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Volume 5 of a collection containing fictional letters claiming to have been written by an Ottoman spy named Mahmut in the French court of Louis XIV. In good condition. Panelled calf delicately blind ruled and embossed to front and rear. Corners bumped, a little chipped. Spine in 5 compartments, numbered 5 to top in worn gilt. Head and tail chipped,… Read more…

1754, Volume 2. The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick’s, Dublin. In good condition but sadly split completely and very cleanly into 2 parts down the very centre of the spine and held only by a single string binding to spine bottom. Calf boards embossed in gilt to edges, corners bumped, some abrasions. Spine panel in spite of damage sti… Read more…

In very good condition 1890s edition in publisher’s cloth featuring gilt lettering and scarce design to front and spine. Minor shelf wear to corners, edges and spine ends. A few slight spots to front and rear boards. End papers and flyleaves clean, a little age toned. A very sound copy. Over 100 charming illustrations throughout by Harrison Weir. 4… Read more…

4 volumes - 3, 4, 5 and 8 - presented to George Hamilton in 1750 on his successful matriculation in Law from Trinity College Dublin. George was an Irish politician, barrister and judge. He sat in the Irish House of Commons as MP for Belfast, and held office as Third Serjeant-at-law and later as a Baron of the Court of Exchequer (Ireland). Today he… Read more…

A bound volume of pamphlets, 2 alluding to current affairs, belonging to Sir Stafford Northcote, one of them inscribed to him by the writer Augustus Brackenbury. Northcote was a prominent late nineteenth century politician who spent nine years as Tory leader in the House of Commons from 1876 to 1885, almost a forgotten Tory leader in spite of the c… Read more…

A hand-crafted from paper, fold out Union flag and attached written statement which together explain the significance of the 1801 Act of Union which united and created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Divided into its component parts this little piece of history represents the red cross of St George, the white saltire of St Andrew a… Read more…

A rare collection of original blueprints and engineering diagrams from Croft Engineering Ltd in Thornbury, Bradford depicting the manufacturing designs for the WW2 British General Purpose HE 500 lb and 1000 lb aircraft bombs and the General Purpose HE 1000 lb MC aircraft bomb. Also included is a photograph album of the visit of the Princess Royal,… Read more…

Todmorden Botanical Society was formed in 1852 and this catalogue opens with a list of the names of officers for 1867 including the President, Mr. Abraham Stansfield Senr, and Vice President Mr. John Nowell. Included is a list of the society’s rules as decreed at its formation in 1852, a list of current members and an extensive catalogue of the c.5… Read more…

Written during the last years of Hemingway's life, A Moveable Feast is a lively and powerful reflection of his genius and a deeply personal insight into his life as an unknown writer living in Paris in the twenties. Warmly affectionate and full of wit. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION First edition in original dust jacket. Brown cloth boards in very good condi… Read more…

50 books and pamphlets from the personal library of the furniture designer and high-end London shop-keeper Sir Ambrose Heal which reflect his love for the Arts and Crafts movement and his passion as a pioneer and champion of design. The collection reveals Heal’s connections with many of the leading figures of the time with inscribed copies from his… Read more…

Malcolm Montgomery (1855-1939) was an alumni of and for many years the principal classical coach in Trinity College, Dublin. This collection incorporates the testimonials that he prepared and head printed when he applied to become Professor of Greek in Queens College, Galway. Described in these written testimonials and letters as ‘the most distingu… Read more…

The hand written ownership signature on the front free end paper reads ‘Peggy Vail’, the surname taken by the renowned patron of modern art, Peggy Guggenheim, on her first marriage to Laurence Vail, a Dada sculptor and writer whom she divorced in 1928. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION 1920 Large Type Fine Paper Edition. Dark green cloth covered boards, titled,… Read more…

