Tunnicliffe (Charles, illustrator). The Long Flight, by Terence Horsley, illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe, 1st edition, Country Life, 1947, tinted plates, original blue cloth in dust wrapper, a little rubbed and spine lightly discoloured, with portion at foot missing, 4to, together with Profitable Wonders, by E.L. Grant Watson, illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe, 1st edition, Country Life, 1949, monochrome illustrations, original cloth, with some damp marking to lower edges, in dust wrapper, price-clipped, 4to, plus The Old Stag and Other Hunting Stories, by Henry Williamson, illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe, 1st illustrated edition, 1933, monochrome illustrations, original green cloth in dust wrapper, a little rubbed and some marks, 8vo, and Our Bird Book/Both Sides of the Road, by Sidney Rogerson and Charles Tunnicliffe, 2nd edition/1st edition respectively, Collins, 1947/49, colour plates, monochrome illustrations, some light spotting to preliminary leaves, both original cloth in dust wrappers, some spotting and discolouration, 4to, plus others illustrated by Tunnicliffe and Agnes Miller Parker, including In the Heart of the Country by H.E. Bates, The Seasons & The Gardener, by H.E. Bates, Walking with Fancy, by E.L. Grant Watson, Through the Woods/Down the River, by H.E. Bates and Agnes Miller Parker, etc, some in dust wrappers, mainly 4to/8vo (25)
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Taunt (Henry W.). A New Map of the River Thames from Thames Head to London, (on a scale of two inches to a mile), from Entirely new Surveys made Personally by the Author and Corrected to the Present Time..., 6th edition, Oxford: Taunt & Co., [1897?], 4pp. publisher's adverts at front, mounted photograph frontispiece, large folding table, 33 double-page lithograph maps, each with inset mounted photographs, five plates (2 with photographs), library ink stamps to endpapers, front free endpaper torn, hinges split, original green cloth with blocked decoration in gilt & black, 8vo, together with Potter (Beatrix), The Tailor of Gloucester, 1st edition, 1903, colour frontispiece and plates, ink stamp to verso of title, library label & number to front free endpaper, text block broken between half-title & frontispiece, hinges repaired, original maroon boards with inset picture to upper cover, rebacked perserving original spine, light wear and marks, 16mo, plus other ex-library books, including British topography, and a defective copy of A History of the Art of Bookbinding by W. Salt Brassington, 1894 (a carton)
Roman Catholic Rite. Evangelia, Quae Per Totum Annum Leguntur, Tam De Tempore, Quam De Santis, Ex Missali Romano..., Matriti, 1790, 8 monochrome engraved plates, plus engraved title, later inscription to verso of title page, lacking any pages after Commune Sanctorum page 33, contemporary gilt decorated full calf with brass clasps, boards rubbed with minor loss, large 8vo, together with Cardina (Virgerii S.R.E.), Historiae Admirandae Tomus alter..., volume 2 only, 1616, 4 monochrome plates, plus engraved title page, later inscription to head of title, some light toning and spotting, later gilt decorated mottled calf, slightly rubbed to head and foot, 4to, and Wakefield (Gilbert), The Poems of Mr. Gray, with Notes..., G. Kearsley, 1786, period annotation to page 36, title page partially detached, some light marks, bookplate to front pastedown, later gilt decorated tree calf, spine and hinges slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other 17th-19th century theology, reference and miscellaneous literature, including The Sporting Magazine..., volumes 2 & 3, 1793-94, all leather bindings, some French language, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Aldin (Cecil). Old Inns, 1921, limited edition 290/300, signed by the author to the limitation page, 16 colour tipped in plates with tissue guards, plus 44 monochrome illustrations, endpapers and half title slightly toned, original decorated half vellum, boards slightly rubbed, spine slightly toned and rubbed to head and foot, large 8vo, together with Rackham (Arthur, illustrator), Little Brother, Little Sister and Other Tales by The Brothers Grimm, 1st edition, 1917, 12 tipped in colour plates with tissue guards, plus numerous monochrome illustrations, some light spotting, original gilt decorated green cloth, boards, hinges and spine slightly rubbed with minor loss, 4to, and Rentoul (Annie R. & Outhwaite, Ida Rentoul), The Little Green Road to Fairyland, reprint edition, 1932, 8 colour and 8 monochrome plates, some light spotting, some text illustrations have been hand coloured with crayon, original decorated green cloth, spine slightly faded and rubbed, 4to, plus other early 20th century illustrated literature and reference, including many publications by A. & C. Black, all original cloth, some duplications, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to (6 shelves)
