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Bio-Bibliography of Englishmen.- Pitts (John) Relationum historicarum de rebus Anglicis, Vol.1 [all published], first edition, title printed in red and black and with large woodcut printer's device, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, lacking final blank, title with small piece cut from upper blank corner, 6H4 lower corner torn just within text without loss, water-stained, some spotting, lightly browned, contemporary speckled calf, rebacked preserving original backstrip in compartments (with some loss at ends; later but to style brown leather label loosely inserted), rubbed and marked, thick 4to, Paris, Rolin Thierry Rolin Thierry & Sébastien Cramoisy, 1619. *** One of the earliest bio-bibliographies of Englishmen. It is divided into four parts: English writers; Kings; Bishops; and 'Apostolic men'. Three further parts remained in manuscript. The work concludes with a section listing Pitts' manuscript sources and an index. Pitts (1560-1616) was an English Roman Catholic scholar, who was a professor at the English College in Rheims, confessor and almoner to the Duchess of Cleves, and after her death Dean of Liverdun, where he died. Provenance: Sir Thomas Shirley (c.1590-1654), antiquary and Catholic recusant, for which he was heavily fined (ink signature to title); Henry Johnson (ink signature to upper corner of a2). 

Catholic prayers.- ?Falcone (Luca Antonio, Franciscan preacher, 1669-1739) Exercitium Matutinum Expergefactus die vivat Jesus… Affetto per amanti immediatamente alla Ssa: Communione espresso da Fr. Gio Antonio da Luca Praedicatore, e Missionario Capucino…, manuscript in Latin, on paper, 262pp., 5 pencil drawings, numerous ink ornament illustrations, ruled throughout, ink signature “Jos Popp” on title, margins trimmed, original calf, gilt, gilt “IHS” on upper cover and “MAR” on lower cover, piece of upper cover torn away, rubbed and slightly creased, g.e., 125 x 80mm., [c. 1700]. 

Spain.- Mayerne (Louis Turquet de) The Generall Historie of Spaine... translated into English, and continued unto these times by Edward Grimeston, first edition in English, with initial blank, title within woodcut architectural border, woodcut initials and headpieces, title with tiny hole (no text loss), some staining to first few ff. (heaviest to A3), 3A2, 5I1 & 5D5 small mark or hole causing loss to few letters, 2F1 tear within text but no loss, occasional very small worming to lower margin of first half, water-staining, quite frequent but usually marginal, some toning, without free endpapers, later calf, covers with central gilt-tooled lozenge, spine gilt with raised bands and morocco label, portion of old manuscript used as binder's waste, small paper labels to spine ends, rubbed and worn in places, upper joint split at foot, [STC 17747], folio, A. Islip and G. Eld, 1612.  *** Grimeston continued Mayerne's work to cover the period of 1583-1612, including the defeat of the Armada and Drake's raids on Cadiz and Lisbon.Provenance: "Ex dono Johannis Bingley Armiger" (contemporary inscription to head of initial blank); Earls of Macclesfield (small embossed stamp to first few leaves). 

Morocco.- George II (King) Appointment of John Russell, British Consul at Tetuan on embassy to Sultan Moulay Abdelmalik, D.s. “George R”, manuscript on thick vellum, folds, a few very small brown marks, small remains of Great Seal, 305 x 585mm., Hampton Court, 17th August 1728; and 4 others comprising a letter to John Russell from his son and 3 officer’s commissions (1 signed by George IV, 1824, and 1 by Queen Victoria, 1881), v.s., v.d. (5).*** First mentioned, John Russell (d. 1752), Clerk to the Cheque in Gibraltar, later British Consul at Tétouan, wrote an account of his embassy to the Emperor of Morocco in 1729, in order to free captive Europeans.

Salisbury, St Martin’s Street.- William Baillis of Weston and the executors of Margaret Godmanston wife of William Godmanston have conceded to John Sydenham all their cottages and gardens in St Martin’s Street in Salisbury, witnesses: John Judde, John Swyft, Stephen Edyngdon and others, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines, small tear at head not affecting text, a few small tears including along fold not affecting legibility, folds, one fine red wax seal with very good impression only of 3, 122 x 320mm., After the feast of St Valerian [September] 1414; Salisbury, St Catherine’s Street.- Nicholas Prethonne and Alice his daughter have granted to John Halle a tenement with two shops annexed in Catherine Street and a tenement in Brown Street in Salisbury, witnesses: William Roker, John ffitz james, John Wyse draper & Nicholas Noble and others, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 12 lines, folds, three red wax seals only of 4, 1 seal broken with small remains, 110 x 320mm., 15th February 1472/3 (2).

Book of Hours, Use of Poitiers, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, 107 leaves (plus modern vellum endleaves at front and back), wanting two bifolia from the sixth quire, collation: i12, ii-v8, vi4 (wanting 4 leaves with end of Sext and much of Nones in Hours of Virgin), vii-xii8, xiii7 (last leaf a cancelled blank), xiv4, written in single column of 17 lines of a rounded lettre bâtarde, one to 4-line initials in gold on pink and blue grounds, line-fillers in same, major text sections opening with a coloured initial enclosing a floral spray on gold grounds and borders of foliage and acanthus leaf sprays on three sides, two full-page miniatures (opening Hours of the Virgin and Seven Penitential Psalms) in arch-topped frames within borders of woody branches and coloured acanthus leaves, the second with a bird in the border, pilgrim’s badge glued to modern front flyleaf (no marks from this in the volume and so most probably a modern addition), marks to last leaves showing the volume once had a single clasp, flaking from both miniatures, first leaf quite scuffed, numerous leaves becoming transparent, water damage, cockling and small spots and stains throughout, overall fair condition, bound in padded red velvet over wooden boards, leaves 98 x 76mm., [France (probably north-west, perhaps Rennes or vicinity)], [second half of the fifteenth century]. *** Text: Calendar; Passion readings; Obsecro te; the Hours of the Virgin, with Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, (Nones is missing), Vespers, Compline; the Seven Penitential Psalms, followed by a Litany of Saints and prayers; and the Office of the Dead; ending with additional prayers in French and Latin in two fifteenth-century hands.Provenance: (1) Written and decorated for a patron probably from the vicinity of Rennes: the style of the hand and decoration is rustic, the use of volume is that of nearby Poitiers, and the Calendar includes the rare local saint, Moderamnus (bishop of Rennes, d. c. 390) on 16 May. The presence of St. Theobald of Provins (d. 1066) on 1 July, whose cult centred on Provins, Sens and Auxerre to the south-east of Paris, might also suggest some form of connection to that region as well. (2) Sold in public auction by Swann Galleries of New York, 1 April 1993, lot 106, for $5500. (3) Sold by Edition Deluxe Rare Books on ebay, 18 September 2013, for $22,000.

Clara von Braunschweig-Lüneburg's copy.- [Prayerbook], manuscript in German, 205pp., title in red and green ink, text in black, and occasional red or green ink, water-stained at head, some spotting and staining, lightly browned, binding using part of a limp vellum medieval choir leaf, ink ownership inscription to upper cover, soiled, 8vo (166 x 106mm.), [Germany], 1586. *** Princess Clara von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1571-1658), daughter of William the Younger, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg and Princess Dorothea of Denmark, she married William I, Count of Schwarzburg-Frankenhausen in 1593 (ownership inscription to title and repeated on upper cover of binding). 

