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Place of Origin: British
Early 19th century brass surveyor's level with compass
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century brass surveyor's level with telescope, compass and spirit level.
With original brass mounted pine case.
Telescope length: 18 1/4 inches. - 46.5 cm.
Fitting for tripod mount, now re-mounted on a modern brass plate for desk top display.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$1,209 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Billiard Table snooker Pool Table Magnificent FREE SHIPPING
Located in Radstock, GB
Free shipping UK, Europe and NYC (Standard front door)
This exceptional exhibition-quality English billiard or snooker table, crafted by Orme and Sons o...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
3 Vols. Edward Williams Lane, Arabian Nights
Located in New York, NY
3 Vols. Edward Williams Lane, Arabian Nights. Illustrated, bound in 3/4 red morocco, marbled boards and endpapers, all edged gilt, raised bands, gilt panels. Published: London, Bicke...
Category
19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
$1,200 / set
Antique Snooker Table or Billiard Pool Table Mahogany in Stock
By John Thurston
Located in Radstock, GB
Antique Snooker table or Antique billiard table by Thurston London England.
A very good quality 'Country House" mahogany Snooker table or bill...
Category
1880s Late Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Billiard Snooker Pool Table Arts and Crafts English 1910 Oak Ebony Copper
By Burroughes & Watts
Located in Radstock, GB
A solid oak full size Arts & Crafts Billiard, Snooker or Pool table, circa 1910 in the style of George Montague Ellwood and manufactured by Burroughes & Watts of London.
Standing ...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Large Antique Display Dome, English, Glass, Taxidermy Showcase, Victorian, 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique display dome. An English, bell glass and ebonised mahogany taxidermy showcase, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Superb example, with a gene...
Category
Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Suit of 16th Century Style Armour
Located in Cheshire, GB
A suit of 16th century style armour, the helmet with pierced visor, raised comb applied and twist border collar, two-piece breastplate with medial ridge, twist border shoulder plates...
Category
19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$5,939 Sale Price
36% Off
Antique billiard snooker pool table in stock inlaid marquetry
By Cox & Yeman
Located in Radstock, GB
A fabulous full size 12ft x 6ft mahogany and ebony marquetry billiard table, English circa 1875.
The side frame is embellished with decorative marquetry roundels and flowing symmetrical fauna of Boxwood and Amboyna, the cushions sides follow this repeating marquetry pattern on a smaller scale with further ebony roundels.
The bold gadrooned legs are complimented with scroll brackets and fitted with a vine leaf marquetry motif within a diamond of walnut and Amboyna.
Made by Cox & Yeman of London.
The table has been tastefully restored by hand with English handmade cotton nets, cushion rubbers, leathers and cloth.
Mr Henry Cox and Mr Edward Yeman joined forces at some time in the 1850s to form their own billiard table company, It would appear that Mr Cox was already building tables but needed the expertise of Mr Yeman and his sister who were trained by Burroughes and Watts stuffing cushions and making Holland covers respectively.
By 1864 they were fully fledged manufacturers of billiard tables and supplied specially made competition tables for the 1866 Oxford vs Cambridge match, Dufton’s ‘Great Handicap’ and the hotly contested Roberts and Cook championships. By 1873 the company was located at 184 Brompton Road and listed over fifty titled gentleman as customers including: The Duke of Richmond, The Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Jersey, the Nwab Nizam of Bengal, H.M. the King of Siam...
Category
19th Century Late Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Boxwood, Ebony, Mahogany, Amboyna
EXQUISITE EDWARD & JONES COROMANDEL WOOD CRiBBAGE SET DE LARUE & CO CARDS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, Museum Quality, near new old stock circa 1850 Edward & Jones of 161 Regent Street ...
Category
1850s Early Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Silk
Antique 19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Cigar Box c.1898
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian solid silver cigar box. Elegantly crafted, this box features a shaped central handle and two hinged lids that open to reveal a divided compartment and ...
Category
19th Century Other Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
John MILTON. A Defence of the People of England. 1692 - FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MILTON, John.
TITLE: A Defence of the People of England, by John Milton: in Answer to Salmasius's Defence of the King.
PUBLISHER: n.p., n.p., 1692.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDI...
Category
1690s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
City Lights
Located in London, GB
Original British trade advertisement for the 1931 silent Charlie Chaplin comedy romance City Lights.
This trade advertisement was used for the films 1951 rerelease.
The piece is co...
Category
1950s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,031
Suit of 16th Century Style Armour
Located in Cheshire, GB
A suit of 16th century style armour, the helmet with pierced visor, raised comb applied and twist border collar, two-piece breastplate with medial ridge, twist border shoulder plates...
