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Munnings (Alfred J.). Pictures of Horses and English Life, With an Appreciation by Lionel Lindsay, 1st edition, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1927, additional half-title, 28 colour plates and 107 uncoloured plates, colour prints with tissue guards, occasional spotting, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, manuscript ownership signature to front blank, contemporary full vellum gilt, slight spotting, large 4to Limited edition 159/250, signed by the artist in pencil. (1)

*Vellum deeds. A collection of miscellaneous vellum deeds, 16th century and later, including vellum land deeds, legal documents, some manuscript items in French, etc. (a carton)

Calligraphic Maths Manuscript. A mathematical exercise book, compiled by Robert Scantlebury, 1713/14, written in single and double columns in a very neat hand with many calligraphic headings and flourishes, covering basic arithmetic, reduction, fractions, rule of three, interest, annuities, barter, etc., a total of 96 leaves including two pages with seven receipts at rear, 'A drench for a horse', 'Balls for a horse', 'To make blacking for shoes', 'For horse subject to malanders', 'A powder for the seeth', 'A choice receipt for making salve', and 'Receipt for worms for children', evidence of several leaves excised at rear and a few leaves near detached, calligraphic ownership name to first leaf, contemporary panelled calf, worn, leather lifting from boards and spine deficient, folio Roberts Scantlebury, born 11 December 1700, son of John and Mary, a Quaker family from Falmouth, Cornwall. (1)

Plot (Robert). The Natural History of Stafford-shire..., printed at the Theatre, Oxford, 1686, lacking title and preliminaries, title replaced in near contemporary manuscript facsimile, without folding map, 32 uncoloured engraved plates only (including 23 double page), with an additional six duplicate double page images loosely inserted, some closed tears and trimming to margins of engravings, front pastedown with book plate of Elizabeth Adams (wife of Richard Adams, author of Watership Down), a 20th century manuscript presentation inscription, the bookplate of Mainsforth Library and old book dealers description and price label, near contemporary panelled calf, rebacked and repaired at corners, worn, folio Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return. (1)

Egan (Pierce). Memoirs of Theodore Lane, circa 1835, manuscript title, manuscript letter from Pierce Egan, extra illustrated with additional engravings, etchings and lithographs of artists, actors and authors, with aquatint caricatures by Theodore Lane with contemporary hand colouring, all window mounted, rear endpapers detached, bookplates of Herschel V. Jones and Thomas William Waller to front pastedown and bookplate of Alfred N. Beadleston to front endpaper, all edges gilt, red morocco gilt by Riviere, rebacked but retaining original spine, bumped and worn, 4to A grangerised volume. (1)

*Lisbon Revolution. A manuscript eye-witness account of the Revolution in Lisbon in 1836, 7 pages of handwritten text in brown ink, dated Lisbon, November 3rd 1836, and apparently written by a member of the British Naval Forces present, folded where previously creased, and with title to blank side 'Novr. 3d 1836 Revolution at Lisbon Copy of Wms Report of it', together with a folio ledger containing a Register of Members of the Dimbula Valley (Ceylon) Tea Company Limited, 1896-1930, comprising shareholders names and addresses, transfers and acquisitions of shares, contemporary half morocco gilt, rubbed and some marks and soiling, thick folio (2)

* Crystal Palace Flying Club. Seven prize certificates for cross-channel pigeon racing, 1893 - 1895, colour lithograph certificates awarded to E. Saunders for prize winning pigeons, each with manuscript annotations detailing the distance flown, the date and the number of pigeons competing, each approximately 375 x 250 mm, together with another 14 colour lithograph prize certificates from the United Counties Flying Club, London Columbarian Society, Crystal Palace Flying Club and the Peckham Homing Pigeon Society, circa 1890 - 1895, each illustrated with vignettes of pigeons and pigeon racing, each approximately 365 x 250 mm,, with a further 12 prize certificates similar and an annual report from the Crystal Palace Flying Club for 1895, various sizes and condition (34)

Barbo (Paolo). Questiones metaphysicales acutissime, novissime revise atque emendate, Venice: Heirs of Ottaviano Scoto, 1526, [16], 193, [1] leaves including final blank, bound with Boneto (Niccolo), Habes quattuor volumina: Metaphysicam videlicet naturalem phylosophiam praedicamenta necnon theologiam naturalem, Recognita nuper per magnificum dominum Laurentium Venerium, Venice: Heirs of Ottaviano Scoto for Boneto Locatello, 1505, 134 leaves, both works in double column, woodcut initials, printer's woodcut device at end of each, some old damp-staining at front and rear, some browning and marginal fraying to first and last leaves not affecting text, later ink inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary limp vellum with manuscript spine title, some soiling and damp-wrinkling, lacks ties, folio (305 x 215mm) 1) Edit 16, CNCE 4171; not in Adams; STC. 2) Adams B2414; Edit 16, CNCE 6951; STC 119. (1)

Ferrerius (Vincentius). Sermones sancti Vincetii fratris ordinis predicatorum Sacre theologie professoris excelletissimi de Sanctis, Basel, Nikolaus Kessler, 1488, 124 leaves, including final blank, a-o8, p-q6, text in double-column, Gothic type, with initials and paraph marks and some underlining supplied in red, both title pages bear an early manuscript ownership inscription of the Franciscan Monastery of Randerath, near Cologne, dated 1652, several scattered worm holes, mainly to first half of text, not affecting legibility, occasional marks, bound with Caracciolus (Robertus), Sermones de Laudibus sanctorum, Basel, Nikolaus Kessler, 1490, 169 leaves, a10, b-c6, d8, e6, f8, g6, h8, i-k6, l8, m6, n7 (text appears complete), A6, B6, C8, D6, E8, F-G6, H-8, I-K6, L8, M-P6, double-column text, Gothic type, initials and paraph marks and some underlinings supplied in red, several small scattered worm holes, not affecting legibility towards rear of volume, contents of the volume supplied in contemporary manuscript to front pastedown, contemporary blindstamped pigskin over wooden boards, includes 6 small blindstamped armorials asribed by Shunke to the Lindberg heralds, with remains of clasps, rubbed and some soiling, scattered worm holes, folio GW 9838, Hain/Copinger 7004, Goff F131, BSB-Inkunabulae F87, Polain 3953., for the first work. GW6057 Hain 4485. Goff C148. BSB-Inkunabulae C118. Polain 1002., for the second work. The first work is the third part only of a three part collection of the sermons of St. Vincent Ferrer (1350-1419), the first two parts being Sermones de tempore, partes hiemales & aestivales. (1)