India, Nepal, Kashmir & Afghanistan.- Oldfield (Henry Ambrose, 1822-1871), Rajman Singh Chitrakar (1797-1865) & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, compiled by Lt. Gen. Sir James Hill-Johnes VC (1833-1919), including approximately 88 portrait and group photographs measuring from approx. 185 x 140 mm to 135 x 105 mm and smaller, 48 larger group, camp and landscape photographs approx. 175 x 235 mm, 24 large group and landscape photographs approx. 245 x 300mm, 12 large watercolours and drawings approx. 285 x 370 mm, and one smaller drawing approx. 115 x 190 mm, mounted on 66 leaves, contemporary black straight-grained half roan, sympathetically rebacked, label to upper cover with manuscript annotations, oblong folio, [circa 1850s to 1880s]Provenance:Lieutenant General Sir James Hills-Johnes VC (1833-1919); then by descent.*** An important and extensive mid-19th century album documenting Hill-Johnes' time in India, Nepal, Kashmir & Afghanistan.[Photographs]: include portraits of various officers, many with names captioned in ink; a group portrait of ‘G[overnor] G[eneral]'s Camp’, and below it a group shot of Col. Yule, Major Jones, Mr. Walters, Captain Stanley, Captain Baring, Captain Roberts V.C., Captain Hills V.C. and Sir E. Campbell Bart', the latter attributed to Jean Baptiste Oscar Mallitte; a portrait of Lady Canning taken c.1861 by Josiah Rowe (British, c. 1809-1874); some Indian landscapes, such as the bridge over Hindon River, Ghaziabad; stock photographs by Samuel Bourne of Government House, Calcutta; photographs by Clarence Comyn Taylor (1830-1879) of Maharaj Dhiraj Surendra Bikram Sah, King of Nepal (ruled 1846-1881); photographs of the family of Henry Ambrose Oldfield, doctor at the British Residency in Kathmandu, Nepal (1850-1863); portraits of Maharajah Jang Bahadur CB, Prime Minister & Commander-in-chief, Nepal; Raj Guru, the chief Hindu priest of Nepal and a brother of Jang Bahadur; and photographs from Kandahar, Afghanistan, amongst others.[Artworks]: Four large watercolours by Henry Ambrose Oldfield, including ‘A Gateway of Palace, Kathmandhoo,’ The Palace at Kathmandu', ‘Interior of principal temple, Pashputty Nepal [sic, Pashupatinath]’ and 'Swayambhunath Temple'; a group of 8 pencil landscape sketches in the style of Oldfield, but one is captioned "(Rajman)", a likely attribution to the local artist from Patan, one of the first painters from Nepal to incorporate Western art practices, Rajman Singh Chitrakar (1797-1865); a "Company School" watercolour of a bison, also possibly by Rajman.

Bible, English. The Bible: Containing the Old Testament, and the New, 2 parts in 1, black letter, double column, general & NT titles within heart-shaped woodcut borders, NT and colophon both dated 1615, general title small chip and paper repair to upper corner, A8 portion at foot torn away and repaired with text supplied in ink manuscript, following f. with loss to fore-edge repaired (some printed side-notes supplied in manuscript), the odd other defect, tear or paper repair, affecting text or with small loss, trimmed at head, occasionally shaving headline, occasional early ink marginalia, lightly browned, some soiling and staining, [STC 2234; Herbert 339], Robert Barker, 1614 [but 1615] bound with a defective Book of Common Prayer and Speed's Genealogies (lacking map of Holy Land) at beginning, and RFH Concordances (1619) and an incomplete Sternhold and Hopkins Whole Book of Psalmes (1619) at end, together 5 works in 1 vol., later blind-stamped calf, rebacked preserving original backstrip, rubbed, 4to; sold not subject to return.  *** Provenance: William Colling (contemporary ownership inscriptions to A8v and final leaf of NT); Archdeacon E. J. Nash (ink gift inscription to front free endpaper, dated Christmas 1919); Gilbert Bishop of Carpentaria (bookplate).

Vegetarian.- Evelyn (John) Acetaria. A discourse of sallets, first edition, folding letterpress table of blanched and unblanched salad greens, errata f., lacking initial blank, browned / foxed (as often; sigs. B&C less affected, as on better quality thicker paper (as noted by Keynes)), later endpapers, contemporary speckled panelled calf, spine in compartments and with later brown paper manuscript title label, head of spine and corners worn, upper joint starting but holding firm, rubbed, [Bitting p.149; Cagle 669; Henrey 117; Hunt 401; Keynes 105; Oxford p.46; Wing E3480], 8vo, Printed for B. Tooke, at the Middle-Temple-Gate in Fleetstreet, 1699. *** On the growing, preparation and medicinal properties of salads. 'It is a cookery-garden book with excellent recipes for unusual dishes of all sorts flavored with the ever useful pot herbs grown so universally in the 17th century' (Hunt).

Booke of Receipts, manuscript in several hands, together 113pp. excluding blanks (39pp. 17 century, 32pp. 18 century & 15pp. a mix of 18 & 19 centuries; reverse entries 27pp. 17 century), reverse entries, 23pp. from both ends, first and last f. soiled and with brown marks, first 12ff. slightly wormed in inner margins, some ff. with other slight tears and marks, old Sotheby's catalogue description loosely inserted, loose, in the remains of a vellum indenture repurposed as the cover of this recipe book, soiled, creased and defective with loss, housed in an 18 century leather wallet, Post horn watermark, folio, 1670 [18 & 19 centuries].*** Cookery recipes including: "To prserve Pippins red"; "To make marmalade of Oranges"; "To make marmalade of wardens [pears] a most Cordiall marmalett"; "To make the Italian Biskett"; "To make marmaled of Cherreys Mr. John Gard; "To make a sacke Possett"; "How to coller Beefe"; ""Duck sause"; "To make Westphalia Bacon";  "To make Pancakes"; "To make Duke of Norfolks Punch"; "To make Syrup of Elder"; "Dutch Biskets"; "To make Cyder"; "A Brown Bread Pudding" etc.Medical recipes including: "Dr. Burges's drink against ye Plague, Purples, spotted ffever, Measles, Surfeits or ye like sudden sicknesses"; "The D. of Newcastle's Diet drink"; To make Almond cheese"; "A medicine to cure the green sicknesse"; "Sr Tho: Millingtons Diet drink for sweetening ye blood"; "For the Biting of a Mad Dog"; "Lady Parsons's Yellow Salve"; "ffor ye stone in the Bladder"; "A water for all manner of sore Leggs from the Knee downewards"; "Almond milke"; "A Unguent after a hard Travell" etc.

Hay (Margaret “Peggie”) & Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, Scottish antiquary and artist, ?1781-1851. [Collection of recipes], manuscript, 95pp. excluding blanks written in the 1750s and 30 18th & 19th century manuscript receipts from various sources loosely inserted, also ink sketch by ?Sharpe loosely inserted and with prose composition at end, original calf, double gilt line borders, rubbed, joints splitting, gilt spine, rubbed, sm. 4to (695 x 155mm.), [c. 1750 – 19th century].  *** 18th century recipes include: “To make Orange Wine”; “To pickle Kidney or French Beanes”; “To pickle Colly-Flowers”; “To make Apple Cream at any Time”; “To make tender Curds”; “To make Lady Abergraves Cheese”; “To make a thick Cream Cheese”; “A Receipt to make Gooseberry Vinegar many degrees better than any we have from abroad, and makes better punch than lemons or any other fruit”; “To make Ratafia Bisket”; “To make a Christmas Cake”; “To dry Warden Pears, and Pound Pears”; “To make a Remedy for the Stone”; “A Medicine for one that has a Cough, and is Threatened with a Consumption”; “A Cure for Sun-burning in the hands or Face” etc.

Illuminated leaves.- Single leaf from a Psalter, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 15 lines, in a gothic bookhand, 5-line initial "P", 9 single-line initials, red and blue penwork decoration in margins, 125 x 92mm., [Flanders], [c. 1300]; and 3 others, comprising: 3 single leaves from French Books of Hours (including a single leaf from a Calendar leaf), all decorated in gold, and other colours, v.s., v.d., [France], [15 century] (4).

Bone china industry.- [Order book], manuscript, 21pp., includes Wedgwood, Spode, Minton, Coalport, and most frequently Copeland (likely William, business partner of Spode), upper corners chipped, no place, 1799-1800 bound with Remarks on various parts of the County of Nottingham, Lincoln, York, Derby and Stafford, being the result of several successive tours and excursions..., manuscript, title and numbered pp. 41-331 (lacking all before p.41), title and all to p.64 detached (the latter as a group), no place, [c.1800], 18th century round printed label to front pastedown 'Ruled by T. Pearson's ruling machine', occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, contemporary reversed calf, spine worn, lower cover detached, 8vo *** A fascinating snapshot of the bone china industry of the period. The order book seems to have belonged to a supplier to the industry, and includes orders for plaster and stone.  

