Auction of Antiquarian & Secondhand Books

MAORI / PHOTOGRAPHY: group of 8 carte-de-visite size photographs of Maoris, albumen, circa 1860's; with missionary article about Mowhee, Church Mi...

MAORI / NEW ZEALAND / PHOTOGRAPHY: large portrait of Maori woman with tattooed chin, 'Hema Manuka'. Silver print, mounted and captioned. 1940s.

[LIVERPOOL] pair of large insurance plans of South Liverpool Docks and Albert Dock, circa 1890, unframed (2).

PALESTINE: rare mammoth print photograph of the River Jordan by The American Colony, blind-stamp lower right corner (1).

JAPAN: pair of 19th century Japanese woodblock prints (1 by Hiroshige, framed) (2).

PHOTOGRAPHY / WORLD TRAVEL: group of silver gelatin photographs of South America, published in Cuba.

[RUSSIAN POSTERS] 4 large Russian posters advertising classical music concerts, 1970's, unframed (4).

INDIA / PHOTOGRAPHY: box of assorted 19th century photographs of India, with a photo album of snapshots of India & Iraq circa 1915-7 (Q). ...[mor...

SINGAPORE / PHOTOGRAPHY: Small album of 18 photographs of Singapore. Ca. 1920s.

TUNISIA / PHOTOGRAPHY: group of 21 albumen large format photographs by C. Albert of Tunis, 1890s.

MAPS: box of misc. folding early 20th century maps of Africa, two manuscript maps & with a typed thesis on 'The Kenya Native and his Response to ...

PHOTOGRAPHY / INDIA: 20 albumen photos of people and places in Bengal & Darjeeling, albumen, 1890s. ...[more]

CHINA / MAPS: two large double-sided colour school wall maps of China and the Far East. 120 x 100 cm.

INDIA MAP/ SIKH WAR 1846: plan of the Battle of Sabraon, previously folded, 45 x 57 cm. (1).

SAUDI ARABIA: Large original pastel portrait of King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud [1906-75], by Peter Wardle, signed and dated 1967, hand-made gi...

PHOTOGRAPHY: two-part panorama of Stockholm, Sweden, albumen., and 3 mounted photos of Cadiz, circa 1880.

INDIA WATERCOLOUR: early Indian School painting, circa 1830s, of the Itimad ud Daula mausoleum at Agra, erected by Shah Jahan. 28 x 46 cm, laid on...

PHOTOGRAPHY: large quantity of cabinet cards and cartes-de visite, some military.

PHOTOGRAPHY; portfolio of 16 large albumen photographs of Pavia, together with a group of 14 albumen views of Pompeii, Florence and Capri, 1880s [...

CHINESE WATERCOLOURS: pair of landscape paintings, circa 1900? (2).

MUSIC on vellum: two large early leaves of music, late Medieval / early Renaissance. Framed and glazed, versos visible.

SAUDI ARABIA / OIL: original watercolour portrait of a Saudi man, captioned 'Headman of Jubail, Aramco foreman, 1957.' Signed 'Reg. B. Strange'....

PHOTOGRAPHY: group of 15 large silver print photographs of (Scandinavian?) designer glass, circa 1970s, each 40 x 56, mounted on card, box.

CHINA: Chinese gouache painting, for export, possibly Canton, circa late 19th century, in modern frame. 48 x 48 cm.

JAPAN: 19th century Japanese scroll of the Emperor and Empress Meiji of Japan.

INUIT / ESKIMO: felt wall hanging, mid-20th century. Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada.

BENGAL / INDIA: group of 32 cartes-de-visite photographs of Indian people, including Maharajahs and other notable types, all captioned, 1860s/70s....

STANLEY & LIVINGSTONE: framed chromolithograph print of the two explorers meeting in Africa. ...[more]

AFRICA EPHEMERA: Sheet music for the Abyssinian Expedition of 1868, group of Liebig collectors' cards of explorers, Congo journal etc. (Q).

