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Two manuscript letter books of G. Stibbe & Co. Ltd., Leicestershire, knitwear machinery manufacturers, dated 1894-96, mostly copies of correspondence to them from associated firms in the textile trade, mixed contemporary roan over cloth bindings, 4to, (2)

Seventeenth Century Books. [Presbyterianism and the Church of England] Reynolds (Edward, Minister of the Word of God at Braunston in Northamptonshire, and a Member of the Assembly of Divines), Israels (sic) Prayer In time of Trouble, With Gods (sic) gracious Answer thereunto; or, an explication of the 14th Chapt. of the Prophet Hoseah (sic), in seven Sermons preached upon so many days of solemn Humiliation, first edition, London: Printed for Francis Neile, for Robert Bostock, dwelling in Pauls Church-yard, at the Sign of the Kings-head, 1645, black-ruled throughout, signatures collating: A?, a?, b², B-2M?, 2N², 3A-3V?, recto with 6 original blanks, verso with 1 conforming, the blanks, now loosening/loose, with 6 examples of contemporary manuscript annotation, including reference to the Covenant, the printed contents toned with some marks in places, some tatty leaves, but a respectable and legible copy, some marginal worm trails in places, not affecting text, 20th c faux 'morocco' red leather binding, uncut, mixed 18th c and later ink MS ownership inscriptions, 4to, [Wing R1257], Falkland (Lucius Vary, Viscount), [...] His Discourse of Infallibility, with an Answer to it: And his Lordship's Reply. Never before published. Together with Mr. Walter Montague's Letter concerning the changing of his Religion [...], first edition thus, third edition overall, London: Gartrude  Dawson, for John Hardesty, 1651, black-ruled, some toning and rare marginal stain, otherwise a good copy, early 19th c cloth over boards, worn, chipped and split, early 19th c Irish bookseller's ticket to almost detached upper-cover: Grant Bolton & Co., Booksellers, No. 4 Dame Street, Dublin, 4to, [Wing F317], Quarles (John), Fons Lachrymarum: or a Fountain of Tears [...], third edition, London: Printed for Obadiah Blagrave, 1677, engraved frontispiece and additional title with imprint variant, black-ruled title-page, somewhat shaved, some prelim corners torn with loss of odd catchwords, some stains and toning, but legibile, contemporary speckled sheep, blind-ruled, repaired spine preserving original MS lettering, former losses, somewhat bowed, 8vo, [Wing Q130], [&] Brevint (Daniel, D.D.), The Christian Sacrament and Sacrifice [...], third edition, Oxford: At the Theater, 1679, additional engraved title, contemporary calf, split, rubbed and worn, 12mo, [Wing B4419], (4)

Miscellaneous Antiquarian Books. [India] Kirkpatrick (William, Captain in the Service of the Honourable the East-India Company, and Persian Secretary to the Commander in Chief in India), A Vocabulary, Persian, Arabic, and English [...], [&] the Seventh Part of the New Hindui [i.e. Hindi] Grammar and Dictionary, first edition, sole edition printed in England, London: Printed by Joseph Cooper, 1785, pp: viii, 196, 4, 19th c pencil manuscript annotations and glosses throughout, stained portions but legible, early 19th c quarter-calf over marbled boards, defective, worn and with losses, 4to, Bland (Major-General Humphrey), A Treatise of Military Discipline [...], seventh edition, London: John and Paul Knapton, et al., 1753, 7 folding plates and plans, contemporary speckled calf, upper-cover detached, further wear, red-stained edges, 8vo, The Complete Drill Serjeant (sic) [...], sixth edition, London: J. Stuart, 1803, pp: 43, [1] (publisher's advert), frontispiece and in-text illustrations, original marbled wrappers, former repair coming apart and now loosening, 8vo, Lochée (Lewis, Master of the Military Academy, Chelsea), An Essay on Military Education, second edition, London: Printed for the Author; and Sold by T. Cadell, 1776, pp: [iv], 106, [1] (publisher's advert), disbound, later wrapper, 8vo, two copies of A Treatise on Military Finance, London: T. Egerton, et al., 1782 & 1795, contemporary sheep, each worn with losses, 12mo, etc., (7) Provenance: 1) Jas Hennessey Gre***, contemporary ink MS ownership inscription on title-page. 2) Samuel Lysons FSA, FRS (1763-1819), ffep with MS inscription. 3) The Theosophical Society Library, London, their bookplate and some stamps. Provenance: 1) Jas Hennessey Gre***, contemporary ink MS ownership inscription on title-page. 2) Samuel Lysons FSA, FRS (1763-1819), ffep with MS inscription. 3) The Theosophical Society Library, London, their bookplate and some stamps.

[Homer], Sive feras telis, hostes seu sternere ferro, invictus pugnis pugnus Achillis erat/So wol behertzte Feind, als wilde Thier zu fa?llen, du?rfft der Achilles sich stets unbesiegt darstellen, first edition, Aug[ustæ] Vind[elicorum] [i.e. Augsburg]: Ieremias Wolff excud., 1721, title-page and plates numbered 1-14 as called for, engraved by Johann Baltahasar Probst after Victor Honore? Janssens, the plates trimmed within the platemark, tipped-in, and on the title-page leaf titled and annotated in manuscript by an early 19th c owner: The Life of Achilles/These are exceedingly spirited compositions, & sketched in a neat free style. The breadths of light & shadow are preserved in a masterly manner., some browned stains and grime, the series of engravings displayed in an early 18th c sombre morocco bound prayer-book, chipped and with worn losses, the foliate-rolled blind-panelled enclosing English royal crowns, hand-printed Dutch Baroque gilt and green endpapers, 4to Provenance: James Ford, Vol: 13th, early 19th c ink MS ownership inscription on ffep, the annotations in his hand.

