Books and Ephemera

Sir Robert Stawell Ball: 'An Atlas of Astronomy. A Series of Seventy-Two Plates with Introduction and Index.', London, George Philip & Son, 1892, ...

(Mathematics.) Samuel Dunn, several works bound in one volume: 'Tables of correct and concise logarithms : for numbers, sines, tangents, secants, ...

(Holy Bible, English.) A circa early 17th Century Geneva 'Breeches' Bible, possibly printed by Robert Barker, circa 1615, a/f, lacks all before q3...

(Slavery, Americana, Controversial Literature.) "A Corolinian" [i.e. Edward J. Pringle]: 'Slavery in the Southern States. By a Carolinian.', Cambr...

Izaak Walton & Charles Cotton: 'The Complete Angler', London, Thomas Hope, 1760, 15 engraved plates, contemporary calf very worn, textblock/bindin...

A French Protestant Bible c.1616, Theodore de Beze & Clément Marot, a/f, lacks title page, text double column, illustrated with vignettes on wood,...

(Miniature book.) 'Concise History of the Bible.', Newbery, 1780, New Testament title present, plus 13 wood cut plates, lacks Old Testament title ...

A.H. Payne: 'The Builder's Practical Director, of buildings for all classes, enabling every freeholder to be his own surveyor and builder; contain...

Charles Lyell. 'The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man. With Remarks on Theories of the Origin of Species by Variation. Illustrated by W...

Sir Archibald Geikie: 'Geological Map of England & Wales reduced chiefly from the Ordnance and Geological surveys...', published John Bartholomew,...

Hannah Glasse: 'The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy.', Probably fifth edition [1757] or earlier (from pagination). Lacks title leaf and first l...

(Great Exhibition.) 'Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations. Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue', London, Spicer Bro...

Günther Rall: 'My Logbook: Reminiscences 1938-2006', edited Kurt Braatz, 2006, 1st edition, signed & inscribed on title page "To Wayne with best w...

Winston S. Churchill: 'A History of the English-Speaking Peoples', London, Cassell, 1956-1958, 1st edition, 4 volumes, uniform original cloth gilt...

Winston Churchill: 'The Second World War', Folio Society, [nd], c.2000, 6 volumes, uniform original cloth gilt, pictorial slipcases

Winston Churchill: 'The Second World War', London, Cassell, 1948-54, 1st edition, 6 volumes, some tipped in relevant newspaper cuttings at front o...

(Lifesaving, Shipwrecks.) 'The Forty-Eighth Annual Report of the Royal Humane Society, for the Recovery of Persons Apparently Drowned or Dead. 182...

(Women's Land Army.) 'Meet the Members: A Record of the Timber Corps of the Women's Land Army', Bristol, Bennett Brothers Ltd, [nd], c.1944, 76pp ...

Five volumes with hand coloured fashion/costume plates, including 'The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music, and Romance', London, G. Henderson, Janu...

Paul Childs: 'The Bowmakers of the Peccatte Family', [1996], English and French translation, illustrated throughout, 286pp, 4to (29 x 22cm), orig...

William Swan Sonnenschein: 'The Best Books. A Reader's Guide and Library Reference Book. Being a Contribution towards Systematic Bibliography.', L...

(Ballooning, Aviation, Montgolfier Brothers.) Barthelemy Faujas de Saint-Fond: 'Description des Expériences de la Machine Aérostatique de MM. de M...

(Napoleon I, Medals.) Aubin-Louis Millin de Grandmaison: 'Histoire metallique de Napoleon; ou, Recueil des medailles et des monnaies, qui ont ete ...

(Napoleon Bonaparte) A collection of 8 various volumes relating to Napoleon Bonaparte, including M. de Bourrienne: 'Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte,...

U.H.R. Broughton: 'The Dress of the First Regiment of Life Guards in Three Centuries', London, Halton & Truscott Smith, 1925, limited edition (187...

Richard Rolt: 'A new Dictionary of Trade and Commerce, Compiled From the Information of the Most Eminent Merchants, and From the Works of the Best...

Roxburghe Club; Herbert L. Collmann: 'Ballads & Broadsides chiefly of the Elizabethan Period and Printed in Black-Letter...formerly in the Herbert...

Sir John Sinclair: 'The Statistical Account of Scotland drawn up from the communications of the ministers of the different parishes', Edinburgh, C...

(Life Sciences, Biology.) 'Encyclopedia of Life Sciences', [publishing director Gina Fullerlove], London, Nature Publishing Group, c.2002, volumes...

(Japan.) A 19th Century Japanese woodblock printing illustrated book, card loosely inserted with old m/s pen & ink note "2) The "Mon" (family armo...

