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Lewisham.- Indenture, Henry de Haute and Roger de Mareyns grant to James de Haute, William son of William de Haute and Simon de Esde the Manor of Lewisham with its appurtenances in the county of Kent, manuscript in Anglo-French, 20 lines, in brown in, indented at head, remains of one red wax seal only of 4, folds, slightly creased and yellowed, 228 x 270mm., housed in a custom made box, 1351.

Isle of Sheppey, Leysdown.- Charter, John Grosman of Pluckley, Theobald Frend, Thomas Fright "de Hothfelde" and William Wolton grant to William Elys of Sheppey of land called Stondonesland alias Thorndon in Leysdon, Warden and Eastchurch, witnesses: William Theyne gentleman, Alan Crombey and others, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 41 lines, in a fine charter hand, indented chirograph at head, two small holes affecting words in last line of text, folds, slightly creased, small brown stain at tail not affecting legibility, red wax seal of a "W" and laurels surmounted by a fleur-de-lys, in very good condition, 280 x 287mm., housed in a custom made box, August 1422.

Medieval Outlaw.- "felonn & fugitive". [Accounts of the goods and chattels of Richard Goldyng of London, mason, in Sussex], manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 34 lines, large initial "J" at beginning, folds, slightly yellowed, 400 x 240mm., 23rd January 1432.⁂ Such accounts are scarce. Outlawry was endemic in the Middle Ages, even under the best of kings, but the fifteenth century was a time of unparalleled violence, finally culminating in civil war. These misdeeds were recorded when Henry VI was eleven, a period of instability which later descended into anarchy as the king grew older, and his feebleness became apparent.

Talbot (John, second Earl of Shrewsbury and second Earl of Waterford, magnate, c. 1413-1460).- Deed of gift from Ranulf Bromley of Wyco Malbans [Nantwich] in the County of Chester, gentleman, to John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, Sir Hugh Egerton, Lord William Hassall and Ralph Rayner, of all his lands, tenement, rents and services in the County of Chester and elsewhere and all his portable goods, living and dead, witnesses: Thomas Masterson; Thomas Brayne; Thomas Broke, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 8 lines, calligraphic "S" at beginning, in a fine secretarial hand, folds, slightly creased, fine red wax seal with initial "R" within floral design, housed in a modern custom made box, document 90 x 260mm., Nantwich, Feast of St Matthew the Apostle, 1457.⁂ Talbot was killed at the Battle of Northampton defending Henry VI.

Sussex.- Charter, John Gratewyke of Cowfold, James Holmwade of Bolney, John Tunstall, Stephen Davy grants to John Bate of Cowfold a tenement in Wadhurst in Cowfold, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 20 lines, folds, lacks seals (small remains on one red wax seal), 287 x 430mm., 28th June 1504.

Boleyn (Thomas, Earl of Wiltshire and Earl of Ormond, courtier and nobleman, father of Queen Anne Boleyn, grandfather of Elizabeth I, 1476/7-1539).- Henry VIII (King of England and Ireland, 1491-1547) Exemplification of a grant to Thomas Haydok of a messuage in Lovedon, Tydd St Mary, Lincolnshire and naming Sir Thomas Knyvet and Thomas Boleyn, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 29 lines, large space for a calligraphic initial, torn in three places along folds and with some loss of text, folds, slightly creased, wax Exchequer Seal, cracked but with fine impression, 330 x 510mm., 4th July 1512.⁂ An early document from the reign of Henry VIII mentioning both Sir Thomas Knyvet and Sir Thomas Boleyn, describing them both as "miles", soldiers.Sir Thomas Knyvet (c. 1485-1512), courtier and sea captain; killed at sea in August 1512; favourite of Henry VIII.Sir Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire and Earl of Ormond (1476/7-1539), courtier and nobleman.

Henry VIII (King of England and King of Ireland, 1491-1547) Chancery document mentioning John Scott and relating to Edward ?Boskghton and the manor of Northstead, and 50 acres of pasture in Chelsfield and Todeham in Kent, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 21 lines, in Chancery hand, blank space for large initial letter, folds, creased, slightly yellowed, Chancery wax seal, slightly chipped at edges but a fine impression, 270 x 500mm., housed in a custom made box, Westminster, 26th April 1530.⁂ Sir John Scott (b. in or before 1484, d. 1533), soldier.

Henry VIII (King of England and Ireland, 1491-1547) Licence to William Beryff and John Molton to alienate the rectory and advowson of the vicarage of Bradford, Dorset, to Sir John Horsey, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 19 lines, in brown ink, folds, creased, slightly stained in margins, large remains of Great Seal, lacks 3 pieces of seal, mostly in margins, image rubbed but still clearly delineated, 17th century inscription of inspection at tail, housed in a modern box, document 180 x 425mm., 3rd March 1546.⁂ Sir John Horsey (d. 1546), royal servant in government and local affairs; investor in former monastic properties; served as a JP in Somerset and Dorset; MP for Dorset; knighted at Anne Boleyn's coronation, June 1533 and served as sheriff of Somerset and Dorset six times between 1536 and 1546. Horsey made provision for his wife, Joan after his death by securing the parsonage of Bradford as her residence.

