Illustrated (all items)
First editions and rare illustrated books where the primary appeal is the illustrations, including early printed books with woodcut engravings, colour plate and aquatint, photographically illustrated books, and deluxe illustrated gift books by Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Kay Nielsen, Harry Clarke, and others.
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BLAKE, Quentin.
Words and Pictures. 2000
£100
First edition, special edition of 2,000 copies. Signed on the front free endpaper by Quentin Blake.
Quarto. Original blue boards, titles to spine in silver. With the dust jacket. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. Fine in fine dust jacket. Read more
(BLAKE, William) KEYNES, Geoffrey.
A Study of The Illuminated Books of William Blake. 1964
£325
First edition, first impression. One of a limited edition of numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author on the limitation leaf. With a loosely inserted double-sided...
Tall quarto. Original quarter red morocco, marbled sides, titles to spine and top edge gilt. In the publisher's matching marbled slipcase. Colour frontispiece and... Read more
BLESSINGTON, Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of (ed.)
The Keepsake. 1846
£75
Octavo. Contemporary full crimson morocco, title to spine gilt, decorated flat bands gilt, gilt boarder to boards, decorative emblem to boards gilt, inner dentelles gilt, plain cream...
Octavo. Contemporary full crimson morocco, title to spine gilt, decorated flat bands gilt, gilt boarder to boards, decorative emblem to boards gilt, inner dentelles... Read more
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(BLOCK BOOK.)
Ars Moriendi [Inspiration Against Despair]. c. 1470–80]
£37,500
An extremely rare block book leaf, one of only two known to survive from this edition of the Ars Moriendi (The Art of Dying). Block books were a short-lived book format that...
Quarto (248 × 188 mm). Single leaf from a block book, contemporary hand-coloured woodcut printed on one side of the leaf only. Mounted and framed. A few small... Read more
BLOME, Richard.
The Gentleman's Recreation. 1686
£7,500
First edition of the book containing some of the earliest published illustrations of British field sports. Richard Blome (1635–1705) was a London cartographer, arms-painter, and...
Folio (450 × 250 mm). Contemporary panelled brown calf, 6 raised bands, brown morocco label. Engraved frontispiece and 84 plates of which 10 display subscribers'... Read more
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BOCCACCIO, Giovanni.
[Decamerone, in English] The Modell of Wit, Mirth, Eloquence, and Conversation. 1625
£12,500
The Decameron in English: second edition in English of volume I; first edition of volume II, as often. Boccaccio's Decamerone, composed between 1348 and 1351, a collection of one...
2 volumes bound in one, folio (274 × 170 mm), first volume gathered in sixes, second volume in fours. Contemporary dark calf, rebacked with original gilt spine... Read more
BOLTON, Arthur H.
The Gardens of Italy. 1919
£475
First Edition.
Folio. Quarter burgundy cloth, titles to spine gilt, red cloth boards, pictorial decoration to upper board gilt, all edges gilt. Illustrated throughout. Slight wear to... Read more
BOSSCHERE, Jean De.
The Closed Door. 1917
£750
First Edition. The text in both French and English is printed interfacia interspersed with some fabulous and classic Bosschere illustrations. With Bosschere's signed presentation...
Octavo. Original slate grey cloth, titles and rules to upper board and spine in pink. With the Bosschere designed dust jacket. Illustrated throughout by the author.... Read more
BOSSCHERE, Jean De. [Ezra POUND]
12 Occupations. 1916
£2,250
First Edition, First Impression, Limited Issue. One of only 50 numbered copies signed by the author who has also hand coloured the illustrations. The text appears in both the...
Octavo. Original decorated orange paper boards. With twelve designs by the author. A fine copy in the original tissue dust jacket - slightly frayed. Read more
(BOSSCHÈRE, Jean de) CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de.
The History of Don Quixote de La Mancha. 1922
£350
First de Bosschère Edition.
Quarto. Mid 20th-century brown half morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, marbled boards and endpapers, top edge gilt. With 25 coloured plates and numerous... Read more
BOSWELL, James
The Life of Samuel Johnson. 1901
£1,950
Extra illustrated edition, bound by Riviere and Son.
7 volumes, octavo. Finely bound in full blue morocco, gilt titles, decoration, and raised bands to spine, double gilt rule to boards, decorative inner gilt dentelles,... Read more
BOUGAINVILLE, Louis-Antoine de, comte.
