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*Manuscript receipt book, early 18th c., 272 numbered pages, with recipes to rectos only, hinges reinforced, orig. panelled reversed calf, rebacked, folio Contains both culinary and medical receipts, for example: to make a neatsfoot pudding, to pott pidgeons, to make syrrup of violetts, to provoke urine, for the wind collick, for a womans after pains, and to make plague water. With two recent letters loosely inserted indicating a connection with Sherston, Wiltshire. (1)

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*Manuscript receipt book, early 19th c., front pastedown with ms. ownership name of Barbara Parkes, dated June 14th 1819, 142 numbered pages, some blank, but mostly with recipes to rectos and versos, followed by a few blank leaves and several more ms. recipes at rear, written in copperplate, in several hands, printed thumb index to first six leaves, three ms. leaves of recipes loosely inserted, orig. qtr. roan, rubbed, some loss to marbled paper on boards, folio Recipes such as: to bake a beefs cheek, codlin jelly, sollid syllabubs, milk punch, walnut catsup, everton toffe and real Indian pickle. Interspersed are a number of remedies, e.g.: to stop a too violent action of the bowels, for a consumptive cough, and for an ulcered throat. (1)

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Chomel (Noel). Dictionaire Oeconomique: or, The Family Dictionary. Containing the Most Experienced Methods of Improving Estates and of Preserving Health, 2 vols. in one, revised & recommended by Mr. R. Bradley, 1725, title printed in red & black (bound without 2nd title page), numerous woodcut illusts., some spotting and slight browning, initial pages frayed to edges and repaired to inner margins, last page near detached and soiled, contemp. diced calf, old vellum reback, covers near detached, worn, folio Bitting p.87-88. (1)

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Manuscript receipt book, early 19th c., approx. 46 pages, with a similar number of blank leaves, orig. vellum, rubbed, 8vo, together with Cookery manuscript book, late 19th c., approx. 30 pages, plus numerous blank leaves, front free endpaper detached, orig. vellum, soiled, joints splitting at ends, and sl. wear to foot of spine, folio First item with assorted recipes, for dishes such as green pea soup, Dutch puffs, biscuit bread, the best ketchup in England, and Scotch woodcock. Second item with a number of household and culinary recipes, including furniture polish, boot varnish, tooth powder, spruce beer, Pocock's pickle and egg flip. (2)

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*Manuscript Receipts Cookery Book. A Manuscript Receipt Cookery Book, 19th c., comprising manuscript recipes by various hands of the 17th & 18th c., cut and pasted onto 103 leaves, including a few blank pages, the majority in a fair hand and including receipts for potting eels, whooping cough, mackrones, for the collak, Lady Lovelaces receipt for an orange pudding, to make veal or mutton cutlets a la Maintenon, to make ginger tablets for ye wind, apple pudding, custard pudding, marsh-mallow-syrup, a receipt for mellancholly, orange chipps, marmolet, to pickell cowcombers, to make the snaile drink, to make a ffrigcossee, etc., blank leaves at rear, hinges cracked, 19th c. vellum, rubbed, ties broken, folio (1)

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*Savage Club. A large scrap album containing approx. 200 printed menus, c. 1882-1905, the majority mounted, and largely with the menus as b&w printed cartoons for house dinners, special occasions and special guests, including Mark Twain, Antarctic Expedition Celebrations, G.A. Henty, plus various celebrities of the day in the chair, artists include Phil May, Oliver Paque, Tom Browne, et al, the majority tipped-in or mounted, Savage Club bookplate to front pastedown, contemp. qtr. calf, spine broken and worn, large thick folio (1)

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Gerard (John). The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes. Gathered by John Gerarde of London Master in Chirurgerie, Very Much enlarged and Amended by Thomas Johnson, 2nd ed., printed by Adam Islip, Joice Norton & Richard Whitakers, 1633, eng. title, numerous botanical woodcuts to text, lacks first & last blanks, errata crossed-out with early manuscript ink scouring, lower outer corner of last leaf torn & repaired, slight damp staining mostly to margins, 19th c. calf with earlier leather laid-down to boards, elaborate gilt dec. spine, leather slightly torn at head, folio STC 11751. (1)

