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An early 19thC manuscript recipe book of beverages, treatments, & household products; including “To Make People in a room have a disagreeable appearance…”, Ginger Beer, Ginger Wine, Toothpaste, Lake Liquor, Vin Medical, Lozenges, Permanent Ink, Gooseberry Wine, Preparation for foot-rot in sheep, For Preserving Leather, Fine Liquid Blue, For Cleaning Brass & Copper, Tincture, “To Plate on Iron, Steel, Brass, Copper & Tin…” a stain for mahogany, etc; and the manuscript book of cooking recipes of Mrs W.S. Bennett of Fleet, Hants, 173 numbered pages, with index at front.

A 19th century scrap-book, circa 1820s-50s, containing numerous watercolours, drawings, cut-outs, manuscript verse, etc.

United Scale Models H0 Gauge for Pacific Fast Mail Willamette Lumber Co COOS Bay 10, made by Atlas Industries Inc, Japan, custom painted to very good standard, in original box, VG, box G-VG end with manuscript annotation

MANUSCRIPT: Written In English and French in the neat hand of Margaret Collingwood, and dated May, 1804. Containing some 30 titles on 206 pages. 4to. Original full green vellum; spine torn.

Illuminated Manuscript page from a church sanctuary, C17/18 century, with figures around two borders. Mounted, framed & glazed; a little warped. Page (55 x 36cm)

Five framed illuminated manuscript pages, late 17th to early 18th century, each page (21.5 x 14.5cm). (5)

Mixed: Thorne, Diana: POLO. 1936, 1st. edn. Original boards, spotted & damp stained to bottom margin of upper cover; Allais, E: How to SKI. 1947, 1st. 4to. Original card covers & dust jacket (flap torn off); Topham, E: The life of the late John Elwes. 1790. Folding frontis Pedigree. Cont. rebound in leather backed boards; rubbed; a few ink notes; original stitching holes visible; Manuscript diary: 1920’s-40’s with newspaper cuttings. Full calf, rubbed; Lewis, W: The Tinman’s companion. Bristol, 1876, 1st; Clemence, M: The true lover of the country; a treatise on Sovereignty. 1801, 1st? 223pp, full calf, rubbed; & Sherwood, M: Coston Gun. 1946, 1st. Loosely inserted a Photo of the author in uniform, inscribed, signed & dated. (8)

A page of Latin manuscript on vellum, mid-14th century, with fine ornamental rubricated initials, 6'' high x 4 3/8'' wide, framed and glazed and being 12 7/8'' x 10 1/2'' wide overall, (seen by an expert on medieval mss who suggested that this leaf was produced in southern France).

ANSON GEORGE.  A Voyage Round the World ... Compiled from Papers & Other Materials of the Right Honourable George Lord Anson ... by Richard Walter. Subscriber's list. Eng. frontis (corner repair), 37 fldg. eng. plates & charts (these on the plate list & lacking nos. 18, 19, 20, 24 & 34). 2 eng. extra illus. of a parrot & Turkish dogs (the plate list refers in manuscript to other extra illus. but these are not present). Quarto. Rebacked qtr. calf, marbled brds., mixed cond., some plates with tears or repairs, marginal tears at hinge at upper corner of leaves c. pp.150s to 190s but a useful copy of this first edition (1st issue). 1748.

TUCKEY CAPT. J. K.  Narrative of an Expedition to Explore the River Zaire, usually called the Congo. Half title. Eng. fldg. frontis map (tears). 13 eng. plates, one hand col., as called for. Quarto. Rebacked half calf, the old marbled brds. with label for Sunderland Subscription Library (their neat manuscript inscription to the reverse of each plate). 1818.

PEARCE G. E.  Eighteenth Century Architecture in South Africa. Many illus., plates & plans. Quarto. Orig. blue cloth in d.w., internal foxing & spotting. Slipped in manuscript letter from the author. Batsford, 1957; also 1 other vol.  (2).

