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1851 An Argument for the Royal SupremacyLondon: 1851A scarce first edition offering a rigorous theological and historical defense of the English monarch’s authority over the Church. -
1898-1900 The Dome: An Illustrated Magazine and Review of Literature, Music, Architecture, and the Graphic ArtsLondon: 1898-1900Two volumes from the New Series of this illustrated monthly magazine, 'The Dome'. -
1934-1959 76 Vols A Complete Set of King Penguin Reference BooksMiddlesex; London : 1934-1959A handsome and wide-ranging collection of seventy-five volumes from the King Penguin series (1934–1959), including fifty-two first editions. -
1889 Baedeker's Conversation Dictionary in Four Languages: English, French, German, ItalianLeipsic : 1889The first and only edition of this conversational dictionary in four languages, from renowned publisher of travel handbooks, Karl Baedeker. -
1966 A Guide To Modern Cookery (The World's Greatest Cookery Book)London: 1966A new edition of Georges Augustes Escoffier's A Guide To Modern Cookery, an encyclopaedia of 2,793 recipes from the very best of French cuisine. -
1930 Cassell's French-English English-French DictionaryLondon: 1930A new impression of Cassell's extensive French-English and English-French dictionary compiled by Ernest Baker, including an appendix of proper names, weights and measurements. -
1919 6vol British Wildflowers in their Natural HauntsLondon: 1919The complete set of A.R. Horwood's detailed study on wild flowers and plants across the British Isles, with accompanying illustrations by J.N. Fitch. -
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c1964 Typographica 10London: c1964A signed reprinted issue from the New Series of 'Typographica', containing only Charles Hasler's article on 18th and 19th-century stock blocks. -
1774 The ConnoisseurOxford: 1774A handsomely bound copy of volume four of this short lived eighteenth century newspaper. -
1924 A Bibliography of the First Editions of Books by William Butler YeatsLondon: 1924A limited edition bibliography of W. B. Yeats’s first editions, compiled by A. J. A. Symons, offering detailed records of Yeats’s publications up to the 1920s. -
1923 Journal of the Printing-Office at Strawberry HillLondon: 1923A smart limited edition of Horace Walpole’s Journal of the Printing Office at Strawberry Hill, recording the operations of the influential eighteenth-century private press. -
1899 The Dome (Vol. IV. No. 11)London: 1899A very scarce issue from this literary periodical, 'The Dome', illustrated with works from Van Dyck. -
1860-1867 6 Vols The Bibliographer’s Manual of English LiteratureLondon: 1860-1867A complete six-volume edition of Lowndes’s Bibliographer’s Manual, the classic nineteenth-century reference on rare and notable books of Great Britain and Ireland, in a handsome half calf binding by J. Larkins. -
1958 The Rooper StoryLondon: 1958A very scarce privately printed 1958 first edition of The Rooper Story, a richly illustrated genealogical history compiled by John Roydon Rooper, detailing the family’s lineage, estates, and service. -
1875 Lectures and Lessons on ArtLondon: 1875A smartly bound, scarce second edition prize copy of Francis Wollaston Moody’s practical guide to art education, outlining principles of drawing, design, and ornament within the influential South Kensington system. -
1957-1966 5vol The Cambridge Bibliography of English LiteratureCambridge : 1957-1966A complete five volume set of bibliographies of English literature from 600-1900. -
1930-1931 5 Vols Criterion MiscellanyLondon: 1930-1931A collection of five volumes from The Criterion Miscellany series, including works by James Joyce, H. Warner Allen, Mulk Raj Anand, and George Grosz. -
1897-1898 The Encyclopaedia of SportLondon: 1897-1898The first edition of this vast two-volume sports encyclopaedia, bound in half morocco. -
1970 National Legislation and Treaties Relating to the Territorial Sea, The Contiguous Zone, The Continental Shelf, The High Seas and to Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the SeaNew York: 1970A first edition of this United Nations reference compiling global maritime laws and treaties on territorial waters, fishing rights, and resource conservation, preceding the modern Law of the Sea framework. -
