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A George III mahogany bureau bookcase, the bookcase top with Greek key moulded cornice over a blind fret frieze above two astragal glazed doors revealing three adjustable shelves, over a fall opening to reveal an arrangement with central flame veneered cabinet flanked by ten short and one long drawer to each side, over two cockbeaded frieze drawers fitted with Chippendale style brass swan-neck handles, over two single panel cabinet doors opening to reveal three pull-out trays and a single long drawer to the base, raised on shaped bracket front feet, 107cm wide, 227cm high, 57.5cm deep

Blackie (W.G., ed.). The Comprehensive Atlas & Geography of the World, 1882, title page and end papers with some spotting, ten colour litho. plts. and sixty-seven colour printed folding maps (complete as list), very occ. spotting largely confined to margins, a.e.g., contemp. blind stamped calf with gilt dec. spine and gilt title to upper board, rubbed and frayed, folio. (1)

Chauchard (Captain Jean Baptiste Hippolyte). A General Map of the Empire of Germany, Holland, The Netherlands, Switzerland, The Grisons, Italy, Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia, pub. John Stockdale, 4th. June 1800, title page and calligraphic dedication page, twenty-five uncoloured engraved folding maps (complete), text block detached, several maps loose, slight off setting and dust soiling, library blind stamp to each map, lacking upper board and spine, rear board detached, folio. Sold as a collection of maps, not subject to return. (1)

Vincent (Frank). The Land of the White Elephant. Sights and Scenes in South-Eastern Asia. A Personal Narrative of Travel and Adventure in Farther India Embracing the Countries of Burma, Siam, Cambodia, and Cochin-China (1871-2), 1st ed., 1873, ex-lib. blind stamp to lower margin of title, three folding maps and plans, num. wood engs., some underscoring and pencil marks, 48 pp. publisher’s ads. at rear, orig. gilt-dec. cloth, worn at head and foot of spine, 8vo, together with Grehan (Comm. A. de), Il Regno di Siam... , Napoli, 1874, twenty mounted albumen prints, some minor scattered spotting, recent blue half cloth gilt, 8vo, plus Child (Jacob T.), The Pearl of Asia. Reminiscences of the Court of a Supreme Monarch, or Five Years in Siam, 1st ed., Chicago, 1892, author’s presentation copy, signed and inscribed on flyleaf, b & w illusts. from photos, t.e.g., orig. gilt-dec. cloth, a little rubbed, 8vo, and Smyth (H. Warington), Notes of a Journey on the Upper Mekon, Siam, 1st ed., pub. Royal Geographical Society, 1895, b & w illusts., folding map at rear, orig. quarter calf gilt, rubbed, slim 8vo, and others of Oriental and Far East interest, including a quantity of The Journal of the Siam Society, mostly 1960s-80s. (3 cartons)

Barclay (Rev. James). A Complete and Universal English Dictionary, c.1840, eng. portrait frontis. of Queen Victoria, dec. calligraphic title, five engraved plates, fifty-four eng. b & w decorative county maps by Thomas Moule many with old folds and closed tears, some spotting and dust soiling throughout, comtemp. blind stamped calf gilt, upper board detached, spine near detached and partially lacking, rubbed, worn and frayed, 4to. (1)

Boundary Commission. Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Report and Advise upon the Boundaries and Wards of Certain Boroughs and Corporate Towns in England and Wales, part 1 (only), 1837, title page with library blind stamp, fifty-nine engraved town plans with original hand colouring, (inc. several folding) by Lt. R.K.Dawson R.E., some offsetting to text, occ. library blind stamps throughout, untrimmed, library card and label to front paste down and first free end paper, near contemp. boards, printed label to spine, folio. (1)

Bristol. An Hymn to the Nymph of Bristol Spring, by Mr. W. Whitehead, 1751, half-title, eng. illust. to title and final leaf, t.e.g., 20th c. half morocco, slim 4to, together with Bristol. The City Charters, Containing the Original Institution of Mayors, Sheriffs..., and all Other Officers whatsoever as also of a Common Council, and the Ancient Laws and Customs of the City..., 1736, eng. frontis., some browning, contemp. blind panelled calf, rebacked, 4to, with The Charters and Letters Patent, Granted by the Kings and Queens of England to the Town and City of Bristol, Newly Translated, and Accompanied by the Original Latin, by the Rev. Samuel Seyer, Bristol & London, 1812, title with ink underscore line to publication date, recent marbled endpapers, contemp. speckled calf gilt, joints cracked, 4to, and The Bristol Riots, their Causes, Progress, and Consequences by a Citizen, Bristol, 1832, litho frontis., modern qtr. calf, 8vo, plus seventeen others, mostly Bristol related. (21)