Petronius Arbiter (Titus). Satyricon quae supersunt cum integris Doctorum Virorum Commentariis; & notis Nicolai Heinsii et Guilielmi Goessi nunc primo editis... Curante Petro Burmanno, 2 parts in one, Utrecht: Guilielmum van de Water, 1709, engraved frontispiece, ink & blind stamp to title, few engraved illustrations, short closed tear to 2V1, early manuscript ownership to front pastedown, contemporary vellum upper joint & spine torn, 4to, contained in modern slipcase (1)

Lewis (Meriwether & Clarke, William). Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. Performed by Order of the Government of the United States, in the Years 1804, 1805, and 1806, 1st English edition, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1814, large folding engraved map (minor offsetting), five further maps on three sheets (some spotting and offsetting to facing pages, pp. 45, 193 & 377), eight pages publisher's advert leaves before half-title and adverts to final leaf verso, scattered minor spotting and soiling, short closed tear to foremargin of title and longer closed tears into text on leaves 3G1 & 3Q4, contemporary ownership signature of Andrew Moore to title, uncut, original drab board with printed paper spine label, rubbed and soiled, slight wear at head of spine and corners bruised, 4to (285 x 230mm) Field 929; Hill 1018; Howes L317; Sabin 40829; Wagner-Camp 13. A good, unsophisticated copy of the first English edition. First published in Philadelphia in two octavo volumes in the same year as the present edition, this is the first British and typographically superior first quarto edition of the 'definitive account of the most important exploration of the North American continent' (Wagner-Camp). Funded by Congress, this was effectively the first exploration officially sponsored by the Federal Government of the United States. The expedition set out from St Louis in May 1804 and covered some eight thousand miles across the continent over two and a half years, establishing a route to the mouth of the Columbia River across the Rocky Mountains. The celebrated large folding map is an accurate copy of Clark's manuscript and considered the best cartographic representation of the entire northwestern quadrant of what is now the United States. The publication of the official account of the expedition took nearly ten years and was beset by numerous setbacks including the tragic death in 1809 of Lewis by murder or suicide. Provenance: While handwriting comparison with letters held by the Library of Congress has been inconclusive the ownership signature may be that of Andrew Moore (1752-1821), an American lawyer and politician from Lexington, Virginia. In 1776, he was commissioned a 1st Lieutenant in the 9th Virginia Regiment and rose to the rank of Captain in the Continental Army, seeing action at Saratoga. After the war he was eventually commissioned a Major General in the Virginia militia in 1803. He was a delegate to the Virginia Convention that ratified the United States Constitution in 1788. He was a member of Virginia legislature 1789 -1791 and 1799-1800. He represented Virginia in both the US House (1789-97, 1804) and the US Senate (1804-1809). In 1810 he was appointed marshal of the district of Virginia, which office he held until his death. (1)

Clouet (L'Abb‚ Jean Baptiste Louis). G‚ographie Moderne avec une Introduction ouvrage utile a tous ceux qui veulent se perfectionner dans cette science..., published Paris, 1787, index list, decorative title page with near contemporary manuscript ownership signature, 5 tables and 21 double-page engraved maps only (of 60), all with contemporary hand colouring, one map of France with ink stains, some water staining, contemporary quarter calf, heavily worn and frayed, folio Sold as a collection of maps, not subject to return. (1)

Holkot (Robertus). Super sapientiam Salomonis, Basel, Johann Amerbach, 1489, 229 leaves (of 230), lacking the title A1, text in double-column, Gothic type, partially rubricated, contemporary or early marginal annotations mostly in brown ink throughout, some marks (generally in good condition), contemporary blindstamped calf over wooden boards, early vellum manuscript used for lining the inside of the spine, old library label to foot of spine, numbered A183, brass clasps in working order, rubbed and some light soiling, folio (335 x 230 mm) Goff H291. Oates 2774. Proctor 7583. GW 12886. BSB-Inkunabulae H-313. Provenance: Formerly in the Carthusian Monastery Library at Buxheim (small inkstamp to foot of A2). (1)

Warwickshire. Graphic Illustrations of Warwickshire, [by Alexander Blair], Birmingham & London, 1829, 32 engraved plates (including frontispiece), vignette illustrations, occasional scattered spotting, top edge gilt, 20th century dark blue half morocco gilt, 4to, together with Perry (W.G.), Plantae Varvicenses Selectae; or Botanist's Guide through the County of Warwick, Warwick: Printed by W. Perry, 1820, interleaved with blanks with numerous early 19th-early 20th century manuscript entries, modern gilt decorated calf, 8vo, with Murray (Adam), General View of the Agriculture of the County of Warwick: with Observations on the Means of its Improvement...., 1815, folding hand-coloured engraved county map (detached), one engraved plate (loose), contemporary marbled calf, blind embossed oval device of the Limerick Institution to centre of each board, modern contrasting morocco labels to spine, 8vo, plus a volume containing 26 uncoloured aquatint plates of views of the Cumbrian lakes and places of interest drawn & etched by William Green at Ambleside, 1804, contemporary half red morocco, rubbed and light wear, slim folio (4)

Anonymous - An early 19th century manuscript diary, commencing Monday May 13th 1822 recording visits to France, Switzerland, 8vo, calf (cover almost detached)

An Elizabeth I manuscript indenture in Latin relating to a grant of land in Norfolk, with wax seal, 12cm in diameter (a.f.) in "the 24th year of her reign" (1582)

Two Charles II wax seals, one with a Latin manuscript indenture on vellum, each 14.5cm diameter, together with seven other small wax seals, including a seal of the Abbot of Abingdon, Berks (9)

