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MAXIMILIAN I JOSEPH: (1756-1825) King of Bavaria 1806-25. D.S., Max-Joseph, one page, folio, Munich, 31st March 1818, in German. The partially engraved manuscript document is addressed to the Government of the Upper Main District and states that, as a result of their expert report and at the request of the Senior Board of Health, 'We have graciously decided to assign Dr [Georg] Steglehner as a tutor at the Bamberg Midwifery School with the regular salary of 300 thalers and as a surgeon at the Bamberg Penal Workhouse with the annual salary of 100 thalers' and that the functions will be concurrent with his other functions including his position as professor and prosector at the Bamberg State Medical School. Also bearing two countersignatures. Some light overall age wear and creasing, minor staining to the right edge and a small tear in the body of text, just affecting a couple of words but not the signature. G

WILHELM I: (1797-1888) King of Prussia 1861-88 and the first German Emperor 1871-88. D.S., Wilhelm, one page, large 4to, Berlin, 22nd March 1880, in German. The brief manuscript document is addressed to Corvette Captain von Werner in Kiel and confirms his appointment to Captain. With blank integral leaf. VG

CHARLES XV OF SWEDEN: (1826-1872) King of Sweden, and King of Norway as Charles IV, 1859-72. A good Autograph Manuscript in the King´s hand, one page, 4to, Stockholm, 30th July 1870, to Henri Fournier, in French. An important historical document, written by King Charles XV, listing to his correspondent the list of seaports closed to belligerent ships, stating in part `Interior of Waxhalm - Carlskrona Harbour.. and Oscarsborg at Christiania..´, with a second list beneath containing a short list of opened seaports `Gothemburg/Winga/ - Carlshamm - Landscrona..´. To the upper right corner, Fournier annotates in fountain pen ink small writing `Written note by the King, on his desk, on 30th July 1870, while talking to me.´ Bearing also two additional small annotations to the right borders by Fournier `seaports closed to belligerent ships´, and `open seaports´. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original envelope addressed to Mr.Fournier, French Minister. Bearing to the verso a royal red wax seal. Folded. VG   The present manuscript document was written by King Charles XV only twelve days after France declaration of war against Prussia, which started with the Franco-Prussian War.Hugues Marie Henri Fournier (1821-1898) French Diplomat, Ambassador to Sweden 1862-71.

GUSTAF V: (1858-1950) King of Sweden 1907-50. D.S., Gustaf R, as King, one page, folio, Stockholm Palace, 11th May 1928, in French. The manuscript document is addressed to [Antanas Smetona] the President of Lithuania and states, in part, 'Animated by the wish to allow no break in the cordial relations which exist between Sweden and Lithuania, We have decided to accredit to You, as Our Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, M. de Reutersward (Carl, Reinhold, Patrik), who has up to now been the Swedish Charge d'Affaires in Vienna. The high qualities which this representative possesses, his zeal and devotion to duty are a guarantee of the care which he will take to win Your esteem and Your goodwill, and thus to merit Our approval. It is in this conviction that We ask You to accord him a favourable welcome…..' Countersigned at the foot by Eliel Lofgren (1872-1940) Swedish Politician, Minister for Foreign Affairs 1926-28. Some light discoloration to the edges, only very slightly affecting the text but not the King's signature. About VG Carl Reinhold Patrik Reutersward (1885-1963) Swedish Diplomat.

GEORGE III: (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. D.S., George R, (a 'mad' example), as King, at the head, three pages, folio, Court at Saint James's, 2nd June 1808. The manuscript document is a License relating to John Tulloch and states, in part, 'To all commanders of Our Ships of War and Privateers…..Greeting, whereas John Tulloch hath humbly represented unto us on Behalf of Edward Wynne Commander of the American Ship Father & Sons and sundry British Merchants that they are desirous of obtaining Our Royal Licence to Import from Alicant or any Port or Ports in Spain not blockaded to any of the Ports of Our United Kingdom Four Cargoes…..of such articles as are allowed by Our order……the said vessels may proceed from the Port they lie in Ballast or partly laden with heavy Goods to other Ports not Blockaded to compleat their cargoes or to take the whole of their cargoes on Board where they be & be permitted to make use of any Belligerent or Neutral Dominants……& that on their arrival at this Kingdom the Masters be Permitted to…..return with their Vessels & Crews to any Port not Blockaded. We taking the Promises into our Royal Consideration are graciously pleased to grant Our License…..provided that….the said vessels shall be Spanish & that they depart from any one Port in Spain where they may load…..or where part of the Cargoes consist of Barilla…..to any other Ports between Cape Palos & Cape Nao…..& to proceed from thence with their Cargoes…..to any of the Ports of Our United Kingdom upon condition that if any Part of the Cargoes of either of the said Vessels consist of Wines the Merchant Importer of the said Wines shall (if the Port of Destination be to the Eastward of Plymouth) enter into proper Security by Bond to be taken in the Office of Our Privy Council…….This Our Licence to remain in Force for Six months……' Countersigned ('Hawkesbury') at the conclusion by Robert Jenkinson (1770-1828) 2nd Earl of Liverpool, British Prime Minister 1812-27, Home Secretary 1804-06, 1807-09. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some light overall age wear and a couple of small, minor tears to the edges of the folds, only very slightly affecting one word of text but not the signature, otherwise VG

[MOROCCO]: MATRA JAMES: (1746-1806) American Sailor and Diplomat who had accompanied James Cook on his voyage to Botany Bay in 1770. Matra served as His Majesty's Consul General at Tangier from 1786-1806. Manuscript draft of an A.L., unsigned, five pages, folio, Bay of Gibraltar, 3rd February 1789, to a Secretary of State. Matra explains that, due to the severe weather conditions of the season, he was unable to attend a meeting with the Emperor of Morocco until the 26th December and, on the morning of that day, received a message via the Foreign Secretary from the Emperor to be read in the presence of all the consuls, continuing, in part, 'No changes, no revolutions ought to surprise a man who is conversant with this country…..notwithstanding this capacious language I was determined to proceed to Mequinez: I knew that if the real causes of the inconsistent message were possible to be learned I could only discover them there. Whatever information I met with on the road was extremely discouraging. It was likewise my opinion that in the present unhappy situation of the British court His Majesty's ministers would wish to avoid an immediate rupture with the Emperor of Morocco…..When I arrived at Mequinez the place appointed for my reception was inconvenient and wretched…..Soon after my arrival at Mequinez I found that a courier from Spain had brought to the Emperor the melancholy intelligence of our Sovereign's Indisposition: and that we were to expect the most hostile measures from the Moorish court from the supposition that we could not, in our present situation, resent them as they might deserve. I was also informed of a letter on our publick and great misfortune….which had been sent from the Emperor to the French King…..It's two first paragraphs requested the French to conduct the two Frigates to Constantinople which the English had constantly refused to convey thither; and desired to know, if he went to war with us, whether his enemies would be permitted to sell their prizes in the French ports. I likewise found that the Court of Mequinez was acquainted with the bad success of our negotiation with Algiers…..I heard that he [the Emperor] had received a supply of what he most needed, 800 Barrels of Gun Powder…..he daily expected a 1000 more, which were procured by a merchant at Gibraltar…..It was my business to gain time: I got a letter conveyed to the favourite Empress and I tried every avenue to an improvement……the Minister, however, advised me to procrastinate as long as possible my interview with the Emperor and to be content for the present with his general impressions of friendship, if I was fortunate enough to procure even them……By the intervention of a faithful female messenger I, at length, prevailed with Lella Dowya, the Empress, to efface prejudicial impressions from the mind of the Emperour, and to represent to him the situation of our Government in an advantageous Light. As I chose to give her influence a little time to operate, in my Conference with the ministers, I plainly told them that I could not with Decency make that object a matter of negociation which had been peremptorily rejected by my Sovereign, and that I wished to defer a more explicit unfolding of my sentiments, till I was honoured with an audience by the Emperour. This mighty object I obtained on the 6th January……By plying him [the Emperor] opportunely with much adulation, and some invention…..I flattered myself that I had softened, and half conciliated him……The audience closed with a very auspicious appearance; the Emperour ordered me to attend on the next day when Talo Hooderani…..would acquaint me with his demands……It was…..proposed to me that I should……be the receiver of his I. Majesty's Dutie at Tetuan and Tangier and that I should invest the produce in Gun Powder. A negative to this offer surely demanded a little hesitation…..I at length agreed that I should dispatch a letter from the Emperour to His Britanick Majesty from Gibraltar with my own hand. One day, as I was crossing the Garden, I was called to a private audience. The Emperour, in consequence of the influence of his favourite wife, behaved to me on this occasion with great kindness and warmly promised me every instance of his friendship…..It was evident, from his conversation, that he expected a more liberal acknowledgement for the seamen whom he had restored to us in the last summer. He expressed a wish for some tea, in the boxes, as it immediately comes from China, and for some sweet meats - with both these articles I have engaged to oblige him. His avarice, and his love of toys, prompted him to observe to me, that I was the only Englishman, in my situation, who had never presented him with a watch, though it was well known that he very much liked such specimens of ingenuity. I was so closely pressed that I could not avoid promising him one. After several meetings on this subject, his I.M. chose a machine…..It will cost far less than the watch that we must have sent him if he had directly chosen a watch. The remaining conversation closed agreeably:- he promised me…..such a restoration of our Treaty as would give me perfect satisfaction……I expressed my strong dislike of a part of the…..style of his letter to his Majesty to which I procured some degree of softening; but he who is delicate with regard to decorum will never do any thing important in this country…..I was inflexibly determined not to receive my papers under the despicable sanction of the imperial seal. This seal……is shamefully prohibited:- for 50 Dollars he will affix it to anything. I insisted on the signature of the Emperour's own hand, which, with much difficulty…..I obtained. A letter was at length given to me from the Emperour to my Sovereign, adjusted with at least some improvement in point of propriety. It was signed by the Emperour and…..I believe it contains the only apology that the Emperour of Morocco ever made? Having settled all my business as effectually and expeditiously as unfortunate circumstances and absurd people would permit, I left Mequinez on the 13th of January…..Permit me to assure your Lordship, in justice to myself, and without exaggeration, that we are now extricated from difficulties in our connexion with the Emperour of Morocco, with more national advantage and credit than are commonly obtained, in delicate emergencies, by the other states of Europe…..' A letter of fascinating content providing a first hand account of the intrigues and influences of the court of Morocco. Some light overall age wear and a few small tears and minor areas of paper loss to the edges of some folds, G