Twelve late 19th/early 20th Century books on China, Japan etc., including G. Eug. Simon: 'China: Its Social, Political, and Religious Life', Londo...

Evariste Régis Huc: 'Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China, during the years 1844-5-6', London, Office of the National Illustrated Library, [1850]...

(China, Science and Technology.) Joseph Needham, Wang Ling and others: 'Science and Civilisation in China', Cambridge University Press, 1954-1959,...

Sir George Staunton: 'An Historical Account of the Embassy to the Emperor of China, undertaken by Order of the King of Great Britain; Including th...

John Crawfurd: 'A Descriptive Dictionary of the Indian Islands & Adjacent Countries', London, Bradbury & evans, 1856, 1st edition, folding engrave...

(Japan.) An album containing 75+ albumen print views of Japan c.1890-1900, of which 30 hand tinted, mostly approx. 19 x 26cm, and 45+ uncoloured, ...

(Atlas.) John Senex, an untitled early to mid 18th Century atlas, 32 maps, comprising uncoloured engraved folding map 'A Scheme of the Solar Syst...

(Australia.) 'Chart Folio 666. East Coast of Australia. from Sydney to Torres strait.', a folio containing 34 double page sea charts of the East c...

(Ancient Rome, Herculaneum, Vesuvius.) Tommaso Piroli: 'Le Antichita di Ercolano. Pitture. Tomo Primo.', Roma, 1789, volume I only, 4to. 48 copper...

(Rome.) An engraved folding panorama of Rome c.1820, 'Pantogramma des Environs de Rome destiné à faire suite au Plan Topographique du même pays', ...

W.M. Flinders Petrie: 'The Royal Tombs of the First Dynasty 1900. Part I; The Royal Tombs of the Earliest Dynasties 1901. Part II. Extra Plates', ...

(Middle East, Palestine.) James Silk Buckingham: 'Travels in Palestine, Through the Countries of Bashan and Gilead, East of the River Jordan: Incl...

Claude Etienne Savary: 'Letters on Egypt. With a parallel between the manners of its ancient and modern inhabitants, the present State, the Commer...

David Roberts: 'The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia', London, Day & Son, 1855-1856, 1st Quarto Edition, 6 volumes bound in 3, 250 ...

Harry St John Bridger Philby: 'The Background of Islam; Being A Sketch of Arabian History In Pre-Islamic Times', Alexandria, Egypt, Whitehead Morr...

(Turkey.) Lord Warkworth [Henry Percy, Earl Percy]: 'Notes from a Diary in Asiatic Turkey', London, Edward Arnold, 1898, 1st edition, photogravure...

William Howard Russell: 'The Prince of Wales' Tour: A Diary in India; with some Account of the Visits of His Royal Highness to the Courts of Greec...

Dr. F.A. Khan: 'The Princess Bamba Collection (Antiquities of Sikh Period): Catalogue, Department of Archaeology, Ministry of Education & Scientif...

(India, Sikh Empire, Punjab.) Elveden Hall Christie's sale catalogue, 1984, Christie's on the premises auction catalogues, volumes 1-7, for the Ma...

(India, Sikh interest.) Two vintage Indian silks depicting Bhupinder Singh, Maharaja of Patiala (1891-1938) and Jagatjit Singh, Maharaja of Kapurt...

(India, Sikh interest.) 'Patiala and the Great War: a brief history of the Services of the Premier Punjab State', London, Medici Society Ltd "For ...

(India, Sikh interest.) 'Standing Orders of the 4th Battalion (P.W.O.) 8th Punjab Regiment', Printed by Thacker & Co, Bombay, [nd], c.1932, vi,92p...

(India, Sikh interest.) John Clark Marshman: 'The History of India from The Earliest Period To The Close of Lord Dalhousie's Administration', Lond...

A collection of albumen and other photographs of India, including views of Delhi, Punjab, Agra, Lucknow, Cawnpore etc

George Martelli: 'The Elveden Enterprise: A Story of the Second Agricultural Revolution', London, Faber & Faber, 1952, 1st edition, b/w frontis of...

Major Kenneth Mason: 'Routes in the Western-Himalaya, Kashmir, &c. with which are Included Montgomerie's Routes Revised and Rearranged. Volume I -...

A collection of 17 assorted volumes foreigh travel and topography, including Colonel Sir Alfred Rawlinson: 'Adventures in the Near East 1918-1922'...

H.H. Johnston: 'The River Congo, from its Mouth to Bólóbó; With a General Description of the Natural History and Anthropology of Its Western Basin...

(Edward VIII Prince of Wales Royal Visit Kenya.) A snapshot photograph album containing 60 monochrome photographs of Kenya, 1928, including some i...

A photograph album circa 1884 containing approx. 30 albumen print photographs of India, mainly Darjeeling and environs, images include several arc...