Graham Deakin Antiques
2nd World War Drawing Set
£ 95
Casual Antiques
England's Improvement Book 1676
£ 500
Elder Books & Collectables
1929 Pride & Prejudice Novel by Jane Austen Fine Deluxe Red Leather Binding
£ 180
1929 Pride & Prejudice Novel by Jane Austen Fine Deluxe Red Leather Binding
£ 180
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1929 Tess of The D'urbervilles & Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy Deluxe Ed
£ 365
1929 Tess of The D'urbervilles & Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy Deluxe Ed
£ 365
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1964-65 John Lennon 2 X Books in His Own Write & a Spaniard in the Works 1st Ed
£ 245
1964-65 John Lennon 2 X Books in His Own Write & a Spaniard in the Works 1st Ed
£ 245
Elder Books & Collectables
Queens Antiques & Collectables
The Illustrated Book of Pigeons with Standard for Judging Robert Fulton C1874
£ 350
The Illustrated Book of Pigeons with Standard for Judging Robert Fulton C1874
£ 350
Queens Antiques & Collectables
Graham Deakin Antiques
Brannam Collection
£ 5,225
Barnaby's of Battle
Antique Miniature Desk Top Chest of Drawers 1890s
£ 275
Pear Tree Antiques
A 1913 Book on Bristol and Bath
£ 38
Rams Head Antiques
Large White Sea Coral Specimen
£ 85
Elder Books & Collectables
1910 Tales of The Canterbury Pilgrims by Chaucer Hugh Thomson Illustrated Ed
£ 145
1910 Tales of The Canterbury Pilgrims by Chaucer Hugh Thomson Illustrated Ed
£ 145
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1893 Rip Van Winkle & Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving Gilt Covers
£ 370
1893 Rip Van Winkle & Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving Gilt Covers
£ 370
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1902 Pride & Prejudice a Novel by Jane Austen Illustrated Scarce 2 X Volume Set
£ 375
1902 Pride & Prejudice a Novel by Jane Austen Illustrated Scarce 2 X Volume Set
£ 375
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1920s Jane Austen Set 5 x Volumes Gilt Decorated Bindings Illustrated Edition
£ 450
1920s Jane Austen Set 5 x Volumes Gilt Decorated Bindings Illustrated Edition
£ 450
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1866 Frog's Parish Church & Adventures in Strange Lands Scarce Children's Book
£ 270
1866 Frog's Parish Church & Adventures in Strange Lands Scarce Children's Book
£ 270
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1818 Crime & Misery Produced or Prevented by Prison Discipline by T F Buxton
£ 195
1818 Crime & Misery Produced or Prevented by Prison Discipline by T F Buxton
£ 195
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1862 No Name by Wilkie Collins Scarce 1st Edition Riviere Leather 3 X Vol Set
£ 1,100
1862 No Name by Wilkie Collins Scarce 1st Edition Riviere Leather 3 X Vol Set
£ 1,100
Elder Books & Collectables
Graham Deakin Antiques
Libertys Leather Elephant
£ 275
Elder Books & Collectables
1840 Lord Byron Life & Works Leather Bound 2 x Volume Set Numerous Engravings
£ 175
1840 Lord Byron Life & Works Leather Bound 2 x Volume Set Numerous Engravings
£ 175
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1906-1910 Complete Christmas Stories by Charles Dickens 5 x Vol Set Illustrated
£ 1,250
1906-1910 Complete Christmas Stories by Charles Dickens 5 x Vol Set Illustrated
£ 1,250
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1911 Autocrat Poet & Professor at the Breakfast Table Wendell Holmes 3 x Vol Set
£ 245
1911 Autocrat Poet & Professor at the Breakfast Table Wendell Holmes 3 x Vol Set
£ 245
Elder Books & Collectables
£ 285
2 Vols Antique Reference Book Set, Rotulorum Originalium, Public Records, Latin
£ 285
London Fine Ltd
£ 245
Antique Reference Book, Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem, Latin - Georgian
£ 245
London Fine Ltd
£ 295
Large Antique Reference Book, The Close Rolls, Latin, Public Record - William IV
£ 295
London Fine Ltd
£ 623
Large Antique Reference Book, Index, Rolls of Parliament - English, William IV
£ 623
London Fine Ltd
£ 195
Large Antique Reference Book, Public Record, Latin, House of Commons - Georgian
£ 195
London Fine Ltd
Elder Books & Collectables
1964 Wilbur Smith 1st Edition When the Lion Feeds Author's First Book + Jacket
£ 395
1964 Wilbur Smith 1st Edition When the Lion Feeds Author's First Book + Jacket
£ 395
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1905 Burma 1st Edition A & C Black Series by R Talbot Kelly 75 X Colour Plates
£ 295
1905 Burma 1st Edition A & C Black Series by R Talbot Kelly 75 X Colour Plates
£ 295
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1901 Kim 1st Edition 1st Impression by Rudyard Kipling Hardback Original Binding
£ 170
1901 Kim 1st Edition 1st Impression by Rudyard Kipling Hardback Original Binding
£ 170
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1945 Brideshead Revisited 1st Edition by Evelyn Waugh Full Leather + Slipcase
£ 720
1945 Brideshead Revisited 1st Edition by Evelyn Waugh Full Leather + Slipcase
£ 720
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1952 Ernest Hemingway 1st Edition The Old Man & the Sea Leather Bound + Slipcase
£ 495
1952 Ernest Hemingway 1st Edition The Old Man & the Sea Leather Bound + Slipcase
£ 495
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1949 Nancy Mitford 1st Edition Love in a Cold Climate Fine Red Leather Binding
£ 495
1949 Nancy Mitford 1st Edition Love in a Cold Climate Fine Red Leather Binding
£ 495
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1948 BB Signed 1st Ed Down the Bright Stream Full Leather Binding + Slipcase
£ 385
1948 BB Signed 1st Ed Down the Bright Stream Full Leather Binding + Slipcase
£ 385
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1911 A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Deluxe Edition in Vellum Illustrated
£ 675
1911 A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Deluxe Edition in Vellum Illustrated
£ 675
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1960s Winnie the Pooh Complete Set by A. A. Milne 4 x Volumes With Dust Jackets
£ 245
1960s Winnie the Pooh Complete Set by A. A. Milne 4 x Volumes With Dust Jackets
£ 245
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1953 A Writer's Diary Extracts From the Diary of Virginia Woolf 1st Ed Leather
£ 370
1953 A Writer's Diary Extracts From the Diary of Virginia Woolf 1st Ed Leather
£ 370
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1856 After Dark by Wilkie Collins Scarce 1st Edition Set Riviere Leather 2 Vols
£ 920
1856 After Dark by Wilkie Collins Scarce 1st Edition Set Riviere Leather 2 Vols
£ 920
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1931 The Wind In The Willows by Kenneth Grahame First Illustrated Edition by Ernest H. Shepard
£ 295
1931 The Wind In The Willows by Kenneth Grahame First Illustrated Edition by Ernest H. Shepard
£ 295
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1954 Anne Frank Diary of a Young Girl Scarce Edition + Footsteps of Anne Frank
£ 495
1954 Anne Frank Diary of a Young Girl Scarce Edition + Footsteps of Anne Frank
£ 495
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
Freya Stark Southern Gates of Arabia & Winter in Arabia Leather Bound 2 x Vols
£ 675
Freya Stark Southern Gates of Arabia & Winter in Arabia Leather Bound 2 x Vols
£ 675
Elder Books & Collectables
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