Richly varied photo album depicting student life at Mills College in Oakland shortly after it was chartered as the first women’s college west of the Rockies. Filled with rewardingly large-format photographs, the overriding impression is of a group of young women liberated from parents and family and allowed to express themselves in an environment o… Read more…

The medallion comes in its original presentation case and is numbered 732 in a limited edition of only 1000 produced. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Dark blue solid presentation case embossed ‘Wedgwood’ in gilt with dark blue velvet base internally and cream padded lid which is slightly spotted towards hinge but overall, in very good condition. Within sits… Read more…

Addison’s Latin poems published in their first Oxford edition of 1692 with compelling provenance ‘to the Library in the Charity School Chamber in Nottingham given by Dr William Standfast’. Standfast’s private library was created with a view to providing for a public library which came into being in 1818 when it was moved to the Bluecoat School in N… Read more…

‘Larkin at Sixty’ was published as a tribute to the poet Philip Larkin on his sixtieth birthday. Laid into this first edition is a typed letter dated 1987 on The Marvell Press headed paper advising its recipient, a Mr John Constable of Addingham, W. Yorks that a revival of LISTEN magazine for a Phillip Larkin memorial issue is planned. The letter r… Read more…

Presentation copy in red cloth publisher’s binding with black embossed border and gilt embossed illustration to front board. Gilt lettering to spine. Blue first end papers with pictorial advertisements. Binding in good condition with bumping to spine and corners as well as areas of discolouration to lower board. Splitting of inner hinge between upp… Read more…

Late Victorian album recording a walk undertaken by two friends from Land’s End to Weymouth. J H Evans and H Marchant set off on Monday July 1 st 1889 and arrived at their destination on Saturday July 13 th 1889, having departed Paddington at 1145 am on Saturday June 29 th arriving in Penzance and overnighting before heading to Land’s End. The albu… Read more…

First reprint and a lovely copy first published in 1976. Very dark green boards lettered in gilt to spine in fine condition. Dust jacket in very good condition, very minimally shelf worn to top and bottom edges. Text block edges a little dusty otherwise in very good condition. End papers entirely clean and unmarked as is text throughout. 224 pp. Read more…

Son of the painter Auguste Bonheur and nephew of the painter and sculptor Rosa Bonheur, the French composer Raymond Bonheur lived in Magny les Hameaux, France. This letter addressed to him is from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature Andre Gide. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Handwritten envelope and notelet within, both mounted on front and rear of… Read more…

A very elaborately bound hardcover edition of The Poetical works of Edward Young. Clean cloth covered green boards typical of the Victorian period circa. 1870 in good condition displaying a highly decorative combination of gilt and black text and decoration to front and spine panel. Small chip to top right front panel. Gilt text block edges in good… Read more…

Presentation copy of the 2nd impression lavishly inscribed to Patricia Dougill, recent and sudden widow of the architect Wesley Dougill, who led the Planning Group that helped prepare this report who died shortly before its publication. Both authors have signed the title page and tipped onto the title there is a most affectionate letter from Patric… Read more…

Young Anglesey man’s meticulously and decoratively laid out, hand written mathematical manuscript: full of calculations, rules and answers divided into sections titled Rule of Three in Decimals, Interest, Commission, Purchasing of Stocks, Compound Interest, Discount, Equation of Payments, Barter and Fellowship. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Half bound marb… Read more…

North Yorkshire map annotated during the Great War by Lady Florence Bell, President of the North Riding of Yorkshire Red Cross, to identify military hospitals that she oversaw across north Yorkshire. The map is made up of 40 panels printed on paper, backed onto linen with cloth covered card wraps and Lady Bell’s ownership inscription on the verso o… Read more…

An extensive collection of this Kentish artist’s work in designing bookplates and greetings cards. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Black paper covered boards with brown paper covered spine in fair condition. Spine tips and edges rubbed. Corners bumped. Chafed to front and rear. Embossed ‘Scraps’ to front board. Internally gutters tender over end papers, stil… Read more…