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A.W. Faber "Castell" 360 Slide Rule

An A.W. Faber "Castell" model 360 slide rule, manufactured in Bavaria, Germany, circa 1928 to 1934. Celluloid-faced pearwood construction with 25 cm scales, aluminium cursor, and English-language conversion table on the back. Bears D.R. Patents 206428 (1908) and 365637. No case present.

Hermes Media Portable Typewriter

A Swiss portable typewriter by Paillard S.A., manufactured circa 1939 to 1945, retailed through Taylor's Typewriter Co. of 74 Chancery Lane, London. Complete with its original matching metal carrying case and instruction booklet. Serial number 2018220. Extended professional keyboard with dedicated fraction keys.

Shortland Brothers SB Wall Barometer & Thermometer

A 1947 British wall-mounted aneroid barometer and Fahrenheit thermometer by Shortland Brothers in an Art Deco dark oak case, bearing the patented dual-hand SB forecasting dial. Carries a brass dedication plaque gifted from Saltash United F.C. to A.R. Wellington on 22 November 1947, only the club's second year of existence.

Ensign Ful-Vue Super Camera

A 1954 Ross Ensign Ful-Vue Super medium-format pseudo-TLR camera, the only model in the Ful-Vue range to use 620 roll film. Cast alloy body with pressed steel back, 75mm meniscus lens at fixed f/11, single-blade shutter at approximately 1/50s, and the Ful-Vue's signature large brilliant top-mounted viewfinder. Interior mould codes P2807 BDC and P2804 BDC. Mechanisms operate as expected.

"Descrittione dell'Isola Taprobana" Map

An original sixteenth-century copperplate map leaf by Tomaso Porcacchi from L'isole piu famose del mondo, printed in Venice c.1590. Depicts Taprobana (the ancient name for Ceylon, now Sri Lanka) with the full Italian geographical essay on the verso. Engraved by Girolamo Porro. Conservation framed under Artglass AR 99 UV-protective glass to ISO 18902 archival standard.

England South — Sydney R. Jones, The Studio Publications (1948)

First volume of Sydney R. Jones's England trilogy — pen-and-ink topographical survey of Southern England, covering Wiltshire, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Dorset, Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall. First published 1948 by The Studio Publications, London. Printed by William Clowes & Sons Ltd with offset plates by Bradford & Dickens.

England West — Sydney R. Jones, The Studio Publications (1950)

Second volume of Sydney R. Jones's England trilogy — pen-and-ink topographical survey of Western England, covering Oxfordshire, the Cotswolds, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Cheshire, Lancashire, West Yorkshire border, Westmorland, and Cumberland. First published 1950 by The Studio Publications, London & New York. Printed by William Clowes & Sons Ltd with offset plates by Bradford & Dickens.

England East — Sydney R. Jones, The Studio Publications (1954)

Third and final volume of Sydney R. Jones's England trilogy — pen-and-ink topographical survey of Eastern England, covering Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, East Anglia, the Fenlands, the Midlands, Yorkshire, Durham, and Northumberland. First published 1954 by The Studio Publications, London & New York. Printed by William Clowes and Sons Ltd.

The Gleam in the North — D. K. Broster, Heinemann (1930 impression)

A 1930 Heinemann impression of D. K. Broster's Jacobite novel — the second book in her trilogy, a sequel to The Flight of the Heron. Closely follows the historical Dr Archibald Cameron, the last Jacobite executed for the 1745 rising. October 1930 impression, printed by The Whitefriars Press.

The Great White Chief — Robert M. MacDonald, Blackie & Son (1908)

Edwardian boys' adventure novel set in unknown New Guinea — Blackie & Son 1908, illustrated by William Rainey R.I. with 8 full-page plates and a map of British New Guinea. Dedicated to Admiral Moresby. Carries a Christmas 1918 gift inscription.

The Flight of the Heron — D. K. Broster, Heinemann (1927 cheaper edition)

A 1927 cheaper-edition hardback of D. K. Broster's The Flight of the Heron, the first novel in her Jacobite trilogy. Published by William Heinemann at 3/6. Ownership inscription 'Xmas 1927' on front endpaper. First published October 1925; this copy from the February 1927 cheaper edition.

The Wounded Name — D. K. Broster, Heinemann (1928–1929 impression)

A late-1920s Heinemann hardback of D. K. Broster's historical novel The Wounded Name, originally published by John Murray in October 1922 and reissued by Heinemann in 1928–1929. Printed at The Windmill Press, Kingswood, Surrey. Title and epigraph drawn from Hamlet. 10 chapters across 361 pages.

