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DONITZ KARL: (1891-1980) German Naval Commander of World War II. President of the German Reich, April - May 1945. Souvenir typed manuscript signed, Donitz, thirteen pages, 4to, n.p., 2nd July 1970. The manuscript represents chapter fourteen, entitled The Laconia, from Donitz’s Memoirs – Ten Years and Twenty Days which were published in English in 1959. Boldly signed and dated by Donitz at the conclusion in blue fountain pen ink. VG The Laconia Incident was a series of events surrounding the sinking of the British troopship, RMS Laconia, in the Atlantic Ocean on 12th September 1942 during World War II. The troopship was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat and the subsequent rescue attempts by German and Italian submarines were controversially subjected to aerial attacks from American aircraft. The event changed the general attitude of Germany’s naval personnel towards rescuing stranded Allied seamen and the commanders of the Kriegsmarine were shortly issued with the Laconia Order by Donitz which specifically forbade any such rescue attempts and paved the way for unrestricted submarine warfare for the remainder of World War II. During the later stages of the Nuremberg Trials a prosecutor attempted to cite the Laconia Order as proof of war crimes by Donitz. The ploy backfired and caused much embarrassment to the United States after the incident’s full report had emerged.

CHARLES II: (1630-1685) King of England, Scotland (1649-51) and Ireland 1660-85. A good D.S., Charles R, as King, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Court at Whitehall, 28th July 1669. The manuscript document is a military commission appointing Thomas Preston to be an ensign ‘of that Company of Foot in the Holland Regiment under the Command of Sir Walter Vane’. Countersigned at the foot by Henry Bennet (1618-1685) 1st Earl of Arlington. English Statesman, Secretary of State for the Southern Department 1662-74. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Very slightly irregularly trimmed to the lower edge and with a few very small, extremely minor holes, otherwise a clean example. About VG Sir Walter Vane (1619-1674) British Military Commander who was appointed Colonel of the Holland Regiment in 1668. During the Third Anglo-Dutch War of 1672-74 the Dutch negotiated with King Charles II to allow them to enroll English troops in their army and Vane accepted a commission as Major General in command of the English regiments in Dutch service.

ANNE: (1665-1714) Queen of England, Scotland & Ireland 1702-07 and Queen of the Kingdom of Great Britain 1707-14. A fine ink signature ('Anne R', as Queen) on a slim oblong 8vo piece of vellum clipped from the head of a document and with several partial lines of manuscript text and the blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG 

GEORGE III: (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. A good L.S., Georgius R, as King, with holograph subscription, ('Maj:tis V:ro Bonus Frater, Consanguineus et Amicus', in Latin), one page, folio, St. James’s, 26th May 1781, to King Ferdinand of Sicily, in Latin. The manuscript letter acknowledges receipt of a letter delivered to him by Count Michael Pignatelli announcing a change in ambassador and the King continues to express his pleasure at the renewal of friendly relationships between the two countries. Countersigned at the foot by Wills Hill (1718-1793) 1st Marquess of Downshire. Earl of Hillsborough. British Politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies 1768-72 and Secretary of State for the Southern Department 1779-82. With integral address leaf bearing a blind embossed paper seal. VG Ferdinand I (1751-1825) King of the Two Sicilies 1816-25, formerly King Ferdinand IV of Naples and King Ferdinand III of Sicily.

PITT WILLIAM: (1759-1806) The Younger. British Prime Minister 1783-1801, 1804-06. D.S., W Pitt, one page, folio, Treasury Chambers, Whitehall, 16th July 1784. The manuscript document is addressed to the Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs in Scotland and is a warrant following the recommendation of John Thomson as 'a fit person to be a Tidesman at Montrose in the room of William Minnock who never appeared', authorising the commissioners to issue their deputation to Thomson at the established allowance of salary. Signed by Pitt at the foot and countersigned by James Graham (1755-1836, 3rd Duke of Montrose, Marquess of Graham, Scottish Nobleman and Statesman who served as a Lord of the Treasury 1783-89) and Sir John Aubrey (1739-1826, British Politician, Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty in 1782 and a Lord of the Treasury 1783-89). One very small area of paper loss to the upper left corner, not affecting the text or signatures, VG

BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS: Duke of Newcastle (1693-1768) British Prime Minister 1754-56, 1757-62. Bold ink signature ('Newcastle') on an oblong 12mo piece; William Pitt (1708-1778) The Elder. British Prime Minister 1766-68. Ink signature ('W. Pitt') on an oblong 12mo piece of vellum evidently neatly clipped from the foot of a document and with several additional words of manuscript text above the signature; Lord North (1732-1792) British Prime Minister 1770-82. Ink signature ('North') on an oblong 8vo portion neatly clipped from the foot of a document, with several partial lines of manuscript text and date, Saint James's, 12th May 1773. Also countersigned by Jeremiah Dyson (1722-1776, British Civil Servant & Politician, Lord of the Treasury 1768-74) and George Onslow (1731-1814, 1st Earl of Onslow, British Politician, Lord of the Treasury 1765-77). Generally VG, 3

BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS: Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865) British Prime Minister 1855-58, 1859-65. L.S., Palmerston, one page, 4to, Foreign Office, 5th August 1833, to Sir Frederick Lamb. The partially printed letter, completed in manuscript, is a letter of introduction for Henry Ray, 'one of the Prothonotaries of the Court of Common Pleas', who is intending to visit Vienna during a tour of the continent. With blank integral leaf; Earl of Rosebery (1847-1929) British Prime Minister 1894-95. A.L.S., with his initial R, one page, 8vo, Posilipo, Naples, 11th May 1905, to Mr. Benson. Rosebery politely informs his correspondent that should he be in England ('which is unlikely') he has already accepted an invitation to dinner from another individual 'and to go afterwards (if anywhere) to the Liberal social party'. With blank integral leaf. VG, 2 Frederick Lamb (1782-1853) 3rd Viscount Melbourne. British Diplomat, the younger brother of British Prime Minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne.

GODOLPHIN SIDNEY: (1645-1712) 1st Earl of Godolphin. British Politician who served as First Lord of the Treasury 1700-01 and was instrumental in negotiating and passing the Acts of Union (1707) with Scotland, which created the Kingdom of Great Britain. D.S., Godolphin (twice), two pages, folio, n.p. (London?), 3rd January 1707. The manuscript document is a warrant for a payment of two thousand pounds to be made to the Earl of Godolphin, High Treasurer, being ‘one quarter……upon his allowance of eight thousand pounds and being the sume which hath formerly been allowed to…..Commrs. of the Treasury…..’ Signed by Godolphin in the right margin and countersigned by Henry Boyle (1669-1725) 1st Baron Carleton. Anglo-Irish Politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1701-08 and Charles Montagu (1661-1715) 1st Earl of Halifax. English Poet & Statesman, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1694-99 and First Lord of the Treasury 1714-15, devised the establishment of the Bank of England. Again signed by Godolphin to the second page, acknowledging receipt of the payment. With blank integral leaf. Some very minor, extremely light age wear, otherwise VG 

NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) French Military and Political leader, Emperor of France 1804-14, 1815. L.S., Bonaparte, two pages, 4to, Paris, 29 floreal au 9 (19th May 1801), to the Minister of War, on printed stationery featuring an engraving at the head incorporating the words Bonaparte 1. Consul de la Republique, in French. Napoleon writes, in part, ‘I ask you…..to give the orders so that fortifications at Fulliers and Noulou will begin. Would it be possible to occupy it as yet? Inform me of the opinion of the Genie Corp. On the work necessary to put theses two places in the best possible state of defence. My intention is that funds be made available to the Genie for the work on these two places. Write to General Moncey and to the Government of Cisalpine to let them know of the importance I attach to the fortifications….it is necessary that all of the Generals commanding in Italy and the General of the Genie send you the details of what has been done…..You will find attached a treaty (no longer present) that must be executed with the utmost exactitude.’ A letter of good military content with a brief annotation in the hand of Louis-Alexandre Berthier to the upper left corner. A few very minor, small areas of paper loss to the left edge, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG Louis-Alexandre Berthier (1753-1815) Prince of Neuchatal. Marshal of France, Chief of Staff under Napoleon I. Minister of War 1799-1800, 1800-07. The manuscript text of the present letter is in the hand of Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne (1769-1834) French Diplomat and Private Secretary to Napoleon.

