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Lot 497

Fourcroy, Antoine Francois deA chemical system of chemical knowledge. London: Cadell &c., 1804. 11 volumes, 8vo, original boards, uncut, RCSI library stamp on titles, lacking the folio of Synoptic tables, spines worn, a few detached

Lot 503

German medicine, a quantity, mainly 19th century, including Bischoff, T.L.W.Entwicklungsgeschichte des Hunde-Eies. Braunschweig, 1845. 4to, 15 lithographed plates, morocco, some spotting, worn; Luschka, Hubert Die Adergeflechte des Menschlichen Gehirnes. Berlin, 1855. 4to, 4 plates, 3 hand-coloured, original boards, some dampstaining, rubbed; Heusinger, Carl Friedrich Specimen malae conformationis orgnaorum auditus humani. Jena, 1824. Folio, 3 engraved plates, original wrappers, plates spotted and loose, spine worn; covers detached; Gudden, Bernard von Experimental-Untersuchungen über das Schaedelwachsthum. Munich, 1874. 4to, 11 plates, original cloth-backed boards, binding worn and soiled; Siton, J.B. Miscellanea medico curiosa. Cologne, J.W. Friessem, 1677. 4to, contemporary calf, cover detached; Braune, W. & A. Trübiger Die venen der Meschlichen Hand. Leipzig, 1873. 4to, plates, quarter cloth, some spotting, rubbed; Rüdinger, Dr. Die anatomie der Menschlichen Gehirn-Nerven. Munich, 1868. 8vo, 13 plates, original quarter cloth, worn, most with RCSI stamp on titles, spotting; Knoblauch, Alexander De neuromate et gangliis accessoriis veris. Frankfurt, 1843. 4to., 4 folding plates, morocco; Froriep, August Die Lagebezhiehungen zwischen Grosshirn und Schädeldach. Leipzig, 1897. Large folio, plates, original quarter cloth, boards dust-soiled; Andersch, C.S. Tracatio anatomico-physiologica de nervis humani corporis aliquibus. Königsberg: A. Fasch, 1787. 8vo, 2 folding plates, disbound, uncut, title soiled; Welhof, Paul Gottlieb Opera medica. Hannover: Fratrum Helwingiorum, 1775. 4to, engraved frontispiece portrait, contemporary calf, worn, upper cover detached; and many others, all with RCSI library stamp on title, most spotted, some dust-soiling, bindings worn or rubbed; sold not subject to return (a quantity)

Lot 504

German, natural history, science & miscellaneous, including Carus, Carl GustavVon den Ur-theilen des knochen- und Schalengerüustes. Leipzig, 1828. Folio, 12 engraved plates, original boards, spotted, rubbed; Weber, Ernst Heinrich De aure et auditu hominis et animalium. Leipzig, 1820. 4to, part 1 only, 10 plates, half calf, covers detached; Rathke, Heinrich Anatomisch-philosophische Untersuchungen über den Kiemenapparat und das Zungenbein der Wirbelthiere. Riga & Dorpat, 1832. 4to, 4 plates, half cloth, slight dampstaining; Carus, Carl Gustav Von den Äussern Lebendsbedingungen der Weiss- und Kaltblütigen Thiere. Leipzig: G. Fleischer, 1824. 4to, 2 plates, one hand-coloured, original boards, slight damp-staining in upper margin; Bartels, C.M.N. Beiträge zur Physiologie des Gesichtssinnes. Berlin: G. Reimer, 1834. 4to, 3 hand-coloured folding plates, original boards, title spotted; Barkow, J.C.L. Monstra animalium duplicia. Leipzig: L. Voss, 1828. 4to, volume 1 only, 15 engraved plates, original boards; Barkow, J.C.L. Disquisitiones circa originem et decursum arteriarum mammalium. Leipzig: L. Voss, 1829. 4to, 4 hand-coloured engraved plates, original boards, rubbed; Schlotheim, von Versteinerungen aus v. Schlotheim`s Sammlung. Gotha: Beckersche Buchandlung, [c.1820]. 2 volumes, plate volumes only, engraved plates, original wrappers, wrappers detached and worn; Wolff, Christian Benjamin Antiphlogistische Anmerkungen. Berlin: H.A. Rottmann, 1791. 8vo, contemporary half calf, upper cover detached; RCSI library stamp on titles, most somewhat rubbed or worn; and others, similar; sold not subject to return (quantity)

