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Art & Architecture encompasses a broad sweep of material, from early works concerning architecture and architectural history, and books and manuscripts on the fine arts and aesthetics, antiquities and archaeology, to pattern and design books, and private press books and fine bindings. The department also handles original artwork, artistic archives, posters, and propaganda material.

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  1. ALAI, Beatrice.

    Le miniature Italiane del Kupferstichkabinett...

    Florence, Edizioni Polistampa, 2019.

    From the presentation leaf: ‘Bernard...

    £75

  2. BATTY, John.

    The Scope and Charm of antiquarian Study...

    London, George Redway, 1883.

    First edition of The Liberty of independent...

    £150

  3. CAPPONI, Alessandro Gregorio, Marchese.

    Catalogo della Libreria Capponi o sia de’...

    Rome, Bernabò & Lazzarini, 1747

    First and only edition of the catalogue...

    £900

  4. CROOKES, William, Sir.

    Autograph letter, signed, to Sir John Evans.

    London, 7 Kensington Park Gardens, 26 May 1892.

    The scientist Sir William Crookes writes...

    £250

  5. DAVY, Sir Humphry.

    Autograph letter, signed, to Charles Stuart,...

    ‘23 Grosvenor Street London’, 26 May 1821.

    An unpublished letter in which Davy...

    £750

  6. FOUNTAINE, Andrew.

    Catalogue of the celebrated Fountaine collection...

    [London], 1884

    First day only of the Majolica sale of...

    £25

  7. FRONTINUS, Sextus Julius.

    Sexti Julii Frontini, viri consularis,...

    Amsterdam, Johann à Waesberge, 1661.

    The collected works of the first-century...

    £250

  8. GARGIULO, Raffaele.

    Cenni sulla maniera di rinvenire i vasi...

    Naples, Tipografia Virgilio, 1843.

    Second, revised and enlarged edition...

    £275

  9. MARLIANI, Bartolomeo.

    Urbis Romae topographia.

    Rome, Valerio & Luigi Dorico, September 1544.

    First illustrated edition (third overall),...

    £5500

  10. PERUCCI, Francesco.

    Pompe funebri di tutte le nationi del mondo,...

    Verona, Francesco Rossi, 1639.

    First edition of Perucci’s account...

    £975

  11. PIGHIUS, Stephanus Vinandus. 

    Themis dea, seu de lege divina …  Mythologia...

    Antwerp, Christopher Plantin, 1568. 

    First and only edition, scarce, of Pighius’s...

    £450

  12. SAULCY, Louis Félicien, Caignart de.

    Note sur une inscription punique découverte...

    [Paris], Imprimerie Royale, 1843.

    Rare offprint from the Journal Asiatique...

    £250

  13. [SCHLOSSER, Johann Albert].  BODDAERT, Pieter.

    Epistola ad … Hier. Dav. Gaubium …...

    Amsterdam, apud M. Magerum, 1772.

    First and only edition of Boddaert’s...

    £500

  14. [SCHLOSSER, Johann Albert.] BODDAERT, Pieter. 

    Epistola ad virum celeberrimum Johannem...

    Amsterdam, apud Cornelium van Tongerlo, 1770.

    First and only edition of Boddaert’s...

    £500

  15. (SCHWERIN) (GLOECKER, A.F.W).

    Bibliothek des Vereins für Meklenburgische...

    … Erste Fortsetzung 1837 … [until]...

    The Verein für Mecklenburgische Geschichte...

    £150

  16. [SOCIETY OF ARTISTS.]

    A Catalogue of the Pictures, Sculptures,...

    Printed by Harriot Bunce, Printer to the...

    First edition of the Catalogue for the...

    £1100

  17. SPON, Jacob.

    Voyage d’Italie, de Dalmatie, de Grece,...

    Lyons, Antoine Cellier, 1678.

    Very rare first edition of ‘one of...

    £4750

  18. WISE, Francis.

    A Letter to Dr Mead concerning some Antiquities...

    Oxford, Printed for Thomas Wood … 1738

    First editions. A Letter to Dr Mead...

    £350