[MOROCCO]: MATRA JAMES: (1746-1806) American Sailor and Diplomat who had accompanied James Cook on his voyage to Botany Bay in 1770. Matra served as His Majesty's Consul General at Tangier from 1786-1806. Small archive of seven contemporary manuscript drafts of letters from Matra, unsigned, twenty seven pages (total), mainly folio, n.p. (Tangier), 1803-04, to Charles Yorke. Matra writes on various diplomatic issues, stating, in part, 'I had the honour to transmit an account of the proceedings here in consequence of the capture of the Moorish Frigate by the Americans…….no directions were given to use force, this order was evaded, but was followed by one to send him [Mr. Simpson, the American Consul] off immediately by force if necessary, they went so far as to threaten to violate the privileges of the Swedish House where Mr. Simpson then was; the dispute was finished by placing a guard on the American House until an answer arrived from the Emperor……H.I.M. disapproved of the treatment he had received & assured him of his protexions & friendship; the Orders to the Moorish Commanders were doubted or attributed to mistake…..In the midst of this African shuffle the mask was torn off by the arrival of a courier on the night of the 16 from Mogodore, to inform us that on the 1st inst., Orders from the Emperor arrived there to seize on all Americans & their Property, in consequence of which a Brig then unloading & her crew were taken. The consul found means next day to acquaint the Commodore with this; as in this case there would be no misspelling, nor blunders of the Governor of Tangier he left the Bay immediately……shortly after the Guard was removed from the American House. By the same courier came a private letter for the American Consul from the Minister in which he told him that if the Frigate were not here when the Emperor arrived, he did not know what would happen. I have no doubt….but that this negotiation will terminate agreeably to the Emperor's wishes…..& to recover his Frigate he will be all gentleness……a Letter was given to one of my servants in the street by a stranger who did not know as he said whence he had it, it was……unsigned, but by a known mark I saw it was from the Minister. He seemed something ashamed of what was going on, assured me that the Emperor would march direct for this place……& promised that whatever I pointed my finger to, either for myself or the nation, would be granted immediately' (20th September 1803; accompanied by a contemporary manuscript translation of a letter from Sultan Mulay Suleiman to Consuls in Tangier), 'H.I.M. did not lodge in the Castle as usual, but encamped on a mountain…..during the whole of his stay here it was one continual gale of wind & shower of rain…..we were called to our first audiences separately, they were as usual very short, being merely complimentary & for the sole purpose of giving a Present, business never being mentioned on such occasions…..Shortly after all the Consuls were dispatched the American Commodore…..had an audience of the Emperor…….The Emperor gave an Order to deliver up the American Brig seized in Mogadore & was promised in return his Frigate taken by them…..No satisfaction was given, nor none demanded for the sudden & unprovoked hostility of the Moors, nor for the violent treatment of the American Consul. Had the War continued it was the American plan to declare the whole coast blockaded, except the export of live stock for Gibraltar, Spain & Portugal; had it gone to that extremity there would have been a complete revolution in this Country' (17th October 1803), '…..there has been communicated to me by authority, but as a Secret, a proposal of the Catholick King to cede to the Emperor the three places Spain holds on the coast in the Mediterranean…..to be paid for in Corn, to be shipped free from Duty. As the Houses in these Provinces are private property being built by the Inhabitants, the King considers it as just that his Subjects should receive some compensation for abandoning them which he proposes to pay by the Money which otherwise would go to the Emperor for Duties. This plan does not exactly meet the Emperor's ideas…….Spain has been so often deceived, & both Parties are so suspicious of each other that it will be very difficult to close the agreement……To the Emperor it is the greatest acquisition he can make, it would considerably increase his influence with the secondary Powers of Europe, particularly those of the Mediterranean' (18th October 1803), '……a Courier was sent to the Emperor with what I understood to be the final resolution of the Catholick King……I yet know nothing more of the answer he brought than that is not satisfactory……The Spaniards seem persuaded that they will succeed, but upon what grounds I cannot conjecture……During the negotiation…..it has been roundly asserted that the Court of Madrid did actually promise to……the late Emperor's Ambassador to give up the three settlements in dispute for nothing……That has been checked: nothing can be more incorrect…..I have before this mentioned the variations that have been made here in the value of the current coin: it had gone so far that the Spanish Dollar was coined into thirteen & a half ounces & occasionally fourteen, although each ounce should of right be worth eight pence English……were soon out of circulation as most of what were not absorbed in the Treasury were buried & rather than take the wretched copper coin, all publick payment to the Treasury which hitherto was made in Spanish money was now paid in ounces' (3rd February 1804), 'This part of the country has been held in a state of the greatest anxiety for near a month past respecting the fate of the Emperor…….H.I.M. was for more than three weeks dangerously ill: reports were for some time spread in the neighbourhood of Morocco that he was dead, to avoid the ill consequences of which he was obliged to appear in publick before he was in a proper state to do so……The long promised Present from the States of America has been delivered: one hundred Land Gun Carriages……they are remarkably well finished, of Oak, with Iron Axletrees. They were ordered at Washington so soon as it was known that the Emperor had attacked their commerce but the vessel which was freighted to bring them out had a long passage by stopping at a French Port with Dispatches for their Ambassador was embargoed for three months……The Spanish negotiation lingers without the least prospect of a favourable termination…..The Emperor is still at Morocco, but having no person of business about him little attention is paid to foreign affairs…..' (17th March 1804), 'For some time past we were all under much uncertainty respecting the fate of the Emperor…..A Moor came in privately from the South to assure me that Mulay Suleiman was dead……which was strengthened by some obscure whispers among the Chief Moors. I had sufficient reason for supposing that if it had been true, I should have received a speedy account of the event from a much more interesting quarter, yet there were some circumstances that gave an air of probability to it.' (23rd April 1804). An archive of letters containing interesting content relating to various Moroccan issues. Some light overall age wear, otherwise VG, 7 Charles Philip Yorke (1764-1834) British Politician who served as Home Secretary 1803-04.