Lot 506

Gluge, GottliebAtlas der Pathologischen Anatomie. Jena: von Friedrich Mauke, 1843-50. Folio, 2 volumes, 4 folding tables, 103 lithographed or engraved plates, mostly hand-coloured, RCSI library stamp to titles, contemporary half calf, spotted, rubbed, upper joint splitting; sold not subject to return

Lot 509

Haase, Johann GottlobDe vasis cutis et intestinorum. Leipzig: J. Frederick junior, 1786. Folio, title vignette, 5 uncoloured engraved plates including outline plate of plate 2, contemporary half calf, RCSI library blindstamps, spotting, slightly rubbed

Lot 511

Haller, Albrecht vonIconum anatomicarum. Goettingen: A. Vandenhoeck, 1743-56. Large folio, 8 parts in one volume, titles printed in red and black, 8 (of 47) plates, old half calf, title frayed and with library stamp, some spotting, RCSI stamp on first title, lacks upper cover, lower board detached; sold not subject to return

Lot 515

HippocratesHippocratis medicorum omnium facile principis, opera. Geneva: S. Chouet, 1657. Folio, 1 volume bound in 2, calf, worn, two covers detached; Courtin, Germain Les oeuvres anatomiques et chirurgicales. Rouen: F. Vaultier & L. de Mesnil, 1656. Folio, contemporary calf, worn; Rivière, Lazare Opera medica universa. Lyon: A. & J. Posuel, 1698. Folio, title printed in red and black, slight marginal worming, contemporary calf, upper cover detached; Zacchia, Paolo Quaestionum medico-legalium. Lyon: A. & J. Possuel, 1701. 3 volumes in 2, titles printed in red and black, original vellum; Morgagni, G.B. Opuscula miscellanea. Venice, 1763. Volume 1 only, folio, 3 engraved plates, calf, covers detached; all with RCSI library stamp on titles, all spotted, some dust-soiling, all calf, worn; sold not subject to return (7)

Lot 516

Hoffmann, FriedrichOpera omnia physico-medica. Geneva: F. de Tournes, 1748-49. 6 volumes in 3, and 2 supplementary volumes in 1, folio, engraved portrait, contemporary calf, spotting, worn, several covers detached, RCSI library stamp on titles; Ettmuller, Michael Opera medica theorico-practica. Geneva: F. de Tournes, 1736. 4 volumes, folio, contemporary calf, spotting and discolouration, very worn, some covers detached (8)

Lot 517

Hooke, RobertThe posthumous works. London: S. Smith & B. Walford, 1705. Folio, 15 plates, some folding, contemporary calf, RCSI library blindstamps to plates and text, spotting, occasional browning and dust-soiling, worn, title and covers detached

Lot 518

India - Fayrer, J.The thanatophidia of India being a description of the venemous snakes of the Indian peninsula. London: J. & A. Churchill, 1872. First edition, large folio, presentation copy inscribed on half title "WIth Dr. Fayrer`s compliments", RCSI library stamp on title and several leaves of text, 31 plates, 28 chromolithographed, 2 double-page, original red cloth, slightly spotted, hinges weak

Lot 519

James, RobertA medicinal dictionary. London: T. Osborne, 1743-45. Large folio, 3 volumes, 57 (of 63) plates on 32 sheets, many folding, contemporary calf, spotting, especially to titles, RCSI library stamp to titles, titles loose, very worn, covers detached

Lot 520

Jobert de Lamballe, Antoine deTraité de chirurgie plastique. Paris: J.B. Baillière, 1849. Folio, 18 engraved plates, 17 coloured, original boards, upper cover detached, covers soiled, some foxing to initial pages, dust-soiling to several plates, R.C.S.I. library stamps, some in blind

