Maggs Bros. Ltd.

JESUIT GRAVE-STONE RUBBING.

Twenty rubbings of Jesuit graves.

16TH-18TH CENTURY JESUITS AT THE KANGXI COURT

£65,000

SAUNDERS (William). & GRIFFITH (David Knox), and other photographers.

Album and scrapbook relating to Chinkiang (Zhenjiang), 1880.

C.19TH CHINKIANG THROUGH THE LENS OF A WESTERN MERCHANT

£28,000

CHURCHILL (Winston S.)

The War Speeches: Into Battle; The Unrelenting Struggle;… 1945.

A fine presentation set, Vols. 1-6 inscribed by Churchill

£25,000

[BRITISH INFORMATION SERVICES].

Britain and the Atomic Bomb, 1945.

“…THE OUTSTANDING DISCOVERIES IN THAT BRANCH OF PHYSICS, KNOWN AS “NUCLEAR” PHYSICS…”

£20,000

MARX (Karl).

A fine sammelband including three important works written… 1868.

£17,500

CHURCHILL (Winston S.)

The Second World War: The Gathering Storm; The… 1948.

Inscribed to Grace Hamblin, "the longest-serving member of Churchill’s secretarial staff".

£15,000

MARX (Karl).

El Capital. Crítica de la Economía Política. Traducido… 1898.

FIRST COMPLETE SPANISH TRANSLATION OF DAS KAPITAL

£15,000

[FRENCH CARICATURES].

A collection of 17 rare French caricatures on… 1805.

HOW THE FRENCH VIEW THE ENGLISH

£15,000

[FRANKLIN IMPRINT] & SMITH (John).

The doctrine of Christianity, as held by the… 1748.

QUAKER PACIFISM IN A TIME OF WAR

£12,500

CHURCHILL (Winston S.)

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, 1956.

A pre-publication presentation copy

£12,500

MARX (Karl). & ENGELS (Friedrich).

The Manifesto of the Communists, 1886.

First British edition in book form of the Communist Manifesto

£12,500

GANDHI (Mohandas Karamchand) [known as Mahatma Gandhi],, DESAI (Mahadev) & & NAIR (Pyarelal) Translators.

The Story of my Experiments with Truth, 1929.

FIRST EDITION BOUND IN KHADI

£9,500

[HURLEY (R. C.)] attrib.

Brief account of the Visit of their Royal… 1890.

HURLEY IN HONG KONG

£7,500

CHURCHILL (Winston S.)

Marlborough: His Life and Times, 1947.

Inscribed to Grace Hamblin, "the longest-serving member of Churchill’s secretarial staff"

£7,500

[CIVIL RIGHTS ACT]

88th Congress. 1st Session. S.1732 ... A Bill… 1963.

A CRITICAL BILL IN THE PASSAGE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT

£5,500

[MEXICO] & MANSILLA (Baltasar de).

ALS from Father Baltasar de Mansilla to the… 1684.

£5,500

[PAINE (Thomas)].

Buff; or, a Dissertation on Nakedness: A Parody… 1792.

"THE GRAND CHORUS OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN IS CHANGED INTO A CAZONETTA ON NAKEDNESS"

£5,000

KAWAKAMI (Sumio).

Jagatarabumi [Letters from Jakarta], 1941.

The half-Japanese diaspora in Jakarta

£5,000

CHURCHILL (Winston S.)

Thoughts and Adventures, 1942.

Inscribed to Grace Hamblin, "the longest-serving member of Churchill’s secretarial staff"

£5,000

THOMAS (Nathan).

Articles of Agreement between Nathan Thomas Agent of… 1868.

THE ECHOS OF SLAVERY DURING RECONSTRUCTION

£4,750

NACHBAUR (Albert).

Chansons de Chine: La Maison des Eunuques, L'Envoi… 1925.

£4,500

[STRUTH (Sir William).]

View of the Prospect Plantation, the property of… 1821.

RARE VIEW OF A PLANTATION DURING THE LAST GREAT SUGAR BOOM

£4,250

[WILBERFORCE (William).]

An Abstract of the Evidence delivered before a… 1791.

A VITAL CONTRIBUTION TOWARD THE ABOLITION PROCESS

£4,250

PISTOFILO (Bonaventura)

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

DEDICATED TO KENELM DIGBY, WITH HIS PORTRAIT

£4,000

SHANGHAI NEWSPAPER.

The North-China Herald and Supreme Court and Consular… 1875.

£3,800

CHINESE REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT.

Zongli fengan shilu. [A Record of the Prime… 1929.

£3,800

BREÜILLY (M.)

[Passport allowing an enslaved man to travel to… 1771.

A RARE PASSPORT GRANTING AN ENSLAVED MAN PASSAGE TO HAITI

£3,750

[MUNCIE ISLAND.]

[Photographs of Muncie Island, New York, USA.], 1897.

BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHS OF A LOST NEW YORK ISLAND RESORT

£3,750

[CHURCHILL (Winston S.)] & DAVIES (Joseph E.)

Mission to Moscow, 1941.

FROM THE LIBRARY OF WINSTON S. CHURCHILL

£3,500

CLARKSON (Thomas).

ALS to fellow Abolitionist John Scoble, Regarding Duties… 1844.

THE SUGAR PROBLEM

£3,500

OWEN (Robert).

A New View of Society; or, Essays on… 1818.

£3,500

STARBUCK (Darius Henry).

[A remarkable ALS relating to the fate of… 1849.

PLEADING WITH GERRIT SMITH FOR “THE FREEDOM OF EIGHT SLAVES”

£3,000

CHURCHILL W. S.

Autograph Letter Signed ('Winston S. Churchill') to 'My… 1910.

Letter written while Churchill was Home Secretary thanking Mallet

£3,000

DUPORT (L. François), minister of justice et al.

Loi Relative aux Colonies, 1791.

FRANCE GRANTS AN AMNESTY FOR THE "AUTEURS DES TROUBLES"

£2,750

H.L.D.

Museum de 1933, 1833.

A VIVID SATIRE OF THE JULY MONARCHY.

£2,750

WAKAYAMA (Yasoji). & NAITO (Masakatsu), binder.

Kappa aijo-ki [Kappa love story], 1948.

Wakayama's first self-published book, one of 10 special copies

£2,600

SKIRVING (William).

The Husbandman's Assistant;, 1792.

RADICAL HUSBANDRY: UNFINISHED AS THE AUTHOR WAS TRANSPORTED TO AUSTRALIA

£2,500

CHINA MARITIME CUSTOMS.

Decennial Reports on the Trade, Navigation, Industries, etc.,… 1924.

RARE

£2,500

ARMISTEAD (Wilson).

ALS to a fellow Quaker regarding Paul Cuffe, 1850.

AN IMPORTANT QUAKER ON PAUL CUFFE

£2,500

HAYANO (Kei).

Shin'ei kinseidan [Talking about recent events between the… 1850.

£2,500

JONES (Charles C.)

The Religious Instruction of the Negroes in the… 1842.

"RELIGIOUS IGNORANCE ... IS THE VERY MARROW OF OUR SIN AGAINST THIS PEOPLE"

£2,500

LA VARENNE (François Pierre de).

Il Cuoco Francese Ove e' Insegnata. La maniera… 1693.

£2,500