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AN ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LETTER FROM FIELD MARSHALL MONTGOMERY OF ALAMEIN, to his publisher, dated 1960, framed; together with a contemporary photograph. (2) The absence of a Condition Report does not imply that a lot is without imperfections. Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the condition of lots contained in the Conditions of Sale.Both items well preserved within the frame.

Illuminated Musical manuscript on two vellum leaves illustrated in black and red in double sided frame 50cm x 38cm - Condition Report

Miss H A Wraith - A manuscript book of her work including pencil and watercolour drawings, handwriting etc. circa 1826 in gilt tooled leather boards - Condition Report

DOUGLAS EARLE, BRITISH, "Veiled Manuscript", mixed media study on paper, signed verso, 57cm x 45cm, framed.In original frame, some fading and imprint on glass.

CLAUDE JOSEPH ROUGET DE LISLE (1760-1836)Poetic manuscript partly autographed, in French and English.12 pp. in-8 square, about 4 pp. ½ autographs and about 7 pp. 1/2. A collection of English poems comprising on the one hand transcriptions of verses in their original language, from the hand of Rouget de Lisle and another unidentified hand, and on the other hand French translations, this time exclusively from the hand of Rouget de Lisle.Literary Anglophilia by Rouget de Lisle: the particular taste of this author for English literature, here manifest, is also reflected in his publications: he placed an English epigraph taken from Joseph Addison in his first printed volume, Essais en vers et en prose (Paris, Didot, 1796), and in 1827 he published an opera libretto taken from Shakespeare’s Macbeth.The present manuscript includes three autograph poems (80 verses in all):- a copy of Alexander Pope’s English poem «The Universal prayer». («Father of all! In every age, / In every clime adored / By saint, by savage and by sage, / Jehovah, Jove or Lord !52 verses, to be read in the following order: pp. 1, 8, then 2),- a French translation of a poem by Lord Chesterfield- and the French translation of a poem taken from the musical ode Orpheus and Eurydice by William HayesAnother hand wrote down 7 texts or excerpts from English texts (about 7 pp. 1/2): Alexander Pope’s poem «The fable of Dryope», based on Ovid’s Metamorphoses (pp. 3-7), the poem from William Hayes’ musical ode («Thy vain pursuit, fond youth, give o’er; / What more, alas, can Flavia do? ...», p. 11, which Rouget de Lisle translated above), and 5 other quotations from the works of Ben Johnson, «Underneath this stone doth lie / As much virtue as could dye...». (p. 7), William Congreve, «Pious Selinda goes to prayer...». (p. 10) and Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, «Whenever, Chloe, I begin / Your heart, like mine, to move...». (p. 9-10, which Rouget de Lisle translated above).Author of La Marseillaise, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760-1836) first led a military career as an artillery officer, was for a time imprisoned under the Terror, and in 1795 took part in the defence of the territory against the landings at Quiberon. He resigned from the army in 1797 and devoted himself to his passion for literature. For a long time he had been cheating his boredom by writing poetry, and from 1789 to 1791 he had obtained a leave of absence which he used to frequent the Parisian literary and musical milieu. He achieved great fame with his Chant de guerre pour l’Armée du Rhin, written in April 1792, which would soon be known as La Marseillaise. Unfortunately, he did not meet with the same success with his other publications and theatrical works.CLAUDE JOSEPH ROUGET DE LISLE (1760-1836)Manuscrit poétique en partie autographe, en français et en anglais. 12 pp. in-8 carré, soit environ 4 pp. ½ autographes et environ 7 pp. 1/2. Recueil de poésies anglaises comprenant d’une part des transcriptions de vers dans leur langue originale, de la main de Rouget de Lisle et d’une autre main non identifiée, et d’autre part des traductions françaises, cette fois exclusivement de la main de Rouget de Lisle.Anglophilie littéraire de Rouget de Lisle : le goût particulier de cet auteur pour la littérature anglaise, ici manifeste, transparaît également dans ses publications : il a placé une épigraphe anglaise tirée de Joseph Addison dans son premier volume imprimé, Essais en vers et en prose (Paris, Didot, 1796), et il publia en 1827 un livret d’opéra tiré du Macbeth de Shakespeare.Le présent manuscrit comprend trois poèmes autographes (80 vers en tout) : -une copie du poème anglais d’Alexander Pope “The Universal prayer” (“Father of all ! In every age, / In every clime adored / By saint, by savage and by sage, / Jehovah, Jove or Lord !...”, 52 vers, à lire dans l’ordre suivant : pp. 1, 8, puis 2), -une traduction française d’un poème de Lord Chesterfield(“Dès que ton cœur, par mes tendres folies, / Sent qu’il s’émeut à l’unisson du mien...”, 16 vers, p. 9),-et la traduction française d’un poème extrait de l’ode musicale Orpheus and Eurydice de William Hayes (“Cesse, jeune imprudent, une poursuite vaine. / Que me veux-tu ? Que puis-je en ta faveur ? ...”, pp. 11-12).Une autre main a inscrit 7 textes ou extraits de textes anglais (environ 7 pp. 1/2) : le poème d’Alexander Pope “The fable of Dryope”, d’après les Métamorphoses d’Ovide (pp. 3-7), le poème extrait de l’ode musicale de William Hayes (“Thy vain pursuit, fond youth, give o’er ; / What more, alas, can Flavia do ?...”, p. 11, que Rouget de Lisle a traduit ci-dessus), et 5 autres citations tirées des œuvres de Ben Johnson, “Underneath this stone doth lie / As much virtue as could dye...” (p. 7), William Congreve, “Pious Selinda goes to prayer...” (p. 10) et Philip Dormer Stanhope, comte de Chesterfield, “Whenever, Chloe, I begin / Your heart, like mine, to move...” (p. 9-10, que Rouget de Lisle a traduit ci-dessus).Auteur de La Marseillaise, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760-1836) mena d’abord une carrière militaire comme officier d’artillerie, fut un temps emprisonné sous la Terreur, et participa en 1795 à la défense du territoire contre le débarquement émigré à Quiberon. Il démissionna de l’armée en 1797 et se consacra à sa passion pour la littérature. Depuis longtemps déjà, il trompait son ennui en écrivant de la poésie, et, de 1789 à 1791, avait obtenu un congé qu’il avait mis à profit pour fréquenter le milieu littéraire et musical parisien. Il s’acquit une grande célébrité par son Chant de guerre pour l’Armée du Rhin, écrit en avril 1792, qui serait rapidement désigné comme La Marseillaise. Il ne rencontra malheureusement pas le même succès avec ses autres publications et œuvres théâtrales.