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*Manuscript Receipts Book. A Manuscript Receipts Book kept by Bridget Domvile, dated 1695, twenty-one leaves of medical receipts, including the distilling of treackle water, a water for the stone and gravell, to make wormwood water, a tobaco for rhume, for a sore breast, recipes for scurvy, for the obstruction of the lungs, a powder to prevent miscaring ('Take dragons blood 1 dram powder of red corall 1 dram ambergreene the weight of 2 barley cornes make this into a powder and in a littill claret wine '), for the dropsie, malencloly water, for the biteing of an adder, and sixteen further leaves of cookery receipts inverted at rear of the volume, including recipes for seede cake, sacke poset, sugar cakes, white marmalad of quince, jely of lupins, sasages without skinnes, a hagis pudinge, veale pye, sage wine good for the head, white meade, etc., old burn mark at upper margin throughout affecting some recipe titles and text, professional archival repairs throughout, contemp. limp vellum with owners name and date to upper cover, rubbed and soiled, folio An Accompanying research note indicates that the name Domvile is most closely associated with Loughlinstown and Loughlinstown House in Ireland at this time but that no Bridget had been found at the right date. The authoress acknowledges some of her sauces for the receipts, names including Lady Warwick, Lady Digby, Lady North, Dr. Bates, Mrs Mild, Lady Trevor and Lady Sidenham. (1)

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*Manuscript Receipts Book. A Manuscript Receipts Book, possibly by Richard Barnes, c. 1663, 232pp receipts, indexes of waters, physical receipts and diseases, num. blank leaves, receipts including those for a most excellent drinke for the bitinge of a mad dogge, of man or beast, a receipt to make snails milke, a medicine to take away any sore that groweth in the eyes, a medicine for an ague, for dimness of the sight, a medicine for the plague, cures for scurvie, consumption, etc., folio 75 dated 1663 as is a manuscript date at the rear of a volume with a vellum stub and ownership name of Richard Barnes tucked in, several leaves of receipts inverted at rear and possibly written at a later date, bookplate of Robert John Verney, [9th] Lord Willoughby de Broke to front pastedown, contemp. polished sheep gilt, rubbed and some slight wear, folio (1)

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Motherby (George). A New Medical Dictionary; or, General Repository of Physic , 1st ed., 1775, twenty-three eng. plts. at end, and two tables of chemical symbols (foxed), last thirteen plts. with small wormhole in lower margin (outside platemark), final plt. with vertical crease, hinges strengthened, contemp. full calf, rubbed, with corners showing, rebacked preserving orig. (chipped) spine label, folio (1)

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Crocker (H. Radcliffe). Atlas of the Diseases of the Skin, Sections I-IV only (of 8), 1903, 47 (of 48) col. litho. plts. (lacks plt. 12), with letterpress, loosely contained in orig. linen-backed printed boards with ties, some minor soiling, atlas folio (4)

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Arrowsmith (Aaron). Outlines of the World, 1840, engraved title and dedication, 44 engraved maps and one engraved sheet listing river lengths and mountain heights, all complete as list, all maps uncoloured except twin-hemisphere map of the World, orig. half calf gilt, sl. rubbed and marked, folio (1)

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Atkinson (John Augustus and Walker, James). A Picturesque Representation of the Manners, Customs and Amusements of the Russians, vol. 1 only (of 3), 1st ed., 1803, thirty-three hand coloured soft-ground etchings by Atkinson (correct as list), occ. minor spotting and some offsetting to text, near contemp. half morocco gilt, upper joint cracked, extrems. rubbed, folio Abbey, Travel, 223. (1)

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Black (Adam & Charles, publishers). Black's General Atlas of the World, new ed., 1867, 56 colour litho. maps and plates, mostly double-page, all complete as list, scattered spotting, orig. half morocco gilt, heavily rubbed with fraying to extrems., folio (1)

