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Daphne du Maurier: (1907 - 1989) British Author, Manuscript: 'Castle Dor', typewritten manuscript from Chapter XXIV Book II with handwritten amendments, together with typewritten proof of 'Castle Dor', signed in blue ballpoint pen 'Daphne du Maurier' to title page, with handwritten amendments, from Curtis Brown Ltd, London, also four typewritten letters from E.F. Bozman of J.M Dent & Sons Ltd Publishers relating to Miss Quiller-Couch's request for Daphne du Maurier to finish her father's book, handwritten questions from Miss Quiller-Couch to Winifred Smith regarding the writing of the novel during Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch's lifetime, two typewritten letters from Winifred Smith regarding working on the manuscript of 'Castle Dor' for Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, handwritten note from Winifred Smith, copy typescript, entitled 'About Castle Dor', touching recollections of her friend, the text refers to the unfinished last novel of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch which du Maurier completed at the request of his daughter, her friend, Foy Quiller-Couch.(All rights are reserved by The Chichester Partnership and no written materials may be reproduced in part or in full without the express prior written permission of The Chichester Partnership c/o Curtis Brown Group Ltd)

Daphne du Maurier: (1907-1989) British Author, autograph manuscript, of a play entitled 'Mother', in pencil, written in a lined notebook initially used as an expenses book and stamped 'Lieutenant Regimental Adjutant Grenadier Guards'.'Mother' was the working title for her play 'September Tide'. The lead character 'Stella' was based on her publisher's wife Ellen Doubleday while 'Evan' was based on Daphne herself.(All rights are reserved by The Chichester Partnership and no written materials may be reproduced in part or in full without the express prior written permission of The Chichester Partnership c/o Curtis Brown Group Ltd)

Daphne du Maurier: (1907 - 1989) British Author, autograph manuscript, 'Rebecca, A Play in Three Acts', handwritten adaptation of 'Rebecca' into dramatic form, in pencil and title page for the original manuscript of 'Rebecca' (All rights are reserved by The Chichester Partnership and no written materials may be reproduced in part or in full without the express prior written permission of The Chichester Partnership c/o Curtis Brown Group Ltd)

Daphne du Maurier: (1907 - 1989) British Author, autograph manuscript of poem, 'Song of the Happy Prostitute', in pencil, 'Why do they picture me as tired and old..., selling myself with sorrow, just to gain a few dull pence to shield me from the rain'. To verso in blue fountain pen are further stanzas from a different piece, 'When I was ten, I thought the greatest bliss, would be to rest all day upon hot sand under a burning sun..., time has slipped by, and finally I've know, The lure of beaches under exotic skies, and find my dreams to be misguided lies, For God! how dull it is to rest alone'. Along with a framed photograph of Daphne in a bathing suit preparing to dive into the sea from the 1920s, the manuscript was found in the back of the photograph frame and is believed to be of the same date. It is likely that this early work dates from Daphne's early visits to Ferryside at Bodinnick when she would write alone. These early poems appears to have not been published.(All rights are reserved by The Chichester Partnership and no written materials may be reproduced in part or in full without the express prior written permission of The Chichester Partnership c/o Curtis Brown Group Ltd)

Daphne du Maurier: (1907 - 1989) British Author, autograph manuscript, 'The Old Ship', handwritten in black fountain pen, signed 'D du M', 'No battered hulk am I!, No coward timorous of wind or gale, Have I not ridden seas and carried sail, Beyond the dreams of man...'.This early poem appears to have not been published.(All rights are reserved by The Chichester Partnership and no written materials may be reproduced in part or in full without the express prior written permission of The Chichester Partnership c/o Curtis Brown Group Ltd)

Group of ten Japanese late 19th-early 20th century woodblock prints: "The Mountains of Izu," by Utagawa Hiroshige; "Annaka, Station 16," from "Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaido," by Utagawa Hiroshige; "Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom at Arashiyama," from "Famous Views of Kyoto," by Utagawa Hiroshige; "Night Snow at Kambara," from "53 Stations of the Tokaido," by Utagawa Hiroshige; "Kiso Gorge in Snow," by Utagawa Hiroshige; a triptych of three ladies by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III); and two prints by Torii Kiyonaga depicting women with billowing robes. Lot also includes one illuminated Persian manuscript from the early 20th century and one 20th century Chinese painting. Provenance: Collection of Augustus Leach Searle; Private collection, Minnesota Dimensions: Heights range from 6 5/8 in to 28 3/8 in. Widths range from 3 3/4 in to 14 1/4 in.Condition: Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email lia@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.SKU: 01052Follow us on Instagram: @revereauctions

 JAMES B. A. 'JIMMY': (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the 'Great Escape'. A selection of five note and exercise books of different sizes, each featuring various manuscript notes by James relating to his linguistic studies in Russian and Czech (1), mainly late 1940s to 1950s, and one dated 1976, the notes including military and technical vocabulary and featuring the Russian words for air force, armour, aeronautics, bomb, camouflage, coastal command, refuel, report for duty, sortie, target, throttle, weather conditions etc., notes taken in conjunction with linguaphone lessons and covering more commonly used Russian vocabulary in relation to hotels, restaurants etc., notes made for James's Russian revision over eight lessons in 1976 and detailing various useful words and phrases etc., and one notebook containing a few pages of Czech words for days of the week, months, numerals etc. Two of the notebooks bear the ink ownership signature ('B. A. James') of James to the front covers. Some light overall age wear, G, 5 James achieved a Royal Society of Arts qualification in Russian and began learning the language whilst imprisoned at Stalag Luft III during breaks in the preparation for 'The Great Escape'. He was also the founder of the Anglo-Russian Friendship Association. 

 JAMES B. A. 'JIMMY': (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the 'Great Escape'. A varied collection of manuscript notes, drafts etc., unsigned, by Jimmy James, various places, 1950s onwards. The notes, written on various sheets of paper, within notebooks, on the back of envelopes and other scraps etc., relate to a wide subject matter including Europe (referring to Churchill and Thatcher and stating, in part, 'I have always felt that we have been betrayed by our politicians over Europe. Edward Heath started the rot by asserting that our entry in early 1970 involved trade with no political implications…..we are being flooded with migrants - many, some, probably criminals - living on benefits as a result of EU policy'), lists of individuals to be sent Christmas cards (a number of them marked RAF at the side), details of travelling routes between Ludlow and other places including Duxford and Folkestone, miscellaneous notes regarding Laurens van der Post, compost gardening, Japan, a map showing the directions to James's house in Germany, various German and Russian phrases and vocabulary prepared by James in the 1940s and 1950s (contained in a limp cloth bound folder), a folder containing manuscript notes on the Soviet Union, Russia and Communism, with comments on Eastern European countries, some having been prepared for a talk given to the Rotary Club in Durban, a further folder containing notes regarding potential investments on the stock exchange in the early 1970s etc., and also including a carbon copy typed Guide to Hamburg describing various venues ('mainly for drunks') and cabaret shows ('Recommended for football teams, but not for more polite social occasions') as well as other places of entertainment, museums, galleries etc., explaining that the basis of the notes were from a similar guide prepared by the Royal Air Force. FR to G, Qty 

