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* Illuminated leaves. Four illuminated manuscript leaves from a Book of Hours, probably Northern France, circa 1450, vellum leaves with Latin text written to both sides in brown ink, mostly 15 lines per page, bearing numerous illuminated initials in gold, blue and pink, occasional decorative line filers, few decorative foliate borders, some marks, each individually window mounted, approximate leaf size 16.5 x 10.5 cm, together with another 15th-century manuscript vellum leaf, with 15 lines of Latin text in brown and red ink to each side and two small decorative initials (one in blue and the other in gold), window mounted, leaf size 10.7 x 7 cmQTY: (5)

Guicciardini (Francesco). The Historie of Guicciardin: containing the Warres of Italie and other partes, continued for manie yeares under sundrie Kings and Princes, together with the variations and accidents of the same..., reduced into English by Geffray Fenton, 2nd edition, London: Richard Field, 1599, title with printer's woodcut device and early manuscript signatures of T. Fletcher and inscription "William Walter bought at Plymouth 17 June 1704", without first and last blank leaves (A1 & 4H6), some damp stains, browning and scattered spotting, armorial bookplate of Robert Parker to upper pastedown, 18th-century half calf (possibly utilizing original boards), leather to spine scorched and split with loss, folio (17.5 x 26.7 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC S120758; Pforzheimer 442; PMM 85; STC 12459.Described in PMM as "The First History of Europe", Guicciardini's work was originally published posthumously by his nephew, Agnolo Guicciardini, with abridged versions appearing from 1544 and the complete text was not published until the Venice edition of 1567. By the end of the 16th century there had been at least ten editions in Italian and it had been translated into Latin, English, French, Spanish, German and Dutch. Geoffrey Fenton's English translation was first published in 1579.

Bible [English]. The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues: and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised, By his Maiesties special commandement, Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie, 1613, general and New Testament titles within decorative woodcut borders, Apocrypha present, black letter text, verso of general title with manuscript genealogical entry for the baptism of Timothy Spencer of "Bridsto in the county of Hereford" dated 3rd December 1675, two strips of old paper applied to recto of leaf A3 of the Epistle Dedicatorie and single strip of paper to verso of A8 in same gathering (obscuring inscriptions), verso of leaf A8 also with inscription "Robert Spencer His Book the Gift of His Dear Mother Mary Spencer 1746", Q4 torn to lower half of leaf with text loss, 2T6 torn to lower outer corner with loss, fore-margin of M7 torn with slight loss of marginal note, 3Q4 torn to upper margin, long repaired closed tear to 2F7, bound with at front The Genealogies Recorded in the Sacred Scriptures... by J[ohn]. S[peed]., [1613?], without map, and bound with at front an incomplete Common Prayer lacking title (verso of final leaf with other mid-18th-century genealogical entries for members of the Spencer family), and bound with an incomplete 1613 edition of the Book of Psalms at rear, some dust-soiling, occasional damp staining and few marks throughout volume, later free endpapers, contemporary calf, rebacked, boards rubbed, 4to (21.6 x 15.8 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Herbert 323; Darlow & Moule 250; STC 2227. The first black-letter quarto edition of King James' version. This and many subsequent issues were produced in close imitation of those black-letter quarto editions of the Geneva Bible which proved so popular. Apparently a close reprint of the folio of 1611. Gen. x. 16, Emorite, Ruth iii. 15 he, etc. Both titles omit the words Appointed... (Herbert).

Elzevir Press. Status particularis regiminis S.C. Majestatis Ferdinandi II, Leiden: Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1637, engraved title, woodcut head and tailpieces, small early notations to front pastedown regarding old library numbers, contemporary vellum, title and publication date in manuscript to spine, rubbed, 16mo, together with:Helvetiorum Respublica. Diversorum, Autorum quorum nonnulli nune primum in lucem prodeunt, Lyon: Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1627, engraved title, early ownership inscription 'ex libris J Bruelmon', lightly spotted, contemporary vellum, title in manuscript to spine, 16mo, withWerdenhagen (Johann Angelius Von). Ioh. Angelij Werdenhagen, I.C. De rebus publicis Hanseaticis tractatus generalis, 4 volumes, Lyon: Ex officina Ioannis Maire 1631, engraved titles to volumes 1 and 3, half-titles to volumes 2 and 4, engraved portrait of the author to volume 1, engraved titles trimmed to lower margin, half-title to volume 4 trimmed to upper margin, early library numbers in manuscript to front pastedowns, contemporary vellum, red morocco labels, dates in manuscript to spine bases, rubbed & marked, 16mo, with 4 other 17th-century publications bound in vellum including Respublica Moscoviae et Urbes (2 volumes, 1630), Respublica Hollandiae et Urbes (1630) and Werdenhagen's Introductio Universalis in Omnes Respublicas, Sive Politica Generalis (1632)QTY: (10)NOTE:Willems 461, 278 for the first two titles respectively.

Charles I [Balcanquhall (Walter)]. A Large Declaration concerning the late Tumults in Scotland, from their first originalls: together with a particular deduction of the seditious practices of the prime leaders of the Covenanters: collected out of their owne foule acts and writings: by which it doth plainly appeare, that religion was onely pretended by those leaders, but nothing lesse intended by them. By the King, London: printed by Robert Young, His Majesties printer for Scotland, 1639, [2], 430, [2] pp., engraved portrait frontispiece (lined to verso), toning to frontispiece, title and few other leaves, occasional light spotting, late 19th century marbled endpapers with armorial bookplate of Alexander Meyrick Broadley of The Knapp, Bradpole, dated 1895 to upper pastedown, near contemporary calf with later blind decoration to covers, upper board detached, folio (28.5 x 17.5 cm), together with:Nalson (John), A True Copy of the Journal of the High Court of Justice, for the Tryal of K. Charles I. As it was read in the House of Commons, and attested under the hand of Phelps, clerk to that infamous court. Taken by J. Nalson, LL D. Jan. 4. 1683, London: Printed by H[enry]. C[larke]. for Thomas Dring, 1684, engraved frontispiece with "Explanation of the Frontespiece" present, title page excised to upper blank margin and with early 19th-century signature of Tho. Selby, engraved plate with facing letterpress explanation leaf, engraved portrait plate, gutter margins of first and last few leaves strengthened with calico tape, endpapers renewed preserving 19th-century bookplate of Walter Selby and 20th-century bookplate of Colin Cope, upper pastedown with manuscript note "Ex libris Biddlestone Hall, 1949", contemporary mottled calf, rebacked, some wear to spine and board edges, folio (31.5 x 20 cm)QTY: (2)NOTE:1. ESTC S116832; STC 21906.2. Wing N116.