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Blair (Rev. John). The Chronology and History of the World, from the Creation to the Year of Christ, 1779, pub. 1779, engraved title and dedication, folding twin-hemisphere map of the World (detached) and 15 double-page engraved maps, maps of Spain and England & Wales hand coloured in outline, the remainder uncoloured, numerous engraved tables throughout, contemp. calf, worn with boards detached but extant, folio Maps include The World, Holy Land, Middle East, Greece, Italy, Sicily, Spain, Europe, British Isles, England & Wales, East Indies, Germany, France, West Indies, United States and India. (1)

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Brockedon (William). Italy, Classical, Historical, and Picturesque, [1847], engraved title, sixty engraved plates after Brockedon, Prout, Leitch, etc., all plates complete as list, frontis. engraving rather spotted, some other minor spotting, a.e.g., contemp. plum half morocco, rubbed and marked, folio (1)

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*Vanity fair cartoons. 129 original chromo. caricatures by Spy, Ape, etc., mostly statesmen, many with accompanying leaf of text, folio (129)

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Cary (John). Cary's New Universal Atlas, containing Distinct Maps of all the Principal States and Kingdoms throughout the World, 1808, engraved title, list of subscribers, 60 double page engraved maps, hand coloured in outline, all complete as list, contemp. half calf, rubbed to extrems. with joints cracking and a little loss to head of spine, folio Internally an excellent and wide margined copy. (1)

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Cruchley (G.F., publisher). Cruchley's General Atlas for the Use of Schools and Private Tuition, 1870, engraved title, 32 engraved hand coloured double-page engraved maps, all correct as list, some very minor marginal fraying to a few leaves with a little loss to corner of England map not affecting image, publishers adverts to pastedowns, orig. blindstamped cloth gilt, spine defective with upper cover detached, folio (1)

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[Cyprus]. The Illustrated London News, vols. 72 & 73, January - December 1878, numerous wood engs., some double-page, folding panoramic view of The Sortie from Plevna, contents generally in good clean condition, contemp. half, rubbed and scuffed, second vol. det. along upper inner hinge, folio Contains coverage of the British Occupation of Cyprus, the Afghan War, etc. (2)

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Heylyn (Peter). Cosmography in Foure Bookes contayning the Chorography & History of the Whole World, 1703, additional engraved title (detached and with minor marginal fraying), letterpress title printed in red and black, five double-page uncoloured engraved maps, closed tear to margin of p.797/798, a few minor spots, contemp. panelled calf, worn with upper board detached (but extant), folio The maps are in very good condition and include a twin-hemisphere map of the World and maps of Europe, Asia, Africa and America. Both the maps of the World and the Americas show California as an island. (1)

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Johnston (Alexander Keith). The Royal Atlas of Modern Geography, 1861, forty-eight double-page colour printed maps, a.e.g., contemp. half morocco gilt, upper cover detached, folio (1)

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Johnston (Alexander Keith). The Royal Atlas of Modern Geography, 1906, 55 colour double page maps only (of 56), lacks map of New Zealand, contemp. half morocco gilt, spine defective and upper cover detached, together with Handy Royal Atlas of Modern Geography, 1881, 44 double page maps only (of 45), lacks map of New Zealand, contemp. half morocco, upper cover detached, and Bacon (G.W., pub.), New Large Scale Ordnance Atlas of the British Isles with Plans of Towns, 1884, 99 double page maps only (of 100), contemp. half morocco, worn, folio (3)

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Lear (Edward). Views in the Seven Ionian Islands. A Facsimile of the Original Edition Published in 1863, pub. Hugh Broadbent, Oldham, 1979, tinted vign. title and twenty tinted plts., list of subscribers at rear, orig. green cloth, lettered in gilt, with glassine d.j. and slipcase, slim folio Limited edition 422/1000. (1)

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Martin (R. Montgomery). The British Colonies; their History, Extent, Condition and Resources, 12 orig. divisions, pub. London Printing & Publishing Company, c.1850s, engraved title to first part, some parts with list of subscribers, 40 double-page engraved maps, each hand coloured in outline with vignette illusts., numerous other engraved views and portraits, all maps and plates complete, orig. gilt dec. blindstamped red cloth, sl. rubbed, folio (10)