Theology & Philosophy. De Cressy (Dom Serenus, OSB), The Church-History of Brittany (i.e. Britain) from the Beginning of Christianity to the Norman Conquest [...], s.l. [Rouen]: Printed [for the Author] in the year 1668, black-ruled title-page printed in black and red, printed in black-ruled double-columns, rebacked contemporary English calf, disbound, folio, [Wing C6890], Polyglot Lord's Prayer, [Motte (Benjamin)], Oratio Dominica [...], London: Dan. Brown, et al., 1713, repaired title, plates and final leaf, lacks all after page 71, disbound, 4to, Jacobite Interest and the House of Stuart. Breviarium Suessionense, Illustrissimi & Reverendissimi in Christo Patris D.D. Francisci, Ducis de Fitz-James [...] Episcopi Suessionensis [...], Winter volume only, Suessione [i.e. Soissons]: Apud Viduam Caroli Courtois, 1743, title-page with the arms of FitzJames as Dukes of Berwick flanked by a mitre and crozier, crested by a galero, printed in red and black, double-columns, contents unexamined, early 19th century black morocco, all edges gilt, 12mo, thirteen books, pamphlets and tracts on religion and atheism, poetry and politics in the 19th century, including [Bradlaugh (Charles)], "Has Man A Soul?" [...], Printed for the Sheffield Secular Society, London: Holyoake and Co., 1859, disbound, 8vo, others on clerical absenteeism, An Assified Mare!, Whig v Tory, Palmerston's Sulphur Crisis 1840, Irish Corporations, some provincial imprints, including Lewes, Songs, Madrigals and Sonnets [...], Set in Borders of Coloured Ornaments and Vignettes, London: Longman, et al., 1849, original publisher's cloth, 16mo, Coxe's Christian Ballads, Oxford: John Henry Parker, 1849, original publisher's cloth, 8vo, others, nine theology and philology tracts and pamphlets, including Aspland (Robert), The Beneficial Influence of Christianity on the Female Sex, Hackney: C. Stower, 1812, 4to, another Unitarian sermon by Aspland, Pye Smith (John), The Adoration of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Hackney: C. Stower, 1811, 4to, another two sermons, Von Justi (Johann Heinrich Gottlob), Quæstio Philologica Syriaca [...], Erfordiæ [i.e. Erfurt]: Stanno Kindlebiano, 1696, 32pp, etc., all disbound, [&] a Welsh Bible, Bibl Sanctaidd: Sef, Yr Hen Destament a'r Newydd, Gyd a Nodau a Sylwiadau ar bob Pennod, Caerfyrddin [i.e. Carmarthen]: Mr. P. Williams, gan I. Ross, 1779, black-ruled title-page, divisional New Testament title-page dated 1781, printed in parallel columns, 2 maps: OT with a folding engraved map of Israel and the Holy Land, ditto NT with a map of the Mediterranean, contemporary calf, a trifle tired, lacking clasps, contemporary ink MS ownership inscription: Morgan John/1782, a few brief family inscriptions, 4to, etc., (26) The Soissons breviary was authorised during the bishopric of François de Fitz-James (1709-1764), an illegitimate grandson of James II of England (1633-1701), who, as well as being Bishop of Soissons (1739-64), was Louis XV's first court chaplain (1742-48). Provenance: 1st: 1) J.P., contemporary ink manuscript ownership inscription to title-page. 2) Edward Rowe Mores, FSA (1731-1778), antiquarian and scholar, his Chippendale armorial bookplate to verso of title-page. 3) The Law Society, their bookplate, stamped spine, stamp to title-page and final blank.

Northumberland. Alnwick  Board of Guardians, 1884-91, a Victorian collection of earlier and contemporary ephemera, approx. 200pp, tipped-in &/or pasted, comprising 1884 Alnwick Union Election of Guardians poster, another for 1885, notices of board dinners and their menus, 1885 Alnwick Conservative Association meeting, other political election posters, some large format and folding, expenditure tables and data, extensive newspaper and periodical clippings throughout, some letters and correspondence, further ephemera, including some advertising and 'broadsheets', etc., the whole prefixed by a partial manuscript index, contemporary claret quarter-morocco over cloth, rubbed, marbled endpapaers, 4to The leaves and the tipped-in pieces of ephemera, some of which have losses, are in mixed condition. The binding rubbed.

Foreign language vols - Johann Stephan Putters 'Handbuch der Deutschen Reichshistorie', Gottingen 1762, full calf (probably rebound); two Portuguese/English phrasebooks; Mori's Resich 'Schiller's Lied von der Clocke' (Lay of the Bell) 1842; Rittrati...di Varj Moderni Domini, Naples 1775, vellum; Le Merite des Femmes et Autre Poesies by Gabriel LeGouvé, Paris 1813, blue leather-bound manuscript French poetry; Almanach de Cotha 1831, 16mo; R de la Nézière (ill), 'Les Mille et Une Nuits' (1001 Nights); Ponsot, Georges & Delaw, Georges (ill), 'Le Roman de la Rivière' Paris 1923; lot includes two sets of 18th century French engravings - some risqué in nature

After the antique,a large collection of pottery items, to include two Cypriot style bulls, the largest 13cm wide, a group of terracotta vases and bowls, including two lekythos, the largest 15cm high, and two Roman style oil burners, the largest 11.5cm wide,together with a Roman glass vase, 12cm high a polished ammonite,13cm wideand a framed Medieval style Latin manuscript,25.5 x 34cmCondition ReportWear commensurate with the style and fragmented nature of the items.

A group of three Islamic pottery bowls,13th century style, comprising a blue and green Seljuk style example, 22cm diameter, a Persian example, with Islamic script, 23.5cm diameter, and another similar example, 24cm diametertogether with three framed Islamic manuscript fragments,each 44.5 x 12cm (4)Condition ReportChips and losses to the rims. The Seljuk style example with losses to the interior and natural imperfections to the glaze.

A WATERMANS ROLLER BALL PEN IN ORIGINAL PRESENTATION BOX TOGETHER WITH TWO PARKER EXAMPLES, A FOUNTAIN PEN BY PLATIGNUM ANOTHER BY MANUSCRIPT AND ONE OTHER PEN.

° ° HASTINGS - Moss, W.G - The History and Antiquities of the Town and Port of Hastings, 8vo, black blind stamped morocco gilt, with 20 engraved plates, including a folding map and 1 extra illustration, a manuscript ‘’Extract from one of the Record Books of the Corporation of Hastings, relative to the destruction of the Pier-written AD 1598’’ bound in at end before index, Simkin and Marshall, London, 1824

"Pierrot Ecrivain" Musical Automaton made by Christian Bailly inspired by the 19th century work of Vichy, this example of "Pierrot Ecrivain" finds him once again at is writing table, finishing his composition and adjusting his lamp. Movements include head left and right, his hands moving over his manuscript, and his left hand moving to adjust the lamp. Bisque head and hands with glass eyes. This example shows very little wear, has great movements and the music box plays well. A real nice example of a great piece of art. Height: 52 cm. Width: 45 cm. Depth: 30,5 cm. Condition: Very Good. Location: Switzerland, Degersheim.

