Maggs Bros. Ltd.

[WOMEN'S FASHION].

[Modern Fashions. A Poem, address'd to the Ladies], 1745.

"THE BRITISH FAIR! WHOSE CHARMS OUTSHINE / THE BELLES OF FRANCE..."

£2,500

[WATSON-TAYLOR (George)].

The Old Hag in a Red Cloak. A… 1801.

"THY DOOM IS DECIDED: PREPARE FOR THY FATE": A PRIVATELY PRINTED PARODY OF MATTHEW "MONK" LEWIS

£2,500

[VICTORIO'S WAR] & FLORES (Blas M.)

Relacion Historica de la Campana Contra los Salvajes,… 1881.

A FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT

£2,500

[THEATRE PLAYBILLS].

A collection of 18 18th-century theatrical playbills for… 1793.

A COLLECTION OF RARE ENGLISH PROVINCIAL THEATRE PLAYBILS

£8,500

[THEATRE PLAYBILLS].

Three playbills printed on satin for benefit theatrical… 1843.

THREE PLAYBILLS FOR CHARITY PERFORMANCES PRINTED ON SATIN

£1,500

[TEA ACT].

An Act to allow a Drawback of the… 1773.

THE INFAMOUS TEA ACT: A KEY DOCUMENT IN THE STORY OF AMERICA'S INDEPENDENCE - THE CATALYST FOR THE BOSTON TEA PARTY

£25,000

[TAHITI.]

E Piti Himene no te faa Arii Raa… 1824.

EARLY FRUITS OF THE WINDWARD MISSION PRESS

£5,000

[SWIFT (Jonathan)].

Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, 1731.

"WIT UNEXAMPLED!" AND "WHAT DAMN'D DRY HARD STUFF": READING, CORRECTING AND EDITING GULLIVER'S TRAVELS

£8,500

[BROWN (John)] & [SPOONER (Lysander).]

To the Non-Slaveholders of the South, 1858.

A PLAN FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY

£7,500

[SOLANUS (Saint Francis).]

Verdadero Retrato del Venerable Padre Fray Francisco Solano… 1725.

PORTRAIT OF 'THE MIRACLE WORKER OF THE NEW WORLD'

£2,500

[ROBINSON CRUSOE]. & [SHERIDAN (Richard Brinsley)].

A Short Account of the Situations and Incidents… 1781.

ROBINSON CRUSOE ON STAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME

£2,800

[ROSS (James Clark)] & ROYAL SOCIETY.

Report of the Committee of Physics and Meteorology… 1840.

THE FIRST ANTARCTIC MANUAL

£12,500

[ROCK (Richard)].

A Letter from Dr. Rock, 1745.

"...IS NOT HIS LIXIVIUM A SORT OF LIQUID SOAP?": A MEDICAL SATIRE

£1,250

[RIGHTS OF TENANTS].

The Free Customes, Benefits and Priviledges of the… 1617.

£1,500

[REVOLUTIONARY WAR] & [BURKE (Edmund).]

An Impartial History of the War in America… 1780.

A LOVELY COPY IN CONTEMPORARY TREE CALF

£3,500

[REPUBLIC OF TEXAS.]

Republic of Texas. County of [Shelby]. I [Edward… 1838.

AN EXTRAORDINARY SURVIVAL FROM THE EARLY DAYS OF THE REPUBLIC

£5,500

[ANON.] & [PSALMS]

Le Livre des Psaumes, 1853.

MANUSCRIPT MEETS CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY

£1,250

[PROSTITUTION].

A Decoy for the Old as well as… 1773.

THE DANGERS OF WINE AND WOMEN

£950

[PROSTITUTION].

A St. Giles's Beauty, 1784.

A POOR PROSTITUTE IN 18TH-CENTURY LONDON

£1,500

[POPULAR PRINT]

La Gitanilla de madrid...Primera Parte. (Secunda Parte), 1816.

PRINTED BY A WOMAN

£750

[FILLES DE LA CHARITE] & [ORLEANS (Elisabeth d']

Reglement de l'Hôtel-Dieu d'Alençon, 1705.

NAMING & SHAMING NEGLECTFUL WIDOWS

£1,500

[NUNS]

Regola di S. Benedetto Padre de’ Monaci e… 1763.