NORDAU MAX: (1849-1923) Zionist Leader and Physician, co-founder of the World Zionist Organisation with Theodor Herzl. Small series of three A.Ls.S., M. Nordau, two written on French Carte Postales and the other one page, 8vo, Rue Henner, Paris, September – October 1913, to Ferdinand Leipnik, in German. Nordau writes, in part, ‘I have not the slightest objection to using my memories of Vambery in the foreword to the reprint of his autobiography. I regard this as a kind of tender thanks to him for his kindness towards me. I only set the condition that Unwin let me read the translation or the proof sheet. I have had dreadful experiences in the matter of English translations’ (26th September 1913), ‘I very much apologise for my delayed reply. I thought you might have read in a newspaper that I was invited to attend the Verdi centennial in Milan where I gave a speech. I only came back to Paris yesterday and received your manuscript…..In the next few days you will receive the translation’ (16th October 1913) and in the final letter sends the translation and apologises for the delay due to circumstances beyond his control. The two postcards are each hand addressed by Nordau to the verso and both are also signed (‘Dr. Nordau’) by him in the return address panel. The letter with blank integral leaf. Some light age wear, generally VG, 3 Ferdinand Leipnik (1869-1924) Hungarian Journalist, Spy and Art Historian. Armin Vambery (1832-1913) Hungarian Turkologist & Traveller.

ROOSEVELT THEODORE: (1858-1919) American President 1901-09. Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1906. An ink signature ('Theodore Roosevelt', as President) on a slim oblong 8vo portion removed from the conclusion of a letter, with two lines of typed text, in part, 'With regards to Mrs. Kipling, and renewed thanks, believe me…..' and the typed name and address of Roosevelt's correspondent, Rudyard Kipling at Bateman's, Burwash, Sussex, at the foot. Accompanied by the slim oblong 8vo printed letterhead of the White House, Washington, removed from the same letter and with the typed annotation 'Personal'. An unusual association piece between two Nobel Laureates. Together with Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) American President 1945-53. Vintage signed 4 x 3 sepia magazine photograph of Truman standing in a full length pose conducting the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra at a fund raising concert on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the orchestra. Signed by Truman with his name alone to the image. All three pieces are laid down and show signs of glue staining, most evident on Truman's image and also affecting his signature. FR to G, 3 Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) English Author, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1907.  Sadly, the content of the letter from Roosevelt to Kipling is now lost, although they are known to have corresponded and a later letter from Roosevelt to Kipling, dated 3rd October 1914, is to be found in the archives of the Library of Congress manuscript division. Both men lost sons during World War I, although it is clear from the date of the present signature (between 1901-09 whilst Roosevelt was in the White House) that the two were acquainted with each other before their losses.

GANDHI MAHATMA: (1869-1948) Indian Political and Spiritual Leader during the Indian Independence Movement. An important Autograph Manuscript Signed, M K Gandhi, three pages, 8vo, N[ew] D[elhi], 21st December 1947. The manuscript is entitled Laws of Health and is written in response to a letter by Brijlal Nehru which had been published on 17th December. Gandhi writes, in part, 'Shri Brijlal Nehru, himself a faddist like me, has written to the Press belauding the statement of the Minister of Health that “a very great deal of our ill health is due to our own fault” and saying that there is to his knowledge no governmental agency responsible for removing this fault. He adds…(at this point, and two others later, Gandhi indicates which part of Nehru's published text he wishes to quote, in part, 'The attention of our Health Ministers has so far been confined to the establishment of hospitals, sanitaria, clinics, dispensaries….no institutions have been founded for the prevention of disease by bringing home to the people the need of correct living and the methods of doing so')….He then goes on to suggest…..(Gandhi again indicates the text of Nehru to quote, in part, 'that a “separate branch be established to attend to the promotion of health as distinguished from treatment of disease…..')……Why does this fellow faddist want a separate branch for this very necessary purpose. This was the irresponsible [later altered to 'fashion' in the published version of this manuscript] under the old regime which went on piling expenditure on expenditure and deluded itself & the gullible public that the greater the expense the greater the utility. I would have the Minister of Health require the the doctors under her & the other staff understand that their first care must be attainment & preservation of the health of the public whom they are paid to serve. As a preliminary step the writer…..(Gandhi indicates the text to be quoted, and instructs '(for the omitted portion put stars)')….,Indeed, the teaching of the laws of Health should be obligatory in all schools & colleges. If the treatise recommended by Shri Brijlal Nehru is brought out I hope the authors would be instructed not to avoid the introduction of disease under the guise of preserving health such as the craze for various inoculations'. Signed and dated by Gandhi at the conclusion in the left margin of the final page. Accompanied by Gandhi's original printed newspaper copy of Brijlal Nehru's letter as published in the press, bearing several ink deletions and the numerals 1, 2, 3 in the margin in Gandhi's hand, referring to the insertions he wished to make in his manuscript. As was Gandhi's custom, the present manuscript is written on the verso of three separate letters written to him, and these are also of interest and significance, the first page written to the verso of the upper half of an autograph letter to Gandhi ('My dear Gandhiji') from M. K. Bhaskar and stating, in part, 'We want a great and glorious India. For this two fundamental evils should be eradicated. (i) Poverty (ii) Religious fanaticism and distinctions based on caste and creed…..', the second page written to the verso of an A.L.S. by R. C. Sethi to Gandhi ('Respected Mahatmaji') dated 13th November 1947, stating, in part, 'Will you please remove my doubt as follows - Is God the creator of this world and a single power governing this universe or a soul like Rama, Lord Krishna…..who had existed physically and that the world is from infinite time…..' and the third is written to the verso of an unsigned typed note of compliments from the Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations, forwarding an enclosure to Gandhi in New Delhi and dated 6th December 1947, with blind embossed insignia of the Government of India to the upper left corner. An extremely rare manuscript of fine content regarding the health of India's public, a subject which was of importance to Gandhi. Some light age wear and small pinholes to the upper left corner of each page, a light band of uniform age toning to the left half of the first page, and ink show through from the verso to the second page. The newspaper article with a small area of paper loss to the upper left corner. G, 2 Brijlal Nehru (1884-1964) Indian Civil Servant and a notable member of the Nehru family. Cousin of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India and an eminent leader of the Indian independence movement under the tutelage of Gandhi.  The present manuscript was originally published, with a few minor alterations, in Gandhi's weekly journal Harijan on 28th December 1947. India's first Health Minister was Amrit Kaur (1889-1964) and she was appointed to the post in Jawaharlal Nehru's first cabinet on 16th August 1947. An eminent Gandhian, freedom fighter and social activist, Kaur would serve as Minister of Health for ten years.  Gandhi was assassinated on 30th January 1948, a little over a month after writing the present manuscript. The fact that Gandhi's assassin, Nathuram Godse, was a right-wing advocate of Hindu Nationalism and religious fanatic, makes the comments on the first sheet of the present manuscript that, for a 'great and glorious' India to exist religious fanaticism should be eradicated, even more poignant. Autograph Manuscripts by Gandhi rarely appear at auction. American Book Prices Current record only ten examples as having been sold in the last thirty-five years, the most recent by Sotheby's in 2007. 

BALZAC HONORE DE: (1799-1850) French Novelist and Playwright. D.S., Balzac, one page, oblong 8vo, Paris, January 1849, in French. The manuscript document is a receipt for 'twenty seven francs and fifty centimes for a copy of 'Valerie', a new play in five acts and the notes attached to it'. Signed by Balzac at the foot and countersigned by Clairville [Louis-Francois-Marie Nicolaie] (1811-1879) French Comedian, Poet & Playwright and his friend and collaborator Edouard Miot. The ink has caused some deterioration to the paper close to Clairville's signature, however the main body of text and Balzac's signature are unaffected. About VG Valerie would appear to refer to Clairville's five act play Mrs. Marneffe or the Prodigal Father which was performed at the Gymnase Theatre on 14th January 1849. Indeed, Valerie Marneffe, an unhappily married young lady, was one of the central figures in Balzac's last great novel La Cousine Bette (1846). Clairville relinquished a third of his rights for the play to Balzac, as demonstrated by the present document.