GARGIULO RAFFAELE (Pubs).  Raccolta de Monumenti pui Interessanti del R. Museo Borbonico e di Varie Collezioni Private. Eng. title & 160 good eng. plates. Neat old manuscript index to final leaves. Quarto. Half green morocco, some rubbing. Bookplate of Margaret Trotter. Naples, 1825.

EVANS J. G. & RHYS J.  The Text of the Book of Llan Dav Reproduced from the Gwynsaney Manuscript. Subscriber's ltd. ed. 43/350, this being the Patron's Edition on Whatman's hand-made paper. Frontis, plates, subscriber's list & errata slip. Half red morocco, gilt back. Oxford, 1893.

(RAYNER JOHN).  The Ancient Dialogue Concerning the Exchequer Published from Two Manuscript Volumes, Called the Black Book & Red Book ... now carefully Translated into English by a Gentleman of the Inner Temple. Concludes with An Epistolary Discourse Concerning the Most Ancient Great Roll of the Exchequer. Quarto. Nice rebound qtr. calf, marbled brds. 1768

DAVIDSON THOMAS.  British Fossil Brachiopoda. Vol. 1. Three parts plus Appendix. Many eng. plates. Quarto. Half red morocco. J. F. Walker's copy with extensive manuscript annotations & notes. 1851-1854. Walker (1839-1907) was Curator of Geology at the Yorkshire Museum & a specialist on fossil brachiopoda; also Ray Society, The British Nudibranchiate Mollusca, part 8, with col. plates, quarto, brds., 1910.  (2).

FOULIS ROBERT & ANDREW (Pubs.) Spartan Lessons or The Praise of Valour in the verses of Tyrtaeus, an Ancient Athenian Poet. Biographical introduction in English (by Prof. James Moor). 2 half titles. 2 eng. medallion portraits of Hercules. Small quarto in twos. Half calf, marbled brds. Bound in old manuscript bibliographical note ("one of the most attractive books ... by R. & A. Foulis"). Glasgow, 1759.

AUCTION AT SIEGE OF LADYSMITH: manuscript account of prices achieved at an auction held during the siege of Ladysmith, February 21st 1900, penned by one Joe Dyson, 3pp, folded, splits and browning to folds: together with a small quantity of other documents and ephemera. (Sm.Qty)

MANUSCRIPT MUSIC: four volumes of manuscript church music, early 19thc, the volumes variously worn and disbound, oblong 8vo. (4)

EPHEMERA & PHOTOGRAPHS: a quantity in one box, largely earlier c20 printed and manuscript ephemera/photographs. (Box)

SHIPS LOG: manuscript log assembled by Herbert Trewby CBE, detailing time aboard HMS Benbow January 18th 1926-March 1928, detailed daily entries interspersed with some finely executed diagrams and charts in pen, ink and watercolour, personal photograph and funeral programme loosely inserted, cloth bound album of period with red morocco label, rubbed and worn, folio. (1)

FLYING LOG: wartime flying log of one C L Elliott, largely domestic flights between 1943-45, printed logbook with manuscript entries, blue cloth boards lettered in black to upper, approx 40pp entries: together with misc. photographs and ephemera, contained in old metal deed box. (Sm.Qty)

HANNAH ROBERTSON: THE LADIES SCHOOL OF ARTS CONTAINING INSTRUCTIONS IN EVERY USEFUL AND ORNAMENTAL BRANCH OF A LADY'S EDUCATION, Edinburgh, James Tod, 1806, tenth edition, printed for the author, ownership signature of James Grant (1882-1887) on ffep with further manuscript by James Grant on second blank "... This book of my great grandmothers is addressed to Mrs Galton an English Quakeress...", with an explanation of some of the blanks appearing in the text, 12mo contemporary calf

THE MANOR OF FITTON IN WIGGENHALL ST GERMAN'S, 1903-04, manuscript proceedings, fo contemporary limp leather gilt

MANOR OF GRIMSTONE RECTORY IN NORFOLK, manuscript court book, 1803-1925, large quantity of entries in various hands together with a 1925 draft admission loosely inserted, folio, contemporary vellum soiled

