Extra illustrated by the Hampstead antiquarian and author Ernest E Newton with around 100 additional maps, illustrations, letters, trade cards and Hampstead ephemera. In very good, robust condition bursting with additional material. Handsomely half bound in brown and blue contrasting cloth, old library stamp to verso of title page. With numerous additional blank leaves and a back pouch which together contain a further array of laid in and pasted in contemporary ephemera compiled by Ernest E. Newton of Achilles Road, West Hampstead who wrote extensively on local history. In addition to the inserted material there are abundant hand written pencil annotations and additions to the margins throughout in Newton’s hand.
Over 100 additionally laid in items of ephemera include (though not comprehensively):
Hand written letter and envelope addressed to the publisher of the Birmingham Morning News from German revolutionary and writer Karl Blind dated Feb 20th 1874.
A hand written note mentioning poet and dramatist Joanna Baillie’s book order for a sermon by Rev Richard Cargill dated 1843.
1902 hand written letter from the author FE Baines to EE Newton in response to the latter’s newspaper article titled Leigh Hunt’s Cottage in the Vale of Heath.
A small programme produced by the Borough of Hampstead in 1911 advertising The planting of an Oak Tree on Fortune Green in Commemoration of the Coronation of King George V.
A postcard depicting a b/w photograph of the planting of the Coronation Oak to commemorate King George V.
Pamphlet promoting a fund-raising Garden Party for the purchase of an extension to Hampstead Heath or the purchase of Golders Hill dated July 21st, 1898.
Colour prospectus for the proposed building of the Central Square on the Hampstead Garden Suburb including forms for shares.
Pamphlet promoting the Spaniard’s Hotel printed circa 1898.
Advertisement for the ‘Wonder Coach’ – the prettiest 20-mile drive round London and a ticket advertising a four-horse mail coach ride from Charring Cross to Jack Straw’s Castle c1900.
Leaflet regarding the 1000th edition of the Hampstead and Highgate Express dated 1881.
Advertising leaflet communicating the removal of Mother Huff from Hampstead Heath to North End at the Hoop and Bunch of Grapes. From Mist’s Weekly Journal Aug 31st 1728.
Stamped and post marked b/w postcard of the Bull and Bush, Hampstead.
Exhibition notice of the remaining works of the late Charles Green and JF Sullivan dated Oct 29th 1898 to be held at 148 New Bond St.
Newspaper cutting dated 15th June 1918 titled Dickens Fellowship Visit to Hampstead.
Hand written transcript of a 1748 report of the purchase by Hampstead residents of two fire engines.
Pasted in illustrations and engravings include Rifle Practice at Kilburn Gate on Tuesday Last, portraits of William Pitt, Lady Byron, Edward Mc Grath, EE Newton, William Murray the Earl of Mansfield, John Gurney Hoarr, Wellington, a silhouette of Fanny Brawne, Frank Holl RA, W Beckford, Coleridge and an engraving by WP Sherlock titled Upper Compartment of a Window in the Chicken House, Hampstead published by White, Cochrane & Co January 1814.
Many contemporary photographs and paper cuttings dated between 1804 and 1938.
London Underground advertising postcard depicting Dicken’s London signed by the artist Weeks.
Sotheby’s sale notice dated 1917 of Dicken’s letters addressed to Clarkson Stansfield RA.
3 integral maps within original volume include:
Fold out map on waxed cloth titled A portion of Rocque’s survey of London 1745, printed for the records of Hampstead Dec 1889. Produced by London Stanford’s Geog Estab. Measures 44 cm x 38 cm. in excellent condition.
Fold out map on waxed cloth titled Map of the parish of St John Hampstead NW. Drawn by Sprague & Co London 1890. Hand coloured boundaries marked and numbered in differing colours. In very good condition. Hand written pencil annotation to bottom. Measures 38 cm x 40 cm.
Wax backed map of the Parish of St John Hampstead NW dated march 1890 by Spraque and Co. Very good condition