Category
19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$5,444 Sale Price
41% Off
6 Vols British Birds and Their Nests, Butler, Avian Reference Book, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a superb antique set of six volumes of 'British Birds with their Eggs and Nests', authored by Arthur G. Butler and illustrated by F.W. Prohawk and dating to the late Victoria...
Category
Early 20th Century Late Victorian British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Complete Newgate Calendar. Stories of sin, crime, criminals - 5 vol. illustr
Located in Middletown, NY
Rayner, J.L. and G.T. Crook, editors
The Complete Newgate Calendar; Being Captain Charles Johnson's General History of the Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen, Murdere...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century English Diorama Clipper Ship Shadowbox
Located in Queens, NY
Late 19th century English Victorian painted diorama wall plaque of clipper ship with red flag painted in cloudy sky in mahogany frame.
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Folk Art Articulated Jig Doll
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century English Jig Doll
A wonderful example of a late 19th century English jig doll called porkpie. A fully articulated hand carved feature. With amazing leather handcrafted boots and wearing a porkpie hat. A lovely example with wear and patination in all the right areas. Jig dolls are traditional wooden or tin-plate toys for adults or children. They are dolls with loose limbs that step dance...
Category
1890s Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Pine, Paint
Zodiac Circular Backgammon Set by Alexandra Llewellyn
By Alexandra Llewellyn
Located in London, GB
An extraordinary Alexandra Llewellyn design in wood marquetry that offers an exciting new way to play this timeless game, our circular Zodiac board...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Carnelian, Silver
CiRCA 1910 HAMLEYS LONDON CHINESE BOX MAHJONG SET INCLUDING 4 SEASONS RACKS
By Hamley
Located in Pulborough, GB
A circa 1910 Hawley's London Chinese box Mahjong set is a fascinating example of early 20th-century craftsmanship and design. Here's a description of what such a set would typically...
Category
20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
fishing float double buoy glass green rope
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
EXTREMELY RARE, GREEN GLASS & ROPE, DOUBLE FISHING FLOAT, c.1910
Exuding character and injecting atmosphere and conversation
Can be placed in the home or the garden
The green glass...
Category
1910s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rope, Blown Glass
A Gold And Enamel Mourning Ring For Lord Nelson By John Salter, England, 1806
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An extremely rare ring that commemorates the naval hero, Horatio Nelson, who died in 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar, fighting against the Napoleonic forces. Dr William Nelson, the admiral's brother, ordered 58 mourning rings for family and friends and every admiral and post-captain who fought at the Battle of Trafalgar . The ring is inscribed on the bezel ‘Trafalgar’; outside the hoop with Nelson’s motto in Latin, ‘Let him who earned it bear the palm [of victory]’, adopted by Nelson from a poem ‘Ad Ventos’ written in 1727 by John Jortin (1698-1770). Inside is the inscription ‘Lost to his country 21 October 1805, aged 47’. The initials N and B stand for Nelson and Bronte.
Admiral Nelson was given the title of Duke of Bronte in 1799 by the King of Sicily and in 1801 became a Viscount. The two coronets above the initials refer to these titles. Tthe motto Palmam qui meruit ferat ("let him who has earned it, bear the palm") was added to his coat of arms in 1798 after the Battle of the Nile. Nelson was buried with full honours in St Paul's Cathedral. His cortege consisted of 32 admirals, over a hundred captains, and an escort of 10,000 soldiers.
This ring is an example of only fifty-eight that were made by Nelson's jeweller John Salter in 1806. Thirty-one were for Nelson's close family and friends, the rest for pall-bearers and other dignitaries (see The Nelson Dispatch, vol.3 pt.XII, oct.1990). Three similar examples of this ring are held extremely prestigious museums in the capital. One is in the Greenwich National Maritime Museum in London, another in The British Museum in London and another in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, exhibited in the Jewellery Gallery, case 23, no. 8.
The ring has a particularly special provenance, arguably like no other mourning ring of Admiral Nelson’s. The ring belonged to the Reverend Alexander John Scott. The Reverend Alexander John Scott (1768-1840) was a British naval chaplain. He was appointed to the flagship H.M.S. Victory in 1803 where he served as private secretary to Lord Nelson. He was with Nelson when when he was shot on the quarter-deck of the Victory at the battle of Trafalgar on the 21st October 1805. Scott attended his dying chief in the cockpit of the flagship, receiving his last wishes. He refused to leave Nelson's body until it was brought back to England and placed in the coffin to lie in the Painted Hall Greenwich.