Manuscript Recipe Book, 8vo old calf, spine disintegrating, 130pp, late 18th and early 19th century, cookery, wine-making, medical and household recipes, on 86pp, the rest blank (1)

Van Gogh, Vincent: The Working Library of Ronald Pickvance, comprising upwards of 170 volumes, including; Les lettres, 6 volumes, profusely illustrated, original boards, slipcase, 4to, Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum, 2009; De La Faille, J.B. Les Faux Van Gogh, plates, original cloth, 4to, Paris: Les Editions G. Van Oest, 1930; Hulsker, Jan. The New Complete Van Gogh, illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, folio, Amsterdam: J.M. Meulenhoff, 1996; Feilchenfeldt, Walter. Vincent Van Gogh, The Years in France, Complete Paintings 1886-1890, plates, original cloth, dust-jacket, 4to, London: Philip Wilson, 2013; Vincent Van Gogh Letters to Emile Bernard, original cloth, 4to, London: Cresset Press, 1938; Vincent Van Gogh Paintings, volume 2, original cloth, dust-jacket, Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum, 2011; Drawings, volume 4, 2 parts, original cloth, dust-jackets, Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum, 2007; Wolk, Johannes van der. The Seven Sketchbooks of Vincent Van Gogh, plates, original cloth, dust-jacket, New York: Abrams, 1987; most with manuscript annotations by Ronald Pickvance, or notes loosely inserted, v.s. (c.170) This archive comprises Ronald Pickvance's working copies of key texts on Vincent Van Gogh. Many works are augmented with annotations and notes that provide unique lines of enquiry and insights.

Speed, John. Cambridgeshire described..., engraved map, with inset plan of Cambridge, English text verso, some browning, early manuscript notation in margins, 525mm x 380mm, c.1676, framed and glazed

Albums. A small album of watercolours, 32pp., mostly of rural scenes, dated February-May 1857, calf-backed boards, 123mm x 88mm; an album of manuscript quotations, some with decorative elements in watercolour and gouche, contemporary morocco gilt, 8vo, c.1860

Dorset. Report on the Coast of Dorsetshire 1798... [by William Morton Pitt], 19pp., signed 'William Pitt Mar. 28 1798', with a chart illustrating the number of guns employed, contemporary marbled wrappers, 205mm x 320mm RARE. William Morton Pitt (1754-1836) became Member of Parliament for Dorset in 1790, succeeding his cousin, George. The family seat was at Encombe, near the Dorset coast. He enjoyed a long career in parliament and served as the elected member for Dorset over 36 years. He often leveraged his cousin the Prime Minister with the aims of securing patronage for various projects, but without success. The militia was an special interest and he published a three-part pamphlet on home defence (1796, 1797, 1803). The present document would appear to be a manuscript upon this theme, detailing possible landing places, present armament, and the stationing of guns and troops. It was published in 1798, with a map.

Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria. The Order of the Iron Crown, awarded to George Stojakovic, 1856, a manuscript title on vellum, 7pp., elaborate printed borders, the arms illuminated with gilt, signed by Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria and Baron Alexander von Bach, Interior Minister, 280mm x 375mm, in crushed velvet boards, wax seal and tin box George Stojakovic (1810-1863) was an advocate, practising in Budapest. He was the legal representative of the exiled Serbian prince Milos Obrenovic and in 1848 took part in the Slav Congress in Prague. He participated as a representative of the Serbian Conservatives at the Serbs Congress in Karlowitz. Sold with this lot are a collection c.33 documents and letters concerning Stojakovic's various appointments and qualifications.

Grant of Arms. A manuscript grant of arms to Albert Edward Fisher Smith, the watercolour design bearing the motto 'Dum Spiro Spero', dated 1887, on vellum, in fitted case, a.f. Albert Edward Fisher Price was the Mayor of Dudley in 1885.

Notes on Artillery. A manuscript volume by G[eorge] Swetenham, dated March 1856, 356pp. approx., divided into eight chapters, with contents list, the title-page with ink vignette of a canon, the motto of the Royal Artillery beneath, contemporary half morocco, worn, 8vo George Swetenham was made a Major in the Royal Engineers, August 2nd, 1870.

Russo-Turkish War. An illustrated manuscript titled 'A True and Veracious History of the War waged between The Turkey and the Great Bear', 95 leaves, recto only, the first 42 numbered, each with captioned caricatures forming a continuous narrative, ink and wash, ink borders, some soiling, 140mm x 186mm, c.1878

Shorthand. Five manuscript volumes of John Ruskin's work, in shorthand, c.1880, full limp morocco, top edge gilt, each titled gilt on upper cover, and a further volume of shorthand transcriptions, mostly poetry, 8vo (6)

AN EXCEPTIONAL GREAT WAR HUSBAND & WIFE M.C., M.I.D. MEDAL GROUP & FAMILY ARCHIVE namely a group of four medals to Captain A.H. Sampson, Surrey Yeomanry, later West Yorkshire Regiment, comprising the Military Cross, engraved (Captain A.H. Sampson. West Yorkshire Regiment), brooch-mounted, in case of issue, the 1914-15 Star (1830 Pte. A.H. Sampson. Surr. Yeo.), British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (both Capt. A.H. Sampson), all officially impressed, bar-mounted for wearing; together with a corresponding group of miniature medals, bar-mounted for wearing; also his Officer's Record of Services book (Army Book 439); and a manuscript pocket notebook, with notes on trench construction, mining, road repairs and other matters; together with various brass cap badges, buttons and shoulder titles; an Inter-Troop Shooting Challenge Cup medal, 1913; and pre-war skating medals; also a group of three medals to I.M. Carpenter, Voluntary Aid Detachment, comprising the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (all I.M. Carpenter. V.A.D.), officially impressed, bar-mounted for wearing; together with a joint scrapbook containing (briefly) portrait photographs, some during training; sketches of billets, trenches, and other field studies; Christmas cards; postcards; printed ephemera; a German map (Arras sector); Capt. Sampson's Mention in Despatch certificate (7th Nov. 1917); his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant (22 Dec. 1915); V.A.D. and Red Cross certificates to Irene Carpenter / Sampson; and additional material; also a 'trench art' carved oak picture frame, with two notes verso, the first 'Cloth Hall Ypres (1200-1304) / German Bombardment April 1915 / Carving of this frame found among ruins October 1917', the second 'Sent to me by Father from France when he was in the Army & invade Yrpes [sic] (first World War)', 26.5cm x 25.5cm.