Lot 521

Joerdens, Johann HeinrichDescriptio nervi ischiadici iconibus illustrata. Erlangen: Wolfgang Walther, 1788. Folio, engraved title vignette, 5 engraved plates, contemporary half calf, RCSI library stamps, spotting

Lot 525

Lister, MartinHistoria sive synopsis methodica conchyliorum., edited by L.W. Dillwyn. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1823. Third edition, folio, engraved plates, contemporary half calf, title and second leaf badly torn, some spotting and offsetting, some RCSI library blindstamps, very worn, covers detached, lacking plates 89, 164, 195-196, 222, 923

Lot 526

Lizars, JohnA system of anatomical plates of the human body. Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars, [n.d., 1822-27] Folio, engraved title, 101 engraved plates, 14 hand-coloured, half-calf, covers detached and rubbed with some marbled paper torn, a little marginal dust-soiling and spotting, RCSI library stamps

Lot 528

Maygrier, Jacques PierreNouvelles démonstrations d`accouchemens. Paris: Bechet, 1822. Folio, portrait and 72 (of 80) plates, some hand-coloured, lacking plates 6,9,29,35,57-58 and apparently 69-72, but with two plates probably misnumbered "67" and "68", old half calf, entirely disbound, spotting, repairs to some plates, mostly marginal, contents leaf with loss, RCSI stamp to title; sold not subject to return

Lot 536

Ray Society Publications - Huxley, Thomas HenryThe oceanic hydrozoa. 1859. 12 plates; Allman, G.J. A monograph of the fresh-water polyzoa. 1856. 11 plates; McIntosh, W.C. A monograph of the British annelids. 1873-74. 2 volumes, 23 plates, some chromolithographed, some damp-stained in inner margin; Sclater, P.S. Nitzsch`s pterylography. 1877. 10 plates; Allman, G.J. A monograph of the gymnoblastic or tubularian hydroids. 1872. 2 volumes, 23 plates, part 2 binding split; Blackwall, John A history of the spiders of Great Britain and Ireland. 1861-64. 2 volumes, 29 hand-coloured plates, spine worn; Brown, Robert The miscellaneous botanical works. Volume 3 [Atlas of plates] only. 1868. 38 plates; Flower, W.H., (editor) Recent memoirs on the cetacea by Professors Eschricht, Reinhardt and Lilljeborg. 1866. 6 plates; Parker, W.K. A monograph on the structure and development of the shoulder-girdle and sternum in the vertebrara. 1868. 30 plates, lacks upper wrapper; Williamson, W.C. On the recent foraminifera of Great Britain. 1858. 7 plates; Carpenter, W.B. Introduction to the study of the foraminifera. 1862. 22 plates; all folio, original cloth-backed boards, paper label on upper covers, RCSI library stamp to titles, some also with blindstamps, all spotted to some degree, occasional dust-soiling, some spines worn, a couple of covers detached; sold not subject to return (14)

Lot 537

Rennell, Major JamesA treatise on the comparative geography of western Asia. London: C.J.G. & F. Rivington, 1831. 2 volumes, 8vo, (lacking the folio atlas), original cloth, head of spines worn, slight spotting, several library blindstamps

Lot 539

Saunders, John CumminghamThe anatomy of the human ear. London: R. Phillips, 1806. First edition, large folio, 4 engraved plates, contemporary half calf, RCSI library stamp to 2 plates, title, and text, one plate with marginal tear, rather spotted, worn, upper cover detached

Lot 540

Scarpa, AntonioRéflexions et observations anatomico-chirurgicales sur l`anéurisme. Paris: Méquignon-Marvis, 1813. First edition, folio, 18 engraved plates including 5 outline plates, contemporary half calf, RCSI library stamp on title, rather spotted, extremities rubbed

Lot 544

Stanley, EdwardIllustrations of the effects of disease and injury of the bones. London: Longman &c., 1849. First edition, folio, 20 hand-coloured lithographed plates, RCSI library stamp on title, one plate and plate versos, original brown embossed cloth, contents loose, rubbedNote: Rare.

