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LAW ANDREW BONAR: (1858-1923) British Prime Minister 1922-23. A fine original black pen and ink drawing of Law by the accomplished German-Swiss artist Robert Kastor, executed on a folio (9.5 x 12) sheet of art paper, the image depicting the Prime Minister in a head and shoulders pose. Signed by Law beneath the image, adding a quotation taken from Thomas Carlyle, 'Not what I have, but what I do is my kingdom', in his hand. Also bearing the small signature of the artist Kastor. Some very light, extremely minor age wear to the edges, VG

RAEDER ERICH: (1876-1960) German Grand Admiral of World War II, Knight's Cross winner. D.S., Raeder, one page, folio, Berlin, 10th September 1939, in German. The partially printed document, completed in a calligraphic hand, appoints the senior government inspector Wilhelm Stern to be an administrative clerk, in the expectation that 'true to his oath of service, (he) will faithfully discharge his duties and justify the confidence bestowed upon him by this appointment' and continues 'At the same time, he can be sure of the special protection of the Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor'. Signed by Raeder at the foot in his capacity as Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine alongside a blind embossed circular seal featuring the Nazi swastika and eagle. With blank integral leaf. Some light age wear and a number of small tears to the right edge, otherwise about VG 

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS I: (1750-1827) Elector of Saxony 1763-1806 (as Frederick Augustus III) and King of Saxony 1806-27. The King was a loyal ally to Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars and lost much of his territory to Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. D.S., Friedrich Augustus, two pages, folio, 26th October 1768, in German. The manuscript document is untranslated although appears to be a military commission relating to Heinrich Ernst von Feilitzsch. Countersigned by Count Johann Franz von Bellegarde (1707-1769) General of the Infantry and Minister of War. With blind embossed paper seal affixed (causing some light staining to the recto). Some light age wear and a few minor tears and creases to the edges, otherwise VG  

MOMMSEN THEODOR: (1817-1903) German classical scholar and historian, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1902. D.S., Th. Mommsen, one page, large folio (16.5 x 20.5), Berlin, 8th October 1876, in Latin. The partially printed document, completed in manuscript, was issued by Mommsen in his capacity as a Rector at the Friedrich Wilhelm University (today the Humboldt University of Berlin) and certifies that George Thouret, a student of theology, has taken an oath before the academic authorities to 'promise faith, obedience and reverence' and has thereby been legitimately enrolled within the university. Some light age wear and minor creasing, about VG

BRATIANU ION I. C.: (1864-1927) Romanian Prime Minister 1909-10, 1914-18, 1918-19, 1922-26, 1927. D.S., Ion I C Bratianu, one page, folio, Bucharest, April 1916, in Romanian. The partially printed document, completed in manuscript, is issued by the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Romania and concerns the promotion of Dumitru Sinescu to the rank of deputy reserve admissions officer. Some light age wear at the folds, otherwise VG

MARTI JOSE & ESTRADA PALMA TOMAS: José Martí (1853-1895) Cuban Poet, Writer and Revolutionary Philosopher. Martí is considered a national hero as well as a leading figure in Latin American literature. He became a symbol for Cuba's fight for independence in the 19th century, and is referred to as the ''Apostle of Cuban Independence''; & Tomas Estrada Palma (1835-1908) First President of Cuba 1902-1906, and previously during the Ten Year´s War. Remembered for allowing the Platt Amendment which ensured American dominance over Cuba. An exceptional and very attractive multiple signed D.S., `Jose Martí´, and `T. Estrada Palma´, four pages, large folio, New York, 10th May 1893 and 27th January 1895, to Rafael Cortes and to Manuel Ruiz, in Spanish. The partially printed document bears the printed heading of the New York delegation of the Cuban Revolutionary party, being a title given to contributors in favour of the cause, ''Patriotic Assistance - Fundraising - To finance the Independence and for the Freedom of Cuba''. The attractive document, printed in green, bears large palms to front page borders and coats of arms to the front heading and to the verso. The document is signed by Marti and Estrada Palma in their capacity as delegates and is also signed by Gonzalo de Quesada as Secretary of the delegation. The lengthy written text, entitled ''The Cuban Revolution'', is a manifesto in favour of Cuban Independence and freedom, against the Spanish occupancy and slavery, stating in part `Cuba se ha alzado en armas con el sacrificio y la solemne determinacion de la muerte, no para interrumpir con patriotismo fanatico por el ideal insuficiente de la independencia politica de España. El Desarrollo de un pueblo que hubiera podido llegar en paz a su madurez…´ (Translation: “Cuba has taken up arms with sacrifice and the with the solemn determination of death, not to interrupt with fanatical patriotism the insufficient ideal of political independence from Spain. The development of a people that could have reached maturity in peace…”) The document bears beneath the signatures a large beige paper seal affixed of the Delegation of the Cuban Revolutionary Party. To the second sheet, another title given to contributors in favour of the cause, the light image affixed to the front, shows Martí, Cespedes, Teodoro Perez, and many other revolutionary leaders at the balcony of Teodoro Perez´ home, known as La Te Da, on 1st of May 1893 in Key West. This small island was the capital of the Cuban exile at the time.  Bearing to the verso an attractive map of Cuba. Small overall age wear, with a very small hole to the first sheet, not affecting the text or images. Small remnants of a former red wax seal to the verso of the second sheet. G to VG    The present document is signed by Jose Marti on 23rd-27th January 1895, only a few days before drawing up the Uprising order. A month later, on 24th February, the uprising took place, and three months later Marti was killed at the battle of Dos Rios only a month after having returned to Cuba. Gonzalo de Quesada y Arostegui (1868-1915) was the key architect of Cuba´s Independence Movement with Jose Marti. Appointed Special Commissioner of Cuba to the United States in 1900. He later entered the diplomatic service, becoming Minister to the United States. De Quesada authored ''A History of Free Cuba'' (1898) and ''Cuba'' (1905). He also edited Marti's literary works 1900-11. In the early 1890s, Key West's poet-patriot hero Jose Martí started visiting the island, raising money and trying to unite the different exile groups that wanted to overthrow Cuba's Spanish rulers. There was a routine every time Martí came to town. It was like a holiday in town. About 5,000 people would go to the port to wait for him. There was a music band in San Carlos called La Banda Libertad (“The Freedom Band”), a band that would go to the port. The port was full of American and Cuban flags. They would parade him down Duval Street from the port, past the San Carlos, all the way to La Te Da. That is why that place is called La Te Da, because the Cubans would call that place Martí's Terrace, “La Terraza de Martí". And that name got shortened to La Te Da. In the same way as Key West became Key West from Cayo Hueso. Today La Te Da is a guesthouse that hosts drag shows and tea dances. Back then, it was the home of Teodoro Perez, a cigar factory owner and friend of Martí.