AUTOGRAPHS - DAME LAURA KNIGHT, D.B.E., R.A., R.W.S. (BRITISH, 1877-1970), ARTIST A manuscript note in black ink, on card, dated '12-4-44' and addressed 'Dear Sonia', apparently relating to the birth of a child: 'We are so pleased to have the good news, and I expect you are feeling very happy...', signed 'Laura', the reverse with a hand-drawn image of a cherub, inscribed 'Welcome to Adrian Drake' and signed 'Laura Knight', 8.75cm x 11.25cm.

AUTOGRAPHS - ARTHUR WELLESLEY, 1ST DUKE OF WELLINGTON, K.G., G.C.B., G.C.H., P.C., F.R.S. (ANGLO-IRISH, 1769-1852), SOLDIER & STATESMAN A postal envelope, with manuscript address, postmarked '20 OC 1827', signed to the lower left corner, mounted with a secretarial letter, the whole 27cm x 38cm, framed and glazed.

Zambia, Bank of Zambia, 1968 undated issue, specimen 50 ngwee, 1, 2 and 10 kwacha, with zero serial numbers, all similarly punch-cancelled at the signature and overprinted specimen on both sides (Pick 4s, 5s, 6s, 7s), uncirculated; together with a specimen set of 5 coins, 1968, comprising 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 ngwee, mint state, in a mint-sealed packet with descriptive card and a plastic wallet labelled ‘zambian coins 16th January 1968’ (lot) Also included in the lot are a personal manuscript letter dated 16 January 1968, on Bank of Zambia headed paper, accompanying the notes and coins, and two original informative typescript sheets (one for banknotes and the other for coins) published by the Bank at the time of issue. It may be observed that there is no mention of the 20 kwacha note (Pick 8), suggesting that this denomination was issued subsequently.

A HIGHLY RARE AND IMPORTANT ENGLISH JACK OF PLATE, CIRCA 1580-90 formed of small overlapping square plates of iron with cropped corners, secured by lines of diagonal, vertical, or in some cases horizontal, stitches of crossbow twine through holes at their centres between the inner and outer layers of a fabric doublet of 'peascod' fashion with a frontal opening situated slightly to the left of centre and originally closed by laces passing through pairs of reinforced holes, an upstanding collar devoid, like the edges of the arm-openings, of plates, and a short skirt, the whole enclose between two outer layers of fine linen canvas covered with modern nylon netting and overlying felted woven wool on the outside and a coarser canvas on the inside of the garment, and decorated with white woollen tufts at the intersections of the stitches (the outer fabric partly discoloured, worn through at points and split at the shoulders and some other points; and the plates in some cases patinated to a green colour) 72.0 cm; 28? in Provenance Sir William ffarindon, Worden Hall, Lancashire (sold by auction 1948) A private English collection Literature Alexander de Cosson & William Burgess, 'Catalogue of the Exhibition of Ancient Helmets and Examples of Mail', Archaeological Journal, Vol. XXXVII, 1881, p. 591. Ian Eaves, 'On the Remains of a Jack of Plate Excavated from Beeston Castle in Cheshire', Journal of the Arms and Armour Society, Vo. XIII, no. 2, September 1989, p. 137, n. 29) The jack of plate - sometimes referred to in contemporary documents as a 'steel coat', a 'plate coat' or a 'coat of plate' - was a uniquely British defence first recognisably mentioned in English and Scottish records of the second quarter of the 16th century (Eaves 1989, pp. 85-6 & 144, n. 48), p. 145, n. 52). The inventory of the holdings of the Office of the Armouries taken on the death of Henry VIII in 1547 mentions 'a Northerne Jack covered with lynnen' and three 'Northern Jackes made of Canvas and plate' (Harold A. Dillon, 'Arms and Armour at Westminster, the Tower and Greenwich', Archaeologia, Vol. LI, 1888, pp. 52 & 57). Although defences of this kind ceased to be manufactured towards the end of the 16th century (Eaves 1989, p.86 & 148, n. 60), their use persisted into the early years of the following century. In 1622 some forty examples were issued from the Armouries of the Tower of London for use in America by the Virginia Company (Eaves 1986, p. 86 & 148, n. 61). William Harrison in his description of England first published in 1577, observed that 'Our armour …consisteth of corselets, almaine riverets, shirtes of mayle, Jacke quilted over wyth leather, fustian or canuas ouer thicke plates of yron that are sewed into the same, and of which there is no towne or village that hath not hir conuenient furniture (in Ralph Holinshead, The First Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland, London, 1557, f. 86v). Today, however, only sixteen more or less complete jacks of plate are preserved worldwide. Aside from the example offered here, eight (only five of which are complete) can be recorded in the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, one in the British Museum, London, one in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, one in the Royal Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, one in Warwick Castle, Warwickshire, one in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, one in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, and one in the Schweizerisches Landesmuseum, Zurich (Eaves 1989, pp. 135-7, n. 22-6 & 2). Of these, only the last two along one of those in the Royal Armouries and that recently acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (Thomas Del Mar Ltd, 7 Dec. 2016, lot 51), have their frontal openings offset to one side of centre as on the present lot. The present lot together with the examples now in the Royal Armouries and the Victoria and Albert Museum formed part of a collection assembled at Worden Hall, Lancashire, by Sir William ffarington (c. 1704-81) sometime after 1765. They are unlikely to have formed part of the Hall's indigenous armoury which was sequestered by Parliament in 1643 (Susan Maria ffarington, The ffarington Papers, Chetham Society, 1856, p. 93), although it was said that one of the three did service, together with a helmet and other pieces, as part of a funeral achievement eventually removed from the ffarington Chapel in Leyland Church in 1816 (De Cosson & Burgess 1881, p. 591). The collection was in due course added to by Miss Susan ffarington in the 19th century. An 18th century inventory of it is preserved in New Zealand while three 19th century ones, dating from 1846 to circa 1870 are privately preserved in England, and refer to '3 Brigandine Jackets (for Bowmen. (Elizn'. A drawing of what is almost certainly one of these jacks is preserved in a manuscript catalogue prepared by the late 18th century Manchester antiquary Thomas Barritt and now preserved in the Manchester City Library (Ancient Armour and Weapons in the Possession of Thos Barrit 1793). The catalogue shows objects both in his own collection and of others that he visited in the north of England. He describes the jack as 'A Bigantine jacket quilted within with square pieces of iron about an inch in diameter and sliding over each other like the scales of fishes, and covered over with strong linen'. One of the Worden jacks (probably that now in the Royal Armouries Museum, inv. No. III.1884) was lent by Miss ffarington to the Exhibition of Ancient Helmets and Examples of Mail held in the rooms of the British Archaeological Association in 1881 (De Cosson & Burgess 1881, cat. no. 49, p.591) The collection was sold by a local auctioneer in 1948. The purchaser of the three jacks subsequently lent them to Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire. One of them in due course passed to a private collection in the USA but was in 1982 acquired by the Royal Armouries, H.M. Tower of London, while that now in the Victoria and Albert Museum and that offered here had from some time before 1981 been sent for conservation to the North Western Museum and Art Gallery Service at Blackburn, Lancashire." At some time before 1981 it was sent for conservation to the North Western Museum and Art Gallery Service at Blackburn, Lancashire, where it was enclosed within protective nylon netting.