Burnet (Gilbert). Some Passages of the Life and Death of the Right Honourable John Earl of Rochester, who died the 26th of July, 1680. Written by his own direction on his death-bed, London: Richard Chiswel, 1680, engraved portrait frontispiece, title torn with loss and lined to verso, eight pages of publisher's advertisement list at rear, two leaves of contemporary manuscript notes at front entitled 'A Funeral Elegy on the witty Earl of Rochester's death, who dyed on the 26th of July 1680, in the 33rd year of his age', all edges gilt, contemporary gilt panelled dark brown morocco, neatly rebacked, preserving original spine, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Wing B5922.

* Illuminated Leaf. Leaf fragment from a medieval antiphonal, with a miniature attributed to the 'Spanish Forger', c. 15th century and early 20th century, illuminated manuscript on vellum in blue, red, green, brown, violet and burnished gold, depicting a scene of the arrival of a woman with halo arriving in a boat at a medieval town with castle and being greeted by a group of four people, red, blue and gilt border with thin white fillet lines and corner roses, a little craquelure, fragment of medieval musical notation to verso, 195 x 150 mmQTY: (1)NOTE:The Spanish Forger was one of the most prolific forgers, with hundreds of works now identified. His identity remains unknown but he was probably active in the 1890s and early 20th century, taking his ideas from the chromolithographic illustrations in books about the Middle Ages by Lacroix and others, published in Paris. The figures on land here show some pointed shoes but there are no low-cut dresses or shapely male legs on view as is often the case with his works.

Melville (Herman). The Works, 16 volumes, London: Constable, 1922-24, half-titles to each, bookplate of William Roughead to front pastedowns, original blue blindstamped cloth gilt, top edge gilt, 8voQTY: (16)NOTE:BAL 13680.A landmark in Melville's resurgence, in immaculate condition. This set contains the first printing of 'Billy Budd' and 9 sketches. Furthermore, it contains the first publication in book form of 10 other short stories and sketches.Billy Budd was left unfinished by Melville, the manuscript being later found in a cake tin by biographer Raymond Weaver.

Watson (Major-General W. A.). King George's Own Central India Horse, The Story of a Local Corps, 1st edition, Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1930, 474pp., numerous plates after photographs, and 4 maps (including 2 folding), together with Filose (Brigadier A. A.). King George V.'s Own Central India Horse, The Story (continued) of a Local Corps, being volume II. of The Regimental History, 1st edition, Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1950, monochrome plates after photographs, and maps, including one folding at rear, original red cloth gilt, both large 8voQTY: (2)NOTE:Perkins 419 'one of the best of all India cavalry histories'.Watson's King George's Own Central India Horse is an author's presentation copy, with an inscription to the half title dated May 1, 1930 'To the Author of Chapter IX, with the other author's love'. The 'other author' being Colonel Sir Neville Chamberlain. This copy also contains an autographed letter signed by Arthur Watson to Sir Neville dated July 9th 1930 thanking him for his kind words at the regimental dinner, two further letters from Mrs Watson, and a four-page manuscript draft of the speech given by Neville Chamberlain at the C.I.H. dinner, 1930 (at which a cup was presented to Major General Arthur Watson), plus a further handwritten related note by Chamberlain, and several news cuttings, etc. all loosely contained at rear.

[Holdsworth, T.W.E., "Carnaticus"]. Summary of the Mahratta and Pindarree Campaign, during 1817, 1818 and 1819, under the direction of the Marquis of Hastings: chiefly embracing the operations of the Army of the Deckan, under the command of His Excellency Lieut.-Gen. Sir T. Hislop, Bart. G.C.B. with some particulars and remarks, 1at edition, London: printed for E. Williams, 1820, half title, folding engraved map and plan, single-page plan of the Battle of Mahudpore, light spotting, untrimmed, modern half calf, some fading to spine, 8vo, together with Moor (Edward). A Narrative of the Operations of Captain Little's Detachment and of the Mahratta Army, commanded by Purseram Bhow; during the late Confederacy in India, against Nawab Tippoo Sultan Bahadur, 1st edition, London: for the author by George Woodfall, 1794, folding engraved map, 7 engraved plates, some offsetting and toning, water stains to first few leaves, manuscript shelf numbers to title, bookplate, later half calf, Palace Library Mysore label to spine, a little rubbed with small stains and wormholes, 4toQTY: (2)NOTE:First work scarce. Written anonymously due to the strong criticism of his superior officers and their conduct of the campaigns, this publication is now attributed to an Irish officer in the Madras Army by the name of Marshal Clarke.

Miles (William, translator). The History of Hydur Naik otherwise styled Shums Ul Moolk, Ameer ud Dowla, Nawaub Hydur Ali Khan Bahadoor, Hydur Jung, Nawaub of the Karnatic Balaghaut; Written by Meer Hussein Ali Khan Kirmani. Translated from an original persian manuscript, in the library of her most gracious majesty, by Colonel W. Miles, London: Oriental Translation Fund, 1842, subscriber's leaf bound in at front, folding map of Mysore contained in pocket inside rear cover, original cloth with paper label to spine, rubbed and marked with minor fraying to head and foot of spine, large 8vo, together with Fallon (S.W.). A New Hindustani-English Dictionary: with illustrations from Hindustani Literature and Folk-Lore & A New English-Hindustani Dictionary with illustrations from English Literature and Colloquial English translated into Hindustani by S.W. Fallon, assisted by Lala Faqir Chand, 2 volumes, Banaras: Medical Hall Press, for E.J. Lazarus and Co., & Trubner and Co., 1879/1883 respectively, text in double column, marbled edges, contemporary uniform half calf, black morocco title labels to spines, a little rubbed, large 8vo, together with Thomas Patrick Hughes, A Dictionary of Islam, second edition, 1896, John Martin Honigberger, Thirty-Five Years in The East...relating to the Punjab and Cashmere, Calcutta, 1905, two small early 20th century photograph albums etc., all 8voQTY: (12)

