Collectables

Pair: Driver J. T. Leadbitter, Royal Field Artillery, who forfeited his medals in 1924 after becoming a little light fingered with his postbag ...

Five: Company Quartermaster Sergeant J. Nield, Manchester Regiment, who was wounded at Hooge on 1 August 1915 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4...

Pennant (Thomas). A Tour in Wales, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, London: Benjamin White, 1784, 49 engraved plates (of 53, however with 10 supplemental...

Singer (Charles, et al, editors) . A History of Technology, 5 volumes, 1st edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1954-58, colour frontispieces with t...

A Great War ‘submarine action’ D.S.M. awarded to Able Seaman C. G. Bird, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Halcyon, for the destruction of UB-27 in the North Sea...

Three: Major H. J. Daubeny, 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Tel-El-Kebir (Capt. H. J. Daub...

Seven: Able Seaman C. J. Mace, Royal Navy, who served at Gallipoli at a mere 16 years of age 1914-15 Star (J.35115. C. J. Mace. Boy. 1., R.N.);...

Pair: Gunner G. W. Tryner, Royal Garrison Artillery, who was forced to stump up bail in 1949 when his jealous eldest son attempted to murder his d...

Pair: Major G. R. Pearce, Manchester Regiment Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (Lieut: G. R. Pearce. 2/Manch: R.); Khedive’s St...

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Egypt, Basque Roads 1809 (Joseph Anderson, Carpenter.) nearly extremely fine £3,000-£4,000 --- Impor...

Cooke (C.). Topographical and Statistical Description of the County of..., 18 volumes, circa 1830, additional title to volume 13, 'The Modern Br...

Six: Captain and Adjutant A. H. H. Rice, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange ...

Cunningham (C. D.). The Pioneers of the Alps, 2nd edition, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1888, photogravure portraits thr...

Five: Private J. F. Bishop, Manchester Regiment, later 5 Commando, who was killed in action in Burma on 15 March 1944 General Service 1918-62, ...

An Egypt and Sudan D.C.M. group of of three awarded to Private W. Lennon, 19th Hussars, who was wounded at the Battle of El-Teb on 29 February 188...

Bacon ( Francis ). The Naturall and Experimentall History of Winds , &c., Translated into English by R.G. Gent., 1st edition, London: ...

Family Group: Pair: Second Lieutenant J. J. Langford, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 15 September ...

Three: Petty Officer Airman (Aircraft Handler) J. W. Hilton, Royal Navy General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (D080903V J. W. Hi...

Justices of Peace. The Aucthoritie of al[l] Justices of Peace, with divers warrants, presentments, and indictments thereunto annexed. Whereunto i...

Three: Police Constable C. Morton, Metropolitan Police, late Manchester Regiment Jubilee 1887, with 1897 clasp, Metropolitan Police, bronze (P....

Folding maps. A collection of 10 folding maps of towns/boundaries in England, mostly 19th century, including Mogg (William publisher). Map of t...

A Great War M.C, group of four awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel J. S. Harper, Manchester Regiment and Machine Gun Corps, one of the first Officers to...

China 1857-60, no clasp (J. Manser, Boy 1 Cl, H.M.S. Vulcan) an officially impressed later issue, good very fine £160-£200 --- Provenance: ...

Moryson (Fynes). An Itinerary written by Fynes Moryson gent. Firft in the Latine Tongue, And Then Translated By him into English, Containing His ...

A rare ‘1847’ Army Meritorious Service Medal awarded to Quartermaster Sergeant J. Stewart, 63rd Regiment of Foot, who was the Regiment’s first M.S...

Torti (Francesco). Ad criticam dissertationem du abusu Chinae Chinae Mutinensibus medicis perperam objecto a clarissimo quondam viro Bernardino R...

Machiavelli (Niccolo). Tutte le Opere, 5 parts in 1 volume, 2nd Testina edition, [?Geneva], 1550 [but 1620], general title with woodcut portrait...

Three: Commander F. A. Winter, Royal Navy, who was specially promoted for services in Egypt and mentioned in despatches for ‘Witu 1890’ when he wa...

A Second War Normandy Landings D.S.M. awarded to Able Seaman D. J. Campbell, Royal Navy, H.M. Landing Craft Infantry (Large) 130 Distinguished ...

Fullarton (A. Publisher). The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales, 4 volumes, London, Edinburgh, and Dublin, 1845, 40 uncoloured engrav...

New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1845 to 1846 (Lieut. A. J. Curtis, H.M.S. North Star) officially impressed naming, nearly extremely fine and ra...