KOESTLER ARTHUR: (1905-1983) Hungarian Writer. T.L.S., A Koestler, one page, 8vo, Montpelier Square, London, 2nd January 1979, to [Adelbert?] Reif. Koestler thanks his correspondent for their letter and remarks 'I sent you a few days ago a copy of “The Challenge of Chance” and hope that it arrived safely”, further adding 'However, I have not so far received the manuscript of the German translation. It was probably held up in the Christmas rush'. Two file holes to the left edge, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG Koestler's correspondent is likely to have been Adelbert Reif (1936-2013) German Journalist & Publisher.  Koestler was a contributor to The Challenge of Chance: A Mass Experiment in Telepathy and its Unexpected Outcome which was published in 1973.

PEPYS SAMUEL: (1633-1703) English Naval Administrator and Diarist. D.S., S Pepys, one page, folio, Navy Office, 24th September 1669. The manuscript document is a warrant issued by the Navy Board to Edward Gregory, Clerk of the Cheque at Chatham and instructs him to afford entry to ‘thirty Caulkers for caulking his Mats. shipps at Chatham to preserve them against the weather this ensueing winter’, explaining that the Master Caulker has received a warrant in pursuance of an order from his Royal Highness, and that a further ‘twelve Ocarn boys and a pitch heater for yr. carrying on of that work’ should be supplied and that Gregory should be mindful of ‘takeing care that as fast as the works will admit of yr. discharge of any of yr. said Caulkers, Ocarn boys, or yr. pitch heater you do give us notice of proof in order to our providing money to discharge them’. Signed by Pepys at the foot and countersigned by Sir William Penn (1621-1670) English Admiral & Politician, father of William Penn, founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, Sir John Mennes (1599-1671) English Vice Admiral and Comptroller of the Navy and William Brouncker (1620-1684) 2nd Viscount Brouncker, English Mathematician and first President of the Royal Society who also served as a Commissioner of the Royal Navy. Some extremely light, very minor age wear, otherwise VG The present document was signed in the same year that Pepys finished writing his diary.

Cock Robin. The Death and Burial of Cock Robin; as Taken from the Original Manuscript, in the Possession of Master Meanwell, Lichfield: printed and sold by M. Morgan, and A. Morgan, [cover-title], circa 1800, 16 pages, fifteen woodcut illustrations, generally spotted and toned, untrimmed, sewn as issued, 16mo (Qty: 1)This rare edition not listed in Gumuchian or Osborne.

Darton (and Clark, publisher). The Cotton Fields and Cotton Factories: being A Familiar View of the Rise and Progress of that Wonderful Branch of Trade, the Cotton Manufacture, Adapted for Youth, by Henry Brown, 1st edition, circa 1840, nine hand-coloured lithographed plates of trades, letterpress title preceded by 'Child's Library' chromolithographed title, contemporary manuscript inscription on front free endpaper, all edges gilt, original red cloth decorated in blind and gilt, somewhat soiled, spine deficient (frayed at head and lacking 3.5cm at foot), small 8vo (Qty: 1)Darton H108 (listing only eight plates, but with the addition of advertisements at rear). Our copy with plates as follows: Cotton Plantation; Batting; Carding; Bobbin & Drawing Frames; Reeding or Drawing in; Spinning; Warping & Winding; Weaving; and Printing.

Miniature almanack. Almanach, op 't Jaar ons Heeren Jesu Christi, 1711. Voorsien met de Jaar / Paarde / Beeste en Leer-markten, Met de Maans op en ondergank, Door Jan Albertsz van Dam, five parts in 1, Amsterdam: Stichter, 1711, title and first part printed in red & black, with woodcut to title, three woodcuts to text (one in red & black), 10 blank leaves bound between parts 3 and 4, six of these being specially stiffened and coated leaves, several with early manuscript, final part somewhat toned, rear pastedown lifting, all edges gilt, original tortoiseshell covers and spine, with four silver hinges at spine, and silver clasps at fore-edge, lacks silver stylus, covers slightly edge-chipped, 78 x 58mm (Qty: 1)Not in Bondy or Gumuchian. A rare early copy of this miniature Dutch almanack. The other four parts include notes on the ferries, a fortune teller, a section of 'rich spells and dignified sentiments', and a short chronicle beginning in the year 1600. NB: estimate revised

Miniature book. Twelve of Hearts, Boston: Anne & David Bromer, 1982, red ink manuscript, 12 original watercolour paintings by Robert Gould, rear free endpaper gilt lettered 19 D.P.B. 83, original vellum, gilt lettering to spine and front cover, 67 x 56mm (Qty: 1)Limited edition, 14/36 copies, signed by the artist.

Miniature Books. Les Petits Montagnards , Année 1822, Paris: Marcilly, [1821], vignette title-page, eight full-page letterpress engravings, a couple of minor spots, rear hinge split, all edges gilt, some fore-edges with tiny black mark, original red morocco gilt, lightly rubbed, covers with decorative borders and central floral tool in gilt, 27 x 19mm, together with Manuscript book, mid-19th century, 18 pages of ink manuscript, listing 24 personal aide-mémoires, final page lightly toned, loosely sewn into original varnished card wrappers, front cover with hand-painted watercolour of a bunch of flowers tied with a blue ribbon, rear cover with the painted words 'In absence' surrounded by a circle of forget-me-nots, both covers with gilt strip along top, bottom and fore-edges, spine lightly rubbed, front cover with crease to upper right corner, 31 x 19mm, with another miniature (Qty: 3)First item: Gumuchian 4132. A rare and attractive miniature book. The first half of the volume consists of text in verse accompanied by full-page illustrations, including a young egg seller, a performing bear, a little miller, a little chimney sweep, a woodcutter and a flower seller. An almanack fills the second half of the volume.

The Comic Girl. Amusement with a Swinging Pendulum Figure in Many Forms, G.W.F. [i.e. Faber] & W., 1850s, wooden stand with weighed pendulum action and hand-coloured lithographed female headless bust in profile, four interchangeable heads (one with nose damaged), and four different hats, all hand-coloured lithographs on card, contained in original box (soiled), pictorial label to lid, with title in English, German and French, lid edges covered with decorative paper (one corner split), some wear in places, stand 14.5 x 12cm (5.75 x 4.5ins), box 13 x 15 x 4.5cm (5 x 5.75 x 1.75ins), together with French moveable Lotto , A set of twelve French Lotto cards, mid 19th century, hand-coloured lithographed images of amusing scenes (lightly rubbed in places), each card with four moveable parts that hide or reveal four lotto numbers, 3 moveable parts previously repaired to verso, six moveables partly replaced in facsimile, card edges rubbed with a little wear in places, card 7 with small stain to upper edge, card 9 with tiny stain to lower edge and small area of paper loss at lower right corner, each card 12.2 x 20.8cm (4.75 x 8.25ins), plus Schimmell, or, Bell and Hammer, mid 19th century, five hand-coloured game cards, each named in English, German and French, cards comprise: The Hammer and Bell, The Gray Horse, Hammer, Bell, and The Merchants Hat: The Bazar, each card 13.4 x 16.4cm (5.25 x 6.5ins), contained together in original wooden box (a few woodworm holes), sliding lid with original pictorial paper label (soiled with some wear at edges), with instructions, turned wood gavel, 7 bone dice, and a quantitiy of late 19th century replacement paper counters with manuscript numbers on, and a small quanitity of bone dice (some with maker's marks) and a small wooden parquetry box containing a defective set of miniature skittles (Qty: 5)This Comic Girl set comprises four heads: lady, girl, cat, rabbit; and four hats: pink bonnet with ribbons, hats with roses, blue ribbon hat (lacking hanging ribbons) and military style hat.