Atkinson (George Francklin). "Curry & Rice," on forty plates; or The Ingredients of Social Life at "Our Station" in India, 1st edition, London: Day & Son, [1859], 40 tinted lithograph plates including additional title, tissue-guard to each plate, a little spotting to title and plate margins, contemporary blind-embossed gift bookplate to front pastedown with manuscript inscription 'Hannah Kevan from her truly affectionate and faithful John', all edges gilt, original gilt-decorated orange-brown cloth, rubbed, upper cover and spine somewhat dulled, 4toQTY: (1)

Potter, Beatrix. A collection of art books & biographies to inc. The Derwentwater Sketchbook, limited edition numbered 53/250, Warne, 1984; The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse, a facsimile of the manuscript, limited edition numbered 60/500, Decimus, 1979, and others, in one carton

BROUERIUS VAN NIDEK, M. Analecta medii aevi ofte oude en nooit voorheen gedrukte Nederlandsche geschiedenisboeken. Amst., H. Bosch, 1725. 4 parts in 1 vol. (16), 491, (2) pp. Title-p. in red and black ink. Cont. vellum w. manuscript title on spine. (Vellum a bit soiled, sl. stained/foxing, in good condition). NOTE: Buck 2226: "Friesche kronieken uit de 16e eeuw, waarvan de belangrijkste de kroniek van Sicke Benninghe."

HAARLEM -- GENERALE EN PARTICULIERE ORDONNANTIEN van de excynsen binnen de stad Haarlem. Haarl., W. van Kessel, 1714. 184, (12) pp. (2 pp. manuscript index after the title page). 4º. Cont. limp vellum wrapper with tie, interleaved. (Wrapper loose from textblock, some waterstaining, annot. in an old hand in first quire).

HOORN -- (RIJP, F.). Chronijk van de vermaarde zee en koopstad Hoorn. Beginnende met de grondlegging der West-Vriesen, omtrent 50 jaren na Christ geboorte. Als mede des stads begin, voortgang (…), beneffens de namen van de heeren der regeeringe, alles tot den jare 1706. Hoorn, F. Rijp, 1706. 2 parts in 1 vol. (24), 328; 136, (4) pp. W. 2 engr. front., 1 fold. plan & 11 engr. (fold.) plates. Sm-8°. Cont. vellum. w. manuscript title on spine. (Covers sl. stained, sl. foxing/browning throughout, overall in good condition). NOTE: The plates likely by (pupils of) R. de Hooghe. - Landwehr RdH, 104; Nijhoff/v. Hattum 269; Haitsma Mulier/v.d. Lem 414b.

CHINA -- (GONZALEZ DE MENDOZA, J.). Histoire du grand royaume de la Chine, situe aux Indes Orientales (...). (Followed by:) Description du grand et renommé royaume de la Chine. (Geneva), J. Arnaud, 1606. (22), 419, (49); 26 pp. Cont. vellum w. overl. sides. (Covers reused vellum and old writing still visible, lacking front flyleaf, manuscript dates and name on title-p. and last fly-leaf, some faint stains, sl. foxing throughout). NOTE: Fourth French edition of 'Historia de las cosas mas notables y costumbres del gran reyno de la China' (first published in Spanish, 1585), the first serious survey of China. "This work is mainly a compilation from the narratives of Gaspar de Cruz, Martin de Rada (Herrada), and Pedro de Alforo, missionaries, to which is added the Itinerary of Father Martin Ignaxio" (Cox I, p. 322). The sixth book contains the Itineraire du Nouvveau Monde by Ignacio de Loyola (d. 1606). According to Ortelius, the final part concerning China, provided him with more information than any other single treatise. - Cordier, Sinica I, p. 13; Brunet, II, 1662; Palau 105510; Sabin 27780.

ASTRONOMY -- GRAAF, A. de. Starre-kunst. Leerende de hoedanigheden der beweginge van alle zichtbare hemelsche lighamen, en 't berekenen haarder zichtbare plaatzen. Mitsgaders, de hoedanigheden der verduistering van zon en maan, en de berekeninge van dien. & (at the end:) Redenering wegens de vinding der lengte van oost en west. Amst., P. Goos, 1659. (8), 125, (3), (16) pp. W. 8 engr. plates, title-p. vignette, and 6 sm. in-text diagrams. 4°. Old marbled paper over cardboard, uncut. (Spine and covers dam./worn, manuscript ink ex libris and text on front paste-down and title-p., otherwise in excellent condition). NOTE: Rare celebrated work by one of the most important Dutch mathematicians (1635-±1713), important also for his contribution to the propagation of Descartes' ideas. Manuscript ex libris 'Threganck (?), 1837' on front paste-down, partially crossed out. - K. Hoogendoorn, 2018, p. 423; Bierens de Haan, 1754 & 1755. NNBW X, 293ff.

DULAGUE, (V.F.). Leçons de navigation. (&) Recueil de tables astronomiques. 3e éd. Rouen, Racine, 1784. (20), 429, (3); 67 pp. W. 8 fold. engr. plates. Cont. mottled cf. w. raised bands & dec. gilt spine. (Extremities dam./worn, faintly waterstained in places, manuscript name on title-p. and dedication dated 1788 on end flyleaf).

EINSTEIN, A. The meaning of relativity. 6th, definitive ed., incl. The relativistic theory of the non-symmetric field. (1956). Obrds. w. dust-j. -- Id. Einstein's 1912 manuscript on the special theory of relativity. A facsimile. (1996). Owrps. -- P. KERSZBERG. The invented universe. The Einstein-De Sitter controversy (1916-17) and the rise of relativistic cosmology. (1989). Ocl. (Tickets on paste-down & first free endpaper). -- N. CALDER. Einstein's Universe. Relativity made plain - the amazing achievement of Albert Einstein and what it means today. (1979). Ohcl. w. dust-j. (Shelfwear). -- And 7 o. (11).

