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British Isles. Mannert (C.), Grosz-Britannien und Ireland nach Rocque, Jefferys, Kitchin, Kampbell, Cary entworfen, published Adam Gottlieb Schneider und Weigel, Nuremberg, 1822, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, inset map of the environs of London, some dust soiling, 725 x 530 mm, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with manuscript title label to upper cover and spine, very slight wear to extremities, together with, Andriveau J. Carte Générale des Isles Britanniques contenant L'Angleterre, L'Écosse et L'Irlande..., published J. Andriveau-Goujon, Paris, 1842, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, inset map of the Shetland Islands, 865 x 625 mm, contemporary printed title label to verso, with, Blondeau (Alexandre), Carte des Isles Britanniques ou Royaume-Uni de la Grande Bretagne & d'Irlande..., 1812, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, dissected and laid on linen in six sections, large calligraphic cartouche, inset map of the Shetland Islands, table of explanation, contemporary publisher's printed labels on verso of each section, overall size approximately 1600 x 1600 mm, contained in contemporary marbled paper book box but lacking lid, some wear to extremities, plus, Perrier Ltd, (publisher), Perrier Motor Map, circa 1920, colour photolithographic map, sectionalised and laid on linen, on two sections, inset manufacturer's advertisement, each section approximately 690 x 1110 mm, contained in a contemporary cloth slipcase with red printed title to upper siding, heavily worn and frayed (Qty: 4)

Geological maps. Geikie (Archibald), Geological map of England & Wales, reduced chiefly from the Ordnance and Geological surveys, published John Bartholomew & Co., circa 1875, colour lithographic map, sectionalised and laid on linen, table of reference, some spotting, occasional pencil annotations, 1020 x 850 mm, marbled endpapers, some fraying to endpapers, manuscript title label to upper cover, with another copy similar but retaining one cloth board, together with, G eikie (Archibald), Geological map of Scotland, published W. & A. K. Johnston, 1875, colour lithographic map, sectionalised and laid on linen, inset map of the Shetland islands, 860 x 585 mm, contemporary gilt decorated cloth boards, with another two similar copies with cloth boards (1892 & 1910 editions), plus, Ramsay (Andrew C.), Geological map of England & Wales, published Edward Stanford, 1859, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, slight dust soiling, 930 x 810 mm, contained in a contemporary gilt cloth slip case, slight wear, with another four geological maps and atlases by Stanford, Reynolds, Letts and Ordnance Survey (Geological Survey of England and Wales), and a folding map of Denmark by Edward Stanford, various sizes and condition (Qty: 11)

Hampshire. Milne (Thomas), Hampshire, or the County of Southampton including the Isle of Wight. Surveyed at the expense of the proprietor in 1788, 89 & 90, by Thos. Milne, printed for Will. Faden..., Octobr. 1st, 1791, large scale engraved map, sectionalised and laid on linen, with contemporary outline colouring, printed on two sheets, calligraphic title, engraved vignette of a 'View of the West Gate Winchester', two inset town plans of Winchester and Southampton, large compass rose and numerous rhumb lines, slight staining, town plan of Southampton skilfully replaced in facsimile, each sheet approximately 745 x 1400 mm, contained in a contemporary marbled card slip case with manuscript label to upper board, heavily worn and frayed (Qty: 1)

Hertfordshire. Andrews (John & Dury, Andrew), A Topographical Map of Hartford-Shire from an Actual Survey; in which is Express'd all the Roads, Lanes, Churches, Noblemen and Gentlemen's Seats, and every Thing remarkable in the County: together with the Division of the Parishes, [1766], uncoloured engraved index map and nine (complete) double-page map sheets with contemporary outline colouring, decorative dedication cartouche, mileage scale, table of explanation and compass rose, very slight offsetting and staining, two sheets detached, the index map with manuscript borders, later endpapers, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, upper board detached, worn and frayed, slim folio (Qty: 1)Shows the whole county at a scale of two inches to one mile.

Manuscript map. Planta e Propetto della Fortezza di Santa Maura, circa 1700, pen and wash manuscript plan with sparse outline colouring, compass rose and cartouche, horizon profile below map, heavily water stained, some spotting and marginal fraying, several closed tears affecting images, some rust holes in margins, 550 x 805 mm, laid on hessian (Qty: 1)

Manuscript map. Planta di Morea con le Nuove Forti ni Reali proposte per comando..., Francesco Grimani prove' genl' da Mar Co. Authorita di cap' Genl, 1706, pen, ink and watercolour plan of Morea castle, very large decorative cartouche, compass rose, panoramic view below map and two horizon profiles, heavily water stained and spotted, several closed tears affecting image, marginal fraying, some oxidisation causing cracking to outline of fort, 555 x 800 mm, laid on hessian (Qty: 1)The fortress is on the Peloponnese peninsula and was captured for the Republic of Venice by Francesco Morosini during the Morean War of 1684 - 1699.

