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BOTTIGELLA, Giovanni Matteo; & Roberto Sanseverino.

Viaggio in Terra Santa. 1459

£500,000

EXCEPTIONALLY IMPORTANT ITALIAN/LOMBARD LANGUAGE MANUSCRIPT of a little-known pilgrimage to the Holy Land made from Venice to Jaffa by sea in 1458-9, containing "the most...

Quarto (220 × 155 mm), 133 unnumbered leaves written in a professional scribal hand in ink, about 29 lines per page on lined vellum, with contemporary annotations... Read more

JOYCE, James.

Ulysses. 1922

£275,000

First edition, primary issue, one of 100 copies on Dutch handmade paper; this copy numbered 45 and signed by Joyce on the limitation page. The first printing of Ulysses consisted of...

Quarto; almost entirely unopened except for the final chapter. Original deep blue wrappers, title to front wrapper in white. Preserved in a contemporary morocco-backed... Read more

MILNE, A. A.

Winnie-the-Pooh. 1926

£200,000

First trade edition. Presentation copy inscribed by Milne to both his son and Winnie-the-Pooh, "For Moonest Moon and Poohest Pooh from their adoring Bluest Blue. Oct. 16th 1926"....

Octavo. Original green cloth, titles to spine and pictorial decoration to upper board gilt, map endpapers, top edge gilt. Housed in a green quarter morocco solander... Read more

[Opera, in Greek, edited by Demetrius Chalcondylas.]

HOMER.

[Opera, in Greek, edited by Demetrius Chalcondylas.] 1488/89]

£175,000

Editio princeps of the writings attributed to Homer, including the Iliad and the Odyssey, two of the earliest, most important and influential works of European literature. "The Iliad...

2 volumes, Median folio (332 × 238 mm). Lately rebound to style using 18th-century brown morocco, spine decorated in blind with urn and lyre devices etc in... Read more

Egypt & Nubia, from Drawings Made on the Spot

ROBERTS, David.

Egypt & Nubia, from Drawings Made on the Spot … 1846–49

£165,000

First edition in the preferred deluxe coloured format of "one of the most important and elaborate ventures of nineteenth-century publishing, and it was the apotheosis of the tinted...

3 volumes, large folio (595 × 430 mm). Contemporary blue hard-grain half morocco on matching pebble-grained cloth, title gilt to spines, spines gilt in... Read more

GOULD, John.

The Mammals of Australia. 1863

£165,000

A superb copy of the first edition of Gould's work on the Mammals of Australia. Gould's interest in Australia was piqued by specimens sent back by his wife's brothers who had settled...

3 volumes folio (555 × 365 mm). Contemporary green half morocco on matching pebble-grained boards by Blunson & Co., spines divided into in seven compartments with... Read more

EUCLID.

Elementa Geometriae. 1482

£150,000

First edition of 'the oldest mathematical textbook still in common use today' (PMM) and one of the earliest printed books with geometrical figures. The text is the standard late...

Chancery folio (305 × 207 mm). Recently rebound in full brown calf by Richard Smart of Old English Bindery, spine gilt in compartments, 5 raised bands, concentric... Read more

Original drawing "Up Stairs with Teddy Bear".

SHEPARD, Ernest H.

Original drawing "Up Stairs with Teddy Bear". [1926]

£150,000

Original artwork used to illustrate the final page of Winnie-the-Pooh. Initialled by Shepard and captioned by him in pencil on the reverse. An iconic image, it comes from the last...

Pen and ink drawing on artist's board (206 × 143 mm.) Mounted, glazed, and framed. Excellent condition. Read more

HAMMETT, Dashiell.

The Maltese Falcon. 1930

£150,000

First edition, first printing. With the author's signed presentation inscription to an early blank, "To Raoul and Prudence Whitfield - the first today - Dashiell Hammett January 23,...

Octavo. Original grey cloth, falcon motif to upper board in blue, titles and geometric design to spine in black and blue, top edge stained blue. With the pictorial... Read more

SHAKESPEARE, William.

Comedies, Histories and Tragedies. 1685

£140,000

Fourth folio, and the last of the 17th-century editions of Shakespeare's works, edited by John Heminge (d. 1630) and Henry Condell (d. 1627), the seven plays added by Philip Chetwin...

Folio (356 × 230 mm). Nineteenth-century burgundy crushed morocco by Maltby of Oxford, spine richly gilt in compartments, sides ruled in gilt and with gilt... Read more

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. In three volumes.

