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George IV (King of England, 1762-1830). Document signed, 'George R.', Carlton House, 10 July 1821, a lithographically pre-printed document giving royal dispensation not to attend the Royal Coronation on 19th July, boldly signed by the monarch at head, and with name of the document's recipient inscribed at foot, 'Thomas-James Viscount Bulkeley', with an additional manuscript note beneath, 'Given me by my friend Doctor Bandinel, 1823', heavily browned, one page, folio (31 x 19.5 cm), tipped onto a modern mount (Qty: 1)Thomas James Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley (1752-1822) was an English aristocrat and poltician. This document would appear to have been given to Bulkeley Bandinel (1781-1861) who became Librarian at the Bodleian in Oxford in 1813, a post he was to hold for 47 years. Who Dr. Bandinel gave the document to then has not been ascertained.

George VI (King of the United Kingdom & His Consort Queen Elizabeth). Christmas card signed, 1951, folded off-white card with a colour reproduction photograph of the gardens of Buckingham Palace mounted to inner recto, signatures of 'George R' and 'Elizabeth R' beneath printed message and manuscript date 1951 on facing page, gilt embossed crown to upper board, a little age toning and soiling, 25 x 20cm (Qty: 1)

Scrap Albums. Two Scrap albums, 19th & early 20th century, containing watercolours, oil paintings, photographs, pencil drawings and lithographs of maritime scenes, flowers, British & foreign topographical views and humorous drawings and cartoons, manuscript ownership name and address of Gladys Martin of Hermon Hill, Snaresbrook to the front endpaper of the octavo volume which is bound in contemporary morocco gilt with the owner's initials in gilt letters on the upper siding, the larger album contains a watercolour signed by George Hayes R. C. A. , with pencil ownership signature of Francis Webb and dated 1824 (paper watermarked 1818), marbled endpapers, contemporary half morocco gilt, bumped and worn at extremities, 4to (Qty: 2)

Titanic. Life of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Patron of Christian Youth, by Maurice Meschler S.J., Translated by a Benedictine of the Perpetual Adoration... B. Herder, 1911, three black & white plates, front free endpaper with contemporary inscription by Father Thomas Byles, and manuscript note below in a different hand, original gilt lettered blue cloth, extremities lightly rubbed, gilt on spine dulled, 8vo, (Qty: 1)Inscribed on the front free endpaper, just a month before the Titanic sank: "From Father Byles March 9th 1912", and with manuscript note beneath "who went down, heroically, on the Titanic April 15th 1912 Good Shepherd Sunday R.I.P." Father Thomas Byles (1870-1912) famously went down with the Titanic whilst praying for those about to perish with him, having helped many third-class passengers into life boats (twice refusing a place for himself), and having calmly ministered to more than a hundred other passengers who remained trapped on the ship. Pope Pius X later described Byles as a "martyr for the Church", and indeed, in April 2015 the first steps were made towards making him a saint. Strangely enough, two days before setting sail, Father Byles met with a friend, Edward Watson, who ominously spoke about the dangers of icebergs, and said "I hope you'll come back again". Furthermore, the day before the terrible tragedy Byles had used the analogy of a sinking ship when he preached a sermon on the need to have a lifebelt in the shape of prayer and the sacraments, to save one's soul in times of spiritual shipwreck.

Aesop. Fables, of Aesop and other eminent Mythologists: with Morals and Reflexions, 5th edition corrected, 1708; Fables and Storyes Moralized, being a Second Part of the Fables of Aesop, and other Eminent Mythologists, etc. by Sir Roger L'Estrange, 2nd edition, 1708, engraved portrait (ink marks to face) and frontispiece, occasional dmapstains, modern half calf, 8vo, together with [Ellis, George, editor] , Specimens of the Early English Poets, London: Printed for Edwards, 1790, without rear free endpaper, contemporary half morocco, rubbed and some wear, 8vo, with Shakespeare (William). The Plays, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators; to which are added Notes by Sam. Johnson, 8 volumes, 1st edition, London: printed for J. and R. Tonson [and others], 1765, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, half titles to volumes 3-8, 19th century ownership signature to volume 1 title, manuscript ownership of Richard Vevers, 1766 to front blanks, several leaves in volume 6 torn away, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spines, worn, 8vo, plus others including Hymen's Praeludia: or, Love's Master-Piece..., by Robert Loveday, 8 volumes, 1736, Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne..., made English by Charles Cotton, 3 volumes, 4th edition, 1711, and Montaigne's Essays, Translated by Charles Cotton, 3 volumes, 1743 (Qty: 24)

Bible [English]. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues: and with the former Translations diligentley compared and revised, by his Maiesties speciall commandement. Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, 1613, general title and New Testament titles within decorative woodcut borders (small repair to verso of upper outer blank corner of general title), Apocrypha present, double-column black letter text, early marginal note to verso of I2 cropped, bound with at front The Genealogies Recorded in the Sacred Scriptures, According to every Family and Tribe. With the Line of our Saviour Jesus Christ, observed from Adam to the blessed Virgin Mary by J[ohn] S[peed], [1613?], lacking C1, includes double-page woodcut map of Canaan with short tear & slight loss to upper margin (touching ruled border), small tear hole to lower border and tear to right fore-edge blank margin, bound with at rear Two right profitable and fruitfull Concordances, or large and ample Tables Alphabeticall..., London: Robert Barker, 1615, and also bound with at rear The Whole Booke of Psalmes. Collected into English Meeter, by Thomas Sternehold, John Hopkins, and others, conferred with the Hebrew, with apt Notes to sing them withall..., London: Company of Stationers, 1617, incomplete at rear lacking final three leaves, some dampstaining to map and few other leaves, general toning, some dust-soiling (mostly minor) and occasional spotting throughout volume, all edges gilt, albumen photograph of a manuscript genealogy of the Newman family (including families of Shelstone, Hall & Walker etc.) pasted to front free blank endpaper, 19th century vellum, gilt decorated spine with four black morocco band onlays, gilt decorated borders to boards, some dust-soiling, 4to, leaf size 211 x 157 mm (Qty: 1)Herbert 323; Darlow & Moule 250; STC 2227. The first black-letter quarto edition of King James' version. This and many subsequent issues were produced in close imitation of those black-letter quarto editions of the Geneva Bible which proved so popular. Apparently a close reprint of the folio of 1611. Gen. x. 16, Emorite , Ruth iii. 15 he , etc. Both titles omit the words Appointed... (Herbert).

Bible [English]. [The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues: and with the former Translations diligently compared and reuised, By his Maiesties speciall Commandement. Appointed to be read in Churches. Imprinted at London by Robert Barker and by the Assignes of John Bill, 1634], general title and following 3 leaves lacking (A1-A4), New Testament title present within decorative woodcut border, Apocrypha present, double-column black letter text, woodcut decorative initials, few leaves with early manuscript to lower blank margins, first few leaves frayed to margins and with few tears mostly to margins (B1 also creased and some tears with slight loss), printing fault to M6 where paper creased, closed tears to 5D5, 5R3, 5Y6, 6A3 & 6A5 (those to 6A3 & 6A5 running vertically up the length of each), leaves 6D1-6D4 torn at foot with some loss, lacking final two leaves of Revelation (6D5 & 6D6, with remnants of penultimate leaf 6D5 loosely inserted), few other leaves with marginal fraying and occasional tears, occasional dampstaining mostly to lower outer corners of few leaves, 19th century cloth-hinged marbled endpapers a little frayed to edges, contemporary blind panelled calf over wooden boards, with blind roll work decoration, embossed brass corner pieces and central bosses (lower board without upper inner corner piece), some lifting and wear to leather turn-ins, leather to board fore-edges a little torn and board showing, leather to lower board torn with some loss & board showing, old reback torn at head & foot of spine, without clasps, folio, leaf size 40 x 27 cm (Qty: 1)Darlow & Moule 376; Herbert 487; STC 2312. The fourth distinct folio edition, printed in large black-letter, of King James' version. This agrees very closely in all particulars with the folio of 1617. Provenance: St. James' Church, Southbroom, Devizes, Wiltshire. This Bible has for many years been kept in the fine 15th century perpendicular tower, which is the oldest surviving part of the church. The tower bears the scars of the bombardments made from nearby Jump Hill by the parliamentary forces of General Sir William Waller (1597-1668) during the English Civil War siege of Devizes in July 1643. Devizes was a Royalist stronghold throughout the English Civil War. A major battle took place just outside the town on Roundway Down on 13th July 1643, where the Royalists, under Sir Ralph Hopton (1596-1652), defeated General Waller.