Latin Bible.- Single leaf from a Latin Bible, manuscript on parchment, in Latin, double column, 39/40 lines, written in a round and broad early gothic hand, traces of soiling (?glue) and minor repairs to lower margin, without any loss, c. 366 x 301 mm., probably Italy, end of 12th century.⁂ An almost complete leaf from a large folio format Bible - a fine example of the transition from late Carolingian to Gothic script. The text is elegantly written on parchment of high quality, and distinctive elements of the script suggest that the original manuscript could have been produced in Italy. The leaf contains a substantial part (with loss of a few lines at top and bottom) of chapters 5 and 6 of the Second Book of Chronicles, from 5:9 ('paululum fuisset extrinsecus') to 6:14 ('similis tui Deus in coelo et in terra').

Psalter, Latin. Single leaf from a Latin Psalter, illuminated manuscript on vellum, 25 lines written in black ink in a handsome early gothic liturgical hand, 2 2-line initials in gold, pink and blue, 29 1-line ink initials in gold, blue and red, line-fillers in gold, blue and red, slightly browned, framed and glazed, 250 x 170mm., [Northern France (probably Rouen), [c. 1250].

Justinianus I. Two fragments of leaves from a Justinian Codex, decorated manuscript on parchment, in Latin, remains of double column, 37 lines, text surrounded by commentary in a lighter ink, written in a small gothic hand, initials and rubrics alternating in red and blue, on the larger leaf fine penwork initials in red and blue, with extension, capitals touched in red and blue, headings in red, copious interlinear glosses, maniculae and reading marks, 391 x 207 mm and 388 x 234 mm respectively (the second leaf with a small stub, 270 x 29 mm, of a conjugate), late 13th century. ⁂ These large fragments come from a dismembered Codex Justiniani, and contain substantial portions of paragraphs from the Sixth Book, among them 6.31 (De Repudianda vel abstinentia hereditate), and 6.33 (De edicto divi Hadriani tollendo et quemadmodum scriptus heres in possessionem).

Leaf from a manuscript of the Decretals of Gregory IX, decorated manuscript on parchment, in Latin, single leaf, double column, 40 lines, text surrounded by commentary in a lighter ink, written in a neat, small gothic hand, fine thirteen-line penwork initial "Gregorius" in red in blue, within square frame, introducing the Liber Quintus, numerous smaller penwork initials alternating in red and blue, with extension, capitals touched in red and blue, headings in red, copious interlinear glosses, commentary trimmed, minor loss to upper margin not affecting text, some stains, a few lines of text erased, 258 x 168 mm., late 13th century.⁂ A finely decorated leaf from a dismembered codex of the Decretales, one of the most important sources for canon law. It contains the end of the Fourth Book (the chapters 6-8 from titulus XX, and the complete titulus XXI), and the opening of the Fifth Book (titulus I, chapter 1-6).

Christ in Gethsemane.- Leaf from an Illuminated Latin Choirbook, illuminated manuscript on parchment, in Latin, 8 lines of text with music on a 4-line stave, enclosing on one side a large illuminated initial 'I' (opening: 'In monte oliveti ora') in pink and blue, enclosing Christ kneeling in prayer in Gethsemane, large initials in red or blue with contrasting penwork, rubrics in red, fine penwork flower heads touched in red used as line-fillers, somewhat scuffed and damaged in places, minor repairs to upper and inner margins, slightly affecting text and left edge of illuminated initial, 395 x 260 mm., Northern Italy or perhaps southern France, last decades of 13th century.⁂ A complete leaf from a Latin choirbook, bearing a fine illuminated initial relating to the responsory for the first nocturn on Maundy Thursday. The large initial includes an arch at the top, and shows Christ in Gethsemane, kneeling in a hilly landscape with foliage with hands raised in fervent prayer, before a deep blue sky. Christ is wearing orange robes, and his white-painted face is expressive, revealing the work of a skilled artist.

Romanesque Psalter.- Bifolium from a Romanesque Psalter, decorated manuscript on parchment, in Latin, two leaves, text block: 220x150mm., single column, 26 lines, written in a rounded early gothic hand, paragraph marks like right-angles in red, line-fillers of thick red lines, first capitals set out in red, four larger initials painted in red, scuffed and cockled especially to lower margins, some tears and loss to outer lower corner of first leaf, but not affecting text, small slits in first leaf, traces of old tape repairs, each leaf 270 x 186 mm., Spain or southern France, twelfth century.⁂ The handwriting and decorative style indicate that the original manuscript is likely to have been produced in Spain or a nearby region such as southern France. Only a few Romanesque manuscripts from this area have survived, thus increasing the importance of the bifolium offered here.

