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An Account of all the Gaols, Houses of Correction or Penitentiaries, in the United Kingdom...as far as relates to Ireland.

[PRISONS, IRELAND].

An Account of all the Gaols, Houses of… 1819.

"A WRETCHED DUNGEON"

Reflections on Gaming Annuities, and Usurious Contracts.

[ERSKINE (Thomas)].

Reflections on Gaming Annuities, and Usurious Contracts, 1777.

ANNOTATED BY FRANCIS MASERES

The Holy Bible Abridged,

[CHILDREN'S BIBLE].

The Holy Bible Abridged, 1778.

ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S MINIATURE BIBLE NOT IN ESTC

A funeral service, an Illuminated miniature on vellum from a Book of Hours. France (Paris), c.

A funeral service, an Illuminated miniature on vellum… 1500.

The destruction of Job's household, a large initial

The destruction of Job's household, a large initial… 1450.

EVOCATIVE FRENCH ILLUMINATION

St. John the Baptist, a large historiated initial

CIRCLE OF VENTURELLA DI PIETRO

St. John the Baptist, a large historiated initial… 1330.

UMBRIAN ILLUMINATION

The China Pictorial - Zhonghua tu hua za zhi.

HU (Bozhou), editor.

The China Pictorial - Zhonghua tu hua za… 1933.

The Hundred Days.

O'BRIAN (Patrick).

The Hundred Days, 1998.

The Levanter.

The Levanter, 1972.

The Stone Door.

CARRINGTON (Leonora).

The Stone Door, 1978.

Two historiated initials depicting St Mark and Two Men on a leaf from the Mailhac-Faber Bible, illuminated manuscript in Latin on vellum. [Southern France, late 13th or early 14th century]

SOUTHERN FRENCH ARTIST

Two historiated initials depicting St Mark and Two…

TWO SUPERB LARGE INITIALS, ONE OF ST. MARK

Manifiesto Comunista.

MARX (Karl). & ENGELS (Friedrich).

Manifiesto Comunista, 1906.

THE FIRST EDITION OF THE SECOND SPANISH TRANSLATION OF THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO

With the China Squadron in the East - Panorama of the town of Victoria, Hong Kong, as seen from the Harbour.

With the China Squadron in the East -… 1887.

Two unpublished reports to King James I, complaining of “wrongs and abuses” perpetrated by the Dutch on English whale-hunters at Spitsbergen and on English merchants and sailors at Pola Run in the Spice Islands. Compiled in 1618 by the Muscovy and East In

[MUSCOVY COMPANY].

Two unpublished reports to King James I, complaining… 1620.

CULMINATING WITH THE TRANSFER OF MANHATTAN TO THE ENGLAND

Post Early in Christmas Week

FREEDMAN (Barnett)

Post Early in Christmas Week, 1937.

Theory of Production.

FRISCH (Ragnar).

Theory of Production, 1965.

Arbor vitae crucifixae Jesu Christi.
Venice, Andreas de Bonetis, 12 March 1485

UBERTINUS (de Casali)

Arbor vitae crucifixae Jesu Christi. Venice, Andreas de… 1485.

THE TREE OF THE CRUCIFIED LIFE OF CHRIST

Manshu Shashincho - The Photographic Album of Manchuria.

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY.

Manshu Shashincho - The Photographic Album of Manchuria, 1932.

Manshu Gaikan 2601.

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY.

Manshu Gaikan 2601, 1941.

Pentecost, an historiated initial on a vellum leaf from an Antiphonal, in Latin.
[Italy (Emilia-Romagna, perhaps Bologna), c. 1260-70]

Pentecost, an historiated initial on a vellum leaf…

Kitab al-Abrar. [The Book of the Righteous.]

MIRZA QAJAR (Prince Abdulhassan).

Kitab al-Abrar. [The Book of the Righteous.], 1894.

An exiled Qajar Prince in India

Essays in Honour of Lord Robbins.

[ROBBINS (Lionel).], PESTON (Maurice). & CORRY (Bernard). Editors.

Essays in Honour of Lord Robbins, 1972.