Bible [English]. The Holy Bible: containing the Old Testament and the New, London: Robert Barker & Assignes of John Bill, 1638, general title and New Testament title present, both within decorative woodcut borders (17th & 18th century genealogical entries to verso of each), Apocrypha present, occasional short closed tears (mostly to leaves A2-A4, A6 & A7), bound with at front The Genealogies Recorded in the Sacred Scriptures, According to every Family and Tribe. With the Line of Our Saviour Jesus Christ, observed from Adam to the blessed Virgin Mary, by J[ohn] S[peed], 1638, typographic border to title, woodcut genealogies including illustration of Adam & Eve in the garden of Eden, double-page woodcut map of Canaan very slightly close-trimmed at foot, few early manuscript notes and markings throughout volume mostly to margins , occasional dust-soiling and minor marks, later endpapers, contemporary calf with blind roll-work decoration to boards, brass centre bosses, three of eight corner pieces present, spine torn at head, loss of leather to lower board in-filled and board partly recovered in cloth, lacking clasps, rubbed & some wear, 8vo (Qty: 1)Herbert 525; Darlow & Moule 405. There are at least three known varieties of Bible of this date. This example is variety B, with the woodcut ornament before Ezra being a lion and unicorn; the ornament before Hebrews is also a lion & unicorn (inverted). The genealogical entries within the volume include 'Jane Tanty the daughter of John & Margrett Tanty babtised May the 12:1632', 'June the 6th 1704 Baptised John Bellinger [or Ballinger]', 'upon March 2d in 1732.. born Emd.[?] Bellinger the son of John & Esther Bellinger on Friday night about ten or eleven aclock at night', 'Upon ye 17th day Aprill 1735 was born Edmund Bellinger the second son of John and Esther Bellinger on Thursday about six aclock in the forenoon', 'Upon ye 25th day of July 1737 was born Anne: the daughter of John and Esther Bellinger on Munday about five aclock in the after noon', 'Upon ye 9th day of Augt. 1740 was born John[?] Bellinger the son of John & Esther Bellinger on Saturday night.'

Bible [Hebrew]. [The Old Testament, Antwerp: Christophe Plantin, 1580-82], four parts bound as one, signatures 1-64 in 8s except 17 in 4 (last leaf blank), lacks first leaf (title, supplied in later manuscript) and final leaf (blank), pencil ownership signature of I. Vallat to repaired verso [Isaac Vallat, rector at Albury, Surrey, 1749-74], some old ink marginalia including very neat microscopic notes in Latin, soiling and old dampstaining throughout, heavy brown stain to signature 48, early leaves frayed at edges and crudely rehinged with tape, old deleted inscriptions to final page, bookplate of Philipe H. Samuel to rear pastedown, 19th-century blind-stamped morocco, some wear, cracked on joints, 4to, together with a Catherine the Great bible in Old Church Slavonic, published St Petersburg, no date, late 18th or early 19th century, [1], 374, 16 leaves, printed in red and black, heavy worming throughout, occasional spotting, soiling and a few marginal repairs, 19th-century blind-stamped morocco with remains of clasps to upper cover, some wear, backstrip partly deficient and wormed, folio (325 x 200mm) (Qty: 2)1) Adams B1234; Darlow & Moule 5104. 2) Sold with all faults, not subject to return.

Bible [New Testament - Greek]. [He kaine diatheke Jesou Christou ..., Wittenberg, 1622], [4], 548, [2]pp., title printed in ancient Greek in red & black within ornamental border (manuscript date written under imprint and verso of gutter margin strengthened), some browning and spotting, single worm hole to few leaves at rear of volume (not affecting text), gilt gauffered edges, contemporary pigskin, blind decoration and rollwork to covers, gilt embossed emblem of Christ on the cross to centre of each board, later morocco title label to spine, some soiling and marks, 4to (Qty: 1)Rare New Testament in Ancient Greek, with Arabic paginatian, otherwise completely in Greek, This edition was intended for the Orthodox Christians in the Ottoman Empire.

Bloomfield (William). The Servant's Companion; or Practical Housemaid's and Footman's Guide [cover-title], 1st edition, circa 1840, printed and published by J.R. Blonsell, 32pp. (including covers), pencil mark on first page of text, contemporary manuscript inscription on inside front cover 'Elizabeth Finch her Book, 6th August 1840, Winchcombe', untrimmed (two longer leaves frayed to fore-edge), title-page and final page forming sewn covers (toned and spotted), slim 8vo, together with How To Talk Correctly... by Professor Duncan, pseudonym, [i.e. Charles Platt], William Nicholson, circa 1880, lacking free endpapers, page block loose in original cloth (Qty: 2)Extremely rare: not in Cagle, Vicaire, Oxford, Maclean or Bitting; only British Library and Oxford University copies listed on COPAC (date given as circa 1860). Containing some wonderful receipts for those hard-pressed men and women in domestic service at the beginning of the Victorian era, including: "to give gloss to old wainscot"; "to make thirst balls for travelling" ("excellent for soldiers on a long march, in sultry weather, and where water is scarce"); "coachmen's liquid for harness"; "to cleanse foul teeth" (advocating a "thin piece of soft wood made into a kind of brush, and dipped into distilled vinegar"; "patterns for working muslin dresses"; and "an efficacious receipt for destroying bugs, by an eminent physician". There is a small section of wine recipes at the end, including: 'British Champaigne"; "Mulberry Wine"; "Turnip Wine"; and "Balm Wine".

Bucer (Martin). De regno Christi Jesu servatoris nostri libri II, Ad Edwardum VI Angliae Regem, annis abhinc sex scripti: non solum Theologis atque Iurisperitis profuturi, uerum etiam cunctis Rempub. bene & feliciter administraturis cognitu cumprimis necessarii..., Basel: Ioannem Oporinum , [1557], woodcut device to title, upper outer blank corner torn away and repaired, decorative woodcut initials, light dust-soiling to title and colophon leaf, some dampstaining throughout, occasional fraying to lower outer corners, early manuscript fragment strip bound-in before title (formerly part of endpaper strengthening), endpapers replaced, near contemporary sheep, rubbed and scuffed, small folio (Qty: 1)Adams B3032. Martin Bucer (1491-1551) was born in Strasbourg and entered the Dominican order. He became a convert to the reformed faith who influenced Lutheran, Calvinist, and Anglican doctrines and practices. In 1548 he became a teacher at Cambridge and died there greatly honoured in 1551.

Dalton (John). A New System of Chemical Philosophy, 2 parts in one, 1st edition, Manchester: Printed by S. Russell, for R. Bickerstaff, Strand, London, 1808 & 1810, vi, [2], 220 ; [8], 221-560 pp., continuous pagination throughout, eight single-page engraved plates, Imprint varies: part 2: Printed by Russell & Allen, 1810, part 1 title with coloured pencil manuscript number to upper blank margin and diagonal closed tear with adhesive tape staining (also to gutter margin), frayed to upper inner margin, 10 leaves in part 1 also with long vertical closed tear with old adhesive tape repairs and consequent staining, gutter margin of H1 & H2 with old adhesive tape and staining, thin worm trail to to upper blank margins of four leaves of text and three plates, occasional spotting, dampstains & marks, manuscript & library ticket envelope to front free endpaper, lacking front free endpaper, later cloth over contemporary calf, covers detached, 8vo (Qty: 1)Dibner Heralds of Science 44; Duveen, p. 156; Grolier/Horblit 22; Norman 575; Partington III, pp. 799-813; PMM 261. The first edition of Dalton 's classic work on the atomic theory of matter. ' Dalton reconstructed New ton's speculations on the structure of matter, and, applying them in a new form to chemistry, gave Lavoisier's reformation of that science a deeper significance' (PMM). Dalton maintained that all matter was composed of indestructible and indivisible atoms of various weights, each weight corresponding to one of the chemical elements. These atoms remained unchanged during chemical processes, and their particular weight determined their identity. His New System presented the first chemical atomic theory giving significance to the relative weights of the ultimate particles of all known compounds. It also provided a quantitative explanation of the phenomena of chemical reaction. 'He developed a system of chemical symbols and a table [plate 4 in part 1] showing the relative weights of the atoms of a list of elements. From his principles he deduced the law of definite proportions and the law of multiple proportions' (Dibner). This, and, and pp.546-548 along with the 4 plates in part 2, in effect describe the first periodic table, which Mendelev was to refine later (see lot xxx). A second volume appeared 17 years later, by which time 'the theory had borne such widespread fruit that Dalton 's own conclusions were almost out of date' (PMM).

Hobbes (Thomas, of Malmesbury). Elementa Philosophica de Cive, Amsterdam, Henr. & Viduam Th. Boom, 1696, 383 pages, engraved title, 18th century engraved armorial bookplate of Sinclair to front pastedown, with motto fide sed pugna, contemporary vellum, titled lettered in ink to head of spine, and with armorial foot, stamped in black, with motto rinasce piu gloriosa, together with Giannettasio (Nicola Partenio). Ver Herculanum, Naples, Jacques Raillard, 1704, additional engraved title (giving the author's name and title Autumni Surrentini) dated 1698, with contemporary ownership signature L. de Ralsen at head, several woodcut head-pieces and initials, 18th century bookplate of Sinclair to front pastedown, with motto fide sed pugna, contemporary vellum with manuscript title in brown ink to head of spine, and black armorial stamp with the motto rinasce piu gloriosa, both volumes with some light soiling, 12mo & 8vo respectively (Qty: 2)Provenance: James St. Clair Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn (1762-1837). Sir James Erskine, Scottish General, Politician and Aide-de-Camp to King George III, was a close friend of the Duke of Wellington, becoming lord privy seal in the cabinet when the Duke of Wellington became prime minister.