Illuminated leaves.- Flemish Illuminator.- Single leaf from a Psalter, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 19 lines, in black ink, 18 single-line initials in gold and blue and blue penwork in margins, 19 line-fillers in gold, blue and red, very slightly creased, 189 x 137mm., [Flanders], [c. 1250]; and 2 other leaves, comprising a leaf from a 14 century Breviary and a leaf from a 15 century Book of Hours, v.s., v.d. (3).

China.- Archive relating to Inland Missions China, including: series of photographs of Inland Mission Shanghai, [c. 1920]; series of photographs of Inland Mission Chefoo, [c. 1910]; manuscripts about Weixian internment camp where the Japanese put children from the Chefoo boarding school and two interns tags & some printed ephemera; large China scrapbook, with extensive manuscript material and maps, newspaper articles, and images, numerous signatures, including John Sung, Chinese evangelist, 1901-44, all pasted in, 1930’s, v.s., v.d. [c. 1910]-39 (sm. qty).

Devon historical figures.- Collection of documents, letters and cut signatures of prominent historical people from Devon, including: members of the Acland family, Sir Copleston Bampfield, Colonel Arthur Basset, Colonel John Giffard, Captain Sir Richard Hawkins, Sir William Morris, cut signatures of Charles Babbage and T.L. Pridham etc., c. 54 manuscript items, 9 engraved portraits and a few newspaper cuttings, all laid down, bound in a copy of T.L. Pridham's "Devonshire Celebrities", Exeter, 1869, browned, new endpapers, modern half calf, sm. 4to, documents etc., 1596-1670 & 1863-95.*** Documents and letters, including:(1). Babington (Gervase, theologian and bishop of Worcester, Babington, 1549/50–1610) Document relating to Richard Dyer, D.s. "Gerv: Exon", manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 10 lines, 93 x 253mm., 1596.(2). Bampfylde (Sir Coplestone, second baronet, politician, 1637/8-92) These are to certify that Philipp Hele hath bin a souldier under my command... Ri: Rudd This certificat deserve a favorable consideration... Cpt Bamfylde, manuscript, 160 x 160mm., 30th March 1663.(3). Clifford (Thomas, first Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, politician, 1630-73) Document relating to Christopher Milton of Hampton, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 61 x 333mm., 5th June 1664.(4). Hawkins (Sir Richard, naval officer, fought against the Armada, c. 1560-1622) Document relating to Walter Phillips of Charlton, D.s. "Richard Hawkyns", manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 69 x 235mm., 1615.(5). Morice (Sir William, politician, 1602-76) The examination of Robert Cock of Broadwoodwiger... This... being sworn saith that he had a hen stollen..., D.s. "Will: Morice", manuscripts, 150 x 200mm., 3rd December 1670.

Frances Hutcheson and Thomas Moundeford's copy.- Bible, Latin. Biblia, Ad vetustissima exemplaria castigata, 2 parts in 1, Thomas Moundeford's copy with his ink ownership inscription at head of title "T Moundeford pric. 5 s") and on colophon at end and numerous ink annotations and quotations from the Bible throughout with underlining in the text (in two different hands by Moundeford, the first a regular secretary and the second a formal italic), later Francis Hutcheson's copy with his ink signature "Franc. Hutcheson 1720" on *2 at beginning, woodcut architectural title border, I7 verso printed correction slip pasted in at tail, blank f. at end of each part, small hole in tail of title, margins cropped affecting manuscript notes, a few scattered marks, slightly browned, engraved bookplate of F. Hutcheson M.D. on front pastedown,  18th century speckled calf, gilt spine in compartments with tulip decoration, front free endpaper and upper cover loose, slightly rubbed, lower joint splitting, [D&M 6150], 8vo, Antwerp, Christopher Plantin, 1567. *** Provenance: (1). Thomas Moundeford (1550-1630), physician; president of the College of Physicians. "Moundeford published in 1622 a small book entitled Vir bonus, dedicated to James I, to John, bishop of Lincoln, and to four judges, Sir James Lee, Sir Julius Caesar, Sir Henry Hobart, and Sir Laurence Tanfield. This large legal acquaintance was due to the fact that one of his daughters, Bridget, had, in 1606, married Sir John Bramston (1577-1654), who became, in 1635, chief justice of the king's bench. He praises the king, denounces smoking, alludes to the Basilicon doron, and shows that he was well read in Cicero, Tertullian, the Greek Testament, and the Latin Bible, and expresses admiration of Beza." - Oxford DNB. (2). Frances Hutcheson (1694-1746), moral philosopher; Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Glasgow and an important influence on several Enlightenment thinkers including David Hume and Adam Smith. Author of "A System of Moral Philosophy, published by subscription in 1755, and his Inquiries, Essay, and Illustrations, were widely used in Scottish and American universities in the eighteenth century. The interpretation and relevance of his moral philosophy remains a subject of active scholarly interest and controversy." - Oxford DNB. His library was passed to his son Frances Hutcheson M.D. (1721-1784).  

