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Background imageBooks Collection: Two P&O books by W W Llloyd and Harry Furniss

Two P&O books by W W Llloyd and Harry Furniss
P&O BOOKS: P&O Pencillings by W. W. Lloyd 1891 and P&O in Sketches by Harry Furniss 1900. Date: 1891-1900

Background imageBooks Collection: Collection of three books relating to steamships

Collection of three books relating to steamships: Official 1877?1878 Cunard Guide and Album, Illustrated Souvenir of The Cunard Steamship Co. 1902, and Ship Ahoy! by Commander J. G. Bisset

Background imageBooks Collection: Cunard Line, QE2, Daily Engine Log Book

Cunard Line, QE2, Daily Engine Log Book
CUNARD LINE: QE2 Daily Engine Log Books, circa 1967?1968. 16ins. 20ins Date: circa 1967-1968

Background imageBooks Collection: Set of books on steamships and ocean liners

Set of books on steamships and ocean liners, including Splendid Sisters, The Ben Line, Steamships and Their Story

Background imageBooks Collection: The Study, Abbotsford, home of Sir Walter Scott

The Study, Abbotsford, home of Sir Walter Scott
The Study, Abbotsford, Scotland, home of Sir Walter Scott Date: circa 1930s

Background imageBooks Collection: The Escape of Grotius, aka Hugo de Groot

The Escape of Grotius, aka Hugo de Groot, Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, poet and playwright. He was imprisoned in Loevestein Castle for his involvement in Calvinist disputes

Background imageBooks Collection: Cover design, Do it yourself, November 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, November 1967 - do it herself, colour extra Date: 1967

Background imageBooks Collection: Emile Bergerat

Emile Bergerat
A caricature sketch portraying the French poet and playwright, Emile Bergerat, 1845-1923, who was also known by his pseudonyms, l'Homme masque, Caliban and Ariel

Background imageBooks Collection: Ottoman Empire. Turkish books

Ottoman Empire. Turkish books. Engraving by Lemaitre. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Background imageBooks Collection: Knight - Spanish Order of Charles III

Knight - Spanish Order of Charles III
Knight wearing the insignia of the Grand Cross of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III (formerly Royal and Much Distinguished Order of Charles III)

Background imageBooks Collection: Cloisters

Cloisters
A linoleum cut of an interior scene, showing groups of priests conversing and reading from books within the cloisters of a cathedral or monastery. Date: circa 1923

Background imageBooks Collection: The Blouse Shop

The Blouse Shop
A detailed painting which portrays a seated woman dressed colourfully, admiring a yellow fabric inside a blouse shop, a stack of books and an umbrella are placed next to her

Background imageBooks Collection: Julius Harrison

Julius Harrison
A portrait drawing of English composer and conductor, Julius Allan Greenway Harrison, 1885-1963. Known for his interpretation of operatic works, he also wrote books on music

Background imageBooks Collection: Portrait of Edwin Evans

Portrait of Edwin Evans
A portrait painting of English music critic, Edwin Evans, who is leaning his elbow on the table, casually smoking a pipe. He wrote books which championed the music of Claude Debussy in particular

Background imageBooks Collection: Book, Titanic and Other Ships

Book, Titanic and Other Ships, 1935 first edition. Date: 1935

Background imageBooks Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic - six books

White Star Line, RMS Titanic - six books. A Night to Remember by Walter Lord (2nd impression), The Titanic and The Californian by Peter Padfield (first edition, 1965), The Titanic

Background imageBooks Collection: Ocean Liners - four hardbound books

Ocean Liners - four hardbound books. Leaves from an Unwritten Logbook by Captain Parker, Hull Down by Sir Bertram Hayes, Viscount Pirrie of Belfast by Herbert Jefferson

Background imageBooks Collection: White Star Line - two books

White Star Line - two books. White Star by Roy Anderson, first edition 1964, T. Stephenson & Sons Ltd in unclipped dust jacket; The Ismay Line, first edition 1961, by Wilton J Oldham. Date: 1960s

Background imageBooks Collection: Marconi - Master of Space, first edition biography

Marconi - Master of Space, first edition biography
Marconi - Master of Space, first edition authorised biography by B L Jacot and D M B Collier. Date: 1935

Background imageBooks Collection: White Star by Roy Anderson

White Star by Roy Anderson
Book, White Star by Roy Anderson, 1964 first edition, plus one other with plain cover, dust jacket missing. Date: 1964

Background imageBooks Collection: Shipping Wonders of the World, four cover designs

Shipping Wonders of the World, four cover designs
Shipping Wonders of the World, Romance of the Seven Seas in Story and Picture, four cover designs in a weekly series, Parts 1-4. Date: 20th century

Background imageBooks Collection: Ocean Liners - selection of jigsaw puzzles and books

Ocean Liners - selection of jigsaw puzzles and books. Victory plywood jigsaw puzzle of RMS Queen Mary. Victory plywood jigsaw puzzle of Southampton Docks, aerial view featuring Olympic, Majestic

Background imageBooks Collection: Engineering magazine, bound copy of the Aquitania

Engineering magazine, bound copy of the Aquitania
Hardbound souvenir reprint from Engineering magazine of the Aquitania, Cunard Liner. Date: 1914

Background imageBooks Collection: Cover design, The Cunard Line, Chicago World's Fair

Cover design, The Cunard Line, Chicago World's Fair
Cover design, The Cunard Line. Published in connection with The World's Fair, Chicago, 1893, hardbound volume. Date: 1893