Lot 554

United States Medicine -- nineteenth century works, including Smith, Nathan R.Surgical anatomy of the arteries. Baltimore: W.R. Lucas & R.N. Wight, 1835. 4to, 18 hand-coloured lithographed plates, original cloth, worn, some browning; Chapman, N. Elements of therapeutics and materia medica. Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1823-24. 2 volumes, 8vo, calf, worn, covers detached; Gluge, Gottlieb Atlas of pathological histology. Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea, 1853. Folio, 12 plates, a few partly hand-coloured, original cloth, worn; Jackson, J.B.S. A descriptive catalogue of the Warren anatomical museum. Boston: A. Williams, 1870. 8vo, photographic frontispiece, original cloth, slight discolouration, worn; Larrey, Dominique Observations on wounds... Philadelphia: Key, Mielke & Biddle, 1832. 8vo, 2 plates, calf, covers detached; Bernard, C. Illustrated manual of operative surgery and surgical anatomy. New York, 1855. 8vo, numerous hand-coloured engraved plates, green half morocco, rubbed; Bourgery, D.M.P. A treatise on lesser surgery. New York, 1834. 8vo, original cloth, worn; Harris, C.A. The principles and practice of dental surgery. Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston, 1855. Sixth edition, 8vo, illustrations, calf, worn; Sequard, E.B. Researches on epilepsy. Boston, 1857. 8vo, quarter calf; Brown-Sequard, C.E. Course of lectures on the physiology and pathology of the central nervous system. Philadelphia, 1860. 8vo, 3 plates, original cloth, lacks spine; Morel, C. Compendium of human histology. New York, 1861. 8vo, 28 plates, original cloth; Hammond, W.A. A treatise on hygiene. Philadelphia, 1863. 8vo, illustrations, original cloth, rubbed; Flint, Austin Contributions relating to the causation and prevention of disease. New York, 1867. 8vo, original cloth; Gross, S.D. Lives of eminent American physicians and surgeons. Philadelphia, 1861. 8vo, original cloth, worn, cover detached; Hammond, W.A. Military medical and surgical essays. Philadelphia, 1864. 8vo, original cloth; McCallum, Brig. Gen. D.C. Reports. Part 2 only. Washington, 1866. 8vo, original cloth; Navy Department Report on yellow fever in the U.S.S. Plymouth in 1878-9. Washington, 1880. 8vo, plates, original cloth; [Larochefoucauld-Liancourt, F.A.F. de] Des prisons de Philadelphie, par un Européen. Paris, 1819. 4th edition, wrappers, worn, wrapper detached; Mitchell, S.W. Injuries of nerves and their consequences. Philadelphia, 1872. 8vo, original cloth; and 3 others (23)

Lot 555

Wenzel, CarlÜber die krankheiten am Rückgrathe. Bamberg: Wilhelm Ludwig Wesche, 1824. Folio, 8 engraved plates, original? boards, covers detached, library stamps, foxing and dust-soiling, plates detached from text block

Lot 193

EW Moye, a folio containing four pen and ink and watercolours of British towns, a watercolour of `The Old Star, Alfriston, Sussex`, three coloured prints depicting three master vessels at sea, and a coloured engraving by Maud Angus

Lot 11

Small quantity of Folio Society, (2 boxes)

Lot 551

Ewa Polack `Folio of Various Work` Footnote: Artist designed work for John West, Seafoods

Lot 591

Folio of Shakespeare engravings and hand coloured prints etc

Lot 592

A folio of various woodblock prints and other oriental scenes

Lot 289

Mildred Schuster (20thC School), A folio of pencil sketches, and other drawings.

Lot 529

A collection of sketches by Low published by The New Statesman contained in a folio

Lot 420

Edward Stodart: a folio containing seven various signed mezzotints of Cries of London; signed in pencil to margin with original suppliers labels: The Museum Galleries, Museum Street, London.

Lot 366

Books: M Rapin de Thoyras, The History of England, second edition, 2 vols, folio, full calf, published by James Mechell, London 1733.

