1. [English History Collection] – Blome, Richard (1635 – 1705)

A Mapp Of Ye County Palatine Of Lancaster [Lancashire with Liverpool and the Mersey to the South, showing the boundaries of Cheshire and all the way up to Overton and Parts of Westmoreland to the North].

Vintage, handcoloured map (copper engraving). [Richard Blome / Britannia], 1673 Framed: 30 cm x 37 cm. Map itself: 28 cm x 35 cm. Excellent condition in beautiful 19th century framing.

2. Cushing, Peter / Lee, Christopher / Karloff, Boris.

Collection of 22 vintage film stills from the Archives of the Christopher Lee Fan-Club (run by Gloria Lillibridge in Warwick, Rhode Island). With an extraordinary portrait of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee in one image.

Vintage Photographic Prints on archival paper. [London], c.1974 – 1977. Most of the images are 20,5 cm x 25,5 cm. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. The collection also includes a photograph of Christopher Lee with his fans.

3. Haacken, Frans. (1911 – 1979).

Totentanz / [Danse Macabre / Dance of Death – A cycle of nine original Woodcuts – A Danse Macabre] – Einige der Holzschnitte betitelt: Rex Tremendae Majestatis / Agnus Dei / Lux Perpetua / Domine Jesu / Lacrymosa / Dies Irae / Tuba.

Neun originale, signierte Holzschnitte / Holzschnittfolge von Haacken’s Handpresse mit Totentanz – Motiven. [Aachen], c.1950. Gerahmt: c. 28 cm x 35 cm. Holzschnitt: 16 cm x 22 cm. Alle Holzschnitte gerahmt. Sehr guter Zustand mit starken Gebrauchsspuren an den Rahmen von einigen Bildern. / All Woodcuts framed and with some stronger signs of wear to the framing. Price includes free internaional UPS.

4. Stevenson, Robert Louis,

The Tales of Tusitala – A selection of the best short stories of Robert Louis Stevenson. Chosen by John L. Hardie.

London, Art and Educational Publishers, Limited, 1946. 3 cm x 9 cm. 445 pages. Original Hardcover with unclipped dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

5. Doran, Amanda-Jane,

Punchlines – 150 years of humorous writing in Punch.

London, HarperCollins, 1991. 26cm. XII, 371 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective mylar. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of external wear.

6. Barrington, Jonah.

The Ireland of Sir John Barrington. Selections from his ‘Personal sketches’. [With an Appendix: The Library at Cullenaghmore]. Edited by Hugh B. Staples.

London, Peter Owen, 1968. 22 cm. XXVII, 328 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Beautiful Exlibris on pastedown. Decent Giftinscription on endpaper.

7. Pemberton, H.M. [Hilda Mary]. (1871 – 1957)

Blaawberg Strand [Bloubergstrand] (with shipwreck) and Hermanus.

Two original etchings, signed and titled in pencil. [South Africa], no year [c. 1915]. Beautifully framed. The frames with the etchings measure: 39 cm x 34.5 cm. The etchings themselves measure: c. 26 cm x 24 cm. Excellent condition but with some foxing. Frames with minimal signs of wear.

8. Andersen, Hans Christian.

The Swineherd. Translated and illustrated by Erik Blegvad.

New York, Harcourt, Brace & World, inc. 1958. 17 x 19.5 cm. 32 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

9. Harvey, William – [Harvey, William] van Bemmel, Willem (after the artist) / Houbraken, J. (engraver).

William Harvey M.D.

Original copper engraving portrait of english physician William Harvey, ″ first known physician to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood”. The vintage engraving shows William Harvey, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, in a medallion draped with cloth, also shows a drawing of the cardiovascular system, parts of a plant, and a snake entwined around a stick, suggesting a caduceus. [The original engraving is framed and comes with an exceptional Facsimile of the first edition of “De Motu Cordis (see images)”]. [Amsterdam], J. Houbraken, no year [c.1770]. Beautifully Framed. Size of frame with Harvey’s portrait: 32 cm x 38 cm. Size of the actual portrait engraving: 9.5 cm x 15.5 cm. Excellent condition !