Elizabeth I (Queen of England and Ireland, 1533-1603) Chancery document agreement between Henry Brampton and Thomas Gyles of a messuage in Dedyngton [?Deddington, Oxfordshire], manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 21 lines, folds, slightly yellowed, Privy Seal wax seal appended, seal largely intact with edges chipped and repaired and impressions blunted, 270 x 412mm., housed in a custom made box, 16th January 1587.

Wales & England.- Devereux (Price, tenth Viscount Hereford, politician, of Vaynor Park, Montgomeryshire, 1694-1748) A Rent Roll of the Estates of... Pryce Devereux Lord Viscount Hereford in the several Countys of Montgomery, Salop, Warwick, Worcester, Hereford, Pembroke & Suffolk, manuscript, title and 97pp. excluding blanks, title and first 7ff. repaired, 1f. with very small loss of text, slightly browned, original green morocco, gilt diamond centrepiece made up of birds and floral decoration, ornate gilt borders with thistle and fleur-de-lys decoration, g.e., red morocco label on spine with small chip, binding skilfully repaired, sm. 4to, 1741.⁂ Montgomeryshire. "In Forden Thos. Tudor... 17l os od."Price Devereux, tenth Viscount Hereford; son of Price Devereux, ninth Viscount Hereford and Mary Sandys. Married, firstly, Elizabeth Martin, 1720/21; married, secondly, Eleanora Price, daughter of Richard Price, 1740; MP for Montgomeryshire between 1719-40; High Sheriff of Breconshire in 1719/20.

Book catalogue.- Farrington (James) Library catalogue, manuscript, 5pp. only of 6, browned edges chipped and torn with small loss, bound in a defective copy of Sir Richard Baker's A Chronicle of the Kings of England, 1684 (listed in the catalogue of books), contemporary calf, worn, head and tail of spine torn and creased (head of spine with loss), folio, 1755; sold not subject to return.

Royal Navy.- Malcolm (Sir Charles, naval officer, 1782-1851) HMS Sybille's Night Order Book [& HM Yacht William and Mary and HM Yacht Royal Charlotte], manuscript signed in several places, 56pp. excluding blanks, slightly browned, a few foxing marks, original reversed calf, large red morocco gilt label on upper cover, head and tail of spine slightly chipped, otherwise in fine condition, sm. 4to, 1818-27.⁂ "In September 1817 Malcolm fitted out the Sibylle (44 guns), as flag captain to Sir Home Popham in the West Indies, from where he was invalided in February 1819." (Oxford DNB). Malcolm however, carried on using the above manuscript as captain of HM Yacht William and Mary "Off the Needles", and HM Yacht Royal Charlotte.

Royal Navy.- Commonplace book relating to the Royal Navy, manuscript, 225pp., slightly browned, original straight-grained morocco, corners slightly bumped, gilt lettered direct on spine "Naval", 8vo, 1819.⁂ History of the Royal Navy, including, "A Narrative of the loss of... [HMS] Ramillies 74 Guns - Rear Admiral Graves - on the 21st Septb.r 1782".

European Travel Journal.- Smith (William Masters, politician, of Camer Park, Meopham, Kent, married Frances Elphinstone, 1802-61) Journal of Wm Masters Smith given to me by Mrs Masters Smith...W.A. Smith Masters, autograph manuscript, 130pp. excluding blanks, slightly browned, original half morocco, gilt, some repair, upper joint splitting but still strong, by Stocken, 8vo, 1842-43.⁂ Journey includes: Brussels (visits field of Waterloo), Baden-Baden (gambling at the Conversation House), Zurich, Swiss Alps (avalanche at Lauterbrunnen), Berne (visited the educational establishment of Philipp Emanuel von Fellenberg (1771-1844), Swiss educationalist and agronomist), Rome, Pompeii (Solfatara, a shallow volcanic crater at Pozzuoli, near Naples),Baiae, steamer to Marseilles, Paris & Southampton.Ascending the Montanvert Glacier in the Mont Blanc Massif. "...away we went with our three mules, guide & boy to the Montanvert: our guide was a most particularly agreeable man... he prided himself... on being the grandson of the guide who had accompanied Pococke & Windham in their ascent of Mt Blanc in 1741... we lost no time in descending to the new de glace - that stupendous & mysterious sea... moves huge rocks upon its surface downwards till they descend into the plain below: we saw one 40 feet long... which moved 500 feet a year... we continued our walk to Le pierre des Anglais... a huge flat stone, which resting in a hollow forms a canopy, & served as the resting place for Pococke and Windham... ."Pope Gregory XVI (1765-1849) in the Sistine Chapel, "... we went... Ash Wednesday, to see the Pope put ashes on the heads of the Cardinals... Cardinal Acton [Charles Acton (1803-47), English Cardinal] amongst the number: the Pope enters... he was clothed in white & gold and wore a mitre... the Cardinals...kneel before him & kiss his robe, while he makes a cross with ashes... ." ⁂ Provenance: William Allan Smith-Masters (1850-1937), English cricketer.

