Books and Works on Paper

Comenius (Johann Amos) Orbis sensualium pictus..., translated by Charles Hoole, twelfth edition, text in English & Latin, numerous woodcut illustr...

Fielding (Henry) The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. Abridged..., engraved frontispiece and 5 plates, 7ff. advertisements with final f. pasted ...

Wren (The); Or, The Fairy of the Green-House, woodcut frontispiece and illustrations, 4ff. advertisements, frontispiece and the final leaf of ads...

Sugar Plumb (The); or Sweet Amusement for Leisure Hours: Being an Entertaining and Instructive Collection of Stories, woodcut frontispiece and ill...

Chapbooks.- Whimsical Incidents, or the Power of Music, a Poetic Tale by a near relation of Old Mother Hubbard, engraved title and 15 pages with h...

Kilner (Mary Ann) The Adventures of a Pincushion: designed chiefly for the Use of Young Ladies, 2 vol. 1, engraved frontispiece (a little offset o...

Travel.- Bransby (John) Geography: or Description of the Several Parts of the World, 5 folding engraved maps, ink ownership inscription to pastedo...

Court of The Beasts (The), 2 engraved plates, original plain wrappers, 1808 § Elliott (Mary) The Rainy Day; or, the Pleasures of Employment, foldi...

American children's books.- Uncle's Present (The). A New Battledoor, alphabet of street-traders with their cries on strip of 4 engraved leaves fol...

Gammer Gurton's Garland: or, the Nursery Parnassus, original drab boards, wear to spine, 1810 § Argus (Arabella) The Adventures of a Donkey, engra...

Chapbooks.- Dame Truelove's Tales, Now First Published as Useful Lessons for Little Misses & Masters, engraved title, frontispiece and 21 plates, ...

Cinderella; or The Little Glass Slipper: Beautifully Versified, and Illustrated with Figures, first edition, 6 cut out figures and 1 folding coach...

Peep at the Stars (A); or, an Introduction to Astronomy in Rhyme, hand-coloured engraved illustrations or the moon, planets, Herschel's telescope,...

Comanche Indians.- Hofland (Barbara) The Stolen Boy. A Story. Founded on Facts, engraved frontispiece and additional title, half-title, 2pp. adver...

Sherwood (Mary) Caroline Mordaunt, colour printed frontispiece, original embossed patterned boards, [1835] § A Visit to Uncle William in Town, 22 ...

[Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge)], "Lewis Carroll". Le Avventure d'Alice Mel Paese delle Meraviglie, first edition in Italian, frontispiece and illustr...

Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, illustrations by John Tenniel, gift inscription in purple ink to half-title, original...

NO RESERVE Collection of c.100 Victorian Christmas and other greetings cards, chromolithographed illustrations, some creasing and abrasions, v.s.,...

NO RESERVE Early printed leaves.- Lyra (Nicolaus de) Postillae super biblia cum additionibus Pauli Burgensis, single f., double column, 62 lines, ...

NO RESERVE Mercenaries.- Francis I (King of France, 1494-1547).- Agreement signed by Philip Tretefleur, Captain-General of 1500 mercenaries to ser...

Binding.- Ovidius Naso (Publius) Opera, edited by Daniel Heinsius, 4 vol. in 1, engraved pictorial title (shaved at fore-edge), some light brownin...

Ferrari (Ottavio) De re vestiaria libri tres, title with woodcut printer's device, 5 engraved plates on 4 sheets, one with 2 small holes, title li...

Italian Backgammon.- Bartinelli (Mauritio) Il Nobile et Dilettevol Giuoco del Sbaraglino, title with woodcut device of vase of flowers, woodcut he...

Orphans.- City of London, Court of Common Council. Commune Concilium tent' in Guildhall Civitatis London..., [2], 28, [2], first edition, A1 with ...

NO RESERVE Belgium.- Loup (Remacle "Remaele Antoine" Le, 1694-1746) Three landscape studies of the town of Spa and its environs, pen and black ink...

[Defoe (Daniel)] The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe [&] The Farther Adventures..., 2 vol., seventh edition of vol.1, fi...

Virgilius Maro (Publius) Codex antiquissimus a Rufio Turcio Aproniano V.C. distinctus et emendatus qui nunc Florentiae in Bibliotheca Mediceo-Laur...

Cookery.- [Glasse (Hannah)] The Art of Cookery, made Plain and Easy, sixth edition, a little browned, a few stains, title slightly frayed at edges...

[Coyer (Gabriel François)] Trois Pieces sur cette Question, les Nobles doivent-ils Commercer?, 3 parts in 1, engraved frontispiece after Eisen, so...