The Lady Eveline Camilla Gurdon, County Folklore, Suffolk, Ipswich, Pawsey & Hayes, 1893, one volume, containing 9 pages of manuscript notes by Vincent B Redstone, and a signed letter from the author

The Most Eminent Masters, Elegant Extracts for the Guitar, London, J Preston, quarter-bound in tan leather, gilt leather cover mount inscribed Mrs Dunn Gardener 1807, together with two further music manuscript books from the period (3)

Choirbook, bifolium, (4pp.), manuscript on vellum, 2 large historiated initials and others in blue and red, staves in red ink, yellowed and slightly soiled, page numbers in a later hand, loose, lge. folio, [?Spain], [17th century].

Cumbria, Penrith.- The Lands Lett in Penreth... Jn: James... in the yeare 1672, manuscript, 2pp., second page with small tear slightly affecting text, folds, creased and browned, unbound, folio, 1672.⁂ Cites "The Moyety Due to Mr Christian - 23 10 2", the family of Fletcher Christian of the Mutiny of the Bounty.

NO RESERVE 19th century commonplace book.- Brooke (Charlotte) Religious commonplace book, with 17th and 18th century manuscript material inserted including 5pp. account of the death of the father of the Rawlings family and 6pp. Rawlings family history in 17th and 18th centuries, manuscript in several hands, together 26pp., some Rawlings material loose, 19th century vellum-backed boards, edges a little rubbed, 8vo, Rawlings material 1680 & commonplace book 1840.

William III & Mary II.- Staffordshire.- Exemplification of Recovery by John & William Golphin of Quixhall against Thomas Fleetwood of land in Ellastone, Wootton, Ramshorn, Quixhall etc., engraved portraits of William and Mary and engraved decoration at head, D., manuscript in Latin, on vellum, in chancery hand, ruled throughout in red, folds, slightly creased, lacks Great Seal, 680 x 845mm., 10th June 1692.

Essex, Pentlow.- Indenture from Frances Crow "widdow" to Thomas Everard of a house with barns and orchard in Pentlow, Essex, D.s., engraved calligraphic "T" and decoration at head, manuscript on vellum, 4 small red wax seals, folds, slightly browned, 470 x 650mm., 8th June 1696.

NO RESERVE 17th century legal document.- Fisher v Antrobus... Plaintiffs: Abigail Fisher (alias Abigail Antrobus) of London... Defendants: Susannah Antrobus, Widow, of London, Samuel Baldwin Esq, Richard Chauncy & others, manuscript, 50pp., central folds, slightly browned, stitched at head, 360 x 300mm., 1698.⁂ Benjamin Antrobus, father of Abigail , was a prominent Quaker, carrying out business as a draper. After the case Abigail Fisher became a successful mantuamaker in the City of London.

NO RESERVE Northamptonshire, Middleton Cheney.- 12 documents relating to the Court Baron held at Middleton Cheney, 12pp., manuscript, 10 torn with some loss, browned, some staining, folio, 1722; sold subject to the Manorial Document Rules, this may not be exported from England & Wales.

18th century receipts and bills.- Collection of 24 receipts and 8 bills, including: 15 receipts in the name of Mary Harvey of Old South Sea House, one by Thames Water and two by the New River Company & a part of a 19th century inventory, mostly manuscripts, 2 printed with manuscript insertions, folds, some slightly creased, browned, v.s., 1742-56 & 1815-18 (c. 32 pieces).

Manuscript verse, beginning "Affected wisdom has a woman made", manuscript, 6pp., browned, edges chipped, loose, unbound, [18th century]; and another manuscript poem, v.s., v.d. (2).⁂ First mentioned published version in New Foundling Hospital has only eight stanzas, whereas there are eleven in this manuscript version. One manuscript source ascribes this to Horace Walpole (see Index of English Literary Manuscripts, vol. 3). Second mentioned pre-publication version of Catherine Maria Fanshawe's Enigma on the Letter H, here wrongly ascribed to Byron.

Mathematics.- Hutton (Charles, mathematician, 1737-1823) Day Book [for The Schoolmaster's Guide], manuscript, 70pp., several tears, last f. loose and margin torn, first f. soiled, browned, disbound, folio, [c. 1764].⁂ The Schoolmaster's Guide features a "Day Book" as a part of the appendix, but this manuscript encompasses more than the printed version, featuring Hutton's various mathematical formulas as well. Perhaps a compilation of pages for the work as a whole.

18th century house etc.- Sr. Tho. Frankland House Closet and Garden in possession of Crew Offley Esq., pen and ink ground plan of the house, on vellum, manuscript table, slightly rubbed with some loss, folds, slightly soiled, 260 x 330mm., n.d. [c. 1780]; and a small quantity of other manuscript material, including: a label addressed to Edmund Halley, Lord Kenyon ALs., Walter F. Stocks correspondence, and an "Inventory of Books Left at Midhurst by Mr Elder", 5pp., [c. 1880] etc., v.s., v.d. (sm. qty).

French science etc.- Salmer (M.) Instrumens divers..., manuscript in French, title and 7pp. excluding blanks, slightly browned, folio, 1812; and a small quantity of others, including: French correspondence by M. Anselin, 1820-33, and a secret report in Dutch, 1774, v.s., v.d. (sm. qty).⁂ First mentioned includes: "instrumens d'astronomie"; "instrumens de Physique, et de mathématiques" etc.

NO RESERVE Lincolnshire.- [Commonplace book with tables of Tithe Rent Charges in the Stow, Normanby, Bransby, Sturton region], manuscript, 458pp., on thick paper, a few ff. with a single crease, some slight browning, original reverse calf, red morocco label on spine, rubbed, folio, variously dated 1819-60.⁂ Subjects, include: history of England (Thomas Becket, Henry III, Bishop Ridley, Anne Boleyn, Thomas Cromwell, battle of Naseby, Prince Rupert, Battle of Waterloo, Lord Nelson etc.); history of Axholme, copies of Acts relating to Charles I and Cornelius Vermuyden's draining of the Isle of Axholme; "An Account of the Dutch that Cornelius Vermuyden Imployed in the Draining of Hatfield Chase..." (on the border of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire); tables of Tithe Rent Charges relating to Normanby, Bransby, Sturton, Stow (Stow Park); Prebendary of Corringham; drainage at Epworth 1776; Owston [Ferry]; tables of archdeacons of England from the Clergy List etc.

