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Workshop of the Master of the Geneva Latini.- Single leaf from an illuminated Book of Hours with miniature depicting the Annunciation to the Shepherds, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, single column, recto 3 lines, verso 17 lines, in a Gothic bookhand, in black ink, miniature depicting the Annunciation of the Shepherds, an angel proclaiming the news to two frightened shepherds while in the foreground a woman plays with two sheep and a dog while a seated shepherd plays the bagpipes, with a walled town, a lake and rolling hills in the background, coloured in pink, green, blue, white and gold, border composed of leaves and flowers, 1 3-line initial, 1 2-line initial and 6 single-line initials, in red, blue and gold, 2 very small holes in left margins, some slight surface wear, initial 50 x 56mm., leaf 93 x 58mm., [Rouen], [c. 1470].

French Workshop.- Single leaf from an illuminated Book of Hours, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, single column, 13 lines, in a Gothic bookhand, in brown ink, decorated border in margins composed of leaves and flowers in blue, green and gold, 3 2-line initials in blue and gold, framed and glazed, leaf 94 x 82mm., [France], [c. 1480].

French Workshop.- Single leaf from an illuminated Book of Hours, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, single column, 13 lines, in a Gothic bookhand, in brown ink, decorated border in margins composed of leaves and flowers in blue, green and gold, 7 single-line initials and 6 line fillers in blue and gold, framed and glazed, leaf 95 x 82mm., [France], [c. 1480].

Paris Workshop.- Single leaf from an illuminated Book of Hours with large arched miniature depicting The Presentation in the Temple, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, single column on verso, in a late Gothic bookhand, 3 lines on recto and 22 lines on verso, in brown and red ink, miniature depicting The Virgin Mary in a sacred building with a gothic tracery window, kneeling in front of the altar, accompanied by a hand-maiden holding a basket of doves and a sceptre, and Simeon holding up the infant Christ, attended by 5 onlookers, in gold and other colours, within a gold frame with gothic decoration in the arch, margins composed of two beasts heightened with gold and acanthus, leaves and flowers in blue, red and green, 1 3-line initial, 2 2-line initials and 6 single-line initials and 4 line fillers in blue, red and gold, some surface wear slightly affecting image, initial 82 x 52mm., leaf 136 x 95mm., [Paris], [c. 1480].

French Workshop.- Single leaf from an illuminated Book of Hours with arched miniature depicting the Nativity, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, single column, recto 6 lines, verso 5 lines, in a late Gothic bookhand, in brown and red ink, miniature depicting the infant Christ in a crib between Mary and Joseph with an ox and an ass peering at Him on a path outside the stable, all heightened with gold, full border composed of strawberries, pomegranates, cornflowers and daisies, in gold and other colours, 1 3-line initial, 1 2-line initial and 4 single-line initials in red, blue and gold, line fillers in gold and blue, some slight surface wear affecting 3-line initial, miniature 112 x 61mm., leaf 179 x 115mm., [Paris], [c. 1490].

Paris Workshop.- Single leaf from an illuminated Book of Hours with miniature depicting the Coronation of the Virgin, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, single column, recto 5 lines, verso 19 lines, in a Gothic bookhand, in brown ink, miniature depicting the Virgin Mary kneeling before God enthroned in majesty and with an angel bringing her a golden crown, in a room with coloured columns, in gold and other colours, recto border on 3 margins and verso border on one margin composed of leaves and flowers, 1 4-line initial with floral decoration in several colours and gold, 2 2-line initials and 3 single-line initials, framed and glazed, miniature 89 x 62mm., leaf 155 x1015mm., [Paris], [c. 1490].⁂ A fine piece of medieval art, the faces extremely expressive and lifelike.

Rouen Workshop.- Single leaf from an illuminated Book of Hours with miniatures depicting Saints Genevieve and Avia, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, single column, 18 lines, in a Gothic bookhand, in brown ink, 2 miniatures one depicting Saint Genevieve reading a book with a castle and woods in the background and another Saint Avia receiving Communion from the Virgin Mary,in gold and other colours, border on 3 margins composed of leaves and flowers in blue, red and gold, 3 2-line initials in blue, pink and gold, black stains affecting head of recto and a large part of recto, miniatures 47 x 41mm., leaf 170 x 120mm., [Rouen], [c. 1500].

Rouen Workshop.- Single leaf from an illuminated Book of Hours with a miniature depicting Saint Matthew, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, single column, 16 lines, in a large late Gothic bookhand, in dark brown ink, miniature depicting Saint Matthew reading and accompanied by an angel,in gold and other colours, 1 2-line initial in blue, pink and gold, miniature 52 x 39mm., leaf 201 x 131mm., [Rouen], [c. 1500].

Bible, Old Testament. Single leaf from the Book of Ezekiel, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, in a very small gothic bookhand, double column, 41 lines, in light brown ink, initials and chapter numbers with marginal pen and ink scrollwork in blue and red ink, very slight marginal staining, leaf 186 x 123mm., [Paris], [c. 1300]; and another, single leaf from a Book of Hours, [c. 1500], both framed and glazed, v.s., v.d. (2).

Italian Workshop.- Single leaf from a Book of Hours, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, single column, 20 lines, in a Gothic bookhand, in brown ink, with initials and line fillers in gold, red and blue, framed and glazed with verso visible, 140 x 90mm, [?Italy], [c.1480].

Book of Hours, Use of Utrecht, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 122 leaves only including 3pp. (pp. 67-69) and 3pp. (pp. 120-122) at end in other cursive hands, 1 blank leaf at end and 12 pages of Calendar at beginning (Feasts of Saint Willibrord and Martinus), and 3pp. of music, single column, between 14 & 19 lines, in brown ink and rubricated, in a late gothic bookhand, numerous one and two-line initials in red, some additional wording in margins, f. 11 corner torn away, vellum slightly browned and with some soiling, some ff. margins pared to different lengths, new endpapers, modern vellum, titled "Orationes" on spine, leaves 112 x 80mm., last leaf inscribed "Limburg", [c. 1490].

Yorkshire, near Huddersfield.- Declaration by Alice, widow of Robert de lepton, that she is bound to Robert son of John de Roulay, to pay £20 sterling should she make any claim on lands of her inheritance which Robert late her husband with her consent once sold to Sir Peter del Lund, within the bounds of Bergh; she includes all her possessions within her liability; and she has sealed this obligation with her seal, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines, folds, soiled, lacks seal, 80 x 181mm., Byrton, on the day after the feast of St Thomas of Canterbury, [Thomas Becket], 27 Edward [8th July 1299].⁂ Presumably Sir Peter del Lund sold on the land, and as Alice was not a party to that transaction she was brought in to give this assurance that she makes no claim to the land. We couldn't find Bergh or Byrton satisfactorily, but Lepton and Rowley are in the suburbs of Huddersfield.

