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— Oscar Wilde

Mainz: Verlag von D Kapp, and Mainz: Joseph Halenza, n.d. [c.1880]. Leporello, or concertina map, in tall octavo boards (30 x 17.5cm; map extends to 242cm). In stiff paperboards with recent red cloth spine, decorative foliate border with titles in black to front board, reproduced to rear board with alternative..... More
London: Kent and Co, Tonbridge: Richard Ware, n.d. [1866]. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.232. With seven engraved plates. Green cloth with ornate gilt margins to boards, gilt titles and decoration to spine and upper board. All edges gilt. Spine has at some point been professionally rebacked. Bookbinders label of Hanbury and..... More
Boston, MA: Luther Stevens, c.1848. LARGE FOLD-OUT. Octavo (24 x 18cm), pp. 16; [1], panoramic fold-out. Bound in publisher's dark green card boards, cloth spine, Victorian lettering and presentation of publisher's details printed in black to front cover, matching decorative border to rear. Some discolouration to front board and noticeable..... More
no date [circa 1890's]. [Crest and Monogram Album] CREST AND MONOGRAM COLLECTION. Small quarto (24 x 19cm), title page and 35 unpaginated leaves, all completed with crests and monograms in various colours cut from envelopes and headed paper. Blue leather-grain-effect cloth over boards with blind decoration. All edges gilt. Clean..... More
London: Ackermann & Co., no date [1853]. [Illustrated Humour] FIRST EDITION. Folio (33 x 26cm), pp.64. With fine marginal engravings to every page by Terry. Publisher's brown cloth with an engraved paper title label to upper. All edges gilt; yellow-coated endpapers. Repairs to split hinges. Black ink ownership to verso..... More
New York, NY: Manhattan Post Card Co., no date [circa 1900]. [Coney Island] EARLY POSTCARD IMAGES. Octavo pamphlet. Dichromatic printing on clay paper, with colour-illustrated card covers, stapled. 16 double-sided black and white photographic plates, totalling 64 individual images. Some small losses to edges of first and last leaves. Rubbing..... More
London: the London General News and Book Agency, no date [circa 1916]. [Wartime Propaganda] FIRST EDITION. Slim quarto (28 x 20cm), pp.62. A collection of photogravure images printed on clay paper showing German prisoners of war engaging in wholesome and enjoyable activities, including gardening, tailoring, amateur dramatics, sport, and model..... More
Tokyo, [circa 1942]. [Japanese War Photography] ORIGINAL COMMEMORATIVE COLLECTION. Small quarto portfolio containing 40 loose black and white photographs backed onto card, with descriptions tipped onto verso. Also with a loose introductory leaf, and publishing information to the inside of the portfolio. Publisher's blue cloth chemise portfolio, with plain card..... More
London: Printed for Isaac Cleave, Abel Roper, A. Bosvile, and Richard Basset, 1702. [English History] SECOND EDITION, corrected. Two volumes. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[10] 503 [3]; pp.[4] 286; 307-554 [26]. With principal dates and events printed in the margins for easy reference, an index to volume II, and 29..... More
London: James Sangster and Co., no date [circa 1881]. [True adventure and hunting] FINE DECORATIVE CLOTH. No edition stated. Large octavo (25 x 18cm), pp.[4]; 508; [2]. With eight colour plates, including a frontispiece and decorated title page, (lacking the plate of the Bear and Prey), as well as numerous..... More
London: Frederick Warne and Co., no date [1898]. [True Adventure and Hunting] EARLY EDITION. Large octavo (25 x 18cm), pp.viii; 312. With a colour frontispiece and decorated title page, and numerous engravings through the text. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles and black decoration to spine and upper board. Cracked-earth..... More
[Private Compilation]. n.d. [c.1830's]. ORIGINAL ENGRAVED DESIGNS. 157x217mm. 16 thick card leaves featuring 104 individual engraved designs for snuff boxes printed on india paper and pasted to leaves. In contemporary dark brown mottled calf boards, re-backed in later tan calf. Held together by two strong brass clasps. Title neatly added..... More
London: J. T. Wood, 1846. MINIATURE BOOK. 30x17mm, unpaginated. With a calendar and lists of eclipses, holidays, the birthdays of members of the royal family, bankers and prices for stamps. Also with 14 engraved portraits of the royal family and Sir Robert Peel (then Prime Minister). In original blue paper..... More
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co., 1908. Deluxe Edition. Octavo, pp.xv; 158. Illustrated with thirty two pictures of Indian scenery from photographs taken by Mabel Eardley-Wilmott. Bound in cream vegetable parchment boards with gilt titles to spine and upper board, and illustrated to the upper and lower boards. Top..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1937. [Poetry and Travel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.268. With 15 double-sided black and white photographic plates, as well as a frontispiece, seven charts and diagrams, and a folding map at rear. Publisher's green cloth with red and blue titles to spine. Top edge..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1971. [Illustrated Clerihews] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 16cm), unpaginated. 60 poems with an illustration by Sanjust to each facing leaf. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket also illustrated by Sanjust, priced at £2.00. Light handling; a fine copy. More
New York, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1978. [Fashion Photography] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Quarto (37 x 28cm), unpaginated, with 162 black and white photographs. SIGNED and dated in the year of publication by the photographer in black ink to title page. Publisher's glossy photographic paper-covered boards. With the original clear..... More
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1870. [Poetry] FINELY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED, a later edition. Quarto (26 x 19cm), pp.[12]; 268. With frequent wood engraved vignettes by the Patons. Contemporary green full morocco by R. and A. SUTTABY of London, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine, and gilt..... More
London: Hollis and Carter, 1952. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST EDITION. Quarto (26 x 20cm), pp.[10]; 143; [1]. With twelve chromolithographic plates including a frontispiece by the author, and wood engraved vignettes to chapter headings. Publisher's blue cloth with silver titles to spine and upper board, illustrated dust-jacket priced at 18s. net..... More
London: Nicholas Kaye, 1962. [Scottish Topography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.168. With a colour frontispiece and frequent woodcuts by the author. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, and light blue endpapers. With the colour-illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 21s. Decorative bookplate of Ronald Spicer to front pastedown..... More
London: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2018. [Children's Humour] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 14cm), pp.[2] 384. SIGNED by the author in black ink to preliminary signature leaf. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. Blue patterned endpapers. With the dust-jacket also illustrated by Lenton, priced at £12.99. A fine..... More
London: Thames and Hudson, 2005. [Nude Photography] FIRST EDITION. Quarto (34 x 27cm), unpaginated. Black and white photographs of assorted male and female nudes on clay paper. Publisher's grey cloth with black titles to spine, and blank white glossy paper laid over upper. Light wear and rubbing. Very good... More
London: printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1817. [European History] FIRST EDITION. Two volumes bound as one. Quarto (27 x 22 x 9cm), pp.[4]; 539; [1]; pp.[4]; 595; [1]. With a number of maps, some folding, and copper engraved portraits, including a frontispiece to each volume. Contemporary full..... More
London: James Nisbet and Co., 1879. [African Colonial Topography] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[8] 256. With 12 engraved plates, including a frontispiece. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to title page: 'Mrs. Aveling | with kind regards from | The Author.' Publisher's red cloth with gilt..... More
London and Glasgow: Black and Son Limited, (n.d.). Small octavo, pp. 48. Bound in paper-covered boards with central illustration, titles in black, in an illustrated dustjacket designed by the author. Pictorial endpapers. Illustrated throughout with colour plates accompanying a whimsical story about a girl named Jenny. Boards in excellent condition..... More