Science.- Keith (Rev. Patrick, botanist, naturalist, 1769-1840) [Scientific and religious commonplace book], 200pp manuscript notebook, legible but at times cross-written, c. 80pp. on religious matters, 120pp on science/botany, some ff. loose and others working loose, browned, original leather boards, extensively rubbed, rebacked with later but not modern spine, 180mm. x 120mm., 1819. ⁂ An 1819 scientific manuscript written by the Reverend Patrick Keith of Bethersden, Ashford, Kent. "Mr. Keith was a man of considerable ability, and of a somewhat caustic turn. He wrote a work on botany, and had a reputation as a tutor, but his theological views are said to have been peculiar." -(Archaeologia Cantiana Vol 16, 1886.) Keith published two works on botany and some scientific papers, one of them drafted in this work. He includes a few sketches of moss under the microscope, two detailed and dated notes on rainbows and starts with his original draft text for an article published in The Annals of Philosophy, Volume 14, July - December 1819.

Boston, Mass.-Journal kept by four young men who style themselves the 'Four Associates', manuscript, 133pp., title torn and repaired with tape with loss, browned, original roan-backed boards, worn, boards working loose but still attached, sm. 4to. (205mm x 162mm.), Boston, 1839-40.⁂ An unusual manuscript journal kept by four young men who style themselves the 'Four Associates', and keep detailed reports of their meetings in 'mock' committee style, with formal addresses, signatures, mock indignation & insults and is a very lively account of their shared lives, loves 'girls again!', work, and aspirations. The four men lodged at No 1, 13 Endicott Street, which is in the North End area of Boston. Their names, recorded at beginning and end, are Samuel Carleton, Charles Rice, John Vreeland, James Langley. Boston directories record a John Vreeland as a pocketbook maker, Samuel Carleton employed as a furniture maker at Nathan Metcalf and Co. and James Langley appears to have worked in the thread and hosiery trade.

Religious introspection.- [Spiritual Diary], manuscript, a few entries loosely inserted, 130pp. excluding blanks, browned, original straight-grained morocco-backed boards, rubbed, corners and edges worn, sm. 4to, 1840-44.⁂ The writer, a Victorian youth of twenty is weighed down by religious introspection and searching to live a better and more spiritual life. "Mind sadly disordered. I have striven against it but not sufficiently... Lord I beseech thee so to do & help me to give Thee my heart."

Salmon & Trout fishing.- Smith (Oswald Augustus, of Blendon Hall, Bexleyheath and Hammerwood, Sussex, 1826-1902) Fishing diary, autograph manuscript, 157pp. excluding blanks, artificial fly tipped-in, ALs from Charles George Barrington, author of "Seventy Years Fishing", 1906 tipped-in, original morocco, gilt, sm. 4to, 1848-1887.⁂ Smith fishes at Whitchurch on the River Test, the River Lea, River Cray, River Coquet, River Spey, River Darenth, River Findhorn etc.

NO RESERVE Spain.- du B[ourquet] (L.) Voyage en Espagne, manuscript in French, 30pp., numerous corrections, slightly browned, original wrappers, slightly creased, sm. 4to, 1864.

Jamaica.- Victoria (Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Empress of India, 1819-1901) Appointment of Sir William Grey as Captain General and Governor General of Jamaica, D.s. "Victoria RI", printed document with manuscript insertions, 15pp., blind stamped seal on first page, stitched as issued, unbound, folio, 1874.⁂ Sir William Grey (1818-78), administrator in India and colonial governor.

Blendon Hall, Bexley, London.- Catalogue of Books Blendon, manuscript in two hands, 15pp. excluding blanks, ruled in red throughout, original half straight-grained morocco, lettered direct on upper cover, slightly rubbed, [c. 1890]; and another similar manuscript relating to Blendon's books and pictures, 4to & sm. 8vo (2).⁂ Blendon Hall was built in 1763, sold in 1929 to a developer and demolished in 1934.

Bees.- [Lecture on Bees], manuscript, 8pp., a few small tears along folds, slightly browned, sm. 4to, [c. 1890]; and a small quantity of other papers, including on the anniversary of the Indian Mutiny and correspondence by the Rev Richard Harington (1800-53), Vicar of Old, on religious affairs, letters of congratulations to John Shelley on becoming Mayor of Plymouth, Victorian lectures and modern diaries etc., v.s., v.d. (qty).

Diaries.- Gifford family (members of, of 27 Bassett Road, Ladbroke Grove, London & elsewhere) Diaries and bank books mostly of members of the Gifford family, manuscript, numerous pp., various cloth and leather bindings, some with wear, v.s., v.d., 1900-47 (c. 45).⁂ Family members, including a medical student, and another, an attorney.

First World War.- Royal Navy.- Baker (A.V., Signalman Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, served in Basra) Diary, autograph manuscript, c. 190pp. excluding blanks, written in Whitehead Torpedo Record of Runs log book, slightly browned, original morocco, rubbed, printed paper label on upper cover, spine extensively rubbed, remains of brass clasp, 135 x 237mm., 1918-19.⁂ "Whilst... returning from the Bar at night... a steam-launch which had lost control collided with us; we managed to swerve and avoid a dead impact, but it struck us on the starboard beam, a slanting blow doing no other damage than demolishing the natives 'costello'." - Baker.Service on HMS Cranefly, HMS Dalhousie and HMS Miner, gun boats and mine sweepers, saw service at Basra.