The Complete Family-Piece: and, Country Gentleman and Farmer's Best Guide, 3rd edition improved, printed for C. Rivington; S. Birt; T. Longman; C. Hitch; and J. Clarke, 1741, xii, 4, 526, + 62 pp. index, title with slight fraying to lower outer corner, first and last few leaves lightly browned to edges, occasional marks, contemporary calf, rubbed and some wear with upper joint partly cracked, 8vo, together with Glasse (Hannah). The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy..., new edition will all the modern improvements, Dublin, printed by Brett Smith, for Gilbert and Hodges, 1804, occasional light spotting and minor soiling, contemporary calf, modern reback, 8vo, plus Raffald (Elizabeth), The Experienced English House-keeper, for the use and ease of Ladies, House-keepers, Cooks, &c. wrote purely from practice, and dedicated on the Hon. Lady Elizabeth Warburton, whom the author lately served as house-keeper, 3rd edition, Dublin, printed by J. Williams, 1772, folding engraved plate of a coal-burning stove, torn without loss, some marks and general soiling, title and following leaf with some browning, contemporary calf gilt, modern gilt spine label, rubbed, 8vo, and Stavely (Mrs.) , The Housewife's Guide: or, A Complete System of Modern Cookery containing directions how to roast and boil every thing necessary for the table; to cure hams, bacon, &c. how to make Gravies, Sauces, Fricassees, and various dishes for lent. Particularly adapted to the middle class of society, Liverpool, printed by G. Wood, 1828, 59 pages, with index to verso of final leaf, title and final leaf soiled and somewhat darkened, some marks and small stains elsewhere, contemporary ownership signature of Mrs R. Cross to head of first leaf of text, modern boards, with printed paper label to spine, slim 12mo, plus six others related, including G. Francis, The Dictionary of Practical Receipts, 1848, and five 19th century manuscript lists of kitchen accounts, various (Qty: 10)Bitting 534 & Oxford 68 for The Complete Family-Piece. Mrs Staveley's Housewife's Guide not in Oxford or Bitting.

Sheppard (William) . The Court-keeper's Guide: or, A plaine and familiar Treatise, needfull and usefull for the helpe of many that are imployed in the keeping of Law-dayes, or Courts Baron. Wherein is largely and plainly opened the Jurisdiction of these Courts, with the learning of Mannors, Copyholds, Rents, harriots, and other Services and advantages belonging unto Mannors, to the great profit of Lords of Mannors, and owners of these Courts, 4th edition with additions by the author, printed by J.G. for M.M.Gabriel Bedel and Thomas Collins, 1656, title, dedication leaf, 254 pages, and 4pp. Table, 8pp. bookseller's catalogue at end dated 1656, contemporary manuscript index in brown ink to rear blank, title a little soiled, contemporary sheep, rubbed and a little wear, 8vo, together with other antiquarian law: The Landlords Law: or, the law concerning landlords, tenants, and farmers, 7th edition, 1727, Parish Law: or, A Guide to Justices of the Peace, Ministers, Church-wardens, Overseers of the Poor, Constables, ..., by Joseph Shaw, 3rd edition, 1736, A System of the Law of Marine Insurances, by James Allan Park, 1787, The Spirit of Marine Law; or, Compendium of the Statutes relating to the Admiralty..., by John Irving Maxwell, 1804 (contemporary ownership signature to head of title of William Reeve, Royal Navy), An Exact Abridgment of all the Statutes in force and use, from Magna Charta, 9 H. 3. to the beginning of the reign of King George, 5 volumes, 1720 (with armorial bookplate to each volume of 'Sr. Robert Grosvenor of Eaton-Hall in the Couty Palatine of Chester... and of Millbank Westminster in ye County of Middx. Bart.', all bound in contemporary calf, rubbed and moderate wear, 8vo (Qty: 10)Wing S3180 for the first work.

Xenophon. Xenophontis, philosophi et imperatoris clarissimi, quae exstant opera, in duos tomos divisa ... opera Ioannis Leunclavii Amelburni, Paris: Typis Regiis, apud Societatum Graecarum Editionum (excudebat Antonius Stephanus), 1625, printer's woodcut device to title, double-column text in Greek & Latin, occasional spotting, marbled endpapers with 20th century bookplates of St John's Seminary, Wonersh to upper pastedown, late 18th/early 19th century full vellum, joints split, gilt crest of Sir Richard Colt Hoare (1758-1838) of Stourhead at head of spine, few spots of sealing wax to upper board, folio (Qty: 1)Provenance: Sir Richard Colt Hoare (1758-1838), Stourhead Library, Wiltshire. With manuscript note to verso of front free endpaper 'Not in catalogue' believed to be in Richard Colt Hoare's hand. This edition was first printed in Frankfurt in 1595. Cf. Dibdin II, 567: "The latter of these publications, which is a very handsome reimpression of that of Frankfort, is a popular edition of Xenophon."

Flint (William Russell). In Pursuit: An Autobiography, Medici Society, 1970, illustrations to text, original red quarter morocco gilt in card slipcase, folio, (signed limited edition, 392/1050 copies), together with Morris (William) , A Book of Verse, Scolar Press, 1980, colour illustrated reproduction of a manuscript, original cloth gilt, 4to, with a prospectus and accompanying booklet in cloth book box with leather spine label, (limited edition 202/325 copies), plus Golden Cockerel Press . The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidius Naso, with Drawings by J. Yunge Bateman, Golden Cockerel Press, 1958, engraved plates including frontispiece and title vignette, top edge gilt, remainder uncut, original orange cloth gilt in frayed glassine dust jacket, folio, (limited edition, 179/200 copies), plus other miscellaneous illustrated books, various subjects and sizes (Qty: 20)

Alexander (William). A Journey to Beresford Hall the Seat of Charles Cotton Esqre. the Celebrated Author and Angler, London: John Russell Smith, 1841, half-title, lithograph frontispiece, title with vignette illustration, lithograph text and facsimile manuscript, additional clipped wood engraved illustration of the fishing house pasted in, some browning and toning, bookplate of William Macmath to upper pastedown, original green cloth, printed title label to upper board, upper board near detached, slim 4to, together with [ Manning, Frederick, editor] , A Series of Views, taken on the spot, intended to illustrate Charles Cotton's work, entitled, The Second Part of the Complete Angler ... Also views mentioned in the same work, of the Journey to Beresford Hall, the Fishing House, and others of interest, as therein described at that time, London: Truscott, Son, & Simmons, [1866], engraved portrait frontispiece, lithograph map and 24 plates (including 2 folding), occasional spotting, front blank inscribed "Presented to William Sillito, by Helen M. Salt, niece of the author, Weeping Cross, October, 1904", later endpapers[?], original red cloth, lacking spine, some wear to board edges, slim 4to (Qty: 2)

Blome (Richard). Britannia: or a Geographical Description of the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland with the Isles and Territories thereto belonging..., Illustrated with a map of each county of England besides several general ones. The like never before published. Printed Tho. Roycroft for the Undertaker, Richard Blome, 1673, title page printed in red & black with near contemporary manuscript ownership signature to margin, dedication to Charles II, preface and 5 pages of tables and 24 pages displaying 808 heraldic shields, folding engraved map of the British Isles, 44 double page engraved county maps, a plan of London and five folding maps of North Wales, South Wales, Scotland, Ireland and British Islands (complete as list), later endpapers, bookplate of Edward Southwell Trafford, 19th century half calf gilt, spine frayed with slight loss, 4to (Qty: 1)Chubb XCIX; Skelton 90. William Nicholson, the Bishop of Carlisle roundly condemned Blome's Britannia 'as a most entire theft out of Camden and Speed'. Most cartographers borrowed from the works of earlier atlases this makes Nicholson's condemnation somewhat harsh and certainly overlooks the fact that Blome's maps have a charming naivety which has never been replicated. The six folding maps found in this atlas are often trimmed and damaged. The examples contained in this example are in surprisingly good condition.

