Title - Blacklocks Boookshop - Rare & Historical Prints, Specialising in Egham, Englefield Green, Virginia Water
Rare & Historical Prints
Books

While holding a vast stock of some 40,000 titles from our bookshop stock, we show here a selection of some of the very best. From leatherbound rarities to scarce modern first editions.


Capability Brown - First Edition

Capability Brown - First Edition

by Dorothy Stroud (and with an introduction by Christopher Hussey), London, Country Life 1950 First... more info

£125.00

Versailles: Les Jardins

Versailles: Les Jardins

by Nolhac, Pierre de, Manzi Joyant, Paris, 1905. Pierre Girault de Nolhac (1859-1936) French... more info

£175.00

The English Madirigal School Vol XX

The English Madirigal School Vol XX

The English Madrigal School Volume XX: Canzonets to Four Voices by Giles Faraday, Steiner & Bell... more info

£26.50

Grongar Hill and Other Poems - Leatherbound

Grongar Hill and Other Poems - Leatherbound

Grongar Hill and Other Poems, a Llandello, Wales, The Grongar Press, 1977. Hardcover, Condition... more info

£300.00

Alcuin Press

Alcuin Press

Alcuin Press Specimen Pages from the Press, 1st Edition. Quarto. Cloth-backed paper boards... more info

£95.00

One Hundred Years of the Jersey Dog Club 1888-1988

One Hundred Years of the Jersey Dog Club 1888-1988

One Hundred Years of the Jersey Dog Club 188-1988. Researched and compiled by Joan Iredale. 88... more info

£75.00

Notes On A Cellar Book

Notes On A Cellar Book

Notes On A Cellar Book by George Saintbury, Macmillan, 1921 1st Deluxe Large Paper Edition One... more info

£350.00

The Geology and Extinct Volcanoes of Central France

The Geology and Extinct Volcanoes of Central France

The Geology and Extinct Volcanoes of Central France by G. Paulette Scrope, 2nd Edition enlarged and... more info

£250.00

The Yellow Witch Book

The Yellow Witch Book

by Maragaret Harland, Petty & Sons Ltd (Reading & London). The adventures of Little Ned and... more info

£175.00

Bewick - A New System of the Natural History of Quadrupeds, Bird

Bewick - A New System of the Natural History of Quadrupeds, Bird

Illustrated by Thomas Bewick, published by Peter Hill, Edinburgh, 1791. Half-Leather. Book... more info

£500.00

Views of Rye - Westchester County

Views of Rye - Westchester County

Views of Rye by Blakeman Quintard Meyer, 1917. Self published? A photographic record of Rye... more info

£100.00

Come Home and Be Killed

Come Home and Be Killed

Michael Joseph, London, 1962. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very... more info

£75.00

Guerilla Warfare

Guerilla Warfare

Ministry of Defence, London, 1957. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. No Jacket. The book has a... more info

£200.00

Turkey and the Turks

Turkey and the Turks

by Z. Duckett Ferriman, Mills & Boon Ltd., London, 1911. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. No... more info

£110.00

Croquet

Croquet

by Lord Tollemache, Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd., London, 1914. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good... more info

£195.00

Line en Nouvelle-Caledonie

Line en Nouvelle-Caledonie

by Pierre Mille, Calmann-Levy, Paris, 1934. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Bon. Edy Legrand... more info

£50.00

Friendly Relations Between Britain and Germany

Friendly Relations Between Britain and Germany

edited on behalf of the Kirchliches Komitee zur Pflege freundschaftlicher Beziehungen zwischen... more info

£120.00

The History of The Queens' College of St Margaret and St Bernard

The History of The Queens' College of St Margaret and St Bernard

by W.G. Searle, Deighton Bell and Co., London, 1867. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. No... more info

£75.00

Ferrari 1993

Ferrari 1993

Ferrari SpA, Modena, 1993. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Superb Ferrari annual... more info

£100.00

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

translated by Edward Fitzgerald, Methuen & Co London, 1901. Green buckram boards and gilt... more info

