The thoughts of a Roman poet. The most complete seventeenth-century translation of Martial's Epigrams into English, bound with the first edition of...

Each of the first two titles won the Man Booker Prize making Mantel the first woman to win twice.First editions; lge. 8vo (245 x 165 mm); some lig...

The rare first account of the manhattan project, with secret page. The rare lithoprint edition, the first obtainable edition of the official accoun...

The first authoritative account of british nuclear research and policy. First editions, possible second impression of the first volume, which has n...

Important contribution to the art of Early Modern warfare. A rare mixed edition issue of Henry Hexham's Principles of the Art Military, superbly il...

An attractive set of the I Claudius books memorably filmed by the BBC and even in this condition extremely hard to find.First editions, first impr...

'God Irrevocably Fixed the Boundaries of IRELAND'. A rare political pamphlet promoting the first American bond-drive to finance the newly declared ...

With royal provenance. From the rebellious conduct of the Americans it appears to me there is a great necessity of publishing something of this kin...

The first sprinkler system. A signed and dated affidavit to patent a 'mode of construction or arrangement for any building, so as to afford securit...

First great history of Rome's fall. A beautiful six-volume set of this classic work. Gibbon's (1737-1794) History of the Decline and Fall of the Ro...