Lot 368

Books: H.T.Ryall; Portraits of Eminent Conservatives and Statesmen, folio, two volumes, first and second series, gilt tooled calf, published by George Virtue , London, 1836, from the library of General Viscount Beresford of Bedgebury Park.

Lot 834

Two 19th century prints The good and the bad man at the hour of death" and a folio of prints of Rome"

Lot 885

A quantity of early leather bound books, predominantly folio (in two boxes)

Lot 566

Habington (Wm.), The Historie of Edward the Fourth, King of England, 1640, folio, and History of England, 1730, folio (2)

Lot 570

Whitaker (Thomas Dunham) A History of Richmondshire in the North Riding of the County of Yorkshire..., 1823, 2 vols, folio, engraved plates (incomplete) half calf with three others (5)

Lot 409

A folio of various topographical and maritime studies, together with numerous Royal related press cuttings, a pair of oval giltwood frames, various prints, etc.

Lot 412

WILLIAM FEILDING "The Dragon's Dream" containing 20 coloured limited edition artists proof prrints No'd 98/99, each signed in pencil and dated '75 in margin, edited by Gerard A. Schreiner, published by Gallerie Schreiner, Basel CONDITION REPORTS Cardboard box/folio very broken and damaged, contents with some discolouration, creasing, dirt and wear. We can make no guarantees as to whether or not complete.

Lot 417

Robert Carol- portraits of a city; folio of lithographs.

Lot 464

The Bottle", three from a set of Victorian engravings, hand-coloured, 28 x 44cms and a folio, including other prints from the series.

Lot 244

A large 1 inch to 1 mile survey of Lincolnshire in eight sheets, published in 1829 by Bryant of London, loose in a folio

Lot 707

Two folio albums of pictures of life characters by John Leech and a bible. (AF).

Lot 813

British School, early-mid 19th century- Figure on a donkey on a mountain path, (recto), Hilltop fortified dwelling, (verso); watercolour, 37.5x54.7cm: European School, 19th century- View of a plateau; watercolour, 15x26.5cm: British School, late 19th century- "He thought he saw an Elephant. He thought he saw a Banker`s Clerk. He thought he saw a Buffalo. He thought he saw a Kangaroo. He thought he saw a Coach-and-Four"; pen and black ink, inscribed Sylvie, `The Mad Gardener`, from Bruno, 25.5x29.5cm: together with a mixed folio of pen and ink drawings, pencil studies, watercolours and prints by different hands, various subjects and sizes, (a lot) (unframed)

Lot 1586

A late 19th/early 20th century Chinese padouk wood table clock, the twin fusee quarter striking movement with verge and folio escapement, Roman and Arabic enamelled dial set within and foliate cast panel, raised on a carved base and separate scrolled stand, 55cm high x 32cm wide.

Lot 12

GEORGE ADOLPHUS STOREY RA 1834-1919 A FOLIO OF WATERCOLOUR STUDIES, DRAWINGS AND OIL SKETCHES variously signed, incribed and dated various sizes (qty)

Lot 586

Hofstatter Hans H Gustav Klimt, erotic drawings, New York 1980 folio 35 plates in original box

Lot 223

CATS: A small collection of programmes etc. relating to the musical Cats comprising two printed folio souvenir programmes for The Last Night of The First Life of Cats, commemorating the final performance of the musical on the occasion of its 21st birthday, at the New London Theatre, 11th May 2002, one of the brochures boldly signed in black ink by both Andrew Lloyd Webber and Trevor Nunn individually to an inside page, two standard programmes for the final performance of Cats, both with the Theatregoer magazine of May 2002 inserted, a printed 8vo invitation to a champagne reception, performance and aftershow party at Le Meridien Waldorf, honouring he last performance of Cats, and two limited edition commemorative coins, each contained in their original presentation cases. VG to EX, 7

Lot 234

MONKEES THE: A printed folio souvenir programme for The Monkees 20th Anniversary World Tour, 1986, signed to an inside page by three members of the American pop rock group individually, Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork (Michael Nesmith did not tour). Each have signed with their names alone to clear areas alongside a colour image of the three band members. Some surface creasing and light overall age wear, about VG

