Books and Manuscripts

Birds of Our Country; Their Eggs, Nests, Life, Haunts and Identification, by Frank Finn & E. Kay Robinson, 2 Volume Set, complete. Published by...

Men of Mark; A Gallery of Contemporary Portraits of Men Distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in Science, Literature and Art, the Army, Navy, La...

The Works of William Shakspere; Imperial edition. Edited by Charles Knight, With Illustrations on Steel, 4 Volumes. RESERVED Published by Virtue &a...

The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D., Carefully Compiled from Reliable Sources. The front cover also carries the title 'The Life &...

Souvenir Album of the Scottish Exhibition of National History, Art and Industry, Glasgow, 1911. Published by T. & R. Annan & Sons, 1911, Gl...

Portfolio of Photographs of Famous Cities, Scenes and Paintings; Prepared Under the Supervision of the Distinguished Lecturer and Traveller John L....

English Poetry; An Illustrated Catalogue of First and Early Editions Exhibited in 1947 at 7 AldemarleStreet, London. Compiled and Revised by John H...

Maalesh; A Theatrical Tour in the Middle East, by Jean Cocteau. Translated by Mary C. Hoeck. Signed by the Publisher. Published by Peter Owen Limit...

A Commemorative Catalogue of the Exhibition of Italian Art, held in the Galleries of the Royal Academy, Burlington House, London, January-March 193...

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works in chronological order ; a series of his epistolary co...

Selections from the Works of Sir George Harvey, P.R.S.A., Described by Rev. A.L. Simpson and Photographed by Thomas Annan. Published by Andrew Elli...

Greeks and Persians; Being the Record of their Fights and follies done into Doggerel to Goad Reluctant Memory by Elizabeth H.C. Pagan, Aided by Div...

Stirling Castle and Other Poems, by Maimie A. Richardson. With a frontispiece and four drawings by Sir D.Y. Cameron, R.A. Published by Alexander Ma...

Expositions Internationales; Paris 1937, New-York, 1939. Articles by Maurice Barret, André Beucler, Gisèle Freund, Jean Selz, Georges-Henri Rivière...

Sir James Guthrie, P.R.S.A., LL. D.; A Biography by Sir James L. Caw. Foreword by Sir D.Y. Cameron, R.A., LL.D. Guthrie As interpreter by Frank Rin...

A fascinating album of original photographs chronicling the life of Seaman William John Reginald Brown, of Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. He was born...

Cambodian Dance; Celebration of the Gods, by Denise Heywood. With signed inscription to half title - 'With best wishes, Denise Heywood'. Published ...

The Pagan Man Wonne to Godde and To Theyr Companie By the Ayde of The Aungels and Sayntes, Wrytten by Rev. Arthur Tooth M.A. Illustrated by T. Derr...

Francis Edwards Catalogue: Classified Catalogue of Books, Pamphlets, Maps, Views, &c. Relating to Asia; The Asiatic Continet: Geography, Histor...

Monograph of the British Cicadae or Tettigidae, by George Bowdler Buckton. 2 Volume Set complete. Published by Macmillan & Co., London 1890-189...

Underwood & Underwood Stereoscope Viewer with 18 cards, c. 1905. The viewer is made my Underwood & underwood in New York, and carries a pat...

Underwood & Underwood Stereoscope 100 card set; Italy Through the Stereoscope. SOLD Published by Underwood & Underwood, publishers; New Yor...

Underwood & Underwood; Mr and Mrs Newlywed's New French Cook; Comic, Risque, 10 Stereoscope card set, complete. 1900.  Published by Underwood &...

Edwardian Photo Album with 41 unusual Panoramic Photographs. SOLD This the first time we have come across a photographic album like this - every im...

Le Voyage D'Athenes, by Charles Maurras de l'Academie francaise. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British h...

The Rene Fribourg Collection, Sotheby & Co. From the Collection of the Late Rene Fribourg of 11 East 84th Street, New York City. A Set of 4 auc...

European Porcelain, by Mina Bacci, Translated from the Italian original by Adeline Hartcup. Cameo series. Published by Paul Hamlyn (Feltham, Middle...

Athenes; Trente Planches en Couleur d'apres les Tableaux de Paul Bret. Ornementations du Peintre. By Camille Mauclair. Provenance; from the library...

History and Civilization of China, by Theodore Karzis. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, ...

Greek Sculpture; An Exploration, by Andrew Stewart. 2 Volume set complete: Volume I: Text; Volume II; Plates. SOLD Provenance; from the library of ...

A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Vol. I, Part I, 1928, by F.N. Pryce, M.A., F.S.A., Assis...

A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, A.H. Smith, M.A., Assistant in the Department of Greek a...

A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, A.H. Smith, M.A., Assistant in the Department of Greek a...

Die Hellenische Kultur. Dargestellt Von Fritz Baumgarten, Franz Poland, Richard Wagner. Zweite starkvermehrte Auflage. Mit 7 farbigen Tafel, 2 Kart...

Types et Uniformes; L'Armee Francaise, par Edouard Detaille. Texte par Jules Richard, 2 Vols as one: SOLD Tome Premier; Etats-Majors, Ecoles, Infan...

Law, Ethics and the Visual Arts; Cases and Materials, by John Henry Merryman, Sweitzer Professor of Law, Stanford University & Albert E. Elsen,...

A Vision of Greece; Described and Painted by Vera Willoughby. SOLD In poetic and theatrical prose Vera Willoughby (1870-1939), winds her way throug...

History of The Society of Dilettanti. Compiled by Lionel Cust, M.A., Director of the National Portrait Gallery and edited by Sidney Colvin, M.A., K...

The Two Paths; Lectures on Architecture and Painting, Pre-Raphaelitism and Notes on the Turner Gallery, by John Ruskin.  Published by Cassell and C...

French language Poetry scrapbook, belonging to Augustine Ruchet, c. 60 Manuscript / pictorial pages, 1870. The book could be Swiss in origin as Ruc...

Typical Photographs of Burma, Burmese Life and Scenes. The book provides a photographic record of life in Burma over 100 years ago. We have seen re...

The Surgeon's Log; Impressions of the Far East, by J. Johnston Abraham. With many illustrations. Signed copy from the author with dedication to hal...

Siamese Tales; Old and New, The Four Riddles and Other Stories, translated by Reginald le May, M.R.A.S. (Adviser to the Siamese Government in the M...

Bangkok, by Martin Hurliman. 86 Pictures in photogravure, 12 Colour Plates, Introductory Text, and Historical Notes.Translated from the German by A...

Art Rambles in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, by John T. Reid. With 156 Sketches Taken from Nature and Drawn on Wood by the Author. Engrave...

Leabhar Comunn Nam Fior Ghael; The Book of The Club of The True Highlanders; A record of the Dress, arms, customs, arts and science of the Highland...

Les Premiers Hommes Dans La Lune (The First Men in the Moon), by H.G. Wells. Translation by Henry D. Davray. Illustrations by Martin Van Maele. SOL...

Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon; The Greatest Movie Never Made, by Alison Castle. SOLD Published by Taschen, Koln, Germany, 2011. First edition thus. Th...