Darwin.- Sidney (Edwin, Rev., Vicar of Little Cornard, near Sudbury, Suffolk, amateur scientist, author of The Life of the Rev. Rowland, sermons etc., 1798-1872) 7 Autograph manuscript poems addressed to Lady Cullum of Hardwick House, Bury St Edmunds, signed or initialled and referring to himself as "Her Laureate", including an unpublished poem referencing Darwin and descent from monkeys, together 22pp., Little Cornard, 1871-72, "Last Summer Darwin voted bold/And all his readers plainly told/That be they nobles, squires, or flunkeys/They doubtless all descend from monkeys", found in an album of letters and poems addressed to Lady Cullum, c. 115 pp. excluding blanks, including: "Hardwick" signed Y, [J.G. Youngman], printed poem, 1858; 3 pen and ink drawings featuring Amy Cullum etc., silk endpapers, original morocco album, gilt, brass clasp, corners rubbed, g.e., 4to, 1836-72.⁂ Unpublished poems.

American heiress in Paris, Rome & London.- [Wolseley (Anna Theresa, maiden name Murphy, daughter of Daniel T. Murphy, co-proprietor of Murphy, Grant & Co. of San Francisco, Wholesale Dry Goods Merchants, and Anna L. Murphy, married Sir Charles Michael Wolseley, ninth Baronet, of Wolseley Hall, Staffordshire, d. 1937)] [Diary], autograph manuscript, 193pp. excluding blanks, card of Viscount Savernake loosely inserted, purple silk endpapers, original maroon crushed and polished morocco, ornate gilt borders, inner gilt dentelles, brass lock and key, m.e., original cardboard box, worn, by Maquet, Paris, fine condition, 8vo, 28th April 1881 - 18th July 1884.⁂ The diary of an American heiress in Europe and England. Murphy and her mother move in fashionable circles in Rome, Paris and London, including: an audience with Pope Leo XIII, refusing an offer of marriage from Luigi del Drago, being presented at the Court of St James, visiting Osborne where she sees Queen Victoria and Princess Beatrice, and her marriage at the Pro-Cathedral, Kensington, the marriage conducted by Cardinal Manning and shortly after her honeymoon, an audience with Cardinal Newman in Birmingham. Murphy's own inclinations to marriage were invested in George Brudenell-Bruce, styled Viscount Savernake and later fourth Marquess of Ailesbury (1863-94), a spectacularly bad choice as the viscount was a habitual gambler with an excessive lifestyle who nearly destroyed the Savernake estates. Eventually Murphy decides to accept an offer of marriage from Sir Charles Wolseley while staying on the Isle of Wight, where they see Queen Victoria and were given a tour of Parkhurst Prison by the deputy governor.

Victorian tour albums.- Lee (Madelaine Smith Austin, wife of Henry Austin Lee, diplomat) 2 Tour albums of England, France, Russia and Egypt, together 129pp. excluding blanks, comprising: c. 500 signatures from various people in society including Mark Twain and Winston Churchill, c. 300 silver and albumen mounted photographs of estate parties and views, 20 watercolours, pen and ink sketches and drawings (including 2 by Lady Dorothy Stanley (1855-1926), painter and illustrator, wife of Sir H.M. Stanley), and 8 musical notations (including 4 by Jacques Blumenthal (1829-1908), German pianist and composer), some browning, first vol. several ff. loose, some with tears along inner margins, each vol. new endpapers, first vol. modern morocco-backed cloth, second vol. original half morocco, gilt, repaired, rebacked in modern morocco, 4to, 1892-98.⁂ Signatures, including: (1). Samuel L. Clemens signed as Mark Twain, Clemens writes: "This line is written by the 'real' one-but it can't be proven by the testimony of the next witness. Sincerely yours, Mark Twain Apl. 2/94," with Clemens drawing a downward pointing hand and immediately below, Edith Beaumont playfully identifies herself as "Next Witness," and a photograph of Clemens (2). Winston S. Churchill (3). Henry Morton Stanley autograph inscription quoting a couplet from Tennyson's Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington: "Not once or twice in our fair island-story/The path of duty was the way to glory." Stanley's favourite quote on his 1887 expedition up the Congo river (4). Adjacent page also features a photograph including Henry Morton Stanley, businessman Sir William Mackinnon, and explorer George Sutherland Mackenzie.Other signatures and inscriptions include: Signed prose manuscript by French novelist Paul Bourget; a poem signed by Irish politician Tim Healy; an autographed musical quotation by composer Alfred Scott-Gatty; Lord Salisbury, Joseph Chamberlain, Neville Chamberlain, Harry Cust, Phil May (with pen and ink drawing of a head).Photographs, including: Sudbury Hall (Derby), Quarr Abbey House (Isle of Wight), Sphinx and the Great Pyramid, St Petersburg, Moscow etc.A report in the Chicago Examine, 5 March 1911, repeats a newspaper article in the French newspaper L'Action Française, charging Lady Austin Lee with spying at the time of the Dreyfus Affair.

