Collectables Auctions

A collection of vintage 20th century art reference books and artist's biographies. The lot to include Constable, the Painter and his Landscape, Vi...

LEAR (EDWARD) Series of 43 letters and a postcard signed ('Edward Lear'), to The Rev. Edward Carus Selwyn (1853-1918), written over a period of se...

Bibliography interest. 1885 & 1886 Bibliotheca Curiosa. A Complete Catalogue of all the Publications of the Elzevier Presses at Leyden, Amsterdam,...

MARX (KARL) Capital: A Critical Analysis of Capitalist Production. Translated from the third German edition, by Samuel Moore and Edward Aveling an...

OXFORD PLAYHOUSE COLLECTION Archive of autograph and typed letters signed, programmes and ephemera relating to a performance of Chekov's 'The Seag...

PHILOSOPHERS - BERTRAND RUSSELL & G.E. MOORE Collection of letters to eminent Cambridge philosopher Casimir Lewy (1919-1991), from fellow philosop...

POTTER (BEATRIX) The Tailor of Gloucester, FIRST EDITION, PRIVATELY PRINTED, LIMITED TO 500 COPIES, colour frontispiece and 15 colour plates, occ...

POTTER (BEATRIX) The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit, FIRST EDITION, 14 illustrations on panorama pages, publisher's green cloth wallet lettered in ...

Captain Addington (19th Century) Six views of military bases in Jamaica, circa 1851: -Parade, Port Royal, January 1851 -Officer's Quarters, Port ...

POTTER (BEATRIX) The Tale of Tom Kitten, FIRST EDITION, half-title, frontispiece and 26 colour plates, black and white vignette on title, faint o...

POTTER (BEATRIX) The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes, FIRST EDITION, half-title, frontispiece and 26 colour plates, publisher's brown boards with inset col...

POTTER (BEATRIX) The Tale of Johnny Townmouse, FIRST EDITION, first printing ('N' missing from end of 'London' in the imprint), half-title, front...

POTTER (BEATRIX) Peter Rabbit's Almanac for 1929, FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed 'For Mrs McSon Beatrix Potter Aug 23.29', ...

A collection of four playing cards and a set of Tidleywinks. The lots comprising four sets of playing cards including Happy families by H.P Gibson...

POWELL (ANTHONY) [A Dance to the Music of Time], 12 vol., FIRST EDITIONS, ONE A PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title-page, with 2 ...

ROWLING (J.K.) A collection of six Harry Potter titles, all INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR to a family friend, comprising; Harry Potter and the Philoso...

ROWLING (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the dedication leaf, publisher's pictorial boards, dust-jacket [Errin...

ROYALTY - 1937 CORONATION A collection of approximately 100 proof copies, many annotated, of programmes, seating plans, lists of invitees etc. rel...

A large collection of late 20th century FDCs / First Day Covers. The lot comprising an dfficial International Tributes to Diana, Princess of Wales...

SMITH (DODIE) I Capture the Castle, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY inscribed by her 'To Ambrose Heal from Dodie Smith, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Octo...

SMITH (DODIE) Autograph manuscript (signed as 'The Little Gal of the Little Gallery') addressed to Ambrose Heal ('To my Master, he having desired ...

SMITH (DODIE) The Hundred and One Dalmations, FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY inscribed 'To Ambrose Heal, with love from Dodie Smith, F...

TAGORE (RABINDRANATH) Typed letter signed ('Rabindranath Tagore'), to Dr Ludwig Rellstab [spelt Rellssab], thanking him for the setting of his 'Gi...

TIMLIN (WILLIAM M.) The Ship that Sailed to Mars. A Fantasy, calligraphic text and 48 coloured plates after Timlin, all tipped-in one per page re...

TOLKIEN (J.R.R.) The Hobbit or There and Back Again, FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed on half-title 'Margar...

TOLKIEN (J.R.R.) Farmer Giles of Ham, FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed on reverse of frontispiece 'Margaret from Ronald Tolki...

TOLKIEN (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPESSIONS, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPIES, inscribed on the front free endpap...

NARES BRITISH ARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1875-76 An unopened bottle of Allsopp's Arctic Ale, brewed for the British Arctic Expedition, led by George Nares...

NARES BRITISH ARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1875-76 An unopened bottle of Allsopp's Arctic Ale, brewed for the British Arctic Expedition, led by George Nares...

TOLKIEN (J.R.R.) Tree and Leaf, first edition in paperback, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed to Margaret Wiseman ('M.W./from JRRT/Aug. 1964'...

SCOTTISH NATIONAL ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1902-1904 [BROWN (ROBERT NEAL RUDMOSE), R.C. MOSSMAN and J.H.H. PIRIE] The Voyage of the 'Scotia'. Being t...

