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Shakespeare Head Press, 1934. First Edition. Hardback. Fine/No Jacket. First edition Oxford, Shakespeare Head Press, 1934. Paper: An Historical Account of its making by hand from the earliest times down to the present day, no. 6 of 50 copies printed on cylinder antique wove paper on the machine invented by John Dickinson, complete with all plates and illustrations, original cloth with gilt-lettered morocco label to spine and upper cover, t.e.g., others uncut. A Fine copy. Folio 36 x 27 cms xvi 158pp 54 plates and 2 with watermarks. Rare.

Hart-Davis, 1957. First Edition. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. First edition A Fine copy in the original purple cloth, Jacket is toned to spine and has been laminated. No ownership marks not clipped. Presents well.

Hart-Davis, 1959. First Edition. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. First edition A Fine copy in the original blue cloth, previous owner's gift inscritpion. Jacket is faded slightly to spine, and lightly nicked with minor closed tears to head of spine, not clipped.

Printed for James Vade, 1681. First Edition. Hardback. Near Fine/No Jacket. The Impostor Expos'd, in a Dissection of a Villanous Libell, Entituled, A Letter to a Person of Honour, Concerning the Black Box, 1st edition, London: James Vade, 1681, 182, [2] pp., publisher's advertisement leaf at rear, modern bookplate of the Fox Pointe collection to front pastedown, early ownership inscription 'F Tasburgh' to front blank, lightly dust-soiled, modern half calf gilt, 8vo.A response to Robert Ferguson’s A letter to a person of honour, concerning the black box; including the text of the letter' (ESTC). The black box belonged to Protestant chaplain John Cosin which, he claimed, contained evidence that Charles had in fact been married to Lucy Walter while in exile. ESTC R15254; Wing I104. Rare, we can only trace one other copy appearing at auction. And ESTC records only the Beinecke Library copy in N. America (and 7 copies in B. Isles).A treatise concerning Papists, Jesuits, rebellion and treason in… Read More

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing, signed & inscribed with original drawing by Dr. John to half title page. Mint with mint jacket. 8vo. Signed by Author

Tokyo, Chikuma Shobo Co. Ltd., 1986. First Edition. Hardback. Fine/No Jacket. First edition Tokyo, Chikuma Shobo Co. Ltd., 1986, 260x287mm, 149pp. A Fine copy in the original glassine wrapper and card slip-case. The glassine wrapper with several tears to the spine but otherwise very good (this fragile wrapper is usually missing completely). A scarce work featuring 135 full page photographs, including work by Peter Lindbergh, Steven Meisel, Arthur Elgort, Hans Feurer, Bruce Weber, Oliviero Toscani, Eddy Kohli, Paolo Roversi.

London: Groombridge & Sons, 1851. First Edition. Hardback. Fine/No Jacket. First edition 1851 - 1857 All 6 volumes in the publisher's original decorative cloth, gilt. A Fine set - ineed the best we have ever seen. Occasional spotting to text and a few plates in vol 1 & trivial light spotting to edges of textblock of one or two other vols, immaculate covers and Fine plates. Superb set.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1953 New York. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First edition first printing New York Knopf 1953 very light foxing to covers, Jacket lightly rubbed to extremities, mild spine fade, else bright and clean. Flat signed "Roald Dahl Nov 9th 1953" no other markings, not clipped, in protective covers. Signed by Author

London Penguin 1976,. later edition. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A signed and inscribed set of Roald Dahl's short stories "Twitch Twitch" in 4 vol., slip-cased paperback format. Signed presentation inscriptions on all four volumes "Anne love Roald" from the author, original wrappers, light creasing to spine in the publisher's slip-case, extremities rubbed, 8vo, 1976.Provenance Each inscribed to "Anne" a woman who briefly became the author's lover during a holiday cruise. Signed by Author

