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SÉRURIER JEAN MATHIEU PHILIBERT: (1742-1819), Marshal of France. A fine A.L., three pages, folio, Cremona, 7th March 1798, to the future General d'Arbois, then aide-de-camp to General Kilmaine in the Levant division of the Italian Army, on the Major General Inspector General of Infantry stationary, in French. Serurier reassures his correspondent about the worries he might have about his letters from Corfu, and states in part "It seems to me, however, that a word from General Bonaparte should have been enough, since he must be fully convinced of the atrocity committed by your denouncers. I can only invite you to have patience..." Sérurier further refers to the Rome Expedition and to, in his opinion, unexpected appointment "of General Masséna to command the Army of Rome at the moment that Berthier was commanding it, and that he had been reduced to the command in chief of the part of the Italian Army that was without the territory of the Cisalpine Republic. It is true that the command in chief of everything is assigned to him in case the Austrians make some hostile movements against our expedition to Rome...". With address leaf bearing partial remnants of a red wax seal. A letter of interesting content. Folded, with a hole to the last page and fold as a result of the letter opening. G  £150-200      Joseph Louis d'Arbois de Jubainville (1764-1803) was a senior officer under the Revolution, in the Levant division of the Italian Army. Governor of Corfu, then appointed general in 1802 by Dugua during the expedition to St. Domingo. Prisoner of the English, mistreated, he died in British prisons in Jamaica at the age of 39.D'Arbois was dismissed as Royalist on November 12th 1797 following a complaint by Brigade Chief Roch Godart and the people of Corfu.

BERNADOTTE JEAN-BAPTISTE: (1763-1844) Marshal of France, Prince de Pontecorvo and King Charles XIV John of Sweden and Norway 1818-44. L.S., J.B. Bernadotte, with large flourish underneath, with holograph sentence, two pages, folio, Hanover, 3rd September 1804, to General Rivaud, in French. Bernadotte announces that `The Bremen Senate has accepted to make a loan of one million to the Hanover States..´ further saying `..please inform that I wish to have the first five hundred thousand paid in three weeks time... Because we need money to grant the troops salaries..´ The document bears a watermark dated 1801. With blank integral leaf, folded. With two small tears to the lower edge and fold, otherwise VG   £200-300     Olivier Rivaud (1766-1839) served the Hanover States since 1803, and was later appointed commandant of the 2nd division in the Grande Armée under Bernadotte.

GOUVION SAINT-CYR LAURENT DE: (1764-1830) Marshal of France, Marquis de Gouvion Saint-Cyr. Very rare A.L.S., `Gouvion St Cyr´, two pages, folio, Sava, 22nd March 1804, to Marshal Berthier, in French. The document bears the heading of the Kingdom of Naples troops, on the printed stationery of the Lieutenant General and Counselor of State Gouvion Saint-Cyr, beneath an attractive vignette. Gouvion states in part `It is certain that corps of Russian troops, formed by fifteen hundred men, will arrive to Corfou to reinforce the existing ones; they keep announcing the arrival of troops of debarkment from the black sea. I can only keep on referring to my previous letters about the preparations done by the Neapolitan..´ further saying `..for several days there is an English wing of nine sails standing in front of Brindisi and Otranto..´ To the upper left border bearing an A.N.S. by Louis Alexandre Berthier (1753-1815) Marshal of France, Prince of Wagram and Neuchatel. Chief of Staff under Napoleon. Signed `Ml. Berthier´, annotating a day after and on receipt of Gouvion´s letter `..write a report for today at 3h´. A letter of very interesting content. Folded. Small overall minor age wear and creasing, otherwise G  £1000-1500

DECAEN CHARLES MATHIEU: (1769-1832) French General of the Revolutionary Wars. Governor General of Pondicherry and the Isle de France (actually Mauritius), and Commander of the Army of Catalonia during the Napoleonic Wars. Rare L.S., `Decaen´, one page, folio, Isle de France, Mauritius, 27th July 1808, in French. The document bears to the heading an extremely rare and large attractive vignette, showing a large crowned eagle, with the printed text beneath “French Empire”. Decaen, on behalf of the Emperor of French and King of Italy, appoints Joseph Guyot Brigadier Gendarme. With a blind embossed seal alongside the signature. Very small minor age wear to the edges, otherwise about VG  £500-800     

OUDINOT NICOLAS: (1767-1847) Marshal of France. Duc de Reggio. L.S., `Le Ml. Duc de Reggio´, one page, folio, Paris, 26th June 1811, to Count of Montesquiou, President of the legislative corps, in French. Oudinot kindly requests to his correspondent the appointment of a Deputy of La Meuse, recommending the grant of the Legion d´Honneur award, and stating in part `..I recommend my compatriot and friend for his virtues, his education and his loyalty to the Emperor…I would see with great pleasure that a deputy of my department receive such a honour granted several times in the past by His Majesty to members of this respectable corps..´ With blank integral leaf. Very small overall minor age wear and creasing. Folded. G  £150-200    Pierre de Montesquiou-Fezensac (1764-1834) French Politician and Soldier. Montesquiou was appointed Grand Chamberlain of the Empire in 1809, replacing Talleyrand.

RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN 1812: An excellent selection of three documents signed by three French Generals, all of them killed during the Russian Campaign of 1812, comprising Jean Louis Romeuf (1766-1812) Brigade-General, Governor of the Duchy of Warsaw and friend of Lafayette. Romeuf died after a cannon ball hit him at the Battle of Borodino (Bataille de la Moskova). Napoleon´s surgeon, Dominique Larrey, tried in vain to save his life on the battle field. Rare A.L.S., Romeuf, one page, 4to, Hamburg, n.d., to a military inspector, in French. Romeuf reports on `..the new organization of the 1st, 3rd & 5th divisions of Cuirassiers..´; Jean-Claude Roussel (1771-1812) French General killed at Ostrovno, by a French outpost sentinel who thought by mistake that Roussel was an enemy. Attractive multiple D.S., `Roussel´, one page, folio, Reggio, 19th July 1800, to Benjamin Battu, in French. The document, showing the printed heading of the infantry army of Italy, being a certificate indicating that Battu cannot continue serving `..because of his woundsas a result of the Khoel affair, on 2nd Frimaire, year five..´ Countersigned by several members of the administration Council. Bearing an attractive red wax seal to the left border in fine condition; and Jean-Victor Tharreau (1767-1812) French General killed at the Battle of Borodino (Bataille de Moskova). L.S., J.V. Tharaud, one page, 8vo, n.p., 9th March 1800, in French. The document, bearing the heading of the Army of the Rhine, is an order given by Tharreau to evacuate Plobsheim which has been by mistake occupied by the 3rd battalion, instead of Plaishem, stating in part `…I order to evacuate it as well as the location of Eschau..´ Small repair to the verso, due to clipped small area where correspondent´s name was.  Very small overall age wear, otherwise VG, 3  £120-180     

