Historical Documents, Original Art, Autographs and Ephemera to include the Will of M K Gandhi 1926, important original art by K H Ara, F N Souza and S H Raza and documents relating to India and the Punjab

Ecclesiastical – Roman Catholics 17th c five editions of The Weekly Pacquet of Advice from Rome – of The History of Popery. Nos 4 11 23 27 and 34 ...

Travel and Exploration Journal of Travels made through the Principal Cities of Europe...translated from the French of M L Dutens ...by John Highmo...

Ecclesiastical 1711 The Representation Examined being Remarks on the State of Religion in England. London 1711. Together with ‘A Representation of...

Ecclesiastical 1702 The Bill Entitled An Act for Preventing Occasional Conformity ...and the reports of the several conferences relating thereunto...

A chronicle of the reign of Edward V – one of the ‘Princes in the Tower’ – Ecclesiastical – Autograph – William Whitaker leading churchman during ...

Staffordshire – Coal Mining legal document dated 1935 being the lease of the Woodhead Seam of Coal under the lands in the parish of Dilhorne Staff...

William III – Captain Kidd the Pirate and Nicholas Bayard his accomplice The Trial for High Treason of Colonel Nicholas Bayard in the Province of ...

Medical early diploma certificate issued by the Royal College of Edinburgh dated 1810 printed document with ms insertions signed to base by variou...

Military two fine documents. The first dated 1756 being a return for the six companies of invalids at the Royal Citadel of Plymouth and the second...

Autograph – Laurence Hyde Earl of Rochester document signed (small portion torn away removing the last letter of the signature) dated 1685 being a...

Thomas Fairfax – [Parliamentary Commander in the Civil War] ms document being an abstract of title concerning the Fairfax family. The watermark in...

Political – Benjamin Disraeli Prime Minister printed invitation ticket issued by the Duke and Duchess of Buckingham and Chandos inviting Mr and Mr...

Obligation Bond 1590 document on a single leaf of vellum written in both Latin and English being an obligation bond for Walter and William Calverl...

Obligation Bond 1615 attractive document on a single leaf of vellum dated 1615 being an obligation bond for Gervais Fitzwillin written in Latin to...

Crimean War – Siege of Sebastopol edition of the Northampton Mercury for April 14th 1855 with an extensive report on the Siege – printing blemish ...

Railways two good early letters concerning railways including a letter of 1848 from a foundry concerning the manufacture of turntables for the Gla...

Theatre – autograph – Anne Francoise Hippolyte Mars French Actress autograph letter signed in French c1834 to Jouslin de la Salle Director of the ...

Theatre – autograph – George William Lowell (1804-1878) dramatist autograph letter signed to the actor Benjamin Webster incorporating an amendment...

Theatre – autograph – William Smith actor the first to play Charles Surface in ‘School for Scandal’ autograph letter signed to a fellow actor sayi...

Theatre – George Bernard Shaw – Malvern Festival bound collation of the Malvern Festival programmes for the years 1929-37 featuring the production...

Theatre – George Bernard Shaw – Malvern Festival a fine photo album containing professional bw stills showing productions at the Malvern Festival ...

Political – autograph – Daniel O’Connell leading Irish and Whig politician autograph letter signed ‘D O’Connell’ Wednesday no year but probably No...

Medical – Dissertatio metaphysico medica inauguralis de animo humano ejusque in corpus effectibus by Thomas Daniel of Leiden University dated 1776...

Napoleon – letters from Napoleon’s Generals group of four letters signed by Napoleon’s Generals including a 1p letter from Gebneral Ferrier Gratie...

Ephemera – Victorian autograph album compiled by Clara Wurtzburg of Leeds in 1887 with a variety of ms entries presumably from friends and family ...

Middle East series of approx 31 ms letters (many extensive) from MQMS R W Groves serving with the Persian and Iraq force between November 1945 and...

Science good group of approx 7 printed Royal Society philosophical transactions 19th c various subjects including the tides the ecliptic the prope...

Music – Mozart early edition of the Air with variations for the piano London Goulding D’Almaine Potter & Co c1814. Some browning and soiling but g...