Elizabeth I (Queen of England & Ireland, 1533-1603) & Charles I (King of England, Scotland & Ireland, 1600-49).- [Volume of speeches and tracts including Elizabeth I's Speech at Tilbury against the Spanish Armada in 1588 and the politics of the Short and Long Parliaments in the year 1640], manuscripts in a variety of hands (many in 1 hand), together 48 speeches and tracts in c. 695pp., a few blank ff., some vertical folds, 1 blank f. partly torn away,  some ff. slightly creased, slightly browned throughout, ink ownership signature of "Robr. Harington" on front free endpaper, original calf, double blind stamped borders, edges a little rubbed, corners bumped, rebacked in modern calf, gilt panelled spine, front free endpaper pot watermark, other ff. a variety of watermarks including post horn and bunch of grapes, sm. folio (291 x 180mm.), 1640, 1647 & 1648.*** Two of the defining moments in British history.Speeches and tracts including:(1). [Elizabeth I] Queene Elizabeth hir Speech. Before hir Army at Tilbury when they looked every hower for ye Landing of ye duke of Parma whereupon she tooke occasion to deliver this Excellent Speech ye Earle of Essex Sr John Norris And  Sr ffrancis Drake wayting on hir Stirrup."I am come amongst you at this time... fully resolved in ye middest and heat of ye Battell to live and dye amongst you all, to lay downe for my God and my Countrymyne Honor and my blood even in ye dust and although I have ye body of a weeke and feeble woman yet have I ye heart and ye Courage of a King, and that of a King of England too... ," 1p., n.d., [c. 1640].A manuscript version of one of the greatest war speeches against foreign invasion in the English language. The speech has some variation and omissions from the fullest known text which was published for the first time in 1654. It is unclear whether Drake was present as intimated here, at Tilbury, on 9 August, as on 7 August he was at Gravelines, ordering the sending in of fire ships to attack the Armada in harbour. (2). [Henrietta Maria (Queen, consort of Charles I, 1609-69)] A Message from the Queen's Ma:tie to the House of Commons by Mr Comptroller...", 1p., [Rushworth iv 169], 6th February 1640.Henrietta Maria's message to the House of Commons on a variety of matters, including that she was willing to persuade the king to recall parliament, her acknowledgement that her approach to the pope to gain support for the king's northern wars was "distastfull to ye Kingdome...", and promising that she would not flaunt her Catholicism.(3). [Lenthall (William, lawyer and speaker of the House of Commons, 1591-1662)] Mr Lentall speaker of the Commons house his speech in the upper house of Parliament 5th November 1640, 14pp., [Rushworth iv 17], 1640.Lenthall's speech to the king in the House of Lords in which he accepts the Speakership of the House of Commons, with the king's affirmation.(4). [Charles I]. To ye Speaker of ye House of Peeres [e]xtempore to be Communicated to the Lords & Comons in p[ar]liam[en]t assembled at Westm[inste]r... Charles R, 1p., Holdenby, 6th March 1646 [1647].A letter from the king imprisoned at Holdenby Hall, Northamptonshire, to parliament asking for "some of my Chaplins whom I esteme & reverend". The request fell on deaf ears, "for the whole of his time at Newcastle and Holdenby (May 1646–June 1647) he was refused his own choice of chaplains and offered only rigid presbyterians, whose services he spurned. He attended no act of worship and denied himself the sacrament of holy communion throughout that time." - Oxford DNB.(5). [Charles I]. his maiesties resons against ye pretended jurisdiction of ye high court of Justice wch hee intend to deliver in writieng on monday Januarie ye 22th 1648 faythfully transcribed oute of ye originall coppie under ye Kings owne hand, 3pp., [Rushworth vii 403], 1648.Charles I's protestation against the legality of the court set to try him, "for houe can ainie freeborn subiect of England call life or any thing hee possesseth his owne, if power wth out righte daylie make newe, & abrogate ye olde fundamentalle lawe of ye land... ."(6). Pym (John, politician, 1584-1643) Mr Pyms speech in ye painted Chamber at ye Conference betwixt both the houses of pliamt ffebr. xxvith 1640, 28pp., [Rushworth iv, 199-202], 1640.Pym's speech in support of the charges against William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, covering both secular and religious matters, and which ultimately led to his imprisonment in 1641 and execution in 1645. *** The majority of these tracts are concerned with the febrile politics of 1640, the year of the Short and Long Parliaments, called by Charles I in the wake of his catastrophic war with the Scots, and their subsequent invasion of the north of England. The king had gone to war in Scotland without enough money and now faced the dilemma of calling on parliament, in abeyance since 1629, to make him a financial grant. The Short Parliament sat for only three weeks between April and May 1640, parliament being more interested in the redressing of its grievances with the perceived arbitrary powers of the crown. The Long Parliament, so called because it lasted intermittently from 1640 to 1660, proved to be equally intractable and eventually led to the king raising his standard at Nottingham in 1642, and to the start of the Civil War. The Scots and English wars were distinct, but both were inextricably entwined. The king had gone to war in Scotland in an attempt to impose changes in religious practice which brought about the Covenant and the expulsion of the bishops. The Civil War in England was about the governance of the realm, either through the authority of king or parliament. Both wars were ultimately about the sovereignty of the crown. These political tracts, many with folds, would have circulated in manuscript among the population, before being bound up later in the century.Provenance: Typed note of Roger Warner Antiques, Burford, "Purchased from sale of Library at Moccas Court, Herefordshire, property of Sir Geoffrey Cornewall, Bt. J.P., 1946"; Roger Warner (1913-2008), antiques dealer and collector. 

America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot. Part I. Describing the Sea Coast [...] of England... [bound together with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 'Part 1' with title and 23 engraved charts, double-page and four folding, 'The Fourth Book' with title and 21 engraved charts, including 7 folding, 10 double-page and four single-page, four additional charts within the text, and both 'parts' with numerous woodcut coastal profiles and small anchorage charts illustrated within the text, two contemporary manuscript leaves with ink annotations from previous owner/navigator carefully slipped into the atlas, some maps trimmed, old folds and handling creases, surface dirt and signs of use throughout, slightly rough edges with minor losses to extremities, early boards with only remnants of 17th century panelled calf remaining, early paper repair to edges and back, very worn, presented in modern drop-back box, folio, 1721 *** "The first significant collection of charts exclusively of the American coasts to be published in England" (Cumming). A scarce, notably early, example of "The Fourth Book".Maps in ‘The Fourth Book’ include: 1. Edmund Halley, A New and Correct Chart Shewing the Variations of the Compass in the Western and Southern Oceans, 17002. E. Wright, A New Generall Chart for the West Indies, [c. 1720]3. Mount & Page, A Generall Chart of the Western Ocean, [c. 1720]4. Mount & Page, A Chart of the Sea Coast of New Found Land, New Scotland, New England, New York, New Jersey, with Virginia, and Maryland, [c. 1720]5. Captain Cyprian Southicke, The Harbour of Casco Bay and Islands Adjacent, 17206. Henry Southwood, The Coast of New-Found-Land from Cape-Raze to Cape St. Francis, [c. 1720]7. John Gaudy, A Chart Shewing part of the Sea Coast of New-Foundland From ye Bay of Bulls to little Plecentia, 17158. Harbour Grace [single-page]9. Bay Bulls. Part of Newfound- [single-page]10. Cattalina Harbor [single-page]  11. Port Bonavista [single-page]12. Island of St Peter’s [in-text]13. Sam Thornton, A Large Draught of New England, New York, and Long Island, [c. 1720]14. A New Plan of the Harbour of Boston in New England… surveyed by order of the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Navy, [1711]15. John Thornton and Will Fisher, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsilvania, East and West New Jarsey, [c. 1720]16. John Thornton and Will Fisher, A New Mapp of Carolina, [c. 1720]17. Barbados [in-text]18. A Large Draft of the Island Antegua, [c. 1720]19. Samuel Thornton, A Chart of the Caribe Ilands, [c. 1720]20. A Chart of the Island of Hispaniola, [c. 1720]21. The Island of Jamaica, [c. 1720]22. Samuel Thornton, A New Chart of the Bahama Islands and the Windward Passage, [c. 1720]23. [Bermuda], [in-text] 24. A Draught of the Coast of Guiana, from the River Oronoque, to the River Amazones, [c. 1720]25. Samuel Thornton, A New and Correct Large Draught of the Tradeing Part of the West Indies, [c. 1720]

Illuminated leaves.- Single leaf from a Breviary, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, double column, 34 lines, in black and red ink, in a small Gothic bookhand, 5 2-line initials and 1 single line initial with marginal extensions and floral decoration in margins, in burnished gold, blue and red, 1 corner cut away, slightly creased, 120 x 85mm., [East Anglia], [c. 1400]; and 3 others, comprising: 3 single leaves from French Books of Hours (2 from the same Book of Hours), all with marginal decoration in gold and other colours, [France], [15 century], v.s., v.d. (4).

Illuminated leaves.- Single leaf from a Book of Hours, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 18 lines, in lettre bâtarde, 1 2-line initial and 11 single-line initials, single margins decorated with a ? weasel, flowers and strawberries, all heightened in gold and other colours, 1 corner with brown stain, 170 x 110mm., [France], [c. 1480]; and 3 others, comprising: 3 single leaves from a French Book of Hours, all decorated in gold, and other colours, v.s., v.d., [France], [15 century] (4).

Byroniana.- [?Todd (Henry John)], "Oxoniensis". A Remonstrance addressed to Mr. John Murray, Respecting a Recent Publication, small embossed stamp to head of title, half-title with manuscript date in purple pencil, soiling to first and last f., later blind-stamped library cloth, paper label to upper cover, 1822 § Adams (Thomas) A Scourge for Lord Byron; or "Cain a Mystery" Unmasked, half-title with faded contemporary ink inscription to foot, title with small ink library reference to foot to verso, stab-holes to gutter, some spotting and soiling, half-title and final f. silked, modern half calf, small label removed from foot of upper cover, 1823, first editions, ex-library with usual small ink-stamps; and others relating to Byron, including the second edition of Roby's The Duke of Mantua, 8vo (12)  *** The second mentioned scarce, with WorldCat recording only two copies.

Voyages.- Anson (George).- Pascoe (Thomas) A True and Impartial Journal of a Voyage to the South-Seas, and round the Globe, first edition, presentation copy, list of subscribers, 5pp. manuscript index at beginning and inscription on front free endpaper, T4 torn just into text block but not affecting legibility, contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt, a little rubbed, [Hill p.291; Sabin 95437], 8vo, Printed, and Sold by S. Birt...J. Newbery...J. Collyer, 1745.*** A scarce account of the Anson expedition, preceding the official account by three years. The inscription on front endpaper reads: "Given by the author, who lives at Mevagissey, & holds an Estate upon Lives of my Mannor of Galouras in the parish of Gurran, Cornwall. Sept. 1755."