European and British Tours.- A cycling Tour [Tours to Germany (Hildesheim), Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon (Shakespeare Memorial Theatre), Isle of Wight (Carisbrooke Castle, Bonchurch, Ventnor), Paris, Lake District, Switzerland (climbing in the Alps), ?North Africa etc., c. 460 photographs, manuscript title and 16pp., title loose, some tears in margins, slightly browned, original half morocco, gilt, upper cover detached, corners and edges slightly rubbed, t.e.g., oblong 4to, 1902-06.

Magic.- Welch Conjurer (The), engraved throughout on 16 facing leaves printed on one side only, each with hand-coloured illustration above 6 lines of text, light offsetting, a little soiled and stained, small tear to inner margin of final leaf, with contemporary ink inscription "Miss J.Trew 1824" inside front wrapper and on verso of first leaf, loose in binding, original glazed orange wrappers with hand-coloured engraved pictorial title mounted on upper cover, letterpress advertisement for 'Martin's Edition of Children's Coloured Books' inside rear wrapper, soiled and stained, rather worn with glazed orange paper frayed and defective, [Gumuchian 5816], G.Martin, [pre-1824]; with a finely-executed illustrated manuscript copy of the same in identical format of pen & ink watercolour illustrations above ink verses on facing leaves, foxed, short tear to edge of first leaf affecting edge of watercolour (repaired), ink inscription "Maud Wright, St. Peters" inside front wrapper, original glazed marbled wrappers with hand-coloured pen & ink pictorial title on upper cover (nick to one edge), rubbed and soiled, [late 19th century], 8vo (2)⁂ Very rare and charming tale of a publican who overcharged a traveller for his dinner, then got his come-uppance when the traveller turned out to be a conjuror who cast a dancing spell on the publican and his customers, preventing them from buying drinks at the bar. The manuscript copy is an almost exact facsimile including all the detail of the original engravings and the appearance of the printed text.Despite being cited in Gumuchian (giving the date as c.1815), the work is not recorded by Library Hub and only 2 copies are listed by WorldCat (Pierpont Morgan Library, and Indiana University).

Gace de la Bigne (Norman poet, chaplain to King John II of France, fl. 1348-77) Le Roman des Deduits [or Le Roman des Oiseaux], 2 vol., manuscript in French, title and 375pp., written on rectos only, some underlining in text and marginal notes in pencil, ink ownership inscription of Powys, Thomas Littleton Powys, fourth Baron Lilford on front pastedown, original vellum, yellowed and foxed, red morocco labels gilt on spines, labels chipped, modern slip-case, [cf. Harting 143], 4to, [19th century].⁂ A treatise on hunting with pieces on Falconry. Written at the command of King John II of France while in captivity after losing the Battle of Poitiers. "An extract from this poem, giving the story of a sparrow-hawk, which being turned out to moult, caught a tame starling and brought it to its owner, is given by La Curne de Sainte-Palaye (No. 181, vol. iii. pp. 253-256); and another extract, entitled 'La devise du bel Faucon,' is printed by Baron Dunoyer de Noirmont in the third volume of his 'Historie de la Chasse en France,' p. 376.⁂ Provenance: "Lilford from coll. of Revd. Ed Eyre". Thomas Littleton Powys, fourth Baron Lilford (1833-1896), ornithologist.

Harting (James Edmund, editor) A Perfect Booke for Kepinge of Sparhawkes or Goshawkes. Written about 1575. Now first printed from the original MS. on vellum, number 39 of 100 copies, half-title, lithographed frontispiece, plate of a facsimile page from the ms., original morocco-backed boards, lacking backstrip, upper cover detached, corners worn, rubbed, [Harting 81; Schwerdt I, p.233], small 4to, Bernard Quaritch, 1886.⁂ The original manuscript was at Didlington Hall, Norfolk in the possession of Mr. W.A. Tyssen-Amherst. Provenance: Dr. Mitchell, Boldmere (bookplate); O.V. Aplin, Bloxham (ink inscription to half-title).

Blake (William) The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, William Muir's facsimile edition, [number 20 of 50 copies], comprising: Preface leaf, 27 hand-coloured facsimile plates, Appendix leaf, 2 facsimile leaves of Blake's manuscript arrangement for 'Songs of Innocence and Experience' and separate facsimile plate of 'A Divine Image', very occasional light spotting, original printed blue wrappers numbered "20" in manuscript at head, uncut, lightly spotted and soiled, slightly frayed at lower edges, still a very good copy preserved in later cloth folder, leather book-label of Haven O'More inside front cover, small 4to, Edmonton, William Muir, 1885.⁂ Excellent facsimile of the Beckford-Hamilton Palace copy, one of several high-quality Blake facsimiles produced by Muir using lithography.

