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CHELSEA, LONDON - A Map of Chelsea, Surveyed in the Year 1664 by James Hamilton. Continued to 1717. [London:] J. Barlow, 1810 [or later]. Hand-coloured engraved plan by J. Barlow after Edward Ward,…

KELMSCOTT PRESS - William MORRIS (1834-96).  A Note by William Morris on his Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press. Together with a Short Description of the Press by S. C. Cockerell, & an Annotated…

KNOLLES, Richard ([?]1545-1610).  The Generall Historie of the Turkes, from the first beginning of that Nation to the rising of the Ottoman Familie: with all the notable expeditions of the Christian…

MAPS - John SPEED (1552-1629).  Holy Iland ... Garnsey ... Farne ... Jarsey. [London:] "Performed by John Speede, and are to be solde in Popes heade alley by Joh. Sudbury and G. Humbell," 1610 [but…

MOUNTBATTEN, Louis, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-79).  A one-page typed letter, with the greeting and signature in autograph, on paper headed "Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, c/o G.P.O.…

MURDOCH, Iris (1919-99). The Flight from the Enchanter. London: Chatto & Windus, 1956. 8vo (198 x 135mm). Half title (rectangular stain to the left-hand half of the half title). Original tan cloth…

SAINT-EXUPÉRY, Antoine de (1900-44).  The Little Prince ... Translated from the French by Katherine Woods. London: William Heinemann, 1944. Large 8vo (220 x 150mm). Half title, coloured illustrations…

STEVENSON, Robert Louis (1850-94).  Treasure Island. London: Cassell & Company, 1911. 4to (230 x 160mm). Half title, title printed in red and black, 12 mounted coloured plates by John Cameron,…

WANDREI, Donald (1908-87).  The Web of Easter Island. Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1948. 8vo (184 x 130mm). Half title, woodcut printer's device on the title. Original black cloth, the spine…

The substantial gilt-brass case with a shaped foliate-cast handle above a recessed top inset with a rectangular deeply bevelled glass panel, the 3in circular white enamel dial with seconds subsidiary…

CONDITION REPORTExcellent condition with little to no wear. 

Silver mounts later, overall reduced in size, losses visible to foot rim underneath mounts, interior drilled, some damage/losses to mounts, lid detached, wear commensurate with age throughout

Condition reportSheet a little discoloured, a line can be seen in the margin, below which the sheet appears paler, where it must have previously had a tighter mount to the image.Acidic mount.A little…

Condition reportMinor undulations to the sheet, upper left; a few flecks of staining to upper left border; some minor discolouration to the paler areas of background; framed and under glass,…