Nature's Arts and Crafts — W. J. Claxton, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. (c.1910s)

An illustrated early-20th-century children's nature book by W. J. Claxton explaining the 'arts and crafts' of animals. Awarded as a London County Council school prize at Ensham L.C.C. School, Franciscan Road, Balham & Tooting, to Osmond Hollington for English in July 1927.

Pietas Quotidiana — Prayers & Meditations (Pocket Book, c.1826–1840)

A small Georgian/early Victorian pocket devotional book bound in full dark leather with gilt borders and fully gilded page edges. Titled Pietas Quotidiana: Prayers and Meditations for Every Day in the Week. Co-published in London c.1826–1840 by Peacock & Mansfield, Bowdery & Kerby, and Charles Tilt. Frontispiece engraved by C. Davenport after Henry Corbould.

The Works of William Shakspeare — Chandos Classics, Frederick Warne & Co. (c.1879–1900)

Complete works of Shakespeare in the Victorian Chandos Classics series — Frederick Warne & Co., printed by Morrison and Gibb, Edinburgh. Undated, c.1879–1900. Contains 39 plays, complete poems, Shakespeare's Will, a Memoir, and a Glossary. Printed on thin India/bible paper. Lacking front free endpaper (noted).

War and Peace — Leo Tolstoy, Macmillan & Co. / Oxford University Press (1943 reprint)

Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace in the authoritative Maude translation — Macmillan & Oxford University Press, 1943 reprint of the 1942 first edition. Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude, personally endorsed by Tolstoy. Contains a fold-out map of Napoleon's Invasion of Russia 1812. Bears a D. A. McLean, Bookseller, Belfast rubber stamp.

The Idiot — Fyodor M. Dostoevsky, Heron Books (1968)

Dostoevsky's deeply personal novel of pure goodness in corrupt society — Heron Books 1968 illustrated edition, translated by Eva M. Martin. Introduction by Richard Curle. Part of 'The Greatest Masterpieces of Russian Literature' series. Features a built-in yellow ribbon bookmark.

The Brothers Karamazov I — Fyodor M. Dostoevsky, Heron Books (1968)

First volume of Dostoevsky's final masterpiece — Heron Books 1968 illustrated edition, translated by Constance Garnett. Contains Parts I & II (Books I–VI). Introduction by A. B. McMillin. Illustrated by Pietro Sarto. Built-in yellow ribbon bookmark. Pencil price mark '£1.25' on endpaper.

The Brothers Karamazov II — Fyodor M. Dostoevsky, Heron Books (1968)

Second volume of Dostoevsky's final masterpiece — Heron Books 1968 illustrated edition, translated by Constance Garnett. Contains Parts III & IV (Books VII–XII plus Epilogue). Illustrated by Pietro Sarto. Built-in yellow ribbon bookmark. Partial pencil price mark on endpaper.

Album von Bremen — Ernst Roepke, Wiesbaden (1891)

A souvenir photographic album of Bremen, Germany, published in 1891 by Ernst Roepke of Wiesbaden. Contains 12 original albumen silver print photographs mounted on card stock (nos. 2284–2295), depicting key landmarks including the Rathaus, Rolandsdenkmal (now UNESCO World Heritage), Börse, Bleikeller, Freihafen, and Marktplatz. Accordion-fold (leporello) binding with gilt-lettered green cloth cover.

Lady Agnes and Other Poems — Philip Wentworth (1878)

The first and only edition of Lady Agnes and Other Poems by Philip Wentworth, published in Manchester by John Heywood in 1878. A collection of 28 Victorian poems ranging from romantic ballads and religious verse to political commentary and literary criticism, written by a Manchester civic figure and co-founder of St George's School. Pencil ownership inscription 'L. Venables' on half-title. Contents pages detached but fully intact.

Poems by Lord Byron — Red Letter Library, Blackie & Son (c.1904–1906)

A decorative early-20th-century pocket edition of Poems by Lord Byron from Blackie & Son's Red Letter Library series, with an introduction by Arthur Symons. Green cloth binding with Art Nouveau gilt design, patterned endpapers, and gilt page edges. Ownership inscription 'Cecile Mary Davies, Feby 12th 1906'. Contains over 50 major poems across 279 pages including The Vision of Judgment, The Prisoner of Chillon, She Walks in Beauty, and When We Two Parted.