Books and Maps - Timed Auction - Fri 17 Sept to Sun 26 Sept

A brass telescope by Watkins, Charing Cross, in a mahogany case, covered with black turned canvas, 50cm long closed Provenance: As per Fryer portr...

A green glass wine bottle, believed to have been carried onboard HMS Bounty to Pitcairn Island, 27cm high Provenance: Stephen Walters doyen of Bou...

Two horn beakers, of tapering cylindrical form, 10.5 and 11cm high (2) Provenance: Lowther line via Captain Bligh's daughters, Frances and Jane an...

A pair of green-stained bone handled knife and fork, knife 20cm long (2) Provenance: Mary BlighCondition report: Wear and tarnishing to steel. .....

A yew wood walking stick, with brass ferrule and eyelet, 90cm long Provenance: Mary Bligh. Exhibited William Bligh, Extraordinary Seaman, Powerham...

A part tea set, possibly by Meigh, with flower sprig decoration, comprising four teacups and saucers, slop bowl, small teapot and two plates, teap...

MUTINY AND PITCAIRN related PICTURES AND PRINTS, Etc. including: Woodthorpe, J B: An original watercolour of H.M.S. Briton off the Pitcairn Island...

Stamps and First Day Covers, Pitcairn Islands from KGVI 1940 to QEII 80s to include 1940 to 2/-6 x2 1949 Silver Jubilee x 2, 1957 QEII to 2/-6 x p...

Coins, World, Elizabeth II (1952-), a collection of commemorative coins comprising 'Pitcairn Islands, 150th Anniversary of the Constitution, 1838-...

Coins, Pitcairn Islands, Elizabeth II (1952-), 'Pitcairn Islands, 150th Anniversary of the Constitution, 1838-1988, $250 Gold Proof Commemorative ...

Coins, Pitcairn Islands, Elizabeth II (1952-), Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother commemorative 75 Dollars gold coin, in capsule ...[more]

Coins, Pitcairn Islands, Elizabeth II (1952-), 'Pitcairn Islands, 150th Anniversary of the Constitution, 1838-1988, $250 Gold Proof Commemorative ...

Coins, Pitcairn Islands, Elizabeth II (1952-), '1989 Pitcairn Islands, Bicentenary of the Mutiny on the Bounty, $250 Gold Proof Coin', in capsule ...

Coins, Pitcairn Islands, Elizabeth II (1952-), '1990 Pitcairn Islands, Bicentenary of the First Settlement, 1790-1990, $250 Gold Proof Coin', in c...

FERGUSON, James: 1- Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles, and made easy to those who have not studied Mathematics. Printed for a...

Railroadiana. A New History of England, Simpkin, Marshall & co., 1838. It lacks the frontispiece map but has the other eight plates, of which the ...

Holt, Ardern: Fancy dresses described, or What to Wear at Fancy Balls. Debenham & Freebody / Edward Arnold, London, 1896, De Luxe edn. Full vellum...

Sayers, Dorothy: Papers Relating to the Family of Wimsey, edited by Matthew Wimsey. Privately printed for the family by Humphrey Milford, 1936. PP...

Viles, Edward: Black Bess or The Knight of the Road, 254 parts, bound in 3 volumes. E Harrison, (1868-69). 2028pp. With numerous illustrations and...

BERNARD, W D & W H Hall: Narrative of the Voyages and Services of the Nemesis from 1840 to 1843; and of the Combined Naval and Military Operations...

Richardson, James: Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846. Containing a Narrative of Personal Adventures, During a T...

1- WAHLEN, A: Moeurs, usages et costumes de tous les peuples du monde: Oceanie. Librairie Historique-Artistique, Buxelles, 1843. With a coloured v...

1- Carr Laughton, L G: Old Ship Figure-Heads and Sterns. Halton & Truscott Smith, 1925, Limited edition, #374 of 1500. With tipped-in colour plate...

COOKERY: A large collection, including: CW Walker: Practical Cheese making, 1919; Calvert: The Story of Wensleydale Cheese, 1946; The Butchers Man...

KING’S LYNN: 1- RICHARDS, William: The history of Lynn. W G Whittingham, Lynn, 1812, in two volumes. PP:xvi, 1-622+ (iv) Supplement; (iv), 623-121...

NAVAL, Quantity including: WHG Kingston: How Britannia came to rule the waves. Gall & Inglis, no date, c1880, original pictorial cloth; H Collingw...

NATURAL HISTORY: Goldsmith, O: A History of the Earth and Animated Nature, in 2 volumes. Blackie, 1855. With frontis and coloured engraved title p...

RALEGH, Sir Walter [RALEIGH]: History of the world in five books. L, For R White, et al, 1666. With an extra engraved title page and “The mind of ...

ASTRONOMY: TURNER, Richard (3 Works bound in one volume): 1- [A View of earth, being a short system of modern geography]. LACKING THE TITLE PAGE, ...

KING RICHARD THE THIRD: 1- WALPOLE, Horace, Earl of Orford: Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third. For J. Dodsley, 1768,...