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith (90117 Dvr: J. Webster, 42nd. Bty: R.F.A.) edge bruising, very fine ...

Paris (Matthew). Flores Historiarum per Matthaeum Westmonasteriensem collecti: praecipue de rebus Britannicis : Ab exordio mundi usque a...

Pair: Colonel C. J. Ryan, Manchester Regiment, who Commanded the 1st Battalion, 1888-90 Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (Maj: ...

Seven: Private G. A. Rutter, Manchester Regiment, later Stoker First Class, Royal Navy, who was captured and taken Prisoner of War on 21 March 191...

Three: Acting Sergeant J. Tomlinson, Manchester Regiment, late Border Regiment India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1894-5 (3763 ...

Four: Leading Telegraphist C. E. Clark, Royal Navy, who was captured and taken Prisoner of War off Norway on 10 June 1940 1939-45 Star; Atlanti...

Three: Corporal J. O’Loughlin, Manchester Regiment, late King’s Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment, who died of disease on active service in Baghdad i...

Bindings. Sculpture. Egyptian - Assyrian - Greek - Roman..., Illustrated Hand-books of Art History, by George Redford, 1888, wood engraved fronti...

Roger (Thomas) . S. Augustines Manuel Conteining Special and piked meditations, and godlie praiers:..., London: printed by Henrie Denham, 1581, 1...

Three: Gunner A. J. Scott, Royal Navy, who was killed in action off Gallipoli whilst serving in H.M.S. Bulldog 1914-15 Star (Gnr. A. J. Scott, ...

Letarouilly (Pl.) . Édifices de Rome Moderne ou Recueil des palais, maisons, églises, couvents..., 2 volumes,Liege, D. Avanzo, 1843, numerous eng...

Amundsen (Roald). The Northwest Passage, 2 volumes, 1st UK edition, London: Archibald Constable and Company, 1908, frontispieces (photogravure p...

[Wood, Anthony]. Historia et Antiquitates Universitatis Oxoniensis , 1st edition, Oxford: Sheldonian Theatre, 1674, additional engraved...

Marcello (Pietro). De vita, moribus et rebus gestis omnium ducum Venetorum: qui iam inde à constituta ipsorum republica, vs[que] ad nostram aetat...

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Natal, Belfast (4689 Pte. E. Payne. Manch: Regt:) good very fine £100-£140 --- Edward Payne was b...

Whistler (Laurence). Scenes and Signs on Glass, signed limited edition, Woodbridge: The Cupid Press, 1985, signed by the author to limitation pa...

British Isles. Senex (John), A New Map of Great Britain, Corrected from the Observations communicated to the Royal Society at London, 1728, engr...

[Bathe, William]. Ianua Linguarum, Quadrilinguis. Or A Messe of Tongues: Latine, English, French, and Spanish. Neatly served up together, for a w...

Ariosto (Ludovico). Orlando Furioso, tutto ricorretto, et di nuove figure adornato, 2 parts in one, Venice: Vincenzo Valgrisi, 1573, woodcut tit...

Smith (Thomas). The Commonwealth of England, and the maner of Governement thereof..., With new additions of the chiefe Courts in England..., newl...

[Jacob, Giles]. The Compleat Sportsman. In 3 Parts... , 1st edition, in the Savoy [London]: Printed by Eliz. Nutt & R. Gosling (Assigns of Edward...

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Natal (4944 Pte. F. Taylor. Manchester Regt.) good very fine £80-£100 --- Frank Taylor was born at...

Sultan Jahan Begam (Nawab, Her Highness). An Account of My Life, 2 volumes, 1st editions, John Murray, and Bombay: The Times Press, 1910 and 1922...

Collar Badges. A good selection including, Victorian pairs of Kings Dragoon Guards, 6th Dragoon Guards, 11th Hussars, 13th Hussars, 15th Hussars,...

Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (5139 C. Sjt. A. Norris. Manch: R.) light contact marks, good very fine £60-£80 --- Albert Norris was born in 1...

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith, Orange Free State, Belfast (4556 Pte. W. Bayley, Devon: Regt.) very ...

Camden (William). Annales Rerum Anglicarum, et Hibernicarum, regnante Elizabetha, ad annum salutis M. D. LXXXIX, 1st edition, London: William Sta...

* Oxfordshire. Kitchin (Thomas). A New Improved Map of Oxfordshire from the best Surveys and Intelligences, Divided into its Hundreds..., Cari...

Bowen (Emanuel). An Accurate Map of the County Palatine of Chester, Divided into its Hundreds..., J & C Bowles and Robert Sayer, circa 1765, eng...