Greenwood (C. & J.). Atlas of the Counties of England, from Actual Surveys made from the years 1817 to 1833 by C. & J. Greenwood, 1st. ed., pub. April 1st. 1834, eng. calligraphic title page with vignette map of England and Wales with original hand colouring, forty-six engraved maps with original hand colouring all with ecclesiastical b & w vignettes, some slight off setting and spotting, slight dust soiling, three maps trimmed to image on horizontal margins, library blind stamp inside margins of each map, contents shaken, some maps loose, book plate of Hull public library to front pastedown, contemp. half morocco, upper board detached, spine partially lacking, worn frayed and rubbed, large folio. Chubb, CCCCLVIIIa. Sold as seen, not subject to return. (1)

Nightingale (Joseph). [English Topography: or a Series of Historical and Statistical Descriptions of the Several Counties of England and Wales. Accompanied by a map of each County...., Pub. Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1816 or later], general map of England and Wales, map of the canals of England and Wales and fifty-five (of 56) engraved county maps, all with original outline colouring (lacking Cambridgeshire), the atlas lacks title page, preface, table of contents and all descriptive text, very occ. marginal finger soiling and spotting, text block detached, one or two maps shaken and loose, a.e.g., boards detached, spine lacking, comtemp. blind stamped calf with gilt title to upper board, rubbed, frayed and worn, 8vo. These map were first published by George Cole and John Roper in ‘The British Atlas’ in 1810. Re-issued by Jospeh Nightingale in 1816 and again in 1820 in his ‘English Topography’, the maps lack all the original imprints. Sold as a collection of maps, not subject to return. Chubb. CCCLIII. (1)

Smith (Henry Ecroyd). Reliquiae Isurianae: The Remains of the Roman Isurium, (Now Aldborough, near Boroughbridge, Yorkshire), Illustrated, 1852, folding tinted litho. frontis. and thirty-seven litho. plts., including few folding and some hand-col., occ. scattered spotting, ink library stamp to title and blind embossed library stamps to text & some plts., orig. cloth, frayed and worn to joints and spine, covers faded, folio, together with Barclay (Edgar), Stonehenge and its Earth-Works, 1895, b & w plts. & plans (few folding), few leaves loose, ink library stamp to title and few blind embossed library stamps throughout, orig. cloth, spine faded, 4to, with Smith (A.H., & others), Union Academique Internationale.Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Great Britain, fascicules 1-2, 4-5, 7-8 & 10 only, 1925-32, b & w plts., all loosely contained in orig. portfolios, small folio, plus one other. (10)

Speed (John). England Wales Scotland and Ireland Described and Abridged with ye Historic Relation of things Worthy memory from a farr larger Voulume Done by John Speed, pub. George Humble, 1627, decorative title page trimmed with slight loss, table of ‘A Catalogue of all the Shires’ and index of maps bound at rear, sixty-two (of 63) uncoloured engraved maps (lacking the map of the British Isles), Huntingdonshire bound upside down, few maps trimmed at lower margin with slight loss, folding map of Yorkshire torn with slight loss, very occ. contemp. marginalia and ink staining, small rust hole to map of Ulster, comtemp. manuscript ownership autograph to front paste down, upper hinge a little loose, contemp. blind ruled calf, faint contemp. signature to upper board, one worm hole to spine, bumped at extrems., oblong 8vo. Chubb. XII. (1)

Bible [English]. The Holy Bible Containing the Old and the New, Newly Translated out of the originall Tongues..., [part only], London: printed by John Field, 1658, eng. general title (repaired to fore-edge margin), volume incomplete with text ending at Job 42:17, bound with the Whole Book of Psalms at rear, last few leaves deatached and final leaf torn and repaired, ruled in red throughout, lacks free endpapers, contemp. morocco with elaborate blind decoration, lower board detached and upper joint rubbed, 12mo, together with The New Testament of our Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ..., London: printed by Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, 1692, bound with ‘The Whole Book of Psalms..., 1692’, and also bound with ‘A Weeks Preparation Towards a Worthy Receiving of the Lords Supper..., 17th ed., 1693’, and also bound with a defective Psalms at front, all ruled in red throughout, a.e.g., contemp. gilt panelled red morocco, upper joint detached and some wear, lacks clasps, 12mo. Sold with all faults, not subject to return. (2)

