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The Graeme W.I. Davidson Collection

P.G. Wodehouse

A celebration of his life and work

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The Art of Classification

Natural history from the eighteenth century to the twenty-first

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On view at 22 Charing Cross Road

New works by Hardy Hill

Grief is a woven basket but you already knew that didn’t you

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upcoming book fair

Chelsea Rare Book Fair

Chelsea Old Town Hall, 30–31 October

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Upcoming Book Fair

Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair

Hynes Convention Center, 4–6 November 2026

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'If I am not grotesque, I am nothing'

Aubrey Beardsley

21 August 1872–16 March 1898

A celebration of decadence and all things grotesque

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WODEHOUSE, P.G. Mike At Wrykyn.
WODEHOUSE, P.G. Mike At Wrykyn. [[bmid:2126210a]]
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WODEHOUSE, P.G. Mike At Wrykyn.

£275.00

WODEHOUSE, P.G. The Man with Two Left Feet.
WODEHOUSE, P.G. The Man with Two Left Feet. [[bmid:2126097a]]
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WODEHOUSE, P.G. The Man with Two Left Feet.

£1,000.00

WODEHOUSE, P.G. Mulliner Nights.
WODEHOUSE, P.G. Mulliner Nights. [[bmid:2126253a]]
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WODEHOUSE, P.G. Mulliner Nights.

£350.00

WODEHOUSE, P.G. The Crime Wave at Blandings.
WODEHOUSE, P.G. The Crime Wave at Blandings. [[bmid:2126273a]]
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WODEHOUSE, P.G. The Crime Wave at Blandings.

£225.00

WODEHOUSE, P.G. Summer Moonshine.
WODEHOUSE, P.G. Summer Moonshine. [[bmid:2126281a]]
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WODEHOUSE, P.G. Summer Moonshine.

£225.00

WODEHOUSE, P.G. Enter Psmith.
WODEHOUSE, P.G. Enter Psmith. [[bmid:2126291a]]
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WODEHOUSE, P.G. Enter Psmith.

£550.00

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JEFFREYS, John Gwyn. British Conchology, or an Account of the Mollusca which now Inhabit the British Isles and the Surrounding Seas.
JEFFREYS, John Gwyn. British Conchology, or an Account of the Mollusca which now Inhabit the British Isles and the Surrounding Seas. [[bmid:2125790a]]
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JEFFREYS, John Gwyn. British Conchology, or an Account of the Mollusca which now Inhabit the British Isles and the Surrounding Seas.

£1,250.00

BROWN, George Mackay; Ted HUGHES, Seamus HEANEY; Christopher FRY. Four Poets for St Magnus.
BROWN, George Mackay; Ted HUGHES, Seamus HEANEY; Christopher FRY. Four Poets for St Magnus. [[bmid:2126352a]]
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BROWN, George Mackay; Ted HUGHES, Seamus HEANEY; Christopher FRY. Four Poets for St Magnus.

£1,500.00

GALLATIN, A[lbert] E[ugene]. List of Drawings by Aubrey Beardsley. [[bmid:2125987a]]
GALLATIN, A[lbert] E[ugene]. List of Drawings by Aubrey Beardsley. [[bmid:2125987c]]
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GALLATIN, A[lbert] E[ugene]. List of Drawings by Aubrey Beardsley.

£600.00

HAFEZ; Justin Huntly McCARTHY ( translator ). Ghazels from the Divan of Hafiz.
HAFEZ; Justin Huntly McCARTHY ( translator ). Ghazels from the Divan of Hafiz. [[bmid:2125990a]]
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HAFEZ; Justin Huntly McCARTHY ( translator ). Ghazels from the Divan of Hafiz.

£1,850.00

GINSBERG, Allen. Photographs.
GINSBERG, Allen. Photographs.
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GINSBERG, Allen. Photographs.

£650.00

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ELIOT, T.S. Knowledge and Experience in the philosophy of F.H. Bradley.

T.S. Eliot

SMITH, Patti Just Kids. [[bmid:2122623]]

Patti Smith

MAPPLETHORPE, Robert. Early Works 1970–1974. [[bmid:2125096]]

Robert Mapplethorpe

GINSBERG, Allen. Plutonian Ode.