 [JAMES B. A. 'JIMMY']: (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the 'Great Escape'. JAMES HERBERT MARK (1873-1933) English Businessman, manager of a tea plantation in India. Father of Jimmy James. A collection of thirty five A.Ls.S., Daddy, eighty nine pages, mainly 4to, most written from Shamshernagar, South Sylhet, India, June 1931 - April 1933, all to his son, Jimmy James ('My dear Bertram') and written in the period when Jimmy James returned to England following the death of his mother up to Herbert James also returning, shortly before his own death. The largely social letters from father to son discuss family and business matters, as well as his social activities, participating in games of polo, tennis and bridge etc., in part, 'I think that you have made an excellent choice of a career in the Mercantile Marine & sincerely hope that you will stick to your first choice & take it up seriously. If you have to work hard to get into it, put your back into it & determine to pass any necessary exam. I was never in favour of you going into the church & think that Mummy only favoured it from sentimental reasons…..I don't want you to stop uselessly at school too long. It is only a waste of money. Excuse me for talking so frankly to you, but you are old enough to understand old boy, & I hope you will do your best to help me. Times in tea are very hard, money is getting scarcer & scarcer' (29th June 1931), 'It has been raining all the afternoon & I have just got to the office after having given all the pluckers leave. We have any quantity of leaf on the bushes & can't get it off owing to the rain, which is very disappointing' (11th August 1931), 'I chaffed Betty [his daughter, Jimmy's sister] about her shyness. What is the good of being shy. You both are as good as anyone else, so hold your heads up & look about you…..PS The most important part of my letter is at the end. You will be interested to hear that I am engaged to be married to Mummy's greatest friend Miss May Wood. When we are going to be married I cannot say but I know that you two will love her for she is very very jolly…..' (19th November 1931), 'Your letter congratulating me on my engagement old Boy is very much appreciated, & I am very glad to know that both you & Betty are pleased about it. I think that it will be a great thing for you & Betty having a Mother's care once more' (14th January 1932), 'I am not quite certain what your job in a tea broker's office would be, but I consider it a very good opening & advise you to put your best foot foremost. I never had such a good start, so hope that you will make the best of a real good opportunity……You may be said to have your foot on a very good bottom rung of the ladder of life. It is now up to you to make good by your own efforts' (18th February 1932), 'I think your Captain must be a bit of a brute to act as he did. Nasty tempered fellow apparently? You say that he hacked your shins. About your writing, it is very legible indeed but it might be improved by being a little bigger. I've told you about this before…..' (26th February 1932), 'I took Mr. C. for a long jungle walk……& he was attacked with malaria in the afternoon his temperature rising to 104◦. He is going home shortly & wants a thorough over hauling at the Tropical School of Medicine……Mr. Elder now has a wireless set on which he can get Paris & Moscow. The music pieces are more or less OK but it is impossible to hear when people are talking. Atmospherics I understand are the trouble' (12th March 1932), 'Sir Stanley Jackson, the famous cricketer, was Governor of Bengal - I should say is - but he is on the point of retiring' (26th March 1932), 'I was very amused to see that the players were done down by Duleepsinhji and Pataudi in the Gentlemen & Players match. Hardly any one else but those two did anything' (17th July 1932), 'I have had to…..give evidence that I gave information about a murder that was committed in Shamshernagar. I know nothing about the murder but the mere fact of my having given the information has dragged me into the case' (3rd September 1932), 'I didn't like hearing of your experience in that boat with Francois, & it is a good thing that the old man came and rescued you. I know that messing about in a boat along the coast is very dangerous…..I do not think that I shall be able to afford to let you join the Territorials. I am very hard up & there is no improvement in the tea trade' (14th September 1932), 'Do you remember my telling you of Mr. Hall - a Lyon's taster. He is here again & on his way to Calcutta…..He says that you are very lucky to have secured your job' (6th October 1932), 'I was up…..yesterday to lunch with the Allans…..& much enjoyed the outing. Elisabeth (sic) Allan is now getting £12,000 per annum. She is a very good actress, & has gone to Hollywood' (8th January 1933). Many of the letters are accompanied by the original envelopes hand addressed by James. Together with a small selection of manuscript notes (in several unidentified hands) and printed ephemera etc., relating to the death of Herbert Mark James in December 1933 including a printed small 8vo Order for the Burial of the Dead at Norwood Crematorium, obituary provided to King's School, Canterbury etc., and also including a selection of vintage photographs of various sizes, most associated with or depicting Jimmy James's father (and mother?) and largely dating from his time in India, a few showing Jimmy James as a baby and young boy accompanied by his sister, some images of King's School Canterbury sports teams including the football team of 1889, later school photographs of 1931 & 1932 (one annotated by Jimmy James to the verso) etc. Some of the photographs are loosely contained in envelopes annotated by Jimmy James and some bear annotations to the verso in the hand of his father identifying the subjects etc. FR to generally G, 106 

 [JAMES B. A. 'JIMMY']: (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the 'Great Escape'. JAMES MARJORY (1921-2009) English Nurse, wife of Jimmy James from 1946. A selection of letters, notes, documents, greetings cards, photographs etc., relating to Madge James and her family, including various postcards (14) and A.Ls.S. (7) sent to her husband, dating from the 1940s - 1970s when Jimmy James was stationed with the Intelligence Division at their headquarters in Germany, working at the British Consulate in Durban, South Africa etc., largely sending family and social news, discussing finances and other domestic matters etc., in part, 'I must tell you, Darling, to be most careful with money this month….I paid the Mess Bill for January there was over £4 for drinks…..besides other things which came to £7-1-6…..I'm missing Darling very much indeed - and was thinking about you specially on Thursday last week - in fact I think about you a lot and love you very much….Patrick is very fit indeed and begins to behave rather better & not whine so much…..Glad you turned back in time before being arrested by the Russians. Do be careful round the Harz Mountains - it's so easy to stray into the Russian zone without knowing you have done so….' (10th February 1954), 'I have had a bit of trouble with the maid lately…..Has been rather upsetting….' (11th November 1955), 'We are both in good form - Patrick ski-ing away and doing quite well. He has lessons from me in reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic, French and geography - and gets well rapped over the knuckles if he doesn't pick up quickly! No nonsense - I haven't the patience!.....They are having a dance here tonight. I am hoping to go…..the only difficulty is all the handsome men that I should like to dance with have their wives with them! Let us hope some of the wives retire early!' (16th November 1957), 'I keep sacking the maid - and she continues to work away as usual. Angela's sister had one…..a great big heap of a woman who sat & scowled at me and said she wanted to earn a lot of money and wouldn't take orders!.....I have altered the forms for Father coming out, apparently there is a military train…..from the Hook of Holland. I don't know whether to book him on this (in case he disgraces us by making advances to somebody's wife) or should I let him come on the civilian one…..you know how excited & drunk he gets……Everybody I meet….stops to tell me how everything I told them in the Fortune reading came true…..I am getting frightened if it goes on I'll be burned as a witch!' (n.d., 1950s), 'We are sorry you are finding Durban so dull, as Patrick says the F.O. gives you a good salary, so you may as well follow your own interests. Why don't you get a dinghy right away & start sailing - that will keep you happy…..Just think - commuting up & down to London would have been deadly' (27th March 1973), most of the letters are accompanied by the original envelopes, several holograph notes and lists by Madge James, most written on used envelopes etc., on a variety of subjects, one referring to Hitler and the 20 July plot, summary of an incident with a neighbour involving the police, manuscript of a short story (?) entitled The Net Curtain - A Fairy Tale, typed manuscript (with many holograph corrections) entitled My experiences with the Child Medical Care unit at Enugu, two exercise books containing various notes in German (one dated November 1954), a copy of her aunt's will as well as the first codicil to her own will (signed and dated 16th August 1985 and later revoked in 1996), her passport for 1996-2006, a quantity of letters written to Madge James from various friends and relatives (a few making references to her husband, 'I was glad to hear Jimmy was writing his book. I am sure it will be very good. Knowing Jimmy his beautiful English will come through'), a small quantity of 19th century letters written by her ancestors, and a number of photographs relating to her family (six of them being original sepia carte-de-visite photographs) etc. FR to generally G, 95 