Huguenot Rebellions of the 1620s.- Pacs du sermen d'union seigne par tous les deputez faut lucinciens u sinode national, manuscript in French, 157pp. excluding blanks, slightly browned, original vellum, yellowed, soiled and creased, sm. 4to (187 x 143mm.), dated in text 1620-26.  *** Records acts and synods of the French Huguenot church. Produced during the Huguenot suppression war and records of the acts circulated in manuscript.

Blake (William) Illustrations of the Book of Job...Being all the Water-Colour Designs, Pencil Drawings and Engravings Reproduced in Facsimile, with an Introduction by Laurence Binyon and Geoffrey Keynes, 6 parts, collotype plates, some colour, original cloth-backed wrappers, printed labels to upper covers, uncut, the first part with glacine wrapper (creased and slightly frayed at edges), together in original cloth drop-front box, rubbed, spine faded and upper joint worn & split, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library, 1935; Vala or The Four Zoas, edited by G.F.Bentley, full-page illustrations, original buckram, dust-jacket, rubbed and frayed at edges, portion of spine panel detached, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1963, [Bentley 374 & 212], folio (2)*** The first is an excellent set of reproductions of Blake's work, including the watercolour versions for Thomas Butts, John Linnell and the New Zealand set, the drawings for the smaller set, and the proof issue of the first printing. The second item, Vala, is the only facsimile produced of this huge manuscript.

Illuminated Manuscript.- Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, single leaf, with double column of mixed text and music in 21/19  lines and (recto) 20/11 lines (verso) of two sizes of a high grade of early gothic book hand, those with music accompanied by a 4-line red stave, capitals enclosing quatrefoil penwork tiles (some of these touched in yellow wash or red), pale red rubrics, five 2-line initials in blue or dark pink with white penwork, on coloured grounds with circles of gold at the edges, these leading to foliate extensions in the margin terminating in ivy-leaves, recto with an orange fish within a box five lines tall immediately below initial 'L', verso with a large (40 x 40mm.) and elaborate initial 'G', the center filled with swirling vines bearing leaves and the whole highlighted with gold in 15 places, a grey heron with a red head swallowing an eel perched on the upper left corner of the initial, and a tiny orange dog at the initial's lower left, all of which topping an extension descending the length of the leaf between the columns, minutely trimmed at top, touching edge of decorations, otherwise remarkably clean and bright, 286 x 197mm., [Northern France (perhaps Beauvais or Amiens)], [fourteenth century (probably c.1310)]. *** The text here is the end of a Mass for Saint Margaret (July 20), the complete Mass for Saint Praxedes (an early martyr of Rome; July 21), and the beginning of a Mass for Saint Mary Magdalene (July 22). For the sale history of the Missal prior to its break-up in the 20th century, see previous lot.  

Edgeworth (Maria, novelist and educationist, 1768-1849) One page of a leaf of the autograph manuscript of her novel Garry Owen, or, The Snow-Woman, autograph manuscript with corrections, [1832]; Autograph Letter signed to "Mrs Hall", 3pp. with address panel, 4to, Edgworthstown [County Longford, Ireland], 2nd February 1830, "I am really sorry that it is not in my power to contribute any thing to your next years pretty book," folds, last page tipped-in on card, folio & 4to (2).

Heliodorus (Emesenus, Bishop of Tricca) Historiae Aethiopicæ libri decem, nunquam antea in lucem editi, collation: a-z A-G4 H6, title in Greek and Latin, dedication in Latin, text in Greek, title and verso of otherwise blank final f. with woodcut printer's device, woodcut historiated initials, neat 18th century ink bibliographical notes to front free endpaper, water-stained, occasional spotting, lightly browned, later vellum, little ink staining to upper cover, small 4to (190 x 149mm.), Basel, Johannes Herwagen, 1534.  *** Editio princeps of the earliest Greek romance. The Aethiopica was first brought to light during the Renaissance in a manuscript from the library of Matthias Corvinus, which was found at the sack of Buda in 1526. The French dramatist Racine listed it amongst his favourite books, and when his copy was taken away from him at the Jansenist retreat of Port-Royal he was rumoured to have said that he did not care as he had already memorised it.Literature: Adams H174; VD 16 H 1673.

Book of Hours (Hours of the Virgin), Use of Paris, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 87 leaves only (including Calendar) imperfect at end, in a lettre batarde, 27 lines, in brown and red ink, 3 full-page miniatures and 12 small miniatures, (small miniatures in panels in lower margins), numerous 4,3,2 & single-line initials, line fillers, 15pp. with full margins and 124pp. partial margins, margins decorated with drolleries, animals, flowers and fruits, all illuminated in gold, red, blue and other colours, indeterminate old ink foliation, modern pencil foliation in 8's, f. 1 several holes in text, f.2 small hole, f. 61 to f. 87 staining in upper margins getting progressively worse and worn with holes from f. 71 to end repaired in vellum but with loss to last 5ff., last 9ff. (including f. 84 & 85 prayers in a different but contemporary hand) stained and torn and repaired with large loss, ff. 86 & 87 ruled in red but blank, miniatures and other decorations with some surface wear and small loss in places, some show through from decoration due to damp, margins trimmed with slight loss of decoration, old bookseller's description on front pastedown, later paper endpapers, loose in 19th century morocco, gilt, 8vo (151 x 109mm.), [France, probably Paris], [c. 1470].*** Full-page miniatures:(1). The Annunciation, arched miniature with a full border of 6 panels depicting scenes from the Life of the Virgin, surface wear with small loss.(2). Bathsheba Bathing, miniature depicting Bathsheba, with long golden hair, standing naked in a gold fountain in the garden of a castle with King David observing her with two attendants, in the background a town with many towers.(3). Job on the dunghill, with his richly dressed friends and in the background his ruined house.Provenance: (1). Miss M.M. Norton, [c. 1890].(2). Morphet & Morphet, Auctioneers, Harrogate, Sale, 7 November 1976.

Catholic Church. Missale Basiliense, collation: [*6] a–f10 g12 [16] h–k10 A–F10 G H8, 189 ff. (of 190, lacking [*1] (first f. of Calendar), [11] blank,  31 lines, printed in red and black, Gothic type, initials in red or blue (some with marginal flourish), initial-strokes in red, early (often extensive) ink marginalia in black and red, including a full-page to verso of blank f., some mostly marginal damp-staining, causing the need for repairs to some ff. (generally without loss of text, save for h7, where just touching the final letter of some lines, and head of final gathering (H), where some letters neatly supplied in ink), C1 lower corner torn, affecting ink marginalia, [13&4] chip to outer margin, h1 small piece torn from upper blank corner, the odd short marginal tear, occasional spotting or staining, lightly browned, later blind-stamped panelled calf over wooden boards, spine in compartments and with manuscript paper title label at head, covers with small floral centre- and corner-pieces and foliage decoration, remains of metal clasps, upper joint starting, but holding firm, corners worn, some staining, little worming, rubbed and marked, folio (308 x 210mm.), [Basel], [Michael Wenssler, and/or Bernhard Richel, and/or Peter Kollicker with Johann Meister (Koch)], [c.1482-1483]. *** Rare, this being the only copy we can trace at auction. ISTC records 12 copies (and a fragment), of which five are imperfect. On the ascription to Wenssler and the date see Allan Stevenson, The problem of the Missale Speciale (London, 1967).Provenance: ‘Ch. ?Himais, 21 März 1951’ (ink inscription to outer margin of first f. of Calendar).Literature: Goff M-649; GW 24267; BSB-Ink M-420; Weale-Bohatta 156; ISTC im00649000.

