London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1937. First / Limited edition; Number 86 of 300 copies. Black cloth spine, batik covered boards. Printed in Perpetua type on Arnold's hand-made paper. Contemporary Engravings of the principal places visited reproduced from Schultzen's Ost-indische Reyse [Amsterdam, 1676]. Maps used as end papers are from a contemporary Mercator Atlas. Double page plates, double page facsimile from original manuscript. 209, [1] pp. Bookplate of Herbert Eberhard Hering, a noted German-Brazilian bibliophile and book collector, appears on the inside front paste down. 320 by 200mm (12½ by 7¾ inches).

Paris: Librairie Garnier Freres, 1848. Three volumes in contemporary half red leather & gilt (recently restored) with red boards. Marbled boards. Three Volumes. 1) Chants Guerriers et Patriotiques. Chansons Bachiques. 2) Chansons et Chansonnettes. Chansons Burlesques et Sateriques. 3) Chansons Choisies. Romances, Rowdes et Compaintes. Each volume has two engraved title pages as well as the printed title page. Each of the songs is comprised of four leaves / 8 sides, has its title, with credits for music and illustrations - There are music, lyrics and beautiful engravings for each song. Each separate song has the printer information at the bottom of the last leaf, leaving me to wonder if this was originally issued as a part work ? Complete.

Paris: L. Curmer, 1860. A luxury copy of this beautiful first edition, in a fine binding. Full red morocco with gilt decoration across both boards. Gilt titles and decoration to spine. Edges are red with gilt embossed crosses. Silk end papers, with ornate edges. Includes 10 full-page colour plates with gold highlights, and tissue guards. Unpaginated. 335 x 255 mm (13¼ x 10 inches).

Londres: Si Trouve Chez Ogle, Duncan et co: 1819. A beautiful copy of this London imprint of a French Protestant Bible. Embossed full leather binding with gilt decoration to the front, rear and spine. All edges gilt, marbled end papers. Slight darkening and toning to the pages, but overall in beautiful condition. Separate title for the New Testament. Unpaginated, but [iv], B-2Q6, [title], 2R-3E8.

Lausanne: La Guilde du Livre et les editions Clairefontaine, 1959. Lovely copy of this scarce Jazz photo book (photographs by Michel-Claude JALARD), in a unique black and white leather binding. Limited, numbered edition, this is copy 816. The white leather has a black band to it, and the titles and image of a Jazzman are painted onto the leather. 153 pp., 130 photographs.

London: Harper Collins, 2016. A beautiful, contemporary full leather Italian binding by Rilegatoa Mano (North Italian craft binder). Handmade leather book binding with silhouette of the master. Below that his pipe in gold, with white smoke in which also a face is visible. Title and author in gold. The book itself is a paperback reprint from 2016, which although in perfect condition, is not really the object for sale! 290 pages. 200 by 140mm (7¾ by 5½ inches).

Oxford University Press, 1866. Contemporary full bone / ivory binding (boards, spine and clasp). Purple silk end papers. All edges gilt. Printed throughout in red and black. The book is held in a black leather covered box with metal catch. (box probably later). Antique Ivory (worked prior to 1947) is legal to own.