Fulleylove (John & Kelman, John). The Holy Land, De luxe limited edition 234/500, 1902, 92 colour and monochrome plates, with tissue guards, signed by the publisher to limitation page, frontispiece detached, some light toning, original gilt decorated white cloth, 4to, together with Kelman (John & Thomas, Margaret), From Damascus to Palmyra, 1908, 84 colour and monochrome plates, plus folding map to rear, period inscription to front endpaper, some light spotting and water damage, original decorated cloth, boards and spine slightly rubbed and toned, 4to, and Forrest (A.S. & Ben Susan, S.L.), Morocco, 1904, 74 colour plates, cracked front gutters, some light toning, original decorated cloth, spine slightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, 4to, plus other A. & C. Black travel publications, including UK, Europe & the Middle East, all original cloth, some in dust jackets, some duplications, G/VG, 4to (6 shelves)
Schneider (J.H., publisher). Atlas Des Enfants: Ou Methode Nouvelle..., nouvelle edition, Amsterdam, 1773, monochrome engraved frontispiece and title page, plus 22 colour folding maps, lacking front endpaper, repairs to pages 249-252, some light marks, contemporary gilt decorated full calf, boards and spine rubbed with minor loss, small 8vo, together with Waller (Horace), The Last Journals of David Livingstone, In Central Africa, from 1865 to his death, volumes 1 & 2, 1874, numerous monochrome illustrations, period inscriptions to front endpapers, lacking maps to rear pocket of volume 1, volume 1 front board and spine partially detached, uniform original gilt decorated plum, cloth, spines faded and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, and Taylor (Isaac), Scenes in Asia..., 3rd edition, 1822, Scenes in Europe..., 6th edition, 1823, both with monochrome folding map frontispiece, monochrome illustrations, both contemporary red quarter morocco to illustrated boards, spines rubbed with some minor loss, boards slightly marked, 8vo, plus other 19th and early 20th century travel reference, mostly original cloth, some leather bindings, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)
Morris (William). The Water of The Wonderous Isles, 1897, some light spotting, original red cloth, boards slightly marked, 8vo, plus one other, The Well at the World's End, volumes 1 & 2, reprint edition, 1903, some light toning and spotting, uniform contemporary white cloth spines to blue paper boards, slightly marked and rubbed, 8vo, together with Jefferies (Richard), Nature Near London, 1883, some light spotting, original decorated grey cloth, slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, and Beele (Cuthbert), Glencreggan: Or, A Highland Home in Cantire, volumes 1 & 2, 1861, 2 colour frontispiece with tissue guards, plus monochrome illustrations, some light toning, uniform contemporary gilt decorated green cloth, boards and spines rubbed, 8vo, plus other 19th and early 20th century literature including 41 pocket editions, all original cloth some gilt decorated, G/VG, 8vo (3 shelves)
Holland (Clive & Smith, Montagu). Old and New Japan, 1907, 52 colour illustrations including frontispiece with tissue guard, some light toning, original decorated grey cloth, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, 4to, together with Darwin (Charles), Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries visited during the Voyage round the World of H.M.S. 'Beagle', new edition, 1890, numerous monochrome illustrations, front guttering slightly cracked, some light spotting, original gilt decorated green cloth, slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus other mostly modern travel reference, including publications by A. & C. Black, Batsford, Gollancz, all orignial cloth, mostly in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo, folio (6 shelves)
