ANTIQUES, PERIOD & MODERN FURNITURE & EFFECTS, COLLECTABLES, SILVER & JEWELLERY

Basket of miscellanea including a cash box with coins ...[more]

A copy of the Daily Express dated May 31st 1940 & a copy of The Scotsman, October 18th, 1899 ...[more]

The History of The Great European War in 9 volumes & a photograph album plus 2 copies of The Illustrated London News, Coronation Editions ...[mor...

A box of Children's books including Wonder Encyclopaedia for Children, 1933 & Little Folk, 1915 ...[more]

2 volumes of 'The History of England' by John & Paul Knapton, 1745, covering the reigns of Edward VI, Mary, Elizabeth I, Charles I & II, James I &...

2 volumes of 'The History of England' published 1744/45 covering the reigns of Queen Anne & George I ...[more]

2 volumes of John Armstrong's 'Miscellanies' published, 1770 ...[more]

'The History of America' by William Robertson, in 3 volumes, published by Cadell, Rivington & Nunn, 1827 ...[more]

'The Illustrated Handbook of Architecture' by James Ferguson, 1859 & 'A History of Architecture' by Sir Banister Fletcher, 1946 ...[more]

'Letters to a Young Lady' by Jane West, 1806 & 'The Princess of Wales' by The Rt. Hon. Percival Spencer, 1813. Both 1st Editions ...[more]

'Marryat's Pottery & Porcelain Marks', with many dozens of images of porcelain marks: Chinese, Arabian, English & Continental ...[more]

'The Hunting of The Snark' by Lewis Carroll, 1st edition, 1876 with numerous engraved plates. Bound in printer's marble, (damage to spine) ...[mo...

3 early 20th century ledgers/cash books (2 of which are leather bound) ...[more]

Unusual Scottish photograph album with many large photographs of Scottish towns & Lochs plus hand-painted bird & flower images in oil & watercolou...

3 Victorian Children's Adventure Story books by G A Henty: 'At Agincourt', 1897; 'A Jacobite Exile' 1894; 'Through Russian Snows', 1896 & 'A Pilgr...

'The Story of Books' by Gertrude Rawlings, circa 1918 with photographic plates together with 23 other book about books ...[more]

6 history books including 'The Victorians' & 'The History of the Indians in the USA' ...[more]

7 books on local history of Berkshire including 'The Berkshire Village Book' 1970's; 'Royal Berkshire', 1979; 'Berkshire in The Camera' 1981 & oth...

4 Charles Dickens books: 'Household Words', 2 volumes 1884 edited by Charles Dickens from the original magazines; 'Nicholas Nickleby', 1900 & 'Lit...

5 volumes of Victorian bound magazines: 'The Family Herald', 1882-1883, leather bound; 'The Quiver', 1899; 'Scribners Magazine', 1887; 'Good Words...

3 Victorian leather bound volumes: 'The Life of Christ', by Robert Farrar, circa 1875, in a fine full calf leather binding & decorated in gold; 'A...

The London Chronicle for 1791, published 1791, from newspapers & periodicals of that year describing in detail London life. Contemporary half leat...

'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam', 1912 with 38 pictures from photographs by Mabel Eardley-Wilmot. (The original decorated cloth spine is damaged) ....

'The Ballad of Reading Gaol', by Oscar Wilde. Illustrated Private Press edition, published in Reading in 2004, together with 'The Ordeal of Philip...

'Victorian Mechanics & Engineering' by William Grier; 'The Mechanics Calculator', 1842, engraved portrait, bound; 'The Mechanics Pocket Dictionary...

Early English Guide book: Owen's 'Book of Roads' (missing the title page), 1777, bound with Owen's 'Book of Fairs', 1777, signed by the author on ...

