Books, Maps & Manuscripts

Rulers of India, 20 vols. from the series, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1891 - 93. 8vo., orig. cloth. Folding maps, portraits. (20)

Rutherford, Ernest, Lord (1871 - 1937). Offprint from Discovery - April 1933. The Transmutation of the Elements. Inscribed on title, "With kind ...

Rutland, John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of. Journal of a Tour Round the Southern Coasts of England, 1805. 2 aquatint plates; Journey of A Tour Thro...

Sandford, Francis. A Genealogical History of the Kings and Queens of England…Continued…by Samuel Stebbing, 1707 (covers detached, spine defective)...

Sandwith, Humphry. A Narrative of the Siege of Kars, 1856. Folding frontispiece, folding map and plan (title and frontis. spotted) . Bookplate of...

Scott, Sir Walter. Waverley Novels, 48 vols., A. & C. Black, 1854 - 55. 12mo., cont. half red morocco, spines gilt. Engraved titles and frontispie...

Somerville, William. The Chace. A Poem. Printed for G. Hawkins, 1735. First Edition, 4to., cont. calf backed boards uncut. Engraved frontispiece, ...

Speed, John. The Countye of Monmouth…1610 (or later). Hand coloured engraved map. 39 x 51 cms. Mona [Isle of Man], ? Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1645. Han...

Steegman, John. A Survey of Portraits in Welsh Houses, 2 vols., Cardiff 1957 - 62. 8vo., d.ws. - Nicoll, Allardyce. Masks, Mimes and Miracles, 19...

Tanner, Henry. English Interior Woodwork …, 1912. Folio, orig. cloth gilt (slightly soiled). Plates

Tennent, Sir James Emerson. Ceylon…, Second Edition, 2 vols., 1859. (nick to head of spine of vol 2) - Steuart, James. Notes on Ceylon and its Aff...

The History of Lord Tyrone and Lady Beresford. Manuscript in ink "Copied from a manuscript in Lady Hamilton's possession which manuscript she ha...

Thomas, Bertram. The Arabs, 1937. 8vo., orig. cloth, d.w. (spotted and frayed). Presentation copy from the author inscribed "Lord Raglan With the ...

Torrens, Maj. Gen. Sir Henry. Field Exercise and Evolutions of the Army. William Clowes, 1827, Cont. diced calf gilt (lacks spine, upper cover de...

Tuckey, Capt. James Kingston. Narrative of an Expedition to Explore the River Zaire…in 1816. First Edition, 1818. 4to., cont. half leather/boards...

Viollet-le-Duc, E. E. Histoire d'une Forteresse, Paris, n.d. Plates and plans, some coloured. With a note by Lord Raglan to say that it was repair...

Waterloo. 'Flowers Picked at Waterloo by K Forbes 1817', a folded sheet containing a pressed flower arrangement titled 'A Leaf from Wellington's T...

Waterloo. An Account of the Battle of Waterloo…By a British Officer on the Staff, 1815 .Cont. half red morocco. Folding engraved plan, hand colo...

Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of. Despatches, Correspondence, and Memoranda…, 23 vols including Supplements, 1867 - 72.(binding rather...

Wiffen, J.H. Historical Memoirs of the House of Russell, 2 vols., 1833. Limited Edition, one of 200 copies with plates on India paper. Royal 8vo.,...

Wilson, Robert Thomas. History of the British Expedition to Egypt, Second Edition, 1803. 4to., cont. calf. Engraved portrait and 4 folding maps (2...

Worcester, Charles Somerset, Marquess of (1660 - 98). Autograph manuscript in ink: A Short Account of my Voyage into France Anno 1673 . 118 pp., ...

Worsaae, J.J.A. An Account of the Danes and Norwegians in England, Scotland and Ireland, First Edition, 1852. Cont. half calf gilt. Woodcuts - Du ...

Wotton, Thomas. The English Baronetage…, 4 vols. in 5, 1741. Cont. calf gilt (worn and soiled). Titles in red and black. Engraved plates. Bookplat...

Album of Important Autograph Letters. Folio, cont. half brown morocco gilt (lower cover soiled, upper joint cracked). Including: Darwin, Charles. ...

Album of Autograph Letters. 4to., cont. half brown morocco gilt (spine rubbed and faded, lower cover with some wear). Including: Nightingale, F...

Album. A mid-nineteenth century scrap album with black papier-mache boards decorated with an urn and flowers motif, inlaid with mother of pearl an...

Albums. Three early-nineteenth century albums of pencil drawings, watercolours and manuscript quotations, mostly by George Walker, Fannie Tottie a...

