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A Descriptive, Diagnostic and Practical Essay on Disorders of the Digestive Organs and General Health, and particularly on their numerous Forms and Complications, contrasted with some Acute and Insidious Diseases; being an attempt to prosecute the Views of Dr. Hamilton and Mr. Abernethy; and a Second Edition of the Essay of the Mimoses, with Additions.
London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820. First Edition of the first title; Second Edition of the work on the Mimoses. 8vo; pp. (4, publisher's catalogue dated Sept. 1820), (8), 184. Publisher's blue paper covered boards, later respine in grey paper with title labels. Some acceptable marking..... More
Screencraft, or the Making of a Photoplay.
New York, NY: Chalmers Publishing Co., 1916. [Early Film-Making] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.151; [1]. Publisher's burgundy cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board. Simple typographic dust-jacket with titles and testimonials from well-wishing readers. Fore-edge untrimmed. Toned and a little dusty to edges. Light wear to..... More
The Naked Eye: Great Photographs of the Nude.
London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1987. [Nude Photography] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Small quarto (28 x 26cm), pp.192. Illustrated mainly with black and white, and occasional colour, photographs. SIGNED by David Bailey in white marker to fly-leaf. Publisher's black leatherette with red and silver titles to spine and upper, and a photographic..... More
A History of the Gregynog Press.
Pinner: the Private Libraries Association, 1980. [Private Press] LIMITED EDITION. Large octavo (28 x 19cm), pp.xvi; 266 [2]. With frequent in-text illustrations, and occasional full page black and white photographic plates. One of 2500 copies thus. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine, and a monogram blind-stamped to upper..... More
Preface to Plato.
Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1963. [Ancient philosophy] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.xii; 328. Publisher's maroon cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the plain dust-jacket priced at 32/6. Quite heavy spotting to edges and preliminaries. Some bruising and very light chipping to jacket edges, and some toning to spine..... More
Good Soups.
London: Faber & Faber, 1935. [Cookery] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.126 [2]. Publisher's illustrated paper-covered boards, with the matching dust-jacket priced at 2/6. Also with the front panel of another contemporary cookery book loosely inserted. Spine head pulled and chipped, with loss to both binding and jacket. Light..... More
Music, A Joy for Life.
London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1976. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Square Octavo, pp.204 [4]. With numerous b/w illustrations and a colour plate section. In publisher's burgundy cloth with gilt titles to spine. With original pictorial dust jacket. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to front free end-paper. A fine copy... More
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["Mis"-Prints Connected with the French Revolution 1789] La Révolution française depuis l'ouverture des Etats-Généraux jusqu'au 9 brumaire. [and 11 other contemporary engravings relating to the French Revolution].
Paris: Chez Decrouan, Imp. de Baudouin, et al., various dates, especially 1838. [Revolutionary Engravings] RARE CONTEMPORARY ENGRAVINGS, including part of the second edition of Helman's famous print collection. Large portfolio codex (39 x 65cm), featuring 10 engravings of the French Revolution by Helman, after drawings by Monnet, and 11 other..... More
On the Track of Unknown Animals.
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1958. [Cryptozoology] FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.558 [2]. With frequent in-text line drawings and numerous double-sided black and white photographic plates. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 35s. A nice clean copy with just a...... More
Chronograms. 5000 and more in number excerpted out of various authors and collected at many places.
London: Ellliot Stock, 1882. [Chronograms] FIRST EDITION. Small quarto (26 x 21cm), pp.xx; 569 [3]. With a lithographic frontispiece reproduction of an engraving, and 12 illustrations placed throughout the text. Publisher's green quarter morocco with gilt titles to spine and green leather-grain-effect cloth over boards. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed..... More
The Later Ceramic Wares of China. Being the Blue and White, Famille Verte, Famille Rose, Monochromes, etc., of the K'ang Hsi, Yung Chêng, Chi'en Lung and Other Periods of the Ch'ing Dynasty.
London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1925. [Porcelain] FIRST EDITION, deluxe issue, number 28 of 250 copies SIGNED by the author, containing a suite of five extra plates not found in the trade issue). Quarto (29 x 22cm), pp.xxx; 165, with colour frontispiece and 29 plates of which 9 are folding, 50..... More
That's the way I see it.
London: Thames and Hudson, 1993. [Modern Art] FIRST EDITION. Quarto (27 x 23cm), pp.248. With 365 illustrations, most in colour. Publisher's blue cloth with yellow titles to spine and a yellow illustration to upper board. Illustrated endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket. A little rubbing to cloth; jacket edges bruised. Near..... More
On Photography: A Lecture at the Victoria and Albert Museum, November 1983.