Lot 244

BEECHAM THOMAS: (1879-1961) English Conductor. D.S., Thomas Beecham, three pages, folio, London, 30th January 1933. The partially printed document, in French, is issued by the Covent Garden Opera Syndicate, Royal Opera, Covent Garden, London, for the year 1933, and is a contract engaging Beecham's services as 'Chef d'Orchestre et Directeur Artistique' from 1st May - 10th June 1933 for the sum of 'un mille francs (£1000) pour la saison' Boldly signed at the conclusion. Some very light age wear, otherwise VG

Lot 245

WALTER BRUNO: (1876-1962) German Conductor. D.S., Bruno Walter, three pages, folio, n.p., n.d. (1926). The partially printed document, in German, is issued by the London Opera Syndicate, Covent Garden, London, for the year 1926, and is a contract engaging Walter's services from 3rd May - 16th June 1926 for the sum of £1000. Boldly signed at the conclusion. Some light age wear, about VG

Lot 246

FURTWANGLER WILHELM: (1886-1954) German Conductor & Composer. D.S., Dr. W. Furtwangler, three pages, folio, n.p., 3rd February 1937. The partially printed document is issued by the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, for the Season 1937, and is a contract between the London and Provincial Opera Society Ltd and Furtwangler, engaging his services as a conductor from 3rd May - 1st June 1937 for eight performances at a tax free fee of £150 each, his repertoire to include the Wagner operas Rheingold, Walkure, Siegfried and Gotterdammerung. Boldly signed at the conclusion. VG

Lot 278

HIRST DAMIEN: (1965- ) English Artist. Book signed (twice), being the folio exhibition catalogue for Damien Hirst: The Agony and the Ecstasy Selected Works from 1989 - 2004 at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, October 2004 - January 2005, containing many colour illustrations, essays and interviews etc., signed by Hirst in bold black ink to the colour front cover above an original black ink drawing in his hand of a butterfly, and again signed by Hirst in bold black ink to the plain aqua green back cover beneath an original black ink sketch in his hand of a skull and cross bones and a shark floating in a tank. Dated 2nd May 2006 in his hand. VG

Lot 328

PAUL VI: (1897-1978) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1963-78. A fine L.S., Paulus P. P. VI, two pages, folio, Rome, 20th December 1965. The attractively penned manuscript letter, in Italian (untranslated) is an official letter of state addressed to Americo Deus Rodrigues Thomaz, acknowledging and congratulating him on his re-election as President of the Portuguese Republic for a further term until 1972. Boldly signed in blue fountain pen ink by the Pope at the conclusion. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original envelope bearing the Pope’s blind embossed paper seal to the verso. About EX

Lot 340

[DILLINGER JOHN]: (1903-1934) American Bank Robber. An original printed folio Wanted poster issued by J. Edgar Hoover and the United States Department of Justice, Washington D.C., 23rd June 1934. The poster features a portrait of Dillinger and offers a reward of $10,000 for his capture or $5,000 for information leading to his arrest. A description of the criminal is provided including details of his scars. Some fairly heavy overall staining and age wear, particularly to the upper half of the poster, FR

Lot 434

ASTRONAUTS: A large folio album containing seventeen signed 8 x 10 photographs by various American astronauts, each neatly laid down to pages, including Gene Cernan, Donald K. Slayton, Story Musgrave, Bruce McCandless, Don Lind, Tony England, Philip Chapman, Vance Brand, Joe Allen, Jerry Carr, Ed Gibson, Thomas Stafford (T.L.S.), Frank Borman, signed cards by Donn Eisele, John Glenn and Gordon Cooper etc., also including over 80 further cards and 8 x 10 photographs of various astronauts etc., all bearing autopen signatures or unsigned, including Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, Alan Shepard, Scott Carpenter, Wernher von Braun, Walt Cunningham, James Lovell, Charles Conrad, Alan Bean, Richard Gordon, Jack Swigert, Fred Haise, Dave Scott, Jim Irwin, Harrison Schmitt, Charlie Duke etc. Generally VG