FREUNDLICH, E. Relativitätstheorie. Drei Vorträge gehalten auf Einladung der Badischen Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik in Ludwigshafen a/Rhein Oktober 1920. N.pl., n.d. (1920). 46 pp. Owrps. Copy w. manuscript dedication by the author, dated October 19th 1922. Rare. -- Added: I. SCHNEIDER. Das Raum-Zeit-Problem bei Kant und Einstein. Berlin, 1921. (4), 75 pp. Owrps. -- L. v. BORTKIEWICZ. Die radioaktive Strahlung als Gegenstand wahrscheinlichkeitstheoretischer Untersuchungen. Berlin, 1913. (8), 84, (2) pp. & loosely inserted errata-leaf. Owrps. -- H. REICHENBACH. Relativitätstheorie und Erkenntnis Apriori. Berlin, 1920. (6), 110, (4) pp. Owrps. -- And 3 o. in 4 vols. (8).

ARABIC MANUSCRIPT -- MUHAMMAD IBN 'ABDALLAH AL-KHARASHI (c. 1601-1690). Commentary on the Islamic legal handbook 'al-Mukhtasar', according to the Maliki School, by Khalil ibn Ishaq al-Jundi (-1365). Béjaïa (Ageria), 1198 (?)AH, which corresponds with July-August 1784. (180) lvs., r° and v°. Ms. on paper, black Maghrebi script w. rubrications in places throughout. With embellished chapter heading. 264 x 188 mm. In blind tooled cont. cf. envelope binding. (Bind. dam., first eaf dam. and with some loss of text, partly loose). NOTE: Third part (of four) of a 'Sharh', dealing with the doctrine of sales. Copied by Abdalah ibn Bal'id al Mas'udi. - Sold w.a.f., not subject to return.

PINKERTON, J. Abrégé de la géographie moderne. Par., 1805. W. 9 fold. maps, cold. in outlines. Cont. marbled cf. w. dec. gilt back & red label. -- J.B. VOSGIEN. Nouveau dictionnaire géographique, ou description de toutes les parties du monde. Dernière éd. Ornée de cartes géographique (...) p. M.B. & Hocquart. Par., 1817. W. 7 fold. maps, cold. in outlines. Cont. hcf., w. dec. gilt back & brown label. -- M. DELETTRE. Manuscript atlas. (C. 1850). 14 handcold. manuscript full-p. maps w. double-column manuscript description to adjacent pages. 4°-obl. Cont. clothbacked brds. (Corners worn/bumped, some dam. to upper outer margin (tears occas. touching map-border), lightly spotted). -- (3).

MALAY ARCHIPELAGO -- SUMATRA -- "ETAPPE-KAART van het Militair Kommando, Westkust Sumatra. Schaal van 16 Palm op 1 duim Rh". N.d. (1830's?). Anonymous manuscript map in ink and colour wash. 480 x 435 mm. (Margins a bit chipped/brittle, two small stains in image, but in good condition). NOTE: Detailed military map of Sumatra drawn by a member of the Dutch Military Command of the area between Padang and Kotta Pinang with i.a. information on the length of marches.

WORLD MAP -- COSA, JUAN de la. (Manuscript World map in facsimile). N.pl., no publ., n.d. (1920/1930's?). Cold. lithogr. map divided in 6 parts, mounted on linen. Ca. 98 x 185 cm. Between 2 wooden supports at shorter ends. (Paper detached from linen in places, few marginal chips (w. some resultant loss of paper), margins very lightly frayed in places and w. some splits, but in a good condition). NOTE: Facsimile of the earliest surviving chart showing both the Old and the New World. The original was drawn on vellum around 1500 and is now in the Museo Naval, Madrid. Juan de la Cosa accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage.

DEKKER, C., (a.o.). Album palaeographicum XVII provinciarum. Paleografisch album van Ned., België, Luxemburg & N.-Frankrijk. (1992). Fol. Ocl. w. dust-j. (Dutch-French text). -- K. v.d. HORST, (a.o.). The Utrecht Psalter in Medieval Art. Picturing the Psalms of David. (1996). 4°. Ocl. w. dust-j. -- M. SMEYERS. Flemish miniatures from the 8th to the mid-16th cent. The medieval world on parchment. (1999). Sm-fol. Ocl. w. dust-j. In ocl. slipcase. -- S. HINDMAN, (a.o.). Manuscript illumination in the modern age: Recovery and reconstruction. (2001). 4°. Owrps. -- And 8 o. (12).

IMPOSITION MANUALS -- "BEKNOPTE EN VOLLEDIGE HANDLEIDING tot het overslaan van drukvormen, ten gebruike van letterzetters". 19th c. (1 leaf), 13 pp; (154) lvs. and w. 1 letterpress fold. table. Ms. in Dutch on paper in a legible, but anonymous hand w. a letterpress title. 230 x 140 mm. Cont. clothbacked bind. w. marbled paper sides. -- With: a similar imposition manual, but more primitive. Early 19th c. (45) lvs., the remainder blank. Ms. in Dutch on paper. 130 x 80 mm. Cont. vellum envelope binding. -- And with: F.A. JANSSEN, ed. The Earliest Dutch Imposition Manual. A facsimile of the Manuscript "Overslag-Boek" by J.J.B. Vanderstraelen. N.Y., 2014. 4°. Ocl. NOTE: Two scarce Dutch instruction manuals for the typesetting and printing of books and one similar example in facsimile, all volumes suitably stored, each in their own cassette, and with a 4th, similar cassette containing 5 cd roms. All 4 cassettes - covered w. mikura-donsu silk - tog. in a large (38,5 x 31,5 x 16 cm) clamshell ocl. 'box', all handmade, and exclusively for these books, by the Wilgenkamp Bindery. - Imposition manuals in manuscript like these are rather scarce.

