London: Alfred Miller, 1830. The Tale of a Gentleman Wag by 'The Water Poet' Illustrated by Robert Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, Robert. TAYLOR, John. Monsieur Tonson. By John Taylor. Illustrated by Robert Cruikshank. Second edition. London: Alfred Miller, 1830. Second edition with illustrations by Robert Cruikshank. Small octavo (6 1/4 x 3..... More
Amsterdam: Johannes Janssonius van Waesberge et Elizium Weyerstraet, 1667. The True First Edition of Kircher's China Monumentis KIRCHER, Athanasius. China Monumentis, qua Sacris quà Profanis, Nec non variis Naturae & Artis Spectaculis, Aliarumque rerum memorabilium Argumentis Illustrata. Amsterdam: Johannes Janssonium á Waesberge & Elizium Weyerstraet, 1667. First edition. Large folio..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1931. "I Envy No Body But Him, And Him Only, That Catches More Fish Than I Do" [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. WALTON, Izaak. The Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man’s Recreation. Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish and Fishing not unworthy the Perusal of..... More
London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1906. An Elegantly Printed Edition of One of the Most Significant Works of Religious English Literature BUNYAN, John. The Pilgrim's Progress. [The Royal Library Chef D'Oeuvre Series]. London, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1906. Octavo. (9 1/8 x 6 5/8 inches; 233 x 166 mm). [4], 327, [1..... More
London: Printed by J. Bennet, for WIlliam Abington, 1684. First Collected Edition of The Observator "A Feat of Literary Endurance" Roger L'Estrange's Newspaper, The Observator, Corroded the Foundations of Whiggery… L’ESTRANGE, Roger. The Observator, in Dialogue. The First Volume…[Nos. 1 (Wednesday April 13, 1681)-470 (Wednesday, January 9, 1683)]. London: Printed..... More
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