MANN THOMAS: (1875-1955) German novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1929. D.S., Thomas Mann, one page, folio, n.p. (New York?), 11th May 1944. The typed document is an Agreement between Mann and the publishers Editora Flama of Sao Paulo, Brazil, concerning the translation into the Portuguese language of Mann's novel Konigliche Hoheit ('Royal Highness') and comprises nine clauses in which the publishers commit to publish the translated work within one year, agree that they will pay Mann an advance of $175 as well as a royalty of 10% 'of the retail catalogue price on all copies', provide twice yearly reports of sales and also provide five free copies of the book to Mann. Signed by Mann in turquoise fountain pen ink at the foot. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG 

WILHELM II: (1859-1941) German Emperor & King of Prussia 1888-1918. D.S., Wilhelm R[ex], a large and bold good example of his signature, one page, folio, 3rd October 1899, in German. The attractive partially printed document, bearing to the heading a crowned large eagle above the printed text "Wilhelm, King of Prussia", is an appointment awarded to Wilhelm Holtze. Signed by the Kaiser in dark fountain pen ink at the conclusion alongside a large blind embossed attractive seal. Countersigned at the base. With blank integral leaf. Very small minor creasing to the upper edge, otherwise VG

[IMPERIAL GUARD]: An attractive manuscript document relating to Napoleon's Garde Imperiale, completed and signed by General A. Sels, one page, large oblong folio (18.5 x 14.5”), Gournay, 26th August 1810, in French. The document is in tabular form and is subtitled Situation et force de la ci-devant Garde Royale Hollandaise (Translation: Situation and strength of the former Dutch Royal Guard) at the head and provides details of the designation of the army, the names of the battalions or squadrons, the names and ranks of the commanders of the various corps, their location etc., totalling some 128 officers, 2,693 troops and 942 horses, and also including details of cannons and other ammunition, and of the number of absent soldiers, either as a result of death or desertion. To the verso appear further manuscript observations signed by Sels in which he details the numbers of soldiers who remained hospitalised in Mons, Cambray, Brussels, Utrecht and other locations. Some light creasing and minor age wear to the edges and with a thin strip of tape to the verso reinforcing the central vertical fold. About VGThe Imperial Guard were originally a small group of elite soldiers of the French Army under the direct command of Napoleon, but grew considerably over time.  The Dutch Royal Guard were formed in 1808 when Louis Bonaparte, Napoleon's younger brother, ruled over the Kingdom of Holland from 1806-10. In 1810 the 3rd Regiment of Foot Grenadiers, part of the Dutch Royal Guard, was incorporated into the Imperial Guard within the Middle Guard as the 2nd Regiment of Foot Grenadiers. They would be disbanded in February 1813, only to be re-raised in April 1815, and finally disbanded in September 1815 following Napoleon's second abdication.

PARDO DE TAVERA JUAN: (1472-1545) Grand inquisitor of Spain 1539-45, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (“Saint Jacques of Compostela”) since 1524, later appointed Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain in 1534. Pardo de Tavera was also appointed by Charles V in 1539 Regent of Castile in his absence until 1541. Rare L.S., as Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo, one page, folio, Astorga, 12th September [1541-1544], to Cardinal Farnesio in Rome, in old Spanish. The present letter is written during the last years of Pardo´s life, when he was Grand Inquisitor, stating in part `Alonso de Villacorta y el licenciado Miguel Hortiz informaran a Vuestra Excelencia de algunas cosas que les escrivo; le den quenta como principal Protector de todas las que a mi me toca y tan inclinado a favorecer las que son justas y honestas… y quiera interponer en ello su oficio y autoridad según lo espero de Vuestra Reverencia. Y del gran zelo y rectitud de su ilustrisima persona la cual guarde Nuestro Señor muchos años…´ (Translation: “Alonso de Villacorta and Miguel Hortiz will inform Your Excellency of some things that I am writing to you; will give you an account as the main Protector you are of all those matters related to me and so inclined to favour those that are fair and honest... and want to intervene with his knowledge and authority in it as I expect from Your Reverend. And of the great zeal and rectitude of Your most Illustrious person, whom Our Lord will protect for many years...”) Signed at the base `Humilis Servitor´ (“Humble Server”) With address leaf. Overall age wear and toning with some water staining. Left edge with few binding holes and creasing to the left border. F to G

WILLIAM IV: (1765-1837) King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1830-37. D.S., William R, as King of Hanover, at the foot, one page, folio, Windsor Castle, 30th July 1831, in German. The manuscript document is untranslated although relates to the Oberbergrat Friedrich Ludwig Christian Jugler (1792-1871). Countersigned by Ludwig Karl Georg von Ompteda (1767-1854) German diplomat who served as Minister and Head of the German Chancery in London from 1831-37. With a blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some light dust staining to the right edge, otherwise VG 

CELINE LOUIS FERDINAND: (1894-1961) French Novelist. Known as Celine, being his real name Destouches, a controversial writer because of his anti-Semitism. A very interesting A.L.S., with his initials `L.F.C´, two pages, folio, n.p. [Klarskovgaard], 4th August, n.y. [1948], to Charles Deshayes, in French.  Celine warns his correspondent about the content of his articles and explains why he doesn´t want to provoke the Ambassador, stating in part and underlining many comments `Je trouve votre opuscule joliment bien troussé et justicier à souhait - Mais attention - biaisez enc e qui concerne Charbonnière, sale petit charogne antillaise qui cité nommément, trop heureux de l´occasiom, sauterait aux Affaires Etrangères Danoises se declarer insulté et provoqué en qualité diplomatique et me derait transférer illico à Fresnes - surtout que ce document de sa main, réquisitoire effronté et criminel, je n´aurais jamais du le connaitre - Je ne l´ai eu en main que par indiscrétion´ ("I find your pamphlet nicely equipped in content and as vigilant as one could wish - But be careful - skew with regard to Charbonnière, dirty little West Indian carrion who, quoted by his name, too happy for the occasion, would jump to Danish Foreign Affairs department to declare himself insulted and provoked in his diplomatic capacity and I would be transferred immediately to Fresnes - especially since this document in his hand, a cheeky and criminal indictment, I should never have known it - I only had it in my hand by indiscretion") Céline further explains in more detail the delicate situation, saying `En principe c´est la police denoise qui m´a donné la liste de mes prétendus crimes - vous saisissez - et cette liste est suppose provenir du Parquet de Paris. Charbonnière.. a corsé le dossier, qui de son propre aveu ne contenait rien - dans la furie de Zèle épurateur… mais si je le cite, il s´estime insulté en tant qu´ambassadeur! C´est une affaire d´homme à homme à traiter entre lui et moi, plus tard s´il y a un plus tard, mais point sur le plan où nous sommes… Prisonnier sur parole - Pensez! Qui crée des difficultés au ministère des affaires étrangères du Pays qui l´héberge…´ ("In theory, it was the Danish police that gave me the list of my alleged crimes - you understand - and this list is supposed to come from the Paris government. Charbonnière.. has laced the file, which by his own admission contained nothing - in the fury of his purifier zeal… but if I quote him, he considers himself insulted as an ambassador! It's a man-to-man affair to be dealt with between him and me, later, if there's one later, but not where we are now… Prisoner on parole - Think! The one who creates difficulties to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country that hosts him…") Accompanied by the original oblong 4to envelope, addressed in Céline´s hand, postmarked and stamped. Small overall creasing, otherwise G to VG Charles Deshayes, French Journalist. Deshayes admired Céline and with a lot of abnegation but also clumsiness, tried to help the exiled writer by providing him with documentation and rendering him many services. He wanted to help Céline with his pen by addressing his opponents belligerent and provocative wording of very poor quality which sometimes exasperated John. Céline often instructed him on how to write and proceed with articles.  

