Sold2022Gilchrist (Alexander) Life of William Blake "Pictor Ignotus", 2 vol., first edition, 1863; andNO RESERVE Gilchrist (Alexander) Life of William Blake "Pictor Ignotus", 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, plates and illustrations, occasional spotting, original pictorial cloth, gilt, spines fadedSee 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
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
Sold2021Law.- Blackstone (Sir William) Law Tracts, in twoLaw.- Blackstone (Sir William) Law Tracts, in two volumes, 2 vol., first edition, 2 engraved tables (1 folding) and 8 plates, offsetting, some spotting, occasional light staining, lightly browned, conSee 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
Sold2019BROCKEDON, William (1787-1854). Illustrations of theBROCKEDON, William (1787-1854). Illustrations of the Passes of the Alps, by which Italy Communicates with France, Switzerland, and Germany. London and Philadelphia: Charles Tilt and Thomas WardleSee 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
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
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
Sold2022Burma.- Fytche (Lieut.-Gen. Albert) Burma: Past and Present, 2 vol., first edition, 1878.Burma.- Fytche (Lieut.-Gen. Albert) Burma: Past and Present, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, 2 engraved portraits, 13 plates. of which 10 chromolithographs, illustrations, 1 large folding map at eSee Sold Price
Sold2023Thomson. Illustrations of China and Its People, 1873Thomson (John) Illustrations of China and Its People, 2 of 4 vol., first edition, 48 photographic plates, tissue-guards, 1 with a tear, letterpress descriptions interleaved, original decorative cloth,See Sold Price
Sold2022Africa.- Burton (Sir Richard Francis) The Lake RegionsAfrica.- Burton (Sir Richard Francis) The Lake Regions of Central Africa, 2 vol., first edition, second issue, half-titles, 12 chromoxylograph plates, wood-engraved illustrations, folding map at end 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
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
Sold2021Africa.- Schweinfurth (Dr. Georg) The Heart of Africa,Africa.- Schweinfurth (Dr. Georg) The Heart of Africa, 2 vol., first America edition, woodcut frontispieces and plates, 1 tinted lithograph, illustrations, 2 maps (1 folding), advertisements at end, pSee Sold Price
Sold2022Middle East.- Turkey.- Ottoman Empire.- Gomez (Madame de) The Life of Osman the Great, Emperor ofTurkey.- Ottoman Empire.- Gomez (Madame de) The Life of Osman the Great, Emperor of the Turks, 2 vol., first English edition, translated by John Williams, woodcut head-pieces and initials, some very lSee Sold Price
Sold2022Law.- Blackstone (Sir William) Commentaries on the LawsLaw.- Blackstone (Sir William) Commentaries on the Laws of England, 4 vol., third edition of vol.1&2, first edition of vol.3&4, 2 engraved tables, of which 1 folding, lacking divisional half-title A1See Sold Price
Sold2018Selected Papers W. Stewart Halstead First Edition 1924SELECTED PAPERS (2 vols.) William Stewart Halstead. Baltimore 1924 1st. Edition John Hopkins Press Original Green cloth and bright Gilt titles 586pp and 601. All plates and charts present many uncut pSee Sold Price
Sold2022Anatomy.- Godlee (R.J.) An Atlas of Human Anatomy, 2 vol. (text & Atlas), 1880 & others (24)Anatomy.- Godlee (R.J.) An Atlas of Human Anatomy, 2 vol. (text & Atlas), first edition, 48 chromolithographed plates, 1880 § Ellis (G.Viner) & G.H.Ford. Illustrations of Dissections..., 2 vol.,See Sold Price