Booth (Henry). An Account of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, comprising a history of the parliamentary proceedings, preparatory to the passing of the Act, a description of the railway, in an excursion from Liverpool to Manchester, and a popular illustration of the mechanical principles applicable to railways, 1st edition, Wales and Baines, Liverpool, [1830], lithographed frontispiece, folding plan, wood-engraved plate, extra-illustrated with some 15 portraits and plates, a couple colour, plus a manuscript list of expenses for subscribers to the Liverpool Canal, 1770 and at end two Railway Chronicle Travelling Charts, one London to Wolverton, the other London to Oxford, circa 1847, a little light spotting and soiling, top edge gilt, later green calf gilt, spine a little faded, covers a little bowed, large 8vo (Qty: 1)

Bishop (Frederick) . The Illustrated London Cookery Book,..., 1st edition, 1852, numerous black & white illustrations, , minor toning, split gutters, original gilt decorated green cloth, boards & spine rubbed, 8vo, together with A Lady , Domestic Economy, and Cookery for rich and poor;...,1827, some light spotting, contemporary half calf, boards & spine rubbed, small 8vo, and Recipe Manuscript , a handwritten recipe manuscript by Mary Birch, 1830, some spotting, original black morocco, rubbed, small 8vo, plus other 19th century cookery books, some leather bindings, many original cloth, condition is generally good. (Qty: 3 shelves)

[Easton, James]. The Salisbury Guide, 14th edition, Salisbury: Printed & sold by E. Easton, 1790, lacking frontispiece, manuscript inscription to front pastedown 'Bought at 2nd Stourhead sale at Sothebys Dec 10 1887 - for 10s, the lot containing also Stone's History of Faringdon...', contemporary calf, joints split and some wear, slim 8vo, together with Salisbury , A Description of that Admirable Structure, the Cathedral Church of Salisbury. With the Chapels, Monuments, Grave-Stones, and their Inscriptions. To which is prefixed, an Account of Old Sarum, Ondon: R. Baldwin, 1774, 15 engraved plates & plans (few folding), some toning & scattered spotting throughout, untrimmed, later endpapers, original boards, later cloth spine, board edges worn, 4to, with Hall (Peter) , Picturesque Memorials of Salisbury..., to which is prefixed, a Brief History of Old and New Sarum, Salisbury: W.B. Brodie & Co, 1834, engraved frontispiece, 27 engraved plates, wood engraved vignette illustrations, few leaves with short worm trail to lower outer blank corners, scattered spotting and few marks, modern half morocco, 4to, plus A History of Salisbury by E.E. Dorling, 1911 (Qty: 4)

Bizzarri (Pietro). Pannonicum bellum, sub Maximiliano II. Rom. et Solymano Turcar. imperatoribus gestum, bound with: ibid., Cyprium bellum, inter Venetos, et Selymum Turcarum imperatorem gestum, 2 works in 1 volume, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1573, somewhat browned throughout, Pannonicum bellum with cancelled ink-stamp of the University Library of Genoa, retaining leaf 2X8 (blank but for publisher's woodcut device verso), Cyprium bellum quire 2E with faint marginal damp-staining and old repairs to margins of 2E2-3, lacking blank leaves 2S7-8, contemporary vellum, manuscript spine-title, old Italian manuscript annotation (enumerating contents) to front cover, slightly marked, 8vo (15.6 x 9.8 cm) (Qty: 1)Adams B2087 & B2085; Atabey 110 & 111; Cobham-Jeffery p. 5 for Cyprium bellum (which is an account of the Fourth Ottoman-Venetian War, or War of Cyprus). First edition in Latin of Pannonicum bellum (first published in Italian in 1568), first edition of Cyprium bellum (a French translation appeared the same year). The works were also issued in one volume with Antoine Geuffroy's Aulae Turcicae. Bizzarri (or Bizari, 1525-c.1586) converted to protestantism around 1542-3 and spent most of the years between 1549 and 1572 in England, during which time he entered the service of Francis Russell, earl of Bedford, gained a pension from Elizabeth I through the mediation of Archbishop Parker, and eventually served as an intelligencer for William Cecil and later for Francis Walsingham.

Philipott (Thomas). Villare Cantianum: or, Kent, Surveyed and Illustrated. Being an exact description of all the Parishes, Burroughs, Villages, and other respective mannors including in the county of Kent..., printed by William Godbid, 1659, title trimmed to borderline and relaid, folding engraved map of Kent by Kipp, pages 43-46 supplied in 19th century manuscript copy, final leaf of text with near-contemporary manuscript acount of marital difficulties in ink (but the text not complete), 19th century manuscript index at end, early 20th century bookplate of H. Martyn Mowll to front pastedown, 19th century black half calf gilt, rubbed and a little scuffed, minor fraying to head of spine, folio, together with a 1664 edition of the same work, without the folding map, engraved armorial bookplate of Francis Fulford of Fulford in the County of Devon, Esq., dated 1699, contemporary mottled calf, rubbed and heavily marked to covers, spine gilt decorated, folio, plus Kilburne (Richard). A topographie, or Survey of the County of Kent, 1st edition, printed by Thomas Mabb for Henry Atkinson, 1659, lacking engraved portrait, title with some marks and staining, (relined), some minor marks elsewhere, modern antique-style sprinkled full calf gilt, small 4to and other British topographical interest, including Robert Plot, The Natural History of Oxford-shire, being an essay toward the Natural History of England, Oxford, 1677, folding map not present, several engraved plates, contemporary mottled calf, modern reback, a little rubbed and marked, folio, Samuel Henshall, Specimens and Parts; containing a history of the County of Kent, and a dissertation on the Laws, from the Reign of Edward the Confessour, to Edward I; of a topographical, commercial, civil and nautical history of South Britain, with its gradual and comparative progress, in trade, arts, polity, population and shipping, printed for the author 1798, folding map frontispiece (waterstained), all edges gilt, 19th century maroon half morocco gilt, rubbed, 4to, Charles Mackay, The Thames and Its Tributaries; or Rambles Among the Rivers, 2 volumes, 1840 (attractive contemporary gilt decorated binding), The Beauties of England and Wales, volumes VII & VIII (Kent only), by Edward Wedlake Brayley, 1807-08, and others similar, all leather bound, 4to, 8vo (Qty: 13)

Thorpe (John). Custumale Rossence from the Original Manuscript in the Archives of the Dean and Chapter of Rochester to which are added, Memorials of that Cathedral Church; and some Account of the Remains of Churches, Chapels ..., John Nichols 1788, engraved portrait of the author, 55 fine engraved plates, some spotting, later half calf on marble boards, folio (Qty: 1)

Warner (Rev. Richard). The History of Bath, 1st edition, published by R.Cruttwell, Bath, and G & J Robinson, London, 1801, portrait frontispiece, additional half title, folding map of Bath and twelve (only of thirteeen) uncoloured engraved plates, maps and plans, some offsetting from plates to text, later endpapers, later 19th century morocco gilt, some wear to extremities, 4to, together with Scarth (Rev. H. M.). Aquae Solis, or Notices of Roman Bath, 1864, frontispiece detached, title page with contemporary manuscript ownership signature, numerous uncoloured lithographic plates of antiquities, folding circular map of the Roman roads and camps seven miles around Bath (with repaired closed tear),subscriber's list bound at rear, publisher's brown cloth gilt, worn and rubbed at extremities, 4to, with Green (Mowbray W.). The Eighteenth Century Architecture of Bath, published George Gregory, Bath, 1904, additional half title, numerous black and white illustrations throughout, limited edition 3/500, slight wear to extremities, contemporary cloth gilt, 4to (Qty: 3)

Hewitson (William C). Coloured Illustrations of the Eggs of British Birds, accompanied with Descriptions of the Eggs, Nests, etc., 2nd edition, John van Voorst, [1842]-1846, half-titles, 138 hand-coloured lithographic plates of eggs, extra-illustrated with approximately 365 original avian watercolours William Dickinson (see note), many heightened in gum arabic, all with manuscript captions incorporating date (1861-77) and occasionally details of the original specimen, 9 similar original watercolours signed 'J. Rooke' in Dickinson's hand, 39 hand-coloured engraved plates apparently by Edward Donovan (from his Natural History of British Birds, 1794-1819, or The Naturalist's Repository, 1822-7), 5 further hand-coloured engravings trimmed and mounted to text-leaves (one of these signed 'Jardine', in Dickinson's hand), and some 50 naive-style tailpieces also in watercolourdepicting a variety of rustic scenes and implements,Dickinson's watercolours variously on individual sheets (mostly bound in, a few on smaller sheets, tipped in), on rectos or versos of the original plates or the extra plates by Donovan, and in margins of the tex t, Dickinson's manuscript index to extra illustrations bound in after title-page of each volume, occasional marginalia and tipped-in annotated slips in his hand, relevant newspaper and other cuttings tipped to preliminaries and elsewhere, mainly light staining to a few Donovan plates previously overmounted by Dickinson using one of his own watercolours (the leaves since professionally separated and cleaned), spotting to a handful of other plates, armorial bookplates hand-coloured and with 'Wm Dickinson, Thorncroft' added in manuscript to front pastedowns, near-contemporary green half calf, gilt spines, red morocco labels, 8vo (21.2 x 12.8 cm) (Qty: 2)A profusely extra-illustrated and annotated copy of this important work, containing some 400 original watercolours by Cumberland antiquary William Dickinson (1798-1882). Known works by Dickinson include Cumbriana: or, Fragments of Cumbrian Life (1875) and A Glossary of Words or Phrases pertaining to the Dialect of Cumberland (1878); after his death a selection of prose and verse was published as the Uncollected Literary Remains of William Dickinson (1888). He lived at 'Thorncroft', Workington. The house does not survive, but is memorialised in the name of a modern development, Thorncroft Gardens. Freeman 1659; Mullens & Swann pp. 293-4; Nissen IVB 442; Sitwell (1990) p. 107; Wood p. 385 ('a standard work'). First published between 1831 and 1838 with the title British Oology ; for this second edition the text and plates were substantially revised.