KAMP MALANG -- "MALANG". Diary by a (young) female prisoner, dating from 30 Sept. 1943 to 7 March 1944. Ms. in Dutch on paper, (16) lvs. Embellished w. small drawings in (colour) pencil. In or. 4° lined clothbacked notebook. NOTE: Diary kept in the Japanese internment camp 'Malang' (Java) consisting of rhymed every day events and i.a. a 'Kamp-alphabet'. The ticket on the front side of the notebook bears the name 'W. de Nieuwe' (?). The dates mentioned in the manuscript follow the Japanese calendar, hence the dates [26]03 and [26]04 in the text.

MALAY ARCHIPELAGO -- MANUSCRIPT on lontar palm leaves, consisting of 169 lvs. between lozenge shaped and painted wooden sides, connected through 2 threads. 19th c. (?). 7 lines in ink to each leaf, on both sides. 470 x 60 x 65 mm. In good condition.

MANUSCRIPT COOKBOOK. N.d. (=late 18th c.). C. 200 lvs. Ms. on paper in two legible hands w. index on recipes at beginning. Cont. vellum w. copper clasps. NOTE: Recipe book, probably from a well-to-do household. The index and the first 128 pp. are numbered and written by the same person. Another hand - C.M. van Slooten-van Reede (1877-1945) - wrote three more recipes but did not number the pp. The rest of the book is empty. Contains over a 100 alphabetically arranged sweet and savoury recipes, from "Apricoosen te Confijten" to "Podding die goed is van Juffrouw Hoving" to "Snoek op zijn Poolsch te stooven" to "Wafele van lys". Names occurring in this manuscript: Renselaar, Francken, Lies, Hardman.

PERRON, Eddy du (1899-1940). "Le Livre d'Heures des Jeunes Filles composé par le Père Perronius. Avec l'Approbation de Monseigneur le Cardinal Dugonneau". N.d. (before 1932?). Ms. on paper. Lined notebook of which (128) pp. contain poems in ms. 4° (277 x 215 mm). Cont. colourful batik paper over cardboard bind. In a very handsome box specially made for this edition w. square bosses on front and back cover, repeating the pattern of the batik paper. NOTE: Anthology of 70 erotic poems in manuscript by Eddy du Perron, divided in sections of ten weeks, seven poems for each week, one per day. All classic or semi-classic poems from French erotic literature by well-known poets as Louys, Harancourt, Verlaine, Hannon, Béranger, Baudelaire, etc. With bookplate of A. Leclercq, antiquarian bookdealer in Brussels to whom, according to Kees Snoek, Du Perron sold books in 1932 ('E. du Perron. Het even van een smalle mens', p. 656). According to Jef Meert, who offered this manuscript in 2006, the text "Avec l'Approbation de Monseigneur le Cardinal Dugonneau" is an allusion to the cooperation with Pascal Pia, friend of Du Perron, and fellow erotomaniac.

BOHR, N. Atomic physics and human knowledge. (1958). Ocl. -- J. HONNER. The description of nature. Niels Bohr and the philosophy of quantum physics. 1987. Ocl. w. dust-j. -- A. PAIS. Niels Bohr's times, in physics, philosphy and polity. 1991. Obrds. w. dust-j. (Spine discold.). -- H. GUTFREUND & J. RENN. The road to relativity. The history and meaning of Einstein's "The foundation of general relativity". Featuring the original manuscript of Einstein's masterpiece. (2015). Ocl. w. dust-j. (First free endpaper lightly skimmed by silverfish). -- And 9 o. (13).

THAI MANUSCRIPT. 20th c. (?). 96 double-sided fold-out lvs. (148 x 674 mm). Concertina fold. manuscript on thick paper. W. tog. 25, partly gilt, coloured illuminations (each c. 290 x 140 mm) within decorated borders. Covers of thicker paper w. gilt vegetal decorations within lozenge pattern of black ink. - In good condition. Containing the account of the buddhist monk Phra Malay?

VALERIUS, A. Neder-landsche Gedenck-clanck. (N.pl., 1940-43). Ms. transcript of the first and only edition which was published in 1626. (2), xi, (1), 536, (4) pp. W. 9 tipped-in drawings (pen and ink and grey wash on thin paper). 8°-obl. Cont. cf. (Top of upper outer hinge a bit dam.). NOTE: Transcript made during World War II of the first edition of Valerius's patriotic songbook containing songs from the Dutch Revolt. From the colophon: "In het rampjaar 1940 op 12 juni ben ik begonnen dit boek uit het originele exemplaar der Universiteits-bibliotheek te Amsterdam over te schrijven, (…)". Most likely copied by Hedda Schoonderbeek-von Kaulbach (1900-1992) which can be deducted from the fact that the manuscript bears a dedication to Kees Otten, signed 'Hedda', dated 31 August 1987. Hedda and kees were acquainted. Hedda was also a sister of Quappi Beckmann, wife of the painter Max Beckmann.

WATER MANAGEMENT -- "BREEDVOERIG BERIGT ter requisitie van den Heer C. Bruinings Inspecteur Generaal van 's lands rivieren van Holland en W. Vriesland, belangende de manier van bewerking der krib, blees en pakbermen in Gelderland, benevens die der krib, zink en beslagwerken in Holland. Voorts op wat wijze de werken in Zeeland, Goederee, Helder, enz. worden gemaakt met eene (…) berekening der schaften hout, aarde, steen, enz. zoo in Gelderland als in Holland door Cornelis Verheij, (…)". N.d. (First h. 19th c.). 20 lvs., r° and v°. W. 2 diagrams in text. Fol. Cont. marbled paper brds. Manuscript treatise on paper in a legible hand on how rivers can be dammed. -- And folder w. 4 more or less related documents (3 letters and 1 printed document 'Werken te Gorinchem'), 1858-1895. -- (5).