Thompson (Aaron). The British History, Translated into English from the Latin of Jeffrey of Monmouth, J. Bowyer, 1718, some minor spotting, later gilt-decorated full calf, spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Curtis (John), Farm Insects..., 1860, numerous colour plates plus black and white illustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, some minor spotting, contemporary gilt-decorated red half calf, front board detached, boards and spine rubbed with minor loss to head and foot, 4to, and Burns (Robert), The Poetical Works, volumes 1 & 2, 1808, black and wood engravings by Thomas Bewick, some light spotting, uniform contemporary gilt-decorated red half calf, volume 1 front board detached, boards and spines marked and slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus other 16th - 19th-century antiquarian literature and reference, including The Historie of the World in Five Books, by Walter Ralegh, 1652, incomplete and lacking some maps, folio, all leather bindings, some odd volumes, condition is generally F/G, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)
Hewitt (Edward Ringwood). Secrets of the Salmon, 1922, period inscription to front pastedown, 53 black and white illustrations, some light toning, original green cloth spine to boards in slipcase, spine toned with water damage, slipcase damaged to head, 8vo, (limited edition 611/780), together with Gallichan (Walter M.), Fishing in Wales, A Guide to the Angler, 1903, black and white frontispice, some light spotting, some loss to front pastedown, original gilt-decorated green cloth, spine slightly faded, 8vo, plus Heath (Francis George), Autumnal Leaves, 12 colour plates plus black and white illustrations, some light spotting, original decorated brown cloth, boards slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other early 20th-century and modern fishing and sporting reference, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)
Heber (Reginald). Narrative of a Journey Through the Upper Provinces of India, from Calcutta to Bombay, 1824-1825..., volumes 1-3, 4th edition, 1829, some minor spotting, uniform contemporary gilt-decorated green half calf, boards and spines slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Robertson (William), The History of America, volumes 1-3, 5th edition, 1788, 3 black and white folding maps to front of volumes 1 & 2, some light marks, uniform full calf, boards and spines slightly rubbed and cracked, volume 1 lacking spine label, 8vo, plus Ruskin (John), Modern Painters, volumes 1-5 (bound in 4), 5th edition, 1851, bookplates to front pastedowns, uniform contemporary gilt-decorated calf, boards slightly marked, spines slightly rubbed, large 8vo, plus other 18th and 19th-century miscellaneous antiquarian literature, including some French language, some odd volumes, all leather bindings, many gilt-decorated, condition is generally G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Audubon (John James). The Birds of America, new edition, New York, 1953, 435 colour illustrations plus black and white portrait frontispice, original green cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly marked and rubbed to head and foot, large 8vo, together with Tunnicliffe (C.F.), Shorelands Summer Diary, reprint edition, 1984, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original red cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed to head and foot, large 8vo, plus Witherby (H.F., et al), The Handbook of British Birds, volumes 1-5, reprint edition, 1943, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, some light toning, uniform original blue cloth in price-clipped dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed, 4to, plus other modern natural history and ornithology reference, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)
Scott (Walter). Novels and Tales of The Author of Waverley, volumes 1-12, 3rd edition, 1819, numerous black and white plates, some light spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt-decorated red half morocco, boards and spines slightly rubbed with minor loss, large 4to, plus other modern Scottish literature and historical reference, some leather bindings, many original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (6 shelves)
Dodsley (R.). Miscellanies, volumes 1 & 2 (bound in one), 2nd & 5th edition, 1777, monochrome portrait frontispiece, plus 2 monochrome titles, period inscription to head of volume 2 half title, some light spotting, bookplate to front pastedown, front board and endpaper partially detached, contemporary half calf, boards and spine rubbed, 8vo, together with Blasse (Samuel), A Course of Lectures on the Holy Festivals..., F. & C. Rivington, 1797, period inscription to front endpaper, bookplate to front pastedown, stain to spine edge of title page, some light spotting and offsetting, contemporary full calf, spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, and Moore (W., Publisher), The Whisperer, numbers 1-25 (bound in one), February 17th-August 4th 1770, front boards and endpaper partially detached, some light marks, contemporary calf, leather partially detached from front board, some loss, 