Psalter, Latin. Two leaves from a decorated manuscript on vellum, 2ff., double column, 28 lines, written in brown, blue and red ink in a small gothic book-hand, 4 2-line initials in blue and, red and gold, borders and marginal extensions decorated in gold and blue, 125 x 94mm., [France, c. 1350].

18th Century Novel.- [Croft (Sir Herbert)] Love and Madness. A Story too True. In a Series of Letters..., first edition, errata to verso of title, with pencil markings and annotations in code to much of the work, with some blank leaves bound in at end and manuscript note in ink concerning the author, also note at end in code and Latin on rear pastedown, foxed, ink signature "Glynne" and engraved bookplate of Munden House, Herts. to front pastedown, nineteenth century half calf, uncut, rubbed, spine rather worn, joints split, 8vo, for G.Kearsly, 1780.⁂ Scarce novel by Sir Herbert Croft based on the murder of Martha Reay, an opera singer and mistress of Lord Sandwich, who was shot by a jealous lover James Hackman at Covent Garden in 1779. The manuscript note on the otherwise blank leaves identifies the author and attests that "...the letters and indeed the facts are apocryphal - tho' in the main founded on truth." Much of the work concerns literary forgeries particularly those of Thomas Chatterton who wrote the Thomas Rowley poems. Croft had fraudulently obtained letters relating to Chatterton from the poet's sister and was subsequently exposed by Robert Southey. In turn the novel is said to have inspired William Henry Ireland in his own Shakespeare forgeries. Intriguingly it is the passages concerning Chatterton which are marked and annotated in code.The novel was published in several editions but the first edition is scarce with only 8 copies listed on ESTC (2 in the BL), and the only copy traced at auction being as long ago as 1931.

Gospel Harmony.- Gospel Harmony concerning the Passion of Christ, manuscript on paper, in Latin, 14 leaves, collation: one quire, in the centre thin strip of parchment for strengthening stitching, modern pencil foliation, text block: 180x110 mm, single column, 31 lines, written in a small semi-secretarial bookhand, three-line space left blank for capital on recto of first leaf, watermark of a dolphin, similar to Briquet 5817 (recorded Nieuwport, 1415, with slight variant in Namur, 1417/18), Biblical quotations underlined in brown ink, additional comments added on strips of paper tipped into gutter; marginalia in a tiny script, lower margin of first leaf recto with modern pencil note 'Ms. 5'; (probably the same hand has added at head of title 'Extrait du Evangile', upper margin of leaves frayed, first recto rather browned and stained, a small portion of its lower blank margin cut away without any loss of text, 4to, 295 x 218 mm., southern Netherlands (probably Nieuwport, near Brussels), c.1415.⁂ An apparently unrecorded version of the Harmonia Evangelii, a popular work which attempted to compile a single narrative of the Passion of Christ by harmonising the four Gospels. Single Gospel accounts, or synopses, were already composed in the second century AD, as evinced by the well-known Tatian's Diatesseron - originally composed in Greek and Syriac. Countless other harmonies were composed throughout the Middle Ages, in Latin or vernacular languages, replete with variations, local readings, and commentaries. In the fifteenth century much theological debate focused on this genre and several theologians, including Jean Gerson, discussed which Gospels to include or give prominence to, the sequence of materials, the order of the episodes narrated in each Gospel, and differences in the narratives. In the sixteenth century, and especially during the Reformation, the presentation of the different texts in parallel columns became widespread. This manuscript offers a text which appears to stand before these methodological developments, and is evidently unrecorded. It opens on fol. 1r with the passage from John 12:4, 'Ante sex dies pasche' and ends 'lamentatis filii'. A short epilogue follows, (Passio, fols. 13v-14r), beginning with the words 'Altera die primus', and ending with 'a Judeis pecuniam accepisse'.

Provincial imprint.- The Stockton Bee, collected issue title, slightly foxed and browned, a few manuscript annotations, hinges a little weak, contemporary half calf, worn with loss, 12mo, Stockton, Printed and Sold by J. Atkinson, 1794.

Saint Jerome.- Bifolium from a very early manuscript of St. Jerome's Commentary on Job, manuscript on parchment, in Latin, single column, 28 lines, written in Carolingian minuscule, scuffed and cockled, one side soiled and script rather erased, a few tears, traces of sewing to central fold, c. 416 x 238 mm in total., Germany, 9th century.⁂ A bifolium datable to the ninth century from a dismembered commentary to the Book of Job attributed to St. Jerome (PL 26: 619-802), one of the most famous authors and translators from the earliest period of Latin Christianity. The original manuscript was produced in a German scriptorium, and these leaves were later re-used, folded in half, as a binding to cover a book in small quarto format. The text copied on one side contains a portion from chapter 24 of Jerome's commentary (incipit: 'habebat justiciae aut etiam innocentiae'). The text transcribed on the reverse is quite illegible.

Lactantius (Lucius Caecilius Firminianus) Three leaves from a manuscript of De opificio Dei, manuscript on parchment, in Latin, single column, 41 lines, written in an Italian humanist hand, capitals painted in blue, a few minor tears and losses especially in gutter, minor holes affecting one or two letters of text, script erased to verso (probably from glue) but legible under UV lamp, 4to, 260 x 193/198mm., Italy, 15th century.⁂ These leaves contain large portions from chapters 5, 9, and 10 of De opificio Dei (The Workmanship of God) by the early Christian author Lucius Caecilius Lactantius (240-320 AD). Albeit re-used in a binding and hence somewhat damaged, these leaves still bear witness to the beauty of the dismembered humanistic manuscript from which they come, written in an elegant Italian hand on parchment, which was originally fine and white.