Allen Ginsberg

An Exhibition

Samuel Beckett

The Tuesday Club Murders

Agatha Christie

Aubrey Beardsley

Aubrey Beardsley

BROWN, George Mackay; Ted HUGHES, Seamus HEANEY; Christopher FRY. Four Poets for St Magnus.

Seamus Heaney

P.G. Wodehouse

P.G. Wodehouse

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One-of-a-kind treasures in literature and poetry, art and the avant-garde, science and natural history, and travel and exploration.

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P.G. Wodehouse

P.G. Wodehouse

The Art of Classification

The Art of Classification

Rare Books Berlin

Rare Books Berlin

Aubrey Beardsley

Aubrey Beardsley

Recent Acquisitions

Recent Acquisitions

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Epoch-defining books, from masterpieces of early printing to groundbreaking modern firsts.

DANTE Alighieri. Dante col sito, et forma dell’Inferno tratta dalla istessa descrittione del poeta. [[bmid:2120511]]
DANTE Alighieri. Dante col sito, et forma dell’Inferno tratta dalla istessa descrittione del poeta. [[bmid:2120511a]]

DANTE Alighieri. Dante col sito, et forma dell’Inferno tratta dalla istessa descrittione del poeta.

£8,000.00

APOLLINAIRE, Guillaume. Alcools. Poèmes (1898–1913).
APOLLINAIRE, Guillaume. Alcools. Poèmes (1898–1913).

APOLLINAIRE, Guillaume. Alcools. Poèmes (1898–1913).

£12,500.00

EUSEBIUS CAESARIENSIS; RUFINUS AQUILEIENSIS ( translator ). Historia ecclesiastica.
EUSEBIUS CAESARIENSIS; RUFINUS AQUILEIENSIS ( translator ). Historia ecclesiastica.

EUSEBIUS CAESARIENSIS; RUFINUS AQUILEIENSIS ( translator ). Historia ecclesiastica.

£8,000.00

POWELL, Anthony. A Dance to the Music of Time
POWELL, Anthony. A Dance to the Music of Time

POWELL, Anthony. A Dance to the Music of Time

£25,000.00

JOYCE, James. Ulysses. [[bmid:2121243]]
JOYCE, James. Ulysses. [[bmid:2121243a]]

JOYCE, James. Ulysses.

£40,000.00

PEREC, Georges. La Vie mode d'emploi. [[bmid:2121249]]
PEREC, Georges. La Vie mode d'emploi. [[bmid:2121249a]]

PEREC, Georges. La Vie mode d'emploi.

£60,000.00

LE CARRÉ, John. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. [[bmid:2121241c]]
LE CARRÉ, John. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. [[bmid:2121241b]]

LE CARRÉ, John. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.

£12,500.00

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Sotheran's. Gift box large.

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Sotheran's. Gift box small. [[bmid:2120923]]

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UTAGAWA, Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Soga Brothers Revenge for their Father.

Posters & prints

Discover vintage luggage labels, botanical prints, ornithological prints by John Gould, and more from the Print Room at our Athenaeum

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ANON. Measles.

ANON. Measles.

£550.00

ANON. Questions and answers on the basics of gender rights.

ANON. Questions and answers on the basics of gender rights.

£250.00

Cherry Blossoms at Night

CHIKANOBU, Toyohara (1838-1912). Cherry Blossoms at Night.

£900.00

CHIKANOBU, Toyohara (1838-1912). Ladies Viewing the Full Moon.

CHIKANOBU, Toyohara (1838-1912). Ladies Viewing the Full Moon.

£1,200.00

Visit of the graves

GEKKO OGATA, Kiyochika (1859-1920). Visit of the graves.

£360.00

Fudo Myoo

GEKKO, Ogata (1858-1920). Fudo Myoo.

£1,000.00

Zojoji Temple

HIROSHIGE II (1826-1869) & TOYOKUNI III. Zojoji Temple.

£1,200.00

Amanohashidate in Tango Province

Hiroshige II (1826-1869). Amanohashidate in Tango Province.

£1,300.00

Japanese prints

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Whiting

BERTUCH, Friedrich Justin. Whiting.

£95.00

Levaillant. Parasite, pl 22. [[bmid:2007163]]

Levaillant. Parasite, pl 22.

£230.00

Levaillant. Le Temia pl 56. [[bmid:2007260]]

Levaillant. Le Temia pl 56.

£230.00

Levaillant. Le Rounoir pl.16. [[bmid:2007233]]

Levaillant. Le Rounoir pl.16.

