Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs

The Power of Movement in Plants London: John Murray, 1880. First edition, first issue, 8vo, x 592 pp., original green cloth, half-title, 32 pp. ...

The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex London: John Murray, 1871. First edition, first issue, volume 1 only, original green cloth g...

The Power of Movement in Plants London: John Murray, 1880. First edition, adverts dated May 1878, original green cloth gilt, hinges split, a few...

Four works The Different Forms of Flowers. London: John Murray, 1877. First edition, 8vo, ads dated March 1877 at rear, original green cloth gil...

Darwin, Charles On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Third edition, with additions and corrections (seventh thousand). London: ...

Darwin, Charles [Owen, Richard] Original review by Richard Owen of Darwin's seminal work, On the Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection ...

Green, Thomas The Universal Herbal, or Botanical, Medical and Agricultural Dictionary Liverpool: Printed at the Caxton Press by Henry Fisher, [c....

Oysters and all about them London & Leicester, 1891. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, library stamp to titles of 'Fisheries and Wildlife Departmen...

Collection of works Darwin, Charles. The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1874. Second edition ('revised'...

[Swedish flora] Illustrerad Trädgårdstidning Månadsskrift för trädgårdskonstens idkare och Vänner i Norden Gothenburg: Tryckeri, 1858-1861. 4 vol...

6 volumes Braithwaite, R. The British Moss-Flora. London: by the author, [1887-1905], 3 volumes, 8vo, numerous engraved plates, original green c...

Birds and Flowers of the Castle of Mey Ponteland: James Alder, 1993. Folio, copy number 109 signed by the author, original quarter morocco gilt,...

Ellis, John An Essay towards a Natural History of the Corallines and other Marine Productions of the like Kind, commonly found on the Coasts of G...

Traill, George William A Monograph of the Algae of the Firth of Forth Illustrated with Herbarium Specimens of some of the Rare Species. Edinburgh...

A Natural History of British Birds, etc. with their Portraits accurately drawn, and beautifully coloured from Nature. London: for S. Hooper, 177...

China, in a Series of Views displaying the Scenery, Architecture, and Social Habits, of that Ancient Empire. Drawn, from Original and Authentic ...

Four 18th century works Salmon. A New Geographical and Historical Grammar… London: William Johnston, 1758. Sixth edition, 8vo, 23 maps, contempo...

The Seat of the War in the East London: P. & D. Colnaghi, 1855-56. First edition, 2 volumes in one [First & Second Series], folio, 55.5 x 35.5cm...

Two Years in New South Wales comprising Sketches of the Actual State of Society in that Colony; or its Peculiar Advantages to Emigrants, of its ...

Collection of rare works in Urdu on various subjects all 8vo (various dimensions) and contemporary Indian half cloth bindings unless otherwise s...

A New Royal Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography Antient and Modern London: J. Cooke, c.1780. 2 volumes in 1, folio (37 x 24cm),...

New Zealand 4 works Power, W. Tyrone. Sketches in New Zealand Sketches with Pen and Pencil. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1849. 8 lit...

Indian lithographic printing Collection of rare works in Urdu on various subjects all stitched or in wrappers.[Jaipur]. Tughra-i Nastaliq. Jaipur...

[Views on the Clyde] [Glasgow, c.1840?] Oblong 4to containing 22 lithographs on 21 sheets, a few tinted, original green half calf, occasional ma...

An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China taken chiefly from the papers of his Excellency the Ea...

Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, in the Years 1843-1845 to ascertain the Fate of Colonel Stoddart and Captain Conolly. London: for the author ...

Knolles, Richard The Generall Historie of the Turkes London: Adam Islip, 1610. Second edition, folio, engraved portraits in text, engraved title ...

6 books Ironmonger Sola, A.E. Klondyke: truth and facts of the new El Dorado. London: The Mining and Geographical Institute, [n.d.] 8vo, origina...

[Recueil de Portraits et Costumes Suisses] Basel & Bern: J.P. Lamy, c.1820. Folio, 19 only (of 32) hand-coloured Swiss costume studies, each mou...

India Illustrated Urdu manuscript on farming, 1903 19 leaves (35.5 x 22cm), stitched at one corner, written in black ink on rectos and versos, di...

Davies, Hannah Among Hills and Valleys in Western China Incidents of Missionary Work. With an Introduction by Mrs. Isabella Bishop. London: S. W....

