Maggs Bros. Ltd.

[DE BALAGNY (Gauthier)]

Recueil de bonnes et mauvaises poisies, de diferens… 1587.

A MANUSCRIPT MISCELLANY SPANNING MORE THAN A CENTURY

£25,000

[DRAFT RIOTS] & [SEYMOUR (Horatio).]

"My Friends" when in July 1863, the city… 1864.

LAMPOONING THE NY GOVERNOR

£1,500

[EDUCATION REFORM].

Schools for All, 1813.

"THE WRETCHED IGNORANCE OF A LARGE PORTION OF THE POPULATION, IS THE FRUITFUL PARENT OF CRIME"

£1,850

[ELLIOTT (Ebenezer)].

Corn Law Rhymes. The Ranter, 1830.

THE PRIVATELY PRINTED FIRST EDITION OF "THIS HITHERTO OBSCURE POEM"

£5,000

[EXOTIC ANIMALS].

To the Nobility, Gentry, and Others, There is… 1780.

A PROVINCIAL DISPLAY OF "A COLLECTION OF RARITIES" FROM AROUND THE WORLD

£1,800

[FRENCH REVOLUTION]. & [FRENCH MONARCHY]

Discours du roi, prononcé le 5 mai 1789, jour où sa Majesté a fait l’ouverture des Etats-Généraux.   [Paris]: de l’imprimerie de Didot l’Aîné, [1789], 1789.

PRINTED ON SILK BY DIDOT

£7,500

[GAMES].

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

"REMOVING DOUBTS" AND "SETTLING DISPUTES"

£2,500

[HAMMERTON (Esther)].

Est. Hammerton Late Sexton of Kingston upon Thames, 1746.

THE FEMALE SEXTON

£1,000

[JAPANESE AMERICANS.]

The New Nationality Law of Japan An Explanation… 1924.

REVISING JAPANESE NATIONALITY LAWS

£550

[MISSISSIPPI BUBBLE.] & [LAW (John).]

[Collection of edicts and decrees relating to John… 1719.

AN EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION OF ROYAL EDICTS AND DECRESS RELATING TO THE WORLD’S FIRST FINANCIAL CRASH

£18,500

[LOCKE (John).]

Some Thoughts Concerning Education, 1693.

THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF LOCKE'S PHILOSOPHY OF MIND

£9,500

[MARRIAGE]

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

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

£2,000

[MASTER OF MORGAN 947]

Book of Hours, Use of Arras & Tournai,… 1400.

A LONG-LOST MANUSCRIPT BOOK OF HOURS, STRIKINGLY ILLUMINATED

£35,000

[NEWTON (John)].

An Authentic Narrative of some Remarkable and Interesting… 1764.

THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION OF NEWTON'S REMARKABLE CONVERSION

£17,500

[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

[PRINTED HANDKERCHIEF].

Youthful Sport, Harmless Amusements, 1780.

PRINTED HANDKERCHIEF SHOWING CHILDREN PLAYING

£2,500

[PROSTITUTION].

A St. Giles's Beauty, 1784.

A POOR PROSTITUTE IN 18TH-CENTURY LONDON

£1,500

[PUBLIC EXHIBITION].

Bath, February 5th, 1780. Look Sharp! Or you… 1780.

A ZEBRA AMONGST THE SPOILS OF WAR AND EXHIBITED FOR "THE INSPECTION OF THE CURIOUS"

£1,250

[ROCK (Richard)].

A Letter from Dr. Rock, 1745.

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

£1,250

[SAINT-DOMINGUE.]

Extrait des registres de Deliberations des Citoyens de… 1790.

CENSURING THE ASSEMBLY OF SAINT-MARC

£2,250

[SAINT-DOMINGUE]

Lettre De Messieurs les Membres de l'Assemblée provinciale… 1790.

NORTH & SOUTH MAKE AMENDS

£2,000

[SOUTHCOTT (Joanna)].

The Imposter or, Obstetric Dispute, 1814.

"BLASPHEMOUS OLD HAG": THE CONTROVERSIAL "PREGNANCY" OF THE PROPHETESS JOANNA SOUTHCOTT

£1,500

[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

[THEATRE PLAYBILLS].

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

A COLLECTION OF RARE ENGLISH PROVINCIAL THEATRE PLAYBILS

£5,000

[THEATRE].

Velluti in Speculum - or - The Chorus… 1826.

"POOH! POOH! I CONSIDER IT A TRUMPERY DEFENCE - HE MUST PAY THE GIRLS"

£1,250

[THEATRE].

Album of 189 playbills for the Theatre Royal,… 1833.

SHAKESPEARE, PRINCE LEE BOO AND BYRON ON THE LONDON STAGE

£9,500

[TREATY OF VERSAILLES.]

Traité de paix entre le Roi et le… 1783.

ENDING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR

£5,000

[TRINITY CHURCH].

An hymn to be sung by the Episcopal… 1794.

"THE WIDOW'S TEARS ARE WIP'D AWAY, / AND SOOTH'D THE NEEDY ORPHAN'S PAIN"

£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

[WOMEN'S FASHION].

The Folly of 1771, 1771.

EXCESSIVE HAIR

£1,800

[WOMEN]

Keep Within Compass and you shall be sure… 1785.

"WHILE THOSE WHO PLAY DEEP SOON EMPTY THEIR PURSE, AND THEN TAKE TO DRINKING & MAKE BAD THINGS WORSE"

£850