Hato [Surging Waves].

TOMIOKA (Tessai), calligraphy. & after designs by TAWARAYA (Sotatsu).

Hato [Surging Waves], 1910.

Shimmering depictions of waves

Reports on the Navigation of the Euphrates.

CHESNEY (Capt. Francis Rawdon).

Reports on the Navigation of the Euphrates, 1833.

Arguing for the Euphrates Expedition

The Lion's Mouth.

The Lion's Mouth, 2014.

Palace and Mosque at Ukhaidir: A Study in Early Mohammadan Architecture.

BELL (Gertrude).

Palace and Mosque at Ukhaidir: A Study in… 1914.

AN ESSENTIAL WORK ON THE FORTRESS OF AL-UKHAIDIR

Lucullianarum quaestionum libri quinque.

MARANTA (Bartolomeo)

Lucullianarum quaestionum libri quinque, 1564.

Opera

Opera, 1575.

Xian dai yan ju [Modern Drama]

BAO (Shi), & WU (Tieyi), editors.

Xian dai yan ju [Modern Drama], 1935.

Ju chang yi shu [Theatre Arts].

SONG (Qing), editor.

Ju chang yi shu [Theatre Arts], 1939.

Who’s Who in China – Biographies of Chinese Leaders. & Supplement to fifth edition: (Including a section embracing those who are affiliated with Japanese-sponsored administrations within areas controlled by the Japanese Military Forces).

[CHINA WEEKLY REVIEW].

Who’s Who in China – Biographies of Chinese… 1940.

An essential and extremely rare reference-book

Mémoires Pittoresques d'un Officier de Marine.

LECONTE (François).

Mémoires Pittoresques d'un Officier de Marine, 1851.

EXCEPTIONALLY RARE: CONVICTS TO NEW CALEDONIA

Oplomachia di Bonaventura Pistofilo.
Siena: Hercole Gori, 1621

PISTOFILO (Bonaventura)

Oplomachia di Bonaventura Pistofilo. Siena: Hercole Gori, 1621, 1621.

DEDICATED TO KENELM DIGBY, WITH HIS PORTRAIT

Sheet Music and Lyrics for Frankenstein, or The Vampire's Victim.

[SHELLEY (Mary)]., MARTIN (Robert). & LONNEN (E.J.)

Sheet Music and Lyrics for Frankenstein, or The… 1888.

The sheet music and lyrics of ‘The Dispensary Doctor’ from a burlesque production of Frankenstein.

An Act for the Abolition of Slavery throughout the British Colonies;

[WILBERFORCE (William).]

An Act for the Abolition of Slavery throughout… 1833.

THE EMANCIPATION ACT

An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade.

[WILBERFORCE (William).]

An Act for the Abolition of the Slave… 1807.

THE 1807 ABOLITION ACT

Logique en forme d'entretiens, ou l'art de trouver la vérité.

REGNAULT (Noel).

Logique en forme d'entretiens, ou l'art de trouver… 1742.

Œuvres et Correspondance Inédites d'Alexis de Tocqueville. Publiées et Précédées d'une Notice par Gustave de Beaumont.

TOCQUEVILLE (Alexis de).

Œuvres et Correspondance Inédites d'Alexis de Tocqueville. Publiées… 1861.

Books & Characters

STRACHEY (Lytton).

Books & Characters, 1922.

The Handmaid's Tale.

ATWOOD (Margaret).

The Handmaid's Tale, 1986.

First edition of Margaret Atwood's famous dystopian novel.

Gesammelte Schriften, herausgegeben von Ludwig Häusser. Erster Theil - Zweiter Theil - Dritter Theil [all published].

LIST (Friedrich).

Gesammelte Schriften, herausgegeben von Ludwig Häusser. Erster Theil -… 1850.

Principes de tout Gouvernement, ou Examen des Causes de la splendeur ou de la foiblesse de tout État considéré en lui-même, & indépendament des mœurs.

[AUXIRON (Claude-François Joseph d’).]

Principes de tout Gouvernement, ou Examen des Causes… 1766.