Books & Ephemera

STAGE & MUSIC HALL: a collection of approx 95 postcards and photographs, stars of screen and music hall World War I period, many examples autograp...

POSTCARDS & PHOTOGRAPHS: a quantity, misc, contained in box.  ...[more]

WORLD WAR II: a small quantity of correspondence, photographs, documents, etc, to include ALS from Capt A R (Dick) Cooper, wartime British secret ...

STARS OF STAGE: collection of cabinet cards, photographs and postcards, chiefly stars of English stage and music hall, late 19th-early 20thc, many...

NELLIE MELBA: ALS from Nellie Melba to one Mr Carantelli, undated, headed paper 91 Avenue Henri Martin, Paris, one side, minor wear. (1) ...[mor...

JAMES (Edward): 'The Gardener who saw God...', London, Duckworth, 1937. 8vo, original black cloth, dustjacket, VG with minor wear: First Edition. ...

TROLLOPE (Anthony): 'The Works': 49 vols: 8vo, uniform tan half calf, gilt ruled/lettered, teg, various sizes, some first and early editions to in...

WORDSWORTH (Charles): 'Shakespeare's Historical Plays...': 3 vols, 1883: 8vo, contemporary tan half calf gilt, a little rubbed: with 5 other vols,...

DICKENS (Charles): collection of 23 works in 17 vols, Chapman & Hall circa 1890, contemporary half calf, rubbed and scuffed, 8vo. (17) ...[more]

BINDINGS: collection of 34 vols, 8vo and smaller, mainly 19thc literature in English and French language, calf bound. (34) ...[more]

BINDINGS: ARNOLD (Matthew): 'Culture and Anarchy...' London, Smith, Elder & Co, 1882: third edition: 8vo, contemporary prize binding of full vellu...

STEVENSON (Robert Louis): 'The Works': 35 vols in 17: 8vo, uniform green half calf gilt lettered: London, Heinemann, circa 1900: spines sunned, he...

LAWRENCE (T E): 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom...' London, Jonathan Cape, 1935. First Trade Edition. 4to, publishers cloth, spine sunned else VG: TOGETH...

POPE (Alexander, translator): 'The Odyssey of Homer...' London, printed for M Cooper, 1766: 2 vols, 12mo, contemporary calf gilt, scuffed. TOGETHE...

PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY: a small quantity, to include 6 ambrotype portrait of male and female subjects, various sizes, contemporary frames. (Small bo...

DEVOTIONAL ICON: 19th century miniature devotional icon in ebonized frame, glazed, approx 6.5 x 5cm. (1) ...[more]

QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER: Christmas card for 1962, signed in black ink by Her Majesty, framed and glazed. (1) ...[more]

(HP) ALMANAC: 'Merlinus Liberatus: being an almanac for the year of our blessed saviour's incarnation 1703...' London, printed by Mary Roberts: 12...

ALBUM: DRAWINGS & WATERCOLOURS: album of watercolour sketches and drawings by one Mrs Agnes Syer, circa 1860, chiefly topographical views around B...

ALBUM: early 20thc to include Cairo tram tickets and other ephemera relating to the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, programme of Grand Concert, Cine...

POSTAL HISTORY: collection of 9 letters entire, 18th & 19thc, various marks. (9) ...[more]

CERTIFICATE FOR KILLING GAME: printed document granting permission to one Thomas Weld(?) permission to kill game in the county of Dorset, signed b...

(HP) SYNGE (Edward): 'Four Discourses by the Archbishop of Tuam..' Dublin, printed for R Owen, 1729: 8vo, contemporary red morocco gilt, rubbed an...

ELIZABETH COBBOLD: GEORGIAN CUT PAPER WORK: a remarkable album of cut-paper work, likely circa 1810-20, containing approx 45 intricately worked ex...

(HP) CRISP (Frederick Arthur): 'Visitation of England and Wales...' privately printed, 1893-1919. 20 vols: sm folio, original half vellum gilt let...

DICKENS (Charles): 'The Authentic Edition...the works of Charles Dickens in twenty-two volumes..': n.d, London, Chapman & Hall. 8vo, 22 vols, unif...

CLARK GABLE: autograph of Clark Gable in blue ink, headed notepaper of 5th Regiment, RHA, pencil note in different hand to same page reading 'Mull...

OXFORD ROWING: a souvenir painted oar, Magdalene College 1st May Boat 1956: with two related b&w photographs, framed and glazed. (3) ...[more]

(HP) WAGNER (Richard): Parsifal: Lohengrin: Tannhauser..illustrated by Willy Pogany: 3 vols, 4to, uniform publishers green half morocco, spines gi...

(HP) HEATH ROBINSON (W): 'Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales...' London, Constable, 1913: 4to, publishers red cloth gilt, spine sunned and marked: TOGETH...

