Pontresina, Switzerland: M. Caviezel, n.d. (1860s - 1880s?). Large oblong 8vo. (230 x 190 mm). Altogether 12 leaves: 6 leaves with flower and plant identifications in manuscript, and 6 leaves with altogether 41 pasted-on pressed flowers (see below), each protected by original tissue guards. Original red cloth (a trifle worn)..... More

Boston: Printed and Sold by Rogers and Fowle, 1747. Seventh Edition (but First American). Small 8vo. Two volumes in one. [24], 287; [5], 184, [4] pp. Contemporary American tooled calf. Flaw to the title page affecting one word and a small tear to one lower outer corner on leaf E1..... More

Austin, Texas: [Printed by E.T. Heron, and Co., for] The University of Texas at Austin, 1920. First Edition. 5 vols., 8vo. Frontispiece portrait of Wrenn by Emery Walker, 12, 315 pp.; 4 ff. (first blank), 293 pp., 1 f. (blank); 4 ff. (first blank), 307 pp.; 4 ff. (first blank)..... More

Luhansk, Ukraine: 1970s. Large 4to. (310 x 260 mm / 12" h x 10" w). 64 pp. of thick cardboard, of which 28 are completely filled with artwork, and the remaining 36 pages are blank. Elaborate vernacular brass binding a la repousse, the front cover bearing a soldier (Odysseus) with..... More

Dumbarton, Scotland: 1790. Folio half-sheet, 1 p. (20 lines), name of the recipient on verso, 2 vertical and 4 horizontal folds, evidence of wax seal on verso, old tape repair at top margin (not affecting text), ink gall corrosion on outer margin, affecting one word. Preserved in mylar sleeve. An..... More

Stockholm: 1914-1916. First Edition. Together 3 vols. 8vo. and folio. 32, 330; [4], 4, 104, [8] pp. + 6 plates. One full-page plate in Teil 1 (Taf. VIII) and 15 illustrations in Teil 2 (Heft 1). Atlas: [6], 88 pp. (150 facsimiles). Original printed wrappers. Paper spines somewhat soiled, that..... More

London: British Museum, 1963. Atlas folio. Together 12 vols. in total: Parts I-X (10 vols). Facsimiles (2 vols). Original boards, cloth spines. Minimal defects to repart, save the back covers of Vols. 1 and 2 are scuffed, that of Vol. VI bumped, stains on front cover of Facs. Vol. 1..... More

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1929. First Edition. 8vo. xii, 330 pp. Illustrated with 8 full-page plates. Original red cloth (lacking dust-wrapper). Spine and top of back cover sunned, two tiny holes in the cloth near spine-title resemble a cute little vampire bite. In very good condition, the..... More

Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1892. Bifolium (16" x 11" unfolded), printed on handmade paper created by Joseph Batchelor and Son in Kent, specially watermarked with a "Flower" designed by William Morris, folded once to produce 4 pages, printed in red and black, on p. [1] a large initial H with interlocking..... More

Antwerp: Dec. 25, 1914. Broadsheet leaflet (280 x 185 mm). With the arms of Antwerp and the arms of the Plantin Press at the foot. Creased along fold, soiling and browning. Good condition. WWI CHRISTMAS 1914 LEAFLET from Belgian children to "the Children of the United States" USING "THE OLD..... More

Lyon? (or Paris): Ca. 1550-1570 (?). The coffret measures (in mm) ca. 280 (long) x 190 (wide) x 115 (high): around sides are four looped metal fittings for leather straps, all five original hinges on back, on front the original iron hasp facade with forged "pine leaf" decoration, keyhole &..... More

New York: Designed by Lake End Graphics Ltd. for the Contemporary Ballet Company, 1980. Folio (432 x 280 mm), single sheet folded twice to produce 3 panels. Printed in black and red. On recto: 12 b/w photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe divided by thin red lines. On verso: 3 panels with..... More

Amsterdam: Jean Schipper, 1666. First Edition in French. 4to. [14], 400 = 414 pp., COMPLETE. With an engraved additional title and 15 half-page engraved illustrations as section divisions, occasional woodcut ornaments and floriated initials. Contemporary vellum over pasteboard, shaken, hinges split, corners bent and bumped, faded MS title on spine..... More