With Manuscript PoemKinsella (Thomas) Song of the Night, and Other Poems, 4to D. (Peppercanister) 1978, Signed, Ltd. Edn., No. 42 (50) copies, with additional poem in manuscript, full calf, gilt lettered spine, cloth slip case. Scarce. (1)

The Archive, Manuscript, etc., of Thomas F. Drohan, Waterford Archive: Thomas Drohan was a member of the Waterford Harbour Commissioners and a keen historian of Waterford city and port, during the first half of the 20th century. He collected primary source material, transcribed documents, wrote numerous articles for local newspapers, and generously supplied information to other writers. He was also a supporter of the independence movement, the Gaelic revival, and Gaelic sports. The archive comprises original documents, transcripts, drafts of historical articles, scrapbooks, photographs, copies of old newspapers, and ephemera. The last half-century has seen a vast increase in the amount of source material available to local historians and in the quantity of published works. Little had been published when Drohan was carrying out his research, and in many respects he was a pioneer in his field. On the other hand, he had ready access to port records, of which he made full use. The most significant original items in this archive include: · A volume of reports of the superintendent of the Quay and River Watch, 1850 to 1855, recounting incidents of people falling into the river, with an ominous tot of "lives lost" and "lives saved" · A ledger listing details duties paid by ships entering and leaving Waterford Port, 1809 to 1820 · Acts of parliament for the building of a bridge at Waterford (1786) and for building a canal at Carrick-on-Suir (1836) · A copy of The Times for 7 November 1805 with the official report of the Battle of Trafalgar · A file in Irish of local songs, tales and sayings collected by Bláthnaid Ní Céilachar, aged 16 · Some historic photographs, including shipping, Dáil na Mumhan, 1928, and Feis Portláirge, 1929 DETAILED LISTING Box of miscellaneous Papers Register containing MS index of ships built in Waterford. Maps engraved for Chambers's Edition of Gutrie's [sic] New System of Geography. Maps of Germany, Poland, Turkey with Hungary, and the Netherlands. (late 18c). Evening Star, 15 and 17 Nov 1926, reporting on the occupation of Garda barracks in Co. Waterford and the alleged arrest of T.F. Drohan. Irish Independent, 26 Nov 1966, pp 9-12. Articles commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Waterford Harbour Commissioners by Anthony Brophy and George Gill. The Journal of Commerce, several issues and parts of issues for the years 1941-1945. Misc large photos, some mounted, inc: the Gaultier hurling team (n.d.), the Auris, "first gas propelled ship, 1952"; and visit of French fishing patrol gunboat to Waterford, c.1933. A collection of misc photos, mostly of Waterford ships and shipping. Files of notes on the history of the port of Waterford The Waterford Mail, 30 Jan 1873 and 8 April 1875 Munster Express, n.d. Supplement on the siege of Waterford in 1922 Box File (1) Small file of maps and plans, including "Hardy's Handy Map of Waterford" Extracts from minutes of meetings of the Quay Committee, extracted from the Waterford Mirror Christmas card from Dr Vincent White, former Mayor of Waterford, 1950, with coloured print of Kilgreany Cave (near Cappagh in west Waterford) by local artist Robert Burke Printed letter to Waterford Harbour Commissioners from Robert J. Lecky, Cork, 28 Jan 1854 MS series of questions and answers re Waterford Harbour, n.d. (19th century) Box file (2) Maritime Magazine for Sept 1942, Dec 1942 and Winter 1950-51, containing articles on Waterford based on information supplied by T.F.Drohan Ms volume "Quay and River Watch. James Maher's Report Book" from 23 Oct 1850 to 2 Feb 1855. Contains reports of the "Superintendant" (sic) on incidents that occurred at night-time along the Quay, in particular people falling into the river. Contains columns for lives lost and lives saved.

License To Sell Ale[1798]: Co. Kildare / Carlow A collection of 10 application forms with manuscript notes addressed to Patt Welch, for licence to sell Ale, (collector of his majesty's revenue for the District of Naas), stating that the place and person is qualified to be licensed to sell ale, each with applicant name and address, signed by magistrates Hardy Eustace, Beauchamp Bagenal, John Butler and Edward Eustace, all of whom played roles of quelling the United Irishmen in the 1798 Rebellion. As manuscripts, w.a.f. (1)

Co. Wexford Manuscript: A tall Manuscript Ledger, headed New Ross. Tenant Right and Commercial Reading Room 1852 - 1863, It contains lists of subscribers, and expenses (of which candles seem to have been the main component) From 1856 the members addresses are also given, approx. 75pp foolscap, old calf backed boards, broken. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1)* The Tenant Right League, founded in 1850 by Chas. Gavan Duffy and Frederick Lucas, initially received widespread support and returned fifty M.P.s in the general election of 1852. Its success was short lived and it had more or less petered out by 1860. However the foundations had been laid for future movements, hence it is useful to know who were the members of this pioneering movement in any given locality. The ledger should prove to be an important source for genealogists and historians.

With letter from [Dr.] John Charles McQuaidIlluminated Manuscript: Association of Margaret Marys. For Sisters in any Order having the name in religion of Sister Margaret Mary. A most unusual and attractive handmade volume containing some 200 pages, each page illuminated by a particular Margaret Mary, apparently compiled by H. Gilbey of London; with some typescript matter pinned in at front, also an ALS on a related matter to Gilbey from John Charles McQuaid, Archbishop of Dublin, 22 May 1946. Oblong quarto cloth, in a handmade brocade cover. Includes American, French, Irish and other contributions, apparently the second such volume. A unique and attractive item. Handwritten letters from Dr. McQuaid are uncommon. (1)

Napoleon Paying his Washerwomen[Bonaparte (Napoleon)] A manuscript Note written to Napoleon's Washerwoman's Account at St. Helena in 1817, signed 'N.B. (Napoleon Bonaparte) verified bottom right by his servant Marchand elated 18th July 1836,' an interesting insight into the finances and daily life of the French leader. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1)

Notes from the King and Queen of FranceD'Orleans (Louis Philippe & Marie Amelia) An early 19th Century printed and manuscript "Permis de Chasse" (Hunting Permit) for the Forest d'Eu, September to May (1829 - 1830), signed by 'Louis Philippe d'Orleans,' (King of France); framed together with a note by the Queen (Marie Amelia) given the bearer a young girl from Havannah (Isle of Cuba) to be entered into hospital to be cured (Together with a note from the Royal Physician dated 1896', a manuscript, w.a.f. framed together. (1)

Signed by BonaparteBonaparte (Napoleon) A French Republic Brevet (Republique Francaise) Department of War manuscript and printed document appointing Gaspard Bourves to Captain, signed by Minister of War Louis Alexander - Berthier and Secretary of State Hayes - Berrard Maret and by Napoleon Bonaparte between both; framed together with another manuscript Order from Marshal Ney to the Generals commanding his troop at Bruchal, Germany in the war. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1)

Grattan (Henry) Irish Patriot. An original manuscript 'Pay Bearer,' payable on David La Touche's Bank, dated Nov. 4th, 1796, Signed by Grattan, & stamped 'Paid D.L. & Co.'; also a Free Front dated July 1815, Signed by H. Grattan; and a slip 'Admit the Bearer to the Gallery of the House of Commons' dated March 17th, 1851, & signed by a son of the great Irishman; together with a 3pp A.L.s. from Robert Peel, dated 5th Dec. 1852, with an unrelated Free Front (1828), Signed by Peel. As a lot of m/ss, w.a.f. (1)

[O'Connell (Daniel)] A mounted engraved Portrait after J. Haverty of O'Connell, the inset Panel with original manuscript signature. (1)

