Gift Ideas

  1. HERODOTUS, and Isaac LITTLEBURY (translator). 

    The History of Herodotus: Translated from...

    London, for D. Midwinter, A. Bettesworth...

    The ‘third’ (in fact fourth) and...

    £450

  2. [MONROE, Marilyn.] 

    DIENES, André de.  Marilyn. 

    Cologne, Taschen, 2002. 

    First edition of this celebratory book...

    £200

  3. DUNCAN, Raymond. 

    A small archive of printed and manuscript...

    Paris, 1940s to 1970s. 

    The present archive includes:

    £1500

  4. MARTIAL; James ELPHINSTON (translator).

    The Epigrams of M. Val. Martial, in twelve...

    London, Baker and Galabin, 1782.

    First and only edition of a disastrous...

    £575

  5. [SOUTH OF FRANCE.]

    ‘Routes de Privas à Nîmes 1892’.

    June-July 1892.

    A nice sketchbook, by an anonymous artist,...

    £575

  6. MARLIANI, Bartolomeo. 

    Urbis Romae topographia. 

    Rome, Valerio & Luigi Dorico, September 1544. 

    First illustrated edition (third overall),...

    £5500

  7. MAGNON, Jean. 

    Les heures du Chrestien, divisées en trois...

    Paris, se vendent chez l’autheur …...

    First edition of this handsomely illustrated...

    £650

  8. [LOTTERY SATIRE.] 

    A Scheme for a New Lottery: or, a Husband...

    London: Printed for T. Dormer … 1732. 

    First edition of this facetious proposal...

    £2000

  9. LOCKE, John. 

    [An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding]. ...

    Amsterdam, Wolfgang, Waesbergi, Boom,...

    A substantial and extremely influential...

    £2850

  10. [COMMON PRAYER.] 

    The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration...

    London, Millar Ritchie for J. Good and...

    A splendid copy of the Good and Harding...

    £1850

  11. NEUMANN, John von. 

    The Computer and the Brain. 

    New Haven, Yale University Press, 1958. 

    First edition of John von Neumann’s...

    £475

  12. LEWIS, Wyndham.

    The Childermass … Section 1.

    London, Chatto & Windus, 1928.

    First edition, no. 74 of 225 copies...

    £2500

  13. [CONGREGATION OF THE ORATORY OF ST PHILIP NERI.]

    A collection of seven componimenti sacri...

    Venice, 1746-1787.

    A collection of seven libretti for sacred...

    £375

  14. ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques.

    Discours sur l’origine et les fondemens...

    Amsterdam, Rey, 1755.

    First edition. ‘Rousseau’s object...

    £1950

  15. PASTEUR, Louis. 

    Études sur la bière, ses maladies, causes...

    Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1876.

    First edition.  In his Études...

    £750

  16. DURRELL, Lawrence.

    Collected Poems.

    London, Faber and Faber, [1960].

    First edition, inscribed ‘For Geoff...

    £400

  17. ZUKOFSKY, Louis.

    Some Time. Short Poems …

    Stuttgart, Jonathan Williams, 1956.

    First edition, one of 300 copies, inscribed...

    £500

  18. REXROTH, Kenneth.

    An Autobiographical Novel …

    Garden City, NY, Doubleday & Company,...

    First edition, inscribed ‘In friendship...

    £300

  19. ARNIGIO, Bartolomeo. 

    Rime dell’Arnigio per la ill[ustre] signora...

    Brescia, Giovanni Battista Bozzola, 1566. 

    First edition of Bartolomeo Arnigio’s...

    £1750

  20. [PRAYERS.] 

    ‘Orationes diversae pro temporum opportunitate...

    [Likely Lucca, late eighteenth century.] 

    A delightful manuscript prayerbook for...

    £475