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Illustrated Autograph Letter Signed “Beatrix Heelis” to “Dear Miss Dobson” [likely a friend and neighbour],

POTTER, Beatrix

Illustrated Autograph Letter Signed “Beatrix Heelis” to “Dear… 1936.

An illustrated letter about her own dogs, from the creator of Duchess and Pickles.

Autograph Letter Signed (“Beatrix Potter”) to “My dear Millie” [Millie Warne],

POTTER, Beatrix

Autograph Letter Signed (“Beatrix Potter”) to “My dear… 1906.

"I shall bring my paintbox”

Autograph Letter Signed (“Beatrix Potter”) to “My dear Millie” [Warne],

POTTER, Beatrix

Autograph Letter Signed (“Beatrix Potter”) to “My dear… 1906.

“I am taking a day or two’s holiday & then I must finish those kitten drawings”

The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse.

POTTER (Beatrix).

The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse, 1910.

Inscribed "From Miss Potter. Christmas 1910."

Buried Alive, or Ten Years of Penal Servitude in Siberia.

DOSTOEVSKY [DOSTOYEVSKY] (Fyodor).

Buried Alive, or Ten Years of Penal Servitude… 1881.

THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD

The Old Man and the Sea.

HEMINGWAY (Ernest).

The Old Man and the Sea, 1952.

First edition, first issue.

The Last Battle.

The Last Battle, 1956.

The Jungle Book. [with:] The Second Jungle Book.

KIPLING (Rudyard).

The Jungle Book. [with:] The Second Jungle Book, 1894.

First editions of these great classics of English children's fiction.

Echoes. By Two Writers.

KIPLING (Rudyard & Alice).

Echoes. By Two Writers, 1884.

An outstanding rarity: the author's second book.

Captains Courageous.

KIPLING (Rudyard).

Captains Courageous, 1897.

Kipling's morality tale set aboard a New England fishing boat.

Quartette.

KIPLING (Rudyard).

Quartette, 1885.

RARE EARLY KIPLING FAMILY SHORT STORIES AND POEMS

Youth: a Narrative and Two Other Stories. [The Heart of Darkness].

CONRAD (Joseph).

Youth: a Narrative and Two Other Stories. [The… 1902.

THE HEART OF DARKNESS

Mansfield Park.

Mansfield Park, 1816.

An Austen family copy of the second edition in beautiful Regency binding.

Sense and Sensibility.

Sense and Sensibility, 1813.

A second edition in a beautiful Regency binding.

Prince Caspian the Return to Narnia.

Prince Caspian the Return to Narnia, 1951.

The second book in The Chronicles of Narnia series.

The Trial of Oscar Wilde from Shorthand Reports.

WILDE (Oscar)].

The Trial of Oscar Wilde from Shorthand Reports, 1906.

THE EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE JAPANESE VELLUM ISSUE

Seven Winters.

BOWEN (Elizabeth).

Seven Winters, 1942.

INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.

MCCULLERS (Carson).

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, 1940.

The author's first novel.

Memories of a Catholic Girlhood.

MCCARTHY (Mary).

Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, 1957.

Inscribed by the author.

A Book of Common Prayer.

A Book of Common Prayer, 1977.

Run River.

Run River, 1963.

First edition of Joan Didion's debut novel.

Ugolino.

HEANEY (Seamus).

Ugolino, 1979.

First edition, copy no. 21 of a total edition of 125 copies, signed by Heaney.

Broadsides. A Collection of Old and New Songs.

Broadsides. A Collection of Old and New Songs, 1935.

Signed by the editors W. B. Yeats and F. R. Higgins.

The Sound and the Fury.

FAULKNER (William).

The Sound and the Fury, 1929.

An excellent copy of Faulkner's fourth novel.

The Hound of the Baskervilles.

DOYLE (Arthur Conan).

The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1902.

A Woman of No Importance.

A Woman of No Importance, 1894.

First edition, one of 50 large paper copies.

The Savoy.

BEARDSLEY (Aubrey).

The Savoy, 1896.

A RARE SET IN THE ORIGINAL WRAPPERS AND BOARDS

Considerations sur le commerce et sur l'argent. Par Mr. Law, controlleur genéral des finances. Traduit de l'anglois.

Considerations sur le commerce et sur l'argent. Par… 1720.

