"Beware of the person of one book."
— Thomas Aquinas

London: Victor Gollancz, 1937. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15 cm), pp.viii; 264. With 32 black and white photographic plates. Not including the foreword, which appeared in the first Left Book Club edition. In publisher's blue cloth with yellow titles to spine. With original light yellow dust-jacket with titles to..... More
1907-1988. [Physiology and Biophysics] ORIGINAL FELLOWSHIP DISSERTATION, NOTEBOOK, OFF-PRINT COLLECTION, AND INSCRIBED BOOKS. A remarkable collection of books and papers associated with the Nobel Prize-winning scientist, including the original typescript of the dissertation which won him a research Fellowship at Trinity College in 1936 and a year's study at the..... More
London: Longman, 1813. [Economics] FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. lii; 496. Original tan calf with raised bands to spine, gilt rules, red title label. Spotting to prelims and preface, otherwise contents clean. Binding lightly rubbed, crown of spine worn, tear to rear joint at head and tail. Overall an attractive copy..... More
London: Printed by W. Strahan, 1755. [Dictionary] FIRST EDITIONS. 2 volumes; Folio (42 x 27cm). Complete. Titles printed in black and red. Bound to style in full brown calf with red and green title labels, raised bands to spine, decorated in gilt and blind. Some expected spotting/toning from use; more-so..... More
Berlin: Verlag von August Hirshwald 1907. Pp.904. Original printed wrappers. Prof. Dr. Rehn's treatise appears on pp.723-778. A fine copy, in a folding protective case with gilt-titled orange leather label to spine and gilt crest to upper (some wear to box). This is an account of the first successful suture..... More
London: William Pickering, 1986-1989. [Science / Evolution] THE COMPLETE WORKS, Pickering Masters Series. Octavo, 29 volumes. Handsomely bound in dark green half morocco over green cloth boards, raised bands and gilt titles to spine, top edges gilt. The complete works in 29 volumes edited by Paul H. Barrett and R...... More
London: Macmillan and Co., November 1895 to April 1896. [Science Journal] FIRST APPEARANCE IN ENGLISH of Rontgen's discovery of X-Rays. Quarto (28 x 20cm), pp.[2]; xl; 624; [2]. Contemporary black half morocco with raised bands and gilt titles to spine. Leather-grain effect cloth over boards. Marbled endpapers; all edges flecked..... More
Göttingen: Steidl, 2011. [Photography] FIRST EDITION. Three volumes. Quarto (34 x 33cm), pp.728. Publisher's blue, red and yellow cloth with black titles to spine. With the grey cloth-covered slipcase titled in yellow and orange, still in the original shrink wrap. A fine, as-new copy. William Eggleston's standing as one of..... More
London: Printed by T. Bensley; for B. White and Son, 1789. [Natural History] FIRST EDITION. Quarto (25 x 19cm), pp.[4] viii; 468 [16]. Collation: *3, A3, B—Ppp4, *. Complete with nine engraved plates, including a folding frontispiece and two vignette title pages. Recently re-bound in brown speckled half calf, with..... More
Dublin: Printed by Thomas Hume, 1724 - 1725. FIRST EDITIONS. Two volumes bound as one. Folio (32 x 21cm), pp.[16]; 260; [14]; 86; [10]. In recent brown speckled full panelled calf, with raised bands and gilt titles to red label on spine. Blue ink library stamp to title page and..... More
London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, no date [1920]. [Munitions Factory Plans] SIGNED BY KENNETH BINGHAM QUINAN, one of just 1000 copies. Large octavo (28 x 19cm), pp.xvi; 145 [1]. With 24 large folding plans and diagrams. SIGNED and dated 3rd November 1920 by Quinan in black ink to front pastedown..... More
London: Day and Son, 1864. [Byzantine Architecture] FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Folio (44 x 31cm), pp.xii, 218. Illustrated with 70 tinted lithographic plates (including 12 in colour), each with a tissue guard, and many woodcuts. Rebound with the original publisher's purple cloth boards, decorated liberally in gilt to upper and blind..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1936. [Economics] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[4] xii; 403 [1]. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. Pencil ownership to fly-leaf stating 'J. Miller | Moscow | 8/36.' Occasional marginal notes in pencil. Some toning to edges and endpapers. Light wear to cloth;..... More