19th/20th Cent. Arabic School manuscript with fourteen panels with Nastaliq calligraphies||ARABISCHE SCHOOL - 19°/20° EEUW handschrift met veertien 'paneeltjes' met polychrome (nastaliq)calligrafieën - maten wanneer open : 39 x 49

[DOCUMENTS]. THE SIEGE OF LUCKNOW (1857), INDIA A manuscript note, undated [19th century] and unsigned, 'John met 2 officers... who had been through the whole siege of Lucknow... / The besieged... at last seeing a body of Sihks & Highlanders... threw open the gates - the Sikhs rushed in, but the Highlanders quite bewildered not knowing where they were thought it was another house to take, swarmed in over an embrasure & began to bayonet the Sepoys faithful to us on the inside - many were wounded & 3 were killed outright before they cd be undeceived... / I have seen Lady Inglis journal but tho interesting it is not so clear as that of the wife of... one of the 2 residency Chaplains - She says that at first to be safe from shot the women & children were put into vaults wh swarmed with rats & mice, & there were also occasionally cobra... Then they slept on the ground, fitting in like pieces in a puzzle, & rats ran over them. As long as their candles lasted they had one at brkfast & one at dinner, after that they were entirely in darkness....', two pages (folded), 20.5cm x 17cm. Condition Report : 4cm tear, without loss. Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.

[HISTORY]. INDIA Anon. The Transactions of the British Government with the Mewar State 1818-1870, no date, plain green cloth, page 1 with manuscript note 'To be returned to the Foreign Office', tall quarto. Note: This lot sold with all faults, not subject to return. Condition Report : Lacking title and preliminary pages; pp. 1-2 lacking fore-edge half and supplied in typed replacement form; pp. 1-3 detached; additional typed material inserted between pp. 162-163 and 208-209; lacking all after p.326; spine ends, base of lower joint and corners worn; covers damp marked. Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.

[DOCUMENTS]. A MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A TEN WEEK TOUR OF FRANCE & SWITZERLAND, 1802 comprising observations of places visited, people seen, and travel experiences, ninety pages, 22cm x 19cm; supplied with a typed copy.

[DOCUMENTS]. ANGLO-ZULU WAR, SOUTH AFRICA A manuscript illustrated letter, dated 'H.M.S. Active 6th July Simons Bay' and signed 'Bertie', addressed to 'my dear father', '...I haven't given you an account of the Kaffir war yet, so I think I will now... / The first place we stopped at was Bowkers Bay where we heard there were a great number of Kaffirs... We opened fire with our big guns on them and dispersed them over the hill... They at first ran into the bush but it was no good as our shells found them out in the very thickest part so they scampered away... / from this place we went to the mouth of the Bashee river... / The bluejackets couldn't get any rum ashore and they used to come up to you and beg humbly for some, most of the men being hardly able to get on without it... But they were the best men for marching that ever landed there they walked the soldiers off their legs in no time...', seven pages, 33.5cm x 21.5cm, in original H.M.S. Active postal envelope dated Cape Town Cape Colony 16 July 78 and Maidstone AU 20 78.

[DOCUMENTS]. CHARLES CORNWALLIS, 1ST MARQUESS CORNWALLIS (1738-1805), BRITISH ARMY GENERAL & OFFICIAL, GOVERNOR GENERAL & COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF INDIA (1786-93 & 1805) An appointment, dated 8th April 1788, appointing Henry Wray to be a Lieutenant Colonel of the Infantry in the Service of the Honorable United East India Company of the Bengal Establishment', printed with manuscript insertions, signed 'Cornwallis', 28cm x 43cm.

[DOCUMENTS]. AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF probably 15th century, comprising sixteen lines of partially contracted Latin in black and red ink, with three gilded initial letters, 16.75cm x 12cm overall, framed and glazed.

[DOCUMENTS]. COFFEE CULTIVATION, INDIA A manuscript recommendation 'to the Ryots and others of Canara to give a little of their time to the Cultivation of Coffee', undated [early 19th century], comprising instructions for both garden and plantation, nine pages, (31.5cm x 20.5cm); together with 'An Estimate for 100 Acres of Coffee Plantation at Agumbah', undated [early 19th century], three pages (32.5cm x 20cm), (2).

A Hindustan illustrated manuscript, possibly Mughal period (16th-19thC), painted with a reserve of birds, and a lioness attacking a buffalo, within a border of detailed calligraphy, 33cm x 21.5cm.

Jean-michel Basquiat (1960-1988), Manuscript Image Size: 11 1/8 by 15 in. (28 by 38 cm.) All measurements are approximate. Stamped, with Certificate Jean-Michel Basquiat, December 22, 1960 - August 12, 1988) was an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the Neo-expressionism movement.Basquiat first achieved fame as part of the graffiti duo SAMO, alongside Al Diaz, writing enigmatic epigrams in the cultural hotbed of Manhattan's Lower East Side during the late 1970s, where rap, punk, and street art coalesced into early hip-hop music culture. By the early 1980s, his paintings were being exhibited in galleries and museums internationally. At 21, Basquiat became the youngest artist to ever take part in documenta in Kassel. At 22, he was one of the youngest to exhibit at the Whitney Biennial in New York. The Whitney Museum of American Art held a retrospective of his artwork in 1992.Basquiat's art focused on dichotomies such as wealth versus poverty, integration versus segregation, and inner versus outer experience. He appropriated poetry, drawing, and painting, and married text and image, abstraction, figuration, and historical information mixed with contemporary critique. He used social commentary in his paintings as a tool for introspection and for identifying with his experiences in the Black community, as well as attacks on power structures and systems of racism. His visual poetics were acutely political and direct in their criticism of colonialism and support for class struggle. Since Basquiat's death at the age of 27 from a heroin overdose in 1988, his work has steadily increased in value. In 2017, Untitled, a 1982 painting depicting a black skull with red and yellow rivulets, sold for a record-breaking $110.5 million, becoming one of the most expensive paintings ever purchased. Please read our policy carefully:1. All items are sold AS-IS, where is with all faults. We do not accept returns or refunds. All sales are final.2. We will pack and arrange all shipments via UPS. Shipping costs to US address starts with 30 USD and 180 USD to International (depends on size and weight of the package). Packages should be shipped within two weeks after payment is received. Larger packages and international delivery may exceed this period.3. Your bids signify that you have examined the items as fully as you desire, or that you have chosen not to examine them. Images descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to authorship, age, condition, materials, provenance or any other feature of items being sold.4. If the bidder refuses to pay for the invoice after the successful bidding, the liquidated damages shall be 30% of the amount of the hammer price, which shall be responsible by the buyer.

