1858 The Story of Jack and the Giants

A beautiful example of Wilkie Collins's very scarce stage adaptation of 'The Moonstone', a work never widely published, and 'privately printed for the convenience of the Author'. In ...

A beautifully and colourfully illustrated copy of Richard Wagner's epic four epic opera dramas, illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham with tipped-in colour plates, scarce to see in their original dust wrappers. The first editions, first impression. Both volumes are in their scarce original unclipped dust wrappers. Complete in two volumes. 'The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie' illustrated with a tipped-in colour frontispiece, and thirty-three tipped-in colour plates. 'Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods' illustrated with a tipped-in colour frontispiece, and twenty-nine tipped-in colour plates. 'Arthur Rackham Exhibition' advertising slip loosely inserted. Collated, complete. These two volumes contain Richard Wagner's four epic music dramas, the series being titled 'Der Ring des Nibelungen', or 'The Ring of the Nibelung', or simply the 'Ring Cycle'. These four are 'Das Rheingold'/'The Rhinegold', 'Die Walkure'/'The Valkyrie', 'Siegfried', and 'Gotterdammerung'/'Twilight of the Gods'. All four dramas are in these two volumes. The four dramas are loosely based on characters from Norse mythology and the Nibelungenlied. The plot of the four dramas revolves around a magical ring...

A vibrantly illustrated, second edition of this exceptionally scarce work surrounding colour and the science of chromotherapy, written by American physician Edwin Babbitt. The secon...

A very smart large paper edition of Daniel Defoe's important travelogue novel, a nice copy illustrated throughout by Thomas Stothard. The second Stockdale edition, a smart large pape...

Antique print titled 'Muiden'. View of Muiden Castle, the Netherlands. This print originates from 'Het koningrijk der Nederlanden voorgesteld in eene reeks van 136 naar de natuur get...

"Nelson's Guide to the City of New York and its Neighbourhood," published in 1858 by T. Nelson in London and New York, serves as an invaluable resource for exploring the historical a...

Antique print titled 'Canton River'. Three images on one sheet. The first image depicts a plan of Canton river. The second image depicts Commissioner Yeh. The third image depicts the...

The debut book from Dan Hunter, the celebrated award-winning Pioneer of modern Australian food In the countryside outside Melbourne, Chef Dan Hunter has transformed a rustic farmhou...