Luis de Granada (2 works in one volume): Concionum quae de praecipuis sanctorum festis in ecclesia habentur a festo sancti Andreae, usque ad festu...

NEW ZEALAND FERNS [1880]: Album of 107 actual samples of Ferns with a caption of the Latin name below each, mounted on 55 pages. The names to the ...

TOLKIEN, J R R: The Lord of the Rings, Three volumes. George Allen and Unwin, first editions, 12th. 8th. And 9th. Impressions, 196+2, 1961, & 1962...

Chippendale, T: The Gentleman & Cabinet-Maker's Director. A late C19/C20 facsimile of the 1762 3r. Edition. Extensive damp staining and damage to ...

Architects' Standard Catalogues 1911-1917. Volumes one to eight, Bound in 5 volumes. Folio, fully illustrated. (5)

Hall, S C (Ed.): Gems of European Art: The Best Pictures of the Best Schools (First and Second series, two volumes). Virtue, 1846, and no date. Fi...

BRITTON, J & BRAYLEY, E W: The Beauties of England and Wales, or Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County, 19 vols...

DIALS/FIREWORKS, Etc: 1- Wilson, Henry: Leybourn's Dialling improv'd, Or, The Whole ART Perform'd.. J Wilford, 1721. With 12 numbered folding plat...

[DEFOE, D]: A Tour Thro' the whole Island of Great Britain, Divided into Circuits or Journies, in 4 volumes. S Birt, .. 1748, 4th. Edn. Cont. full...

1- A New Universal History of Arts and Sciences in 2 vols. With 52 copper plates. L, J Coote, 1759, all plates present (31 folding). Cont. full ca...

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: 1- THE ENGINEER AND MACHINIST'S ASSISTANT, 2 vols. Bound in 1. Blackie, 1847. text vol. and plate vol. with 122 pages of pla...

1- Geography for Youth. W Lowndes, 1797, new edn. with 17 folding maps and 4 plates. Cont. full calf; rubbed and hinges cracked; lacking front end...

LONDON: 1- The London Calendar, or court & city register for England, Scotland, Ireland & America for the year 1790. Stockdale, 1789/90. PP: 60+60...

1- The Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain, in 6 volumes. printed for the proprietors; sold by R. Snagg, nd, [ca. ...

SAMMES, Aylett: Britannia Antiqua illustrata: or, The antiquities of ancient Britain, derived from the Phoenicians… T. Roycroft, 1676, first editi...

1- Culpeper, N: The English Physician enlarged. Scatcherd, no date, c1790. 348pp. Cont. full calf, rubbed and inner hinges cracked and repaired; 2...

CAMDEN, William: BRITANNIA or a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland and the Islands Adjacent,...

BLOME, Richard: BRITANNIA: or, a Geographical Description of the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with the Isles and Territories theret...

GROSE, Francis: THE ANTIQUITIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES, 8 volumes including the supplementary vol. With 54 Maps, mostly hand-coloured, including a l...

WELSH BIBLE: Y BIBL CYSSEGR-LA, SEF YR HEN DESTAMENT A'R NEWYDD; WITH: Llyfr y Salmau. Llundain, Joan Basged, 1727; Cont. full leather, rubbed and...

A Description of England and Wales, Containing a Particular Account of Each County, With its Antiquities, Curiosities, Situation, etc, 10 vols com...

JAMIESON, Alexander: A DICTIONARY OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE, ARTS, MANUFACTURES, AND MISCELLANEOUS KNOWLEDGE. For H Fisher, 1829, 6th. edn. 4to. With ...

LEWIS, Samuel: A Topographical Dictionary of England Comprising the Several Counties Cities Boroughs Corporate and Market Towns Parishes Chapelrie...

BACON, Francis: Sylva sylvarum: or, A naturall history. In ten centuries. VVhereunto is newly added the history naturall and experimentall of life...

MARTIN, Benjamin: A New and Comprehensive System of Mathematical Institutions, Agreeable to the Present State of the Newtonian Mathesis, 2 Volumes...

VALENTINE Cards & Photographs. 2 Albums containing c80 Victorian & Edwardian valentine cards (8 with movable parts), 72 large ones (mostly around ...

PRINTS: 1- Baxter, G: The Pictorial Album; OR Cabinet of paintings containing eleven designs executed in oil colours. Chapman & Hall, no date, (18...

POMOLOGY: 1- LINDLEY John: Pomologia Britannica; or, Figures and Descriptions of the Most Important Varieties of Fruit Cultivated in Great Britain...

FLORA: 1- Sowerby, J.E. & Johnson, C. P: British Wild Flowers. Sowerby, 1860, 1st. edn. With 84 plates (82 Hand Coloured). Cont. full leather; lac...

MARTYN, Thomas: FLORA RUSTICA. Exhibiting Accurate Figures of such Plants as are either Useful or Injurious in Husbandry. Drawn and engraved by Fr...