BOOKS AND COLLECTORS ITEMS

NGAIO MARSH. a collection of 15 first editions all with unclipped dj, "Died in the Wool." 1945 onwards. ...[more]

E.C.R. LORAC. "Murder in the Mill Race." 1st, unclipped dj 1952; "The Theft of the Iron Dogs." 1st, clipped dj, 1946; "Ask a Policeman." 1st, uncl...

FREEMAN WILLS CROFTS. "Inspector French & the Cheyne Mystery." 1st, orig cl, 1926; "Inspector French & the Starvel Tragedy." 1st, orig cl, 1927; "...

AGATHA CHRISTIE. "They came to Baghdad." 1st, orig cl, unclipped dj, 1951 vg copy; "A Murder is Announced." 1st, orig cl, unclipped dj, 1950; pl...

P.G. WODEHOUSE. "Plum Pie." 1st, unclipped dj, 1966 vg; "Full Moon." 1st, unclipped dj, vg; "Service with a Smile." 1st UK edn, unclipped dj, 1961...

CYRIL HARE. "With a Bare Bodkin." 1st, unclipped dj, 1946 vg copy; "An English Murder." 1st unclipped dj by Ardizonne 1951 vg copy; plus 3 other...

A.E.W. MASON. "The House in Lordship Lane." 1st, unclipped dj, 1946 vg; GIL NORTH. 5 1st edns all with unclipped dj; ELIZABETH FERRARS. 4 1st edn...

P.D. JAMES. "Devices & Desires." signed 1st edn, unclipped dj 1989 vg; plus 7 other by same, all 1sts with unclipped dj. ...[more]

COLIN DEXTER. "The Wench is Dead." signed 1st edn, unclipped dj, 1989 vg; plus 7 more signed 1st's by same all with unclipped dj; plus 3 others. ...

DONNA LEON. A collection of 22 signed 1st editions, all unclipped dj & in mint condition 1998-2016. ...[more]

JOHN MORTIMER. "Rumpole on Trial." 1st edn, signed 1992 fine; plus 7 other by same 4 signed; plus 6 other detective 1st some signed all vg.

ANDREA CAMILLERI. "The Shape of Water." 1st Eng, unclipped 2002 fine; plus eleven more in the Montalbano series vg.

MARTIN WALKER RUTH RENDELL ETC. various 1sts's some signed all vg; plus other crime incl green penguin 2 BOXES

ORDNANCE SURVEY. Landranger maps. SMALL BOX.

MARVEL AND DC COMICS ETC. approximately 1000, dozens of titles & characters including approx 160 "Superman", "Superboy" "Action" & related. all 19...

ERIC GILL. art catalogue "A Collection of rare proof wood & copper engravings & a few signed prints." Goldmark, 2013; plus 160 catalogues, artists...

FREDERICK DE WIT. "Novissima et Accuratissima totius Italiae ..." hand col engr map, 20 x 26 inches, c1680 framed vg.

THOMAS MILTON. Complete series of Thomas Milton's Royal Dockyards. 6 fine hand col original etched plans with views engr titles ships & ship build...

RICHARD BLOME. "England Exactly Described." bound fragment incl folding engr map "Cornwal." plus title & 4 Ogilby computed mile charts, tall 12mo ...

BOWEN & KITCHIN. "A New Improved Map of Hampshire." from the "Large English Atlas", 21 x 24 inches 1764g ...[more]

CAPT GREENVILE COLLINS. "Falmouth." large engr chart 20 x 22 inches, c1760's good.

NORDEN & HOLE. "Hamshire, olim pars Belgarum." hand col engr map, 13 x 16 inches, late 17C. ...[more]

JOHANNES BLEU. "Somersettensis Comitatas, Somersetshire." hand col engr map, cartouche & armorials, 18 x 20 inches, 1645 ...[more]

VENICE. engr map hand col in outline with vignette & inset, 18 x 21 inches, SDUK, 1838. ...[more]

SAXTON, KIP. "Somersettensis Comitatus Vulgo Somersett ..." hand col engr, cartouche, shipping etc, f&g, 13 x 16 inches, c1637 Condition report: T...

ROBERT MORDEN. "Cornwall." hand col engr map, 18 x 20 inches, c1695. ...[more]

JOHN SPEED. "Invasions of England & Ireland, with al their Civill Wars Since the Conquest." fine hand col engr map with cartouche, compass, shippi...

THOMAS BOWEN. "The World including the late Discoveries by Capt Cook ..." hand col engr map, f & g, 16 x 20 inches, c1770's vg. Condition report: ...

BELLIN (J.N.). "Carte de la Bays et Port de Plimouth." engr amp 10 x 7 inches 1764; plus facsimile "Devoniae." by Kip; plus facsimile "Devonshire....