CONVENTION OF ULM: BERTHIER LOUIS-ALEXANDRE (1753-1815) Marshal of France, Prince of Neuchatel. Chief of Staff under Napoleon. An exceptional L.S., `M.al Berthier´, two pages, folio, Elchingen, 18th October 1805, to Marshal Ney, in French. Marshal Berthier, in his capacity as Major General, forwards to Marshal Ney the Emperor´s orders related to the capitulation of Ulm, including the conditions to enforce. Berthier states in part `Monsieur le Marechal, the Emperor orders that all French prisoners at Ulm must be returned right away, officers and soldiers, they will be exchanged against a same number of Austrians… 3) The Emperor´s intention is that the town of Ulm do not supply victuals to Austrians… 4) The Emperor asks you to report  about the situation of the infantry, cavalry..´ further saying `5) Make the bridge be repaired promptly in order to permit General Walther´s troops cross the city and take position backwards on the road to Elchingen.´ Further again, and before concluding Berthier states `The Emperor asks me to tell you, so you can forward it to your troops, that Prince Murat has taken yesterday at five in the evening more than a thousand men, a General, several flags…´ Berthier asks Ney before concluding to forward the present letter and orders to General Marmont. The Austrian army surrendered the day before the present letter was written, with 25000 men and 18 Generals, and after having lost 10000 men. Leading the Austrian troops was General Karl Mack, who two days after, offered at the capitulation his sword to Napoleon presenting himself as "the unfortunate General Mack". The letter is attractively bound in brown, with gilt title letters to the front cover, stating "Grande Armée. Capitulation d´Ulm. Ordre de l´Empereur du 18 Octobre 1805". Also including two attractive engravings showing two images of the Battle and capitulation of Ulm. One large water stain, not affecting the signature, otherwise G  £1200-1800      Michel Ney (1769-1815) Marshal of France, Duc d´Elchingen and Prince de la Moskowa.The Battle of Ulm, 16th to 18th October 1805, allowed Napoleon to trap an entire Austrian army with minimal losses and to force its surrender near Ulm, at present day Wurttemberg. The Ulm Campaign is considered one of the finest examples of a strategic victory. The campaign was won with no major battle. In his proclamation in the Bulletin de la Grande Armée of the 21 October 1805 Napoleon said, `Soldiers of the Grande Armée, I announced you a great battle. But thanks to the bad combinations of the enemy, I obtained the same success with no risk...´ By defeating the Austrian army at Ulm, Napoleon secured his conquest of Vienna, which was to be taken one month later. The Ulm Campaign is still taught in military schools worldwide.Karl Freiherr Mack von Leiberich (1752-1928) Austrian General. Commander of the Austrian forces that capitulated in the Battle of Ulm. Mack makes a brief appearance as a character in Tolstoy´s novel War and Peace.Frederic Henri Walther (1761-1813) French Cavalry General of the Revolution and Empire. Loyal to Napoleon, he was present at Austerlitz and Russian campaign.Joachim Murat (1767-1815) Marshal of France, brother-in-law of Napoleon Bonaparte. King of Naples 1808-15.Auguste Marmont (1767-1847) Marshal of France. Duc de Raguse.    

[FOY - HERNANI]: An excellent military map of Hernani, issued by French Napoleon´s army, one page, oblong large 16 x 12 folio, Hernani, 26th June 1813, with annotations in French. The map is issued, fulfilling orders given by General Foy, on his retreat from Spain, Maximilien Sebastien Foy (1775-1825) French military leader. The very attractive map, ink drawn, shows the city, rivers around, bridges, a scale at the base, etc.. To the left border, a lengthy eight lines annotation in bold black ink, signed by `Bure´, reporting on the best military locations where to post the regiments and better protect their army during the retreat, stating in part `The position before the Astigaraza bridge is surrounded by too much coppice and do not grant enough obstacles as the one before Hernani, where the army will be able to lean on both sides of the river…´ Small overall minor age wear and staining, with edges slightly trimmed, otherwise G  £120-180      On 20th June 1813 Foy issued orders to evacuate Bilbao. On 21th June, French forces set off at dawn from Vitoria, escorting a large convoy towards the French frontier, while Wellington's army inflicted a decisive defeat on Joseph's Bonaparte troops at the Battle of Vitoria. On 26th June took place the Battle of Tolosa, and the British-Portuguese-Spanish forces began the siege of Pamplona. Thomas Graham forces cut of Foy´s retreat. The next day, Foy, threatened with envelopment decided to retreat to Hernani with his corps numbered 16,000 infantry, 400 cavalry and 10 field pieces. Foy had ordered the day before to issue the present map, planning his retreat. Hernani is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, Spain, at a distance of nine km from San Sebastian. The title character of Victor Hugo´s play Hernani is named after the town.

SOULT NICOLAS JEAN DE DIEU: (1769-1851) Marshal of France, Duc de Dalmatie. Prime Minister of France 1832-34, 39-40 & 40-47. A good L.S., Mal Duc de Dalmatie, one page, folio, Paris, 29th December 1839, on the foreign affairs ministry printed stationery, to Baron Deffaudis, plenipotentiary Minister of the King to the German confederation, in French. Soult, in his capacity as Prime Minister of France, states in part `I forward to you the proof tests of the Royal almanac related to the small States of the German Confederation which do not have representatives in Paris. I kindly ask you to rectify this on all your official documents as well as on all those in hands of these States envoys..´. With blank integral leaf. Folded. VG  £100-150     

