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Collection of Newbury races member's badges,a single badge for 1909, 1910 & 1911, two for 1912, 1914, 1919, followed by a a run of two badges for 1921 to 1926, a single for 1927, the two for 1929, 1930 & 1931, mounted on card with manuscript legend below, revealing that there would have been a second badge for 1927 originally, the following badges have been drilled, 1909. 1910, 1911, one of the 1912's, 1914, one of the 1921's & of the 1922's (26)

A fine pair of cartes-de-visite with portraits of the cricketer W G Grace's infant sons William Gilbert Jnr. and Henry Edgar taken in August 1877,by Elliott & Fry, manuscript identification & dating to the reverse seemingly in the hand of W.G. Grace senior, W.G Grace Jnr. aged 3 years and 1 month, Henry Edgar 13 monthsW G Grace junior, the great man's first born, grew up to play first class cricket himself as well as rugby union at county & regional representation level. Tragically he died aged 30 after an operation for appendicitis. Henry pursued a naval career. He was a commanding officer during the First World War and progressed to the rank of Vice Admiral.

An official photograph of the West Bromwich Albion Cup Team 1894-95,10 by 12in., with manuscript legend to the lower margin, the original mount is in poor condition, but the image is unaffected

A fine framed photographic display titled 'Burnley FC English Cup Winners 1913-14',mounted with 13 photographic portraits of Edwards (trainer), Boyle (captain), Dawson, Sewell, Bamford, Taylor, Halley, Watson, Lindley, Hodgson, Nesbit, Freeman and Mosscrop all with manuscript identification, and a further photo of the F.A. Cup trophy, in its original oak frame under glass, 74 by 53.5cm.; sold together with a framed photographic plate of Burnley's Cup Final goalscorer Bert Freeman (2)

A Persian manuscript page from The Koran, probably late 17th century, written in red, black, gilt and blue, see typed label of provenance verso, 12cm x 7cm, gilt frame with later ebonised metal easel stand (2)

•`SNAFFLES` A FIRE EATER Three offset lithographs with hand colouring and manuscript titles, framed as one, laid down, with printed remarque, blindstamp, signed in pencil Each image 15 x 18.5cm.

EARLY POSTAL HISTORY - BARBADOS an 1841 entire to St Michaels Barbados, with part Ottery St Mary Penny Post and fine 'Exeter by post', manuscript post paid via Falmouth.

*Microscope. An 18th century John Cuff Brass Compound Monocular Microscope circa 1750, signed on the stage J. Cuff Londini Inv & Fecit, mounted on a mahogany base with drawer containing 6 objectives, fish plate and other accessories, 34cm high, in mahogany pillar case with drawer containing Bonanni stage, specimen slides including cased slides plus a manuscript list of specimen examples and other accessories, restoration to the case and wooden base required (1)

*Comet. D.H. 106. Comet First Prototype Log of Test Flying 1949, compiled by Derek Brown of the de Havilland Aerodynamics Department, manuscript account commencing 2 April 1949 last entry 31 December 1949, giving details of date, flight no, details, programme no, test no and film no, a fascinating account of this historic and successful aircraft, folio with marbled boards, 33.5 x 21cm, sold with an obituary and copied photograph of the Comet Provenance: Sold on behalf of the family. Derek Brown CEng, FRAeS BSc, FCGI (1925-2010), joined the de Havilland Aeronautical Technical School in 1946 as a postgraduate from London's Imperial Colleges and City and Guilds in firsts in engineering, aerodynamics and aeronautics. At the D.H. Technical School he learnt how to make and design aircraft. He then joined the de Havilland aerodynamics department at Hatfield working in the design of D.H.110, Venom, Heron and Comet 1 (the world's first jetliner). One of his responsibilities on the Comet, which had four Ghost engines, was the effect of jet-pipe heat on the surrounding wing structure. The Comet took it's first test flight on 27 July 49 and retired from service 14 March 1997. (3)

Rolls Royce. Rolls Royce Merlin Aero Engines, Pocket Folio of Dismantling, Erecting and Repair Notes, pocket book, title page inscribed Cpl Patterson 568585, 53 printed pages with manuscript notes on rear pages, 15.5 x 10 cm, together with Handbook for the Installation, Running and Maintenance of Rolls-Royce "Kestrel" Aero Engines Series IV to XII (March 1937, Reprinted, 1938) 568585 Corporal J.K. Paterson, mentioned in despatches 11 June 1944. (2)

*WWI. WWI and Interwar photograph albums compiled by Squadron Leader Ryder Young RAF, album 1 containing approximately 240 monochrome snapshot and larger photographs, Christmas card, etc, manuscript list of where Young was stationed from 1911-1924, Hymn for Aviators dated 5 January 1915, Royal Naval Air Service Christmas card Hendon 1914, Central Flying School Upavon 1915, No.1. Wing RNAS Dunkirk, various aircraft including Mono Bristol Scout & Joyce, Breguet etc, cockpit photographs, N.A.P. France October 1917 - March 1918, Tour on November 27 & 28 1918 typed list of locations, No.1. Aircraft Depot Arques France, 3 reconnaissance photographs for over South Ostende dated 22 March 1918, various locations in Germany, etc, captioned throughout, the other three albums covering service from 1930-34, album 2 containing approx. 180 snap shot photographs, all captioned including Port Said October 1930, Basra, Rutbar November 1930, Persia from the air, etc, album 3 containing approximately 460 snap shot photographs, Mosul 14 April 1931, R.A.F. Summer Training Camp at Ser Armadia, cockpit photographs of Victorian 8928, Suez, etc, album 4 containing approximately 40 monochrome photographs, 6 x 8 ins, including Fairey III F Main Plane 14 February 1932, Operations in South Kurdistan 1931, Operations in North Kurdistan 1932 (Erbil Camp), etc Squadron Leader Ryder Young born in Beckenham 30 September 1893, educated at Dulwich College, served in the Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force from 1915-18, passed through Central Flying School 1915, served with the Army of Occupation on Rhine 1918, from 1919-21 in Egypt. (4)