£250.00

Biographical Sketches and Recollections of Henry John Smith

Biographical Sketches and Recollections of Henry John Smith

Biographical Sketches and Recollections (With Early Letters) of Henry John Smith, Oxford, 1894... more info

£125.00

Englefield Green in Pictures

Englefield Green in Pictures

by Graham Dennis, 1994, published by The Englefield Green Village Association. 64 pages... more info

£7.50

The Story of the One Tree Hill Agitation

The Story of the One Tree Hill Agitation

Enclosure of Honor Oak Hill Protest Committee, London, 1905. Pamphlet Soft Cover. Book... more info

£50.00

The Tradescants: Their Plants, Garden and Museum 1570-1662

The Tradescants: Their Plants, Garden and Museum 1570-1662

by Mea Allen, Michael Joseph, London, 1964. Quarter Leather. Book Condition: Very Good... more info

£75.00

History of The Ordnance Survey

History of The Ordnance Survey

edited by W.A. Seymour, Wm. Dawson & Sons Ltd., England, 1980. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Fine... more info

£145.00

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

translated by Edward Fitzgerald, Methuen & Co, London 1901. Very good condition. Green Buckram... more info

£250.00

The Emperor of America

The Emperor of America

by Sax Rohmer (1883-1959, Cassell, 1935. The plot of the book concerns a mastermind... more info

£40.00

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

by Robert Louis Stevenson, published by John Lane The Bodley Head London, 1930. Hardback, very... more info

£60.00

The Great Hoggarty Diamond

The Great Hoggarty Diamond

The Great Hoggarty Diamond: Memoirs of Mr C.J. Yellowplush and Burlesques. By William Makepeace... more info

£125.00

In the Frame - First Edition Signed

In the Frame - First Edition Signed

by Dick Francis. published by Michael Joseph, London, 1976. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good... more info

£125.00

The Saltmarsh Murders -SOLD

The Saltmarsh Murders -SOLD

SOLD- by Gladys Mitchell published by Victor Gollancz, London, 1933. Hard Cover. Book Condition... more info

£110.00

La Sainte Bible

La Sainte Bible

Traduite par Lemaistre de Sacy, Paris. Furne et cie editeurs 1864. Imprimerie E.J. Claye Rue... more info

£750.00

The Virgin And The Gipsy - First Edition

The Virgin And The Gipsy - First Edition

by D.H. Lawrence, Martin Secker, 1930, First Edition. Rebound in brown quarter leather with... more info

£125.00

Erle Stanley Gardner

Erle Stanley Gardner

The Court of Last Resort by Erle Stanley Gardner, Pocket Books Inc., New York. Paperback. Cardinal... more info

£75.00

A Daughter's A Daughter - Agatha Christie

A Daughter's A Daughter - Agatha Christie

A 1930s typescript of Agatha Christie's play edition of 'A Daughter's A Daughter' in paper cover... more info

£600.00

Curtain - Agatha Christie

Curtain - Agatha Christie

Original typescript from 1940s of 'Curtain' by Agatha Christie, also known as 'Poirot's Last... more info

£750.00

Travels in Circassia & Krim-Tartary

Travels in Circassia & Krim-Tartary

Travels in Circassia & Krim-Tartary: Including A Steam Voyage Down The Danube From Vienna To... more info

£300.00

British Battles On Land And Sea

British Battles On Land And Sea

British Battles On Land And Sea by James Grant, Published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin, London... more info

£80.00

Archimede Seguso: Mid-mod Glass from Murano

Archimede Seguso: Mid-mod Glass from Murano

Archimede Seguso Mid-mod Glass from Murano: Lace & Stone by Leslie Piña, published by Schiffer... more info

£50.00

La Toison D'Or et Quelques Autres Contes De La Grèce  Ancienne

La Toison D'Or et Quelques Autres Contes De La Grèce Ancienne

La Toison D'Or et Quelques Autres Contes De La Grèce Ancienne illustrated by Edmund Dulac, Text by... more info

