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A treasure trove of many things which cannot be found by Google. A deeper world far beyond Wikipedia on every subject under the sun.
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1839 The Prospectus and Deed of Settlement of Queen's College, BathLondon: 1839A very scarce prospectus for a planned 'Queen's College' in Bath, a detailed presentation of the college, which never came to be. -
1962 Liturgical Music Incunabula: A Descriptive CatalogueLondon: 1962The first edition of Kathi Meyer-Baer's comparison of printed music in liturgical incunabula, in the very scarce original glassine. -
1933 The Recollections of a BookmanLondon: 1933An attractive example of Arthur A. Stevens's record of 'thirty-three years with three famous book-houses, and some account of noted books'. -
1889 Supplements to the Third and Final Series of Bibliographical Collections and Notes 1474-1700London: 1889The scarce first edition of the supplementary volume of the third series of W. Carew Hazlitt's bibliographical study. -
1759 The London Chronicle: or, Universal Evening PostLondon: 1759A run of over one-hundred issues of this popular London-based Georgian evening paper. -
1881 A Dictionary of British Birds Being a Reprint of Montagu's Ornithological DictionaryLondon: 1881A smart copy of this vast ornithological dictionary from Montagu's work on British birds. -
1951 A History of the Birds of DurhamNewcastle Upon Tyne: 1951The first edition of George W. Temperley's guide to the history of the birds of Durham, rebound in half calf. -
1772 The WorldLondon: 1772Edmund Moore's weekly satirical newspaper, this set containing all two-hundred and nine issues across these four volumes. -
1786 The TatlerLondon: 1786A complete set of the essays published in the journal 'The Tatler', by Richard Steele and Joseph Addison. -
1926 Sketches of the SixtiesSan Francisco: 1926A limited edition, first edition of this collection of articles from the literary journal 'The Californian', in the original dust wrapper. -
1740 Universal Register Uber die Sechs Theile der WestphalischenGottingen: 1740A very scarce first edition copy of this German study on the Peace of Westphalia. -
1893 First Editions of American AuthorsCambridge, MA: 1893A very smart copy of this useful bibliography detailing the first editions of American authors by co-founder of the publisher Herbert Stuart Stone. -
1873 Family Notes of the Rev. Thomas Harrison, and Jemima-Elizabeth BranfillNot Stated: 1873A first ediiton copy of this vanishingly scarce genealogical work discussing the prominent family of Upminster landowners. -
1897 Family Notes, Showing the Descendants of the Great-Grandfathers of The Rev. Thomas HarrisonNot Stated: 1897A smart copy of the second edition of this scarce genealogical record for the Reverend Thomas Harrison and Jemima-Elizabeth Branfill. -
1910 Cupid's CyclopediaNew York: 1910A beautifully illustrated copy of this delightful encyclopedia compiled for Cupid by Oliver Herford and John Cecil Clay. -
1895-1896 Dangle's Mixture; The Bounder; Contraptions; The Nunquam PapersLondon: 1895-1896A smart collection of four very scarce works published by the staff of the weekly socialist newspaper 'The Clarion'. -
1892 The Bookman Volume I October 1891 - March 1892London: 1892A smart volume I of The Bookman, a monthly magazine published in London, now bound with six issues in one volume. -
1818 A Dictionary of the English LanguageLondon: 1818The first H. J. Todd edition of Johnson's 'Dictionary' an expanded edition of this important work. -
1823 40vol The British Essayists with Prefaces, Biographical, Historical, and CriticalLondon: 1823A smartly bound complete collection of eighteenth century journals and periodicals from British essayists, compiled by James Ferguson. -
1962 Robert Gibbings: A BibliographyLondon: 1962A smart first edition of this illustrated bibliographical work on the art of Robert Gibbings, limited to nine hundred and fifty copies. -
1949 The London Mystery Magazine Volume 1 Number 1London : 1949The first volume, first issue of long running British mystery magazine, featuring stories, articles and illustrations by various authors and artists. -
1985 London Magazine: Volume 25, April/May 1985London: 1985A very scarce copy of the April/May 1985 issue of the London Magazine, featuring the first publication of Jean Rhys' original ending for 'Voyage in the Dark'. -
1897 A Bibliography of Gilbert White of SelborneWestminster: 1897The author's presentation copy of Edward A. Martin's bibliography of Gilbert White, the natural historian and antiquarian of Selborne. -
1942-1953 11vols Lilliput MagazineLondon: 1942-1953A collection of eleven scarce volumes from Lilliput magazine, with the original articles, short stories, and illustrations. -
1936-1939 6vols The London Mercury and BookmanLondon: 1936-1939Six issues of The London Mercury and Bookman, featuring literary pieces and critical essays from writers such as W. B. Yeats, H. G. Wells and Bernard Shaw. -
1975-1986 20vols The Mervyn Peake Review: No. 1-20Not Stated: 1975-1986The first twenty issues of The Mervyn Peake Review, forming a valuable collection of critical opinion regarding Peake and his work. -
1966-1967 Classic Car Profiles: Nos. 1-96Leatherhead: 1966-1967Nos. 1-96 of the beautifully illustrated and impeccably detailed 'Classic Car Profiles' publication, edited by Anthony Harding. -
2007 The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a Collection of Wizarding Fairy-TalesLondon: 2007Sotheby's special auction catalogue focusing solely on their sale of J. K. Rowling's unique handmade manuscript of 'Tales of Beedle the Bard'. -
2007 The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a Collection of Wizarding Fairy-TalesLondon: 2007Sotheby's special auction catalogue focusing solely on their sale of J. K. Rowling's unique handmade manuscript of 'Tales of Beedle the Bard'. -
1770-1775 Histoire Naturelle des OiseauxParis: 1770-1775The first six volumes only of the first edition of the Comte de Buffon's lavishly illustrated natural history work on birds. -
1769-1770 Histoire Naturelle, Generale et ParticuliereParis: 1769-1770Volumes I-V, VII, VIII and XIII of this thirteen volume 'nouvelle edition' of Buffon's illustrated 'Histoire Naturelle', examining life on Earth. -
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1965 The Encyclopaedia of BoxingLondon: 1965A smart third edition of this complete encyclopaedia of boxing, signed by the author. -
1948-1954 The Rupert Adventure SeriesLondon: 1948-1954A charming collection of eleven issues of the mid-twentieth century children's publications, 'The Rupert Bear Adventure Series'. -
1961 Boxing Illustrated Wrestling NewsLondon: 1961Twelve volumes of the 'Boxing Illustrated Wrestling News' magazine from 1961 bound in one volume, with the original vibrant paper covers bound in. -
1788 A Short and Easy Introduction to Heraldry, in Two PartsLondon: 1788The sixth edition of Hugh Clark and Thomas Wormull's educational work on heraldry, illustrated with plates. -
1906 Pannell's Reference Book For Home and OfficeLondon: 1906An extensive reference book featuring an English dictionary, a medical dictionary and much more.