GESSMAN, G. W.

GESSMAN, G. W.. Die Geheimsymbole der Alchymie, Arzneikunde und Astrologie des Mittelalters Ulm-Donau, Arkana, 1959. £50 8vo, pp. 68, (4), cxx, (2), 35, (2). Cloth gilt. Red morocco gilt bookplate of F. B. Lorch, acquisition date (21 […]

SCHMIEDER, Karl C.

SCHMIEDER, Karl C.. Geschichte der Alchimie Ulm-Donau, Arkana, 1959. £75 8vo, pp. xii, 612. Cloth gilt. Red morocco bookplate of F. B. Lorch glued on front pastedown, acquisition date (13 Jul 1959) stamped above. Spine lightly faded […]

LOUGH, John

LOUGH, John. Essays on the Encyclopédie of Diderot and D’Alambert London, Oxford University Press, 1968. £50 8vo, pp. viii, 552, with frontispiece plate. Green buckram and original dust jacket. A fine copy.

ENGLISCH, Paul

ENGLISCH, Paul. Geschichte der erotischen Literatur Stuttgart, Julius Püttmann, 1927. £50 4to, pp. xxiii, 695, with 56 leaves illustrated on both sides. Bookplate of the Dutchman Coen Van Edme Boas. Pastedowns with floral motives, orange buckram gilt […]

ECKEL, John C.

ECKEL, John C.. The First Editions of the Writings of Charles Dickens and Their Values London, Chapman & Hall, 1913. £ 350   4to. “LARGE PAPER COPY, An Edition which is limited to 250, signed by the […]

BARKER, Nicolas

BARKER, Nicolas. Stanley Morison London, Macmillan, 1972. £ 50 8vo, pp. 566, with 8 plates. Publisher’s cloth and original dust jacket damaged along head of front cover. Internally excellent. A very good copy.  

FREEMAN SANDLER, Lucy

FREEMAN SANDLER, Lucy. Gothic Manuscripts 1285-1385 (A Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles, edited by J. J. G. ALEXANDER) London, Harvey Miller Publishers, 1986. £180 Folio. 2 vols (v. 1. Text and Illustrations. v. 2. […]

STEELE, Robert

STEELE, Robert. A bibliography of royal proclamations of the Tudor and Stuart sovereigns and of others published under authority 1485-1714 with an historical essay on their origin and use. Oxford, Printed by the Clarendon Press, 1910.   […]

THOMAS, Alan G.

THOMAS, Alan G.. Great Books and  Book Collectors London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1975. £500 Folio, pp. 280, with numerous illustrations and plates throughout, some in colours. Publisher’s brown cloth binding, gilt title on red paint labels to both […]

HARRIS, Tomás

HARRIS, Tomás (Ed.). Goya. Engravings and Lithographs. Oxford, Bruno Cassirer, 1964.       £ 2,000 Folio. 2 vols: pp. xv, 234; xiii, 458 S.. Numerous illustrations. Original red cloth and dust jackets. A valuable handbook: helps identify […]