£180.00

Floreat Etona: Anecdotes and Memoirs of Eton College

Floreat Etona: Anecdotes and Memoirs of Eton College

by Ralph Nevill, Macmillan, 1911 8 colour full page illustrations and 13 black & white. 10... more info

£27.50

The Glory Of Zeebrugge And The

The Glory Of Zeebrugge And The "Vindictive"

The Glory Of Zeebrugge And The "Vindictive" by Keble Howard published by Chatto & Windus, 1918... more info

£35.00

The Poetical Works of Rev. Charles Lessingham Smith

The Poetical Works of Rev. Charles Lessingham Smith

published by Deighton, 1844. A volume of poetry by a cleric and mathematical scholar. Blue... more info

£125.00

The Pavilion

The Pavilion

The Pavilion: A Contemporary Collection Of British Art And Architecture, edited by Myfanwy Evans... more info

£75.00

Noddy Has More Adventures

Noddy Has More Adventures

Noddy Has More Adventures: The Tiny Noddy Book No.2,by Enid Blyton, published by Sampson, 1951... more info

£15.00

Lunar Science: Ancient and Modern - First Edition

Lunar Science: Ancient and Modern - First Edition

Lunar Science: Ancient and Modern by Rev. Timothy Hartley, First Edition, Published by Swan... more info

£65.00

Le Style Gothique en France - Leatherbound

Le Style Gothique en France - Leatherbound

Le Style Gothique en France edited by René Colas, Paris, 1926 published by René Colas. Superb... more info

£70.00

Le Style Roman en France - Leatherbound

Le Style Roman en France - Leatherbound

Le Style Roman en France dans l'Architecture et la Décoration des Monuments, edited by René Colas... more info

£70.00

Sir Walter Scott As A Poet

Sir Walter Scott As A Poet

Sir Walter Scott as a Poet by Gilbert Malcolm Sproat, Published by Edmonston & Douglas, Edinburgh... more info

£75.00

Death Beneath Jerusalem - First Edition

Death Beneath Jerusalem - First Edition

Death Beneath Jerusalem by Roger Bax, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1st Edition, 1938. 301 printed... more info

£100.00

Adventures Prodigieuses de Cyrano de Bergerac

Adventures Prodigieuses de Cyrano de Bergerac

Adventures Prodigieuses de Cyrano de Bergerac by Henri Henriot, Epinal Pellerin et Cie. (Circa... more info

£100.00

Diamonds Are Forever

Diamonds Are Forever

Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming, Jonathan Cape, 4th Impression, 1962. Very Good. Dust jacket... more info

£150.00

The Spy Who Loved Me

The Spy Who Loved Me

The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming, Jonathan Cape, Third Impression, 1962. Hardback with Dust... more info

£45.00

Biggles Takes A Hand - First Edition

Biggles Takes A Hand - First Edition

Biggles Takes A Hand by Captain W.E.Johns, Hodder, 1963, First Edition. Very Good condition... more info

£35.00

The Paper Moon: An Inspector Montalbano Mystery - First Edition

The Paper Moon: An Inspector Montalbano Mystery - First Edition

The Paper Moon: An Inspector Montalbano Mystery by Andrea Camilleri, Picador, London 2008, First... more info

£15.00

Mr Lonely - First Edition Signed Copy By The Author

Mr Lonely - First Edition Signed Copy By The Author

Mr Lonely by Eric Morecambe, Eyre Methuen, London 1981 Octavo. Eric Morecambe's first novel... more info

£65.00

Casuals In The Caucasus - First Edition

Casuals In The Caucasus - First Edition

Casuals In The Caucasus: The Diary Of A Sporting Holiday by Agnes Herbert, London, Bodley Head... more info

£125.00

The Jutland Scandal

The Jutland Scandal

The Jutland Scandal by Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon, London, Hutchinson, 1933. New & Revised Edition... more info

£50.00

With Russian Pilgrims

With Russian Pilgrims

With Russian Pilgrims: an account of a sojourn in the White Sea Monastery and a journey by the old... more info