8vo, plus other 18th and 19th century literature and periodicals, some disbound volumes, mostly leather bindings, condition is generally fair/good, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Allingham (Helen). Happy England, with Memoir and Descriptions by Marcus B. Huish, A & C Black, 1903, 80 colour plates, light spotting front and rear, hinges reinforced, bookplate, top edge gilt, original decorative cloth gilt, spine a little toned with tiny tears at ends, 4to, Edition de luxe, 4/750 signed by the artist, together with five others by A & C Black, including Kate Greenaway, by M.H. Spielmann and G.S. Layard, 1905 and Plant-Life, by Charles A. Hall, 1905 (spines faded) and The Homes of Tennyson, 1905 (6)
Ferrario (Giulio). Il Costume Antico & Moderno, Asia, volumes I-7 only; Europa, volumes 1-10 only, Livorno, 1830-37, 135 maps, plates and plans, most hand-coloured, a few closed tears, some spotting and toning, contemporary vellum, spines with brown and green labels, a little rubbed with light stains, 8vo Sold as a collection of plates not subject to return. (17)
Dent (Emma). Annals of Winchcombe and Sudeley, 1877, engraved vignette to title (ink stamp to verso), plates and illustrations, lower margin of page 4 with adhesive residue and light skinning, front blank inscribed 'from the author', library bookplates and ink stamps to front endpaper, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, modern black half morocco, library classification number at foot of spine, large 4to, together with another inscribed copy of the same work, endpapers renewed, original cloth, rebacked & corners repaired, rubbed, large 4to, with The Winchcombe & Sudeley Record, vols. 1-7, (i.e. issues 1-84) in one, 1890-96, numerous colour and black & white plates (few folding), ink stamp at head of first title, front blank inscribed by Mrs Dent, Sudeley Castle, January 1898, library label & stamp to front endpaper, modern green quarter morocco, library number at foot of spine, 4to, plus two others related, all ex-library (5)
Leland (John). The Itinerary of John Leland the Antiquary, publish'd from the Original MS. in the Bodleian Library by Thomas Hearne, 9 volumes, 3rd edition, Oxford, 1768-69, folding engraved plate of the Stunsfield pavement (with some light offsetting) to volume VIII, occasional illustrations to text, contemporary uniform diced calf, modern rebacks, with contrasting red and green morocco labels, rubbed and some wear to outer edges corners, 8vo (9)
Field (Cyril). Britain's Sea-Soldiers. A History of the Royal Marines and their Predecessors and of their Services in Action, Ashore and Afloat, and upon Sundry Other Occasions of Moment, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Liverpool, 1924, colour and black and white illustrations, scattered light spotting, volume I front hinge broken, top edges gilt, original half morocco gilt, joints and edges rubbed, 4to, together with Britain's Sea Soldiers. A Record of the Royal Marines During the War 1914-1919, Compiled by General Sir H.E. Blumberg, Devonport, 1927, colour frontispiece, maps and illustrations, top edge gilt, uniformly bound as above, a little rubbed, 4to, plus The Royal Marine Artillery 1804-1923, by Edward Fraser and L.G. Carr-Laughton, 2 volumes, Royal United Service Institution, 1930, maps and illustrations (volume I frontispiece detached), scattered spotting, original blue cloth gilt, edges a little rubbed, thick 4to, with two others including Major L. Edye's Historical Records of the Royal Marines, volume I [all published], 1893, and Gillespie (Alexander), An Historical Review of the Royal Marine Corps, from its Original Institution down to the Present Era, 1803, 1st edition, Birmingham, 1803, half title, aquatint frontispiece, engraved vignette, light marginal dampstains to first few leaves, hinges reinforced, bookseller description pasted at end, recent blue half morocco, 4to (8)
Lewis (William, publisher). Lewis's New Traveller's Guide and Panorama of England and Wales containing forty-four superior maps..., 1836, forty-four uncoloured engraved maps (complete) including a folding map of Yorkshire, light dampstaining throughout, original green cloth with publisher's printed paper label to upper cover, rubbed and marked with upper board and first few leaves near-detached, 8vo Chubb CCCLXVI (1)
Scotland's Industrial Souvenir. A Pictorial Description of the Principal Cities & Places of Historical, Industrial, & General Interest in Scotland, edited by Alan J. Woodward, 2 volumes, circa 1905, 64 chromolithographed plates advertising Scottish industry, including whisky, shipbuilding and engineering, confectionary, textiles, motor cars, wholesalers, dyes and inks and other manufacturing and trades, a few light spots, mainly to text, oval ink stamp to volume II title, original brown pictorial cloth, a little rubbed, folio (2)