 [JAMES B. A. 'JIMMY']: (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the 'Great Escape'. JAMES PATRICK (1952-1978) German-born British Civil Servant, the only child of Jimmy and Madge James. Selection of A.Ls.S., signed greetings cards, a few documents and photographs etc., relating to Patrick James and covering the period of his life from being at school in Ireland in 1962 until his tragic death at the age of 26, including over fifty letters written to his parents and a few other relatives, the social and family letters dating from 1962-78, sending news of his education at Headfort School, including participating in sports activities (cricket, rugby, athletics etc.), debates (including one on the Common Market which was 'quite fun' and in which 'Most people voted against the Common Market, though I voted for it' and another with the motion 'This house fears America more than Russia'), music, apologising for not scoring very high marks, playing conkers ('conkers are played in the winter term only. The trouble with conkers is that they take such a long time to play. When I play I usualy [sic] take wild swipes at the other conker. I usualy [sic] miss or get tangled up in the string above the other conker…..'), also discussing the differences between the BBC and Irish television, commenting on watching the Festival of Remembrance on television ('There were acts from the Army, Navy and Air Force. It was rather like the Royal Tournament'), enquiring whether his father has secured a job, asking for a car racing set for Christmas, informing them that he looks smart in a uniform and has done some 'square bashing', 'left, right, and all that sort of thing. You can't go wrong if you obey every order and do everything in a machine like fashion', expressing concern at the difficulty he is having at school in Canterbury ('I think I told you that we've go[t] Robertson for Latin who is [as] a slippery 'Bastard' as they make them'), discussing his employment with the Home Office ('without knowing more about working at a prison or borstal entails, I haven't committed myself one way or another….the establishment section….are arranging for me to have a tour around Canterbury Prison one day to give me more of an idea as to what “penal” work would involve') and in immigration ('I have become a very suspicious person these days - everybody is guilty until proved innocent; a natural premise for immigration work. To be more precise, this would appear civil service philosophy in all departments - except perhaps in H.M. Lighthouse service….'), referring to his father's trip to Regina in Canada ('It sounds as though you had quite a time of it…..You couldn't have failed to with gentlemen such as 'Wings' [Day] & 'Red' O'Neill in your party - I'll bet there was liquid refreshment'), as well as his own trip to Ulster ('….a depressing enough place at the best of times…..'), seeking his father's advice on investing in South African gold, mentioning being received into the Catholic Church and listening to a lecture on reincarnation, suggesting a trip to see Peter Sellers in the Return of the Pink Panther during his parent's proposed visit to see him in Eastbourne, referring to his father's short story being rejected by a newspaper ('It's not easy to publish creative writing; perseverance is the key in that sphere. Compensation has come to you in other forms - your invention, “the canine vacuum securer”. Your account of the patenting process sounds very technical'), informing his father that he has taken a summer job as a bus conductor, and later in a nursing home for the disabled, before being unemployed for a short time towards the end of his life, and in one of the final letters commenting on his parent's forthcoming trip to Canada, 'I am quite sure that you will have a lovely time. If it is your intention to lay a basis for a more permanent move later on, I hope you have success - as this seems to be what you both wish for', most of the letters accompanied by the original envelopes, seven greetings cards sent to his parents etc., on the occasion of their birthdays, Christmas etc., a small selection of official documents relating to James including his signed Passport for the period 1974-84, recording visits to New Zealand and Australia, his signed International Certificates of Vaccination (2), Learner's Permit to Drive a Motor Vehicle, featuring his photograph, issued in August 1970, several examination certificates for his O and A (1) levels, a school exercise book containing various manuscript notes relating to Social History lessons, a selection of hardback (6) and paperback (3) books, each either bearing the ownership signature of James or with presentation inscriptions to him from his parents (two in the hand of Jimmy James) or with presentation inscriptions from him to his parents, titles include The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, The Ascent of Man by J. Bronowski, Winston Churchill - His Wit and Wisdom with an introduction by Jack House, How to Unite Nations by George Mikes, The Tomb of Tutankhamen by Howard Carter etc. Some are accompanied by their dust jackets. Also including a group of letters and sympathy cards etc., written to Jimmy and Madge James by various relatives and friends etc. following the death of their son. FR to generally G to VG, Qty 

 JAMES B. A. 'JIMMY': (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the 'Great Escape'. A collection of letters, documents, manuscript notes and drafts etc., some of them signed and completed by Jimmy James, relating to the personal, financial, domestic & medical affairs of James, and some of his wife, Madge, including letters and statements of account from the tailors Thresher & Glenny Ltd., various letters, documents and estate agents particulars etc. relating to the sales and purchases of various properties from the 1980s onwards, mainly in Shropshire, although also including a manuscript inventory compiled by an estate agent of the household furniture and effects at Christmas Farm in Horley dated 17th April 1964, the notebook also containing fourteen pages of limericks in the hand of Jimmy James and most with annotations in the hand of his wife, a small group of letters and documents relating to the rental of holiday flats in East Sussex during the 1990s, a few letters and documents from Lloyds Bank regarding their safe custody service etc., an extensive correspondence regarding Jimmy James's pension including letters to and from the Officers' Pensions Society Ltd., the Government of Canada Pension Commission, the Inland Revenue, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office etc., some dating to the 1950s and including an Application for Disability Pension completed by James and detailing his claim for the loss of teeth due to his war service ('During my time as a POW I received very poor food & little of it…..'), as well as trauma ('My experiences at this time have certainly had a profound psychological effect on my life…..in particular the memory of a Nazi Concentration Camp has stayed with me….'), some medical related documents from the 1990s onwards including a series of letters corresponding to a complaint lodged by James and his wife with the Shropshire Community Health Council against their dental treatment, a folder of correspondence etc. relating to an insurance claim following the theft of some jewelry including the diamond engagement ring given to Madge in 1946, a gold bracelet watch given to her as a wedding present etc., a series of letters between James and British Telecommunications relating to his and his wife's belief that their phoneline was tapped and their conversations being listened into, and further correspondence with The Freedom Association and others regarding 'nuisance noise amounting to harassment' from their neighbour, a few draft letters to Jack Straw and the Home Office concerning a 'warning' given to Madge James not to visit Ireland in 2000, a larger group of manuscript notes made by James in relation to bookkeeping and accounting exams as well as investments in the stock market, some completed with Shaw Schools Ltd. in Toronto in 1936-39 and others dating from the 1970s onwards, and also including a few miscellaneous letters and documents relating to their wills and James's participation in the Hermitage Cup boat race at Lagos Yacht Club, Badagry in 1972 etc. FR to generally G, Qty 

 JAMES B. A. 'JIMMY': (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the 'Great Escape'. An unusual group of letters, documents, diagrams, photographs and other associated material relating to Jimmy James's invention of a dog 'fastener' (variously named as a Canine Vacuum Cup Securer and Urban Animal Tether), dating from 1974-77 and including James's manuscript and typescript descriptions of the device and its potential use, in part, 'If you walk around the modern shopping centre of any British town you will find a number of smart, smooth fronted shops, but no facilities for securing dogs, and quite often notices saying that dogs are not allowed into the shop. The result is that the dog loving British, when shopping, must either leave their pets at home or confined, perhaps, in a small car. The Canine Vacuum Cup Securer has been designed, therefore, to supply a possible and, indeed, probable need. As a suction device it is the only means of securing a dog to a smooth surface. It can be carried easily, in a lady's hand bag if desired, and brought into operation merely by clamping the rubber cup firmly onto a suitably smooth surface…..the loop end of the dog's lead is then slipped over the hook, which has a plastic retaining device, and the dog can be left firmly secured. Plate glass is the ideal surface…..and there are many other suitable surfaces. The dog could also be left secured to the outside bodywork of a car…..the device could, additionally, be used in the home for hanging up the dog's lead…..a vacuum device such as this, if it were on the market, would, no doubt, encourage British shoppers to take their dogs with them - and there are over 2,000,000 dog owners in the United Kingdom', various notes and photographs relating to tests carried out by James, correspondence with potential manufacturers (including a copy of a letter from James to Messrs. Haffenden-Richborough Ltd., stating, in part, 'I was interested in the findings of your experts….I took my domestic Italian made suction hook into Canterbury last Saturday and tested it on a number of shop frontages - at risk, perhaps, of being thought a little eccentric!....'), correspondence with the Institute of Patentees and Inventors and The Patent Office, some printed brochures etc., including the IPI's bulletin of new inventions and new patents, listing James's Urban Animal Tether and remarking 'Test results show that this coat-pocket sized suction device will tether a lively dog to many of the surfaces available in the modern urban centre' and a letter from the secretary of the IPI remarking that there has been 'no reaction…..to your invention'. Generally G to about VG, Sml Qty. 