THE MANOR OF WALSOKEN... Court Book with manuscript entries dating from 1802, large folio, contemporary paper coloured boards, very worn and soiled

SOUTHERN RAILWAY INVENTORY OF FURNITURE ETC CRYSTAL PALACE (L4) AND BIRKBECK STATION 11TH APRIL 1940: Manuscript inventory with many additions, three items destroyed by enemy action, 32 manuscript pages, manuscript note dated 8 dec 42 loosely inserted re an oak table, '.. above table was recovered from guards room when room was demolished by enemy action on Sept 11th 1940...', original cloth worn

A LATE GEORGIAN MANUSCRIPT TRAVELOGUE by an anonymous young Scotsman, 5 manuscript travels comprising "Journal during a Residence at Paris in the Months of October, November and December in the year 1822" 33 manuscript pages, "Memoranda During a Tour through France, Switzerland, Italy and part of Germany and the Netherlands", April 29th 1823, 121 manuscript pages "Journal during a Residence at Paris in the Months of February, March and April 1824", 23 manuscript pages "Journing During a Walking Excursion in the Highlands of Scotland in 1819", 12 manuscript pages, and "Pedestrian Trip by the Lakes of Cumberland to Scotland in 1824", 15 manuscript pages, a few drawings, watercolours and prints included, 4to comtemporary crushed crimson morocco gilt, inner joints split, a few leaves loose plus one other short manuscript travelogue dated 1857 contained in a small half calf bound notebook (2)

WOODBRIDGE 31ST OCT 1868 printed and manuscript notice "The Rate for the Relief of the Poor...", signed by the Church Wardens and Overseers, approx 220 x 280mm

French printed and manuscript passport to UK Citizen Robert Boyle dated 1820, approx 400 x 250 mm, framed and glazed

Packet - 2 vintage various farm and land plans with manuscript references circa 1824 Wisbech area (2)

Persian (Qajar) School - ink and watercolour, gilt-enriched, perhaps a manuscript page, depicting four male figures in discussion, seated in a garden before hills or mountains and a gilt sky with clouds, a small child playing with a dog before them, fourteen diagonal lines of text beneath, 13.7cm x 8.7cm, framed

1915 KGV 18c F Size registration envelope (stamp inscribed "POSTAGE & / REGISTRATION") to London, cancelled by large "FARM 40 / UASIN GISHU EAP" skeleton c.d.s, blank type registration label with manuscript "Farm 40, Uasin Gishu", scarce. Photo on Page 212.

1924-34 Envelopes comprising 20c orange on grey overprinted "SPECIMEN", unused with wrapper band ("TWENTY FOUR POSTAGE ENVELOPES" altered to 25 in manuscript), unused envelope with scarce variety albino impression of stamp, used (3, one registered to France uprated 40c); 20c orange on white paper (135x106mm) unused and used (2, to USA, one registered franked 40c); 15c red on grey overprinted "SPECIMEN", unused, used to Egypt; 15c red on white (145x90mm) unused and registered from Mbarara to New Zealand franked 35c; 15c red on white (135x106mm) unused and used (4) with two air mail covers to Madagascar franked 2s, registered to India franked 30c or air mail to France franked 60c. (19).

1934 Postcard Inscription Essay Die Proof in black on white glazed paper, altered with manuscript "and" (between "Uganda" and "Tanganyika", with the comma removed), also full stops after "Tanganyika" and "side", endorsed "Appd subject to alterations shown 28/11" and initialled, vertical fold and pinholes at left well away from the printed proof. Despite the Approved endorsement KUT cards were never issued with this inscription, U.P.U regulations requiring the French language to be used in the heading. A unique Essay Die Proof from the De La Rue archives, 160x98mm. Photo on Page 220.

1933-35 Imperial Reply Coupons with manuscript 25c surcharge on 20c (2) both with Nairobi Poste Restante c.d.s, one unusually exchanged in G.B with a Haywards Heath c.d.s, scarce. Also KUT 1958-71 Commonwealth Reply Coupons (4) comprising 35c on 25c (2, violet or black surcharges), 35c or manuscript 50c on 35c; and 1950-61 International Reply Coupons comprising 65c on 45c, 75c on 65c, 1s on 75c or 1s, scarce group. (10).