London: Printed for A. Strahan and T. Cadell, Jr. and W. Davies, 1799. [Economics] FINELY BOUND NINTH EDITION. Three volumes. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.xii; 499 [3]; pp.[2] vi; 518 [10]; pp.viii; 465 [52]. With an appendix to volume II and an index to volume III. Recently bound in brown..... More
London: John Murray, 1871. [Evolutionary science] FIRST EDITION, Second state. Two volumes, octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.424; pp.476. Bound without adverts in contemporary green half morocco, gilt, with matching cloth sides, marbled edges and endpapers. Contents very clean, same neat ink name (Dutton) to each half title, binding gently aged..... More
New York, NY: Aventine Press, 1931. [Cocktails] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 242 [6]. With occasional vignette illustrations. INSCRIBED by Oscar Tschirky (1866-1950), Head Waiter at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, in black ink to flyleaf: 'To | Judge Byron K. Elliot | with best wishes | from Oscar..... More
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans., 1845. [Economics] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xv; 504; [32 of publisher's catalogue dated October 1 1884]. Publisher's dark green embossed cloth, gilt titles to spine. Hand coloured bookplate of Charles de Fischer to flyleaf. Armorial stamp to title page. Textblock marginally toned..... More
London: Macmillan and Co, and Johannesburg: Hortors Ltd, 1938 and 1923. Pair of Baden-Powell association copies, with a letter of authenticity from the scout association: 1) The Angler In South Africa. Inscribed "To The Chief Scout" by H.V. Marsh, the Assistant Commissioner of Natal during Baden-Powell's trip to South Africa..... More
London: Printed for G. G. and J. Robinson, 1795. FIRST EDITION. In two volumes. Quarto, pp.viii, 576; pp.[2], 577-1132. With two plates showing various apparatus and two tables of useful Chemical symbols, at the rear of volume II. Contemporary tree calf, re-backed with original spine laid down, corners repaired. Gilt..... More
London: Printed for Knight and Lacey, 1825. [Railway History]. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 15cm), pp.[14]; 314. With five folding copper-engraved plates, including a frontispiece. Recently re-backed using original brown paper-covered boards, with a new brown paper-covered spine to style. Black titles to cream label on spine, with the date..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Published by the Franklin Institute, 1851. [Engineering Papers] ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS, FINELY BOUND. Two volumes bound as one. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8]; 444; pp.[2]; 444; [4]. With numerous folding charts and diagrams. Later straight grained tan morocco, with raised bands and gilt titles to spine, as well..... More
Philadelphia: Jane Aitken, 1804. [Americana] IN ORIGINAL BOARDS. Quarto (27 x 23cm), pp.xx; [4] contents; 190. Original grey paper covered boards, cream paper spine, with title label, edges untrimmed and some leaves unopened. Four engraved plates and numerous tables throughout. Small circle clipped from title page, perhaps removing an ownership..... More
London: Edward Arnold and Co., 1922. [Chemistry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.viii; 152. Publisher's blue cloth, titles in gilt to spine. Ownership stamp to pastedown and neat inscription to title page of Danish engineer and physicist P.O. Pedersen. Occasional discreet pencil annotation else internally fine. Cloth very slightly..... More
The Hague: Arnout Leers, 1684. EARLY EDITION. Foolscap octavo, pp.[10], 96 [2]. All text in French. With 12 folding plans and tables at rear. In later mottled full calf with raised bands, gilt titles to red label on spine and further gilt decoration to spine. All edges flecked red. Armorial..... More
London: Printed for I. and J. Taylor, 1794. FIRST EDITION in book form. Octavo (24 x 15cm), pp.[2] iv; 110 [2]. With five folding copper-engraved plates at rear, and two folding tables. In recent red half calf with two raised bands, gilt titles to spine and red cloth boards. Mark..... More