Bibliography & General
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c1820 Decorative Gilt Blank Folio VolumeNone: c1820A decoratively bound blank folio volume, with elaborate gilt to the front board.
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1825 The Library Companion; Or, The Young Man's Guide, and The Old Man's Comfort in the Choice of a LibraryLondon: 1825The second edition of Dibdin's library companion, known as the 'Young Man's Guide' or the 'Old Man's Comfort'.
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1991 Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in Aquatint and Lithography, 1770-1860San Francisco: 1991A smart facsimile reprint of Abbey's bibliographical catalogue of artwork capturing British and Irish scenery between 1770 and 1860.
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1976-86 A Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England Scotland and IrelandLondon: 1976-86The second edition of this comprehensive bibliography of English, Scottish and Irish books, in their original dust wrappers.
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1969-70 3vol Pacific Islands PilotSomerset: 1969-70A set of three works covering the latest information on the hydrography of the Pacific Islands.
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1928 A Bibliographical Catalogue of the Writings of Sir Arthur Conan DoyleTunbridge Wells: 1928A first edition copy of this bibliography of the renowned author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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1994 South African War Books: An Illustrated BibliographyLondon: 1994A smart first edition of this bibliography of South African War books, with illustrations.
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1877-1878 4vols in 2 Cassell's Household GuideLondon: 1877-1878A wonderfully illustrated Victorian guide to the art of housekeeping, complete in four volumes bound in two.
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1883 Surnames as a ScienceLondon: 1883A smart first edition of this scientific study of British surnames, with the author's presentation inscription to the title page.
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2001 Discworld Thieves' Guild Yearbook & Diary 2002London: 2001A fine diary for the year 2002, Discworld-themed with extensive information on their Thieves' Guild, and notes on important dates in the world's history.
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1793 The Gentleman, Tradesman, and Farmer's Complete Pocket CompanionBirmingham: 1793A very scarce pocket companion, containing a wealth of essential information for gentlemen, tradesmen, and farmers.
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1937 Imprimerie Wetterwald Modeles Pour VinsBordeaux: 1937An exceptional and vanishingly scarce catalogue of wine label designs, including those for many of the most luxurious appellations in winemaking, published by noted wine label designer, Wetterwald.
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1870 2vol Pleasant Pages for Young People: A Book of Instruction and AmusementLondon: 1870A smart two volume set of this study of the British infant schooling system, containing volumes V and VI only.
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1929 Jane Austen: A BibliographyLondon: 1929A limited edition copy of this illustrated bibliography of Jane Austen's works.
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1985 Bibliography of Jane AustenNew York : 1985The corrected second edition of this informative bibliography and essential guide for collecting Jane Austen's works by David Gibson, in the original dust wrapper.
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1926 Bibliotheca Scotica: A Catalogue of BooksGlasgow : 1926A scarce illustrated catalogue of books relating to Scotland sold by John Smith & Son Ltd in the original cloth with a forward by Lauchlan MacLean Watt.
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1836 2vol The Antient Kalendars and Inventories of the Treasury of His Majesty's ExchequerLondon: 1836Volumes one and two of the official document containing the calendars and inventories of the Royal Treasury, with folding plates.
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1890-1935 Four Very Scarce Programmes Relating to DevonExeter: 1890-1935An interesting collection of four very scarce programmes for events held in Devon.
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1889 Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. The English Humourists in Art.London: 1889A very scarce catalogue detailing an 1889 exhibition of the works of noted English humorists, illustrated with examples of their works.
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1888 Catalogue of a Loan Collection of the Works of Randolph CaldecottManchester: 1888A very scarce catalogue of an 1888 exhibition of the Works of Randolph Caldecott, hosted by the Manchester Brasenose Club.
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1910 Buffalo Bill Bids You Good Bye FarewellNew York; Cincinnati : 1910A scarce programme for Buffalo Bill's 1910 farewell tour, an interesting piece of Wild West Americana.
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1894 Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the WorldNew York: 1894An interesting and scarce piece of Victorian Americana, a programme for Buffalo Bill's 1894 show in New York.
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1905 The Grimani BreviaryVenice: 1905A faithful facsimile of the impressive illuminated manuscript of the Flemish Renaissance, 'The Grimani Breviary'.
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1818 The Northern Star, or, Monthly MagazineLondon; Sheffield: 1818A very scarce to see Yorkshire periodical from the Regency period, a comprehensive register of the county, illustrated with six plates.
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1801 Willis' Survey of St. Asaph, Considerably EnlargedWrexham: 1801A scarce two volume edition of antiquarian Browne Willis's study of the north Wales town of St. Asaph.
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1828 The Post Office Annual Directory for 1828-29; Edinburgh, Leith, and NewhavenEdinburgh: 1828The very scarce twenty-third annual publication of this impressively detailed directory of Edinburgh, Leith, and Newhaven.
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1906 Le Breviaire Grimani a la Bibliotheque Marciana de VeniseVenezia [Venice]: 1906A smart volume presenting examples of illustrated works and manuscripts held at the Biblioteca Marciana.
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1920 London through Chinese EyesLondon : 1920This text explores London through the Chinese eyes of Min-Chien T. Z Tyau, lecturer of International Law at the University of London.
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1864 The Eton School Lists from 1791 to 1851London: 1864A scarce second edition of this complete school list from Eton between 1791 to 1850.
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1835 The Portfolio; or, a Collection of State Papers, illustrative of the History of Our TimesLondon: 1835A scarce copy of two numbers from the first volume of James Ridgway's collection of state papers.
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1939 The World of WordsLondon: 1939A smart second edition of this introduction to the study of language from Eric Partridge.
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1815 Bibliotheca Anglo-PoeticaLondon: 1815The first edition of this bibliographical catalogue of works of Early English poetry, in a signed half morocco binding by Morrell.
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1897 A History of the PapacyLondon: 1897-99The new edition of Mandell Creighton's history of the papacy in six volumes.
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1865 Parables from NatureLondon: 1865An illustrated selection of parables surrounding the topic of nature, written by English children's author and writer on biology, Margaret Gatty.
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1838 The Patriarchate of BritainLondon: 1838The very scarce first edition of this book of reference to the Church of England.