The ring, lock of hair and music book were passed down by the direct descendants of the Reverend Alexander John Scott's family and eventually gifted to the previous owners. The music book was a personal possession of the Reverend which gives watertight provenance of the person who owned the ring.
It is not clear exactly what Admiral Nelson’s last words really were although Scott documents Nelson’s last words to be “God and my country“. However, it is also recorded that a statement during his last hours was "Thank God I have done my duty.” Perhaps these two statements uttered in the last moments sound similar when mumbled by a feeble dying man. Nonetheless, it is noteworthy is that Scott remained by Admiral Nelson’s side as he died and his version is probably the most reliable.
The lock of hair is reputedly that of Lord Admiral Nelson. Without a DNA test there can be no conclusive proof of such. However, given that Reverend Alexander John Scott was with Nelson from the moment he was shot on the quarter-deck of H.M.S. Victory until the moment he was placed in his coffin, there is no reason to believe it is not a lock of Nelson’s hair.
It is difficult to overstate the significance and rarity of Nelson’s mourning rings. With only fifty-eight made, the vast majority of them were given to close family members and only a few were given to close friends. A close friend who receives a morning ring...
Category
19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Charming Miniature Sink from the Early 20th Century, Johnson Brothers Hanley Ltd
By Johnson Brothers
Located in Knivsta, SE
Charming Miniature Sink from the Early 1900s – Johnson Brothers Hanley Limited, England
Rare and charming miniature ceramic sink from Johnson Brothers Hanley Limited, England. An replica of a full-sized traditional sink, featuring beautiful details and solid craftsmanship.
This miniature sink was likely a promotional product...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
English Renaissance Style Velvet Wrapped Iron Halberd
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style short halberd spear with velvet shaft and medallion trim with small iron blade.
Category
20th Century Renaissance Revival British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Massive Merchant Schooner Model
Located in Greenwich, CT
Impressive and rare example of a model English merchant sailing vessel, circa 1860, that plied the China Trade from England to Hong Kong. The ship has the sail rig of the Sandy Hook pilot boats...
Category
1860s Sporting Art Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Wood
Sinbad the Sailor. ILLUSTRATED BY EDMUND DULAC - IN A FINE ONLAY BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DULAC, Edmund.
TITLE: Sinbad the Sailor and other Stories from the Arabian Nights.
PUBLISHER: London: Hodder Stoughton, n.d., (1914).
DESCRIPTION: ILLUSTRATED BY EDMUND D...
Category
1910s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
English Camphor Wood Sea Captain's Chest with Braided Beckets, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Camphor wood sea captain's chest with hinged top, exposed corner dovetailing, original mounted braided beckets, and terminating on the original rectangular molded edge base....
Category
1770s George III Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fruitwood, Rope
Scottish Art and Design, 5000 Years by Wendy Kaplan
Located in Bradenton, FL
Scottish Art and Design, 5000 Years, edited by Wendy Kaplan. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1991 by Harry N. Abrams Inc. of New York. Printed and bound in England. 215 ...
Category
1990s British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
MILNE. The 4 Winnie The Pooh books EACH INSCRIBED BY CHRISTOPHER (ROBIN) MILNE !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MILNE, A. A.
TITLE: When We Were Very Young - Winnie The Pooh - House At Pooh Corner - Now We Are Six.
PUBLISHER: London: Methuen Children's Books, 1977.
DESCRIPTION: INS...
Category
1970s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Exceptional , antique wooden Letter Box
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional letterbox in the form of a miniature English Manor House,
from around 1900, beautiful shine and warm patina of the polished Wood,
the box has one top lid that can be open...
Category
Early 1900s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Satinwood
Blue and White Johnson Bros Saucer Catchall or Trinket Dish Carisbrooke England
By Johnson Brothers
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Small blue and white decorative plate or saucer by Jonson Brothers. Circular in shape with pinched edges, this plate depicts a scene of Carisbrooke Castle England in 1792.
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
$40 Sale Price
20% Off
A. A. MILNE. House At Pooh Corner. FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY E. H. SHEPARD - 1928
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MILNE, A. A.
TITLE: The House At Pooh Corner.
PUBLISHER: London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1928.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY E. H. SHEPHARD. 1 vol, 7-1/2" x 5-1/4", si...
