Printed Books, Maps & Autographs

* Baldwin (Stanley, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, 1867-1947), Prime Minister 1923-24, 1924-29 & 1935-37 . Autograph Letter Signed, ‘Stanley Baldwin...

* Chamberlain (Arthur Neville, 1869-1940), Prime Minister 1937-40 . Autograph Letter Signed, ’N. Chamberlain’, 37 Eaton Square, S.W.1, 26 July 192...

* Churchill (Winston Leonard Spencer, 1874-1965). Prime Minister 1940-45 & 1951-55. Autograph Letter Signed, 'Winston S. Churchill', 41 Cromwell R...

* Eden (Robert Anthony, Earl of Avon, 1897-1977), Prime Minister 1955-57 . Typed Letter Signed, ‘Anthony Eden’, Foreign Office, S.W.1, 11 October ...

* Thatcher (Margaret Hilda, 1925-2013), Prime Minister 1979-1990 . Typed Letter Signed, ‘Margaret’, Prime Minister’s 10 Downing Street letterhead,...

* Major (John, 1943-), Prime Minister 1990-97 . Autograph Letter Signed, ‘John Major’, personal letterhead, 17 August 2002, to Mrs (?)Deardon, tha...

* Edward VIII (1894-1972, King of Great Britain). Autograph Letter Signed, ’Edward’, Magdalen College, Oxford, 11 June 1914, to Mr [A.W.] Davies, ...

* Philip (Prince, Duke of Edinburgh, 1921-). Typed Letter Signed, ‘Philip’, Balmoral Castle letterhead, 13 September 1979, to Lionel Jeffries, tha...

* Limehouse Declaration. The Declaration for Social Democracy, 25 January 1981, printed statement on thick parchment paper, signed at foot by Roy ...

* Hair Jewellery - English Civil War. A coiled lock of light brown hair stitched onto white cloth and presented in an oval gilt metal locket, over...

* Hair Jewellery - Charles X (1757-1836, King of France). A circular mourning pendant, c.1836, the obverse with a miniature bust within gilt surro...

* Hair Jewellery - George III (1738-1820, King of Great Britain & Ireland). Mourning brooch, c.1820, a circular, yellow metal brooch, the surround...

* Hair Jewellery - Duke of Wellington (1769-1852). A small selection of silvery strands of hair belonging to the Duke of Wellington, professionall...

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* Hair Jewellery - Queen Victoria's Collie (186401879). 'Sharp. The Queen's Favorite Collie brought from Balmoral 1865. Died Nov. 17 1879, aged 15...

* Hair Jewellery - John F. Kennedy (1917-1963). Six small strands of hair from President Kennedy presented in a small perspex and gilt decorated f...

* Artists' Letters. A group of 37 letters from artists, mostly 19th and a few 20th century, including David Cox, autograph title of a picture, 'Th...

* Astaire (Fred, 1899-1987). A group of 10 Autograph Letters Signed, ‘Fred A.’, ‘Fred’ and one initialled ‘F.’, Beverly Hills, California, 1961-86...

* Autographs miscellany. A group of 3 autograph scrapbooks compiled in the 20th century, a total of approximately 200 signatures of writers, publi...

* Autographs Miscellany. An assorted collection of autographs, mostly 20th century, including autograph letters signed of George Frederick Watts, ...

* Baden-Powell (Sir Robert, 1st Baron, 1857-1941). A long Autograph Letter Signed, ‘Wunhi’, Meerut, N.W.P., 22 October 1897, beginning: ’How reall...

* Baden-Powell (Sir Robert, 1st Baron, 1857-1941). An Autograph Programme of Events for Jubilee Day [22 June 1897], at Baden-Powell’s home in Meer...

* Baden-Powell (Sir Robert, 1st Baron, 1857-1941). An affectionate Autograph Letter Signed, ‘Wun Hi', letterhead of East Cavalry Barracks, Aldersh...

* Baden-Powell (Sir Robert, 1st Baron, 1857-1941). Autograph Letter Signed as ‘Wunhi’, Meerut, N.W.P., 27 October [1897?], [to Mrs Compton Turner]...

* Baden-Powell (Sir Robert, 1st Baron, 1857-1941). A long Autograph Letter Signed as ‘Wunhi’, Meerut, N.W.P., 8 October 1897, [to Mrs Compton Turn...

* Baden-Powell (Robert, 1857-1941). 5 Typed Letters Signed, 'Robert Baden Powell', Boy Scouts Association printed letterhead and last letter Pax H...

[British & Irish politicians & peers]. Autograph album, 18-19th century, comprising: 1. Approximately 665 clipped autograph signatures, mainly mem...

* British Actors. A group of approximately 55 signed programmes for the New Theatre, Oxford, 1930s & 1940s, mostly multi-signed by several of the ...

* Brunel (Marc Isambard , 1769-1849). Autograph letter signed to Henry Law, Chilcompton, 22 October 1843, single sheet of light blue laid paper, w...

* Christie (Agatha, 1890-1976). Autograph letter signed, 'Agatha Christie Mallowan', Winterbrook House, Wallingford, Berkshire, 20 May [1971], to ...