Army Lists. The Army List for January 1836, September 1838, June 1839, June 1840, February 1841, February 1842, January 1843, February 1844, bound in one volume, a few entries crossed-through with manuscript additions, a few leaves close-trimmed affecting one or two signatures, a little light spotting and soiling, contemporary red half morocco, joints and edges rubbed, 8vo, together with A List of the Officers of the Army and of the Corps of Royal Marines, on Full, Retired, and Half-Pay; With an Index. Corrected throughout to the 31st March 1850, 1850-51, light spotting front and rear, manuscript note at front, bookplate, modern half calf gilt, 8vo (2)

Pleydell (J.C.). An Essay on Field Fortification; Intended Principally for the use of Officers of Infantry... Translated from the Original Manuscript of an Officer of Experience in the Prussian Service by J.C. Pleydell, Lieutenant in the Twelfth Regiment of Foot, 1st edition, 1768, 40 copper-engraved plates, a few folding (one detached), some light offsetting, bookplate, contemporary vellum, small closed tear and a few marks to lower cover, 8vo (1)

Reide (Thomas). A Treatise on the Duty of Infantry Officers and the Present System of British Military Discipline, 1795, contemporary 2 pp. manuscript index at end, previous owner inscription to title, contemporary sheep, joints cracking, some worming to covers, 8vo, together with Advice to the Officers of the British Army. With some Hints to the Drummer and Private Soldier, 9th edition, 1787, folding engraved frontispiece, contemporary ownership signature to title, a few spots, old bookseller description tipped-in at front, bookplate, contemporary half calf, spine label chipped, a little rubbed, 8vo, plus General Regulations and Instructions for the Light-Horse Volunteers of London and Westminster, [by Charles Herries], 2nd edition, printed for the Corps, 1798, one or two light spots, contemporary sheep, a little rubbed, 12mo, with three others: The Soldiers Companion, or New Manual and Platoon Excercise, circa 1800 (lacking plates), Instructions for the Carbine and Pistol Excercises for the Cavalry, 1819, and Handbook of Company and Battalion Drill, by Charles Slack, 23rd edition, 1883 (6)

[Thomson, William]. Memoirs of the Late war in Asia. With a Narrative of the Imprisonment and Sufferings of our Officers and Soldiers: by an Officer of Colonel Baillie's Detachment, 2 volumes, 1st edition, printed for the author, 1788, two engraved plans on one folding sheet, bound without half titles, some light spotting and soiling, signature of 'Thomson' to volume I title, recent half calf, 8vo, together with [Blakiston, John], Twelve Years' Military Adventure in Three Quarters of the Globe: Or, Memoirs of an Officer who served in the Armies of His Majesty and of the East India Company, Between the Years 1802 and 1814, in which are Contained the Campaigns of the Duke of Wellington in India, and his last in Spain and the South of France, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1829, half title to volume I (with author name in manuscript and to volume II title), advertisement leaf at end of volume II, a few spots, presentation inscription and note on the author at front, later cloth, spines faded, 8vo (4)

*Calligraphic Broadside. The Bombardment of Valenciennes, published by R. Carpenter, September 23, 1793, hand-coloured printed broadside, with vignette illustration of the bombardment of Valenienne at head, and 6 oval vignette illustrations to margins of military uniforms of the English, Russian, Spanish, Hessian, French and Dutch Armies, with manuscript calligraphy exercises to the central area of the print, signed in brown ink James Johnson, and dated December 1793, a few marks, and lower right corner repaired, 48 x 38 cm (19 x 15 ins), framed and glazed (1)

*China Opium War Diary. A 2nd Opium War diary for 1859, compiled by Major F. Clements, Royal Engineers Surveyor, manuscript diary with notes on photography and his voyage to China. Clements arrived in 1860 and surveyed the Taku Forts prior to the storming and also fortifications during the rest of the campaign, together with a collection of souvenirs collected by Clements along the way including Great Wall, Taku Fort caltrop and other items mostly with collection labels (2)

BENZ & Cie, of Mannheim - 1911/12. A promotional 100pp square-backed book, not only outlining the history of the 'Benz Wagen', but illustrating the early vehicles from 1886, with highly detailed tonal images. 62 full-page pictures in total, to include the 1909 Blitzen Benz the World Land Speed Record car, one of six cars built with an enlarged four-cylinder engine from the company's Grand Prix car. The book also features a rendition of a water-colour of an 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen in motion with an Ordinary bicycle alongside, tipped-in on the first free end paper, and a similar hand-coloured (?) rendition of a Blitzen Benz in racing mode on the rear end-paper. While complete, some of the pages have separated from the spine, there are ink and pencil manuscript and rubber-stamped inscriptions on the ISFC. The cover and some pages a little foxed. It comes with its original slipcase and publicity leaflet, the former very scuffed and soiled. The book and case will, however, respond to careful refurbishment. German text (3)

The British Motor Syndicate Limited. A March 1897 dated, 4pp quarto 'Trade Circular' for the company, also a share prospectus for the English Motor & Road Car Manufacturing Co. Ltd., 8pp large quarto printed in red and black, both documents with F.W. Lanchester in pen manuscript at the top. Also, a similar 4pp prospectus document for The Daimler Motor Co., Ltd., not dated but February 1896. Also, probably from 1896, a 4pp prospectus for The New Beeston Cycle Co., Ltd., and The British Motor Carriage & Cycle Company, a large blue-printed broadsheet advertising the Motor Omnibus, Delivery Van, Landau and Stanhope using 'Sitwell's Patent' detachable motorised carriage'. Together with other documents. and the Daimler Motor Co., Renard Road Train System, a 20pp document of 1907. All in good condition, with some soiling, short splits, folded corners, etc. (1)

*A c1935 Bugatti Type 57 'Competition Model'. A very rare double-sided promotional card (A4 size) illustrating and outlining the 3.3-litre (3275cc) 'Competition 4-Seater' with chassis specifications recto. Issued by the Bugatti franchise in the Brixton Road, London. The English text is printed in red and black with a tipped-in monochrome photograph centrally positioned verso. The card comes with its original light blue figured card folder, the front cover with gilt decoration to the hinge, and Bugatti script. The folder in very clean condition with only light rubbing to lower edge. The card broadsheet with a little foxing and ink manuscript '1935-36' on top margin recto (1)

Bentley 3 1/2-Litre. A February 1935 dated, cord-tied brochure of 22pp, printed with black and green text and imaging various aspects of the model with green-toned, six paste-down images depicting the chassis, Sports Tourer, DHC and Four-Door Saloon. In good, clean condition but with gentle knocks to the cover, and pencil manuscript on page 2. (1)