NO RESERVE France.- Vernet (After Joseph, 1714-1789) Vue de la Ville et du Port de Bordeaux, large detailed view of Bordeaux harbour by Nicholas C...

NO RESERVE [Sheridan (Richard Brinsley)] The Rivals, a Comedy, ?second edition, half-title, p.79 numbered correctly, catchword "Epi" on final leaf...

NO RESERVE Somerset.- [Anstey (Christopher)] An Election Ball in Poetical Letters, in the Zomerzetshire Dialect..., first edition, half-title, hal...

NO RESERVE Caribbean.- English School (late 18th century) View from Morne Fortuné towards Soufriere and the Grand Cul de Sac Bay, St. Lucia, water...

NO RESERVE Portraits.- English School (18th century) Profile portrait of a gentleman, once thought to be Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), coloured chal...

NO RESERVE Jones (John, 1745-1797) The Young Ballad Singers, un-lettered proof state after the painting by John Rising, mezzotint, an excellent we...

NO RESERVE Bath.- Rebuilding the Temple of Minerva.- Whitaker (John, historian, 1735-1808) Autograph Letter signed to the Rev. Benjamin Richardson...

NO RESERVE English (Harriet) Conversations and Amusing Tales. Offered to the Publick for the Youth of Great Britain, first edition, half-title, en...

NO RESERVE British Topography.- A mixed group of over 200 miscellaneous prints, many of the South West of England, including views and architectur...

NO RESERVE Fisher (John, Bishop of Salisbury, friend of Constable, 1748-1825) Landscape with Church and windmill, point of the brush and grey ink,...

NO RESERVE Field Sports.- Day's Shooting in September (A). By a Young Sportsman, ?first edition, half-title, woodcut vignette on title, ink manusc...

NO RESERVE Education.- Goyder (David George) A Manual: detailing the System of Instruction, pursued at the Infant School, Bristol, first or second...

Jamaica.- Hakewill (James) [A Picturesque Tour of the Island of Jamaica, from Drawings Made in the Years 1820 and 1821], title with twelve plates ...

Wordsworth (William) Yarrow Revisited, and other poems, second edition, occasional soiling, original cloth, paper label on spine, a little rubbed,...

NO RESERVE Book of Trades (The); or, Circle of the Useful Arts, second edition, engraved frontispiece, additional vignette title and 18 plates, il...

NO RESERVE Cruikshank (George) A Comic Alphabet, 24 hand-coloured etched plates folding concertina style (I/J & U/V doubled up), occasional foxing...

NO RESERVE [Dickens (Charles)] Sketches by Boz...New Edition, Complete, half-title, etched frontispiece, additional pictorial title and 38 plates ...

NO RESERVE India.- English School (active 1849-1852) Four views from a tour of Southern India, including a study of an English gentleman reclining...

NO RESERVE Singapore.- English School (active 1849-1851) Four views from a tour of Singapore and its environs, including a view near Singapore har...

Panorama.- Alphabet des Cris de Paris; Paris Cries, 24 hand-coloured lithographed plates heightened in gum arabic, text in Frendh and English,a l...

NO RESERVE Ballooning.- Up in a balloon boy, soaring high..., single sheet folded as greeting card, hand-coloured lithographed illustration of bal...

Chapbooks.- The Singular Life and Adventures, and Depredations of David Haggart, the Murderer bound with History of Stoney Bowes and History of Ca...

NO RESERVE Lindsay (Thomas, 1793-1861) Low Water on the Sand at Hastings, watercolour over pencil, heightened with white, signed and dated '1851' ...

Hay (Rev. David) Domestic Servants: Their Interests and Duties, first edition, 16pp. publisher's catalogue at end, original cloth, title in gilt o...

NO RESERVE West Country.- [Edwards (Joseph)] Rhymes in the West of England Dialect. By Agrikler...also Rhymes by Outis, second edition enlarged, o...

NO RESERVE Drugs.- Confessions of an English Hachish-Eater, ?first edition, pp.7-30 misbound, title lightly soiled and short at foot, lacking adv...

NO RESERVE Hope (W.H.St.John) & Charles Hercules Read. Vetusta Monumenta, vol.VII Parts I-IV, 24 plates, 5 colour, one double-page, some light spo...

NO RESERVE India.- Indian School (probably early 20th century) Four miniature paintings presented on matching mounts, including a portrait of an a...

NO RESERVE India.- Indian School (probably early 20th century) Five miniature paintings, including a hunting scene, portrait of a figure on horseb...

NO RESERVE India.- Indian School (probably early 20th century) Five miniature paintings, including a seated nobleman, a mother and child seated in...

NO RESERVE Binyon (Laurence) The Drawings and Engravings of William Blake, plates, prospectus loosely inserted, original parchment-backed boards, ...