LOUIS XVIDocument signed ('Louis', possibly in a secretarial hand), being an order to the Marquis de Lannay for the release of Rozalie Biffaultre from the Bastille, printed and accomplished in manuscript, countersigned by the Baron de Breteuil, folio, Versailles, 4 June 1786; and another letter in an unidentified hand to Comte Charles de Colbert, 'Capitaine de Vaisseaux', 4to, Toulouse, 22 August 1815, both framed and glazed (2)

ROYALTY - FRANCELOUIS XIV. Document signed ('Louis'), being an order issued to Monsieur de St. Mars requiring him to commit sub-lieutenant Julianis to the Bastille, countersigned, folio, Versailles, 19 March 1704; Document signed ('Louis'), on vellum, Versailles, 16 April 1704; together with a later document, printed on vellum and accomplished in manuscript, Orleans, 1 April, 1788, all framed and glazed (3)

A City of Cardiff illuminated manuscript Presented to Alderman James Hellyer J.P., in a blue leather volume with gilding

A matched pair of early Derby Patch Mark cartouche-shaped floral cornucopias, painted in polychrome enamels with country flowers, each painted in polychrome enamels with country flowers, each reservoir moulded in relief with feathered scrolls, picked out in tones of pastel turquoise and gilt, the whole surmounted by a profusion of modelled flowers, shaped bases, 19cm and 17cm high, c.1765; another, similar, Dry Edge, 13cm high, c.1755 (3) Provenance: earlier manuscript collector's note to base of Dry Edge cornucopia; all, The Wilders Collection, labelled. Condition Report: The pair with some losses and repairs, one of them restored from the neck upwards and with expected spitting from re-firing. The smaller one with losses. Each with some pitting and expected wear to decoration too.

A GOOD INDIAN SCHOOL PAGE FROM AN ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPT, double sided, framed and glazed, image size: 21cm x 15cm.

A Crimean War group of three medals attributed to Light Brigade Charger Trumpeter Richard Davis, 13th Light Dragoons: Crimea Medal 1854-56, 4 clasps: Alma, Inkermann Balaklava, Sebastopol (R. DAVIS. XIII HUSSARS) privately re-engraved and with clasps mounted in the foregoing order, edge bruising, very fine or a little better; France, 2nd Empire: Médaille Militaire, enamel damage, otherwise good very fine; Turkey: Crimea Medal, Sardinian issue version, good very fine, mounted for wearing on a lightly engraved ribbon brooch and in a fitted case; together with a small collection of associated ephemera including a manuscript list of chargers from this regiment, and some research. Born 1828, Arcott, India. Enlisted Ipswich aged 13 years and 8 months. Entitlement to British Medal with four clasps is confirmed and the citation for the French medal states "Served in the Eastern Campaign, including the affairs of Bouljanak and McKenzie's Farm, the battles of Alma, Balaklava and Inkerman, siege of Sebastopol and expedition to Eupatoria.". Sergeant 10th February 1856. Imprisoned in 1858 for being Absent without leave from watch-setting. Discharged 5th July 1870 after 24 years service. Died 19th December 1902 at 51 Thirza Street, Sheffield. Confirmed in Dutton as a charger. The 13th Light dragoons converted to Hussars in 1861. From the generally contemporary appearance of this group, and the irregular order of the clasps notwithstanding, it might be assumed that Sgt. Davis acquired these medals as a replacement or duplicate set.

Winston Spencer Churchill: 'The Second World War', six volumes, of which five bear manuscript dedications and/or the signature of the author: Volumes I (The Gathering Storm) and II (Their Finest Hour), dedicated 'To Bill Furse from Winston Churchill 1950'; Volume III (The Grand Alliance) unendorsed; Volumes IV (The Hinge of Fate), V (Closing the Ring) and VI (Triumph and Tragedy) all signed 'Winston Churchill' and accompanied by two letters and a compliment slip from Catherine Snelling (Winston Churchill's private secretary), the first inviting Mrs H. Furse to send the three volumes to be signed, and the second notifying of the despatch of the books back to her; hard covers, volumes I, II, III and VI with dust jackets. [6] Lieutenant General Sir William Thomas Furse, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., D.S.O. (1865-1953) was a Master General of the Ordnance. He served in the Second Anglo-Boer War and the First World War. His D.S.O. was in recognition of services during the Boer War, and his entry in Creagh and Humphris 'The Distinguished Service Order 1886-1923' states that he "served with distinction in the European War from 1914". Mrs H. Furse was his daughter-in-law by his son David.

GREAT FIRE OF LONDON. A True and Faithful Account of the Several Informations... into the late Dreadful Burning of the City of London. 4to, 1667, lacking title, which is supplied in manuscript. With added folding plate of the column set up to commemorate the fire, and a small engraving of the fire. Quarter morocco.

MANUSCRIPT. Copybook of letters sent by James King, agent for victualling His Majesty's Squadron employed in the East Indies, 2 vols folio, both vols dated 1761 - 64. Most of the letters are written from Bombay or Fort St George. Marbled paper wrappers (2)

MANUSCRIPT. An Excursion to the West of England in the Autumn of 1830. Small 4to, circa 180 pages with 6 hand-coloured engravings. Written by H Wright Hurley of Conduit Street, London.

MANUSCRIPT. Journal of a Short Tour to the Lakes of Westmorland & Cumberland &c in the Autumn of 1829. Small 4to, circa 80 closely-written pages. Written by H Wright Hurley of Conduit Street, London.