Category
1920s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
ANTIQUE FORTNUM & MASON BACKGAMMON SET IN ORIGINAL LEATHER CASE WiTH DICE
By Fortnum & Mason
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning original circa 1920’s Fortnum & Mason Backgammon Set in period leather and velvet c...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Velvet, Bakelite, Oak
4 Volumes. Cervantes, Don Quixote.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Cervantes, Don Quixote. Bound in full red morocco. Top edges gilt. Gilt-tooling on the covers and raised band spines. Embellished with engravings from pictures painted by ...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
$3,500 / set
Contemporary Art Catalog Book Sotheby's London 2017
By Sotheby's
Located in New York, NY
A Jean-Micheal Basquiat cover contemporary art catalog book, Day Auction, Sotheby's London, 9 March, 2017. A beautifully done catalog book (soft-cover) covering the March 9, 2017 day...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Regency Mahogany Miniature Table Cabinet
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Good Quality And Charming Early 19th Century Regency Period Mahogany Miniature Table Cabinet, Having Rectangular Top Over Superbly Figured Panelled Doors, Enclosing Four Concealed Long Drawers, Raised On Elegant Original Turned Feet.
This attractive little piece of Regency miniature furniture, as the name suggests, was probably made as a simple stand alone cabinet to be placed on top of a table top type surface. Alternatively it may have been specifically made as a travelling salesmans sample piece of furniture. Whichever its original purpose it is incredibly useful for modern day living however and we think it could be used to hold a wide variety of different day to day items.
The mahogany veneers have been very carefully chosen to ensure that they are well figured and this results in a very decorative item. Overall the quality of construction is also excellent and it has clearly been made in a well respected workshop.
As with all items which we offer for sale this antique table cabinet...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
$3,294 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand Carved Coquille Nut Egg Box 19th Century Flea Trap Pomander Needle Case
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful hand carved coquille nut egg box. Beautiful carving, great patina, unscrews at center to open.
The original use was a flea trap, things were d...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
The Poetical Works of Robert Browning - 2 Volumes
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1915.
2 volumes, 8vo, 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. (195 x 133 mm); pp xvi + 748; vol. 2 vii + 786; frontispiece engraving (vol. 1) and photo (vol. 2). Bound in 3/4 ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Spitfire Model on Stand in Aluminium Silver Polished
Located in Paris, FR
Desk model Spitfire all in solid aluminium in
highly polished silver finish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum, Silver
Wear consistent with age and use Penny machines "Chad" Oliver Whales collection
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Penny machines "Chad" Oliver Whales collection - Ruffler & Walker Collection
Penny machines "Chad" Oliver Whales collection - Ruffler & Walker Collection...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood
British Sports And Sportsmen, Hunting
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
British Sports & Sportsmen Book, Hunting.
A rare, first edition, single encyclopaedia of sports book from the series "British Sports and Sportsmen" titled Hunting. The original set w...
Category
Early 20th Century Sporting Art British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
British Sports And Sportsmen, Racing
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
British Sports & Sportsmen Book, Racing.
A rare, first edition, single encyclopaedia of sports book from the series "British Sports and Sportsmen" titled Shooting and Deerstalking. T...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Circa 1960s English Sporting Event or Hunting Walking Stick With Folding Seat
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1960s English sporting event or hunting walking stick with folding seat. Steel with coppered finish shaft, leather seat. "Gamebird Trade Mark" label; "Made In England" stamp; "...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
20th Century Large Boeing 757 With British Airways Landor Livery By Space Models
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A late-20th Century vintage fibreglass and plastic composite model of a Boeing 757 in full British Airways livery mounted on a tripod stand by Space Models, circa 1990. This 1:25 sca...
Category
20th Century Other British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Snooker billiard pool table refectory jacobean oak
By Burroughes & Watts
Located in Radstock, GB
A rare solid oak full size billiard or snooker table of refectory or Jacobean form by the "original" Burroughes and Watts of London.
The cushion friezes are fitted with ebony and fr...
Category
1910s Jacobean Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
20th Century Large English Made Wooden Pond Yacht c.1930
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Superb 20th Century pond yacht known as "Sea Mist". This J Class beauty showcases a meticulously crafted planked wood hull, adorned with gaff rigging supporting four sails, alongside...
Category
1930s Other Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Wood
10'9 "Gun" Custom Wooden Marquetry Surfboard with Copper Inlay
By Emma Wood
Located in Nr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
This is a unique custom surfboard featuring a marquetry deck with copper inlay, designed and hand-crafted by the w o o d p o p studio which specialises in...
Category
2010s British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
$17,597 Sale Price
20% Off
Victorian Cased Taxidermy, Pheasant
Located in London, GB
Victorian cased taxidermy of a pheasant amongst natural Habitat.
Dimension: H 55.5 x W 80 x D 23 cm.
