Books, Documents & Ephemera

CHIVERS BINDING: 'The Voice of Silence being Chosen Fragments from the Book of Golden Precepts...' London, Theosophical Publishing Company, 1889: ...

MINIATURE ALMANAC: Almanac for 1782, London, Company of Stationers: 12pp inc. printed card covers closing wallet-style, a little rubbed and frayed...

ROYAL GEORGE: 'A Concise Account of the Loss of the Royal George at Spithead, 1782'. Portsmouth, W H Charpentier, 1840: 2nd Edition. Loosely bound...

MINIATURE ALMANAC: 'Schloss's English Bijou Almanac for 1839...poetically illustrated by I E I...' London, published by the proprietors: 128mo, or...

LENNON (John): SIGNED COPY 'In His Own Write': London, Jonathan Cape, April 1964 reprint: publishers blue boards, a little rubbed: Signed by John ...

RUSKIN (John): 'Modern Painters': George Allen, 1888: complete edition. 6 vols, contemporary vellum gilt over bevel edged boards, twin black moroc...

MUSIC: JACKSON (William): 'Twelve Canzonets, for Two Voices..', London, printed for Harrison & Co, n.d. (c.1797): bound with CARTER (Thomas): 'Can...

CARTER (Howard & MACE, Arthur Cruttenden): 'The Tomb of Tutankhamen...discovered by the late Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter': London, Cassell...

LORD DUNSANY: 'The Chronicles of Rodriguez..', London & New York, G P Putnams, 1922: FIRST EDITION. Signed by Dunsany and illustrator S H Sime, No...

BRANGWYN (Frank, illustrator): 'The Bridge..a chapter in the history of building...written by Christian Barman', London, John Lane, 1926: No.102/1...

KIPLING (Rudyard): 'Soldiers Three': Allahabad, Pioneer Press, 1888: No.1 in the 'Indian Railway Library' series: original pale green printed card...

INDIA: DUBOIS (Abbe Jean Antoine): 'A Description of the Character, Manners and Customs of the People of India; and of their institutions, religio...

LAMONT (E H): 'Wild Life among the Pacific Islanders...', London, Hurst & Blackett, 1867: FIRST EDITION: publishers red cloth over bevel edged boa...

VESUVIUS: PALMIERI (Professor Luigi): 'The Eruption of Vesuvius in 1872..', London, Asher & Co, 1873: FIRST EDITION. Publishers blue cloth blocked...

DAUBENY (Charles): 'A Description of Active and Extinct Volcanoes, of Earthquakes, and of Thermal Springs..', London, Richard & John E Taylor, 184...

DONN (Benjamin): 'The Accountant: containing essays on book-keeping by single and double entry...compiled for the use of schools', London, printed...

MILITARY: SIMES (Thomas): 'The Military Guide for Young Officers, containing a system of the art of war...', London, J Millan, 1781: 3rd edition. ...

BIBLE IN ENGLISH: 'The Bible: that is, the Holy Scriptures conteined in the Old and New Testament...': imprinted at London by Robert Barker, 1606:...

GEORGIAN SCRAP ALBUM: early 19thc scrap album containing a broad range of pencil sketches, prints, watercolours, the album largely filled, oblong ...

DARWIN (Charles): 'The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection...', London, John Murray, 1882: 6th edition (twenty-fourth thousand): publi...

AUSTEN (Jane): 'Pride and Prejudice': 'Mansfield Park': 'Sense and Sensibility': 'Northanger Abbey/Persuasion': London, Richard Bentley, 1837-9 (e...

BIBLE IN ENGLISH: 'The Holy Bible: containing the Old Testament and the New...', London, Robert Barker, 1640: Old and New Testament title pages wi...

RACKHAM (Arthur, illustrator): 'A Midsummer-Night's Dream...by William Shakespeare', London & New York, 1911: 2nd impression thus: tipped-in colou...

FLEMING (Ian): 'You Only Live Twice': London, Jonathan Cape, 1964: FIRST EDITION. 8vo, publishers black cloth with dustjacket, price clipped, mino...

FLEMING (Ian): 'Dr No': London, Jonathan Cape, 1958: FIRST EDITION: publishers black cloth with dustjacket, a little rubbed with some chipping to ...

LEWIS (C S): Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe/Price Caspian First Editions (latter in dustjacket with some loss) remaini...

GRAHAME (Kenneth): 'The Wind in the Willows': London, Methuen, 1908: FIRST EDITION. Publishers blue cloth, backstrip frayed and split along one si...

DICKENS (Charles): 'A Tale of Two Cities': London, Chapman & Hall, 1860: FIRST EDITION, 3rd impression, illustrated by H K Browne: publishers blin...

TOLKIEN (J R R): Lord of the Rings Trilogy, 3 vols, 11th/8th/8th impressions 1961, dustjackets, vol.1 heavily browned and frayed with old tape rep...