Bree (Charles Robert). A History of the Birds of Europe, not Observed in the British Isles, volumes II-IV only, 1867, 178 hand-coloured wood-engraved plates of birds and eggs, a few detached, a few spots, original cloth gilt, spines defective, covers detaching, 8vo, together with The Natural History of Birds, by Count Buffon, volumes II, IV-IX only, 1793, numerous copper plates and wood engravings (after Bewick), some light spotting, bookplates, contemporary diced calf, spines a little rubbed and chipped at ends, 8vo, plus R. Bowdler Sharpe's Sketch-Book of British Birds, 1898 (11)
Darwin (Robert Waring). New Experiments on the Ocular Spectra of Light and Colours, Read at the Royal Society, March 23, 1786, 1st edition, J. Nichols, 1786, 36 pages, four hand-coloured plates only (of 5, but with later added plate on different paper stitched in) uncut, edges a little frayed, disbound, 4to ESTC T186348. Rare. Robert Waring Darwin (1766-1848) was a medical doctor and the father of Charles Darwin. "Robert provided the first empirical evidence that small eye movements are made even when people attempt to keep them fixed. This he found during his studies of the afterimages of colored stimuli in which he noticed that while a person tried to fixate a colored circle, a lucid edge appeared on the adjacent white-paper background. He concluded "as by the unsteadiness of the eye a part of the fatigued retina falls on the white paper."" (Burntwood Family History Group). (1)
Evelyn (John). Silva: Or, a Discourse of Forest-Trees, 2 volumes, 3rd edition, revised, corrected and considerably enlarged, York, 1801, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I, 45 engraved plates, some offsetting and light spotting, previous owner signature, contemporary half calf, joints cracking, some edge wear, 4to, together with Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, edited by William Bray, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, 1819, engraved portrait frontispiece to each, engraved plates and plans, some offsetting and spotting, contemporary half calf, volume II lacking spine, all covers detached, 4to (4)
Hill (John). An History of Animals Containing Descriptions of the Birds, Beasts, Fishes and Insects, of the Several Parts of the World; and Including Accounts of the Several Classes of Animalcules Visible only by the Assistance of Microscopes..., 1752, half-title, ink signature to upper blank margin of title, twenty-eight hand-coloured engraved plates, occasional minor paint smudging and light dust-soiling, 3 plates slightly frayed and with soiled margins, plate 18 with short vertical closed tear at foot into image, modern half calf, folio (1)
Kuhnert (Wilhelm, and Lydekker, R.). Animal Portraiture, being Fifty Studies, 1st edition, 1912, fifty mounted colour plates with accompanying text descriptions, light spotting mainly affecting first and last few leaves, early ownership inscription to front free endpaper, top edge gilt, original pictorial brown cloth, gilt lettered, slightly marked and extremities lightly rubbed, folio (1)
Golownin (Captain Vasily Mikhailovich). Narrative of My Captivity in Japan, during the Years 1811, 1812 and 1813; with Observations on the Country and the People.... to which is added, An Account of Voyages to the Coasts of Japan, and of Negotiations with the Japanese, for the Release of the Author and his Companions, by Captain Rikord, volume 1 (of two) only, 1st edition, 1818, some light scattered spotting, contemporary half calf, rubbed and worn, joints cracked, 8vo Golownin was captured off the coast of Kamchatka whilst on a Russian surveying expedition. (1)
[Miller, Hugh]. Poems, written in the Leisure Hours of a Journeyman Mason, 1st edition, Inverness: Printed by R. Carruthers, 1829, half-title, edges untrimmed, original boards, neatly rebacked, 12mo, together with The Old Red Sandstone; or New Walks in an Old Field, 1st edition, Edinburgh: John Johnstone, 1841, folding hand-coloured lithograph frontispiece and nine uncoloured plates, occasional spotting, sewing slightly weak, bookplate of Sir Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton, 10th Baronet FRS (1806-1881) to upper pastedown and related inscription to front free endpaper, original cloth with original worn printed title label to spine, 8vo, with a 2nd edition of the same work, and The Centenary of Hugh Miller being an Account of the Celebration held at Cromarty on 22nd August, 1902, Glasgow, 1902, black & white portrait frontispiece, light spotting, original cloth gilt, 8vo, plus Gillespie (William), The Theology of Geologists, as Exemplified in the Cases of the Late Hugh Miller, and Others, 2 parts in one, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1859, title to printed wrappers, paper reback faded, some creasing & dust-soiling to covers, 8vo (5)