Economics.- Enquiry (An) into the Melancholy Circumstances of Great Britain...in regard to the Oeconomy, only edition, half-title, woodcut ornaments, stab-holes, modern marbled boards, [Goldsmiths' 7959; Kress 4653], W.Bickerton, [?1740] § Sinclair (John) The History of the Public Revenue of the British Empire, 2 parts in 1, first edition, half-title to second part, contemporary ink inscription to title of first part, foxing at beginning and end, engraved bookplate, contemporary half calf, rubbed, spine gilt and chipped at head, upper joint split, [Goldsmiths' 13065], W. & A.Strahan, 1785 § Colquhoun (P.) A Treatise on the Wealth, Power, and Resources, of the British Empire..., first edition, tables, title soiled and torn (repaired), with printed table 'Abstract of Agricultural Returns for the Year 1876' by R.Giffen tipped in at beginning and various related printed and manuscript notes etc. loosely inserted, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, [Goldsmiths' 20869; Kress B.6292], 1814; and 7 others, economics, 8vo & 4to (10)

Orr-Ewing, Baron Orr-Ewing (Charles Ian, BBC engineer, RAF radar officer to General Eisenhower and politician. 1912-99) & his wife Joan, d. 2011. Scrap book of his professional life and family, including: manuscript notes, photographs, documents, telegrams, newspaper cuttings, George VI (stamp signature) appointing Orr-Ewing a pilot officer in the RAF, 2 printed speeches by Hitler dropped over England, British Expeditionary Christmas Card, 1939, Coronation invitation card etc., relating to Orr-Ewing's life at the BBC, as an officer in the RAF and as an MP, numerous items on numerous pp., title torn, slightly browned, original half calf, extensively rubbed, v.s., album folio, 1939-59.⁂ Orr-Ewing worked with the BBC from 1937 until 1939, when he joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and served in the North Africa, Italy and North-West Europe theatres during World War II and was also General Eisenhower's Chief Radar Officer in 1945. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1945. After the war, he returned to the BBC until 1949. Orr-Ewing's political career began in 1950, when he was elected Member of Parliament for Hendon North, a seat he held for five elections. During this time, he was: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Walter Monckton, the Minister of Labour, from 1951 to 1955; Parliamentary Under-Secretary to George Reginald Ward, the Secretary of State for Air, from 1957 to 1959; Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty in 1959; Civil Lord of the Admiralty from 1959 to 1963; Vice-President of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee in 1966 and Vice-Chairman of the Defence Committee from 1966 to 1970.

Coal.- Land Coal-Meters Office, Northumberland Street. [Receipt], woodcut arms at head, ink manuscript insertions, folds, lightly soiled and browned, 84 x 94mm., no printer, 6th September, 1771.⁂ A rare survival. We find nothing similar recorded by ESTC. The coal-meters were licensed to verify the weight of coal sacks and type of coal contained therein.

Fenn (John) Original Letters, written during the Reigns of Henry VI, Edward IV, and Richard III, 4 vol., additional vignette titles, frontispieces to all but vol. 2, 2 hand-coloured engraved plates, 27 lithographs, 1 folding pedigree trimmed and laid down with manuscript note, B2 vol. 1 with short marginal tear, X1 vol. 1 with marginal tear and neat old repair, scattered faint spotting, one or two neat pencil or ink notes, bookplate of the Paston family, contemporary straight-grain morocco, all but vol. 3 rebacked retaining original backstrips, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, 4to, 1787-89.⁂ Provenance: Hand-coloured coat of arms, manuscript note and bookplates of the Paston family.

Shop-Tax.- [Committee of Shopkeepers of London, Westminster, and Southwark].- Crish (Joseph, Beadle) Sir, By Virtue of a Precept from... the Lord-Mayor, you are... desired... to meet... at Guildhall... to take into Consideration several Motions for instructing the Representatives... in the House of Commons for obtaining a Repeal of the Shop-Tax, printed invitation, manuscript inscription on verso addressed to John Gilpin of Highbury Place, Islington, folds, removed from an album, [not in ESTC], 155 x 205mm., n.d. [1789]; and 3 others, Privy Council 1872, and Parliamentary papers, 1751 & 1766, v.s., v.d. (4).

London.- Murder broadside.- Dreadful Murder at Blackheath, Attempt at Suicide by the Murderer..., broadside, printed on recto only, "June, 1829" in ink manuscript to upper margin, inner margin strengthened to verso, small chip to lower inner corner (not affecting text), very faint spotting, c.255 x 185mm., T. Birt, [1829].⁂ "At an early hour yesterday morning, a report was circulated...that a man named Richard Lambourn had murdered his wife, who was living servant at Mr. Davidson's the landlord of the Yorkshire Grey Inn, at the foot of Blackheath Hill...Richard Lambourn, the husband...was discovered lying beside his wife, and who, it seemed, after having murdered her, attempted to destroy himself...now in Guy's Hospital, but when sufficiently recovered from the effects of the wound in his throat, will be committed to Maidstone Gaol...". Scarce, we can trace only one other copy in the British Library.

Medicine.- Lee (Samuel) A Narrative of some Proceedings in the Management of Chelsea Hospital, as far as relates to the Appointment and Dismission..., first edition, woodcut ornaments and initials, light spotting, modern marbled boards, [Not in Wellcome], W.Owen, 1753 § Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Report on Examination of Medical Practitioners, only edition, with manuscript leaf by F.H.Davidson President of the Royal College tipped in facing title, ex-library copy with ink stamp to verso, modern cloth-backed boards, uncut, [Not in Wellcome], Edinburgh, 1833 § Roux (Philibert Joseph) A Narrative of a Journey to London, in 1814; or, a Parallel of the English and French Surgery; preceded by some Observations on the London Hospitals, first edition in English, lacking half-title, ex-library copy with old ink stamp to verso of title and label, contemporary half calf, rebacked, [Wellcome IV.568], 1816 § Cleland (Henry Wilson) On the History and Properties Chemical and Medical of Tobacco...presented to the Faculty of Physicians & Surgeons Glasgow, first edition, lithographed title, dedication, plate from de Bry with accompanying quotation, the last two on india paper and mounted all a little foxed, handsome contemporary green morocco with elaborate gilt border, spine gilt, g.e., glazed endpapers with lattice in green & gold, gilt turn-ins, a little rubbed at edges, [Arents 1424; Wellcome II.357], Glasgow, 1840; and 2 others on medicine and hospitals, 8vo & 4to (6)⁂ The first item is an account of the controversial dismissal of Samuel Lee, a surgeon who claimed great success in the treatment of ruptures. Lee was judged a quack by his colleagues at Chelsea Hospital, most notably William Cheselden, widely regarded as one of the greatest surgeons of his day, who refused to acknowledge the efficacy of Lee's procedures, for which he was receiving large amounts of government money. This pamphlet was published in Lee's defence, and it seems probable that he wrote it himself. Though one-sided, it provides a good view of the workings of hospital administration in the mid-18th century. The second is a comprehensive review of the management and governance of the Royal College together with considerable detail on the fee structure, examinations and awards, and its relationship with the other medical professions (i.e. surgeons and apothecaries).

