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ROWLING, (J. K. ). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, paperback, London: Bloomsbury, 1997. Octavo, paperback, p...

ROWLING, (J. K. ). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, paperback, London: Bloomsbury, 1997. Octavo, paperback, p...

ROWLING, (J. K. ). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, second printing, bearing the number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2", hardbac...

ROWLING, (J. K. ). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, fourth issue, bearing the number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4", hardback, 8vo,...

ROWLING, (J. K. ). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, fourth printing, hardback, 8vo, publisher's illustrated boards with un...

ROWLING, (J. K. ). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, 11th printing, hardback, 8vo, publisher's illustrated boards, unclippe...

ROWLING, (J. K. ). Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, hardback, 8vo, publisher's illustrated boards, unclipped d...

ROWLING, (J. K. ). Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, featuring the dropped line of text error on p.7, full num...

ROWLING, (J. K. ). Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, first edition hardback, SIGNED by the author in bold blue ink on front free endpapers, int...

ROWLING, (J. K. ). Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, first edition, first printing, SIGNED by J. K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany, beari...

ROWLING, (J. K. ). Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, first edition, SIGNED by the author in bold black ink, hardback, 8vo, publisher's illustra...

ROWLING, (J. K. ). Harry Potter. A collection of three books SIGNED & INSCRIBED by the author for close friends, comprising: Harry Potter and the ...

ROWLING, (J. K. ). Harry Potter. CAST-SIGNED. A complete set of 7 novels, ALL SIGNED by Daniel Radcliffe [Harry Potter], Rupert Grint [Ron Weasley...

ROWLING, (J. K. ). Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince, and Deathly Hallows, first edition hardbacks, mos...

ROWLING, (J. K. ). Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, First Deluxe Edition, original cellophane wrappers opened only at fore-edge/tail to identi...

Tuck Tai (Chinese, fl. 1890). Shanghai Bund & Chinese Views, two scarce works bound as one, Shanghai Bund comprising eight mounted albumen prints ...

Views of the Chinese Empire, scarce publication illustrated with 192 monochrome photographs, small oblong 4to (18 x 24cm), publisher's illustrated...

MCINTOSH, (Gilbert). [Chinese History Manuscripts]. Notes of a Trip to Tsung Ming Island [Chongming Island, Shanghai], handwritten on 16pp of 16 n...

Shanghai Municipal Jubilee Medal, 17 November 1893 [awarded to notable individuals in Shanghai to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the first Br...

PHOTOGRAPHY. An album of 24 mounted photographs, [c. 1890], albumen prints with manuscript captions, views of Nagasaki including the Takashima coa...

A Chinese silk embroidery, c. 1900, processional parasol cover, featuring flowers, butterflies and embroidered Chinese script, the edge fringed wi...

'All Demons Are To Be Deleted' original Chinese Communist propaganda poster from 1968, professionally cleaned, mounted on card and linen backed fo...

'All The Reactionaries Are Paper Tigers' original Chinese Communist propaganda poster from 1968, professionally cleaned, mounted on card and linen...

'Always Ready to Wipe Out The Invading Enemy' original Chinese Communist propaganda poster from 1970, professionally cleaned, mounted on card and ...

'Bomb Capitalist Headquarters' original Chinese Communist propaganda poster from 1976, professionally cleaned, mounted on card and linen backed fo...

'Chairman Mao Is Heart To Heart With Us' original Chinese Communist propaganda poster from 1970, professionally cleaned, mounted on card and linen...

'Great Teaching With Great Force' original Chinese Communist propaganda poster from 1971, professionally cleaned, mounted on card and linen backed...

'Keep Alert To Be Ready For The Sudden Attack By The Enemy' original Chinese Communist propaganda poster from 1970, professionally cleaned, mounte...

'Learn From Daqing In Industry And Dazhai In Agriculture. People Of The Country Learn From Pla And Pla From The People' original Chinese Communist...

'March Forward Holding High Great Revolutionary Criticising Flag' original Chinese Communist propaganda poster from 1968, professionally cleaned, ...

'New Spring At Yian' original Chinese Communist propaganda poster from 1976, professionally cleaned, mounted on card and linen backed for protecti...

'Nobody Can Defeat Us Once Our Army And People Unite As One' original Chinese Communist propaganda poster from 1970, professionally cleaned, mount...

