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Motoring Trade Catalogues. A collection of 16 early 20th century trade catalogues, including: Hobday Bros Ltd. Motor Car, Motor Cycle Tools, Acces...

Nickols (Ian & Karslake, Kent). Motoring Entente, The Story of Sunbeam, Talbot, Darracq and Sunbeam Talbot Cars, 1st edition, Cassell and Company ...

Railways. Barnard Castle Railway [caption-title], Barnard Castle: R. Barker, 23 November 1853, printed broadside, trimmed to edge of text, creased...

Riley Motors. The Book of the Riley Nine, A Complete Guide for Owner-Drivers and Prospective Purchasers, by R.A. Blake, Pitman's Motorist's Librar...

Scarfoglio (Antonio). Round the World in a Motor-Car, 1st edition, London: Grant Richards, 1909, monochrome portrait frontispiece and plates, top ...

The Autocar. The Autocar, 1902-1938, comprising 3 May 1902, 12 July 1919, 14 December 1923, 28 March 1924, 16 April 1926, 16 June 1933 and 15 June...

Whittaker ( W.E . De, Barron. Captain P.A ., editors). Automobiles of the World and Encyclopaedia of the Car, The Aeroplane and General Publishing...

* Botanical study. Leucanthemum vulgare , France, later 19th century, watercolour and gouache, with pencil and bodycolour, on cream wove paper, sh...

* Catesby (Mark). A collection of nine engravings of birds, circa 1777, nine engravings with contemporary hand colouring, one with a long repaired...

Chapman (Abel). The Borders and Beyond. Arctic ... Cheviot ... Tropic, 1st edition, London: Gurney and Jackson, 1924, original cloth, dust jacket ...

Edwards (George). A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, 2 volumes (only), [1743 or later], title page and uncoloured engraved portrait frontispiece...

Edwards (George). A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, parts 3 and 4 (bound as one), 1750-1, title page and dedication to each part, 42 engraved p...

* Gould (John, 1804-1881). Calyptorhynchus Leachii (Leach's Cockatoo) [from Birds of Australia], 1848, fine hand-coloured lithograph by J. Gould a...

* Lear (Edward, 1812-1888). Ramphastos Toco (Toco Toucan), [from A Monograph of the Ramphastidae: or Family of Toucans, by John Gould], 1834, fine...

* Gould (John). Selenidera Piperivora (Guyana Toucanet), [from A Monograph of the Ramphastidae, or Family of Toucans, 1834], fine hand-coloured li...

* Lear (Edward, 1812-1888). Ramphastos Vitellinus ( Sulphur-and-white-breasted Toucan), from A Monograph of the Ramphastidae, or Family of Toucans...

* Lear (Edward, 1812-1888). Lanner Falcon (Falco lanarius), from The Birds of Europe, by John Gould, 1832-37, fine hand-coloured lithograph, on wo...

* Gould (John). Lepidogrammus Cumingi (Scale-Feathered Cuckoo), from The Birds of Asia, 1850-83, fine hand-coloured lithograph on wove paper, by W...

* Gould (John, 1804-1881). Otus Bengalensis (Bengal Owl), from A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains, 1831, fine hand-coloured lithograph...

* Gould (John, 1804-1881). Aula Coramphus Wagleri ( Wagler's Groove-Bill), from A Monograph of the Ramphastidae, or Family of Toucans, by John Gou...

* Gould (John, 1804-1881). Dendrolagus Ursinus (Black Tree Kangaroo), Dendrolagus Inustus (Brown Tree Kangaroo), from Mammals of Australia, by Joh...

* Gould (John, 1804-1881). Lagorchestes Conspicillata (Spectacled Hare Kangaroo), Lagorchestes Leporoides (Hare Kangaroo), & Bettongia Fasciata (B...

* Gould (John, 1804-1881). Pteroglossus Poecilosternus, from A Monograph of the Ramphastidae, or Family of Toucans, by John Gould, 1833-34 [or the...

* Lear (Edward, 1812-1888). Kite ( Milvus vulgaris ), from The Birds of Europe, by John Gould, [1832-37], fine hand-coloured lithograph on wove pa...

* Lear (Edward, 1812-1888). Pteroglossus Prasinus (Golden-Green Aracari), from A Monograph of the Ramphastidae, or Family of Toucans, by John Goul...

* Gould (J & Richter H. C.). Nyctale Tengmalmi , (Tengmalm's Owl), originally published in 'The Birds of Great Britain'. [1862-73], lithograph wit...

Millais (John Guille). The Mammals of Great Britain and Ireland, 3 volumes, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1904-6, half-titles, 243...

[Rothamsted Experimental Station]. Drawings and Plans of the Lawes Testimonial Laboratory, Rothamsted, Herts, 1st edition, London: F. Dangerfield,...

Somerville (E. OE.) . Slipper's ABC of Fox Hunting, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1903, 26 colour chromolithographic plates, some light spotting, front...

* Steidlin (Johann Matthias, 1717-1754 & Geyer , Andreas, -1729). Bal, welche den 26. Sept: 1717 in Sr Durchl: Eminenz des Herrn Cardinals residen...