Gilbertine Nuns of Sempringham.- William II "Le Breton" d'Aubigny (de Albini Brito, Lord of Belvoir, c. 1130-86) Charter, grant by William (II) d'Aubigny [Lord of Belvoir] to the nuns of the Gilbertine house of Sempringham, Lincolnshire, in perpetual alms with the assent of his father and brothers and his wife and heirs of all the land which Payn the butler (pincerna) had held of him in Kirkby Underwood, Lincolnshire, [close to Sempringham] and confirmation of the gift of the thicket (brusera) of 'Frethegestahae' already made by William de Raimes, witnesses: German Abbot of Selby, Herbert de Climi (monk), Gilbert of Sempringham, Hugh the prior [of Sempringham] and the canons and nuns [of Sempringham] John the chaplain and Iwen, William de Raimes and his brother Walter, Alvred son of Alexander, Gilbert the clerk, Roger de Sautemarys, Ralph de Rustan, Robert of Pointon, Roger of Sempringham, Dolfin and Gilbert of Sempringham, Richard de Mose, Tobias the clerk, Laurence, Richard, Joscelin, Ingram and William the clerk, manuscript in Latin, in a fine romanesque bookhand, on vellum, 13 lines, docket on dorse, original wax oval seal depicting the Virgin and Child, with motto, some slight restoration on verso, seal moved to left, slit for original tag in centre, slightly browned, in exceptionally fine condition, preserved in a modern cloth box, 170 x 189mm., between 1153 and 1160.⁂ Witnessed by St. Gilbert of Sempringham. Gilbert of Sempringham (monastic reformer, 1083-1189), founder of the Gilbertine order. The double Priory of Sempringham, Lincolnshire, was the foundation house of the only English monastic order, with a special emphasis on the religious life of women. Gilbert lived to extreme old age and would have witnessed such an important document. The document can be dated by the inclusion of German, Abbot of Selby which places the grant between 1153 and 1160. That date is confirmed by BL Add. Ch. 20731 and 21137 which are unusually specifically dated to 1150 and are in chirograph form and record the original grant by William de Reimes of the thicket (brucia) of 'Fredegestehae' to Sempringham as made with the consent of his lord, William (I) d'Aubigny.

Charteris (Leslie) Death is So Permanent, original typescript of unpublished, unfinished Simon Templar story with manuscript corrections in pencil and purple ink by the author, 60pp., a few pages with rust marks from old paperclip, some creasing, first and last pp. with some marginal chips and tears, in original envelope addressed to Leslie Charteris in Florida, dated Aug 64, [c.1964]; and 2 later drafts of the same, 4to (3)⁂ A sizeable portion of an unpublished and apparently unfinished Simon Templar story. The story involves Simon Templar being hired by the millionaire Abel Wain to protect his son. Both of the later drafts include a title page with The Saint logo, one includes a dedication page and both have been substantially reworked from the earlier draft. We have been unable to discover any reason for this manuscript remaining uncompleted, however the last Saint story by Charteris was published in 1963 making this one of the last attempts by Charteris to continue the adventures of The Saint.

Yorkshire, Hetton. Charter, grant by Edith Withand to her younger son William of four bovates of land in "Hetona" [probably Hetton], in fee and hereditarily for his homage and service, witnesses, including three members of the Flamse family, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 10 lines, slightly stained without affecting legibility, slightly creased and yellowed, without seal, 85 x 190mm., [late 12th century].⁂ For two other charters by Edith "Whitaud", c. 1195 - 1210, one being to Fountains Abbey, see C.T. Clay, Early Yorkshire Charters, III, nos. 1700-1.

Bedfordshire, Old Warden.- Charter, grant by Thomas Malteint to St. Mary's of Warden [Warden Abbey] of one acre of land in Bercham, witnesses: Roberto de Etonia, Olivero de Bercham and others, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 8 lines, very small hole not affecting text, folds, browned, lacks seal, Phillipps 29237 on verso, 82 x 160mm., [c. 1250]; and another, Elizabethan document relating to Ossett, Yorkshire, 1566, v.s., v.d. (2).⁂ Old Warden, west of Biggleswade.

Power of attorney.- Grant by Alice Cownall to Henry Wod, power of attorney, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 6 lines, small remains of seal, creased and slightly soiled, 50 x 186mm., 1390; and and 3 others from the reign of Henry VI, with wear, v.s., v.d. (4).

Vicar of Halifax.- Letters Patent of John Kyng, Vicar of Halifax, Henry Illingworth chaplain and Richard Peek jun., a declaration that they have quitclaimed to Sir John Sayvill [Savile] knight all right in lands which were of Richard del Wodde in Skircote, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 2 red wax seals of 3 with good impressions, folds, slightly browned and marked, 109 x 281mm., 19th September 1404.

Rochester (John Wilmot, Earl of) Sodom. Ein Spiel, number 199 of 350 copies, title-vignette and 15 plates by Julius Klinger, 2 colour and mounted, the rest black and white, small bookplate and manuscript note tipped to front endpapers, original cloth, upper cover ruled and titled in gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, spine very slightly faded, folio, Leipzig, 1909.⁂ Notorious work of erotica by the 18th century libertine Earl of Rochester with suitably explicit plates by the Viennese Secessionist artist and poster designer Julius Klinger, reminiscent of Aubrey Beardsley.

Two leaves from an early Isaiah manuscript, decorated manuscript on parchment, in Latin, double column, 31 lines, written in a Romanesque bookhand, with a few Carolingian distinctive elements, five initials painted in red (a few oxidised to silver), one later paragraph mark '¶ .xli.' added in the 13th or 14th-century, a few later emendations and short additions, the note 'P70' written in red in a sixteenth-century hand, both leaves trimmed at outer and lower edges, with loss of one or two lines and a few single letters, some scuffs and tears, a few areas of leather adhering to surface, mostly on verso of leaves, 4to, each 250 x 190 mm., Germany, 11th century. ⁂ Two leaves from an early manuscript containing the passages 39:2-40:10-26 and 40:27-41:26 from the Book of Isaiah.The original codex was produced in the German area in the eleventh century. The handwriting reveals similarities with some contemporary manuscripts copied at the Imperial Benedictine Abbey of Fulda, one of the most celebrated German scriptoria. The short additions for liturgical reading, which are visible on the leaves, indicate the use of the (now dismembered) manuscript throughout the Middle Ages.

