A work comprising a total of 22 wonderfully erotic and romantic painted scenes.
A Superbly Illuminated Carta Executoria by Phillip V of Spain to William Terry in a Magnificent Contemporary Red Velvet Binding
Phillip V of Spain. Despacho de titulo de Castilla con la nominacion de marques de la Cañada.
Leaf from a portable Antiphonal
With the Annunciation to the Virgin in a large historiated initial.
Presentation of Christ in the Temple.
Miniature from a Book of Hours.
Christ in a large initial
Christ as a standing figure, robed in green and burgundy, with a halo formed from burnished gold.
BOOK OF HOURS, Use of Paris
A small and complete Parisian Book of Hours with a plethora of exquisite illuminations.
SPARE, Austin Osman. Wandering Lust
A striking pencil drawing by the artist, depicting a multi-faced male nude figure accompanied by a female nude.
SPARE, Austin Osman. The Evolution of the Human Race
A portrait of Walter Warren (1869–1942), the artist, gun engraver for Purdey and Sons, and an acquaintance of Spare since childhood
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[JOHNSON, Samuel]. A journey to the Western Islands of Scotland.
[JOHNSON, Samuel]. A journey to the Western Islands of Scotland. London, W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1775 £ 500 8vo (210 x 120 mm); [iv], 384 pp.; six-line errata leaf after the title. Contemporary sprinkled calf, single […]
Le tableau de la Vie. Pour l’année 1820
A lovely early 19th century children’s miniature almanac in French.