CZARTORYSKI ADAM JERZY: (1770-1861) Polish nobleman, Statesman and Author. Foreign affair Minister to the Tsar Alexander I when Poland was partitioned by Russia, later becoming the leader of the Polish government in exile as opponent to Alexander´s successor Tsar Nicholas I. Czartoryski was an important patron of arts. He purchased one of the most important Poland´s national treasures, Leonardo da Vinci´s Lady with an Ermine. A clean L.S., `Czartoryski´, one page, folio, Paris, 5th April 1854, in French. The letter bears to the upper left corner a printed crowned monogramme. Czartoryski recommends a priest and the establishment of a church in Constantinople, stating in part `Je recommande a la bienveillance des personnes charitables le Père Philippe Pachalitche, catholique de l´Ordre des Franciscains en Bosnie province Slave de la Turquie d´Europe. Les rapports constants que j´entretiens avec cette Corporation me font un devoir d´appuyer l´Etablissement d´une Eglise Slave à Constantinople comme une oeuvre d´avenir religieux et politique, que les Franciscains ont déja réalisée en partie. Bien que protégés par le Gouvernement et le Clergé français ainsi qu´appuyés loyalement par la Porte Ottomane, ils sont cependant obligés d´avoir recours aux sympathies des personnes pieuses pour payer la valeur de l´Eglise et du Cloitre qu´ils ont acheté a Constantinople…´ (Translation: “I recommend to the benevolence of charitable people Father Philippe Pachalitche, Catholic of the Order of Franciscans in Bosnia, Slavic province of European Turkey. The constant relations that I maintain with this Corporation make it my duty to support the Establishment of a Slavic Church in Constantinople as a work of religious and political future, which the Franciscans have already partly carried out. Although protected by the French Government and Clergy as well as loyally supported by the Ottoman Porte, they are nevertheless obliged to have recourse to the sympathies of pious people to pay the value of the Church and the Cloister which they have bought at Constantinople…”) VG 

NICHOLAS I OF RUSSIA: (1796-1855) Emperor of Russia 1825-55. A fine L.S., Nicholas, in Cyrillic, two pages, folio, Saint Petersburg, 25th July 1840, to Baron Neumann, in Cyrillic. Bearing the bold printed heading of Emperor Nicholas I. The document being a decree by which Baron Neumann is awarded with the St. Stanislas Imperial and Royal Order of First Class. A bold ink signature by the Emperor, with flourish. Bearing beneath a Royal paper seal in fine condition. Countersigned at the base by Prince Alexander Golitsyn as Councelor of the Royal Oath Orders of the Empire. Accompanied by a contemporary translation into French. With tear to the right edge fold, not affecting the signature, otherwise G to VG Prince Alexander Nikolayevich Golitsyn (1773-1844) Russian Statesman of the Russian Empire. Chief Prosecutor, Minister of Education Privy Councelor. Confidant of Emperor Alexander I.

SUN YAT-SEN: (1866-1925) Chinese Revolutionary & Political Leader, a Statesman regarded as the founding father of Republican China. Sun Yat-Sen was a Physician and a political Philosopher who served as the first provisional President of the Republic of China and as the first leader of the Kuomintang. An extremely rare D.S., in Chinese characters, one page, large oblong folio (20 x 17), 15th October 1917, in Chinese. The attractive and colourful document being the appointment of Sun Guang Ming, as a member of the fund raising committee in Hong Kong. Signed by Sun Yat-sen in his capacity as Supreme Commander of the Chinese armed forces. Also bearing to the recto the red ink seal of the Supreme Commander to the left border. Sun Wen seal alongside the Grand Admiral seal. Documents signed by Sun Yat-Sen in Chinese are of extraordinary rarity and seldom appear at auction. Some minor age wear and staining, otherwise G   American Book Prices Current only record five letters, and no documents, signed by Sun Yat-sen as having appeared at auction since 1976. 

CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN HENRY: (1836-1908) British Prime Minister 1905-08. A fine original black pen and ink drawing of Campbell-Bannerman by the accomplished German-Swiss artist Robert Kastor, executed on a folio (9.5 x 12) sheet of art paper, the image depicting the Prime Minister in a head and shoulders pose. Signed by Campbell-Bannerman beneath the image, also adding a Latin motto 'Infortuna, fortuna; forti una' (Translation: 'Misfortune, fortune; is all the same to man') and the date, 26th January 1905, in his hand. Also bearing the small signature of the artist Kastor. Some very light, extremely minor age wear to the edges, VG  

ALEXANDER II: (1818-1881) Emperor of Russia 1855-81. Assassinated. D.S., Alexander, in Cyrillic, one page, folio, n.p., 1869, in Cyrillic. The partially printed document appoints Hans Lothar von Schweinitz to be a Knight of the Imperial and Tsarist Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st Class. Signed by the Emperor at the conclusion alongside a blind embossed paper seal. With integral leaf bearing a docket in German and dated at Marburg, 1901. A band of discoloration to the right and lower edges and some small tears and extremely small areas of paper loss and with a light circular stain, only very slightly affecting the conclusion of the Emperor's signature, G Hans Lothar von Schweinitz (1822-1901) Prussian General of the Infantry who served as the Prussian Minister in Saint Petersburg 1865-69 and as German Ambassador in Saint Petersburg 1876-92.