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Smith (William and Grove, George, eds.). An Atlas of Ancient Geography Biblical & Classical, 1874, 43 hand coloured engraved maps and plans, mostly double page, all correct as list, contemp. maroon half morocco gilt, rubbed to etxrems., folio (1)

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Wilson (Col. Sir Charles). Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt, 4 vols., n.d., c. 1870s, with duplicate vol. 4, steel engs., num. wood engs. to text, a.e.g., orig. gilt dec. cloth, a little dampstained, 4to, together with Wilson (H.W.), With the Flag to Pretoria. A History of the Boer War of 1899-1900, 2 vols., 1901, num. b & w illusts from photos., vol. 1 bound without title, t.e.g., contemp. half morocco, gilt dec. spines with soldier motif in compartments, a little faded, folio (7)

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Our Own Country. Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial, 6 vols. in 3, Cassell, 1891-96, numerous wood engraved plates and maps, orig. half calf, gilt dec. spines and marbled boards, 4to, together with Loftie (W.J.), London City. Its History-Streets-Traffic-Buildings-People, 1891, and Fitzgerald (Percy), London City Suburbs as They are To-Day, 1893, together two works profusely illustrated by W. Luker, both orig. blue cloth gilt, rubbed, folio The former an attractive set. (5)

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Plot (Robert). The Natural History of Oxford-shire, Being an Essay towards the Natural History of England, 2nd ed., with large Additions and Corrections: Also a Short Account of the Author, Oxford, 1705, lacks fldg. eng. map, preceeding leaf (containing Content of Chapters) torn with loss towards inner margin (affecting some text), sixteen single-page copper eng. plts., contemp. full panelled calf, gilt-dec spine, joints cracked and some wear to spine, folio (1)

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Axe (Prof. J. Wortley, ed.). The Horse, its Treatment in Health and Disease, with a Complete Guide to Breeding Training and Management, 9 vols., 1907, numerous col. and b & w plts. and illusts., orig. dark green cloth blocked in black and gilt to a design by Talwin Morris (initialled in lower corner of upper covers), a bright copy, 4to, together with Stubbs (George), The Anatomy of the Horse, 1938, b & w plts. (incl. double-page), occn. spotting, orig. qtr. cloth, spine ends frayed, some staining to boards, folio (10)

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Edwards (Lionel, illust.). Shires and Provinces, by 'Sabretache' [Alfred Stuart Barrow], 2nd imp., 1927, sixteen mounted col. plts., incl. frontis., captioned tissue guards, b & w illusts. to text, untrimmed, orig. cloth gilt, damp spotting to upper cover, and a few marks, thick folio (1)

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Evelyn (John). Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest-Trees , 2nd ed. much enlarged and improved, 3 parts in 1 vol., 1670, imprimatur leaf at front, eng. vign. to title, four engs. in the text, errata leaf at rear, separate title and pagination to each part, contemp. polished sheep, upper cover detached and some wear to extremities, folio Wing E3517; Keynes 41; Henrey 133. (1)

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Lewin (William). The Birds of Great Britain, Systematically Arranged, Accurately Engraved, and Painted from Nature, 8 vols. in 4, 1796-1801, titles and text in English and French, 336 hand-col. engraved plts. of birds and eggs, some spotting and light damp-marking throughout, marbled endpapers, 19th c. three-qtr. calf gilt, rubbed and scuffed and some wear to joints and extrems., folio Nissen 562. Muller & Swann, p. 351. Zimmer, Ayer Ornithological Library p. 395. See Illustration inside front cover of this catalogue. (4)

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Miller (Philip). The Gardener's and Botanist's Dictionary; Containing the Best and Newest Methods of Cultivating and Improving the Kitchen, Fruit, and Flower Garden, and Nursery; of Performing the Practical Parts of Agriculture; of Managing Vineyards, and of Propagating all sorts of Timber Trees the whole corrected and newly arranged by Thomas Martyn, bound in 4 vols., [1795-1807], twenty eng. plts. (as called for) plus seventeen addn. plts., inc. one hand-col. and one double-page, mostly by Ehret, contemp. half calf gilt with contrasting labels, a little chipped at head and foot of spines, folio Blanche Henrey 1114. (4)