Three reports of the Penryn Elections 1819 and 1827; Tithe Apportionment of the Parish of St Gluvias 1845; relating manuscript volume of meetings 1877 for the St Gluvias area; 1880 hand bill/poster etc

A Tibetan traveling Buddhist shrine, Gau, copper cased with a white metal embossed front with auspicious symbols framing a shaped niche with glass panel enclosing a seated figure of Buddha, in cloth case,8.5cm x 7cm; and a Tibetan Sutra manuscript, the outer carved with a flower flanked by lizards and toads, 37cm

Music manuscript – duetto by J.Eybler, handwritten by Mollo Vienna, black ink on paper with texture, 9 pages. 23x32cm

Music manuscript with notes and texture of Beethoven and others, black ink on paper, stamped Wiener Neustädter Musikverein, 25 handwritten pages, 19th Century. 32x24cm

Music manuscript – handwritten notes with texture, several compositions by Guiliani, Mozart and others, black ink on paper, 24 pages, 19th Century. 24x32cm

An Edwardian "autograph" album featuring inscriptions from friends & family members, quotations/poems/proverbs, with several illustrations. Together with an illustrated manuscript book, 'Camp Fire Songs and Rounds', by W. Norman, Essex; a typed script for a musical, 'Harmonia and Phibbs or Kissing Goes by Favour', by Mr & Mrs Arthur Norman; and a notebook recording meets of the Dunkery Drag-Hounds on Wimbledon Common, 1888-1889, by Walter Aston Norman (4)

A deed box containing an extensive collection of 19th-century indentures, settlements, conveyances, leases, wills, mortgages, property tax documents, manuscript account books, and other documents, predominantly relating to the Lampard family of Warminster (Wiltshire) and Birmingham, some other names present, including Sir Francis Dugdale Astley, Randall, Harvey. To include a small quantity of assorted Postal History, including two 1842 Penny Reds on covers, and a letter postmarked Lyndoch Valley, South Australia, 5 March 1852, in which the author describes the gold rush, 'I expect that in two more months nearly all the men and a few women will have left this colony for the Melbourne Gold Fields. Thousands of persons goes overland & thousands go by water. All classes are off to the diggers...60 persons last week returned from the Diggings bringing twenty five thousand pounds worth of that trash called gold.' To also include a quantity of Fire Office receipts (including Sun, Norwich Union, Salamander), an Imperial Fire Insurance certificate (Policy No. 298, 847, dated 25 March 1861), and a United Grand Lodge certificate for Jacob Lampard, 1871

Illuminated manuscript. List of Subscribers to the Testimonial Painting by Samuel Carter Esq., Entitled "A September Evening on Badgeworthy Water, Exmoor Forest", Presented to The Master of the Devon and Somerset Stag Hounds, Mordant Fenwick Bisset Esq., In His Seventeenth Season by Four-Hundred & Thirty Deer Preservers and Friends, 14 September 1871. Small quarto, bound in full crushed oxblood morocco lettered in gilt, raised bands, brass corners & clasp, 29 parchment pages, all edges gilt. Illuminated and bound by John B. Day, London. Featuring a loosely-inserted greetings card with a photographic reproduction of the portrait in question. Internally very good, clean, bright; binding tight and solid, some rubbing/scuffs to leather, a small patch of wear/loss to leather on upper board

Trinidad and Tobago, and Honduras, 10 volumes, comprising Suze, Jos. A. de Geography of Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad, Port of Spain, 1894. 8vo, contemporary green morocco gilt, with printed label 'Presented to his Excellency Sir Hubert Jerningham, K.C.M.G., by the author'; Suze, Jos. A. de The Columbian Geography. Port of Spain, Trinidad, 1897, 2 copies, 8vo, black morocco gilt, both presentation copies to the Governor, Sir Hubert Jerningham, from the author; Fitz-Evan Eversley, T. The Trinidad Reviewer. London, 1899, 2 copies, plates, folding maps, one contemporary red morocco gilt, g.e., the second original blue cloth; Consolidated Laws of the Colony of British Honduras. Printed by Authority of the Government of British Honduras. London, 1887, contemporary calf, inscribed on endpaper 'Hubert E.H. Jerningham, Administrator of British Honduras, Nov. 8, 1888', red morocco label; Morris, D. The Colony of British Honduras. 1883, original pictorial cloth; Manuscript: folio of copies of letters sent by Sir Hubert Jerningham, as Governor of Trinidad, from 14 October 1899 to 13 June 1900, 165pp., folio, red half morocco, rubbed ; Trinidad Civil List... for the year 1899. Trinidad: Government Printing Office, Port of Spain, 1898, contemporary red morocco gilt; Collins, James H. The Trinidade and Tobago Year Book, 1898. Trinidad, 1897, presentation copy of Lady Jerningham, contemporary red morocco gilt (10)