JOHN LAW IN FRENCH TRANSLATION, PUBLISHED IN THE YEAR OF THE MISSISSIPPI BUBBLE

The New Nationality Law of Japan An Explanation and Comments

[JAPANESE AMERICANS.]

The New Nationality Law of Japan An Explanation… 1924.

REVISING JAPANESE NATIONALITY LAWS

Naufrage du brick la jeune Sophie, Incendié par du Vitriol; Raconté par Mme Doubeden de Rouville, l’une des Victimes Naufragés, dans l’île déserte de la Trinité.

DOUBEDEN DE ROUVILLE (Mme).

Naufrage du brick la jeune Sophie, Incendié par… 1818.

SHIPWRECKED ON TRINIDAD

De la langue des Indiens qui habitent la Guiane & les environs de Cayenne. Traduction en Français de plusieurs de leurs mots qu'il est le plus nécessaire d'entendre.

PRUDHOMME (Louis-Marc).

De la langue des Indiens qui habitent la… 1798.

A GALIBI DICTIONARY FOR TRAVELLERS

A Chart of Baffin's Bay with Davis & Barrow Straits; by Captn. Ross & Lieut Parry R.N., in 1818, 19 & 20, and the Discoveries of Captn. Parry in 1822 and 23 & Captn. Lyon in 1824.

BRITISH ADMIRALTY.

A Chart of Baffin's Bay with Davis &… 1824.

THE KEY TO THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE

Observations and Remarks

MORTIMER (George).

Observations and Remarks, 1791.

RAIDING RUSSIAN SETTLEMENTS IN ALASKA

Relatione del Reame di Congo et delle Circonvicine Contrade Tratta dalli Scritti & ragionamenti di Odoardo Lopez [Duarte] Portoghese... con dissegni vari di Geografia, di piante d'habiti, d'animali & altro

PIGAFETTA (Filippo) & LOPEZ DUARTE

Relatione del Reame di Congo et delle Circonvicine… 1591.

WITH THE IMPORTANT MAP OF WEST AFRICA

Typed letter to Rink Foto, signed in pen.

Typed letter to Rink Foto, signed in pen, 1975.

CASTRO CAMERA AS CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS

La Cause des Esclaves Nègres et des Habitans de la Guinée, Portée au Tribunal de la Justice, de la Religion, de la Politique, ou, Histoire de la traite & de l'esclavage des nègres: preuves de leur illégitimité, moyens de les abolir sans nuire ni aux colon

FROSSARD (Benjamin-Sigismond).

La Cause des Esclaves Nègres et des Habitans… 1789.

A HANDSOME COPY IN CONTEMPORARY CALF

Genshi Bakudan [Atomic Bomb].

Genshi Bakudan [Atomic Bomb], 1945.

THE FIRST DESCRIPTION OF THE ATOMIC BOMB PUBLISHED IN JAPAN

A Tribute in Loving Memory of the Late Malcolm X...

[MALCOLM X] & MICHAUX (Lewis H.)

A Tribute in Loving Memory of the Late… 1965.

A RARE TRIBUTE FROM FRIEND AND BOOKSELLER

Voyage médical autour du monde sur La Coquille de 1822 à 1825

LESSON (René-Primevère).

Voyage médical autour du monde sur La Coquille… 1829.

A MEDICAL ACCOUNT OF A GRAND VOYAGE

Minutes of the Evidence taken ... before the Committee of the Whole House to whom the BILL for providing certain Temporary Regulations respecting the Transportation of the Natives of Africa, in British Ships, to the West Indies, and elsewhere, was committ

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Minutes of the Evidence taken ... before the… 1789.

EVIDENCE ON THE SLAVE TRADE & THE FOUNDING OF SIERRA LEONE

A Guide to the Commerce of Bengal, for the use of merchants, ship owners, commanders, officers, pursers and others, resorting to the East Indies, but particularly of those connected with the shipping and commerce of Calcutta ...

A Guide to the Commerce of Bengal, for… 1823.

INDIA: THE GLOBAL COMMERCIAL HUB

My Bondage and Freedom.

DOUGLASS (Frederick).

My Bondage and Freedom, 1855.

THE MOST IMPORTANT BLACK ABOLITIONIST IN AMERICA