The Financial Sinews of the Independence StruggleWith Accounts in Collins' Hand Sinn Fein, Volunteer Dependents Fund, First Dail. A very important collection of accounts, draft statements, ledgers etc., from the archive of Domhnall Ua Conchubhair [O'Connor] [1872-1935], sometime Secretary of the Gaelic League, accountant to Sinn Fein, the First Dail, and allied bodies associated with the events that led to the foundation of the State, including some accounts almost certainly in Michael Collins' hand.The contents of a large box, including-The Sinn Fein Bank Limited. A morocco-backed ledger containing subscribers' names and details for 1908-1910, headed by Arthur Griffith, who subscribed 17/6d. with a 2/6d. entrance fee on 13 July 1908, also George Russell, Dr. Tuohy, E. R. McC. Dix, Bulmer Hobson, Seaghán Mac Diarmada, Wm Redmond (probably not the Irish Party leader), Cathal Brugha, Ald. Thomas Kelly, Mrs. Hegarty, Dublin Total Abstinence & Workmen's Club (deposit of 7/-, 8 Dec. 1908), etc. etc., many of them subscribing repeatedly; also some later names from 1917. In all a list of some 1,000 shareholders and depositors on about 100 pages. Laid in is a Manuscript Statement of Accounts as at 25th July 1923, showing a deficit of £2941. -Sinn Fein Bank. A thick folio leatherbacked ledger containing personal account details for shareholders and depositors, one per page, some 290 pages of detailed manuscript accounts. With the previous ledger, an absolutely invaluable guide to the supporters of Sinn Fein in its very early days. -Irish National Aid & Volunteer Dependents' Fund. Manuscript Accounts from 23 May 1916 to 19th August 1916, showing income of some £13,000 and expenditure of £9,700, with a thick bundle of similar documents for 1917-18-19, manuscript, typescript and printed, including arrangements for schooling of dependent children; also a manuscript Analysis of Subscriptions up to January 1919, showing a total of £134,000 of which £43,000 came from Ireland; also a small quarto black notebook apparently recording disbursements from the Fund, 1917-18. [Michael Collins was the Fund's chief organiser 1917-18, and must have been involved in preparation of these accounts).-First Dail Accounts 1921-22. A green clothbound ledger containing some 20 pages of loan and deposit accounts for the Sinn Fein Bank, followed by a page of 'Military Claims', including a sum of £532 paid to cash, Feb 6, 1921; followed by Dail Eireann Department A/Cs, including salary and other payments to the Ministers of the First Dail, E. Blyth, D. Fitzgerald, W.T. Cosgrave, M. Collins (salary £57.8.5), Countess Markiewicz etc. (with blue-pencilled endorsement, 'Look up Receipt from Countess Markiewicz for £61-6-4'; followed by a list of current accounts, 1921-22, circa 14 pp, showing a credit of £228 standing to Arthur Griffith, 1 April 1921; followed by some pages in a small tidy hand, almost certainly that of Michael Collins: 'Sinn Fein Bank Limited, account furnished to M. O Coileain' (2 pp); 'Amounts paid to M. Collins A/C not entered in books of Sinn Fein Bank, & taken from Notebook only' (2pp).-Dail Eireann. Accounts, Half-Year ending 30th June 1921, and Half-Year ending 31 December 1921 (printed); Interim Accounts, January 1st to April 10th 1922, printed, issued by Mícheál Ó Coileáin, Aire Airgid; Trustees' Accounts for the Half-Year ended 30 June 1922, typescript, with amendments, some damp damage with minor loss, also manuscript drafts of same; Trustees' Account for year ended 31 December 1923, typescript, ms. amendments; Trustees' Accounts, 1923-4, including location of funds. -Sinn Fein National Council, Accounts (draft), y.e. 31 Aug. 1910; y.e. 31 Aug. 1911; do, Aonach, 3.8.1912; do, Accounts (draft), y.e. 31 Aug. 1912; do, accounts, y.e. 30 Sept. 1918, ms.; do, Tullamore By-Election Account; South Armagh, do.; East Cavan, do.; -An Cló-Chumann, Ltd. (printing company established by the Gaelic League). Particulars of premises, plant, machinery etc. to be sold by public auction, November 1909, with detailed account from D. O'Colnnor (Accountants) to liquidator; also a tall narrow ledger, untitled, listing costs for various publications, 1905-8 circa, with some later entries, 1913 and later.-Sinn Fein Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd., Debenture Trust Deed 1909, also bundle of about 50 signed Applications for Debentures, 1908, almost all from UK, including London Central Branch Sinn Fein per P.S. OhEigeartaigh; also Accounts for two years to 31st Oct.1910, ms.; a/c. 31st October 1912, m/ss., in a green wrappered ledger.-Documents relating to the liquidation of the Sinn Fein Bank in 1928-29, including a court judgement and manuscript and typescript lists of depositors and creditors, etc.;-Also a 1930 office diary with entries relating to D. O'Connor's general accountancy business; and sundry accounts and draft accounts relating to various of the above.As a collection, w.a.f. Condition generally good, but some minor fraying and creasing and/or damp damage, mostly marginal.* An exciting archive. To the best of our knowledge the details of these accounts are unpublished and have not been seen or quoted by any historian. They represent important new information on the financial sinews of the struggle for independence and the establishment of the State, including first hand material relating to Michael Collins - astonishing that they should come to light (in an attic) almost 100 years after the event.