Santi Bartoli, Pietro Le Antiche Lucerne, Sepolcrali Figurate, Raccolte dalle Caue sotterranee, e Rome: Francesco Buagni, 1691. Folio, half-title, 3 additional engraved titles, 116 engraved plates, early vellum with manuscript title to spine, some very minor dampstaining to title-page and initial text leaf, a few leaves very slightly browned, binding somewhat soiled

Scottish Genealogy, including Manuscript: Ane Account of the Genealogie of the Campbells Late 17th century, folio, 131pp. in a neat hand, modern quarter calf. morocco label; Ferguson, James Records of the Clan and Name of Fergusson, Ferguson and Fergus. 1895. 2 volumes, 8vo, modern quarter calf gilt; [Dalrymple, David] The Additional Case of Elisabeth, claiming the title and dignity of Countess of Sutherland. [London, 1770], 4to, early 20th century half calf; Mackay, John Life of Lieut.-General Hugh Mackay of Scoury. Edinburgh, 1836. 4to, numbered 157 in pencil on endpaper, modern cloth-backed boards; another copy. 1842, 8vo, original cloth, slightly rubbed; Stewart, J.H.J and D. The Stewarts of Appin. Edinburgh, 1880, for Private Circulation, presentation copy from the author, chromolithographed plates, original pictorial cloth, binding (only) somewhat dampstained; [Sobieski Stuart, John] The Genuineness of the Vestiarium Scoticum. [1849?], Privately Printed, frontispiece, red morocco gilt; Mackenzie, John, of Applecross The Genealogy of the Mackenzies preceding the year 1661. Dingwall, 1843. 4to, original cloth, lightly rubbed; [Campbell, M.O.] A Memorial History of the Campbells of Melfort, Argyllshire. 1882. 4to, plates, original cloth gilt, rebacked with calf; Robertson, D. Memorial for Duncan Robertson of Drumachine, Esq., heir-male of the Estate of Strowan. [c.1744], 4to, original wrappers; McKechnie, Hector The Lamont Clan 1235-1935. 1938. 4to, pedigrees, plates, original blue cloth; Tytler, William Fraser Report of Trial of the Issues, in the action of Defamation and Damages. Edinburgh, 1823, later cloth; Campbell, P.C. Account of the Clan-Iver. Aberdeen, 1873, 8vo, presentation copy to Evender McIver, original cloth, repaired; Mackay, Robert History of the House and Clan of Mackay. Edinburgh, 1829. 4to, some dampstaining, quarter morocco, binding somewhat bowed (14)

Dickens, Charles Nicholas Nickleby London: Chapman & Hall, 1839. First edition in book form, first issue [with 'visiter' for 'sister' on p. 123, 'latter' for 'letter', 'flys' for 'flies' on p. 245 and 'visiters' for 'visitors' on p. 272], 8vo, engraved portrait, 39 engraved plates by 'Phiz' and extra-illustrated with 24 engraved portraits of characters, after Miss L. Creedy, contemporary green half calf, neatly rebacked retaining original spine, endpapers renewed; Montgomery, James The Poetical Works. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1850. 8vo, portrait, additional engraved title-page, inscribed by Montgomery to Mary Hansell, with a quote from one of his hymns, dated May 29. 1850, original russet cloth, neatly rebacked retaining original spine, with a loosely inserted manuscript poem from Montgomery, entitled 'To Mary' (2)

Wilde, Oscar - with manuscript annotations by Arthur William Symons De Profundis London: Methuen and Co., 1905. First edition, 8vo, original blue cloth gilt, with a gift inscription to free-endpaper: "Arthur Symons, Feb:07:1905. (from Robert Ross)" [the inscription does not appear to be in Ross's hand], with many annotations and corrections to the text in pencil, and 15 leaves of additional notes in the same hand bound-inFootnote: Note: Robert Baldwin Ross (1859-1918) was the partner, lifelong friend and literary executor of Oscar Wilde. De Profundis was a letter, written by Wilde to another former partner, Lord Alfred Douglas ('Bosie' - with whom Wilde's relationship famously led to his conviction and imprisonment for 'gross indecency'), as a form of catharsis and was never sent during Wilde's incarceration. Following his release from prison, Wilde entrusted the manuscript to Ross. In 1900, several years after Wilde's death, Ross published the letter in its present form. This volume appears to have belonged to Ross - and subsequently seems to have been gifted to the poet, critic and magazine editor, Arthur William Symons. Symons has added manuscript text extracts which were suppressed from this edition and published in 1913.

[Waldensian Protestants] - Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665-1714) Manuscript Warrant Signed a fine signature placed centrally at the head of the document, countersigned by Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, addressed to the paymaster, Spencer Compton, ordering payments to be made to Sir John Chardin 'for the use of the Vaudois Ministers' and for other uses, to Michaelmas 1709, and authorising payments to be made to Richard Hill for services after that date. 2 pages, 350 x 229mm., one lower corner torn away and expertly repaired, integral blank leaf (old repairs), remains of guard, Windsor Castle, 20 August 1711Footnote: Note: Queen Anne (reigned 1702-1714). Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, became Chancellor of the Exchequer, and head of the government. Sir John Chardin (1643-1712) travelled to India and Persia. The document includes authorisation of a payment of £30 'to be Remitted as our Bounty to a Schole at Offenbach'. The British Government had undertaken to subsidise the cost of 7 pastors and 7 schoolmasters from the Vaudois who settled in Germany. As a Protestant exile Chardin was a well known friend of the persecuted Protestants, the Waldensians, from Vaudois, and transmitted funds from the British government to them.