Levant.- Case (The) of the Governor and Company of Merchants of England Trading to the Levant Seas, 4pp., [?1753] bound with Historical View (An) of the Conduct and Proceedings of the Turky Company,12pp., [1753] and Bill (A) for Enlarging and Regulating the Trade into the Levant Seas, 8pp., issue with "prenticeships" to p.1., [1740], together 3 works in 1 vol., all with drop-head titles to first leaves and docket titles to last, the second with contemporary manuscript note "2d Reading of the Turkey Bill is Tuesday the 13.th March", modern cloth, folio, n.p.⁂ In the first item the Levant (or Turkey) Company is responding to the proposed legislation then before Parliament and which was enacted in 1754 as An Act for enlarging and regulating the trade into the Levant seas. The Levant Company "had never been an exclusive or oppressive monopoly such as the East India or Greenland Company was, but on the contrary was based on the assertion of the inestimable liberty of trade. Every merchant who could pay the required entrance fee was of right admitted a member, and was then entitled to trade on his own account". [Palgrave III, p.595]. The 1754 Act opened up the trade even further, all English merchants paying £20 for admission to its rights and privileges.

Portugal.- Trade.- Pombal (Sebastiao José de, Marquis de) Estatutos dos Mercadores de Retalho, ?first edition, old ink manuscript numbers to head of title, modern marbled boards, 1757 § Instituiçaõ da Companhia Geral de Pernambuco, e Paraíba, first edition, title soiled and stained with some wear to a couple of letters and tear to head affecting first line (repaired), worming, mostly marginal but with slight loss to two lines of last few leaves, rebound using 18th century vellum French legal document with dates and signatures in manuscript, spine titled in ink, rubbed and soiled, spine ends wormed, [Borba de Moraes p.353; Kress 5786], 1759, both titles with large woodcut arms of King Joseph I and woodcut initials, Lisbon, Miguel Rodrigues, folio (2)⁂ The first is an interesting example of the economic reforms put in place by the Marquis de Pombal, in this case codifying national regulations affecting the retail trade, shopkeepers and merchants. Pombal, secretary of state for internal affairs, and de facto Prime Minister of Portugal from 1750 to 1777, is noted for his swift and competent leadership in the aftermath of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. He implemented sweeping economic policies in Portugal to regulate commercial activity and standardize quality throughout the country. The present rules of engagement for the retail trade were part of that reform.The second item was an inaugural address to Joseph I, King of Portugal, announcing the establishment by the Pombal government of the Company of Pernambuco and Paraiba, with information on the commerce of Brazil prior to the Company's existence.

Belloc (Hilaire) More Beasts (for Worse Children), first edition, illustrations by "B.T.B" [Lord Basil Temple Blackwood], manuscript poem and gift inscription in ink to front endpaper and pastedown, light finger soiling, original pictorial boards, ?rebacked, surface soiling and rubbing, Edward Arnold, [1897]; New Cautionary Tales, number 10 of 110 copies signed by the author, illustrations by N. Bentley, original pictorial cloth, light surface soiling, 1930; Cautionary Tales for Children, signed by the author illustrations by B.T.B, ink ownership inscription to half title, original pictorial boards, rubbed, rebacked, [1907] § Milne (A.A.) The King's Breakfast, first edition, endpapers browned, original pictorial boards, faded, with light surface soiling and running, 1925; and 13 others Belloc, v.s. (16)

Burke (Edmund) Speech...on Moving his Resolutions for Conciliation with the Colonies, March 22, 1775, second edition, 1775; Speech...on Presenting to the House of Commons...a Plan for the better Security of the Independence of Parliament, and the Oeconomical Reformation of the Civil and other Establishments, first authorized edition, first impression, 1780; A Speech...at the Guildhall, in Bristol...upon Certain Points relative to his Parliamentary Conduct, first edition, first impression, 1780, together 3 works in 1 vol., all lacking half-titles, occasional spotting, light marginal water-staining to a few leaves of final work, contemporary manuscript notes to pastedowns including a table of population figures for the Suffolk town of Haverhill in 1831 to rear, contemporary marbled boards, rubbed, corners worn, rebacked in calf, J.Dodsley; and 3 others, politics, 8vo (4)

Marriage & Scandals.- Hill (Richard) The Blessings of Polygamy Displayed, first edition, with errata slip pasted to final leaf (the first errata corrected in manuscript on relevant leaf), foxed, original boards, uncut, rubbed, upper cover damaged at upper corner with slight loss, rebacked, [Goldsmiths' 15881], J.Mathews, 1781 § [Fry (John)] The Case of Marriages between near Kindred particularly considered..., second edition, half-title, occasional spotting or marginal soiling, old ink inscriptions, ex-library copy with stamp and label to front endpapers, contemporary sheep, rubbed, rebacked, corners repaired, B.White, 1773 § Colvill (Robert) Epithalamium on the Marriage of the Right Honourable David, Viscount Stormont, with the Honourable Miss Louisa Cathcart, second edition, modern marbled boards, London & Edinburgh, 1776 § Gunning (Susannah) A Letter from Mrs. Gunning, addressed to his Grave the Duke of Argyll, first edition, ?lacking half-title, bound with 2 other related pamphlets, manuscript index at beginning, modern half morocco, spine giltfor the Author, 1791 [Cumberland (Henry, Duke of York)] Genuine Copies of all the Love Letters and Cards which passed between an Illustrious Personage and a Noble Lady, during the course of a Late Amour, first edition, modern cloth, L.Browning, [?1770], 8vo & 4to (5)⁂ Despite the title, the first work is actually an attack on Martin Madan's Thelypthora which advocated polygamy as a cure for the evil of prostitution. The second relates to Lord Hardwicke's Marriage Act of 1753, or An Act for the Better Preventing of Clandestine Marriage, which was the first statutory legislation in England and Wales to require a formal ceremony of marriage. Until that time neither prior notice nor parental consent for minors was required for marriage but the Act ordered the reading of banns in church, parents' or guardians' consent for minors, and the service to be conducted by an Anglican clergyman. Henceforth couples had to travel to Scotland in order to marry, the nearest place being Gretna Green just north of Carlisle.The third celebrates the marriage of David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield (1727-1796), to Louisa Cathcart, some thirty years his junior. Murray, known as Viscount of Stormont, was ambassador to Vienna and then to France in the early years of the American Revolutionary War, and played a role in sending news of American actions back to England. This was Murray's second marriage, ten years after the death of his first wife. We have been unable to trace the first edition and ESTC locates only 4 UK copies of this second edition (E. A. Hornel Art Gallery & Library, Edinburgh University, National Library of Scotland, and St. Andrew's University) plus one in America.The fourth concerns a society scandal revolving around a suitor for the daughter of the novelist Mrs. Gunning, including rival suitors, forged letters and various intrigues. The final item relates to the affair between the Duke of Cumberland, younger brother of George III, and Henrietta, Lady Grosvenor.

