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1908 Londres et les AnglaisParis: 1908A vanishingly scarce twelfth edition, richly illustrated with 80 photogravures, offering a French perspective on the life and customs of early 20th-century London and its inhabitants. -
1867 A Statistical Vindication of the City of London; Or, Fallacies Exploded and Figures ExplainedLondon: 1867A scarce second edition defending the City of London after the 1866 banking panic, featuring five fold-out statistical plates. -
1936 Will Someone Lead Me To A Pub?: Being a Note upon certain of the Taverns, Old and New, of LondonLondon: 1936A very scarce first edition of this charming ode to London taverns, accompanied by Frederick Carter’s characterful illustrations. -
1914 The Langham Hotel Guide to LondonLondon: 1914The scarce 1914-1915 guide for guests produced by London's Langham Hotel, offering a wealth of advice for visitors to the capital. -
1912 The Langham Hotel Guide to LondonLondon: 1912The scarce 1912-1913 guide for guests produced by London's Langham Hotel, offering a wealth of advice for visitors to the capital. -
1916 The Devonshire House CircleNew York: 1916A vanishingly scarce first edition offering a richly illustrated glimpse into the Whig-aligned Devonshire House circle, richly illustrated with monochrome portrait plates. -
1931 Popular Entertainments Through the AgesLondon: 1931A richly illustrated first edition tracing the history of English popular entertainments, complete with four colour plates and the vanishingly scarce original dust wrapper. -
1785 A Dictionary of the English LanguageLondon: 1785An exceptionally attractive example of the two volume sixth edition of Samuel Johnson's important and influential 'Dictionary of the English Language'. -
2007 3 Vols The English House by Hermann Muthesius with Original Dust Wrappers and SlipcaseLondon: 2007The three-volume first complete English edition of Muthesius’s foundational study of English domestic architecture that helped shape modern design theory, with original dust wrappers and slipcase. -
1884 South Kensington Museum Art Handbooks: The Jones CollectionLondon: 1884A very scarce copy of this richly illustrated handbook, complete with 36 engraved plates, cataloguing John Jones’s donation of 18th-century French decorative art to the South Kensington Museum, now the V&A. -
1879 A Complete Illustrated Catalogue to the National GalleryLondon: 1879A richly illustrated 1879 catalogue by Henry Blackburn, illustrations concise notes on the National Gallery’s holdings when the Trafalgar Square collection was still relatively small. -
1944 Daly's: The Biography Of A TheatreLondon: 1944A smart first edition of Forbes-Winslow’s richly illustrated history of Daly’s Theatre, the Leicester Square home of Edwardian musical comedy, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1860-1861 The Cornhill Magazine (Volumes 1-4)London: 1860-1861A uniformly bound set comprising the first four volumes of The Cornhill Magazine, edited by William Makepeace Thackeray. -
1823-1842 The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and GazetteLondon: 1823-1842Eight informative and illustrated first edition volumes of 'The Mechanics' Magazine', a periodical from the nineteenth century covering important developments in the world of mechanics, including the very scarce first volume. -
1900-1902 Fielden's Magazine, An Engineering ReviewLondon: 1900-1902A very scarce six volume collection of the engineering publication 'Feilden’s Magazine', illustrated throughout with photographs and diagrams. -
1900 Cassier's Magazine, Engineering IllustratedLondon: 1900A highly informative turn of the century volume of Louis Cassier's engineering periodical, illustrated throughout with photographs and diagrams of engineering achievements. -
1925-6 The Fugger News-LettersLondon: 1925-6A leather bound set of the first and second series of The sixteenth century 'Fugger News-Letters', translated from the original German, and bound in contemporary crushed half morocco by Birdsall. -
1779-96 Archaeologia: or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to AntiquityLondon: 1779-96Four volumes of this periodical from 'The Society of Antiquaries of London', providing insight into the archaeological discoveries of the eighteenth century, adorned with many fantastic plates. -