Mining.- Zacatecas.- Espejo (Pedro, mining engineer) A la Disputacion de Mineria, manuscript report in Spanish on the San Francisco de la Chica mine and its boundaries, 2pp., map of mine location, stamps affixed, a few short tears, some chipping, lightly browned, Zacatecas, 16 April, 1888 § Grinberg (José, American citizen) Claim for a mine in the Potosí hills of Ojocaliente, manuscript in Spanish, 9pp., stamps affixed, contemporary wrappers with manuscript titles, chipped, Zacatecas, April, 1875; and 4 others, similar, folio (6) *** A good collection of documents relating to the Zacatecas region of Mexico, well known for its rich deposits of silver, and other minerals. 

16th century English dialogue.- [Shepherd (Luke), ?pseudonym]. The Enterlude of John Bon & Mast Person; a dialogue on the festival of Corpus Christi and on transubstantiation in verse, edited by William Henry Black, proof copy with extensive autograph corrections by the editor, some mostly light staining, lightly browned, unbound, 8vo, Printed for the Percy Society, 1852.  *** The original edition of this risqué little dialogue attacking the Feast of Corpus Christi and transubstantiation was printed by John Day & William Seres in 1547 or 1548. It is exceedingly rare, with only two copies recorded by ESTC (BL & Newberry). The editor Black (1808-1872), was an antiquarian, manuscript cataloguer (including a catalogue of Elias Ashmole's manuscripts), assistant keeper at the Public Record Office, and Seventh-Day Baptist preacher.   

Rosicrucianism.- [Rules of the Confraternity of the Cross] Regola Della Venerabile e Santa Compagnia Della Croce, manuscript in Italian, title and 19pp., in italic script, pen and ink illustration on title, central folds, some slight foxing, bookplate of John Nicholls Browne on front pastedown, original gilt decorated calf, gilt coat of arms on both covers, rubbed, folio (270 x 200mm.), 1570. 

Bible, English. [The bible in Englishe], 5 parts in one, [Great Bible version], double column, black letter, woodcuts in the text, decorative initials, lacks c.54 of 600ff. (all 8 preliminary leaves including title; part 1 A1-2, A7-8, B1, B5, B8, H7, I1 & K8; part 2 M3, M6, M8, N1, N3-6, O2-7, P1, P8, Q1-2, Q7-8, R1 & R8; NT [fleuron]A1 (title), [fleuron]C1-2 (a sliver remaining), [fleuron]I8, all after [fleuron]O8 (final 10ff.)), interleaved where leaves lacking, several ff. defective with serious text loss (see part 1 A3-6, G5 & I2; part 2 M3-4; part 4 3L1; NT [fleuron]I7), sometimes supplied in later ink manuscript, other portions of text loss and repairs, some woodcuts unfortunately cut away but many remaining, extensive marginal repairs to part 1 & NT towards end, a few instances of underlining, browned, some spotting and staining, modern morocco, preserved in custom drop-back box by Temple Bookbinders, [Herbert 117; STC 2096], folio (331 x 215mm.), [Richarde Harrison], [1562]; sold not subject to return.  *** The first folio edition published after Elizabeth I's accession. Harrison was fined for printing without licence. Provenance: Thomas Osborne of Codrington his Booke Anno Dom 1694 (ownership inscription to foot of T1 & several other ff.); "A Gift Received through Rev. Professor J.H. Thayer. 2 May 1868" (pencil inscription to front free endpaper). 

Eyre & Matcham families (of Newhouse, near Redlynch, Wiltshire).- Collection of papers and ephemera, including: land deed relating to Matharn [?Mathern, Monmouthshire], 20th September 1569; 5 17th century indentures (3 relating to Robert Eyre); 4 17th century legal papers of Sir Samuel Eyre, 1679 & 1693; Robert Shafto (the subject of the popular song “Bonny Bobby Shafto”, MP for Downton, Wiltshire, c. 1732-97) Election expenses account, 1784; draft of a petition to William IV by George Matcham asking for permission to inherit the title of Duke of Bronte after the death of his uncle William Nelson, first Earl Nelson (1757-1835); notes, extracts from letters and journals relating to Nelson; c. 40 letters to Harriet Eyre (c. 1792-1873), mainly from Mary Thomas of Kington, on health, domestic matters, a mutual friend Mrs Plumptre; several printed bonds, Benjamin Shaw receipt, engraved with manuscript insertions, 1783; William King & Joseph King, Mercers to His Majesty… All Kinds of Silks for Furniture, large engraved receipt with manuscript insertions; 4 £1 notes drawn on provincial banks (Bath, Salisbury & Shaftesbury, Frome & Andover), 1809 & 1825, and others, v.s., 16th – 19th centuries (qty).

17th century Science.- [Science including material on Cartesian physics], manuscript in Latin, 389pp. & 5pp. of index, on paper, 8 pen and ink illustrations in the text, slightly browned, lower free endpaper working loose, original vellum, extensively creased and soiled, 197 x 140mm., [c. 1650].  *** Includes much material on the new Cartesian physics, including Cartesian vortices, alchemy, the physics of Torricelli, meteors, light and colour, vacuums etc.

French Workshop.- Single leaf from an illuminated Book of Hours with arched miniature depicting the Nativity, manuscript in Latin, start of Psalm 69, on vellum, single column, 4 lines, in a late Gothic bookhand, in brown ink, miniature depicting the infant Christ lying on the ground between Mary and Joseph, Mary kneeling and with her hands in prayer and Joseph shielding a light, with an ass and an ox watching, on a path outside the stable, all heightened with gold, full border composed of flowers and highly burnished gold ivy-leaves, in blue, red and other colours, 1 3-line initial and 1 single-line initial in red, blue and gold, 1 line filler in gold and blue, laid down with verso unexamined, margins trimmed with loss of lower border and partial loss to left and right margins, two slight surface smudges at head, miniature 76 x 52mm., leaf 110 x 85mm., [France], [c. 1470].

Illuminated manuscript page with blocks of text on either side. With notes in the margins throughout. There are a few marginalia drawings including pointing hands and a face.Sight; height: 17 1/2 in x width: 10 3/4 in. Framed; height: 24 in x width: 17 1/4 in x depth: 1 1/4 in.Condition:There are no major creases or tears. There are small losses throughout; there are a few small holes throughout, likely from insect activity. There is undulation throughout. There are faint creases throughout the lower right quadrant. There is toning and soiling throughout. No signs of restoration under UV light. Not examined out of frame. Framed under plexiglass. Wear to the frame.

Ramm (August Leopold) Abbildungen von allen Uniformen der Koenigl Preuss. Armee unter der Regierung Sr. Majestaet Friedrich Wilhelm III, engraved pictorial title and 143 plates of uniforms, all hand-coloured and many heightened with gold or silver, some with manuscript captions in German, some with small armorial ink stamp to verso, text leaves at end, with a couple of folding pages of additional manuscript tables, contemporary calf, gilt, extremities rubbed, corners worn, [Colas 2482; Lipperheide 2154; Bobins 1155], 8vo, Berlin, J.F. Unger, 1800. *** Fine collection of Prussian military uniforms - Colas and Lipperheide call for different numbers of plates. Provenance: Carl Georg von Riedesel, Freiherr zu Eisenbach (bookplate), various ink stamps on front endpaper and engraved title.  

[Harraden (Richard Bankes)] Costume of the various orders in the University of Cambridge, half-title, frontispiece with vignette, and 22pp. of introductory text all in manuscript, 17 watercolour plates accompanied by leaf of descriptive manuscript, some plates lightly creased, contemporary dark navy morocco, gilt, extremities rubbed, [Abbey, Scenery 78; Bobins 654; Tooley 246 cites (printed copy)], small folio, [Cambridge], [R. Harraden], [c.1803-05] *** Manuscript copy of Harraden's watercolours and text for the rare 1805 publication Costumes of University of Cambridge. Originally released in four parts, Costumes was reissued again in 1822.