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Schubert (Gotthilf Heinrich von). Naturgeschichte des Pflanzenreichs nach dem Linne'schen System, 4th revised ed., Esslingen & Munich, c. 1887, fifty-four double-page hand-col. plts. of plants and flowers, contents in clean condition, orig. brown cloth, with large mounted col. litho. illust. to upper cover, very sl. rubbed, folio (1)

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Trade catalogue. British and Indian Army Sadlery &c., by J.W. Eldrid & Co., 21 Fore Street, Cripplegate, London, n.d., c. 1850s, hand-col. litho. title and fifty-six litho. plts. incl. many tinted, showing the firms products, descriptions and product codes, twenty full-page plts. of horses and harnesses, the remainder multiple images to a plt., products incl. bridles, saddles, belts, boots, steel picks, whips and whip thongs, harness furniture, saddle trees, buckles, belts, rosettes and ornaments, furniture and tools, etc., some occ. soiling, title soiled and split at lower margin, hinges weak, orig. cloth with Eldrid's oval gilt address stamp to upper cover, soiling and some wear, oblong folio A very rare item and apparently complete. (1)

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Worlidge (John). Systema Agriculturae, The Mystery of Husbandry Discovered. treating of the Several New and Most Advantagious Ways of Tilling, Planting, Sowing, Manuring, Ordering, Improving of all sorts of Gardens, Meadows Woods & Coppices, 4th ed., 1687, addn. eng. title, one eng. plt., two holes to leaf Qq2, upper outer corner of leaf Qq3 torn and repaired to verso, contemp. calf, gilt dec. spine, gilt armorial to centre of upper & lower board, loss of leather at head & foot of spine, folio Wing W3601. (1)

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Chubb (Thomas). The Printed Maps in the Atlases of Great Britain and Ireland. A Bibliography, 1579-1870, Dawson, 1977, numerous b & w plates, orig. green cloth gilt, 4to, together with Tooley (R.V. and Brickner, Charles), A History of Cartography. 2500 Years of Maps and Mapmakers, Thames & Hudson, 1969, numerous colour and b & w illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., folio, and Booth (John), Antique Maps of Wales, 1977, b & w illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., 4to, plus Carter (Professor H., ed.), National Atlas of Wales, pb. University of Wales Press, 1989, numerous colour maps, overlays, etc., orig. portfolio, folio, plus others including Moreland/Bannister, R.V. Tooley, etc. (10)

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The Graphic, vols. 19-21, 23-29, 36, 45, 56, 1879-92, together thirteen volumes, numerous wood engraved illusts., incomplete, mixed contemp. bindings, folio Sold not subject to return. (13)

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The Illustrated London News, 61 vols., a partly broken run, vol. I-LXXVII, May 1842-December 1880, lacking only vols. IX-XIII, July 1846-December 1848, vols. XVI-XVII, January-December 1850, vol. XXXI, July-December 1857 & vol. LIII, July-December 1868, numerous wood engs., some double-page or folding, contents generally in clean condition, mostly contemp. half calf, rubbed and scuffed, one or two folding plts. torn, with sl. damage, one folding plt. entitled Sketches in London (1851) with sellotape repairs to folds, some vols. recased or rebacked, a few covers det. along inner hinges, folio A very good run of this important news periodical, apparently complete with supplements. Includes panoramas of Dublin (June 1846), The Exterior of the Crystal Palace (August 1851), folding views of The Great Exhibition, Commanders of the Allied Armies in the East (July 1854), Sebastopol (April 1855), Arrival of Her Majesty in the Place du Carrousel, Tuileries (July 1855), Allied Commanders in The Crimea (January 1856), The Naval Review at Spithead (May 1856), The Tuileries, Paris (August 1859), London (February 1861), panoramic views of Plymouth, Dublin, Vienna and New York, Turkish Divers removing Russian torpedoes off Poti, in the Black Sea (July 1877), The Attack on Fort Ali Musjid, after William Simpson (1879), The Zulu War - March to Ulundi (1879), etc. (61)

