Fine Books

Gold Printed Book from the 1800's [Technique Unrecorded]
Catalogue ID: CGS0011

Delineations Graphical and Descriptive of Fountains' Abbey, in the West Riding of the County of York. By J & H S Storer, With Historical Notices... [More]

£950.00

 

Finely Bound Set from the Library of Alfred de Rothschild 'Poems' and 'Italy'
Catalogue ID: WPLJ0010

Samuel Rogers 2 volumes 'Poems' and 'Italy' published in London, 1834-35, offered in fine English 'romantic' style bindings of the period.... [More]

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Three Very Rare / Important USTONSON FISHING ADVERTS with Complete Angler 1766
Catalogue ID: BKN0022

The Complete Angler: Or Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being a Discourse on Rivers, Fish-Ponds, Fish, and Fishing. In Two Parts...to which now is prefixed The Lives of the Authors...by John Hawkins. ... [More]

£450.00

 

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS - The Voyages to Discover America & West Indies 1772
Catalogue ID: CGS0051

The History of the Voyages of Christopher Columbus in order to discover America and the West Indies... [More]

£550.00

 

TRUSLOVE & HANSON CHELSEA - Works of Tennyson - Arts and Crafts Binding - c1900
Catalogue ID: CGS0067

The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson. 1900 in fine Art and Crafts binding by Truslove and Hanson. ... [More]

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SUDEIKIN or SOUDEIKINE, SERGEY. Pochoir Artwork Cover- Moscow Theatre Programme
Catalogue ID: CGS0082

Theatre de La Chauve-Souris: The BAT theatre Moscow. London Pavilion Under the direction of Charles B Cochran. ... [More]

£185.00

 

ZAEHNSDORF, JOSEPH (BINDER) - Book of Common Prayer - Oxford University Press
Catalogue ID: CGS0087

Beautiful example of Zaehnsdorf's turn of the century work with gilt exhibition stamp to lower inner board.... [More]

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NOBLE, William - Watering Places on the Coast between Exe & Dart - Devon - 1817
Catalogue ID: CGS0117

A Guide to the Watering Places, on the Coast, between the Exe and the Dart; Teignmouth by William E Noble.... [More]

£525.00

 

LEIGH HUNT, James. H. - The Old Court Suburb ( Kensington ) - BAYNTUN RIVIERE
Catalogue ID: CGS0134

The Old Court Suburb: or, Memorials of Kensington Regal, Critical, & Anecdotal by the late J.H. Leigh Hunt Esq.... [More]

£285.00

 

BEAUFORT, James - Hoyle's Games (Billiards, Chess) - First Ed - 1775
Catalogue ID: CGS0139

Hoyle's Games Improved by James Beaufort. First Edition, London 1775.... [More]

£375.00

 

TIMBS, John. - Clubs and Club Life in London - 1872 - BAYNTUN
Catalogue ID: CGS0177

Clubs and Club Life in London: With Anecdotes of Its Famous Coffee-houses, Hostelries and Taverns, from the Seventeenth Century to the Present Time by John Timbs.... [More]

£350.00

 

KIPLING, Rudyard. - Verse - India Paper - SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE
Catalogue ID: CGS0156

Rudyard Kipling’s Verse Definitive Edition. London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1949... [More]

£285.00

 

QUEEN VICTORIA (Signed Presentation Copy) - LOFTIE, William J. - Windsor Guide
Catalogue ID: CGS0176

VICTORIA, QUEEN - A Presentation Copy: Windsor A Description of the Castle, Park, Town and Neighbourhood. By W J Loftie. London, Seeley and co, 1886 [1885]... [More]

£725.00

 

QUEEN MARY OF TECK (Signed) - BBC Hymn Book with Music - SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE
Catalogue ID: CGS0135

MARY OF TECK, [1867-1953, QUEEN OF ENGLAND 1910-1936].Queen Mary's copy of the BBC Hymn Book with music, signed by her. ... [More]

£550.00

 

YOUNG, George. - Life and Voyages Captain James Cook - 1836
Catalogue ID: CGS0157

The life and voyages of Captain James Cook : drawn up from his Journals, and other authentic documents and comprising much original information by the Rev. George Young.... [More]

£325.00

 

GILBERT, William S. & FLINT, William Russell (Illus)- Iolanthe -1910 -SOTHERANS
Catalogue ID: CGS0137

Iolanthe and Other Operas by W. S. Gilbert, Illustrated by W. Russell Flint, London, G. Bell & Sons Ltd, 1910.... [More]

£475.00

 

MORRIS, William - The Earthly Paradise - London - 1902-1904
Catalogue ID: WPLJ0190

The Earthly Paradise.  A Poem. London, Longmans Green and Co, 1902-1904. 4 volumes by William Morris.... [More]

£275.00

 

DICKENS, Charles -Posthumous Papers Pickwick Club -First Ed- Early Isssue
Catalogue ID: WPLJ0191

