Recent Arrivals from Butler Rare Books

360mm × 260mm Full single leaf written on parchment in black and red ink, 15 lines on both sides of the leaf in late Romanesque rounded hand. A beautiful illuminated historiated initial blue 'D' [Deus] on a background of gold leaf within which an angel is painted with foliage spraying into the left hand margin. The illumination appears to be… Read more about this item

Antiphonal. Leaf on parchment with historiated illuminated initial. Italy C15th Leaf size: 360mm × 260mm Frame size: 480mm x 365mm Full single leaf written on parchment in black and red ink, 15 lines on both sides of the leaf in late Romanesque rounded hand. A beautiful illuminated historiated initial blue 'H' on a background of gold leaf within which Christ… Read more about this item

Antiphonal. Leaf on parchment with historiated illuminated initial. Italy C15th Leaf size: 360mm × 260mm Frame size: 480mm x 365mm Full single leaf written on parchment in black and red ink, 15 lines on both sides of the leaf in late Romanesque rounded hand. A beautiful illuminated historiated initial blue 'H' on a background of gold leaf within which a… Read more about this item

Antiphonal. Leaf on parchment with historiated illuminated initial. Italy C15th 360mm × 260mm Full single leaf written on parchment in black and red ink, 15 lines on both sides of the leaf in late Romanesque rounded hand. A beautiful illuminated historiated initial blue 'O' [omnipotens] on a background of gold leaf within which Christ shown carrying a flag is with… Read more about this item

Antiphonal. Leaf on parchment with historiated illuminated initial. Italy C15th 360mm × 260mm Full single leaf written on parchment in black and red ink, 15 lines on both sides of the leaf in late Romanesque rounded hand. A beautiful illuminated historiated initial blue 'O' [Omnipotens] on a background of gold leaf within which a prophet or saint is holding a… Read more about this item

Antiphonal. Leaf on parchment with historiated illuminated initial. Italy C15th Full single leaf written on parchment in black and red ink, 15 lines on both sides of the leaf in late Romanesque rounded hand. A beautiful illuminated historiated initial blue 'D' on a background of gold leaf within which the Virgin Mary facing with closed eyes and hands together, praying… Read more about this item

A signed typed letter and an autograph postcard addressed to the English literary agent Douglas Maxwell. The letter from the renowned NY photographer, Helen Levitt, her NY address, 4 E. 12 St. New York, dated June 5 1986 and the postcard (illustrated by one of her own works) dated 5.18. Discussing possible book publications. A signed typed letter and an… Read more about this item

A framed original print by Colin Jones dated 1979 but printed in 2003 and signed to the reverse in pencil. The reverse: pencil signature of Colin Jones, stamped with photographer's stamp and titled 'Africa Upper Volta 1979; a pencil note 'Ilford multigrade printed 2003'; mounted, framed 49cm x 35cm excluding mount and frame. Frame 51cm x 64cm. The reverse of… Read more about this item

Octavo. Original green cloth, spine lettered and tooled in gilt on red ground. With dust jacket. With 8 full-page illustrations by Ben Enwonwu. Neat ink ownership inscription on front pastedown ("W. Taylor, June 1960"). Trivial bump to ends of front joint and one corner, edges faintly foxed with a few marks, cloth clean and bright. A very good copy indeed in like… Read more about this item

An original photographic print by the renowned Edwardian female photographer, (Mary) Olive Edis taken of Thomas Hardy in 3/4 length profile. Print size 36cm x 28cm. Frame size 56cm x 47cm. Edis took a series of portraits of Thomas Hardy at the same sitting. Our print is identical to that held by The National Portrait Gallery which is dated 1923. Olive… Read more about this item

First edition, first impression. A near fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper. Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. Neat ink ownership of one W. Taylor dated June 1963 on front pastedown. Lower corners a touch rubbed, top edge foxed, one fingermark to front free endpaper. A near-fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper, rear panel lightly… Read more about this item

1952, silver gelatin print 25.5cm x 20cm (10" x 8"). Right hand corners bumped, press caption and marks and stamps to verso of print including the Magnum Photo stamp. Dated 7 June, 1952. Window mounted in archival and acid-free mount size 38cm x 32cm

First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED in black ink to the half-title. Near Fine cloth-bound hardcover with a touch of rubbing to the bottom edges of the boards in a Near Fine dust jacket. Magnum photographer Alex Webb's inimitable style of colour and layered photography is at it's best in this rare work of his photography from the tropics.

[with] A Sermon preached at Broad oak, June 4, 1707 on occasion of the Death of Mrs Katharine Henry, relict of Mr Philip Henry….by Her Son The Rev. Matthew Henry. Xlviii, 488pp pagination continuous. 225mm x 145mm Recent brown half-calf, raised bands, gilt lines and label. Label of Period Bookbinders, Salisbury. Engraved frontispiece of Philip Henry faces first title and another engraved frontispiece of… Read more about this item

3 x intage gelatin silver prints, mounted and unframed taken by Paul Goldman in 1948. Photographs showing the 'Nakba' or 'catastrophe' when 700,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homeland in 1948. Specifically these photos show the transfer of 1,004 refugees from Fureidis to Arab-held territory. Corners bumped, press caption, marks and stamps to verso. Dated 27, November 1948. Print size… Read more about this item

Text continuous despite pagination. In very good condition, with some minor fraying to inner gutter at the base of the index pages at rear. Later C19th? Half calf, marbled boards, straight spine with gilt lines. Edward Polhill (1622-1694) was an English Puritan writer and theologian from Suffolk. He studied at Cambridge University and became a minister in the Church of England, but… Read more about this item

A rather ordinary quarter bound cloth covered boards with leather spine, split and rubbed. Sunday School Library label to front pastedown. There were only two editions published before 1800, both very scarce. This edition only at 3 UK locations and 1 US.

A complete eight volume set of Joseph Addison and Richard Steele 'The Spectator' printed in London, 1733. Containing No.s 1-635, Thursday March 1st 1710-1711, to Monday December 20th. A very good set in gorgeous period full calf bindings. 12mo, 8 volumes, uniformly bound in attractive period blindtooled full calf, spines with five raised bands with contrasting brown morocco labels, compartments ornately gilt… Read more about this item

1st edition, unclipped dustwrapper. [8], 406 pages + 16 pages of sepia photographs : a very good hardback copy with an unclipped and very scarce dustwrapper in very good condition, minor chips, protected by covering; a scarce edition in dustwrapper. Huxley's powerful novel of life and customs among the Kikuyu (and the Masai) and the effect of the coming of the… Read more about this item

[16], 382, [2]pp Frontispiece portrait of W McKinnon, tissue guard facing title page. Folding sketch map. Hardback. Original dark olive boards with gilt lettering to spine and front board with crest to front. Slight wear to extremities, slightly rubbed. Overall a very good copy.