Brief Description of the 1695 Whole World, wherein is particularly described all the monarchies, empires and kingdoms of the same, with their acad...

Two Elizabeth I era indentures dated 1582 (readily legible in fair to good condition) and 1588 (in fair to good condition). Each with some soiling...

Broadside Proclamation by the King and Queen, for the Discovery and Apprehending of Highwaymen and Robbers and for a Reward to the Discoverers.......

James II (1685-1688) indenture tripartite signed 25th October 1668, manuscript in brown in on three vellum membranes, conjoined along the bottom e...

This lot comprises an interesting selection of Indentures, Leases, other Deeds, Wills, Declarations and other documents ranging from 1644 and 1664...

This lot comprises a 1698 printed receipt signed by Sir Cyrall Wich (damaged across the centre); a handwritten assynment of 1741; a letter of 9th ...

An interesting manuscript weather record for 1736, recorded daily in a leather bound Parker's Ephemeris 1736, leap year. Signed S Barker to front ...

This lot comprises 38 documents including part of a document dated 1694 which refers to a number of individuals and gives details below each; a co...

This lot comprises twenty letters and documents (primarily letters) with much of interest in content and some postmark interest including a 1706 e...

This lot is an account for £230 (Jamaican) issued on 31st August 1787 by His Majesty's Government to Jeremiah Burton for the "hire of a decked boa...

1777 Sermon by John Pope on 19 pages under the heading "The Religious Improvement of Awful Events"; a 24 page undated sermon under the same overal...

An interesting account of Horace Walpole's experience of the London earthquake alluded in his letters of 1750 copied in fine hand. A small quantit...

This lot comprises nine items of letters or documents dated from 1729 to 1840 with interesting content, as follows: 1741 Bill of Account relating ...

This lot comprises 9 Acts of parliament in fair to fine condition published in 1692, 1731, 1738, 1748, 1751, 1757 (?), 1774, 1818 and 1834 plus Th...

This lot comprises 19 various letters and documents as follows:  1759 heavily stained letter from John Blackall to Sir Henry Moore, difficult to d...

This lot comprises a contemporaneous duplicate of an entire letter from Simon Taylor in Kingston Jamaica to Stephen Fuller in London, sent on 13th...

This lot comprises an 1813 6 page letter to Lord Berghersh from Charles Broughton of the Foreign Office explaining how his Lordship can seek reimb...

Blue ring binder containing 80 printed portraits of prominent persons from the late 18th century onwards, most being 19th century. An interesting ...

This lot comprises 26 letters to the Victorian author William Dalton (1821-1875) from the following notables of the era. Joseph Allen landscape pa...

14 unmounted book plates from Histoire Naturelle, Benard Direxit, plus quantity of unmounted fossil and dinosaur book plates including The Illustr...

A handwritten comical, poetic book of the proceedings of the trial brought by Miss Mary Elizabeth Smith against Right Hon. Washington Sewallis She...

A 19th Century diary from 1835 written by J W Langford, Bath (possibly John William Langford). Mentions of Bath, Portsmouth, Liverpool, Cheltenham...

A large scrapbook containing entries from 1771 to early 20th century relating to the genealogy of the Richards family including letters, certifica...

1836 King William IV document signed "William R" addressed to "La Majeste le Roi du Royaume des Deux Siciles" regretting the death of Her Majesty ...

This lot comprises 65+ manuscript copies of poems and pieces of prose all of which appear to have been prepared in Victorian or earlier times. Inc...

An autograph letter signed to Mr Dalton, 3 sides, 16mo, Stratton St., May 22 1871. Regarding the Queen's intention to confer a peerage upon her: "...

This lot comprises an unusual printed form of appointment of Attorney completed and signed by Alexander Baird, a Royal Navy Surgeon, in 1814. The...

Frith, William Powell (1819-1909) painter. Autograph letter signed to an unnamed correspondent, dated November 1847, thanking his correspondent fo...

Seven 18th/19th century letters written and signed by the artist David Wilkie (Scottish 1785-1841), including regret and acceptance of dinner invi...

A handwritten manuscript notebook of George Webb of Lowestoft, circa 1785-1805, includes memoranda, trustees, proforma licences, bonds, warrants, ...

An interesting 19th century journal, many mentions of Boscastle, Trevalga, Tintagel, Wadebridge, Cornwall area, dating from 1844 to 1850. Includes...

1883 Lamb's Brewers, Grocers and Tobacco Takers Diary, circa 1883, printed by Alexander Lamb: this example owned by Mrs Arthur Diosy of Kensington...

Quantity of vellum deeds and lease documents, relating to a property in London - 8 Westbourne Terrace, W2, these documents are dated from the earl...

This lot comprises 48 signed handwritten letters, nearly all are 19th century from prominent people being Henry Hallam, James D. Harding, Theodore...

This lot comprises seven documents all with large seals attached signed by various Bishops in relation to appointments conferred upon William Vava...

Special Passports for Captain and Mrs George August Amsler Air Attache to the Embassy of the USA in Paris France; Mr Walter Josef Berg x 5; Ciminn...

1948 Averell Harriman and his wife LaGuardia Airport New York, 1945 Truman witnesses the signing of the United Nations Charter; 1948 RIAS Announce...

This binder contains a signed letter from "Fish Karpe" written from Bucharest Romania, to Admiral George R. Cooper of the Navy Depart in Washingto...

1917, 1919,1931 and 1935 diaries each replete with handwritten entries which are of interest in themselves but perhaps of greater interest are a n...

A typed short history of the Coprolite Industry which flourished for 50 years in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. This short-lived ...

This lot comprises twelve letters from the following (dates in brackets). Mark Rylance - actor who recently won an Oscar for Spielberg's Bridge of...

A telegram from Sir Winston Churchill to Sir Frederick Handley Page, "On the occasion of your 40th Anniversary I send you Congratulations on the f...

The first album relating to the Sibley family, understood to belong to Adelaide Sibley who was the artist of this delightful album, decorated with...

A 19th century daguerreotype of COLERIDGE Lady Mary [née BUCHANAN]. 1/4 plate ambrotype in a plain scuffed full leather case. The plate is in good...

19th century full length portrait silhouette, named  to William Hector Spearman, right facing, approx 27 x 17.5 cms; a portrait silhouette with bo...

Neele, Henry (1798-1828) poet and writer, a silhouette 5.2 x 8.5mm in a leather frame, inscribed verso 'Henry Neele the Poet, taken at Margate in ...

Magna Britannia et Hibernia Oxfordshire published by E. and R. Nutt 1727, folding frontispiece map with fine modern half leather binding and marbl...

Ten volumes of George Eliot's works in green half-leather. Slight damage to spine of Middlemarch.

Eight leather bound 18th century books including a third edition Boswell's 'Life of Samuel Johnson' (1799).

The 'British Novelists' - 1820 quarter leather bound set of 49 out of 50 volumes edited by Mrs Barbauld (The prominent essayist & critic Anna Laet...

Pair of 20th century green hard stone Vietnamese guardian lions, approx 55 cms h, approx 51.7 kg each. Condition ReportDamage to the tips of three...