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London, Chapman & Hall, 1837 by Charles Dickens.... [More]

£650.00

 

KNOX, VICESIMUS, EDITOR / A VAN ROSUM - Extracts - Poetry - Prose - Epistles
Catalogue ID: CGS0192

[KNOX, VICESIMUS, EDITOR].: Elegant Extracts or Useful and Entertaining Poetry. WITH: Elegant Extracts...in Prose. WITH: Elegant Epistles...familiar and amusing letters. ... [More]

£550.00

 

1819 SOUTHAMPTON REGION GUIDE BOOK - Double Page Hand Coloured Double Page Map
Catalogue ID: CGS0055

A companion in a tour round Southampton comprehending various particulars ancient and modern of the New Forest, Lymington, Christchurch, Ringwood, Romsey, Winchester, Bishop's Waltham, Titchfield, Gosport, Portsmouth: With notices of the villages, gentlemen's seats, curiosities, antiquities, &c. occurring in the different roads described; and various biographical sketches.... [More]

£125.00

 

SHAKESPEARE, William - Complete Works - 1935 - Bound for HARRODS
Catalogue ID: CGS0194

The Complete Works of Shakespeare with Temple Notes. Cleveland, World Syndicate, 1935.... [More]

£145.00

 

SHAKESPEARE - Songs and Sonnets - 1902 - RAMAGE
Catalogue ID: CGS0136

Songs and Sonnets by William Shakespeare edited by F T Palgrave. London, Macmillan and co, 1902... [More]

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Four Gospels 1880 Russian - Chromolithograph Reproduction of 1507 Manuscript
Catalogue ID: BKN0025

The Four Gospels 1507, pages LVIII to LXXXVI. ... [More]

£225.00

 

Rare RUSSIAN GHOST STORY - Two Nights In a Haunted House 1873 1st Ed
Catalogue ID: BKN0029

Two nights in a haunted house in Russia, by the author of 'A night in a haunted house in Ireland'.[By Edward Tracy Turnerellli. ... [More]

£600.00

 

Nursery Nonsense D'Arcy Thompson - Rare Children’s Book - Hand Coloured 1864
Catalogue ID: BKN0031

Nursery Nonsense or Rhymes without Reason. By D'Arcy W Thompson, Illustrated by C H Bennett. Published, London, Griffith and Farran, 1864. ... [More]

£750.00

 

Illustrated Book on Food and Drink 1590 by Pedro CHACON in Latin
Catalogue ID: CGS0035

De Triclinio, sive, de Modo Convivandi apud priscos Romanos, & de conviviorum apparatu, 2nd edition, Heidelberg, [Officina Sanctandreana], 1590. ... [More]

£750.00

 

BRAYLEY, Edward W - Londiniana Reminiscences - London - 1829
Catalogue ID: CGS0155

Londiniana; or Reminiscences of the British Metropolis: Including Characteristic Sketches, Antiquarian, Topographical, Descriptive, and Literary.... [More]

£420.00

 

FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN - Chess Made Easy - London - 1803
Catalogue ID: CGS0197

Chess Made Easy. New and Comprehensive Rules for Playing the Game of Chess with Examples from Philidor, Cunningham etc etc to which is prefixed a Pleasing Account of its Origin... and The Morals of Chess, written by the ingenious and learned Dr. Franklin.... [More]

£475.00

 

SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe - Poems - 1922 - Morocco - BAYNTUN
Catalogue ID: CGS0198

Poems of Shelley Selected and Arranged by Stopford A Brooke. London, Macmillan and Co Limited, St Martins St, London, 1922.... [More]

£275.00

 

HOLY BIBLE - John Bill & Christopher Barker - Octavo - London - 1647
Catalogue ID: CGS0200

The Holy Bible : containing the Old Testament and the New : newly translated out of the originall tongues : and with the former translations diligently compared and revised : by his Majesties speciall commandment.... [More]

£1200.00

 

CANADA SECOND WORLD WAR - Three Volumes of History - Ottawa - 1940's - BUMPUS
Catalogue ID: CGS0201

Three Volumes bound in One official publications of Canadian Military Head Quarters in Great Britain 1944.... [More]

£350.00

 

THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER - Full Red Morocco Gilt Binding in Miniature 1781
Catalogue ID: CGS0058

A possibly unrecorded edition of The Book of Common Prayer... with the Psalter of Psalms of David, Oxford, printed at the Clarendon Press by W Jackson and A Hamilton… and sold by D Dawson at the Oxford Bible Warehouse in Pater-noster Row, London. 1781.... [More]

£375.00

 

HEGI, Franz - SWISS Collection of Hand Colour Costume Plates - Circa 1820
Catalogue ID: WPLJ0115

Portfolio of original prints of Swiss Costumes of the Cantons, comprising etched title page with hand coloured vignette.... [More]

£875.00

 
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