[TREATY OF PARIS]: MURRAY GEORGE (1772-1846) British Soldier & Politician, Chief of Staff to the Army of Occupation in France following Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. L.S., G. Murray, three pages, small folio, Cambray, 4th June 1817, to 'My Lord'. Murray announces 'It has been agreed upon with Count Woronzaw [Voronstov] that the Russian Troops about to move towards the Coast in place of Encamping shall occupy Cantonments between Bailleul and Bergues' and further informs his correspondent 'These Troops are to march in 5 Divisions (or Columns) and it is at present intended that the movement shall take place so as that the first Division may arrive in its Cantonment upon the 27th of June, and the following Divisions on the next succeeding days', further enclosing a note of the Cantonments in which the troops will be accommodated in the march, asking that the arrangements be submitted to Sir Henry Fane ('in order that he may be so good as cause the British Cavalry to vacate in time') and concluding 'Should there be any particular Quarters in the Cantonments to be taken up by the Russian Troops which it may be desirable should not be occupied by them, I beg you will transmit me a memorandum on the subject, and I shall request Count Woronzaw to give orders accordingly'. Together with the enclosures referred to, being two manuscript documents, three pages (total), folio, n.p., n.d. (June 1817), in French. The first is headed 'Emplacement des Colonnes Russes' and the second 'Marche Route des Troupes Russes', naming various villages (situated in the hinterland around Dunkirk) and their populations etc., and how they will be divided between the five Divisions, both signed at the conclusion by a Captain Moore, certifying that they are true extracts from the originals. Some light foxing, a few small tears and minor age wear, most noticeable to the letter which also has a small area of paper loss to the upper right corner of the first page, not affecting the text or signature. G, 3   £100-120      The present letter was signed just six days before the Treaty of Paris of 10th June 1817, which, fulfilling the Articles of the Congress of Vienna, was the third and final treaty drawn following Napoleon Bonaparte's defeat at the Battle of Waterloo on 18th June 1815. The troops referred to in the present letter and documents were presumably being withdrawn from France. Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov (1782-1856) Russian Field Marshal, renowned for his success in the Napoleonic Wars.  Sir Henry Fane (1778-1840) British General who commanded brigades under the Duke of Wellington.

BONAPARTE PAULINE: (1780-1825) Duchess of Guastalla. Favourite younger sister of Napoleon Bonaparte. D.S., `Bon - Pauline´, one page, folio, Paris, November 1811, in French. The manuscript document being an invoice due to `Tissier, Marchand bonnetier, fabriquant de bas de S.A.I Madame la Princesse Pauline´ (“Weaver, caps Dealer, stocking manufacturer for H.I.H Princess Pauline”), for the sum of 149 francs. Annotated by the receiver as paid on 30th November 1811. Pauline gives her acceptance `Bon´ to the extra works listed, such as `Laundry, mending, buttons, ribbons,.. new stockings, velvet,...´ Overall, minor age wear, very small creasing to the edges and few pinholes not affecting the signature. G  £150-200 

BONAPARTE ELISA: (1777-1820) Grand Duchess of Tuscany 1809-14. Younger sister of Napoleon Bonaparte. Wife of Felix Baciocchi. A good L.S., 'Elisa', one page, small 4to, 15th December 1812, to the Minister of War, in French. Elisa gives him the information he needed 'about the alleged engaging attempts with the enemy on the Island of Elba…' It seems that there is no evidence to confirm General Duval's opinion. She further states 'General Duval's assumptions seem to be contradicted by some circumstances recalled in the attached report…'. And before concluding she states that if this would have happened 'the culprits would be immediately brought before a military commission…' Overall creasing with repair to verso. Together with Felix Baciocchi (1762-1841) General of the First French Empire, Prince of Lucca and Piombino.  L.S., 'Félix', one page, folio, Massa, 20th January 1808, to the Crown treasurer of Westphalia, Monsieur Duchambon, in French. Félix regrets to see him leaving his post as Head Intendant of his House, and states 'moving to the service of the beloved Monarch to whom I am linked by the ties of blood, you remain close to me…' Folded. With blank integral leaf. Small overall age wear. About G, 2  £150-200     Henri Jacques Clarke (1765-1818) Marshal of France in 1816, one of six created under King Louis XVIII from 1815-24. Duc de Feltre and Minister of War under Napoleon.

NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Emperor of France 1804-14, 1815. A very fine and rare document, signed to the left border, `Napol´, with holograph text `Send-them back to another military corps.´ in Napoleon´s hand, to a L.S., `M.l Berthier´, twice, two pages, folio, Milan, 11th May 1805, in French. Napoleon is in Italy where he will be crowned King of Italy two weeks later. The document being a report issued and signed by LOUIS ALEXANDRE BERTHIER (1753-1815) Marshal of France, Prince of Wagram and Neuchatel. Chief of Staff under Napoleon. The document refers to the Imperial Guard Vélites corps, Berthier suggesting to exclude five guards, stating `..whose parents have declared not being able to pay the 200fr pension for them..´ As a result of Napoleon´s decision, Marshal Berthier also adds a short text in his hand to the front left border and beneath Napoleon´s one, signed `Ml B´, and stating `… will incorporate them to the less important camps belonging to these corps.´ The document lists the names of the five vélites, their origin and corps they have belonged to. Folded. Overall age wear and staining, mostly to the edges, with a very small tear, not affecting the texts and signatures. G  £1200-1800      The Velites corps were created by decree in 1804, and were intending to permit that volunteers from wealthy families could reach quite quickly to the vice-Lieutenant infantry rank. They had to pay 800fr annually.

MARIE LOUISE DUCHESS OF PARMA: (1791-1847) Austrian Archduchess, the second wife of Napoleon. Empress of the French 1810-14. A good, large D.S., Marie Louise, as Regent Empress on behalf of Napoleon, one page (vellum), large oblong folio, Imperial Palace, St. Cloud, 3rd July 1813, in French. The partially printed document relates to Louis Pierre de Sainson, Lieutenant Colonel serving the King of Westphalia in his engineer topographic cabine, who is authorized to remain under the service of the King, having consulted a report given by the Minister of Justice, he `..Swears the oath to H.M. the King of Westphalia..´ under the rules given according to Imperial decree of the 6th April 1809 and 26th August 1811. Signed by the Empress at the foot, also bearing several countersignatures. A document in very fine condition. With the reputed Crawford collection ink stamp provenance to the bottom right corner. VG £1500-2000      €1800 - 2400 Jerome Bonaparte (1784-1860) King of Westphalia 1807-13 as Jerome I. Youngest brother of Napoleon I.   

NEWMAN PAUL & WOODMARD JOANNE: Paul Newman (1925-2008) American Actor & Joanne Woodward (1930- ) American Actress, both Academy Award winners. Newman and Woodward got married in 1958 and remained so till he passed away in 2008. T.L.S., `Paul Newman´, and `Joanne Woodward Newman´, one page, folio, New York, 2nd and 3rd January 1968. The typed document being an assignment of proprietary lease, made to Newman and Woodward, for a term expiring September 30th 2057, covering apartment 4/5-C in the building 130 East 67th Street in New York. Signed in bold blue ink by both, also signed by the notary at the base. Folded. Small overall age wear, otherwise G  £150-200    

FRANCK CESAR: (1822-1890) Belgian-French Composer. An excellent signed and inscribed musical score `Cesar Franck´, large folio, two pages, dated 31st March 1879 in his hand. A carefully penned score entitled Leçon de Solfège (`Solfege Lesson´), 88 bars, with few tempo annotations, starting with an `All[egre]tto risoluto´. Franck´s  inscription states `This [score] has been specially composed for the Solfege lesson of Miss Laure Collin´ before signing. Laure Collin would later publish a work `A concise history of music and musicians´ in Paris, 1891. A very small tear to the central fold. VG  £1500-2000    

