Printed Books, Maps & Playing Cards, Jane Austen, Children's Books, Modern Literature, Bookbinding

*Blocking machine. A small blocking machine by Kingsley Gold Stamping Machine Co., Hollywood, California, USA, together with a selection of alloy ...

* Book covers. A selection of antiquarian book covers and boards, mostly 17th & 18th century, mostly vellum bound and a few in pigskin etc., some ...

* Book press. A cast iron book press (or copy press), finished in black, platen approximately 30 x 25 cm (12 x 10 inches), opening to 6 cm (2.25 i...

* Book/linen press. A book or linen press, of hardwood construction, central screw thread with acorn-shaped finial, platen approximately 70.5 x 34...

* Decorative finishing tools. 20 brass decorative finishing tools, including centre and corner tools, makers include Timbury, Morris & Co. and Hic...

* Decorative finishing tools. 20 brass decorative finishing tools, including centre and corner tools, makers include Morris & Co., Royle, Searle l...

* Decorative finishing tools. 20 brass decorative finishing tools, including centre and corner tools, makers include Paas, Royle and Timbury (most...

* Decorative finishing tools. 23 brass decorative finishing tools, including centre and corner tools, makers include Brook, Hicks, Morris & Co. an...

* Decorative Pallets. 10 decorative pallets, makers include De Lacy, Morris & Co., and Timbury (mostly unnamed), together with one single word pal...

* Decorative Pallets. 15 decorative pallets, makers include Beard, H. Sampson, Morris & Co., Paas and Timbury (few unnamed), with wooden handle to...

* Decorative rolls & fillets. A collection of 11 decorative rolls and fillets, comprising three decorative rolls, five single-line fillet, one dou...

* Finishing stove. A floor-standing finishing stove, late 19th century, in its original state for town gas, with tool supporting ring approximatel...

* Paper. A selection of salvaged endpapers, mostly 18th & 19th century, including plain hand-made, machine-made, and a selection of marbled endpap...

* Gold finishing & bookbinding equipment. A selection of gold finishing equipment & materials, including one book of gold leaf, one book of silver...

* Handle letters. Five sets of handle letters, including two sets with serif typefaces, letter heights approximately 19 & 26 mm, and three sets wi...

* Handle letters. Five sets of handle letters, including three sets with serif typefaces, letter heights approximately 13, 19 & 26 mm, and two set...

* Handle letters. Four sets of large gothic handle letters, letter heights approximately 20, 25, 26 & 34 mm, wooden handle to eachQTY: (2 cartons)...

* Leather & bookcloth. A selection of morocco bookbinding leather, various colours and one large part skin of pigskin (natural/ cream colour), plu...

* Leather. A selection of pieces of vintage 'Russia' leather, circa 18th century?, including some larger piecesQTY: (a carton)NOTE:Provenance: Fro...

* Marbled paper. A collection of 27 sheets of handmade marbled paper, including 13 by Payhembury, 8 by Victoria Hall, and 6 other 20th century mar...

* Marbled paper. A collection of 27 sheets of handmade marbled paper, including 14 by Payhembury, 8 by Victoria Hall, and 5 other 20th century mar...

* Marbled paper. A collection of approximately 200 unused sheets of early 20th-century marbled paper, with a large selection of patterns, approxim...

* Nipping press. A Dryad nipping press, of wood and metal construction, central screw thread with tightening wheel and metal side support pillars,...

* Paper. An oak 14-drawer filing cabinet, c.1920's containing a large collection of salvaged endpapers, mostly 18th & 19th century, including plai...

* Book press. A cast iron book press (or copy press), finished in black, platen approximately 30.5 x 25 cm (12 x 10 inches), opening to 5.5 cm (2....

* Book press. A cast iron book press (or copy press), finished in black (some wear to paintwork), platen approximately 27.5 x 21.5 cm (10.75 x 8.5...

* Decorative finishing tools. 25 brass decorative finishing tools, including centre and corner tools, majority unnamed, three with makers names (M...

