Books & Periodicals

"Dave Dawson on Convoy Patrol" by R.Sidney Bowen, Crown Publishers New York, 1941 first American edition; "The Ghosts at Stark Hall" by Rita Coats...

The Eton book of the River with account of the Thames and the evolution of boat racing 1935 beautifully bound by Sangoski and Sutcliff

Cornwall Interest A quantity of books related to the county, Truro and other towns within, S. Baring Gould, 'Cornish Characters and Strange Even...

STARK, Flora - An Italian Diary First edition, 1945 In the original qtr cloth over decorated boards; Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 --Prisoners ...

3 Pilot's flying log books, Second World War Period 1938 - 1942, for E D V Williams, and RAF pocket book 1937 2 of the log books are completely f...

A Marvel Superheroes Collector's Edition Folder Originally Containing Iconic Comic Book Covers Signed By Stan LEE (1922-2018) Empty of contents,...

Enid Blyton Five On Kirran Island Again , published Hodder and Stoughton 1st editiion 1947 d/w red pebble cloth blinding. rare in this condition

Richard Lander The Travels of Richard Lander into the interior of Africa for the discovery of the course of the River Niger, published j saunders ...

* Log Book. A Pilot's Log Book kept by 'WWI Ace' Captain Norman Macmillan, M.C., A.F.C. circa 1920, sadly there are no entries, however, the ...

(Industrial Archaeology) Thirty two works. Frank Atkinson. 'Industrial Archaeology of North-East England,' two volumes, first editions, original...

* Five: Lieutenant J.H. Middleton, Hampshire Regiment 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star with 1st Army clasp, Defence and War Medals, Efficiency Med...

* Family Group. Pair : Corporal G. Wood, Machine Gun Corps British War and Victory Medals (83039 Cpl. G. Wood, M.G.C.), extremely fine, MGC...

(Cornwall) Twenty four works J. B. Cornish. 'Mate's Illustrated Penzance,' second edition, original wraps, staple bound, b+w photographic illust...

* Johnson (Johnnie). Wing Leader, Chatto & Windus Ltd, 1958, a superb multi-signed copy with 15 Battle of Britain 'Ace' signatures comprising...

Potter, Beatrix - 'Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes' - First edition, with all the relevant issue points (Quinby, No.26, p93), in the original publ...

Alison, Sir Archibald - 'History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789 to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815' - Ni...

Gilbert, W. S. - 'The Bab Ballads, with which are included Songs of a Savoyard', fourth edition in Riviere & Son and H. Sotheran & Co. signed half...

Cook, Theodore Andrea, 'A History of the English Turf' - First edition, complete in three volumes across six books, published by H. Virtue and Com...

Guidott, Thomas M. B. - 'Discourse of Bathe, and the Hot Waters There' - First edition 1676, printed for Henry Brome, rebound in modern red cloth ...

19th century French book safe, leather-bound with the title 'III et IV Livre Des Rois - Tom VI' to the spine, opening to reveal a fitted sectioned...

KITAO SHIGEMASA (1739-1820) an illustrated book, depicting birds and flowers, one volume and looses sheets

Hispanic bibliography.- Vindel (Pedro, Francisco, José Pedro & Victoria) A Collection of Bibliographic Works by the Vindel Family , including ...

Blake (William).- Blair (Robert) The Grave, a Poem , en grave d portr a it frontispiece of William Blake by Louis Schi a vonetti a fte...

Dalziel Brothers. Dalziel's Bible Gallery , number 335 of 1000 copies, 62 mounted india paper proofs of wood-engravings by the Dalziel Brothers...

Berkeley (George) A Treatise concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge . Part I [all published], first edition , title within d...

Joseph Ritson's copy.- [ Gavin (Antonio)] A Short History of the Monastic Orders... by Gabriel d'Emillianne, first edition , initial imprima...

King Edward VII.- Liddell ( Col. R.S.) The Memoirs of the Tenth Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales' Own) , first edition , presentation copy ...

Legal Cases.- Richardson (Robert) A State of the Evidence in the Cause between His Grace the Duke of Hamilton...and Archibald Douglas ...,...

City of London.- Advice to the Livery-Men of London : shewing that it is for their Interest and Honour, to chuse Merchants in Trade, for the...

Scotland.- Boswell (James) The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, Ll.D ., first edition , with I5, Q7 & U6 all ...

