Collecting
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[1925] Die Sammlung Fritz Buckardt Berlin Deutsches und Auslandisches PorzellanBerlin: [1925]This scarce German auction catalogue lists and depicts the interesting porcelain and earthenware up for sale.
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1906 Essai de Bibliographie Pratique: Aide-Mémoire du Libraire et de l'Amateur de LivresParis: 1906An uncommon directory of rare or curious works of all genres for booksellers and book lovers.
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1900 Sotheby's Catalogue of Illuminated and other Manuscripts and Early Printed BooksLondon: 1900A very scarce copy of this Sotheby's catalogue, with seventeen plates portraying the illuminated manuscripts up for sale.
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1745 An Historical Account of English Money, From the Conquest, to the Present TimeLondon: 1745The second edition of this fascinating study of numismatics, an illustrated volume by Stephen Martin-Leake.
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1909 Lace Making and CollectingLondon: 1909A scarce illustrated work on lace making and collections of lace, first edition.
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1975-1976 The Magnificent Botanical Library of the Stiftung Fur BotanikLondon: 1975-1976Three volumes of auction catalogue for Arpad Plesch's celebrated botanical collection.
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1919 1000 Rubles Russian White Movement BanknoteRussian Empire : 1919A fascinating collectible 1919 banknote, from a monumental period in Russian history.
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1894 Catalogue of the Renowned Collection of Pictures by Old Masters formed by the late Adrian HopeLondon: 1894A scarce catalogue of Adrian Hope's collection of Old Master pictures, for the auction in 1894.
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1928 2vols Priced Catalogue of Stamps of the British Empire and of Foreign CountriesLondon: 1928A two volume set catalogue for collecting stamps from the British Empire and foreign countries in 1928.
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1978 Minton Pottery & Porcelain of the First PeriodLondon: 1978Geoffrey Godden's comprehensive collector's work on Minton pottery and porcelain, with numerous colour plates.
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1973 Coalport and Coalbrookdale PorcelainsCirencester: 1973A smart work on Coalport and Coalbrookdale porcelain, by the notable collector Geoffrey Godden.
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2002 Spheres, The Art of the Celestial MechanicParis: 2002The uncommon first edition of this catalogue of antique globes and spheres in the original dust wrapper.
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1909 Notes from a Collector's CatalogueLondon: 1909The first edition of this book documenting an antique collectors catalogue.
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c1894 The Lincoln Crest and Monogram AlbumLondon: c1894A colourfully illustrated, late nineteenth-century crest and monogram album, intended to be filled with crests by the owner.
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1850 Victorian Personal ScrapbookNot stated: 1850A very scarce personal diary and scrapbook from the mid nineteenth century with engravings and colour plates.
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1897 Portrait MiniaturesLondon : 1897First edition guide to collecting portrait miniatures, Illustrated with 111 plates
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1895 Ladies' Book-PlatesLondon: 1895A scarce first edition copy of this interesting guide to the design and history of ladies' book-plates.
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c1904 The ABC of Stamp CollectingLondon: c1904An illustrated guide to stamp collecting written by esteemed philatelist Fred Melville
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1864 The Autographic Mirror: L'Autographe CosmopoliteLondon: 1864A neat collection of autographs from illustrious and distinguished men through time.
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1914 Old English PlateLondon: 1914A very smart and highly illustrated work regarding old English plate.
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1964 Medieval Libraries of Great BritainLondon: 1964The second revised and updated edition of this reference book for surviving books from Medieval Britain.
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1886 The Book FancierLondon: 1886The scarce first edition of this nineteenth century book about book collecting by Percy Fitzgerald.
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1905 Hall Marks of Gold and Silver PlateLondon: 1905The uncommon ninth extended and enlarged edition of this book on hall marks on silver and gold with illustrations.
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1984 Deliciae LeonisMainz Am Rhein: 1984The first edition, first printing of this German book on antique stones and rings from a private collection, in the original dust wrapper.
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2004 Antique Tools and Instruments from the Nessi CollectionMilan: 2004A lovely first edition of this history of antique tools and instruments from the Nessi Collection, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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2005 Wristwatches: History Of A Century's DevelopmentAtglen: 2005The revised fifth edition of this history of wristwatches, in lovely condition with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1970 2vols American Silver in the Yale University Art GalleryNew Haven: 1970A lovely first edition of this work on the American silver collection in Yale University Art Gallery, with original slipcase.
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1995 Staffordshire Portrait Figures and Allied Subjects of the Victorian EraLondon: 1995Pugh's classic work on Staffordshire Portrait Figures, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1963 The Book of Days in Two VolumesLondon & Edinburgh: 1963Uncommon early edition of this catalogue of antiquities in two volumes with illustrations from the nineteenth century.
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1879 Catalogue of the Library of a GentlemanNot Stated: 1879A very scarce pamphlet of a Sotheby's auction catalogue from the nineteenth century.
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c1920 Our Beautiful England and Beautiful Ireland Ten Volume CollectionLondon; London, Dublin, Belfast: c1920A beautiful illustrated ten volume collection of works from the Our Beautiful Homeland Series and Beautiful Ireland.
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1978 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Lithographs from the Collection of Ludwig and Erick CharellLondon : 1978A fascinating catalogue of lithographs by Henri Toulouse-Lautrec that were up for auction by Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co in 1978.
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1896 The Stamps of Barbados with a History and Description of the Star-watermarked Papers of Messrs. Perkings Bacon & CoLondon : 1896A scarce first edition copy of The Stamps of Barbados, with illustrations throughout.
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1895 Catalogue of the Highly Important Collection of Modern Pictures of James PriceLondon: 1895The scarce catalogue from the auctions of the paintings belonging to James Price, Esq., particularly those from the Early English school.
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c1940 An Album of Railway EnginesLondon: c1940A rebound complete collection of fifty of Wills' cigarette cards illustrating railway engines.