Background imageBooks Collection: History of The Cunard Steamship Company

History of The Cunard Steamship Company
Hardbound volume - History of The Cunard Steamship Company. Date: late 19th century

Background imageBooks Collection: Cunard Line Handbook and Cunard Cookbook

Cunard Line Handbook and Cunard Cookbook
Cunard Line Handbook dated December 1905, 178 pages. Behind it is The Cunard Cookbook. Date: 20th century

Background imageBooks Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic - five book covers

White Star Line, RMS Titanic - five book covers. Building the Titanic, an illustrated history of the Olympic class ships, Titanic Calling, A Titanic Myth, and The Riddle of the Titanic

Background imageBooks Collection: Ocean Liners - Mauretania, Lusitania and Aquitania

Ocean Liners - Mauretania, Lusitania and Aquitania
Hard bound reference books relating to ocean liners Mauretania, Lusitania and Aquitania, by Mark Warren. Date: 20th century

Background imageBooks Collection: Cunard Line, RMS Queen Mary log books

Cunard Line, RMS Queen Mary log books - boiler/engine room, voyages 286, 294, 431, 286 and 291. Date: 20th century

Background imageBooks Collection: White Star Line, decorative endpapers, presentation book

White Star Line, decorative endpapers, presentation book
White Star Line, decorative endpapers of presentation book. Extremely rare T.H. Ismay hardbound volume presented to the managers

Background imageBooks Collection: White Star Line - three pocket books

White Star Line - three pocket books
White Star Line - three rare pocket books. (1) 1893 hardbound booklet of tide tables, sailings, passages, etc. published by Ismay, Imrie & Co

Background imageBooks Collection: Five maritime books

Five maritime books from a collection including volumes of the Cunard Magazine, the Official Guide & Album of the Cunard Steamship Service, International Medical Guide for Ships

Background imageBooks Collection: Charles Lightoller archive, three notebooks

Charles Lightoller archive, three notebooks
Charles Lightoller archive collection of three handwritten note and code books used during WW1, and WW2. The first two are handwritten books of code and marine information

Background imageBooks Collection: Cover design, The Cunard Line

Cover design, The Cunard Line, by the Electrolyte Company 1894, hardbound red cover, 72 pages. Date: 1894

Background imageBooks Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic - collection of publications

White Star Line, RMS Titanic - collection of publications
White Star Line, RMS Titanic - book collection including Titanic Voices, Beyond Reach, The Night Lives On, Raise the Titanic, and The Death and Life of a Legend. Date: 20th century

Background imageBooks Collection: Book cover, Lusitania by Colin Simpson

Book cover, Lusitania by Colin Simpson. Date: 1972

Background imageBooks Collection: Book cover, Titanic, Triumph and Tragedy

Book cover, Titanic, Triumph and Tragedy, A Chronicle in Words and Pictures, by John P Eaton and Charles A Haas. Date: 20th century

Background imageBooks Collection: RMS Titanic - three books about the disaster

RMS Titanic - three books about the disaster, The Sinking Titanic and Great Sea Disasters, Story of the Wreck of the Titanic, and Sinking of the Titanic

Background imageBooks Collection: Book cover, Deep Diving and Submarine Operations

Book cover, Deep Diving and Submarine Operations, one of two books, Sir Robert Davis inscribed inside, former property of C Kaile and Knocker White

Background imageBooks Collection: RMS Queen Mary, Cunard memorabilia

RMS Queen Mary, Cunard memorabilia
Items from a lifetime's collection of Cunard memorabilia including paperwork, ceramics, metalware, books, postcards and ladies uniforms

Background imageBooks Collection: RMS Titanic - Passengers and Crew, The Annotated Lists

RMS Titanic - Passengers and Crew, The Annotated Lists
RMS Titanic - property of Second Class passenger Edith Haisman, to be auctioned by her daughter Dorothy. Cover of Passengers and Crew, The Annotated Lists, signed by William MacQuitty

Background imageBooks Collection: August Strindberg

August Strindberg
Portrait of Johan August Strindberg, he was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience. Date: 1912

Background imageBooks Collection: Reference books

Reference books seen here. Some books of reference are; The post office London directory of 1912, who's who 1912, Englishman's yearbook 1912

Background imageBooks Collection: Evening School, Burmese prison, illustration of prisoners

Evening School, Burmese prison, illustration of prisoners
Evening School in a Burmese prison, illustration showing prisoners seated on the floor, reading from books, with two teachers. From an article, The Burman in Durance'. Date: 1895

Background imageBooks Collection: Justinian Digesta, Books V and VI (Fragment)

Justinian Digesta, Books V and VI (Fragment)
Bifolium from a copy of Justinian's Pandects, or Digesta Justiniani Augusti, parchment. Containing part of the end of Book V (De Judiciis) and the beginning of Book VI (De Rei Vindicatione)

Background imageBooks Collection: Doctor of Science. Professor at the Central University

Doctor of Science. Professor at the Central University. Chromolithography. Historia de las Ordenes de Caballeria y de las Condecoraciones Espanolas

Background imageBooks Collection: Isaac Newton (1642-1726/1727). English mathematician

Isaac Newton (1642-1726/1727). English mathematician, astronomer and physicist. Chromolithography, 1876. Date: 2014

Background imageBooks Collection: Advert, Dereta Women's Fashion Tops and Skirts

Advert, Dereta Women's Fashion Tops and Skirts Date: 1952



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