OFFENBACH JACQUES: (1819-1880) German-born French Composer. A good A.M.Q., one page, large folio, score sheet, n.p., n.d. Offenbach has carefully penned in dark ink a lengthy 50 bars musical quote. The untitled draft includes a short written voice text beneath a quote, in his hand. Two stains not affecting the musical quotation, and left border with age wear and small creasing, otherwise G  £500-800    

GOUNOD CHARLES: (1818-1893) French Composer. Signed and inscribed printed folio edition of the sheet music for Que ta volonté soit faite, a prayer, for piano or organ. Signed (`To my little friend Marianne Viardot. Ch. Gounod´), in French, to the upper edge of the attractively printed paper cover. The six pages musical quote was printed in Paris by Henry Lemoine. Some very light age wear to the edges, otherwise VG  £120-180     Que ta volonté soit faite, (`Thy will be done´), is a sacred song for piano or organ composed in 1872 by Gounod.

MASSENET JULES: (1842-1912) French Composer. A.M.Q.S., `J. Massenet´, on an oblong folio page, Liege, festival of the 29th April 1879, to Sophie Eybere, in French. The composer has penned eight bars of music, which he identifies and `Incantation - Roi de Lahore - act 3´, from his opera The King of Lahore (1877). Massenet adds tempos to the musical quotation and also the words for soprano voice `Qu´il soit lui! Qu´il ne soit plus lui! Qu´il marche sur la terre et dorme dans la tombe.. Que son ame immortel….le!´ . Signed beneath a three lines inscription. The whole document showing light ink contrast, although fully legible. Overall age wear with edges trimmed although professionally repaired to the verso. F to G  £100-150    

TANEYEV SERGEI: (1856-1915) Russian Composer & Pianist, the most trusted musician amongst the friends of Pyotr Ilyich Tchiakovsky. Signed and inscribed 4to edition of the printed sheet music for 2 Quartets for Mixed Chorus (Op. 24) featuring The Monastery on the Kazbek and To Adele, published in Moscow and printed in Cyrillic and German. Signed and inscribed by Taneyev in Cyrillic to the head of the front cover and dated 15th March 1909 in his hand. Together with Alexander Gretchaninov (1864-1956) Russian Composer. Two folio pages removed from copies of sheet music, one of them from Kurochka riabka (Op. 85), each individually signed and inscribed in Cyrillic by Gretchaninov and dated 1928 and 1930 in his hand. Some tears and creasing and minor areas of paper loss to the edges of the two Gretchaninov pages, FR (2) to about VG, 3   £150-200     

TANEYEV SERGEI: (1856-1915) Russian Composer & Pianist, the most trusted musician amongst the friends of Pyotr Ilyich Tchiakovsky. A good signed and inscribed folio edition of the sheet music for his Piano Quartet in E Major (Op. 20), published by M. P. Belaieff, Leipzig, 1907. Signed and inscribed by Taneyev in Cyrillic to the head of the title page and dated Moscow, 14th October 1907. Handsomely bound in burgundy with gilt stamped title etc. to the cover and spine. Together with similar bound folio sheet music for the Violin, Viola and Cello parts of the same work (all unsigned). Some very light age wear, otherwise VG, 4   £200-300     

GRETCHANINOV ALEXANDER: (1864-1956) Russian Composer. Signed and inscribed folio edition of the sheet music for his work Missa Festiva (Op. 154), published in France by Procure de Musique Religieuse, Saint-Leu-La-Foret, c.1937/38. Signed ('A. Gretchaninov') by Gretchaninov in fountain pen ink to the head of the title page, with an inscription in French, and dated Paris, 4th October 1938 in his hand. Loosely bound in the original printed paper wrappers. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG  £100-150    

SHOSTAKOVICH DMITRI: (1906-1975) Russian Composer. An excellent and very rare signed musical score, with multiple annotations in Shostakovich´s hand, being an original copy of the score for his 14th Symphony, offered by the Russian composer to his biographer, the day before its premiere. Printed musical score signed `D. Shostakovich´, in Cyrillic, one hundred and sixty pages, folio, Leningrad, September 1969, in Cyrillic. Signed by the author to the first page, also adding multiple annotations, corrections, tempos, words and musical notes in his hand, in red ink, to over twenty five pages. The present score wa offered by Shostakovich to his biographer and musicologist Marina Sabinina. To the last inside blank page, Sabinina annotates and signs in Cyrillic, `I received this musical score from Dmitri Shostakovich, the day before the performance of the premiere of the symphony, with his annotations. M. Sabibina. 4th July 1999. I offer it to Volodia Hofmann, son of my old friend and colleague Rotislav Modestovich. M.C´. Bounded in a semi-rigid grey leather cover. Small overall age wear, mostly to cover, otherwise G to VG  £2500-3500         The Symphony No. 14, Op. 135, by Dmitri Shostakovich (1969), is a work for soprano, bass and a small string orchestra with percussion, consisting of eleven linked settings of poems by four authors. Most of the poems deal with the theme of death, particularly that of unjust or early death. The symphony is dedicated to English Composer Benjamin Britten (1913-1976).The Symphony was a creative response to Modest Mussorgsky´s Songs and Dances of Death, which Shostakovich had orchestrated in 1962. Like Mussorgsky, Shostakovich brings back the subject of death in various images and situations. The Mussorgsky cycle contains four songs. Shostakovich added eleven poems by Federico Garcia Lorca, Guillaume Apollinaire, Wilhelm Kuchelbecker and Rainer Maria Rilke.Shostakovich attached great importance to this work, commenting in a letter: "Everything that I have written until now over these long years has been a preparation for this work." 

A calligraphic drawing by Matisse  MATISSE HENRI: (1869-1954) French Artist. Unusual and very attractive autograph short poem-canticle, with drawing, one page, oblong folio, n.p., n.d., in French. Matisse has drawn a first and large capital letter, coloured to the inside, stating `Loué, sois-tu, Monseigneur, Pour Soeur Onde, Laquelle est bien utile et humble et précieuse et chaste.´ Beneath the large letters written text, Matisse has drawn six waving lines. Two small stains to the left border. The page bears an “Imperial Japan paper” watermark. VG  £2000-3000   The written text corresponds, with few small changes, to a canticle, the “Letter to the faithful” by Saint Francis of Assis.