Blyton (Enid, 1897-1968). Autograph letter signed, 'Enid Blyton', letterhead of Enid Blyton, Old Thatch, Bourne End, Bucks, 21 August 1934, to Mr Allen, 'I now return the picture, which is truly a work of art! However many hours did it take the artist, I wonder? She has drawn it beautifully. I have been going through my scheme and looking at the picture at the same time. As each of my animals has to have a home of some sort, I find that there are not quite enough holes and stones in the picture so I have marked where extra ones are to go. Also, the hedge is not quite large enough - it is supposed to be a high, unclipped hedge, but if the artist could put a few more sprays in as indicated, growing up in the air, so that birds can be adjusted on them later, it would get over that difficulty. Also, I would like two sprays drawn out of the top of the hedge, where the spider and its web may be pasted on, later', continues in similar vein with suggestions and compliments, 'The plants are excellent. Is this artist going to do the drawings for the stories? I hope so, as she will then know the right proportion to do the various creatures. The picture is most attractive and will look lovely when coloured...', four pages on two sheets of letterhead printed in red, old pin hole rust mark to upper margin and a few spots, 8vo, together with a typed letter signed from B.H. Allan to (the artist) Miss F.I. Noble, letterhead of the Teachers World, London, 23 August 1934, 'As you see from the letter from Miss Blyton I enclose, she is delighted with the picture, but she would like some alterations made. (We will of course take this into consideration when paying you for the work.) Will you please, in addition to what Miss Blyton says, note the following points... ', two pages with long manuscript postscript, some soiling and creasing and a few marginal splits, 4to, plus two original watercolours (presumably by Miss Noble), one of a rabbit and one of a plant by a rabbit hole, both unsigned and uncaptioned, 10.5 x 15cm (Qty: 4)Hedgerow Tales was first published in November 1935 and consisted of 24 short stories which had been originally serialised in Junior Teacher's World (September 1934 to July 1935). The two watercolours are probably the work of Miss Noble and were intended for inclusion in one of the above short stories.

Morris (William). A Book of Verse, Scolar Press, 1980, colour facsimile reproduction of a manuscript, all edges gilt, original richly gilt-decorated vellum, 4to, together with accompanying printed booklet in original cloth book box with red leather label to spine (Qty: 1)Limited edition, 19/62 vellum-bound copies from a total edition of 325 copies

Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, translated into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald, with an introduction by A.C. Benson. Reproduced from a manuscript and illuminated by F. Sangorski & G. Sutcliffe, Siegle, Hill & Co., [1911], 12 colour plates, text printed in colours, illuminated initials heightened in gold,, one or two small marginal stains, top edge gilt, original vellum, upper cover with peacock design in gilt, a couple of small marks, covers a little bowed, 4to (Qty: 1)Limited edition 362/550 signed by F. Sangorski & G. Sutcliffe.

Potter (Beatrix). The Tailor of Gloucester , 1st edition, 1st issue, Warne, 1903, half-title with neat ink manuscript name at head, colour illustrations, stitching somewhat strained, pictorial endpapers, original maroon boards, with inset colour pictorial panel to upper cover, spine faded and boards faded in places, 16mo (Qty: 1)Linder, p.423; Quinby 4. First issue, with single-page endpaper occurring four times.

Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, 1st edition, Warne, 1909, half-title with ink manuscript name at head, colour illustrations throughout, original olive green boards, upper cover with inset colour illustration, spine and board edges faded, 16mo (Qty: 1)Linder, p.428; Quinby 16. Early issue, with the Notice Board in the picture on page 14.

Tenniel (John, 1820-1914). On the "Quay Vive"!, 1898, pencil on paper, depicting foreign sailors queuing up with baskets in front of a British sailor on a quay, beneath a sign 'British Coaling Station', monogrammed and dated lower left, image size 20.5 x 16 cm (8 x 6.25 ins), with signature and caption in pencil on card beneath in the artist's hand: 'On the "Quay Vive"! John Bull "What, maties! Want some o' my coal to get to China! Right you are!" (to himself) "I can always stop the supplies!" Punch. Jan. 22. 1898.', both laid down in mount (manuscript title not visible through aperture), together with A New Departure, pencil on paper, showing William Edward Forster's departure as Chief Secretary for Ireland after resigning from Gladstone's government, against a background of cheering crowds, monogrammed lower left, 20 x 15.5cm (8 x 6 ins), mounted, with printed Punch cartoon dated 1882 for which the sketch was drawn mounted on verso, plus Leech (John, 1817-1864) , Pleasures of Housekeeping, [published in Punch, 1849], pencil sketch on card, depicting a lady laying the table with a gentleman standing with his back to the fire reading a newspaper, titled in pencil above and captioned in pencil below (in the artist's hand): 'The cook says that she thinks there's a slate loose on the roof of his house for the water comes into the servants' bedroom. Mr. Briggs replies that the sooner it is put to rights the better, before it goes further - and he will see about it', lightly toned, image size 9 x 12.5 cm (3.75 x 4.75 ins), mounted (Qty: 3)

De la Mare (Walter, 1873-1956). A group of five autograph letters and 13 typed letters signed, various signatures, mostly Hill House, Taplow, Buckinghamshire and 4 South End House, Montpelier Row, Twickenham, Middlesex, 1931/1950, all to Rosemary [ Sisson ] except three to her father Charles, one thanking him for his 'parental blessing on my correspondence with Rosemary! I just love having her letters, but when I begin to try to answer them, I feel something like a hippopotamus picking daisies', discussing their poetry and lives, potential meetings, bird observations, etc., plus an autograph letter signed from Rosemary and a typed letter initialled from Charles Sisson, both to de la Mare, some occasional spotting and age toning, several creased and frayed at edges, some of the typed letters with manuscript additions and corrections, a total of 31 pages, 4to/oblong 8vo (Qty: 20)Rosemary Ann Sisson (1923-2017) was an English television dramatist and novelist. She was the daughter of Shakespeare scholar Charles Jasper Sisson (1885-1966) and his wife, Vera. The letter from Rosemary to Walter de la Mare tells how she had always longed to be able to send him something in return in gratitude and since the day in 1931 when he sent her his P eacock's Pie.

Orwell (George, i.e . Eric Arthur Blair, 1903-1950). A group of three typed letters signed, 'Geo. Orwell', letterhead of The Tribune, 2nd May, 13th June & 24th November 1944, all brief notes to Elwyn Jones, the first saying that he will try to send some of the books on his list and that 'I didn't know about the book on E.M. Forster. Is it by any chance a reprint of Lionel Trlling's book?', Trilling with manuscript typo correction in Orwell's hand, the second a single line asking for 600 words review of 'The Journey Home' and 'Target for Tomorrow', published by John Murray and Pilot Press respectively, the third and longest letter thanking Jones for the review, agreeing with his suggestions about varying lengths of reviews, 'But for the time being I want to stick to the present arrangement as rigidly as possible. The reason is that if we allow some of the reviews to be longer, everyone will tend to think that the book he is doing at the moment deserves a longer one, and the average length will tend towards 400 words or 500 words again. Later on, when the scheme is well established, we shall probably very [sic] them a bit', all on letterhead printed in black, a little soiling and age toning, each one page, oblong 8vo, together with a brief autograph letter signed to Jones from (?)Selwyn, a sheet of letterhead with ballpoint pen notes and a printed sheet for Bedford Park Festival, 1967, the latter two heavily spotted (Qty: 6)George Orwell was hired as literary editor by the Tribune in 1943, writing a series of columns, as well as commissioning and writing reviews. He left the Tribune in 1945 to become a war correspondent for The Observer. Elwyn Jones (1923-1982) began his career in journalism, before beginning an association with the BBC in the 1950s, initially as assistant to the literary editor of the Radio Times, and lastly as Television Editor. As a screenwriter and producer he is best known for co-creating Z-Cars for which he wrote several scripts, and for its spin-off Softly, Softly.

Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 5th impression, 1956; The Two Towers, 5th impression, 1957; The Return of the King, 3rd impression, 1957, folding map at end of each, original red cloth, lightly handled dust jackets, publisher's slipcase, 8vo (Qty: 6)Signed by the author to each front endpaper. Provenance: David A. Smith (1938-2015), his bookplates. David Smith was author of the standard reference work British Bee Books 1500-1976, (1979) and his important collection of antiquarian bee books were sold in these rooms on 08 November 2017. Additionally there is a signed manuscript notecard from Tolkien to Anthony D. Wood, Merton College, Oxford embossed at head, dated 22/2/1958, arranging a meeting with Wood and David Smith, 'Tuesday will do, though I find I have a guest to dinner that night, and as he may turn up anytime after 7 it might cut short our conversation. But he is also not interested in the topic (Mr Jonathan Wordsworth of Exeter, descendant of William's brother).' The note is a follow up to a two page letter from Tolkien to Smith, dated 19/2/58 (supplied here in photocopy), 'Dear Mr Wood, I should very much like to meet you and Mr, David Smith. I am making one of my (in recent years) rare sojourns in college, because of my wife's illness. Unfortunately, for this purpose, as she recovers tea-time is the period most convenient for me to visit her in hospital, and i expect I shall be engaged in this way every day in the immediate future.' Also there is a sheet of ruled paper with notes in red ink to both sides, made most probably by David Smith, in which he seemingly records answers from Tolkien to his questions on the trilogy: 'Aragorn had to arrive somehow and the ghost scene seemed most suitable. It was the part which was most difficult to write and caused most trouble. At first the whole passage was told in one, later I split it for convenience'... 'I could take it further. After 100 years of peace the system would be bound to break up. It seemed better not to. A lot of the past is written references to history are all genuine'... 'Gandalf really did die, it was sacrificial. He is rather like an angel. It is very important that he should not dominate people's wills. That is why he was an old man'... 'People have said Frodo was dishonest at the end and sh[oul]d not have been made a hero. Nonsense often we feel that we have to undertake a task that we know we will fail. We are only saved by grace, 'lead us not into temptation'.'... 'C.S. Lewis can't read the last bit up to the mountain - says its too horrible.'

KAMES, HENRY HOME - TYTLER [ALEXANDER FRASER]MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF THE HONOURABLE HENRY HOME OF KAMES Edinburgh: William Creech, 1807-1809. First edition, 2 volumes, 4to, inscribed to John Ramsay Esq. of Ochertyre from the author, portrait frontispiece, 2 plates with handwriting specimens, 2 half-titles, contemporary calf gilt with blue and olive green morocco labels to spines, some slight browningNote: An important association copy of the work. The title verso to volume 1 is inscribed: "To John Ramsay Esqr. of Ochertyre/ as a Testimony of sincere friendship/ and Esteem/ from The Author", with the title verso of the 1809 Supplement also inscribed and a manuscript eight line eulogy in Latin, addressed to Ramsay and signed AFT, bound in.Ramsay was Kames's closest friend and neighbour, and may have written Kames's biography himself. He is certainly very favourably acknowledged several times in the work.

INDIAN ARTMUGHAL ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, LATE 19TH CENTURY album containing 28 leaves with laid-down watercolour and hand-drawn copies of patterns found in Mughal design, including "Latticed shutter Cashmere [sic.]", "[decoration from] Saleem Chisti's [sic.] tomb" and "White marble latticed screen...Tomb Agra"; also with a loosely inserted manuscript on Government of India blindstamped paper detailing the "Arrangement of a simple caponier", dated 07/06/78; also with four loosely inserted watercolour illustrations: three showing landscapes and one showing a local man; also with four loosely inserted albumen prints showing Indian landscapes, and several photographs of Roman interior decoration pasted to initial leaves

BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS. 16 AUTOGRAPHED ITEMS FROM 13 PRIME MINISTERSINCLUDING EDWARD SMITH-STANLEY, 14TH EARL OF DERBY (1799-1869), Prime Minister 1852, 1858-59, & 1866-68. Autograph letter signed, wishing to convey thanks to the Minister of Agriculture of Sardinia, requesting the animals to be consigned to Mr Mitchell of the Zoological Society Regents Park, 2pp., Knowsley, Jan 20 1852; Hamilton-Gordon, George, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860), Prime Minister 1852-55 Autograph letter signed, to B. Frere, acknowledging receipt of translations of the Plays of Aristophanes, 1pp., Argyll House, May 28 1840; Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865), Prime Minister 1855-58 & 1859-65 Autograph letter signed "these poor refugees are under the care or rather as it would appear, the neglect of the Turkish govt.", 1pp. integral blank, 9 Sept. 1855; Envelope front addressed to Mrs Henry Wood, signed lower left corner "Palmerston"; Disraeli, Benjamin, (1804-1881), Prime Minister 1868 and 1874-80 Autograph letter signed "(B. Disraeli") to the art historian James Anthony Froude, looking forward to discussing a matter before Parliament meets, 3 pages, 16mo, Grosvenor Gate, 15 Nov. 1869; envelope front to I. J. Sheehan of Leeds, signed lower left corner "Disraeli" (with later identifying caption); Gladstone, William Ewart (1809-1898), Prime Minister 1868-74, 1880-85, 1886, 1892-94) Autograph letter side, one side of a correspondence card, to T.L. Roberts, thanking him for a book of verse and commenting "the public is cold and indifferent as to poetry, 7 Feb. 1893"; Gascoyne-Cecil, Robert, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830-93), Prime Minister 1885-86, 1886-92, 1895-1902 2nd half of Autograph letter signed ("Salisbury), regarding an appeal "the result of recent struggles has left the Protestant party in a state of exulting fervour, ready for an aggressive policy...", 4pp.; Primrose, Archibald, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847-1929), Prime Minister 1894-95) Autograph letter signed, regretfully declining an invitation to attend the banquet to the American officers, 3pp., 10 Downing Street, May 14 1894; Balfour, Arthur James, 1st Earl of Balfour (1848-1930), Prime Minister 1902-05), Autograph letter signed, to F.J. Campbell, declining invitation to take the chair at the Annual Festival of the Royal Normal College for the Blind, 6pp., 10 Downing Street, May 25th 1900; Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry (1836-1908), Prime Minister 1905-08 Autograph letter signed to "my dear Balfour of Burleigh" regarding "the Stirling matter", 1pp., Belmont Castle, 24 Oct. 1901; Asquith, Herbert Henry, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith (1852-1908), Prime Minister 1908-16) Autograph letter signed for "Dear Sir Theodore", regarding possible visit to Darlington, 2pp., integral blank, 1 Paper Buildings, Temple, 6 May 1896; Lloyd-George, David (1863-1945), Prime Minister 1916-22 Typed letter signed by Lloyd George, regarding ecclesiastical appointment, manuscript note by King George V "Appd. G.R.I", 10 Downing Street, October 1922; Bonar Law, Andrew (1858-1923), Prime Minister 1922-23) Autograph letter signed, declining invitation, 2pp., Kintillo, 7 June 1906; Baldwin, Stanley (1867-1947), Prime Minister 1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37 Autograph on paper embossed "Prime Minister"; Autograph "Baldwin of Bewdley" on blank slip of paper 5 x 12cm. (16)

MACLACHLAN, LACHLAN (1698-1746), CLAN CHIEF - PRINCE CHARLES EDWARD STUART, THE YOUNG PRETENDER (1720-1788)PRINTED AND MANUSCRIPT RECEIPT FOR £209.17.0 Received from the Lord Elibank as his supply for his Lands in the Shire of Haddingtoun, payable "by virtue of an order from his Royal Highness Charles Prince Regent", signed by Lachlan MacLachlan on the verso, 3rd October, 1745Note: Lachlan Maclachlan, the seventeenth chief of the Clan, was appointed to the staff of Charles Edward Stuart as commissary-general. He led 300 of his clansmen to Culloden where he perished.