[MOROCCO]: MATRA JAMES: (1746-1806) American Sailor and Diplomat who had accompanied James Cook on his voyage to Botany Bay in 1770. Matra served as His Majesty's Consul General at Tangier from 1786-1806. Small archive of nine contemporary manuscript drafts of letters from Matra, unsigned, thirty five pages (total), folio, n.p. (Tangier), June - December 1804, to Earl Camden. Matra writes a series of diplomatic letters in which he makes references to Napoleon, French espionage and other matters, stating, in part, 'I believe it will appear Sir that the restless ambition of Buonaparte is not content with disturbing of Europe, but that he seriously means in his leisure moments to attempt something in this country. Towards the close of last summer a Passenger landed here from…..Spain; about 30 years of age, he was in the Turkish dress & called himself Ali Bey, a Syrian, but he spoke not a word of Arabick. His story was that when he was an infant his Father & Family took refuge in England…..since he grew up his time has been employed in travelling through England, France & Spain. I have always observed here that the more absurd the Tale the more readily it was believed by Moors……yet this man had not been twenty four hours in the Country before he was suspected to be a Brother of the Corsicans, & still all over the Country he goes by no other name than Bonaparte…….he was asked if he wanted anything from the Emperor; he answered no, he was very rich & only desired to return to, and spend his days, in the religion of his ancestors…..About the middle of September he received from Cadiz forty cases, two of which were filled with mathematical instruments, the others contained such articles as are usually given at this Court as Presents…..The whole was consigned to the Spanish Arsenal. About this time he solicited my acquaintance considering him as an adventurer……The Emperor arrived shortly after with whom he went to Mequinez & we never met, which at that time I did not much regret, as we had here…..a man decorated with the Order of the White Eagle…..by the late Ali Bey of Egypt, who had been sent young as a Hostage to St. Petersburgh, & by an Empress of the Greek Church, brought up in the Catholick Religion. I believed him to be a Polish Jew…..who had taken up a trade he was no means qualified for & I concluded that this second Ali Bey was one of the same cast……On his arrival Mr. Goblot the Spanish Vice Consul & Secretary visited him & generally was with him every evening at what time all the Servants & Interpreters were put out & the Room shut……Goblot is a French man, but he has been near thirty years in the Spanish Service……In his [the Syrian's] journey to Mequinez under the very eye of the Emperor, he sounded all the Rivers, measured their breadth & examined the roads & mountains with the accuracy of a Quarter Master General…..The Moors are petrified…..The Emperor seems blinded by his piety & charities…..& by the very valuable Present he made him……yet I believe that H.I.M. is not altogether without his suspicions…..I conclude…..he can surely be no common traveller……that he is immediately an Agent for Spain I cannot readily believe because there is scarce any temporal advantage which……would induce the Court of Madrid to send a Christian here……Much is not easily to be done against a man who has such a command of money, & parts with it so readily as he does, but I will lose something on him. His principal Servants & Interpreters are Jews & I know that I can command the Services of the Jewish Priesthood in Morocco…..& I hope in the course of the summer to have him completely surrounded' (6th June 1804), 'Until about a week past there was every reason to expect a civil war of the most serious consequences. H.I.M., who was in Mequinez, for reasons not distinctly understood here had a dispute with the Udaya, a most powerful tribe who cover a great extent of Territory' (18th July 1804), 'I have the honour to inform Your Lordship that for a month past an attack by this country on the commerce of America was considered as certain. The Emperor had loaded one of his Frigates…..in the Pass given by the American Consul there was a prohibition for the ships entering any Port blockaded by the United States…….I believe My Lord there has been for a long time past very considerable intrigues here on the part of Spain to procure a revolution, as under the present Emperor there is no probability that they will obtain any corn from this country….' (25th August 1804), 'I have this morning received official notice from the Emperor that it is his intention to send a Person to London with a considerable sum of Money to purchase certain articles and I am requested to assist him…..to procure good Bills of Exchange……the sum I believe will be nearly two hundred thousand Mexicos' (18th September 1804), 'The danger I most apprehend arises from the disposition of the Emperor, which is a secret to none of the Parties. It is impossible to detest anything more than Mulay Suleiman does the Jewish Butchers of Gibraltar, whom he has described to myself as a set of Rascals enriched at his expense. He certainly has not much more love for us……we are the only nation who get anything from him, & he would be glad……to be rid of us…..The state of Health in Gibraltar and the main parts of Spain has caused a most rigorous Quarantine to be established here; but I have after a little struggle obtained a continuance of the supply for the Garrison…..all subject to the usual laws of Quarantine' (29th September 1804), 'I had a long conversation……I then learnt for the first time that the Emperor expected we would make him a Present of two Ships. I did not lose one moment to employ the strongest, but most decent language I could, utterly to destroy every hope of that nature……A very long experience has taught me the full value of such promises, yet when the state of Gibraltar became so deplorable….I wrote directly & solely to himself…..I told him plainly that if our Army was reduced the Spaniards who were in force at the lines were not such blockheads as to let the Peace stand in the way of such an acquisition as Gibraltar…..The opposition I meet with in this business is astonishing. Of course nothing is…..openly…..said, but every street & alley in the place is filled with whispers of the danger I am leading the country into' (20th October 1804), 'Of Bin Tab I know nothing personally……but I have a sufficient knowledge of his character from many who have associated with him in Portugal, Spain & Italy; he is a merchant & man of pleasure, and having lived much with the Christians, his manners are more polished than those of any other man of this country, As to other points I suppose he is a complete Moor as I have never known a change of life make any real change in the national character of these People……he generally keeps an open table where ever he is, & is reckoned a good judge of wine, of which he is very fond……of the English he knows much more than he is willing people should suppose' (21st October 1804), 'I have had the honour to mention to your Lordship the demand formerly made by this country on the American Consul for a Passport for a Moorish Vessel to convey a Present of Corn to Tripoly, then blockaded by the Americans, and its refusal……The Governor sent a message to the Consul which he insisted should be delivered before witnesses. 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[MOROCCO]: MATRA JAMES: (1746-1806) American Sailor and Diplomat who had accompanied James Cook on his voyage to Botany Bay in 1770. Matra served as His Majesty's Consul General at Tangier from 1786-1806. Archive of twenty six contemporary manuscript drafts of letters from Matra, unsigned, eighty six pages (total), mainly folio (a few 4to), n.p. (Tangier), 1801-03, to Lord Pelham. Matra writes a series of diplomatic letters, with various references to the activities of Jews in Morocco and their relationship with the Emperor, a possible invasion by the French, stating, in part, 'The two cargoes are estimated at two hundred thousand Dollars, most of which according to custom the Jew I suppose has purchased at a long credit, and by a bankruptcy in consequence of the Emperor's proceedings will defraud the London traders of the whole' (1st August 1801), 'In consequence of Your Grace's secret and confidential letter of the 18th July I wrote to this Court again to apprise them of the dangers of the French & Spaniards against this Country and to impress as forcibly as I could on the Emperor's mind……His Majesty's…..exertions for restoring Egypt to the authority of its lawful sovereign…..I am confident that the Emperor sees his danger……however….(does)…..rely a good deal on the recent & positive assurances to the contrary which he has received from the Catholick King: although when I was last at Court……I dwelt much on the constant denial of the French……and he is no stranger to the humiliating state of Spain which obliges that Power to write or say whatever the French may order……It is rather a general opinion here My Lord with the Moors that it is Algiers which the enemy mean to attack……& that throughout the Kingdom of Algiers every Moor & every Jew are ready to join them…….Under any other Government than the Present, the produce of this Country which might include nearly all the Articles of Commerce required in Europe would amply compensate for the expense of Conquest…..I am persuaded My Lord that a most considerable majority of the People of this Country would rejoice if it were conquered……What causes much suspicion here of the designs of the Enemy, even among the Christian agents, is that the Spanish, French & Dutch consuls who left the country with the others on account of the Plague have declined returning' (16th September 1801), 'I hope Sir that our merchants will not lose so much as they fear they shall; it is not very probable that a Stranger & a Barbary Jew could obtain credit in London to the amount of the two Cargoes, nor, considering the funds that he certainly carried with him, could he stand in need of such credit…..I believe that this Jew is not in such penury pleads & so far from intending to satisfy his creditors, has formed a plan to dupe many more……He doubtless will obtain all the papers he asks from the Emperor, and in a City abounding in Commercial Speculators like London may find many to rely on Barbary faith' (18th September 1801), 'I am sorry to inform Your Lordship that I have certain accounts that the Yellow Fever has again appeared in the City of Madeira……I suspect with some violence. I am told that a double cordon is round the city' (2nd October 1801), 'I had the honour to receive Your Lordships letters…..enclosing the Preliminaries of Peace with the French Republick…..I shall take a favourable opportunity to inform the Emperor of the consideration of the two Danish vessels supposed to belong to his Jew……and as I am authorised to give him an official answer on the subject I apprehend no difficulty' (21st November 1801), 'I have the honour to inform Your Lordship that…..an order came from the Emperor that the Dutch Counsel and his Family should leave this Country immediately & not return until the States sent him an Ambassador…..I am privately assured that it has been notified to the American Counsel that if his Country does not send an Ambassador by the first of next April, on that day he must leave Barbary' (12th December 1801), 'The Emperor arrived here…..At the Publick audience of the different Vice Consuls…..he particularly distinguished the English and told the Governor that as he preferred them to all other nations, the most particular attention must be shown to their interest. The Commerce requested payment for the merchandise which they had imported for the private use of the Emperor, the unsettled claim of which amounted to fifty seven thousand Mexicos. H.I.M. enquired if the English were concerned in the debt & expressed his pleasure at being answered in the negative' (13th December 1801), 'H.I.M. says that the Jews were not worth an ounce, until employed by the Governor of Mogadore as receivers of the publick Revenue; that their commerce was carried on with the publick money…..for the truth of all this the Emperor appeals & I really believe with foundation, to the whole commerce of Mogadore. H.I.M. declares it impossible for any man to believe that a strange Jew would suddenly get such credit in London; that he has only seized on what belonged to his Treasury, and now having no farther demands against the Jew he pardons him……During the war H.I.M. applied to the Merchants…..for a quantity of Gun Powder, not liking the commissions they excused themselves on account of the war, that plea being at an end he has sent them word that if the Powder does not come out immediately he will put them all in irons. Fortunately we have no Englishmen concerned……' (23rd December 1801), 'The French….received orders from Paris to acquaint this Court with the convention between France & the Italian Republick; to demand…..they should be respected equally…..I was told the Emperor hesitated at a good deal, but finally complied with the whole demand. Admiral de Winton who has been so long expected here, has passed the straights on his return without noticing this country. Our information of this was casual, by a Spanish smuggling boat from Cadiz when the Squadron had been forced by a gale of wind. As that was not generally known the Dutch Counsel sent to inform the Emperor…..' (14th April 1803), 'H.I.M. sent a messenger to me requesting that I would embrace some means of having him conveyed by Sea to Alexandria as he was going on business of great consequence to Cairo, and I am to let him know on what day he leaves Gibraltar. I sent him over last night in hope that His Royal Highness may have an opportunity of sending him to Malta where there may be vessels either direct for Alexandria or to some of the near Ports on the Coast of Syria' (4th May 1803), 'Shortly after the Treaty of Amiens there was a general opinion here received from all parts of Europe that the Turkish Empire was to be divided; and in a short time the whole of this country had an idea that so soon as one Treaty was signed the French had proposed another to us against the world for general division and plunder, by which the Turkish Empire was to be annihilated…..' (13th June 1803), 'I have frequently had the honour to mention to Your Lordship the state of the American business here. The Present promised last summer has never appeared…..The Emperor ceased from all application to the Consul but determined on what he would do when prepared. To complete his ill humour, the Tripoly ship which sailed from Gibraltar as his property & with a Pass from the American Consul, is taken & carried into Malta.  DUE TO RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE SALEROOM THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS LOT CAN NOT BE DISPLAYED HERE.FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT IAA EUROPE DIRECTLY