Lagonda, 1929 brochure illustrating and describing the 14/60, 16/65 and 3-litre models. Standard, semi-sports and speed model variants. Eight coachwork styles illustrated in brown and black. Seven other illustrations of engines, etcetera, with descriptions and specifications.18pp. Pale green card covers embossed in blue and grey and with a cord ties, some manuscript text, 12 x 9 1/2 inches (1)

Humber. Seven different brochures for the 1939 and early 1940 range of vehicles, including the Super Snipes and Pullman cars with Thrupp & Maberley coachwork. All in fair condition, with manuscript prices and dates (7)

Veil, Duster & Tire Iron by Alice Huyler Ramsey (1886-1983). A detailed description of a trans-America journey in a Maxwell Type DA 30hp motor-car, by the author and three companions in 1909. Taking 59-days for the trip, this 1961 1st ed of her story in 104pp, possesses interesting photographs, detailed text and an epilogue. A pictorial hard cover, the spine a little bruised, and comes with manuscript letter and dedication to a family member. Also, a leather-bound cuttings book, with transport subject pictures and articles of mainly veteran motoring (2)

Bentley Mark VI Silent Sports Car c.1949, with silver Bentley cover, 23 printed pages, numerous illustrations and diagrams including fold our Mark VI chassis and pocket to the rear with Illustrations of Elegant & Luxurious Styles of Bentley Coachwork, together with another for Mark VI Four and a Quarter Litre Silent Sports Car, lacking rear booklet, some manuscript annotations, 4to plus A Bridged Particulars of Mark VI, frotis piece detached, annotations lacking leaves, 8vo (3)

*A Cabinet Card Photograph depicting a competition cyclist holding his c1889 solid-tyred Safety Bicycle. In excellent condition, retaining good definition and a manuscript label on the rear saying, 'Compliments - John A???? - Manager'. 19 x 12cms (1)

Bartleet's Bicycle Book by H. W. Bartleet, a 1931 1st ed, with its original mauve cloth and gilt binding. 186pp and tipped in is a manuscript correction sheet, copied from the letter sent to by the author to Alex Josey. In sound condition, the spine a little faded. Also, four books relating to cycling humour with authors that include H. G. Wells, Juggins, Frank Patterson, etcetera. Together with a particularly nice copy of Round the World on a Wheel by J. Foster Fraser, 1905 7th edition, together with other titles (18)

Collectors reference books etc, selection covering various subjects inc. Beer Labels, Mats & Coasters by Osborne & Pipe, Catalogue of Modern World Coins 1850-1950 by Yeoman, Swords & Daggers by Wilkinson, Militaria Collecting Print & Manuscript by Rev. A.H. Denney, Collecting Printed Ephemera by Rickards etc, other subjects inc. military medals & ribbons, stamps, postcards, photographs, bottles etc (gen gd) (approx 25)

Indian School (late 19th/early 20th century), a manuscript and woodblock page, painted with a lady serenading a figure by the river, the riverbanks with warriors, two astride horseback, exotic beasts and birds, and foliage, the top and lower margins with calligraphic script, watercolour and gouache, 25.5cm x 16.5cm

Conolly (Lt. Arthur). Journey to the North of India, Overland from England, through Russia, Persia and Affghaunistaun, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1834, engraved frontispiece to each, folding map (with closed tears and reinforcements to verso), bound without advertisement leaf, occasional light toning, manuscript shelf numbers to titles, front hinges tender, booklabels, contemporary half calf, joints and edges rubbed, tear at head of volume I spine and one corner chipped, 8vo Yakushi C331. Conolly coined the phrase 'The Great Game' to describe Britain's imperial rivalry with Russia. (2)

Mawson (Sir Douglas). The Home of the Blizzard. Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1915, photogravure frontispiece to each, three folding maps (with manuscript title to each on versos) contained in volume II rear pocket, numerous maps and illustrations, scattered light spotting, hinges tender, original blue cloth, upper covers with vignette blocked in silver, edges rubbed, small indentation to volume II upper cover, a few marks, thick 8vo (2)

Tristan (Da Cunha). Log of the Proceedings of Her Majesties Ship Thalia, Charles Hope Esqr. Captain - Kept by Mr William Cockrane, autograph manuscript recording a voyage from Chatham to Tristan de Cunha in 1841, approximately 40 pages, pen and ink sketch of the Thalia's 'stowage of hold' loosely inserted, some fraying to old margins including inner margins, loose in marbled wrappers with old paper repair to spine, worn, slim folio Provenance: Dr B.E. Juel-Jensen. The 46-gun fifth rate frigate HMS Thalia was launched in 1830, and broken up in 1867. From the 28th August 1841 until 1845, the ship voyaged to the East Indies and the Pacific via Tristan de Cunha. (1)

Hobbes (Thomas, of Malmesbury). De Mirabilibus Pecci: Being the Wonders of the Peak in Darby-Shire, Commonly Called The Devil's Arse of Peak, 1st English edition, 1st issue, William Crook, 1678, [2],84,[adverts 8] pp., lacking final blank, manuscript signature W. Croome & also Sophia A. Croome to title, few other signatures throughout, Brett-Smith copy with pencil note to verso of free endpaper, late 18th century half calf, slight wear to extremities, slim 8vo Wing H2224, Macdonald and Hargreaves 10 - apparently the earliest issue, and page 82 is misprinted '84' and 83 misprinted '85' which is not recordd there. The poem is an account of a tour undertaken by Hobbes and his patron the Earl of Devonshire, to whom the book is dedicated. It was published without Hobbes' knowledge a year before his death. (1)

Robinson (Thomas). An Essay Towards a Natural History of Westmorland and Cumberland ..., 2 parts in one, 1st edition, 1709, advert leaf at rear, front free endpaper with manuscript inscription 'Joh: Hare Richmond Herald Prelium 2s. 1709' and following three pages with manuscript notes relating to the monuments and inscriptions in the parish church at Kendal, with transcriptions, few scattered spots, contemporary panelled calf, title label deficient, joints slightly cracked, wear at head & foot of spine, 8vo John Hare FSA (c.1668-1720), Richmond Herald 1704-1707. (1)