George III King of Great Britain and Ireland [later the United Kingdom] Document signed printed and manuscript on vellum, 30 x 38cm, dated 22nd September 1808, appointing William Dawson as Captain of the 10th Royal Veteran Battalion, signed 'George R.', framed and glazed

George, Prince of Wales, Prince Regent (later George IV) Document signed printed and manuscript on vellum, 33 x 24 cm, dated 11th March 1813, appointing William Ball as Lieutenant in the 22nd Cheshire Regiment of Foot, signed 'George P.R.' as Prince Regent under George III, framed and glazed

Napier, Rev. Hon. Henry Alfred (1797-1871) Manuscript autobiography c. 422 pages, 4to, with 2 photographs of the Rev. Hon Henry Alfred, one pasted in, one loose, contemporary reversed calf with lock, binding broken, lock lacking clasp, 2 illustrations bound inFootnote: Note: The Rev. Hon. Henry Alfred Napier (1797-1871) was the son of Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier of Merchistoun, and the author of 'Historical notices of the Parishes of Swycombe and Ewelme in the county of Oxford'. (1858). A substantial part of the autobiography comprises accounts of his extensive travels on the continent in the 1830's and 40's.

Napier, William John, 8th Baronet Manuscript, Private Diary during the years 1833-1834, "Part 1 Jan. 2 1833 to July 1833", 4to, c. 80 pages, inscribed on front endpaper "Most Private & Confidential. Log Book 1833", a very interesting and candid diary discussing family, politics, friends, "Dundonald is at this time very busy at Glasgow perfecting his Steam-engine, and making experiments on the expansion of gas with the ultimate view of applying it in the room of steam", conversations with the King at St. James's Palace", "Lord Brougham is certainly possessed of a very winning manner and inspite of a monstrous nose which is always twitching about as if to start from his face, has a delightful expression of Countenance, a smile playing upon his lips and his eyes beaming with kindness, intelligence and good humour", discusses his dinner with their Majesties, Palace politics, political votes in the House of Commons and Lords, journey to Brighton 'with my excellent friend Lord Byron', visit to the Brighton Pavilion 'I have often wondered how the King got through his income, but on seeing at 11 o'clock in the day 17 joints roasting on 5 spits all at the same moment, the difficulty was solved. All these went to feed the Servants, for of course His Majesty's dinner came afterwards', observations on electricity, steam-engines, construction or roads and bridges in Scotland, Turnpike acts, &c. bound in contemporary marbled wrappers

Order of the Thistle Manuscript Statutes, signed George Dempster 33 manuscript pages, signed to the final leaf: "George Dempster, Secretary", dated January 23rd 1787, 8vo, contemporary green morocco gilt, tooled "Statutes of the Most Ancient & Most Noble Order of the Thistle" to the upper cover, with the bookplate of Lord Napier, inscribed: "Napier 25th March 1802. The Gift of Robert Quarme Esq. Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod."

Queen Anne of Denmark, 1574-1619, Queen Consort of King James VI & I Manuscript charter issued in dated Edinburgh 28th February 1611, on one page of vellum, oblong folio, with hand-cut stamps in imitation of the signatures of Queen Anne and King James, addressed to the Deputy Bailies of Dunfermline (Patrick Stewart of Keith and Robert Ure Senior of Sawling), transferring to William Schaw hereditary sesine in his father's estateFootnote: Note: The charter describes, in detail, the land and buildings on the estate situated between Lochlevin and Purley, within the regality of Dunfermline, including an entire skiff on Loch Leven, and stating that the annual dues will be £2001. The document also states that the stamp signatures were applied by Thomas Bigholme, privy-brief to John Paip, writer to the Signet

Somerset - Indenture agreement William Drulkinyng, William Porant and Robert Dynt of land in the Document signed, manuscript on vellum, in Latin, 20 lines, folds, some slight surface wear not affecting legibility, slightly browned, some small stains, remains of wax seal, 152 x 278mm., 1417/18; Oxfordshire - Grant by William Jamot, son and heir of John Jamot of Holecombe [Oxfordshire] to John Edmund of Newyngton of a tenement in Holecombe near land owned by Osney Abbey [Oxford], manuscript on vellum, in Latin, 16 lines, folds, good wax seal, 158 x 300mm., Foulsham, 4th April 1387