Manuscript map. Vecchioris (Franciso Anro), Pianta Della Fortezza di Santa Maura, 1706, ink and watercolour plan of a fortress, large martial heraldic banner supported by cherubs, title and table of explanation inside a swagged cartouche, some marginal creasing, staining and closed tears, several old rust holes to margins occasionally affecting the painted border, laid on hessian, 370 x 525 mm (Qty: 1)A plan of the fortress of Santa Maura, situated on the Greek island of Lafkada. The fortress was captured from Ottoman rule by the Venetians at the end of the 17th cenuty The siege of Santa Maura took place on 21st July – 6th August 1684 and was the opening battle of the sixth Ottoman-Venetian war.

Manuscript map. Pianta e Propetto occidentale di Corfu, fatto di comando..., Francesco Grimani Proveditor General da Mar con Autorita di Capitan General da Giuest Emilio Alberghetti, 1705, pen, ink and watercolour plan of the fortifications of Corfu with a watercolour panorama of the town and harbour set at right angles in the vertical border, appears to have a thin layer of varnish over the image, some surface creasing and water staining, some marginal closed tears and fraying, 425 x 675 mm (Qty: 1)The Provveditore Generale da Mar was the supreme commander of the Venetian fleet in peacetime. In wartime, he was replaced by the Capitano Generale da Mar, with more ample powers. The office usually had a tenure of three years, but in wartime, the nomination of a new Capitano Generale da Mar was usually accompanied also by the election of a new Provveditore Generale. From the first half of the 16th century, he also appears as the governor of the Venetian Ionian Islands. Eventually this appointment became regularized, as the Provveditore Generale del Levante; with his seat at Corfu, the Provveditore Generale da Mar was the senior civil and military governor of the Ionian Islands in peacetime. The office was abolished after the fall of the Republic of Venice and the start of French rule in the Ionian Islands in June 1797

Casati (Gaetano). Ten Years in Equatoria and the Return with Emin Pasha, translated from the original Italian manuscript by the Hon. Mrs. J. Randolph Clay assisted by Mr. I. Walter Savage Landor, 2 volumes, 1st edition in English, 1891, half titles , four folding maps (one or two with small reinforcements to verso), 60 plates, some coloured or tinted, illustrations, top edge gilt, contemporary blue half calf by Tout & Son, spines lettered and decorated in gilt, faded to green, 8vo (Qty: 2)Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.

* Broadsides and Bills. Lydiard Marsh Farm, In the parish of Lydiard Tregooze. To be sold by auction on Monday 23rd of March, 1818, all the live and dead stock, Farming and Dairy utensils &c. of Mr. W. Dore, who has given notice to quit the said farm..., 1818, small advertising bill, old folds, tipped on to later card, 280 x 220 mm, framed and glazed, together with, 5 Pounds Reward. Lost (supposed to be stolen), on Friday Night the 10th, or early on Saturday morning the 11th February from a farm yard at Oare in the parish of Wilcot, Wilts, a Bright-Bay Galloway, about 14 hands high, aged, long in the back, lame in the near leg behind, both knees broken and used to go in harness, February 13th, 1832, small advertising bill, some showthrough of ink manuscript on verso, tipped on to later card, 280 x 225 mm, framed and glazed, with, William Simon, Rat Destroyer, Four Crosses, Cilcen, Mold, 1844, small bill of sale for rat poison used over seven nights, signed by Mr. Simon, old folds, 180 x 145 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, plus, A whimsical description & pedigree of Spanker the famous trotting mare..., published S. W. Fores, 1820, small hand bill with an etching of the horse with jockey up, with a description of its achievements below, 205 x 285 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, and, John Gill's Advertiser, published J. White, Sheffield, circa 1870, large advertising broadside printed on yellow paper and advertising about forty different products and services, including a bookseller, tobacco, pubs, tailors, photographic studios, concert halls, hair dressers, printers and drapers, old folds, 465 x 365 mm, mounted, framed and glazed (Qty: 5)

