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An illuminated Qur'an section Persia, 16th CenturyArabic manuscript on paper, 14 leaves, 13 lines to the page, first and last lines on each page written in larger muhaqqaq script in blue, and the seventh line written in gold, the remainder of the text in smaller naskhi script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in black, verse-endings marked with gold roundels, inner margins ruled in gold, blue and green, illuminated marginal devices, sura headings written in naskhi script in white within illuminated panels, modern binding with stamped central medallions 232 x 165 mm.Footnotes:The section comprises part of juz' XXVII, including: Qur'an, sura LI, al-Dharyiat, verses 8-to the end; sura LII, al-Tur (with an illuminated heading); sura LIII, al-Najm (with an illuminated heading); sura LIV, al-Qamar, verses 1-part of 4; [folio missing]; sura LIV, al-Qmar, parts of verse 34 to the end; sura LV, al-Rahman; sura LVI, al-Waqi'ah; sura LVII, al-Hadid, verses 1-the middle of verse 21.Important Notice to BuyersSome countries, e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of works of particular origins. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) and Syrian origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid on or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • R• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.R This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A fine illuminated Qur'an Kashmir, first quarter of the 19th CenturyArabic and Persian manuscript on paper, 540 leaves, 10 lines to the page written in naskhi script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in black, interlinear Persian translation in small nasta'liq script in red, interlinear rules in gold, inner margins ruled in blue and gold, verse-endings marked by gold roundels, extensive commentaries written diagonally in nasta'liq and naskhi script in black and orange in wide outer margins throughout, sura headings written in riqa' script in blue or white on a gold ground within illuminated panels, one double-page illuminated frontispiece in colours and gold, followed by an illuminated headpiece at the beginning of sura II, al-Baqarah, closing double-page illuminated finispiece, contemporary Kashmiri painted lacquer binding, inside covers with attractive stylised cypress trees 305 x 200 mm.Footnotes:ProvenancePerhaps formerly in the personal library of Prince Farhad Mirza.Private UK collection.The extensive marginal commentaries are on the meaning of phrases in nasta'liq in black on each part of the Qur'an (which are written in orange-red in naskhi), ending with quotations from the Jawahir al-tafsir of Kamal al-Din Husayn Wa'iz Kashifi (d. AH 910/AD 1504-06), and also giving the date of its composition, in a poem by his son, in abjad, as AH 892/AD 1486-87. There is an entry note to a personal library dated Shawwal 1243/AD August-September 1827, as well as a note by the Qajar Prince Farhad Mirza, dated Tuesday 8 Muharram 1302/28th October 1884, who also wrote two couplets quoted from Amir 'Alishir Nava'i, the contemporary of Husayn Wa'iz Kashifi. He mentions the date 2nd Shawwal 899/6th July 1494 which may be date of the composition of Jawahir al-tafsir.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A collection of selected suras from the Qur'an and prayers, with numerous diagrams and illustrations of the Ka'ba and the Mosque of the Prophet at Medina, copied by Husain al-Rushdi al-Kastamoni Ottoman Turkey, dated AH 1260/AD 1844-45Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 148 leaves, 11 lines to the page written in naskhi script in black ink, inner margins ruled in gold and black, verse-endings marked by gold roundels dotted in blue and orange, titles and sura headings written in white cursive on a gold ground, one illuminated opening headpiece in colours and gold in rococo style, one further similar headpiece, numerous hilyehs, the names of Allah, the Prophet and 'Ali, stylised diagrams and two depictions of the Ka'ba and the Mosque of the Prophet at Medina, brown stamped leather binding with covers with diaper pattern in gold, doublures of green paper 103 x 78 mm.Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's, Islamic, Indian and Southeast Asian Manuscripts, Miniatures and Works of Art, 24th November 1987, lot 78.The Shakerine Collection.LiteratureN. Safwat, A Collector's Eye: Islamic calligraphy in Qur'ans and other manuscripts, London 2010, pp. 276-277, no. 73.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting Rustam killing the white elephant Persia, Shiraz, circa 1450gouache and gold on paper, 9 lines of text recto above and below painting, written in nasta'liq script in black ink in four columns, intercolumnar rules in gold, inner margins ruled in blue and gold, catchword, verso with 15 lines of text of which four lines are written diagonally, title in thuluth in gold against a spiralling floral scroll, with H. Kevorkian Collection label affixed to outer margin recto leaf 325 x 228 mm.Footnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's, Highly Important Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures: the Property of the Kevorkian Foundation, 7th December 1970, lot 27 (illus.)The above sale featured six leaves from the same dispersed manuscript of the Shahnama, including our leaf (lots 27-32). The catalogue noted that other leaves had been offered at Sotheby's in the sale of 1st December 1969, lots 46-54.Important Notice to BuyersSome countries, e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of works of particular origins. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) and Syrian origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid on or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: † R† VAT at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.R This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An illuminated Qur'an Qajar Persia, dated AH 1220/AD 1805-06Arabic manuscript on paper, 213 leaves, 12 lines to the page written in small naskhi in black ink with interlinear translation written in small naskhi in red, interlinear and inner margins ruled in black and gold, verse-endings marked by gold and polychrome rosettes, sura headings written in riqa' script in red on a gold ground within illuminated cartouches, illuminated marginal devices marking hisb, juz and nisf, marginal commentaries in naskhi within cloudbands, double-page illuminated frontispiece in colours and gold, preceded by a double page of illumination comprising prayers written within gold cartouches on a gold floral ground, f.3b and f.4a, succeeding opening frontispiece, with gold floral illumination in the margins, double-page finispiece consisting of prayers written with gold cartouches against a gold floral ground, floral lacquer binding 130 x 88 mm.Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Shakerine Collection.LiteratureN. Safwat, A Collector's Eye: Islamic calligraphy in Qur'ans and other manuscripts, London 2010, pp. 60-61, no. 10.Important Notice to BuyersSome countries, e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of works of particular origins. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) and Syrian origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid on or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • R• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.R This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A small illuminated Qur'an Qajar Persia, 19th CenturyArabic manuscript on paper, 306 leaves, 22 lines to the page written in small naskhi script in black ink within cloudbands on a gold ground, inner margins ruled in black and gold, verse-endings marked by gold and polychrome rosettes, sura headings written in riqa script in red on a gold ground within cartouches, illuminated devices in wide margins marking the juz and nifs, marginal texts in nasta'liq script within cloudbands on a gold ground, illuminated double-page opening in colours and gold, floral lacquer binding, doublures with floral sprays 99 x 60 mm.Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Shakerine Collection.LiteratureN. Safwat, A Collector's Eye: Islamic calligraphy in Qur'ans and other manuscripts, London 2010, p. 72, no. 13.Important Notice to BuyersSome countries, e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of works of particular origins. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) and Syrian origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid on or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • R• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.R This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An illuminated official letter addressed to Queen Victoria, perhaps from the Dogra rulers, praising the British Government and thanking her for her gifts North India, probably Jammu or Kashmir, second half of the 19th CenturyPersian manuscript on paper pasted down on card, ten lines of text written in elegant nasta'liq in black ink on gold-sprinkled ground, one line at bottom in takri script, interlinear and inner margins ruled in colours and gold, lines interspersed with illuminated panels of floral motifs, illuminated headpiece with a stylised sunburst motif within an ogival arch, floral outer border 757 x 318 mm.Footnotes:The Queen who is addressed in this unusual official letter is apparently Victoria, though she is not actually named. It then goes on to praise the English government, and thanks the Queen for gifts including 'marvellous rarities and wondrous cloths' (nafayes-e 'ajibeh va aqmesheh-ye 'gharibeh), made by English craftsmen. The letter is undated and unsigned, but the takri inscription would suggest that it was sent by one of the Dogra rulers of Jammu and Kashmir, to whom Queen Victoria is known to have sent gifts, including a boat.Throughout her reign, often at significant moments such as accession, or the birth of the royal children, Queen Victoria received fulsome tributes and stylised good wishes from rulers throughout India, in the form of illuminated letters. For examples in the Royal Collection, see E. Hannam, Eastern Encounters: Four Centuries of Paintings and Manuscripts from the Indian Subcontinent, London 2018, pp. 210-211, no. 73 (from Azim Jah, Regent of the Carnatic, dated October 1837, at the beginning of Victoria's reign); and pp. 234-235, no. 85 (a loyal address, from Jaswant Singh II, Maharajah of Jodhpur, dated 1877, on the assumption of the title Empress of India).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Thirty-nine illustrated leaves from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama North India, Kashmir, mid-19th CenturyPersian manuscript on paper, each leaf with 25 or 27 lines to the page written in nasta'liq script in black ink in four columns, intercolumnar rules in gold and red, inner margins ruled in gold, red and blue, headings written in nasta'liq script in red between blue ruled lines, illustrations in gouache and gold, three leaves with illuminated headpieces in colours and gold leaves 372 x 225 mm.(39)Footnotes:The subjects of the illustrations are as follows:1: the opening to the Shahnama, with the bismallah and sub-headings below in red.2: Faridun's enthronement (incorrect title, added later:'The reign of Zahhak was seven hundred years').3: Manuchehr kills Tur (in the reign of Faridun; an episode from the Garshasp-nameh of Asadi Tusi).4: The killing of Qala by Nariman. (Qala is a son of the Chinese Khaqan, sent by the Khaqan to fight Garshasp).5. The simurgh delivers Zal to Sam (in the reign of Manuchehr).6. Tahmineh before Rustam asking for revenge for Sohrab's killing (from the story of Rustam and Sohrab).7. Zangeh-ye Shavaran before Afrasiyab (from the story of Siyavash).8. Rustam killing Pilsam. (The text relates Siyavash being killed by Goruy, and the image is titled 'Goruy kills Siyavash'. However, in the story of Siyavash Rustam is usually depicted wearing a leopard skin, which he is not here).9. Giv before Kay Khusraw telling him of Afrasiyab's coming. (This leaf is from the section on the events after Siyavash's death).10. The enthronement of Kay Khusraw. (The heading reads: 'The reign of Kay Khusraw was sixty years').11. The armies of Forud and Zarasp, son of Tus, facing each other.12. Gudarz consults the heroes. (The text concerns the disagreement between the Iranians on whether to fight the Turanians. Gudarz does not want to fight, but Bijan disobeys and kills Piran's sons).13. Rustam killing a dragon. (The painting depicts this, but the heading and the text describe Rustam in combat (on foot) with Ashkbus (who was indeed killed by Rustam, in the service of Afrasiyab. The leaf is from the story of Kamus Kashani).14. Possibly: Kavus with his men sent to Kay Khusraw (which comes later in the text). However, the heading on the other side of the leaf reads 'Chinese Emperor captured'. The leaf is from the section relating to Rustam and the Khaqan of China.15. Akvan about to throw the sleeping Rustam and his horse Rakhsh into the sea (however, the heading gets it the wrong way round, reading 'The story of Rustam lifting the monster Akvan the div up to the sky').16. Barzu in combat with Tus (from the interpolated story of the Barzu-nameh, by Shams al-Din Muhammad Kusaj, the 15th century poet).17. Barzu in combat on horseback with Afrasiyab.18. Nastahin's night attack on the Iranians (from the story of the Ten Rukhs).19. Gudarz returns to the Iranians after killing Piran (from the story of the Ten Rukhs).20. Afrasiyab is told of Shideh's death.21. Giv kills Saracheh, brother of Afrasiyab (a heading on the other side of the leaf reads: 'The killing of the Turanian hero named Saracheh by Giv'. The text concerns the last battle between Afrasiyab and the Iranian armies, where many Turanians are killed including Afrasiyab's son Jahn and his brother Garsivaz, after which Afrasiyab retreats).22. Kay Khusraw and the King of Mukran going into battle (in which Mukran is killed).23. Garsivaz sees Afrasiyab taken out of the water (from the reign of Kay Khusraw).24. Gushtasp facing the Turanian army (though the heading reads 'Battle of Gushtasp with the king of Berber', a name which is not recorded; and the body of the text relates to Gushtasp's battle with the wolves).25. Isfandiyar kills Bidarafsh.26. The handcuffed Isfandiyar before Gushtasp.27. One leaf with a painting both recto and verso: Isfandiyar kills the wolf (the text says there were two wolves, not the one depicted here); Isfandiyar kills the lion (both episoded from the story of the Haft Khan of Isfandiyar).28. Isfandiyar kills the wolf (another image of this subject).29. Isfandiyar kills Arjasb (an episode following the Haft Khan of Isfandiyar).30. A leaf with an illuminated headpiece, with the bismallah below. The text relates to Gushtasp's reply to Isfandiyar's letter; the other side of the leaf is blank.31. From the story of Rustam and Shaghad: Rustam dying in the well, killing Shaghad as he dies.32. Aristotle advises Iskandar (in the reign of Dara, son of Darab).33. Shapur on the throne (from the reign of Shapur, known as Dhi'l-aktaf).34. Nushrvan is enthroned (the heading reads 'The reign of Nushirvan was forty-eight years'). Above the painting is an illuminated headpiece.35. Nushirvan plays chess with the Indian envoy who had brought the game (the heading says that Nushirvan is losing).36. Saveh Shah killed by Bahram-e Chubin (in the reign of Hurmuzd).37. Bahram-e Chubina takes the throne in Mada'in (in the reign of Khusraw Parviz).38. Bahram-e Chubineh kills Kut [Gwath] (in the reign of Khusraw Parviz).39. Mahuy kills Yazdgerd (in fact Mahuy ordered the miller Khusraw to kill Yazdgerd, and did not kill Yazdgerd himself).These leaves come from a dispersed manuscript of the Shahnama which included the interpolated Barzu-nameh and Garshasp-nameh, which are often found in Indian copies. Unlike many other copies where the image accompanies the event in the text, in this case, almost all of the paintings either do not go with the text or are in the middle of the relevant passage. There are also a few incorrect headings, added later. There are a few foliations in the top right and top left, done in a different hand and at different times.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