YAKOVLEV ALEXANDER: (1923-2005) Soviet Politician & Historian, regarded as the 'godfather of glasnost' for his role as the intellectual force behind Mikhail Gorbachev's reform programme of glasnost and perestroika. Two different signed Christmas greetings cards, each of the slim oblong 8vo cards featuring colour designs to the covers, one with a printed greeting in Cyrillic to the inside. Both are signed by Yakovlev in bold black ink and feature manuscript greetings in English in an unidentified hand, one with the ambassador's personal printed visiting card neatly mounted to the inside. VG to EX, 2

NECKER JACQUES: (1732-1804) Swiss Banker & Finance Minister 1777-81 under Louis XVI. Some of his decisions have been later considered as critical in creating social conditions which contributed to the outbreak of the French Revolution. An excellent Autograph Letter with historical content by Necker, three pages, 4to, [Coppet], 11th August [1794], in French. The letter is addressed to a French noble who went in exile escaping from the terror. A violent attack manifesto against Robespierre by Necker, expressing his thoughts in this manuscript letter about Robespierre´s execution. Robespierre was guillotined two weeks before the present letter was written. Necker states in part `I was not aware of this…that the tyrants weapons had killed your brother.. Alas, will there ever be an end to so many evils?…´, and referring to Robespierre `.. I have less concern since the scoundrel is gone, he seemed reveling with the blood and with the crime. The National Convention seems since that moment being less terrible.. but I am shaking thinking in the moment that they will realize that its ferocity was its strength..´ Necker further refers to the situation in Geneva and states `.. all Genevese have been told to supply an inventory of their belongings and fortune and we cannot  predict yet what kind of tax they will have to pay. We should be out of Geneva but nobody can get out… it is still the same brigands who are commanding..´ Very small overall minor creasing, with small professional repair to the fold, otherwise about VG

KELLERMANN FRANÇOIS CHRISTOPHE: (1735-1820) Marshal of France, Duc de Valmy. An excellent Autograph Manuscript Signed twice by Marshal Kellerman, to the heading `François Christophe de Kellermann, Duc de Valmy, Marechal et Pair de France´, and at the base of the autograph document `Le Marechal de Kellermann, Duc de Valmy, Pair de France´, one page, 4to, Luneville, 9th July 1818, in French. The document bears two attractive ink stamps and one blind embossed seal, and at the base a red wax seal in good condition. Kellermann grants a power of attorney to his secretary Mr. Beraud, stating that he is residing in Paris at the Rue St. Dominique, and authorizing him to receive the payment of dividends on his behalf. The document bears a watermark. VG

An ancient Egyptian bronze figure of Osiris,Third Intermediate Period, 9th century BCE, on a fitted oak plinth, bearing a manuscript label to the base inscribed 'Bronze statuette of Osiris, Judge of the Dead, Excavated at Abydos, Lord Amherst's coll. No. 201',total 16cm high Condition report: A little worn and cracked.

Cameos.- Liberotti Impronte, 5 vol., 174 plaster cameos mounted in double-sided boxes opening as books, a few cameos loose, one or two cracked, contents in manuscript on pastedowns, contemporary half vellum, spines gilt with morocco labels, rubbed, some labels chipped, two lacking, 8vo, [?Rome], [c.1820].⁂ A souvenir of the Grand Tour, depicting famous sculptures and works of art in relief as miniature plaster casts, from classical sculpture to Canova.

Ornament.- Elliot (A.) A Study of Ornament, a composite [?] architectural student's album with over 20 pp. of manuscript text on the history of ornament, the text illustrated with numerous small original vignette diagrams tipped in, followed with over 100 further original illustrations pasted onto album leaves thereafter, including five folding diagrams of the architectural orders, pen and inks, pencil, some fully finished in watercolour, pencil inscription to front free endpaper 'a study of Ornament by/ A. Elliot', one sheet with watermark date '1869', various sizes, the folding diagrams each approx. 450 x 310 mm (17 3/4 x 12 1/4 in), and smaller, some loosely inserted in album, handling creases, finger-soiling and surface dirt throughout, Ex Libris blind stamp of 'Derek Gair Gibson', contemporary half calf, spine gilt, rebacked, worn, folio, [circa 1870].

Ptolomaeus (Claudius) Cosmographia, first edition, collation: aa10, bb8-1, a10, b-g8, h10, A-F8, G10. 142 of [143] leaves, lacking fol. aa1 blank. text in single column, 39 lines, type: 102R, finely hand-painted initials alternately in red or blue, that on aa8 verso with extension, seven-line blank space on aa1 recto, rubricated in red and blue, capital letters touched with yellow, 4 woodcut diagrams, two small wormholes to blank outer margin of first leaf repaired, without any loss, occasional light foxing, front and rear flyleaves both reinforced at an early date with a fragment from a manuscript, pencilled bibliographical notes on rear pastedown, contemporary wooden boards, one (of two) original oyster clasps preserved, spine covered in calf, with three raised bands, a few wormholes to covers, loss to top corner of upper cover, head and foot of joints slightly worn, preserved in suede-lined black morocco drop-back box by Boichot, folio (304 x 205mm.), Vicenza, Hermann Liechtenstein, 13 September 1475.⁂ An exceptional, and unsophisticated copy, with wide margins of the first edition of the most celebrated geographical treatise of classical antiquity. An edition of the greatest rarity, and a monumental achievement of geographical knowledge and a cornerstone of the European tradition. The Latin Ptolemy of 1475 was issued from the printing house established in Vicenza by the German printer Hermann Liechtenstein, also known by his surname 'Leuilapis'. A native of Cologne, he began his career as a printer in Vicenza, publishing the undated Historiae by Orosius in 1475, as well as the first edition of Ptolemy, completed on 13 September. Ptolemy's Geographia is one of the first books ever printed in Vicenza, where printing was first introduced in the spring of 1474 by Leonardus Achates de Basilea. The present work, divided into eight books, was produced by Ptolemy in the second century AD and describes the known inhabited world (or oikoumene), divided into three continents: Europe, Libye (or Africa), and Asia. Book i provides details for drawing a world map with two different projections (one with linear and the other with curved meridians), while Books ii-vii list the longitude and latitude of some 8,000 locations, Book vii concludes with instructions for a perspectival representation of a globe. In Book viii Ptolemy breaks down the world map into twenty-six smaller areas and provides useful descriptions for cartographers. The work was brought to Italy from Constantinople around 1400, and its translation into Latin was made by Jacopo Angeli (or Angelo da Scarperia) in Florence between 1406 and 1409. He was a pupil of Manuel Chrysoloras (ca. 1350-1415), the exiled Byzanthine scholar who had possibly begun the translation himself, on the basis of a hitherto unidentified Greek manuscript. Angelo's translation is mainly based on a composite text deriving from two different manuscripts. This volume was edited by Angelus Vadius and Barnabas Picardus and contains only the text of Ptolemy's Geographia. No maps were issued in this first edition of 1475, which were probably not present in the manuscript which served as copy-text, and the only illustrations included are the three diagrams in chapter xxiv of Book i (fols. bb5v, bb6v, and bb7v), showing the 'modus designandi in tabula plana', and that on fol. F3, depicting the Polus antarcticus. The first illustrated edition of Ptolemy appeared in Bologna in 1477, under the title of Cosmographia and supplemented with copperplates drawn and engraved by the famous illuminator Taddeo Crivelli. The Latin edition of this landmark geographical text enjoyed wide and enduring popularity. The editio princeps in Greek appeared in Basel only in 1533, and the circulation of the Latin text throughout Europe in the fifteenth century greatly influenced (both directly and indirectly) the shaping of the modern world. As Angeli writes at the end of his dedication: "Now, I repeat now, let us listen to Ptolemy himself speaking in Latin". Literature: HC 13536*; GW M36388; BMC vii, 1035; IGI 8180; Goff P-108; Flodr Ptolomaeus, 1; Sander 5973.Provenance: French bookseller's typed description to front pastedown.

Oxford Antiquary.- Wood (Anthony [Anthony à Wood], antiquary, 1632-95) De priorat Walingford com: Berks, ordinis Benedicti, manuscript copy of an extract from Wood's notes on Wallingford Priory, and with 2 of Wood's autograph notes in the margins ("another of this is as I rememb[er] in ye greatest (?) bundell of Wallingford writings"), 4pp., pen and ink sketch of a seal, first f. small tear with loss of corner affecting a few letters, also a cut across a few lines of text but with no loss, folds, some slight creasing, browned, unbound, folio, marginal note at head dated 1668.⁂ Anthony Wood's researches for William Dugdale's Monasticon Anglicanum.An interesting manuscript illustrating the process by which Dugdale put together the Monasticon Anglicanum, volume by volume. Wood was a great admirer of the work, and these pages are part of his freely and spontaneously offered contributions for a third volume of the Monasticon (new edition, vol. III, London, 1821, p. 280, no. iii, Ex ipso autogr., penes Anth. Wood Oxon). From the marginal notes, he names the sources - and he was himself the owner of most of these texts (now in the Bodleian Library), all for Holy Trinity Priory, Wallingford. One, however, is from the archives of Corpus Christi College, Oxford - and he has noted in the margin of the fourth side in his own hand: "Inter euidentias Coll. C.C. Oxon. in pix. 7. Clearly Wood sent the bifolium to Dugdale, who selected and printed what he considered to be the most interesting items from the manuscript.