£55.00

Catalogue Of Important Modern Pictures - May 1894

Catalogue Of Important Modern Pictures - May 1894

Catalogue Of Important Modern Pictures the Property of Arthur Anderson Esq. And Of The Late Dr A.G... more info

£35.00

Persian Pilgrimage - First Edition

Persian Pilgrimage - First Edition

Persian Pilgrimage by Countess Maud Von Rosen, Robert Hale, London, 1937, First Edition. 288pp... more info

£37.50

The Real Crown Prince

The Real Crown Prince

The Real Crown Prince: A Record of An Indictment by 'The Author of' "King Edward VII", London... more info

£95.00

Kensington Past & Present - First Edition

Kensington Past & Present - First Edition

Kensington Past & Present by H. Elrington. Chelsea Publishing Company, 1922, 1st Edition. Set in... more info

£24.50

A H King - First Edition

A H King - First Edition

A H King by W. Somerset Maugham, Bernard Tauchnitz, Leipzig, 1934. 285 printed pages, First... more info

£22.50

Royal Landscape: Gardens & Parks of Windsor

Royal Landscape: Gardens & Parks of Windsor

Royal Landscape: Gardens & Parks of Windsor by Jane Roberts, Yale University Press, (ISBN... more info

£95.00

Ollie Miss - First Edition

Ollie Miss - First Edition

Ollie Miss by Henderson George Wylie, Martin Secker, London, 1935. First UK Edition. Very Good... more info

£42.50

Inside Dover 1914-1918: A Woman’s Impressions -1st Ed

Inside Dover 1914-1918: A Woman’s Impressions -1st Ed

Inside Europe 1914-1918: A Woman’s Impressions by Mabel S. Rudkin. Published by Elliot Stock... more info

£125.00

Vade Mecum du Specialiste Expert enTimbres Poste D'Europe

Vade Mecum du Specialiste Expert enTimbres Poste D'Europe

Vade Mecum du Specialiste Expert en Timbres Poste D'Europe, Nice, 1927. Brown paper covers, 480... more info

£45.00

The House on the Borderland

The House on the Borderland

The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson, Holden and Hardingham, London, 1921, 2nd... more info

£250.00

If Death Ever Slept - First Edition

If Death Ever Slept - First Edition

If Death Ever Slept by Rex Stout (1886-1975), London, Collins For The Crime Club, 1958, 1st... more info

£27.50

Banjo Talks - First Edition

Banjo Talks - First Edition

Banjo Talks by Anne Virginia Culbertson, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1905, Hardback... more info

£39.50

Historical Notes On Indonesia & Malaya

Historical Notes On Indonesia & Malaya

Historical Notes On Indonesia and Malaya Compiled From Chinese Sources, C.V. Bhratara, Jakarta... more info

£45.00

Conjurors

Conjurors

Conjurors by Julian Orde, Greville Press Pamphlets, Warwick, 1988. 12printed pages on handmade... more info

£12.50

A Catalogue of Plate Belonging to The Bank of England

A Catalogue of Plate Belonging to The Bank of England

A Catalogue of Plate Belonging to The Bank of England by Charles Oman, printed for the Governor of... more info

£75.00

The Hothouse Society - First Edition

The Hothouse Society - First Edition

The Hothouse Society: an exploration of boarding-school life through the boys' and girls' own... more info

£75.00

Elegantiӕ Latinӕ or Rules and Exercises Illustrative

Elegantiӕ Latinӕ or Rules and Exercises Illustrative

Elegantiӕ Latinӕ or, Rules and Exercises Illustrative of Elegant Latin Style: intended... more info

£45.00

The History of the Guernsey Dog Club 1901-1988

The History of the Guernsey Dog Club 1901-1988

The History of the Guernsey Dog Club 1901-1988. Compiled by Joan Norman. Published by the... more info

£75.00

Pictures of Southern China - First Edition

Pictures of Southern China - First Edition

Pictures of Southern China by Rev J. Macgowan, The Religious Tract Society, 1897. First Edition... more info

£325.00

Memories of the Past

Memories of the Past

Memories of the Past by Adelaide Benecke. Printed privately 1906 London by Ballantyne Hanson... more info

