Lives of Philosophers by Diogenes London 1688

"Diogenis Laertii de Vitis, Dogmatibus", volume 1, published in Amsterdam "apud Henricum Wetstenum, 1692". Book on Greek philosophers in both Greek and Latin with portrait engravings, 26 plates total.

PLUTARCH (c. 46 CE). Plutarch's Lives. Translated from the Greek by Several Hands. Edited and with a Preface by John Dryden. London: T. Hodgkin for Jacob Tonson, 1688 (vols. 1-2), 1684-86 (vols. 3-5).

A James II sterling silver twin handled covered porringer, London 1688 by Benjamin Pyne Of rounded circular form upon a spreading circular foot with a lobed rim, the twin C scroll handles with applied

BERKELEY RECORDS VG+/- Condition. Photos represent condition statement. Please see auction description for link to higher resolution photos. Vinyl Records, LP, Vintage Records

Fine copy in VG Dust Jacket

[BINDINGS]. A group of 8 works finely bound, comprising: PLUTARCH. Langhorne, John and William LANGHORNE, editors and translators. Plutarch's Lives. London: Printed by Richards and Co. for W. Robinson

DIBDIN, Thomas Frognall (1776–1847). Reminiscences of a Literary Life. London: John Major, 1836. 2 volumes, royal 8vo. 10 engraved plates including an engraving on india paper on blank leaf faci

[Sporting] Munnings, Alfred James Pictures of Horses and English Life London: Eyre and Spottiswoode Limited/New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. Limited edition, #180 of 250 numbered copies, signe

A pair of late 19thC Meissen three branch figural and floral candelabras, one depicting the Greek philosopher Diogenes holding a lantern, the other modelled as a seated Alchemist with a sack of coins.

MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891).  Narrative of a Four Months' Residence among the Natives of a Valley of the Marquesas Islands; or, A Peep at Polynesian Life. London: John Murray, 1846. 8vo. Map of

[OLD STILE PRESS]. DAVIS, Michael Justin. The Way to the Tree of Life. London: The Old Stile Press, 1983. Tall 8vo. 5 wood–engraved vignettes by Simon Brett. Original quarter green morocco gilt;

Devant, David. Group of Four Magic Books. Including My Magic Life (London, 1931); Secrets of My Magic (London, 1936); Lessons in Conjuring (London, 1922); and Best Tricks and How to Do Them (London, 1

[Religion/America] Penn, William. Select Works of William Penn, to Which is Prefixed a Journal of His Life. London, 1771. Folio, (4), lxi, 862 pp. Title page lacking, provided in manuscript. Contempor

Taverner, H. T. CHARLES DICKENS THE STORY OF HIS LIFE. London: John Camden Hotten, [1870.] 8vo. Illustrated with 12 plates and facsimiles, with errata leaf tipped in. Bound in early 1/2 morocco over m

[BINDINGS]. A pair of 19th century works, including: BAXTER, Richard. The Divine Life. London: J. Owen, 1825. 2 volumes in one, 8vo. Engraved portrait frontispiece (some foxing, offsetting from plate

THE MISCELLANEOUS WORKS IN VERSE AND PROSE OF SIR THOMAS OVERBURY, KNT. WITH MEMOIRS OF HIS LIFE. London: W. Owen, 1756. 10th ed. 6.5" x 3.75". xxii, [3], 252 pp. Period sheep boards rebacked, boards

NAPOLEON THOUGHTS on LOVE & LIFE London, Arthur L. Humphreys; 1908 263 pages Blue morocco decorated in gilt. Blue title label on the spine. Uncut Very good condition, minor wear of the binding Size 5

2008 AD. Sakhai, E. Persian Rugs and Carpets. The Fabric of Life, London, 2008, hardback with dustwrapper, 448 pp, colour plates. 3.9 kg, 35 x 28cm (13 3/4 x 11"). Ex libris a central London gentleman

"Phari: The Adventures of a Tibetan Pony" by M.E. Buckingham, illustrated with drawings by Kathleen Francis Barker, published by Country Life, London. Second printing of the 1st Popular Edition Februa

Massive live steam London and North Eastern Railway train locomotive and tender, inscribed John Tierney maker Cranford Wks, with a placard inscribed London Steam Age - Manchester, with a 2-6-4 profile

London Life Cigarettes SST (single sided tin) self framed sign, featuring a graphic of people in a park having tea and smoking. Self framed with a "wood like" ornate border. Circa 1910s roughly. Beaut

[Viewer] Wheel of Life Zoetrope. London: The London Stereoscopic and Photographic Co., ca. 1860. Sheet metal body with original interior label (chipped), a turned wooden base, housed in its original w

London Life Cigarettes Self Framed Sign. Large tin litho sign has a scene with various classes of English people gathered around a table drinking tea and smoking London Life Cigarettes; the table is s

Heading: Author: [Egan, Pierce, imitation] Title: Real Life in London; or, The Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho and his cousin, the Hon. Tom Dashall, through the Metropolis... Place Published: L