CHAGALL MARC: (1887-1985) Russian-born French Artist. Book signed and inscribed, being a folio paperback edition of Chagall Peintures 1942 - 1945, with an introduction by Leon Degand and a poem by Paul Eluard, published by Les Editions du Chene, Paris, 1947. Signed and inscribed by Chagall to the final page of the accompanying inserted text booklet, 'Pour General et Mrs Troper, amicalement, Marc Chagall' and with an original self-portrait executed in pen and ink and watercolour by Chagall to the title page, dated Vence, 1951 in his hand. The edition includes six pages of French text and twelve leaves with colour plates tipped in. A good association copy. Some age wear and tears, G £5000-8000 General Morris C. Troper, and his wife Ethel, to whom the present book was inscribed, were eminent figures in the American-Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and were instrumental in assisting Chagall to immigrate to the United States in 1941.

ANNENKOV YURI: (1889-1974) Also known as Georges Annenkov. Russian Artist, mostly known for his book illustrations and portraits. He also worked for theatre and cinema. Maxim Gorky´s book, Samovar (1917) was his first work as a book designer. An excellent autograph statement signed, one page, folio, n.p., 18th September 1958, in French. The autograph statement states `Le peintre doit être ou un richard ou un clochard; les conditions moyennes ne s´accordent pas avec la vie de l´Artiste.´ (`The painter must be either a nob or a tramp; standard average conditions do not match with the Artist´s life.´ The letter bears a portrait sketch, an Annenkov´s portrait most probably, showing him in an old age head and shoulders pose. With a collector´s annotation to the upper border. VG  £600-900

BERNSTEIN THERESA: (1890-2002) Polish-born American Painter and Writer. Bernstein died 17 days before her 112 birthday. A.L.S., `Theresa Bernstein´, one page, folio, New York, 19th November 1980, to Steve. Bernstein states in part `I am sending you a few catalogues of my works. They are quite rare as they are records of my shows. Duke University Library has also compiled such a..´ EX  £60-90     

LANDOWSKI PAUL: (1875-1961) French Sculptor of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Autograph Statement signed, Paul Landowski, one page, folio, n.p., n.d., in French. Landowski writes, in full, 'War and Peace depend solely upon the Will of Man. Thus War is not, whatever they may say, an ineluctable fate. Peace, however, is a necessity'. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG  £100-150   The present statement was prepared for publication in the Pax Mundi book; an anthology of sentiments on peace published in Switzerland by the World League for Peace. Between 1925 and 1932 many notable persons from around the world were asked to comment on the prospects of world peace and the volume included contributions from Marie Curie, Guglielmo Marconi, Albert Einstein, Rabindranath Tagore and many others.

Busch’s original illustrations for Eine Milde Geschichte BUSCH WILHELM: (1832-1908) German Illustrator, Humorist, Poet and Painter, a cultural icon and influential source of inspiration for future generations of comic artists. An extremely rare and exceptional original comic strip drawn by Busch, eight pages, 8vo, n.p., n.d. (c. 1878), seven of the pages featuring two attractive sketches each, with brief captions beneath. The work is titled by Busch to the first page, in red crayon and with a flourish, `Eine milde Geschichte´ (“A mild Story”), being a comic strip corresponding to his work “Haarbeutel” (“A bag with hair”). The original fourteen attractive sketches, each drawn by Busch, give shape to the full comic strip, being the ones published for the first time in 1878. Beneath each sketch Busch has added captions in his hand, in part `Happy Farmer Bunke… Obstacle… Success… The bread dough is blended… He lays comfortable… because the gift of god became useless… Sadly Mrs Bunke cleans with the broom until he is clean again…´ Each strip has been numbered in red. A complete and very desirable original comic strip by Busch. Each page has been lightly affixed to a folio card. A few pages have extremely small clipped corners. VG, 8£40000-60000

UDERZO ALBERT (1927- ) French comic book Artist. Best known for his comic book series Asterix in collaboration with René Goscinny. An excellent and unusual signed printed drawing `Uderzo´, in bold black pencil, folio, drawing paper, the printed sketch showing the comic personages Asterix, Obelix and Idefix in a well-known image always used as back cover of the comics. The sketch shows Obelix carrying his menhir, Uderzo signing to the inside of the menhir, where the comic back covers uses to list all the comic series titles ever edited till then. VG  £250-350    

GUS: (1911-1997) Gustave Erlich. French comic Cartoonist. Well remembered for his publications in French newspapers Le Figaro, Le Canard Enchainé, and many others. An excellent signed original watercolour, `Gus´, one page, oblong folio, drawing paper, n.p., 23rd November 1981, in French. Gus has drawn a funny sketch showing Leonid Brezhnev and Helmut Schmidt, with the legend `Brezhnev in Bonn´ in his hand, on the occasion of the euro-missiles and balance forces East-West meeting between the two leaders. VG  £60-90    

CELINE LOUIS FERDINAND: (1894-1961) French Novelist. Known as Celine, being his real name Destouches, a controversial writer because of his antisemitism. A good A.L.S., with his initials `LFC´, two pages, folio, Copenhagen, 12th September 1947, to Charles Deshayes, in French. Celine states in part `As far as I am concerned, in the current conditions, nothing to say - nothing to do.. My enemies are identified. They hold the power and that is all. They do not care at all about arguments… but the main point is not at all there. Shaking my own story I aggravate my case. I have served enough as Punchinello.. ("Polichinelle")´. Further saying `The Silence - The military matters dominate everything on this planet.. these persons are preparing a new war… crowds must be amused between wars.´ Accompanied by the original envelope postmarked and post-stamped. Folded, with very small tear to the fold and small corner creases. G  £1000-1500   Charles Deshayes, French Journalist in Lyon, friend and correspondent of Celine.

COCTEAU JEAN: (1889-1963) French Writer, Playwright and Filmmaker. Unusual collage by Cocteau, signed `Jean Cocteau´, with sketch and annotation in his hand, one page, folio, n.p., n.d., to Ernie Arsenoff, in French. Cocteau has affixed to a “Unifrance Film” printed stationery, two clipped pieces of a German newspaper, the first being a printed label in German dated  29th October 1955, and the second being a paper photograph showing Jean Marias shaking Cocteau´s hand. Cocteau has pointed Marais with an arrow and written ´Jean Marais´, and alongside the photograph drawn his Orpheus portrait sketch. With annotation in his hand explaining the reason of this collage. Repaired to the verso, with tear to the centre fold edge. F  £100-150    