Wood (Anthony). Athenae Oxonienses. An Exact History of all the Writers and Bishops who have had their Education in the most Ancient and Famous University of Oxford ..., 2 volumes, 2nd edition, very much Corrected and Enlarged; with the Addition of above 500 New Lives from the Author's Original Manuscript, 1721, title to each volume in red and black, some spotting and browning, armorial bookplate of Thomas Henry Graham to upper pastedowns, cloth hinge repairs, 20th century half calf retaining 19th century paste-paper boards, folio (2)

Dietrich (David). [Flora Universalis], volume 2 only, [1832 - 1848], 333 engraved plates with contemporary hand colouring, all plates with near contemporary ink manuscript numbers above the image but inside the plate mark, lacking all preliminaries and titles, later endpapers, later quarter morocco with gilt decorated spine, folio Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return. (1)

Manwood (John). A Treatise of the Lawes of the Forest: Wherein is declared not onely those Lawes, as they are now in force, but also the originall and beginning of Forests..., also a Treatise of the Pourallee, declaring what Pourallee is...., Collected, as well out of the Common Lawes and Statutes of this Land, as also out of sundrie learned anncient Authors, and out of the Assises of Pickering and Lancaster..., Whereunto are added the Statutes of the Forest..., London: Printed for the Societie of Stationers, 1615, lacking first & last blank leaves, black letter text, light worm trail to lower blank margins of initial few leaves, some early manuscript annotations and underscoring, scattered light spotting, early 20th century bookplate of Hon. John Wayland Leslie of Kininvie, Banffshire (1909-1991, Son of 19th Earl of Rothes) to upper pastedown, endpapers renewed, contemporary calf, neatly rebacked and some corners repaired, 4to STC 17292; Goldsmiths 434; Kress 345. The second and much enlarged edition of the earliest treatise on English Forest laws, by a barrister of Lincoln's Inn, who was also game-keeper of Waltham Forest, and Justice of the New Forest. (1)

Markham (Gervase). Markhams Farewell to Husbandry or, the enriching of all sorts of Barren and Sterile grounds in our Kingdome, to be as fruitful in all manner of Graine, Pulse, and Grasse, as the best grounds whatsoever..., 3rd edition, revised & corrected, Nicholas Okes for John Harison, 1631, few woodcut illustrations and decorative initials, occasional light spotting, 20th century brown quarter morocco, slim 4to, together with The Inrichment of the Weald of Kent: or, A Direction to the Husband-man, for the true ordering, manuring, and inriching of all the Grounds within the Wealds of Kent and Sussex, and may generally serve for all the grounds in England..., [2nd edition], revised, inlarged & corrected, Nicholas Okes for John Harison, 1631, [4],24pp., few manuscript annotations, modern wrappers, slim 4to STC 17374 & STC 17364. (2)

Madagascar. Remarques sur l'Estat de L'Isle Dauphine au commencem[ent] de l'ann‚e 1668, contemporary manuscript account in French on the situation and prospects of the Island of Madagascar, written by an unnamed officer or similar figure in the second fleet sent to the island by the French Compagnie des Indes Orientales, 36 pages written in a neat italic hand on laid paper, with Jesuit watermark of a circle with the letters IHS surmounted by a cross, and another watermark of a shield enclosing 3 small double-ruled circles, with the letters LL above, sheet size 270 x 195 mm (10.6 x 7.7 ins), bound in Middle Hill light brown plain boards (by Bretherton, with his printed ticket to front pastedown, dated 1850), slim folio Philipps Manuscript 3542. An early and highly important manuscript description of the state of the French Colony in Madagascar, which attempts to put the record straight in relation to the true prevailing conditions on the island, including the climate, coastal topography, water supply, availability of food and prevalance of tropical disease. The second fleet consisted of 10 ships which set sail from La Rochelle on March 14th 1666, under the command of the Marquis de Mondevergue, and included a total of 1589 people, including 421 officers and crew, 212 soldiers, and 956 merchants, settlers and craftsmen. After a long and hazardous voyage via Brazil and Table Bay, 9 of the 10 ships arrived in early March 1667. The manuscript describes the gradually worsening conditions for the colonists, bordering on starvation, and describes in detail the uncertainty regarding the arrival of ships of the fleet with provisions for the colonists at Fort Dauphin. The French King was to abandon the colony just two years later, by a decree of the 12th November 1670. The manuscript would appear to have been written around March 1668, as towards the end of the text, there is reference to the hoped-for return of the convoy that had been sent to Surat in October 1667, consisting of the Couronne, the Saint-Jean, and the Saint-Louis, which did not return to Fort Dauphin until June of 1668. (1)

Madagascar. Journal of a voyage to Madagascar by Lieutenant Samuel Pasfield Oliver, RA and Aide de Camp, 1862, manuscript account written in a clear and neat hand with occasional pen and ink sketches and diagrams, a total of approximately 300 pp., initially numbered pp. 1-228 and ending mid sentence, followed by 2 contents leaves and a separately paginated 'Diary of our trip to Bourbon', interleaved with blanks, additionally 7 pp. notes on Madagascar, 6 pp. botanical notes and 16 pp. description of the revolution in Madagascar loosely inserted, original gilt-titled album label for Oliver dated 1862 pasted to modern front endpaper with modern typed notes of provenance, contents partly detached, old cloth with typed paper label to spine, rubbed and slightly marked, 8vo According to the typed notes at front, this manuscript on Madagascar was first published in Oliver's anonymous book 'Madagascar and the Malagasy' [1866], and the second edition was published in his book 'On and Off Duty, Leaves from an Officer's Note-book', 1881; the text of this manuscript is closer to that printed in this second edition. Though it looks as though a section of some sixty pages has been torn and removed from the end of the Madagascar section, this may largely be a description of Mauritius rather than the journal itself. Samuel Pasfield Oliver (1838-1907), geographer and antiquary, received a commission in the Royal Artillery in 1859 and then went out to China and Japan. In 1861 he was transferred to Mauritius, and went thence to Madagascar where he spent some months exploring, witnessing the King's coronation. An autograph letter signed from Major General M.C. Johnstone, under whom Oliver served on the mission, welcoming Oliver to the expedition is tipped in at the front of the volume. Oliver made a second brief visit to the island in June 1863 following the King's 'assassination'. (1)