MANUSCRIPTSJACOBITE INTEREST, AND OTHERS A manuscript copy of the Earl of Cromarty's speech whilst being sentenced to death for treason, 1746, published in The Gentleman's Magazine, 320 x 205mm; Dukes of Ancaster a collection of manuscript bills and receipts for goods purchased by, and work done for, the Duke of Ancaster, c.1800, including a 1799 Stamp-Office Duty-Certificate for the use of hair-powder, listing all the members of the Duke's household at Savile Row using hair-powder at the time, and an 1809 document entitled: "An Appraisement or Valuation of the Stock, Furniture and Effects of the Late Duke of Ancaster in and about the Castle Sands and Premises at Grimsthorpe...", 27 documents in total; [and] a Latin manuscript on vellum, 435 x 291mm, probably a 20th century copy of a sixteenth century manuscript; [and] a Russian letter, 210 x 135mm, late 20th century; and an album of photographs showing Spanish Art and Moorish architecture c.1870s

ORKNEY & SHETLANDTHE MODERN STATE OF THE ISLANDS OF ORKNEY AND SHETLAND a 22 page manuscript detailing the history of Orkney and Shetland from 1468 until the early seventeenth century, 316 x 188mm, with no author stated but written in a late eighteenth or early nineteenth century hand, some browning; [Another copy] 16pp. only, in the same hand, attached to a 10pp. manuscript entitles of the Ancient History of Orkney and Shetland (2)

RECIPE BOOK OF AMELIA HALLIBURTON RAEDATED 1821 76 manuscript pp., 190 x 122mm, including recipes for furniture polish, orange wine, Nottingham pudding, curry [with chicken], medicinal tea, tincture of rhubarb, carrot marmalade, Christmas pudding (dated 1869), mincemeat (dated 1867), and many others, several in a later 19th century hand, contemporary vellum with clasp, '1821' overwritten with blue biro on initial page

SACKVILLE, THOMAS, (1536-1608, 1ST EARL OF DORSET, ENGLISH STATESMAN AND POET)MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT SIGNED ("T. DORSET"), FOUR LINES, a warrant ordering the payment of £30 to Sir Henry Lee for the provision of hay for His Majesty's deer in Woodstock Park, Dorset, July 1606, 8 x 17cm., irregularly torn to two edges, tear affecting part of the text professionally repairedNote: Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset authored part of Myrroure for Magistrates (1559-63) and Tragedy of Gorboduc (1561). He served as ambassador and privy councillor under Queen Elizabeth and conveyed the death sentence of Mary Queen of Scots in 1586. Sir Henry Lee (1533-1611), Master of the Ordnance under Queen Elizabeth I.

TAIT, JAS. [JAMES]BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS RELATING TO ORKNEY with notes and prices, collected by Jas. Tait, c.1960, comprising a manuscript record of the Orkney book collection of James Tait, alphabetised by author or subject matter, most entries with various comments relating to the different prices at which the works were selling, 59 manuscript leaves in a reappropriated ledger, 325 x 205mm

THE DANDI SALT MARCH AND MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHIA LETTER PREDATING HIS ARREST IN MAY 1930 typed letter from the East Godavari District Magistrate's Office, Cocanda, dated 3rd May 1930, with the recipient's name and sender's signature in manuscript, reading: "My Dear Blake, According to present arrangements Gandhi will be arrested and interned by the Bombay Government on Sunday" and requesting that the recipient be available on the 4th and 5th of May to quell any possible civil unrest, 170 x 215mmNote: On 6th April 1930, Mohandas Gandhi began the Dandi March as a peaceful protest against the British salt monopoly in India. It was the first use of Satyagraha - Gandhi's principle of non-violent protest, and was to culminate at Dharasana Salt Works, 25 miles south of Dandi. However, as this letter shows, the authorities were planning Gandhi's arrest, and detained him on the 5th May. The beatings of peaceful protesters in Dharasana by the British police in India came to the attention of the world, and drew international interest in the Indian Independence Movement.

WILTSHIRE - SHARINGTON, SIR HENRY, OF LACOCK ABBEY, - SIR EDWARD BAYNTON (C.1495-1544), VICE-CHAMBERLAINRELEASE TO SIR EDWARD BAYNTON of the Manors of Bremhill and Bromham Battle and Land in Pewsey & Wotton, Document signed "H. Sharington", manuscript on vellum, 29 lines, fine impression of coat of arms on red wax seal,, folds, modern slipcase, 255 x 315mm, 3rd April 1576Note Sir Edward Baynton (c. 1495-1544), Courtier, was Vice-Chamberlain to all of Henry VIII's wives, other than Catherine of Aragon. This indenture confirms that Sir Edward and his heirs are freed from obligation entered into during Sir Edward's lifetime.

SUFFOLK ARCHITECTURE - DAVY, HENRYA SERIES OF ETCHINGS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE ARCHITECTURAL ANTIQUITIES OF SUFFOLK Southwold: Published by the Author, 1827. Folio, One of 50 "Super Royal Folio" copies, original upper wrapper for part 2 with manuscript name of John Britton Esq. bound in at beginning, list of subscribers, 71 engraved plates; with, bound in at end, the title, index and list of subscribers only to "A Set of Etchings illustrative of Beccles Church" (Norwich, 1818), late 19th century half morocco, worn, hinges splittingNote: The advertisement on the printed wrapper that is bound into this volumes notes this as the "Super Royal Folio" edition, of which "Fifty copies will be printed on super royal folio paper, to correspond with the Etchings of Beccles Church".

COMMONPLACE BOOK WITH RICE PAPER PAINTINGS AND INDIAN PAINTINGS ON MICAINSCRIBED J.S. HENDERSON TO FREE-ENDPAPER comprising several manuscript poems, 38 rice-paper paintings of people, junks, birds, fish and plants, and 26 Indian paintings on mica of people carrying out various professions, each between 95 x 65mm and 110 x 150mm, some a little cracked with rubbing, one additional, also including several hand-embroidered leaves and original watercolours

HIPPOCRATES HIPPOCRATIS COI MEDICORUM OMNIUM LONGE PRINCIPIS, OPERA Basel: in Officina Andreae Crantandri, 1526. Folio, edited by Andreas Cratander, [52], 494, [2], title in very good facsimile, ? early 19th century calf gilt, some early manuscript annotations, occasional light marginal dampstaining, small nick at head of spine; [Adams H568]

