Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper

Scotland.- Thomson (John) The Atlas of Scotland, containing Maps of Each County, 2 hand-coloured engraved double-page panoramas (Principle Mountai...

First use of Tamil type.- Ziegenbalg (Bartholomew) Der Koenigl. Daenischen Missionarien Ost-Indien eingesandter Ausfuehrlichen Berichten, vol.1, 2...

South Sea Bubble.- Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid, Vertoonende de opkomst, voortgang en ondergang der Actie, Bubbel en Windnegotie ..., first e...

Venetian waterways.- Rompiasio (Giulio) Metodo in Pratica e Sommario o sia Compilazione delle Leggi..., second edition, half-title, title in red &...

Bible, Polyglot.- Biblia Sacra Polyglotta, 6 vol., first edition, edited by Brian Walton, vol.1 with engraved portrait frontispiece of Walton by P...

Unrecorded Minerva Press on multi-colour paper.- Lewis (Matthew Gregory) The Monk, 3 vol., printed on yellow, pink, blue, white and green-brown pa...

West Indies.- Wilkinson (Robert) Atlas of the West-Indies, composite atlas with manuscript title and contents, 28 engraved maps and charts on 32 s...

World.- Crane (Walter) Imperial Federation, Map of the World showing the extent of the British Empire in 1886, printed to coincide with the Coloni...

Channel Islands.- Falle (Philip) An Account of the Isle of Jersey, first edition, half-title, previous owner's ink inscriptions to half-titles, en...

London.- Cary (John) Cary's New and Accurate Plan of London and Westminster, the Borough of Southwark and parts adjacent..., large detailed map wi...

London.- Horwood (Richard) Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster the Borough of Southwark and Parts adjoining Shewing every House, large bo...

Astronomy & Navigation.- Metius (Adriaan) De genuino usu utriusque globi tractatus [& Mensura Geographica et usus globi terrestris, artisque Navig...