JAMES B. A. ‘JIMMY’: (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the ‘Great Escape’. An amusing and unusual collection of original manuscript limericks composed by Jimmy James, the majority in the standard form of a stanza of five lines, examples include –            An Airline Pilot from Milan             Flew the Great Circle route to Japan             But, due to the weather             He made a slight error             And finished up where he began            A bookish old man of Hay             Stood and read books all day             He said “I know it’s a bore             When I stand in the store             But you see it’s just my way”            A nasty old Judge of Devizes             Wore wigs of all different sizes             He deemed it wise             To come in disguise             When he attended any assizes            There was a young scientist from Kiev             Who divided Einstein’s equation by two             When the smoke had cleared             It was what we feared             He was only the man that we knew            A young flier used to boast             He could fly faster than most             One day near the ground             He flew faster than sound             And now you can see his ghostAnd also including one of an autobiographical nature            There was a young pilot called James             Who over Holland was shot down in flames             He had tunnel vision             And made a decision             To leave camp by u/g [underground] trainsAll are written on various pieces of paper, some to the versos of letters etc. to James, and many of them bear red ink annotations in the hand of his wife, Madge, expressing her verdicts on their qualities and in some cases suggesting alterations etc. Together with a typed manuscript of Limpid Limericks for Libatory Lirerates by James, comprising some seventy pages, 4to, n.d. (c.1969), with many red ink annotations in the hand of his wife, accompanied by a few letters of rejection from publishers including Hamlyn and Methuen, a few letters relating to the possible inclusion of the limericks in Christmas crackers. Also including a small selection of manuscript odes and other literary efforts by James, including a typed manuscript of his short story entitled Green Hills (with many holograph corrections) and typescripts of his essays Arctic Circular Tour and From Atlantic to Pacific by the Trans-Canada Highway. FR to generally G, Qty.

 JAMES B. A. 'JIMMY': (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the 'Great Escape'. A collection of correspondence, notes, documents, manuscripts and typescripts etc. relating to various editions of James's book Moonless Night including the galley proofs for the third edition published by Sentinel Publishing, London, 1993, an extensive file of correspondence between Charles Rollings of Sentinel and James during the 1990s, most of the lengthy T.Ls.S accompanied by James's carbon typed copies of reply (some with holograph annotations and corrections) and with interesting (and occasionally amusing) content concerning the publication of Moonless Night, involving sales estimates, promotions, reviews, pricing structure, royalty payments etc., the letters also making references to other individuals including 'Wings' Day and Sydney Dowse ('Although I never had the good fortune to meet Wings….[I]…..have read just about everything about him. He was the kind of man I would have followed to hell and back. Dowse is also a man I admired - at least on the printed page - although I think he was always a bit of a hot-head. I agree with you that the current outburst is spiteful and unnecessary. I shall also sedulously avoid sending him a copy of your book', 6th April 1994), television documentaries concerning the great escape etc., together with a smaller selection of correspondence and photocopied proofs of a number of chapters from Stalag Luft III: The Full Story, bearing various ink annotations and corrections by James in the margins, also including a typescript of an article entitled Sachsenhausen and Beyond written by James and sent to Rollings for his editing, detailed sales figures of Moonless Night, a carbon typed copy of corrections and comments prepared by James, details of travelling expenses incurred, Inland Revenue tax return calculations based on royalties received, a few letters to James from other publishers, book shops and companies including Hauer Rawlence ('we found and filmed the theatre where you worked so hard dispensing the sand and in Sachsenhausen I gave the signed copy of your book to the Archive….They felt it was an important addition to their collection', 9th March 1994), W. H. Smith, Castle Bookshop in Ludlow, The Pentland Press Ltd. etc., a further file of correspondence and documents from Public Lending Right and Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society, another file of correspondence etc. between Owen Lock of Del Rey Books in New York and James concerning the American edition of Moonless Night (1987/88) and a similar file of correspondence and documents relating to the German edition of Moonless Night published by Edition Gruntal in Berlin (2005/06) and including details of travel arrangements to a press launch for the edition at Sachsenhausen, script for an interview with James etc. Further including James's original manuscript and typescripts of the index and glossary to Moonless Night, both loosely inserted and recorded within a hardback bound folio ledger previously used by James to record notes in relation to a timber business. FR to generally VG, Qty.  

 JAMES B. A. 'JIMMY': (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the 'Great Escape'. A comprehensive collection of correspondence, notes, documents, manuscripts and typescripts etc. relating to High Noon of Empire - The Diary of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Tyndall 1895-1915, edited by James and published in 2007. The archive includes the original photocopies of Tyndall's diary from which James worked, the neatly penned entries with occasional pencil annotations in the hand of James, an extensive selection of manuscript notes made by James whilst editing the diaries and researching the subject matter, covering the Indian Mutiny, the Malakand Field Force, Winston Churchill, the Afghan War etc., James's manuscript footnotes to the diaries, details of the historical background to the diaries, manuscript index to the book, biographical details relating to Tyndall etc., some newspaper articles and maps, three original typescripts of the manuscript with numerous corrections and annotations by James, a large collection of correspondence relating to the research and publication of the book, most of the letters accompanied by James's carbon typed copies of his correspondence (some signed) and dating from 1990 onwards, including letters to and from the India Office Library and Records, the Ministry of Defence, the Principal Registry of the Family Division, the National Army Museum, the Royal Society for Asian Affairs, The British Library, the Illustrated London News, the author Evelyn Hart, Sir Bruce Stirling Hamilton, Joanna MacKinnon (great niece of Tyndall), John Laffin (who wrote the introduction to the book) as well as many publishing houses, largely being letters of rejection although some also adding positive and constructive comments, including Cassell, Routledge, John Murray ('I have now read a good deal of it, and I must say I enjoyed it, but despite that I'm afraid I don't see how we could promote and sell it effectively in today's crowded and difficult market'), The Memoir Club ('I read of your work with interest…..with a foreword by such an eminent military historian, [it] should prove to be a very credible book'), Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Andre Deutsch, Constable ('You have done a very good job of providing a background to British rule in India and the diary is certainly a useful and unusual document…..I am not convinced that we would be able to sell it in sufficient quantities - the passing of the 50th anniversary of Indian Independence makes me even more doubtful'), Oxford University Press, Jonathan Cape, Penguin etc., also including the original Memorandum of Agreement between James and Pen & Sword Books Ltd. agreeing to the publication of the book and detailing the royalty payments etc., signed by James and dated 27th September 2006, and an unsigned hardback First Edition copy of the book, accompanied by the dust jacket. FR to generally G to VG, Qty 'Henry Tyndall served as an officer in the 40th Pathans from 1895 to 1925 on the North West Frontier and India, including three years in East Africa in World War II. During this time he kept a diary up to 1915. This contains a good account of the Malakand Campaign of 1897, one of the biggest operations ever against the tribes of the Frontier in which Tyndall describes meeting the young Winston Churchill…..He goes on to describe the life in cantonments in India. It was the high noon of Empire and the diary casts an interesting light on the mind [of a] typical Indian Army Officer of the time and on the customs and social life of the military and civilian elite…..' (extract from the synopsis to Tyndall's Diary prepared by James). 