£240.00

Levaillant. Le Piapiac pl 54. [[bmid:2007259]]

Levaillant. Le Piapiac pl 54.

£230.00

Levaillant. Le Buzon pl 21. [[bmid:2007238]]

Levaillant. Le Buzon pl 21.

£230.00

Levaillant. Le Blagre pl 5. [[bmid:2007244]]

Levaillant. Le Blagre pl 5.

£230.00

LEVAILLANT, François. Faucon a culotte noir, pl.29. [[bmid:2007234]]

LEVAILLANT, François. Faucon a culotte noir, pl.29.

£240.00

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ANON. Grand Hotel Royal, Naples.
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ANON. Grand Hotel Royal, Naples.

£350.00

ANON. Hotel Tivoli, Lucerne (Switzerland).
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ANON. Hotel Tivoli, Lucerne (Switzerland).

£570.00

ANON. Hotel Le Provencal, Juan-Les-Pins (A.M).

ANON. Hotel Le Provencal, Juan-Les-Pins (A.M).

£200.00

ANON. Bedford Hotel, Beaulieu Sur-Mer.

ANON. Bedford Hotel, Beaulieu Sur-Mer.

£140.00

ANON. Le Grand Hotel Saint-Raphael.

ANON. Le Grand Hotel Saint-Raphael.

£180.00

ANON. Hotel West-End, Promenade des Anglais, Nice.

ANON. Hotel West-End, Promenade des Anglais, Nice.

£160.00

ANON. Atlantic Hotel Nice.

ANON. Atlantic Hotel Nice.

£210.00

ANON. Grand Hotel de La Poste, Nice.

ANON. Grand Hotel de La Poste, Nice.

£210.00

Vintage luggage labels

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THEYS, Freddy. Rosa Tomentosa.

THEYS, Freddy. Rosa Tomentosa.

£300.00

THEYS, Freddy. Yellow Flag Iris. (Iris pseudacorus).

THEYS, Freddy. Yellow Flag Iris. (Iris pseudacorus).

£300.00

SNELLING, Lilian. Milfoil Lily.

SNELLING, Lilian. Milfoil Lily.

£160.00

BESLER, Basilius. Aristolochia Rotunda, plate 194. [[bmid:2081141]]

BESLER, Basilius. Aristolochia Rotunda, plate 194.

£575.00

BERTUCH, Friedrich Justin. Miscellanea. CXIII

BERTUCH, Friedrich Justin. Miscellanea. CXIII

£25.00

BERTUCH, Friedrich Justin. Medicinal and Trade. Plants. XX.

BERTUCH, Friedrich Justin. Medicinal and Trade. Plants. XX.

£35.00

GOULD, John and W. HART. Black-cheeked Perroquet. [[bmid:2006547]]
GOULD, John and W. HART. Black-cheeked Perroquet. [[bmid:2006547a]]

GOULD, John and W. HART. Black-cheeked Perroquet.

£520.00

GOULD, John and W. HART. Van Musschenbroek's Lorikeet. [[bmid:2018012]]

GOULD, John and W. HART. Van Musschenbroek's Lorikeet.

£650.00

H.C. Richter and J. Gould. Train-bearer. [[bmid:2045360]]

H.C. Richter and J. Gould. Train-bearer.

£800.00

Hart after Gould Walden's Actinodura [[bmid:2005573]]

Hart after Gould Walden's Actinodura

£370.00

Hart after Gould. Aru Perroquet. [[bmid:2018694]]

Hart after Gould. Aru Perroquet.

£650.00

Hart after Gould. Black-bellied Humming-bird. [[bmid:2008978]]

Hart after Gould. Black-bellied Humming-bird.

£375.00

Hart after Gould. Black-cheeked Finch. [[bmid:2005662]]

Hart after Gould. Black-cheeked Finch.

£370.00

Hart after Gould. Black-chinned Garrulax. [[bmid:2005618]]

Hart after Gould. Black-chinned Garrulax.

£370.00

John Gould

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Grief is a woven basket but you already knew that didn't you

Grief is a woven basket but you already knew that didn't you

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Recollections May Vary / An Exhibition at CASSIUS&Co.

Recollections May Vary / An Exhibition at CASSIUS&Co.

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The Allen Ginsberg Centenary Bookshop

The Allen Ginsberg Centenary Bookshop

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