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Henry James Pye · 1787 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, John Stockdale, 1787. First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this collection of works by Poet Laureate, Henry James Pye. The first edition of Pye's collected works, published by Stockdale.  Two volumes, smartly bound in full tree calf with gilt embossed…

THE SPORTSMAN’S DICTIONARY; Containing Instructions for Various Methods to be Observed in Riding, Hunting, Fowling, Setting, Fishing, Racing, Farriery, Hawking, Breeding and Feeding Horses for the Road and Turf; the Management of Dogs, Game and Dunghill-Cocks, Turkeys, Geese, Ducks, Doves, Singing Birds, Etc. and the Manner of Curing their Various Diseases and Accidents. Improved and Enlarged by ...

Pye, Henry James. · 1807 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

John Stockdale 1807. 5th Ed. 4to. v + [iii] + 547pp. 17 engraved copper plates. Light browning, marbled e.ps., contemporary half calf with marbled boards, corners rubbed, joints rubbed with sl. loss towards heads, dec. gilt motifs with gilt lettered title labels to spine, spine …

Oxford Characters

Rothenstein, Will · 1896 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$650.00 (€589.74 | £492.00 | ¥103,797)

London, John Lane, 1896. 200 copies of this edition for England and America. Hardbound. bound in publishers cloth. unpaginated. Covers measure 12.5" x 18.1" 24 lithographic reproductions. Regular edition copies measure 11.8" x 17.5" I believe. This book measures 13.7" x 20.5". I…

Cartouche for a New Map of Sarmatia Europaea Pannonia and Dacia Shewing the Principal Divisions, People, Cities, Towns,... &C. Dedicated to His Highness William Duke of Gloucester

Wells, Edward (1667-1727) · 1700 · Wittenborn Art Books

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

Oxford: circa 1700. Engraved cartouche only. 19 x 11.5cm. Wells produced a lavish school atlas on the occasion of William Duke of Glouchester's schooling at Oxford. As such, this map rarely appears in early color. This wonderful and curious example of the map has no centerfold a…

Memoirs Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, Author of the Sylva. In Two Volumes

William Bray · 1819 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

London, Henry Colburn, 1819. Leather. A rich wealth of information about the goings-on of the seventeenth century, from the perspective of a gardener and diarist. Second Edition. The whole now published from the first MSS. 'Comprising his diary, from the year 1641 to 1705-6…

Tour Through Paris, A.

SAMS, William · 1828 · David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)

$5,500.00 (€4,990.10 | £4,163.07 | ¥878,279)

London: William Sams, [1828]. An Unusually Fresh & Clean Copy The Plates Superbly Hand-Colored SAMS, William. A Tour Through Paris, Illustrated with Twenty-One Coloured Plates, Accompanied with Descriptive Letter-Press. London: William Sams, [n.d. 1828]. [Second edition], identi…

Windsor Castle an Historical Romance

William Harrison Ainsworth · 1843 · Rooke Books

£300.00 (€359.60 | $396.34 | ¥63,291)

London, Henry Colburn, 1843. Leather. A beautifully illustrated copy of Windsor Castle, by William Harrison Ainsworth. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. The first edition in one volume. With an engraved frontisp…

The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East

Colonel Henry Yule · 1875 · Rooke Books

£1,350.00 (€1,618.19 | $1,783.54 | ¥284,808)

London, John Murray, 1875 . Leather. The second edition of Colonel Henry Yule's discussion of the travels of Marco Polo, in a beautiful half morocco signed binding by Bayntun. The second edition of this work, first published in 1871.Complete in two volumes.Scottish Oriental…

The American Miller, and Millwright's Assistant

HUGHES, WILLIAM CARTER · 1859 · Horsham Rare Books

£100.00 (€119.87 | $132.11 | ¥21,097)

Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird, 1859. Hardcover. "A new edition revised, with much additional matter". Very good and sound embossed boards with gilt titles to front and spine.7" tall x 4.5" wide. Rubbed to top of spine. Bears a contempory signature of a form owner in copperplat…

The Merry Monarch; or, England Under Charles II

W. H. Davenport Adams · 1885 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

London, Remington & Co, 1885. First edition. Leather. The first edition of W. H. Davenport Adams' two volume study of English artistic society during the reign of King Charles II. The scarce complete first edition of journalist and historian William Henry Davenport Adams&ap…

American Scenery; or, Land, Lake and River. Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature.

