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Roget (John Lewis, artist, art critic and writer, son of Peter Mark Roget, physician and philologist, compiler of Roget's Thesaurus, 1779-1869, 1828-1908) Diaries and sketchbooks including a tour of Germany, Switzerland and Italy, 2 vol., autograph manuscripts, together c. 185pp. excluding blanks, pen and ink illustrations, a few small sections cut away, slightly browned, original half morocco (not uniform), slightly rubbed, oblong 8vo & 8vo, 1844. ⁂ An account of a tour to Europe by John Lewis Roget with his father, Peter Mark Roget, his sister, Miss Spowers and Charles Mallet. In Geneva the party visits "the house in which my father lived 40 years ago." They also meet family relations including their cousins Mr. Romilly, Mr. Roget and Professor Roget, the latter telling "us that all our other relations were dead."After walking in the mountains, the party heads south to Italy and Milan where they watch boat races and a festival with fire balloons and rockets as well as visiting La Scala. The second manuscript is an account of the same tour written up by Roget in a more florid style.

India.- Lind (James Burnie, Lt.-Col., East India Army Officer, served as a Lieutenant in the Mooltani Horse during the Indian Mutiny, 1829-97) Diary, autograph manuscript, 96pp., original wrappers, lettered direct on upper cover, slightly creased, edges chipped, spine defective, 8vo, 1858. ⁂ Written in the aftermath of the Indian Mutiny of 1857. On 27 April 1858 Lind writes on the banks of the Ganges, "The whole column came up and instantly after we commenced crossing. The Mooltanis first across. We had a small scrimmage and had to swim our horses over the last portion... killed 3 men." Shortly after the action Lind describes the killing of Major-General Nicholas Penny by grape-shot at a skirmish near the village of Kukerowlee, followed by further hard fighting and the capture of a gun.

Hampshire Bank bankruptcy.- Grant (William, junior, banker, partner in Grant, Gillman and Long Bank, b. 1839 and Sophia Grant, née Bridger, of Cassilis House, Serpentine Road, Southsea, later Monckton House, Alverstoke, son of William Grant, 1800-67, JP. parents of Admiral Sir William Lowther Grant, KCB, 1864-1929) Joint diary by William Grant and his wife Sophia, autograph manuscript, 175pp., alternating entries, original green blind-stamped cloth, slightly marked, 8vo, Saturday, 8th August 1863 - 28th June 1869. ⁂ William's entries records the bankruptcy of the South Hants Bank in 1864 and the subsequent run on the Grant, Gillman and Long Bank, "We had long expected some such event as we knew that the affairs of the Bk were in a very bad state. Providentially our stock of money was large... . The news was soon confirmed, & threw the whole place but more especially Queen Street & Gosport into an uproar. On this day we paid away £5.300 more than we received. Early in the day I took out a telegram to... the London & West Bk to pay over £5000, but in the hurry of looking after fresh business I forgot it until 1.15pm. Payments are not made later than 2pm & the clerk at the telegraph office said they were so busy that he could not attend to it immediately. This rendered me very nervous that the money would not come. Told Gillman & Long but not my Father. Spent the greater part of the day at Portsea & Gosport, looking after fresh business." And then the next day, "The money thank God had duly arrived... ." The diary opens with William and Sophia's wedding at Bradford and the death of Sophia's father, William Milton Bridger in London who was "knocked down... by a van & killed on the spot." Sophia records a ball on HMS Victory, a stay in Petersfield (climbing Butser Hill), visits to London and the theatre ("... we saw the Princess of Wales coming back from Princess Mary's of Cambridge wedding", to the Royal Mint striking pennies, the Royal Academy), and a visit to Windsor.

