Lot: 1
19th Century to 1930s Greetings Cards, including two Victorian Valentines, and a few of military interest. Fair to VF (30)
Lot: 3
Collection of Wax Seals, 18th and early-19th Century, culled from letters and documents, housed in a modern album; one seal attached to the engraved frontispiece of the music publisher Louis Leoni Lee. A few items damaged but mostly VG/VF. (171)
Lot: 4
Scrapbook of the London Bookseller R. Ridgill Trout, late-1920s & 1930s, comprising photographs (28), half-tone prints (6), brochures (4), correspondence (18), newscuttings & other ephemera, all tipped-in or laid down but o/w in good condition; the quarto size scrapbook in a poor half-leather binding, front cover detached. (Qty)
Lot: 9
Victorian Photograph Album (without photos) intended for Sporting mementos with attractive illustrated pages, quarto, full leather with metal clasp, VG; plus a partly filled 19th Century scrap album with printed pages; and two commonplace books of drawings & verses. Fair to VG (4)
Lot: 10
Flowers and Views of the Holy Land, 1900s/1920s, a selection of four different all with pressed flowers and coloured views, all bound in olive-wood boards, two showing slight cracking to the boards o/w fine. (4)
Lot: 11
Carton of ephemera and softback publications; with many greetings cards & photos from late-19th Century, trade catalogues, many cigarette & trade cards including Ogden Guinea Golds in old slot-in album, and other items. Mixed condition. (Some 100s)
Lot: 12
Guinness Publications, a selection of softbacks including The Guinness Alice, 1933 (1st Edn); Alice Versary, 1959; The Guinness Legends, 1934; The Guinness Scrapbook, 1937; Hobby Horses, 1938; and similar of which six have a small ink annotation on front or internally. Fair to VF (17)
Lot: 14
Armorial Bookplates, a an impressive collection from 18th Century in four albums, mostly 19th Century, some later, presented on album pages (with corner mounts). Largely VG/VF (203). Together with Edward Almack Bookplates, Methuen, 1904.
Lot: 15
J. A. Cole (compiler, freeman of Norwich): large Scrap Albums, two volumes, compiled 1845-1880s, with numerous chromo-litho scraps, steel and wood engravings with many hand-coloured, few photos, etc, some pages removed, 564 sides remain, a few items removed or damaged but very largely intact. Includes complete sequence of 10 hand-coloured plates “The old woman tossed up in a basket”. Many attractive items. Bindings are worn half-leather. (These are Vols 2 and 4 of four or more volumes)
Lot: 19
Assortment including original 1960s “Beatles” commemorative ceramic dish; a 1974 Fire Engine PHQ card PU with FDI cancel; a bundle of Olivia glamour trading cards; few FDCs etc. (Qty)
Lot: 74
Carton of Railway Ephemera 1870s to modern with high proportion pre-BR (much pre-Grouping); with railway paperwork & correspondence, instruction books, few plans, etc. Varied condition. (Many 100s)