Madagascar. Voyages to Madagascar, also, A History Thereof, during the Reign of Radama and notes made on a voyage to the Island of Mombassa in HM Ships Phaeton and Andromache, 1817 and 1825, by Lieutenant T. Locke Lewis of the Royal Engineers, 1817-25, original manuscript in brown ink on laid paper, watermarked Yeeles & Medhurst, and dated 1813, 93 numbered pages, and large folded manuscript map of the Island (some fraying to edges, and repaired to central folds), folding manuscript plan of Tamatave Bay in pencil, plus an autograph letter acknowledging Lieutenant Lewis's manuscript and returning it to him, from Sir Robert Farquhar, Governor Mauritius, dated Reduit, 2 June 1821, and another autograph letter from Charles Telfair of Bois Cheri, Mauritius, dated May 21 1821, thanking Lieutenant Lewis for his permission to make extracts from his manuscript journal, both bound in at the front of the manuscript, contemporary red stiff paper boards, with handwritten title to upper cover, worn with some loss to spine, small 4to (23.5 x 18.5 cm) Thomas Locke Lewis Lieutenant (and later Captain) in the Royal Engineers married Anna Maria Peile in 1830 and died at Ibsley, near Exeter on 17th November 1852. This important manuscript account of Madagascar was published in edited form in the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society for 1835, pages 230-242. The account provides detailed information on the Ovah people of Madagascar, the reign of King Radama, local customs, economy and language, and includes an alphabet of the Ovah language written by Lewis on board HMS Phaeton dated 3rd July 1817. Charles Telfair (1778-1833) was an Irish botanist, who established botanical gardens in Mauritius and Reunion, following his return to the Island in 1816, having previously visited the Island as a ship's surgeon in the Royal Navy. He was also Vice President of the Literary and Scientific Society of Mauritius. (1)

Farmer's Ledger. A manuscript ledger of a farmer, John Borham Jr., 1740-51, 169 ruled leaves, mainly concerning arable farming (wheat, flour and bran), plus the sale of seeds, turnips, coal and 'to a years Bread Baked for ye Poor due at Christmas... .4.0d', engraved stationer's label of John Pickard to front pastedown, some spotting throughout, contemporary vellum with gilt clasps, rubbed and soiled, narrow folio (1)

*George IV Coronation. An admission ticket to the Royal Central Pavilion for the Coronation of King George IV, [1821], printed in blue on card with royal crest to left and embossed stamp ('Entry Royal Pavilion') lower right, officially signed and with manuscript number 1107 and name of recipient (?)J. Bennett inscribed vertically, a little soiled, 9 x 15 cm, mounted beneath a hand-coloured engraving of the Prince Regent (published Thomas Kelly, 1815), the whole framed and glazed (61 x 42 cm) (1)

Manuscript Receipt Book. A manuscript recipe book belonging to Mall Crossman, 1683-1686, 86pp., laid paper, written in brown ink to rectos and versos, in several different hands, first leaf with inscription with flourishes on recto 'Mall: Crossman :- Her Booke :- 1686', and further inscriptions 'Gualterus Clopton' and 'Maria Crossman', and on verso 'Ffor Mrs. Eliz. Smith att Mr Doman house at Kennett near Newmarkett' and 'To Mr. Robert Brereton att Clement Inn beyond Temple bear', approximately 200 culinary recipes and medical receipts, many leaves with initials 'SCB', large brown stain throughout, one leaf almost entirely torn away (with small remains at gutter), sheet size 25.5 x 17.5cm (10 x 7ins), original limp vellum binding bound in (creased and stained), modern panelled cream cloth, with gilt lettered spine label, 4to, together with a bound typescript of the manuscript, containing an introduction by Peter Edden, small folio A remarkable early cookery book, compiled by a Suffolk family. Much of the copperplate is probably that of Mrs. Crossman's husband, who refers to her as "honeykin" or "wiffo". We have been unable to establish the identity of Mall (presumably Maria) Crossman, but according to a marginal note she was "bloodily akin" to John Brundish, Rector of Whelnetham (1652-1724), whose recipe 'To Roast a Shoulder of Mutton in Blood' appears near the front of the volume. A note beneath the Rector's recipe reads "I beg good Cos Crosse feed not me nor my Honeykin with such damn'd French dishes". It follows a recipe 'To make a Ragoon of Veal', which ends "then dish it Garnish it & it will be a Dish to poyson the Devill". The variety of recipes and their ingredients indicate a certain sophistication in late Stuart cooking. Claret, white wine, and cider was used, and there was clearly an abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as a wide variety of spices and herbs. Oranges and lemons were plentiful (one recipe calls for forty oranges), as were salmon and oysters, and of course all kinds of game. The Crossman's kitchen was clearly not ill-equipped, with "tinn panns" for baking, tea cups for measuring, a chocolate mill for whisking ingredients, and presumably some kind of clock or hourglass, as cooking times are often given. Superstitions jostle amongst the practical details; a recipe 'To make a very good Cake' for a wedding advises "dispose of the Rest to ye young Ladys that are unmarried, to lay under their pillows, that they may dream of their bridegroom." Even more nonsensical is 'A precious Receit as good as how to make the countess of Kent's Powder' which calls for the flowers of salt petre, the juice of the powder of grind-stone and the yolks of several eggs to be "larded with the bacon that grew of the ear of a black she hog" before boiling the concoction in best saw dust "about twice as long as the old woman was kissing the further end of her Cowe". On the same page is a marginal note "when you are in Gloucestershire drink mine & my Honykins health... & my little Boyes, who is in a close plott but not a dissenters plott". Written in 1683, this certainly refers to William Russell's execution in July that year for his part in the Rye House Plot, an attempt to murder Charles II as he travelled from Newmarket to London. "A receipt for any Infections of Plague or Spotted Feavour" is a reminder that the Great Plague of London, which began in 1665, was not solely confined to the capital. The epidemic spread to other towns and cities, including Norwich, Colchester and Ipswich, and its effects would have been fresh in the memories of Mall and her family. On the final page is a curious poem in rhyme on the subject of unrequited love entitled 'Ah Cruel beauty now', followed by the rather charming epilogue "Madame your Humble Servant most Entirely wishes more joys to you than In the Sea are fishes or In the Ayre are fowls; or on the Earth are flowers or drops of Rain in a Hundred Thousand Showers." (1)