'Tide's Ending' by B B, 1st edition, 1950, on wild birds & wild bird fowling with 16 colour plates by D J Watkins Pitchford ...[more]

'Westward Ho', 1890 bound with 'Hereward the Wake', 1891, both by Charles Kingsley. Bound in full blue leather & decorated in gold ...[more]

'The Castles of England & Wales' by Herbert A Evans, 1st edition, 1912 with photographic plates throughout ...[more]

'The Wife of General Napoleon Bonaparte - The Empress Josephine' by Joseph Turquan, 1st edition, 1912 with many photographic illustrations ...[mo...

Modern 1st editions - including Michael Morpurgo 'The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips'; a signed copy of 'Intimacy; by Hanif Kureishi; 2 books by B...

6 leather bound books mostly in French including a 1920's French Guide Book & other literature ...[more]

4 early sermons & pamphlets, published in Scotland from 1792 to 1832 ...[more]

'Agriculture in Berkshire' by John Orr, 1st edition, 1918 with folding photographic plates ...[more]

Antiquarian pamphlets: 'A Sermon Preach'd before the Honourable House of Commons' by W Binkes, Dean of Litchfield, published in London 1705, unbou...

'The Life of Shakespeare' by N Rowe, 1735, taken from the collected plays of Shakespeare including a copper engraved portrait of the author. Toget...

Collection of 13 books on Gilbert & Sullivan, mostly illustrated hardbacks, some pre-war including 'The Gilbert & Sullivan Dictionary' from 1936, ...

A small collection of pre-war novels by Robert Louis Stevenson, Max Beerbofim, Arthur Conan Doyle & Lew, Wallace's 'Ben Hur' (10 books in total) ...

A small collection of newspaper cuttings relating to the history of Reading together with an old photograph of the monument to John Blagrave ...[...

Illustrated magazines from the 1950's - 9 in total & 'Everybody's Coronation Number' ...[more]

Winston Churchill illustrated brochure published in 1941 by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, presumably issued to promote Churchill. With...

Early printing - a collection of fragments of books from the 15th - 18th centuries. Texts in Latin & English (most are damaged and recovered). End...

17th century manuscript of medical, cures & recipes in a brown Morocco leather bound volume, circa 1680. Decorated on the sides in gold & with sil...

'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' by T E Lawrence, 1st edition for general publication, July 1935 (originally published for private presentation in 1926)....

Holy Bible, 1683, King James version, printed & published in Amsterdam for bookseller Stephen Swart bound with the Book of Psalms, 1679 includes 5...

Japanese woodblock print by Ogato Gekko entitled 'Flower of Japan', circa 1885-1899

Japanese woodblock print by Ogato Gekko entitled 'Keisei Usugumo', circa 1885-1899

Letters of the alphabet cut from an English book of about 1600 with the exception of 4 which are photographs of 17th century letters

Print of doves by Wilkes, 1801 ...[more]

Aquatint of North View of the Ruins of Reading Abbey, 1810 by Charles Tomkins from his book 'Views of Reading Abby & it's Churches' ...[more]

Print of Pangbourne Church by same artist, 1st edition of his book, 1791 ...[more]

Print by same artist dated 1802 from Coates's 'History of Reading' ...[more]

Folio of 'The History of Marcus Tullius Cicero' in Latin, disbound. Probably extracted from an edition of Cicero's works, circa 1600 ...[more]

{ Option of lots: 298, 299 } A leaf of double-sided printing in the types of William Caxton, believed to be from 'The Polychronicon' by Ranulf Hi...

{ Option of lots: 298, 299 } A leaf of double-sided printing in the types of William Caxton, believed to be from 'The Polychronicon' Ranulf Higde...

A collection of books belonging to a deceased gentleman: Select Views of London & its Environs in 2 volumes in one.  Published by Vernor & Hood, 1...

Arched top silver framed bevel-edged wall mirror, 48" x 42" ...[more]

Ornately framed bevel-edged wall mirror, 49" x 36" ...[more]

2 painted wood ethnic-style masks, 44" high ...[more]

Large ceramic 'Germ Intercepting Filter' by Doulton & Co & the bottom of a chemical filter ...[more]