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Illustrated London News, vol. 115, July-Dec., 1899, vol. 142 & 143, Jan-Dec., 1913, together three vols., num. b & w illusts. and ads. (first vol. includes Boer War information), all orig. pubs. gilt dec. olive green cloth, some wear to spines, folio (3)

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The Vanity Fair Album, vol. VI, 1874, 52 chromo. portrait plates as listed, a few leaves near-detached, orig. gilt dec. green cloth, folio (1)

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The Vanity Fair Album, vol. VII, 1875, 52 chromo. portrait plates as listed, a few leaves near-detached, a.e.g., orig. gilt dec. green cloth, folio (1)

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The Vanity Fair Album, vol. VIII, 1876, 53 chromo. portrait plates as listed, a few leaves near-detached, a.e.g., orig. gilt dec. green cloth, folio (1)

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The Vanity Fair Album, vol. IX, 1877, 52 chromo. portrait plates as listed by Spy, Ape, etc., a few leaves near-detached, a.e.g., orig. gilt dec. green cloth, folio (1)

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The Vanity Fair Album, vol. X, 1878, 52 chromo. portrait plates as listed by Spy, Ape, etc., a few leaves near-detached, a.e.g., orig. gilt dec. green cloth, folio (1)

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The Vanity Fair Album, vol. XI, 1879, 52 chromo. portrait plates as listed by Spy, Ape, etc., a few leaves near-detached, a.e.g., orig. gilt dec. green cloth, folio (1)

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The Vanity Fair Album, vol. XII, 1880, 52 chromo. portrait plates as listed by Spy, Ape, etc., a few leaves near-detached, a.e.g., orig. gilt dec. green cloth, folio (1)

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The Vanity Fair Album, vol. XIII, 1881, 53 chromo. portrait plates as listed by Spy, Ape, etc., a.e.g., orig. gilt dec. green cloth, folio (1)

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*Elizabeth II (Queen of Great Britain). A black leather attache case, black leather handle, metal key and lock and two leather straps and buckles, gilt royal monogram of Queen Elizabeth II to flap, ownership name of P. Benham written to inside fabric, straps very rubbed, approx. 34 x 41 x 8 cm, included inside are a group of approx. twenty royal ceremonial programmes for weddings, funerals and anniversaries, etc. (1937-2003), some with menu and personalised invitations loosely inserted, mostly orig. printed wrappers, folio (approx. 30)

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*Charles & Diana (Prince & Princess of Wales). Typed letter signed, Highgrove House, 24th June 1991, to Mr Ahmed thanking him for the skilled care and attention that William received in his hospital in Great Ormond Street, 'it was a great relief to know that he was in such wonderful hands', concluding 'We only hope that being involved with a royal patient has not seriously affected your health! Thank you, once again, for everything you did to look after William', signed by both 'Charles and Diana', one page, folio, mounted with colour photos of Princess Diana in the car on the way to the hospital and beneath, Prince William shaking hands with the headmaster of Prince William's school Ludgrove, framed and glazed with the original registered post envelope to frame verso. Prince William was accidentally hit on the head by another pupil with a golf club resulting in a compressed skull fracture. Princess Diana raced to the hospital following the ambulance and at the time there was some controversy as Prince Charles left the hospital on the night of Prince William's surgery to go to the opera. (1)

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Diana (Princess of Wales). Dresses from the Collection of Diana, Princess of Wales. A Charity Sale Conducted by Christie's on a not-for-profit basis to be sold without reserve, Wednesday 25 June, 1997 at 6:30pm at Christie's, New York, eighty lots, illustrated throughout in colour and monochrome, orig. purple cloth in d.j., folio A fine copy, complete with absentee bid form and admission-to-view ticket. (1)