Eben (Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron von) and Nicolaus Heideloff, The Swedish Army. Modèles de l'Uniforme Militaire Adopté dans l'Armée Royale de Suède, two engraved dedication leaves in English and in French, half-title, 24 coloured aquatints heightened with silver and gold, manuscript captions in ink, one partly coloured aquatint at rear, occasional marginal spots or faint finger soiling (or similar), a light corner crease to plates 9 - 12, later half calf, gilt, rubbed, [Bobins 319; Colas 927; Prideaux p.334; Tooley (2nd ed.), p.432], 4to, Rudolph Ackerman, 1808. 

Cruikshank (George).- Kenrick (Thomas) The British Stage, and Literary Cabinet, 6 vol., 67 engraved plates, 53 hand-coloured etchings (most portraits of actors or actresses in roles), 17 by George Cruikshank (all in vol.1 & 2) and 17 by Robert Cruikshank, those in vol.1 & 2 with 12 signed by George Cruikshank in ink manuscript at foot of image, the others initialled by him or with his note identifying them as by his brother or not, including two states of plate 1 (see below), with reprints of old plays at end of vol.6, text lightly browned, some offsetting from plates, January 1817- February 1822 § Theatre (The); or, Dramatic and Literary Mirror (The), vol.1 [all published], 9 hand-coloured etched plates of actors by I.R.Cruikshank, 1819, together 7 vol., uniformly bound in handsome later crushed brown morocco, gilt, by Rivière & Son, spines gilt in compartments, inner gilt dentelles, te.g., others uncut, [Bobins 866; Cohn 461], 8vo *** A fine set of this scarce periodical, including the companion volume and with annotations by George Cruikshank. The first plate in vol.1 has a pencil note to verso, "An extremely curious portrait, evidently done for this book's first number and changed for the one by Cruikshank which is much better". On recto at the foot of the image George Cruikshank has written in ink, "Not by any of the Cruikshank family" and on the following Cruikshank plate, "IR. not GC.". Cohn notes, "The plate to Part 1, "Mrs.Davenport", is found in two states...in fact the plate seems to have been re-engraved". In that he is evidently correct but he assumes that our first version is the second state rather than the first. Cohn also states that 20 of the plates are by George, in this he is also mistaken as George has annotated January 1817, February & November 1818 as being not by him and April 1818 by both him and Robert. Library Hub records only 3 printed versions: BL, Queen Mary University of London, University of Warwick.

Collezione degli uniformi del Reale Esercito e della Real Marina napoletana, Without letterpress but with manuscript title and one-page plate list supplied in a contemporary hand, 26 hand-coloured lithographed plates heightened with tempera, occasional light spotting or marking but generally clean, plates with small "N.M." ink stamp to verso, armorial bookplate to front pastedown, 19th century cloth-backed boards, extremities rubbed, [Bobins 374; Colas 664], 4to, Naples, 1844. *** A rare and fine set coloured with gouache. We can trace one other set at auction, albeit with a slightly different, printed title.

[Combe (William)] The Tour of Doctor Prosody, first edition, frontispiece and 19 plates, all hand-coloured aquatints, the frontispiece by George Cruikshank, the others by Charles Williams and William Read, the plates bound together immediately after the 'advertisement to the reader' leaf and before the text, occasional spotting, frontispiece slightly offset on title, uncut in original drab boards, spine chipped and repaired, neatly titled in manuscript on spine, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, [Abbey, Life 277; Cohn 675; Tooley 433; Bobins 1328], 8vo, London, Edinburgh & Glasgow, 1821. *** Provenance: Henry C. Taylor (bookplate) - who bequeathed a large part of his library to the Beinecke Library. 

JAMAL AL-DIN `ABDULLAH BIN YUSUF IBN HISHAM (D.1360 AD): KITAB MUGHNI AL-LABIB `AN KUTUB AL-A'ARIBOttoman provinces, 18th century On grammar and semantics, Arabic manuscript on paper, 245 leaves, each folio with 19 lines of black naskh script, some words picked out in green, blue or red, with marginal notes, some inserted notes, in stamped brown morocco binding with flap, folio 22.2cm by 18cmOne leaf has been torn and repaired. Some light staining and browning. One page torn at the margin. Inner hinges broken. The binding is rubbed with some fraying to the head and foot of spine. The spine has some worm holes

Interesting typed First World War manuscript from Clifford Cecil Jeary "Thirty Thousand Miles With a Kitbag", this manuscript, (believed to be unpublished) details in his own words his experiences during The Great War from 1916 - 1920. An interesting record, worthy of research.

Vincent de Vos (Belgian, 1829-1875) Two terriers on an Eastern rug with basket and collar. Oil on panel. Signed "De Vos" upper left. Old manuscript label to reverse.   17cm x 23cm.Condition report:Painting is loosely mounted in slip frame. Lacking frame.Previous mounting holes in panel. 

Vincent de Vos (Belgian, 1829-1875) Two dogs with feather headdresses on a table with gaming artefacts. Oil on panel. Old manuscript label to reverse. 17cm x 23cm.Condition report:Painting is quite lose in frame. Panel marked with six holes from previous frame.

Wellington (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of, 1769-1852) - a Coutts & Co. Cheque, dated 17th November 1825, pre-printed form, completed in manuscript, payable to himself, for £50, single filing hole and cross-hatching made by the bank by way of cancellation, 8cm x 17cm, framed with monochrome print of the Duke, 44cm x 27cm

After JOHN WILLIAM GODWARD, British (18651-1922), 'Reverie of the Days of Sappho', marble, probably French or Italian, late 19th century, white statuary marble, with other coloured marbles, unsigned, modelled as a young classical lady seated with one arm raised leaning on the bench, the other holding a rolled manuscript, her lyre beside her, 50cm high, 67cm wide. Although unsigned, this sculpture appears to be based on the work of Godward's "Reverie of the Days of Sappho". He painted numerous artworks depicting beautiful women, usually seated or draped over a marble bench. Perhaps collected as a Grand Tour style piece late in the 19th century. Sappho was an ancient Greek lyric poet and known in antiquity for her Love poems. Sappho from the Isle of Lesbos wrote widely and included the love between women, introducing the term Lesbian to modern day culture.  In this piece Sappho is depicted contemplating love, holding her poetry in hand and with Lyre, a stringed musical instrument, beside her. She is sitting on a Roman style garden bench, much emulated in grand gardens today. 

An Islamic Ornithological Illuminated Manuscript Page, probably 19th century, hand painted with parakeet, and other birds,  this appears to be an illustrated page from a book on birds, decorated on both sides, 21cm x 11cm; also a Victorian embroidery of a falcon, 26cm x 21cm (2)

Seltene Forte-Piano-Ouvertüren-Walzen­spieldose von Langdorff, um 1855Nr. 7030, spielt drei Ouvertüren bei sechs Umdrehungen, mit 107 Tönen im Forte- und 38 Tönen im Piano­kamm (beide komplett, ca. vier sauber ersetzte Zähne im Pianokamm), Schlüsselaufzug, Kammscheiben aus Messing, Grundplatte aus Messing, Sofort-Stopp-Hebel, handschriftliches Melodienblatt mit den Nummern 2064 und 420, lasiertes Gehäuse mit roter Innenausstattung, aufklappbare Seite, furnierter Deckel mit Intarsien, Gehäusebreite 57 cm, Walzenbreite 38 cm, Ø 5 cm, Deckel nachgearbeitet, Werk in gutem restauriertem Zustand. - Ein ungewöhnliches Format, bei dem lange Ouvertüren bei zwei Umdrehungen des Zylinders mit Standarddurchmesser gespielt werden. Die erste Umdrehung jeder Ouvertüre ist ein Andante, die zweite ein Allegro. Das Programm umfaßt die Ouvertüren zu "Diamants de la Couronne" und "Haydée" von Auber und "Sémiramis" von Rossini. Watch and Listen on:Youtube.com/AuctionTeamBreker Start Price: EUR 2200 Zustand: (3/3)Rare Key-Wind Forte-Piano Overture Musical Box by Langdorff, c. 1855No. 7030, playing three overtures in six revolutions, with 107 teeth in the forte and 38 teeth in the piano combs (both complete, approx. four neatly replaced teeth in piano comb), brass comb-washers, brass bedplate, instant-stop control, manuscript tune-sheet with numbers 2064 and 420, grained case with red interior, hinged endflap and veneered and inlaid lid, wd. 22 ½ in. (57 cm), cylinder 15 x 2 in. diam. (38 x 5 cm), lid refinished, movement in good restored condition. - Note: An unusual format, in which long overtures are arranged in two revolutions of the standard-diameter cylinder. The first revolution of each overture is an andante, the second an allegro. The program comprises the overtures to "Diamants de la Couronne" and "Haydée" by Auber and "Sémiramis" by Rossini. Watch and Listen on:Youtube.com/AuctionTeamBreker Start Price: EUR 2200 Condition: (3/3)