Venice, Florence & elsewhere in Europe.- Blencowe (Mary Cecilia, daughter of John Jackson Blencowe, of Marston St. Lawrence, 1810-57, and Cecilia Blencowe, d. 1874, of Brighton, and Brackley, Northamptonshire, 1854-1929) Diary of 3 European tours to Venice, Italy, Germany and France, 2 vol., autograph manuscript, together 354pp. (166pp. & 188pp.), a few pp. in pencil, slightly browned, vol. I original roan, worn, lacks spine, vol. II original half buckram boards, slightly rubbed, joints splitting at head and tail, sm. 8vo, 1870-71. ⁂ A well observed series of tours through Europe in the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War. Blencowe has a gift for picking up small details of the people and places she visits. Venice. "At last we are at Venice, once the proud Queen of the Adriatic... . How curious it seemed coming out of the station in the moonlight, and embarking in a gondola on the still waters of the Canal, then gliding through the picturesque streets, while we heard in the distance a soft voice singing. Charles, Alfred, Minnie & I went... over the Rialto to the Fruit Market to a stall to buy some sweet flowers, & be charged all Inglese. "How much?" we ask. "Fifty centimes." "Troppo caro," says Alfred. "Fifty centimes for the two bunches then," says the seller in a winning voice. "No, no," says the buyer laying down the flowers, "I will give you 20 for the two." "No, 30," "No only 20," & turns away but is called to bear them off for 20 for the two, & quite enough too." - Blencowe.

Plant Hunting in Kashmir.- Howard later Howard-Bury (Kenneth, Captain, army officer, married Lady Emily Alfreda Julia, 1856-1931, youngest daughter of Charles William Bury, third earl of Charleville, father of Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury, mountaineer and army officer, 1883-1963, 1846-85) Letter-book of a journey in northern India, principally Kashmir, autograph manuscript, 47pp. excluding blanks, order in Kasmiri from the Maharajah of Kashmir, "to grant me coolies and supplies" for his expedition, 1p., original envelope loosely inserted, original red moiré cloth, gilt, 8vo, [c. 1874]. ⁂ Contains copies of letters to his parents and sister while on an expedition to Kashmir in 1874. On his travels he sights Nanga Parbat and collects plants on numerous occasions, "The ferns would delight you. I forget how many different sorts I gathered the other day." Among other travellers he meets are Douglas Forsyth (1827-86), and Dr. Henry Bellew (1834-92) on their return from the 1873/4 embassy to Kashgar, Robert Shaw, an explorer turned political agent at Yarkand, and some Russians with whom he went bear hunting "in which we were not successful."

Pinero (Sir Arthur Wing, playwright, 1855-1934) The Money-Spinner original comedy in 2 Acts, 2 vol., manuscript, 2 titles and 57pp., each inscribed: "Return to E.A. Elton", wrappers slightly browned, 4to, [c. 1900]. ⁂ A variant version from the published edition, this being set in London instead of Rouen.

Reynolds (John 'of the Mint') A Brief and Easie way by Tables, to cast up Silver..., title in red and black within typographic border, by Thomas Fawcet, 1651 [colophon dated 1652]; bound with 4 other works (in 2 vol.) by the same author, A2 recto with manuscript corrections in the author's hand, another work with two-column table also in Reynold's hand and with some corrections to printed figures throughout and at the end "The last of Sept. 1663 This Booke examined By me John Reynolds of ye Mynt", uniformly bound in contemporary sheep, red morocco label to one volume, the other with spine rubbed, Macclesfield library copies with bookplates and small embossed stamps, 8vo, 1651-63. ⁂ Fine collection of five very rare or unique tabular tracts on mensuration, gauging, and the casting-up of silver, gold, and pewter, by the best-known master of the mint before Isaac Newton. Reynolds's lifelong career as assay-master (at Goldsmiths' Hall) and assistant master and master of the Royal Mint (1648-52, 1652-63) has been studied by C. E. Challis, in 'John Reynolds and the Sterling Standard', British Numismatic Journal 62 (1992), 237-46, and more generally in his New History of the Royal Mint (1992). Reynolds's various 'Tables', although of lasting use and influence in their time, were published privately, almost certainly in small quantities, designed for colleagues and subordinates in the Government of Charles II. As practical handbooks, their printed text was subject to amplifications and corrections (not, for the most part, yet recognized by ESTC-online), and when these could not be instantly provided in the press, Reynolds himself (as here) seems to have supplied his own MS updates, and certified copies of his works by signing them. The four other works comprise: Untitled table of four leaves, 'By the Proclamation, / 1662. / Crowne Gold of 22. Carrets', Not found in Wing or ESTC-online, but the BL has a copy; The Pewterers Mold ... by John Reynold [sic] of the Mynt. Printed by T. F. 1662, Not in Wing or ESTC-on-line; A Table Concerning the Line of Measure. Composed by John Reynolds of the Mint, 1662, Not in Wing or ESTC-on-line; For Emptiness. A Short and easie way by Tables for finding out the Emptiness of any Casks. Calculated by me John Reynalds of the Mynt. London, Printed by T. F. for the Author, 1663, with three blank leaves at the end containing further manuscript notes on wine casks from Bordeaux and Spain, etc., in the hand of the rear-pastedown annotator of (1) above. A very early English attempt at systematic 'gauging' tables, which were essential to Excise inspectors for determining quantities of wine and spirits imported, Not in Wing or ESTC-on-line.