Donne (John). Poems on Several Occasions. Written by the Reverend John Donne, D. D., late Dean of St. Paul’s, with Elegies on the Author’s Death. To this edition is added, some account of the life of the author, printed for J. Tonson, and sold by W. Taylor, 1719, title relaid, 3 pp. pubs. ads. at rear (final leaf with closed tear repaired), some minor foxing, a.e.g., 19th c. blind-panelled red morocco (by Budden, Cambridge), rubbed and scuffed to joints and edges, 12mo. Keynes 85. Ex libris George Jarvis, and M. Ll. Evans, with their bookplates to front pastedown and front endpaper respec. (1)

More (Sir Thomas). Lucubrationes, ab innumeris mendis repurgatae ... quibus additae sunt duae aliorum Epistolae, de vita, moribus & morte mori, Basel, Epicopium F[roben], 1563, printer’s oval woodcut device to title, single full-page woodcut illustration to d3 recto, printer’s woodcut device to verso of final leaf (with minor paper repair to blank top margin), some light soiling to title and minor foxing to final few leaves, later blind-panelled mottled calf, rubbed and scuffed, upper joint cracked and rear joint partly cracked at foot, 8vo. Adams 1752. Gibson 74. The first collected edition of Sir Thomas More’s works in latin, including Utopia and other pieces, with contributions by Erasmus, Guillaume Budé and others. (1)

Rolewinck (Werner). Fasciculus Temporum, [probably Venice, Erhard Ratdolt, 21 December 1482], black letter text, lacks title, seven leaves of unnumbered index in triple column, fifty-six numbered folios (numbered 1-56, of 64, according to Polain 3374), without signatures, woodcut illusts. throughout, some light marginal stains, minor short worm track to centre of inner margin towards end of vol., not affecting text, some marks and minor soiling to first and last leaf, 19th c. blind panelled calf, rubbed and some marks, spine lightly faded, folio. Hain-Copinger 6928. Goff R264. This copy conforms to the description given in Polain 3374 for the Ratdolt edition of 1482. An incomplete copy of Rolewinck’s popular world chronology, containing many small woodcut views of different cities. Werner Rolewinck was a carthusian monk who lived in Cologne. The crude but early woodcut views include Venice, Jerusalem, Syracuse, Lyons, Milan, etc. The Seilern copy of this edition, lacking the first eight leaves, was sold at Christies in 2003. (1)

GEORGE III OAK CORNER CUPBOARD CIRCA 1760 the moulded cornice above a blind fret carved frieze and two fielded panel doors flanked by fluted pilasters, opening to reveal a painted shelved interior, below are two further fielded panel doors, raised on a plinth base 80cm wide, 95cm high, 36cm deep

CHARLES II CARVED OAK COFFER LATE 17TH CENTURY the triple panel hinge top above a conforming blind fret covered front, raised on stile feet 107cm wide, 56cm high, 48cm deep

GEORGE III MAHOGANY STRUNG SERPENTINE CHEST CIRCA 1770 of four graduated drawers, the moulded top with chequered stringing and outswept fluted side columns on tall block bracket feet with Chinoiserie blind fretwork, later brass drop handles, restorations and reconstructions 115cm wide, 92cm high, 57cm deep

WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCK 18TH CENTURY the stepped caddy top with blind fretwork enclosing an arched brass dial, strike/silent to the boss, silvered chapter ring subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, an applied silvered oval inscribed `JNO Ellicot London` date aperture, plain case, arched door with cross banding plain base, an eight day movement striking on a bell 245cm high, 49cm wide

GEORGE III MAHOGANY BUREAU BOOKCASE 18TH CENTURY AND LATER the swan neck pediment with blind fret detail above two astragally glazed doors and on a base with fitted interior and four graduated drawers with cast brass handles, the whole on bracket feet 91.5cm wide, 250cm high, 51cm deep