Sold2020Hawaii.- Brigham (William T.) Ka Hana Kapa: The MakingHawaii.- Brigham (William T.) Ka Hana Kapa: The Making of Bark-Cloth in Hawaii, 2 vol., (including plate vol.), first edition, being vol. 3 of the Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of PolyneSee Sold Price
Sold2021(2 VOL) JEFFERSON DAVIS MEMOIR, 1890 FIRST EDITION(lot of 2) Book: "Jefferson Davis, Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir", Varina Davis, Belford Company, New York, 1890, First Edition, total of 1638 pages, illustrations, marblSee Sold Price
Sold2022Dugdale (Sir William) The Baronage of England; or, An historical account of the lives and mostDugdale (Sir William) The Baronage of England; or, An historical account of the lives and most memorable actions of our English nobility, 3 vol. in 2, first edition, double column, titles to vol.1 & 2See Sold Price
Sold2022Fleming (Ian) Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang. The Magical Car, 3 vol., first edition, 1964-65.Fleming (Ian) Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang. The Magical Car, 3 vol., first edition, illustrations by John Burningham, vol. 2 with ink gift inscription, original pictorial boards, vol. 1 spine a little spotSee Sold Price
May 30Forum AuctionsDubreuil (Jean) La Perspective Pratique, necessaire a tours peintres, second edition, 2 vol. only£800
May 30Forum AuctionsGay (John) Fables, 2 vol. in 1, first editions, contemporary tree calf, 1727-38£400
May 23Forum AuctionsBirds.- Bewick (Thomas) History of British Birds, 2 vol., first edition, 1797-1804; and another by£100
May 30Forum AuctionsMinko (Tachibana) Saiga shokunin burui [Colored Pictures of Occupations of Workmen], 2 vol., first£3,500
May 23Forum AuctionsAmerica.- Moellhausen (Baldwin) Diary of a Journey from the Mississippi to the Coasts of the£50
May 30Forum AuctionsDickens (Charles) The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 1 vol. bound in 2, first edition in£1,000
May 23Forum AuctionsProust (Marcel) Cities of the Plain, 2 vol., limited edition, translated by C.K. Scott Moncrieff,£100
May 23Forum AuctionsTrollope (Anthony) The Golden Lion of Granpere, first edition in book form, Tinsley Brothers, 1872;£100
Jun 07Freeman's | HindmanDIBDIN, Thomas Frognall. The Bibliographical Decameron... 1817. FIRST EDITION of Dibdin's masterful$150
May 23Forum AuctionsChina.- Audemard (L.) Les Jonques Chinoises, vol. I-VI (of X), first edition, 1957-65; and 12 others£50
May 30Forum AuctionsMoore (Sir Jonas) A New Systeme of the Mathematicks, vol.1 (only, of 2), first edition, 1681.£1,800
Jun 07Freeman's | HindmanDARWIN, Charles. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication. 1868. FIRST EDITION, FIRST$500
Jun 06Freeman's | HindmanDARWIN, Charles (1809-1882). The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. New York: D.$250(1 bid)
May 23Forum AuctionsAngling.- Snart (Charles) Practical Observations on Angling in the River Trent, first edition,£50
Jun 07Freeman's | HindmanDARWIN, Charles. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. 1871. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION,$200
Jun 07Freeman's | HindmanHARDY, Thomas. Far From the Madding Crowd. 1874 [but 1875]. FIRST EDITION, second impression.$500
May 30Forum AuctionsBeardsley (Aubrey).- Malory (Sir Thomas) [Le Morte Darthur] , 2 vol., one of 1500 copies, 1893-94.£600
May 30Forum AuctionsChivers of Bath "vellucent binding".- Malory (Sir Thomas) [Le Morte d'Arthur] The Birth and Life and£4,500
May 30Forum AuctionsChina & Japan.- Liu Xiang Ryukyo Retsujo Den [Biographies of Virtuous Women], 5 vol., , Kyoto, 1720£2,600
5 days LeftBonhamsMajor H. B. Edwardes, A Year on the Punjab Frontier in 1848-49, two volumes Richard Bentley, Lon...£1,000
May 30Forum AuctionsGaskell (Elizabeth C.) Wives and Daughters. An Every-Day Story, 2 vol., first edition, Smith- Elder£500