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Prometheus Unbound
Copy number 1 on vellum - unopened and completely unsophisticated - of Ashbee's edition of Shelley's drama.
£8,500
Essex House Press. Shelley, Percy BysshePrometheus Unbound1904
Biblia Innocentium: Being the Story of...
The copy presented by Mackail to his Oxford colleague Gilbert Murray and his wife Mary.
£4,000
Kelmscott Press. Mackail, J[ohn]. W[illiam]Biblia Innocentium: Being the...1892
The Nature of Gothic: A Chapter...
A superlative copy of the Kelmscott edition of Ruskin's 'The Nature of Gothic'.
£3,750
Kelmscott Press. Ruskin, JohnThe Nature of Gothic:...1892
Maud, A Monodrama, by Alfred Lord...
An excellent copy of the Kelmscott edition of Lord Tennyson's 'Maud'.
£4,000
Kelmscott Press. Tennyson, Alfred (Lord)Maud, A Monodrama, by...1893
The Love Lyrics & Songs of...
A very good copy of the only Kelmscott book to feature initials printed in red.
£5,500
Kelmscott Press. Blunt, Wilfrid ScawenThe Love Lyrics &...1892
The Life of Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal...
An excellent copy of the Kelmscott edition of the first major biography in English, a source for Shakespeare.
£4,000
Kelmscott Press. Cavendish, GeorgeThe Life of Thomas...1893
The Golden Legend of Master William...
A very good copy of the first edition of The Golden Legend.
£9,500
Kelmscott Press. Voragine, Jacobus deThe Golden Legend of...1892
A beautiful copy in purple morocco by the Guild of Women-Binders' Woolrich sisters, presented by Charles Conder to his patron Mary Davis and with six signed original drawings in ink, crayon and watercolour.
Conder, Charles. Verlaine, PaulChoix de Poésies1904
£22,500
To the Queen: This Specimen of...
A stunning example of early miniature printing with the 'Creed, the Lord's Prayer' etc.
£1,750
Davies, Benjamin ReesTo the Queen: This...1833
Répertoire des Pantins
A complete set of the musical scores with covers illustrated by Pierre Bonnard for the Répertoire des Pantins.
£3,500
Bonnard Pierre. Terrasse, Claude and Franc-NohainRépertoire des Pantins[1898]
Nonsense & Nonsense. A collection of...
The édition de tête in the deluxe magnetic binding of one of Susan Allix's most extraordinary, inventive, capricious and whimsical artist books.
£4,000
Allix, Susan. Anon, old or unknownNonsense & Nonsense. A...2008
Pagoda Memories. Golden Pagodas of Myanmar...
A superb example of a Susan Allix illustrated book - created in its entirety by the artist - inspired by her travels in Myanmar.
£4,000
Allix, SusanPagoda Memories. Golden Pagodas...2009
A Booke Containing such Beasts as...
Francis Barlow's very rare English drawing book of model animals and profile heads with an elephant, a camel, a griffin, a unicorn and others.
£14,500
Barlow, FrancisA Booke Containing such...1664
Paradise Lost. A Series of Twelve...
A scarce New York edition of William Strang's original etchings for 'Paradise Lost'.
£1,000
Strang, William. Milton, JohnParadise Lost. A Series...1896
Thucydides. (The History of the Peloponnesian...
The Ashendene Thucydides, the final folio from the press.
£7,500
Ashendene Press. ThucydidesThucydides. (The History of...1930
Etchings illustrating Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales.' Introduction...
Chaucer illustrated by Elizabeth Frink.
£5,500
Frink, ElizabethEtchings illustrating Chaucer's 'Canterbury...1972
The Great Exhibition of the Works...
A wonderful example of a very scarce textile roller print - a remarkable survival showing the repeated image - commemorating the Great Exhibition of 1851.
£3,750
1851 LondonThe Great Exhibition of...1851
La Céramique dans l'Art Musulman .....
An excellent copy of Henri Rivière's superb work on Islamic ceramics with outstanding plates printed in lavish colour.
£12,500
Riviere, HenriLa Céramique dans l'Art...1913
Armes et Armures Orientales. Collection Henri...
An outstanding copy of Henri Moser's catalogue with the portfolio in pristine condition and preserved in the scarce original wooden box.
£9,500
Moser, HenriArmes et Armures Orientales...1912
Highlanders of Scotland. Portraits Illustrative of...
Alexander Macpherson Campbell's presentation copy of this scarce large format study of Scottish costume and characters.
£3,000
Macleay, Kenneth & Vincent BrooksHighlanders of Scotland. Portraits...1870
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