Lot 438

SLINGSBY ROBERT: (1611-1661) Comptroller of the Navy 1660-61, a friend of Samuel Pepys and referred to in his Diary. A.L.S., Rt. Slyngsbie, one page, folio, on board HMS Garland, in the Downes, July 1642, to the Earl of Warwick. Slingsby writes in reaction to the appointment of the Earl of Northumberland to the rank of Admiral, commenting 'I can not but take notice thereof and acquaint ye….therewith conceiving that my commission is now voyd: I desire to know to whom I may legally deliver up this shippe under my charge….' With integral address leaf bearing some remnants of a black wax seal. Some very light age wear, VG

Lot 439

SHOVELL CLOUDESLEY: (c.1650-1707) English Admiral of the Fleet. A.L.S., Clowdesley Shovell, one page, folio, 4th April 1684, to Admiral Horbort. Shovell states 'At My Coming a Shore I Was Conducted to yr. Kings House where I presented your Respects to Him. he Returned thanks: &: glad to hear of your health' and continues to report on the King's plans for the following day 'at wh. time he wil cal a full dinner to hear what we have to propose…' With integral address leaf bearing a small red wax seal. Some very light, minor age wear to the extreme edges, VG

Lot 442

MARLBOROUGH DUKE OF: (1650-1722) John Churchill. English Soldier and Statesman. Commander-in-Chief of the Forces 1690-91, 1702-08. D.S., Marlborough, one page, folio, Office of Ordnance, 10th June 1716. The manuscript document is addressed to Thomas Erle, Lieutenant General of His Majesty's Ordnance, and nominates Thomas Cox to be one of fifty appointed Sword Cutlers following 'Good Testimony & Assurance which I have received of Loyalty, Integrity & Ability'. Signed by Marlborough at the foot. Countersigned by Thomas Frankland (c.1685-1747) English Member of Parliament, Clerk of the Deliveries of the Ordnance 1715-22, Lord of the Admiralty 1730-42. With blind embossed paper seal affixed (some damp staining). A large area of paper loss to the right side is repaired, although with loss of text. With some tears and age wear to the edges, just affecting the text and the conclusion of Marlborough's signature. Only FR

Lot 443

LIGONIER JOHN: (1680-1770) British Field Marshal. D.S., J L Ligonier, one page, small folio, Office of Ordnance, 14th October 1757. The attractive manuscript document is an order for various items, including paper cartridges, ladles & spunges, tackle hooks and aprons of lead, to be issued from His Majesty's stores and sent to Woolwich where they have been requested by the officers for supply of Naval stores. Signed by Ligonier at the foot and countersigned by Charles Frederick (1709-1785, Surveyor-General of the Ordnance 1750-82). Originally from the noted collection of Ray Rawlins and bearing his small circular stamp to the verso. One small area of paper loss in the lower left corner, not affecting the text or signatures. Together with George Wade (1673-1748) British Military Commander, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, 1745. D.S., George Wade, one page, small folio, Office of Ordnance, 16th September 1742. The attractive manuscript document is an order for various items, including oyle and beeswax, to be supplied to the Gunners Stores on board His Majesty's Ship Royal Caroline commanded by Captain Charles Molloy. Signed at the foot by Wade and countersigned by Thomas Lascelles (1670-1751, Colonel) and one other. With blank integral leaf. Originally from the noted collection of Ray Rawlins and bearing his small circular stamp in the upper right corner. Some slight splitting at the folds, also including George Beauclerk (1704-1768) British General, Governor of Gibraltar. Son of the 1st Duke of St. Albans and grandson of King Charles II and his mistress Nell Gwynne. A.L.S., G Beauclerk, two pages, 4to, Edinburgh, 5th January 1764, to a gentleman. Beauclerk writes to his correspondent on military matters, referring to various individuals and officers and giving his reasons for not agreeing to allow Lieutenant Gordon to retire on full pay. With blank integral leaf. Some light foxing, otherwise VG, 3

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