Nathaniel Parker Willis · 1840 · Rooke Books

£1,450.00 (€1,738.05 | $1,915.65 | ¥305,905)

London, George Virtue, 1840. First edition. Leather. A two volume first edition collection of delightfully engraved plates from noteworthy artist William Henry Bartlett, accompanied by text. The first edition of this work, with engraved title page to each volume. With 67 plates …

The Annotated Edition of the English Poets Songs from the Dramatists

Robert Bell · 1854 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

London , John W. Parker and Son, 1854. Cloth. A collection of the poetry and songs of eminent English dramatists, including Ben Jonson, Thomas Heywood, John Dryden, John Webster, and others. From the Annotated Edition of the English Poets series. Bookplate of William Henry Wills…

Sun Pictures: Talbot's World, a Gallery of Natural Magic [Catalogue Twenty-One]

Schaaf, Larry J. · 2012 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Hans P. Kraus Jr. Fine Photographs, 2012. Paperback. Sepia-illustrated wraps, reddish spine with white lettering. 61 pp. Approx 35 illustrations in BW and sepia. Exhibition held September 25-November 2, 2012. VG. Minimal shelf wear.

Fortune Magazine, December 1931, Volume IV, Number 6

Luce, Henry Robinson (editor) · 1931 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

New York, N.Y. Time, 1931. Softcover. Color illustrated wraps, 154 pp, profusely illustrated in color and bw. Articles include: Automobile Selling (1932 Statistics, The Dealer, Competitors); Servants (Census); Taxation, Rockefellers in Finance (House of John D. House of William)…

Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea

Richard Henry Dana, Jr. · 1969 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Norwalk CT, The Easton Press, 1969. Leather_bound. A hardcover book in fine condition. Bound in full black leather decorated in gilt. Gilt edges, moire endpapers, and silk ribbon bookmark. A beautiful copy, suitable for a gift! With an Introduction by William McFee. Illustrated …

The World Is Mine in Astounding Science-Fiction June 1943

Padgett, Lewis (Henry Kuttner) · 1943 · Parigi Books

$48.00 (€43.55 | £36.33 | ¥7,665)

New York, Street & Smith Publications, Incorporated, 1943. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Pages are toned, small chips to spine, light wear to covers, tiny holes to fore edge. A bright, very good copy. Includes stories by Anthony Boucher, Fritz Leiber, and others. Cover art …

Wilde and Wildeiana. The Library William Andrews Clark, Jr. Includes Reproduction from the Pen and Ink Drawing of Oscar Wilde Made by Albert Sterner in 1891. (This Is the Prospectus for a Book, Not the Book Itself)

William Andrews Clark, Jr.; John Henry Nash (printer); Robert Ernest Cowan (collator & compiler); Cora Edgerton Sanders; Harrison Post · 1931 · Wittenborn Art Books

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.69 | ¥15,969)

San Francisco, CA: John Henry Nash, 1931. Prospectus. 8vo. Folded Sheet [4 pp.], Letterpress on Deckled Wove with Umbria Italia Watermark. VG. Scarce Prospectus. .

Tour Through Paris, A.

SAMS, William · 1828 · David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)

$5,500.00 (€4,990.10 | £4,163.07 | ¥878,279)

London: William Sams, [1828]. An Appealing and Underappreciated Color-Plate Book of Paris SAMS, William. A Tour Through Paris, Illustrated with Twenty-One Coloured Plates, Accompanied with Descriptive Letter-Press. London: William Sams, [n.d. 1828]. [Second edition], identical t…

Primitivism in 20th Century Art. Affinity of the Tribal and the Modern. Vol I + II

Rubin, William: · 1984 · Scriptum Art Books v.o.f.

€110.00 ($121.24 | £91.77 | ¥19,360)

1984, ( x cm), xvi + 690 pp. English text, 1087 ills.,(378 in colour), 2 volumes softcover and slipcase. Condition very good. Former owners name inside endpaper. William Rubin sketches the history of Western attitudes toward Primitive peoples and in particular, toward their art…

The Living Plant: A Description and Interpretation of Its Functions and Structure

GANONG, WILLIAM F. · 1913 · Bookshop Baltimore

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Henry Holt, 1913. Hardcover. Pressed flower remnants are loosely placed in the front of the book. Former owner's name inside. 478 pages. Book is intact, front hinge is cracked. 15 chapters. 178 figures plus Color Plates. This book is part of The American Nature Series, Part III …