Books, Maps, Prints & Manuscripts

ROYAL SOCIETY OF PAINTER-ETCHERS Diploma of Associate membership issued to Sir Nevile Rodwell Wilkinson, army officer, artist, and herald, on the ...

FRENCH ART JOURNALS WITH ARTIST'S PRINTS G. di San Lazzaro (Editor) XXe Siècle, 1938-39, Paris, Chroniques Du Jour, the complete First Series, No...

Jones (Owen) The Grammar of Ornament, 1910, London, Bernard Quaritch, pp. 157, 100 chromo plates (many illuminated), rubbed and bumped publisher's...

Morris (Rev. F.O.) A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, [1879-80], London, W. Mackenzie,...

A.T. PINE, ARCHITECTURAL DRAUGHTSMAN An archive of 1930s and 1940s original designs, plans and elevations in pencil and pen and ink, some with wat...

John Pedder (1850-1929) Sketches in Sutherland, n.d., oblong folio album (265 x 340mm) of 30 original watercolour drawings in the Scottish highlan...

Salisbury (Francis Owen [Frank]) Frescoes in The Queen Victoria Memorial Calcutta, 1921, oblong folio (300 x 480mm) of twelve cut-out prints in ...

Leech (John) Follies of the Year. A Series of Coloured Etchings from Punch's Pocket Books 1844-1864, [c.1865], London, Bradbury, Evans & Co., oblo...

Clarke (Harry, Illustrator) Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe, [1923], Harrap, 4to, eight mounted colour plates including front...

Dahl (Roald) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 1984, London, George Allen & Unwin, Ninth impression, large 8vo signed by the author ('Love Roald ...

Beardsley (Aubrey, Illustrator) Malory (Sir Thomas) (Le Morte Darthur) The Birth Life, and Acts of King Arthur of his Noble Knights of the Round ...

Dulac (Edmund, Illustrator) Lyrics Pathetic & Humourous from A to Z, 1908, London, Frederick Warne, 24 colour-printed plates (all except the last ...

Milne (A.A.) Now We Are Six, 1927; The House at Pooh Corner, 1928 (both first editions); When We Were Very Young, 1926, fourteenth edition; Winni...

Gill (Eric, Illustrator) Nisi Dominus, 1919, Ditchling (Sussex), S. Dominic's Press, wood-engraved illustrations to the verse by Hilary Pepler, or...

Allingham (Helen) Happy England, with Memoir and Descriptions by Marcus B. Huish, 1903, London, A. & C. Black, thick 4to Edition de luxe limited t...

RUPERT BEAR COLLECTION A broken run of Rupert Annuals from 1936 to 1992: 1936-38 facsimile reprints in near-mint condition (publisher's promotiona...

PASSENGER'S LETTER FROM R.M.S. LUSITANIA Autograph Letter written during cruise from Liverpool to New York, signed 'Your Affect Father' to 'Dear W...

Fortescue (Sir John William) A History of the British Army, 1910-30, London, MacMillan, 8vo, 13 volumes in 14 (Vol. IV separated in two parts), w...

THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR Edmonds (Sir James E. and others, Editors) History of the Great War Based on Official Documents, By Directi...

Bean (C.E.W. and others) Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18, 1927-1942, Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 10 volumes only (of 12), 8vos,...

Bairnsfather (Capt. Bruce) Fragments from France, [c.1915], London, The Bystander, four 4to booklets of monotone military cartoons, publisher's pi...

Robinson (William Heath) Some ''Frightful'' War Pictures, 1915, Duckworth, folio, first edition, 24 plates, monotone military cartoons, silhouette...

Nelson (Horatio, Viscount) The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton; with a Supplement... 1814, London, Thomas Lovewell, two volumes in one, fi...

[MacMunn (George, Editor)] History of the Guides 1846-1922, 1938, Gale & Polden, Aldershot, first edition, 4to; half title, xv, pp. 347, 19 photog...

SIGNED BY A DAM BUSTER Brickhill (Paul) The Dam Busters, 1952, London, Evans Brothers Ltd, fifth impression, 8vo hard cloth with dust jacket (chip...

Wells (H.G.) FIRST EDITION BOOKS All 8vos, original hard cloth, including: The War in the Air, 1908, London, G. Bell, 16 plates, worn pictorial ...

Walmsley (Leo) AN EXCEPTIONAL COLLECTION OF FIRST EDITIONS Thirty 8vo volumes, FIVE WITH AUTHOR'S SIGNATURE, various imprints (UK and US), Jenkins...

A COLLECTION OF MODERN FIRSTS 8vos, publisher's hard cloth with dust jackets where called for (some a little tired and frayed): Amis (Kingsley) I ...

Gosse (Edmund) Father and Son. A Study in Two Temperaments, 1907, London, William Heinemann, 8vo first edition, [x] including half title and front...

A COLLECTION OF 20th CENTURY POETRY Twenty-one slim (large) 8vo volumes and booklets, publisher's cloth, some with dust jackets, all reading copie...

