Firsts London: London's Rare Book Fair
15—17 May, 2026
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![FIRENZUOLA (Agnolo). I lucidi. Florence, 1552.
[Bound with]:DOLCE (Lodovico). Il ragazzo. Venice, Francesco detto lo Imperador, 1559.
[And]: PINO DA CAGLI (Bernardino). Gli ingiusti sdegni. Venice, Domenico Farri, 1563.
[And]: SECCHI (Nicolo). L'interesse](https://api.maggs.com/image/8898bf8d-87fe-4f32-b952-31aae5881596/616x770.webp)
![AVANZI (Gio. Maria). Il satiro. Venice, Gio. Batt. Sessa & fratelli, 1587. [Bound with]: VIDA (Gieronimo). Filliria favola boscareccia. Venice, heirs of Marchio Sessa, 1587. [with]: LOMBARDI (Bernardino). L'alchimista. Venice, heirs of Marchio Sessa, 1586](https://api.maggs.com/image/33b3e920-9361-411d-b379-7bac23b9ae9a/616x770.webp)
DAVIS (Mark) & & PROTHEROE (Philip).
Two ALS from Davis & Co. to William… 1779.
A MAJOR PLANTATION OWNER RECEIVES NEWS FROM HIS BRISTOL AGENT
£950
McFEE (John).
ALS to Hon. James Wilson regarding his plantation… 1828.
DETAILS OF THE SUGAR HARVEST ON THE PLANTATION WHERE ASHTON WARNER WAS ENSLAVED
£950
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![Izu no odoriko [The Dancing Girl of Izu]](https://api.maggs.com/image/0d250eec-affc-44f8-a4c7-a039bde017f0/616x770.webp)
KAWABATA (Yasunari).
Izu no odoriko [The Dancing Girl of Izu], 1932.
SIGNED BY JAPAN'S FIRST NOBEL PRIZE WINNER FOR LITERATURE
£6,800
![Hinoe tora goshi ginka kana tsuguru ban katazome egoyomi [Stencil-dyed calendar for the year of the tiger]](https://api.maggs.com/image/7bbd4dec-1445-439a-87c4-6d3513cde9ca/616x770.webp)
KAMISAKI (Sunao).
Hinoe tora goshi ginka kana tsuguru ban katazome… 1986.
BLENDING EAST AND WEST IN TWELVE MONTHS
£1,250
![[Collection of documents concerning the Indian Mutiny 1857-58.]](https://api.maggs.com/image/c206a872-3d05-470b-b6c2-9bdbb137f72b/616x770.webp)
[INDIAN MUTINY] & SETON-KARR (George).
[Collection of documents concerning the Indian Mutiny 1857-58.], 1858.
VITAL NEWS ON THE MUTINY
£5,000
BENNETT (Miss M. G.)
Calligraphic manuscript of verse taken from William Morris'… 1929.
£1,000
SCHOPENHAUER (Arthur).
Ueber den Willen in der Natur. Eine Erörterung… 1836.
Presentation copy of Schopenhauer's On the Will in Nature
£15,000
TASSO (Torquato)
La Gerusalemme liberata. Paris, appresso A. Delalain, P.… 1771.
"RELIURE DE PRESENT" DESIGNED BY GRAVELOT FOR THIS EDITION
£5,750
DIPLOMA
Paduan doctoral degree diploma, illuminated manuscript on vellum, 1641.
A SCOTTISH SCHOLAR IN ITALY, WITH THE ILLUMINATOR'S STRIKING ADVERTISEMENT
£9,500