'Revolutionary Artists Should Go To Work For Workers, Farmers And Soldiers In Memory Of The 30th Anniversary Of Mao's Speech At Yiang Forum Of Art...

'Sing The Revolutionary Songs And March Forever' original Chinese Communist propaganda poster from 1972, professionally cleaned, mounted on card a...

'Strengthen The Modernisation Of Our Army' original Chinese Communist propaganda poster from 1978, professionally cleaned, mounted on card and lin...

'Strive To Learn From Daqing' original Chinese Communist propaganda poster from 1977, professionally cleaned, mounted on card and linen backed for...

'Strive To Learn From Daqing' original Chinese Communist propaganda poster from 1977, poster measures 52.5 x 78cm, some light creasing and very sm...

'Take On A Prosperous Situation Every Day' original Chinese Communist propaganda poster from 1972, professionally cleaned, mounted on card and lin...

'Unite Together Till Tomorrow' original Chinese Communist propaganda poster from 1972, professionally cleaned, mounted on card and linen backed fo...

'Warmly Celebrate The Opening Of The 9th Chinese Trade Union National Congress' original Chinese Communist propaganda poster from 1975, profession...

'Warmly Hail The Successful Opening Of The 4th People's Congress' original Chinese Communist propaganda poster from 1971, professionally cleaned, ...

'World Proletarian Unite' original Chinese Communist propaganda poster from 1971, professionally cleaned, mounted on card and linen backed for pro...

Original Chinese Communist propaganda poster c.1970, professionally cleaned, mounted on card and linen backed for protection, poster measures 106....

Katushika Hokusai (1760-1849). Poem by Samurai Dayu from Hokusai's final series of prints - One Hundred Poems Explained by Nurse, the poem on whic...

Earl of Dunmore [MURRAY, Charles Adolphus]. Scenes in Many Lands: Arctic to Equator, [c. 1894-97], and Eastern & Western Hemispheres, [c. 1897], o...

Two account ledgers with entries dating between October 1818 - December 1825, the accounts are for mainly British settlers in Trinidad (then under...

A group of scrapbook pieces, collected by a British soldier based in India during the 1850s/60s, including: Pencil portrait of a W. G. Jalland, in...

Grand Tour Intaglios. A collection of 109 early-19th century plaster cameo roundels, mythological & classical scenes, numbered in manuscript on ed...

HEATH, (Francis George). The Fern Portfolio, first edition, pp. [vi] + 15 colour plates + corresponding titles/text pages (all present as called f...

JARDINE, Sir William. The Natural History of Hummingbirds, complete 2 volumes, full morocco in maroon with lettering and decoration in gilt, edges...

MAWE, J. The Voyager's Companion, or Shell Collector's Pilot; 4th ed.,15.8 x 10.2cm bound in fours, contemp. imitation morocco with title label ti...

[EGAN, Pierce] Diorama Anglais, First French edition of Life in London, contemp. half morocco, 8vo 23 x 15cm, 23 (of 24) exquisitely hand-coloured...

Crimean War Interest. A book of 25 linen-backed, hand-coloured lithographic plates depicting French military uniforms, 148mm x 100mm, well-preserv...

PARIS, J. A. Pharmacologia: Comprehending The Art of Prescribing, complete 2 volumes, 8vo 23.4 x 14.8cm, original boards, occasional foxing spots,...

Autograph letter signed from Anthony Pasquin [pseud. of John Williams] (1761-1818), notable satirist, writer, theatre critic, and poet. Written, i...

TITANIC & SOUTH POLE INTEREST. The Illustrated London News, January to June 1912, featuring reports of the Titanic disaster, the race for the Sout...

AUTOGRAPHS. Manchester United & "Busby Babes". A collection of autographs, including all eight players who tragically lost their lives in or as a ...

Film & Theatre Autographs, including: John Gielgud - Richard Attenborough - Flora Robson (with John Justin verso) - Sybil Thorndike - Alfred Dayto...

Film and Theatre Autographs, including: Tony Curtis - Sheila Hancock - Irene Dunne - Patricia Hodge - Roy Hudd - Arthur Riscoe - Constance Cumming...

100 Edwardian postcards featuring theatre stars including Pauline Chase, Billie Burke, and Gertie Miller._ Over 100 Theatre Programmes including L...