LOG BOOK FOR H.M.S. INVINCIBLE, 1914-1918by W.T. Sonnet, 27 July 1914 – 20 February 1915, including entries listing Scapa Flow and participated in the Battle of Heligoland Bight, sailing for the Falkland Islands on 29 November, on the 8 December being engaged with the Scharnhorst, Spee and Gneisenau, sinking the latter, though with some damage to herself, returning to Scapa Flow, March 8 the First Day of Blockade German Ports by England. The logbook ends on 12 December 1918, presumably on another ship, the Invincible having been sunk at Jutland, manuscript on blue paper, numerous press cuttings adhered although a few loose, contemporary cloth-backed boards, front cover becoming loose; together with three magazines, a copy of The Battle of the Falkland Islands by Commander H. Spencer-Cooper, and a small piece of shrapnel mounted on a wood base with inscription reading "H.M.S. Invincible/Battle off Falklands/Dec. 1914"(6)

A SPANISH SEA PASSPORT, 1593granted to Girolamo, Pietro and Niccolò Estella, merchants, and to several women, all Venetian, permitting them to stay a while in Lisbon; manuscript on paper with remains of a seal at front, 12 official co-signatures, dated Lisbon, 30 October 1593 -- 13.5 x 9.5in. (34 x 23.5cm)

MEMORANDUM OF PRIZES SENT IN AND CLAIMED BY HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN THE WEST INDIESa manuscript with printed headings for Ship of Ship's Captain, Vessel's name, Description, Cargo, Owner's Names, From Whence, Where Bound, Under what Colours, when Captured or Detained, Under what Preference, Where Sent, Agents’ Names, Time of Arrival in Port, When Libelled, When Condemned or Acquitted, Sales Completed, Nett Amount, When Distributed, Remarks. With the details of four ships, Diligence, Commander Robert Mends, 20 May 1798-3 January 1800, £93,832; La Légère, Commander Cornelius Quinton, 24 September 1799-17 August 1801, £95,268; Hannibal, 29 May 1799 - 31 August 1801, £29,273; Surprize, 29 June 1799-31 December 1801, £124.695; in all, in our ships some £343,000 was distributed in four years, captured from the French, Danish, Dutch, Spanish, American and two British engaging in illicit trade; modern blue half Morocco, folio -- 21 x 14.5in. (53 x 37cm)

A NAVAL MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK, 1823-26mostly listing Watch, Quartering and Station bills, ink and pencil, including Peace Establishment Watch Bill, quarters for the officers and crew of a frigate of 42-guns, and Watch Bill for H.M.S. Boadicea, 1826, ink and watercolour Signal flags for a launch and pinnace, barge, gig, and cutter, plus a flag chart in 3 columns, disbound and lacking spine; together with “Historical Memoirs of Admiral Sir Charles Stirling” extracted from the Naval Biography of Great Britain and bound with 6 other works and extracts by Stirling; 3 Navy Lists for 1814, 1833 & 1845, bound into one volume, with some annotations; and a 4-page letter from Captain Charles Stirling aboard H.M.S. Arrogant in the Baltic in 1855 to his uncle discussing naval and family matters(3)Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Stirling (1760-1833) was in action at Ushant (1794), Cape Finisterre (1805), the Rio de la Plata and the Anglo-American War of 1812. Court martialled in 1813 “for accepting payment for protecting foreign seamen”, his defence that he had acted on humanitarian grounds was not accepted and he was found guilty. His subsequent appeal was upheld and he was restored to flag rank but did not return to sea.

INSPECTION OF GUNS 1808-1810: AN ACCOUNT OF IRON ORDNANCE ON BOARD HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPSwith the weight and number of each cannonade and the letters and numbers of the founders, manuscript on paper, written in a neat and attractive hand, at the beginning all the ships arranged in alphabetical order, all entries signed off by J. Mercer and Richard Coburn; in modern black Morocco, embossed, illustrations of three pieces of ordnance on front cover, folding blue Morocco-backed cloth box -- 14½ x 9¼in. (37 x 23cm)

'SIGNALS TO BE MADE BY SHIPS OF WAR HAVING CHARGE OF CONVOYS..' CIRCA 1800printed over a folio sheet with hand-coloured flags, further instructions for signals in fog and by night, manuscript rendezvous instructions to the merchantman Eliza from H.M. Sloop Albatross dated 1800, inscribed Eliza on outer fold; together with the manuscript convoy sailing order, including the Eliza, and hand-coloured code with a 98-panel instruction grid, each on watermarked laid paper (separated at folds, old wear) -- 20½ x 15½in. (52 x 39cm.); and a mercantile sailing timetable for 1796(3)The Honourable Company of Master Mariners.time staining; first sheet separated at centre with some foxing and area of loss along lower middle by spine; second sheet now in four separate sections.

Eleven boxes of auction catalogues, mainly from book and manuscript auctions including Sotheby's, Christie's, Bonhams, etc.

An early 19th century neatly written manuscript. Containing a collection of remedies for various disorders including 'Snaile Water', 'Viper Broth', etc. 260 pages in contemporary leather binding.

Walzendrehorgel aus der Ukraine, um 1910Nr. 2371, Hersteller: "Nechada, Balkovskaya No. 191, Odessa" (in Kyrillisch), handgeschriebener Melodienzettel in georgischer Schrift, 26 Tonstufen, bestiftete Holzwalze für 8 Melodien, 4 Register, 14 sichtbare Panflöten, Labialpfeifen und Bodenpfeifen, extrem aufwendig intarsiertes Gehäuse, Vorderseite zusätzlich mit 3 kleinen Ölbildern, Maße 56 x 48 cm, mit russischen und ukrainischen Melodien, gut spielender Zustand. Eine Drehorgel in der Bauart von Bacigalupo. Start Price: EUR 2800 Zustand: (2-/2-)Ukrainian Barrel Organ, c. 1910No. 2371, "Nechada, Balkovskaya No. 191, Odessa" (written in Cyrillic), with 26 keys, eight-air pinned wood barrel playing traditional Ukranian and Russian airs, four stops, front with fourteen exposed pan-flutes flanked by three oil paintings, flute pipes and underside pipes, Georgian manuscript tune-sheet and extensively veneered and inlaid case, the sides with motifs of boxers, the back with folk-tale-like scene of a shepherdess height 22 in., width 19 in. (56 x 48 cm). A Bacigalupo-style barrel organ, in good playing condition. Start Price: EUR 2800 Condition: (2-/2-)

Trompeten-Walzendrehorgel "Bacigalupo", um 1920Trompeten-Orgel, bezeichnet: "Bacigalupo, Berlin, Schönhauserallee 74a". 35 Tonstufen, 8 Melodien, 10 Holztrompeten, 25 Violinpfeifen, gedeckte Pfeifen und Baßpfeifen auf der Unterseite, 2 schaltbares Register, Front mit Intarsien, Gehäuse restauriert, handgeschriebener Melodienzettel von Bacigalupo-Söhne im Deckel, gut spielender Zustand, Maße 62 x 40 x 66 cm. Start Price: EUR 4400 Zustand: (2–3/3)Trumpet Barrel Organ by Bacigalupo, c. 1920With 35 notes, eight-air barrel, ten wood trumpet pipes, 25 violin pipes, covered pipes and bass underside pipes, two optional stops, manuscript tune-sheet in lid and restored case with inlaid front and legend: "Bacigalupo, Berlin, Schönhauserallee 74a", 25 x 15 ¾ x 26 in., good playing condition. Start Price: EUR 4400 Condition: (2–3/3)

Indian School, circa 19th century, Five gouache on paper scenes with manuscript text on each verso, 18x12cm (smallest sheet), 23x17cm (largest), unframed (5)

SINO-TIBETAN BRONZE SEATED LAMA QING DYNASTY 清 銅喇嘛座像seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his right hand raised in vitarkamudra and his left holding a manuscript, dressed in voluminous patchwork robes with hems incised in floral and diaper patterns, the face with full lips and flanked by prominent ears 11.2cm high; 523g

Gilbert (Michael) [An incomplete story], original typscript with autograph corrections in the author's hand, 83pp., numbered 12-95, lacking chapter I, stapled at top left corner, some handling creases, 4to, n.d.*** The best part of six chapters of an original, unpublished work of detective fiction by Michael Gilbert, seemingly part of an uncompleted novel. We can trace only one other example of Michael Gilbert's work in manuscript at auction. Provenance: Gifted by the author to John Cooper. 

