Mise en Page. The Theory and Practice of Lay-Out,
Tolmer, A. First edition The Studio 1931 plates and illustrations, one plate with applique paper flowers, 2 flowers now attached to opposite page, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, rebacked retaining the original black cloth with blindstamped title. Exteremities rubbed. 4to, The Studio, 1931. Lacking the slipcase as usual- $1,020
- $1,020
Thoughts and Details on the High and Low Prices of the Last Thirty Years. Part 1: On the Alterations in the Currency
Tooke, Thomas First edition 1823 complete viii 220pp and lareg folding table (and 7 tables) Hndsomely bound in period diced russia, spine gilt with contrasting black label. short closed tear to upper joint / spine, prelims spotted, generally clean and bright.- $383
- $383
The progress of the nation in its various social and economic relations from the beginning of the Nineteenth Century
Porter, George Richardson First edition 1836. A complete set of 3 volumes in the original blind tooled maroon cloth. All three volumes have matching small neat repairs to heads of spine else an excellent fresh set.- $383
- $383
Neuwe Biblische Figuren
Amman, Jost. 1539-1591 & Johann Melchior Bocksberger Second edition, appearing only a year after the first. Oblong 4to (160 x 201mm.) Title in red and black, 5pp. text including 3pp. preface by Feyerabend, 132 woodcut illustrations by Amman after Johann Melchior Bocksperger extra illustrated with an additional plate from a later printing inserted at C2 (i.e. all 130 illustrations from this edition are present as called for) Paper repair to title, the word 'Figuren' affected, marginal insect-damage from B1-F4, general light toning throughout, corner marginal loss to Q2-R2. Contemporary vellum soiled and creased. Bespoke photographs available on request- $2,232
- $2,232
La Vie et le Martyre de Louis XVI, Roi de France et de Navarre, immole le 21 Janvier 1793
Geoffroi de Limon First French edition, period tree calf, gilt, spine rubbed, lettering label, Brussels, 1793. viii 144pp. Excellent original copy of a scarce work. First French edition of this "Vie de Louis XVI", initially "produced in Regensburg, by German compositors, who did not know French" and therefore "inevitably very incorrect", according to the note by the publisher, who also points out that the success of this work led to 9 counterfeit editions, but imperfect compared to this one. A biographical work that takes the side of King Louis XVI and denounces the atrocities committed against him during the Revolution- $454
- $454
Works – The Winchester Edition
'The Winchester Edition' - Ten volumes, titles include Pride and Prejudice (2 vols), Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility (2 vols), Emma (2 vols), Persuasion, Mansfield Park (2 vols), uniformly bound in original publisher's green cloth with gilt tooled decorations to spines, trivial rubbing of spines, deckled edges, intermittent odd light spotting throughout, a smart and tidy set, John Grant, Edinburgh, 1906 Defence of Economy Against the Late Mr. Burke
First edition 1817. An extract from The Pamphleteer vol IX (there were no other separate publications). Published here with a title page "Defence of Economy against the late Mr Burke, by Jeremy Bentham esq - Original - 1817" Titla and [4]-47pp with pp4-9 "Advertisement" A Fine copy in modern burgundy cloth, gilt. Thoughts and Details on the high and low Prices of the last thirty Years.
Second Edition 1823. Much scarcer than the first. Attractive half morocco, gilt. Large folding table. Ex Birmingham Assay Office library, their small discrete ink stamps on blank and title verso. Internally fresh bright and clean
A Prefect’s Uncle 1st issue
First Edition First Issue 8vo (185 x 120mm). Half title, 8 half tone plates by R. Noel Pocock, Original red pictorial cloth, spine lettered in gilt head of spine cloth repaired, some fraying to foot of spine with loss of a few letters, spine a little faded, some light staining to covers, corners slightly bumped, upper joint joints splitting, old bookplate unobtrusively removed from the front pastedown. First issue, without the publisher's advertisements at the end. The author's second novel. RARE. McIlvaine A2a. Charts of the Constellations from the North Pole to Between 35 and 40 Degrees of the South Declination
First edition 1889 A complete copy in the original portfolio with printed label. Portfolio has a little splashing to upper cover, label soiled, lacking the ties, and the chemise style foldovers have the paper backing flaking, but the portfolio is intact. Cover page of contents toned but the plates are all exceptionally clean and fresh. Scarce. Defence of Economy Against the Right Hon George Rose
First edition 1817. An extract from The Pamphleteer vol X (there were no other separate publications). Published here with a title page "Defence of Economy against the Right Hon Geroge Rose by Jeremy Bentham esq - Original - London 1817 No XX Pam Vol X" [iii]-284p-332p with title verso as "Advertisement" Some toning but a close to Fine copy in modern burgundy cloth, gilt.
The History of Thucydides. Newly Translated into English 3 vols
The History of Thucydides. Newly Translated into English, and Illustrated with Very Copious Annotations, Exegetical, Philological, Historical, and Geographical. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1829. 3 vols., 8vo (222 x 128mm.) 6 engraved maps, including 2 folding. Browning and spotting to preliminaries and to maps, and damp-staining to 'Sicily' map in vol. 3. Attractive period brown half calf, morocco lettering pieces to spines lightly worn.
Beyond Extravagance. A Royal Collection of Gems and Jewels, 1/600 Deluxe
Beyond Extravagance. A Royal Collection of Gems and Jewels, 353 of a deluxe edition of 600 with publisher's card mounted to title verso, profuse whole page colour illustrations, indigo-coloured silk and gold metallic threads in a Tibetan style brocade, handwoven in India, and housed within a red velvet clamshell box. Folio, New York, Assouline, 2013. A fine example of this sumptuous work published by Assouline. Exploring the Al Thani collection of Indian jewellery, which spans over four hundred years from the royal courts of the Moghul Empire to 21st century innovations, this work catalogues and analyses the uniquely sophisticated tradition of jewellery within India, and its evolution of style and technique.