(HP) MALTHUS (T R): 'An Essay on the Principle of Population..' London, printed for J Johnson, 1807: fourth edition. 8vo, later brown buckram with...

(HP) AESOP'S FABLES: 'Fables of Aesop, with a life of the author: and embellished with one hundred & twelve plates', London, printed for John Stoc...

(HP) ALDIN (Cecil, illustrator & HOWE-NURSE, Wilfred): 'Berkshire Vale..', Oxford, Blackwell, 1927: folio, publishers cloth, rubbed and dustmarked...

LANDSEER ENGRAVINGS: 'Landseer's Works..comprising forty-four steel engravings and about two hundred woodcuts..' London, Virtue & Co, n.d: large f...

FOLIO SOCIETY: 32 vols, most VG in slipcases, to include; Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens illustrated by Arthur Rackham; Pevsner Cathedrals in Eng...

POSTCARDS: a quantity boxed and in tray, mainly UK and European topography and architecture, greetings, a few European view books, condition gener...

DUGDALE (Thomas): 'England and Wales delineated..' London, Tallis & Co, 1835: 6 vols bound in 2, broad 8vo, 19thc navy calf, richly gilt, marbled ...

FOLIO SOCIETY: Andrew Laing Fairy Books: a full set of twelve, all VG plus in original slipcases. (12) ...[more]

FOLDING MAPS: 'Western Australia..' George Philip & Son, late 19th-early 20thc: col. litho map printed on paper and laid on linen, folding down in...

(HP) ILLUSTRATED BOOKS: collection of 23 vols, early 20thc-modern illustrated books, inc. 'The Ring of the Niblung', illustrated by Arthur Rackham...

(HP) BINDINGS: collection of 10 vols, 8vo, 19th-early 20thc, calf or morocco bound literature and reference including Thomas Crook's 'Economic Min...

TAVERN ANECDOTES: 'Tavern Anecdotes: and Reminiscences of the Origin of Signs, Clubs, Coffee-Houses, Streets, City Companies, Wards, &c...by one o...

(HP) SOUTHEY (Robert): 'The Life of Nelson..', London, printed for John Murray, 1813. 2 vols, 12mo, contemporary half calf gilt with twin morocco ...

COLLIBER (Samuel): 'Columna Rostrata, or, a Critical History of the English Sea-Affairs..', London, printed for R Robinson, 1727. 8vo, contemporar...

(HP) ROOPER (William): 'The Life and Death of Sir Thomas Moore, Knt. Lord High-Chancellor of England, in the Reign of K. Henry VIII..' London, pri...

(HP) CHILDREN'S & ILLUSTRATED: a quantity over three shelves, 19th-early 20thc juvenile and illustrated books, publishers cloth bindings, a few ol...

SUSSEX DOMESDAY: 'The Sussex Domesday..', Alecto Historical Editions, London 1990: 3 vols, folio, original morocco backed slipcase, lightly marked...

FOLDING MAP: 'Bacon's Large-Print Wall Map of China and Japan'.., London, G W Bacon, circa 1900: colour printed map on paper, folding into origina...

RACKHAM (Arthur, illustrator): 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll...', London, Heinemann, n.d: large 8vo, publishers green cloth, ...

GLASS SLIDES: a quantity in 4 old wooden cases.  ...[more]

MORRIS (F O, Rev): 'A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland..', London, William Mackenzi...

CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY: 'Our Native Land its Scenery and Associations...a series of thirty six water-colour sketches after Rowbotham, Read, Needham etc...

KELLY (Christopher): 'A New System of Universal Geography...' London, published Thomas Kelly, 1834. 2 vols, 4to, 19thc half calf gilt, rubbed, num...

BINDINGS: collection of approx 49 vols, 18th-19thc literature and reference in calf bindings, scuffing and wear. (49 vols, 2 shelves) ...[more]

(HP) CULPEPER (Nicholas): 'The Complete Herbal...' London, Thomas Kelly, 1850. 4to, later plain Japon gilt lettered, hand coloured wood engraved p...

BINDINGS: collection of 16 vols, largely 19thc calf bound history and literature, mostly 8vo, generally in good condition with some wear. (One she...

(HP) BINDINGS: GASPEY (Thomas): 'The History of England from the text of Hume & Smollet, continued to the present time..': London Printing and Pub...

MISCELLANY: small quantity in tray, to include: wartime scrap book of press cuttings, chiefly cartoons: two early 19thc measuring books: three vin...

(HP) BINDINGS: CLASSICS: collection of 19thc translations of the classics pub. Valpy, 1830s, bound into 18 vols: small 8vo, near contemporary half...

(HP) BINDINGS: collection of 21 volumes, calf bound literature and reference late 19th-early 20thc, to include George Eliot and Charles Dickens, a...