10. [Flavius Claudius Iulianus Augustus / Julian the Apostate] Vidal, Gore.

Julian. A historical novel.

London, The Reprint Society, 1965. 13 x 19 cm. VII, 480 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Besides osme minor signs of foxing to the edge in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

11. Christian Andersen, Hans. Haugaard, Erik Christian.

A Treasury of Hans Christian Andersen. Translated from the Danish by Erik Chrisitan Haugaard.

New York, Nelson Doubleday, Inc., 1974. 15 x 22 cm. 524 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

12. Smith, Lyn.

Forgotten Voices of the Holocaust. A new history in the words of the men and women who survived.

London, Ebury Press, 2005. 16 x 24 cm. XVIi, 352 pages, including images. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

13. Bohus / Sweden – [Pufendorf, Samuel von] Dahlberg, Erik / Perelle, A. / (1632 – 1694)

BAHVSIA Arx Norwegiae Regi Suecia CAROLO GUSTAVO ex pactis Rodschildensibus traetin enandem …/ Die 30. Martij 1658.

Original copper engraving from Pufendorf’s “De rebus a Carolo Gustavo”, this being Plate No.80 with an inset map of the border-region between Sweden and Norway at the end of the 17th century. Nuremberg, Christoph Riegel, 1696. Beautifully Framed. Size of frame with the copper engraving: 54.5 cm x 45.5 cm. Size of the actual engraving: c. 44 cm x 35.5 cm. Excellent condition.

14. Barrie, J. M.

Mary Rose.

“The Cheapest Edition of this Famous Play” (Dustjacket title) London, Hodder and Stoughton, No date [1942]. 12 x 18 cm. 192 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

15. Keil, Peter Robert. (1942 – )

“Selbstdarstellung”

Oil on Board. Signed: “Keil – Berlin” [Berlin], no year (c.1995). 50 cm x 70 cm. Das Bild mit einigen Schaeden an den Raendern / Some damage to the outer margins (see images).

16. Ubbelohde, Otto. (1867 – 1922)

Gräber.

Radierung auf imitiertem Japanpapier. [Wien], [Druck der Gesellschaft für vervielfältigende Kunst], [1902]. Beautifully Framed. Size of frame with the Etching / Radierung: 52 cm x 75 cm. Actual Size / Groesse der Radierung: 29 x 53.5 cm. Excellent condition !

17. Geissler, Paul. (1881 – 1965).

Philadelphia in 1928 on South Broad Street looking towards City Hall, with traffic and, cars, policemen, construction on buildings.

Original Etching / Originale Radierung aus dem Nachlass von Geissler, Abzug von der Originalplatte. Munich, Geissler, c.1960. Beautifully Framed. Size of frame with etching: 49.5 cm x 57 cm. Size of actual etching: c. 43 cm x 32 cm. Signed in pencil by the executors of the Paul Geissler Estate / Excellent condition (mounted) and framed. Frame with minor signs of wear only. Price includes international shipping, framed and insured, per courier (3-5 working days guaranteed delivery).

18. [Greek Philosopher] Schaaffhausen, Carl [Franz Karl Carl Schaaffhausen] (1801 – 1850).

Greek Philosopher Head (Epicurus or Plato).

Stunning, original extra-large 19th century Pencil Drawing on coloured paper. [Germany], 1823. Beautifully Framed. Size of frame with drawing: 61.5 cm x 76 cm. Size of the actual drawing: c. 45 cm x 57 cm. Excellent condition. Signed by C. Schaafhausen, d. 18. December, 1823. Framed in a wonderful Biedermeier style.

19. Behrens, Peter.

The O’Briens. A novel.

New York, Pantheon Books, 2011. 16 x 24 cm 384 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Signed and inscribed by the Author. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

20. Reedy, George E.

From the ward to the White House. The Irish in American politics.