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*Edward VIII (King, 1894-1972). Typed letter signed 'Edward', La Croe, Cape d'Antibes, 29th December 1948, to Right Hon. Lord Beaverbrook, 'Dear Max, Many thanks for your note and the complete and fascinating narrative of the abdication, which the Duchess and I have read over several times with absorbing interest. I greatly appreciate your taking time out to tell it all over again. There are certain points I would like to talk over with you some day, and we are sorry you aren't coming south to celebrate the advent of New Year with the Churchills and ourselves at Monte Carlo', concluding with wishes for a Happy New Year and a p.s. which apolgises for the last letter addressed to him as "Lord Max Beaverbrook, P.C." which arose from an out-of-date address book, one page, folio, framed and glazed (1)

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Crime and Transportation. Bound collection of twenty-four separate Parliamentary reports and returns for 1840 , including returns of the numbers of persons sentanced to death for murder between 1834-1838, as well as the numbers of executions which took place between 1834-1836 for capital offences, copies of the orders issued respecting transportation of cconvicts to New South Wales, reports from the superintendent of ships employed for the confinement of offenders under sentence of transportation, copies of all repeorts from all the various gaols in Britain, including the listing of the various punishment given to prisoners in each gaol, rules and regulations for the treatment of prisoners in Lancaster and other gaols, etc., modern lib. buckram, sl. rubbed and soiled, folio (1)

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Crime, Convicts, Gaols & Police. Bound collection of twnety separate Parliamentary reports and returns for 1844 , including numerous tables from over fifty counties, showing numbers convicted in each county, their offences, sentence given including those sentenced to death and transportation, numbersd whipped, age and sex of offenders, (including those under twelve), etc., numbers executed for arson, numbers of criminal lunatics specifying their name, age, sex and offence committed of each person, Irish returns of those sentenced to death and those executed, detailed reports of prison food, London police reports showing offences committed by police officers, receipts, etc., various gaol reports and schedules, Pentonville Prison, etc., modern lib. buckram, sl. rubbed and soiled, folio (1)

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Aesop. Fables, of Aesop and Other Eminent Mythologists: with Morals and Reflexions, by Sir Roger L'Estrange, 1692, eng. frontis. (close-trimmed, lined to verso & thin repair tissue to printed surface), title provided in facsimile, final leaf 3Q4 torn to margins & repaired to lower margin, closed tears & some fraying to lower margins, occ. light damp staining and ink marks, recent endpapers, contemp. calf, recased, folio (1)

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Bayle (Pierre). A General Dictionary, Historical and Critical with Reflections on such passages of Mr Bayle, which seem to favour Scepticism and the Manichee System, by the Reverend Mr. John Peter Bernard, the Reverend Mr. Thomas Birch, Mr. John Lockman, and other Hands, 10 vols., 1734-41, some institutional markings and occasional repairs, titles printed in red and black, mixed bindings, some wear, some covers detached etc., folio (10)

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Bible [English]. The Bible, that is, The Holy Scriptures conteined in the Olde and Newe Testament , imprinted at London by Christopher Barker, Printer to the Queenes Maiestie, 1582, general title with woodcut vign. illust. (somewhat soiled and marked and remargined), leaf following title similarly repaired to margins with archival tissue, some soiling and marks throughout, minor stains throughout, margins intact, a few leaves with fore-margins repaired, NT title present (ruled in red), leaf Rrrrrii torn and repaired with loss to lower margin and with minor loss elsewhere, preceeding leaf with small marginal repair to extrem. lower margin, affecting some words, modern blindstamped full dark brown calf gilt, thick folio Herbert 173. (1)

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Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments Imprinted at London by Robert Barker , and by the Assignes of John Bill, 1638, title printed in red and black within fine woodcut border (fore-edge a little frayed, without loss), black letter text, num. woodcut initials, bound with The Whole Book of Psalmes. Collected into English Meeter, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others , printed by J.H. for the Company of Stationers, 1638, fine woodcut title, contemp. gilt-panelled morocco, skilfully rebacked, preserving orig. spine, small folio STC 16409 & 2677. (1)

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Boyle (Roger, First Earl of Orrery). A Treatise Of The Art of War: Dedicated to The Kings Most Excellent Majesty, 1st ed., 1677, six double-page eng. plans, lacks engraved frontis., light water stain to lower portion throughout, contemp. full calf, rubbed and some wear, upper joint cracked, folio Wing 0499. (1)

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