CHINESE ARTIST (CIRCA 1780)Canton: the Western FactoriesGouache, inscribed in ink 'Sigismund Bacstrom del. 1794 & 1796', framed. 45.7cm (18in) high x 74.9cm (29 1/2in) wide.Footnotes:中國藝術家（約1780年） 廣州：西方商館 布面油畫 有框Provenance: Sigismund Bacstrom (1750-1805)North East AuctionsGordon BartonMartyn Gregory, London來源： Sigismund Bacstrom (1750-1805)North East Auctions拍卖行Gordon Barton倫敦古董商Martyn GregoryPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: Martyn Gregory, Merchants and Mariners: Catalogue 98, London, 2018-2019, pp.76-77, no.79. 展覽著錄： Martyn Gregory，《Merchants and Mariners: Catalogue 98》，倫敦，2018-2019年，第76-77頁，編號79This piece presents an early and detailed gouache view of the 'Hongs' of Canton (Guangzhou). It depicts various national flags: on the left, the Danish, Spanish, and pre-Revolutionary French; on the right, the Swedish, British, and Dutch.Despite being inscribed with the name 'Sigismund Bacstrom', this painting is characteristic of the work of Cantonese 'export artists'. Bacstrom, a German-born surgeon, indeed visited Canton, present day Guangzhou. He served in the Dutch navy from 1763 to 1770 before moving to England. From 1772 to 1775, he worked for Sir Joseph Banks and later for Captain William Kent until 1779. During the 1780s, he embarked on six voyages to Greenland and the West Indies, which proved financially unfruitful. His journeys from 1791 to 1795 are better documented, as he produced several precise drawings of Hawaii, Tierra del Fuego, and the northwest coast of North America. In November 1793, he was aboard the French ship Amelia when it was captured by the British off Macau. He spent some time in Canton, producing eleven drawings of the China coast, two dated 'Dec. 1793' and '1794'. Bacstrom returned to England on July 23, 1795. In his later years, he became known as a Rosicrucian and translator of alchemical texts. For a detailed account of his adventures and a list of his drawings, see Douglas Cole, 'Sigismund Bacstrom's Northwest Coast Drawings and an Account of his Curious Career', BC Studies, 46, Summer 1980, pp.61-86.The painting's inscription of the dates 1794 and 1796 aligns with some of Bacstrom's works, which are sometimes marked 'del. 1793 fect. 1796', indicating that the final drawing was completed post-return, based on earlier on-site sketches. However, Bacstrom was not the creator of this particular picture, though he might have attempted to claim it. The painting's style is typical of early Cantonese 'export' artists. It features the white Bourbon flag, which was replaced in France on May 24, 1794. Although trade between China and the United States began in 1784, the American flag does not appear here; it would only be seen at the Canton waterfront in 1799 with the arrival of American Consul Samuel Snow. For further discussion on paintings of the 'Factories' in the 1790s, see P.A.Van Dyke and M.Kar-Wing Mok, Images of the Canton Factories 1760-1822: Reading History in Art, Hong Kong, 2015, pp.57-65.Notably, there exists a manuscript catalogue from June 1800, penned by Bacstrom, listing 'some accurate and characteristic Original Drawings and Sketches made after nature during a late Voyage round the World in 1791, 92, 93, 94 and 95.' This catalogue, once part of the Paul Mellon Collection and now held at Yale's Beinecke Library, includes various sketches and finished drawings, such as three depicting junks and nine pairs of Chinese figures. The first entry is described as:'View of that part of the Suburbs of Canton in China which faces the River, with the Factories of the different European nations. A highly finished Drawing of 30 Inches by 18, in a gilt Frame and plate Glass, valued by an eminent Artist at 50 Guin.s....£52.10'The close correspondence between this description and the present painting strongly suggests that this is indeed the piece owned and exhibited by Bacstrom in 1800. The entry mentioned above is one of nine in the list that have been subsequently crossed out in pencil, likely indicating that these items were sold when the collection was first offered for sale.See a related painting of the Hongs at Canton, Chinese school, circa 1780, which was sold at Christie's London, 14 December 2018, lot 29.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

COMMONPLACE BOOK. A manuscript book of poetry, 4to, c 1840. With 3 early books on German grammar and an illustrated book on Japan with German text, 1957. With two others (7) (box)

Two manuscript pages from the QuranTimurid, 15th Century or laterthe first page with two marginals, 13cm x 10cm Some discolouring and marks. Cockled. Please note that we have not removed the pages from the frame to examine. Signs of wear consistent with age and use. One of the marginals with loss.

Two Indian paintings 19th Centurythe first an illustrated page from a manuscript, depicting Court scenes, possibly Kishangargh, 24.5cm x 24.5cm and a study of a tiger hunt, Jaipur, with coloured and gold painted decoration, unsigned, 42cm x 31cm (2) At present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a condition report.

A post-Medieval illuminated manuscript antiphonal leaf, Europe, 16th or 17th c, black ink on vellum, some red rubrication, musical notation, hand-scrivened liturgy, foliated initials, recto border illuminated with a bird of prey and green leafy scrolling foliage, 67 x 42.5cm Good condition, some nominal losses and wear; as evidenced by images.

Miscellaneous Antiquarian Books. Abolitionism & Slavery: Hoare (Prince), Memoirs of Granville Sharp, Esq. Composed from his own Manuscripts, and other Authentic Documents in the Possession of his Family and of The African Institution [...], first edition, London: Printed for Henry Colburn and Co., 1820, portrait frontispiece engraved by Henry Meyer after George Dance, lower gutter of frontispiece and title-page with stain, both and prelims foxed, later calf back, lettered in gilt, over 19th c cloth, 4to; and two miscellaneous books, Dunois (The Countess of), Memoirs of the Court of England, [...], To which is added, The Lady's Pacquet (sic) of Letters, two parts in one, London: Printed, and Sold by B. Bragg, 1707, black-ruled title-page, contemporary panelled two-tone calf, worn, upper-cover detached, speckled edges, 8vo, & Classics: [Cellarius (Christoph) & Walch (Johann Georg, editor)], Christophori Cellarii Dissertationes academicæ, varii argumenti in summam redactæ, Lipsiæ: Io. Lud. Gleditschii, 1712, portrait frontispiece, title-page printed in red and black, contemporary English panelled two-tone calf, gilt-lettered morocco piece, some minor wear, verso pastedown with contemporary manuscript inscription, 8vo, Military: Mauvillon (Jakob), Essai sur l'influence de la poudre à canon dans l'art de la guerre moderne, Leipsie: Jean Philip Haug Veuve, 1788, 7 folding engraved plates of maps/plans, occasional contemporary marginal notes, early 19th c English quarter-russia over marbled boards, split, disbound and worn, marbled endpapers, uncut, 8vo; [&] Perrinet d'Orval (Jean-Charles), Essay sur les feux d'artifice pour le spectacle et pour la guerre, first edition, Paris: Coustelier, 1745, 12 engraved plates of diagrams, later cloth over marbled boards, red edges, 8vo, (5)  Provenance: 2nd: George Capell-Coningsby, 5th Earl of Essex (1757-1839), of  Hampton Court Castle, Herefordshire, and Cassiobury House, Hertfordshire; the spine gilt with his monogrammed supralibros. 4th: Henry Benjamin Hanbury Beaufoy FRS, FLS (1785-1851), of Lambeth, sometime MP and book collector; his bookplate to recto pastedown.