Herbal.- Culpeper (Nicholas) The English Physitian enlarged: with three hundred, sixty, and nine medicines, made of English Herbs that were not in any Impression until this, lacking initial blank, V1 partially lacking and provided in manuscript, lacking X1 but provided in manuscript, occasional paper and printed defects to bottom edges, affecting odd word, C6 with small rusthole affecting odd letter, tiny worming affecting odd letter towards end, occasional spotting and staining, later endpapers, contemporary calf, rubbed and worn, bumping to corners and spine extremities, [Wing C7507], 8vo, By John Streater, 1669.⁂ The signatures for this book start at 'C' but appear to be complete and match Wing.

Brown (Capt. Thomas) Illustrations of the Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, first edition, with author's manuscript note "This copy was coloured by my own hand Thos.Brown" at end of Preface, 53 fine hand-coloured engraved plates by W.H.Lizars after the author, very occasional marginal spotting but an excellent bright copy, Advertisement/Prospectus loosely inserted, contemporary ink signature of W.M.Douglas to front pastedown (and "Ld. D. 1830" to rear pastedown but now obscured by repair to spine, as noted on inserted offprint of 1949, see below), original roan-backed boards (upper cover with engraved title), a little soiled and stained, rebacked, [Nissen ZBI 608], large 4to, Edinburgh & London, 1827.⁂ With the plates coloured by the author himself. Presumably only a few copies were coloured by Brown himself as this note does not always appear. Only one other such copy appears to have been sold at auction, in 2004.Loosely inserted is an offprint 'Notes on a Copy of...Illustrations of the Conchology of Great Britain...in the Original Wrappers' by A.S.Kennard & B.B.Woodward from Proceedings of the Malacological Society vol.XVIII 1928 annotated in pencil and with sheet of pencil notes as to the variations in the plates of this work. Another later offprint from the same source of 1949 refers to this copy as being coloured by Brown himself and the plate variations.The work is dedicated to the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry. The signatures of W.M.Douglas and Ld. D[ouglas] suggest that this copy belonged to a member of the extended family.

Law.- Deinology: or, the Union of Reason and Elegance...by Hortensius, contemporary ink signature of James Tomkinson to head of title and with his bookplate, small ink library stamp to verso of title, 1789 § P[udse]y (William) The Constitution and Laws of England, first edition, Tim.Goodwin, 1701 § Clerk's Instructor (The) in the Ecclesiastical Courts...by a Gentleman of Doctors Commons, faint contemporary ink inscription to title and manuscript leaf tipped in at end, ex-solicitors' library copy with old label to pastedown, E. & R.Nutt, 1740 § Jacob (Giles) The Compleat Court-Keeper: or, land-Steward's Assistant, John Nutt [& others], 1713 § [Glasse (Samuel)] The Magistrate's Assistant...by a Country Magistrate, half-title, original boards, uncut, rather worn, Gloucester, R.Raikes, 1784, first editions, some browning, all but the last contemporary calf or sheep, rubbed, rebacked; and 9 others, law, 8vo (14)

Methodists.- [Kilham (Alexander)] An Address to the Members and Friends of the Methodist Society in Newcastle, contemporary ink signature of Robert Hudson to title, [?Newcastle], 1792; An Account of the Trials of Alexander Kilham...written by himself, lacking title (supplied in contemporary manuscript, [1796]; An Account of the Trial of Alexander Kilham..., with final advertisement leaf, Nottingham, C.Sutton, [1796]; A Defnce [sic] of the Account Published by Alexander Kilham of his Trial, a few amendments in manuscript, Leeds, [1796] bound with Free Enquiry, Mutual Deliberation and Liberty of Conscience, tears to last few leaves with slight loss, Bristol, 1796 and Kilham (A.) Short Remarks on a Pamphlet, Nottingham, 1796 and Appeal (An) to the Members of the Methodist Connexion, [Manchester], [1797] and Shaw (Thomas) A Letter to Mr. Alexander Mather, [Leeds], [1797], together 8 works in 1 vol., some browning and soiling, old library label to front pastedown, contemporary sheep, rubbed, rebacked, corners repaired, 8vo⁂ A good group of contemporary material by Alexander Kilham and others leading up to the traumatic birth of the Methodist New Connexion 1797. All are rare with only a few copies listed by ESTC.

Government & Constitution.- James (Charles) A Correction of Abuses in Government..., ?only edition, contemporary ink signature of G.Ricketts to half-title, a few pencil annotations & markings, bookplate of Edward Ricketts, contemporary sprinkled calf, rebacked, corners repaired, 1792 § Matius. Aeolus: or, the Constitutional Politician, with the Remarks of a Briton on the Trial of the Irish Chairmen..., only edition, half-title, engraved title-vignette, light spotting or browning, later half calf, joints split, S.Bladon, 1770 § Paine (Thomas) Dissertation on First-Principles of Government, second edition, lightly water-stained, no endpapers, contemporary limp boards, title in manuscript to upper cover, stained, [Goldsmiths' 16489], Daniel Isaac Eaton, 1795 § De Lolme (J.L.) The Constitution of England, or An Account of the English Government, first edition in English, foxing, ex-library copy with embossed stamp to title and ink stamp to verso, contemporary half calf, spine gilt with red roan label, 1775, all rubbed; and 12 others on parliament, the constitution, privilege etc., 8vo & 4to (16)⁂ The first is rare with only 5 copies listed on Library Hub. The "Constitutional Politician" in the second item is John Wilkes.

