ANTIPHONAL,

with neumes, containing antiphons, responses...

Germany, 1st half of 12th century. 

Two bifolia from a notably early antiphonal. 

£5000

[CARDUCCI, Giosuè, Olindo GUERRINI, et al., editors.] 

Il Matto.  Anno I – Num. 1 [– Num. 13;...

Bologna, 19 April [– 29 June] 1874. 

Very rare complete run of this short-lived...

£1000

RISLEY, Herbert Hope, Sir et al.

The gazetteer of Sikhim. With an introduction...

Calcutta, printed at the Bengal Secretariat...

First edition of this comprehensive survey...

£2500

CALMET, Antoine Augustin.

Commentaire litteral sur tous les livres...

Paris, Pierre Emery, 1712.

First edition of the commentary on the...

£450

MAGRE, Maurice.

Les trois métiers de Jeannet. Les bons...

Paris, Hachette (Bibliothèque des écoles...

Two scarce children’s stories, published...

£125

SIMEONI, Gabriele.

Comentarii di Gabriello Symeoni Fiorentino...

Venice, Comino da Trino di Monferrato, 1546.

Scarce first edition of Gabriele Simeoni’s...

£550

TERENCE; Daniel HEINSIUS, editor.

Pub. Terentii comoediae sex, ex recensione...

Amsterdam, Henrik Wetstein, [c. 1700].

A small-format edition of Terence’s comedies,...

£145

GAMON, Christophe de.

La semaine, ou création du monde du sieur...

[Geneva,] Gédéon Petit, 1609.

Unauthorised second edition, scarcer than...

£950

[GREENE, Asa.]

The Perils of Pearl Street, including a...

New York, Betts & Anstice and Peter Hill, 1834.

First edition of a very early Wall Street...

£2750

[HAKEWILL, William].

The Manner of holding Parliaments in England,...

[London,] Printed in the Yeare, 1641.

First (and only lifetime) edition, signed...

£950

ESSER, [Karl?] Michael, Ritter von.

Sei Quartetti per due violini viola, e...

[Venice, Marescalchi e Canobbio, 1774?]

First edition, very rare, of a complete...

£1750

[CHANSONS.]

Manuscript collection of arias, chansons,...

[France (Nantes?), c. 1795.]

A fascinating manuscript collection of...

£2400

[HERVEY, Elizabeth.]

The Mourtray Family. A Novel …

London: Printed by Millar Ritchie …...

First edition of the penultimate novel...

£2500

HUISH, Robert.

Fatherless Rosa; or, the Dangers of the...

London, Published by T. Kaygill … for...

First edition. Like the best-selling Fatherless...

£750

[OVERINGTON.]

Overington family pedigree.

Kirdford, c. 1620–1674. 

A manuscript pedigree on vellum tracing...

£500

[SHEFFIELD, John, Earl of Mulgrave, afterwards Duke of Buckingham.]

An Essay on Poetry.

London, Printed for Joseph Hindmarsh … 1682.

First edition, a verse satire in imitation...

£1200

[STANHOPE, Hester Lucy, Lady.] [MERYON, Charles Lewis, editor.]

Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope, as...

London, [Frederick Shoberl for] Henry...

First edition, the entertaining memoirs...

£650

LISTER, Joseph.

Three autograph letters, signed, to Sir...

London, 12 Park Crescent, Portland Place,...

Three letters by the great surgeon Joseph...

£750

[COTTLE, Joseph.]

Poems, containing John the Baptist. Sir...

Bristol, Printed by Bulgin and Rosser,...

First edition. The Bristol bookseller Joseph...

£6000

[DRYDEN, John.]

The Medall. A Satyre against Sedition....

London, Printed for Jacob Tonson … 1682.

First edition, second issue, adding two...

£750