Search results for: 'the works'
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GREAVES, Edwin. Notes on the Grammar of the Rámáyan of Tulsí Dás.Benares : 1895
First edition, presentation copy from the author, inscribed at the head of the title page, "Mrs. Partridge, with best wishes, fr. the author"; this highly uncommon work concerns the Ramcharitmanas ("Sacred Lake of the Acts of Rama") by the Indian poet Tulsidas (1543?-1623), which "remains the most popular version of the story of the Hindu deity Rama"... Learn More£550.00Stock Code: 141124
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MALCOLM, John, Sir. Sketch of the Sikhs;London : 1812
First edition of this scarce account of Sikhism, the cornerstone of later publications on the topic, annotated over four pages by a British Officer who interacted with the Sikhs during his service. This "preliminary effort" (Khurana, p. 22) on the subject sheds some light on the history of the Sikhs, their countries and government, and their religion.... Learn More£3,500.00Stock Code: 135209
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WAUGH, Evelyn. The Holy Places.London & New York : 1953
First US edition, signed limited issue, number 36 of 50 specially bound copies, signed by both the author and illustrator, from a total edition of 1,000 copies. The Holy Places is based on an article Waugh wrote for Life magazine, "The Plight of the Holy Places," (24 December 1951) after visiting Israel Palestine in 1951 with his friend Christopher... Learn More£2,750.00Stock Code: 67863
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GIBRAN, Kahlil. Twenty Drawings.New York : 1919
First edition, trade issue, of Gibran's first and only collection of drawings, retaining some parts of the rare dust jacket laid in. "For Gibran the canvas represented another form in which his poetry could be expressed... the pieces included in Twenty Drawings clearly demonstrate the mystical qualities Gibran imbued in all his works, whatever the medium"... Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 137326
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QUR'AN. Magnificent Qajar Qur'an in a dated Zand lacquer binding[Zand and Qajar Iran,]
This Qur'an is an exquisite example of Qajar calligraphy, copied in the bold Iranian naskh most often associated with the Safavid calligrapher Ahmad al-Nayrizi. The manuscript's illumination is extensive, elaborate, and vibrant, alive with colours and gold, rich in the exuberant luxury of Qajar decorative art. Particularly noticeable is the sheer diversity... Learn More£27,500.00Stock Code: 142205
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SZYK, Artur (illus.); ROTH, Cecil (ed.) Passover Haggadah.London : [1939]
First Szyk edition, number 112 of 125 copies printed on vellum and signed by Szyk and Roth released for sale in the British Empire, with a further 125 copies issued for America.
Artur Szyk (1894-1951) completed the illustrations for this, the most sumptuous of modern printed editions of the Haggadah, in Poland between 1934 and 1936. European... Learn More£35,000.00Stock Code: 145891
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PUGIN, Augustus Welby Northmore. Autograph letter, with original captioned ink sketch, to Henry Ridgard Bagshawe.Ramsgate, Kent : 1841
A wittily satirical sketch by Pugin, the Roman Catholic architect, sent to his friend Henry Ridgard Bagshawe (1799-1870), a prominent Catholic lawyer. Bagshawe sat on the committee of the Lincoln's Inn Fields district New Church Erection Fund. That area already had the Sardinian Chapel, well-known as the oldest Roman Catholic chapel in London and restored... Learn More£12,500.00Stock Code: 46369
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NEALE, Edward Vansittart. Feasts and Fasts:London : 1845
First edition, presentation copy, inscribed on the title page, "With the author's affectionate regards". Neale (1810-1892) was a barrister and Christian Socialist, who in this work offers an account of how religious observances have been enshrined in law over time.
The recipient, John Scott, 2nd Earl of Eldon (1805-1854), was the author's stepson;... Learn More£350.00Stock Code: 146001