A Voyage round the World. 1772
£3,750
First edition in English of the account of the first official French circumnavigation. In 1766 Bougainville had been ordered to return to the Falkland Islands to formally deliver the...
Quarto (262 × 210 mm). Contemporary half calf, skilfully rebacked to style with red morocco spine label laid down, marbled boards. Folding plate, 5 folding... Read more
BOWERS, Georgina.
Leaves from a Hunting Journal. 1880
£550
First Edition of these humorous hunting sketches from the pen of "By far the most important lady artist who ever worked for Punch" (Spielmann, M.H., The History of "Punch", Cassell &...
Oblong folio. Original pictorial boards, neatly rebacked to style in red morocco, title in gilt up spine, yellow endpapers, gilt edges. 20 tinted lithographic plates... Read more
(BRICKDALE, Eleanor F.) TENNYSON, Alfred.
The Idylls of the King. [1912]
£600
Signed limited edition. One of 350 copies signed by Brickdale.
Quarto, pp. [ix] + 174. Bound in the publisher's full vellum, with elaborate gilt decoration to spine and front boards, gilt title, multiple gilt & blue rule to... Read more
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BRINKLEY, Francis.
[Oriental Series] Japan and China. 1901
£1,750
The Okuma Edition. Limited to 100 numbered copies, of which this is number 8.
12 volumes, octavo. Original half blue morocco, titles and decoration to spines gilt, raised bands, marbled boards and endpapers. With 12 colour frontispieces in silk.... Read more
(BRITISH SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN)
British Sports and Sportsmen. Commerce & Industry. [1932]
£245
Limited Edition of 1,000 copies, of which this is number 25.
Folio. Original full red morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, rules to boards gilt and blind, inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt.... Read more
(BRITISH SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN)
British Sports and Sportsmen. Sportsmen of the Past. [1908]
£150
Limited Edition of 1,000 copies, of which this is number 322.
2 volumes, folio. Original full red morocco, titles and decoration to spines gilt, rules to boards gilt and blind, inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges... Read more
(BRITISH SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN)
British Sports and Sportsmen. Sportsmen of the Past. [1908]
£275
Limited Edition of 1,000 copies, of which this is number 393.
2 volumes, folio. Original full red morocco, titles and decoration to spines gilt, rules to boards gilt and blind, inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges... Read more
(BRITISH SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN)
British Sports and Sportsmen. The Story of Shipping. [1932]
£245
Limited Edition of 1,000 copies, of which this is number 25.
Folio. Original full red morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, rules to boards gilt and blind, inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt.... Read more
(BRITISH SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN)
Commerce and Industry. [1932]
£245
Limited Edition of 1,000 copies, of which this is number 322.
Folio. Original full red morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, rules to boards gilt and blind, inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt.... Read more
(BRITISH SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN)
Golf. Athletics. Tennis. Hockey and other Ball Games. Winter Sports. [1931]
£375
Limited Edition of 1,000 copies, of which this is number 894. With O'Brien family supralibros in gilt to front cover.
Folio. Original full red morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, rules to boards gilt and blind, gilt coat of arms to front board, inner dentelles gilt, marbled... Read more
(BRITISH SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN)
The Story of Shipping. [1932]
£245
Limited Edition of 1,000 copies, of which this is number 322.
Folio. Original full red morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, rules to boards gilt and blind, inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt.... Read more
(BRITISH SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN) [THRUSTON, Edmund Heathcote].
Athletic Sports, Tennis, Rackets and Other Ball Games. [1931]
£350
Limited Edition of 1,000 copies, of which this is number 735.
Folio. Original full red morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, rules to boards gilt and blind, inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt.... Read more
(BROCK, C. E.) AUSTEN, Jane.
Northanger Abbey. 1907
£875
A lovely copy in the deluxe vellum binding with the illustrations signed and dated C.E. Brock 1907.
Octavo. Original full vellum, elaborately gilt to spine and upper board, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Colour frontispiece, vignette title, and... Read more
(BROCK, C. E.) ELIOT, George.
Silas Marner. The Weaver of Raveloe. 1905
£150
First Brock edition. A lovely copy.
Octavo. Original full vellum, elaborately gilt to spine and upper board, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Colour frontispiece, vignette title, and... Read more