Britain in India & Central Asia.- Eyre (Lt. Vincent) Portraits of the Cabul Prisoners, lithographed throughout with title and 32 portraits and plates by Lowes Dickinson after Eyre and others, some on india paper and mounted, others tinted, one folding, with contemporary manuscript list of plates tipped in at beginning, some light foxing, folding plate torn and repaired, later half roan, worn, spine torn and chipped at head, [1843]; The Military Operations at Cabul, fifth edition, folding lithographed plan (slightly frayed at outer edge), 4pp. publisher's catalogue at end, original pictorial cloth, gilt, rubbed, 1843, 8vo (2)

Britain in India & Central Asia.- Outram (Capt. James) Rough Notes of the Campaign in Sinde and Affghanistan, in 1838-39, first edition, 2 lithographed plans on thin tissue paper, contemporary ink signature to head of title, very occasional spotting, contemporary(?original) limp cloth, later manuscript paper label, rubbed and stained, split to upper joint, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1840 § Allen (Rev. I.N.) Diary of a March through Sinde and Affghanistan...during the Campaign of 1842, first edition, folding tinted lithographed frontispiece panorama and 7 tinted lithographed plates, 4pp. publisher's catalogue at end, occasional spotting or soiling, short tears to frontispiece repaired, original pictorial cloth, gilt, rubbed, rebacked preserving original gilt spine, new endpapers, 1843, 8vo (2) ⁂ The first is rare with only 4 copies of the Bombay edition on COPAC, it was reprinted in London later the same year.

Astronomy.- Marius (Simon) Mundus Iovialis Anno M. DC.IX detectus Operspicilli Belgici, woodcut arms within typographic border to verso of title, woodcut diagrams, head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, final f. blank, lacking )( )( )(1&2 (includes the portrait), some staining, mostly at start, later binding using a medieval manuscript, short split to upper joint, small 4to, Nuremberg, Johann Laur, 1614. ⁂ First edition of this work reporting the discovery of the satellites of Jupiter, which Marius made two months before Galileo Galilei. In the preface Marius gives an account of the acquisition of his telescope from a Dutch seller at the Frankfurt Fair of 1608. Galilei had constructed his telescope in 1609 from descriptions of Dutch instruments passed on to him. Rare at auction, with the last copy we can trace offered in 1977.

Burgess (Henry William, c. 1792-1844), Two sketchbooks with Romantic landscapes and tree studies, containing 21 leaves with graphite studies, 14 in the first sketchbook, 7 in the latter, two drawings signed and dated, each leaf c. 265 x 375 mm. (10 1/2 x 14 3/4 in), light spotting and surface dirt, with some browning, in original wrappers, with manuscript pen and ink numbering 'No. 1', and 'No. 4', on the upper covers, respectively, oblong 4to, worn, [circa 1822-1830], (2). ⁂ The present two sketchbooks illustrate Burgess's vigorous graphic style, with some similarity to the more loosely executed watercolours of William Payne, but also show the influence of both Constable and Gainsborough.