Barclay (Rev. James). The Universal English Dictionary containing an Explanation of Difficult Words and technical Terms..., published J. & F. Tall...

Battle of Breslau. Five engraved battle plans, circa 1757, including Schley (Jacobus van der). Bataille de Breslau Du 22. Novembre 1757..., and Pl...

* Beek (Anna). Liebenwalde & Sonnenburch, The Hague, circa 1700, two engraved town-views with contemporary hand colouring of Sonnenburg near Küstr...

Booth (Charles). Descriptive Map of East End Poverty, Compiled from School Board Reports' in 1887, 1st edition, [Macmillan & Co., 1889], lithograp...

Braun (Georg & Hogenberg Franz). Die Stat Swybuschin in nider Schlesien, 1598, engraved town plan with contemporary hand colouring, slight margina...

British Isles. A mixed collection of nineteen country, regional, road and county maps, 16th - 19th century, engraved maps, including examples by S...

* British Isles. De Vaugondy (Robert), Les Isles Britanniques qui comprennent les Royaumes D'Angleterre, D'Ecosse et D'Irlande, Paris, 1754, engra...

British Isles. Merian ( Matthaus ), Magnae Britanniae et Hiberniae tabulae die Britannischen Insulen, circa 1646, uncoloured engraved map, inset m...

British Isles. Von Reilly (Franz Johann Joseph), Karte von Gross Britannien und Ireland. Nach Kitchin, Dorret und Jefferys.., 1795, engraved map w...

* Cambridgeshire. Speed (John), Cambridgshire described with the devision of the hundreds, the townes situation with the Armes of the Colleges of ...

Universal Magazine. A group of seven maps and plans of Canada, North America and elswhere, taken from the Universal Magazine, 1750s, including A P...

* Cartographers. A collection of thirteen portraits of cartographers, 16th - 19th century, including Galle (Philip). Spectandum dedit Ortelius mor...

* Cheshire. Blaeu (Johannes), Cestria comitatus Palatinus, Amsterdam, circa 1645, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, decorative cartou...

China. Van der Aa ( Pieter ), la Chine Suivant les Nouvelles Observations..., Leiden, circa 1720, uncoloured engraved map with decorative cartouch...

Danzig/Gdansk. Wening (Michael), Dantzig eine vornehme Handelstatt im Koniglichen Preusseri, Nuremberg, circa 1670, uncoloured engraved view of Gd...

* Danzig/Gdansk . Hartnoch (Christoph), Danzig, circa 1684, hand coloured engraved panorama decorated with two coats of arms and a key table listi...

Danzig/Gdansk Homann (Johann Baptist, heirs of), Die Konigl. Polnische u Preusische Hansee - und Handels-Stadt Dantzig, Poln. Gdansko im Lande Pom...

Danzig/Gdansk. Lotter (Conrad Tobias), Plan der Stadt und Gegend von Dantzig nebst dem Ausslus der Weichsel, Augsburg, 1784, engraved map of the e...

* Danzig/Gdansk. Rupprecht (Marc Abraham), Dantiscum, Danzig, Augsburg, circa 1750, uncoloured engraved panorama, identification key in Latin and ...

Danzig/Gdansk. Seutter (Mattheus), Dantiscum f Gedanum celeberrimum, spatiosum et munitum Emporium ac Hanseatica Civitas ad Ostia Vistuale in Plon...

East Indies. Van der Aa ( Pieter ), Les Indes Orientales suivant les Nouvelles Observations..., circa 1720, uncoloured engraved map,decorative car...

Eastern Europe. De Vaugondy (Robert), Partie Septentrionale du Cercle de Haute Saxe qui contient Le Duché de Poméranie et le Marquisat de Brandebo...

Eastern Europe. Mercator (Gerard & Hondius Henricus ), Russia cum Confinijs circa 1610, hand coloured engraved miniature map, near contemporary ma...

* Eastern Europe. Moll (Herman), To His Most Serene and August Majesty Peter Alexovitz Absolute Lord of Russia &c. This Map of Moscovy, Poland, Ta...

* Eastern Europe. Munster (Sebastian), Landtafel des Ungerlands, Polands, Reussen, Littaw, Walachen und Bulgaren, [1550 and 1588], woodblock map w...

English Channel. Seutter (Matthäus), La plus grande partie de la Manche, qui contient les côtes D'Angleterre et celles de France, les Bords Mariti...

Europe. Van de Aa (Pieter), L'Europe suivant les Nouvelles Observations..., Leiden, circa 1714, hand coloured engraved map, slight staining and cr...

Galicia. Probst (Jean Michael), Carte nouvelle des Royaumes de Galizie et Lodomerie avec le District de Bukowine, Augsburg, circa 1780, engraved m...

* Germany & Poland. Berey (Nicolas & Tassin Christopher, publishers), Carte des Duches de Saxe Meklembourg, Pomeranie, Prusse et Marquisat de Bran...

Germany & Poland. Sanson (N.), Téatre de la Guerre des Couronnes du Nord, publsihed Pierre Mortier, Amsterdam, circa 1690, engraved map, engraved ...