Pelusiota. Epistolarum amplius mille ducentarum libri tres, 2 parts in 1, collation: †4 ††4 A-Z6 Aa-Zz6 Aaa6 Bbb4 A-C6; a6 A6 B4 C-I6 K4,...

Eastern Church.- Sacrae liturgiae seu missae sanctorum Ioannis Chrysostomi, Basilii Magni, et quae prae sanctificatorum donorum dicitur, printed t...

Bible, Greek.- New Testament, 'Mazarin edition', collation: α-ω4, αα ωω4, ααα ιιι4, [4], 453, [1] pp., Greek text, engraved title by Claude Mellan...

Photius, Saint, Patriarch of Constantinople. Myriobiblon, e Bibliotheke... [graece], edited by David Hoeschel, translated into Latin by Andreas Sc...

Polygamy.- [Lyser (Johann)], "Theophilus Aleutheus". Discursus politicus de polygamia, first edition, title with woodcut device, lightly browned, ...

Virgilius Maro (Publius).- Lang (Georg Jacob) and Georg Christoph Eimmart. Pepulus virtutum Romanorum in Aenea Virgiliano...; Erneuertes Bedächtni...

Bodoni.- Hesiod. Ta Euriskomena [graece]; Opera Omnia, edited and translated by Bernardo Zamagna, 2 parts in 1, half-title, 2 titles with engraved...

Erotica.- Senac de Meilhan (Gabriel) La Foutro-Manie, Poeme Lubrique en six chants, engraved frontispiece and 6 plates, wood-engraved vignettes, o...

Calligraphy.- Müller (Andreas) Wiener-Original Muster-Blätter eines neuen liegend und stehend Verzogenen Alphabetes, first and only edition, engr...

Music.- Phokaeus (Theodore) Biblos kaloumene Euterpe, text in Greek with Byzantine musical notation, some pencil annotations and ink manuscript no...

Eastern Church.- Chrysostom (Saint John) and Saint Basil the Great. Ai Theiai Leitourgitai... [graece], text in Greek and Arabic, printed througho...

Bible, Peshitta.- [Psalms of David], printed in red and black, wood engraved frontispiece portrait of King David playing at his harp, ink bibliogr...

Quesnay (François) Physiocratie, ou Constitution Naturelle du Gouvernement, first edition, second issue, half-title, engraved frontispiece, later ...

Mill (John Stuart) Principles of Political Economy, 2 vol., first edition, vol.1 with advertisement leaf at end, also publisher's catalogues at en...

Marshall (Alfred and Mary Paley) Economics of Industry, first edition, light toning to margins, front free endpaper detached, Statistical Society ...

Walras (Léon) Éléments d'Économie Politique Pure ou Théorie de la Richesse Sociale, second edition, 6 folding plates, light toning to margins of t...

Pareto (Vilfredo) Cours d'Économie Politique Professé a l'Université de Lausanne, 2 vol., first edition, light toning to margins of text, endpaper...

Pigou (Arthur Cecil) Wealth and Welfare, ink stamp to front free endpaper, 2pp. advertisements, spine ends and corners a little bumped, light mott...

Fisher (Irving) Mathematical Investigations in the Theory of Value and Prices, first separately published edition, light toning to margins, diagra...

Gilbertine Nuns of Sempringham.- William II "Le Breton" d'Aubigny (de Albini Brito, Lord of Belvoir, c. 1130-86) Charter, grant by William (II) d'...

Royal Justiciar to Henry III.- Basset (Philip, justiciar and royalist nobleman, brother of Fulk Basset, bishop of London, d. 1271) Charter, agreem...

Rebellious medieval canons of Maiden Bradley Priory, Wiltshire.- Bérenger Fredoli (French canon lawyer and Cardinal-Bishop of Tusculum (Frascati, ...

Philipp R & Mary the Quene.- Mary I (Queen of England and Ireland, 1516-58) & Philip II (King of England and Ireland, consort of Mary I, and King ...

James I & VI (King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1566-1625) Letters patent with fine initial letter portrait in grey wash, grant to Arthur Hop...

Henrietta Maria [Princess Henrietta Maria of France] (Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, consort of Charles I, 1609-69) Autograph Letter sig...

Charles II (King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1630-85) Autograph declaration unsigned, relating to the royal succession, autograph manuscrip...

Jacobite escape.- Trevor (Thomas, first Baron Trevor, jurist, bap. 1658, d. 1730) Pardon of Peirce Rowe for aiding the escape of Sir James Montgom...

House of Lords.- Remembrances for Order and decency to be kept in the Upper house of Parliament by the Lords, when His Majesty is not there, manus...

Duck (Stephen, poet, protégé of Queen Caroline of Anspach, wife of George II, 1705-56) Annuity Receipt for £12 signed twice by Duck, laid down, so...

Bernoulli (Daniel, Swiss mathematician and physicist, 1700-82) Autograph Letter signed to ?Giovanni Domenico Maraldi, editor of La Connaissance de...

Capitana Pontificia (flagship of the Papal Navy which fought at the Battle of Lepanto, 1571).- Trattato concernente le manova, e servizio e approv...

Horology.- Richardson Junior (Thomas, clockmaker, of Weaverham, Cheshire, 1769-1818) The Rotarium, pen and ink ?design for a clock signed "Thos Ri...

Persian manuscript.- Firdausi (Abu'l-Qasim) Shahnama [The Book of Kings], Persian manuscript of poetry, 264ff., 36 lines to the page written in fo...

Free Franks.- Members of the House of Lords & House of Commons, 2 vol., c. 890 Free Franks and a few letters (c. 550 House of Lords & c. 340 House...

Herefordshire.- [Duncumb (John, topographer, 1765-1839)] Collections towards the History and Antiquities of the Hundred of Webtree in the County o...

Scottish Underwriter, Lloyd's of London and the Slave Trade.- Account Book, manuscript, 148pp. excluding blanks, ruled in red, some ff. loose or w...

Coleridge Family Correspondence and Artifacts, including: (1) Coleridge (Derwent, writer and educationist, 1800-83) Two portraits and a printed ...