Yorkshire Wool and Worsted Industry.- [Memorandum and notebook of a South Yorkshire cloth merchant], manuscript, c. 390pp., 140 pen and ink illustrations and figures of machinery and technical developments in the woollen industry, some ink deletions and splash marks, browned in places, original blue paper wrappers, within contemporary card or vellum covers, worn and defective, 4to, dated in text 1772-73.⁂ "4 of ye drunkenst towns in England is has Bradford & Hallifax Hudersfield and Rochdale and are 4 verrey great towns of trade in ye wosted and woollen manufacktorey"... "Ye Leeds broods and Hudersfield goods sells verey deare according to quallity now in 1772 ye trade goes so brisk to America that ye cloathmakears gets money fast now there is such a demand for goods and ye broods for bath coattins goes stark mad."An interesting manuscript, evidently compiled by a South Yorkshire cloth merchant, its contents includes commentaries on the state of the market (London, local and export) financial calculations, wages, food, and other aspects of a merchant's life in the late eighteenth century. The manuscript makes mention of various towns in the north of England, including, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Leeds, and Halifax, but also further afield to Manchester, Rochdale, Blackburn etc.Provenance: Supposedly "found inside a concealed cupboard behind a fireplace which was discovered during a house demolition" in Leeds.

Yorkshire.- Catalogue of the Books at Hornby Castle, manuscript, ink on paper, containing a Library Catalogue, Study Catalogue and Print Table, titles are listed in alphabetical order with shelf number, volume, size, place and date, contemporary half morocco, paper watermarked 'Joynson 1820', rubbing to spine and corners, 4to, 1859 [c.1860].

Ben-Hur.- Wallace (Lew, author, lawyer and politician, 1827-1905) Autograph Letter signed to Benjamin Holt Ticknor, 4pp., 8vo, United States Legation Constantinople, 1st January 1882, referring to his novel Ben-Hur, "... the Sultan is reading Ben-Hur. His method is to have it translated into Turkish, and sent to him in chapter installments. He has sent me a message that he is greatly pleased...", and sending him the manuscript of his play, Commodus, "In my last I mentioned a half-formed purpose to send you my Commodus in its reformed condition to read with a view to publication", laid in on paper mount, folds.⁂ The Sultan of Turkey reading "Ben-Hur".

Harte (Bret, author, 1836-1902) Autograph Poem signed extract from "The Heathen Chinee", 1p. with conjugate blank, 6 lines, manuscript faint, small tear slightly affecting last word, slightly browned, laid in on paper mount, 140 x 124mm., n.d. [c. 1880s].⁂ "But the hands that were played/By that heathen B.T.[Benjamin Ticknor]/And the points that he made/Were quite frightful to see-/Till at last he put down a right bower/Which the same Nye had dealt unto me." - Bret Harte.An extract and a variation addressed to Benjamin Ticknor of Bret Harte's poem, The Heathen Chinee, originally published as Plain Language from Truthful James, on the supplanting of Irish labourers in America by Chinese workers.

Steele (Richard) An Account of the Fish-Pool: consisting of a description of the vessel ... for the importation of fish alive, first edition, woodcut illustrations, 1718; bound after Cerri (Urbano) An Account of the state of the Roman-Catholick Religion throughout the World, first edition, translated by Richard Steele, one or two contemporary marginal annotations, 1740 § Erskine (John) A Letter from the Earl of Mar to the King ... with some remarks on my lord's subsequent conduct by Sir Richard Steele, lacking half-title, 1715 § Steele (Richard) A Letter to the Earl of O-d, concerning the Bill of Peerage ..., second edition, 1719; The Crisis of Property, publisher's advertisements, 1720; A Nation a Family, first edition, 1720; The Spinster in Defence of the Woollen Manufactures, publisher's advertisements, 1719; The State of the Case Between the Lord-Chamberlain ... and the Governor of the Royal Company of Comedians, publisher's advertisements, 1720, together 8 works in 1 vol., previous owner's ink signature 'Th. Clarke', Macclesfield South Library bookplate, blind-stamp to first 3 leaves, occasional faint spotting, contemporary vellum, 'Steele' in manuscript to title, a little rubbed, slight bumping to spine extremities, 8vo.⁂ A collection of pamphlets by and relating to Sir Richard Steele, army officer, playwright, theatre manager, essayist, editor of the Tatler, Spectator and Guardian, Whig MP and propagandist. These pamphlets cover many facets of his diverse career. This belonged to Sir Thomas Clarke, a protegé of the first Earl of Macclesfield, who left his library and fortune to the family.

Scrap albums.- Anonymous (active 1820s and later) Two volumes with over 500 prints and over 30 original drawings, including many inset alongside manuscript verse and poetry, the majority of the prints are engravings after paintings, some views and landscapes, the original work is by various hands, some monogrammed and dated in the 1820s, several of birds and insects, one view of Rome, various sizes, all neatly presented on album leaves, a few leaves loose, one or two pictures missing, contemporary green morocco, gilt and blind tooled, corners rubbed and slightly worn, unidentified bookplate to front pastedown of each, folio, 19th century (2)

Calligraphic Manuscript.- Mercer (F.W., calligrapher).- Milton (John) The Sonnets, calligraphic manuscript on vellum, on 10 thick leaves on rectos only, written in black ink with initials in gold within illuminated floral or decorative borders in black and colours heightened with gold, title with full border, other leaves with half border to outer edge and foot, mounted on stubs, signed presentation copy from the calligrapher inscribed "V.B.Holland from F.W.Mercer. Christmas 1922" on front free endpaper, original crushed red morocco, by Rivière & Son, title in gilt on upper cover and spine, inner gilt dentelles, g.e., [c.1922].⁂ Vyvyan Holland (1886-1967, né Wilde), author and translator, was the younger son of Oscar Wilde.

Van Gogh (Vincent).- Moore (Andy) Van Gogh's Yellow Book, number 2 of only 10 copies signed by the author, mounted manuscript leaves in brown ink with highlights in yellow, pictorial frontispiece and colophon, original yellow cloth-backed paste-paper boards, uncut, 4to, 2017.

South Seas.- [Wilson (William)] A Missionary Voyage to the Southern Pacific Ocean...in the Ship Duff, commanded by Captain James Wilson, first edition, 7 engraved maps, 5 folding, and 6 plates, all with delicate hand-colouring, maps in outline, list of subscribers at end, maps and plates foxed and a little offset, some with tears repaired, with long contemporary manuscript inscription from Robert Cowie of Highbury place near London to Rev. Thomas Allen of Pittsfield, Mass. on front free endpaper, and further inscription to Rev. Wm. Allen from his brother inscribed at head of title, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, rubbed, rebacked, [Ferguson 301; Hill 1894; Sabin, 49480], by S.Gosnell, for T. Chapman, 1799 § Keate (George) An Account of the Pelew Islands...composed from the Journals and Communications of Captain Henry Wilson... , first edition, stipple-engraved portrait frontispiece, folding engraved map, 15 engraved plates (some stipple-engraved) including folding panorama, all with delicate hand-colouring, tissue guards, errata leaf at end defective but no loss to text, some foxing to plates, occasional offsetting to text, typed notes on the voyage loosely inserted, modern half calf, old roan label preserved on spine, [Hill 907], 1788, 4to (2)⁂ The first is an account of the first missionary voyage to the South Pacific, including Tahiti, Tonga, Fiji and the Marquesas. The maps made an important contribution to Pacific cartography and the plates include a view of Rio de Janeiro. One of two issues published in the same year, this one on larger paper.The second item describes the tale of a voyage in the Pacific a few years earlier: "In 1783 the Antelope, commanded by Captain Henry Wilson, was wrecked on a reef near one of the Palau (Pelew) Islands, a previously unexplored group. The entire crew managed to get safely ashore, where they were well treated by the natives and eventually managed to build a small vessel from the wreck, in which they reached Macao. They took Prince Lee Boo, one of King Abba Thulle's sons, with them to England, where he made a very good impression. Unhappily, in spite of all precautions, he soon died of smallpox." Hill.

Voyages.- Cook (Capt. James) [Second Voyage] A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World..., 2 vol., first edition, engraved portrait by Basire after William Hodges, 63 engraved maps and plates after Hodges, some folding or double-page, folding letterpress table of languages towards end of vol.2, large chart of Southern Hemisphere soiled and frayed at edge with slight loss to imprint (reinforced, also at fold), one or two other tears to maps repaired, title of vol.2 lightly browned and reinforced at fore-edge, a couple of plates shaved at edge affecting imprint, light browning to a few plates but generally clean, with manuscript presentation mounted on front free endpaper, with bookplate of Richd. Blake Deverell Esq. of Clifton, contemporary mottled calf, rubbed, rebacked with gilt spines and red morocco labels mistakenly reading "Last Voyage", corners repaired, [Hill 358; Mitchell Library Cook 1216; Sabin 16245], 4to, for W.Strahan and T.Cadell, 1777.⁂ The manuscript inscription reads, "To Thomas Harvey Boyse R.N. with the sincere best wishes of his affectionate aunt, Mrs. Harvey. A remembrance of his distinguished Greatgrandfather, the late Admiral Sir Henry Harvey K.B. - to whom this Proof Edition of Cook's Voyages was presented by the Admiralty...22 September 1853".Admiral Sir Henry Harvey KB (1743-1810) took part in many naval engagements during the American and French revolutionary wars, distinguishing himself as commander of H.M.S.Ramillies at the Glorious First of June. He also took part in Commodore Phipps's polar expedition in 1773 on which a young midshipman, Horatio Nelson, had an encounter with a polar bear.

A Lladro porcelain limited edition figure of William Shakespeare, modelled by J.Ruiz, number 398, modelled seated in a chair and working on a manuscript (lacking quill), 32cm high, printed marks.