A COLLECTION OF PAPERS REGARDING THE EDINBURGH ELECTION, 1780(MANUSCRIPT INDEX AT THE FRONT), 27 PAMPHLETS, COMPRISING 1) [Anon.] [Caption title:] Supplement to the history of the Edinburgh regiment. [Edinburgh: 1778.] 4to; 2 pp., (a supplement to a larger Essay in vol. 53)2) [Anon.] [Caption title:] To the citizens of Edinburgh. [Edinburgh: 1780.] 4to; (2) pp., signed at the end, "Benevolus. Edinburgh, Spt. 22, 1780." [ESTC: 1 copy only]3) [Anon.] A letter to the town-council and citizens of Edinburgh/ [Edinburgh: 1780.] 4to; 8 pp., signed and dated at the end, "Horatio. Edinburgh, Sept. 9th, 1780.", [ESTC: 1 copy only]4) [Anon.] [Caption title:] Shorter and truer reflections than those of yesterday upon the new mode of peuthering in this city. [Edinburgh: 1780.] 4to; 2 pp., signed and dated at the end: "A Captain of the Train Bands. Edinburgh, Sept. 13, 1780." [Not listed in the ESTC, Copac, or WorldCat]5) [Anon.] [Caption title:] To the citizens of Edinburgh. [Edinburgh: 1780.] 8vo; 4 pp., signed and dated at the end: "Hammerman. September 17 [1780].", [Not listed in the ESTC]6) Reflections on the different Modes of Proceeding by which Sir Laurence Dundas, Bart. and William Miller, Esq., Advocate, were returned as Members of Parliament for the City of Edinburgh. 4to, 4pp., dated Edinburgh, Sept. 22, 1780, at end7) [Caption title:] To the Citizens of Edinburgh. Edinburgh, Sept. 26 1780. 4to, 8pp., signed Cato at end, [not listed in the ESTC]8) [Anon.] [Caption title:] An address to the citizens and inhabitants of Edinburgh, upon the constitution of the borough. [Edinburgh: 1780.] 4to; 8 pp., dated at end, "Edinburgh, Sept. 26. 1780.", [ESTC: 1 copy only]9) [Anon.] Calumny detected. [Edinburgh: 1780.} 4to; (2), 10 pp., drop-head title and first lines of text on p. 1, dated on p. 10: Edinburgh, Sept. 29. 1780, [ESTC: 2 copies]10) [Anon.] A narrative of the late riots at Edinburgh; and a vindication of its magistracy, against the charges advanced in the memorial for the Papists of Scotland. [Edinburgh: 1779.] 4to; 28 pp., [ESTC: L only]11) [Anon.] A vindication of the influence of the peerage over the election of commoners. [Edinburgh: 1780.] 4to; 4 pp., signed and dated at the end: "Priuli. Edin. Sept. 29, 1780", [ESTC: E only]12) [Anon.] [Caption title:] To the public. [Edinburgh: 1780.] 4to; 4 pp., signed "A Citizen" at the end, but not dated, [not found in the ESTC]13) [Anon.] [Caption title:] Supplement to Falsehoods Detected. [Edinburgh: 1780.] 4to; 7 pp., [Not in the ESTC (nor is Falshoods Detected)]14) [B., A.] To the citizens of Edinburgh. [Edinburgh: 1780.] 4to; 7 pp., signed at the end, "A. B.", [ESTC: L only]15) [Anon.] [Caption title:] To the public. [Edinburgh: 1780.] 4to; 4 pp. , [not signed or dated; difficult to locate in the ESTC]16) [Anon.] [Caption title.] To the inhabitants of Edinburgh. Fellow citizens, every good man must observe, with regret, that spirit of party and contention which has unhappily been diffused by the dispute concerning a member to represent you in parliament. . . . [Edinburgh: 1780.] 4to; 12 pp., signed at the end," Moderation and Spirit.', [ESTC: E only]17) [Anon.] To the public. [Edinburgh: 1780.] 4to; 7 pp., Text begins: "In the political contests which now agitate the metropolis...", [ESTC: E only (but not a "drop-head title," as stated)]18) [Anon.] [Caption title:] Remarks on the pretended town-council's Address to the Public, containing an attempt to justify the prostitution of the funds of the community to political jobs. [Edinburgh: 1780.] 4to; 7 pp., [ESTC: L only]19) A Letter to the Author of Calumny Detected. 4to, [2], 2, Edinburgh, Oct. 2 178020) [Smith, Adam.] To the public, from a member of the town-council. [Edinburgh: 1780.] 4to; 8 pp., signed and dated at the end, "Adam Smith. Edin. October 5, 1780." [Adam Smith was one of eight "Extraordinary Council Deacons."], [ESTC: E only]21) [Anon.] An address to the citizens of Edinburgh. [Edinburgh: 1780.] 4to; 12 pp., signed and dated at the end, "Sidney. Edin. October 10, 1780," [ESTC: E only]22) [Anon.] [Caption title:] To the trades of Edinburgh. [Edinburgh: 1780.] 4to; 4 pp., signed and dated at the end, "A tradesman. Edin. October 10, 1780." [ESTC: Not listed. Copac: E]23) [Anon.] Calumny exemplified. [Edinburgh: 1780.] 4to; 8 pp., signed and dated at the end, "Carnifez. Edinburgh, Oct. 11, 1780, ' [ESTC: E only]24) [Anon.] [Caption title:] To the public. [Edinburgh: 178-.] 4to; 3 pp., signed and dated at the end, Horatio. Edinburgh, November 20, 1780, [Not in the ESTC or Copac]25) [Edinburgh. Town Council.] Unto the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session, the petition and complaint of William Scott, Esq; Treasurer; George Leslie, Esq; Old Bailie [and many others]. [Edinburgh: 1780]. 4to; 30 pp., dated at the top of the first page, November 28, 1780, [ESTC: O only. This copy lacks the last leaf, pp. (29)-30, which is dated at the top, Edinburgh, November 30, 1780]26) [Anon.] A short account of the elections at Edinburgh. [Edinburgh: 1780.] 4to; (2), 9 pp., [ESTC: L, E]27) Narrative and extracts of the proceedings relative to the election of a member of Parliament for the city of Edinburgh, on the 16th September 1780; [Edinburgh: 1780.] 4to; 111 pp., at the top of the first page in Ms, "Ja. Hunter Blair Esqr." who figures prominently in the text; there are a few small MS corrections (of dates), [ESTC: E, O], 27 works in one volume, 4to, contemporary quarter calf with vellum tips, red morocco label "Miscellanies" on spine, numbered "54" in gilt on spine, bookplate of Sir William Forbes Bart. of Pitsligo

ASHENDENE PRESS, CHELSEA 'Vita di Santa Chiari Vergine Composta per Ugolino Verino Cittadino Florentino' reprinted from the original manuscript with an introduction and notes by Walter W. Seton 1921. Printer C.H. S & J Horny and inscribed by him. untrimmed paper, vellum bound with green ties and box. 8vo

A LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY MANUSCRIPT CASH BOOK maintained by Robert Waterhouse for Robert Offrey (?). 1st entry 4 Oct 1670, last May 11th 1721 with other entries on lined paper. vellum bound, and a further early manuscript book in a fine small hand seemingly entitled 'Politica et Historica' written in English and Latin. A unfinished philosophical work of many pages. Fo. vellum bound, both much used and stained (2)

PEGGE'S GENEALOGIES, a manuscript document by the Rev Samuel Pegge (1704-1796), with portrait engraving, relating to six families with descriptions and trees. black ink on blue paper, half leather. small Fo. plus a collection of old ledgers, cash books (9)

Painting-Watercolour-Manuscript series 807- delightful scene on cliff over looking the sea - framed 8 x 10

Turnbull (William P.). The Birds of East Lothian and a Portion of the Adjoining Counties, 1st UK edition, large-paper issue, Glasgow: printed for private circulation, 1867, 48 pp., hand-coloured lithographic frontispiece, 13 similar vignettes, spotting to half-title and title-page, faint finger-mark to p. 37, bookplate of American ornithologist John Eliot Thayer (1862-1933), 20th-century red half calf, 4to (32 x 24.8 cm), together with: McWilliam (John Morrell), The Birds of the Firth of Clyde, including Ayrshire, Renfewshire, Buteshire, Dumbartonshire and South Argyllshire, 1st edition, deluxe issue, H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd., 1936, 10 halftone plates mounted on thick black paper, map, inscribed by the author 'Signed for Walter Duncan by J. M. McWilliam, April, 1936' on front free endpaper, autograph letter signed from the author to Duncan in envelope (with photocopies of 3 further letters), top edge gilt, others untrimmed, original vellum gilt, 8vo, MacGillivray (William), The Natural History of Dee Side and Braemar, 1st edition, printed for private circulation [by Queen Victoria], 1855, wood-engraved frontispiece, similar vignettes, 2 folding maps, spotting, engraved presentation plate from Prince Albert inscribed to Cornish naturalist Jonathan Couch (1789-1870), family ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper, bookplate inscribed Thomas Q. Couch, laid-in bookseller's typescript catalogue note, original cloth, rebacked, 8vo, and Gray (Robert, & Thomas Anderson), The Birds of Ayrshire and Wigtownshire, 1st edition, Glasgow: Thomas Murray and Son, 1869, tinted lithographic frontispiece, modern red half morocco, 8vo (24.8 x 15.2 cm) (Qty: 4)Freeman 3761 (Turnbull), 2403 (MacGillivray), 1439 (Gray & Anderson); Mullens & Swann pp. 595 (Turnbull), 371-2 (MacGillivray), 251 (Gray & Anderson); Wood pp. 604 (Turnbull), 446 (MacGillivray). Turnbull's work is one of 50 copies in quarto, of which 'all but twelve [were] destroyed by fire' (Mullens and Swann); there were also 150 octavo copies. A pencilled note in McWilliams's work states that there were ten deluxe copies in vellum; library records refer to an issue of 40 copies for private distribution. MacGillivray's work was completed shortly before his death, after which the manuscript was purchased by Queen Victoria and 'printed at her command' (Wood); this copy was presented to Cornish naturalist Jonathan Couch (1789-1870), grandfather of Arthur Quiller-Couch.