A group of maps and illuminated manuscript pages, including 18th century maps of Persia, Aegyptus, England, 'A Map of Renfrewshire by T. Kitchin', Huntingdonshire, Regiones Inundatae, and a 19th century pencil drawing of 'Henry .... called by the Portuguese Nago, many years a faithful servant of the late Henry Hayne Esq', largest 43 by 54cm, mounted , glazed, and framed, 56.5 by 68cm, smallest 9 by 11cm. (13)

An illuminated manuscript page, painted in gold and watercolour on paper, image 15cm x 10.2cm, mounted, framed and under glass.

Dambusters copy letter from Guy Gibson dated 1st August 1944 to book publisher Miss N.R Pearn regarding manuscript for his book with a list of seven title suggestions including Enemy Coast ahead. 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 £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10

This 18th century, Ottoman manuscript of a Quran, was written by Enam Hilyeli. It has a leather binding, and the texts are Illuminated with gold. The book has 234 pages and is 9 by 14,5 cm.

18/19th Century hand written manuscript enameld with gold Illumination in its original binding.Dimensions 11 by 16 cm. The manuscript is written by Sheikh Abda Allah Ghijlari ibn Mohammed Afandi.It has 388 pages and it is in good condition.

Broughton (Lady Mary) - Continental Grand TourA superb manuscript account of Lady Broughton's 'Journal of Our Tour thro France & Flanders & Holland to Spa in Germany' and 'Journal - over the Ardennes thro Lorraine & France to Nice in Italy subject to the King of Sardinia'.Lady Broughton left Broughton Hall [Staffordshire] on May 11th, 1772, leaving London the 7th June and landed in Calais on the 9th June. The tour includes St Omers, Lisle, Ghent, Brussels, Antwerp, Delft, the Hague, Leyden, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Louvain, Spa, Luxembourg, Lorraine,Avignon, Marseilles, Toulon, Nice, Geneva, Lauzanne and Berne. The account seems to end prematurely at Langrau but entries at the front record a return via Paris to Dover landing on July 1st 1774.In the journal Lady Broughton provides a detailed record of the places visited, attractions and people seen, food eaten and her observations of everyday life: In Nice 'The Dress of the people diverted me much, our Washer-woman wd come to fetch the clothes in her sack with her fan in her hand. The Peasant who work'd in our Garden on a Sunday wore a full dress coat, they all wear their hair tied, & then it hangs down their backs. The women appear well made when you follow them from behind, but wearing no stays from their washy diet have in general great pot Bellies ...' some entries are more personal: 'Oct 22nd was seized with a Bilious fever. Monday Oct 26nd miscarried ...'. Lady Broughton travelled with her children and her mother and occasionally sent the children on to further destinations.Ink manuscript on laid paper, 126 pages, page size 235mm x 190mm, half vellum binding with continental style paper boards.The manuscript is accompanied by a recent transcript to more legible handwriting in two A4 notebooks as well as a quantity of related material collected by the previous owner including family history, portraits and photographs, a signed copy of Sir Delves L. Broughton's 'Records of An Old Cheshire Family' 1908 (not collated), notes, cuttings, and a manuscript work on Lady Broughton and her tour, possibly suitable for publication.

Signed by Nelson Mandela.Schadeberg (Jurgen), Nelson Mandela and the Rise of the ANC.Bloomsbury, 1990, quarto, half title signed by Nelson Mandela on his visit to London (12.7.96.), paperback.[with manuscript letter of authentication from Ian Shapiro, on Spink headed paper]

Three Men in a Boat Style Holiday on the ThamesThe B????? Log, A manuscript account of a boating holiday on the Thames in 1873, three participants on a small rowing boat, participants identified with initials W.B., E.H. and J.R., 'Talbot' is also mentioned several times though they met him ashore. The party left Richmond on the 2nd August, encountering a Regatta at Kingston, they visited Windsor, Eton, Maidenhead, Cookham, Henley, Pangbourne, Wallingford, Abingdon and Oxford, returning to Richmond on the 16th August. A number of friends were met on the way. The log includes details of where they stayed, the food eaten, and places on the river where they bathed. On the second day, 'the boat was rapidly filling having sprung a leak on the Port Bow a little below water line. General dissatisfaction. Took boat out of water, took everything out of her, stopped up leak.' Ink manuscript on paper, 27 pages, plus 3 page 'To be Let by Public Auction', in roan notebook with lockable brass clasp and key.

Seventeenth Century Manuscript Account Book with Crosthwaite connection.A manuscript containing entries in various hands beginning in the 17th century, comprising;The accounts of Thomas Stevenson, a Leith Merchant, predominantly purchases and payments to Thomas Clarke, a London draper, from 1656 to 1672 (Approx 73 pages);A collection of recipes including; 'For the kinkhost' [whooping cough]; 'A syrope for the kinkhost'; 'A mervillous good remedy for a Consumptione'; 'Ane-other for a Consumptione or Decay in the inward Parts'; 'For a Consumption in the Lights'; etc. (13.5 pages);An account of 'hedges and ditches, and by whom was made time out of my mind at my Estate in Great Crosthwaite also what I am to pay by less for every Twenty shillings that is raised and paid in the Cunstablewick of underskiddow .... (April 3rd 1738). Ending with value and acreages of the closes (9.5 pages);An account of a dispute between Mr John Tubman and the writer in 1727 (1.5 pages). Several 19th century entries relating to land, hedges and family history:'Feb 10, 1849, Received a notice from the 18 men belonging the free Grammas school to remove some stones and a stoop which was set up and did not suite them ...''May 3th 1851 'their was a peice of the Hedg betwixt out stubbings and the Quakers which they tried to throw on to us to make up on the north side the farmer Henry Bennet we had never done it and from old records they made it good and no more aboute it' (3.5 pages);A list of deaths and marriages pasted in;Blank leaves;Further manuscript accounts of Thomas Stevenson 1657 with later entries and several cropped pages and crossed accounts. Thomas Stevenson's name written several times on final leaf (Approx 55 pages). Loosely inserted is a valuation of |Joseph Mark Farm at Great Crosthwaite.Inscribed on a loose leaf from the book is 'Sarah Law's book, Whitehaven Feb 11th 1793'. Inside the front cover is written 'Mrs Adamson Book Given by Mr Lindsay'. More recently, it was in the possession of Sir Percy and Lady Hope of Keswick.Page size 210mm x 178mm, some restoration to worn edges, new endpapers, sheep binding with evidence of missing ties.

