Maggs Bros. Ltd – Rare Books & Manuscripts

After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal

A new book on Oscar Wilde by Merlin Holland – launched at our Bloomsbury shop

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Spooky Season

A haunting selection for this Halloween

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[FRANKENSTEIN].

Playbill for a performance of Presumption! or The… 1840.

"IT LIVES! IT LIVES! IT LIVES!"

£2,500

FORTUNE (Dion).

The Demon Lover, 1927.

£3,000

Bindings

A visit to Bedford Square

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An Orwell Scholar's Orwell Collection

Books from the library of Ian Angus

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ORWELL (George).

Burmese Days, 1935.

£875

ORWELL (George).

England Your England and Other Essays, 1953.

£200

The History of Maggs Bros.

From our founding in 1853 to the present day

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Winston S. Churchill

A new list of fine books and manuscripts by and about Winston S. Churchill, including books from the library of Grace Hamblin OBE

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The War Speeches: Into Battle; The Unrelenting Struggle; The End of the Beginning; Onwards to Victory; The Dawn of Liberation; Victory; Secret Session Speeches.

CHURCHILL (Winston S.)

The War Speeches: Into Battle; The Unrelenting Struggle;… 1945.

A fine presentation set, Vols. 1-6 inscribed by Churchill

£25,000

The Second World War and An Epilogue on the Years 1945 to 1957.

CHURCHILL (Winston S.)

The Second World War and An Epilogue on… 1959.

INSCRIBED BY DENIS KELLY TO GRACE HAMBLIN

£750

The Legend of the Basement at 50 Berkeley Square Continues

Favorite finds from recently rediscovered stock

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India & Central Asia

A new list by the Travel Department

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[QUR'AN.]

[Lithographed Holy Qur'an.], 1883.

HANDSOME LARGE-LETTER QUR’AN, LITHOGRAPHED IN BOMBAY

£1,750

[AFGHANISTAN], IRWIN (Lieut. J[ohn]. F[rederick].) & PULLEY (Lieut C. J.)

Sketches taken during the Second Afghan War, 1880.

39 ORIGINAL WATERCOLOURS INCLUDING A FINE PANOMARAMA.

£9,500

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[INDIAN MUTINY] & SETON-KARR (George).

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Established in 1853, we are one of the world’s largest and oldest antiquarian booksellers.

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Spooky Selections

Halloween selections from our specialists

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Modern bindings

A haunting selection for this Halloween

Spooky Season

A short list

Oscar Wilde

Books from the library of Ian Angus

An Orwell Scholar's Orwell Collection

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Chelsea Rare Book Fair

London, United Kingdom

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Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair

Boston, USA

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Firsts: Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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Maggs Bros. Ltd.

After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal

Spooky Season

Playbill for a performance of Presumption! or The… 1840.

The Demon Lover, 1927.

Bindings

An Orwell Scholar's Orwell Collection

Burmese Days, 1935.

England Your England and Other Essays, 1953.

The History of Maggs Bros.

Winston S. Churchill

The War Speeches: Into Battle; The Unrelenting Struggle;… 1945.

The Second World War and An Epilogue on… 1959.

The Legend of the Basement at 50 Berkeley Square Continues

India & Central Asia

[Lithographed Holy Qur'an.], 1883.

Sketches taken during the Second Afghan War, 1880.

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[Collection of documents concerning the Indian Mutiny 1857-58.], 1858.

Democracy in America, 1838.

Opera ea quae ad inventam ab ipso artem… 1598.

Hato [Surging Waves], 1910.

La Gerusalemme liberata. Paris, appresso A. Delalain, P.… 1771.

The Wind in the Willows, 1931.

"Evidence for 2-Chain Helix in Crystalline Structure of… 1953.

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Maggs Bros. Ltd.

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Catalogues & Short Lists

Modern bindings

Spooky Season

Oscar Wilde

An Orwell Scholar's Orwell Collection

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Chelsea Rare Book Fair

Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair

Firsts: Hong Kong

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