With Manuscript Passage by Seamus Heaney Heaney (Seamus) Field Work, 8vo L. (Faber & Faber) 1979, First Edn, inscribed on f.e.p. ('Ian Paisley?) with good wishes Seamus, Who 'felt like some old pike all badged with sores, wanting to swim in touch with soft - mouthed life, January 1983?) brown cloth, decor. d.j. Clean Copy. (1)

Crofton Archive A Collection of Architectural Drawings, Maps, Religious Manuscripts, and miscellaneous Estate Papers of the Crofton Family of Inchanappa House, Co. Wicklow, c. 1789 - 1900. The Inchanappa estate, together with lands in counties Cork and Monaghan, belonged in the 18th century to the Earbery family. Mathias Earbery (1734-1779), MP for Lanesborough 1768-76, married Elizabeth Barbara, daughter of Major Henry Crofton, and was father of Christopher Henry Earbery (1764-1818), who died leaving two daughters. The younger, Marcia Anastasia, married the Rev. Henry William Crofton (1795-1862), third son of Sir Hugh Crofton of Mohill, Co. Leitrim, 2nd Bart, who thus acquired the Earbery estates. The couple had no children and after her death Crofton married in 1840 Marianne Amelia Cazalet (died 1847) and thirdly in 1852 Frances, daughter of Robert Westropp of Fort Anne, Co. Cork. The Inchanappa line continued through Henry William's son by his second wife, Henry Morgan Earbery Crofton (1840-1878), and the latter's son Henry William George Crofton, a major in the East Surrey Regiment, who was killed in the South African war in 1902. Manuscript Books Folio Volume. Roll book of Inchanappa School for 1837 to 1841. Names 41 pupils, with comments on absences such as "picking potatoes", "gone to Arklow," "America" etc. Many blank pages. Folio Volume: Church Education Society for Ireland Report Book. Contains the rolls of Inchanappa School. 2 lists of pupils for 1841. Also numbers present and absent, with daily record of Bible passages read, from 15 Feb 1841 to 4 Feb 1843. The rest blank. Account Book of Rev Mr Crofton, 27 Upper Merrion St., Dublin, for 6 Feb 1835 to 25 June 1841. Contains: (1) accounts of goods sold at Inchanappa (mainly potatoes); (2) accounts of goods sold to workmen; (2) detailed accounts of work done by the blacksmith. Two Commonplace Books of the Rev Henry William Crofton, with religious and other notes, one containing many loose papers. Ten Exercise Books of Rev Henry William Crofton, each containing a Sermon. Scrap Book containing Christmas Cards, Sentimental Prints, etc. Some blank pages. Book titled "Norma". Contains expense accounts of the yacht "Norma" which was purchased by Henry M. Crofton of Inchanappa from Sir John Barrington for £525 on 5 March 1869. Continues to 8 Oct 1875. 33 pp, the rest blank. Small Notebook containing Workmen's Accounts, 1902-1903. Folio Volume. "Army Book 127." Blank. Miscellaneous Papers Indenture on Vellum dated 29 Oct 1789: lease of a house in Navan from Robert Ormsby of Grove, Co. Roscommon, to Anne, Elizabeth and Margaret Everard of Navan, spinsters. Four Folders of Accounts, Rev. William Henry Crofton in account with James Hunt, with rentals of lands in Co. Cork (Ballyvodane, Lackabane, Goalane, Knockaroorke, Garranredmond, Cork City, Ballingarry). Marked respectively as closed on 1 Sept 1849, 29 July 1850, 12 July 1851, and 28 Jan. 1853. Fair copy of the marriage settlement of Henry William Crofton of Inchanappa, Clerk, with Frances, daughter of the late Robert Westropp of Tinnekilly, 1852. Brief on behalf of the respondent, 17 Dec 1867, in the case of George Smith and his wife Frances (widow of Rev. Henry William Crofton), versus Henry Morgan Earbery Crofton (eldest son and successor of the Rev. H.W. and Frances Crofton), to determine what lands the petitioner was entitled to after his marriage. Rental of the estate of Henry Morgan Earbery Crofton in counties Monaghan and Cork, 1862. Bills, estimates etc for draining, repairs, building works at Inchanappa on the farm, farm buildings, and house: Guy Price, carpenter, James Sheil, architect, 1820-1821. A large quantity of miscellaneous vouchers, bills, receipts, etc., mid-19th century. Architectural Drawings Most of these are for work done at Inchanappa House c 1820 by the Dublin architect James Sheil (c1795-1840). Although so little is known about his life, Sheil was important in his day: he virtually doubled the size of Killeen Castle, succeeded Francis Johnston as architect for Tullynally, and designed seats for many of the Leinster gentry. "Plan of the window and dressings in front of Library, full size, for the Miss Earberys. Jas Sheil architect." 97 x 67 cm. "Entablature to the full size for the Library Columns. Soffite of the Corona and Modillions to the full size. Base and Capital of Columns full size for the Library. James Sheil Architect." 99 x 67 cm. "Plans for the Stucco Work at Inchanappa. James Sheil Architect." Design for a stucco ceiling rose for the drawing room. Badly torn and crumpled but the drawing and text are intact. "James Sheil. Plan of the additional farm offices at Inchanappa Co. Wicklow for the Miss Earberys. Elevation of the Cow House & c. Elevation of the Cart House and Piggery." 73 x 53 cm. "J. Sheil. Plans of the Additions & c to the House at Inchanappa Co Wicklow for the Miss Earberys. Plan of the Bedchamber Floor. Plan of the Principal Floor. Plan of the Basement Story." 96 x 66 cm. "Elevation of the Principal Floor for the Miss Earberys, Co. Wicklow. J. Sheil." 65 x 54 cm. Ground plan of Inchanappa House, by John McCurdy. 65 x 48 cm. Two copies of the bedroom plan, John McCurdy architect, 10 Leinster St., Dublin. 68 x 50 cm. Coloured plan of part of house, marking the entrance hall, dining room, housekeeper's room, study, etc. Unsigned (by McCurdy?) Manuscript Maps "Maps of part of the lands of Inchinappo … in tenure of Mr Samuel Sempill … Surveyed August 1757 by Jacob Nevill." Scale, 20 perches per inch. 59 x 48 cm. "A Survey of the Demesne and Lands of Inchanappa ….. done for Mrs Earberry, by Jno Longfield, 1806." 10 perches per inch. An attractive large-scale map, marking in colour the woods, lawn, house and gardens, besides other lands, and with a detailed reference section. 95 x 71 / 37 cm. "Map of C. Grumly's, E. Chapman's, Mrs Chapman's and Fitzsimons's Farm. Being part of the late Counsellor Earbery's Estate. Survey'd in February 1819 by J.S. Manning." 48 x 40 cm. Coloured green, yellow and brown. Marks houses. An attractive map, but unfortunately now torn in two and very fragile. "A Map of the Townlands of Inchinappa North, Inchinappa South and Broomfield; and of portions of the townlands of Ashford and Ballinahinch in the Union of Wicklow, Barony of Newcastle and County of Wicklow. Done for the Rev. H.W. Crofton A.D. 1833." Scale, 10 perches per inch. A fine large-scale coloured map of the Crofton estate. 96 x 67 cm. Printed Maps Ordnance Survey Maps of: · Co. Wicklow, 6", sheet 19, and 1/2500 sheets 19.4 and 25.2 · Co. Cork, 6", sheets 50, 51, 59, 61, 62 · Co. Wicklow index map Map of the South of England showing places marked out for military manoeuvres, 1898. (1)

Co. Galway: Manuscript Archive: The French Family of Co. Galway, documents, letters, receipts etc., c. 1767-1825, approx. 32 items, all damp stained & damaged, all laid in old / early 19th Century ledger, calf backed. Important, but damaged. As a lot, w.a.f. (1) Provenance: Purchased at Fitzgerald Kenney Sale, Co. Mayo.

Important Quaker Medical Manuscripts Quaker Interest: Leadbeater (Mary) 1758-1826 - Two Manuscript Volumes containing Receipts for Herbal Prescriptions. Mary Leadbeater, daughter of Richard Shackleton, was born at Ballitore, Co. Kildare, Ireland, in a Quaker family. She was quite thoroughly educated, and was aided in her literary studies by the noted Aldborough Wrighton, a man of great ability. Her grandfather, Abraham Shackleton, was Edmund Burke's schoolmaster; and she, with her Father, visited Burke in London where she also became acquainted with Sir. J. Reynolds and George Crabbe. During her life she earned a reputation as a writer, with several publications: Poems (1808); Cottage Dialogues among the Irish Peasantry (1811); and perhaps her finest work, Annals of Ballitore (published 1862 as The Leadbeater Papers by R.D. Webb). Throughout her career she remained a close friend and correspondent of Burke. The two books contain 796 and 496 receipts for medicines that describe Mrs. Leadbeater as an accomplished Herbalist. The prescriptions are carefully written with ink in her hand; both volumes are 15 ½ x 19 ½ cms in size and are bound in green vellum. The more complete book, which is indexed, doubtless saw much use, and the spine, once repaired with linen, is loose and the vellum stained. The text in both volumes is quite well preserved. Here one may find a tried and true cure for The King's Evil; An extraordinary Cure for Pains; Ointment of Marshmallows; Snail Syrup; an Elder-tea for St. Anthony's Fire; cures for colds, for cancers, for eye pearls and burns, for an ague or dropsy or wind; and the forerunner to the aspirin tablet, an exotic (and infallible) receipt for Megrim in the Head: Take Peacock's Dung powdered: take as much as will lie on a sixpence in a spoonful of white- wine for three mornings together Mrs. Leadbeater gleaned her medical information from a variety of sources: from friends, from newspaper articles and advertisements, etc., and frequently a receipt bears an ascription, e.g., Daffy's Elixir; Doctor Fothergill's Aloetic Tincture for complaints of a gouty nature; Ruffy's Pills; a cure for Lunacy from the Farmer's Journal 1825, etc. Also included are several remedies for diseases of sheep and cattle and some 25 cures for a variety of injuries and illnesses in horses. For example: For a Horse that's very ill by Cold: Take two Quartes of Ale, half an ounce Diapenthe half an ounce Anise-seeds, half an ounce Elecampane powder, half an ounce sulphur brimstone, some grains of Paradise near half an ounce: dissolve & warm it & give the Horse to drink. Should you need to make a horse lie down, the way to do it is: Take half an ounce of Tobacco-Snuff & mix with Hog's- Grease, & rub on the Back-bone (of the horse) Finally, Mrs. Leadbeater has recorded several miscellaneous bits of information: directions for making cold-cream, opium, rhubarb powder and shoe blacking (which includes half a pint of beer); how to wash flannel and white silk-handkerchiefs, how to concoct various mineral waters and pomades; and a glorious panacea. Although the actual medicinal properties of the receipts must be considered with scepticism, the two volumes by Mr. Burke's good friend contain much of charm and interest. 1. D.N.B., Vol. XXXII, p.313 2. Ibid. Vol. LI, p.336 Very rare Manuscript compilations by one of the most famous irish Quakers. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1)