OWEN & BOWEN. "The Road from Exeter to Truro showing Map of Cornwall 1720. ...[more]

STAFFORDSHIRE. sale particulars of the "Cotton Hall" Estate, 11 pages with folding hand col plan, 1865

PATERSON & OTHERS, 7 various road maps 18C; plus 4 misc small maps. ...[more]

JOHN SPEED. "Devonshire with Excester Described ..." hand col engr map with plan of the city armorials, cartouche etc, f&g 19 x 22 inches 17C. .....

SAXTON & HOLE. "Glocestriae Comitacius olim Sedes Dobunorum." hand col engr map with cartouche, compass etc 14 x 16 inches, early 17C (bottom marg...

RICHARD BLOME. "A Mapp of Devonshire with its Hundreds." hand col engr map with shipping, cartouche etc 15 x 17 inches c1680 ...[more]

BOWLES "Post-Chaise Companion." bound fragment containing 5 double page road maps, mod 1/4 cf, 12mo 1782; plus 3 loose strip maps.

LAURIE & WHITTLE. "Completion of the Road to Land's End...." hand col engr map 12 x 10 inches 1815; SAXTON & KIP. "Warwici Comitatus a cornauiius ...

GERARD MERCATOR. "Cornubia, Devonia ..." good hand col engr map, 18 x 20, c1633

ROBERT MORDEN. "Dorsetshire." hand col engr map, 18 x 20 inches c1695

ROBERT MORDEN. "Devonshire." hand col engr map, 18 x 20 inches, c1695

JOHN CARY. "A Map of Cornwall from the best authorities." hand col engr map 20 x 24 inches 1805; plus similar "Somersetshire."; plus one other.

FRAMED & UNFRAMED MAPS, bundle. ...[more]

ITALIAN VESUVIUS GOUACHE, good pair of primitive gouch with shipping both showing eruption, one moonlight scene, original f&g, c 1870. Condition r...

ALFRED CONCANEN ILLUSTRATIONS. "The Parcels Post." rare col litho music cover contained in music vol along with 17 other Concanen illus covers & m...

AUTOGRAPH BOOK. small album containing cricket etc 1920's on South Africa team 1924; Australia incl Ray Lindwall, Alan Davidson; Ramadhiu & Worrel...

AUTOGRAPH BOOK. small album containing driving licence George Bernard Shaw, Ayot St Lawrence, with signature, 1936; plus 4 signatures of 4 survivo...

MIDDLETON (A.H.). "Records of the Stirlingshire ... Militia ..." signed Ltd edn of 100, orig etching by D.Y. Cameron, orig cl gt (back cover faded...

CRICKET. 2 miniature bats. Gradidge "Len Hutton" autograph bat with Australai 1948 team signs printed; Gradidge "Len Hutton" autograph bat with En...

KNOKE (HEINZ). "I Flew for the Fuhrer." signed Johnnie Johnson DFC along with many other British & German aviators. unclipped dj, 1954 fine condit...

HERBAL. 37 hand col engr plts from a herbal c1820, loose 4to, pub Richard Evans, good.

HINDENBERG DISASTER. good 4 page manu account eye witness at scene Lakeland 6/5/37 written by employee of the Zeppelin Company sketch of moored ai...

SMEATON (JOHN). "Reports of the late John Smeaton, F.R.S." 3 Vols, portrait frontis & 70 engr plts (lacking 2 plts, Vol 1- no 10 & vol 2 no 1) la...

LIFE BOATS. "Report of the Committee appointed to examine the LifeBoat Models submitted to Compete for the Premium offered by His Grace the Duke o...

TOLOMEO (CLAUDIO). "Geografia." woodcuts of globes etc (lacks maps & pp 109-122 & 125-138), no covers, 4to, Veneita 1599. ...[more]

J.J. GRANDVILLE ILLUSTRATIONS. "Scenes de la Vie Privee et Publique des Animaux." 1st edn, engr plts comp, cont mor gt worn & loose, lg 8vo, 1842;...

THOMAS BLACKWELL. "Letters Concerning Mythology." 1st edn, all prefixes indexes etc comp, 411 pp comp, cont calf worn & det, sm 8vo, 1748. ...[mo...

BAKER (SIR RICHARD). "A Chronicle of the Kings of England." enlarged 2nd edn, red and black title, engr extra title, later mor, fl, 1653 g.

T.E. LAWRENCE. "Seven Pillars of Wisdom." plts comp, orig cl, uncut, 4to 1935g.

CASED MAP. 2 part folding col engr map "Cornwall." E. Stanford, large size, latest date 1898

AUTOGRAPH ALBUM. Album compiled by Robert Bateman, Curator of the Whitworth Institure, Manchester mostly theatrical ALS, photos etc.