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  • Antique Botany Prints

    2:44 AM PST, 6/4/2014

    Four antique prints (Two double sided) 73 Years Old FLOWERS AND THEIR VISITORS THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN FLOWERS AND INSECTS Published in 1941
  • BIRDS OF TYE BRITISH ISLES AND THEIR EGGS

    4:17 AM PST, 12/23/2013

    I am offering here A VERY FINE ANTIQUE BOOK 90 years old THE BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES AND THEIR EGGS BY T A COWARD FIRST SERIES FIRST EDITION FOURTH IMPRESSION 1923 PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd With 242 accurate coloured illustrations Condition Book is 90 years old Leatherette covers in brown gilt decoration very good condition. 376 Pages clean and bright very good condition I Ship Worldwide UK Postage £3.95 Europe £6.95 USA £10.95 Postage reductions for multiple items shipped together Bid with confidence 100% money back guarantee if item not as described
  • ENGLAND SCOTLAND WALES ANTIQUE MAP.

    3:51 AM PST, 12/23/2013

    SELLING A LIFETIME COLLECTION OF OLD BOOKS AND MAPS This auction is for A SUPERB DECORATIVE MAP FROM MY LIBRARY GEOGRAPHY BEWITCHED ! MAP OF ENGLAND WALES SCOTLAND From the original of 1794 About this map. This is a fine reproduction made twenty years ago of Bowles and Carver: Geography Bewitched. The ability of maps to amuse as well as inform is clearly demonstrated by this charming pair of caricature maps of England and Wales, and Scotland, which were published by Bowles and Carver (London, 1794). National characteristics are quite clearly drawn — the English penchant for beer and the Scottish love of tartan. Condition Map is 14" x 9" plus borders Very fine condition clean and bright I Ship Worldwide UK Postage £3.95 First Class Post secure packaging Other European Countries £4.95 Airmail USA £6.95 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
  • HEAVENS & ZODIAC ANTIQUE MAP

    3:49 AM PST, 12/23/2013

    SELLING A LIFETIME COLLECTION OF OLD BOOKS AND MAPS This auction is for A SUPERB DECORATIVE MAP FROM MY LIBRARY PLANISPHERE HEAVENS AND ZODIAC Frederick de Wit: Planisphaeri Coeleste This is a fine reproduction made twenty years ago .Frederick de Wit's refined map production was not confined to the World; this spectacular map of the Heavens was published in 1680 and shows the northern and southern hemispheres with traditional representations of the constellations and signs of the Zodiac Condition Map is 11" x 9" Very fine condition clean and bright I Ship Worldwide UK Postage £3.95 First Class Post secure packaging Other European Countries 5.95 Airmail USA £6.95 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
  • NOTH POLE ANTIQUE MAP

    3:44 AM PST, 12/23/2013

    SELLING A LIFETIME COLLECTION OF OLD BOOKS AND MAPS This auction is for A SUPERB DECORATIVE MAP A MAP OF THE NORTH POLE AND PARTS ADJOINING First appeared in 1680 This is a fine reproduction made twenty years ago of A charming English polar chart published in Oxford by Moses Pitt in 1680 as part of an intended twelve-volume atlas to compete with the great Dutch cartographers of the period. Only four volumes were ever published, and few of the other maps can compare with the peculiarly English feel of this simply designed and colourful map. (Collection: Jonathan Potter Ltd.) Condition Map is 12" x 9" Very fine condition clean and bright I Ship Worldwide UK Postage £3.95 First Class Post Other European Countries £4.95 Airmail USA £6.95 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
  • 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