SAUVE CHARLOTTE DE: (1551-1617) French noblewoman, the mistress of King Henry of Navarre (later King Henry IV of France). Charlotte de Sauve was an accomplished member of Catherine de' Medici's L'escadron volant, the group of beautiful female spies recruited to seduce important men at Court. D.S., Charlotte de Beaune, three pages, folio, Paris, 2nd August 1617, in Middle French. The manuscript document relates to the sale of a property by Sauve to the lawyer Guillaume Hericart, residing at La Ferte Milon, the land and property described as 'Une maison size a lad ferté million rue ponpart consistant en ung grand corps de logis gallerie et petit logis a potance le tout couvert de thuille, petite court et basse court Jardin deriere tenant dune part et dun bout aux marais pres de lourcqe delad ferté' (Translation: 'a house located at the said Ferte Milon, rue Ponpart, consisting of a large main building, gallery and small gallows house all covered with tiles, small court and low court, garden behind holding on one side and on one end to the marshes near the Ourcq of the said Ferte'), continuing to discuss the tax and financial arrangements involved in the sale, 'Et oultre moyennant le pris et somme de cinq mil livres tz que pourroit led achepteur en a promis sera leve promet et gaige bailler et paier a lad dame marquise en son hostel Ou au…… au jour st Jehan baptiste que lon comptera mil six cens dix huict laquelle somme sera par lad dame marquise convertie et employee au rachapt des services du domaine de lad ferté i allument en rentes qui tiendront pareille nature du domaine a lad dame qui sen soient led heritaige' (Translation: 'and besides for the price and sum of five thousand livres that the said buyer has promised will be lifted, promises and pledges to pay to the said Lady Marquise in her hotel or at……on the day of Saint John the Baptist that there will be one thousand six hundred and eighteen, which sum will be converted by the said Lady Marquise and used to buy back the services of the domain of the said Ferte consisting of annuities which will hold the same nature of the domain at the said which be the said heritage') and also making reference to an inventory of the property and various repairs etc. Signed by Sauve at the conclusion and countersigned by Guillaume Hericart and two other individuals. Some staining and minor, small tears to the edges, none of which significantly affect the text or signatures. About VGGuillaume Hericart (1581-1648) French lawyer and royal adviser, a relative of Marie Hericart (1633-1709) who, aged fourteen, married the French fabulist and poet Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695).La Ferte-Milon is a commune situated on the river Ourcq in northern France and was the birthplace of the dramatist Jean Racine (1639-1699).

[FRENCH REVOLUTION]: LACOMBE-SAINT-MICHEL JEAN-PIERRE (1751-1812) French General in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic armies. A.L.S., J P Lacombe, and countersigned by Jean-Lambert Tallien (1767-1820) French politician, one of the key figures of the Thermidorian Reaction that led to the fall of Robespierre and the end of the Reign of Terror, Jean-Francois Reubell (1747-1807) French lawyer, diplomat and politician, Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai (1754-1838) French politician and lawyer, President of the Directory 1799, Louis Felix Roux (1753-1817) French politician, and Denis Toussaint Lesage (1758-1796) French politician and lawyer who served as deputy to the National Convention 1792-95, two pages, folio, Paris, 20th April 1795, in French. The letter is issued in the name of the members of the Committee of Public Safety and gives orders for the people's representative, Paganet, of L'armee des Pyrenees occidenatles, to go to two departments in order to activate the supply chain of the army, explaining 'il se rendre encore aux departements affectes a l'armee des pirenees orientales pour faire arriver a Bordeaux par eau l'exedant de trois mois de subsistances de cette derniere armee, qui seront mises a la disposition par les préposés par ses ordres' (Translation: 'He will still go to the departments assigned to l'armee des pirenees orientales to bring to Bordeaux by water the surplus of three months of subsistence of the latter army, which will be made available by the officers on his orders') and adding that once his mission is fulfilled he will return to the army. To the integral leaf Lacombe-Saint-Michel has penned a brief report on the current state of his army, 'il n´y a cette armée que pour 35 jours de vivres. Il y manque une grande quantite de chevaux.....L'armee est encore 58,677 hommes 25 mille au plus sont sous les armes le reste est a l'hopital ou chez eux en convalessance' (Translation: 'I only have 35 days supply of food for this army. There is a lack of a large number of horses…..The army is still 58,677 men, 25 thousand at most are with arms and the rest are in hospital or recovering at home'). Some minor staining and light age wear, otherwise about VG 

SOULAGES PIERRE: (1919-2022) French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. A large folio (21 x 14) page removed from an edition of Figaro Literaire newspaper of 30th March 1967, featuring an interview with Soulages by Pierre Dumayet, in French, with the headline 'Plutot que d'etre un peintre abstrait Soulages s'est abstrait de sa peinture' (Translation: 'Rather than being an abstract painter, Soulages abstracted from his painting'). Signed by Soulages in bold black ink to a clear area at the head of the page, 'Merci de me rappeler des souvenirs - 43 années apres -' (Translation: 'Thank you for bringing back memories - 43 years later -') and dated Paris, 7th May 2010, in his hand. Very slightly neatly trimmed to the edges and with central folds, about VG

CHERNYSHEV ALEXANDER: (1786-1857) Russian Prince, cavalry general, diplomat, spy and politician who served in the Napoleonic Wars and later became Russian Minister of War 1827-52. D.S., Chernyshev, as Adjutant General, at the foot, one page, folio, Halberstadt, 28th May 1819, in Cyrillic. The manuscript document is addressed to the General of Staff and Chief officers and is a report of the ranks of the prisoners of war captured on the 18th May in the suburbs of Halberstadt, listing thirteen officers by name including Divisional General von Ochs, Colonel Presk, four Artillery officers (Captain Deval, Captain Kade etc.), a further four Cavalry officers (Captain von Calten, Captain Schneler etc.) and others, and concluding by confirming the additional capture of fifty non-commissioned officers and 559 privates as well as fourteen weapons and ten ammunition wagons. Some light staining and a few minor creases and small tears to the edges, about VG

ELISABETH OF VALOIS: (1545-1568) Also known as Elisabeth of France. Queen of Spain 1559-68 as third spouse of King Philip II of Spain. She was the eldest daughter of King Henry II of France and Catherine de´Medici. Elisabeth died at the very early age of 23. A very rare Autograph letter signed by the Queen, to her mother. A.L.S., `Elisabeth´, one page, folio, n.p., n.d., to the Queen of France and her mother Catherine de´Medici, in old French. Elisabeth asks for an important favour, stating in part `Madame, j'ai su le bien et faveur qu'il vous a plu faire…de certain arrêt duquel il se soit peiné bien fort, moyennant laquelle révision et fasse lui de justifier son innocence qui est cause que de nouveau je redoive vous supplier faire…il a souffert de dommage en sa personne et biens par la malice de ses ennemis. J'ai prié dieu madame qu'il vous tienne en santé très heureuse et longue vie. Votre très humble et très obéissante fille´ (Translation: “Madame, I have learned the good favour you have been kind to do... of certain judgment which he has suffered himself very much, in return for which revision and make him justify his innocence which is the cause that again I must beg you to do… he suffered damage to his person and properties by the malice of his enemies. I prayed to God madam that he keep you very healthy and long life. Your very humble and very obedient daughter”) With address leaf stating `A la Reyne, Madame et mère´ (Translation: “To the Queen, Madame and mother”) A very rare latter of good association. Overall age wear, with foxing and creases, mostly to edges. About G King Philip II of Spain was very attached to Elisabeth of France, staying close by her side even when she was ill with smallpox. Both were very close to their two daughters, buying them dolls and toys and both rejoiced at the birth of Isabella as if it had been the birth of a son. Elisabeth had another miscarriage on 3 October 1568, and died the same day, along with her new-born infant daughter. After the death of Elisabeth, Catherine de´Medici offered her younger daughter Margaret as a bride for Philip II, but the King declined the offer  