Taunton (Thomas Henry). Portraits of Celebrated Racehorses of the Past and Present Centuries, in Strictly Chronological Order, Commencing in 1702 and Ending in 1870. Together with their Respective Pedigrees and Performances Recorded in Full, 4 volumes, 1887-88, numerous monochrome plates, a few detached, occasional light soiling, contemporary presentation inscription, endpapers renewed, top edges gilt, untrimmed in original boards with red calf rebacks, a little rubbed, some light dampstains to covers, 4to, together with A History of Steeple-Chasing, by William C.A. Blew, 1st edition, 1901, 28 hand-finished colour plates by Henry Alken, a few light spots, rear hinge a little tender, top edge gilt, original green cloth gilt, spine a little darkened and rubbed at ends, slight lean, 8co, plus The History of the St. Leger Stakes 1776-1901, by J.S. Fletcher, 1902, illustrations, a few colour, endpapers a little toned, top edge gilt, original green cloth gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo, with four others including Frank Siltzer's Newmarket: Its Sport and Personalities, 1923 (inscribed by the author) and Theodore Andrea Cook's A History of the English Turf, 6 volumes, 1901, and Eclipse & O'Kelly..., 1907 (15)
Wallace (Alfred Russel). The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-Utan, and the Bird of Paradise. A Narrative of Travel with Studies of Man and Nature, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, 1869, half titles, two folding colour maps, wood-engraved illustrations, scattered light spotting, endpapers sometime renewed, original green cloth gilt, spine ends a trifle rubbed, 8vo, together with Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection. A Series of Essays, 1st edition, 1870, 43 pp. publisher's list at end, a few light spots, original green cloth, spine slightly darkened, 8vo, plus Stanford's Compendium of Geography and Travel, Australasia, edited and extended by Alfred R. Wallace, 1879, and two others (6)
Herbert (Thomas). Some Yeares Travels into Divers Parts of Asia and Afrique. Describing Especially the two Famous Empires, the Persian, and great Mogull: Weaved with the History of these later Times. As also, many Rich and Spacious Kingdomes in the Orientall India, and other parts of Asia; Together with the Adjacent Isles. Severally relating the Religion, Language, Qualities, Customes, Habit, Descent, Fashions, and other Observations touching them. With a Revivall of the first Discoverer of America, revised and enlarged by the author, printed for Jacob Blome and Richard Bishop, 1638, additional engraved title, engraved maps and illustrations in text, lacking leaves D1-4 and QQ2-3, E4 torn with some loss of text, light waterstain to lower area throughout, some light soiling and a few corners torn away, bookplate, contemporary calf, rubbed with some wear to spine, folio ESTC S119691; Sabin 13471; STC 13191. The second edition, revised by the author, the first edition published in 1634. Sir Thomas Herbert (1606-1682) sailed with Sir Dodmore Cotton and Sir Robert Shirley's ambassadorial party to Persia in 1627-28, and after Cotton and Shirley's deaths, continued to travel extensively in Persia and surrounding countries, returning back to England via Ceylon, Mauritius and St. Helena in 1629. Sold with all faults not subject to return. (1)
GOOD SELECTION OF EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY AND LATER EPHEMERA to include; two 1920's family and friends AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS with some illustrations, 'Air Raid Precautions Hand Book No. 3.', 'Medical Treatment of Gas Casualties, 1937', Our Blitz Magazine etc...., RAILWAYS RELATED to include; LNER 'Colour Light Signalling' booklet 1938, LMS MAP AND LIST OF STATIONS circa 1930's, various ROAD MAPS BY BARTHOLOMEWS AND ORDNANCE SURVEY and a SMALL SELECTION OF CHILDREN'S COMICS to include; Wizard 1959 x 3, Sparky 1965, Hotspur 1959 etc.....
MAINLY PRE-WAR ARTEFACT'S to include; pair of Victorian electroplate scissor pattern CANDLE SNUFFERS, MINIATURE GUINNESS BOTTLE PETROL LIGHT, PAIR OF INDIAN TOOLED LEATHER SLIPPERS, oriental gilt metal and leather CIGAR CASE with floral silk work decoration to interior, shield pattern DESK SEAL, Ostrich egg etc....
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