Edition Collection (page 9)

Aloe vera and coriander, Coriandrum sativum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Common butchers broom, Ruscus aculeatus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Wild fullers herb, Saponaria officinalis and oleander, Nerium oleander. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Soapwort or fullers herb, Saponaria officinalis
Species of soapwort or fullers herb, Saponaria officinalis. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

The Savoy magazine. No 1
Illustration for cover of first edition of The Savoy magazine. No 1 January 1896. Artist: Aubrey Beardsley Date: 1896

Music cover, I se A-Waitin For Yer, Josie, words by Frederick W Leigh, music by Henry E Pether, sung by G H Elliott. Date: 1900s

Music cover, In Barcelona, words by Eustace Baynes, music by James William Tate, sung with great success by Miss Millie Lindon. Date: 1900s

Music cover, Its a Different Girl Again! Words by George Arthurs, music by Bennett Scott, sung by Whit Cunliffe. Date: 1900s

Music cover, Back, Back, Back to Baltimore, words by Harry Williams, music by Egbert Van Alstyne. Date: 1900s

Publicity leaflet, First Edition of Woman Magazine
Publicity leaflet, First Edition of Woman magazine, May 1937, issue No. 1. 1937

Man bending sword
Book cover design: Disarm! Labour Party, 1934, 3rd ed. Date: 1934

British Songster - giving a toast
Illustration, British Songster - the man at the head of the table is giving a toast. 18th century

Tom Browns School Days, cover of 1911 edition
Tom Browns School Days by Thomas Hughes. Cover of 1911 edition. Date: 1911

The Origin of Species
Foreign-language first editions of some of the works of Charles Darwin, the British-born naturalist and writer

BULL TERRIER / 1949
ORMANDYS POCKET EDITION This young bull terrier grins at the camera. Owned by Oppenheimer. Date: 1949

ADVERT / PRESS BUFFALO
Poster for the Buffalo Courier, Womens Edition Date: circa 1896

JOHN THE EGYPTIAN
saint JOHN THE EGYPTIAN hermit, depicted imparting wisdom to a pilgrim visitor (illustration to Wynkyn de Wordes 1495 edition of Vitas patrum) Date: circa 304 - 394

Works of Homer, First Edition translated by Chapman
Title page of the First Edition of The Whole Works of Homer translated into English by George Chapman, the main two works being The Iliad and The Odyssey. Date: 1616

Map of Central and South America. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598). First Edition. Antwerp, 1574

Cover design, David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Cover design, first instalment of the serial edition of the novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, with illustrations by H K Browne, dated May 1849. 1849

Grays Anatomy - carotid artery
Two pages from the second edition of Grays Anatomy dealing with the common carotid artery. With hand-coloured illustration showing the blood vessels of the neck

A bizarre carnation.. Chromolithograph from Thomas Hogg, A Treatise on the Carnation, and Other Flowers. 2nd edition. Date: circa 1832

Camera oscura from Giovanni Battista della Porta s
" Camera oscura from Giovanni Battista della Portas " Magia naturalis" (1558). Edition of 1659, included Roger Bacons writings. Engraving."

Charles Baudelaire
CHARLES BAUDELAIRE depicted drinking in a cafe : title page to a French edition of Treize petits poemes en prose

Daily Sketch front page, Prince of Wales in Paris
Daily Sketch front page, April 1912, pocket sized edition, Prince of Wales in Paris. Date: 1912

History of Florida, War between monarchs Satouriona
History of Florida, 16th century. The arrival of Europeans to the Florida triggered a tribal wars. In 1562 was declared the war between monarchs Satouriona, Outina and Potanou

Music cover, Mozart Selected Sonatas and other Pieces
Music cover, W A Mozart Selected Sonatas and other Pieces for the pianoforte, Cotta Edition. 1896

The Sorrows of Young Werther, 1774. Werther surprises Charlo
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). German writer. The Sorrows of Young Werther, 1774. Engraving depicting Werther surprises Charlotte surrounded by children. Edition of 1837. Colored

The Host by Titus Maccius Plautus. Act I. 1518. Colored
Titus Maccius Plautus (250-184). Latin playwright. The Host (Amphitryo). Engraving. Act I. Edition of 1518. Colored

Terence (195-159 BC). Engraving. Colored
Terence (195-159 BC). Playwright during the Roman Republic. Portrait. Engraving in an edition of his works of 1518. Colored

Moses and Joshua descend from Mount Sinai with the tablets of the Law broken and found the Israelites worshiping the golden fleece. Engraving in Liber Chronicarum by Hartman Schedel, 15th century

Aesop (c. 620A?i?564 BC). Ancient Greek fabulist. Aesop s
Aesop (c. 620A?i?564 BC). Ancient Greek fabulist credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesops Fables. Engraving of french edition. Paris, 1801. Colored

The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) by Hartmann Schedel. 1493. IllustratorMichael Wolgemut and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff. Language: Latin, German. Engraving

Map of Portugal. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598). First Edition. Antwerp, 1574. Library of Catalonia. Spain

Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598)
Map of America. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598). First Edition. Antwerp, 1574

Homer (8th Century B. C. ). Greek epic poet. Portrait in the F
Homer (8th Century B.C.). Greek epic poet. Portrait in the Frontispiece and cover of the Complete Works. Volume First. The Iliad. Set in the Trojan War. Amsterdam, 1743. Colored engraving

The Host by Titus Maccius Plautus. Act I. 1518
Titus Maccius Plautus (250-184). Latin playwright. The Host (Amphitryo). Engraving. Act I. Edition of 1518. Library University of Barcelona. Spain

Paradise Lost by John Milton (1608-1674)
John Milton (1608-1674). English poet. Paradise Lost, 1667. Title cover of an edition printed in London, 1727. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain

Publius Ovidius Naso (43 B. C. -17 / 18 A. C. ), known as Ovid. Ro
Publius Ovidius Naso (43 B.C.-17/18 A.C.), known as Ovid. Roman poet. The Metamorphoses. Frankfurt, 1601

Euclid. Elementum. Page of the Book of Geometry
Euclid (first half 3rd century BC). Greek mathematician, founder of the School of Alexandria. Elementum. Page of the Book of Geometry, in an edition of 1557, published in Paris

Mucuna with insects in different life stages
Hand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. From Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, 1726 edition. Date: 1726

Spiders, insects and hummingbird on guava tree
Hand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. From Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, 1726 edition. Date: 1726

VALTURIO, Roberto (1405-1475). De re militari. 1446 - 1455. Military engineering treaty. Project of chariot of war. 1470 edition. Watercolour. ITALY. VENETO. Padua. Capitular Library

Interior of a printing press in the early modern age. Illustration by Lluis Bargall󮠗 atercolour

Amadis de Gaula (Amadis of Gaul). Chivalric romance first compiled in Zaragoza in 1508 by Garci Rodr ez de Montalvo. Title page of Amadis de Gaula

Index et catalogus librorum prohibitorum (Index and catalog of Prohibited Books). List of publications prohibited by the Catholic Church to protect the faith

Montesquieu, Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de la Brede et de (1689-1755). French erudite philosopher and writer. Frontispiece of the book Consid鲡 tions sur les causes de la grandeur des

Rabanus Maurus. De Rerum Naturis, 11th c
RABANUS, Maurus (c. 780 - 856). De universo or De rerum naturis. 842 - 847. Codex 132. Heaven and zodiac signs. Edition of the 11th century from the original Carolingian manuscript. Romanesque art

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