[Dring, Thomas]. A Catalogue of the Lords, Knights, and Gentlemen that have compounded for their Estates, 1st edition, London: Printed for Thomas Dring, 1655, short closed tear to title at gutter, lacking final two blank leaves at rear of volume (L7 & L8), light dust-soiling, minor dampstain to margins of few leaves, 20th century sheep by the Ancient House Bindery of Ipswich, spine rubbed and worn, 8vo (Wing D2187, ESTC R20399), together with Mackenzie (George), The Antiquity of the Royal Line of Scotland Farther Cleared and Defended, against the Exceptions lately offerd by Dr. Stillingfleet, in his Vindication of the Bishop of St. Asaph..., London: Joseph Hindmarsh, 1686, lacking geneological table, spotting throughout, endpapers renewed, contemporary blind panelled calf, rebacked, 8vo, with Heylyn (Peter), A Help to English History, Containing a Succession of all the Kings of England..., as also of all the Dukes, Marquesses, Earls and Bishops thereof..., And since his Death, continu'd to this present year, 1709. With the Coats of Arms of the Nobility, Blazond, 1709, woodcut armorials to text, manuscript notes to endpapers and throughout volume, some spotting, hinges cracked, contemporary blind panelled speckled calf, joints cracked, 12mo, plus [Strachey, John], An Index to the Records, with Directions to the several Places where they are to be found. And short Explanations of the different kinds of Rolls, Writs, &c. To which is added, a List of the Latin Sir-Names, and Names of Places..., 1739, ownership signature to title, contemporary calf, joints cracked, slight loss at foot of spine, 8vo (4)

Jacobite Rebellion. The History of the Late Rebellion; Raisd against His Majesty King George, by the friends of the Popish Pretender..., By a lover of the prosperity and peace of Great-Britain [Peter Rae], Drumfries: printed by Robert Rae, and sold by him, and by Mr. John Martin in the Parliament Closs, Edinburgh, John Wilson in Glasgow, Bailie Duncan in Kilmarnock, and other Booksellers, 1718, title torn with loss of letterpress (repaired and loss provided in manuscript), battle diagram illustration, leaf U3 & 2S3 torn to lower outer blank margins, few annotations, some toning, dust-soiling spotting and marks, early 19th century half calf, lacking title label, boards detached and worn, 4to (ESTC T93987), together with Patten (Robert), The History of the Late Rebellion: with Original Papers, and Characters of the Principal Noblemen and Gentlemen Concern'd in it, 2nd edition, with large additions, 1717, contemporary speckled calf, lacking title label, joints cracked, and some wear, 8vo (2)

Mackenzie (George). Observations Upon the Laws and Customs of Nations, as to Precedency, Edinburgh: Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, 1680, [18], 92, 89-92pp., upper margin of title with early 18th century signature of Peter Le Neve (1661-1729) as Norroy King of Arms, errata leaf & 'Advertisement from the author, to be subjoyned to the third chapter of the precedency' present, lacking portrait frontispiece, bound with The Science of Herauldry, Treated as a part of the Civil Law, and Law of Nations: Wherein Reasons are given for its Principles, and Etymologies for its harder Terms, Edinburgh: Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, 1680, additional engraved title (slightly cropped), twenty-four engraved plates only (of 30), two plates trimmed to image and laid down, M2 torn with loss and closed tear to Z1, copious manuscript annotations throughout both works in Peter Le Neve's hand, some soiling, browning, dampstaining and marks, occasional fraying & wear to margins, 19th century bookplate of Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773-1843, 6th son of George III), 20th century half morocco, faded, small folio Wing M186 & M204. (1)

Milton (John). The Poetical Works of Mr. John Milton, 2 volumes, London: Jacob Tonson, 1720, engraved portrait frontispiece to each volume, engraved vignette to titles, upper margin of volume 1 title with signature 'Caroline Walter... 1773', and volume 2 title with 'Ann Dawley her book', list of subscribers present, engraved tailpieces, volume 1 with 11 pages of late 18th/early 19th century manuscript and volume 2 with 5 pages of similar manuscript, being near exact copies of excerpts from Samuel Johnson's critical obsevations on Milton's poetical works from 'The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets' published for C. Bathurst in 1781 and both bearing the name Dr. Johnson, with similar marginal notes and annotations throughout (some manuscript leaves close-trimmed at margins), some scattered spotting and toning, armorial bookplate of Richard Collyer Andree to upper pastedowns, near contemporary marbled calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels, gilt decoration borders to boards, light rubbing & wear, joints a little cracked at head & foot, 4to (2)

Pamphlets. An Account of the Late Insurrection in Ireland, in which is Laid Open, the Secret Correspondence between the United Irish and the French Government, through Lord E. Fitzgerald, Mr A O'Connor, J. Quigley, and others, together with a Short History of the Principal Battles between the King's Forces and the Insurgents..., printed and sold by the booksellers, 1798, 24 pp., bound with The Address of the Society of United Irishmen of Dublin, to the Irish Nation, no plate, publisher or date, [1793?], 12 pp., old brown damp stain to inner margins and the resulting small paper tears affecting a few printed words but not sense, bound with [Berry, Edward], An Authentic Narrative of the Proceedings of the Squadron under Admiral Nelson, from the time it Sailed from Gibraltar to the Conclusion of the Glorious Battle of the Nile, 2nd edition, with explanatory notes, Huddersfield, 1798, 24 pp., some dust-soiling, bound with An Abstract of an Act, to Prevent Unlawful Combinations amongst Journeymen to Raise Wages, &c, past the 19th of July 1799, Leeds, [1799?], 12 pp., some spotting and dust-soiling, old manuscript arithmetic at foot of final page, bound with Watson (Richard), An Apology for the Bible, in a Series of Letters, Addressed to Thomas Paine..., 7th edition, 1796, 111 pp., numerous contemporary ink marginalia and a full-page note to final blank page (signed 'M. Husband') explaining that his belief in the authenticity and genuineness?? of the bible is more fervent than ever, some spotting and soiling, bound with [Fox, William], A Summary of the Evidence Produced before a Committee of the House of Commons, relating to the Slave Trade. The 7th edition..., 1792, drop-head title, 8 pp., some soiling, bound with 7 further pamphlets including 3 plays and 2 further Yorkshire printings, some occasional soiling or browning and a few repairs, modern half sheep over marbled boards, rubbed, 8vo Of the titles listed only that by Watson is located by ESTC (N30105). (1)