£100.00

Hans Christian Andersen: A Biography -First Edition

Hans Christian Andersen: A Biography -First Edition

Hans Christian Andersen: A Biography by Bain R. Nisbet, Lawrence & Bullen, 1895. First Edition... more info

£50.00

The Little House

The Little House

The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton, Faber & Faber, 5th impression 1962. Awarded the... more info

£35.00

The Works of the Caledonian Bards

The Works of the Caledonian Bards

The Works of the Caledonian Bards translated from the Galic by John Clark, 2nd Edition, Edinburgh... more info

£250.00

The Illustrated London News Jan 6th - June 30th 1945 Vol CCVI

The Illustrated London News Jan 6th - June 30th 1945 Vol CCVI

The Illustrated London News Jan 6th - June 30th 1945 Vol CCVI. Contains the last phase of the... more info

£85.00

The Royal Artillery Commemoration Book 1939-1945

The Royal Artillery Commemoration Book 1939-1945

The Royal Artillery Commemoration Book 1939-1945, edited by W.E.Duncan, H.F.Ellis, R.L.Banks... more info

£85.00

Sporting Terriers: Their History, Training and Management 1st Ed

Sporting Terriers: Their History, Training and Management 1st Ed

Sporting Terriers: Their History, Training & Management by Pierce O'Conor, Hutchinson & Co. No... more info

£75.00

St Peter’s College Radley Register 1847 -1933

St Peter’s College Radley Register 1847 -1933

St Peter’s College Radley Register 1847 -1933. Printed for The Radleian Society Oxford University... more info

£35.00

The Story of the Harp - Leatherbound

The Story of the Harp - Leatherbound

The Story of the Harp by W. H. Gratton Flood, Walter Scott Publishing, 1905, First Edition... more info

£45.00

Theory And Practice of Military Topography

Theory And Practice of Military Topography

Questions and Answers in theTheory And Practice of Military Topography by J.M.Bowhill. Excellent... more info

£100.00

Biggles Goes Home

Biggles Goes Home

Biggles Goes Home by Captain W.E. Johns. Hardback 1st Edition Hodder & Stoughton 1960. Very... more info

£25.00

The Roedeer

The Roedeer

The Roedeer: A Monograph by Snaffle (Robert Dunkin), Ashford Press 1987. With original coloured... more info

£15.00

One Thing After Another: A Diary of Seventy Years 1919-1989

One Thing After Another: A Diary of Seventy Years 1919-1989

One Thing After Another: A Diary of Seventy Years 1919-1989 by Iain Tennant. Self published 1990 by... more info

£30.00

Walks About Jerusalem

Walks About Jerusalem

Walks About Jerusalem by Rev J.E. Hanauer, London Society for Promoting Christianity. Brown... more info

£22.50

A Short History of Sunningdale

A Short History of Sunningdale

A Short History of Sunningdale by F.C. Hodder, The St Catherine Press, 1937. Blue Boards a... more info

£20.00

The Tollemaches of Helmingham and Ham

The Tollemaches of Helmingham and Ham

The Tollemaches of Helmingham and Ham by Tollemache E. D. H. Published by W. S. Cowell, 1949... more info

£150.00

Three 18th century pamphlets bound together

Three 18th century pamphlets bound together

Three 18th century pamphlets bound together: 1. Blessedness in Death: William Jones, 1797 24... more info

£75.00

Guerrillas of Tsavo

Guerrillas of Tsavo

Guerrillas of Tsavo: an Illustrated Diary of a Forgotton Campaign in British East Africa 1914-1916... more info

£60.00

Cottage Economy

Cottage Economy

Cottage Economy by William Cobbet. Published by Anne Cobbet, 1838, 15th Edition. Brown boards... more info

£50.00

Commentaire sur Corneille - Voltaire - 2 vols

Commentaire sur Corneille - Voltaire - 2 vols

Commentaire sur Corneille - Voltaire - 2 vols, published by De L'Imprimerie de la Société Litt... more info

£125.00