Co. Carlow: Bagenalstown (Kennedy (Bernard) Town Clerk) - Urban District Council - a large and interesting file of typescript and manuscript letters from town clerks in Bandon, Midleton, Youghal, Kilkenny, Ballyshannon etc., mostly addressed to Bernard Kennedy of Bagenalstown regarding application of fines for drunkenness committed within the urban district, also some letters from R.I.C. District Inspectors Office, as manuscript, as a file. w.a.f. (1)

Germany 1946 - Prepaid postcard Michel P904 posted within Aachen cancelled 13.7.1946 Aachen 1 on 5pf green postage, red circular Aachen paid cancel with manuscript 7 for additional 7pf charge

Germany 1948-British Army Active Service Envelope-adapted for use within British Occupation zone by the obliteration of Army regulation text and addition of His Majesty's Service and War Economy, The recipient was liable for postage charge for official mail, addition of O.H.M.S label on reverse envelope posted to Hilsep cancelled 1.3.1948 Dusseldorf stamped to be paid on delivery with blue manuscript 24 for charge

A Victorian album of prints after Joseph Mallord William Turner, RA and other Artists - A 19th Century scrapbook containing sixteen mezzotints from the series Rivers of England, together with aquatints, engravings, original watercolours, drawings and passages of manuscript, folio bound with marbled front cover, 34 x 27cms.

HERALDRY - Walter H. GODFREY (1881-1961). The College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street, being the Sixteenth and Final Monograph of the London Survey Committee. London: London Survey Committee, 1961. 4to (300 x 230mm). Plates and illustrations, some folding. Original armorial buckram gilt. With 11 other works in 12 volumes, mostly of related interest, including 2 vols. of 19th-century manuscript pedigrees relating to the Catterall family. (13)

INCUNABLE - [John MARCHESINUS (late 13th-early 14th-century).  Mammotrectus super Bibliam.] [Colophon:] Expliciut expositiones et correctiones vocabulorum libri qui appellatur Mamotrectus tablie qualiorum plurimorus librorum. Venice: "impensis Francisci de madiis", 1485. 8vo (178 x 118mm). 242 leaves [collated complete], printed in double column, 39-lines to a page, small Gothic type, intials, capitals and decorations hand-painted in red and blue (some leaves mis-bound at the beginning, a few leaves lightly browned, some light mainly marginal spotting and staining). Contemporary panelled vellum decorated in blind over boards, plain spine with 5 raised bands, metal clasp (rubbed and stained). Provenance: copious 15th/16th-century annotation on vellum stubs and leaves at the front and beginning, and in some margins; E. Calvert (later library label on front pastedown); BIBLIOTHECA HEBERIANA (small label on [A1]); 2 old catalogue descriptions [for other copies] laid down on and tipped-onto front pastedown; [continuous] manuscript pagination throughout. First printed in Mainz by Peter Schöffer in 1470, Mammotrectus [with many variants] super Bibliam, a dictionary of words and terms extracted from the Bible and other religious works, was one of the most important scholarly texts of the later Middle Ages. It was criticised by Erasmus and Luther, then satirised by Rabelais in his Gargantua and Pantagruel. BMC V.333; cf. Brunet III, 250 (not citing this edition specifically); Goff M245; GW M20823; Hain 10564.

[SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). Selected Works, edited by Nicholas Rowe, comprising]: The Life and Death of King John [and:] The Life and Death of King Richard II [and:] The First [Second] Part of Henry IV. With the Life and Death of Henry Sirnam'd Hot-Spur [and:] The Life of King Henry V. [No place: no publihser], 1709 [and:] The First [Second] Part of King Henry VI. [No place: no publisher], 1709. 8vo (197 x 120mm). 7 engraved plates [or frontispieces], pp. 980-1532 (lacks all after p.1532, some spotting and staining). Later parchment-backed wrappers with title in old manuscript on the spine. A later manuscript title inserted at the front states "One of the Rarest Editions after the priceless Folio & Quarto. Altogether Unique. 1709." Provenance: Ann Western (old signature at head of first text leaf of the first play). Part of the first illustrated edition of Shakespeare's works. Sold not subject to return.

AN ELEPHANT FIGHT, MUGHAL, NORTHERN INDIA, 18TH CENTURY gouache with gold on paper, laid on card with unrelated manuscript illumination, partial inventory stamp on margin 9.5 x 14.5cm (image) Provenance: Private Collection, Northern England ++Edges trimmed, rubbing and some flaking

TWO FOLDING WOOD BOOK CRADLES, ETHIOPIA, 20TH CENTURY each carved with weave designs, one with gilding, the other with painted decoration on the two inner surfaces depicting priests with followers 34 x 33.5 x 17cm and smaller Provenance: from the collection of a retired manuscript curator ++Generally good

A PORTABLE ICONASTASIS, ETHIOPIA, 20TH CENTURY wood, carved and painted, of arched form, the exterior carved with cross motifs in relief, hinged doors opening to reveal various icons, inscribed in Ethiopian 49 x 18.5 x 2.3cm Provenance: from the collection of a retired manuscript curator ++Minor chips etc, mostly good

SEVEN HANDWRITTEN BOOKS, NORTHERN INDIA, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY ink on paper, each with string binding, one with card cover, each with devanagari text in black, four with significant phrases and punctuation in red, two with various illustrations of yantras, animals, princely figures and deities, 17 x 13cm average size; together with a collection of miscellaneous manuscript folios, India, 17th-20th centuries, ink on paper, of horizontal rectangular format, mostly comprising parts of Jain sutras, the devanagari script mostly in black, some with punctuation and significant phrases in red ink, 12.5 x 27cm average size (a lot) Provenance: Private Collection, Northern England ++Each worn, especially around edges, some losses, all but one missing covers, some water damage

A GILT-LACQUER MANUSCRIPT (KAMAWA-SA), BURMA, CIRCA 1900 the twenty folios with applied brown lacquer stylised Burmese script on sgraffito decorated gilt ground, each with twin piercings for binding, a pair of lacquered wood covers (kyan) with decorated with a series of roundels depicting hamsas, 9.7 x 52.7cm (folios) Provenance: from the collection of a retired manuscript curator For a closely related Kamawa-Sa said to have been found in the palace at Mandalay in 1885, now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, see inv. no. IS.11:26 to N-1969Burmese manuscript, lacquer covers ++Gilding worn, several folios with chipped edges, four broken in two

Indian or Southeast Asian Mandala, framed book page, and unbound book. 1st item: Mandala painted on linen, depicting a Wheel of Time or Kalachakra symbol at the center of a red and white geometric form, surrounded by additional geometric forms with scrolling and foliate motifs, on a black ground. Housed under glass in a wooden shadow box frame with a gilt wood rabbet edge. Sight - 14 1/4" square. Framed - 18 1/2" square x 1 1/2" D. Early to mid 20th century. 2nd item: Watercolor and gouache on paper manuscript book page, illustrated on one side with small Mughal style image of three women in an interior setting and framed under double-sided glass in a red painted wood frame. Sight - 4 1/2" H x 10 1/2" W. Framed - 11" H x 17 1/4" W. 19th century. 3rd item: Set of one hundred and seven (107) loose manuscript pages from Southeast Asian book, printed ink on handmade laid and woven paper, double sided, each side with approximately six rows of black script surrounded by a black line border, most with red ink to paper edges. All approximately 3 3/4" H x 14 1/8" W. 19th century. Provenance: the estate of Kent Cathcart, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: 1st item: Minor areas of loss to frame. Not examined outside of frame. 2nd item: Areas of loss, possibly insect damage, largest 1/2" x 1 1/4", to paper. Not examined outside of frame. 3rd item: Overall good condition.