PASTERNAK BORIS: (1890-1960) Russian Poet and Novelist of Doctor Zhivago (1957). Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1958. An excellent and lengthy Autograph Manuscript, four pages, folio, n.p., n.d., in Cyrillic. The text is entitled `Pavlo Tychyna - The First Encounter- Chernigov, 1910´ and corresponds to Pasternak´s full translation into Russian of Tychyna´s work The First Encounter, being Pasternak a literary translator. The manuscript states in part `I remember an autumn day. The sky turned blue. Silver dust seemed to fall from the hot firmament… Lessons had finished, and you could hear the din, the laughing and the music of the harmonica in the seminar classes…´ further saying `..he said into the void, while holding a heap of leaves in his hands. He was black-eyed and was wearing a hat. I grasped anxiety in his eyes… The sun came out again. And the stranger, being about to get up, looked at me as if I were a dear person. How could I not lose my mind!...´ The poetic text further refers to George Sand, Glinka, and a musical concert, stating `After about five days a concert was given in the seminar hall. Students were in charge of taking care of spectators. Guests were arriving, the corridor was full. At the entrance of the hall, the greenery on the balconies hung down as a living garland hiding the frieze. We were on duty among the stewards, either rehearsing the bow, either joking about forfeits or about George Sand… "Don't be shy!" said the art teacher, slightly pushing me, introducing me to his companion: "A very promising poet, if there is a chance, it would not be a bad idea to publish his works. You must have a bunch of poems already?.. The bell rang and everyone started gathering slowly at the hall. Clumsy tuning up was escaping through the door. The horn set the tone for violas, racing with the clarinet. A roar of instruments was sonorous like a brawl. I also tried my oboe… Then the conductor waved his baton, reconciling discordant sounds. Everything froze. Glinka spoke from the suite. From the bottom of the bass, the forest began to rise… Winter was over... There was a spring day without limits around me, and the sun, and this little bird above the field! No! There was also the sweat of the working people, and the glory….that Glinka was praising. That work that tears the limits of time and pulls forward. I thought that Kotsyubinsky was also feeling that storming of notes. At the peak of our powers, we performed "Lark". While playing the oboe, I kept an eye on Kotsyubinsky. He was looking into the distance quietly, like a person at the helm. He knew: there were battles, victories and wars far away, and therefore our beloved creator was sitting straight up, honourable, and looked into the distance...´ Overall age wear, with some professional repairs, mostly to edges. Otherwise About G  £6000-9000     Tychyna´s work "The First Encounter" was originally written in Ukranian, and was translated into Russian by Boris Pasternak. It was first published in 1939 by Molodaya Gvardia in Moscow.  George Sand (1804-1876) French Novelist who used the pseudonym of George Sand, her real name being Amantine Dupin. Also known for her romantic affairs with artists, including Frédéric Chopin and Alfred de Musset. Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857) Russian Composer. Widely regarded as the Father of Russian music.

DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. D.S., Daphne du Maurier, at the conclusion, and further signed twice with her initials D du M at the foot of two pages, three pages, folio, n.p. (London?), 21st July 1952. The typescript document is a Memorandum of Agreement between Du Maurier and the publishers Victor Gollancz Limited and relates to a collection of short stories by the author entitled The Apple Tree, the agreement comprising twelve clauses detailing the terms of copyright and exclusive licence for Victor Gollancz Ltd to publish the work in the English language throughout the British Commonwealth and Empire and the rest of the world, although excluding the United States of America, further stating that the work will be published within six months of the date of the agreement at a price of 10s 6d and that a royalty of 17.5% will be paid to Du Maurier for all sold copies of the original English edition and royalties of 10% and 7.5% for cheaper editions, also detailing conditions regarding remainders and agreeing to send Du Maurier six presentation copies of the work on the first day of publication. The pages of the document are neatly stapled together at the head and pinned to the agreement are three additional unsigned typed memorandum notes, dated between 1953-60 and concerning alterations to royalty payments, an agreement with Doubledays for a Canadian edition etc., and also including a T.L.S. by a representative of Curtis Brown Ltd., Du Maurier's literary agents, one page, 8vo, Covent Garden, London, 4th June 1952, to Victor Gollancz, reminding him that Du Maurier's short stories 'must not be published in Canada until after Doubleday's publication date, which is the end of February 1953.' Accompanied by the original envelope. VG  £200-300   The present document relates to Du Maurier's anthology The Apple Tree which was originally published by Gollancz in the United Kingdom in 1952. The collection of short stories included The Birds which served as the inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock's film of the same name, released in 1963. It was also in this year that Du Maurier's collection was republished under its current title of The Birds and Other Stories. Doubleday published the novelettes in America under the title Kiss Me Again, Stranger.

SALINGER J. D.: (1919-2010) American Author of The Catcher in the Rye (1951). A rare vintage 9 x 7 souvenir photograph, loosely inserted within a multiple signed and inscribed oblong folio (11 x 9.5) presentation folder featuring the colour printed logo of the Copacabana to the front cover, the image depicts a group of nine men and women (not including Salinger), some in military uniform, seated around a dinner table in New York's famous nightclub. To the inside cover of the presentation folder, opposite the photograph, each of the guests at the dinner, and Salinger, have signed their names in blue inks, some adding inscriptions. Salinger has penned 'Old "Grand Dad" to you Bob. I'm full of it. J.D.' and other signatories include Salinger's wife, Claire Douglas, her half-brother William Sholto Douglas (1893-1969, British Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Commander-in-Chief Fighter Command 1940-42 during World War II), his wife Joan Douglas and Robert Harper (1900-1982, American Air Force officer of World War II) who has penned a long inscription to Bob Wright, 'Hello Bob, Old Pal. I'm here with Sir Sholto & Joan & Squeak at Copacabana & I can't tell you how happy I am. We all join in wishing you the best & to the time we'll all get together either in the USA or GB…..'. Some light scuffing and age wear, otherwise about VG  £300-400   Provenance: The present photograph was originally within the personal archives of Robert Wright (1906-1992) British Historian and biographer of Hugh Dowding, the Royal Air Force's commanding officer during the Battle of Britain. Wright also co-wrote William Sholto Douglas' biography of two volumes, entitled Years of Combat and Years of Command (1966).