Credit Transaction.- Indenture testifying that although John Sayvill of "Coppelay" [Copley] has granted to Thomas Wylkynson, vicar of the church of Halyfax, a messuage called Helywell, with its appurtenances in "Staynland" [Stainland] and "Eland" [Elland], and a rent of 18d from lands which Katheryne Helywell now holds in "Staynland", John now grants that if payment of 20 marks [£12 13s 4d] is made at Easter next, 1442, the present charter will be null and void, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 11 lines, chirograph at head, red wax seal cracked but with much of impression intact, folds, slightly creased, 90 x 330mm., 5th April 1441; and another indenture relating to Henry Sayvill, 80 year lease of Land in Copley, 1484, v.s., v.d. (2).

Fortification.- Fontbriant (M. de, active 1820s] A collection of 43 academic drawings of fortifications, machinery, and other descriptive diagrams, together with extensive manuscript notebooks and lesson notes by Fontbriant, many with the letterpress heading of 'Ecole Royale de l'Artillerie et du Génie', pen and brown ink, black ink, graphite, watercolour wash, the diagrams with ruled borders, headed titles, and various inscriptions and approval signatures by Professors, the drawings all loose, on cream laid paper, bearing various watermarks, including 'J Kool & Comp', various sizes, largest approx. 560 x 770 mm. (22 x 30 1/4 in), original folds, light surface dirt and minor nicks, but condition is otherwise without issue, all unframed, [circa 1820s], (Qty.)

Prints.- Barnard (John) [Sale Catalogue] Catalogue of the Superb and Entire Collection of Prints, and Books of Prints of John Barnard, Esq. of Berkeley Square, deceased, interleaved, prices in manuscript, some spotting, engraved bookplate of Munden House, Herts., contemporary half russia, spine gilt, uncut, spine broken, Thomas Philipe, 1798.⁂ John Barnard (17-09-84) was the son of City financier Sir John Barnard from whom he inherited a fortune which he spent on compiling a huge collection of prints, drawings and paintings. The sale of c.12,000 prints alone lasted for 26 days, of which 5 were devoted to Rembrandt and included nearly 450 prints attributed to him. Barnard had intended to leave his collection to John Wilkes, M.P. but changed his mind when he discovered that his wife was having an affair with Wilkes.

India.- Rennell (James) A Bengal Atlas: containing Maps of the War and Commerce on that side of Hindoostan, second edition, letterpress title and contents leaf, engraved index map, double-page view and 20 maps, all but one double-page, some also folding, the first ten with outline hand-colouring, with a further 3 maps of Hindostan by Rennell on 8 double-page and/or folding engraved sheets bound in at end, all with outline hand-colouring, some with cartouches, additional maps added to list of contents in manuscript, all mounted on stubs, some light spotting and soiling, one or two browned, with some military manuscript maps and other material loosely inserted, modern half red morocco over marbled boards, spine elaborately gilt, folio, 1781.⁂ The 3 additional engraved maps by Rennell bound in are: Map of Bengal, Bahar, Oude and Allahabad, 1786 (2 sheets); General Map of Hindoostan, 1782 (2 sheets); General Map of Hindoostan, 1788 (4 sheets).The loosely-inserted additional material comprises: Sketch of Roads by Maj.F.Abbott, ink & watercolour on tracing paper, c.620 x 275mm.; Sketch of the Bheta-ki-Puttun on the River Beas by Capt. W.Abercrombie, ink & watercolour, c.280 x 210mm., some worming with loss; [Sketch of roads east of Amritsir], ink & watercolour, c.230 x 185mm.; Map of Cantonments of Agra, printed with hand-colouring, c.250 x 330mm.; Plan of a Church...in the Nizam's Station of Bolarum 1845/46 constructed by Capt. G.F.C.FitzGerald, lihograph with caption in manuscript, c.320 x 200mm.; Explanation of a View of the City of Calcutt, exhibiting at the Panorama, Leicester Square, engraving, c.285 x 450mm.

Savile (Sir John, of Thornhill, an active and influential Yorkist, was appointed to the coveted stewardship of Wakefield in 1461, 1415-82) Grant by Sir John Savile to Henry Savile of Copley of lands in Skircote, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 17 lines, chirograph at head, remains of red wax seal, folds, creased, yellowed, 115 x 263mm., 5th November 1480; and 3 others, deeds from the reign of Edward IV, including 1 relating to Thomas Wykynson, Vicar of Halifax with remains of 5 wax seals, v.s., v.d. (4).

Skyrcote.- Grant by John Notyngham attorney to Henry Sayvile of land in Skyrcote [Skircoat, Calderdale, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines, red wax seal with good impression, folds, slightly yellowed, 106 x 250mm., 12th February 1492; and 4 other deeds from the reign of Henry VII, v.s., v.d. (5).

Marriage settlement.- Indenture between Richard Cowerde of Dalton [Yorkshire] and Johannet Cowerde his daughter and heir apparent, and George Thewles of Lynley who has agreed, with the Grace of God to wed Johannet, and she has agreed to wed him, lands held by John Denton and others will be granted by Richard to feoffees..., 2 documents, 1 manuscript in English, 1 manuscript in Latin, 35 lines and 11 lines respectively, chirograph at head, 2 red wax seals, first document 2 small holes, folds, creased and yellowed, 211 x 300mm. & 82 x 252mm., 3rd November 1502.⁂ Marriage settlements are uncommon survivals, particularly at this modest social level.

"the onely suprme hede of the Churche of Englande".- Lease by Henry Sayvile of Copley to William Kyng of Skyrcote dyer of land in the "towneshyppe of Skyrcote", manuscript in English, on vellum, 28 lines, small red wax seal with impression, 26th April 1541; and 2 other deeds from the reign of Henry VIII, v.s., v.d. (3).