Printed Books, Maps & Prints, Natural History & Fossils

French caricatures. An album of thirty-one finely executed pencil drawings after Les Metamorphoses du Jour by J.J. Grandville, [1829], thirty-o...

*Berkeley Family. A small group of ephemera relating to the Berkeley family, late 19th and early 20th century, including letters and manuscript n...

Caulfeild Family. A photograph album containing portraits of Marcus Caulfeild and other family members including 'Lord Charlemont's dog Charlie', ...

*Chaplin (Charles, 1889-1997). Autograph envelope signed, 'Charlie Chaplin', circa 1930s, embossed printed logo of SS President Coolidge Dollar S...

*Chesterton (Gilbert K., 1874-1936). An original cartoon of G.K. Chesterton, circa 1920s, pen, black ink, with black and grey wash, with printed ...

Conjuring & Magic. The personal scrap album of Major Lionel Hugh Branson, circa 1900s/1930s, comprising hundreds of ephemeral items pasted in, ti...

*Churchill (Winston Leonard Spencer, 1874-1965). Trying to find a safe seat, 1908, original pencil cartoon by Edward Tennyson Reed (1860-1933), d...

Churchill (Winston Leonard Spencer, 1874-1965). A scrap album with autographs, early 20th century, one page with pencil drawn visiting card recta...

*Dacre (Barbarina, Lady, 1767-1854). Dramas, Translations and Occasional Poems, 2 volumes, 1st edition, "Not Published" (i.e. printed for private ...

*Darwin (Charles, 1809-1882). Autograph signature, 1872, a small piece of off-white paper inscribed in Darwin's hand in brown ink, 'Charles Darwi...

Entertainment - Autograph albums. A small autograph album compiled by Marion Althea Haworth of Southampton, circa 1930s, including signatures of ...

*Great Seal. Letters patent appointing Peter, Baron O'Brien, The Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, Christopher Palles, The Lord Chief Baron of the Ex...

[Lady Emma Hamilton, 1765-1815]. Six Italian Duettinos for Two Voices with an accompaniment for the Piano Forte or Harp. Composed by Nicolo Isoua...

*Historical Documents. An interesting and varied collection of historical documents and letters, 16th/20th century, including Scottish inquisitio...

The Hockey Field. The Official Organ of the Ladies' Hockey Associations, volume 1 (nos. 1-24) bound as 1, 17 October 1901 to 27 March 1902, numer...

*Horseracing. Racing silk worn by the jockey of Mara Class 4, the winner of The Cowdray Plate, Kuala Lumpur Amateur Meeting, 12th September 1959, ...

[Lawrence, Thomas Edward, 1888-1935]. Logbook for the Beavers of Beaver Dam, 8 June 1929, a manuscript exercise book of approximately 40 leaves, ...

*Letter of Marque. A letter of marque appointing Captain Robert Johnson and crew onboard the three-masted ship Dulce, to apprehend, seize and take...

*Literary autographs. A large collection of mainly literary autographs, principally autograph letters, mostly 19th & 20th century, including auto...

*Manuscript miscellany, mostly 18th and 19th century, including papers from medical men (Samuel Foart Simmons, 1779; Anthony White, 1831), 9 lett...

*Mary of Teck (Queen, 1867-1953). Full-length portrait, circa 1886, albumen print, inscribed by the sitter 'Victoria Mary of Teck' and dated 1886...

Montgomery (Bernard Law, Viscount Montgomery). Mechanics for the Use of Higher Forms in Schools, and First Year Students at the Universities by A....

Morrell Family scrap album. A large scrap album containing documents, letters and pedigrees relating to the Morrell family of Oxford, circa 1760-1...

[Ottoline Morrell Birthday Book]. A Book of Strife in the Form of the Diary of an Old Soul, by George MacDonald, new edition, 1892, verses printe...

Wilhelm II (Deutscher Kaiser, 1859-1941). Aristocracy and the Meaning of Class Rule. An Essay upon Aristocracy Past and Future, by Philippe Mairet...

Victoria (Queen of Great Britain & Ireland, 1819-1901). Windsor, A Description of the Castle, Park, Town and Neighbourhood, by W.J. Loftie, publis...

Victoria (Queen of Great Britain & Ireland, 1819-1901). Scottish Painters, A Critical Study, by Walter Armstrong, published Seeley & Co., 1888, 1...

*Newspapers. A group of 11 original issues of the St. James's Chronicle and London Evening Post, ranging from 17-20 June to 25-27 July, 1815, con...

Oberammergau. Album der Passione-Spiele in Ober-ammergau, 2 volumes, no publisher, no date, circa 1880s, 59 (of 60?) mounted albumen print photog...

Photograph Albums. Three photograph albums of approximately 170 British topographical views, late 19th century, with photographic prints of views ...

*Playbills. A group of approximately 25 playbills, early 19th century, including for performances at Theatre Royal, English Opera House, Theatre ...

Politics. A large autograph album containing autograph letters, signatures and free fronts, etc., for Members of Parliament, circa 1868-82, mostl...

*Postcards. A collection of approximately 600 postcards, mostly early 20th century, including British and French topographical views, a few real ...

*Postcards. An assorted collection of over 500 postcards, early 20th century and later, including real photographs (some French nudes), humour, t...

Postcards. A group of 8 postcard albums, early 20th century, all corner mounted and complete albums, including topographical postcards, military ...

*Reform Bill 1832. Autographs of the Illustrious Peers who Oppose the Second Reading of the Reform Bill, April 14 1832, an album of 83 leaves inc...

*Science and medicine. A group of scientific and medical letters and related ephemera, mostly 19th century, including autograph letters from Sir ...

Scrap album. An album of original drawings, autographs, etc., early 20th century, including a pencil sketch of a woman's head by W.W. Russel (Sla...

Scrap albums. Two scrap albums, mid 19th century, one folio album containing approximately seventy engravings, watercolours and lithographs of Fre...

*Shakespeare Family History. A vellum deed pertaining to land in Rowington, Staffordshire, 25 December 1671, vellum deed in English with calligra...

*Solicitors' letters. A large quantity of correspondence and legal deeds relating to the solicitor H.B. Batten, Yeovil, Somerset, mostly late 19th...

*Stereocards. A near-complete boxed set of 119 stereocards of Palestine by Underwood & Underwood, Publishers, early 20th century, including landsc...

Streatham Hill Theatre. Theatrical autograph album for performances at the Theatre between 10th September 1938 and 26th April 1941, a total of 88...

*Twentieth-Century Literature. A substantial collection of hundreds of letters from notable writers of the mid to late 20th century as collected b...

*Vellum deeds and documents. A quantity of 18th and 19th-century vellum deeds and paper documents, including some folding vellum land deeds, lega...