I.R.A. Army Council Archive 1924-5, 1929-31This is a central file of documents sent to and issued by the IRA's Chief of Staff, who for much of the period covered was Moss (Maurice) Twomey. The documents were filed (or 'dumped') in groups and there is some overlapping of dates. For the periods covered, this file gives a meticulously detailed account of all the IRA's activities and internal procedures. Outgoing letters and instructions from the Chief of Staff are generally in carbon copy; incoming letters are some times in manuscript and sometimes in typescript. Most letters are signed with initials, if at all, or by military position, but most of the writers can be identified by anyone familiar with the IRA's personnel. Many are on headed IRA paper. almost all letters are carefully dated whether by the writer or the recipient. There are over 300 documents, extending to over 500 pages. There is a gap between October 1925 and April 1929.The range of documents is very broad, and the following is intended as no more than an outline guide.(24.3.1924), 3rd Western Div. to C/s, interesting letter about funds needed to pay legal bills for Jock Leonard, in prison for shooting of D.I. Swanzy in 1920; (3 May 1924) Chief of Staff to O/C. Limerick County, setting up a new Limerick command, with code work; (21 May 1924) O/C. No. 2 Tirconaill Brigade, resigning due to financial circumstances (had been offered a temporary job in Belfast); (25 Sept. 1924) M. Twomey (Inspection Officer) to C/o making recommendations for battalion mobilizations; (Oct. 15 1924) C/S to Comdt. Sean Mc B(ride), ' I do not think there will be any pogroms in the North; etc; (24.4.25) Sighle nic Amhlaoibh, Cumann na mBan, to O/C, about volunteers giving evidence in court; (24 April 1929) C/S to 'H.S.' concerning a financial dispute with one Fitzgerald. ' We are determined that this debt will be discharged by Fitzgerald and are prepared to take very drastic action, if necessary, to compel him to do so.' ; (2 Aug. 1929). C/S to late Adt. No. 2 Area, Ulster, accepting his resignation (after 'justified strictures' on his performance); (April 1929) Letter signed 'P', probably Peadar O'Donnell, mentioning India and Nehru, discussing his own need for independence. 'I had to jump clear of things to follow my own vision, believing that a narrowing deadening insurrectionism is paralysing our revolutionary possibilities.' With a page of 'Notes for fraternal delegates to Birmingham Conference.'; (12.8.1929) Adjt. Gen. to 'L.P.', seeking details of U.S. 'Timthire' (representative) of men who got into USA 'illegally' 1918 - 1921, etc; (5 Sept. 1929) 'J.B.' (Sean Brady) to Mr. Ambrose, seeking to dissuade him from resigning his position; (9.9.29) R.King to C/S, 'I regret that owing to feeling completely tired out and in need of rest and change, I am obliged to resign my position of D. Comms. (Director of Communications), with reply urging him to take leave of absence instead; (13.9.29), C/S to O/C South Dublin Battn. re carrying of arms by volunteers; (22.11.1929) O/C Cork No. 1 Brigade to C/s about a man named Barrett whom they are trying to 'run to earth,'; also an arms capture, 'not as a result of inside intelligence,' etc; Sept - Dec. 1929, extended correspondence between C/S and others over poor inspection reports from Ulster No. 1 area, missing dispatches, resignation of O/C, etc; (16.12.29) 'M.F.,' I/O No. 2 Area, Britain, angry letter complaining about interference by a man (previously suspended) who has returned claiming to having instructions 'to collect the remnants of the Army together,' etc; (18.12.1929), reply from C/S saying the man has no authority from him to act in the matter described, but criticising, 'the laxity in the organisation over there for some time,'; (6 Jan. 1930) Copy of communication addressed to the British Government, about prisoners in English Gaols, - identifying four men in jail for a bank raid and saying 'the act ... was duly authorised by th Competent Authority here,' etc., with manuscript list of members of the British Cabinet (to whom presumably it was distributed); (Jan. 25, 1930), 'An Timthire,' (New York), news of Luke Dillon's death, asks for receipt for $1500 cabled recently; (27 Jan 1930) Army Council to Chairman Clan na Gael Executive (USA), detailed 3 page letter seeking to dispel various misunderstanding stating, 'The Army Council recognises itself as the Supreme National Authority in Ireland'; has power to proclaim itself at anytime a Provisional Government, with powers of war and peace, etc., discussing its relations with the Second Dail etc., also complaining about cutting off of financial support. 'The situation now and for some months has been very serious.'; and inviting the Clan to send a Representative to Ireland for discussions; with a detailed reply (Jan. 30, 1930) from 'C' mentioning an Envoy sent by 'Sceilg', who has caused difficulties, etc; (Feb. 1930) More letters about disorganization in Britain; (12.2.30) 'I am amazed at your report that organisation was let lapse; (17.2.30) C/S to O/C Dublin Brigade, complaining he did not turn up at the meeting place yesterday. (25.2.30) Ling and interesting letter from 'your old friend' (Probably Moss Twomey) to 'Tom' (evidently a trusted Republican then based in the USA), explaining the situation at home - 'Things are quiet normal here, raids, arrests, and journeys to the Bridwell everyday, for most of the lads,' etc.; emphasising the need for foreign publicity for the I.R.A.; disassociating the Army from 'the Councils of the Irish Republic,' being started under the auspices of C(omhairle) na Poblachta; and complaining bitterly that 'for some unexplained reasons the Clan practically cut off financial supplies since August last .. If they had told us that the money was not available we would be satisfied, but the position is that on the strength of it coming we incurred debts, and borrowed extensively. Now we are in a mess ... You can scarcely appreciate the mental torture and uncertainty we have gone through for months past. It has nearly finished me. Indeed I want to close it all, and would have got out, but it would only be leaving others in a hole,' etc.(April 1930) Points for Speaker, Easter Sunday in New York, 3pp., with a further page of notes of matters to be raised; (26.4.30) notes on American engagements signed 'R', probably in Frank Ryan's hand; (4.6.30) unsigned 3pp personal letter to 'An Timthire' (USA) probably from Moss Twomey, discussing the political situation and relations with De Valera making it clear that Clan people who hope for an arrangement with Dev. are wrong as he is moving towards Free-Staterism, etc; also same date, official Army Council despatch to 'An Timthire,'; (31.3.31) very detailed 3pp typescript to Chairman, Army Council, from new York, evidently from 'Timthire' discussing various issues raised in previous message (lacking last page).There are also many detailed notes from units around the country concerning appointments, local difficulties, operations, financial matters etc etc. A multiplicity of important letters, notes and documents, as an Archive, w.a.f.* Taken with the other documents in this sale, these files provide historians with the opportunity for the first time to construct a fully authoritative account of the I.R.A. in the years following the Civil War and before Fianna Fail's accession to power. 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IRA Financial Statements and Account, 1922 -25[Mac Bride (Sean)] Two ring binders containing detailed IRA internal accounts covering the period from March 1922 to November 1925, well over one hundred documents containing some 500 pages, many of the documents signed by Sean Mc Bride, who was the IRA's Director of Finance for part of the period. Viewing itself as a Government as well as an Army, the IRA was obsessively detailed in its internal accounts. These files contain full monthly accounts such as might be prepared for any business. To take just one example, the summary of accounts dated August 1924, in ledger form, shows monthly case income in various departments totalling £996; expenditure totalling £931, cash balances totalling £64; with comparisons with the previous month under various headings. The expenditure accounts distinguish between monthly and weekly allowances, special grants, travelling expenses, stationary, office rent, postage and telephones, etc., with notes of legal expenses, couriers, tram fares, etc., and even £1.15.0 for purchase of passports, the whole ledger apparently drafted in Sean Mc Bride's hand and signed by him.There are similar accounts for May, June, and July 1923; August - September - October 1924, December, January, February - March - April 1925. There are also monthly accounts for the Chief-of-Staff and some other departments, and some weekly accounts from 1923. The monthly account for January 1925 is signed by Sean Mc Bride, Director of Finance; Frank Aiken, Chief-of-Staff; and M. Colivet, Minister for Finance; that for November 1924 also has these three signatures. There are also detailed accounts for a publishing project "Leabhar na hAiseirghe," Feb. - March 1925; and here and there through the file there are references to an episode where the IRA's Director of Purchasing, who was a Dublin County Council rate-collector, apparently used some of the rates collected for IRA purchases. The IRA had to refund some £400 to the County Council to avoid his prosecution for embezzlement (see letters dated 4 February 1925, 11 Feb. 11925, 7.2.24 (green ink, filed with 1925 papers) etc. )Some of this money was apparently spent in Germany, possibly on purchase of arms. there are also many detailed notes about particular grants and payments, amounts lost due to raids, expenses claimed, various disputed amounts and so on. As a collection manuscript material, w.a.f.It appears that Sean Mc Bride became Director of Finance in early 1925 with a mandate to regularize the accounts, and some of the monthly statements previous to that appear to have been prepared by him retrospectively. There are also some documents in the first file prepared by Austin Stack (1922).* A highly important Archive of documents. None of this detailed information has previously been in the public domain, and it opens an entirely new field for research. (1)

A Rare Artefact of 1916I.C.A. (Irish Citizen Army) A 1916 period tin home made explosive device with manuscript label attached, inscribed 'I.C.A. Garrison Stephens Green (Mallin / Markievicz) via Sir Thos. Myles R.C.S. (Royal College of Surgeons). Unusual & Scarce. (1)WE ARE UNABLE TO FACILITATE THE SHIPMENT OF THIS LOT OVERSEAS

History and Proceedings of the '82 Club. Edited by a member of the Irish Press. D. 1845, orig. printed wrappers, 46pp, Inscribed by T.M. Ray, July 1845. Participants include Thomas Davis. Scarce; also Carbery (Ethna) (Anna Johnston). Manuscript copy, probably autograph, of her poem Shiela ní Gara, 1 pp quarto, dated 1900; also a manuscript transcript of W.B. Yeats' verse 'On those who dislike the Playboy' (not in Yeats' hand), with a rejoinder signed W.J.L. verso, dated Dec 1911; also a bundle of typescript transcripts of letters from W.B. Yeats to Florence Farr Emery, circa 1903-1908, circa 40 pp, with editorial notes in manuscript and typescript, probably part of the text for the collection Florence Farr, Bernard Shaw and W.B. Yeats, edited by Clifford Bax, published by Cuala Press 1941.As a collection, w.a.f. (1)

With Two Manuscript VersesHeaney (Seamus). ALS to John [Allen Ryan, California-based poet], 1 pp, in red ink, on sheet of 'Kerr's Pinks' paper, commenting on aspects of Ryan's work. 'California seems far away and appetizingly exotic compared to the mid-West. You are lucky to be an Irishman of the coasts.. the Irishmen in Washington D.C. aren't doing so well, cancer spreading through Reagan, Casey et al, their Celtic stars going out ..' With a separate ALS on Heaney's Strand Road headed paper, 5.xi.'01, enclosing items for a [charity] auction; also his 1997 Christmas card, 'Would They had Stayed', published by Peter Fallon at the Gallery Press, extensively amended by Heaney in manuscript, inserting two extra verses to his poem.A very good collection. (1)

Cuala Press. A very good collection of three ALS and two Manuscript Receipts to customers over a period of 35 years (1918-1953), all on headed Cuala paper, all but the last signed by Cuala's founder-manager Elizabeth C. Yeats, as follows:a.Manuscript receipt for 12/6d. from R.N. Green-Armitage for a copy of The Kiltartan Poetry Book, Nov. 27 1918, signed E.C. Yeats, on green-printed Cuala Industries receipt form;b.A similar receipt to the same client for 3/2d., amount due for one Booklet & post, July 8 1919, signed Elizabeth C. Yeats;c.Short ALS on Cuala Industries paper, Churchtown, Dundrum, Oct. 5 1920, sending 'the books & poem ordered today, all but the 3 copies of New Poems - W.B. Yeats which will not be ready till Feb. 1921', signed E.C. Yeats;d.A longer ALS dated Jan. 11 1937, on paper headed with Cuala device, 133 Lower Baggot Street, 2 pp (single sheet), signed E.C. Yeats, sending lists, mentioning the 1937 Broadsides, bound volumes, also loose sets in portfolio, with prices; also mentions '2 new Booklets, The Wren-Boys with picture by Jack B. Yeats, words & air, 3/6, & Be Thou My Vision - that lovely old Irish hymn (translation), music & Celtic lettering, 5/6' [actually published four years later in 1941, see Miller p. 123]; e.ALS dated August 18 1953, 2 pp (single sheet), from 46 Palmerstown Road, signed G[eorge] Yeats,saying privately published works are not sold by the Press, discussing the Broadsides, Maxwell's Cuala Bibliography ('No copies are available'), and offering lists of books published in 1944, 1945 & 1946.An excellent collection, spanning 35 years of Cuala's history. The Press was founded in 1903 (initially as Dun Emer) by Elizabeth Corbet Yeats, who ran it until her death in 1940, while her sister Lily ran the embroidery side of Cuala Industries. On ECY's death, W.B. Yeats' widow George took over management of Cuala, and issued fifteen further books and booklets, the last in 1946. Letters from her about Cuala's affairs are scarce. R.N. Green-Armitage or Armytage (d. 1966) was an English lawyer, with a lifelong interest in the arts. The Beinecke Library at Yale has a 1917 letter to him from E.C. Yeats. As a collection. (1)