LAWRENCE (T E): 'The Mint..a Day-Book of the RAF Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes by 352087 A/C Ross...' London, Jonathan C...

PRESENTATION BINDING: FORTIFICATION: IMBERT (Jean Baptiste): 'Cours Elementaire de Fortification..': Atlas volume: Paris, Librairie Scientifique I...

PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM: 'Egypt, Palestine, Cyprus, Trans-Jordan...a record in pictures of my travels in the middle-east': album of approx 90 b/w photogr...

CHINESE PITH PAINTINGS: album of 12 paintings depicting ceremonies, five of which with faults, late 19thc album, purple embroidered covers with st...

PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM: Egypt, Palestine, Syria: album of approx 185 largely original photographs of Egypt, Palestine & Syria, c.1917-19, images tipped ...

PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM: Singapore, Hong Kong, China via Suez Canal and Colombo: album of approx 162 b/w snapshot photographs, all window mounted and ann...

PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM: images of Shimla, Ladakh, Baltistan, Lakkar Bazar, temple at Nuchar, Mashobra Bazar, group at Sanjaoli, etc: approx 63 albumen p...

JERUSALEM: VESTER & CO (American Colony Stores): 'Flowers from the Holy Land', 15 large coloured photos and pressed flowers, original cloth backed...

HEATH ROBINSON (William, illustrator): 'Heath Robinson's Book of Goblins..', London, Hutchinson & Co, n.d (c.1934): num. illustrations in colour a...

MINIATURE SHAKESPEARE: miniature set of Shakespeare published by Allied Newspapers c.1920s, black rexine covers, arranged on custom wooden shelf u...

GREECE: album of 49 original photographs of Greece c.1900, including Moudros, Island of Lemnos, images of Main Street Moudros, traditional crafts,...

DULAC (Edmund, illustrator): Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam': London, Hodder & Stoughton, n.d: num. tipped-in colour plates, tissue guards, publishers r...

DALGETY FAMILY: photograph album of the Dalgety Family of Lockerley Hall, circa 1870, approx 38 albumen-print portraits, various sizes, mostly arr...

PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM: European Scenes, approx 30 images including Greeks in traditional dress, albumen-print photographs tipped onto thick card leaves...

EGYPT: photograph album containing approx 69 large albumen-print photographs of Egyptian architecture, antiquities and types by Schroeder, Bonfils...

CARTE DE VISITE ALBUM: Chichester & Brighton: album of approx 74 carte de visite and cabinet cards, chiefly portraits by Chichester and Brighton p...

SHIPS LOG: manuscript log assembled by Herbert Trewby CBE, detailing time aboard HMS Benbow January 18th 1926-March 1928, detailed daily entries i...

ROWLANDSON (Thomas): an album of 19th-early 20thc restrikes of satirical engravings by Rowlandson, Cruikshank, Gillray, Alfred Crowquill and other...

AMERICA: US COAST SURVEY: collection of approx 65 printed US Coast Surveys by Bache, Maffitt and others, mid-19thc, engraved maps printed on paper...

PHOTOGRAPHY: BRANDT (Bill): 'Shadow of Light': Bodley Head, 1966: FIRST EDITION, publishers black cloth with dustjacket, torn to extrems, 4to: 'Pe...

HASKINS (Sam): 'Cowboy Kate & Other Stories', London, Bodley Head, 1966: 3rd impression: 'Five Girls', 1965 First Edition: 'November Girl', 1967 F...

CONTINENTAL: a collection of 16 volumes, 18th-early 19thc publications in French language, various sizes, some wear. (16) ...[more]

BAIRNSFATHER (Bruce): 'Fragments from France': collection of approx 29 separate numbers, a few duplicates, most in original printed wrappers: plus...

JAPAN: seven volumes relating to Japanese art, plus one other related. (8)

LEOPARD'S HEAD PRESS: TURTON (Godfrey): 'The Moon Dies': Leopard's Head Press, 1982: wood engravings by Shirley Mungapen, No.8/200 copies for sale...

CARTE DE VISITE ALBUM: Bible Flower Mission: album of carte de visite and cabinet cards, presented to Miss G Murray, 'with the hope that she may l...

ATLAS: 'Black's General Atlas of The World..', London, Adam & Charles Black, 1897: 55 engraved maps printed in colours, many double page: recent g...

MCGRANDLE (Leith): 'Europe..the Quest for Unity': Ranelagh Editions, 1975: 1 of 475 copies, pencil signed by the artist: publishers leather backed...

PRINTS & MAPS: a quantity, to include folio of large military prints by Muirhead Bone, 4 aquatint views of Russian scenery (framed and glazed), ha...

HUGUENOT SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS: 'The Publications of the Huguenot Society of London', volumes I-XXI (except XX) PLUS 'The Proceedings of the Huguen...

MILNE (A A): 'The House at Pooh Corner': London, Methuen, 1928: FIRST EDITION, contemporary blue ink gift inscription to half title, publishers pi...