New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1991. 16 x 24 cm. 212 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

21. Roberts, David. (1796 – 1864)

Site of Cana [Lebanon] of Galilee, April 21st, 1839 [″Cana, Vue Generale” – “Cana – General View”].

Original, mid-19th century, vintage Lithograph after the original painting in the Victoria & Albert Museum. [The original Lithograph is shown in the wonderful David Roberts-publication on page 23 and 24 in full colour. The History of the image is explained in full on page 22. The original monograph on David Roberts and his work, accompanies the Lithograph as a gift to any future buyer, showing on 120 colour plates 123 colour-facsimile-illustrations and reproductions from his Journal from his visits to the Holy Land]. London, Cassell etc., c. 1850. Beautifully Framed. Size of frame with Lithograph: 62 cm x 45.5 cm. Size of actual Lithograph: c. 34 cm x 50 cm. Excellent condition !

22. Martz, Sandra Hademan (Editor).

I am becoming the woman I’ve wanted.

Watsonville, CA, Papier-Mache Press, 1994. 18 x 24 cm. XVI, 218 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. The dustjacket stronger frayed. Otherwise in excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Giftinscription to endpaper.

23. Nagaraja, Dharmachari.

Buddha at Bedtime. Tales of love and wisdom for you to read with your child to enchant, enlighten and inspire.

London, Duncan Baird, 2008. 24 cm. 144 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

24. Various.

The Shakespeare Controversy. A Digest of Comment in recently published books on Stratford and the Shakespeare Controversy.

London, Francis Carr Publications, 1967. 16 pages. Original Paperback. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

25. Dobbs, Michael.

House of Cards.

Signed by author. Revised Edition. London, Harper, 2007. 18 cm. 383 pages. Original, signed paperback. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

26. Spring, Howard.

Fame is the Spur.

London, Collins, 1962. 13.5 x 20 cm. 670 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

27. Spring, Howard.

Time and the Hour. A Novel.

The Fairwater Edition. Third Impression. London, Collins, 1969. 14 x 20.5 cm. 448 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

28. Spring, Howard.

I met a lady. A novel.

Second Impression. London, Collins, 1962. 14.5 x 21.5. 447 p. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

29. Spring, Howard.

Time and the Hour. A Novel.

Second Impression. London, Collins, 1958. 14 x 20.5 cm. 448 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

30. Yildiz, Kerim.

The Kurds in Syria. The Forgotten People.

London, Pluto Press in association with Kurdish Human Rights Project, 2005. 23 cm. 160 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

31. Africa – Tallis / Zatta / Lotter / Ortelius / Vaugondy / Kircher / Sanson d’Abbeville and others.

Collection of 24 rare 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th century maps on Africa, including Libya, Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea, South Africa etc.

Some stunning examples of hand-coloured copper-engravings plus one manuscript map (Tuckey / Congo – Zaire). Paris / London / Antwerp and other places of print, c.1595 – 1851. All of these maps in very good+ / excellent condition. This collection presents itself for becoming an amazing, a meaningful starting-point for an Africana-Collection, decoration for a Safari-Lodge, interior-design for an Africana-themed library etc. etc. The price includes worldwide free shipping per DHL Express-Courier (2-3 day-delivery). Ask for complete list and images and please also inquire about our amazing book-collection of Africana, which would be a great match for this collection of vintage maps.

32. Roberts, Michael.

Imagining myself to be. Invitation to self.

Bloomington, Indiana, AuthorHouse, 2006. 24 cm. 129 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed and inscribed by the author.

33. Bush, Peter R.; Malmkjær, Kirsten:

Rimbaud’s rainbow. Literary translation in higher education.

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, John Benjamins publishing company, 1998. 23 cm. VIII, 202 pages. Original hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Benjamins translation library, v. 21.