[Cotton, Charles]. Scarronides : or, Virgile Travestie . A Mock-Poem. Being the First Book of Virgils Aeneis in English, Burlesque, London: Printed by E. Cotes for Henry Brome , 1664, some worming to lower blank margins towards rear of volume, manuscript annotation to final leaf, lacking endpapers, contemporary sheep, slight wear to spine, slim 8vo (Wing C6391), together with five other 17th century editions of the same work, with Scarron (Paul) , Le Virgile Travesty en vers Burlesques, livre cinquiesme, Paris: Toussaint Quinet, 1650, engraved frontispiece and one other plate, dampstaining throughout, contemporary mottled calf, gilt decorated spine, joints split at head & foot, slim 4to, and Le Virgile Travesty en vers Burlesques, reveu & corrige, 2 volumes, Amsterdam: R. & G. Wetstein, 1712, engraved frontispieces, titles in red & black (washed out ink stamp to first title & front free endpaper), numerous engraved plates, contemporary half sheep, gilt decorated spines with contrasting labels, 12mo, with Cotton (Charles) , The Morall Philosophy of the Stoicks. Written Originally in French by... Monsieur du Vaix..., Englished by Charles Cotton, london: Henry Mortlock, 1671, lacking A1 (blank?), slight fraying and wear to initial leaves, slight dampstaining and dust-soiling, modern quarter calf, small 8vo, plus eight others by Cotton, including The Wonders of the Peake, 4th edition, 1699, (with worm trail throughout), and The Genuine Poetical Works..., 15th edition, Dublin: Thomas Armitage, 1770, and Scarronides: or, Virgil Travestie. A Mock-Poem... by Charles Cotton, Whitehaven: J. Dunn & T. Evans, 1776 (Qty: 18)

[Dugdale, William]. A Short View of the Late Troubles in England... To which is added a Perfect Narrative of the Treaty of Uxbridge in an. 1644, 2 parts in one, 1st edition, Oxford: Moses Pitt, 1681, engraved portrait frontispiece of King Charles I, title with engraved vignette of the Sheldonian Theatre, woodcut initials, five page advertisements at end, erratic pagination, occasional light damp stain to upper inner margin of few leaves, single worm hole & short trail to fore-edge blank margins of leaves of last half of volume, bookplate of Robert Mackenzie Marshall dated 1935 to front free endpaper (leaf repaired to upper outer corner), later front pastedown, contemporary calf, morocco reback preserving original gilt decorated spine, recent morocco title label, folio (Qty: 1)Wing D2492; ESTC R18097. "The hiatusses in the above collation gave rise to the conjecture that the licenser had curtailed this work, but on comparing the printed book with the original manuscript, this supposition was found to be erroneous." Cf. Lowndes. First published anonymously; later reissued under the name of Sir William Dugdale. Provenance: The Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.

Limborch (Philip). The History of the Inquisition..., Translated into English by Samuel Chandler, 2 volumes in 1, 1731, titles printed in red and black, volume II title with tear and small hole at head (with loss of 'E' from 'THE'), nine engraved plates, (including three folding, each with very short closed handling tear), decorative head-pieces and initials, volume I page 221 has tear to lower blank margin, front pastedown has armorial bookplate of the Streatfeild family of Chiddingstone in Kent, front hinge cracked, contemporary Cambridge pane calf, rebacked with original spine label relaid, corners showing, thick 4to, together with Lechevalier (J. B. ), Recueil des Cartes, Plans, Vues et Medailles, Pour servir au Voyage de la Troade, Atlas volume only, [3rd edition], Paris: Dentu... , 1802, 35 (of 37) engraved maps, plans, views etc. on 27 sheets, some double-page or folding, lacks plates V and VII, plate XIV with some short splits or tears, contemporary marbled calf gilt, some wear to extremities, folio, plus Arbiter (Petronius) , Petronii Arbitri Satyricon: cum Uberioribus, Commentarii instar, Notis; concinnius..., Leiden: Ex officina Plantiniana Raphelengii, 1604, title verso with hand-painted armorial, some early ink manuscript annotations and underlining, first half of textblock with variable dampstaining, leaf K3 has old repair to upper outside corner (affecting several lines of text), leaves K4 & L7 have small old repair (affecting few words), front pastedown and blank area on final page of 'preface' with armorial ink stamp, late 18th/early 19th century boards, worn, spine a little cocked, 32mo in 8s, and 11 others antiquarian (Qty: 12)Second item: Blackmer 994.