Parliamentary Reform.- Society of the Friends of the People. The State of the Representation of England and Wales, delivered to the Society...associated for the Purpose of obtaining a Parliamentary Reform..., first edition, first and last leaves a little soiled and stained, modern boards, uncut, [Goldsmiths' 15881], [1793] § Francis (Sir Philip) Plan of a Reform in the Election of the House of Commons, adopted by the Society of the Friends of the People in 1795, advertisement leaf at end, some spotting and soiling, later roan-backed marbled boards, uncut, [Goldsmiths' 21967], 1817 § Pelham (Henry, Duke of Newcastle) An Address to all Classes and Conditions of Englishmen, interleaved and extensively annotated in contemporary ink manuscript headed "Quotations from history vindicating the Duke of Newcastle's Address...", old cloth, [Goldsmiths' 27694], 1832 § People's Manual (The); or, Notices respecting the Majority of 199 Peers, who...rejected the Reform Bill, first edition, modern marbled boards, [Goldsmiths 27116], 1831; and 7 others on Parliamentary Reform, mostly relating to the 1832 Reform Act, 4to & 8vo (11)⁂ In 1829 the Duke of Newcastle evicted several of his tenants who had voted against his parliamentary candidate and as a consequence in 1831 his house Nottingham Castle was burnt to the ground by an angry mob. He voted against the Great Reform Bill of 1832 whereby he lost the patronage and interest of six boroughs.

Fire Insurance.- Record of the constitutional deed of the Kent Fire Insurance Co. with the list of the Governor, Deputy Governors, Trustees, Directors, Officers and General Proprietors, manuscript, 112pp., excluding blanks, slightly browned, bookplate of Charles Benson on front pastedown, new endpapers, original half calf over marbled boards, the boards rubbed and worn, rebacked and recornered, and with the original red morocco label ('Auditors') on upper cover, folio, 1802-09.⁂ The original auditors' records of a provincial fire insurance company for the whole period December 1802 to August 1809. The records comprise minutes of meetings and decisions made, tradesmen's bills to be paid, purchase of stock market investments, itemised travelling expenses of staff, receipts for policies sold, account of monies due from agents, advertising costs, management of bank accounts (Kentish Bank and the County Bank), payments out for claims, and other financial data. Although the Company's head office was in Maidstone, meetings also took place from time to time in Canterbury, Sittingbourne and Ramsgate. Although the Kent History and Library Centre holds extensive records of the Kent Fire Insurance Co. for the whole of the 19th century (1802-1901), the present volume of records provides an exceptional record of, from the auditors' point of view, the early development of the company during its first seven years.Charles Benson (1946-2017), for many years Keeper of the library at Trinity College, Dublin, 'an outstanding bibliographer and scholar of international repute'. - Derval Conroy obituary.

Duncan (Rev. Henry) The Young South Country Weaver; or, a Journey to Glasgow: A Tale for the Radicals. And Maitland Smith, the Murderer, a True Narrative, second edition, some foxing, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, [Goldsmiths' 23353], Edinburgh, 1821 § "Eight Seven". A Simple and Effectual Mode of Providing for the Labouring Classes, first edition, ink reference number to head of title, modern half cloth, [Black 3584; Goldsmiths' 24674], Dublin, 1825 § Collett (Anthony) A Letter to Thomas Sheerlock Gooch, Esq. M.P....detailing a Legislative Plan, for the Employment of the Poor..., second edition, lacking half-title, marginal water-staining, old cloth, cockled, [Goldsmiths' 24290.2], Halesworth, 1824 § [Bunn (Thomas)] Answers to Inquiries respecting Frome Selwood, in Somersetshire..., first edition, lacking final leaf (list of contents of Appendix), manuscript notes to front free endpaper, modern morocco, gilt, Frome, 1834; and 4 others on agricultural labourers, 8vo (8)

[Morgan (John Minter)] The Reproof of Brutus, first edition, lacking half-title, with engraved frontispiece, presentation copy from the author to the United Service Club with 6 page manuscript proposal for a residential college for junior officers signed by Morgan and bound in at beginning (loose), library label with note of presentation to front free endpaper, later half calf, 1830 § [Erskine (Thomas)] Armata: a Fragment, 2 parts in 1, second edition, title torn and repaired, light foxing and soiling, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, [Goldsmiths' 21948 & 21950], 1817 § Modern Patriots; a Poetical Letter to T.S.W.Samwell, Esq. By Publius Florus, only edition, light spotting, modern cloth, slightly stained, 1816, rubbed; and 5 others, literature, v.s. (8)⁂ The first is a political poem by a devotee of Robert Owen and his co-operative movement. His manuscript note proposes a college for 400 families which would provide accommodation, education, sporting facilities, entertainment etc., paid for by selling shares and affording a profitable investment.The second is a political romance and utopian novel concerning an imaginary voyage to a parallel earth, by the lawyer and politician Thomas Erskine. It is the first work of science fiction by a Scottish author.The third item is a political verse in the form of almost a running commentary on Lord Liverpool's Tory administration. Rare; Library Hub lists one copy only (BL).

Freculphus (Bishop of Lisieux) Chronicorum Libri Duo, vignette title, some spotting, worming to upper edge, manuscript inscriptions in pencil and ink to endpapers and title, contemporary vellum with yapp edges, title in ink to spine, slightly rubbed and browned at extremities, with leather ties, [VD16 F 2499], [Heidelberg], Hieronymus Commelinus, 1597 § Enchiridion Practicum Medico-Chirurgicum, bound with Enchiridion Chirurgicum, Externorum Morborum Remedia Tum Universalia, manuscript inscription in ink to front free endpaper spotted, contemporary vellum, title in ink to spine, faded and browned, Geneva, Matthieu Berjon, 1627, 8vo (2)

Book of Hours.- Single leaf from an illuminated Book of Hours, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, in a fine textura script, single column, 15 lines, in dark brown ink, single 2-line initial in gold, blue, red and green floral decoration, single border of highly burnished gold ivy-leaves, 188 x 134mm., [?Paris], [c. 1400].