34. Florence / Pisa – Carocci, G. et al.

Collection of six stunning, early 19th-century gouache-aquatints of Florence and Pisa including a rare segment showing a Funerary Procession in front of Giotto’s Campanile, part of the complex of buildings that make up Florence Cathedral on the Piazza del Duomo in Florence, Italy. These very able and fantastically hand-coloured, original artworks, represent the peak of high-quality souvenirs for the European Traveller on their Grand Tour. [Loggia dei Lanzi / Cattedrale di Firenze / Piazza S. Trinita / Campanile Della Cattedrale di Firenze / Ponte S. Trinita / Campanile Di Pisa].

Original Aquatint (hand-applied water-colouring over copper engraving). Florence / Pisa, [c.1820]. Plate Sizes vary: 31 cm x 22.1 cm. Sheet Sizes vary: 34.6 cm x 26.5 cm. Original Gouache-Aquatint (hand-applied water-colouring over copper engraving). Florence/Pisa, [c.1820]. Plate-Sizes vary: c. 31 cm x 22.1 cm. Sheet Sizes vary: c. 34.6 cm x 26.5 cm. Besides some smaller damages to the Ponte S. Trinita-artwork in very good, actually stunning, condition. Clean, crisp and brightly coloured. All of these artworks are beautifully framed and the price includes worldwide free shipping per UPS – courier.

35. Bush, Peter R.; Malmkjær, Kirsten.

Rimbaud’s rainbow. Literary translation in higher education.

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, John Benjamins publishing company, 1998. 23 cm. VIII, 202 pages. Original hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Benjamins translation library, v. 21.

36. Peña, Lorenzo:

Introducción a las lógicas no clásicas.

México, D.F., Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 1993. 14 x 21 cm. 240 pages. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Colección Cuadernos (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas), 60.

37. Fanthorpe, Lionel and Patricia.

The Oak Island Mystery. the secret of the world’s greatest treasure hunt.

Toronto, Hounslow Press, 1995. 19 x 23 cm. XIII, 221 pages. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

38. Andreyev, Leonid.

The seven who were hanged. A story. Authorized translation from the Russian by Herman Bernstein.

New York, Illustrated Editions Company, 1941. 14 x 20 cm. 190 pages. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

39. White, Paul Dudley – Karsh, Yousuf. (1908 – 2002).

Original, vintage gelatin silver print of american physician and cardiologist, Paul Dudley White.

Original, limited photographic print on hand-made paper. Printed on Bristol paper board, satinized very white, 320 grams. [Lucerne, Switzerland], [C.J.Bucher Ltd.], [1976]. Size of the vintage print: 35 cm x 45 cm. Size of the framed print: 55 cm x 62 cm. Excellent condition (mounted). Frame with minor signs of wear only. From a portfolio of 12 photographs produced for the benefit of the Oliver Wendell Holmes Endowment of the Francis A. Countway Library. One of a limited edition of 590. Price includes international shipping, framed and insured, per courier (3-5 working days guaranteed delivery).

40. Kitagaki, Muneharu.

Principles and problems of translation in seventeenth-century England.

Kyoto, Yamaguchi Shoten, 1981. 21cm. VIII, 399 pages, 2 plates. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

41. Brayfield, Celia:

Glitter. The truth about fame.

London, Chatto & Windus, 1985. 23 cm. 215 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

42. Rowling, J. K.

The Casual Vacancy.

New York, Little, Brown, and company, 2012. 24 cm. 503 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

43. Gilmour, David.

The Long Recessional. The Imperial Life of Rudyard Kipling.

London, John Murray, 2002. 16 x 24 cm. XII, 351 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

44. Corvisart, Jean-Nicolas – Forestier, Charles.

Original, early 19th-century portrait of french physician and cardiologist, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart [Portrait original du XIXe siècle de Jean-Nicolas Corvisart, médecin et cardiologue français].