1906 Food & Cookery and the Catering WorldLondon: 1906A very scarce complete annual volume of this impressive early 20th century magazine devoted to gastronomy, domestic science, and the cookery arts. -
1934 Cassell's Home Encyclopaedia: A Practical Guide to all Home CraftsLondon: 1934A very scarce copy of this illustrated home crafts encyclopedia from Cassell, edited by John Alexander Hammerton. -
c1885 Half-Hours With The Best AuthorsLondon: c1885An interesting copy of Charles Knight's Half-Hours with the Best Authors, with extracts from prolific authors and biographical notes, bound in a smart signed binding by Medley. -
1828-1846 The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and GazetteLondon: 1828-1846Five fascinating volumes of the Mechanics' Magazine, a periodical populated with numerous illustrations of the technological advancements of the period. -
1920 Pamphlets and Leaflets for 1919London: 1920The very scarce first edition of the 1919 issue of the Liberal Publication Department’s annual compilation of the pamphlets and leaflets they published during the course of the year, -
1898–1938 7Vols Domestic Science & Cookery BooksLondon: 1898–1938A smart seven-volume collection of scarce domestic science and cookery books charting the shift from Victorian thrift to interwar modernity, with three first editions. -
1981 The First Editions of John Buchan: A Collector's BibliographyConnecticut : 1981Robert Blanchard's standard and comprehensive bibliography on the writings of John Buchan, a scarce work, found here in fine condition. -
1981 The First Editions of John Buchan: A Collector's BibliographyConnecticut : 1981A fine, first edition of Robert Blanchard's comprehensive bibliography on John Buchan first editions. A scarce work. -
1871 Second Report of the Royal Sanitary CommissionLondon: 1871The first edition of three very scarce volumes of the second report examining the state of public health across England and Wales in the 1860s and 1870s. -
1870-1871 First and Second Report of the Royal Sanitary CommissionLondon: 1870-871The first editions of two very scarce reports examining the state of public health across England and Wales in the 1860s and 1870s. -
1839-1842 The Penny Mechanic and Chemist, A Magazine of the Arts and SciencesLondon: 1839-1842Two volumes of a fascinating, highly detailed, and very scarce scientific periodical, the 'Penny Mechanic and Chemist', illustrated throughout with detailed woodcuts of scientific achievements. -
c1890 La Bonne Cuisine: A Selection of High-Class and Household Cookery RecipesLondon: c1890A scarce volume by Margaret McKirdy Black, former head of Glasgow’s West-End Training School of Cookery, offering numerous practical recipes. -
1961 Culinary Americana: Cookbooks Published in the Cities and Towns of the United States of AmericaNew York: 1961A pleasing first edition of this culinary reference work, detailing American cookbooks published between 1860-1960. -
1922 Efficient Housekeeping: A Pocket Manual Giving the Housewife a Hundred and One Hints on Home AffairsLondon: 1922A rare first edition of Mary Woodman’s Efficient Housekeeping manual with over 100 practical tips on thrifty housekeeping tips during a time of national austerity. -
1829-1831 Mechanics Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and GazetteLondon: 1829-1831Early 19th century volumes of the Mechanics' Magazine, a periodical populated with numerous illustrations of the technological advancements of the period. -
1915 Dictionnaire Italien-Francais (Collection Poucet)Paris : 1915A vanishingly scarce Italian-French 'thumb dictionary' published for the 'Collection Poucet'. -
1956-1974 7 Vols Scarce Works on British Food, Drink, and Living TraditionsLondon; Edinburgh: 1956-1974A smart seven-volume collection of mid-century British works on food, drink, and domestic life, six of them first editions. -
1850 The Practical Mechanic's JournalGlasgow: 1850The second volume of the illustrated 'Practical Mechanic's Journal', an important periodical on the developments of mechanics in the first half of the twentieth century. Illustrated with folding plates.