MUSSOLINI BENITO: (1883-1945) Italian Fascist Dictator of World War II & VITTORIO EMANUELE III (1869-1947) King of Italy 1900-46. D.S., Mussolini, and Vittorio Emanuele, two pages, large folio, Sant´Anna di Valdieri, 7th August 1936, in Italian. The partially printed document being a decree, comprising three articles, according to which Mussolini proposes and the King of Italy approves the appointment of two head-officers, Pietro Grandi and Aurelio Leoncini, and to the third article listing sixteen names of military officers to be upgraded. With two official contemporary ink stamps of the War Minister to the verso. The document bears a watermark. With extremely small binding pinholes to the left border, otherwise VG 

CATHERINE DE´MEDICI: (1519-1589) Queen consort of France 1547-59, as spouse of King Henry II. Catherine de Medici saw during her life time three of her sons becoming Kings of France, Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III. Very rare L.S., `Catherine´, one page, folio, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, 23rd June 1566, to Monsieur de Jarnac, in old French. Catherine sends the present letter on behalf of her son, King Charles IX who would be 16 years old three days later. Catherine de´ Medici is concerned regarding the goods arrived to the port of La Rochelle and which have been put under hold, stating in part `Monsieur de Jarnac, la lettre que le Roi monsieur mon fils vous écrit présentement satisfera pour la réponse que je vous pourrais faire à la dépêche que nous avons reçue de vous du XVIIIe de ce mois touchant les navires de La Rochelle qui y sont arrivés chargés de marchandises que l'on prétend être déprédées…´ (Translation: “Monsieur de Jarnac, the letter that the King, Monsieur my son, is writing to you at this time will satisfy the answer that I could give you to the dispatch that we received from you on the 18th of the present month  concerning the ships from La Rochelle which arrived there loaded with goods they pretend to hold…” Further again, Catherine sends precise orders, saying `…vous prier bien fort de tenir la main envers les dits juges, à ce qu'ils procèdent en cela avec la meilleure, plus juste et prompte expédition que faire se pourra, cessant tous ports, faveurs, exception de personnes longuement commencées et dissimulations quelconques, sans oublier ce que le dit seigneur Roi mon fils vous mande touchant d'un nommé Guillaume Mesmyn…´ (Translation: “…pray you very much to look over the said judges, so that they proceed in this with the best, most just and prompt dispatch that can be done, ceasing all ports charges, favours…  without forgetting what the said Lord King my son tells you about a man named Guillaume Mesmyn…”) Countersigned at the base. With address leaf, stating `Monsieur de Jarnac chevalier de l'ordre du Roi, monsieur mon fils, capitaine de cinquante hommes de ses ordonnances et son lieutenant général au gouvernement de La Rochelle et pays d'Aunis en l'absence de mon fils le prince de Navarre´ (Translation: “Monsieur de Jarnac Knight of the Order of the King, Monsieur my son, Captain of fifty men of his ordinances and his Lieutenant General in the government of La Rochelle and the country of Aunis in the absence of my son the Prince of Navarre”) Also annotated to the verso `De la Reyne Catherine de Medicis mère du Roy Charles 9, 1566´ (Translation: “By the Queen Catherine de Medicis, mother of the King Charles 9, 1566”) Overall age wear, with edges slightly trimmed and repair to the left border, not affecting the text or signature. G Monsieur de Jarnac (1514-1584) Guy 1er de Chabot, Baron de Jarnac. The Abbey of Saint-Maur became very famous in the Middle Ages, and was one of the most famous pilgrimage centers of medieval France. The abbey was secularised in 1531 and a Château was built in 1541 for the Bishop of Paris Jean du Bellay. In 1563 Catherine de Medicis acquired the Château du Bellay and largely rebuilt it. On 23rd September 1568, Catherine de Medicis´ teenage son, King Charles IX, issued the well-remembered Edict of Saint-Maur, which prohibited all religions but Catholicism. Charles IX (1550-1574) King of France 1560-74. He ascended the throne at the very early age of ten years upon the death of his brother Francis II. From 1560 to 1563 his mother Catherine de´ Medici held the regency of France.Guillaume Mesmyn was a Corsair of La Rochelle, acting between 1556 and 1569. 