POLAR BEAR: etching after Nicholas Marechal, Paris 1801, unframed.

PHOTOGRAPH / SALT PRINT: early hand-coloured portrait, in gilt frame (1.)

CANADA: Native Canadian portrait made from Canadian bird feathers and foliage, with inscription dated 1864.

CARTOONS: 11 original pen and ink cartoons (politically incorrect), cannibalism themes, by Billy Williams, 1960s.

JEWISH PRINT: engraving 'The Nuptial Ceremony of the Jews' by Bernard Picart, early 18th century.

CHINESE EROTIC SCROLL, early 20th century.

NIGERIA & WEST AFRICA: Group of mid-20th century photographs. ...[more]

MILITARY EPHEMERA: Box of assorted military documents and 3 embroidered post-cards, WWI and Boer War, with a group of WW1 photos and pair of WW1 b...

HONG KONG: large team photo of the Dockyard Recreation Club Winners, Hong Kong Rifle League 1922-3, mounted on card.

PHOTOGRAPHS: 48 cartes-de-visite portraits of children.

MISC. EPHEMERA, a box.

TIBET: three framed photos of Tibetan people in Darjeeling by D. Singh & Co , circa 1920 (3).   ...[more]

VICTORIAN SKETCHES & cartoons from albums (Q). ...[more]

TRINIDAD & BERMUDA: ephemera and 19th century photos (Q). ...[more]

INDIA etc./ PHOTOGRAPHS: green cloth portfolio of assorted 19th century albumen photos.

CEYLON / PHOTOGRAPHY: assorted photos and one snapshot album.

ASCENSION ISLAND / ST. HELENA: group of photos mounted on card, 1879.

CAMERA: by Thornton Pickard with original plates and leather carry-case, c. 1910.

[ZEPPELINS] a coll'n of 6 photographs by H. SCOTT ORR, of Zeppelins on fire etc., in contemp. frames, blindstamped signatures, each 13.5 x 8.5cms ...

[PRINTS] small q of 19th c. costume & other prints, & a watercolour (Q) ...[more]

[ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC etc.] PHILIPS family (of the Dutch electronics dynasty), guestbook, 1950's with double-page spreads of signatures for themed ...

[RAILWAYS] BR Southern region, HASSOCKS, large linen-backed hand-col'd plan, surveyed by Morris Gooderham, approx. 40 x 120 inches, unframed, ca. ...

[EARLY PRINTING] leaf 'kiiii' from (according to accompanying note) A Book of Hours, Paris, 1475, by Pijouchet for Simon de Voster; black letter L...

[EARLY PRINTING] a collection of 7 misc. printed leaves, mainly 16th c., incl. a leaf from the London, 1527, printing of Boccaccio's 'Fall of Prin...

[PRINTING, etc] a leaf of printed Chinese text; a Peruvian birchbark painting (uncoloured) & 2 x 4pp. folio printed documents, early 19th c, Arabi...

A Swiss-German part-printed permit for a group of "Englissn [sic] Cavaliers" incl. Samuel & Richard Mead, wax seal & signature of Valkenier, dated...

A late 15th c folio leaf, numbered 114, headed "In die parascenes," manuscript on vellum, red & black ink (1). ...[more]

[VERSAILLES] coll'n of engr. views of Versailles & elsewhere, mostly h-col'd (Q). ...[more]

McIAN CARTER, artist, a late 19th c. signed watercolour, together with a signed proof etching, & the original copper printing plate, all for the s...

[PRINTS] 2 sample etchings by JOHN BUCKLAND-WRIGHT for the Golden Cockerel Press; signed 1952 New Year card by AGNES MILLER PARKER; misc. material...

VERSEMANN (Franz) artist: "Luneburger Land, Zwolf Metallzeichnungen," original portfolio & contents (title & 12 pencil signed prints) Bremen, n.d....