Books & Manuscripts
Books & Manuscripts
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26 works
A Leaf from the First Printed Edition of Homer
Incunabula · 15th century
A Leaf from the First Printed Edition of Homer
Bernardus Nerius & Demetrios Damilas, Florence, 1488. In a two-sided modern gilt frame.
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Aldus’ Catullus of 1502 in a Contemporary Renaissance Binding
Books · 16th century
Aldus’ Catullus of 1502 in a Contemporary Renaissance Binding
First Aldine edition. Contemporary Italian blind-stamped calf binding.
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Brideshead Revisited
Books - Fine Bindings
Brideshead Revisited
Waugh's Brideshead in an Asprey Binding
$2,500View →
Estienne's Compendium of Ancient Geography
Books - 16th Century
Estienne's Compendium of Ancient Geography
Estienne's Dionysius Perigees & Pomponius Mela, etc.
$1,400View →
Ficino's Plato
Books · 16th century
Ficino's Plato
French Renaissance Printing. Near-contemporary decorated calf binding.
$1,500View →
Illuminated Manuscript Leaf, Book of Hours, Office of the Dead
Manuscripts · 15th century
Illuminated Manuscript Leaf, Book of Hours, Office of the Dead
A finely illuminated Book of Hours leaf, Office of the Dead. Gold leaf
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Illuminated Manuscript Leaf, Book of Hours, Vespers Psalm & Ave Maris Stella
Manuscripts · 15th century
Illuminated Manuscript Leaf, Book of Hours, Vespers Psalm & Ave Maris Stella
A finely illuminated Book of Hours leaf. Gold leaf, vibrant pigments.
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Other Men’s Flowers, finely bound for Asprey
Books - Fine Bindings
Other Men’s Flowers, finely bound for Asprey
Wavell's Anthology in a bespoke Asprey binding
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The Aldine Horace of 1527
Books - 16th Century
The Aldine Horace of 1527
Aldus Manutius' Horace of 1527 in a fine 18th century binding
$2,000View →
The Hobbit
Books - Fine Bindings
The Hobbit
Tolkien's Hobbit in a fine binding
$2,000View →
The Little Prince
Books - Fine Bindings
The Little Prince
The Little Prince, in a fine binding by Zaehnsdorf for Asprey
$1,000View →
The Loved One
Books - Fine Bindings
The Loved One
Waugh's Loved One in a fine binding by Asprey
$800View →
The Novels of Jane Austen
Books · 20th century
The Novels of Jane Austen
10 vols. Riviere binding, full gilt.
$5,000View →
War & Peace
Books - Fine Bindings
War & Peace
Tolstoy's War & Peace Finely Bound by Asprey
$1,000View →
Aldine Edition of Cicero’s Letters to Atticus
Books · 16th century
Aldine Edition of Cicero’s Letters to Atticus
Aldine Cicero, 2nd edition. In 18th century crushed red morocco.
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Aldus Manutius' Homer, <em>Ilias & Ulyssea</em>
Books · 16th century
Aldus Manutius' Homer, Ilias & Ulyssea
Aldine Homer in a Roger Payne binding. Syston Park provenance.
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Aldus’ Statius of 1502
Books · 16th century
Aldus’ Statius of 1502
Aldine Statius, first state. In 19th century crushed navy morocco.
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An Illuminated Manuscript Leaf
Manuscripts · 14th century
An Illuminated Manuscript Leaf
Spanish Carthusian liturgical leaf on vellum, calligraphic initials in red and blue.
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Homer, Onlaid Binding by Zaehnsdorf
Books · 19th century
Homer, Onlaid Binding by Zaehnsdorf
Spectacular onlaid binding by Zaehnsdorf in scarlet crushed morocco.
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Illuminated Manuscript Leaf
Manuscripts · 15th century
Illuminated Manuscript Leaf
Breviary bifolium on uterine vellum. Initials in red, blue, and gold leaf.
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Illuminated Manuscript Leaf
Manuscripts · 15th century
Illuminated Manuscript Leaf
Missal leaf, gothic script, four illuminated initials with original gold leaf.
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Illuminated Manuscript Leaf from a Large Antiphonary
Manuscripts · 15th century
Illuminated Manuscript Leaf from a Large Antiphonary
Antiphonary leaf for the Feast of Saint Agatha. Vellum, gold-leaf initial.
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Illuminated Manuscript Leaf from a Large Gradual, Ave Maria
Illuminated Manuscript, 15th Century
Illuminated Manuscript Leaf from a Large Gradual, Ave Maria
Ave Maria from a Late Medieval Gradual
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Illuminated Manuscript Leaf, Book of Hours, Psalm 44: God is our refuge and strength
Manuscripts · 15th century
Illuminated Manuscript Leaf, Book of Hours, Psalm 44: God is our refuge and strength
A finely illuminated Book of Hours leaf. Northern France or Flanders, c. 1450–1500.
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The Holy Land: Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia
Books · 19th century
The Holy Land: Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia
David Roberts. 4to edition, 6 vols. in 3. 248 tinted lithographic plates.
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