* Decorative finishing tools. 41 brass decorative finishing tools, comprising 26 centre and few corner tools, makers include Browne, Dyer, Price, ...

* Decorative finishing tools. 50 brass decorative finishing tools, including centre and corner tools, including simple ornaments, majority unnamed...

* Finishing presses. Three hardwood finishing presses, comprising one with 47 cm (18.5 ins) between wooden screw threads, opening to 18 cm (7 ins)...

* Finishing tools. A collection of 23 decorative finishing tools, comprising eight decorative corner finishing tools (4 pairs), eight decorative p...

* Finishing tools. A collection of 34 decorative finishing tools, comprising 23 decorative centre & corner finishing tools (two by Morris & Co., r...

* Finishing tools. A selection of decorative rolls, fillets and pallets etc., comprising three decorative rolls, one single line fillet, one hatch...

* Finishing tools. Seven decorative finishing tools, late 20th century, comprising centre and corner tools with traditional designs, together with...

* Gold leaf. 40 unused books of 3 1/4" Regular deep transfer English gold leaf, comprising a total of 1000 leaves, contained in original unopened ...

* Gold leaf. 60 unused books of 3 1/4" Regular deep transfer English gold leaf, comprising a total of 1500 leaves, contained in original unopened ...

* Gold leaf. 60 unused books of 3 1/4" Regular deep transfer English gold leaf, comprising a total of 1500 leaves, contained in original unopened ...

* Handle letters. Five sets of York handle letters, comprising 10, 12, 18, 22, and 30 pt, wooden handle to each, contained in original wooden boxe...

* Handle letters. Four sets of handle letters, comprising 10pt, 14pt and 22pt Edinburgh, together with 2mm letter height handle letters (possibly ...

* Handle letters. Nine sets of handle letters, comprising 12 pt York, 18 pt Edinburgh, 8 pt serif typeface, 2mm, 3mm (2 sets), 4mm, 13mm letter he...

* Handle letters. Seven sets of handle letters, comprising 10 & 16 pt Kent, 10 & 16 pt Devon, and 14, 18 & 22 pt Edinburgh, wooden handle to each,...

* Laying press. A hardwood laying press by Hampson Bettridge & Co. Ltd., with approximately 61 cm (24 ins) between wooden screw threads, opening t...

* Laying press. A hardwood laying press by N.J. Hill & Co., with approximately 61 cm (24 ins) between wooden screw threads, opening to 28 cm (11 i...

* Leather & bookcloth. A selection of leather & bookcloth, including calf and goat skin, selection of part rolls of buckram and 'reliance' bookclo...

* Marbled paper. 52 sheets of assorted Cockerell hand-marbled paper, 1970s & later, together with Paper, A selection of Canson Ingres 100 gsm pape...

* Marbled paper. A selection of approximately 180 sheets of marbled and Seymour Fancy Paper Co. papers, 20th century, including 10 sheets of late ...

* Paper. A selection of modern handmade paper, comprising mostly thick sheets, some with two sheets laminated together, shades including white, cr...

* Paring machine. A Brockman Paring Machine, finished in black, on original wooden base, together with Bookbinding equipment, tools & materials, i...

* Type and finishing tools. Four sets of 30 pt brass type and miscellaneous selection of finishing tools, 30 pt brass type comprising Devon, Kent,...

* Type. Nine sets of York brass type, comprising 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 22, 24 & 30 pt York brass type, together with one set of condensed 10 pt s...

* Print Racks. A pair of four-legged modern Print or Map Stands, two stained wooden racks, each with a removable dividing bar at the base, height ...

* Bookcase. A 1920s Globe Wernicke oak bookcase, comprising 3 tiers each with hinged glass door with transfer print manufacturers logo, general we...

* Bookcase. A 1920s Globe Wernicke oak bookcase, comprising 3 tiers each with hinged glass door with transfer print manufacturers logo, general we...