British Isles. Grierson (George), A new map of Great Britain and Ireland according to the newest and most exact observations, published Dublin and sold by George Grierson at the Two Bibles, Essex Street, circa 1733, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring on two conjoined sheets, inset map of the Shetland and Orkney Islands, some creasing and fraying largely confined to margins, occasional repaired marginal closed tears, manuscript 'cancel' cross through the picture frame cartouche, 1010 x 610 mm, mounted, framed and glazed (Qty: 1)R. W. Shirley. Printed Maps of the British Isles, 1650 -1750. George Grierson no.1. Grierson was one of the first Irish publishers of maps and although he took the title of 'King's Printer' much of his output was pirated from English Sources. This is a re-engraved copy of an earlier map by Herman Moll which originally appeared in 'The World' Describ'd...'.

Honter (Johannes, & others). Procli, De sphaera liber I. Cleomedis, De mundo ... Arati Solensis Phaeonomena ... Dionysii Afri, Descriptio orbis habitabilis. Omnia Graece et Latine ita coniuncta ... una cum Ioan. Honteri Coronensis De Cosmographiae rudimentis, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1585, 5 parts in 1 volume, Proclus's work with 2 full-page woodcuts ( armillary sphere and a vignette of Proclus teaching) and several woodcut diagrams in text, Honter's work with 12 folding woodcut maps each with additional single-page woodcut map to conjugate leaf verso (all mounted on guards), spotting and browning, most maps with marginal restoration to upper inner corners, repairs to the first 3 sheets (containing 6 maps), later vellum, manuscript spine-title, 8vo (15.4 x 9.8 cm) (Qty: 1)Adams P2135 (under Proclus); Houzeau & Lancaster 767; Sabin 65491; Shirley, World 108 & British Isles 69; VD16 P 4973; not in Cobham-Jeffery. Second Basel edition of this important compendium of treatises on astronomy and cosmography, including Johannes Honter's De Cosmographiae rudimentis , which contains Honter's double-page cordiform world map and maps of Malta, Mallorca, Cyprus, southern Africa, Madeira, Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula (including the Persian Gulf), India, Java, Sri Lanka ('Taprobana') and elsewhere. Another copy of this edition was sold in these rooms on 10 April 2019 (lot 30).

Geological maps. Murchison (Sir Roderick Impey), Geological map of England and Wales, 1847, hand coloured engraved map by J & C Walker, sectionalised and laid on linen, slight dust soiling, 405 x 325 mm, bound in contemporary cloth boards, faded and stained, together with Phillips (John), A Map of the Principal Features of the Geology of Yorkshire, 1853, colour printed lithographic map, sectionalised and laid on linen, 580 x 760 mm, marbled endpapers, bound in contemporary cloth boards, remains of linen ties, manuscript title label to upper cover, some wear, with Bird (C.), A Geological Map of Yorkshire, 1881, colour printed lithographic map, old folds, 725 x 820 mm (Qty: 3)

Aldin (Cecil, 1870 - 1935). 'That sounds like the missus!', uncoloured etching, signed by artist to lower right, pencil limited edition of 7/150 to lower left, 295 x 210 mm, mounted, framed and glazed with Deighton's Strand Gallery label to verso with manuscript title

Oxford. Kip (Johannes), The South Prospect of the New Quadrangle of Christs Church in Oxford [and] The North Prospect of the New Quadrangle of Christs Church in Oxford, [1709], pair of uncoloured engraved prospects, 'The South Prospect...' with a near contemporary manuscript Roman numeral (XLVII) in margin to lower right, each approximately 475 x 580 mm, uniformly mounted, framed and glazed in impressive modern black and gilt mouldings and line and wash mounts (Qty: 2)Originally published in 'Britannia Illustrata: Or Views of Several of the Queen's Palaces, also of the Principal seats of the Nobility and Gentry of Great Britain, Curiously Engraven on 80 Copper Plates'. Initially the Palaces, Mansions & Country Seats were etched by Kip, after birds-eye views by Knyff, but as the project developed, Kip produced both the drawings and the etchings. Britannia Illustrata is regarded as among the most important English topographical publications of the 18th. century and is the zenith of Kip's artistic output.

(Winston Leonard Spencer, 1874-1965). Typed letter signed "Winston S Churchill", 105 Mount Street, [London], 21 November 1900 , to Lucy Kemp Welch, Kingsley, Bushey, Herts, in full "I regret I shall be unable to come to Bushey as I have no spare day, but would it not be possible for you to send me a portrait of the picture", the surname Welch corrected in manuscript from Walsh and the words "to Bushey" inserted in manuscript by Churchill, "a" written vertically in ink to upper margin, a little spotting and creasing, dust soiling to upper margin, 1 page, 4to (Qty: 1)Lucy Kemp-Welch (1869-1958) is best known for her paintings of working horses in military service in the First World War. The painting referred to in the letter would have been "In Sight, Lord Dundonald's Dash on Ladysmith", or a sketch of study for the finished work completed in 1901. The painting shows the relief of Ladysmith and features Winston Churchill, acting as a war correspondant, as the third figure from the left in the painting. In a letter that appeared in The Times in July 1901 Lucy Kemp-Welch was accused of historical inaccuracy in depicting Winston Churchill at Ladysmith. Churchill wrote to the paper refuting the accusations made against the artist and stated that the depiction was correct. The painting first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1901, The painting is owned by the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, Devon.

French botany manuscript. A student's manuscript notebook of chemistry and botany, circa 1780/90, beginning with notes on chemistry and related, possibly for a course given by Monsieur Mitouer in 1785 and slightly later, then largely notes from a course on botany, unillustrated, written in a legible hand on both sides of 188 leaves, a few notes loosely inserted, a receipt for intermittent fever tipped in at rear and a note dated 1801 tipped in at front, some occasional browning and a few marginal splits, contemporary vellum, upper cover inscribed 'Cours de Botanique an 6 [1797/98]', slightly rubbed and soiled, 4to (19 x 15.5cm) (Qty: 1)

George IV (King of England, 1762-1830). Document signed, 'George R.', Carlton House, 10 July 1821, a lithographically pre-printed document giving royal dispensation not to attend the Royal Coronation on 19th July, boldly signed by the monarch at head, and with name of the document's recipient inscribed at foot, 'Thomas-James Viscount Bulkeley', with an additional manuscript note beneath, 'Given me by my friend Doctor Bandinel, 1823', heavily browned, one page, folio (31 x 19.5 cm), tipped onto a modern mount (Qty: 1)Thomas James Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley (1752-1822) was an English aristocrat and poltician. This document would appear to have been given to Bulkeley Bandinel (1781-1861) who became Librarian at the Bodleian in Oxford in 1813, a post he was to hold for 47 years. Who Dr. Bandinel gave the document to then has not been ascertained.

George VI (King of the United Kingdom & His Consort Queen Elizabeth). Christmas card signed, 1951, folded off-white card with a colour reproduction photograph of the gardens of Buckingham Palace mounted to inner recto, signatures of 'George R' and 'Elizabeth R' beneath printed message and manuscript date 1951 on facing page, gilt embossed crown to upper board, a little age toning and soiling, 25 x 20cm (Qty: 1)

Scrap Albums. Two Scrap albums, 19th & early 20th century, containing watercolours, oil paintings, photographs, pencil drawings and lithographs of maritime scenes, flowers, British & foreign topographical views and humorous drawings and cartoons, manuscript ownership name and address of Gladys Martin of Hermon Hill, Snaresbrook to the front endpaper of the octavo volume which is bound in contemporary morocco gilt with the owner's initials in gilt letters on the upper siding, the larger album contains a watercolour signed by George Hayes R. C. A. , with pencil ownership signature of Francis Webb and dated 1824 (paper watermarked 1818), marbled endpapers, contemporary half morocco gilt, bumped and worn at extremities, 4to (Qty: 2)