‘I have sworn a great oath never to use or countenance the use of the name “Lawrence”, as referring to me, again, in public or private’ LAWRENCE T. E.: (1888-1935) British army officer, archaeologist, diplomat and writer, renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt (1916-18) and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915-18) against the Ottoman Empire during World War I. An excellent A.L.S., T E Shaw, one page, folio, Karachi, India, 5th January 1927, to an unidentified correspondent (although evidently a writer whom Lawrence held in some esteem). Lawrence announces, 'I have sworn a great oath never to use or countenance the use of the name “Lawrence”, as referring to me, again, in public or private', continuing 'So that would settle the question of my introducing your book, I'm afraid' and explaining 'Of course I write, or rather I try to write, occasionally: unsigned articles, or articles signed by virgin names. They are worth two guineas a thousand words, which I am told is a better rate than usual. They cost me more than that, in trouble, even at my R.A.F. rate of 3/6 a day! And no publisher would be moved to publish your work, because it had an unknown man's introduction before it.' Shaw, however, offers his advice and a further clarification of his decision to his correspondent, 'But why should you think an introduction necessary?......Probably the right man will take what you have written on its merits, and that should be much more gratifying than to be helped. I did twice, in the old days, help people by introducing their books: but one, Richard Garnett, was dead, and that pardoned the offence. The other, Doughty, was a special case: I had been trying to persuade all London to reprint him, and at last one beginning-publisher said “I will, if you'll preface it” :- and what could I do? Doughty was very nice about it: but it felt like scratching one's name on Westminster Abbey. Introductions to publishers I will (and do) willingly give. Several people with good stuff have been helped by me into print. It's a matter of knowing the proper tradesmen. Have you tried Cape? He is enterprising, and the best producer of commercial books in London (for format). If you will send me a sample of your stuff I'll see that it reaches his reader (Edward Garnett, a critic of genius) with my opinion. I have no doubt that it's the right stuff: and it should be exactly right for the particular public. If Cape says “NO”, I'd suggest Faber and Gwyer for second string: but Cape an easy first. Secker is too difficult: and the big men too staid'. A rare letter of fine content in which Lawrence affirms his desire for anonymity and proves himself to be a good guide in the intricacies behind the scenes of publishing. Some very light creasing and a few minor tape stains to the lower central area of the letter, only very minimally affecting a few words of text and part of the signature, otherwise about VGFollowing his legendary exploits in Arabia, Lawrence had become a household name by the early 1920s and enlisted in the Royal Air Force in August 1922 as an aircraftman under the name John Hume Ross. However, less than a year later, his identity was exposed, and he was forced out of the RAF in February 1923. Changing his name once again, to T. E. Shaw, he repeatedly petitioned to re-join the RAF and was finally readmitted in August 1925. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom was published in December 1926 and the renewed publicity it brought resulted in his assignment to bases as Karachi, from where the present letter was written, and Miramshah in British India, where he remained until the end of 1928. Herbert Jonathan Cape (1879-1960) British publisher who founded the London publishing house of Jonathan Cape in 1921, remaining at the head of the firm until 1960. Cape established a reputation for high quality design and production and published a range of English-language authors including Robert Frost, Ian Fleming, James Joyce and T. E. Lawrence.Edward Garnett (1868-1937) English writer, critic and literary editor who was instrumental in the publication of D. H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers. Edward Garnett was the son of Richard Garnett (1895-1906) English scholar, librarian, biographer and poet, who is also referenced in the present letter.

NAPOLEON III: (1808-1873) Emperor of the French 1852-70 who also served as the first President of France 1848-52. L.S., Napoleon, one page, folio, Paris, 25th January 1855, to Cardinal Patrizi ('Mon Cousin'), in French. The Emperor states that he had received his correspondent's letter 'au renouvellement des bonnes fetes de la Nativite de notre Seigneur' (Translation: 'at the renewal of the good feasts of the Nativity of Our Lord') and continues 'j'yai reconnu avec plaisir la sincerite de vos sentiments. Les voeux que vous adressez au ciel pour la gloire et la prosperite de la France m´ont vivement touché. Soyez persuadé que je saisirai, en retour, toutes les occasions de vous donner des marques de mon estime et de ma parfaite affection' (Translation: 'I recognised with pleasure the sincerity of your sentiments. Your wishes to heaven for the glory and prosperity of France deeply touch me. Be persuaded that I will seize, in return, every opportunity to give you marks of my esteem and my perfect affection'). Countersigned at the foot by Edouard Drouyn de Lhuys (1805-1881) French diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs 1848-49, 1851, 1852-55 and 1862-66. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original envelope (large area of paper loss to the verso as a result of the seal having been excised). Some very light, extremely minor age wear, and a thin band of staining to the upper edge, about VGConstantino Patrizi Naro (1798-1876) Italian Cardinal who served as Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals 1870-76. 

Local Interest. Messrs. Turner, Fletcher & Essex:~ By Direction of The Earl of Manvers, M.C., The Holme Pierrepoint Estate of 5465 Acres Close to the City of Nottingham […], The Whole Will Be Offered for Sale by Auction in 175 Lots […], Wednesday & Thursday, Dec. 3rd & 4th, 1941, the sale catalogue/particulars with plans 1 & 3 only, original wrappers, small folio, Elis (Clem., Rector of Kirkby in Nottinghamshire), The Communicant’s Guide […], London: Printed by John Baker at the Sign of the Three Pidgeons (sic) in St. Paul’s Church-Yard, 1685, black-ruled title, complete: A-F¹²; pp: [12], 129, [3] (advertisement), cropped to the text’s edge (loss of notes?), some marginal chipping, mainly the fore-edge, and with a few lost words, some damp-staining, contemporary blind-ruled calf, 12mo, [Wing E554], Gadsby (John), My Wanderings. Being Travels in the East in 1846-47, 1850-51, 1852-53, with Map, and Numerous Engravings on Wood. London: John Gadsby, George Yard, 1855, fold-out map frontispiece, in-text illustrations, original publisher’s blue cloth, some gutter splits, 12mo, Provincial Imprint, The Complete Ready Reckoner […], stereotype edition, Derby: Henry Mozley and Sons, 1844, original sheep, 12mo, 18th century and later juvenile didactic books, various, including pronouncing dictionaries, (12).

[Estienne (Charles)], et al., Maison Rustique, Or, The Countrey (sic) Farme (sic) [...], third English edition, first edition thus with Gervase Markham's contributions, London: Printed by Adam Islip for John Bill, 1616, with all faults, in-text woodcut illustrations, lacking A1 but supplied in facsimile and tipped on pastedown, leaves A3, F3, Aa2, [Ee6], [Vu2], [Bbb5] defective, lacking all between R-[V6] and [Aa6], [Eee], Sss, and all after [Sss4], tatty and with some tears in places, worm holes - principally to gutter and inner-margins, typically toned and browned, some stains, splits, contemporary ink manuscript annotations and marginalia, papered boards, folio.

The Royal Navy under Charles II. An Act for providing Carriage by Land, and by Water, for the use of His Majesties Navy and Ordnance, London: Printed by John Bill and Christopher Barker, 1662, Black Letter printing, [12pp], worm trails to lower-right margin, disbound, small folio, further unconnected ephemera, including a George III parliamentary act, An Act for laying a Toll upon all Horses and Carriage passing on a Sunday over Blackfriars Bridge [...], London: Eyre and the Executors of W. Strahan, 1786, disbound, small folio, The London Gazette, Numb. 15483, Tuesday May 25, to Saturday May 29, 1802, 8pp, folio, The Channel Islands, a George IV militia officer's commission, Major Elias Guerin Esquire, 1st or East Guernsey Militia, signed and bearing the armorial red wax seal of the then governor of Guernsey, George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke, the foolscap printed by Easton, Endless-street, Sarum, and inscribed in ink manuscript, (4). The 'Act for Land Carriage' appears in the diary of Samuel Pepys, then Secretary to the Admiralty, on Saturday, 13th May, 1665, when he visits 'the Atturney (sic) General, about advice [...] which he desired not to give me before I had received the the King's and Council's order'; on his return home he 'bespoke the [late] King's works [the Eikon Basilike], will cost 50s.'