SHELLEY, Mary.

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. In three volumes. 1818

£135,000

First edition of Mary Shelley's masterpiece of Gothic horror and early polemic against the hubris of modern science. Written when Mary Shelley was only nineteen, Frankenstein is not...

3 volumes, 12mo (177 × 107 mm). Contemporary calf, covers ruled in gilt with a single fillet, smooth spines, black morocco labels, gilt lozenge motifs in... Read more

STOKER, Bram.

Dracula. 1897

£125,000

First edition, scarce first issue published in May 1897, with no advertisements as issued and printed on slightly thicker stock. Presentation copy to Mrs W. S. Gilbert, with the...

Octavo. Original yellow cloth, titles to both boards and spine in red within a one-line red rule border, all edges untrimmed. Custom black cloth folding case, spine... Read more

SHEPARD, Ernest H.

Original drawing "Pooh's Party". [1926]

£125,000

Original artwork illustrating Pooh receiving the gift of a pencil case from Christopher Robin during his party on page 155 of Winnie-the-Pooh. Initialled by Shepard. "Nobody was...

Pen and ink drawing on artist's board (90 × 155 mm). Mounted, glazed, and framed. A few faint spots. Excellent condition. Read more

HEMINGWAY, Ernest.

The Sun Also Rises. 1926

£125,000

First edition, first printing, first issue text, in first issue dust jacket, inscribed by Hemingway: "To Cuyler Stevens with all best wishes Ernest Hemingway" and with Stevens's...

Octavo. Original black cloth, gold paper title label to upper board and spine printed in black. With the pictorial dust jacket. Housed in a black quarter morocco drop... Read more

FITZGERALD, F. Scott.

The Great Gatsby. 1925

£120,000

First edition, first printing, first state of the text, first issue dust jacket. The copy is the correct first printing, with "chatter" on p. 60, line 16, "northern" on p. 119, line...

Octavo. Original green cloth, titles to spine gilt and to upper board in blind, top edge trimmed others uncut. With the dust jacket. Housed in a dark green quarter... Read more

Preparatory sketch-map for the endpapers of Winnie-the-Pooh.

SHEPARD, Ernest H.

Preparatory sketch-map for the endpapers of Winnie-the-Pooh. [1926]

£115,000

An impressive and detailed map of the Hundred Acre Wood, the only known preparatory drawing for the map that was used as the endpapers of Winnie-the-Pooh. Shortly after the...

Pencil sketch on paper (380 × 458 mm). Mounted, glazed, and framed. Professional conservation to remove marginal foxing and repair short closed tears. Read more

Sense and Sensibility: a novel. In three volumes. By a Lady.

AUSTEN, Jane.

Sense and Sensibility: a novel. In three volumes. By a Lady. 1811

£100,000

First edition of Jane Austen's first published novel, scarce thus in the original boards, and with a distinguished provenance. From the libraries of Sir John Shelley, 6th Baronet...

3 volumes, duodecimo. Uncut in the original publisher's boards, original pink paper labels on spines, skilfully rebacked preserving most of the original spines.... Read more

FAULKNER, William.

The Marble Faun. 1924

£100,000

First edition, first printing of the author's rare first book. The dedication copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Dad and Mother Xmas 1924 William Faulkner"....

Octavo. Original green boards, printed paper label to upper board. Housed in a green cloth drop down box. Contents somewhat toned, pastedowns bubbled, backstrip... Read more

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

SMITH, Adam.

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. 1776

£97,500

First edition of "the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought" (PMM). In his Wealth of Nations, Smith "begins with the thought that labour is the source from which a...

2 volumes, quarto (272 × 220 mm). Contemporary quarter calf, rebacked to style, marbled boards, vellum tips. Custom leather-entry slipcase. Half-title only in... Read more

Original Drawing "Winnie-the-Pooh, Kanga, Roo, Piglet and Rabbit".

SHEPARD, Ernest H.

Original Drawing "Winnie-the-Pooh, Kanga, Roo, Piglet and Rabbit". 1926

£97,500

Original artwork used to illustrate page 98 of the chapter "Kanga and Baby Roo" in Winnie-the-Pooh. A lovely drawing including almost all of the book's characters, it depicts the...

Pen and ink drawing on artist's board (140 × 190 mm). Mounted, glazed, and framed. Excellent condition. Read more