Maritime and Photographic, Optical and Scientific Equipment with Antiques & Collectors' Items (Liverpool)

A collection of English and French early/mid-20th century books, including topographical travel, with a small collection of ephemera including booklets relating to English and French art galleries, a Folies-Bergère programme featuring Josephine Baker, Pepa Bonaff, and many other artists of the early 20th century.

A collection of French books, including 'Le Theatre De P.Corneille', 1st edition 1666, Paris, Georges Ohnet 'Noir Et Rose', 21st edition, Paul Ollendorff, Paris, 1887, Pierre Corneille 'Felix He Mon Theatre Choisi', vols. 1 and 2, 'Recit d'Une Soeur Souvenir de Famille', with other historical books and novels.

Antiquarian books to include 'A New and Accurate Description of All The Direct and Principal Crossroads in England and Wales', Daniel Patterson, 6th edition, printed by T.Carnan London 1784, 'The Spectator Volume the 3rd' printed for J and R Tonson & S Draper, 1753, 'The Library of Entertaining Knowledge, Architecture of Birds' 1831, and 'The Globe Edition Boswell's Life of Johnson', edited with an introduction by Mowbray Morris, published by McMillan and Co 1894 (4).

CHARLES DICKENS; various novels to include 'The Life of Our Lord', printed by Associated Newspapers Ltd, 1934, six hardback books published by Chapman and Hall Ltd Covent Garden, to include 'The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club', with fifty-seven illustrations by Phiz, 'Christmas Stories from Household Words and All the Year Round' with twenty-three illustrations by Dalziel, 'Christmas Books' with twenty-eight illustrations by Barnard, 'The Adventures of Oliver Twist', with twenty-eight il

HENRY EPSTEIN; 'Into the Light', a collection of his writings, a limited edition of 2000, first published 1st January 2011. Footnote: Henry Epstein is the nephew of Brian Epstein.

LIVERPOOL'S SCROLL OF FAME; 'A Memorial of Soldiers and Sailors Who Gave Their Lives For Their Country In The Great War, 1914-1919', Pt 1, Commissioned Officers, edited by George Thompson, Liverpool; Quills Ltd, 25 Castle Street, 1920, with dedication, 'To the mothers of our fallen heroes, This scroll commemorates, who at the call of King and Country, left all that was dear to them, endured hardness, faced danger____Let those who come after see to it that his name is not forgotten', each page wi

NATURAL HISTORY; a quantity of mainly 19th and early 20th century books relating to animals and natural history to include, 'Notes and Jottings from Animal Life by the Late Frank Buckland', illustrated 1882, 'Animals of the Canadian Rockies', Dan McGowan (ex-library edition), a rebound copy of 'Elements of Natural History, being an introduction to the Systema Naturae of Linnaus 1801', illustrated, 'Wild Flowers of the Year', A. Pratt, containing forty-eight coloured plates of ninety-five flowers

SAMUEL PEPYS; 'Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys from his mis-cypher in the Pepysian Library, with a life and note by Richard Lord Braybrook deciphered with additional notes by Rev. Mynors Bright, six volumes, volume one 1875, each book has the plain book plate inside with the name Herbert Asquith, who was the second son of Prime minister Herbert Henry Asquith, volume two the back plates when positioned in the light show the signature and doodle by Cynthia Asquith (wife of Herbert, also B

'The Naturalists Cabinet of Interesting Sketches of Animal History', published James Cundee, 1806, six volumes, illustrative of the natures, dispositions, manners and habits of all the most remarkable quadrupeds, birds, fishes and amphibia, reptiles, etc in the known world, by Rev. Thomas Smith.

Two boxes of vintage books to include novels, poetry, military interest, etc (2).