Sommerfield, John (1908-1991) The Death of Christopher A Novel. Author's autograph manuscript (c.. 209pp.) and heavily annotated and corrected typescript (c.215pp.), inscribed in red pen on the title by the author "To him what launched this mss, John Sommerfield" and in the hand of S. Sommerfield "He has made restitution. May god rest his soul. I hope he doesn't lose on it. For Charles Stonehill, S. Sommerfield", manuscript in red or green ink and pencil, typescript corrected in red or green ink and pencil, in card folder with contact details of Vernon Sommerfield, some sections page numbered, Chapter 1 marked "June 1928, New York", at end marked "John Sommerfield, 19 Park Place, Kensington Gardens, W."Footnote: Note: Sommerfield left University College School at the age of 16 and worked as a newspaper delivery boy, stage hand and merchant seaman before moving to Chelsea, where he was active in the Communist Party. He appears to have joined the Communist Party in the early 1930s and it was a major part of his life for the following quarter century. He wrote columns for several Communist periodicals, including the Daily Worker, and was active in the Communist Party Writers' Group. Sommerfield's first two books, They Die Young (1930) – which was published in the United States as The Death of Christopher – and Behind the Scenes (1934) drew upon his experiences at sea and as a stage hand. 1936 saw the publication of May Day, which is considered Sommerfield's most important work. The novel was published by the Communist Party's publishing house, and fictionalises a Communist uprising in London. Shortly after the publication of May Day, Sommerfield volunteered for the International Brigades and fought in the Spanish Civil War alongside his friend John Cornford. After returning he discovered that he had been reported dead. During World War II he served as an aircraft support mechanic in Burma and India. This wartime service in Asia with the RAF provided the inspiration for some of his best short stories, collected after the war as The Survivors (1947). In 1937 Sommerfield published Volunteer in Spain, which was an account of his time in Spain. George Orwell called the memoir a "piece of sentimental tripe", while others praised it and called Sommerfield "an excellent writer". The book was dedicated to Cornford, who was killed in Spain in December 1936. The poet and novelist Malcolm Lowry, a close friend of Sommerfield's, counted him as an important influence, and dedicated his poem Song About Madrid, Useful Any Time to him and Julian Bell. Perhaps the most widely read of Sommerfield's works was Trouble in Porter Street, published in 1939. The Communist Party asked Sommerfield to write a manual about how to organise a rent strike. He wrote a short story for this purpose instead which was published cheaply as a pamphlet and sold in tens of thousands. Sommerfield was also active in the Mass Observation project and took the lead in the research, largely in Bolton, for The Pub and the People. Throughout the war and in the following decade, Sommerfield continued to write for Communist and progressive periodicals and literary journals, including John Lehmann's New Writing journal, and worked largely in documentary films. Among his writing, The Adversaries (1952) was a historical novel based on the life of the mathematician Evariste Galois while North West Five (1960) was a novel about a young working class couple struggling to make their own way in post-war Kentish Town in north London. The item appears to be a mixture of original manuscript and heavily annotated typescript drafts, new sections being headed "Mss 1st", "3/rd," etc. Due to erratic, and the absence of, page numbering, and not having a copy of the published novel, it has not been possible to establish with certainty if the entire novel is present in manuscript or typescript but it does appear to be complete. A significant and early literary manuscript of one of Britain's most radical political writers of the inter-war era, which also reflects Sommerfield's awareness of and response to modernist writing. Of particular topicality is Christopher's interest in the human consequences of technological advances and their implications for human liberty.

Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Document signed printed and manuscript on vellum, 23 x 33cm, framed and glazed, appointing to the position of Lieutenant John Aeneas Duncan in the 29th Regiment on foot, dated 14th November 1842, signed Victoria in the upper left corner

Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Document signed printed and manuscript on paper, 39 x 31cm, framed and glazed, appointing Francis Newport Eastwood Tuiley to the position of Captain of a Company in the 21st Regiment on foot, dated 13th June 1854, signed Victoria in the upper left corner, countersigned by Palmerston

Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Document signed printed and manuscript on paper, 29 x 39cm, framed and glazed with accompanying envelope, appointing to the position of Quarter Master Francis Duncombe Astley-Russell in Her Majesty's Land Forces, dated 19th April 1898, signed Victoria in the upper left corner, countersigned Landsdowne

Skene, Sir James, of Rubislaw A collection of sketches, several seemingly produced in collaboration 420 sketches in a range of pencil and ink wash, including some full page illustrations and other smaller studies, all laid into an album on both sides of leaves (some illustrations removed), dating from 1793-1834, contemporary half calf boards reattached to later spine, album measuring 51 x 31cm, showing mainly Scottish scenes, a few manuscript notes accompany illustrations, the vast majority of the sketches appear to be by Sir James Skene, with only five being identified as by others (three by Skene's sons, one by a Mr Thomson, and one by Sir William Rae, a close friend of Skene and Scott)

The Bible Translated According to the Hebrew London: Robert Barker, 1615. 8vo, later brushed calf, lacking Ll1 and New Testament title-page, a couple of small holes at corners and affecting sidenotes, some generalised light dust-soiling and some spotting, spine a little chipped [S5052]; bound with the Psalms and an incomplete Book of Common Prayer, many leaves trimmed affecting headers, the final leaf with recipes "To Cure the Bite of a Mad Dog" and "Cure for the Ague" in manuscript in an early hand

Quetelet, A. Sur L'Homme et le Developpement de ses Facultes Paris: Bachelier, Imprimeur-Libraire, 1835. First edition, 8vo, 2 volumes bound together, 6 folding plates, contemporary boards, spine lacking and boards detached, ownership signature dated 1978 to half-title, ink notes, a purple ownership stamp and some glue staining to title-page, some foxing throughout, many manuscript pencil notes

[Brisbane, Australia] Brisbane, General Sir Thomas Makdougall Edinburgh: T. Constable, 1860. First edition, 4to 'Printed for Private Circulation', 4 lithographed plates, original red cloth gilt, manuscript 'With compliments' slip tipped in at beginning, slightly spotted

[Stanmore, Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, Baron, 1829-1912] Mauritius. Records of Private and of Public Edinburgh: Printed by R. & R. Clark, 1894, "Private and Confidential. To be regarded as though in Manuscript", 2 volumes, 8vo, original grey cloth, paper labels, small tear to vol. 2 spine. RARE: Only 4 copies recorded in UK libraries.; Rae, William Charles Mauritius. A Handbook on the Constitution, Practice and Proceedings of the Council of Government of Mauritius. Mauritius, Port Louis, 1896. 8vo, maroon half morocco, rubbed (3)

Colony of Mauritius Debates of the Council of Government Session 1892. 2 volumes, 8vo, 1469pp (continuous pagination), original red half morocco, initials on front endpaper of H[ubert] E[dward] H[enry] J[erningham] (Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of Mauritius); Mauritius. Council of Government 5 May 1892 - 8 Nov. 1892, large 8vo, 1049pp., 3 page manuscript list of Debates, Summary, at beginning, contemporary red half morocco, bookplate of Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham (3)

Two boxes of books, including one volume John Lamb "An Historical Account of the Thirty-Nine Articles from the First Promulgation of Them in MDLIII to Their Final Establishment in MDLXXI With Exact Copies of the Latin and English Manuscript..." published John Smith 1829, tooled and gilded leather-bound, three volumes "The Portrait Gallery" published Wm S Orr & Co 1853 and various other books on the subject of art and history and twelve volumes "Newnes Pictorial Knowledge Dictionary"