Locke (John). Mr. Locke's Reply to the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Worcester's Answer to his Second letter: wherein, besides other incident matters, what his Lordship has said..., London: Printed by H.C. for A. and J. Churchill, and E. Castle, 1699, short worm trail and hole to fore-edge blank margin of approximately 150 pages at front of volume, some dampstains mostly to initial few leaves, front blank with contemporary inscription 'Given me by ye Author', contemporary speckled blind panelled calf, gilt decorated spine with morocco title label, paper label to lower panel with manuscript shelf number, joints and extremities slightly rubbed (Qty: 1)Wing L2754; Pforzheimer, 608. Provenance: The Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.

[Ryff, Walther Hermann]. Ein Newer Albertus Magnus, Von Weybern und Geburten der Kinder, sampt jhren Artzneyen... Alles auffs new gebessert, durch Q. Apollinarem, Frankfurt am Mayn: Weygandt Han, MDX_ (15??), 48 + [2] leaves (A-M4 N1-2), numerous woodcuts to text, generally toned, head or tail close-trimmed in places (affecting some catchwords or leaf numbers), occasional pale dampstain at gutter, title soiled and laid down, close-trimmed and with losses at fore-edge & lower outer corner (affecting text and woodcut border), and small worm damage at lower inner corner (affecting border), leaf II with losses at fore-edge & lower outer corner and horizontal tear (affecting text), following six leaves with losses at fore-edge and lower outer corner (affecting text), gradually reducing in scale, IX-XI with small loss to lower outer corner (XI previously repaired), some leaves previously guarded, few old repairs (three with neat manuscript of covered text), IX and final folio detached, 12 additional leaves (comprising leaves XXXVII-XLVIII from a different edition) bound in between leaves XI-XII, with some old repairs, and final few lines of additional leaf XLVIII replaced with ink trials on blank paper & followed by two additional leaves of ink trials, final blank with early manuscript annotations, front pastedown with early ink manuscript and small worm damage to lower inner corner, rear inner hinge cracked, early vellum manuscript binding, soiled and marked with loss at head of spine and some scattered wormholes, some remnants of vellum ties (Qty: 1)Not in VD16. A rare edition of this early work on gynaecology and nature.

Velazquez (Juan Antonio). Maria Immaculate Concepta libri quinque, 1st edition, Valladolid: Bartolomé Portolés de la Torre, 1653, engraved title-page by Marcos Orozco (loose, frayed, minor worming), browning, marginal worming throughout, repair to final leaf, contemporary limp vellum, manuscript spine-title, inner hinges broken, rear inner hinge held by cords, folio in 6s (29.5 x 21.5 cm), together with Mariana (Juan de), Historia general de España ... nuevamente añadida en esta ultima impression todo lo suecedido desde el año de mil y seiscientos y cincuenta, hasta el desesenta y nueve, 2 volumes, Madrid: for Andres Garcia de la Iglesia, 1669, half-titles, title-pages printed in red and black, engraved portrait to dedication leaf of each volume, browning, intermittent minor damp-staining (largely restricted to margins), volume 1 half-title loose, marginal repair to leaf [par.]2 affecting catchword, contemporary sheep, blind arabesque border to sides, rubbed and worn, volume 1 spine defective, folio (30 x 21 cm), and Royal Spanish Academy, Diccionario de la lengua castellana, reducido á un tomo para su mas fácil uso, 4th edition, Madrid: widow of Don Joaquin Ibarra, 1803, half-title, contemporary sheep, rubbed and worn, folio (30.6 x 21.2 cm) (Qty: 4)The first item has recently been described as 'one of the most important books on the Immaculate Conception in the middle of the seventeenth century' (Enrique Llamas, 'The Concept of Redemption and Co-redemption During the "Golden Age" of Spanish Theology and Mariology', p.250, n.43, in Mary at the Foot of the Cross - VIII , 2008). It is nevertheless highly uncommon, Copac tracing two copies of another edition printed in Lyon the same year, but none of this edition, which is presumed to have priority. Provenance: St John's Seminary, Wonersh.