Forbes-Robertson (Eric, 1865-1935) Visitation, 1893, an original illustration for Frances Forbes-Robertson's 'The Devil's Pronoun and Other Phantasies', graphite, on wove paper signed and dated '93 lower left, sheet 330 x 260 mm. (13 x 10 1/4 in), unframed; with two uncut sheets of woodcuts and a dust jacket from 'The Devil's Pronoun and Other Phantasies', and with a group of four drawings by Forbes-Robertson, including a monogrammed portrait of a seated lady, two theatre related scenes, and a view of young girl wailing in her bedroom, graphite on various papers, various sizes, largest 255 x 185 mm. (10 x 7 1/4 in); and together with a woodcut portrait of nude girl, half-length, initialled within the block upper left, 111 x 83 mm. (4 3/8 x 3 1/4 in), and an archival group of material relating to the Forbes-Robertson family, and includes related photographs, exhibition catalogues, two copies of 'La Vagabondo' with front cover illustrations by Forbes-Robertson, with manuscript letters and orginal artworks by Ceclia Forbes-Robertson and others, all unframed (Qty.) Provenance: By descent within the Forbes-Robertson family

Circa 17th century manuscript

Glasgow Public Library. Regulations & Catalogue. Pasted in slips & manuscript additions on interleaves. Orig. embossed cloth. Glasgow Public Libraries stamps. Glasgow, 1821; also one other vol. (2).

PSALTER LEAF from a 15th century Psalter, manuscript on vellum, decorative capitals & some music; also 2 other items. (3).

MUNRO NEIL. The Shoes of Fortune, 1901; The Daft Days, 1907 & Fancy Farm, 1910. Each with a signed inscription by the author, the latter also with a tipped in manuscript letter from Munro; also 3 others by Munro. (6).

'A Short History of Fourth Armoured Brigade', being a typed draft of a memoir of this unit during the Second World War, consisting of a number of typed chapters together with manuscript notes, copies of standing orders and other ephemera, loose between covers.

French Revolutionary Period: three manuscript documents, one on velum, two on parchment.

Two 19th century scrap albums, with manuscript text and verses, monochrome and other printed vignettes, pressed flowers, etc., dated 1820s - 1870s

A framed display of metal detector finds, entitled "Waterloo", including coins, bullets, enamalled wreath, buckles, thimble, buttons etc, bears manuscript label verso "Finds from the Waterloo Battlefield...", 31cm x 34cm, coppered frame

Tennis/Fishing - a manuscript note book entitled "A Record of Tennis Tournaments held at Thorngumbald, Hull" in 1908-1913; three bound volumes of Rod and Line magazine 1964-1967 and two stamp albums (6)

PERSIAN MINIATURE. AN ILLUSTRATED AND ILLUMINATED LEAF FROM A MANUSCRIPT, 17TH C gouache with gold on paper, text above and below in single columns, bordered on three sides by delicate alternating chrysanthemum surround, 38 x 20.5cm, framed ++Old made up repair extreme right hand margin and along base, undisturbed since the 19th century and high quality gilt frame with label of Marcus Ward & Co, London. Frame with slight faults and dirt but in untouched Country House condition.

A LATE 19TH CENTURY STAINED WALNUT WALL BRACKET, in the form of a cross legged medieval man holding a sheet of music manuscript, height approximately 27cm, together with a Royal Doulton character jug 'Sancho Panca', D6456 (2)

The History of that most Famous Saint & Souldier St. George of Cappadocia... Also a Catalogue of the Present Knights thereof already Installed, and to be Installed on the 17 April, at the Castle of Windsor, 4to, later calf, early manuscript annotations of the catalogue at end, [ESTC R208550], London, 1661, rare.