Tierra del Fuego. A few particulars relating to a proposed Mission to the Indians in the Straits of Magelhaen, signed by Captain Allen F. Gardiner, Rio de Janeiro, 16 February 1844, 7 pp. manuscript in a neat clerical hand, signed and dated by Captain Gardiner above caption title at head and at end, slight dust soiling, original stitching, split on spine, album adhesion remains along spine of final page (blank), laid paper with watermark dated 1844, folio An interesting and important document which begins: 'My attention for some years has been turned towards the aborigines of the Southern Section of South America, more particularly to the Tribes on the borders of Chile, commonly known by the name of Aracecarcians. To collect information and prepare the way for the ultimate establishment of a Mission among them, under the superintendence of the Church Missionary Society, for the sole object of several journeys undertaken at different periods and at considerable intervals between the years 1838 and 1842. In the course of these journeys, commenced from Valparaiso, Coneipeion and Valdivia, communications with the Indians were opened and access was obtained to some of their frontier locations'. Gardiner continues to give an account of various journeys from Valparaiso etc.; opposition of friars and their influence on chiefs; embittered feeling of the Indians against all foreigners; approach from the south by way of Falkland Islands; suggests Gregory Bay and Oazy Harbour as first missionary stations; presence of families from Tierra del Fuego; language difficulties; antipathy of Fugians; inability for Church Missionary Society to raise funds, etc. Allen Francis Gardiner (1794-1851) was a British Royal Navy officer and missionary to Patagonia. After his brief naval career he began missionary work in Africa in 1834. His first visit to Tierra del Fuego took place in 1842. In 1844 a special society was formed for South America, which took the name of the Patagonian Missionary Society. Unable to establish a mission Gardiner returned to England in June 1845. On a later mission to Picton Island in 1850 Gardiner and his small team all gradually died of starvation. Gardiner published several works including 'A Visit to the Indians on the Frontiers of Chili', 1840; 'A Voice from South America', 1847. (1)

Priestley (Joseph). Disquisitions Relating to Matter and Spirit. To which is added, the History of the Philosophical Doctrine concerning the Origin of the Soul, and the Nature of Matter; with its Influence on Christianity, especially with Respect to the Doctrine of the Pre-existence of Christ, 1st edition, 1777, engraved frontispiece, errata present, contemporary calf, lacking title label, joints slightly cracked, 8vo, together with A Free Discussion of the Doctrines of Materialism, and Philosophical Necessity, in a Correspondence between Dr. Price, and Dr. Priestley. To which are added, by Dr. Priestley, an Introduction, Explaining the Nature of the Controversy, and Letters to several Writers who have animadverted on his Disquistions Relating to Matter and Spirit, or his Treatise on Necessity, 1778, inscript at head of title rubbed through, occasional light spotting, contemporary marbled boards with modern calf spine, morocco title label, 8vo, with The Doctrine of Philosophical Necessity Illustrated; being an Appendix to the Disquisitions relating to Matter and Spirit. To which is added an Answer to the Letters on Materialism, and on Hatrtley's Theory of the Mind, 1777, scattered spotting, recent endpapers, contemporary calf, rebacked, 8vo, and Miscellaneous Obsevations Relating to Education. More especially, as it respects the Conduct of the Mind. To which is added, an Essay on a Course of Liberal Eduction for Civil and Active Life, Bath: R. Cruttwell for J. Johnson, 1778, manuscript date written to lower blank margin of title, half-title discarded and lacking final advert leaf at rear, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving original spine and red morocco title label, corners repaired, 8vo, plus Miscellaneous Observations relating to Education. More Especially as it Respects the Conduct of the Mind, 2nd edition, Birmingham: M. Swinney for J. Johnson, 1788, two advert leaves at rear, some spotting, modern calf, 8vo (5)

Sandford (Francis). A Genealogical History of the Kings of England, and Monarchs of Great Britain, &c., from the Conquest, Anno 1066, to the Year 1677, 1st edition, printed by Tho. Newcomb, for the Author, 1677, title printed in red and black, six engraved plates (5 double-page) and numerous illustrations (including many full-page), including some by Wenceslaus Hollar & Richard Gaywood, woodcut initials, errata leaf at end, bound with folding single-sheet broadside before title 'In Reges Angliae a Gulielmo Primo usque ad Carolum Secundum Britanniarum Monarcham Distica, London: apud Radulphum Needham, 1671', occasional spotting mostly to first & last few leaves, manuscript inscriptions to verso of front free endpaper 'bought for 6L (lot 1670) at the sale of the Stourhead Library at Sotheby's - Aug 7th 1883', armorial bookplate of John Byram to upper pastedown, hinges repaired, early 19th century gilt decorated diced calf, neatly rebacked preserving original spine, crest & armorial of the Hoare family to upper & lower spine compartments, folio Wing S651 (Genealogical History) & Wing I121, ESTC R221133 (In Reges Angliae). (1)

*Transportation to America. Original manuscript payment order by Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745), British Prime Minister, Whitehall, March 7, 1723, manuscript in brown ink on cream laid paper, signed by Walpole, and additionally signed by Charles Turney and R. Edgcumbe, ordering the payment of 64 to Jonathan Forward of London, Merchant, 'For the Allowance of Four Pounds per head for and upon Sixty six Malefactors who were lately lying in Newgate in the City of London under Sentence of Transportation. Which said Malefactors were received by order of the said Jonathan Forward on board the ship Anne Captain Thomas Wrangham Comr: to be transported to His Mats Plantacons in America, some marks and minor stains, some light creases where previously folded, laid down,sheet size 38 x 24 cm, later framed, glazed The transportation of British convicts to the colonies in America and the West Indies first began in 1617, having been authorised by James I in 1615, but ceased to function by the end of the 17th century due to objections by the colonies themselves and the plantation owners. Consequently, an Act of Parliament was passed in 1718 'for the more effectual transportation of felons', and the first contract between the Treasury and a London agent was established in the same year with Jonathan Forward, a London merchant (as named in the present document). The 66 convicts, of whom apparently 29 were women would have been transported to Carolina or Virginia. The ship Anne had been a slaver from 1717 to 1720, and conditions on board would have been miserable (See Walter Blumenthal, Brides from Bridewell, 1962, pages 19-25). The present document would originally have been accompanied by a certificate containing the lists of prisoners to be taken from Newgate. (1)