ALEXANDER VIII: (1610-1691) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1689-91. Last Pope taking this Pontifical name. His Papacy only last 15 months. A good L.S., `Il Card.le Ottoboni´, with a full holograph line in his hand `Aff.mo per Ser.la sempre di tutto cuore´, one page, folio, Brescia, 14th January 1664, to Ottavio Labia, in Italian. Cardinal Ottoboni in his capacity as bishop of Brescia, congratulates his correspondent for his new appointment as `Provveditore´ of the city of Asolo, and states in part `..Io prego V. S. Ill.ma a raddoppiare i favori non solo con  frequenti occasioni di servizi, ma anche col valersi delle debolezze di questa Casa, che è sua..´ Labia was a patron of the arts and high official of the Doge´s republic. He died few years later when the ship Redemptor sank in the Adriatic; Labia was on his way to meet the Grand Sultan Ottoman Mehmed IV, to sign a peace for commerce after the capture of Crete by the Turks. With integral blank leaf. Very small overall creasing. Folded. VG  £300-400     

HOWARD AND SONS, BERNERS STREET. A LATE 19TH CENTURY WALNUT CANTERBURY of rectangular form having four divisions supported by ringed turned columns joined by arches with stylised roundels, frieze drawer, stamped by the maker, above a folio shelf, standing on square chamfered legs with brass casters 62cm wide, 44cm deep and 58cm high

A LARGE COMPLETE EARLY 20th CENTURY FOLIO OF SIGNED ARTISTS PROOF ETCHINGS, LTD. EDITION NO. 46 to include W.L.Wyllie, Wilfred Ball, Fred Slowcombe, Arthur Turrell, and J. Alphege Brewer, 58cm high 78cm wide

A WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT BUREAU BOOKCASE the double-domed top with fielded panelled doors revealing a fully fitted interior with shelved folio slides, concave door and pull out candle slides. The bottom section with a fall front having a fitted interior of small drawers, pigeon holes, and a well, two small and two long drawers fitted with shaped handle plates and loop droppers; standing on bun feet 96cm wide 57cm deep 213cm high.

δ Various Artists2012 Olympic Games Limited Edition Box SetThe complete deluxe set of twelve digital prints in colours, 2012, each on wove paper, all housed within the original clamshell box, the box numbered from the edition of 2012, published by Olympics, London, each sheet 400 x 300mm ( 15 3/4 x 11 7/8in) (folio)Artists include: Rachel Whiteread, Chris Ofili, Howard Hodgkin, Anthea Hamilton, Bridget Riley, Martin Creed, Tracey Emin, Michael Craig-Martin, Sarah Morris, Fiona Banner, Bob and Roberta Smith, and Gary Hume.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

δ Harland Miller (b.1964)In Shadows I Boogie (Blue)The complete box set, comprising the etching with letterpress relief printing in colours and monograph, 2019, the print signed recto and numbered from the edition of 100 verso in pencil, the monograph signed and numbered from the edition of 100 in black ink, all housed within the original blue presentation box, together with a second signed copy of the monograph (pink), overall 345 x 253 x 45mm (13 1/2 x 9 7/8 x 1 6/8 in) (folio) (2)δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

HAIR PEACE - JOHN LENNON BAG ONE POSTER. A rare poster issued to promote the 'Bag One' folio circa 1970. 'All rights reserved - copyright John De Rooy and Bag inc.' Measures 23x31". F condition with damage to edges, pin holes, tear to upper left corner.

A box of Patrick O'Brian novels published The Folio Society with sleeves, Post Captain, The Far Side of The World, HMS Surprise etc.

A large artists folio containing prints by Seymour Lucas R.A., some signed; and other prints

Three boxes of various books, to include many Folio Society

A folio of mixed British and foreign stamps, and a qty of mixed postcards and cigarette cards.

DRUMMOND DE MELFORT, [TRAITE SUR LA CAVALERIE ATLAS], 1776 LOUIS-HECTOR DRUMMOND DE MELFORT (FRENCH 1721-1788), MARCHES ET EVOLUTIONS DE CAVALERIE, REPRESENTEES EN XXXII ESTAMPES DEFFINEES & GRAVES PAR LES PLUS HABILES MAITRES, EXECUTEES DANS PLUSIEURS CAMPAGNES, FOUS LES MARECHAUX DE COIGNY, DE SAXEM DE BELLE-ISLE, DE SOUBIFE, DE CONTADES & C. DEVELOPPEES DANS LE TRAITE DE CAVALERIE DE FEU M. LE COMTE DE MELFORT, LIEUTENANT-GENERAL DES ARMEES DU ROI, AUXQUELLES ON A JOINT XXII FIGURES RELATIVES A L A PRATIQUE DE L'EQUITATION [Paris: Guillaume Desprez, 1776], atlas volume only, comprising 32 engraved plates after BLARENBERGHE [probably HENRI-DESIRE VAN BLARENBERGHE (FRENCH 1734-1812)], of which 29 are double spreads, no. 25 a triple-fold panel, nos. 14 and 15 with four gatefold panels. Folio (650 x 525 mm) bound in leather. Text in French. Engravers: Ch. Parrocel, J.P. Lebas, J. Audran, A. Coquart, Borde, Aveline, N. Tardieu, L. Cars, Van Blarenberghe, Delvaux, Guill. Sergent, J.B. Louvion, Viel, Macret, Duphonchel, J.B.C. Chatelain, G.R. de Villain, Menil, Michel, Ingouf Junior, Pureneau, le Roy, Juliette, Elis. Thiebaui, Ch. Beurlier, P.H. Juere, Dupuis, Ingouf l'Aine, Patas, le Vilain, Borgnet, L. Bonvallet, J. Aveline, A. Giraud, Duret. LITERATUREGabriel-Rene Mennessier de La Lance, Essai de bibliographie hippique, donnant la description detaillee des ouvrages publies ou traduits en Latin et en Francais sur le cheval et la cavalerie (Paris: Lucien Dorbon, 1915), vol. I, p. 409Louis Ph. Sloos, ed., Warfare and the Age of Printing: Catalogue of Early Printed Books from before 1801 in Dutch Military Collections (Leiden-Boston: Brill, 2009), pp. 482-483, no. 06059 (title page illustrated)Nathalie Lemoine-Bouchard, "L.-N. van Blarenberghe et le Traite sur la cavalerie de Drummond de Melfort", Histoire de l'art no. 45, December 1999, pp. 57-69.LOT NOTESLouis-Hector Drummond, Leuitenant-General for the army of Louis XVI, published his illustrated treatise on cavalry maneuvers in 1776 in the hopes of explaining the exceptionally complicated maneuvers more simply and thereby improving the overall efficacity of the French army. The atlas accompanying the text, as described by cavalry general Gabriel-Rene Mennessier de La Lance, contains superb plates [which] represent different instructions for individual cavalrymen... These are not simple plans: each cavalryman, each horse is drawn individually, and the scenes are placed within diverse landscapes [trans.]

