Maggs Bros. Ltd.

WYLD (James sr.)

Map of the West India & Bahama Islands:… 1843.

£125

RÜHLE VON LILIENSTERN (Johann Jakob Otto August).

Oro-Hydro-Graphische general charte vom Ko¨nigreiche Sachsen und den… 1810.

£400

SCHMIDT (O. F.)

Post-Reise-Karte durch Deutschland und die angraenzenden Staaten zwischen… 1831.

£350

PINCHETTI (Giacomo).

Carta geografica e postale del regno Lombardo-Veneto disegnata… 1831.

£700

DIONYSIUS PERIEGETES

[Greek text, transliterated ‘Tes palai kai tes nyn… 1704.

£800

BAZAINE (Francois Achille).

Episodes de la Guerre de 1870 et le… 1883.

£45

LE CARRE (John).

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, 1974.

INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, AND HIS FATHER

£3,750

TAKANASHI (Yutaka).

Tokyo-jin [Tokyoites], 1983.

£350

SHIBATA (Zesshin). & OCHIAI (Yoshihiku).

Kuma naki kage [No Shadow in any Corner], 1867.

BEAUTIFUL SILHOUETTES

£4,800

CHUO BIJUTSU KYOKAI [CENTRAL ART ASSOCIATION].

Nikuhitsu manga kaikoku 60nen shi zue [Illustrated History… 1927.

Manga artists' take on the opening of Japan

£4,200

YAMAKICHI

[Tabi shoe sewing guides], 1890.

How to make your own tabi shoes

£250

UNKNOWN MAKER

[A collection of three albums of inban ceramic… 1900.

An impressive abundance of ceramic transfer papers

£9,500

GYOKUJIN'EN (Yukisumi), author. & UTAGAWA (Yoshitora), artist.

Jidai moyo sasazuru nishiki [Historical bamboo and vine… 1858.

A complete gokan set, preserved with all the original envelopes

£4,000

WILDE, Oscar

Autograph Letter Signed ("Oscar Wilde") [to Colonel W.F.… 1882.

Written during Wilde's North American Tour

£12,500

BECKETT (Samuel).

Typed Letter Signed ("Samuel Beckett") to Heathcote Williams,… 1965.

"At some future time [...] I should be happy for one or more to appear in your review"

£1,250

BECKETT (Samuel).

Typed Letter Signed ("Samuel Beckett") in French, written… 1953.

Beckett, writing the same month Waiting for Godot was first performed

£1,450

EUCLID & BYRNE (Oliver)

The First Six Books of Euclid. In which… 1847.

"One of the oddest and most beautiful books of the whole century"

£12,000

HEANEY (Seamus).

The Light of the Leaves. Screenprints by Jan… 1999.

ONE OF ONLY TWO PROOF COPIES PRODUCED BY THE PRINTER

£4,000

WAUGH (Evelyn)

Black Mischief, 1932.

INSCRIBED BY WAUGH TO MRS. ANTHONY POWELL

£6,500

[THEATRE].

Velluti in Speculum - or - The Chorus… 1826.

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

£1,250

[WOMEN]. & [CRUIKSHANK (Isaac)].

The Quality Ladder, 1793.

WOMEN CLIMBING THE SOCIAL LADDER

£1,500

[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

SALMON (Mrs).

At Mrs. Salmon's Royal Wax-Work, in Fleet Street, 1750.

A PRECURSOR TO MADAME TUSSAUDS

£850

[BOOKSELLER'S CATALOGUE]. & LACKINGTON (James).

A Catalogue of Books, for the Year 1803;, 1803.

“EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND VOLUMES”

£1,200

[CHILD-REARING].

The Art of Nursing: or, The Method of… 1733.

FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE: BREAST FEEDING TO GOUT

£3,500

DAWKES (Thomas).

The Midwife Rightly Instructed:, 1736.

A MIDWIFERY MANUAL "WRITTEN PRINCIPALLY FOR THE USE OF WOMEN"

£3,500

[SOUTHCOTT (Joanna)].

The Imposter or, Obstetric Dispute, 1814.

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

£1,500

[THEATRE PLAYBILLS].

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

A COLLECTION OF RARE ENGLISH PROVINCIAL THEATRE PLAYBILS

£5,000

BLAKE (William) and,

Designs to a Series of Ballads, Written by… 1802.

"ONE OF THE RAREST LETTERPRESS BOOKS CONTAINING PLATES DESIGNED AND ENGRAVED BY BLAKE"

£70,000

[THEATRE].

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

SHAKESPEARE, PRINCE LEE BOO AND BYRON ON THE LONDON STAGE

£9,500

[CLANDESTINE MARRIAGE].

The Trial of Richard Vining Perry Esq. for… 1794.

“STEALING AN HEIRESS”

£1,800

[HAMMERTON (Esther)].

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

THE FEMALE SEXTON

£1,000

[GAMES].

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

"REMOVING DOUBTS" AND "SETTLING DISPUTES"

£2,500

[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

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

Making a Lancer, 1829.

“THE SPLENDID ENTRÉE OF THE FEMALE CAVALRY!”

£2,400

[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

ROBINSON (Henry) artist.

An Accurate Representation of the Meteor which was… 1783.

A GLIMPSE OF THE "FLYING DRAGON"

£2,000

HOWARD (John Jarrard).

Poems on Different Subjects, 1816.

POEMS BY A SHIPWRECKED DOCTOR WHO DIED IN THE WEST INDIES

£3,500

[ANTI-FEDERALISM].

A Peep into the Antifederal Club, 1793.

"DAMN GOVERNMENT. I SHALL NEVER BE WORTH A DOLLAR AS LONG AS THERES ANY GOVERNMENT AT ALL": THE EARLIEST KNOWN ANTI-JEFFERSON CARTOON?

£5,000

[MARRIAGE]

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

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

£2,000

[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

EDWARDS (Jonathan).

An Account of the Life of the late… 1749.

"IT IS NOT PROPER TO LEND BOOKS TO THOSE WHO ARE CARELES OF THEM"

£2,500