Historical Documents and Ephemera

CHARLES II – ACT OF INDEMNITY – An Act of Free and General Pardon Indemnity and Oblivion. Printed Act of Parliament dated April 25th 1660, folio, ...

SCOTLAND – THE 1715 HIGHLAND REBELLION – ACT OF PARLIAMENT An Act for Appointing Commissioners to Enquire of the estates of certain traitors and o...

EPHEMERA – INVENTORY Ms inventory of the House Linen at Hawnes Park dated 1852, contained in an indexed 4to book with later entries dated 1884 thr...

AUTOGRAPHS – PHOTOGRAPHS – THEATRE a fine group of early 20th c theatrical photographs, all signed by cast members, including three scenes from ‘T...

LONDON –WIMBLEDON AND PRIMROSE HILL three large scale ms maps showing parts of Wimbledon and Primrose Hill, the first showing Wimbledon Common da...

MILITARY WELLINGTON AND WATERLOO – AUTOGRAPH – HENRY HARDINGE, VISCOUNT, SUCCEEDED WELLINGTON AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF fine document signed dated May...

MILITARY - A REMARKABLE SERIES OF IMAGES OF WATERLOO AND WELLINGTON - a remarkable series of approximate 14 litho printed sketches showing scenes ...

HERTFORDSHIRE HITCHIN group of approximate seven printed documents all relating to the Hitchin Volunteers 1794-1803, all in good condition, includ...

HIGHLAND REBELLION three editions of The Gentleman’s Magazine, covering the months January – March 1747 with reports on the aftermath of the High...

CEYLON partly printed document undated but early 19th c, being a plantation return for the number of men employed, with ms insertions on the obver...

SOUTH AFRICA/ZIMBABWE – THE BECHUANALAND RAILWAY printed report dated 1898/9 detailing correspondence between Cecil Rhodes and the Colonial Office...

MILITARY- SOUTH AFRICA – BASUTOLAND 1883 official Government ‘Blue Book’ concerning the Gun War of 1880/1 between the Cape Government and the Soth...

AUTOGRAPH – GEORGE IV - MILITARY WELLINGTON AND WATERLOO steel engraved print taken from the London Illustrated News showing George IV and Welling...

MILITARY attractive partially printed document with ms insertions dated at Cape Town July 25th 1807 signed by Brigadier General W Corkell being a ...

MILITARY attractive partially printed document with ms insertions dated October 16th 1813 signed by Major General Gibbs being a pay warrant for th...

ATOMIC WARFARE group of five official HMSO cold war publications, dated 1949/50, including a civil defence manual for dealing with Atomic Warfare,...

QUEEN VICTORIA’S DIAMOND JUBILEE 1897 original programme for the Jubilee procession June 22nd 1897, with details of the route and those taking par...

[MEDIEVAL CHARTER] a fine reprint of a charter of Henry VI, probably produced during the 19th century and featuring a highly decorative reproduct...

[MEDIEVAL CHARTER] large reproduction of an original charter of Henry VI to the Worshipful Company of Leather Sellers. This was probably produced...

KIBBO KIFT scarce lapel badge for a member of the Kibbo Kift, founded by John Hargrave (aka ‘White Fox’) who founded the movement which lasted fr...

WWI – BATTLE OF THE SOMME autograph letter signed by Alan Whitehead, a wounded soldier convalescing at the Lady Cooper’s Hospital, Hursley Park, W...

AVIATION – LOUIS BLERIOT menu for the commemorative dinner on July 25th 1939 to mark the 30th anniversary of Bleriot’s flight across the Channel, ...

SCOTLAND – THE HIGHLAND REBELLION 1745 Printed Act of Parliament dated October 17th 1745 being the Act of Attainter for High Treason against some ...

‘…the urgency for reinforcements in the Crimea is so great...’ MILITARY - CRIMEAN WAR - THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE, fine autograph letter signed dated ...

The assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Peel CRIME AND PUNISHMENT - EDWARD DRUMMOND important letter signed dated December 4th 1837 by ...

DUKE OF WELLINGTON group of approximate eight printed Acts of Parliament all relating to the Duke of Wellington including the 1812 Act for settli...

OTTOMAN –SERBIAN WAR 1876 two extensive letters being copies on onion paper of the originals written from a British Army officer – Colonel Willi...

WEST INDIES –DOMINICA – LORD HUNTINGDON autographed letter signed dated Spithead December 19th 1821: ‘...I am now ordered home from the Mediterran...

CHARLES DICKENS. Part of an autographed letter with a few words in his hand, mounted framed and glazed with a pencil portrait of a young man (pres...