An Edwardian blind fret decorated wall hanging display cabinet

Robert Walker Macbeth RA RWS RE (1848-1910) Fenland scene with a blind man boarding a chain ferry etching, signed in pencil 27 x 43 cm (10 1/2 x 17 in)

After Charlie Johnson Payne (`Snaffles`, 1884-1967) `The Timber Merchant` lithograph with hand colouring, the backing with remarque, signed in pencil and with snaffles blind stamp image 23.5 x 30 cm (9 1/4 x 12 in), 47 x 43 cm (18 1/2 x 17 in) overall

FRANKLIN JOHN: (1786-1847) British Royal Navy officer and Arctic Explorer. Fine D.S., John Franklin, (a good, bold ink signature), one page, large oblong folio (vellum), Hobart Town, Tasmania, 23rd May 1838. The partially printed document, completed in manuscript, is a land grant presenting Joseph Archer with five hundred acres of land in the County of Westmorland on the island of Van Diemen`s Land (Tasmania), providing details of the boundaries of the land. Signed by Franklin at the foot. With affixed blind embossed paper seal. VG Franklin served as the 5th Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen`s Land from 1837-43.

ANNE: (1665-1714) Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland 1702-07, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland 1707-14. D.S., Anne R, as Queen, at the head, one page, oblong folio (vellum), Court at Windsor, 26th July 1702. The manuscript document, issued in the third month of the Queen`s reign, is a military commission appointing Ryves to be an ensign in `Our First Regiment of Our Foot Guards`, of which Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Hussey is Captain and Henry, Earl of Romney is Commander. Countersigned at the foot by Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham (1647-1730) English Statesman, Secretary of State for the Southern Department 1702-04. With affixed blind embossed paper seal. The text is a little light, although perfectly legible. Some very minor foxing, otherwise VG

GEORGE IV: (1762-1830) King of the United Kingdom 1820-30. Fine, historic D.S., George P R, (a fine bold signature), as Prince Regent, at the head, seventeen pages, folio, Carlton House, 24th January 1815. The manuscript document is a warrant for affixing the Great Seal to the Ratification of a Secret Convention between King George III and the Emperor of Austria, with a copy of the instrument (in English and French) attached, comprising fourteen clauses largely concerning the military aid that each party will provide if attacked. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. A rare, fascinating document. VG

[GEORGE IV]: (1762-1830) King of the United Kingdom 1820-30. An attractive, original engraved oblong 4to admission ticket to the Coronation of King George IV at Westminster Abbey on 19th July 1821. The ticket, an early example of security printing, features an intricate design, and is printed in blue and black with a blind embossed border. Some very light, minor age wear, otherwise VG

WILLIAM IV: (1765-1837) King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland 1830-37. D.S., William R, as King, at the head, one page, oblong folio (vellum), Court at Saint James`s, 22nd July 1830 (less than one month into his reign). The manuscript document is a military commission appointing Thomas Wood to be Aide de Camp to the King, for the service of the Militia Force, and to take rank as a Senior Colonel. Countersigned at the foot by Viscount Melbourne (1779-1848, British Statesman, Home Secretary 1830-34 and Prime Minister 1834, 1835-41). With blind embossed paper seal. A clean document, VG

VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. D.S., Victoria R I, as Queen, at the head, two pages, folio, Court at Buckingham Palace, 4th May 1861. The manuscript document grants the dignity of a Knight of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India to Her Highness Nuwab Sekundur Begum Sahibah. Countersigned by Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax (1800-1885) British Politician, Secretary of State for India 1859-66. With affixed blind embossed paper seal. With integral leaf docketed in Urdu. Three small file holes to the left edge, not affecting the text or signatures, and light overall discoloration. About VG

VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. D.S., Victoria R I, as Queen, at the head, two pages, folio, Court at Balmoral Castle, 30th May 1872. The manuscript document grants the dignity of a Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India to Her Highness the Nawab Shah Jehan Begum of Bhopal. Countersigned by the Duke of Argyll (1823-1900) Scottish Peer and Politician, Secretary of State for India 1868-74. With affixed blind embossed paper seal. With integral leaf docketed in Urdu. Four small file holes to the left edge, not affecting the text or signatures. VG Sultan Shah Jahan (1838-1901) Begum of Bhopal 1844-60 & 1868-1901.