Medieval Seal Matrices.- Collection of c. 50 Medieval Seal Matrices, including: Seal matrix inscribed "S Johis: Cemer: Cl[er]ici" surrounding an image of a chimera, vesica bronze seal matrix, 42 x 22mm, [14th century]; and c. 50 other medieval seal matrices, mostly lead and bronze and with devices of religious designs, floral designs, lions and other animals etc., some designated with names, many with short manuscript notes of provenance, found in various counties, v.s., v.d., [14th - 16th centuries] (c. 50 pieces).

Surrey, Pirbright.- I, John de Courthote have conceded and by this present charter have confirmed to William Cuttermere and Julia his wife a tenement in the parish of Purbryght and Chabebm [?Chobham], manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 10 lines, witnesses: William ffrensth, John Benenden, John Coliere & Alice and others, black wax seal with smoothed image, margins browned, folds, slightly creased, framed in an ornately carved 20th century wood frame with 4 colour coats of arms and depicting a knight and his lady, manuscript 90 x 270mm., frame 421 x 482mm., 1388/89.

Yorkshire, near Huddersfield.- Indented grant and confirmation by John Shoter son & heir of Richard Shoter, to Robert son of Stephen Coplay, of lands and tenements in Rowley, with woods, meadows etc., lying between Fenay Brygge and Byrton Brooke and elsewhere within that township, rendering 24 s. yearly at the feast of St Martin in the winter [i.e, Martinmas] and Pentecost in equal portions, and paying 8 s. to the manor of Woddesom, witnesses: Thomas de Colethorpe, John de lastwell and others, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines, indented chirograph at head, remains of red wax seal, 1 small hole in right margin, slightly browned and creased, folds, 120 x 270mm., Rowley, Feast of the Translation of St Martin [4th July] 1427.⁂ Rowley and Woodsome in Fenay Bridge, near Huddersfield (Yorks. WR).

University of Padua.- Barisoni (Albertino, Bishop of Ceneda, d. 1667) Diploma signed awarded to "Laurentius Pattarolum" of doctor of philosophy by Padua University, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 12pp., in a fine Italic hand, title with watercolour portrait of a religious at head and coat of arms at tail, ornate floral border in blue, yellow and other colours, some lettering in and borders in gold, last f. verso some slight surface wear, slightly browned, 3ff. at end loose, front free endpaper loose, endpapers with some worming, original ornate gilt decoration consisting of urns, apes, animals and other designs, 4 frayed silk ties, sm. 4to, Padua, dated in text 1636.

Alchemy.- De Oleis, manuscript in Latin, in a Germanic hand, 12pp. (?complete), numerous alchemical symbols, browned, some foxing, unbound, sm. 4to, [?Germany], [c. 1650].⁂ An alchemical work on various oils; same title as a work in the British Library's Harley collection.

Heraldry, Law & Parliament.- The Statutes and Ordinances of the most noble order of Sainte George named the Garter..., opening lines of manuscript, Pot watermark, [c. 1680] bound with Touching the Jurisdiction of the Court of Constable and Marshall..., [17th century] bound with Parliament Anno 4 Edw 3 Apud Winton, [17 century] bound with The most Excellent and notable Instructions of Cardll Sermonetta to his Cousin the Lord Pedro Caicvano att his first goeinge into Flanders to serve the Kinge of Spaine under the Duke of Parma, "Now firsyt printed", [17th century], together 6 works in 1, 6 manuscripts in different cursive hands, together 145pp. excluding blanks, bound in differing order, central folds, a few small stains in margins, a few ink stains, slightly browned, new endpapers, modern calf-backed boards, Phillipps no. 8877, sm. folio, [17th century].

Homer.- Dio Chrysostom (Greek rhetorician and philosopher, born Prusa, Bithynia, c. 40 CE - died after 110 CE) Di Omero e dell'Omerica Poesia, tratti dal Greco, manuscript in Italian, 346 & 229pp., together 575pp., title in red and black, 3 full-page pen and ink miniatures of Apollo and Homer and a cameo of a woman, slightly browned, contemporary vellum, slightly soiled and yellowed, a few small wormholes on covers and spine, gilt spine with morocco label, 8vo, [Italy (probably Tuscany)], [early 18th century].⁂ A work on Homer and Homeric Poetry, taken from the Greek with other texts by Maximus of Tyre (on Plato and Homeric Philosophy), Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Philostratus.

Fortification.- Vauban (Sebastien le Prestre de), Blaise Francois de Pagan, Comte de Merveilles and Antoine Deville, after. Traite de Fortifications, manuscript on paper, 122pp., with 49 fine full-page pen-and-ink and watercolour drawings of fortifications, a few neat repairs to margins, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, preserving majority of original backstrip, folio, France, [c.1714].⁂ A handsome treatise providing information about the general principles of fortification, including the geometry and mathematical foundations of their construction. Following this is a five-page dictionary of the principal terms of fortification. The majority of the skilled watercolour illustrations face a textual description of the various methods described. Vauban, the primary author featured, was the greatest fortification expert of the second half of the 17th century, and his design principles of fortification were the dominant model for almost a century. Vauban himself was actively involved in training military engineers. This copy was possibly used as an instruction manual at a military academy, and the text is very probably unpublished and unique. This attractive treatise is distinguished for the quality and large number of its illustrations.

[Wandesford (Christopher, politician and administrator, 1592-1640)] Sir Christopher Wandesforde's Instructions To his Eldest Son, title and 105pp., York, 1768 bound with [Bramhall (John, as Bishop of Derry, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh, bap. 1594, d. 1663)] A Funeral Sermon. Preached at the Burial of [Christopher Wandesford]... Master of the Rolls, Lord Deputy of Ireland..., title and 22pp., York, 1768, manuscript, General title at beginning, some staining affecting some ff., browned, two 20th century bookplates on front pastedown, original calf, gilt, rebacked with the original gilt morocco label laid down, transcribed by H.S., York, 1768.⁂ First mentioned, original written in 1636 and published in 1777 as A book of instructions, written by the Right Honourable Sir Christr. Wandesforde, Knt. Lord Deputy of Ireland, First Master of the Rolls... to his Son and Heir, George Wandesforde, Esq; in order to the Regulating the Conduct of his Whole Life. Second mentioned unpublished.Provenance: (1). "The following papers were transcribed by from an old Manuscript which I accidently met with at B⁂**p a little while before I left that place." Later he suggests he has copied it from a copy of the original made shortly after Wandesford's death in 1640, and that copy was in the possession of a descendent, Mrs J⁂**'s family whose mother was a distant relative of the Wandesford family. (2). H.S. of York, 1768.

