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This bound book and scroll offer much fascinating detailed information on one of the schools of Japanese archery (弓道), Heki-ryū (日置流), which originated in the late 15th century.

A very handsome example of George Newenham Wright's influential work, richly illustrated by Thomas Allom.

An unusually fine example of a late Qing Dynasty cheats' handkerchief or sheet; an aid for passing the civil service exam under the [科舉] keju system in imperial China.

Magnificent large unrecorded etching by John Barclay Godson of the Hippocratic Oath.

Collected Works of Winston Churchill (34 Volumes) including Essays (4 Volumes) bound in velum with gilt lettering to spine. Limited to 5000 copies of which a significant but unknown portion were never produced leaving the final print run an unknown quantity. The slipcases have been removed but are available.

Sydney, N.S.W. Bookstall Co., 1909. The account of Birtles' ambitious bicycle journey around Australia, in which he covered 8300 miles over thirteen months, with illustrations from his photographs

A good paperback copy of vol 4 no1 February 1953 of furniture forum handbook of contemporary design.

19th century family bible published circa 1884. Impressively bound in boards that are heavily embossed with gilt. With colour chromo-lithographic plates, maps, steel engravings and text-illustrations. A fine example.

Mercer, F. W., calligrapher: Coleridge (Samuel Taylor) THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER. 26 calligraphic manuscript leaves with tissue guards, comprising an illuminated title page and 24 text leaves, all text beneath illuminated upper border; handsomely bound in full green morocco. 1923. *With the calligrapher's signed presentation inscription to Vyvyan Holland on blank preliminary leaf, dated Christmas 1923. Holland was the son of Oscar Wilde. $5000.00

One of Shakespeare’s primary history sources. Woodcut illustrations of William the Conqueror's soldiers ransacking a village and Gentlemen submitting to King Malcolm's pleasure. Holinshed was Shakespeare's favourite and most trusted source and he used it for more than a third of his plays, including Macbeth, King Lear, Cymbeline and the English history plays such as Richard III. Condition: At best, fair antiquarian condition, but despite faults, the main body of text is complete and legible and the woodcuts are sharply printed.

First edition, Faber and Faber 1952, A very good copy in like dust jacket. David Jones second book.

Bromide photograph by Dorothy Wilding (1893-1976). 1953. 490mm by 345mm (photograph), 600mm by 480mm (sheet). Laid onto board. Signed by the Queen below the photograph, dated 1953. Dorothy Wilding was the first female Royal photographer. CONDITION : The ink signature has faded to a sepia.