Allen Press 1971. First Edition. Hardback. Fine/No Jacket. First Edition. One of 140 copies printed on hand-made paper, illustrated by Michele Forgeois, printed in black, green orange and blue ink, pictorial boards, acetate jacket, 4to, 1971. A Fine copy. Mint

Samuel Smith, 1683 1684 London. First Edition. Hardback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Memoirs for the Natural History of Humane Blood, Especially the Spirit of that Liquor, First Edition, second issue with cancel title-page, title within 2-line border, small hole in A2/3 affecting 4 words of text, single worm-hole through to p.82, contemporary blind-stamped sheep, worn, one small area of loss to upper coverCollates complete xvi 289pp [7] [ESTC R25642; Fulton 146; Garrison & Morton 861; Norman 308; Wellcome 228725762], 8vo, Samuel Smith, 1683/4"The first analysis of blood, Boyle's Memoirs may be considered the first scientific study in physiological chemistry, exhibiting methods which have become universally adopted. This is Boyle's most important medical work" (Garrison & Morton).Provenance: "W.S. Ex. Lib...Trin. Coll. Oxon 1729"; Thomas Ashwell, early ownership inscriptions in margin of title.

London: Swale and Churchill, 1695.. First Edition. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. First edition 1695. Very Good hand coloured county map of Northumberland from Camden's Britannia. Light soiling but excellent colour retention and beautifully framed and glazed. NOTE sold in the frame within the UK but not internationally. 47 x 41 cms plate size.

Morden 1695. First Edition. No Binding. Near Fine/No Jacket. First edition 1695. Excellent hand coloured county map of Gloucestershire from Camden's Britannia. Super colour retention and attractively framed and glazed NOTE sold in the frame within the UK but not internationally. 43 x 38 cms plate size.

Morden 1695. First Edition. No Binding. Fine/No Jacket. Excellent hand coloured county map of Suffolk from Camden's Britannia. Superb colour retention and attractively framed and glazed. Centre fold (without the common toning) . NOTE sold in the frame within the UK but not internationally. 55 x 50 cms incl frame

Morden 1695. First Edition. No Binding. Fine/No Jacket. Excellent hand coloured county map of Derbyshire ("Darbyshire") from Camden's Britannia. Super colour retention and attractively framed and glazed. Centre fold (without the commontoning) . NOTE sold in the frame within the UK but not internationally. 36 x 42 cms incl frame

Morden 1695. First Edition. No Binding. Fine/No Jacket. First edition 1695. Excellent hand coloured county map of Kent from Camden's Britannia. Super colour retention and beautifully framed and glazed map dealers (sticker to verso). NOTE sold in the frame within the UK but not internationally. 64 x 35 cms plate size. Mostlymaps Certificate of Authenticity to verso.

Morden 1695. First Edition. No Binding. Fine/No Jacket. Excellent hand coloured county map of Hertfordshire from Camden's Britannia. Super colour retention and beautifully framed and glazed by Baynton Williams map dealers (sticker to verso). Centre fold (without the common toning) . NOTE sold in the frame within the UK but not internationally. 60 x 55 cms incl frame 38 x 45 cms visible map

London: Swale and Churchill, 1695.. First Edition. No Binding. Fine/No Jacket. First edition 1695. Excellent hand coloured county map of Lancaster from Camden's Britannia. Super colour retention and beautifully framed and glazed. NOTE sold in the frame within the UK but not internationally. 47 x 41 cms plate size.

Morden 1695. First Edition. No Binding. Fine/No Jacket. Excellent uncoloured county maps of Cumberland & Westmoreland from Camden's Britannia. Fine and matching mounts and frames. NOTE sold in the frame within the UK but not internationally. 44 x 50 cms incl frame

Morden 1695. First Edition. No Binding. Fine/No Jacket. Excellent uncoloured map of Britannia Romana (Roman Britain) Camden's Britannia. Centre fold (without the common toning) . not mounted or framed 39.5 x 46.5 cms.