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  • LUMLEY CASTLE DURHAM ANTIQUE PRINT

    7:50 AM PST, 11/25/2013

    SELLING A LIFETIME COLLECTION OF OLD BOOKS MAPS AND PRINTS ANTIQUE COLOUR PRINT PRINT PUBLISHED IN 1870 143 YEARS OLD LUMLEY CASTLE CHESTER LE STREET EARL OF SCARBOROUGH PLUS THE HISTORY AND ANCESTRY OF THE PERIOD Lumley Castle is a 14th-century quadrangular castle at Chester-le-Street in the North of England, near to the city of Durham and a property of the Earl of Scarbrough. It is a Grade I listed building This is the original print and history published 1n 1870 NOT A COPY Enlarge scan to see content and quality AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique. 'Print' means any image created by applying an inked block to paper or card under pressure by any method including wood engraving, steel engraving, copperplate, wood cut and lithography. Condition Print is 143 years old 7" x 5" plus 1.5" border all round Print comes with two page history and ancestry to 1870 Clean and Bright I Ship Worldwide UK Postage £2.95 (secure & protective packing) Other European Countries £4.95 Airmail USA £5.95 Airmail See more of my collection at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/peters-rarebooks
  • EXTON HOUSE RUTLAND ANTIQUE PRINT

    6:43 AM PST, 11/25/2013

    SELLING A LIFETIME COLLECTION OF OLD BOOKS MAPS AND PRINTS ANTIQUE COLOUR PRINT PRINT PUBLISHED IN 1870 143 YEARS OLD EXTON HOUSE OAKHAM COUNTY SEAT OF THE EARL OF GAINSBOROUGH PLUS THE HISTORY AND ANCESTRY OF THE PERIOD EXTON PARK is a large traditional English country estate that has been the home of the Noel family (the Earls of Gainsborough) for almost four hundred years. The park has existed since the 12th century and has been visited by many famous people including Handel who put on performances in the gardens of Exton. This is the original print published 1n 1870 NOT A COPY Enlarge scan to see content and quality AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique. 'Print' means any image created by applying an inked block to paper or card under pressure by any method including wood engraving, steel engraving, copperplate, wood cut and lithography. Condition Print is 143 years old 7" x 5" plus 1.5" border all round Print plus two page history and ancestry to 1870 Clean and Bright I Ship Worldwide UK Postage £2.95 (secure & protective packing) Other European Countries £4.95 Airmail USA £5.95 Airmail See more of my collection at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/peters-rarebooks Bid with confidence 100% money back guarantee if item not as described
  • ARUNDEL CASTLE ANTIQUE PRINT 1870 PLUS HISTORY

    6:32 AM PST, 11/25/2013

    SELLING A LIFETIME COLLECTION OF OLD BOOKS MAPS AND PRINTS ANTIQUE COLOUR PRINT PRINT PUBLISHED IN 1870 143 YEARS OLD ARUNDEL CASTLE THE COUNTY SET OF THE DUKE OF NORFOLK PLUS THE HISTORY AND ANCESTRY OF THE PERIOD Arundel Castle is a restored medieval castle in Arundel, West Sussex, England. It was established by Roger de Montgomery on Christmas Day 1067. Roger became the first to hold the earldom of Arundel by the graces of William the Conqueror. The castle was damaged in the English Civil War and then restored in the 18th and 19th centuries. From the 11th century onward, the castle has served as a hereditary stately home and has been in the family of the Duke of Norfolk for over 400 years. It is still the principal seat of the Norfolk family. It is a Grade I listed building This is the original print published 1n 1870 NOT A COPY Enlarge scan to see content and quality AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique. 'Print' means any image created by applying an inked block to paper or card under pressure by any method including wood engraving, steel engraving, copperplate, wood cut and lithography. Condition Print is 143 years old 7" x 5" plus 1.5" border all round Print plus four page history and ancestry Clean and Bright I Ship Worldwide UK Postage £2.95 (secure & protective packing) Other European Countries £4.95 Airmail USA £5.95 Airmail See more of my collection at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/peters-rarebooks Bid with confidence 100% money back guarantee if item not as described
  • SEA SHELLS ANTIQUE PRINT