Veterinary recipes.- Huxley (Thomas) [Collection of recipes], manuscript, c. 40pp. excluding blanks, reverse entries, 1f. loose, 1 blank f. torn, other blank ff. torn away, browned, original vellum, lettered direct on both covers, soiled and stained, sm. 4to, 1766-1866.⁂ Recipes include: "Receipts for Horses"; "An Excellent Worm Powder"; "For a Cow that Getts Cold in or after Calving..."; "To make a Cow Clean"; "Lord Leigh's Specific for the Cattle Plague 1866"; some other commonplace material.

Collecting a theological library.- Domjan (Samuel, Hungarian theologian) Exhibet generalis Observationes de Libris colligendis et legendis, manuscript in Latin, in brown ink, 173pp. & 23pp. of index at end, several ff. excised at end, browned, new endpapers, modern half calf, gilt spine, sm. 4to, [Satu Mare, Hungary, now Romania], 19th November 1780.⁂ A manual on how to gather together a theological library. The author, Samuel Domjan, was a Hungarian theologian, probably from Komarom, recorded as a student at Heidelberg. The catalogue itemises the works by author and title, specifying the format of available editions (e.g., 'in folio et in 8vo'), followed by a brief summary of the content. Domjan also added short comments on the quality of most works, taken from 17th- or 18th-century reference books on theology, for examplee, Polensdorf's Syntagma theologiae.

Cookery & Medical recipes.- St Croix (Sarah de) & Mrs A. Green. [Collection of recipes], manuscript, c.85pp., numerous ff. excised and some loose, 2ff. cut in half, some staining, foxed and browned, disbound, original vellum, lettered direct on upper cover "Cookery Receipts 1793", soiled, sm. 4to, 1783-1847.⁂ Recipes include: "To store Cucumber slices"; "To make Milk Punch"; "To make white lemon cream"; "To pickle Natursion berries or lime flowers"; "Blackcurrant Jam"; "Waterloo Cakes"; "To take of Worts"; "For a Sore throat"; "Mustard Whey for etc.

Hebraica.- Torah Scroll, manuscript scroll in Hebrew, on vellum, numerous membranes sewn together, some membranes cut down at head and tail, tears with some loss, numerous small holes, worn, browned throughout, approximately 1.2 foot in height and 30 feet in length, [?North Africa], [c. 1800].

Calligram.- Jerusalem.- Anonymous (probably late 18th early 19th century) [Dutch manuscript calligram depicting Solomon's Temple], numbered key below with descriptions in Dutch, pen and brown ink on laid paper, mounted on support, sheet 490 x 650 mm (19 1/4 x 25 1/2 in), numerous tears, damp-stains and surface dirt, and browning, unframed, [circa 1800 or slightly later]⁂ Highly unusual pen and ink drawing made up entirely of manuscript text.

Senegal.- [Account of a mission to Senegal], manuscript in French, 20pp., browned, unbound, folio, [1820].⁂ A detailed description of a mission to Senegal to assess the state of hostilities there, including threats to peace from tribal factions, and meeting Julien-Desiree Schaltz, the French governor of Senegal who was in his last year as governor.

West Indies.- Malcolm (George John, Rear-Admiral, Royal Navy, 1830-84) Letter book as Captain of HMS Barracouta deployed at the West Indies and North American Stations, autograph manuscript, 122pp. excluding blanks, 9 manuscript insert pages (8 being returns of officers, men and boys on HMS Barracouta), original half roan, rubbed, manuscript paper label on upper cover, spine slightly rubbed, folio, 1863.⁂ Includes "List of Vessels cleared at Nassau for the purpose of Running the Blockade" (a reference to the American Civil War and the blockade by the North against the South), letters including: "Nassau, 11 May 1863... I have received orders from Vice Admiral Sir A. Milne... at Bermuda... directing me to transfer the duties of Senior Officers at Nassau and to furnish you with... the state of the Conqueror wreck, and then to proceed to Bermuda." - Malcolm.Malcolm was the eldest son of Sir Charles Malcolm (1782-1851), naval officer. He followed in his father's footsteps, serving in the Royal Navy for his entire career and becoming Rear Admiral in 1882. His long naval career took him to North and South America, the West Indies, the Baltic, the English Channel, Egypt, and the East Coast of Africa. After he retired from active service in 1873, he entered the Turkish services as Pasha and was employed at Constantinople as Director General of the Abolition of the Slave Trade and Judge of the Slave Courts.

Anglo-Zanzibar War.- Hardinge (J.S., Royal Navy, midshipman) Log Book on HMS Raleigh, HMS St George and HMS Wanderer, 2 vol., autograph manuscript, titles and c. 330pp. excluding blanks, a few pen and ink maps (Simon's Town - South Africa, James Town - St Helena etc.), some ff. cut down, a few ff. loose, others working loose, slightly browned, hessian covered original boards, ink and water-stains on hessian, folio, 1894-96.⁂ An eyewitness account of the bombardment of the Sultan's Palace at Zanzibar, "A small ship called the Chureka the[n] approached the Racoon but was immediately sunk by the Thrush & Sparrow. After this the shells at the Palace started taking visible effect & soon the whole of the old wing was seen to be on fire. The Glasgow [the Sultan's yacht] hauled her flag down now & the flag at the Palace was shot away." - J.S. Hardinge.

Douglas (Lord Alfred, poet and biographer, friend of Oscar Wilde, 1870-1945) 8 Autograph Letters signed "Alfred Douglas" and "Bosie" to the dancer Diana Gould (later Lady Menuhin), 16pp. & 7 envelopes, 4to & 8vo, Hove, St Ann's Court, 22nd October 1942 - 4th July 1944, a warm collection of letters, describing his health and activities, referring to notable contemporaries including Shane Leslie and Martin Secker, and in particular complaining about the confiscation of his manuscript poem, In Excelsis, written while he was in prison in 1924 for having libelled Winston Churchill, "So far I've heard no more about my prison copy-book MS, but there appears to be a regular barrage now directed at the Home Office, so I have hopes that something will come of it", and an oblique reference to Oscar Wilde, "I hardly ever come to London I'm afraid, though as a matter of fact I am going up tomorrow having been invited to lunch and a matinée of The Importance of Being Earnest..."; and 7 other pieces, including: 3 telegrams from Douglas to Gould arranging meetings; 2 copies of Osbert Peake's letters to Alan Lennox Boyd giving the Home Office's reasons for not returning Douglas's manuscript, i.e. prisoners should not make profit from something they have written in prison; a TLs from Harold Nicolson to Douglas admitting the difference between Wilde being allowed to retain De Profundis and the confiscation of In Excelsis, folds, v.s., v.d. (22 pieces).⁂ Provenance: From the estate of Diana, Lady Menuhin (1912-2003), ballet dancer.