1903-1904 A Collection of Twenty-Two Issues from 'L'Assiette au Beurre' Bound TogetherParis : 1903-1904A remarkable collection of issues from 1903-04 of illustrated French satirical, 'L'Assiette au Beurre' , bound here together. -
1913-1922 The Croydon Co-Partner (Vol 1 & Vol 4)Croydon: 1913-1922A vanishingly scarce collection of issues from the 'Croydon Co-Partner', a magazine published by its committee for the Croydon Gas Company. -
1902 Some Feudal Coats of ArmsOxford and London: 1902The first edition of this lavishly illustrated study into feudal coats of arms, illustrated with many colour zinco etchings throughout. -
1905-1913 19 Vols The Treasury: An Illustrated MagazineLondon: 1905-1913A nineteen-volume collection of The Treasury, an Edwardian illustrated magazine edited by Anthony C. Deane, featuring essays, poetry, art, and social commentary, with numerous illustrations and occasional colour plates, smartly bound by B. J. Skerratt. -
1851 The Industry of All NationsLondon: 1851The first edition of this impressively illustrated special edition of 'The Art Journal', detailing the beautifully designed objects exhibited at the Great Exhibition. -
1902 A Portfolio of Royal DescentsLondon: 1902A very scarce genealogical work on the descendants of the medieval British king, Edward I, owned and signed by one of the individuals mentioned within. -
1767 The GuardianLondon: 1767A two volume, complete collection of Richard Steele and Joseph Addison's 'The Guardian' newsletter, bound in full calf. -
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1861–1875 4Vols in 1 Limited Edition Antiquarian Studies by James DrummondEdinburgh : 1861–1875A very scarce collection of four limited-edition antiquarian works by Scottish artist and historian James Drummond, handsomely bound as one by Andrew Grieve of Edinburgh, including a volume inscribed by the author to philanthropist John Ritchie Findlay. -
1900 A Catalogue of Westminster Records Deposited at the Town Hall, Caxton Street, in the Custody of the Vestry of St. Margaret & St. JohnLondon: 1900A detailed catalogue of the Westminster parish records of St. Margaret and St. John, offering insight into the civic and ecclesiastical history of one of London’s oldest communities. -
1930 History of the Family of SandysBarrow-in-Furness: 1930Illustrated throughout with photographic plates, and in a half morocco binding, this is the first edition of E. S. Sandy's highly detailed account of his family history. -
1908 The Rutland Magazine and County Historical Record Volume IIIOakham: 1908This volume of The Rutland Magazine, containing extracts from multiple issues, features plates and a fold-out genealogical table on local history, genealogy, and antiquities, finely rebound in full tree calf by Baker and Son. -
1840 4 Vols in 2 Lives of the Lindsays; or, A Memoir of the Houses of Crawford and BalcarresLondon: 1840A smartly bound set of first editions in half morocco, this set contains four volumes, bound as two, tracing the Lindsay family’s legacy. -
1884 Chronicles of the Yorkshire family of StapletonLondon: 1884The scarce first edition of this work detailing the lineage and estates of this distinguished Yorkshire Family of Stapleton, illustrated with plates and fold-out genealogical tables. -
1882 A Book of Worthies: Gathered from the Old Histories and Now Written AnewLondon: 1882A handsomely bound prize copy in full calf by Relfe Brothers, this new edition of Charlotte M. Yonge’s Book of Worthies offers biographical sketches of historical, biblical, and classical figures. -
1856 The Paisley Wallet and Literary AlbumPailsey: 1856A very scarce copy of this collection of issues from The Paisley Wallet and Literary Album for the year 1856. -
1887 English and Japanese ConversationsTangshan : 1887A vanishingly scarce Japanese phrasebook, with many conversational examples given. -
1897 Antiquarian Notes, Historical, Genealogical, and Social (Second Series)Inverness: 1897A scarce first edition of the second series of this detailed parish-by-parish survey of Inverness-shire, preserving Highland history, genealogy, and tradition, in the publisher’s original quarter roan with cloth boards.