Kitchen garden.- Evelyn (John, translator).- [ Bonnefons (Nicolas de)] The French gardiner: instructing how to cultivate all sorts of fruit-t...

Scotland.- [Creech (William)] Letters, addressed to Sir John Sinclair, Bart. respecting the Mode of Living, Arts, Commerce, Literature, Mann...

Mountaineering.- Rowell (Galen) and John McPhee Alaska: Images of the Country , number 152 of 500 deluxe edition copies signed by the authors...

Owen (Robert) A New View of Society : or, Essays on the Formation of the Human Character, and the Application of the Principle to Practice, ...

Universities.- [Rawlinson (Richard)] A Full and Impartial Account of the Oxford-Riots.. ., only edition , final advertisement leaf...

Collingwood (Francis) and John Woollams. The Universal cook, and city and country housekeeper. Containing all the various branches of cookery ...

Municipal Corporations.- City of Birmingham. Public Parks and Pleasure Grounds . Their Cost, Areas, and Maintenance; Bye-Laws and Regulati...

France.- [Hardoin de la Reynnerie (Louis-Eugène)] Consultation pour les Actionnaires de la Compagnie des Indes , first edition , t...

Lyric and language.- Collection of Songs (A) , chiefly such as are eminent for poetical merit; among which are many originals, and others that ...

Children & Education.- Nelson (James) An Essay on the Government of Children , first edition , contemporary ink signature o...

Woolley (Hannah) The Queen-like closet: or, Rich cabinet, stored with all manner of rare receipts for preserving, candying and cookery , 3 par...

Everard Digby's copy.- [Ruscelli (Girolamo)] The Secretes of the Reverend Maister Alexis of Piemont. Containing excellent remedies against div...

S[mith] (E[liza]) The Compleat Housewife: or, Accomplished Gentlewoman’s companion: being a Collection of upwards of Five Hundred of the most ...

Kettilby (Mary) A Collection of above three hundred receipts in cookery, physick and surgery ; For the use of all Good Wives, Tender Mothers, ...

Servants.- Haywood (Eliza) A New Present for a Servant-Maid...The Whole Art of Cookery, Pickling, Preserving &c. , first edition , engraved ...

Robertson (Hannah) The Young Ladies School of Arts. Containing a great variety of practical receipts , in Gum-Flowers, Filligree, Japanning, ...

Military Law.- Wellesley (Arthur, Duke of Wellington ).- Principles (The) of War ... as Developed in a Series of General Orders...,...

Grey (Elizabeth, Countess of Kent ) A Choice manual, or, Rare and select secrets in physick and chirurgery...Whereto are added several experi...

Economics.- House of Commons. Report from the Secret Committee on Joint Stock Banks , with Appendix & Index, together 3 parts, 2 lithogra...

Vaughan (Henry) Silex scintillans: or sacred poems and private ejaculations , first edition, first issue (with the uncancelled title dated ...

Northern cookery.- Thacker (John) The Art of Cookery. Containing above Six Hundred and Fifty of the most approv'd Receipts , first edition ...

American Testimonial Banquet (The) to Henry M. Stanley in recognition of his Heroic Achievements in the cause of Humanity, Science & Civilization ...

Birds.- Bewick (Thomas) History of British Birds , 2 vol., first edition , with advertisement on last f. of vol.1, ink inscriptions to tit...

Gothic novel.- [ Radcliffe (Ann)] The Mysteries of Udolpho , 4 vol., first edition , half-titles, final blank present at end of vol.2, vol....

Jenks (James) The Complete cook: teaching the art of cookery in all its branches...With an appendix teaching the art of making wine, Mead; Cyd...

Russell (Bertrand) What I Believe, browning to endpapers, original boards with mounted paper label to upper cover and spine, spine head chip...

Moore ( Sir Jonas) England’s interest: or, the Gentleman and Farmer’s friend , title within double filet border, woodcut decorative initial ...

Proust (Marcel) Cities of the Plain , 2 vol., limited edition, translated by C.K. Scott Moncrieff, ink ownership name David Higham to front f...

[Young (Edward), attributed to ] A Poem occasion'd by reading Shaftsbury's Characteristicks. Referr'd to the consideration of the author of a...

Fruit.- Abercrombie (John) The Hot-House Gardener on the general Culture of the Pine-Apple, and methods of forcing Early Grapes, Peaches, Ne...