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Twenty diverse works. S.L BENSUSAN. 'My Woodland Friends,' original cloth, clipped dj, illustrations, first edition, Blandford Press, 1947; LESLIE...

Twenty-five 20th century popular crime novels. MICKY SPILLANE, 'Vengance is Mine,' original dj and cloth, some spotting, Morrison & Gibb Ltd, Lond...

Sixteen works on travel. NINA MURDOCH. 'Vagrant in Summer: Holiday Memories of Nine European Towns,' first edition, original cloth, illustrations ...

Early to mid-century popular fiction JAMES F. COBB. 'Watches on the Longships,' original cloth and dj, some spotting, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co L...

Thirteen mid 20th century works. TO THE DEVIL-A DAUGHTER By Dennis Wheatley (1954) Together with AFTER THE FUNERAL By Agatha Christie (1954) and S...

Collection of books and magazines covering yoga and Zen Buddhism JESS STEARN. 'Yoga, Youth & Reincarnation,' original cloth and dj, illustrations,...

20th/21st Century First Editions NIGHTS AT THE CIRCUS By Angela Carter (1984) Hogarth press. Together with WISE CHILDREN (1991) and EXPLETIVES DEL...

George Cruikshank Illustrations. Eighteen early works. 'The Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe,' two volumes, half leather, loss to...

Twenty-four diverse illustrated works. HUGH THOMSON Illustrations. 'The Ballad of Beau Brocade', by Austin Dobson, original maroon cloth with orna...

Travel within Africa and the Asia BRIAN GARDNER. 'The Quest for Timbuctoo,' origianl cloth and dj, Cassell, 1968; W.T BLAKE. 'Thailand Journey,' o...

Travel and fiction from early to mid-century. BEVERLY NICHOLS. 'No Place Like Home,' original cloth and dj, Jonathan Cape, first edition,1936; JEA...

Lot 191

PAUL THEROUX

PAUL THEROUX THE FAMILY ARSENAL By Paul Theroux (1976) Hamish Hamilton. First edition with OLD PATAGONIAN EXPRESS (1979) Price clipped. Together w...

Lot 192

ART INTEREST

ART INTEREST WARHOL (2001) Ediciones Poligrafa. Together with SURREALISM By Uwe M Schneede (nd) Harry N Abrahams and TURNER 1775-1851 (1974) Tate ...

Collection of Robert Louis Stevenson titles. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON & LLOYD OSBOURNE. 'The Ebb Tide,' original decorative cloth, Wiilam Heinemann,...

Seventy decorative diverse works. LEWIS CARROLL. 'The Hunting of the Snark,' illustrated by Mervyn Peake, pictorial boards, vg, A Zodiak Book, 194...

Twenty titles covering climbing and caving. NORBERT CASTERET. 'More Year Under the Earth,' original cloth and dj, The Scientific Book Club, 1962; ...

MARGARET DRABBLE JERUSALEM THE GOLDEN By Margaret Drabble (1967) and THE WATERFALL (1969) Price clipped. Together with THE NEEDLE’S EYE (1972), TH...

Thirty titles relating to climbing and outdoor sports. JAMES RAMSEY ULLMAN. 'Man of Everest, the Autobiography of Tenzing,' original cloth and dj,...

Popular mid-century fiction. ALISTAIR MACLEAN. 'Guns of Navarone,' original cloth and dj, Collins, first edition, 1957; 'River of Death,' original...

Over fifty books of humor, mostly from the 1970's. Including W. C. Sellar & R. J. Yeatman, French Cartoons, Addams Family, Dennis the Menace, Wit ...

Zabelle C. BOYAJIAN (1873-1957, Slade School) The Wedding from Boyajian's book Armenian Legends and Poems. GouacheInitialledSigned and titled to t...

Zabelle C. BOYAJIAN (1873-1957, Slade School) An illustration from her book Armenian Poems and Legends The Founding of VanGouacheInitialledSigned...

Zabelle C. BOYAJIAN (1873-1957, Slade School) An illustration from her book Armenian Poems and Legends Artashes and SatenikGouacheInitialledSign...

Zabelle C. BOYAJIAN (1873-1957, Slade School) An illustration from her book Armenian Poems and Legends The Birth of Vahagn, King of ArmeniaGouac...

Zabelle C. BOYAJIAN (1873-1957, Slade School) An illustration from her book Armenian Poems and Legends The Lady and the MinstrelGouacheInitialle...

Zabelle C. BOYAJIAN (1873-1957, Slade School) An illustration from her book Armenian Poems and Legends The Lake of VanGouacheInitialledSigned an...

Joseph LEE (1902-1974) London Laughs "Ere's the blokes from the Metropolitan Water Board. Wants to know if you wants any To-Day"Ink/pen on paperSi...

