Barter Books: Special Books

In 1891 in Hammersmith, William Morris established the Kelmscott Press with the following intent:
‘I began printing books with the hope of producing some which would have a definite claim to beauty, while at the same time they should be easy to read and should not dazzle the eye, or trouble the intellect of the reader by eccentricity of form in the letters.’

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The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Kelmscott Press edition.
Chaucer, Geoffrey; Morris, William; Burne-Jones, Edward [illus]. 1896
For catalogue reference please click here j9015

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Le Diverse et Artificiose Machine [The Various and Ingenious Machines of Agostino Ramelli]
Ramelli, Agostino. 1588
For catalogue reference please click here e1224

£13,600

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A History of the Birds of Europe. 8 volume set.
Dresser, Henry Eeles; Keulemans, J G et al [illus.] 1871
For catalogue reference please click here 5744

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Northanger Abbey and Persuasion
Austen, Jane 1818
For catalogue reference please click here ja06i

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Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica. [Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy]
Newtono, Isaaco [Newton, Isaac] 1726
For catalogue reference please click here t0860

£6,600

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Thomas Otway. [Aubrey Beardsley's own copy with his original hand drawn ink bookplate, signature and name stamp.]
Noel, The Hon Roden [Aubrey Beardsley signed copy. 1888
For catalogue reference please click here g5899

£5,200

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Japanese Fairy Tales. Complete set of English translated stories.
Hasegawa, Takejiro; Chamberlain, Basil Hall [transl.]; James, T H [transl.] 1889
For catalogue reference please click here jft00

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Micrographia Restaurata: or, the Copper-Plates of Dr. Hooke's Wonderful Discoveries by the Microscope
Hooke, Robert, 1745
For catalogue reference please click here e5967

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Twain, Mark 1885
For catalogue reference please click here twa14

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General Zoology; or Systematic Natural History
Shaw, George 1800 - 1804
For catalogue reference please click here d3259

£1400

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A Genealogical History of the Kings and Queens of England and Monarchs of Great Britain.
Sandford, Francis; Stebbing, Samuel 1707
For catalogue reference please click here e5685

£1,200

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La Arquitectura Naval Española [En Madera] Bosquejo de Sus Condiciones y Rasgos de su Evolución. Signed limited edition
de Artiñano, Gervasio 1920
For catalogue reference please click here e6042

£1,000

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Italy, Classical, Historical and Picturesque.
Mapei, Camillo [intro.]; Scott, David Dundass [tr.] 1847
For catalogue reference please click here e6940

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A Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions, During the Years 1839-43. 2 volume set.
Ross, Captain Sir James Clark. 1847
For catalogue reference please click here e5315

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English Botany, or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with their Essential Characters, Synonyms, and Places of Growth. 12 volume set.
Sowerby, John Edward; Sowerby, James [illus.] 1842
For catalogue reference please click here e3998

£1,200

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The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Round the World. Complete in Seven Volumes.
Cook, Captain James. 1821
For catalogue reference please click here e4283

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Belgien. Handbüchlein für Reisende, nach Eigener Anschauung und den besten Hülfsquellen Bearbeitet.
Baedeker, Karl. 1845
For catalogue reference please click here bae05g

£1,800

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Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769,1770,1771,1772, and 1773. 5 volume set
Bruce, James 1790
For catalogue reference please click here r7103

£2,700

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Scotland Drawn and Engrav'd from a Series of Angles and Astronomical Observations. Published According to Act of Parliament with Improvements till 1800.
Ainslie, John 1800
For catalogue reference please click here e4549

£3,600

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Don Quixote de La Mancha Translated from the Original Spanish of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra by Charles Jarvis Esq. 4 volume set. Stockdale Edition.
Cervantes [Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra]; Jarvis, Charles [tr.] 1819
For catalogue reference please click here qx26

£1,450

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