 JAMES B. A. 'JIMMY': (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the 'Great Escape'. An extensive, complete archive of manuscripts, typescripts, notes, correspondence and research material relating to James's unpublished novel Wheel of Fire (or Teutonic Night) including many pages of manuscript and typed notes with various ideas, framework and structure plans, dating from the mid-1980s onwards, including James's notes on the inspiration behind the novel, 'What I'm trying to write is a novel based on a remarkable character I met in Sussex…..He styled himself Baron Waldemar Teck von Hohenstein from a 30,000 acre estate in East Prussia - was a Maj. Gen. on E. Front during war. He'd come to England immediately after the war, married an English actress, well known on the W. End stage pre-war…..My wife & I were living quite near him…..he liked company & seemed to like us so we went round quite often. He was then about 87 but as sharp as razor & as strong as an ox & he told us a fantastic story…..', typed biographical details ('Although Waldemar was on the fringes of the military resistance against Hitler he was never actively involved, although Count von Stauffenberg who planted the bomb on 20th July in the bunker at Rastenburg was his first cousin…..'), a few letters between James and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office regarding the Baron's identity, as well as with the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry (whom the Baron had claimed to have been related to, the Duke responding to James that neither he or his mother have any recollection of the Baron, remarking 'if he had been my Godfather he must have been a fairly useless one!'), newspaper articles etc., various manuscript and typed versions of the novel, with extensive corrections, some in the hand of James's wife, Madge, including a final typed draft of over 200 pages as submitted to a publishing house, and a small file of correspondence between James and various agents and publishers including Curtis Brown Group Ltd., Faber & Faber Ltd., Harper Collins etc., each of them declining to publish the work, although some offering constructive advice, 'I passed your manuscript through to a colleague…..He was impressed with your historical knowledge and research but decided in the end that the book reads more like non-fiction than a novel……to succeed as a novel it would need to have more dramatic tension and narrative shape, showing the reader what is happening in the story rather than telling him…..'. The archive also includes a few unrelated manuscripts of short stories etc. by James, written whilst a member of a writer's group in Abergavenny, and the majority of James's notes and manuscripts are written on the back of large envelopes and miscellaneous correspondence to James. G to about VG, Qty Baron Waldemar Teck von Hohenstein (1899-1989) is buried in St. Saviour's Churchyard in the parish of Colgate and Roffey, Sussex. Although Jimmy James finally came to consider the Baron as a 'phoney' his life and experiences loosely formed the basis for the character of Gustav von Schwarzenburg in Wheel of Fire.  'The build up of German Forces on the Soviet Frontier in the Spring of 1941 was known to British Prisoers [sic] of War in Poland. Almost every day reports were smuggled into one Camp by the Polish Underground. These indicated tens of thousands of soldiers and vast quantities of weapons moving east…..Huge armies on the move with only one purpose. “Impossible” said the Senior British Officer to his Intelligence Officer, “They won't attack. How about the Nazi-Soviet non aggression pact?” “That was a cynical ploy by Hitler to gai[n] time, Sir”…..From this source and others the impending Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union became known in the West, and Churchill was able to warn Stalin quite well in advance……On 21 June 1941 Gustav's Regiment had received their orders and Gustave [sic] was giving his final briefing to his tank commanders outlining the vast scale of BARBAROSSA…..' (extract from the final typescript of Chapter VIII of Wheel of Fire)   

JAMES B. A. ‘JIMMY’: (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the ‘Great Escape’. A miscellaneous collection of A.Ls.S., T.Ls.S., some manuscript notes, large rolled maps and diagrams etc., most relating to the talks given by James to various schools and associations etc., regarding his experiences during World War II and the Great Escape, including two maps of Germany and Central Europe at the time of World War II with various concentration camps including Stalag Luft III, Sachsenhausen and Dachau all marked in red ink, a large reproduction of an artist’s impression of the tunnel ‘Harry’ beneath Stalag Luft III, a large reproduction of a diagram of Sachsenhausen concentration camp in 1944-45, correspondence from various schools etc., including Sedbergh School, Ampleforth College, Canford School, St. Richard’s School, John Beddoes School, Old Buckenham Hall, Oundle School, King’s School Canterbury (where James was educated), the Royal British Legion, St. John Ambulance etc., most relating to talks etc., some printed ephemera etc. relating to King’s School Canterbury, the Royal Air Forces Association etc. and a few manuscript notes by James referring to the Great Escape, Sachsenhausen etc. FR to generally G, Qty   

JAMES B. A. ‘JIMMY’: (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the ‘Great Escape’. Autograph Manuscript, unsigned, eleven pages, 4to, n.p. (Ludlow?), n.d. (2002). The manuscript, written on the rectos of various letters to James, represents James’s notes made in preparation for his talk to the Somerset Aviation Enthusiasts and largely covers his wartime experiences, including the ‘Great Escape’, beginning in 1939 when he joined the Royal Air Force and became a navigator on bombers (despite wanting to be a fighter pilot) following his training, referring to various flights in Wellingtons and also including his last flight when shot down, his introduction to ‘Wings’ Day in a Prisoner of War camp (‘dreary, dusty little compound with bare wooden huts enclosed by 2 double rows of barbed wire fencing’), also covering his escape attempts (‘only 3 ways out – over, thru’, under’) and referring to Roger Bushell and the tunnels named Tom, Dick and Harry (‘main factors in the success of this v. ambitious project were, as in any tunnels, security & dispersal of sand, secure traps for the entrances to the tunnel shafts, Harry’s trap most ingenious designed by Polish engineers’) and concluding with his experiences in other Prisoner of War camps including Sachsenhausen. Also including a T.L.S. from an individual who attended the talk, one page, 4to, Somerset, 6th August 2002, to Jimmy James, stating how much they had enjoyed his talk and commenting ‘Your description of the events and your experiences was vivid and utterly absorbing. I am very interested in the Second World War and to be able to listen to somebody who was at the forefront of those events was fascinating for me’. An excellent manuscript for its biographical references during World War II, and in particular his role in the Great Escape. Generally VG, 2

 GRIS JUAN: (1887-1927) Spanish Painter, closely associated with Cubism. A rare A.N.S., with his initials J. G., one page, small 8vo (feint ruled graph paper, slightly irregularly torn to two edges), n.p., n.d. (marked in an unidentified hand as received on 14th May 1918), in French. The note states 'The 3 pencil drawings that accompany the paintings are not included on the invoice while we wait for more to come so that you can make a broader choice'. With an official purple ink stamp and manuscript insertions to the lower edge. About VG   The stamp on the present note is typical of that applied to the correspondence of the famous art dealer Pierre Rosenberg who represented Juan Gris as well as the other Cubist artists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. 

NEWTON ISAAC: (1642-1727) English Physicist, Mathematician & Astronomer. Autograph fragment, unsigned, one page, slim oblong 8vo, n.p., n.d. The fragment comprises three lines of holograph text, in Latin, apparently clipped from the manuscript of an essay relating to Catholicism. Very slightly irregularly trimmed and with some minor staining to the right edge, G Newton was considered an insightful and erudite theologian by his contemporaries and wrote many works that could now be described as occult studies or religious tracts dealing with the literal interpretation of the Bible.  His first work on the subject of religion was Introductio. Continens Apocalypseos rationem generalem (Introduction. Containing an explanation of the Apocalypse), written in Latin prior to 1670.

