Maggs Bros. Ltd – Rare Books & Manuscripts

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Firsts: Hong Kong

5—7 Dec, 2025

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Firsts Hong Kong brings the former China in Print fair under the Firsts umbrella in the impressive location of the Hong Kong Maritime Museum.

Japanese Craftsmanship

Mingei artists, paper-making and woodblock-printed books

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SERIZAWA (Keisuke).

Tohoku kama meguri [Touring the Tohoku Kilns], 1944.

Northern kilns seen through Serizawa's artistic eye

£4,750

SEKINO (Junichiro).

Kojiki emaki [Picture Scroll of the Kojiki], 1949.

A calming book for the busy age

£6,500

Women Writers of the Twentieth Century

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BOWEN (Elizabeth).

The Death of the Heart, 1938.

INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR

£1,500

BOWEN (Elizabeth).

Seven Winters, 1942.

INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR

£500

After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal

A new book on Oscar Wilde by Merlin Holland – launched at our Bloomsbury shop

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Spooky Season

A haunting selection for this Halloween

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FORTUNE (Dion).

The Demon Lover, 1927.

£3,000

HAMAYA (Hiroshi).

Oda Takeo in Niigata, 1980.

£550

Winston S. Churchill

A new list of fine books and manuscripts by and about Winston S. Churchill, including books from the library of Grace Hamblin OBE

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The War Speeches: Into Battle; The Unrelenting Struggle; The End of the Beginning; Onwards to Victory; The Dawn of Liberation; Victory; Secret Session Speeches.

CHURCHILL (Winston S.)

The War Speeches: Into Battle; The Unrelenting Struggle;… 1945.

A fine presentation set, Vols. 1-6 inscribed by Churchill

£25,000

The Second World War and An Epilogue on the Years 1945 to 1957.

CHURCHILL (Winston S.)

The Second World War and An Epilogue on… 1959.

INSCRIBED BY DENIS KELLY TO GRACE HAMBLIN

£750

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The History of Maggs Bros.

From our founding in 1853 to the present day

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Buried Alive, or Ten Years of Penal Servitude in Siberia.

DOSTOEVSKY [DOSTOYEVSKY] (Fyodor).

Buried Alive, or Ten Years of Penal Servitude… 1881.

THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD

£4,250

Mitsukoshi-mae Kyobashi-kan chikatetsudo kensetsu gojigaoyo [Overview of Underground Railroad construction work between Mitsukoshi-mae and Kyobashi]

TOKYO UNDERGROUND RAILROAD COMPANY.

Mitsukoshi-mae Kyobashi-kan chikatetsudo kensetsu gojigaoyo [Overview of Underground… 1931.

£650

[DOUGLASS (Frederick)] & SHAHN (Ben).

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Established in 1853, we are one of the world’s largest and oldest antiquarian booksellers.

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Mingei artists, paper-making and woodblock-printed books

Japanese Craftsmanship

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Women Writers of the Twentieth Century

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Oscar Wilde

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Firsts: Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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Maggs Bros. Ltd.

dbUK Bookbinding Competition 2025

Firsts: Hong Kong

Japanese Craftsmanship

Tohoku kama meguri [Touring the Tohoku Kilns], 1944.

Kojiki emaki [Picture Scroll of the Kojiki], 1949.

Women Writers of the Twentieth Century

The Death of the Heart, 1938.

Seven Winters, 1942.

After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal

Spooky Season

The Demon Lover, 1927.

Oda Takeo in Niigata, 1980.

Winston S. Churchill

The War Speeches: Into Battle; The Unrelenting Struggle;… 1945.

The Second World War and An Epilogue on… 1959.

Bindings

The History of Maggs Bros.

Browse The Shop

Buried Alive, or Ten Years of Penal Servitude… 1881.

Mitsukoshi-mae Kyobashi-kan chikatetsudo kensetsu gojigaoyo [Overview of Underground… 1931.

Frederick Douglass I - IV, 1965.

St. Lawrence, an illuminated miniature on vellum from… 1425.

[Collection of documents concerning the Indian Mutiny 1857-58.], 1858.

Ueber den Willen in der Natur. Eine Erörterung… 1836.

The War Speeches: Into Battle; The Unrelenting Struggle;… 1945.

About Us

Maggs Bros. Ltd.

Journal

dbUK Bookbinding Competition 2025

Catalogues & Short Lists

Japanese Craftsmanship

Women Writers of the Twentieth Century

Oscar Wilde

Modern bindings

Fairs

Firsts: Hong Kong

dbUK Bookbinding Competition 2025

Firsts: Hong Kong

Japanese Craftsmanship

Tohoku kama meguri [Touring the Tohoku Kilns], 1944.

Kojiki emaki [Picture Scroll of the Kojiki], 1949.

Women Writers of the Twentieth Century

The Death of the Heart, 1938.

Seven Winters, 1942.

After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal

Spooky Season

The Demon Lover, 1927.

Oda Takeo in Niigata, 1980.

Winston S. Churchill

The War Speeches: Into Battle; The Unrelenting Struggle;… 1945.

The Second World War and An Epilogue on… 1959.

Bindings

The History of Maggs Bros.

Browse The Shop

Buried Alive, or Ten Years of Penal Servitude… 1881.

Mitsukoshi-mae Kyobashi-kan chikatetsudo kensetsu gojigaoyo [Overview of Underground… 1931.

Frederick Douglass I - IV, 1965.

St. Lawrence, an illuminated miniature on vellum from… 1425.

[Collection of documents concerning the Indian Mutiny 1857-58.], 1858.

Ueber den Willen in der Natur. Eine Erörterung… 1836.

The War Speeches: Into Battle; The Unrelenting Struggle;… 1945.

About Us

Journal

dbUK Bookbinding Competition 2025

Catalogues & Short Lists

Japanese Craftsmanship

Women Writers of the Twentieth Century

Oscar Wilde

Modern bindings

Fairs

Firsts: Hong Kong

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