CORNISH INTEREST. THE CORNISHMAN - A Newspaper For One And All; the very first publication dated 18th July 1878, vol I no 1. Advertisements from O...

George Ernest STUDDY (1878-1948). Two copper book-plates of his most-remembered creation, Bonzo the dog which first appeared in Sketch Magazine in...

James GILLRAY (1757-1815) Hound's Finding/Hound's in Full Cry/Coming in at the Death/Hound's OffEtching, aquatint (handcoloured) (4)28.5 x 39 cmWe...

Charles Samuel KEENE(1823-1891) Pleasant - VeryA finished sketch for Punch Magazine, Volume XLIII, page fifty - August 2nd, 1862, together with th...

William Heath ROBINSON(1872-1944) Early Methods of Engine CleaningPrint in ColourPublished in 1935 for Great Western Railway to celebrate their ce...

Noel SPENCER(1900-1986) Keswick HallLimited edition print 217/501Signed to the versoTogether with associated crest panel35cm x 25cm

NAPOLEAN INTEREST. Contrasted opinions respecting the new Emperor English figures expressing appropriate opinions about the coronation of Napoleon...

Gordon Frederick Browne RI RBA (15 April 1858 – 27 May 1932) Book Illustrations for Paul Carah, Cornishman (1898) by Charles Lee Three original w...

Attributed to Laurence HOUSMAN (1865-1959). The Wisdom of the Indians GraphiteInitialled25cm x 17.5cm

Late Victorian botanical studies from nature. Signed A. E. Jackson Graphite on paperVarious studies, including ivy, rose, lily and sweet-peasMostl...

A set of Late 19th/ Early 20th century humorous graphite studies. Graphite, on thin brown paper (potentially traced, preparatory drawn), featuring...

Claud Lovat FRASER(1890-1921) Caricature of Arthur Wesley Broadstreet EsqGraphite on PaperSigned and dated 26th September, 1917 with inscription t...

Valentin LEFEBVRE(c.1642-1682) after Titian Cain slaying Abel Engraving32.5cm x 30cm Editions found within The Welcome Museum and The Victoria an...

Giovanni Battista PIRANESI(1720-1778) Veduta del Tempio detto della Concordia EtchingPlate mark visible46.5cm x 70cm

Classic images of the Apollo 11 + 12 moon landings. Shot using customized 'Hasselblad' cameras, printed on paper, Spanish text, 1.5" hole, framed ...

After Jean Jérôme BAUGEAN(c.1764-c.1830) English Frigate just Anchored and the frigate of The United States of America Two prints on linen with de...

Nathaniel BUCK(c.1695-c.1775) The West View of Launceston Castle, In The County of Cornwall and The North-West view of Trematon Castle Two etching...

Hand-marbled patterned bookbinding paper Twenty five sheets 63.5cm x 45cm Including seven by book-marbling artist Sarah Amatt, together with othe...

George Cruikshank The Drunkard's Children: a sequel to The Bottle Eight printsPublished by London: The Broadsheet King, 1966

A collection of world maps. Rolled, various publishers,Circa 1910. (27) ...[more]

JOAN BLAEU (1596-1673) 'Cornubia sive Cornwallia.' Copper engraved map of Cornwall, contemporary outline hand colouring, French text to verso, cen...

JAMES BASIRE (1730-1802). 'Plan of the Town and Fortifications of Gibraltar, exactly taken on the Spot in the year 1738,' hand coloured copped eng...

Americana interest. A print of the 1776 Unanimous Declaration of The Thirteen United States of America, split at centre fold, loosley framed.It is...

JOAN BLAEU. 'Montgomeria comitatus et comitatus Mervinia' Copper engraved map of Montgomeryshire in Wales, light hand colouring to coat of arms, ...

JOHN SPEED. 'The Countye of Monmouth'. Engraved map, inset town plan of Monmouth, large strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, uncoloured, toning,...

JOHN SPEED. 'Hereford-Shire described'. 'with the true plot of the Citie of Hereford as also the armed of those Nobles that have bene intituled wi...

Coryn BOEL(c.1620-1688) A Tavern Scene After David TeniersEngravingPaper pasted onto boardNibbles to the edges and toning as expectedLeaf measures...

'Map of Europe Showing Frontiers, Main Towns, and Communications'. Centre fold, toning, glassine protective wrap, vg, The Daily Telegraph, Septemb...

'West Cornwall Railway, original survey maps'. Two maps on linen, prospective course running through the parishes of Kenwyn and Kea, mounted, fram...

Victorian Valentines Day cards. Five cards made of paper lace with applied coloured flowers, two with silver embossed cherubs; With an early 20th ...

An interesting 19th century herbarium. Decoratively arranged samples collected in the Engadin region in Switzerland, some with pigment still visib...

Cornwall interest. Programs and reviews of concerts around Penzance in the 1880's. Two volumes, full black leather with gilt embossed decorations ...

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