 EDWARD VII: (1841-1910) King of the United Kingdom 1901-10. An unusual and attractive large D.S., Albert Edward P, as Prince of Wales, at the head, one page (vellum), large oblong folio, n.p., 5th August 1863. The manuscript document is an indenture made between the Prince of Wales and Sir Charles Phipps & James Gardiner and grants a release in respect of the Gurney Court Trust. With a second, slightly smaller indenture affixed at the foot. Together with a D.S., Nugent Buckingham, by George Nugent-Temple-Grenville (1753-1813) 1st Marquess of Buckingham, British Statesman, one page (vellum), folio, n.p., 12th November 1793, being a military commission appointing Philip Hills to be a Captain Lieutenant in the Militia Forces. Some folds and light overall age wear, G to about VG, 2   Charles Phipps (1801-1866) British Soldier & Courtier, Equerry in Ordinary to Queen Victoria and Private Secretary to Prince Albert. Phipps was appointed Receiver-General of the Duchy of Cornwall in 1862 and appointed to the Council of the Prince of Wales in 1863.   

 [CARY ROBERT]: (1898-1979) British Politician, Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for India and Burma 1942-45 and later to the Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Commons 1951-55. An interesting archive of A.Ls.S. and T.Ls.S. written to Cary from the 1940s onwards by various British politicians and some other famous individuals, including Edward Heath, Winston S. Churchill (grandson of the Prime Minister), Clementine Churchill (torn in two at the centre, not affecting the signature), Christopher Soames, Randolph Churchill (referring to subscribers to the Duff Cooper Fund, 1955) Emanuel Shinwell (in part ‘Thanks for your comments on my reference to Monty; I am furious about the snide remarks by some people. They can say what they like, I knew him for a human being’, April 1976), John Stonehouse, Bernard Weatherill, Leo Amery (3; in part, ‘We must only hope that it will not be many weeks before our victorious army will have disposed of all the doodlebug launching sites. The news certainly is wonderful and the landslide is moving with increasing velocity every day. The interesting question now is whether Japan will follow suit or will offer a prolonged resistance alone’, August 1944, ‘For the last couple of years I have begun to do what Winston has done for the last forty years, put in an hour or so in or on my bed after lunch. Also take to breakfast in bed’ May 1954), Roy Jenkins (regarding income tax and interest on bank overdrafts, 1969), Willie Whitelaw (to Lady Cary on the health of her husband, 1969), Horace King, Selwyn Lloyd, Michael Heseltine (in part, ‘Anxiety, as you rightly say, has become the national characteristic for too many people’, 1976) etc., also including a small selection of autograph letters and notes in the hand of Cary, some typescripts and various printed ephemera etc. relating to his career, including an A.L.S., Robert, three pages, 8vo, Westminster, 18th December n.y., to fellow politician Patrick Buchan Hepburn, referring to Winston Churchill, in part, ‘I ran into the P.M. who was clucking about like a worried hen trying to get a question put down….He wanted a peg on which to hang a suitable answer to the speech of Marshal Zhukov. The Table had refused already a question sent over by hand. There was something slightly Grockish in our most ancient Parliamentarian being refused (as if he were a new Member on his first day) his first question – which was declared completely out of order…..The P.M. & myself…..went to his room…..& ways were examined to make a question possible which would go down in my name….A messenger arrived saying the Mr. Speaker wished to see me…..Shakes remained quite adamant, & said that Winston’s proposed action would only provoke a lot of boisterous & unwanted supplementaries……The Prime Minister’s proper course was to issue from No. 10 a statement of contradiction of the Marshal….’, memorial service programmes for Sir Harold Bowden, Viscount Crookshank etc., General Election pamphlets etc., a letter addressed to all Members of Parliament on the conduct of Lord Beaverbrook in authorising his newspapers to publish adverse comments on members of the British Royal family, manuscript copy of a speech regarding a proposal to televise proceedings in the House of Commons and stating that he wished a visual record had been made of various historic moments in the House including the abdication debate of 1937, the declaration of war in 1939 and ‘Sir Winston Churchill coming to that box & delivering his immortal speech “I have nothing to offer but blood, tears & sweat”’, menu for Cary’s 70th Birthday Dinner at the House of Commons on 27th May 1968 etc. Some light overall age wear, generally G to about VG, 125 

 CUSTER GEORGE: (1839-1876) American Army Officer and Cavalry Commander in the American Civil War and American Indian Wars. A good, small D.S., G A Custer, one page, 12mo, (3 x 2.5; evidently neatly clipped from a larger document), Headquarters, 25th November 1864. The manuscript document states, in full, 'Respectfully forwarded approved and recommended'. Signed by Custer at the foot in his capacity as Brevet Major General. With some partial text to the verso dated 30th November and referring to the 3rd Cavalry Division (which Custer was commanding at the time). VG   The year 1864, in which Custer signed the present document, was an important one for the American military hero. He had married his wife, Elizabeth Clift Bacon, on 9th February after having finally gained the approval of her father. Custer was promoted four times in 1864 following various battles and attained the rank of Brevet Major General on 19th October. He had commanded a division of the Cavalry Corps at the Battle of Cedar Creek, a decisive engagement of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 which effectively ended the Confederate invasion of the North. The Confederacy were unable to again threaten Washington DC and the Union's victory greatly aided Abraham Lincoln in his re-election. 

Early 20th Century Indian Mughal-style manuscript page with four lines of script over illustration of a couple in a garden, 18.5cm x 9cm, framed and glazed Condition:

George IV folding valentine card of square form with manuscript verses and coloured illustrations in nine panels to each side, dated February 14th 1822

Property of a lady - a Queen Mary stickpin with blue & white oval terminal decorated with a crown over italic monogram MR, boxed with old manuscript label inscribed 'Present from Queen Mary' (see illustration).

NO RESERVE Oath of Supremacy.- The Present Case Stated: or, The Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy no Badges of Slavery, duplicate of title, later manuscript notes at beginning and end, slightly browned, disbound, sm. 4to, [Wing P3237], Printed for R. Baldwin, 1689.⁂ Politically sensitive issue in 1689 after William III's assumption of the throne in 1688, after The Glorious Revolution.

NO RESERVE [Byrom (John)] Enthusiasm; A Poetical Essay..., with advertisement f., for W.Owen, 1752 § Wilkes (Thomas) The Golden Farmer..., lacking half-title, a few contemporary ink inscriptions to title, [Foxon, W460], for T.Payne, 1723 § [Beckingham (Charles)] An Epistle from Calista to Altamont, second edition, for A.Moore, 1729 § Anstey (Christopher) An Election Ball in Poetical Letters, in the Zomerzetshire Dialect..., half-title detached, divisional title, Bath, by S.Hazard, 1776, each but third first edition, first woodcut device to title, each woodcut decorations, soiling and browning, second damp-staining to lower edge, disbound, edges friable, 4to (4) ⁂Third with fictitious imprint: see Treadwell (Michael) 'On False and Misleading Imprints in the London Book Trade, 1660-1750', in Myers (Robin) & Michael Harris, editors. Fakes and Frauds: Varieties of Deception in Print & Manuscript, Winchester, 1989.

NO RESERVE Buckstone (John Baldwin) Popping the Question: A Farce, In One Act, first edition, engraved frontispiece by Bonner after Cruikshank, emendations in contemporary ink manuscript ?by George Daniel, the author of the work's editorial and biographical introduction, as issued, stitched, John Cumberland, 12mo, [?1830].

Hampshire, Broughton.- Charter, I Clavicia Londehorne of Burghton [Broughton] grants and confirms to John Goude of Andene of a curtilage in Burghton with a messuage and tenement of William Wrythelocke, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 11 lines, witnesses: William of Puttone, John of Tyrnigham and others, 1 small hole in text, folds, yellowed and creased, lacks seal, 81 x 199mm., 1323.