Acts of Parliament. Broderip (William John, editor), The Reading of the Famous and Learned Robert Callis, Esq. upon the Statute of Sewers, 23 Henr. VIII. c. 5 [...], fourth edition, London: Joseph Butterworth and Son, 1824, repaired original publisher's cloth over papered boards, 8vo, Glen's Highway Act, second edition, London: Knight and Co., 1863, orgiainal cloth, split at recto gutter, 12mo, Northamptonshire, 1829, A Bill For inclosing (sic) and discharging from Tithes Lands in the Parish of Corby, later green cloth, folio, another four, George II to Victoria, disbound, Williams (Alexander), Cattle Plague Inquiry, H.M.S.O., 1866, folding charts, later cloth, Royal Agricultural Society of England's copy, their bookplate, folio, (8).

Books - Three shelves of Folio Society

Books. Approx. 40, including physics, science, engineering, Joseph Priestley and the Enlightenment, Paracelsus bibliography, Folio Society, German and British transport, railway, trains, and trams, some original pictorial dustjackets

Books. Approx. 60, antique reference, textiles, art and print-making, including Lambert’s Decorative Needlework, fifth edition, London: John Murray, 1846, original cloth, loose, 8vo, sixteen Women’s Institute sewing titles, early-mid 20th century, Gilbert (Christopher), Furniture at Temple Newsam House and Lotherton Hall, signed, two-volume set, 1978, dj, hb, 4to, Cescinsky (Herbert) & Gribble (Ernest R.), Early English Furniture and Woodwork, two-volume set, London: The Waverley Book Company Ltd., 1922, decorative leather bindings, tired, rubbed and chipped losses, folio, Harding (J.D.), Elementary Art, fourth edition, London: Day and Son, Lithographers, n.d. [c. 1850], lacking 4 plates, original cloth, disbound, folio, Islamic Metalwork in the British Museum, 1949, slipcased, further metalware, Walton’s Creamware and other English Pottery at Temple Newsam House, signed, 1976, further ceramics reference, Japanese prints, wood-engraving, sculpture, horology and clocks, other decorative and applied arts, various, etc

Miscellaneous Manuscripts. Royal Navy. Captain Sir Bryan Godfrey Godfrey-Faussett, GCVO, CMG (1863-1945), naval officer and courtier, H.M.S. Caesar's Watch, Station, Quarter and Fire Bills, printed 1895, manuscript dated 1898-99, compiled and inscribed by Godfrey-Faussett while a first-lieutenant, approx. 200pp printed &/or ink MS, including names of the seamen, a guide for training, how to prepare for armed action, abandoning ship, etc., diagrams and illustrations, similar loosely-inserted ephemera and papers, original cloth as supplied (tired), 4to, World War One, United States Navy, William Quish G.M. 2nd Class, USS Colhoun, MS diary, August 1918 - February 1919, approx. 42pp, mostly recording assisting troop ships in and around New York, including Brooklyn, and New Jersey, even sailing alongside the requisitioned RMS Mauretania, heading towards Bermuda, and on 18th November was sent to New London where a new submarine was being tried out, original cover, 12mo, a Victorian collection of ephemera, n.d. [c. 1880], tipped-in, with some loosely-inserted, mostly related to the Church of England and encompassing its High Anglo-Catholic to Evangelical creeds, including three off-prints by Alfred Gurney (1843-1898), from St Barnabas, Pimlico, nos. 85, 86, & 44, 1883-1884, ‘Expenses for altar cloth’, 1pp manuscript account, n.d. [c. 1880], a manuscript charade, citing Caroline Fiennes (née Leigh, 1825-1909), Baroness Saye and Sele, second wife of The Venerable Frederick Fiennes, 16th Baron Saye and Sele (1799-1887), the Archdeacon of Hereford; ‘Jerusalem the Glorious’ by The Rev. A. Tighe-Gregory, as a ‘Memorial to the late Hon. George Ponsonby Prittie, n.d. [c. 1871], ‘How we shall welcome our three Pilgrims!’, Miss von Zakzewska & Miss Glanford Bell, as a band and holding a flag, welcome the three pilgrims, Amy, Dora & Liza, to Germany, 19cm x 25cm, manuscript music, both libretto and score; manuscript letters and verse, including ‘On the death of my Cousin/Shipwrecked in the China Seas’ by Henry ****, n.d., 4 stanzas, pictorial letterheads, telegraph, ephemera viz. The Rambler’s Sketching Club, Fulham, newspaper clippings, including Mrs Eddy and Christian Scientists, Cardinal Vannutelli and the ‘Bishop of Animals’, Second Boer War, Recollections of a Night with the Communists, Ruskin on Architecture, etc., disbound crown folio (41cm x 31cm), Railwayana, two pieces,  [Ireland], Irish Railway's Distance Book and Sea Distances, in two parts, dated 1921, 66pp of red-ruled ink manuscript tables, ffep with indistinct inscribed name (probably the compiler's) and dated 1/3/21, original green cloth, foolscap (34cm x 21cm), a British Rail 1114/1 black cloth ledger, enclosing unassociated late 19th century and later railway ephemera, foolscap (35cm x 23.5cm), and three Edwardian and later friendship albums, dated from 1905, each typically illustrated with watercolour, pencil, &/or pen-and-ink caricatures, flowers, pictures, and vignettes; manuscript sentiments and original verse and prose composition; the medium-sized album also illustrated with tipped-in photographs of country houses, with clippings from their respective writing-paper, including Bowood, Irish houses, etc., presumably inscribed by fellow house party guests, and in other places illustrated by snapshots of the signatories; the largest album from British India, citing Bombay, Lucknow, Calcutta, etc., various calf and roan bindings, 4to & 8vo (qty) Provenance: 1st: Captain Sir Bryan Godfrey Godfrey-Faussett, GCVO, CMG (1863-1945), Royal Navy career officer and courtier. After Greenwich and Dartmouth, Godfrey-Faussett was appointed an unofficial aide-de-camp to the then Prince George of Wales in 1890. His naval career continued, briefly, before he was later posted to the royal yacht HMS Osborne (1896-97), then HMS Caesar (1898-99), promoted to commander, and found himself in Prince George's entourage again (now Duke of York and Cornwall). On the prince's appointment as Prince of Wales, in 1901, G-F was promoted to Equerry-in-Ordinary, accompanied the heir to India (1905-06), and retired from active service in 1906 to permanently be in attendance. On the accession in 1910, G-F served the then George V as Equerry-in-Ordinary until the monarch's death, whence he was an Extra Equerry to the king's sons Edward VIII and George VI until G-F's own death in 1945.