MANUSCRIPT. Excursion in Wales 1842. 8vo, circa 196 pages. Written by H Wright Hurley of Conduit Street, London.

MANUSCRIPT. Diary of a Short Tour on the Continent in the Autumn of 1828. Small 4to, circa 148 pages with 48 engravings, some hand-coloured. Diary runs from 6th September to 8th October 1828. Written by H Wright Hurley of Conduit Street, London.

MANUSCRIPT. Account of an Excursion into North and South Wales in the Autumn of 1832. Small 4to, circa 192 pages with 18 steel-engraved plates. Written by H Wright Hurley of Conduit Street, London.

MANUSCRIPT. A Trip to Scotland in the Autumn of 1831. 4to, circa 180 pages with 21 steel-engraved plates. Includes a long and detailed first-hand account of a ride on the Liverpool to Manchester railway on 22nd August 1831. Written by H Wright Hurley of Conduit Street, London.

MANUSCRIPT. Account of a Tour Thro' France and Part of Switzerland in the Autumn of 1834. Folio, circa 176 pages with 36 plates, most in colour. Written by H Wright Hurley of Conduit Street, London.

MANUSCRIPT. Commonplace book, 4to, compiled by Ann Jordan, 1828. Mainly poetry interspersed with coloured drawings.

A 19th century Persian book, hand-written in Arabic and Persian in black ink and with annotations, together with two early 19th century Persian hand-written double sided manuscript pages, in Arabic script

North Indian manuscript page, Jain, one side with hand written text and painted picture with queen, baby and attendant.

Anacreon. Odae, collation: *4 A-O4, Greek and Latin text, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut head-pieces and initial, with final blank and additional pale blue blank leaves bound at end, with neat manuscript copy of verse by Catullus in Latin in contemporary hand on verso of final blank and of another by Sappho in Greek on facing blue blank leaf, with old manuscript annotation to one leaf and note at beginning, lightly browned, occasional spotting or soiling, small tear to inner margin of A1 not affecting text, eighteenth century mottled sheep, spine gilt, rather worn, joints split, spine slightly defective, [Adams A1001; Renouard 115; Schreiber 139], small 4to, Paris, Henri Estienne, 1554.⁂ Editio princeps. The first book published by Henri Estienne the younger, and using all three sizes of the "grecs du roi" type. The work is probably actually by imitators of Anacreon and consists of the Greek text followed by Latin translation. "The Anacreontea became the most influential 'ancient' Greek poetic text during the Renaissance, and Estienne's edito princeps virtually caused a poetic revolution, not only in France, but also in Italy and Germany...". (Schreiber).

Kent.- Jacob (Edward) The History of the Town and Port of Faversham, in the County of Kent ..., folding engraved map frontispiece and 17 plates, 3 folding or double-page, occasional faint spotting, contemporary half-calf, rubbed, 1774 § Lewis (John) The History and Antiquities of the Abbey and Church of Faversham in Kent ..., 5 engraved plates, illustrations, contemporary manuscript note to preface, short tear to title, spotting, occasional water-staining, modern calf backed boards, [Canterbury], 1727 § Lillo (George) Arden of Feversham. an Historical Tragedy, first edition, tiny hole not affecting text, modern half-calf, for T. Davies, 1762 § Synopsis of the Museum of the Philosophical and Literary Institution, Canterbury, lithographed frontispiece and 2 plates, list of directors, corrected by hand, Canterbury, 1826, bound before, Annual Report of the Canterbury Philosophical and Literary Institution ..., [Canterbury], 1828, occasional spotting, contemporary straight-grain morocco, rubbed and worn; and 13 others on Kent, v.s. (17)

NO RESERVE Angling.- Bridgett (R. C.) By Loch and Stream, first edition, frontispiece, plates, publisher's advertisements at end, previous owner's ink inscription, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, 1922 § Balfour-Kinnear (G. P. R.) Flying Salmon, first edition, plates and illustrations, newspaper cuttings and manuscript notes tipped-in, previous owner's ink inscription, occasional spotting, original cloth, light spotting, dust-jacket, rubbed and worn, pasted to final free endpaper, 1937 § Harris (J. R.) An Angler's Entomology, first edition, plates, previous owner's ink inscription, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, light spotting, chipping to corners and extremities, small loss to spine head, 1952 § Gaffey (Laurie) Fresh Water Fishing in Ireland, illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, rubbed, slight chipping to corners and extremities, small tear to spine foot, Dublin, n.d.; and 18 others angling, 8vo & 4to (22)

Shooting.- Millais (John Guille) The Wildfowler in Scotland, first edition, etched frontispiece, plates and illustrations, tissue-guards, previous owner's ink inscription, original half-vellum, a little rubbed, 1901; Game Birds and Shooting-Sketches, portrait frontispiece, plates and illustrations, publisher's advertisements at end, previous owner's ink signature, original decorative buckram, browned as usual, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1894 § Chapman (Abel) The Borders and Beyond, first edition, frontispiece, plates and illustrations, occasional faint spotting, original cloth, 1924; Bird-Life of the Borders, frontispiece, plates and illustrations, occasional spotting, original cloth, rubbed, 1907 § Mackie (P. Jeffrey) The Keeper's Book: War Edition, plates and illustrations, occasional spotting, previous owner's ink inscription, newspaper clippings and manuscript medicinal recipes tipped and pasted in, original cloth, rubbed, bumping to spine extremities, 1917; and 33 others, similar, v.s. (38)