Books. Polar Exploration & Travel. Three shelves of general stock, late 19th c and later, some Arctic and Antarctic exploration, including Elias (E.L.), The Book of Polar Exploration, first edition, George G. Harray & Co, 1928, original publisher's pictorial cloth, 8vo; explorers, Captain Cook, Ranulph Fiennes, Nansen, Franklin; other printed books; a collection of research, comprising Polar Relics I-V, late 20th c scrapbooks, wrappers, folio; Polar Portfolio I-V, late 20th c scrapbooks, wrappers, folio; another late 20th scrapbook, Captain Cook Country: Polar (and a few other) Relics, wrappers, folio; late 20th c manuscript transcript of the Diary of Lieut. Wyatt Rawson, RN, of the British Arctic Expedition 1875-76, two parts, modern ring binder; early 20th c typed transcript of Thomas Griffith Taylor's Antarctic Diary: Headquarters, 1911, From the holograph manuscript in the National Library of Australia (ms 1003/2/79), loose sheets; & the Diary of Harry McNish: Carpenter with Shackleton's expedition, 1914-1916, now in three parts, a photocopy of the manuscript in the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, modern ring binders

Ireland. The account books of Michael Bustead Westropp (1746-1790), barrister-at-law, of Cork, Co. Cork, and later his son Ralph Westropp (1774-1822), of Waterpark, Co. Cork, dated 1774-1820, 1) 1774-1785, [40]ff of manuscript entries, expenditure and purchases, loans to and from, both credit and debt, the whole prefixed by indexed O-Z tabs only; 2) 1783-1820, [51]ff of manuscript entries, principally rental accounts, named tennants and land, but also with leases, bonds and notes, defective tabbed preface, uncollated leaves blank, split with movement, each bound in contemporary, presumably Irish, sheep over limp boards, panelled in blind, the first volume split with perished spine, the other somewhat bowed, each typically worn, rubbed, and lacking their clasp fastenings, foolscap, folio (32 x 21 & 32.5 x 21cm), (2)

Italy. Postal history: Giuseppe Pezze after Giovanni Brenna & C. Pinchetti, Carta Geografica e postale del Regno Lombardo-Veneto [...], Milano: Gio. Cogliati, et al, 1847, engraving over 40 paper sheets, hand-coloured delineation, laid on linen, original marbled wrapper, 88 x 134cm; an Italian map of Turkey and the Balkans, inset of Constantinople [i.e. Istanbul], s.l., s.n., n.d. [early-mid 19th c], engraving over 20 paper sheets, hand-coloured delineation, original marbled wrapper, 80 x 80cm; Vallardi (Pierre & Joseph, editors), Carte générale & routière d'Italie, Milan, 1830, engraving over 20 paper sheets, hand-coloured delineation, laid on linen, original marble sleeve, 70.5 x 54.5cm;[&] Il nostro confine orientale e le terre irredente, c. 1930, chromolithograph over 12 sheets of paper, laid on linen, 78 x 108cm, (4) Condition evidenced by images. The mounting frail in places, and in case of the second and third maps split and detached in places. The exteriors with later manuscript labels.

Miscellaneous manuscripts, late 18th c and later, comprising merchant shipping: Captain David Hey (b. 1880; previously MiD), Merchant Navy, his ships' log book, dated December 1945 to August 1950, during his captaincy of Alfred Holt & Co of Liverpool's MV "Rhexenor" and MV "Denbighshire", approx. 94pp of printed leaves inscribed with manuscript, recording sailing data and remarks as they cross the world, supplied by The Liverpool Printing and Stationery Company Limited, original calf over green moiré boards, illuminated and lettered paper label to upper-cover, oblong folio (24.5 x 38.5cm); four similar accounts, including SS "Elk", various masters and their hands, dated May 1960 to February 1961; MV "Moose", October 1966 to August 1967, loosely-inserted b/w photograph of the vessel, some ephemera and research; and two deck log books for MV "William" of Singapore, dated June to September 1977 & April to July 1985, mixed original bindings, mixed sizes; Shipping and Trade: D. Albers, care of M. T.A. Droop, to Joseph Leigh Esq. of Liverpool [rope maker and Russian Consul], addressed and dated London, 24th January, 1827, ALS, 2pp, soliciting Leigh for a position, postal history franking, traces of red wax seal; another letter to the aforementioned Leigh of Orford Street, Duke's Dock, from Thomas Arden, addressed and dated Wheelock Mills [Cheshire], 15th August, 1827, 1pp, viz. enclosed cash and further money transactions; five further letters &/copies, dated Liverpool, 1831, viz. the dissolution of a partnership; Account Sale of a Cargo of 450 Tons of Common Salt [...], Liverpool, 1812, 2pp, ink manuscript on paper; Americana: Agreement made between Wm North & John Loughery of the City of Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] of the one part, and *** Thorp & Sons of Reddish Mills in the Co:y of Lancaster [Lancashire], 14 September 1875, 3pp; and two miscellaneous MS accounts, dated 1782 & 1788; Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury KG (1801-1885), the 'Poor Man's Earl', a late Victorian memorial album, n.d. [1885], [48]ff principally of pasted notices of his life and funeral, obituaries, eulogies, etc., recto &/or verson, taken from newspapers and periodicals of the day, some of which are illustrated with portraits or named-views of St Giles House, Dorset, but also printed and manuscript ephemera, including the Order of Service from Westminster Abbey, letterpress poem printed within a black mourning border, [4]pp National Memorial of Lord Shaftesbury composition, [2]pp autograph poem by Georgina Cowper-Temple, Lady Mount Temple (née Tollemache; 1822-1901), a sepia photographic print of St Giles, letterpress poem on the anniversary of his birthday, dated Castle Wemyss, 1878, 1881 Guildhall proceedings, Old Scholars of the Ragged Schools address, Religious Tract Society poster, etc., disbound, 4to; an Edwardian memorial album, compiled by Lilian A. Bridges, in memoriam of Thomas Bridges, dated July 1905, only [14]ff of contents, being a commonplace-scrap book, inscribed and illustrated with manuscript, autograph letters, ephemera and scraps from TB's life and times, including an ALS of 2pp from Henry Peter Hansell (1863-1935), tutor to the three eldest sons of George V, two of whom would be kings themselves, on York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk writing paper, dated November 20th, 1905, and thanking TB for sending copy of his Punctuation Simplified for the education of his royal charges, accompanied by two b/w postcards of royal residences, another ALS of thanks for the pamphlet, from Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins (1863-1933), the playwright and novelist, etc., 5 loosely-inserted b/w albumen prints of British India, another of Scottish Freemasons, contemporary mottled calf gilt, the detached upper-cover monogrammed: E.C.B., all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, oblong 4to; & an unassociated collection of early 19th c and later newspaper and periodical clippings, of both antiquarian and general interest, the contemporary folder black roan over blue papered boards, ties en suite, folio, (19) 

Derbyshire. Eighteen volumes of diaries, kept by Samuel Bernard Pick, of Wood Street, later Heath Road, Holmewood, Chesterfield, annual volumes for 1922, 1924-5, 1927, 1929-33, 1950-55, 57-59, typically inscribed in manuscript with a day-to-day narrative, illustrative of social history and everyday life, etc., the diary for 1951-58 inscribed in National Coal Board issues, various original bindings, mixed sizes; and two pocket books, M. Downing, of Broomhill, Sheffield, one dated 1912, mixed bindings, 16mo, (20)

