Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Modern Literature, First Editions, Children's & Illustrated Books

* Raiders of the Lost Ark, directed by Steven Spielberg, 1981, folded French grande poster in fine condition, together with 11 more French grande ...

* Svengali, directed by Noel Langley, 1954, with Hildegarde Neff and Donald Wolfit, folded colour lithographic British one-sheet poster in bright ...

* Taxi Driver, directed by Martin Scorsese, 1976, starring Robert De Niro, folded French grande poster, 63 x 47 ins, fine (Qty: 1)

* The Stranger, directed by Orson Welles, 1946, with Edward G. Robinson and Loretta Young, folded British quad poster in bright condition, 30 x 40...

* A Clockwork Orange, directed by Stanley Kubrick, 1970s reissue, starring Malcolm McDowell, folded French grande poster, 63 x 47 ins, fine (Qty: ...

* Aesop Fables. A pair of watercolours, inscribed by George E. Lodge (1860-1954), 2 pencil and watercolour sketches, one illustrating The Fox and ...

* Crane (Walter, 1845-1915). The Dance of the Nymphs & The Reaper/Ferdinand Most Sure, The Goddess on Whom These Airs Attend (from The Tempest by ...

* English School. Landscape with distant view of Windsor Castle, early 19th century, watercolour with pencil on wove paper, with decorative outer ...

* Fairy tale sketches. A pair of pencil drawings, mid 19th century, two pencil drawings on card, one depicting a number of cavorting figures jumpi...

* Folkard (Charles, 1878-1963). '"Yes, it's the talisman," repeated Sato, dancing with excitement', 1928, gouache, depicting a hobgoblin prancing ...

* Folkard (Charles, 1878-1963). A pair of drawings for Grimm's Fairy Tales, 2 pen & ink drawings with bodycolour, one depicting Hans conversing wi...

* Folkard (Charles, 1878-1963). Anthropomorphic tree, pen, ink, and watercolour, depicting a tree with human features expressing alarm as a gentle...

* Folkard (Charles, 1878-1963). 'Plash-Splash gave a leap in the air and vanished into the water', 1928, pen, ink, and watercolour, depicting a ri...

* Folkard (Charles, 1878-1963). The Pirate Ship, pen, ink, and watercolour, depicting a crowded sailing ship flying a Jolly Roger flag, filled wit...

* [Dick Francis]. Three original designs for book covers: Blood Sport; Nerve; and In the Frame, published by Pan Books, 1970s/80s, gouache on arti...

* Ned Kelly. An archive of original artwork relating to the 1970 film Ned Kelly starring Mick Jagger, by George S. Crossley (1919-1973), 1969, 99 ...

* Shepard (Ernest Howard, 1879-1976). An illustrated autograph letter, Long Meadow, Longdown, Guildford, 23 March 1935, written by Shepard with de...

* Shepard (Mary, 1909-2000). She Held Bella and Gracie in Her Arms, pen and ink and watercolour with bodycolour and pencil on tracing paper, cut o...

* Sowerby ( Millicent , 1878-1967). Six original illustrations for The Wise Book, by Githa Sowerby, published in 1906, 6 pen, ink & watercolour il...

Blow Book. Early magic flip book, probably French, circa 1820s/30s, 112 hand-coloured wood-engraved plates, comprising 16 each of 7 subjects, and ...

Chapbook. Cinderilla: or the Little Glass Slipper, York: Kendrew, [cover-title], circa 1820, 16pp. (including wrappers), 16 woodcuts, including on...

Trimmer (Sarah). A Description of a Set of Prints of English History, 2 volumes, London: John Marshall, [between 1808-1828], plus [A Series of Pri...

* Austrian cold-painted figures. A collection of 25 figurines, circa 1900, 25 cold-painted bronze or lead figures of anthropomorphic animals, 17 w...

* Doll. An early doll in court dress, circa 1830s/40s, plaster-headed wooden doll, with finely-painted face and brown plaited and looped hair with...

* Dolls. Little Red Riding Hood/Le Petite Chaperon Rouge, London: Dean's Rag Book Co., Ltd, circa 1910, rag doll cut-out sheet of fine cream linen...

* Model gardens. A large quantity of Britains Miniature Gardening, Britains Ltd, 1930s, approximately 200 painted lead pieces, comprising stone wa...

* Souvenir Doll. Queen Victoria & children, circa 1845, a standing figure of the young queen and her two eldest children, Victoria (standing and h...

Clarke (Harry, illustrator). Tales of Mystery and Imagination, by Edgar Allen Poe, 1st edition, George G. Harrap, 1919, 24 monochrome plates by Ha...

Doyle (Richard). In Fairyland. A Series of Pictures from the Elf-World. With a Poem, by William Allingham, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green, R...

Dulac (Edmund, illustrator). Sinbad the Sailor & other stories from the Arabian Nights, [London]: Hodder & Stoughton, [1914], 23 tipped-in colour ...