[KLIMT, GUSTAV] DAS WERK VON GUSTAV KLIMT. EINLEITENDE WORTE: HERMANN BAHR, PETER ALTENBERG. WIEN UND LIEPZIG, HUGO HELLER KUNSTVERLAG, 1918. GUSTAV KLIMT (AUSTRIAN 1862-1918), artist, DAS WERK VON GUSTAV KLIMT. EINLEITENDE WORTE: HERMANN BAHR, PETER ALTERNBERG [The Work of Gustav Klimt] (Vienna and Leipzig: Hugo Heller, 1918), printed by K. K. Hof-und-Staatsdruckerei. Square folio (470 x 453 mm). With embossed title on cover page, containing 50 richly printed collotype plates including 10 in color and heightened in gold and silver, all with specially designed unique intaglio signets printed in gold in lower margins. Contents (title-page, plate lists, and separate sheets with Bahr and Altenberg text) in original case designed by Julius Dratva, Vienna, with grey-green cloth-covered spine over faux calf patterned boards with gilt square on front cover bearing Klimt's name within ornamental circle and his name stamped in gilt on spine. Hand-numbered edition 128/300 of this exceptionally rare and illustrious publication, complete with all printed plates and text.LOT NOTESDas Werk, Klimt's only monograph published in his lifetime, was produced in close collaboration his friend, the Viennese publisher Hugo Heller. Klimt supervised its production from 1908-1918, shortly before his death. Each image is rendered in collotype (heliogravure) and bears its distinctive signet in the lower margin. These gold signets were original designs, which Klimt specifically developed between 1908 and 1914 in order to designate and symbolize each image in this portfolio. The total edition of 300 originally included: I-XXXV including an original drawing by Klimt, XXXVI-LXX with a facsimile signature on the title page, and this edition of 230. However, many were lost or misplaced due to Heller's bankruptcy, subsequent move, and Klimt's death soon after the publication, making existing copies more rare. Amongst the owners of the portfolio were the Emperor Franz Joseph, the first to buy a copy, and the noted American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

VARIOUS Welsh topographical prints and ephemera - including 'Hafod - Meadow Below the Flower Garden' and 'View in Cwm Lydol', two rare aquatints prints from a folio suite of engravings, 'Fifteen views illustrative of a tour to Hafod in Cardiganshire, the seat of Thomas Johnes Esq, MP' by J. E. Smith. 1810 and a large coloured aquatint in heavy gilt frame by Walmsley, engraved by Jukes 1794 etc

LEADER, Robert Eadon. History of the Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire… Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield. 1905 1 st ed. Folio. 2 vols. Vol1, with 20 illustrations. Vol2, with frontis. Presented in matching quarter vellum bindings. Bevelled edge boards dressed in green buckram with gilt armorial. Bright gilt titling to spines. Together with: Extracts from the Records of the Cutlers’ Company. Cutlers’ Company, Sheffield. Nd. Folio. Presented in full cloth binding, with titling and armorial to front board. Illus. [3]

CAMDEN, William, Britannica: or a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms……. (Camden’s Britannica). T. Payne & Sons, London, 1789. Enlarged edition. 3 vols, Folio. Presented in full leather. Gilt borders to boards, gilt tiling and decoration to spine compartments. Marbled endpapers. 57 maps, 92 plates, test illustrations and folding pedigrees as called for. [3]Condition report: General edgewear as appropriate to age. Leather corners rubbed away. Vol 1 some damp staining to bottom edge of preliminary pages. Hinges cracking on all volumes.

DOWNAME, J. Annotations Upon All Books of the Old and New Testaments. John Legatt, London 1651 2 nd edition. Vol 2 only. Folio. Presented in full contemporary leather. Raised bands to spine and more recent paper label. [1]Condition report: Extensive page edge repairs in old paper and Japanese tissue to early leaves and later leaves. Other page edge repairs at intervals throughout the book. Some loss to text at extremities.

NALSON, John. An Impartial Collection of the Great Affairs of State From the Beginning of the Scotch Rebellion….. Mearne, Dring et al. London 1682. 2 Vols Small Folio. Presented in matching full leather bindings. Raised bands and gilt labels to spines. [2]Condition report: Condition report: Both volumes professionally rebacked (old repair) original spine labels relaid. Small area of nibbling at fore edge of volume 1. Professional Japanese tissue repairs to page edges of preliminary leaves in vol 2.

BROWN, Rev. John. The Self Interpreting Bible…. William MacKenzie, Glasgow c. 1860?. 2 vols. Folio. Presented in full leather bindings. Gilt decoration to boards. Raised bands to spines. Gilt titling and decoration to compartments. Aeg. Marbled endpapers. [2]Condition report: Bindings in very good condition. Family register pages untouched.

MANNERING, Eva. Mr. Gould’s Tropical Birds. Ariel press, London. 1955 limited edition 673/100. Folio. Presented in slipcase. 24 full page colour plates. [1]Condition report: Boards bowed.

WARNER, Sir George. Queen Mary’s Psalter……. British Museum, 1912. Folio. Half leather binding, boards dressed in maroon cloth. Gilt titling to spine. Illustrated. [1]

GROWSE, F.S. (trans), The Ramayana of Tulsi Das, North Western Provinces and Oudh Government Press1883. Allahabad, India. Small Folio. 27.5cm x 22.0cm x 5.0cm. [4pp.]/pp.20/[2pp.]/pp.575/pp.14. Boards with a bright Indian design in red, gold, and blue. Board edges rubbed and bumped. Clean red cloth corners and spine. Black titles to spine; "The Ramayana of Tulsi Das . Translated F. S. Growse. Allahabad 1883" . Similar patterned endpapers. Plain free-endpapers (light-brown paper). Title in red & black, framed with phrases in Hindustani. [1]Page lightly soiled and some ink splashes.Edges frayed with loss to lower corner (not affecting the text)A little light foxing, as well as underlining and notation (affecting just 4 pages)Lacking Frontis.16 other full page plates.One double page folding, in situ.Old faint inkstain to fore edge of the second half of book; not affecting text.

Joseph Florimond de Loubat. The Medallic History of the United States of America (1776-1876). New York by the Author, 1878. 170 etchings on 86 plates by Jules Jaquemart. 2 vols. Folio, publisher's original cloth lettered in gilt. First Edition dedicated in 1879 by the author to Mr. d'Hauteville, descendant of General Alexander Macomb whose medal is represented on plate 46. Exlibris de la Biblioth?que du Chateau d'Hauteville. Ex. Lot 1054 Auction 12 September 2015, Hotel des Ventes Geneve. RR! I-II

Twenty Battle of Britain pilots signed to title page of hardback book So Few. Includes Millard, Pinfold, Wellum, Pickering, Wilkinson, Stapleton, Neil, Barthropp, Sellars, Grey, Clark, Gregory, Mackenzie, Croskell, Riddle, Bob Doe, Lucas, Rose, Webb. Superb 273 pages So Few: A Folio Dedicated To All Who Fought And Won The Battle Of Britain. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.