Two boxes of books and ephemera from the estate of Christopher Tolhurst Spencer Hawkins of Sunderland Bridge, Co. Durham, including several early 20th century albums and notebooks of Beryl S. Spencer Hawkins, containing her mss. verse and prose, sketches, doodles and other jottings, as well as the original manuscript for her children's story Told in a Garden (1923, London, Hutchinson & Co.), in loose typed and mss. sheets arranged by chapter, with an original pen & ink illustration to the book; a 1916 album of sketches and musings, each signed by the contributors, probably visitors; some small books and pamphlets of poetry and prose by contemporaries and literary friends (some privately published?), such as Denise Robins; Tonbridge School registers; Memoirs of William Hickey, 4 vols; Thackeray's Works; Webster's New International Dictionary, 2 vols; prayer books etc., also a biography of Stanley Spencer (a relation?) by Collis. Lot includes a Map of Sunderland Bridge (rolled in a tube), some records (in original sleeves and arranged in an album) and a glass ink well with engraved hunting scene with desk seal with mother-of-pearl handle (qty)

Postage Dues: 1960 (1 Mar) 6d on 7½d blue (SG D1) tied to philatelically inspired local cover by neat KONEDOBU cds for 4 MR 60, franked with 1952 2d blue tied by differing cds from same office and date, with violet 'T' in circle below with '6d' in manuscript, scarce despite somewhat contrived nature

Orkney. Manuscript volume with 'Remarks relative to the Valuation of Orkney' and a Sederunt Book of the Trustees of Sir William Honeyman of Gromsay, Baronet with Index of Dispositions, Minutes, etc., first quarter of the 19th century.

1937 1s6d black and orange-yellow imperforate plate proof, uncut marginal block of 20, bottom 2 rows of sheet, showing imprint and printer's manuscript notations, all with usual punch-holes, folded vertically down centre still a splendid exhibition piece. Ex Waterlow Archives

1843 January 2, 1d Mulready lettersheet (forme 6, stereo A236), with an atlas Assurance Company advertisement (MA103i), very fine originally sent from London to New Church, Isle of Wight where it was redirected to Reading, cancelled by a black MC with a black "T.P./Piccadilly" handstamp at right, manuscript "1d to pay" indicating postage due upon arrival for redirection and a Reading skeleton arrival datestamp for JA.7.1843, at left, backstamped by a London dispatch cds for JA.2.1843, Newport arrival cds for JA.4.1843, Ryde and London transit cds's for JA.6.1843, a spectacular redirected cover. BPA Cert (2010). Ex "Mayflower"

Signature: 1818 entire written and signed by 'The Emancipator' Daniel O'Connell bearing scarce "PPOFFICE" datestamp (20.1.18) on reverse and on front manuscript "1" and faint double line "PENNY POST", opening faults but complete O'Connell letters are rare

Small collection in one volume incl 1900 to 1r unused, also incl 1r used on piece with FPO No 4 cds, ½a blue-green on small piece with India ½a blue-green bearing manuscript 'CEF', both tied by FPO No 1 cds for 4 Oc 00, 1901 ¼a p.s. card with additional 3p carmine used to Germany, 1914-22 unused odds to 12a, also used pair of 1½a chocolate tied to small piece by FPO No 1 cds and another used single, also "THE CHINA EXPEDITIONARY FORCE 1900-23" by Virk, Hume, Lang and Sattin, plus a few relevant magazine cuttings (94)

1845 May 17, 1d Mulready lettersheet (forme 1, stereo A10), from Andover to Winchester and endorsed in manuscript "O.H.M.S." at top and "Free" at lower left, cancelled by a perfectly struck black 1844 type Andover "21" numeral, backstamped with an Andover dispatch and Winchester arrival cds for the following day, an attractive and scarce late usage Mulready

1902 Very fine pair of head and duty plate die proofs for the 5d value printed in black on white glazed card and cut to stamp size, duty plate initialled in manuscript at foot, scarce. Ex. "Minoru"

Manuscript Oil-Cloth Trench Map Neuville St Vaast Sector 1916. Interesting annotations It relates to raid on enemy lines 1/16 Westminster Rifles by Captain T.Wilson MC. The raid took place on 23/9/1916 and details of the raid are included. Together with Part of Report of Attack on the Schwaben Redoubt Suffolk Regiment 28/9/16 4pp., contemporary typed script. (2 items)

BORLASE, William : 1696 - 1772, Cornish naturalist, antiquary, geologist, and Rector of Ludgvan : eight page manuscript letter adressed from Ludgvan, May 8 1772.* Important letter written by Borlase in the third person to William Huddesford, Keeper of the Ashmolean, giving an account of his life.