From The Master's HandNo. 3 of 8 Copies OnlyJoyce (James). De Honni-Soit a Mal-y-Chance. Mesures, 15 Janvier 1936. [French translation of Joyce's essay From a banned writer to a banned singer,a tribute to the singer John Sullivan]. Sm qto, 9pp, stapled (centre pages loose) in printed paper covers, French-style glassine wrapper, probably original. No. 3 of only eight numbered copies (offprints from the periodical Mesures) on stamped Alfa Navarre paper. Signed by Joyce on f.f.e.p. and extensively corrected in ink in his hand, about ten separate corrections,mostly to spelling but including one insertion of an extra word. Staples slightly rusted with a little staining, but in excellent condition, EXCESSIVELY RARE. 'A titre de Kerryosité, dis, a quoi rime un Sullivan?'Joyce first met the Irish-born tenor John Sullivan or O'Sullivan in late 1929, at the urging of his brother Stanislaus. Sullivan was Cork-born, like Joyce's father, and had established himself at the Paris Opera. Joyce was overcome with enthusiasm when he heard him sing there. Joyce was himself a promising singer in his youth, and for several years he devoted much time and energy to promoting Sullivan among his friends, and trying to secure better opportunities for him. He claimed that Sullivan's career had been held back by the jealousy of others [see Ellmann p. 619-21]. His tribute From a banned writer to a banned singer was first published in the New Statesman and Nation, 27 Feb.1932 [S&C C81]. This French translation by Arnold Petitjean (stated to have been reviewed by Joyce) was published in the French magazine Mesures, 15 Jan. 1936 [S&C D34]. Just eight numbered offprints of the translation were issued for Joyce and signed by him. Of the eight copies, the present item appears to be the only one surviving with manuscript corrections by Joyce. There is a copy in the NLI, without the corrections. We have not traced the other copies, and it may be that they have not survived.Almost certainly a unique Joyce item, extensively corrected in the writer's hand, and testifying to an enthusiasm which preoccupied Joyce for several years in the 1930s. (1)

The Manuscript Assizes for County WexfordCo. Wexford: [The Assizes c. 1817 - 1823,] with Presentments Granted on the County at Large. A large folio manuscript Volume of over 250 folio pages. It lists William Augstus Le Hunt Esq., High Sheriff and listing members of Grand Jury to include Lord Viscount Stopford & Ld. Visc. Valentia, Chas. Tottenham, James Boyd and 19 others, each page stating "We Present said sum to be raised off this County and Paid to .." with very exact figures and detail of costings, of New Ross, Enniscorthy, Gorey. An invaluable and informative Ledger detailing the management of County Wexford in the early 19th Century. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1)

Facsimile of "Ulysses"Joyce (James) Ulysses, A Facsimile of The Manuscript. 2 vols. plus one other, together 3 vols., 4to N.Y. (Octagon Books) 1975, orig. cloth & custom made box. (3)

Grandes Chroniques de France, a Reproduction of 51 miniatures of the manuscript of the National Library, Paris

Manuscript, My Year as a Tractor Driver, a typed manuscript copy,

An Indian school page from a manuscript, depicting a tiger hunt, a modern painting in 18th century folio, overall size 26cm. by 17cm., mounted, framed and glazed.

THREE GREAT WAR PERIOD AND LATER MANUSCRIPT EXERCISE BOOKS BY 6745 PRIVATE JOHN LAWSON, 1ST ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS including his account in 15 manuscript pages of the 1ST Battle Of Ypres and getting wounded, together with various contributions from comrades whilst in Duxhurst Hospital including drawings/sketches mainly of a humorous nature, variant bindings

FIVE WWII PERIOD ROYAL AIR FORCE MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOKS by 1603284 E L Read, variant bindings (5)

WILLIAM AUGUSTUS HENDERSON: THE HOUSEKEEPERS INSTRUCTOR OR UNIVERSAL FAMILY COOK BEING AN AMPLE AND CLEAR DISPLAY OF THE ART OF COOKERY..., London, W & J Stratford [1793?], 1st edition? engraved frontis and 11 plates including 2 folding as list, 2 plates with small stains, subscriber's list at end, lacks pages 11-14 and 159-160, contemporary manuscript receipts on blanks at front and end, old calf worn, inner and outer joints weak

HORACE FRERE (ED): PEDIGREE OF THE FAMILY OF FRERE OF ROYDON IN NORFOLK AND FINNINGHAM IN SUFFOLK, NP, 1874, inscribed presentation copy from editor to his brother dated 1874, some manuscript additions, alterations, 4to, decorative crimson morocco gilt, re-backed, spine gilt in compartments, from the collection of the late Ron Fiske of Morningthorpe Manor

W BEACH THOMAS AND A K COLLETT (EDS): THE ENGLISH YEAR, [1914], 1st edition, 3 volumes, includes a few articles by Arthur Henry Patterson and some of his sketches, original pictorial cloth, + A H SMITH: THE BROADLAND NATURALIST, A FREE HAND SKETCH OF MR ARTHUR PATTERSON, 1901 1st edition in 'The Naturalist Journal', volume 10 number 114, original wraps + HARRY E HURRELL; NATURAL HISTORY ADDRESSES, original manuscript and typescript volume, Harry E Hurrell was first Chairman of the newly reformed Yarmouth Naturalists Society assisted by Arthur Henry Patterson (Vice-Chairman) and Ted Ellis, Joint secretary with D Drummond, 36 manuscript/typescript pages, 4to, half calf, top board gilt stamped 'HEH 1941', + late Victorian/Edwardian commonplace album compiled by Leah A Hurrell including two Arthur Henry Patterson signed contributions, watercolour 'Some New Norfolk Fishes' and a pen and ink sketch, 4to, contemporary calf gilt + two small volumes Arthur Henry Patterson interest news cuttings, extracts etc, modern cloth gilt + envelope assorted Arthur Henry Patterson ephemera, from the collection of the late Ron Fiske of Morningthorpe Manor

Commonplace album circa 1915-1920 with several pen and ink and pen, ink and watercolour sketches, Great War interest, mainly of a humorous and patriotic nature including well executed pen and ink sketch depicting a Turkish gentleman captioned "The Turco-Teuton (groaning) "Ow! Wow" they hit me in the Dardanelles!!"", signed E Sharpe, 1915 etc + manuscript pen and ink prose and poetry entries, some Great War interest, contemporary calf gilt

APPORTIONMENT OF THE RENT-CHARGE IN LIEU OF TITHES IN THE PARISH OF SAHAM TONEY, 29 folios, ink on vellum, 635 x 480mm, folios side stitched with cloth edged overlapping canvas protective wrapper, signed "A true copy by the Tithe Commissioners 6 March 1843" (a loose manuscript slip dates the apportionment to 6-11-1841), from the collection of the late Ron Fiske of Morningthorpe Manor

RICHARD PAUL JODRELL SENIOR: COPIES OF LETTERS BY R P JODRELL ON THE SUBJECT OF HIS ESTATES TO DIVERS PERSONS, four extensive manuscript volumes, lacking volumes 1-2 with copy letters 16 January 1800-12 December 1822, numbered 659-3336, index in each volume, folio, contemporary reversed calf, ex-Bayfield Hall Library, Norfolk, A valuable source on the running of his different estates, including those in Oxfordshire and at Sharrington, Salle, Elmham,etc, in Norfolk by a disciplined, perhaps, ruthless landowner. (4)Richard Paul Jodrell Senior (1745-1831) was seated in Oxfordshire and, with a London townhouse, kept a careful eye on his Norfolk estates which he acquired with his marriage to Virtue Hase who had important Lombe and Warner connections, He was a friend of Johnson, a member of the Essex Head Club and was Member of Parliament for Seaford, He died aged 86, his overfull mind having become unbalanced, (See Dictionary of National Biography), from the collection of the late Ron Fiske of Morningthorpe Manor Provenance: The Bayfield Hall Library, Norfolk; Simon Gough, Holt Bookseller to the late Ron Fiske

A manuscript notebook written by a 2nd Lieutenant attending a course at the School of Musketry, Hayling Island (Hants) in September 1918, 76 leaves, approx A4 size, written on one side only consisting of notes taken at lectures on all aspects of the subject, the notes neatly written up after the lecture with occasional diagrams and sketches with manuscript index, 4to, contemporary loose leaf binder