A PAIR OF ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPT PAGES FROM THE STORY OF MAJNUN AND LAYLA. Mughal India. 17th-18th c. Pigments and gold leaf on paper. Paper size each 23x18.5cm, framed side by side, frame size 33.5x48.5cm. Condition B/C. Estimated Shippingcost for this lot: Germany: 31,93 Euro plus 6,07 Euro VAT EU: 58,82 Euro plus 11,18 Euro VAT Worldwide: 84,03 Euro plus 15,97 Euro VAT additional shipping insuranceSpecial Conditions Art & Interior ART & INTERIOR Explanations to the Catalogue Asian Art - Southeast Asia 17th/18th century Miniature Painting India Estimated Shippingcost for this lot: Germany: 31,93 Euro plus 6,07 Euro VAT EU: 58,82 Euro plus 11,18 Euro VAT Worldwide: 84,03 Euro plus 15,97 Euro VAT additional shipping insurance

NUDE LADY AND MAHARADJA AT A BANQUET IN THE BLOOMING GARDEN. Mughal India. 17th-18th c. Pigments and gold leaf on paper. Manuscript pages with borders. Framed with glass. Frame size each 31x21cm. Condition B/C.Special Conditions Art & Interior ART & INTERIOR Explanations to the Catalogue Asian Art - Southeast Asia 17th/18th century Miniature Painting India Estimated Shippingcost for this lot: Germany: 18,49 Euro plus 3,51 Euro VAT EU: 33,61 Euro plus 6,39 Euro VAT Worldwide: 63,03 Euro plus 11,97 Euro VAT additional shipping insurance

Two hand-painted Minton Hollins ceramic tiles, written in manuscript verso 'painted  by W B Simpson of 456 West Strand, London', both of geometric patterns surrounding a central figure of a goose amid foliage and a pineapple amongst fruit, each 22.5cm square, with contemporary wooden frames

6th-8th century AD. A slender tubular glass manuscript holder with bulbous base to one end, some iridescence to the surface. 125 grams, 25.5cm (10"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market before 2000; previously in a UK collection. Very fine condition.

14th-15th century AD. A large vellum carpet manuscript page from a Masoretic Bible in Hebrew; three urns with flowers formed from text to the centre, surrounded by a wide band of complex interlaced motifs also formed from text, with three bands of text either side. See Masoretic Text (Hebrew-English), online full edition of the bilingual JPS Tanakh (1985) on Sefaria.37 grams, 40.5 x 28.5cm (16 x 11 1/4"). Ex central London gallery; formerly with Sotheby's, London, UK, 17 June 2003, lot 74; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 10509-170689. The Masoretic Text (???? ??????) is the authoritative Hebrew and Aramaic text of the 24 books of the Tanakh in Rabbinic Judaism. It was primarily copied, edited and distributed by a group of Jews known as the Masoretes between the 7th and 10th centuries of the Common Era (CE"). Fine condition, professionally restored. Rare.

Late 17th century AD. A parchment page with tempera illustrations of Miracles of Mary with explanatory text: (top left) 'This is Abba Yeshag, abbot of Däbrä Qälmon, who chastised Abba Salusi when he saw him eating at the wrong time' and 'these are the monks who seized Salusi'; 'This is how the same Salusi took peas in his hand'; (top right) 'How the same Salusi prayed before the image of Our lady Mary that she might save him from the monks'; 'How two monks seized Salusi by the arms'; probably from the reign of King Fasilädäs. See Berzock, Kathleen B., The Miracles of Mary: A Seventeenth Century Manuscript, Chicago, 2000; Mercier, Jacques et al., L'Arche Ethiopienne: Art Chrétien d'Ethiopie, exhibition catalogue, Paris, 2000, pp.129-30.12.8 grams, 30.5 x 26.5cm (12 x 10 1/2"). Ex central London gallery since 2000; previously in a Southern France private collection; accompanied by a copy of a collector's catalogue and information page. This miniature is from one of a number of richly illuminated manuscripts of the 'Miracles of Mary' produced in the mid 17th century AD, during the reign of King Fasilädäs. A manuscript probably painted in the same workshop is in the Art Institute of Chicago, inv.no.2002.4. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

15th century AD. A bronze processional cross finial with ribbed socket, flanking bird-head motifs and dense block of tendrils and wheels with cross-shaped finials. See a practically identical specimen in the Walters Art Museum, Ethiopian Gallery, accession number 54.2942; for discussion see Di Salvo, M., Le croci Etiopi, Milano, 1976.645 grams, 28.5cm (11 1/4"). Ex central London gallery; formerly in a UK private collection since 197; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 10483-170685. The body of this cross is made of a pattern of interlocking circles. The incised lines at the intersection of vertical and horizontal elements create thirteen small crosses out of the interlaced design of the body. Three larger crosses spring forth at the top and terminal ends of the cross, defining the cruciform shape of the entire artefact. The complicated interlace design is visible in Ethiopian manuscript illumination associated with the Stephanite order at the end of the 15th century AD. Fine condition.

A Rowe Industries Model 610 DeArmond Wah Wah foot pedal, owned and used by Jimi Hendrix circa 1966 whilst on tour in the UK and in the first recordings he made in this country. Provenance: from the collection of 'roadie to the stars' and member of the Hendrix management team Tappy Wright. Documentation includes a printout of a newspaper cutting dated 1973 describing 'souvenirs of Jimi Hendrix' at Tappy Wright's house, a 2012 LOA with a signature from Tappy Wright detailing the history of the item, a printed picture of Tappy Wright holding the item, an information sheet on Tappy Wright, a copy of his book, a manuscript edition of the book. Also provided to the auction house is a video of Tappy Wright with the pedal.

