BEARDSLEY, Aubrey Vincent (1872-1898). Lysistrata" BEARDSLEY, Aubrey Vincent (1872-1898). Lysistrata. 1896. Lysistrata defending the Acropolis. Drawing of the Aristophanes play " Lysistrata" edition illustrated by Beardsley (411 BC)
Hobbes / Leviathan / FrontisLEVIATHAN : Frontispiece to the first edition, representing the spiritual and temporal power united in the person of the King, and ruling over the whole earth
Ben-Hur, chariot race scene, book by General Lew WallaceBen-Hur, chariot race scene, jacket design of the book by General Lew Wallace, published by Sears, Roebuck and Co, Chicago, USA. 20th century
Portrait of Winston ChurchillA colour tinted photograph of Winston Churchill stood in the gardens of 10 Downing Street during the second world war
Black Beauty 1967Front cover design by Roger Hall, for a 1967 edition of Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, originally published in 1877
Ad for Goodbye, Old Man by Matania, WW1Advertisement in The Sphere magazine promoting one of the most popular images painted by their special artist Fortunino Matania as a limited edition print
The Satanic BiblePopular edition of self- anointed High Priest Anton Laveys Satanic Bible, a dubious mish-mash of occult rituals, pseudo-magic and popular diabolism
Religio MediciRELIGIO MEDICI Title page from the first edition of Thomas Brownes book
Rubiyat of Omar KhayyamBook cover illustration for an edition of the Rubiyat of Omar Khayyam. Date: circa 1910
Alices Adventures in Wonderland CoverThe Mad Hatters Tea Party is featured on the cover of the 1916 edition published by Cassell
Iseult treats Tristan. Engraving from Le Morte" Iseult treats Tristan. Engraving from " Le Morte d Arthur" (The death of Arthur) by Sir Thomas Malory, edition illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley between 1892 and 1894. Modernism
POE, Edgar Allan (1809-1849). American writer. Historias Extraordinarias (Extraordinary Tales). Spanish edition
Tatler cover: Duchess of SutherlandMillicent Fanny Sutherland-Leveson Gower- [ne Millicent Fanny St Clair-Erskine], duchess of Sutherland (1867-1955), society hostess and social reformer
Aeneid Title PageTitle-page for the second part of Virgils Aeneid, in a French edition of 1662, featuring gods above, battles below, and some of the protagonists
Steiff limited edition 1912 Titanic teddy bear
Girl finds sleeping chick in her dolls house Date: 1925
Senegal and Niger, French Colonies in Africa - Map showing main transport routes. Date: circa 1909
A Christmastide morningFront cover illustration from the Christmas edition of The Sphere, 1933 by Van Jones, showing a snowy scene on Christmas morning
Map of Germany and current Netherlands. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598). First Edition. Antwerp, 1574. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain
Satires by JuvenalJuvenal (Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis). 1st - 2nd centuries AD. Roman poet. Satires. Start of the First Satire. Leyden, 1532
ISABEAU of Bavaria (1371-1435). Queen of France (1385-1422), wife of Charles VI. Entry of Queen in Paris on August 22, 1389 for her coronation
Nicholas of Cusa, Nikolaus Krebs, called (1401-1464). Philosopher, politician and cardinal of the Catholic church. Page of the dialogue De Ludo Globi (the ball game), 1460
Red vipers bugloss, Echium wildpretii, and common bugloss, Anchusa officinalis. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt
Armillary Sphere. Astronomicon by Gaius Julius Hyginus. 1st century. Incunabula 283. Edition of 1485. Venice. Library of the University of Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain
The Mimosa Daily Mail arrives in NiceAn aeroplane arriving in Nice to deliver copies of the Mimosa Daily Mail, a special Riviera edition of the newspaper for people enjoying some winter sunshine in the fashionable South of France
JONAH (783-743 BC). Minor Prophet in the Old" JONAH (783-743 BC). Minor Prophet in the Old Testament. Jonah on the beach. Illustration from " Sacred Bible" of Martin Luther. Edition printed in Franckfurt in 1704. Engraving."
Milton / AreopagiticaA speech of John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc d Printing - title page of the original edition
Deerhounds on CoverThree deerhounds, one sitting, one standing and one lying, grace the front cover of the US edition of Les Sports Modernes
Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis, and carnation, Dianthus caryophyllus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557
Common dittany, Cunila mariana, and sweet basil, Ocimum basilicum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557
Wild thyme, Thymus serpyllum, and dittany of Crete, Origanum dictamnus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557
Statute of Catalonia (1932)Cover of an edition of the Statute of Catalonia (1932), basic special law to the autonomous regime in Catalonia. Spain
PATON, Sir Joseph Noel (1821-1901). The Ancient Mariner. One of the depictions of the edition illustrated by Noel Paton of
Front cover of the Sphere Scott Memorial NumberFront cover of The Sphere, Memorial Number of the Scott Antarctic Expedition showing a sombre scene of a group of men praying by a cairn topped with a cross in memory of Captain Scott, who died
Dombey & Son / WrapperThe wrapper of the original edition
Charlemagne visiting the construction works of" Charlemagne visiting the construction works of Aix la Chapelle, in 796 BC. Illustration from " Grandes Chroniques de France", edition by Antoine V鲡 rd (15th century). ITALY
Cinnamon seller. Illustration from Tractatus" Cinnamon seller. Illustration from " Tractatus de herbis", edition of " De Materia Medica" from 15th century. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Modena
BARTHES, Roland (1915-1980). French writer. Cover of a Catalan edition of Roland Barthes Critique et Verit
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Amadeus (E.T.A.) (1776-1822). German writer. Contes Fantastiques (Fantastic Tales). Edition carried
Black Beauty US 1st EdFront cover of the American first edition of Black Beauty published in America by the American Humane Education Society. Date: 1890
Aesop / Juno and PeacockOf Juno the goddess and of the Peacock and the Nightingale - illustration to Caxtons 1484 edition of Aesops Fables
Jenner Title PageTitle page of the first edition of Edward Jenners Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae (smallpox)
Black Beauty Book / C19ThFront cover of early edition
Frontispiece / De MolinaPARTE TERCERA DE LAS COMEDIAS DEL MAESTRO TIRSO DE MOLINA Title page of the first edition
Long John Silver / CoverThe cover of a hardback edition
Crusoe Title Page 1719Title page of the first edition
Ocean liner three books, Titanic, Californian Hull DownOcean liner three books, The Titanic and The Californian 1965 by Peter Padfield, first edition, Hull Down by Sir Bertram Hayes, Harland and Wolff, Shipbuilders to The World