Westminster School.- Hebrew school book.- [Busby (Richard)] Hebraicæ grammatices rudimenta. in usum Scholæ Wesmonasteriensis, 28pp., interleaved with 5pp. with manuscript notes, title and several ff. loose, others working loose, slightly browned, original roan rubbed, 3 corners repaired in vellum, 1 corner torn with loss, rubbed, [ESTC lists 6 copies only], 8vo, London, no publisher, [1717].⁂ Hebrew school book by Richard Busby, headmaster of Westminster School for much of the 17th century.

Adam Smith & Robert Malthus.- Smith (Adam) [An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations], vol. I only, lacks title, interleaved copy with manuscript notes taken by a student at lectures by Malthus, 186pp. of manuscript headings of lectures, 2 interleaved ff. with marginal tears, some staining at beginning and end, slightly browned, new endpapers, modern half calf, gilt, 8vo printed edition bound in sm. 4to, printed edition dated 1811, interleaved pp. watermark dated 1817.⁂ Student notes from lectures by Malthus on Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations. The above bears a striking resemblance to brief notes taken "in 1828 by a student, J. D. Inverarity, in an interleaved copy of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, which Malthus was apparently using as a text." (Oxford DNB) That Malthus should be using Smith's Wealth of Nations as a text for his lectures rather than his own work on Political Economy is an indication of his regard for Smith.

Early Railways.- [Beginning of the World's Railways (The): Original Letters, Manuscripts, Railway Notices etc.], an album of manuscript and printed ephemera relating to the birth of railways in Great Britain and elsewhere, 150 items, mounted or tipped into 139 blank leaves, one or two into thick card leaves, modern half dark maroon morocco, t.e.g., slightly rubbed at edges, folio, v.d.⁂ Comprising:1. Von Gerstner (Anton) A.L.s. in German from St Petersburg, July 1836, where Gerstner was building the St.Petersburg to Tsarskoe Seloe Railway, addressed to Joseph Hamel in Moscow, 4pp. including blank and address, with handsome hand-coloured train letterhead 2. Vellum share certificate for Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway, 1821.3. Vellum indenture for the Mold Railway, 1847, substantial 4 leaf document with folding section for subscribers4. Watt (James) A.L.s. to John Rennie [the Elder], June 28 1791, discussing installation of various engines, with filing summary of contents by Rennie, 4 pp. including blank page and address sheet, creased, hole to blank/address leaf5. Stephenson (George) A.L.s to Edw. Pease, of Darlington, Aug 2 1821, making a fairly detailed statement of terms and conditions for making the survey for the Stockton and Darlington line, 3pp. & address. 6. Stephenson (George) A.L.s., January 30 1837, to an unnamed recipient trying to arrange a meeting, and referring to the South Union Railway, 1p., slightly cropped7. Stephenson (George) A.L.s. to Thos Harrison of South Shields, Oct 19 1844, discussing the planned route of the Newcastle & Berwick Railway, "I certainly can see no grounds for altering the Line at Warkworth, nor can I imagine the Duke will give any opposition", 4pp. including blank & address8. Stephenson (Robert) A.L.s. 3 pp to John Dixon of Darlington, engineer, Jan 21 1824, referring to George, 3pp., small hole with loss to one word9. Stephenson (Robert) A.L.s. to John Rastrick, Edinburgh, 27 Jany 1836 with Rastrick's reply on third page, 4pp. including address10.Stephenson (Robert) A.L.s., 20 Aug 1839, to one R. Young giving a recommendation of a Mr. Smith, for whom they did not have an opening at the time of his application to them, but had passed on to Mr. Brunel where he had worked since then, 4pp. including address, small hole with loss to one word11. Stephenson (Robert) A.N.s. dated 1852, "admit the Bearer to the Gallery of the House of Commons"12. Rennie (John) A.L.s. Jan 4 1812, to an unnamed recipient "I do now advise you to keep out of all vexatious ... opposition to Publick works ...", 1p.13. Huskisson (William) A.L.s., Earlham, 15 Sept 1810, discussing letting his house in Stafford Street, 1p.14. Smeaton (John) A.L.s., 20 May 1788, to Mr. [?William] Jessop about a project (an aqueduct, probably the Kelvin Aqueduct) Jessop is to assist him on, and mentioning that Eastman is to work on the same project, 1p.15. Rastrick (John) A.L.s., pencil, to his son John, about various projects including the Gloucester and Avon Railway; with an unidentified but interesting document, which might be Rastrick again; a copy letter to Rastrick from Henry Booth, 22 Sept 1829, inviting him to the formal inspection of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway; a letter to his wife "My dear Sally" from Newcastle with detailed instructions for John and others including "pushing on with the locomotive engines for America"; letter from Geo Williams of Manchester, Bolton, Bury, Chorley and Preston Intended Rail Road, sending him samples of the borings made; A.L.s. to his son John, 10 June 1831, stuck in London in Parliament - "this business is of such a complicated nature that there is no end to it." and giving detailed instructions for various other projects, including the need to finalise accounts for the Kenyon and Leigh Railway; A.L.s. to his son John, 30 July 1831, nagging him to work and "not be idling your time away" and sending love to "Sarah and Mary and all the children - if they want any money write me by return." With c.75 further documents, letters to and by Rastrick and his company, including a letter from him of 1832 from Dublin reporting on Mr. Vignoles' Atmospheric railway, a summons to give evidence in a parliamentary discussion of the Grand Junction Railway, correspondence with John Guest of Dowlais, a letter from Vignoles in Dublin, quite a bit on the Edinburgh and Glasgow, London & Birmingham (including an endearing job application from a locomotive driver "I flatter myself perfectly competent to undertake the management of a Locomotive Engine I perfectly understand the working of it both in theory and practice", a little row over confidentiality of plans for the "Wishaw and Coltness Railway", many documents around the London and Brighton Railway including a pair of attractive manuscript demonstrations of the "Manner of Working the Engines" between London, Horley & Brighton, a strongly worded complaint "scandalous negligence" from the Gravesend and Rochester about an uncompleted contract that has led to a "very lamentable accident" at Higham. A good little archive of the Railway Boom, 1829 to 1838.16. Società per le Strade Ferrate Romane, 6 multi-page documents, 1862-65, concerning its foundation, and the role of the Police in ensuring order in the stations.17. Printed ephemera. A grand collection of printed ephemera, including an uncut sheet of tickets for Liverpool to Warrington, 1832; attractive engraved invitation to the Opening of the London & Greenwich Railway, 1836; a pass for the Dublin & Kingstown Railway; prospectus for the Limerick & Waterford; printed sections for the Liverpool & Birmingham [later the Grand Junction] designed by George Stephenson, 1824; fine broadside Notice for the Edinburgh and Glasgow parliamentary bill, 1836; similar large broadside advocating a Railway between Shoreham and Worthing, 1840; handsome broadside advertising services on the Taff Vale Railway, 1841; handsome large notice of a landslide on the London Brighton line, November 1841; proofs of timetables for the opening of the London Brighton line and other very early timetables; rare "Report Relative to a Grand [sic] Western Railway" by Henry Habberly Price, of 1834; prospectus for the "London and Paris Railway" (to use packets from Shoreham), with 2 maps.

