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The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
The first published facsimile of any of William Blake's illuminated books, John Camden Hotten's 'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell'.
£1,750
Blake, WilliamThe Marriage of Heaven...1868
Eutychii Aegyptii, Patriarchae Orthodoxorum Alexandrini, Scriptoris,...
The first edition of the first book printed in England to make extensive use of Arabic type.
£5,500
Selden, John. (Ed. & Trans.)Eutychii Aegyptii, Patriarchae Orthodoxorum...1642
Suggestions for the Architectural Improvement of...
The scarce first edition of Sydney Smirke's ambitious proposals for improvements in the West End.
£450
Smirke, SydneySuggestions for the Architectural...1834
Los Diez Libros de Architectura de...
The first edition of Leon Battista Alberti's 'De Re Aedificatoria' in Spanish.
£7,500
Alberti, Leon BattistaLos Diez Libros de...1582
The Queen's Bible. The Holy Bible,...
The magnificent 'Queen's Bible' illustrated with original photographs by Francis Frith and in elaborate decorative red morocco with extensive furniture by Leighton.
£75,000
Frith, FrancisThe Queen's Bible. The...1862–1863
The Collected Works of William Morris...
A handsome set of Morris' complete works bound by C.
£8,000
Morris, WilliamThe Collected Works of...1910–1915
The Process of Calotype Photogenic Drawing,...
The rare first edition of the first announcement of William Henry Fox Talbot's calotype method - the negative / positive photographic process - the most important innovation in the history of photography.
£27,500
Talbot, William Henry FoxThe Process of Calotype...1841
Epistolae et Evangelia Ad Usum Congregationis...
A splendid French edition of the 'Epistolae et Evangelia' in a beautiful contemporary binding of red morocco à la dentelle likely by Padeloup.
£12,500
Epistolae Et EvangeliaEpistolae et Evangelia Ad...1708
A New Version of the Psalms...
A beautiful and intriguing Irish binding of the mid-eighteenth century, an example of an Irish white inlay, with a décor of distinct and innovative tools.
£12,500
Irish Binding. Brady, Nicholas & Nahum TateA New Version of...1751
Apocalypse de Saint-Jean par Odilon Redon
Odilon Redon's 'Apocalypse de Saint-Jean', an excellent unsophisticated set in the original wrappers.
£30,000
Redon, OdilonApocalypse de Saint-Jean par...1899
Suite d'Estampes pour Servir à l'Histoire...
One of the most charming suites of engravings produced during the eighteenth century in France.
£9,000
Moreau, Jean-Michel, and Freudeberg, SSuite d'Estampes pour Servir...1774; 1777
1st British International Print Biennale. 23...
A mint copy of this iconic poster.
£400
Hockney, David1st British International Print...1968
Dylan Thomas. Collected Poems 1934 -...
An extraordinary work of sympathy, empathy and synchronicity: Ceri Richards' ink illuminations to the poems of Dylan Thomas - with the beautiful painted dust-jacket - undertaken while the poet was dying.
£55,000
Richards, Ceri. Dylan ThomasDylan Thomas. Collected Poems...1953
Final Draft: Diana and Her Rhinoceros...
The complete original maquette, presented to his grand-children, for Edward Ardizzone's 1964 illustrated book 'Diana and Her Rhinoceros'.
£15,000
Ardizzone, EdwardFinal Draft: Diana and...c.1964
Rough Draft of New Version of...
The complete illustrated original maquette for the definitive version of Edward Ardizzone's 1938 book 'Tim and Lucy Go to Sea'.
£15,000
Ardizzone, EdwardRough Draft of New...c.1958
Designs for The Merchant of Venice
A large collection of original designs for 'The Merchant of Venice'.
£1,500
Motley Studio?Designs for The Merchant...1960s?
Costume design for Becket. (Becket Procession,...
Original signed gouache by Motley depicting a costume design for Laurence Olivier in 'Becket.
£400
MotleyCostume design for Becket...c.1960
An Act for the Encouragement of...
The Engraving Copyright Act or Hogarth's Act of 1734 together with its successor Act granting Hogarth's post mortem rights to his widow Jane Hogarth.
£1,750
Hogarth, William & Jane et al. Copyright ActsAn Act for the...1735; 1767
Recueil des Plans, Elevations et Coupes...
The rare first edition - a beautiful copy in contemporary red morocco with the arms of Stanislas Leczinski for whom the book was produced - of one of the greatest and most beautiful 18th century books on gardens and architecture.
£160,000
Here De Corny, Emmanuel LéopoldRecueil des Plans, Elevations...1750 c.–1753
Portraits d’Acteurs et d’Actrices. Treize Lithographies
The complete set of the 13 original lithographs by Toulouse-Lautrec on beige wove paper from the edition printed for 'Les XX' in 1913.
£7,500
Toulouse-lautrec, Henri dePortraits d’Acteurs et d’Actrices...1898
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