The May Fine Art & Antiques Auction

Two 100 Euro Trials Vatican 585 standard gold coins, with certificates, 0.5gms each, with a collection of seventeen Westminster collection histori...

A typed and signed letter from Edward Heath as Secretary of State for Industry, dated Nov 20th 1963, with six other signature cards of Secretaries...

WALTER NURNBERG (GERMAN-BRITISH 1907-1991) - A collection of sixty four black and white photographs, from Talbot-Stead Tube Co Ltd, in one folder,...

A late 18th century book of engraved plates to artist students, lacking title and page one, with plates running from No's 2-71, includes head stud...

HENRY JAMES - eight books, comprising: THE PRIVATE LIVE, only 1000 printed, London, Osgood, 1893; THE LONDON LIFE, Macmillan, May reprint 1889; TH...

GOLDSMITH (O), A HISTORY OF THE EARTH AND ANIMATED NATURE, 2 vols, hand coloured plates, 3/4 leather, London, 1850, with other books (Qty)

BENEZIT (E), DICTIONNAIRE CRITIQUE ET DOCUMENTAIRE DES PAINTERS SCULPTEURS, 3 vols, Librairie Grund, 1966 (8)

LUSSICH (A), CELEBRATED SHIPWRECKS AT CAPE POLONIO OFF THE ENGLISH BANK, 4th edition signed by the author on the half title, 'Antonio D Lussich, M...

THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OR CONVERSATIONS LEXICON, seven vols, with maps and plates, full leather, Blackie & Son, 1841 ...[more]

BROOKES (R), THE GENERAL GAZETTEER, folding maps, 1/2 leather, 1801, with other bindings and cloth bound historical books (Qty)

An album of 19th century photographic prints of the Sistine Chapel, possibly Domenico Anderson, with forty three images of the chapel roof after M...

TIPPING (H), ENGLISH HOMES, period IV Vol I, late Stuart, London, 1929; DECORATION UND MALERIEN VON ANTOINE WATTEAU, Berlin, 1889; COUNTRY LIFE, v...

A miscellany of military interest books (Qty)

BREHM (DR A E), a set of ten natural history books, comprising DIE VOGEL / BIRDS, 3 vols, 1886, DIE SAUGETHIERE / MAMMALS, three vols, 1883, DIE I...

TATIUS (A), THE LOVES OF CLITOPHON AND LEUCIPPE, limited edition, no 345/394, Oxford Basil Blackwell, Shakespeare Head press, 1923; BUCHAN (J), TH...

RITCHIE (L), WANDERINGS BY THE SEINE, with engraved plates by J.M.W. Turner, full leather, London, 1834; BARBER'S PICTURESQUE ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE...

A miscellany of 19th century and later British travel and place books, to include BODIAM CASTLE SUSSEX, d.j., Jonathan Cape; HARPER (M), RAMBLES I...

A collection of childrens illustrated books, to include, THROUGH PICTURE BOOK TOWN, Ernest Nister MONTORGUIEL (G), FRANCE SON HISTOIRE, pictorial ...

A collection of childrens illustrated books, to include, RACKHAM (A), illus, THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS, reprint 1930; WHEELHOUSE (M), illus, EASTER EG...

A collection of 19th century and later natural history books, to include DALLAS (W), A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, 1857; RECLUS (E), TH...

SOWERBY (J), ENGLISH BOTANY OR COLOURED FIGURES OF BRITISH PLANTS, vol 1 only, hand coloured plates, 2nd ed, 3/4 leather with marbled boards, c183...

A collection of 19th century and later bindings, many illustrated texts, to include, THE POETICAL WORKS OF HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, Routledge, ...

A collection of 19th century and later bindings, to include GEORGE THE THIRD HIS COURT AND FAMILY 2 vols, 3/4 leather, Henry Colburn, 1821; BEAUTI...

A selection of illustrated books, to include; JOURDAIN (M), HISTORY OF LACE, London, Sampson Low, 1910; DRAWING ROOM SCRAP BOOK,1846, steel engrav...

A selection of 19th century and later books, historical and reference, to include; GRIERSON (F), HAUNTING EDINBURGH, pictorial dust jacket, 1929 (...

A selection of books about J R R Tolkein, to include; SHIPPEY (T), THE ROAD TO MIDDLE EARTH, 1st ed, 1982; TOLKEIN (J.R.R), THE BOOK OF LOST TALES...

HIGHMORE (A), PIETAS LONDINIENSIS: THE HISTORY DESIGN AND PRESENT STATE OF THE VARIOUS PUBLIC CHARITIES, later cloth, London, Richard Phillips, 18...

THACKERAY (W), THE WORKS, 24 vols, illustrated, ¾ red leather with cloth boards, bound by Hatchards of Piccadilly, London, Smith Elder & Co, 1869 ...

THE PLAYS OF WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE, 21 vols, 6th edition, revised by Isaac Reed, full mottled tan calf, with label for T Sowler Manchester, London, J...

LAMB (C), THE WORKS OF CHARLES LAMB, 2 vols, full tan leather with gilt detailing, with label for Myers & Co, London, Ollier, 1818 (2) ...[more]

MACAULAY (LORD), THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND, 5 vols, full tan leather, London, Longman, 1860; CRITICAL AND HISTORICAL ESSAYS, 3 vols, similar bindings...

D'ISRAELI (I), COMMENTARIES ON THE LIFE AND REIGN OF CHARLES THE FIRST KING OF ENGLAND, 5 vols, with book plate for Coningsby Disraeli - possibly ...

BROCK (C E), illus, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, full vellum binding with gilt detailing, London, Dent, 1905; with two other vellum bindings of Charles Dick...

EASTON PRESS - A collection of thirteen leather bound books, comprising, THE RED AND THE BLACK 1980; THE SCARLET LETTER 1975, THE TALE OF TWO CITI...

FOLIO SOCIETY - A collection of individual and boxed historical sets, including THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND, 10 vols, 1997; THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE ...

THE PLAYS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, 3 vols, blue cloth. Cassell Petter & Galpin; EIKON BASILIKE OR THE KINGS BOOK, edited by Edward Almack, London, ...

AUCTION CATALOGUE: PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS MARGARET, COUNTESS OF SNOWDON, 2 vols, sold by Christies on 13t...

GOLDSMITH (O), A HISTORY OF THE EARTH AND ANIMATED NATURE,2 vols, hand coloured plates, Blackie and Son 1870; JONES (T), CASSELL'S BOOK OF BIRDS, ...

Two 19th century brass bound leather buckets, 27cm high (2)