Hampshire, Broughton.- Charter, I Simon de Lynstoke [Longstock] grants and confirms to Thomas Tellyte and his wife Isabelle a curtilage in Burghton [Broughton] near the house of Margerie Londehorne and the house of John le Gyr, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines, witnesses: Thomas atte Panetie, Stephen Leger, John atte Plestede and others, a few small holes in text not affecting legibility, slightly creased and yellowed, lacks seal, 87 x 224mm., 1343.

Hampshire, Broughton.- Charter, I Thomas Tellyte grants and confirms to Simon de Lynstoke a curtilage in Burghton [Broughton], manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 15 lines, witnesses: Stephen Leger, Thomas atte Panetie and others, a few small holes in text, folds, slightly creased and yellowed, small remains of wax seal, 100 x 203mm., 1343.

Hampshire, Broughton.- Charter, I Richard Wythelocke grants and confirms to John le Gyr son of Walter le Gyr of a curtilage in Burghton with a messuage and tenement of William Wrythelocke, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 12 lines, witnesses: John Hetton, John of Terningham and others, 3 small holes in text, folds, yellowed and creased, lacks seal, 90 x 195mm., 1343.

Hampshire.- Charter. I Isabella Mase of Holbery [Holbury] grants and confirms to Eustace Mase her son a messuage in Holbery, Tyderle [?East Tytherley] and fforde [?Foorde Farm, Lockerley], witnesses: Peter Pyrsthote, William atte fforde and others, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 11 lines, folds, creased and yellowed, lacks seal, 119 x 300mm., 1345.

Hampshire, Lockerley.- Charter, I William Kybbett grants and confirms to John Kybbett his son of a tenement in lokerle [Lockerley], witnesses: John Skillyng, John Wallop and others, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 11 lines, folds, yellowed and creased, lacks seal, 110 x 262mm., 1420.

Hampshire, Lockerley.- Charter, I John Serle and William Serle grants and confirms to John Kybbott of land in the village of Lokyrley [Lockerley]... Romesey with feoffment, witnesses: Robert Wythed, William Esteet and others, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 11 lines, a few small holes, folds, yellowed and creased, lacks seal, 114 x 275mm., 1429.

Hampshire, Lockerley.- Popham (Sir Stephen, soldier, fought at Agincourt, of Popham, Hampshire, c. 1386-1444) Charter, Stephen Popham "miles" grants to John Kybbett of fforde land in lokerley [Lockerley] & Estdeane [East Dean], witnesses: Edward Harryes, Richard Hamonde and others, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines, folds, slight stain in fold, slightly browned, lacks seals, 145 x 350mm., 1437.

NO RESERVE Low Countries.- Declaration of Loye van Borne and Johan van Ophem, 2 civic administrators in Maastricht, relating to properties, rents and reimbursements, ?in Maastricht (city not named but both men were prominent in the affairs of the city), manuscript in Dutch and German, 12 lines, wax seal with good impression, 78 x 260mm., [?Maastricht], 1461, and another, a 15th century document in German relating to Brabant, folds, browned, v.s., v.d. (2).

Hampshire, Lockerley.- Indenture, George Kybbett of fforde [?Foorde Farm, Lockerley] Gent. lease for 18 years to William Cosyn husdbandman a piece of land in the Goldyngs and another called pylthe, 12 acres of pasture, 10 acres of "arabyll" land and an acre of meadow, in ?Lockerley, manuscript in early Tudor English, on vellum, 27 lines, folds, creased and yellowed, lacks seal, 232 x 218mm., 20th June "the raygne of of oure Soueraygne lord Kyng Harrye the vii the xxi" [1506].

NO RESERVE Jansenism & Jesuits.- Hallier (François, ecclesiastic, Bishop of Cavaillon 1657-59, 1596-1659).- [Documents relating to Hallier's representations to the papacy against Jansenism and the Jesuits], manuscript in Latin, 2½pp., Rome, 19th & 24th May 1653; and a manuscript extract of Johann Amos Commenius's Pansophiæ Prodromus, [17th century], v.s., v.d. (sm. qty).

Derbyshire.- This Survaye Taken and True Division made of Staden Commons... By mee Daniel Stubinge, manuscript and pen and ink map on paper, long tears along folds, some browning and staining, Amsterdam watermark, 315 x 415mm., [?late 17th century]; and another, a late 18th/early 19th century pen and ink and manuscript map of Allsopp in the Dale in Derbyshire owned by Francis Beresford, v.s., v.d. (2).

Magdalen College, Oxford.- Jenner (Thomas, President of Magdalen College Oxford, 1687-1768) Lease to Thomas Lee Dummer of Cranbury of underwood in coppices in ?Otterbourne in Hampshire, manuscript on vellum, folds, yellowed, remains of wax seal of Magdalen College, 240 x 445mm., 1758; and 10 other indentures and obligation bonds (including another lease from Magdalen College) relating to Hampshire, v.s., v.d. (11).

NO RESERVE French Police.- Projet pour L'Etablissement dun Commissariat [project for the establishment of a police station], manuscript in French, 8pp., some tears slightly affecting a few words, central fold, browned, unbound, folio, January 1793; and another, an ALs from Ferdinand de Lasteyrie (1810-79), French politician, folio & 8vo (2).

Billheads etc.- Collection of billheads, including: The Worcester Press, W.A. Ross & Co. Aerated & Mineral Water Manufacturers, Pimlico Distillery, Phoenix Glass Works etc., most with manuscript insertions, folds, some creased and browned, v.s., v.d., 1845 -90s (c. 100).

Oxford poetry.- Culsha (Rev Edward Widt, educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, Curate of Holy Trinity, Burton-on-Trent, Curate of Great Malvern, Headmaster of Colwall Grammar School, Herefordshire, c. 1826-1863) Antar [& other poems], manuscript fair copy, title and 34pp., slightly browned, bookplate of W.T. Barratt on front pastedown, original patterned wrappers, joints splitting but still strong, [COPAC lists 3 copies of the printed work only], 200 x 141mm., 19th February - 16th March 1853.

Original Illustration.- Thomson (Hugh) "For Heaven's Sake, What is the Matter?", pen & ink drawing, prepared for an edition of Burney's Evelina, signed and dated by Thomson in lower right margin, captioned in ink manuscript to reverse, a little faint foxing and soiling, border ruled in pencil, sheet: 26.1 x 32.3cm, image: 17.9 x 26.5cm, 1903; and a copy of Goldsmith's The Vicar of Wakefield with illustrations by Thomson (2)

[Waterman (Hugh)] A Sermon preached before the Court of Guardians of the Poor in the City of Bristol...April the 13th 1699, title soiled, some browning or staining, first two leaves a little short at foot, final leaf defective at lower margin (repaired), later ink inscription by Alfred J.Waterman on front pastedown and with his extensive manuscript notes to endpapers, later half roan, [Not in the British Library], Bristol, by W.Bonny, 1699 § Standfast (Richard) Cleo-laicum Condimentum. Or, a Sermon preached at a Visitation in Saint Nicholas Church in Bristol..., soiling, modern cloth-backed boards, Bristol, for Thomas Thomas, 1644 § Scott (John) A Sermon preach'd at the Funeral of Sir John Buckworth at...St.Peter's le Poor in Broadstreet, with initial imprimatur leaf, a little browned, disbound, for Walter Kettilby...and Thomas Horne, 1688, [Wing W1053, S5207 & S2072]; and 4 others, 17th century sermons etc., small 4to & 8vo (7)⁂ The first is a scarce item putting forward the author's plans for aiding the poor of Bristol, following the establishment of the Bristol Corporation of the Poor in 1696; ESTC lists only 2 copies in the UK (Bristol Central Library & Bodleian Library, Oxford) and 2 in America. Sir John Buckworth (c.1602-1687) of the third item was Deputy Governor of the Turkey Merchants and an Alderman of London from 1683-86; he was a friend and neighbour of Samuel Pepys and is mentioned several times in Pepys's diary.