Louis I of Orleans (Duke of Orleans, second son of King Charles V of France, assassinated in the streets of Paris by the orders of John the Fearless, 1372-1407).- Know by these presents I, Jean de Trye, knight of the chamber of Monsieur the Duke of Orleans have granted to Ran[ulph] de Godfrey the sum of forty francs who brought him letters from the Pope, manuscript in French, on vellum, 6 lines, remains of red wax seal, folds, slightly browned, 2 small holes in left margin, 60 x 230mm., 28th July 1398.⁂ Letters from either the Anti-Pope Benedict XIII (1328-1423), or Pope Boniface IX (c. 1350-1404).Provenance: Sotheby's. Sir Thomas Phillipps sale, Monday 25th June 1973. Part of lot 2028, a lot of 40 documents from the household archives of the Duke of Orleans.

Burton-on-Trent.- Charter, grant by Robert Birtenyll of Loughtteburgh [Loughborough] confirming and conceding to Richard Spence of Burton, half of a burgage in "cattesstrete" [Cat Street] in Burton between the burgage of Robert Staunton and the burgage of Stephen Norys, witnesses: Richard fflecche, John Gedeling and others, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 11 lines, small hole along fold, folds, remains of wax seal with strong impression, folds, a few spots, slightly browned, 100 x 225mm., 1411.

Normandy in 1415.- Fines from the Bailiwick of Caux in Normandy, medieval accounts of fines (fee farms), manuscript in Norman-French, on vellum, folds, browned and creased, small ink stains, lacks seal, 370 x 250mm., [Normandy], 1415.⁂ The year of Agincourt.

Cromwell (Ralph, third Baron Cromwell, administrator, ?1393-1456) Quitclaim by Ralph Lord Cromwell to Nicholas fitz William, armiger, of all rights in the manor of Bayldon [Baildon West Yorkshire], witnesses: John Sayvell, knight; John Hastynges, armiger; William fitz William, armiger, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 6 lines, large remains of red wax seal with good impression, folds, slightly browned, 90 x 260mm., Beskewode [Bestwood, Nottinghamshire], 2nd September 1447.⁂ Lord Cromwell was Treasurer of England 1433-43.

Ipswich.- Grant by William Wode, clericus, Thomas Lamberd, clericus & Robert Parmasay of Ipswich by this charter confirms to Thomas ffastolf, William Selvestre & Roger Stannard of Ipswich all lands, tenements, services etc. in Ipswich, which the grantors had jointly with Robert Gylmyn, deceased, by grant from Stephen Benton, witnesses: Thomas Denys and John Drayll, Bailiffs of Ipswich; William Ridouht one of the Coroners of the king for Ipswich, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 8 lines, lacks seals, slightly browned and creased, 80 x 330mm., Ispwich, 9th February 1450.⁂ Several of the individuals were men of note in Medieval Ipswich, including: Parmasay, tanner; Thomas Fastolf, several members of the family were called Thomas, but from a famous East Anglian family etc.

Poetry.- Bishop (Frances Catherine) [Commonplace book of poetry], poems by Wordsworth, Byron and Thomas Moore, with some unpublished poetry, signed variously H. Ellis and others with initials, manuscript, 86pp. excluding blanks, sepia watercolour wash of a young woman holding a lyre tipped-in, slightly browned, some water-staining affecting text and covers, original straight-grained morocco, gilt, rubbed, gilt gauffered edges, 4to, 1811-29. ⁂ Unpublished poems, including: On a Lady appearing at Mary Queen of Scotts at a fancy balI, H. Ellis; The Launch of the Indiana, Apl 1829 G.J.; On returning to Hampton Couft Palace..., ADR; A Heroic Poem composed in honor of a Glorious Struggle for liberty... 1829 etc.

Gaskell (Elizabeth Cleghorn, novelist and short-story writer, 1810-65).- Cookery & Domestic.- Southam (John, of Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire) [Collection of recipes], manuscript, 123pp., some ff. excised, browned and stained, 1p. of newspaper cuttings, printed advert for William Slater's Superior Biscuits on front pastedown, original half morocco, rubbed, corners worn, 8vo, 1st July 1832 - [c. 1855].⁂ Recipes include: "Grand Peas Soup... Mrs Gaskell"; "Mixed Sauce for Salad... Mrs Gaskell"; "To make bread"; "Nettle Beer"; "Apple Charlotte";