Palaeography. Wales: The Account of the Official Progress of His Grace Henry, The First Duke of Beaufort through Wales in 1684. By Photo-lithography From the Original MS. of Thomas Dineley, with a Preface by Richard Banks, London: Blades, East & Blades, 1888, original publisher's red cloth gilt, slight twist, uncut, contemporary presentation to title, slightly later crested book label: John Henderson, 4to; Burgoyne (Frank J., editor), Northumberland Manuscripts. Collotype Facsimile and Type Transcript of an Elizabethan Manuscript Preserved at Alnwick Castle [...], Longmans, Green, and Co., 1904, original green cloth, top-edge gilt, pastedown with Cheltenham Public Library bookplate, 4to; Sullivan II (Ernest W., editor), The First and Second Dalhousie Manuscripts: Poems and Prose by John Donne and others, a Facsimile Edition, Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1988, dustjacket over boards, 4to; Flower (Robin, editor), The Parker Chronicle and Laws (Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, MS. 173), Published for The Early English Text Society by Oxford University Press, 1973, original brown cloth, pictorial cloth, folio; [&] Clephan (R. Coltman, FSA), The Tournament, its Periods and Phases, London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1919, original publisher's red cloth, pictorial gilt, armorial bookplate: John Gretton, Stapleford [Park, Leicestershire, later Baron Gretton], 4to, (5)

A Medieval manuscript leaf, probably from a Book of Hours, Low Countries/Northern Germany, c. 1440, black ink on parchment, rubricated in red and blue, hand-scrivened Latin text, Gothic script, 19 lines, 12 x 9cm, mounted and framed, European collector's annotated label to verso Good condition, fresh and legible, the colours bold. Unexamined out of frame.

A 19th Century manuscript 'Receipt' (Recipe) book with associated portraits and sampler, A fascinating manuscript recipe book kept by three generations of the same family from the Georgian Era through to the late Victorian Period. Together with portraits of two of the original compilers and a needlepoint sampler worked by Elizabeth Mary Jones (b 1815) who is thought to be the second owner and whose name appears on the frontispiece. Quarto, textured full leather boards. 180 pp of recipes to front. The first entry 1815, the last dated entry 1905. Highlights include 'Calf's Head Pie'; 'A Receipt to cure the Bite of a Mad Dog' [1866]; 'A receipt for a 4lb pudding made at Hungerford for the Jubilee of Queen Victoria' [1887] etc. To the rear, a partial index and 28 pages of 'Commonplace Book' observations etc. Rubbed, some loose leaves and inserts. The portraits 34 cm by 24 cm in 19th Century maple frames (one unglazed). THE sampler dated 1822, 25 cm by 35 cm. (4) Provenance:- By direct descent from the original compilers.

William Morris - A book of verse. Scholar Press 1980. Numbered 248/325, facsimile text and colour illustrations and borders throughout, together with 'Notes to accompany a facsimile of the manuscript written in 1870,' both housed in the original green cloth slipcase, gilt lettering to black label on spine

Islamic Arabic illumination of boat form, in glazed carved giltwood frame, 33 x 53cm, together with an illuminated Persian manuscript leaf. (2)

An illuminated manuscript addressed 'To Richard Barrow Esq. City Treasurer & Controller of The City of Liverpool' signed H. Houghton Ward below, 45 x 27 cm, frame dimensions: 65 x 46 cm, glazed and framed

A GROUP OF REGIONAL MAPS AND RECORDSQing DynastyComprising: one volume of Huaianfuzhi (Local History of Huaian), section 29 includes pages 120 to 170, incomplete, section 30 includes 74 folded pages, possibly incomplete; one volume of Caozhoufuzhi (Local History of Caozhou), the sections arranged in the order of 1, 5, 6 and 3; a folded military map depicting waterways in Xiamen with strategic instructions; a folded map on pink-backed paper, depicting the setallite areas surrounding Dinghai in Zhejiang province; an administrative map of Haitan and the surrounding waters in Fujian province, bound with red brocade boards with the title Haitanzuoyouyingguanxiayangtu; a scroll of a section of an Imperial blue constellation map, including descriptions on weixing and part description on tianhan; three volumes of Zhejiang province maps, brocade-mounted boards and concertina bound with 'Taisanwoosih', 'Tanyang' and 'Kinshan' on the covers; an envelope enclosing a military strategy manuscript displaying weapons and barricades, a sketch of the Chinese position on the Heights of Segoan when attacked by the British on the 15th March 1842, two strategic sketches of the attacks on Tinghae and Ningpo in Zhejiang Province. The largest when folded 39.9cm (15 3/4in) x 21.2cm (8 3/8in) (13).Footnotes:清 地方地圖及記錄一組十三件Provenance: Arthur Probsthain bookshopFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

TWO WOODBLOCK PRINTED VOLUMES ON LANGUAGE-LEARNING AND EIGHT VOLUMES OF MANUSCRIPTSComprising: one volume of Yingyujiquan (English and Cantonese Dictionary), dated circa 1880s, section 6, including practical words and phrases in English and Cantonese with pronunciations; one volume of Zixuejuyu (Examples of Learning Chinese Characters), dated the 7th year of Tongzhi, corresponding to year 1868; a manuscript with Italian translations of Chinese characters; two volumes of Korean exercise books; five volumes of Japanese exercise books, one of which dated the 9th year of Taisho, corresponding to year 1920.27 (10 5/8in) x 22.7cm (9in). (10).Footnotes:《英語集全》一冊、《字學舉隅》一冊及手稿八冊Provenance: Arthur Probsthain bookshopThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

19thC Burmese Gilt Lacquered Kammavaca Manuscript composed of sixteen red lacquered and gilded enamelled leaves bound with string. L 52cm x W 12cm.

**NO RESERVE**A Lot of Two Indian Miniature Paintings Depicting a Courtly Scene and Royal Ceremony with Persian Script Manuscript Page.Left Painting: Approximately 29.5 x 20.3cmRight Painting: Approximately 21.5 x 14.5cmProvenance: Private NW London collection.

A scarce early 19th century letter, handwritten by Horatio Nelson using his left hand to William Pearce Esq, Chief Clerk of the Admiralty. Dated January 1st 1802, and written from Merton (likely Merton Place, his home in Surrey). The letter reads: Dear Sir, I am much overjoyed by your letter and shall thank you to expedite the order for my pay. My flag was struck from the Alexander at Leghorn on July 13th 1800 but in difft letters for table money etc when I acted as Commander in Chief. I am Dear Sir your much obliged Nelson & Brontë. William Pearce Esq. The phrase ‘my flag was struck from the Alexander’ will refer to Nelson relinquishing command of his vessel (HMS Alexander). Nelson had by this time a reputation for insubordination, and a direct order from the Commander-in-Chief for Nelson to rejoined the main fleet was ignored. When Viscount Keith arrived see Nelson, demanding an explanation, Nelson seemingly fled, ‘striking his flag’ and preferring to return to England across land accompanied by his lover Emma Hamilton. The letter was written some 18 months after this event, presumable when Nelson was on more favourable terms with the Admiralty. The letter is handwritten, single side and on off-white watermarked laid paper. Approximately 22.7cm x 18.3cm. Previously sold in 2012 by specialist manuscript, autograph, and historical artefact auctioneers, RR Auction of New Hampshire, United States. Condition: generally good. Several fold lines to the paper, and a small clip to the left hand edge, near the William Pearce name. A few pin head sized holes, mostly where the fold lines intersect.  