[Knight (Ellis Cornelia)] Dinarbas; a Tale: being a continuation of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia, first edition, marginal water-staining to a few leaves, modern boards, for C.Dilly, 1790 § Johnson (Samuel) The Lives of the most eminent English Poets, 4 vol., lacking engraved portrait and advertisement leaf at end of vol.4, contemporary ink signature of Natn. Atherton at head of titles and on front pastedowns, some spotting and soiling, contemporary half calf, rubbed, for C.Bathurst [& others], 1781 § [Swift (Jonathan)] Miscellanies, 6 vol., mixed set, titles with engraved monogram, vol.5 with initial advertisement leaf and 5pp. catalogue at end, all with contemporary ink signature and bookplate of Henry Usticke, contemporary calf, gilt, red roan labels, rubbed, for Benjamin Motte and Charles Bathurst [& others], [1736]-38 § [Lamb (Charles)] Elia, first edition, second issue with "Waterloo Place" in imprint, half-title, engraved book-label of James Blackman of Ramsbury, later tan straight-grain morocco with decorative gilt border, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, corners repaired, with leaf of manuscript notes on Lamb by J.Rogers Rees and 2 A.Ls.s. to him from Alexander Ireland loose in wrapper, together in slip-case, 1823; and 2 others, 8vo et infra (14)

NO RESERVE Small & Miniature Books.- Horatius Flaccus (Quintus) [Opera], engraved frontispiece by Stothard, original red ribbed cloth, paper label, uncut, a little rubbed and marked, glacine wrapper, [Bondy p.86; Spielmann 205a], 89 x 52mm., William Pickering, 1824 § Newbery's Ladies Pocket-Book, for the Year 1773, folding engraved frontispiece (frayed at fore-edge but not touching image), contemporary ink manuscript entries throughout, some leaves torn out, original limp sheep wallet, worn, lacking flap, F.Newbery, 1772; and 17 others from Pickering's 'Diamond Classics' series or pocket almanacs, many with engraved plates, one or two hand-coloured, 6mo et infra (19)⁂ The first is the second edition of the first book issued in Pickering's famous 'Diamond Classics' series, first published in 1820.

19th century poetry.- Esther A Poem In Three Parts, manuscript, title and 51pp., slightly browned, original half calf, gilt, slightly rubbed, sm. 4to, 1829.⁂ Unpublished.

NO RESERVE Army Drill.- [Brown (Colour Sergeant)] Extracts on Light Infantry Drill, manuscript, 12 pen and ink illustrations of drill, slightly browned, modern wrappers, sm. 8vo, n.d. [c. 1880].

[Burnet (Thomas)] Telluris theoria sacra, 2 parts in 1, first edition, issue with swash "N" in "Nostri" on title & smaller ampersand on line below, lacking frontispiece but with 2 folding engraved maps of eastern and western hemispheres, engraved illustrations, lacking initial blank but with final advertisement leaf, title with author's name supplied in contemporary manuscript, contemporary calf, a little rubbed, [Wing B5948], R.N. for Walter Kettilby, 1681; and a Cellarius Geographia antiqua of 1764 with engraved maps, 4to & 8vo (2)⁂ Important work of cosmogony, suggesting that the earth was hollow and filled with water until Noah's Flood when the water escaped and created the oceans. The folding maps attempt to show the earth's surface in relief including the floor of the oceans; the western hemisphere shows California as an island. A third and fourth part were published later, in 1689.

Catlin (George) The Breath of Life, or mal-Respiration and its effects upon the enjoyments & life of man (manu-graph), first English edition, lithographed facsimile manuscript, illustrations, with A.L.s from John Tucker thanking for the loan of the book and with 4 flyers advertising his "Anti-Snorer" Elastic Belt (one a corrected proof) loosely inserted, contemporary roan-backed cloth with original lithographed wrappers mounted on boards, rubbed and soiled, 1862; with a small bundle of trade catalogues and advertisements for other electric belts or corsets, soap, toothpaste, hair curlers, lime juice, stoves etc., many pictorial, some chromolithographed, a few cut-out shapes, v.s. (a bundle) ⁂ Catlin's book, first published in letterpress in New York in 1861, recommends the Native American way of sleeping with the head raised and tipped forward to prevent breathing through the mouth, a custom which he claims produces improved health. John Tucker's letter remarks how he suffered from sleeping with his mouth open and as a result of reading Catlin's work he invented his belt to keep the mouth shut during repose.

Britain.- Camden (William) Britannia, sive florentiss. Regnorum Angliae, Scotiae, Hiberniae..., woodcut device on title, 19 double-page engraved maps mounted on stubs at end, a few with border slightly shaved at fore-edge, some light water-staining, final map stained and bound upside down (partly laid down), title soiled, R6 torn and repaired, S3 defective at lower outer corner not affecting text, contemporary sprinkled calf, old paper manuscript label, rubbed, small worn patch to spine, Amsterdam, William Blaeu, 1639 § Cary (John, publisher) Cary's New Map of England and Wales with Part of Scotland, second edition, engraved title, hand-coloured general map and 79 sheets (numbered 1-81), mostly engraved maps hand-coloured in outline but including dedication, key & scale as part of sheets, no sheets numbered 62 or 80 as issued (presumably unnumbered title and general map), 101pp. "List of Places" at end, a few pencil annotations, some offsetting, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, spine gilt, worn patches to upper cover, John Cary, 1794 § Paterson (Daniel) A New and Accurate Description of all the...Roads in England and Wales, tenth edition, double-page engraved map, old pencil sketches to endpapers, later tree calf, gilt, by Zaehnsdorf, spine gilt, worn patches to covers, 1794, v.s. (3)

L'adone Poema Heroico del C Marino, Vol I published by Thomaso Jolly, Amsterdam 1678, Aminita di Torquato Tasso, circa 1819, two antiquarian books, along with Hermann's Botschaft 1925 manuscript, and other German ephemera

Thomas Lewin, British (1774 - 1840)A collection of 6 original Bird Drawings, (4 oval and 2 rectangular) drawn and painted from nature by Lewin, variant sizes, each signed, in original gilt frames (worn), with manuscript notes on backs. (6)

Co. Wicklow: Fort Granite [Baltinglass] National School Roll Book, lg. folio D. (Alex Thom & Co.) 1885. Contains approx. 175pp of manuscript entries, of the different pupils in the various classes from 1st April 1885 - 1st January 1892, disbound; also an early 19th Century manuscript ledger of payments made, & expenses for the estate of Fort Granite; and a bundle of old receipts. As a coll., of m/ss, w.a.f. (3)

Entomology: 1- Joy, N H: A Practical Handbook of British Beetles; in 2 volumes. L, Witherby. 1932, 1st. edn. Original cloth; little rubbed. H.L.G.Stroyan’s copy, with his name and date 1942 to front blank endpaper; and his notes in ink, in the margins & a full page manuscript note by him; 2- Killington F J: Monograph of the British Neuroptera, 2 vols. The Ray Society, 1935-36. Original cloth; little rubbed. H.L.G.Stroyan’s copy, with his name; 3- Ayyar, T V R: Handbook of Economic Entomology for South India. Madras, Superintendent Government Press, 1940. With colour frontis & 413 ills. 528pp. Original cloth; little rubbed. H.L.G.Stroyan’s copy, with his name & date 1946, and a few ink corrections in Appendix. (5)

DENNIS BARDEN - Three types manuscript copies for his books, comprising Ghosts and Hauntings, Does Man have a Soul? and The Tarot for Today, each with a hard back copy of the book (6)