Original steelengraving. Pasted on board with two fascimiles of Corvisart’s autograph signature. [Gravure originale. Collé à bord avec deux fac-similés de la signature autographe de Corvisart]. [France], [c. 1850]. Size of the vintage engraving: 16 cm x 20,5 cm. Size of the framed engraving: 29,5 cm x 34,5 cm. Excellent condition (mounted). Frame with minor signs of wear only. Price includes international shipping, framed and insured, per courier (3-5 working days guaranteed delivery).

45. Reid, Brian A.

No holding back. Operation Totalize, Normandy, August 1944.

Toronto, Robin Brass Studio, 2005. 16 x 24 cm. XIX, 491 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

46. Corvisart, Jean-Nicolas – Delpech, Francois Seraphin.

Original, early 19th-century portrait of french physician and cardiologist, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart [Portrait original du XIXe siècle de Jean-Nicolas Corvisart, médecin et cardiologue français].

Original lithograph with a fascimile of Corvisart’s autograph signature. [Lithographie originale avec un fac-similé de la signature autographe de Corvisart]. [France], [c. 1820]. Size of the vintage lithograph: 15 cm x 21 cm. Size of the framed lithograph: 26,5 cm x 35,5 cm. Excellent condition (mounted). Frame with minor signs of wear only. Price includes international shipping, framed and insured, per courier (3-5 working days guaranteed delivery).

47. Corvisart, Jean-Nicolas – Engelmann, Godefroy.

Original, early 19th-century portrait of french physician and cardiologist, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart [Portrait original du XIXe siècle de Jean-Nicolas Corvisart, médecin et cardiologue français].

Original lithograph by lithography-pioneer Godefroy Engelmann with detailed biography verso. [Lithographie originale de Godefroy Engelmann avec biographie détaillée au verso]. [Paris], [Vignéron et Doin, Gallerie Médicale], [c. 1825]. Size of the vintage lithograph: 34 cm x 39 cm. Size of the framed lithograph: 26,5 cm x 35,5 cm. Besides some minor signs of foxing, in excellent condition (mounted) and framed front and back with glass, making the description verso readable. Frame with minor signs of wear only. Price includes international shipping, framed and insured, per courier (3-5 working days guaranteed delivery).

48. Corvisart, Jean-Nicolas – Anonymous.

Original, late 20th-century watercolour-portrait of french physician and cardiologist, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart [Aquarelle-portrait original de la fin du XXe siècle du médecin et cardiologue français Jean-Nicolas Corvisart].

Original lithograph by lithography-pioneer Godefroy Engelmann with detailed biography verso. [Lithographie originale de Godefroy Engelmann avec biographie détaillée au verso]. [Paris], [c. 1990]. Size of the vintage watercolour: c. 16 cm x 22 cm. Size of the framed watercolour: 27,5 cm x 34 cm. Excellent condition (mounted) and framed. Frame with minor signs of wear only. Price includes international shipping, framed and insured, per courier (3-5 working days guaranteed delivery).

49. Raine, Kathleen; Temenos.

Lighting a Candle. Reflections, Memories, Tributes.

London, Temenos Academy, 2008. 15 x 24 cm. 223 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Temenos Academy papers ; no. 25.

50. Rivière [Riverius], Lazare – Brunand, Claudine. (1630-1674)

Original 17th-century portrait of french pioneer pharmacologist, anatomist and surgeon Rivière [Riverius] / [Portrait originale du XVIIe siècle de Lazare Rivière [Riverius] – pionnier français pharmacologue, anatomiste et chirurgien] – Oval Portrait, titled: “Lazarus Riverius Regis consiliarius et medicus et in Monspeliensi uniuersitate medicinae professor an. 1653 aet. 63. Riverium iures, pictum si videris, idem / Hippocrates, librum si mediteris, erit”.

Original copper / line engraving / [Gravure originale]. [France], [c. 1660]. Size of the vintage engraving: c. 22 cm x 32 cm. Size of the framed engraving: 32,5 cm x 42 cm. Very rare, original 17th – century engraving. Excellent condition (mounted). Frame with minor signs of wear only. Price includes international shipping, framed and insured, per courier (3-5 working days guaranteed delivery).