    9:13 AM PST, 11/22/2013

    SELLING A LIFETIME COLLECTION OF OLD BOOKS MAPS AND PRINTS CHARMING VINTAGE HARDBACK PRINT 75 YEARS OLD WATER PALACES OF COUNTLESS SHAPES An array of sea shells of amazing shapes. Print is indexed at bottom with explanation of each shell Print published 1n 1937 Enlarge scan to see content and quality AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique. 'Print' means any image created by applying an inked block to paper or card under pressure by any method including wood engraving, steel engraving, copperplate, wood cut and lithography. Condition This vintage print has been professionally mounted on acid free material for protection, to maintain clarity, and ensure longevity. Print is 75 years old 7.5" x 5" Clean and Bright I Ship Worldwide UK Postage £1.95 (secure & protective packing) Other European Countries £3.95 Airmail USA £4.95 Airmail See more of my collection at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/peters-rarebooks Bid with confidence 100% money back guarantee if item not as described
  • FIRST BALLOON FLIGHT 1783 ANTIQUE PRINT

    8:59 AM PST, 11/22/2013

    SELLING A LIFETIME COLLECTION OF OLD BOOKS MAPS AND PRINTS CHARMING VINTAGE PRINT 75 YEARS OLD FRENCH HISTORY THE MONTGOLFIER BROTHERS FIRST BALLOON FLIGHT 1783 Joseph-Michel Montgolfier (26 August 1740 – 26 June 1810) and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier (6 January 1745 – 2 August 1799) were the inventors of the Montgolfière-style hot air balloon, globe aérostatique. The brothers succeeded in launching the first manned ascent, carrying Étienne into the sky. Later, in December 1783, in recognition of their achievement, their father Pierre was elevated to the nobility and the hereditary appellation of de Montgolfier by King Louis XVI Print published 1n 1937 Enlarge scan to see content and quality AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique. 'Print' means any image created by applying an inked block to paper or card under pressure by any method including wood engraving, steel engraving, copperplate, wood cut and lithography. Condition Print is 75 years old 7.5" x 5" Clean and Bright I Ship Worldwide UK Postage £1.95 (secure & protective packing) Other European Countries £3.95 Airmail USA £4.95 Airmail See more of my collection at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/peters-rarebooks Bid with confidence 100% money back guarantee if item not as described
  • TENNYSON AY ISLE OF WIGHT ANTIQUE PRINT

    8:48 AM PST, 11/22/2013

    SELLING A LIFETIME COLLECTION OF OLD BOOKS MAPS AND PRINTS CHARMING VINTAGE PRINT 75 YEARS OLD ENGLISH HISTORY TENNYSON DEEP IN THOUGHT AT FRESHWATER ISLE OF WIGHT Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets Print published 1n 1937 Enlarge scan to see content and quality AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique. 'Print' means any image created by applying an inked block to paper or card under pressure by any method including wood engraving, steel engraving, copperplate, wood cut and lithography. Condition Print is 75 years old 7.5" x 5" Clean and Bright I Ship Worldwide UK Postage £1.95 (secure & protective packing) Other European Countries £3.95 Airmail USA £4.95 Airmail See more of my collection at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/peters-rarebooks Bid with confidence 100% money back guarantee if item not as described
  • WALTER RALEIGH SMOKING ANTIQUE PRINT