Pasternak (Boris) Doctor Zhivago, first trade edition in Russian, marginal toning, original green boards, lettered in black, dust-jacket with short tears at fold of inner flaps, otherwise fine, 8vo, Milan, Feltrinelli, 1957 [but 1958].⁂ An excellent copy of the first trade edition in Russian, published by Feltrinelli in late 1958, a year after he had published the first edition to appear in the west, an Italian translation of this celebrated novel, a manuscript version of which had been smuggled out of the USSR. Pasternak won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958.

Binding & Calligraphic Manuscript.- Sangorski (Alberto).- Spenser (Edmund) Una and the Redcross Knight, from "The Faerie Queene", illuminated manuscript in red, black and colours on vellum, 14 leaves including blanks, title in red with large illuminated initial, full-page oval watercolour of the Redcrosse Knight and Una on horseback within illuminated floral frame in gold & colours, 7 large illuminated initials in gold & colours and 3 smaller initials in red, first leaf with decorative floral border incorporating coat-of-arms in red and silver, text written in black ink with leaf of biography and colophon at end stating "...designed, written out, and illuminated by Alberto Sangorski...with miniature...painted from an original design expressly for this work and will not be duplicated" and signed by him at end, ivory silk guard to watercolour, superbly bound in turquoise morocco elaborately tooled in gilt, by Rivière & Son, both covers with intricate design of trees, intertwining branches, leaves & flowers, 2 owls in upper branches in corners and shields with a red cross on trunks of trees at either side, all formed by onlays of green, brown, purple, fawn & burgundy morocco and outlined & elaborately tooled in gilt with leafy sprays against a background of dense pointillé, the whole within a gilt-tooled border edged by onlaid strips of black morocco, spine in six compartments with five raised bands, title and author in gilt in two compartments and date at foot, the others with leafy spray against pointillé in gilt, turn-ins repeating borders of gilt tooling edged by black morocco strips, doublures and endpapers of ivory watered silk, signed at foot of front turn-in, g.e., preserved in modern suede-lined turquoise morocco drop-back box with borders imitating those on the book, spine gilt in compartments, 8vo (c.200 x 150mm.), for Rivière & Son, [1916].⁂ A stunning binding with rich decoration covering the entire book. Alberto Sangorksi was the elder brother of Francis Sangorksi who established the famous bookbinding firm with partner George Sutcliffe. He worked for Sangorksi & Sutcliffe, who became known for their jewelled bindings, and also for Rivière & Son from 1910. He produced for both many such highly-decorated illuminated manuscripts, the most famous of which, "the Great Omar", was lost when the Titanic sank in 1912.

Jewelled Binding.- Spenser (Edmund) Epithalamion and Amoretti, number 2 of 14 copies on vellum (limitation amended in manuscript from 12 copies to 14), etched portrait, engraved title-vignette, head & tail-piece, magnificently bound in tooled green morocco with onlays and opals, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, covers with onlaid central Tudor rose in white and red morocco set with 6 small opals in bezel cups and ringed by 10 smaller Tudor roses in white and red all tooled in gilt, surrounded by swirling floral and leafy tendrils in gilt with small onlays of flowers in red and white, the whole within an intricately tooled border of flowers and leaves with dense pointillé background, spine in six compartments with five raised bands, one with title & author in gilt and date at foot, the rest with gilt leafy sprays around small onlaid rose in red or white, red morocco doublures and endpapers with gilt border, doublures with panel formed by gilt rule and 10 small white rose onlays, signed at foot of rear doublure, g.e., preserved in velvet-lined green morocco drop-back box, 8vo (c.245 x 155mm.), John & E.Bumpus, 1903.⁂ A superb binding recreating one of the first Sangorski & Sutcliffe jewelled bindings. The design is based on a 1903 photograph of George Sangorski's original binding and tooling pattern and was carried out by members of the present day firm using a 40-year old dark green Levant goatskin no longer available and new brass tools cut specifically for this piece. Dan Wray, Head of Restoration and Conservation at Sangorski & Sutcliffe, executed the gold tooling, which took five weeks and used 25 books of 22 carat gold leaf.

Calligraphic manuscript.- Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, illuminated calligraphic manuscript by Alberto Sangorski, 32pp., 24 lines (3 verses) in red and black ink, title in blue and red with large decorated initial 'R' in blue, red and green on a gold background, first page of text with opening word 'Awake!' in gold on an illuminated border of grape vines and clusters with oval vignette of gold sunrise over middle-eastern city, initials in red, blue, green, violet and gold, 2 of which are more decorated, floral tail-piece on gold background, slight foxing to one leaf, original limp vellum with green braided silk ties, lettered in black on upper cover, preserved in modern silk-lined gilt-stamped green morocco drop-back box, with gilt peacock design to front cover using blue morocco onlay (by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, dated 1999), 8vo (185 x 135mm.), 1906.⁂ Charming illuminated manuscript by the master, Alberto Sangorski. This is one of several copies of Edward Fitzgerald's translation of The Rubaiyat executed by Sangorski, the most famous of which was that encased in a fabulous jewelled binding which was lost when the Titanic went down.