Vincent (Augustine). A Discouerie of Errours in the first Edition of the Catalogue of Nobility, Published by Raphe Brooke, Yorke Herald, 1619. And printed heerewith word for word, according to that Edition. With a Continuance of the Successions, from 1619. untill this present yeare, 1622. At the end whereof, is annexed a Review of a later Edition, by him stolne into the world. 1621, London: Printed by William Jaggard, 1622, woodcut armorial illustrations throughout, volume interleaved with blanks with early 19th century manuscript annotations and pedigrees, lacking initial blank and errata leaf at rear, some leaves cropped to running titles and page numbers, initial leaves creased, stained & soiled, general spotting, toning and dust-soiling throughout, armorial bookplates of John Towneley & William Clarke Vincent, 18th century calf, rebacked, upper board near detached, rubbed & some wear, 4to (STC 24756), together with an incomplete copy of The Accedence of Armorie by Gerard Leigh, London: Printed by Richard Tottell, 1591 (1)

[Walker, Obadiah]. Of Education. Especially of Young Gentlemen. In Two Parts, fifth impression, Oxford: Printed at the Theater for Amos Curteyne, 1687, half-title with early manuscript ownership, engraved vignette to title, occasional dust-soiling, contemporary mottled sheep, joints a little cracked, lacking title label and some loss at head of spine, 12mo, together with Quillet (Claude), Callipaedia, &c. et Scaevolae Sammarthani Paedotrophia, 2 parts in one, 1709, lacking final blank, hinges repaired, contemporary panelled calf, 8vo in 4s, with Shepherd (W., Joyce, J., Carpenter, Lant), Systematic Education: or, Elementary Instruction in the Various Departments of Literature and Science; with Practical Rules for Studying each Branch of useful Knowledge, 2 volumes, 3rd edition, 1822, eight engraved plates, occasional scattered spotting, contemporary diced calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels, extremities lightly rubbed, 8vo, plus four other 18th & early 19th century related pamphlets, including Orders for the Regulating the Sunday School, held in the Methodists' Chapel in Howden, 1809, The Village School Improved..., by John Poole, 2nd edition, Oxford, 1813, and The True Christian Method of Educating the Children both of the Rich & Poor..., by Thomas Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, 1745 (8)

Webster (Noah). A Dictionary of the English Language..., reprinted by E.H. Barker, Esq. of Thetford, Norfolk, from a Copy Communicated by the Author, and Containing many Manuscript Corrections and Additions, 2 volumes, 1831-32, triple column, occasional light spotting or browning, some column heading words unabbreviated in old manuscript, old ink presentation note to front free endpaper of both volumes 'Given to Wm. Layton Lowndes' with armorial bookplate and name label offsetting visible below, endpapers renewed, contemporary polished calf, rebacked with contrasting spine labels, rubbed and scuffed with surface leather loss, 4to The first UK edition of what has remained the standard English dictionary in the United States. 'Webster succeeded in breaking the fetters imposed upon American English by Dr Johnson, to the ultimate benefit of the living languages of both countries' (PMM). (2)

Bicycling: Its Rise and Development, A Text Book for Riders, 1st edition, Tinsley Bros, 1874, [8], 79 pp., full-page illustration at end of preliminary leaves, a few vignette illustrations and decorations to text, a little soiling and marginal fraying, closed tear repairs to margins of title and following leaf not affecting text, small tear with loss to upper outer corner of pp. 15/16 affecting one letter and page number, original wrappers with plain backstrip and manuscript label to spine, pictorial upper cover, some soiling and fraying, old marginal tape repair to upper cover, slim 8vo (1)

McNaughton (Arnold). The Book of Kings, A Royal Genealolgy, volumes 1-3, Garnstone Pres, 1973, monochrome illustrations, uniform original gilt decorated blue cloth in slipcase, folio, together with Anglo (Sydney), The Great Tournament Roll of Westminster, A Collotype Reproduction of the Manuscript, volumes 1 & 2, Oxford, 1968, numerous colour and monochrome illustrations, original green cloth in dust jackets and slipcase, spines slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo & 4to and, Reese (M.M.), The Royal Office of Master of the Horse, 1976, numerous colour and monochrome illustrations, original red cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed and marked, large 4to, plus other mostly modern heraldry reference and related, many original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)

M'Clintock (Captain Francis L.). The Voyage of the 'Fox' in the Arctic Seas. A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sie John Franklin and His Companions, Boston: Ticknor and Field, 1860, wood engraved frontispiece, four folding maps & one single-page, 13 plates and one folding facsimile manuscript, toning, spotting and few marks, front free endpaper inscribed 'Presented to the Ladies' College , Victoria, Vancouver Island by Jane Franklin, 1861', and with later ownership signature in blue ball point pen, original cloth, rebacked, preserving original spine, 8vo Lady Jane Franklin (1791-1875) was the second wife of the English explorer Sir John Franklin. During her husband's period as Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land, she became known for her philanthropic work and her travels throughout south-eastern Australia. After John Franklin's disappearance, she sponsored or supported several expeditions to determine his fate, including the 1857 expedition led by Francis Leopold McClintock, (1)

ALBERT PRINCE: (1819-1861) Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, husband of Queen Victoria. An unusual D.S., Albert, at the head, in his capacity as The Lord Warden of the Stanneries in Cornwall and Devon, one page (vellum), large folio, n.p., n.d. (1852). The incomplete and unissued manuscript document, was prepared as an appointment for a Special Deputy Warden and states, in part, 'By virtue of an Act of Parliament passed in the forty second year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Third for more effectively raising and regulating a Body of Districts… and now in force we hereby with the approbation of Her Majesty constitute and appoint you the said [blank] to be a Special Deputy Warden with and for the Stanneries in the county of [blank]…' With the blind embossed paper seal of The Lord Warden of the Duchy of Cornwall affixed. The Prince's signature is a little light, although legible. Some very light, minor age wear, VG