TOLKIEN (J.R.R.) Smith of Wootton Major, FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed on half-title to Margaret Wiseman ('M from R/ 1967/...

TOLKIEN (J.R.R.) The Road Goes Ever On. A Song Cycle. Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien. Music by Donald Swann, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY FROM TOLKIE...

BRITISH ANTARCTIC 'NIMROD' EXPEDITION, 1907-1909 BUCKLEY (GEORGE) Autograph letter signed ('from Uncle George') to Robin Gee, sending 'Greetings ...

SHACKLETON (ERNEST HENRY) The Heart of the Antarctic, being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909, 2 vol., first trade edition,...

TZARA (TRISTAN) AND HANS ARP Vingt-cinq poèmes, H. Arp dix gravures sur bois, FIRST EDITION, 26 unnumbered leaves, 8 full-page woodcut plates, an...

WAUGH (EVELYN) Brideshead Revisited. The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder, ONE OF 50 SPECIALLY ISSUED PRE-PUBLICATION COPIES, ...

WAUGH (EVELYN) Collection of 24 autograph postcards (from Piers Court), and 3 letters signed by Waugh (22 'E.W.', 2 'Evelyn Waugh', 3 unsigned) to...

WITTGENSTEIN (LUDWIG) Series of correspondence to his pupil, the eminent Cambridge philosopher Casimir Lewy (1919-1991), comprising: i) Five auto...

ANGLING HALFORD (FREDERIC M.) Dry-Fly Fishing, in Theory and Practice, NUMBER 100 OF 100 LARGE PAPER DE LUXE COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, 26 tipp...

BEWICK (THOMAS AND JOHN) History of British Birds, 2 vol. (including 2 supplements), Newcastle, Beilby & Bewick[-T. Bewick], 1797-1804[-1821]; A ...

A Remy Martin Cognac hardwood stacking solitaire bar game, in the form of a barrel. Measures approx. 27cm tall. 

CALDANI (LEOPOLDO MARCO ANTONIO & FLORIANO) Icones anatomicae, 9 vol. (3 vol. of plates bound in 4, 3 vol. of text bound in 5), FIRST EDITION, at...

PONTING (HERBERT GEORGE) The Great White South, or with Scott in the Antarctic, tenth impression, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED 'To Miss Je...

CARDANO (GIROLAMO) De causis, signis, ac locis morborum, liber unus, FIRST EDITION, woodcut initials and tailpieces, 7pp. table and errata at end...

Two 19th century brass jewellery blow torches. The lot to include a Swedish Primus 848 blow touch camping lamp and a jewellery blow torch. Largest...

COMPUTERS, CODING, TURING AND MANCHESTER MARK I - ALICK E. GLENNIE An important archive of printed pamphlets, reports, annotated lecture notes and...

MARKHAM (CLEMENTS) The Land of Silence: A History of Arctic and Antarctic Exploration, FIRST EDITION, photogravure frontispiece portrait, photogr...

A 20th century vintage brass hanging inspection marine nautical dock lamp. Sold as untested. Measures approx. 28cm tall. 

EVANS (EDWARD, LATER LORD MOUNTEVANS) South with Scott, FIRST EDITION, second impression (issued in same month as the first impression), photogra...

COMPUTING – DEUCE Manuscript programming guide for the DEUCE computer, titled 'DEUCE/ (Basic)' and dated '28.8.1961 to 28.11.1961' on upper cover,...

DENTISTRY BLAKE (ROBERT) An Essay on the Structure and Formation of the Teeth in Man and Various Animals, 9 engraved plates (7 folding or double-...

A 20th century W C Hughes magic lantern slide projector. The lantern of typical form having a polished brass and metal case. Measures approx. 42cm...

DENTISTRY FAUCHARD (PIERRE) Le chirurgien dentiste, ou traité des dents, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, engraved portrait of Fauchard by J.B. Scotin afte...

An early 20th century 1920s chemists pharmacist apothecary scale and weights in case. The brassed scale and weights set within a mahogany and glas...

DENTISTRY FOX (JOSEPH) The Natural History of the Human Teeth, 13 engraved plates, [Garrison-Morton 3679; Norman 825], 1803; The History and Trea...

DENTISTRY HARRIS (CHAPIN AARON) The Dental Art, a Practical Treatise on Dental Surgery, FIRST EDITION, 3 lithographed plates, light arc of staini...

Carpentry interest. A collection of vintage 20th century tools. The lot to include a French glass cutter, a Shaw & Son London glass cutter, a bras...

A group of 19th century measuring tools. The lot comprising a John Bednel wood shoe sizer, a Boxwood folding ruler, a bath thermometer, a parallel...

DONOVAN (EDWARD) The Natural History of British Insects... the Whole Illustrated by Coloured Figures, 16 vol. bound in 8, 576 engraved plates, al...