Demidov family art collection.- Manuscript catalogue of sculpture held in the 'Museé de Mr. A. de Demidoff', 21 pp. of descriptive text in black ink, with 28 etched and original black ink drawings neatly mounted on album leaves, many pages lacking, some images trimmed, otherwise some spotting and browning throughout, library stamps of 'Bibliothèque de San Donato', green morocco, richly gilt with orange and green inlays on upper cover and inscribed 'Museé de Mr. A. de Demidoff', rubbed, [circa 1850-1870]Provenance:Count Anatole Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato;Library of Villa San Donato, Florence:Ex-collection of Adrian Eeles

Great Northern Railway. Testimonial to Robert Baxter, Esquire, congratulating him for his efforts in securing the Act of Parliament enabling the Great Northern Railway, with fine ornamental leaf printed in colours and incorporating hand-painted coat-of-arms in red, blue & gold, 2 leaves of address with illuminated initial in red, blue, black & gold within decorative border and signed and dated by the Mayor and vicar of Doncaster in manuscript, further leaves with numerous signatures, handsome red morocco with elaborate gilt border, spine gilt, g.e., inner gilt dentelles, 4to, Doncaster, 1846.

Great Western Railway. Map of the Great Western Railway of England and its connections to the British Isles, large folding colour lithographed map, c.1500 x 1800mm., dissected and mounted on linen, original cloth slip-case, a little rubbed, [c.1905]; and 6 others, GWR, including a very large folding original manuscript land plan of the Bristol Lines, v.s. (7)

Huskisson (William, as Chairman of the Board of Trade, politician, the first fatality of the railway age, 1770-1830) Autograph Letter signed to an unnamed committee member of the Liverpool & Manchester railway consortium, 4pp., sm. 4to, Somerset Place [London], 2nd December 1825, advising on tactics for the second attempt to get their railway bill through parliament; and 4 other manuscript pieces relating to the railways, comprising: 2 documents concerning the original Liverpool & Manchester subscribers "in Mr Sandar's hand", partial draft minutes kept by the board in 1825, referencing the establishment of a secret committee of influence, slightly browned, v.s., v.d. (5 pieces).⁂ A follow up to the first parliamentary attempt to get an act for the establishment of the Liverpool & Manchester railway. The first had failed due to inaccurate surveys carried out by Stephenson who was hampered by local opposition. A new route avoiding Lords Derby and Sefton's estates was surveyed and a new report prepared. The second attempt was successful and the act was passed in 1826. The L&MR was opened in 1830 and was the first inter-city railway in the world.At the opening of the railway Huskisson was hit by Stephenson's Rocket engine and died that evening of his injuries.

London and Brighton Railway. Monthly Account of Work on the London & Brighton Railway, volume of printed tabulated forms completed in neat manuscript, 366ff., a few manuscript items bound in at end, slight worming to upper outer corner of first few leaves, bound in modern half dark maroon morocco, g.e., spine faded, folio, 1839-41.⁂ Divided into 5 contracts numbering 7, (Worth), 9 (Balcombe), 10 (Ouse Viaduct), 11 (Cuckfield) and 12 (Vale bridge). The monthly expenditure is carefully recorded. The sums for the time are large, for example well over £50,000 is spent on the Worth contract alone between January 1839 and May 1841.

Photographs.- Lord-Castle (Arthur) Photograph Album of Palestine during and after the First World War, c.100 postcard size photographs mounted on 25 leaves, a few captioned in ink on the photograph, with original manuscript map of Palestine 1916-22 drawn in ink and colours on graph paper and loosely inserted, a few photographs loose, contemporary cloth-backed boards, rubbed, small 4to, [1916-22].⁂ The collection was formed at the time by an enthusiast or professional, at one time stationed at Kantara. There are many scenes of damaged rail stock, bridges, accidents. etc. and two possibly suggesting that the collector was one of the military district engineers. After the Armistice there are several pictures of Palestine and Jerusalem in particular.

Prou (Victor, engineer, ?1831-84) A Sa Majesté l'Empereur. Mémoire sur la suppression des Aiguilleurs des Chemins de Fer, manuscript, 34pp., written in black ink on squared paper, 4 large hand-coloured printed plates, one with short tear at inner edge and small repair to outer lower corner, old ink stamp to head of title, old German typescript catalogue description tipped in at beginning, bound in red morocco with gilt arms of Napoleon III to upper cover, g.e., slightly rubbed and marked, preserved in modern half dark maroon morocco slip-case with pull-off top, spine a little faded, small folio, Paris, 1st August 1859.⁂ A beautifully-written invention of a points system that could be operated by the driver of a train using an hydraulic system, with detailed printed plates. Prou's idea had been patented in London by Benjamin Browne earlier in 1859, but was, as far as we can tell, never introduced. Prou was a fervent advocate of the improved safety of his system, and this appeal to Napoleon III, whose enthusiasm for French railway was to be a lasting legacy of his regime, was well aimed but ultimately unsuccessful. French by birth Prou was at some point a railway engineer in Catalonia.

Railway Tickets.- Special Patterns, collection of over 200 "Edmondson" ticket pattern designs, all in reproduced form incorporating typographical instructions as to type sizes, layout, amendments etc., title in manuscript, with 3 black & white photographs of ticket office at 110 Victoria St. loosely inserted, contemporary green cloth boards fastened with nuts and bolts, one bolt lacking, rubbed, oblong folio, ?Crewe, 1968-72.⁂ These special ticket patterns are for all sorts of oddities: Ship issue, Parking for three-wheeled vehicles, privilege, animal privilege, One animal or article, Onward by bus to Heathrow, Admit one child to Blenheim Palace, Exchange and Excess tickets, The Executive, Forces duty, Forces Leave with endless permutations and routings.

Redard (Dr Paul, Médecin-Major, d.1917) Transport par Chemins de Fer des Blessés et Malades militaires, Deuxieme Rapport, manuscript, 69ff. including index at end, written in black ink on rectos only, illustrated with 26 technical drawings or plates printed in blue and 10 photographs mounted on card, 9 of the train and its medical facilities, c.200 x 150mm or vice versa, foxing and staining to one or two plates, contemporary half red morocco, rubbed, 4to, 1901.⁂ Médecin-Major Redard was in charge of French military railway hospitals. This is his second report. He issued his first 1882, and here brings the matter up to date, examining each country in Europe's plans and improvements up until 1901. The two British trains, built for service in South Africa, of which Redard is highly complimentary, are very well illustrated with 9 photographs.