Amateur Theatre. A mid-nineteenth century manuscript album containing humorous theatre ephemera for local performances, 'The only theatre worth no...

Autograph Book. A late nineteenth century album of autograph letters and clipped signatures, including a 1pp. ALS from Arthur Conan Doyle, offerin...

Bhagavata Purana. A Sanscrit manuscript on paper, possibly mid 19th century, 258 leaves, 21 full-page miniatures in colours, heightened with gold,...

British Scenery. An large mid-nineteenth century album of pencil drawings and watercolours by Fannie Tottie (nee Garforth), including views of the...

Cadell and Davies, eighteenth century London publishers and booksellers. A collection of letters and documents etc. from the firm's archive, inclu...

Cary, Sir Robert, M.P. (1898 - 1979). "Daily Journal 1938". Foolscap, cloth bound volume containing correspondence to Cary, including: CHURCHILL...

Charles, Prince of Wales. Christmas Card, signed in ink 'From Charles', with a mounted photograph opposite of Charles with William and Harry in a ...

Churchill, Sir Winston Spencer. Two short TLsS. of thanks: "…such an original and delicious cake on my birthday", 1947, and "How very kind of you...

Churchill, Sir Winston Spencer. Autograph on notepaper headed '23 Special Air Service Regiment (T A)', with emblem and motto upper left, 173mm x 2...

Cyprus. Diary of Our Life in Cyprus December 1880 to June 1881... E.M.B. to M.C., a manuscript volume describing life and events on the island, in...

Edward VIII, Prince of Wales. A modern album containing 50 photographs of the Prince on official duties, most later copies, but a few contemporary...

Elizabeth II, Queen of England. A three-quarter length official portrait photograph by Dorothy Wilding, signed on mount 'Elizabeth R 1953', 248mm ...

Elizabeth II, Queen of England. A royal command to attend the Royal Coronation on the Second of June 1953, addressed to William Louis, Lord Bishop...

Gladstone, William. An ALS to his grandson, William Gladstone Wickham, on the occasion of his leaving for boarding school, marking the moment, 'So...

Hair Samples. A notebook of four leaves, each with multiple locks of hair taken from members of the Walker, Tottie and Brewin families, each lock ...

Kipling, Rudyard. A small pen and ink caricature of the head of a man, in profile, his hair rising, inscribed by the artist lower right 'Drawn by ...

Lennon, John and Mark Howells. Three pen and ink drawings by Mark Howells to be reproduced in the New English Library edition of Power to the Peop...

Mary, Queen of George V, King of England. Formal portrait photograph by Soper, Tilney Street, W1, signed on mount, 'Mary R 1938', the mount waters...

Masonic. A manuscript minute book for the Royal Arch Chapter of Loyalty and Virtue no.312 [Barnstaple] from 1829-1868, recording the date and plac...

Napoleonic Wars. A manuscript document providing an account of the French encampment at Ostend on March 10th, 1807, detailing the strength of offi...

Pomeroy, Florence May. A Grant of Arms to Florence May Pomeroy, the manuscript on a parchment roll with illuminated arms upper left, bearing the w...

Recipes, Memorandums, etc. A group of five manuscript recipe books, c.1793-1830, providing directions for, 'Apple Cheesecake', 'Pepper Cake', 'To ...

River Thames. An illuminated address from the Thames Conservancy Board to Robert Grey Esq., expressing regret at his departure and giving thanks f...

Scotland. A loose leaf manscript describing a round-trip made by the artist George Walker, Jane Tottie and their companion through the highlands, ...

Assault of Saint Sebastian. A contemporary manuscript account of the first attempt to storm the city on 'July 24th, 1813', comprising a single pag...

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Searle, Ronald. A small archive of photographs and illustrative material for a proposed book on Cezanne, many captioned or annotated by Searle, in...

Searle, Ronald. A small archive of correspondence, research notes, photographs, manuscripts and typescripts c.1957-1961, concerning a proposed boo...

Suffragette Movement. A manuscript speech by Countess Carlisle, 'delivered from the chair at the St. James Hall meeting, held by the Women's Liber...

Suffragette Movement. An important manuscript volume of minutes,1907-1908, recording the formation of the Women's Freedom League, the numerous dat...

William IVth and Queen Adelaide. Coronation... 8th September, 1831. Westminster Abbey. Dean and Chapter's Ticket North Vaultings. Printed mainly i...

Yorkshire. A group of domestic diaries, photographs, carte-de-visite, valenties, correspondence and manuscript ephemera, deeds and indentures surr...