    8:11 AM PST, 11/22/2013

    SELLING A LIFETIME COLLECTION OF OLD BOOKS MAPS AND PRINTS VINTAGE PRINT 75 YEARS OLD ENGLISH HISTORY SIR WALTER'S SERVANT MAKES AN UNFORTUNATE MISTAKE About this print (1937) Smokers have cause to bless the name of Sir Walter Raleigh who, having been introduced to tobacco by Sir Francis Drake and Ralph Lane, the first governor of Virginia, became such an ardent adherent of the "'holy herb " that the Elizabethan courtiers followed his example and tobacco came to England to stay. The story goes, however, that Raleigh's servant, coming upon his master one day indulging in a quiet pipe, believed him to be on fire and, rushing out, seized a pail of water and flung it over the unconscious smoker. Print published 1n 1937 Enlarge scan to see content and quality AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique. 'Print' means any image created by applying an inked block to paper or card under pressure by any method including wood engraving, steel engraving, copperplate, wood cut and lithography. Condition Print is 75 years old 7.5" x 5" Clean and Bright I Ship Worldwide UK Postage £1.95 (secure & protective packing) Other European Countries £3.95 Airmail USA £4.95 Airmail See more of my collection at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/peters-rarebooks Bid with confidence 100% money back guarantee if item not as described
  • LOCOMOTIVE BUILDING CREWE WORKS.

    5:08 AM PST, 11/20/2013

    SELLING A LIFETIME COLLECTION OF OLD BOOKS MAPS AND PRINTS VINTAGE MOUNTED PRINT PRINT IS 65 YEARS OLD ENGLISH HISTORY 1940's STEAM LOCOMOTIVE BUILDING AT THE CREWE WORKS Print published 1n 1947 Enlarge scan to see content and quality AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique. 'Print' means any image created by applying an inked block to paper or card under pressure by any method including wood engraving, steel engraving, copperplate, wood cut and lithography. Condition Print is 65 years old 7" x 5" Clean and Bright Print has been mounted on acid free board to ensure protection, clarity and longevity. Highly collectable nostalgia I Ship Worldwide UK Postage £1.95 (secure & protective packing) Other European Countries £3.95 Airmail USA £4.95 Airmail See more of my collection at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/peters-rarebooks Bid with confidence 100% money back guarantee if item not as described
  • EAST END SLUMS LONDON 1940's ANTIQUE PRINT

    4:20 AM PST, 11/20/2013

    SELLING A LIFETIME COLLECTION OF OLD BOOKS MAPS AND PRINTS VINTAGE MOUNTED PRINT PRINT IS 65 YEARS OLD ENGLISH HISTORY 1940's THE SLUMS OF THE EAST END LONDON POST WAR Print published 1n 1947 Enlarge scan to see content and quality AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique. 'Print' means any image created by applying an inked block to paper or card under pressure by any method including wood engraving, steel engraving, copperplate, wood cut and lithography. Condition Print is 65 years old 9" x 5" Clean and Bright Print has been mounted on acid free board to ensure protection, clarity and longevity. Highly collectable nostalgia I Ship Worldwide UK Postage £1.95 (secure & protective packing) Other European Countries £3.95 Airmail USA £4.95 Airmail See more of my collection at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/peters-rarebooks Bid with confidence 100% money back guarantee if item not as described
  • GRIMSBY FISHERMEN 1940's VINTAGE PRINT

    4:01 AM PST, 11/20/2013

    SELLING A LIFETIME COLLECTION OF OLD BOOKS MAPS AND PRINTS VINTAGE MOUNTED PRINT PRINT IS 65 YEARS OLD ENGLISH HISTORY 1940's FISHERMEN AT THE QUAYSIDE GRIMSBY Print published 1n 1947 Enlarge scan to see content and quality AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique. 'Print' means any image created by applying an inked block to paper or card under pressure by any method including wood engraving, steel engraving, copperplate, wood cut and lithography. Condition Print is 65 years old 6" x5" Clean and Bright Print has been mounted on acid free board to ensure protection, clarity and longevity. Highly collectable nostalgia I Ship Worldwide UK Postage £1.95 (secure & protective packing) Other European Countries £3.95 Airmail USA £4.95 Airmail See more of my collection at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/peters-rarebooks Bid with confidence 100% money back guarantee if item not as described