Highlights

The major monograph of Russian painter, scene and costume designer, Leon Bakst (1866-1924), the first in English, published alongside a French edition, L’Art Decorative de Leon Bakst, in the same year. Appreciation by Arsene Alexandre. Notes on the ballets by Jean Cocteau, translated from the French by Harry Melvill.

Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen illustrated by Kay Nielsen. The deluxe edition bound in full vellum limited to 500 copies signed by Nielsen, of which this is number 244.

London: Geo.[rge] Bishop, Horticultural And Commercial Printer, 1895. Attractive dummy catalogue from horticultural printers, George Bishop, issued as promotional material to develop new custom. This is an actual horticultural catalogue with detailed botanical information with the lithographed wrappers, a sample to show to prospective customers the fine quality of their printing and the high style of their design work. Interesting both from a printing point of view and from a botanical perspective, not to mention its beauty. A lovely copy of a scarce item.

We are bringing a large collection of Wisden's. Although some have had repairs to the spine, examples of early Wisden's are becoming quite hard to find in any condition.

A fine set of Robert Estienne’s celebrated printing of the Hebrew Old Testament, only rarely seen complete and even rarer in anything approaching good condition. This beautiful example has survived from the mid-sixteenth century in perfect condition, with an exemplary visible history of ownership from the eighteenth century onwards.

DAWSON, James. Australian Aborigines. The languages and customs of several tribes of Aborigines in the Western District of Victoria. Melbourne 1881. Quarto with two mounted albumen photographic portraits. Original gilt-decorated cloth. A good copy of this rare item

One of a selection of Japanese photography books we exhibiting. Many which are listed in Bertolotti's "Book of Nudes" and Kaneko & Vartanian's "Japanese Photobooks".

National Library of Australia. [Sydney]. (1989). Original printed poster to accompany a travelling exhibition held throughout Australia as part of the Bi-Centennial celebrations, this particular poster advertises the exhibition at the State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, to open on 11th January 1989. ' Celebrating the Books of Australia'. 84 x 59cm. A large striking image of a Lionel Lindsay woodcut, depicting a sulphur crested cockatoo munching through an old book. Poster design by Debbie McLeod SLNSW.

Mid-12th century manuscript Bible leaf, Northern France, c.1250. Latin text written in black & brown ink on fine vellum in an extremely precise gothic minuscule script in two columns of 47 lines. Blue and red decorative initials beginning the chapters. Two manicules (pointing hands) in the left margin of Recto added at a later date. The text is from 2 Maccabees, chapters 6, 7 and 8. The parent book of this leaf was a high quality bible of the Crusades period, used in the study of theology or preaching of the Gospel around the medieval countryside.

Richard Neville's London underground newspaper, intended as a weekly newsletter aimed at bridging the gap between the radical counter cultural youth and more traditional leftist factions. We are bringing a number of issues.