Letter archive related to the Randolph family of Virginia, including Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Randolph, Lewis Meriwether Randolph - the grandson of President Jefferson and secretary of Arkansas territory- and Lewis's widow Elizabeth Martin Randolph, who became the second wife of Andrew Jackson Donelson. 13 pieces of ephemera total. Includes a circa 1838 manuscript copy of a list of personal property and buyers from the sale of the estate of Lewis Randolph, circa 1838 (fire/water damage makes last few pages illegible); a printed announcement of the opening of the Edgehill School for Young Ladies in Albemarle County by Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Randolph and Miss Mary Jane Lewis, with ALS dated Jan. 30, 1838 from Mrs. Jane H. Randolph to Elizabeth Randolph in care of her father James at his home, Fountain of Health, "near the Hermitage," expressing condolences on the loss of Lewis Randolph; Thomas Jefferson Randolph ALS to Elizabeth Randolph expressing grief at the loss of Lewis Randolph and urging her that "should any accident happen to you, have [your son] sent to me that we may rear hm as our own most cherished," dated Edgehill, Dec. 25, 1837 (large separation at fold line); George Wythe Randolph ALS to Andrew Jackson Donelson regarding the settling of Lewis Randolph's estate and stating "Lewis carried with him to the West a violin given to him by Mr. Jefferson, of a peculiar construction, different from those in common use," and asking if he might have it, dated Sept. 1, 1842. Also included is a Lewis Meriwether Randolph ALS dated August 25, 1837 from his plantation in Arkansas to James Martin in Tennessee. Randolph asks his father in law to help him acquire an Eihart or Alhart rifle and gives specific instructions about how it is to be made. Randolph also writes about bilious fever which mildly sickened himself and Elizabeth and one family of his slaves. (Randolph would be dead less than a month after writing this letter, of unknown cause). Other letter writers include C.J. (Catherine?) Randolph to Elizabeth Randolph describing Andrew Jackson ("he reminds me so much of my grandfather that I am carried back to that happy times (sic) when we were all living with him at Monticello"), and the children of Andrew Jackson Donelson, dated Dec. 21, 1835; Jane Randolph and Caryanne Ruffin congratulating Elizabeth Randolph on her marriage to Andrew Jackson Donelson (undated, holes on p. 2); political related letter to Lewis Randolph from M.L.(?) Randolph, undated, from Edgehill, on "the triumph of the Democrats in this county" and family news. Provenance: the estate of Dr. Benjamin Caldwell, Jr., Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Significant fading to the letter from Lewis Randolph regarding bilious fever at his Arkansas plantation. Fire/water damage to Lewis Randolph estate sale record. Other letters generally good condition with some small losses, toning, creases, etc. Refer to description. Some previous owner notations. Scattered stickers are adhered to plastic sheaths and not on the paper.

Andrew Jackson (1767-1845, President 1829-1837) manuscript document, unsigned, containing notes on several Tennessee legal cases, including one regarding a slave, circa 1790-96. Unsigned. Ink on laid, watermarked paper; 4 taped pages (or two bi-fold pages, separated and taped back together). Cases include S. Smith vs. J. Ross in the matter of "a Negro man," with reference to "transfer of property of a slave;" M. Bright vs. J. Parsons; Joseph Hannah vs. James Reed; and David Bussell or Russell vs. John Goss. The last case (Russell vs. Goss) appears to have been written about in 1790, with the 1796 reference added as a postscript update to the Hannah vs. Reed case. Each page 7 1/4" x 6"; taped 7 1/4" x 12". Jackson was admitted to the bar in 1787 at the age of 21 and soon after, was appointed prosecuting attorney for the western district of North Carolina, in what is now Tennessee. In 1788 he settled in the Nashville area. Between 1788 and about 1798, Jackson represented clients in more than 400 lawsuits, primarily in the Davidson and Sumner County courts. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1796, beginning a political career that would lead him to the White House. Provenance: the estate of Dr. Benjamin Caldwell, Jr., Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Script is very faded in parts and difficult to read. Pages taped together. Losses to top of one page. Toning and foxing/scattered stains throughout. Watermark illegible. Small sticker is on the plastic sheath, not the paper.

Presidential invitation to dinner, printed with manuscript, addressed to "Honble. Mr. Prentiss of the Senate / Fletcher" (possibly Samuel Prentiss, 1781-1857, serving as Senator from Vermont 1831-1842), "Tuesday the 23rd of Dec'r at 5 o'clock." Pencil notations indicate this was issued by President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845, serving as President 1829-1837), likely in 1834, during his second term in the White House. However, Prentiss and Jackson were not known to be political allies. Bifold on off-white paper. 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" overall. Provenance: the estate of Dr. Benjamin Caldwell, Jr., Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Previous owner pencil inscriptions indicating the invitation was issued by President Andrew Jackson; 1 1/4' repair with tape at one corner; toning, separations to fold lines. Sticker is on plastic sheath, not the paper.

Three (3) Religious art work items, including French illuminated manuscript and Gothic Revival style painted chromolithographs of angels. 1st item: French gouache on vellum illuminated manuscript religious page, double sided, with black and red lettering and enhanced capital letters with gold leaf highlights. Housed and double matted under double-sided glass in a gilt wood frame. Sight - 4 1/2" H x 3 1/2" W. Framed - 11 1/2" H x 9 1/2" W. Circa 15th century. 2nd-3rd items: Two (2) Gothic Revival style framed panels, each with chromolithographic prints of angels, finished with oil or gouache. Both angels are depicted with faces surrounded by halos and wings, wearing tunics with gilt embellishments, one holding a trumpet, and one holding a drum, against flat gold backgrounds. Unsigned. Frames have pointed arch shapes with reed and ribbon and bead course moldings. Sight - 18" H x 6 5/8" W. Framed - 28 1/4" H x 17" W. Continental, circa 1900. Provenance: the estate of Kent Cathcart, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: 1st item: Overall good condition. Minor areas of loss to frame. Not examined outside of frame. 2nd-3rd items: Overall good condition. Surface abrasions, largest 1 1/4", to panels. Craquelure to painting of angel with drum. Areas of loss, largest 3 1/2", natural age related shrinkage to frames.

18th Century Ethopian Coptic-Christian handwritten Bible or prayer book, manuscript, c.400 pages on vellum; black and red in 'Geez', blind embossed leather boards, in leather carry case. 6" x 4½" (15 x 11.5cm).

18th Century Ethopian Coptic-Christian handwritten Bible or prayer book, manuscript, c.300 pages on vellum; black and red in Geez, blind embossed leather boards, in leather carry case. 8" x 7" (20 x 18cm).

Heaney, Seamus. Columcille the Scribe, Royal Irish Academy, 2004. first edition, manuscript on vellum, cream buckram boards, in publisher's slip case.Columcille the scribe is a version by Seamus Heaney of an early Irish poem beginning "Sgith mo crob on scribinn". Seamus Heaney commissioned Tim O'Neill, calligrapher and authority on early Irish manuscripts, to write the poem on vellum for presentation to the Academy on the occasion of his admission as a member.The Academy Library issued 150 signed copies of the poem, each hand written by Tim O'Neill on vellum, to enable the Library to initiate a fund for special monograph and manuscript acquisition, of which tis is one.

1907-1915 Cavan Infirmary Minute Book. The minutes of the quarterly meetings of the Joint Commitee of Management of the County Cavan Infirmary, annual appointments of contractors to supply goods, with prices, tipped in; newspaper clippings tipped in; various correspondence loosely inserted; manuscript in a strong clear hand, narrow 4to, quarter calf, 130 leaves.

1913-1919 Photograph album. Col. Frank Thornton, 5th Royal Irish Lancers. Album of 172 photographs including family, horses. The Curragh, deployment Northern France, 1914; Ypres; Curragh Hospital, 1915; Curragh Tennis Club; Athy Show, 1915; also a manuscript order to cease hostilities, 11 November, 1918. Provenance: By descent to the current owner.

14th century manuscript indenture relating to Widdington, dated in pencil 1380 with three armorial wax seals, L33cm Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs

18th century manuscript deed on vellum being a five page conveyance of a farm at Rillington, with multiple wax seals, and another dated 1713 relating to the assignment of the Queens Lease on land at Middleton Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs

Valentine. Collection of three Victorian Valentines, comprising: 1) Manuscript romantic verse (beginning, 'On this day the turtle dove, Looks about to find its love'), with envelope addressed to Miss Wakefield, Thomas Attwood Esquire, Harrogate, stamped with Penny Red, 1847. 2) 'A Love Token for My Favourite', Dobbs embossed paper lace with dried grasses, original envelope addressed to Miss Maria Williams, Penton House, Newington Butts, stamped and postmarked London, 15 February 1860. 3) Kershaw paper lace, central metal mirror (3)

Irish Interest. Illuminated manuscript Address to the Very Reverend Frederick Potterton, Dean of Ardagh, February, 1897, from the clergy, painted by J. Hopkins of Dublin, featuring inset photographic portrait of Potterton. Framed & glazed, 70cm by 54cm

MOORE E. M.  Victorian album. Quarto album in dark embossed morocco gilt containing manuscript transcriptions of poetry & prose, autograph of William Wilberforce on pasted in slip, a couple of watercolours, pasted in prints, cards & illus., etc. incl. example of miniature writing within pen & ink surround "The Ten Commandments Here You See Written in the Letters Three". 1857.

LEITH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH LITERARY SOCIETY.  Ideas (Resuscitated). Vol. 4 of this manuscript magazine. Quarto in rubbed bdg. but containing orig. watercolour title & frontis, manuscript decs. & orig. manuscript & typescript articles throughout, in various hands, mainly recording the lectures & debates of the Society during the previous year. Includes pasted-in photographs illustrating an article "Camping in Arizona" & drawings relating to an article on ferns. 1900.