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I Robot, Amazing Stories Scifi Magazine CoverI, Robot - The robot Adam Link is attacked
Master of the Asteroid, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine CoverMASTER OF THE ASTEROID - A stranded astronaut is honoured as a god when he crashes on a distant planet
Storytelling to children on the beach during the summerChildren sitting on the beach listening to stories
Tea cup and saucerGlazed porcelain tea cup, from a childs part tea-service, decorated with a painted band of flowers on an orange ground. Retailed in Australia c.1925-1935. Acquired from the original owner
James Joyce, Irish novelist and poetJames Joyce (1882-1941), Irish novelist and poet. 1921
Illustration, The Cat and Mouse in Partnership -- The Cat stole away behind the city walls to the church. Date: 1909
DE PREDIS, Cristoforo (1440-1486). Stories of Saint Joachim, Saint Anne, Virgin Mary, Jesus, the Baptist and the End of the World. 1476
Anton ChekhovAnton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860 - 1904), Russian writer of short stories and plays. He was also a physician
Sleeping Beauty by Felix de GrayScene from the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty showing the moment when the Prince finds Aurora asleep but looking remarkably perfect considering shes been out like a light for over a hundred years
Katherine Mansfield 2KATHERINE MANSFIELD New Zealand writer, known for her short stories; married Middleton Murry, became a follower of Gurdjieff
Stories for Tiny FolkA selection of spines in bold primary colours taken from the 1920s series of Stories for Little Folk books
Whistle and I ll ComeOh, whistle, and I ll come to you ! Parkinss dream of the thing on the sea-shore
Little Red Riding HoodThe wicked wolf disguises himself as Red Riding Hoods grandmother and asks her to get into bed with him
Amazing Stories scfi magazine cover, Bermuda TriangleThe non-gravitational vortex, in which ships are mysteriously lost in the Atlantic Ocean
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Stories from Puppyland. Mr Terrier, proud father of ten puppies, smokes his pipe and reads his newspaper. Date: 1904
Chelsea Pensioner and young boyChelsea Pensioner recounting tales to a young boy. 1891
Library attendant
Dick Whittington by Arthur RackhamDick Whittington arrives on the coast of Barbary, and everyone from the ship is entertained by the Moors. When they are invaded by rats and mice
BOX SELLERBand Boxes. A box seller passes Benjamin Tabarts Juvenile Library on Bond Street, London. Tabart was an early seller of fairy tales & nursery stories for children
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, writer, best known for his Sherlock Holmes stories
Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, Kazakh-Soviet officer and authorBaurzhan Momyshuly (Momish-Uly) (1910-1982) - a Kazakh-Soviet military officer and author. As an author he wrote several books - military prose, stories and novels for adults and children
Coal vaseJapanned coal vase made from lacquered tin plate with gilding and painted floral decoration on the lid, cast iron claw feet and iron lion mask handles, with a removable tin-plate liner
Delftware plateTin-glazed earthenware plate with a scallop border painted in blue with a central design of a seated figure in a landscape, made in the Netherlands c.1760-1770. Date: c.1760-1770
Guilbaud CabinetWalnut-veneered writing cabinet bearing the trade label of John Guilbaud, retailed in London, c.1695-1700. Date: 1693-1712
Metamorphic tableEbonised mahogany metamorphic table on three scrolled feet with floral gilt metal decoration, manufactured in England c.1820. Date: c.1820
Perrault in Powder and Patch - Fmaous and Familiar fairy stories in their proper guise - Bluebeard (La Barbe Bleue) - from the painting by Kay Nielsen made specially for The Illustrated London News
Tudor houses on the corner of Chancery Lane, Fleet Street, 1789. External specimen of the Grotesque Bracketed Front and Projecting Stories of the reign of Edward VI. Demolished 1799
Jack and The Beanstalk by Margaret TarrantA scene from Jack and The Beanstalk picturing Jack and his mother standing at the bottom of the beanstalk looking up at the giant falling down the beanstalk and head first into the garden below
SofaMahogany sofa carved with scrolls and an anthemion cresting, upholstered in modern red damask, made in England c.1830. Date: c.1830
Variety saucerGlazed porcelain saucer decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and a bamboo design
Variety trayGlazed porcelain diamond-shaped tray decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo
Variety tea cup and saucerGlazed porcelain tea cup decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo, part of a tea set manufactured by Royal Worcester in 1876
Variety tray, undersideGlazed porcelain diamond-shaped tray decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo
Variety tea cup, undersideGlazed porcelain tea cup decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo, part of a tea set manufactured by Royal Worcester in 1876
Variety tea cupGlazed porcelain tea cup decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo, part of a tea set manufactured by Royal Worcester in 1876
Variety milk jugGlazed porcelain milk jug decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo, part of a tea set manufactured by Royal Worcester in 1876
Variety sugar bowl, undersideGlazed porcelain sugar bowl and lid decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo
Variety sugar bowl and lidGlazed porcelain sugar bowl and lid decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo
Variety teapot, undersideGlazed porcelain teapot and lid decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo
Variety teapot and lidGlazed porcelain teapot and lid decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo
Pages from a book of textile samples, annotated by hand withOne of two quarter-bound merchanting pattern books for the R. Dalglish Falconer Company Ltd of Manchester and Glasgow, put together between c.1887 and 1894
Mahogany armchair with a curved top-rail and scrolled arms, with a drop-in seat with modern silk upholstery. It is thought to have been manufactured in England and to date from c.1825. Date: c.1825
Clock weightBrass and metal lantern clock on four ball feet, made by Robert Robinson in Lothbury, City of London, c.1660-1670. Date: 1660-1670
Clock, reverseBrass and metal lantern clock on four ball feet, made by Robert Robinson in Lothbury, City of London, c.1660-1670. Date: 1660-1670
Cover design, Thumbelina, Pocket Series Story bookletCover design, Thumbelina, Pocket Series Fairy Stories booklet
Cover design, The Tinder Box, Pocket Series bookletCover design, The Tinder Box, Pocket Series Fairy Stories booklet
Cover design, The Enchanted Horse, Pocket Series bookletCover design, The Enchanted Horse, Pocket Series Fairy Stories booklet
Cover design, The Brave Tin Soldier, Pocket Series story booklet