TWO BOXES OF HANDBAGS, ETC, including briefcases, manuscript cases, fabric tote bags, second half 20th Century leather handbags, etc (2 boxes)

AN OFFICERS' COW-HIDE AND PARCHMENT POCKET ACCOUNT BOOK DATED 1816, the manuscript entries showing expenditure from February to October together with a contemporary officers' eating companion of knife and fork of campaign form, the steel blades interlocking into a sheath faced in horn, one blade marked 'TEMPLE' (2)  The absence of a Condition Report does not imply that a lot is without imperfections. Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the condition of lots contained in the Conditions of Sale.The account book in very good condition, the pages protected by the heavy duty cover with entries clearly legible. The eating companion in very good order with two ferrules (probably silver) absent, nevertheless a good example of officers' campaign cutlery.

A RARE FLINTLOCK BOOK PISTOL COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL PISTOL BOOK NAMED AND DATED IN MANUSCRIPT TO FRONTISPIECE 'SAMUEL LIDWELL, ....., OCTOBER 1ST 1823', the boxlock pistol of 'muff' size by Goodwin & Co., London with 1.5" screw-off barrel, the flintlock action working. The absence of a Condition Report does not imply that a lot is without imperfections. Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the condition of lots contained in the Conditions of Sale.Both pistol and book case in very good condition, the action crisp producing a spark. The safety slide stiff, the wooden stock showing little sign of use.

A SCARCE, FRAMED AND GLAZED DISBANDMENT DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE FROM HIS MAJESTY'S FOURTH REGIMENT OF NORTH BRITISH MILITIA, relating to Walter Laidlaw, Private in Captain Burnett's Company - dated 27th April 1802. The absence of a Condition Report does not imply that a lot is without imperfections. Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the condition of lots contained in the Conditions of Sale.The document bearing folding creases with occasional splits together with some staining.  However, the manuscript entries are, in the main, legible, the frame being glazed on both sides to reveal all manuscript and printed content.

AN ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LETTER FROM FIELD MARSHALL MONTGOMERY OF ALAMEIN, to his publisher, dated 1960, framed; together with a contemporary photograph. (2)The absence of a Condition Report does not imply that a lot is without imperfections. Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the condition of lots contained in the Conditions of Sale.Both items well preserved within the frame.

Lincolnshire Isle of Axholme interest - Stonehouse Rev. W.B.: The History and Topography of The Isle of Axholme. 1839. Engraved plates, folding maps etc; three illustrated manuscript books on West Butterwick; two early 20th century auction catalogues for The West Butterwick Freehold Estate 1911 & 1925; two early 20th century Almanacks/Directories 1905 & 1916; and other related ephemera - Condition Report Varying degrees of condition.

The Hon & Rev William Herbert, Dean of Manchester, Botanist (1778-1847), Study of a Dipper, ink and watercolour, signed and inscribed; another of a 'Red Bird' authenticated verso by hi widow shortly before leaving the Rectory at Spofforth, June 18th 1847 (watermark date 1828); a manuscript leaf from his notebook describing and illustrating fungi; watercolour of a flower inscribed 'From th conservatory at Petworth 1832'; two watercolours of fungi etc ALL UNFRAMED

James (Montague Rhodes, college head, scholar, and author, 1862-1936) Autograph Letter signed to "My dear Little", 3½pp., 8vo, King's College, Cambridge, 3rd August 1916, thanking him for a correction to a manuscript text, "If other improvements occur to you please let me have them", and referring to a medieval manuscript he is working on, "The MS is 255 (II)..." and other matters, "I do not know about training for libraries: ask the Libraries Association: they ought to know", folds.

NO RESERVE Book Design.- Vervliet (Hendrik D.L., editor) The Book through Five Thousand Years, New York, 1972 § McLean (Ruari) Victorian Publishers' Book-Bindings in Cloth and Leather, 1974; Victorian Publishers' Book-Bindings in Paper, 1983 § Nash (Paul) Room and Book, New York, 1932 § Bettley (James, editor) The Art of the Book from Medieval Manuscript to Graphic Novel, 2001 § Gibbs (Rowan) Art of the Book, edited by Alan Loney, out-of-series copy from an edition limited to 100 copies, this copy inscribed by the editor to Faith Shannon, original cloth-backed boards, Wellington, 1990, illustrations, some colour, most original cloth or boards, all but the first and last with dust-jackets; and c.35 others on book design including a copy of McLean's Victorian Book Design and Colour Printing in sewn sheets ready for binding, many catalogues/pamphlets, 4to & 8vo (c.40)

MARITIME, pair of 19th Century watercolours "Merchant Ship on fire in Torbay", together with framed manuscript of account of event, circa 1875, 6" x 9"

Australia & New Zealand. Pair of manuscript journals of visits to Australia and New Zealand, 1932-7, written in blue ink on ruled paper, [100] + [132] pp. + blanks, the first volume describing a tour of New Zealand on the MS Akaroa in 1932-3, including a visit to Pitcairn (30 January 1933), the second volume describing two tours, to Australia via Aden and Colombo on the RMS Otranto in 1935-6, and again to Australia on the SS Ceramic in 1937, both loose in black moiré-effect glazed card wrappers, volume 1 spine worn, 4to (20 x 16 cm)Qty: (2)

Fletcher (James Phillips ). Narrative of a Two Years’ Residence at Nineveh, and Travels in Mesopotamia, Assyria, and Syria, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, London: Henry Colburn, 1850, scarce minor spots or marks, volume 1 preliminary blank (spotted) with near contemporary ink manuscript presentation inscription, each front pastedown with book ticket of John Wycliffe Wilson, Sheffield, front hinges cracked after endpapers, contemporary green half calf, rubbed with some wear, spines darkened, volume 1 joints cracking at head, front cover creased at foot, 8voQty: (2)NOTESBlackmer 608. The first edition of this work was published in the same year under the title 'Notes from Nineveh and Travels in Mesopotamia, Assyria and Syria'.