An original hand written letter, signed by Napoleon 1 (1769-1821), Emperor of the French. Letter signed ‘Nap’ to General Clarke, Duc de Feltre, Paris, 15 December 1810. The translated letter is as follows:Monsieur le Duc de Feltre, it matters greatly to me that the St Quentin Canal is completed by the month of October.I have given the order to send 1000 men there.Let me know the number of Spaniards that you have sent; I am assured that there are very few of them.The Spanish battalion which is at Lyons, and half of that which is at Anvers can be sent to St Quentin.This reinforcement would give the means to push the work on quickly.Sir, I pray that God will watch over you.St.Cloud, 4 September 1810. Please note: the letter has been dictated to his secretary, Meneval, and only the signature is Napoleon’s. Interestingly, Napoleon has personally corrected the 1000 men figure, proving at least that he read the documents before signing them. The letter was previously sold in 2012 at Christie’s Books & Manuscript auction. 1¼ pages, folio, gilt edged.Approximately 22.8cm x 18.4cm. Condition; generally good.Horizontal and vertical fold lines and a small smudge to the right hand margin, but otherwise good clean condition.

2 early 19th century letters, written by French Revolutionary War, and Napoleonic War Generals, Achille Claude-Marie Tocip Grigny (1766-1806), and Jean-Charles Pichegru (1761-1804). The Grigny manuscript has numerous annotations in the left margin, and is signed Grigny to the reverse side. General Grigny was killed in action at Gaeta in Italy in 1806, being decapitated by a canon ball. General Pichegru is best known as the Royalist conspirator, who plotted in 1803 to overthrow Napoleon’s military regime, with the plan being known as the ‘Pichegru Conspiracy’. Pichegru was betrayed by a friend and was arrested in February 1804, and by April 1804 he was found strangled in prison. Signed ‘Pichegru’ to the bottom right. Condition generally good to both, evidence of both documents having been bound in book, or mounted previously. Some light soling / browning to the paper in places, and a few nibbles to the edge of the Grigny manuscript.

A circa 1814 handwritten account of Napoleon’s testimony while detained at Elba, addressed from Portoferraio, Elba and dated December 6th. The document would have written at the Villa dei Mulini, one of two residences used by Napoleon during his stay from May 3rd 1814 to February 26th 1815. Napoleon defends himself against a variety of allegations put to him, including his justification of the massacre of Ottoman Turkish soldiers from the surrender of the garrison at the Siege of Jaffa in 1799. The pillaging of the city, and subsequent murder of civilians and prisoners of war marked one of the most tragic episodes of Napoleon’s Egyptian campaigns. The comment made by Napoleon regarding the massacre are taken from a portion of an interview with Lord Ebrington, who published his conversations with Napoleon. Napoleon is quoted as saying ‘I took a large body of Turks whom I could not feed and when I released them …. under promise of not seeing again under pain of being put to death if retaken. A short time after I found the same Turks in ….. of Jaffa, which I attacked and took by storm in circumstances which would alone would have authorised their execution. The document also contains remarks regarding the murder of John Wesley Wright (1769 - 1805), the Royal Navy commander, who was twice captured by the French. Wright was reported by his French captors as having committed suicide in October 1805, but the British authorities instead believed him to have been murdered. After some unofficial enquires made by Sir Sidney Smith, it was claimed that proof was found of Wright’s murder. The manuscript goes on to say "Buonaparte treated the imputation against him of having murdered Wright & Pichegru as mere idle tales supporting the denials by appeals as to any possible advantage to be gained by disgusting acts of unnecessary acts of barbarity upon prisoners who being completely in his power could give him no manner of anxiety” Written on red edged paper, with embossed neo-classical urns and detail to the margins, plus an additional loose leaf. Approximately 19.5cm x 25cm when folded. Condition generally good, some browning to the front face, and some fold lines.

Military History.- Oman (Charles) A History of the Peninsular War, 7 vol., first editions, presentation inscriptions in each vol. from the author to his wife, portrait frontispieces (that to vol. 3 of Wellington loosely inserted from another copy and with another of Massena bound in instead, numerous plates and maps, many folding, occasional foxing at beginning and end, some marginal browning, in a presentation binding of brown buckram with gilt motifs to spines and corners of covers, black morocco spine labels, slightly rubbed and spines slightly tanned, 8vo, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1902-30.*** A superb copy of this major work of British military history. Each volume with a presntation inscription from the author to his wife (eg vol.1 "From the Author of the Book to its Inspirer" and in vol.7 "Finis Coronat Opus, with best love") and each inscription dated to the year of publication. First 3 volumes with a few errata noted on rear endpaper in Oman's hand; loosley inserted bifolium with a transcription of Norman Macleod's poem The Old Soldier in Oman's hand and 2 loosely inserted maps (one manuscript), plus relevant topographical postcards.

Salmon Clubs.- Ste. Marguerite Salmon Club, Canada.- [Photograph Album], 24 silver-gelatin prints, laid-down to thick grey boards one per page, with black paper surrounds, spotting to some photographs, later half morocco, gilt, housed within modern custom-made morocco-backed drop-back box, [Wood BSS 157], photographs c.115 x 89mm. et infra, [c.1900]; An Original Share Certificate, 'one share no. 11', with a river scene vignette to centre, manuscript ink recipient name, date and signatures from president and secretary, Club stamp in blind to left corner, stuck-down along top edge to display card mount, housed within modern custom-made morocco-backed drop-back box, (c.285 x 180mm.), December 1st 1885, v.s. (2)*** Photograph album likely by an amateur photographer member of the Club, images primarily of the wild and rugged setting of the club buildings and river's course, with a couple showing anglers in canoes and astream, and a horse-drawn canoe carrying-cart. The Ste. Marguerite River runs near Sacré-Coeur (Quebec, Canada) and salmon fishing is known to have taken place here since the 1860s. 

Photograph Album.- Norway.- Album of Salmon and Trout Fishing on the Årdal River, 34 photographs of views and expedition characters and life, all sepia-toned silver prints, laid down one per page over 20 leaves, nearly all with manuscript captions in ink below and ink inscription to front endpaper 'Norwegian Trip August 1889' (likely same hand), some prints a little faded, occasional soiling to leaf margins, some leaves a little warped, contemporary red half morocco with gilt lettering 'Norway 1889' to upper cover, hinges weak, extremities worn, [Wood BSS 175], photographs 147 x 99mm., small oblong 4to, 1889.***  A charming album of a fishing trip to the Årdal River, near Bergeland in Norway by a group of young British friends. Judging from the photographs perhaps they did not catch any salmon, but they clearly had a good time: sitting in deckchairs on the steamer Ragnar; scenic shots of Bergeland, fjords, waterfalls and huts; out in their boats 'Fish wont rise'; group shots relaxing or rods in hand and of various locals and ghillies etc., and a huge pile of bottles captioned 'after a fortnight'.   

Veterinary.- [Collection of recipes], manuscript, 24pp. excluding blanks, waterstains on blanks at beginning and end, original paper wrappers, large waterstains on both covers, 140 x 220mm., [c. 1830s]. *** Recipes include: "Purging Ball"; "For the Gripes"; "A Linament good for Green c Wounds, Cutts, Briuises, Broken Knees &c &c" etc.

Photograph Album.- Norway.- Album of Salmon Fishing at Torrisdal on the Namsen River, 29 photographs of views, expedition characters, life and accommodation, all platinum prints, mounted on paper and laid down one per page over 28 leaves (the first on recto of front endpaper, the rest on leaf versos), manuscript captions to paper mounts, some spotting to leaf margins and mounts, a few leaves warped at end, contemporary green morocco with gilt lettering 'Torrisdal &c. 1887' to upper cover, corners and spine discoloured, extremities slightly rubbed, [Wood BSS 176], photographs 116 x 91mm., small oblong folio, 1887.*** An album of a British group's fishing trip in 1887 to Torrisdal on the Namsen River, still one of Norway's top salmon rivers today. Torrisdal was known as "the top beat of the Namsen, and affords usually excellent sport, as there is an opportunity for both boat casting and bank fishing in addition to the usual trolling. Accommodation in lodges close to the river... The beat comprises an extent of 3km, from Fiskumfoss and down the river" (A. Koren, Norwegian Fishing Rights and Shooting, 1929).  The photographs capture much of this description with sweeping scenic shots of the Fiskumfoss (falls) and the river generally, the lodges, ghillies and servants, for example 'Ivar and the 32lb salmon'.