CORNWALL : Manor of Namboll, the Lizard ... Manuscript Court Roll, 1720-1740, org. parchment covers, 4to, c1720.* detailed records of tenants names, rents paid, etc. for farms at Coverack, Trevean, Boscarnon, Trefallack, and Chymbloth, covering a twenty year period.* Notes It has been noted that the above item may contain manorial documents which are subject to the Manorial Documents Rules 1959, 1963 and 1967, administered by The Historical Manuscripts Commission at The National Archives on behalf of the Master of the Rolls. Accordingly the purchasers of the documents lie under an obligation to notify the Secretary of the Commission of their acquisition and to provide details of where they will be kept. They may in no circumstances be removed from England and Wales without the prior consent of the Master of the Rolls.

BENEDICT XIV ... (1675-1758) : Pope, led the Catholic Church from 1740 until his death in 1758. One of the great scholars of Christendom, he promoted the sciences and arts, the study of ancient literature and ecclesiastical texts. A manuscript Papal bull in Latin on vellum, issued by Benedict XIV presenting an annual pension to Ferdinand, Lord of Sebliewitz (?). With his pendant lead seal inscribed, "BENEDICTUS PAPA XIV." 385 x 250 mm. Probably docketed with the date on the verso, c1750. Framed & glazed.

COST BOOK : large manuscript accounts book, cont. half reverse calf, folio, c1900. With a family photo album c1900, and a small stamp album.

MEN OF THE DAY : An album containing manuscript letters from various Archbishops of Canterbury, Archbishops of York, various other Bishops, theologians, and men of the day, including : Palmerston, Disraeli (envelope), Gladstone, Shaftesbury, Salisbury, Newman, Howley, Longley, Tait, Benson, Temple, Pugsey, etc, etc, half morocco worn, folio, 19th cent.

MINIATURE BOOK : Ethiopian miniature manuscript holy book, 40 x 35 mm, 16 pages of text in red and black on parchment, illuminated with three coloured sketches of figures representing angels, old wooden boards contained within two leather holders which have loops to take a thong [for wearing on the person]. Early 19th cent?

A 19th century carved ivory and bone miniature pianola cabinet and chair, French or Indian, the pianola on four inswept concave legs with cloven hoof feet, the panels finely carved with open fern and scroll decoration, the front opening to reveal a single shelf and fabric lined back board, painted black keys and manuscript, two mounted candlesticks, together with carved and pierced chair, 4½in. (10.8cm.) high. (2)

1912 Die Proof of the vignette in black on glazed card (62 x 48mm) with manuscript 'For hardening April 12 1912 E.D.R.' (Evelyn De La Rue), a very rare proof ex the De La Rue archives; illustrated on Page 91 of the Bermuda Specialised catalogue

A SMALL BOOK OF MANUSCRIPT MUSIC composed by 'Prince Larderia', a 1745 Book of Common Prayer and various books

A Ferdowsi 'Shahnameh' manuscript page,16th century, probably Kashmir,28 x 16cm,Safavid, Persia,probably 16th century, a manuscript page from an anthology of poetry,20.5 x 10cm,Timurid, Persia,probably 15th century, a manuscript page of poetry,16 x 10.5cm, andsix further manuscript pages (9)Provenance: From the Estate of Stephen Masty.