London Gazette – Smugglers edition for June 6th 1747 folio 8pp topics include a large section dealing with smugglers in Kent and Sussex ...[more]

London Gazette edition for November 14th 1769 folio 4pp including a list of newly appointed County Sheriffs ...[more]

London Gazette edition for September 29th 1761 containing congratulations of the marriage of George III and a large number of bankruptcy notices e...

London Gazette edition for January 21st 1881 folio 53pp including lists of naval prize money Bank of England accounts military appointments etc ....

Marriage Settlement two ledgers prepared for the marriage settlement of J H Bonham-Carter 1920s listing shareholdings values etc etc. ...[more]

An important reference work on printing Printing Hand Lists of English Printers 1501-1556 part IV London 1913. Providing considerable information ...

The Great Exhibition 1851 bound volume of The Engineer and Machinist magazine covering the years March 1850 to December 1851 with many reports on ...

Ephemera – Peep Show – The Great Exhibition Lane’s Telescopic View of the Interior of the Great Exhibition of 1851 published in London in June 185...

Ceylon partly printed document undated but early 19th c being a plantation return for the number of men employed with ms insertions on the obverse...

Wellington and the Peninsular War edition of the Morning Chronicle for June 6th 1811 carrying a long dispatch from Wellington concerning the Penin...

Military ms document on 2pp 4to being the details of the duty by the Brigade of Foot Guards and Colonel Durours Regiment of Foot based at Ghent da...

Australia – Photographs – a voyage to Australia 1904 good album featuring approx 42 snapshots taken during a voyage from England to Freemantle in ...

Autograph – America – Everard Peck document signed by Peck as a witness to an arbitration bond. Manuscript in ink dated Rochester New York no date...

Antique Map – World and British Isles J & C Walker map of the World and a Chart of the British Isles by J & C Walker 1831 contained in a paper by ...

Railways fine ms letter dated1851 written from Belton Colliery Co Durham discussing in detail the difficulties they were encountering with a railw...

Autograph – Ballet – Dame Margot Fonteyn bw 10x8 showing her in ‘Swan Lake’ with Rudolf Nureyev signed by her across the image ...[more]

Autographs – classical music small group of album pages bearing the signatures of various classical musicians including W H Reed Ivor Atkins Elsie...

Ephemera – postal history – Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson unusual French issue first day cover dated June 3rd 1937 commemorating the wedding of Edwa...

Ephemera – Royalty – Princess Victoria charming print on card showing the Christening of Princess Victoria the Princess Royal on February 10th 184...

Ephemera – Royalty – Edward VII rare souvenir print showing the Christening of Edward VII on January 25th 1842 on card a little wear but a very pl...

Signed by Edward and Mrs Simpson Autographs – Edward and Mrs Simpson typed document signed by both at the head ‘Edward’ and ‘Wallis Windsor’ dated...

Maritime – Naval – HMS Bombay 1864 leather bound volume imprinted ‘In Memory of S.S.’ containing approx22 autograph letters from Samuel Stanbridge...

Edinburgh Burgess Ticket document on vellum dated August 5th 1817 being a Burgess Ticket for Thomas Inglis Surgeon to be a Burgess and Guild Membe...

Ephemera – Edith Cavell silk portrait of her showing her seated with her dog approx 14x9cms good condition together with a small group of carte de...

Autographs – photographs – theatre a fine group of early 20th c theatrical photographs all signed by cast members including three scenes from ‘The...

WWI – Prisoners of War – Football three original photographs two taken by Samson & Co of Krefeld at the allied POW camp in Krefeld c1916. The firs...

Walpole and the Treaty of Utrecht Report from the Committee of Secrecy appointed by order of the House of Commons to examine several books and pap...

Theatre original typescript with many corrections alterations etc and with attendant correspondence for ‘The Three Cornered Hat’ a play derived fr...

Manuscript Music early 19th c an album of manuscript music early 19th c featuring approx 28 pieces written out for voice with piano accompaniment ...

An 18th c proposal of marriage draft of a letter 18th c clearly written as a proposal of marriage. From the different inks used in two sections of...

Royalty – the Queen delightful series of three snapshots taken of George VI and Queen Elizabeth with the young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret o...

London three 19th c indentures on parchment relating to London properties including those at Lewisham and Wapping together with researcher notes a...