Wilmington, N.C. 1874. Hardcover. Manuscript on paper, 58 unnumbered pages, written in an octavo ruled notebook, the MS occupying the first half, the second being blank. Contemporary American binding (sheepskin over boards), light wear to binding extremities, hinges cracked but firm, marbled edges. An attractive manuscript in very good antiquarian..... More

London: T. Osborne and J. Shipton, 1756. First Edition. Folio (460 x 280 mm). With an engraved allegorical frontispiece, title vignette, title printed in red and black, dedication with engraved arms, 75 engraved plates (plate 2 torn at the foot, plate 63 mounted), ALL COLORED by a contemporary hand. Contemporary..... More

Amsterdam: Chez l'honore et fils, libraires, 1748. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 vols. in one. 8vo. I: [10], cxix, [7], 208 pp. + 1 f. ("Errata" for Tom. 1). II: [2], 231 pp. + 1 f. ("Addition") + 1 f. ("Errata" for Tom 1 [sic]). First title page with unobtrusive paper..... More

London: Hamiltons Gallery, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong folio. Altogether 69, [3] pp. including 27 superb photographic plates, each with captions on opposite page. The new catalogue raisonne of Penn's astonishing "Cranium" series of Animal skeletons, valuable for forensic research, to say nothing of the extraordinary photographic celebration of each..... More

Scotland and Northumbria: 1852-1853. Oblong 8vo (126 x 223 mm). Contemporary tartan-patterned boards, modern leather spine very well executed, lower cover stained (presumably an ink blot), contents clean and unblemished, all specimens in excellent condition. Suitable for exhibition and study. Stretching our comprehension of the book as a physical object..... More