Books - 18th or early Persian handwritten manuscript within leather marbled end boards with tooled leather spine, attached note reads 'A copy of the Gukstan (?) of Slaah - of which I by Mr Greenouf's acceptance...', 23cm x 16cm

Elliot G.F.S, Border Sketches, large 4to, to pp241, first 4 parts, proof copy with manuscript amendments; Elliot Arthur D. (Ed.), Letters and Journals of Nina Countess of Minto, two unbound proof copies (3)

Hon. George Elliot, 42 page manuscript account of a visit to Paris, Feb 15th to Mar 2nd 1871 during the armistice to the entry of the Germans; together with his passes travelling as a diplomatic courier, other notes, press cuttings and map

Hon. George Elliot, Sir James Hudson and Earl Russell on Historical Ratification from Authentic Documents, London 1886, 65pp pamphlet with 11pp of author's mss notes enclosed; together with author's original manuscript, plus another 26 foolscap mss leaves which was thought best to omit at the time of publication; also transcripts of correspondence relating to the Hudson case

Sir Charles Lister Ryan KCB, Auditor General born 1832, His Journal for the years 1851 to 1854, 8vo ½ calf notebook completed in manuscript; an account of his doings up to the end of his honeymoon 1861, 8vo cloth notebook in mss; and fragments of autobiography on 37 foolscap mss sheets

Six assorted 17th century manuscript documents, including a certificate signed by the commander of HM Ship Old James, stating that ensign William Harwood was slain on board on 11th August 1673 (6)

A collection of five 19th century Persian hand illuminated manuscript leaves, depicting battle and ceremonial scenes, each housed in later glazed frames with wide margins, approx leaf dimensions 20 x 30.5cm, approx frame dimensions 39 x 32cm (5)

BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS: David Lloyd George (1863-1945) British Prime Minister 1916-22. A.L.S., D Lloyd George, on two sides of a blind embossed House of Commons correspondence card, n.p. (London), 6th June 1898, to Miss. Lewis. Lloyd George confirms that 4.30pm tomorrow suits him and continues to add 'Mr. Alfred Thomas M.P. will join us on the terrace'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Lloyd George.. Also including a note signed, D Lloyd George, on one side of a postcard, War Office, n.d. (annotated August 1915 in pencil to the verso), to Daisy Astin. The manuscript note, in an unidentified hand, states that Lloyd George is pleased to send his autograph. Accompanied by the original envelope signed ('D Lloyd George') to the lower left corner; Stanley Baldwin (1867-1947) British Prime Minister 1923-24, 1924- 29 & 1935-37. A good T.L.S., Stanley Baldwin, three pages, 4to, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, 21st June 1928, to Sir Courtenay Mansel, on the printed stationery of the Prime Minister. Baldwin sends his best wishes to his correspondent for their fight in the Carmarthen Division and continues 'Our political opponents have accused the Government of apathy and of failure to tackle the problems of Unemployment, the necessitous areas and the depressed industries. I would ask the electors to reject these misrepresentations and to look at the other side of the shield. Not only has the Government carried out every pledge which it made at the General Election, but in its Budget of 1928 it has produced a bold and constructive scheme of rating reform which is a genuine attempt to bring back prosperity to those areas and to those industries', also adding 'Since the War the great basic industries, which employ the largest proportion of the working population and are responsible for no less than two-thirds of this country's export trade, have been going through especially difficult times, owing to severe foreign competition and heavy costs of production. The best solution of the problem lies in cheaper production, which must mean better trade, less unemployment, cheaper prices and better wages. It is in this direction that the Government has found it possible to come to the relief of industry', explaining that the scheme has been designed 'as to give the greatest help to those areas and to those industries which are most in need of it' and referring in particular to the coal, iron and steel industries ('upon which the prosperity of South Wales so largely depends') as well as agriculture which has also been helped by the introduction of a Credits Bill 'which will make it easier for people to purchase and equip farms and to obtain working capital with which to develop them'. Baldwin concludes his letter 'These are practical steps which cannot fail to help the industries concerned on the road to prosperity. Every step on that road means better conditions for the workers and more opportunities of employment, and it is because this reform which the Conservative Government has introduced really holds out hopes of better times for everybody connected with industry that I feel confident that it will receive the support of the electors'. A letter of interesting political content. A small pinhole appears to the upper left corner of each page and with a few extremely light, very minor spots of foxing, none of which significantly affect the text or signature. G (1) to VG, 3 Sir Courtenay Mansel (1880-1933) Welsh Landowner and Farmer, Barrister and Liberal Party Politician who later joined the Conservatives. Baldwin's letter is written at the time of the Carmarthen By-Election of 1928 at which Mansel was chosen by the Conservative Party as their candidate. In a tight contest the Liberal candidate William Nathaniel Jones won by the narrow majority of 47 votes over Labour's Daniel Hopkin. Mansel came bottom of the poll with just under 30% of the votes.