Boer Forces. 1900 (Jan 30) Stampless cover endorsed "Veld Dienst", addressed to "A.H Bezuidenhout, Hoofd Lager, Ladysmith, Natal" with "BULLSTROOM / ZAR" c.d.s and "HOOFDLAGER / Z.A.R" arrival c.d.s (Feb 3), redirected to "PK Belfast" with arrival backstamp (Feb 6), then strangely forwarded to Natal via Mozambique, backstamped at Lourenco Marques (Oct 18) and Durban (Oct 25), handstamped boxed "STOPPED BY CENSOR" containing manuscript "Durban 27/10/00" and initials. An extraordinary Boer Velddienst cover, the censor handstamp very unusual and scarce. Photo on Page 232.

Liberty. 1914-16 Picture postcards of the yacht (5), a stampless printed cover "O.H.M.S, HOSPITAL YACHT "LIBERTY"" with manuscript censor and A.P.O 72 c.d.s, and a stampless postcard written from the yacht at Dunkirk with A.P.O 78 c.d.s, one 1916 card written from the yacht and posted at Cowes. "Liberty" belonged to Lord Tredegar, who lent it to the Admiralty for use as a hospital ship during the war. (7).

1886 (Feb 1) 5pf Postcard franked 5pf, written from Grand Popo to Germany endorsed "per S.S. Ella Woermann", red manuscript "Little Popo" written by the Woermann Line postal agent, both stamps cancelled by boxed "Aus West-Africa / mit / Hamburger Dampfer", a Hamburg arrival c.d.s on the front. A superb and early commercial card from Little Popo, ex Sacher collection. Photo on Page 232.

Naval Mail. 1915-19 Covers and cards with 1915 cover franked 6c tied by Zanzibar squared circle with manuscript "Censored Rev D. Whitburn" on flap; 1916 Zanzibar postcard franked 1c strip of three + 3c cancelled by Zanzibar squared circles with circular "PASSED BY / CENSOR" of H.M.S "Talbot" (piece missing at lower right corner); picture postcards of Zanzibar with G.B stamps cancelled in London (5) or stampless with London Received From H.M Ship machine all with naval censor cachets; stampless cover with "Zanzibar Government" flap, endorsed "On Postal Service" with London Received From H.M. Ship machine; also a real Photo postcard of the wreck of the "Konigsberg" (Base Office B c.d.s) and card of the "Ben-My-Chree" whose seaplanes helped sink the "Konigsberg"; and a 1917 telegram from Zanzibar to Pretoria with "ARMY / SIGNAL SERVICE" cachet. An interesting lot. (12).

Maheno. 1915 Stampless O.H.M.S covers with "N.Z Expeditionary Force, No. 1 Hospital ship" printed in the lower left corner (differing headings and imprints), the first with violet boxed "N.Z Expeditionary Forces / 5 OCT 1915 / No. 1 HOSPITAL SHIP", the second with similar handstamp of 17 NOV 1915 with "No. 1" removed, both with manuscript "On my honour I certify that the contents of this envelope refer to private and family affairs" on the reverse. A rare pair, both to New Zealand, the second with minor edge faults. (2).

Thailand. 1942-43 Stampless covers from G.B to P.O.Ws in Malaya, all forwarded to Thailand with manuscript "OVL/T 29.10.42" (2), "OVS 4-4-42" or "OVL 12-10-42", two with small black framed censor of Adachi, two with Thai P.O.W H.Q censor handstamps of Motojima or Suzuki; and an undated second type P.O.W postcard from Pte E. McConnell in No 4 P.O.W Camp Thailand. (5).

