Sold2022Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language:..., 2 vol., first edition, by W StrahanJohnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language:..., 2 vol., first edition, titles in red and black, vol. 1 4Z with small marginal tear affecting catch-word (no loss), vol. 1 7R2 with tear to foSee Sold Price
SoldNABOKOV (VLADIMIR) Lolita, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, Paris, Olympia Press, 1955NABOKOV (VLADIMIR) Lolita, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with unobscured price 'Francs: 900' on rear wrapper of both volumes, publisher's green, white and black printed wrappers, spine with sliSee Sold Price
Sold2022Oxford.- Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) A History of the University of Oxford, 2 vol., firstOxford.- Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) A History of the University of Oxford, 2 vol., first edition, list of subscribers, engraved portrait of the Chancellor Lord Grenville, 81 hand-coloured plates cSee Sold Price
Sold2022Cambridge.- Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) A History of the University of Cambridge, 2 vol., firstCambridge.- Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) A History of the University of Cambridge, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, list of subscribers, engraved portrait of the Duke of Gloucester, 95 plates incSee Sold Price
Sold2022Cambridge.- Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) A History of the University of Cambridge, 2 vol., firstCambridge.- Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) A History of the University of Cambridge, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, list of subscribers, engraved portrait of the Duke of Gloucester, 95 plates incSee Sold Price
Sold2022World.- Hearn (Lafcadio) Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, 2 vol., first English edition, 1894; andNO RESERVE World.- Hearn (Lafcadio) Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, 2 vol., first English edition, occasional light spots, original cloth, spine faded and rubbed, extremities frayed and worn, 1894 §See Sold Price
Sold2023Dickens (Charles) Our Mutual Friend, 2 vol., first edition in book form, Chapman and Hall, 1865; andDickens (Charles) Our Mutual Friend, 2 vol., frontispieces and 38 wood-engraved plates, ink ownership inscriptions to pastedowns, stab holes to margins, without half-titles and advertisements, originaSee Sold Price
Sold2023[Combe (William)] The English Dance of Death, 2 vol., first edition, hand-coloured plates after[Combe (William)] The English Dance of Death, 2 vol., first edition, engraved hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece, additional title to vol.1, and 72 plates after Thomas Rowlandson, some offsetting, ocSee Sold Price
Sold2022Hume (David) The History of England, Under the House of Tudor, 2 vol., first edition, 1759; and c.40NO RESERVE Hume (David) The History of England, Under the House of Tudor, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, occasional light finger-soiling, contemporary calf, rubbed and scuffed, for A. Millar, 175See Sold Price
Sold2022London.- Maitland (William) The History of London, 2 vol., first edition, extra-illustrated, PrintedLondon.- Maitland (William) The History of London, 2 vol., first edition, list of subscribers, extra-illustrated by the insertion of numerous portraits, views, plans and other pieces 18th-20th centurySee Sold Price
Sold2022Asia.- Hedin (Sven) Fran Pol Till Pol, 2 vol., first edition, signed presentation inscription fromAsia.- Hedin (Sven) Fran Pol Till Pol, 2 vol., first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to vol.1 front free endpaper, 12pp. preface loosely inserted as issued, plates and maps, oSee Sold Price
Sold2021Trollope (Anthony) He Knew He Was Right, 2 vol., firstTrollope (Anthony) He Knew He Was Right, 2 vol., first edition in book form, frontispieces and 30 wood-engraved plates by Marcus Stone, vignette illustrations, occasional light foxing, vol. 1 upper hiSee Sold Price
Sold2022Africa.- Schweinfurth (Dr. Georg) The Heart of Africa, 2 vol., first edition, 1873.Africa.- Schweinfurth (Dr. Georg) The Heart of Africa, 2 vol., first edition, frontispieces, plates and illustrations, 2 maps, of which 1 folding, errata bound into vol. 1, vol. 2 partially unopened,See Sold Price
Sold2022[Menon.] Traité historique et pratique de la cuisine. Ou le cuisiner instruit, 2 vol., first[Menon.] Traité historique et pratique de la cuisine. Ou le cuisiner instruit, de la connoissance des Animaux, tant Volatiles, que Terrestres, Aquatiques & Amphibies; de la facon, de PrépareSee Sold Price
Sold2022Turkey.- Spencer (Edmund) Travels in European Turkey, in 1850, 2 vol., first edition, 1851; andTurkey.- Spencer (Edmund) Travels in European Turkey, in 1850, 2 vol., first edition, tinted lithograph frontispieces, vignette titles, large folding linen-backed map, ex-library with neat pencil noteSee Sold Price
Sold2021Olympics.- Die Olympischen Spiele 1936, 2 vol., firstOlympics.- Die Olympischen Spiele 1936, 2 vol., first editions, numerous mounted plain and colour photographic illustrations, original blue cloth, dust-jackets, vol. 1 with portion at foot of upper paSee Sold Price
Sold2022Trollope (Anthony) The Last Chronichle of Barset, 2 vol., first edition, bound from the original 32Trollope (Anthony) The Last Chronichle of Barset, 2 vol., first edition, bound from the original 32 parts, 32 wood-engraved plates by G. H. Thomas, vignette illustrations, very occasional soiling to mSee Sold Price
Sold2022Africa.- Stanley (Henry Morton) In Darkest Africa, 2 vol., first edition, 1890.NO RESERVE Africa.- Stanley (Henry Morton) In Darkest Africa, 2 vol., first edition, frontispieces, plates and illustrations, 4 maps (3 folding), folding table at end vol. 2., occasional light spottinSee Sold Price
Sold2023Africa.- Chapman (James) Travels in the Interior of South Africa, 2 vol., first edition, originalAfrica.- Chapman (James) Travels in the Interior of South Africa, comprising Fifteen Years' Hunting and Trading, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, errata leaf in each volume, wood-engraved frontispiSee Sold Price
Sold2022Tristram (H.B.) The Survey of Western Palestine. The Fauna and Flora of Palestine, 2 vol., firstTristram (H.B.) The Survey of Western Palestine. The Fauna and Flora of Palestine, 2 vol., first edition, 20 lithographed plates, 13 hand-coloured, plate IX detached, plates and some text leaves foxedSee Sold Price
Sold2022Voyages.- Cruise of Her Majesty's Ship "Bacchante" 1879-1882 (The), 2 vol., first edition, 1886.Voyages.- Cruise of Her Majesty's Ship "Bacchante" 1879-1882 (The), 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, plates and maps, presentation ink inscription to half-titles, some light foxing, mainly to vol.See Sold Price
Sold2022Egan (Pierce) Real Life in London, 2 vol., first edition, 1821-22.Egan (Pierce) Real Life in London; or, the Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, 2 vol., first edition, mixed issues, etched aquatint frontispieces, additional engraved titles and plates after ThomasSee Sold Price
Sold2023Grant (Ulysses S.) Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, 2 vol., first edition, New York, 1885-86.Grant (Ulysses S.) Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, etched portrait frontispieces, plates, map illustrations, vol. 2 with folding map at end, ink ownership inscriptSee Sold Price
Sold2022Africa.- Explorer.- Oswell (W.Edward) William Cotton Oswell: Hunter and Explorer, 2 vol., firstAfrica.- Explorer.- Oswell (W.Edward) William Cotton Oswell: Hunter and Explorer, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, portrait frontispieces, frontispiece for vol. 1 provided in modern facsimile, platSee Sold Price
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