Bristol. A commonplace book, by W.P., compiled between 1816-1850, approx. 239 pages of manuscript writings, written from both ends of the book and so partially inverted, p.1 (at front) with manuscript date '1816' at head, comprising: approx. 61pp. extracts from the Mayor's Calendar [of Bristol] including ones dated 1076-1709; approx. 58pp. chronology of Bristol and national events 1816-1850, apparently written by the owner of the book, including descriptions of: a new invention the 'Pedestrian Curricle' exhibited at the Assembly Rooms in 1819, the Bristol riots of 1831, and the trial of Mary Ann Burdock in 1835, etc., plus occasional notes on the weather; 5pp. extracts from the Bristol Quarter Sessions books 1681-1684; 1p. conundrums; 18pp. European events 1812-1815; 20pp. extracts from a work on singing, with a few lines of manuscript music; 16pp. notes on the writer's beliefs as a Unitarian, proverbs, etc.; 9pp. three letters addressed 'To the editor of the Christian Reformer', both initialled W.P. (the 2nd dated 1818), each with a note stating when they appeared in the above publication under the name 'Juvenis'; 11pp. notes on medical ailments and treatments, 2 leaves cracking at gutter, a few later manuscript anotations, a few leaves from rear portion apparently removed, sewing broken at front (first few leaves detached), front pastdown with modern ink ownership stamp, free endpapers deficient, contemporary half reverse calf, worn, front cover nearly detached, spine deficient, front cover with ink manuscript title 'The Mayor's Calendar', small 4to, together with: Album, compiled by Jane Blythe, compiled between 1831-1871, calligraphic title dated 1831, with ink manuscript note pinned to verso, regarding the baptism of Jane Blythe in 1807, approx. 66 pages of manuscript poems and verses in various hands (with additional blank pages), some dated, many initialled or signed, titles include: The Farewell, Puzzle to a Lady, Creation, To a Firstborn Child, A Tale of Waterloo, To a Lock of Hair, Epitaph on Miss Ellen A... , etc., also 5 cartes de visite mounted onto blank leaves (two marked Preston [Photo], Leeds), 1 pencil sketch of St. Mary's Abbey York, 5pp. mounted chromolithographed greetings cards at rear, preliminary blank with mounted mourning card dated 1871, sewing broken, rear hinge cracked, contemporary maroon half morocco, worn, front cover detached, spine deficient, rear cover loose, small 4to, plus: Commonplace book, a commonplace book, compiled between 1st January-26th December 1835, 407 pages of manuscript writings, all apparently in the same hand, covering a wide range of subjects including language, classics, poetry, novels, astrology & horology, medicine and other science-related, including extracts from 'A Course of Lectures on the Modern Discoveries in Astronomy by Dr. Lardner delivered before the "Leicester Mechanic's Institute"', additionally several loosely inserted newclippings, mostly comprising engraved portraits, views, antiquities, scenes (including hunting, racing, etc.), also a couple of pencil sketches, one being of two Chinese men walking on stilts, scarce minor spotting, one leaf with long horizontal closed tear, both hinges cracked after endpapers, contemporary half sheep, worn, hinges cracked, spine deficient, folio, with: Clifton College, a photograph album, c.1890s, containing approx. 31 albumen print photographs, several relating to Clifton School (Clifton College), including photos of the pupils in houses such as North Town and Browns, with early ink manuscript titles and names of sitters to some, and an image of the cricket team playing in front of the college, various conditions, support leaves soiled and spotted, original black half morocco gilt, oblong 4toQty: (4)

Dublin. A manuscript lawyer's copy book, relating to the firm of attorneys Arthur Jones, Francis Prendergast, and others, Dublin, 1811-1829, approx. 330 pages, written in neat ink manuscript hands, in two parts, the first 56pp. comprising records of notes sent in 1811 regarding various cases, especially that of James Covey vs. Newburgh Minors & Others, many sent to the Master of the Rolls or the Lord Chancellor (of Ireland), the 2nd part comprising records of letters relating to mainly land disputes in various parts of Ireland, dated between 1822-1829, including a dispute relating to Lord Longford, and several letters relating to a dispute between Arthur & Thomas Baker and their younger siblings, contemporary ink manuscript lettering to top edge: Letters from 1822 to 1829, contemporary half calf, rubbed and marked with a little wear to extremities, neatly rebacked, typescript copies of several letters (those relating to the Baker vs Baker case) plus additional typed and manuscript research notes loosely inserted, folioQty: (1)NOTESThe attorney (solicitor) Arthur Jones and others were apparently based in North Great George Street in Dublin, later moving to Dominick Street. The Baker vs Baker case seems to involve a dispute that began when the father of the Baker family, Henry Baker died. It seems that he had been the Treasurer of the county of Dublin, and it appears that his two eldest sons, Thomas and Arthur disputed Henry's will, which resulted in delays to payments due their younger siblings, some of whom are described as infants, resulting in their struggling 'to procure the common necessities of life'. Apparently their mother had already died, as it seems likely that their elder sister Elizabeth had been appointed their guardian, but sadly during the protracted course of this case she died and the guardianship passed on to a certain Matilda Onge[?]. As the years pass by, the tone of Arthur Jones' letters become more frustrated, as he speaks of the 'extreme distress' of the children, and how shamefully they have been deserted 'by those they had every reason to expect kindness from', his own labours in calling on and writing to the various parties day after day, and the trifling and petty nature of the affair.