INTENDED TO BE READ ALOUD

£2,000

[NOVEL].

A Sketch of the Times; or, memoirs of… 1781.

“WHEN A WOMAN TAKES EVERY METHOD TO ATTRACT YOUR NOTICE…WHAT PROPRIETY CAN YOU ACCUSE THE MAN AS THE CAUSE OF HER RUIN”

£2,500

[MALE MIDWIVES]. & [NICOLLS (Frank) attributed].

The Petition of the Unborn Babes to the… 1752.

"DRAG'D OUT OF OUR HABITATIONS BY HOOKS, PINCERS, AND OTHER BLOODY INSTRUMENTS..."

£2,500

[NEW ZEALAND] & [ANON.]

[Topographical watercolour album, including New Zealand, the West… 1890.

WONDERFUL WATERCOLOURS OF NEW ZEALAND

£12,500

BUNYAN (John)., [NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTION FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE BLIND] & [HOWE (Samuel Gridley)]

The Pilgrim's Progress through this world to the… 1836.

A LANDMARK PUBLICATION IN BLIND LITERACY

£18,750

[MILTON (John)].

Grand Gift Entertainments! [...]The Most Extraordinary Exhibition in…

"HEAVEN, HELL, CHAOS AND PARADISE" AND THE CHANCE TO WIN A SILVER NAPKIN RING

£1,500

[MENTAL HEALTH].

Report, together with the Minutes of Evidence, and… 1815.

EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNTS OF LIFE INSIDE ENGLISH ASYLUMS

£1,200

[MARRIAGE]

The Folly, Sin, and Danger of Marrying Widows,… 1746.

"I THANK GOD, MY WIFE DIED A FEW WEEKS AGO"

£2,000

[MALCOLM X] & MICHAUX (Lewis H.)

A Tribute in Loving Memory of the Late… 1965.

A RARE TRIBUTE FROM FRIEND AND BOOKSELLER

£950

[KENRICK (William)].

The Whole Duty of Woman by a Lady.… 1764.

A CONDUCT BOOK WITH EARLY FEMALE MARKS OF OWNERSHIP

£950

[KAY (Sir John William) & & DUFF (Rev. Alexander).]

The Calcutta Review, 1845.

LIFE IN MID-19th CENTURY INDIA

£5,000

[HOLBEIN (Hans the younger)]

Les images de la mort, aux quelles sont… 1547.

HOLBEIN'S DANCE OF DEATH

£15,000

[CROSS-DRESSING]. & [HEATH (William) artist.

Making a Lancer, 1829.

“THE SPLENDID ENTRÉE OF THE FEMALE CAVALRY!”

£2,400

[GOLTZIUS (Hendrick) [Circle of]] & [CALDARA (Polidoro), called Da Caravaggio]

[Original pen and ink drawings] Four Olympian Gods… 1600.

INK SKETCHES AFTER GOLTZIUS, AFTER POLIDORO DA CARAVAGGIO

£2,000

[GARGOT (Nicolas)] & GROYER (Pierre).

Memoires de la vie et des aventures de… 1668.

A RARE CONTEMPORARY BIOGRAPHY OF A SHIP OWNER, COLONIAL GOVERNOR, AND PRIVATEER

£15,000

[GAMES].

Rules and Instructions for Playing at Skittles. By… 1786.

"REMOVING DOUBTS" AND "SETTLING DISPUTES"

£2,500

[FUNERAL ORATIONS]

A fine Sammelband of 47 funeral orations, mostly of high… 1694.

WITH MEMENTO MORI ILLUSTRATIONS

£3,500

[EXQUEMELIN (Alexandre) & & RINGROSE (Basil).]

The History of the Bucaniers of America, 1810.

POCKET PIRATES IN ORIGINAL BOARDS

£1,750

[DRUNKENESS]

Like Mistress - Like Maid, 1781.

THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL ON WOMEN OF ALL CLASSES

£1,250

[DRINKING]. & BROWNE (Peter).

A Discourse of Drinking Healths, 1716.

"A WET CURSE"

£950

[D'AGUERRE (Chrétienne), Comtesse de Sault]

Manuscript notarial account book for regional Provence, 1584.

LA COMTESSE DE SAULT FINANCES THE FRENCH CATHOLIC LEAGUE

£12,500