EDWARD VII: (1841-1910) King of the United Kingdom 1901-10. D.S., Edward R & I, as King, at the head, two pages, folio, Court at Buckingham Palace, 4th June 1904. The printed document is a warrant dispensing with the ceremony of the personal investiture of Her Highness The Begum of Bhopal as a Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire. Countersigned by St John Brodrick, 1st Earl of Midleton (1856-1942) British Statesman, Secretary of State for India 1903-05. With affixed blind embossed paper seal. With integral leaf bearing an affixed holograph Office Note from Her Highness` Secretariat. A few ink annotations in Urdu. Heavy vertical fold and some light staining at the head, a little stronger to the integral leaf. About VG Nawab Begum Dame Sultan Kaikhusrau Jahan (1858-1930) Begum of Bhopal 1901-26.

EDWARD VII: (1841-1910) King of the United Kingdom 1901-10. D.S., Edward R & I, as King, at the head, two pages, folio, Court at Buckingham Palace, 24th June 1904. The partially printed document grants the dignity of a Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire to Her Highness Nawab Sultan Jahan, Begum of Bhopal. Countersigned by St John Brodrick, 1st Earl of Midleton (1856-1942) British Statesman, Secretary of State for India 1903-05. With affixed blind embossed paper seal. With blank integral leaf. Heavy vertical fold and a few very minor stains, not affecting the text or signature, about VG Nawab Begum Dame Sultan Kaikhusrau Jahan (1858-1930) Begum of Bhopal 1901-26.

EDWARD VII: (1841-1910) King of the United Kingdom 1901-10. D.S., Edward R & I, as King, at the head, two pages, folio, Court at Buckingham Palace, 1st January 1910. The partially printed document grants the dignity of a Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India to Her Highness Nawab Sultan Jahan Begam, Begam of Bhopal. Countersigned (`Morley of B`) by John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn (1838-1923) British Liberal Statesman, Secretary of State for India 1905-10, 1911. With affixed blind embossed paper seal. With blank integral leaf. Heavy vertical fold, about VG Nawab Begum Dame Sultan Kaikhusrau Jahan (1858-1930) Begum of Bhopal 1901-26.

EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January-December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. D.S., Edward P, as Prince of Wales, at the foot, two pages, folio, Court at Saint James`s, 1st January 1918. The printed document, bearing a rubber stamped signature of King George V at the head, grants the dignity of a Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire to her Highness The Begum of Bhopal. Signed by the Prince of Wales in his capacity as Grand Master. With blind embossed seal. With blank integral leaf. Heavy vertical fold and some light, minor staining at the head, mainly affecting the integral leaf. About VG. Nawab Begum Dame Sultan Kaikhusrau Jahan (1858-1930) Begum of Bhopal 1901-26.

GEORGE V (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-36 & QUEEN MARY (1867-1953) Queen Consort. A pair of 9x10.5 signed photographs by both King George V and Queen Mary individually. The King`s image depicts him standing in a formal three quarter length pose wearing his uniform and the Queen is seen standing in a formal three quarter length pose wearing a sash and crown and holding a closed fan in her hands. Photographs by W & D Downey of London. Signed in dark fountain pen ink by King George V (`George R. I.`) and Queen Mary (`Mary R`) to the lower photographer`s mounts and both dated 1917 in their hands. Neatly trimmed (with partial loss of blind embossed Royal crest at head) and with some light overall foxing to the mounts. G to about VG, 2

BUTE EARL OF: (1713-1792) British Prime Minister 1762-63 & GEORGE III (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. D.S., Bute, at the foot, and George R, as King, at the head, two pages, small folio, Court at Saint James`s, 2nd September 1761, in the first year of the monarch`s reign. The manuscript document is addressed to Thomas Secker, Archbishop of Canterbury, and concerns the appointment of John Ewer, Bishop Elect of Llandaff, allowing him to also retain the `Canonry….of our Free Chapel of St. George in Our Castle of Windsor.` With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some light overall age wear and some neat splitting to the folds, just affecting the seal, but not touching the signatures. Rare, G John Ewer (d.1774) Bishop of Llandaff and Bishop of Bangor, remembered for his attack on the American colonists, prompted by their indifference to episcopacy.