Puritanism.- Marprelate controversy.- Marprelate (Martin, pseudonym) Oh read over D. John Bridges for it is a Worthy worke: Or an epitome of the fyrste booke of that worshipfull volume written against the Puritans, first edition, black letter, title holed and repaired with loss to a few letters of text, E4 with portion of loss to upper margin with loss to headline but not affecting text, E3-G2 with some light repair and restoration with occasional loss to 2 or 3 letters of text, G3&4 with loss to several words of text, partly supplied in pencil, fore-margins closely shaved, occasionally touching printed side-notes, occasional light staining, ink inscriptions to endpaper, manuscript notes loosely inserted, bookplate to pastedown, 19th century half calf, upper joint cracked, extremities rubbed, [STC 17453], Printed oversea, in Europe [but East Molesey, Surrey, by Robert Waldegrave], [October 1588]; and another copy, lacking the title page, small 4to (2)⁂ The first of the secretly-printed Martin Marprelate tracts, rare. The Marprelate controversy was a pamphlet war between the pseudonymous Martin and defenders of the Established Church. The Marprelate pamphlets were printed at a secret press established by John Penry, a Welsh puritan, for the issue of forbidden puritan literature. The press was first established at East Molesey before being moved to Fawsley, near Northampton, on to Coventry, and finally to Manchester, where it was seized. Penry was later apprehended in London, charged with inciting rebellion, and hanged. The authors are now widely believed to have been Penry alongside the Warwickshire MP Job Throckmorton (see also lot XXXX). Provenance: Provenance: M. H. Bloxham (bookplate and inscription).

Numismatics.- [Snelling (Thomas)] A View of the Silver Coin and Coinage of England, 17 engraved plates of coins, 1762 bound with A View of the Gold Coin and Coinage of England, 7 engraved plates of coins, 1763 and A View of the Copper Coin and Coinage of England, 6 engraved plates of coins, 1766 and Noble (Mark) Two Dissertations, Upon the Mint and Coins, of the Episcopal-Palatines of Durham, B2 with repaired tear, Birmingham, 1780, together 4 works in 1 vol., engraved and woodcut illustrations, over 25 manuscript and numerous printed and engraved insertions, either loose or tipped in, including Charles Pye's prospectus for his Provincial Copper Coins [2 copies only on ESTC] loosely inserted, Rogers Ruding's prospectus An Historical Account of he Coinage of Great Britain tipped in, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary half calf, covers detached, extremities worn, folio.⁂ A fascinating copy with numerous additions made by Rowland Rouse (see also lot XXX). These include draft letters, notes of sale results, tables of coins in circulation and other interesting additions. Provenance: Rowland Rouse (bookplate); M. H. Bloxam (ink inscription).

Italy.- Smyth (Capt. William Henry) Memoir...of Sicily and its Islands, first edition, lacking half-title, with folding engraved map, 16 fine aquatint views on 13 plates by William Daniell, foxing to map and a few plates, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked, gilt spine very worn, upper cover detached, [Abbey, Travel, 263], 1824 § [Knight (Cornelia)] A Description of Latium, or La Campagna di Roma, engraved map, 20 etched plates after the author with pale yellow wash, errata slip tipped in at beginning, manuscript note to one leaf, foxing to map and text, plates clean, original boards, uncut, crudely rebacked in sheep, worn, lacking backstrip, broken and loose, 1805; and another, 4to (3)

Aeschylus. Tragoediae VII, edited by Piero Vettori & Henri Estienne, first complete edition, collation: a-f4 g-z8 A-B8 C-I4, title in Greek and Latin, text in Greek, woodcut printer's device to title, initial spaces with guide-letters, final leaf blank, some water-staining, occasional spotting, 18th century red morocco, gilt, spine in compartments, spine darkened and with ends chipped, corners worn, rubbed, small 4to (216 x 148mm.), [Geneva], Henri Estienne, 1557.⁂ First complete edition, with the Agamemnon published here in full for the first time, having been found in a manuscript in Florence by two of Vettori's pupils in around 1552.Provenance: Rev. G. Loggins, a gift from his pupil Francis P. Hulme. The volume was placed in the school library upon the death of Loggins by the order of Headmaster Dr. Wooll (ink inscriptions to front free endpaper). Literature: Adams A265bis; Gruys 6; Renouard, Estienne, 116:5; Schreiber, The Estiennes, 145.

Greece.- Antiquities.- Dodwell (Edward) A Classical and Topographical Tour Through Greece, 2 vol., folding engraved map, 2 errata leaves, 60 engraved plates only (of 66), 2 hand-coloured, 5 double-page, plate of 'Theatre at Megalopolis' misbound in vol.1, wood-engraved illustrations, advertisement leaf at end of vol.1, vol.1 with loosely-inserted 3pp. manuscript note dated 1836 concerning the excavations at Athens and discoveries of inscriptions regarding the Erechtheion, occasional foxing and offsetting, one or two plates frayed at edges, title of vol.1 torn and reinforced at inner margin, [Atabey 356; Blackmer 492], 1819 § Guthrie (Maria) A Tour Performed in the Years 1795-6, through The Taurida, or Crimea, the Antient Kingdom of Bosphorus, the Once-Powerful Republic of Tauric Cherson..., 2 folding engraved maps (one hand-coloured in outline and torn at folds), 3 engraved plates, 8 wood-engraved plates of coins (some misbound) and several illustrations in text, errata leaf at end, some foxing, [Atabey 546], 1802, first editions, uniform later cloth-backed boards, uncut, rubbed; and another, 4to (4)⁂ Dodwell was one of the most energetic of his generation of travellers. A great collector and archaeologist, he opened numerous tombs and kept much of their content. When he died he had 115 bronzes and over 140 vases. Maria Guthrie was headmistress of a school in St.Petersburg while her husband was physician to the naval cadets of the Imperial Corps. Her work describes the Greek and Roman antiquities along the coast of the Black Sea.

Whitgift (John, Archbishop of Canterbury) The Defense of the Aunswere to the Admonition against the Replie of T[homas]. C[artwright], mostly black letter, title within woodcut ornamental border, woodcut initials, 2D2 a cancel, light worming at beginning and end, S5 with internal tear and printing flaw affecting 2 or 3 words of text, ink ownership inscriptions to head of title, small rust-hole to 3G2 affecting 1 or 2 letters of text, last f. creased, occasional light marginal foxing, but a very good, clean copy generally, bound with a small part of a medieval manuscript "Corpus Juris Canonici" [c.1300] with interlinear and marginal glosses and two 17th century notes in another hand, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary calf over wooden boards, upper cover detached, worming to covers, chipping to extremities, [STC 25430], folio, by Henry Binneman, for Humfrey Toye, 1574.⁂ This issue with the A1r catchword "fence" and the errata on b8r. "The nub of the controversy [between Whitgift and Cartwright] was the question of scripture, whether in all circumstances and conditions it was binding... ." - ODNB. Provenance: Jacob Hemerford (inscription); M. H. Bloxam (inscription and bookplate).

