Head down to Bury Street to find our “cartographic rarities”, as described by the Londonist. You’ll find a carefully selected range of eighteenth-century garden and estate plans by John Rocque.
Written by Matt Brown, a journalist with a mission to hand-colour all 24 sheets of the 1794 Rocque map of London!
Fine Books Magazine have covered our selection of beautifully engraved 18th century maps that chart the design and purpose of some of London’s most iconic gardens offered at this year’s Firsts London (May …
Daniel Crouch is on the Gambling Files podcast, speaking on the world’s largest private collection of playing-cards – including 3,000 decks dating from 1480 to 2024.
Listen from 27:03-1:03.11 to hear Daniel’s …
On Time Out’s recommended list of things to do, we’re featured as one of the highlights at the Winter Show – returning for its 71st edition at the Park Avenue Armory from January …
For the Winter Show 2025, Fine Books Magazine have highlighted our collection of playing-cards from The Jean Verame Collection – the largest held in private hands.
Verame is a French visual artist, and the …
The Antiques Trades Gazette covered Firsts Hong Kong, where we exhibited the first and only Dutch edition of the first atlas of Chinas made in Europe.
Read the full article here.
Formally the China in Print fair, Firsts have taken the Hong Kong international book fair under their umbrella for this coming December. It will be held in the Hong Kong Maritime Museum from 6 …
Highlights of our stand at the 56th California Antiquarian Book Fair included a 1482 Ulm Ptolemy and a set of pocket globes.
These are featured in this article from the Liberty Times of Taiwan, …
Banned Books to be Featured at Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair
12 8 月, 2022
London — Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair, organised by the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association (ABA), will return from 16-18 September for its 65th edition, with 120 international dealers exhibiting at the Saatchi Gallery …
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