1862 (Jan 8) G.P.O London printed circular "Postage Stamps of the value of four-pence, of a new color, and also a new stamp of the value of nine-pence, being about to be issued for the payment of postage upon letters posted in the United Kingdom; I enclose, for your information, specimens of these two stamps", signed by F. Hill in manuscript, bearing 1862 4d plate 3 with type 5 "SPECIMEN" overprint and 9d plate 2 overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 6 (torn prior to being applied to the notice), sent to The Postmaster General, Sydney. The notice endorsed "Enclosing specimens of new nine penny and four penny postage stamps" and "Supt, note & show to Letter Branch 15/3/62" with dated initials of three officials in New South Wales who saw this notice over the following three days. Edges of the notice (clear of all wording) folded back to display the notice on an album page, minor staining of the blue paper and a repaired horizontal split, an exceptionally rare notice intended for Postmasters and Postal Agents overseas, one of just two recorded examples (the other being slightly reduced in size), ex. Conrad Latto Collection (sold in 1992). Photo on Page 56.

1920 (May) Covers with printed return address of "The Victory Club, 26 King Street, St. James, S.W.1" (2) or with manuscript inscription "The enclosed was a list of drawings of the Victory Bond Club, a scheme of Bottomley's & the drawing took place in France", and a 1930 (Nov 12) cover to Hospitals Trust Ltd in Dublin, all posted in London franked 1½d, with Returned Letter Section Officially Sealed labels and violet boxed "Detained, opened, and forwarded / to addressee by order of the / Secretary of State". The Victory Club was a fraudulent lottery run by Horatio Bottomley M.P, who was found guilty of 23 counts of fraud in May 1922; the 1930 cover probably contained sweepstake tickets. An unusual and scarce cachet; lottery and betting correspondence was prohibited from being sent by inland post. (4). Photo on Page 70.

1795 (Apr 3) Entire letter from London addressed to "Hugh McCalmont, Demerara, care of Jn Seed, Barbados", carried on the "Grantham" Packet to Barbados charged 1/-, forwarded by private ship to Demerara, the reverse with manuscript "2½ bits" charge, unusual.

1940 (July 31 - Oct 30) Swiss Red Cross forms (number "61") sent without messages from G.B to Guernsey, sent requesting news of the addressees, all with messages on reverse sent in January or February 1941, one sent by Gnr L.J Falla 446 Troop 77th L.A.A, R.A, four with the message signed in manuscript by George Bradshaw, another unusually with the message unsigned contrary to regulations. A few faults, scarce early forms. (10).

1940 (Nov 6) - 1941 (Jan 23) Swiss Red Cross forms (number "61") from G.B to Guernsey all with replies on reverse sent in February - April 1941, ten with the message signed in manuscript by George Bradshaw. (84).

Reply Coupons. 1909-88 International Reply Coupons (c.500) and Commonwealth Reply Coupons (22), the large accumulation from many countries, mainly c.1966-88 but some earlier including first type coupons from Brazil (1000r on 600r surcharge), Denmark, France, Germany, G.B (2), Irish Free State (1924 c.d.s), Norway, Tasmania and USA. A fine lot with many surcharged coupons (many with handstamps or in manuscript), some uprated with stamps, a large proportion from smaller countries with some very unusual countries of origin. (c.520).

3d Yellow-buff, imperforate plate proof on Crown CC paper, partial gum, with manuscript "Specimen" (Samuel type DMS), believed to be unique. Photo included on Front Cover.

2½d Deep Ultramarine, lower right corner marginal block of twelve with brownish gum as issued, margins on three sides, plate number "1", lower margins with manuscript inscription "Purchased 3 December 1906, said to be part of an old stock imported before the white gum issue", lightly folded along central vertical perforations with some splitting to these perfs reinforced with hinges, otherwise fine mint, lightly mounted on four stamps only. S.G. 27, £504+.

World War Two - Censorship. 1940-43 Stampless O.H.M.S Covers with violet circular "IMPERIAL CENSORSHIP / DEC 18 1940 / BERMUDA" or similar "IMPERIAL CENSORSHIP / ACCOUNTS / BERMUDA", the first to New York handstamped "AIRMAIL" and oval "BERMUDA / POSTAGE PAID" containing manuscript "7½d" and initialled by the Hamilton Postmaster, the second sent locally within Hamilton with Bermuda Aquarium slogan machine. (2).