Food & Drink.- [Rolleston (Samuel)] Oinos Krithinos [graece]. A Dissertation Concerning the Origin and Antiquity of Barley Wine, first edition, variant without the imprimatur to verso of title, with half-title (lightly stained), title with engraved vignette, 3pp. advertisements at end, [Bitting p.403; Simon BG 1303], Oxford, printed at the Theatre for James Fletcher..., 1750 bound after King (William) Tres oratiunculae..., London, C.Bathurst, & Oxford, J.Fletcher, [c.1750]; Epistola objurgatoria ad Guilielmunm King, half-title, M.Cooper, 1744; Oratio in Theatro Sheldoniano..., half-title, engraved tail-piece, London, J.Clarke, & Oxford, J.Fletcher, [c.1750], together 4 works in 1 vol., contemporary manuscript index at beginning, some spotting, modern half calf, 4to

Shakespeare vs. Bacon.- [Lawrence (Herbert)] The Life and Adventures of Common Sense: An Historical Allegory, first edition, author's name supplied in manuscript on title, contemporary sprinkled calf, rubbed, rebacked, 8vo, for Montagu Lawrence, 1769.⁂ Scarce novel by a surgeon and friend of David Garrick. Pp.145-149 include an early appearance of Shakespeare in fiction and possibly the first printed assertion that Shakespeare's plays were written by Bacon. Although the work is complete in itself, and "Finis" appears at the end, a second volume covering George II and the early years of George III was published about a year later. ESTC lists 4 copies only (BL, Glasgow, National Library of Scotland, Bodleian).

[Triphook (Robert, editor)] Miscellanea Antiqua Anglicana; or, a Select Collection of Curious Tracts...of the English Nation, 8 parts bound in 1 vol., engraved frontispiece, general title with separate title to each part, final title with vignette portrait on india paper and mounted, foxing to last two parts, ex-library copy with perforated stamp to title, modern half calf, 4to, by T.Bensley for Robert Triphook, 1816-21.⁂ Collection of early tracts. The list of contents lists 7 tracts, this includes an eighth 'Some Rules and Orders for the Government of the House of an Earle', which is added to the list in manuscript. 250 copies were printed of each tract and it was intended to be a multi-volume work but no further volumes were published.

Southey (Robert).- Oceania.- Martin (John, editor) An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands...with an Original Grammar and Vocabulary...compiled and arranged from the extensive communications of Mr.William Mariner, 2 vol., first edition, Robert Southey's copy with his small neat ink inscription "Robert Southey 1817" to foot of title of vol.1, engraved frontispiece (foxed and offset on facing title), spotted, ink inscription "E.Schunck 1871" to front free endpapers and with bookplate, contemporary Cottonian binding of patterned fabric over boards with manuscript paper labels to spines, uncut, a little rubbed, spines faded, labels chipped, vol.1 with upper joint repaired, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, red calf label, [Hill 1075], 8vo, 1817.⁂ Many of Southey's books are bound in this fashion, executed by his daughters or female friends using coloured cotton prints over the original worn boards. They filled a room in his house which became known as the "Cottonian Library".

Margaret Durrell, Margot, a Ship & Body Language, unpublished typescript with annotations by the author and an alternative ending in manuscript [UK, c. 1990] single folder containing the entire novel in print with manuscript annotations and corrections throughout, including an alternative ending in manuscript to the final two leaves, first two leaves loose, paper label to upper cover of folder, this item together with a signed and inscribed first edition of Whatever Happened to Margot, inscribed to the author's son, 4to and 8vo Provenance: Gifted by the author to her son. An unpublished typescript of a novel by Margaret Durrell, the younger sister of novelist Lawrence Durrell and elder sister of naturalist, author, and TV presenter Gerald Durrell, whose lives were recently adapted to a TV series entitled The Durrells. The typescript includes numerous manuscript changes to the text, including an alternative ending to the plot. This lot also includes a copy of the first edition of Margaret's first and only publication Whatever Happened to Margot, inscribed by the author to her son with A brief reminder of the days gone by, love Mother dated 13/02/1995.

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Ballads and Sonnets, first edition, signed and inscribed by the author [London, 1881] single volume, half-title inscribed and signed by Rossetti, publication page with ex-libris stamp, 4pp. autograph manuscript letter tipped-into end of volume (appearing before the advertisements), Chelsea Library ex-libris presentation bookplate to upper pastedown, original decorated cloth, spine and covers gilt, paper label pasted to spine,, bright and attractive copy, 8vo Provenance: Gifted by D.G. Rossetti to Norman MacColl (1843-1904, editor of the Athenaeum), in 1881. Then passed by descent to MacColl's nearest relative Alice Mabel Erskine Jackson, her autograph letter tipped into the end of the volume, dated 17 January 1926.

Illuminated manuscript - Limited edition facsimile (147/980) of 'The Bedford Hours', Lucerne, Switzerland; Faksimile Verlag Luzern 2006, having red velvet cover, gilt clasps and edges in gilt, with commentary volume, within Perspex box. This fine art facsimile volume is a complete and faithful recreation of the manuscript MS. Add.18850 preserved in the British Library, London. The binding is modelled on the binding executed for Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford Condition: **General condition consistent with age - For a more detailed condition report please contact department

Russia 1937 Pushkin Exhibition Moscow SG733c miniature sheet used on piece; cancel 2 "dumb" strikes endorsed in Cyrillic manuscript Oct 1937, stamped red deceased