New York, NY: Andre Emmerich Gallery, 1983. [Photography and Art] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.29 [3]. With three in-text illustrations. Publisher's gently marbled soft covers with orange titles to upper. Rare. Very light rubbing to edges. Near Fine. From the library of the writer, media and film executive..... More
The Illustrated Book of Patience Games.
London, George Routledge and Sons. 1892. FINE COPY, octavo, pp.124. Publisher's pale blue pictorial cloth blocked in gilt and colours, coated black endpapers. Colour-printed title page, text pages printed in red and black. Trivial shelfwear and rubbing to spine tips. A most attractive copy. More
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table. Every Man His Own Boswell.
Boston, MA: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1858. [Essays] FIRST EDITION, Second Issue. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[4] viii; 373 [5]. With occasional illustrations. Publisher's blind-decorated brown cloth, with gilt titles to spine and yellow-coated endpapers. Printed ownership label and a separate black ink ownership to flyleaf. A loose gathering at..... More
Picasso as a Book Artist.
London: Faber and Faber. 1962. First UK edition. Octavo, pp. 136. Red publisher's cloth with gilt titles to spine, yellow endpapers. Striking dustwrapper. Slight lean to the book. A fine copy. More
Practical Observations on the Symptoms, Discrimination, and Treatment of some of the most common Diseases of the Lower Intestines, and Anus. Particularly including those Affections produced by Stricture, Ulceration, and Tumour, within the Cavity of the Rectum; and Piles, Fistulae, and Excrescences, formed at its external opening. Illustrated by Cases. To which are added, some Suggestions upon a new and successful mode of correcting habitual confinement in the Bowels, to ensure their regular Action without the aid of Purgatives; on a Principle essentislly conducive to the Prevention of the above Diseases.
London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820. First Edition. 8vo; pp. xvi,176. Publisher's blue paper covered boards, lightly stained, corners frayed; grey paper spine, chipped and cracked, paper title labels rubbed and chipped; edges untrimmed. 4 or 5 leaves in middle of book with small waterstaining to..... More
How to Ride a Bike: from starting out to peak performance.
London: Hamlyn, 2018. [Cycling] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Large octavo (25 x 20cm), pp.224. Heavily illustrated in colour throughout. SIGNED by Hoy in black marker to publisher's bookplate on flyleaf. Number 975 of an undisclosed number thus. Publisher's photographic paper-covered boards, priced at £20, with cyan endpapers. 'Signed by the Author'..... More
Close-up Magic. For the Night Club Magician.
New York, Max Holden. 1934. Pamphlet, 36pp.Original, pictorial, paper cover. Owner's name stamp to cover, internally very clean. A very good copy. More
Pre-Rapaelitism and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
London: Macmillan and Co., 1905. [Art] FIRST EDITION. Two volumes, octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[2] xxviii; 512; pp.[2]; xiv; 493; [3]. With forty photogravure plates including a frontispiece to each volume, and many more in-text illustrations. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to spines and gilt 'PRB' monogram to upper boards..... More
A Treatise on the Venereal Disease
London; Sherwood, Neely and Jones. 1818. 'THE SECOND EDITION', with additions. Octavo, pp 569 + 5 (of 6) plates. Original half calf over marbled sides; some wear and rubbing to covers, discreetly rebacked, neat repair to lower portion of plate I (not affecting image). A serviceable copy of this landmark..... More
Modern Economic Life.
Tokyo: Keibundo, 1924. [Economics] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.[6]; 263; [3]. Publisher's dark grey cloth with gilt titles to spine. Heavily browned low-grade paper, with spotting to edges and preliminaries. Pencil annotations in Japanese to the first 20 pages or so. Very light rubbing to cloth. Very good..... More
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Paris de Reves [Paris of Dreams]. 75 Photographies D'Izis Bidermanas.
Lausanne: Editions Clairefontaine, 1950. FIRST EDITION. Quarto. pp. 158. b/w photographic plates to every other page. In publisher's grey card with b/w photographic covers pasted to spine. Errata slip loose to p. 46. Black ink ownership inscription to front free end-paper; light wear to edges; some creasing to spine. Very..... More
Wild Life in a Southern County.
London: Smith, Elder and Co. 1879. First Edition of Jefferies' second book. Octavo. pp. xii, 387. Green cloth binding with gilt titles to spine and gilt design to front board. Ring mark to front board and some wear to edges; corners bumped. Text block generally clean, with just a little..... More
A Flora of Tunbridge Wells. Being a List of Indigenous Plants Within A Radius of Fifteen Miles Around that Place.
Tunbridge Wells: J. Colbran, [1845]. [Botany]. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.xx; [4]; 134; [two of sunscriber]. Publisher's brown cloth, gilt titles and blind stamped decoration to spine and upper board. Two hand-coloured plates. Yellow endpapers. Small embossed label for the 'Colbran Library Tun. Wells' to pastedown. A very..... More