* Death of Lord Kitchener. Draft telegram announcing the death of Lord Kitchener at sea, [?6 June, 1916], written in pencil in a clerk’s hand on g...

* Flint (William Russell, 1880-1969). A series of 27 Autograph Letters Signed, to the songwriter and composer Vivian Ellis and his sister Hermione...

* Frith (Wlliam Powell Frith, 1819-1909). A group of 17 Autograph Letters Signed to various correspondents, 1860s/1900s, to William Agnew, invitin...

* Gell (William, 1777-1836). Autograph letter signed, to Sir Charles Stuart (1779-1845), envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary at Lisbo...

* Hales, Stephen, 1677-1761, Autograph letter signed, 'Stephen Hales', Dounton near Salisbury, 24 August 1743, to the Reverend Mr Bracebridge, at ...

* Hitchcock (Alfred, 1899-1980). Typed letter signed, 'Hitch', 27 June 1971, to Lionel Jeffries, addressed as 'Jeff', apologising for not replying...

* The Beatles. Autographs of George Harrison & Ringo Starr, c.1963, in blue ballpoint pen on a cut pale blue album leaf, tipped into a small conte...

* Mitford (Nancy Freeman, 1904-1973). A good collection of 17 Autograph Letters Signed and 8 postcards, signed variously 'Nancy Mitford', 'Nancy R...

* Netanyahu (Benjamin, born 1949). Typed letter initialled as Prime Minister of Israel, 7 June 2012, to Mrs Eve Trevorrow of Cirencester, Gloucest...

* Olivier (Laurence, 1907-1989). A group of 2 Autograph Letters, 5 Typed Letters and 1 Notecard Signed, ‘Larry’, ‘Larry O’, ‘Larry Olivier’, 1961-...

* Sellers (Peter, 1925-1980). Two Autograph Letters Signed, ‘Pete’ and ‘Pete & Lynne’, ‘Revenge of the Pink Panther’ letterheads, both c.1980, to ...

* Sitwell (Edith, 1887-1964). A series of 18 letters, six in the third person, to her insurance brokers, largely relating to jewellery purchases, ...

* Sitwell (Edith, 1887-1964). Two Autograph Letters Signed, ‘Edith Sitwell’, Sesame Imperial Club letterhead, [London], Sunday [?28 October] and 1...

* Telford (Thomas, 1757-1834). A collection of correspondence relating to Telford and road building between 1825 and 1828, comprising 40 letters a...

* Tennyson (Alfred, Lord, 1809-1892). Autograph Cheque Signed, ‘A. Tennyson’, Freshwater, I[sle] of Wight, 18 April 1861, made out by Tennyson to ...

* Trollope (Anthony, 1815-1882). Autograph Cheque Signed, ‘Anthony Trollope’, 21 May 1874, on the printed form of the Union Bank of London, made o...

* House of Grimaldi: Branch of Antibes. A group of 4 important manuscript documents in Latin on vellum relating to Luc (c. 1330-1409) and Marc (di...

* Medieval Deeds: Derbyshire, 1317 & 1421. Quitclaim; 2 October 1317, Simon son of Gilbert le Parker of Pleasley (Plesley) to John son of John del...

* Medieval Deeds: Essex. Deed of exchange, Ashdon, Essex, 7 December 1343, William Crocheman, kt, and his wife Gille ( Egidea ) to John son of Joh...

* Medieval Deeds: Durham & Lancashire. Grant; 6 September 1356, Robert de Bowes to John de Pyburn’, an annual rent of 100 shillings to be taken fr...

* Court Roll: Tunstall, Staffordshire, 1410 & 1413. Memoranda of proceedings at the court of the manor of Tunstall [in Staffordshire], 1410 and 14...

* Medieval Deed: Cambridgeshire, 1462. Grant, 3 May 1462, John Dallynge of Streatham in Cambridgeshire to Richard Jaggarde and William Chesewryght...

* Wiltshire & Somerset Deed, 1484. Quitclaim; 9 July 1484, Edmund Gunter of Sussex, gent, son and heir of Giles Gunter, brother of William Gunter,...

* Henry VII (King of England, 1457-1509). Exemplification of Common Recovery, Westminster, 28 Nov. 18 Henry VII, [1502], by Sir George Forster, Fr...

* Medieval Deed: Surrey. A deed of gift, 28 March 21 Henry VIII [1530], between William Hardewyk of Staines, Middlesex, transferring lands at Sand...

* Adultery: Certificate of Decree, Derby, 1614. Certificate of a decree of Robert Bamford, clerk, MA, official of Christopher Helme, LLD, Archdeac...

Scrap Album. An album of watercolours and engravings, late 18th-19th century, 100+ leaves (some detached), filled with small and large drawings, w...

* American Genealogy. A small archive mostly compiled by and relating to the genealogy of Mabel Ward Cameron (1863-1923) of Connecticut, mostly ea...

* [Jane Austen]. A small group of ephemera relating to Francis Motley Austen (1747-1815) and his sons Francis Lucius Austen (1773-1815) and George...

* Badsworth Hunt. An illustrated broadside in verse, Durham, printed by I. Lane, in New-Elvet, circa 1750, large printed broadside on laid paper, ...