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood, Feathers, Animal Skin
Victorian Miniature Mahogany Bowfront Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Attractive And Elegant Mid 19th Century, Victorian Period, Mahogany Bowfront Miniature Mahogany Chest, Having Very Well Figured Top, Over Two Short And Two Long Drawers Retaining ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
$2,194 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Smiths Astral 'Great Britain' Shipboard Clock, circa 1930s
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Early 20th century Smiths Astral [Great Britain] shipboard brass clock, circa 1930. A brass case with inset beveled glass panel that reveals a silvertone...
Category
1930s Industrial Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Large Antique Display Dome, Edwardian, Glass, Showcase, Taxidermy, Circa 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a distinguished antique display dome, offering superb proportions and a refined velvet-lined base, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. This elegant glass showcase is ...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Velvet, Glass
English Gothic Oak Altar
Located in Queens, NY
English Gothic style (19th Cent) dark oak table top altar with a filigree shelf under 3 tracery carved panels with an open lattice gallery
Category
19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
$3,500
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Two Volume Set, First (Thus) Edition, 1790
By Daniel Defoe
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Defoe, Daniel. The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who lived eight & twenty years all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but himself. With An Account how he was at last as strangely deliver’d by Pyrates. Written by himself. Vol I. [With:] The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; being The Second and Last Part of his Life, And of the Strange Surprizing Account of his Travels Round three parts of the Globe. Written by Himself. Vol II. [With:] George Chalmer's "Life of Daniel Defoe". London: John Stockdale, 1790. First (Thus) Edition. Two Volumes, Octavo. Illustrated with engraved frontispieces, vignette title pages, and full-page illustrations by Thomas Stothard, engraved by Meland. Rebound in full calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, blind embossing to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, and a new archival slipcase.
Presented is the first (thus) edition of John Stockdale’s 1790 edition of Daniel Defoe’s classic tale of adventure. This two volume edition is beautifully illustrated with engraved frontispieces, vignette title pages, and twelve full-page illustrations by Thomas Stothard and engraved by Meland. It is presented here rebound in full brown and tan calf, with intricate blind embossing to the front and back panels, raised bands, gilt tooling and gilt titles to the spine.
Defoe’s first long work of fiction, The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe introduced two of the most-enduring characters in English literature, Robinson Crusoe and Friday. Defoe based part of Robinson Crusoe on the real-life experiences of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor...
Category
1790s Georgian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Original Antique Map of the American State of Michigan ( Southern Part ), 1903
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Antique map of Michigan ( Southern part )
Published By A & C Black. 1903
Original colour
Good condition
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
Early 1900s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare. 10 vols. 4TH ED REVISED FINELY BOUND
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SHAKESPEARE, William.
TITLE: The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare. With A Life Of The Author.
PUBLISHER: London: George Bell and Sons, 1888.
DESCRIPTION: FOURTH EDIT...
Category
1880s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
20th Century Diorama Folk Art Three Mast Model Ship in a Bottle English, C 1930
Located in Central England, GB
A fine Diorama Folk Art Model ship in a bottle
This skilfully made diorama of a three-mast early 19th century sailing ship at harbour with a raised landscape behind and cottages set...
Category
20th Century Folk Art British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Dickens, Charles. a Christmas Carol - ILLUSTRATED BY ARTHUR RACKHAM
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: Dickens, Charles.
TITLE: A Christmas Carol.
PUBLISHER: London: William Heinemann, 1964.
DESCRIPTION: 1 vol., 7-15/16" x 5-13/16", illustrated with full page color p...
Category
1960s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Andrew Lang, the Blue Poetry Book, Publisher's Presention Copy, 1891
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Lang, Andrew.
Title: The Blue Poetry Book.
Publisher: London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1891.
Description: publisher's presention copy. 1 vol., 7-3/16" x 5-1/4", blind stamped publisher's presentation to title page, illustrated by H. J. Ford & Lancelot Speed...
Category
1890s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Marconi, UK, Radio Model 246A, 1930s valve/tube wireless Art Deco, table, super!
By RCA, Victor Talking Machine Company
Located in London, GB
Marconi Co. (Marconiphone)
Model 246A (?)
Wireless valve radio, produced by Marconi Co., 1930s.
Wooden Case with Bakelite fittings
Cosmetic: Good cosmetic condition but with some n...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
19th Century English Folk Art Encased Ship Diorama
Located in London, GB
19th Century Folk Art Encased Ship Diorama
A delightful and highly decorated example of a late 19th century English folk art ships model diorama...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood
Rare English Georgian Brighton Pavilion Octagonal Cribbage Board
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare English wooden cribbage game board with a view of Brighton Pavilion dating from the reign of George IV, 1820 to 1830. The octagonal shaped board stands raised on four original...
Category
1820s George IV Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
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