World War Two - Censorship. 1940-44 Covers all censored in transit in Bermuda with censor seals, various types, many with printed, handstamped or manuscript "I.C", mostly to or from USA, including 1942 cover from USA to an internee in Europe returned with enclosed censor slip, returned Service Suspended covers from Salvador to France or USA to Italy, etc. (30).

Refugee Camp. 1902 (Mar 19) Cover franked 1d to Bethulie Refugee Camp, blue circular "PRISONERS OF WAR / PASSED / CENSOR / BERMUDA" and manuscript "W", censored in the Orange River Colony.

Manuscript Censorship/Ceylon. 1901 (Aug 3) Cover franked 1d to a P.O.W in Diyatalawa Camp, with red manuscript "passed JHMB Censor" written by J.H.M. Brown (who had previously worked as a censor on St. Helena). This manuscript censorship probably only occurred when the censor handstamp was being used by the Chief Censor R. Wilson. Dennis Mitton only had two other examples, one with the stamp removed (see next lot) and another on a cover to St. Helena (sold for £750 in the October 2022 auction). Very scarce.

Manuscript Censorship. 1901 Picture postcards from Darrells Island to South Africa, one with blue circular "PRISONERS OF WAR / PASSED / CENSOR / BERMUDA", the other with manuscript "passed JHMB Censor", both unfortunately with the stamps removed; and a front with ½d pair cancelled at Hamilton (Aug 17), to a P.O.W in St. Helena, with manuscript "Passed Censor RW", a little soiling. Very scarce, the front the only recorded manuscript censor endorsement by the Chief Censor R.F Wilson. (3).

Postage Due Mail/Burgher Camp. 1902 Cover to Tuckers Island franked Transvaal ½d, reverse with violet oval "BURGHER CAMP, KRUGERSDORP / P.B.C / P.H. TOMLINSON", handstamped "T" and octagonal "T / 5 / CENTIMES" with oval "POSTAGE / 1D / DUE" applied in Hamilton, manuscript "W" probably written by the Chief Censor R.F. Wilson. Very unusual. Photo on Page 154.

1901-02 Registered covers from O.R.C to Hawkins Island franked by five 1d stamps, or from Transvaal to Tintown Camp and redirected to Bermuda bearing five 1d stamps with two further stamps removed by the censor, both endorsed "Passed U.V.C" or "Passed U.V.C Lieut." in the same handwriting, the Transvaal cover with red boxed "STAFF OFFICER / FOR PRISONERS OF WAR / LADYSMITH" on reverse and manuscript "not Darrells". (2).

1890 Cover to Germany with Germany 10pf vertical pair cancelled boxed "AUS / WESTAFRIKA", manuscript "Addah 12/2 90" written below by the Woermann Line postal agent. A fine and scarce cover from the Gold Coast. Photo on Page 168.

1831 Entire letter to London with oval "MERUT / Pt Pd" (Giles type 2, manuscript date and charge), Calcutta G.P.O Ship Letter and "INDIA LETTER / LONDON", a good example of the Merut handstamp.

Indian Forces in Turkey. 1921 (Aug 5) Registered cover with I.E.F 2a (2) cancelled by Indian F.P.O 33 at Bostandjik, the registration label with manuscript "FPO 33", addressed to a Captain in 55th Cokes Rifles in London, redirected to Dorset.

Drina. 1914-15 Covers (2) and picture postcards (5) from the ship, a 3d registration envelope franked ½d pair tied by naval dumb cancels bearing registration label with manuscript "H.M Ships" and two stampless postcards (one showing the ship) all with violet "CENSORED/ J.D.McC.", a stampless cover with violet "CENSORED / E.S.", three other cards franked ½d cancelled by London or naval security machines, one card with red London Paid machine. Also a postcard addressed to the ship, two cards of the ship, and two cards depicting sick berth attendant George Rallings (the writer of three of these cards) or his family. (12).