Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

From medieval conqueror to Renaissance autocrat to Victorian Empress to modern melodrama, Royal Panoply is the story of some of the most fascinating people in world history. With he...

This is the standard and essential reference book for any collector or dealer of rare Irish Georgian silver. 369 pages profusely illustrated with...

Pair of 12-inch table globes John and William Cary London, 1798 and 1800 Some restored cracks and abrasions lb 11 each (kg 5) The two terrestrial and celestial globes rest in their original Dutch style stands with four supporting turned wood columns. Each one measures 18 in in height x 17 in in diameter with the diameter of the spheres measuring about 12 in; 46 cm in height x 43 cm in diameter x 31 cm diameter of the spheres. The 12 inch measure was one of the most frequently used by British manufacturers of globes of this period. Each globe is composed of two series of twelve printed paper gores, aligned and glued onto plaster spheres. The brass circle of the meridian bears engravings...

This is an antique copy of Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect by Robert Burns. A Scots English language hard bound poetry book, dating to the Georgian period, published 1813. Celebrated world-wide and considered Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns (1759 - 1796) -affectionately known as Rabbie - was a prolific poet and lyricist in the 18th century. Credited as a main player in the Romantic movement of arts, his works in a light Scots dialect afford him an audience outside of Scotland's borders. A cultural icon, remembered with his own day each year on his birthday (25th January) and sculptures across the world, Robert Burns is a titan of the poetic form. His song Auld Lang Syne...

This is an antique reference book, the New & Complete History and Survey of London. An English language, aged topographical guide to the city and its surroundings, dating to the late...