Gerrard (Roy, 1935-1997). A small archive of books and ephemera, comprising 5 autograph letters signed, all written to Jo Park, dated 1985-1996, m...

Marx (Enid). Nelson the Kite of the Navy, London: Chatto & Windus, [1942], 16 full page lithograph illustrations in blue and black, small ink insc...

Nielsen (Kay, illustrator). East of the Sun and West of the Moon, Old Tales from the North, 1st edition, trade issue, [London]: Hodder & Stoughton...

Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, 1st edition, London and New York: Warne, [1918], with 'London' printed correctly on the title-pag...

* Potter ( Beatrix , 1866-1943). Three autograph letters signed, 1937-43, all 3 written to Mrs Brooke in Beatrix Potter's hand, from Castle Cottag...

Ritchie (Trekkie). A collection of 12 Midget Books, London: Chatto & Windus, 1940s, each with colour lithographed illustrations throughout, origin...

* Allchin (Sir William Henry, 1846-1912). An archive of letters, 1867-1880, a collection of 57 autograph letters signed written to or concerning S...

* Baden-Powell (Robert, 1st Baron, 1857-1941). Autograph Letter Signed, ‘R.S.S. BadenPowell’, 32 Princes Gate, [London], 26 April 1906, to Mrs [El...

* Baden-Powell (Robert, 1st Baron, 1857-1941). Autograph Letter Signed, ‘Robert Baden Powell’, Pax Hill, Bentley, Hampshire, 25 June 1927, to Mrs ...

* Baden-Powell (Robert, 1st Baron, 1857-1941). Autograph Letter Signed, 'R. BadenPowell', 32, Princes Gate, London, SW, 'Sunday, 14', to Miss Moll...

* Baden-Powell (Robert, 1st Baron, 1857-1941). Original sketch of a slouching boy scout, early 20th century, pen and ink on white card, inscribed ...

* Burton (Richard Francis, 1821-1890). Autograph letter signed, 'Richard F. Burton', 23 Dorset Street, Portman Square, (London), 3 December [1886]...

* De Gaulle (Charles, 1890-1970). Typed letter signed, 'C De Gaulle' 4 Carlton Gardens, (London) SW1, 21 August 1940, in French, to Madame Manusse...

* Edward VII (King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1841-1910). Document signed 'Edward R & I', St James, 1 April 1908, an engraved document complete...

* Elgar (Edward, 1857-1934). Autograph letter signed , 'Edward Elgar', Craeg Lea, Wells Road, Malvern, 26 November 1922, to Mr Bruce, thanking him...

* Gladstone (William Ewart, 1809-1898, Prime MInister 1868-74, 1880-1885, 1886 & 1892-94). Autograph letter signed, 11 Carlton House Terrace, Lond...

* Grieg (Edvard, 1843-1907). Autograph musical quotation signed, 'Edvard Grieg', London 1889, three bars of music from Solveigs Sang (words by Hen...

* Hillary (Edmund, 1919-2008). An autograph pen and ink sketch of a mountaineer with raised pick standing on the summit of a mountain with base ca...

* Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns (1819-1885). A group of four Letters Patents on vellum relating to laws of Letters Patent, c.1860s, each ...

* Joachim (Joseph, 1831-1907). Autograph musical quotation signed, 'Joseph Joachim', London, July 1865, four bars of violin music, written in brow...

* 19th Century Literature. A group of 8 letters, poems and other correspondence: 1. Wright (William Aldis, 1831-1914). Autograph letter to E.L. Lu...

* Autograph Miscellany. A group of over 120 autograph letters, free front envelopes, scraps and photographs including some signed, 19th & 20th cen...

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* Lawrence (Thomas Edward, 1888-1935). Document signed, 'T. E. Shaw A/c', 25 August 1933, a pair of carbon copy 'Brake Horse Power Test Sheets' si...

* Mandela (Nelson, 1918-2013). Nelson Mandela delivering his speech at Westminster during his visit to London in July 1996, colour photograph on K...

* Mandela (Nelson, 1918-2013). A close-up of Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki embracing, colour photograph on Fujifilm glossy paper, clearly signed ...

* Roosevelt (Eleanor, 1884-1952, First Lady of the United States 1933-45). Typed letter signed on personal letterhead, 16 October 1959, to Dr Regl...

* Taft (William Howard, 1857-1930, US President 1909-1913). Document signed, Washington, 12 May 1910, engraved decorative warrant with two vignett...

* Victoria - Letters Patent. Document signed, 'Victoria RI', Buckingham Palace, 27 April 1855, vellum warrant entirely in manuscript, appointing t...

* Watson (Hewett Cottrell, 1804-1881). Autograph letter signed, 10 Ditton, 13 February 1877, to Dr Lees, concerning his 'doubtfuls' which he has b...