Ward (Professor John, F.R.S.), The Lives of the Professors of Gresham College: To which is prefixed The Life of the Founder, Sir Thomas Gresham. With An Appendix, consisting of Orations, Lectures, and Letters, written by the Professors, with other Papers serving to illustrate the Lives, first edition, London: Printed by John Moore for the Author, et al., 1740, repaired portrait frontispiece, 2 folding and 2 full-page engraved plates, recto ffep and verso pastedown extra-illustrated with two additional portrait engravings of Gresham, tipped-in booksellers' clippings, 20th century half-calf over marbled boards, crown folio (32cm x 21cm), [&] Sprat (Thomas), The History of the Royal Society of London, For the Improving of Natural Knowledge, fourth edition, London: J. Knapton, et al., 1734, black and red title, foliated and historiated initials, 2 folding engraved plates, contemporary calf boards, rebacked in 19th/20th century brown morocco, red-speckled edges, 4to, (2).

John Dart, ' Westmonasterium or The History and Antiquities of the Abbey Church of St. Peter's, Westminster ', containing an account of it's ancient and modern building, two volumes, printed and sold by James Cole, Joseph Smith, Thomas Bowles and others, 1723 - 1727, leather bound, folio size

Folio volume, ' The Campaign in India ' by Captain G.F. Atkinson, with lithographs by Day & Son, London (with damages), together with a Victorian scrapbook albumThe litho book on Dehli is not complete and is badly damaged. There are 17 plates in the lithograph bookAdditional photos are of the Victorian scrapbook

Eugene McSwiney, original folio containing a small quantity of various watercolours, coastal and estuary scenes, some signed, 18cms x 25cms to 26cms x 43cms approximately

A selection of Folio Society books, titles including: Malleus Maleficarum, by Heinrich Kramer; Civilisation, by Kenneth Clark; The Best of Dorothy Parker; Captain Cook’s Voyages 1768-1779; A Treasury of Mark Twain; Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll; and others, most in their original slipcases, one box.

Kirsopp (John), Map and Plotted Vertical Sections of Strata of the Northumberland and Durham Coalfield, atlas folio.

A collection of Folio Society Empires of the Ancient Near East; together with a Folio Society collection of W. Somerset Maugham short stories, in its case; and a Folio Society The Greek Myths, by Robert Graves; all in their original slipcases.

A selection of Penguin paperbacks, titles including: Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens; Three Novelists, by D. H. Lawrence; Ten Days That Shook The World, by John Reed; I Don’t Need You Anymore, by Arthur Miller; and others, together with a selection of Folio Society Books, including a Jane Austen box set; and others; also with a selection of children’s literature, including: The Tale of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter; and others, one box.

A selection of Folio Society books, titles including: Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier; I, Claudius, by Robert Graves; Gulliver’s Travels, by Jonathan Swift; The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare; The Source of the Nile, by Richard Burton; and others, all in their original slipcases, one box.

° ° Lear, Edward (1812-1888) - Views in Rome and its Environs: Drawn from Nature on Stone, title with lithographed vignette of Ostia, ‘’list of subjects’’ list, 25 tinted lithographic panoramic views of Rome and Campagna by Lear (complete), some contents loose, folio, in contemporary calf-backed boards, title in gilt to upper cover, printed by G. Hullmandel, published by T. M’Lean, London, 1841***CONDITION REPORT***Some spine wear, front inner hinge cracked and 2 plts. loose, just occasional marginal spots, mostly clean copy.  PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

Andy Warhol (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1928 - 1987New York Presbyterian),(after), Port Folio Mick Jagger, 1975, all signed in felt pen, and "To Joe" on the front. 15 x 10 cm.

Folio Society - mixed subjects with slip cases (46 volumes approx)

Folio Society - The Great Stories of Crime and Detection, cased four volume set, The Compleet Molesworth, the Black Death, etc, 12 volumes, the majority with slip cases

Folio Society - 36 volumes to include The Canterbury Tales, Colour, Myths and Legends of India, John Le Carre, etc

Folio Society - 17 volumes Pevsner - The Cathedrals of England, 3 volumes, etc

Sir William Russell Flint RA PRWS (British, 1880-1969), folio of five charcoal and sepia chalk drawings, Nude studies, signed, one dated 1939, largest 16 x 18cm, unframed

Artist's folio and contents to include screen prints, original works after Jackson Pollock studies, etc

Calder, Ritchie: Leonardo & The Age Of The Eye, Heinemann, London, 1970, hardcover with dust jacket and with letter from the author on House of Lords headed paper dated April 30, 1973, together with various Folio Society volumes to include Ceram, C.W.: Gods, Graves, And Scholars, Lancel, Serge: Carthage A History, Morris, Jan: Pax Britannica (3 vols), Norwich, John Julius: The Middle Sea (2 vols) and Layard, A.H.: Nineveh And Babylon, each in slip-case. (6)

History of the Irish Rebellion, Traced from Many Preceding Acts to the Grand Eruption, 23rd October 1641. Printed by and for Oli. Nelson, Dublin, 1743, folio, contemporary full calf gilt, raised bands, gilt ornamentation, bookplate of Sir Francis Hopkins. edges bumped, hinges split, previously rebound, wear and tear to boards, some spotting, contents Good+.

Caiger-Smith, Martin: Antony Gormley, Rizzoli, New York, Paris, London and Milan, in publishers cloth and slip-case, together with London The Photographic Atlas, Harper Collins Illustrated, 2000, hardcover with dust jacket and Skipwith, Peyton & Webb, Brian: Edward Bawden's London, V&A Publishing 2011 paperback edition and Hillaby, John: Journey Through Britain, London Folio Society 1987, hardcover in slip-case. (4)All showing signs of use, slightly warm and dirty. Antony Gormley has an inscription inside. Journey Through Britain has pencil work inside.

MacCurdy, Edward (trans): The Notebooks Of Leonardo Da VInci. London Folio Society, 2009, vols I-III, in slip-case. (1)Slipcase has marks. All three volumes in very good condition.

Dawkins, Richard - The Blind Watchmaker, London, Folio Society 2007; together with other Folio Society volumes

An artists easel, folio and a print tube

A set of Folio Society books, in slip cases, comprising King Arthur, Easy or Not-so-Easy Pieces, The Devil's Dictionary, Anna Karenina, A Little Princess, Nineteen Eight Four, and Tom Jones

A Folio Society set of four books, Eyewitness to History, 2008, in slip case

Gordon KING (British b. 1939) Woman Wrapped in Sheet, Red Chalk, Signed lower right, 19.25" x 25.25" (49cm x 64cm) (unframed) together with a bespoke cloth bound folio containing two lithographs, Studio Pose & Studio Look, Each signed, titled and numbered 65/295 in pencil lower edge, 13.75" x 20" (35cm x 51cm), with a certificate of authenticity and another lithograph, Signed in pencil, (4)