A uniform set of Robertson's Works The History of Scotland. London: Cadell and Davies, 1812. 3 volumes, 8vo; The History of the Reign of Emperor...

The Tartans of the Clans of Scotland Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnston, 1886. Large folio (49.5 x 36.5cm), number 18 of 100 copies signed by the pub...

Directories Geer, E. Geer's Hartford City Directory of 1859-60. Hartford: E. Geer, 1859. 8vo,[pp.iv-xxiv, 37-473 (but seemingly complete)], fold...

Smyth, William Henry Memoir Descriptive of the Resources, Inhabitants, and Hydrography, of Sicily and its Islands London: John Murray, 1824. Firs...

Wheeler, Stephen History of the Delhi Coronation Durbar Held on the First of January 1903 to Celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty King Edward ...

The History of Barbados London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1848. First edition, 8vo, modern tan half calf, 7 tinted lithographic plates...

Polar Exploration Including Kane, Nansen and Scott Kane, Elisha Kent. Arctic Explorations : the second Grinnell expedition in search of Sir John ...

Maori Studies Permanent Carbonette Photos. Wellington: Thos. Pringle, c.1900. Oblong 4to, original card wrappers with mounted carbon-print photo...

A New Geographical, Historical and Commercial Grammar; and present state of the several Kingdoms of the World London: Edward and Charles Dilly, ...

Ancient Egypt Museum of Cairo and The Egypt Exploration Fund Cairo Museum. [Group of works from the Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes ...

Robson, George Fennell Scenery of the Grampian Mountains London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1819. Large folio (53.5 x 35.5cm), contem...

Schetky, John Christian and Lord John Manners Sketches and Notes of a Cruise in Scotch Waters on Board His Grace's the Duke of Rutland's Yacht Re...

Sutherland, Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, Duchess of (1765-1839) Views on the Northern and Western Coasts of Sutherland [London:] Engraved by Mr. F. C...

Sutherland, Thomas (c.1785-1827), after John Gendall (1790-1865) Three hand-coloured aquatints of Edinburgh [Comprising:] Edinburgh, from Craigle...

or a Description of the most Elegant or Magnificent Public Edifices, Royal Palaces, Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Seats... The Third edition. Londo...

Daniell, William Collection of views from A Voyage Round Great Britain, 1814-25 95 hand-coloured aquatints (platemarks 21 x 29.5cm, sheet sizes a...

Daniell, William Collection of views from A Voyage Round Great Britain, 1814-25 65 hand-coloured aquatints (platemarks 21 x 29.5cm, sheet sizes a...

A collection of 10 works Peterkin, Alexander. Notes on Orkney and Zetland. Edinburgh: Macredie, Skelly, and Company, 1822. Volume 1 (all publish...

Collection of works, 18th-19th century Shaw, Lachlan. The History of the Province of Moray. Edinburgh: William Auld, 1775. First edition, 4to, c...

Torfaeus, Thormodus Orcades seu Rerum Orcadensium Historiae libri tres... Copenhagen: Justin Hög, 1697. Small folio, contemporary calf rebacked w...

25 books Leighton, John M. Select Views of Glasgow and its Environs. Glasgow: Joseph Swan, 1828. Large 8vo, contemporary maroon russia gilt;Gibs...

The Graphic Coloured panorama ['Supplement to The Graphic, 12th May, 1888'], 2 large panoramas by H.W. Brewer [Glasgow from the Necropolis; West...

Barry's History of Orkney The History of the Orkney Islands. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Company, 1805. 4to, folding map, 11 plates, cont...

Wright, Thomas Louthiana, or an Introduction to the Antiquities of Ireland. In Upwards of Ninety Views and Plans. London: R. Dodsley and M. Sene...

The Lakes of Scotland a series of views, from paintings taken expressly for the work by John Fleming, engraved by Joseph Swan. Glasgow: Joseph S...

Scenery of the Grampian Mountains, 3 copies, all in different states First edition. London: printed by S. Gosnell, published by the author, 1814...

A General Description of Renfrew Paisley: H. Crichton, 1818. 4to, frontispiece, 4 plates including 1 folding, 2 folding maps hand-coloured in ou...

Collection of works about or printed in Arbroath or environs 1) With the Scottish Yeomanry. Being a Reprint, somewhat altered and extended, of L...

Orkney and Shetland Acts and Statutes of the Lawting Sheriff and Justice Courts within Orkney and Zetland MDCII - MDCXLIV 4to, comprising pp.139-...