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1883 Collector's MarksLondon: 1883A fantastic and thorough guide to the marks of various collector passed to F. G. Stephens, with an envelope containing a number of examples. -
1896 History of the Horn-BookLondon: 1896The first edition of Andrew Tuer's fascinating and influential work on historial hornbooks, looking here that their history. With seven hornbooks. -
1897 History of the Horn-BookLondon: 1897The second edition of Andrew Tuer's important working looking at the history of hornbooks, looking in detail at many surviving hornbooks. -
Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland Plates XXI-XXX Plates XXXI-XLLondon: 1905Two fascinating volumes of the British Museum's catalogue of Medallic Illustrations, containing plates XXI-XXX and XXXI-XL. -
A Catalogue of Illuminated and Other Manuscripts Together With Some Works on PalaeographyLondon: 1931A fascinating catalogue of illuminated manuscripts, with an additional study of ancient and historical handwriting. -
Historical References to Coins of the Roman Empire From Augustus to GallienusLondon; San Diego: 1968A lovely uncommon first thus edition of this illustrated encyclopedia on coins of the Roman Empire; by the renowned numismatist Edward A. Sydenham. -
1900 A Book For All Readers Ainsworth Rand SpoffordNew York & London: 1900A useful work on book collecting and the preservation of books, written by Ainsworth Rand Spofford. -
1866-73 11vol Archaeologia Tracts Relating to Antiquity IllustratedLondon: 1866-73Volumes forty to forty-four of the Society of Antiquaries of London's 'Archaeologia', profusely illustrated throughout with numerous folding plates and colour plates. -
1864 Handbook of English Coin Llewellyn Jewitt Illustrated ScarceLondon: 1864A scarce copy of Llewellyn Jewitt's interesting and concise work on the history of English coins. -
1908-09 2vol Collector's Handbook Pottery & Porcelain Keramics W. Chaffers IllusLondon: 1908-09A profusly illustrated look at history pottery, porcelain, and ceramics, written by the leading antiquary William Chaffers. -
1906 Old English Plate Wilfred Joseph Cripps IllustratedLondon: 1906An illustrated work on the history of English plate, a helpful guide to collectors with advice of the makers and marks of antique plate. -
1927 2vols English Books 1475-1900 Charles J Sawyer and F J Harvey DartonLondon: 1927The first edition of this useful work by Charles J Sawyer and F J Harvey Darton. -
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1934 Sir Harry Kottingham Newton Your Books, My Son Signed Limited First EditionOxford: 1934A uncommon limited first edition of this collection of letters by Sir Harry Kottingham Newton. -
1976 Art MEDAL Plaquettes MOLINARI Antiques FIRSTMaine : 1976An excellent copy of this extensively illustrated catalogue of the Molinari collection of medals and plaquettes, given to Bowdoin College in 1966 by Amanda Marchesa Molinari. -
1907 G. S. Layard Suppressed Plates Wood Engravings etc. Cloth Gilt 1st EditionLondon: 1907A smart first edition of Layard's exploration of the illustrations that had been suppressed for various reasons in the foregone Victorian age. -
1980 The Ryohei Ishikawa Collection Postal Stamps Hong Kong DustwrapperLondon: 1980The hardback edition of this highly illustrated auction catalogue detailing postage ephemera of Hong Kong. -
1907 Catalogue of the Collections of Engravings of Sir Wilfrid Lawson SothebysLondon: c1908A bound copy of two auction catalogues from the sale of the collection of engravings assembled by the 10th Baronet of Brayton, Sir Wilfrid Lawson. -
1950 John P Harthan Bookbindings Victoria and Albert Museum IllustratedLondon: 1950A handsome copy of 'Bookbindings' by John P Harthan. -
1903 Handbook of Information on Pewter and Sheffield Plate William RedmanBradford: 1903An insightful work on pewter and Sheffield plate, to assist the collector in identifying certain makers and forms of this art form. The first edition, in the original publisher's binding. -
1951 Guide to Old and Rare BOOKS ed. R.HORROXBracknell: 1951The first edition of this excellent reference for book collectors. -
1921 J. Herbert Slater Engravings And Their Value With Sixteen PlatesLondon: 1921A lovely illustrated volume on print-collecting, providing an extensive guide to the value and scarcity of engravings. -
1955 Bibliotheca Walleriana Catalogue Erik Waller Collection Hans SallanderStockholm: 1955A lovely detailed catalogue of the private book collection of the Swedish surgeon and book collector Erik Waller. -
1933 2vol Britwell Handlist Short Title Catalogue Principal Volumes Caxton CourtLondon: 1933A very smart two volume handlist of the volumes contained in the library of Britwell Court. -
1934 Carter And Pollard An Enquiry First Edition With Original DustwrapperLondon: 1934A lovely first edition copy of this groundbreaking expose of literary forgery. -
1966 2Vols C.E And Ruth C. Wright The Diary Of Humfrey Wanley 1715-1726London: 1966A lovely two-volume complete set of 'The Diary of Humfrey Wanley'. -
1910 Frank A. Munby The Romance Of Book Selling With Plates First EditionLondon: 1910A first edition of this work on book-selling, by noted collector Frank A. Munby. -
1893 2Vols Pollard And Duff Early Illustrated And Printed Books With FacsimilesLondon: 1893A two volume set from the 'Books About Books' series: Alfred W. Pollard's 'Early Illustrated Books' and E. Gordon Duff's 'Early Printed Books'. -
1879 Henry B. Wheatley What Is An Index A Few Notes On Indexes And IndexersLondon: 1879A very scarce nineteenth century volume on indexing. -
1902 William Younger Fletcher English Book Collectors English Bookman's LibraryLondon: 1902A volume on the book collectors' of England. -
1927 Ralph Straus The Unspeakable Curll Biography And Catalogue With PlatesLondon: 1927An interesting account of Edumund Curll, with a catalogue of his publications. -
c1881 The Bibliographer Journal Of Book-Lore Volume I First EditionLondon: 1881A scarce first volume, first edition of The Bibliographer. -
1902-1906 6Vol The Connoisseur Illustrated Magazine for Collectors Leather BoundLondon: 1903-1906A uniformly bound collection of The Connoisseur, being a fine art publication and famous collectors' magazine lavishly illustrated with full page plates. -
1950 Catalogue Newton Grace K. Babson Collection Webber First Edition Limited Edition IllustratedNew York: 1950A first edition, limited edition copy 'Catalogue of the Works of Sir Isaac Newton' from the Grace K. Babson Collection. -
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1924 Old English Pottery Astbury Figures Limited Edition First Edition SignedLondon: 1924A catalogue of 'Astbury Figures', collated and published by the Cyril Andrade auction house. -
1994 The Art of Perfume Christie Mayer Lefkowith IllustratedLondon: 1994A charming 1994 early edition of Lefkowith's 'The Art of Perfume', profusely illustrated with coloured plates. -
1987 - 1989 5vol The Estelle Doherty Collection CatalogNew York: 1987-1989Catalogues of the auction of The Estelle Doheny Collection with prices.