Byron Family.- Hucknall [Tokard] Commission, recording property owners and value, the first entry being that of William Byron, fourth Baron Byron, famous for his duel with William Chaworth, manuscript, 1p., a few short tears at folds and very small portions of loss, some very light spotting, lightly browned, 335 x 210mm., 1770; and 3 others, 2 ALs.s both signed Byron including one from Admiral George Anson Byron, seventh Baron Byron, and the infamous 19th century printed facsimile of Lord [George Gordon] Byron's letter denying his authorship of 'The Vampyre', v.s., v.d. (4 pieces).  *** First mentioned from the collection of Richard Cotterill.

Salmon Clubs.- Canada.- [York River Fishing Club, Logs and Records], 6 vol., including: 4 vol. of fishing log books, filled-out in ink by hand, bound in red or tan morocco, gilt lettering 'York River Gaspé' and 3 of these additionally bearing 'record of salmon and grisle killed', all of those in red morocco rubbed, and 2 vol. containing records of the club, mostly typescript with some manuscript additions, in rexine and half rexine, [Wood BSS 161], 4to, 1916-78. *** The York River Fishing Club, on the Gaspé Pensinsula (Canada), ran from 1922-79. 

Photographs & Archive.- Canada.- [A small Archive, including photographs, pertaining to Salmon Fishing on the Trinity River, Quebec North Shore], a collection of archival materials, mainly amassed by Glyn Osler, including: c.50 photographs of Osler's salmon fishing on the Trinity River, some grouped together in card and roan folders dated 1926 and 1927, others in glassine sleeves or plastic envelopes, most commonly c.225 x 148mm; two actual camp fishing record books covering 1883-97 and 1915-41, half-filled, in morocco and cloth; as well as other typed documents, such as an 8ff. 'list of salmon rivers and the name and addresses of the owners', records of salmon caught on the Trinity River 1983-97, other reports and statistics, and a facsimile of a manuscript map of the river's course dated 1929, v.d., v.s., together all housed within mid-twentieth century cardboard box, inside modern custom-made morocco-backed drop-back box, folio, [Wood BSS 185], [c.1880s-1940s].*** Glyn Osler K.C. from Toronto, leased the Trinity River on the North Shore of the Gulf of St Lawrence from 1914-27. The photographs and documents of this small archive show the good fishing of these early years on the river, which gradually fell off until in 1976 it was opened to public fishing. The list of rivers and owners, is a fascinating record, covering most of the major Canadian rivers, with their owners or lessees and the annual rental fees around 1925.  

Photograph Album.- Finland.- Finland: Rapids in the Wilds and other Fishing Waters, 44 photographs of views, fishing scenes and characters, black and white silver prints, mounted to black card and stuck down 2 per leaf but some panoramas, verso only, with manuscript captions on facing page, photographs between c.104 x 60-134 x 78 mm. and c.252 x 72mm., contemporary half morocco, but endpapers renewed, little sunned and rubbed, The Finnish Sugar Company, [1920s].*** A scarce album of salmon fishing on the Könkämäeno River in the very north of Finland, famous for its 'ice fishing', although these images seem to be in summer. Likely one of a very small number of albums produced by the Finnish Sugar Company to give to guests; shots include falls, fosses and rapids, boatmen, poling, salmon trap, the Clubhouse of the Kalkis Salmon Club. Big game angling bookplate of Jack Reese (to front pastedown). 

Photograph Album.- [Salmon Fishing Album] 'The House that Jack Built', 9 black and white silver gelatin prints, mounted one per leaf, with manuscript captions beneath, tissue guards (now coming looose), c.142 x 100mm., original cloth, gilt, housed within modern custom-made morocco-backed drop-back box, 4to, [c.1900].*** A charming and unusual album, likely for a salmon fisherman's child. The 9 photographs are captioned by poetic verses following the famous children's nursery rhyme 'The House that Jack Built', for example: 'This is the house that Jack Built' below the fishing hut and three anglers; 'This is the Rod, that cast the Fly, that hooked the salmon...' below a staged shot of rods and, 'This is the Gillie, that tended the Fisher, that handed the Rod, that cast the Fly, that hooked the salmon...' below a portrait of the ghillie and so on.  

Mining broadside.- Woman company owner.- [Granting permission to mine coal in Arâches-la-Frasse (Haute-Savoie) to Baroness Françoise-Louise de Warens & Co.], broadside, woodcut decorative initial, manuscript insertions, folds, very small marginal hole, some marginal water-staining, little spotting or light browning, a wide-margined copy, 470 x 325mm., Chambéry, Marc-François Gorrin, [1758]. *** Rare. Warens (1699-1762) was the mistress of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (until around 1754), and was responsible for a number of failed business ventures, including a silk stocking factory. She died in poverty in Chambéry in 1762, of which Rousseau did not learn until six years later. 

France, Carpentras.- Legal agreement relating to Louis de Gigondas of Carpentras, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, notaries ink mark at end, several small holes and one flaw, some writing bleached affecting legibility, folds, slightly creased and yellowed, 325 x 200mm., 1430.

Nepal.- Artist's Manual and Pattern Book, concertina manuscript in Newari on yellow-stained paper, 84 leaves, c.97 very fine ink drawings of elements of Buddhist iconography, with accompanying explanatory text, leaves originally left blank filled with rougher script and diagrams including one yantra, a few small chips to edges, some soiling and staining, leaves folding into wooden covers with bevelled edges, painted with 3 roundels and floral design to edges, much of paint to upper cover and some to lower chipped away, each leaf c.70 x 157mm., [Nepal], [early 18th century].  *** The drawings, from the Nepalese repertoire of Buddhist iconography, include buddhas and bodhisattvas, gods and goddesses, demons, stupas, the vehicles and supplicants of the gods, the elephant God Ganesa, a skeleton and ghoul, and mudras (ritual hand gestures). 

Lead sheeting.- Remond de Saint-Albine (Pierre) Mémoire sur le Laminage du Plomb, first edition, woodcut ornaments, Macclesfield copy with embossed stamp to title and South Library bookplate, contemporary vellum-backed boards, spine titled in manuscript, Paris, Pierre Prault, 1731; another edition, third edition (first illustrated edition), title with engraved vignette of foundry, 3 folding engraved plates by Dheulland, some light spotting or soiling, contemporary marbled wrappers, uncut, spine repaired, Paris, Jacques Guerin, 1746 § [Le Normant (A., suppliers of rolled lead sheeting)] Mémoire sur le Plomb Laminé qui se fabrique a Paris et a Déville-les-Rouen, ?first edition, half-title (soiled), stitched, Orleans, 1822, 4to & 8vo (3)*** An interesting group of works on rolled lead sheeting for roofing and gutters. Rolled lead had been in use in Britain since 1670 but there was resistance in France from the guild of plumbers. Remond de Sainte-Albine proposes the advantages of rolled sheet versus cast lead and explains the manufacturing techniques. The final work proves that the argument was still ongoing nearly a hundred years later. We have been unable to trace another copy of this edition although there are a few copies in libraries of an 1807 Parisian edition by Hénée.