Anne Parsons, Countess of Rosse, (nee Messel, previously Armstrong-Jones) 1902-1992An interesting archive of material that interweaves the life of the Countess (mother of Tony Armstrong-Jones, Lord Snowdon) with Womersley Hall and the Parsons and Gladstone families. Comprising:Womersley Hall Visitors Book - guests' signature from 1940 to 1988, with Anne Messel a regular visitor. Other visitors include, Tony Armstrong Jones (Lord Snowdon), Princess Margaret (several visits), John Betjeman, Sir Patrick Moore (including his attendence at the opening of the Rosse Observatory), various aristocracy including Barons Derwent and Howard de Walden. Approx 75 pages, all edges gilt, full morocco binding; Womersley Park Visitors Book - guests' signatures from 1908 to 1921, including the Earl of Rosse and other Parsons family members, Lord Dunalley, Lord Hawke, etc., approx 60 pages, vellum covers; Womersley Park Game Register - Manuscript record of game shot on the Wormersley Estate, 1898 to 1921 with later entry for 1940. Predominantly Pheasants, Partridges, Hares and Rabbits with a few Woodcock, Snipe and Duck. Shooting guests are named. Approx 142 pages, oblong quarto game register, all edges gilt, worn morocco covers.Gladstone (M[argaret] B[etty]), A superb scrapbook recording family events and gatherings, visits to other families, balls, parties etc., commencing with The Coming of Age Fete of William G.C. Gladstone at Hawarden Park, with family and guest signatures on Hawarden Castle and Rectory headed papers. Places visited included Bowden Park, Wyck, Womersley Park, Caldwell Hall, Braxted, Langlebury Hall, Sandling Park, Glenfarquhar, Ruthin, Castle Bernard and Birr. As well as signatures of guests, the album is very well illustrated with photographs and original artwork. There is also a photograph, with press cuttings, of her marriage to Geoffrey Lawrence Parsons, younger son of the Earl of Rosse. 65 pages followed by blanks, all edges gilt, initial morocco binding;Anne, Countess of Rosse 1902-1992, [Funeral] address given by John Cornforth on the 9th July, 1992, 5 pages, card covers. Related letter from Lord Snowden, printed with manuscript addressee, loosely inserted;Betjeman (John), A Nip in the Air, John Murray, 1974, first edition, inscribed 'Lois with Love from Joan and John', soiled cloth. Funeral service for Frances Lois, Viscountess de Vesci at Womersley loosely inserted. [Her first marriage was to William Edward Parsons].Order of Service of Thanksgiving for the First Earl of Snowdon at Westminster Abbey, 2017, card wraps.[Anne Parsons was a founder of the Victorian Society together with John Betjeman] (7)

Sheffield FloodHarrison (Samuel), A Complete History of the Great Flood at Sheffield on March 11 & 12, 1864 ..., 1864, twenty plates, original cloth;with a small quantity of ephemera, comprising;An embossed memorial card for those drowned in the flood;Eight bar bills from various Inns in Sheffield, Tadcaster, Worksop, Wetherby, Doncaster, Easingwold and Ferrybridge, seven with engraved headers;A manuscript account for work on the Britannia and Conway bridges, large sums, one side of folio. Two armorial bookplates.

Meinertzhagen (Col. Richard)Nicoll's Birds of Egypt.Hugh Rees, 1930, first edition, two quarto volumes, frontis, 3 folding colour maps, colour plates, small tape repair to plate XI margin with resultant stain to adjacent leaves, taped hinges, dust marked top edge, original cloth gilt; idem, Birds of Arabia; Oliver and Boyd, 1954, first edition, large octavo, signed by the author, Eric Hosking's manuscript checklist of birds loosely inserted, dust jacket (top edge a little frayed);idem, Kenya Diary 1902-1906.Oliver and Boyd, 1957, first edition, signed by the author, monochrome plates, slanted spine, dust jacket with some foxing and lightly frayed edges; idem, Pirates and Predators, the Piratical and Predatory Habits of Birds.Oliver and Boyd, 1959, first edition, large octavo, colour and monochrome plates, dust jacket (rear panel nicked and slightly soiled);idem, Middle East Diary 1917-1956.Cresset Press, first edition, foxing to edges and prelims., dust jacket (foxing to edges and rear panel); Each with bookplate of Eric Hosking. (6)

Verdi (Giuseppe).Falstaff.G. Ricordi, no date [1951], numbered limited edition of 500 (plus 10), folio, [1], 394 leaves, facsimile of Verdi's original manuscript published on the 50th anniversary of his death, bookplate of the 7th Earl of Harewood, quarter morocco (spine head worn)

An illustrated palm leaf manuscript, Orissa, Eastern India, 18th century, pen and ink on palm leaf, with numerous scenes depicting deities including Krishna and Shiva and Parvati, lines of text, the wood covers with red flowers on a yellow ground, folio 19.5 x 4.2cm. 

Two illustrations from a manuscript, Sultanate India, 15th century and later, opaque pigments and ink on paper heightened with gilt, the first folio with multiple scenes, the upper showing two men seated near a river, one man handing a tankard of water to the other, below a male figure sleeping, and two women speaking together, below that a man, possibly a mullah receiving a veiled woman and two male figures, the upper and lower paintings overlaid on the text beneath, script in naskh; the second folio with two large illustrations overlaid on black naskh text beneath, the upper depicting a feast scene, the lower with an amourous scene with onlooker, the reverse with 23ll. of black naskh arranged in 4 columns, header in red above, 31 x 24cm. and 25.5 x 17cm. (2)Provenance: Hotel Drouot, April 6, 1998, lot 265