Außergewöhnliche Laufpuppe mit Grammophon von Ch. Danjou, um 1940/41Rue de Strasbourg, Lyon, deutscher Biskuitporzellankopf mit der Prägung "1909, 2" (um 1900), offener Mund, feststehende blaue Glasaugen, braune Haarperücke, Schulterplatte aus Mischmasse, bewegliche Unterarme aus Pappmaché, Füße aus geschnitztem Holz, spitzenbesetztes Kleid aus Seidenbrokat, Torso aus Messingbändern. Unter dem Rock befindet sich das Grammophon. 78 Umdrehungen pro Minute, Federwerkmotor, ein zweiter Federwerkmotor mit vier Nocken für die automatischen Bewegungen, doppelter Kettenantrieb und zwei Exzenterräder für die Gehbewegungen, mit handschriftlicher Gebrauchsanweisung, Höhe 84 cm, mit beiden Kurbeln, Perücke nicht ab­genommen, funktionstüchtiger Zustand. - Ein bemerkenswerter audiovisueller Automat von einem bisher nicht dokumentierten Hersteller. Offensichtlich handelt es sich um eine Kleinserie, möglicherweise ein Unikat, bei dem handelsübliche Teile auf raffinierte Weise miteinander kombiniert wurden. - Die Figur rollt vorwärts, während sie den Kopf dreht, mit der rechten Hand Blumen anhebt und den linken Arm hebt und dreht. Ihre Füße bewegen sich abwechselnd, als ob sie Schritte machen würde. Der Mechanismus des Grammophons funktioniert separat. Start Price: EUR 1200 Zustand: (3/3-4)Remarkable Walking Automaton with Gramophone by Ch. Danjou, c. 1940/41Rue de Strasbourg, Lyon, with German bisque socket head impressed "1909, 2" (c. 1900), open mouth, fixed blue glass eyes, brown hair wig, composition shoulder-plate, articulated papier-mâché lower arms, carved wood feet, brass strap-form torso and skirt concealing the 78-rpm gramophone with spring motor, a second spring motor with four cams for the automaton movements, a double chain-drive and two eccentric wheels for the walking motions, with glazed manuscript operating instructions, in lace-edged silk brocade dress, ht. 33 ½ in. (84 cm), with both cranks, wig not removed, working condition. - Note: A remarkable audio-visual automaton by a hitherto undocumented maker. The piece was evidently a small-scale production, possibly unique, using commercial components ingeniously combined together. - The figure rolls forwards while turning her head, raising flowers in her right hand and lifting and twisting her left arm. Her feet move alternately as though taking steps. The gramophone mechanism functions separately. Start Price: EUR 1200 Condition: (3/3-4)

A  typed manuscript, relating to an Antique business in Stratford-upon-Avon, "Over the years; 1885-1968 Random Memories" by Clara Picken, as a young woman, she relates the tale of cycling from Handsworth to Stratford for a picnic, moving to the town in 1909 to run an Antique shop in Henley Street, opposite the Shakespeare Birthplace

Two Pages of an Illuminated Manuscript on Vellum, 17 x 11cm and 13 x 10.5cm, framed together and a framed page from Higden (Ralph) 'Polycronicon' and accompanying paperwork.

Erasmus (Desiderius) Adagiorum omnium, quae a Junio, caeterisque, post Erasmi Chiliadas, in lucem prodierunt, epitome, part 2 (only, of 2), publisher's woodcut device to title, light foxing, a couple of illegible ink markings, later cloth, morocco spine label with first edition title, manuscript spine label inscribed 'Date 1583' and 'Date 1582' crossed out below, both laid down, some splitting to joints, slightly rubbed and soiled, Paris, Gilles Beys, 1583 § Cardinal Louis Antoine de Noailles Binding, handsome 17th century red morocco empty binding, decorated in gilt with the arms of Cardinal Louis Antoine de Noailles, gilt fleuron and fillet borders, spine gilt in 6 compartments, 5 with floral motifs, the other with the title 'Brev Paris', inner gilt dentelles, slightly rubbed, a few patches of discolouration, slight shelf-lean § another Cardinal Binding, handsome 18th century red morocco empty binding, decorated in gilt with Cardinal arms, shield finely painted with eagle, pear and lion charges, gilt-ruled borders, rebacked, spine gilt in 5 compartments, 5 with floral motifs, the other with the title 'Marchal, Vie de l’abbé Moyë', new endpapers, slightly rubbed, a couple of patches of discolourations, 8vo (3) *** Provenance of the first: Mr Edward Smirke (label to front pastedown).

Britain.- Johnson (Samuel) A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, first edition, first state with errata leaf of 11 items on 12 lines with cancels D8 and *U4, the latter in second state with correct page number, contemporary and 19th century provenance notes in manuscript to endpapers, lengthy quote inscription on front free endpaper verso, very light patches of foxing to title, bookplate of James Henry Crofts, contemporary calf, rebacked, covers a little scuffed and extremities bumped, 1775; The History and Description of the Town and Borough of Ipswich..., engraved frontispiece, title and plates, some damp-staining or browning, modern calf-backed boards, uncut, [c.1830]; and another on the agriculture in Suffolk, 8vo (3)

Moore (Thomas, poet, 1779-1852) Small archive of correspondence and ephemera on relations between the Irish poet, Thomas Moore and Samuel Carter Hall, including: (1). Autograph Letter signed to Mr Power, his London publisher of "Irish Melodies", sm. 4to, 2nd February 1825, concerning a duel in Calais involving a neighbour (not published in the collected letters) § (2). 5 long manuscript folio pages of Hall's account of editing the "Beauties" and ownership/whereabouts of the original paintings; (3). A telegram expressing anxiety about the non-arrival of the painting; (4). A condolence letter from Hall to Moore's widow; (5). A long, printed account from an unspecified newspaper, of Hall's pilgrimage with a journalist called Hunt to Moore's grave in 1885, with Hall's hand-written comments alongside it, all tipped-in on front free endpaper (loose), inserted in a large folio of proofs of "Beauties of Moore" ("of which few were printed"), half morocco, rubbed, upper cover detaching, 1846; and 9 others, comprising: a good copy of Lalla Rookh, 1817 and 9 vol. of Stevenson & Moore's A Selection of Irish Melodies, scarce proof set, original wrappers, worn and defective, n.d., 4to & folio (11 and a small qty of papers). *** The archive is a combination of Ireland's most successful 19th century poet, Thomas Moore; Carter Hall, a Victorian literary editor who, with his wife had written more than 400 items over their years of literary activity; and the Goss family in the Potteries who established a famous line of ceramics, one of whom had been a painter for the "Beauties of Moore" many years before. Goss in his letter of his relationship with Hall, notes that Hall had carefully excised all but one of his accompanying textual pages of comments printed opposite each engraved "Beauty", unwilling to retain them, except for one which Goss puts down to its reference to spiritualism. Samuel Carter Hall (1800-89), Irish-born Victorian journalist who is best known for his editorship of The Art Journal and for his much-satirised personality.  

Calligraphic manuscript.- To Mess.rs Bower and Keates, calligraphic testimonial manuscript on paper, 60ff., with decoration in blue and red, heightened in gold, original morocco, covers, spine and dentelles ornate in gilt, g.e., 4to, The British Medical Association, 1888.