Bronte (Rev. Patrick) The Cottage in the Wood; or the Art of becoming Rich and Happy, 1818, Bradford, T. Inkersley, Second Edition, engraved front...

Dickens (Charles) The Personal History of David Copperfield. With Illustrations by H.K. Browne. 1850, London, Bradbury & Evans, 1850, first editio...

Yeats (E.C.) A Broadside for September, 1911. Published Monthly by E.C. Yeats at the Cuala Press, Church town, Dundrum, County Dublin. Subscript...

Warren (Thomas, Editor) A Collection of Catches Canons and Glees for Three, four, five, six and nine Voices never before published Selected by Tho...

Fleming (Ian) For Your Eyes Only, 1960, London, Cape, 8vo first edition with dust jacket; cloth some shelf ware, (priced) jacket with dampstaining...

Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, 1961, London, Cape, 8vo first edition with dust jacket; only a few signs of handling, staining to very top of rear flap...

Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, 1961, London, Cape, 8vo first edition with dust jacket, another copy; extremities of cloth binding bumped, the price-cl...

Fleming (Ian) The Spy Who Loved Me,1962, London, Cape, 8vo first edition with dust jacket; mostly only minor shelf ware, the priced d.j. with spli...

Fleming (Ian) You Only Live Twice, 1964, London, Cape, 8vo first edition, cloth bumped, several old tape repairs to (priced) jacket, splitting fol...

Fleming (Ian) FOUR TITLES Octopussy and The Living Daylights, 1966 [&] The Man With The Golden Gun, 1965, both London, Cape, 8vo first editions wi...

Hilton (James) Good-bye Mr. Chips, October 1934, London, Hodder & Stoughton, reprint 8vo, signed presentation copy from the author with 'Cordially...

Hartley (L.P.) The Go-Between, 1953, London, Hamish Hamilton, first edition, original red cloth (a little shelf ware), small chips and tears to c...

Evelyn (John) Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn…1819, London, H. Colburn, 2 vols., second edition, engraved portrait f...

Johnson (J., Publisher) The Natural History of Birds ... intended for the Amusement and Instruction of Children… 1791, 12mo, 6 parts in 3 volumes ...

John Gould (British, 1804-1881) HUMMINGBIRDS Delattria Viridipallens; Nectarinia Insignis; Selasphorus Scintilla; Phaethornis Nigrocinctus [with] ...

John Gould (British, 1804-1881) Lagopus Mutus [Ptarmigan]; Tetrao Tetrix [Black Grouse]; Red-Legged Partridge [with a different print of the same ...

THE NEW NATURALIST [Various Authors] The New Naturalist, including nos. 1, 2, 7, 11, 13, 20, 1945-50s, London, Collins, mostly first editions, la...

Butler (Arthur G.) and Frohawk (F.W., Illustrator) British Birds with their Nests and Eggs, [c.1896], London, Brumby & Clarke, 6 volumes, large 4t...

Millais (J.G.) The Mammals of Great Britain and Ireland, 1904-06, London, Longmans, 3 volumes, thick folio, copy number 786 from an edition limite...

Morris (Rev. F. O.) A History of British Birds, 1903, London, John C. Nimmo, 6 volumes, fifth edition, 4to, 400 hand-coloured plates; original gre...

Radclyffe (C.W.) Memorials of Rugby. Drawn from Nature and on Stone… with Historical and Descriptive Notices. 1843, Rugby, J.S. Crossley and other...

Rimmer (Alfred) Stonyhurst Illustrated, 1884, London, Burns and Oates, folio, tinted plates with tissues, original decorated green cloth gilt, bla...

POPULATION CENSUS FOR YORKSHIRE Abstract of the Answers and Returns Made pursuant to an Act, passed in the Eleventh Year of His Majesty King Georg...

YORK GUIDES The Stranger's Guide through the City of York and its Cathedral, 1835, York, published and sold at Bellerby's Public Library, 12mo, fi...

Leyland (John) Views of Ancient Buildings illustrative of the domestic architecture of the parish of Halifax, 1879, Halifax, oblong folio, 25 mono...

Ornsby (Rev. George) Sketches of Durham; being an attempt to indicate to the stranger some of the most prominent Objects of Interest in that place...

[Wedderburn (Alexander), first Earl of Rosslyn] The Argument of Alexander Wedderburn, Esq; His Majesty's Solicitor General, in the Cause of Lord...

George Nicholson (British, 1787-1878) YORKSHIRE SCENERY Six Views of Picturesque Scenery in Yorkshire, Malton, Sept. 10, 1822 [&] Six Views of Pic...

Bower (A., Surveyor) The Two Acts of Parliament for the Holderness Drainage with an Index and Plan. 1781, York, A. Ward, folio, 480 x 375mm, title...

Robins (John, Auctioneer) ESTATE SALE CATALOGUE Yorkshire, West Riding…Building Ground, Garden Ground, Orchards, Farms and Lands. Particulars and ...