PITT WILLIAM: (1708-1778) The Elder. British Prime Minister 1766-68 & GEORGE III (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. D.S., W Pitt, at the foot, and George R, as King, at the head, one page, oblong folio (vellum), Court at Saville House, 27th October 1760, just two days into the first year of the monarch`s reign. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing Philip Perry to be an Adjutant to the 21st Regiment of Dragoons (or Royal Forresters) commanded by John Manners, Marquis of Granby. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. A good, clean document featuring a bold signature of Pitt and one of the earliest possible signatures of George III as King. VG

PORTLAND DUKE OF: (1738-1809) British Prime Minister 1783, 1807-09 & GEORGE III (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. Good D.S., Portland, at the foot and George R, as King, at the head (a fine example), one page, folio, Court at St. James`s, 20th May 1797. The partially printed document, completed in manuscript, is a Royal Licence issued to Commerell & Lubbock Co. authorising Godfrey Thornton & Sons to pay a bill for £185 `drawn at Ancona by Brothers Morpungo`. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some very slight, light wear at the folds, about VG

SIDMOUTH VISCOUNT: (1757-1844) British Prime Minister 1801-04 & GEORGE IV (1762-1830) King of the United Kingdom 1820-30. D.S., Sidmouth, at the foot and George PR, as Prince Regent, on behalf of King George III, at the head, one page, oblong folio (thin vellum), Court at Carlton House, 5th May 1812. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing Fenton Finlay to be a Lieutenant in the 103rd Regiment of Foot commanded by Major General Cole. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some heavy foxing, particularly evident at the folds, not affecting the signatures. About G

MELBOURNE VISCOUNT: (1779-1848) British Prime Minister 1834, 1835-41 & WILLIAM IV: (1765-1837) King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland 1830-37. D.S., Melbourne, at the foot and William R, as King, at the head (a large signature), one page, oblong folio (vellum), Court at Saint James`s, 18th October 1833. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing John Cameron Macpherson to be a Lieutenant in the 42nd Regiment of Foot. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. VG

SALISBURY MARQUIS OF: (1830-1903) British Prime Minister 1885-86, 1886-92, 1895-1902. L.S., Salisbury, one page, 8vo, Arlington Street, 5th March 1891, to Rev. Charles A. Salmond, on the blind embossed stationery of the Foreign Office. Salisbury briefly acknowledges his correspondent`s letter. With blank integral leaf. Together with a brief A.L.S., Salisbury, one page, 8vo, Arlington Street, 18th June 1877, to `My dear Beaconsfield` (Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British Prime Minister 1868, 1874-80). Salisbury confirms that he will meet Disraeli at three. A good association between two Prime Ministers. Also including an attractive unsigned original colour printed oblong 8vo admission ticket for an Address by Salisbury at the Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, 29th November 1888. Some light, minor age wear to the ticket and second letter, G to VG, 3

BALFOUR A. J.: (1848-1930) British Prime Minister 1902-05. Two Ls.S., Arthur James Balfour, seven pages (total), 8vo, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, 14th July 1898 and 23rd May 1901, both to F. J. Campbell, on the printed stationery of the First Lord of the Treasury. In the first letter Balfour politely refuses an invitation although comments `The excellence of the scheme itself and the fact that it is dedicated to the memory of my old friend Mr. W. H. Smith give a double motive to this regret`. In the second letter Balfour thanks Campbell for his invitation to take part in a meeting at the Mansion House in aid of the Royal Normal College for the Blind, although again politely declines, explaining `As I have stated on previous occasions, I have the warmest sympathy with the work of the College, and wish it all success. My duties as Leader of the House, however, will make it necessary for me to be at the House soon after 3 o`clock-the hour fixed for the meeting.` Some light, minor foxing to the first letter, generally VG, 2. William Henry Smith (1825-1891) English Bookseller and Newsagent of the family firm W. H. Smith. Elected as a Member of Parliament in 1868, Smith held various Government posts including First Lord of the Admiralty 1877-80 and Leader of the House of Commons 1887-91.

CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN HENRY: (1836-1908) British Prime Minister 1905-08 & VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. D.S., H. Campbell-Bannerman, at the foot and Victoria R I, as Queen, at the head, one page, oblong folio, Court at Saint James`s, 1st April 1892. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing James Henville Thresher to be a 2nd Lieutenant in the Land Forces. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. A small area of light staining just affect a few words of text, but not the signatures. About VG

ASQUITH H. H.: (1852-1928) British Prime Minister 1908-16. T.L.S., H. H. Asquith, one page, 8vo, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, 24th December 1914, to Henry Newbolt, on the blind embossed stationery of the Prime Minister, marked Confidential. Asquith writes, in full, `I have the pleasure, with the King`s approval, of proposing that you should receive the honour of Knighthood at the New Year`. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original envelope. About EX Sir Henry Newbolt (1862-1938) English Poet.

LLOYD GEORGE DAVID: (1863-1945) British Prime Minister 1916-22. T.L.S., D Lloyd George, one page, 4to, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, 24th May 1922, to S. A. Mullens, on the blind embossed stationery of the Prime Minister. Lloyd George writes, in full, `I have the honour to inform you that the King has been pleased to approve that the honour of Knighthood be conferred upon you on the occasion of His Majesty`s Birthday.` VG

BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS: Small selection comprising Henry Campbell-Bannerman bold dark fountain pen ink signature (`H. Campbell-Bannerman`) and several additional words in his hand, on an 8vo sheet of black bordered mourning stationery from 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, dated 7th April 1907 in his hand; H. H. Asquith dark ink signature (`H. H. Asquith`) on an oblong 8vo sheet of printed stationery from 10 Downing Street, Whitehall; David Lloyd George ink signature (`D Lloyd George`) on a blind embossed card from the House of Commons; Andrew Bonar Law dark ink signature (`A. Bonar Law`) and date, 5th January 1921, in his hand on an attractive printed 12mo card from the autograph collection of Miss Helen Hull Monnette of Los Angeles, California. Accompanied by the original envelope. G to generally VG, 4

MACDONALD J. RAMSAY: (1866-1937) British Prime Minister 1924, 1929-35. A.L.S., J. Ramsay MacDonald, one page, slim 8vo, n.p. (London), 23rd March 1934, to an unidentified correspondent, on the blind embossed stationery of the Prime Minister. MacDonald writes, in full, `This insignificant expression of my best wishes to you both is sent simply because my thoughts are so personal to you both that your discerning eyes & hearts will, I hope, see that a modest form is best fitted to the containing feelings.` Together with an attractive D.S., J. Ramsay MacDonald, one page, slim 4to, n.p., December 1930. The printed document was issued for The Great Fair of 1930 and intended for a recipient who had elected to become a President of a Golden Circle and undertaken to raise a sum of not less than £5, the money being donated to the Childwelfare Association and the Liverpool Orphanage. VG to about EX, 2

EDEN ANTHONY: (1897-1977) British Prime Minister 1955-57. Interesting, early A.L.S., R Anthony Eden, two pages, 8vo, London, 12th May 1924, to the Speaker (John Henry Whitley, 1866-1935), on the blind embossed stationery of the House of Commons. Eden politely asks Whitley if he may participate for a few minutes in the next days debate on New Import duties and continues to explain, `My reasons for troubling you are that my constituency is very closely affected by the fate of these duties. More than any constituency in the country perhaps (except its neighbours Coventry) it is deeply interested in the future of the motor trade. Not only are there several factories in the constituency but a large number of my constituents from Warwick & Leamington & Kenilworth go daily to work in Coventry. In consequence I have received a great number of representations about these duties and I have promised to do what I can to represent their views on a matter which so vitally affects them.` A good letter with a scarce, early form of Eden`s signature. About EX Eden was elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Warwick & Leamington in the December 1923 General Election.

[GOERING HERMANN]: (1893-1946) German Political & Military Leader of World War II, Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe. Goring`s personal visiting card, the oblong 12mo card featuring a blind embossed eagle in the upper left hand corner, the printed words Heil Hitler! at the centre and a facsimile of Goring`s signature beneath. Together with the printed visiting card of Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893-1946) German Foreign Minister 1938-45, featuring his printed name and title at the centre. Also including an original sheet of printed small 4to stationery from the Kanzlei Des Fuhrers Der NSDAP in Berlin, featuring the Nazi Eagle and swastika printed in the upper left corner. Some discoloration to the notepaper, G to VG, 3

Charles Whymper - Shooting Scenes, five sepia etchings, signed in pencil to the margins, also signed by Frank Paton and with Printsellers Association blind stamps, in matching gilt frames; Two Similar Etchings, signed by Charles Whymper and Douglas Adams (7)