American Civil War official House of Commons volume containing the correspondence relating to the American Civil War 1862, hard covers, folio 141 ...

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR official House of Commons volume containing the papers relating to the blockade of Ports of the Confederate States during the W...

MUSIC [BEETHOVEN] The Harmonicon, Vol s 2-5, London 1824-6. Bound volumes with index, 238-253pp 4to, original boards in need of repair, interior c...

COMMONPLACE ALBUM delightful collection of manuscript poetry, sketches, and other ephemera c early/mid 19th century, probably belonging to a young...

WWII – SPITFIRE LOG an original log of pilot R C Boucher 1942/3 covering his period of training both on Spitfires and Masters. Many entries showin...

17TH C PAMPHLETS group of six printed political pamphlets – all appear complete, slight dusting to some but generally good. All disbound. Titles ...

ENTERTAINMENT an original contract for Leslie Hutchinson – the crooner ‘Hutch’ – issued by the Harold Fielding Agency and dated July 1st 1949, pri...

ELIZABETH I - fine indenture from the reign of Elizabeth I, written on a single leaf of vellum dated 1589 being a bargain and sale of property in ...

NAPOLEONIC WARS – ALEXANDRIA CAMPAIGN two editions of the London Gazette dated May 15th and October 22nd 1801 with extensive news on the on-going ...

AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE printed editions of the Resolves of the General Court of Massachusetts for the half year beginning 1801 & for the who...

AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE The Decline and Fall of the English System of Finance by Thomas Paine, Philadelphia, printed by John Page no 67 Mulbe...

EDINBURGH BURGESS TICKET document on vellum dated August 5th 1817 being a Burgess Ticket for Thomas Inglis, Surgeon to be a Burgess and Guild Memb...

A fine panorama of Dublin 1846 - IRELAND – DUBLIN – supplement to the Illustrated London News dated June 6th 1846, with a fine bird’s eye view pan...

An important archive of anti-Roman Catholic periodicals 1680-81 - HISTORIC NEWSPAPERS an important archive of approximately 26 editions of British...

An important archive of anti-Roman Catholic periodicals 1680-81 Historic Newspapers The Weekly Pacquet of Advice from Rom : or History of Popery, ...

An attractive Scottish Burgess Ticket - BURGESS TICKET - attractive printed document with ms insertions date September 14th 1826 appointing Lord A...

JAMES FRANCIS STUART – ‘JAMES III’ – THE ‘OLD PRETENDER’ interesting letter (probably a contemporary copy) dated Luneville November 26th 1713 addr...

EPHEMERA – CUSTOMS AND EXCISE fine example of an ms excise receipt for Plate, Wine and Starch signed by six commissioners, including James Vernon...

AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE payslip issued by the State of Connecticut dated October 20th 1779 paying Captain Peter Mills £649/5/3 , manuscript d...

An original Battalion instruction from the War of Independence - AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE ms document entitled ‘New Manner in forming a compan...

THE TRIAL OF ADMIRAL BYNG 1757 printed verbatim report on the trial of Admiral John Byng – the only British Admiral to be executed, following a Co...

FASCISTS – OSWALD MOSLEY The Greater Britain, second impression 1932, dj present but slightly chipped on edges, interior contents appear good. Rar...

A good copy of Cary’s Atlas - ANTIQUE ATLAS – John Cary Cary's New Itinerary: or an Accurate Delineation of the Great Roads, both Direct and Cross...

EPHEMERA – POSTAL HISTORY- ADVERTISING good group of approximate 34 promotional A4 sized sheets advertising various special issues by the Royal Ma...

PUBLISHING HISTORY letter from Thomas Harwood to Cadell & Davies, reminding them that his ‘History of the Antiquities of Litchfield’ should be sol...

MUSIC – AUTOGRAPH – DAME CLARA BUTT group including an als of Dame Clara Butt dated June 15thj 1930 thanking her recipient for a brooch she has be...

WEST MIDLANDS/WORCESTERSHIRE – CRADLEY the original title apportionment book for Cradley dated 1844, compiled by Thomas Davies, Apportioner at Sto...

MILITARY BOER WAR – SIEGE OF MAFEKING group of approximate 12 editions of the Mafeking Mail nos; 100,105,109,125,128,140,141,143,144,146,147,150,1...

POLITICS – THE NORTH EAST LANCASHIRE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION 1868 important archive of official documents and records relating to the election incl...

BROADSIDES – AN EARLY 19TH C WEDDING two fine printed broadsides announcing the wedding of Sir Rowland Hill bart (nephew of Lord Hill, second in ...

WORKHOUSES fine broadside concerning the treatment meted out by the Directors of the local workhouse to the poor requiring parish relief. It app...