GUSTAV III: (1746-1792) King of Sweden 1771-92. Assassinated. A good D.S., Gustaf, a fine, bold example, as King, at the conclusion, two pages, folio, Stockholm, 1st April 1778, in Swedish. The manuscript document is a military commission appointing Baron Carl Friedric Vennett to be a Second Lieutenant in the Jamptland Regiment. Countersigned at the foot by Baron Wadenstierna. With an attractive blind embossed paper seal affixed immediately below the King's signature and with various other official stamps in the blank left margins of each page. With blank integral leaf. VG

Early Hand Painted Illuminated Manuscript in finely carved and giltwood 19th Century Frame. Toning from age, age splits on frame or in overall good condition. Measures 6-3/8" x 4-5/8", frame measures 26-1/2" x 21-1/2". Shipping $165.00 (estimate $1000-$1500)

A Queen Anne walnut chest on stand, early 18th century with moulded cornice, featherbanded decoration to the drawer fronts, later brass plate handles, the carcase with border moulding, the stand with a shaped apron and inverted finials, on square section cabriole legs and shaped feet 160 x 107 x 62cm (62 x 42 x 24in) Provenance: One drawer has a manuscript label claiming, ' This is the drawer in which the Cat was imprisoned, see Cowper's poem on the 'Retired Cat.' The Retired Cat by William Cowper, ...A draw'r impending o'er the rest, Half open in the topmost chest, Of depth enough, and none to spare, Invited her to slumber there ... Evidence of pear drop handles with split pin fastenings, oak sides and with evidence of repair to one front leg

A pair of Victorian walnut etagere, mid 19th century, of three shaped shelves, with carved three quarter galleried tops and finials, on turned legs and casters (2) 92 x 56 x 36cm (36 x 22 x 14in) Provenance: Mrs Frederick Acton, (manuscript label to the underside) Mrs Frederick Acton (1830- 1887) of Gatacre Park, Shropshire and by descent to her daughter, Helen Beatrice Acton (1855-1897) who married John Kendall Brooke (1856-1939) of Sibton Park, Suffolk Faded and with old polish in evidence around the column bases and galleries

Clement XII, Year 5, 1735, by O.H., silver, obv. portrait, r. wearing cap and cape, rev. figure of saint with angel holding manuscript, PRAESIDIUM ET DECUS, 30 mm, 8.3 g; and Clement X, Year 3, 1672, by Travanus, silver, obv. portrait wearing tiara and embroidered cope, rev. architectural study, IPSE FUNDAVIT EAM ALTISSIMUS, 35 mm, 19.6 g (2)

A SMALL GROUP OF 19TH CENTURY MANUSCRIPT ACCOUNT BOOKS AND LEDGERS, SEVERAL FAMILIES INCLUDING NELTHORPE AND WESTMORELAND

Hand-written copy of a manuscript, vary rare, scarce work in the library of Usher college, written by Dr. Humphrey, written in a Victorian ledger; together with J.O. Westwood F.L.S., latin title Palaeographia Sacra Pictoria, being a series of illustrations of the ancient versions of the bible. (2)

A rare and unusual 18th Century French Revolution carved wooden Rosette, with an engraved central token inscribed "Vive La Nation et Le Roy," with manuscript inscription on reverse "1789 - December" approx. 11cms (4 1/2") diameter. Scarce. (1)