Heliodorus, Bishop of Tricca. Historiae Aethiopicae libri decem, editio princeps, collation: a-z A-G4 H6, title in Greek and Latin, dedication in Latin, text in Greek, title and verso of otherwise blank final f. with woodcut printer's device, woodcut historiated initials, washed, crushed brown morocco, gilt, by C. Hardy, spine in compartments, small 4to (192 x 143mm.), Basel, Heirs of Johann Hervagius, 1534.⁂ Editio princeps of the earliest Greek romance. The Aethiopicae was first brought to light during the Renaissance in a manuscript from the library of Matthias Corvinus, which was found at the sack of Buda in 1526. The French dramatist Racine listed it amongst his favourite books, and when his copy was taken away from him at the Jansenist retreat of Port-Royal he was rumoured to have said that he did not care as he had already memorised it.Literature: Adams H174; VD 16 H 1673.

[Savile (Sir Henry)] Rerum Anglicarum scriptores post Bedam praecipuiex vetustissimis codiciibus manuscriptis nunc primum in lucem edit, first edition, general title with woodcut printer's device, 4 divisional titles within attractive woodcut architectural borders, large woodcut historiated and decorative initials and head- and tail-pieces, general title with portion cut away from foot, not affecting imprint, occasional browning, a few ff. closely shaved at head, 2 loose manuscript insertions by Matthew Bloxam, ink inscriptions to endpapers, later reverse calf, upper joint cracked, spine ends chipped, rubbing, [STC 21783], folio, G. Bishop, R. Nuberie, and R. Barker, 1596.⁂ This collection of chronicles and histories includes the text of Æthelweard's Chronicle; the only manuscript of which was almost entirely destroyed in the Cotton Library fire of 1731.Provenance: M. H. Bloxam (ink inscriptions and bookplate).

Percy (Thomas) Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript. Ballads and Romances, 3 vol., one of 50 large paper copies, folding frontispiece, contemporary vellum, spines gilt with brown and black morocco labels, a little soiled, covers spotted, 1867-68; and 2 others, The Trinity College Apocalypse facsimile with commentary, 4to & folio (5)

Wales.- Gilpin (William) Observations on the River Wye, and several parts of South Wales..., first edition, the author's own copy with 2 original oval watercolour drawings and additional colouring to the plates, half-title, title with note in the artist's hand "In this copy the prints have been all touched with the brush W.G." at head, 15 etched plates coloured by the artist, trimmed and mounted on blank grey leaves, the original drawings trimmed and tipped to front endpapers and each annotated in manuscript "this sketch belongs to the description in p.9", contemporary reversed calf with initials "W.G." to upper cover and border in blind, red roan label, rubbed, joints split, spine ends worn, [cf.Abbey Scenery 546, 1800 edition], 8vo, 1782⁂ The author's own copy of his first picturesque tour. The watercolours were not included as plates in the first edition but were in later ones, making a total of 17 plates. With contemporary ink inscriptions: "W.H.Harmer bought at the author's sale" (head of half-title); note by M.H.Bloxam "The author's own copy with his original drawings. This was purchased by me at a sale at Rugby and I gave for it the enormous sum of one penny" (front free endpaper).

Burlaeus (Gualtherus) [Walter Burley] De vita et moribus philosophorum [short edition], collation: [a6 b-i8 k6], 75 ff. (of 76, lacking initial blank), 35 lines, Gothic type, a few initials in pen and red or plain pen, initial strokes in red, initial blank replaced with a 15th century manuscript f. in a cursive hand 'Hic est gesta et dicta secundi phi.', rubricated recto, early ink marginalia in a few hands, including fingerposts, k5 repaired hole in text, k6 torn with significant loss to text and repaired, a few marginal repairs, water-stained, some spotting, 19th century boards, rubbed, folio (278 x 188mm.), [Nuremberg], Friedrich Creussner, 30 June, 1479.⁂ Rare edition at auction of this collection of ancient writers with excerpts, including Aristotle, Archimedes, Euripides, Homer, and Virgil. Walter Burley (c.1275-1344) English philosopher and logician and fellow of Merton College Oxford (until c.1310) and the Sorbonne. Provenance: 'Caesarei Collegii Soc; Jesu Prag.' (later ink inscription to head of a2); M.H. Bloxam (ink inscription to front free endpaper, dated January, 1842). Literature: BMC II, 451; Goff B-1321; GW 5787; HC 4124; Bod-inc B-612; BSB-Ink B-995; ISTC ib01321000.

Irish Language.- Prayers, beginning "In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit" and ending the same, manuscript in Irish and Latin, 280pp. excluding blanks, all but first title, titles and headlines in red ink, first f. lightly soiled, some water-staining in margins, some other marks in text, browned, later endpapers watermarked 1853, 19th century vellum, gilt borders, soiled and marked, r.e., sm. 4to, [Ireland], [c. 1780].

Bible, English. [The Holy Byble...], Bishops' version, third folio edition, black letter, New Testament title within elaborate woodcut border, woodcut initials and illustrations, lacking general title, map, plate, 13 preliminary ff., 3E4&5 and all after second O8, chipping and fraying to margins often affecting printed side-notes and some text, prelims with significant loss and tape repair, 2R1 with long tear and tape repair, 2I1, 2R8, 2S1, 3A1-3, 3D2, 3D7&8, second A2&4, B6, H4, H7, L1&6 with loss to text of varying degrees, 3I2 holed with loss to a few letters, 4A1 with significant portions torn away and with crude watercolour to verso, A1 to D3 and G8 to end with tape repairs to foot , occasional worming to inner margin, ink inscriptions to margins, occasionally over text, mostly in later hands, 4pp. manuscript titled "Prophesies relating to Popery 1754" inserted after second M4, notes laid down to front and rear pastedowns, contemporary calf over wooden boards rebacked, covers worn with loss, attractive colour drawings to inside rear cover, [Herbert 137; STC 2109], folio, [By Nevvgate market, next vnto Christes Churche, by Richarde Iugge, printer to the Queenes Maiestie], [1574]; sold not subject to return.⁂ Provenance: Robert and William Taylor (ink inscriptions).

Sandford (Francis) A Genealogical History of the Kings of England, and Monarchs of Great Britain, first edition, title in red and black, woodcut initials, 6 engraved plates and numerous full-page or vignette illustrations, with over 20 printed or manuscript insertions (both loose and bound) by Mathew Bloxam, Henry Bloxam or one or more of their ancestors (probably Rowland Rouse), occasional annotations, soiling, several tears, ink inscription to title, contemporary calf, spine defective, worn, [Wing S651], folio, Tho. Newcomb, 1677.⁂ Provenance: Henry Bloxam to Matthew H. Bloxam (ink inscription dated 1847).