Charles Whymper - Fishing Scenes, set of five sepia engravings, with pencil signatures to the margins, also signed by Frank Paton and with Printsellers Association blind stamps, each 20.5cm by 27cm, in matching gilt frames

"AFTER DAVID SHEPHERD "The Ark Turning into Wind" being a study of the HMS Ark Royal, a limited edition colour print, no.561/850, bearing Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp and signed in pencil by the artist, 40 x 80.5cm in gilt glazed frame"

"AFTER J.C. DOLLMAN A hunting Print, black and white engraving bearing blind proof stamp, published Messrs Arthur Tooth & Sons, signed in pencil by the artist, 39cm x 65cm unframed"

A Dutch silver caddy or blind caster of ribbed tapered vase form, pull off lid with putto finial, repousse decoration of birds and putti. Marks K.R., symbol, A 354, Enkhuizen assay, French import marks. 15 cm high.

Georgian style mahogany glazed bookcase, the carved dentil and blind fret frieze over double astragal glazed doors enclosing shelves, the base with two drawers and panelled doors upon ogee bracket feet, 43" wide, 79" high

Ray (John) Synopsis Methodica Animalium engraved portrait 1693; Stirpium europaearum engraved portrait 1694; Methodus plantarum emendata et aucta the portrait bound in the next vol. 2 tables (complete but not folding pace Keynes) 1703; Synopsis avium et piscium bound in 2 vol. portrait 4 folding engraved plates 1713; Synopsis methodica stirpium Britannicarum 24 engraved plates with the 4 leaves of Innys advertisements (A4; in one of the BL copies but `not part of the book` (Keynes) 1724 together 5 vol. in 6 18th century straight-grain red morocco sides gilt with broad floral border gilt spines g.e the Count McCarthey set bound for him in Toulouse by Richard Weir and ruled in red by his wife minor wear but in very nice state later in the collection of the eccentric bookseller Robert Washington Oates given by him to the Gilbert White Museum in Selbourne (blind-stamp on flyleaves) sold at Sothebys lot 327 lot ticket in hand of John Collins [Keynes 91 97 42 105 & 56] 8vo 1693-1724.(6)

Ray (John) Catalogus Plantarum circa Cantabrigiam first edition first issue title with `qua` and `Anglo`and black rule above imprint with the rare appendix bound at the end a nice copy in contemporary panelled calf RC in blind on covers and Kinnaird bookplate Cambridge 1660; the same first edition second issue title with two text corrections and red rule contemporary calf 18th century bookplate of Beilby Thompson Escrick ib. 1660; the same 2 copies first and second issue titles both present old green boards the HC Watson-JG Baker-JE Lousley copy/ contemporary calf very worn the 1685 appendix bound at the end ib. 1660 [Keynes 1-4] 8vo (4)Condition report:first edition first issue title(with `qua` and `Anglo`and black rule above imprint) with the rare appendix bound at the end a nice copy in contemporary panelled calf RC in blind on covers and Kinnaird bookplate Cambridge 1660; the same first edition second issue title(two text corrections red rule) contemporary calf 18th Cent. bookplate of Beilby Thompson Escrick ib. 1660; the same 2 copies first and second issue titles both present old green boards the HC Watson-JG Baker-JE Lousley copy/ contemporary calf very worn the 1685 appendix bound at the end ib. 1660 8vo [Keynes 1-4](4)

Sibthorp (J.) Flora Oxoniensis contemporary speckled calf worn blind stamped arms ? Stuart de Rothesay on covers [Henrey 1320] Oxford 1794 (4)

Veitchs (James) A Manual of Orchidaceous Plants 9 parts only of 10 large paper edition contemporary blind tooled calf one spine defective rubbed plates and maps some folding some colour 1887-1894 (24)

Catalogus Plantarum manuscript title and 77pp. excluding blanks ruled in red and black throughout index tabs slightly browned original blind-stamped reverse calf extensively rubbed some surface wear joints splitting spine worn oblong 4to [late eighteenth century]. *** Areas include: Albury Burwood Park St. George`s Hill Kew Bridge in Surrey and other places including Windsor Weymouth Ilfracombe Quarr Abbey Isle of Wight etc.