Walker (Ellis). Epicteti Enchiridion made English, in a Poetical Paraphrase, 1709, engraved frontispiece with juvenile ink drawing to verso (frayed to margins), manuscript note to lower margin of title and annotation to one other leaf, browning & spotting throughout, modern panelled calf, 12mo in 6s, together with Randolph (Thomas) , Poems, with the Muses Looking-Glass, and Amyntas: whereunto is added, the Jealous Lovers, 5th edition, 1664, lacking additional engraved title (A1), dust-soiling and occasional short worm trails, contemporary calf, rebacked, 16mo in 8s, with Howard (Robert) , Five New Plays..., 2nd edition, 1700, lacking portrait frontispiece, browned and spotted, contemporary calf, upper board detached, lower joint split, worn, small folio, plus other 17th-19th century antiquarian (many defective) including Poems and Songs by Thomas Flatman, 1674, and A Platonick Song of the Soul by Henry More, Cambridge, 1647, both incomplete (Qty: 32)

Honeywood (Lydia). The Cook's Pocket Companion. And Compleat Family-Guide ... To which is added, The Universal Physician, being Choice Receipts for the Curse of most disorders the Human Body is Liable to be Afflicted with. Collected by an Eminent Physician, printed for J. Staples, 1758, author's printed signature to title-page verso, 8 woodcuts of trussed poultry and game and 3 bills of fare in the text, occasional light spotting in lower margins, a few other trivial marks, closed transverse tear to leaf F4 with contiguous chip in fore margin, shorter closed tears in F5 and K1, through the text in each case but all text extant, closed marginal tear to M4, calligraphic contemporary ownership inscription ('Ann Pettifer, Hur Book, Barby, 1768') to front free endpaper verso, contemporary pen-trials and additional owership inscription ('Ann Haris') recto, original boards, tawed leather backstrip (worn), contemporary outer wrapper of vellum manuscript waste, 12mo (Qty: 1)ESTC N473760; Maclean p. 71. Not in Bitting, Cagle, Oxford or Vicaire. Rare: ESTC traces one copy only of this or any other edition (US National Library of Medicine); OCLC adds a defective copy at Princeton (lacking the final leaf, N6); Copac locates one copy of a 1760 edition by Caslon, at Leeds. Honeywood's address to the reader (A2 recto) is dated May 1757, but the work is advertised as 'this day published', with the imprint of C. Henderson, in a 1756 number of the General Evening Post ; one copy of Henderson's edition is found in libraries (Lamar University, Texas), and one in auction records, in 2011; the present 1758 edition and all other such editions as may have appeared are untraced in commerce. Maclean's entry was based on a bookseller's catalogue (Birrell and Garnet) and she does not appear to have inspected a copy herself, citing none in the British Isles or North America, an occurrence only 'in a minority of cases' (p. xxiii); her reproduction of one of the woodcuts, at p. xi, is from the Leeds copy of the 1760 edition.

Medical remedies. 'A Collection of excellent Medicines, Balsames, Plaisters Salves, etc.', 18th century, manuscript in brown ink on laid paper, [8] + 82 pp. including title-page and list of contents , written in a neat cursive hand, approximately 25 lines to the page, text faintly box-ruled in red, browning, a few smudges and marks, occasional corrections, rear inner hinge cracked (held by upper and lower vellum cords; middle two perished), engraved armorial bookplate of Edmund Fitz Moore, contemporary vellum, manuscript spine-title ('Medical receipts'), soiled overall, boards sprung, folio (31.6 x 20 cm) (Qty: 1)Contains some 125 individual recipes, including 'The oil of toads', 'A powder to be given to a woman in labour', 'A Poultis for any swelling or sore ... Approved by the La[dy] Brown and Mrs Mees', 'An ointment for the wormes ... Approved by the Lady Hide', 'A rare secret of Mathew Lasatillian an Italian for making an excellent Balsom of Sir Nicholas Lushers', 'Sir Edm[und] Staffords powder, his oil and plaister of Toads to be taken against the Plague', 'The Lady Evans receipt for the Kings evill', and more.

[ Audot , Louis Eustache ]. French Domestic Cookery, combining Elegance with Economy, describing new culinary implements and processes, the management of the table; instructions for carving; French , German, Polish, Spanish, and Italian Cookery ; in twelve hundred receipts, 1st English edition, 1846, numerous black & white illustrations, sewing broken in one gathering, front hinge cracked, rear hinge partly cracked, original blind-stamped cloth, somewhat marked, spine and board edges faded, spine ends worn, some splitting to joints, 8vo, together with Crawford (Frances) , French Cookery adapted for English Families, 1st edition, 1853, half-title (toned), scarce light spotting, rear hinge cracked, original blind-stamped cloth gilt, spine ends slightly frayed, spine and board edges faded, 8vo, plus Kochheim (Amalia von) , A Handbook of Foreign Cookery; principally French, German and Danish..., 1st edition, 1845, scarce light spotting, gathering Q with brown mark at fore-edge, rear free endpaper recto with early ink manuscript annotations, front hinge cracked, original blind-stamped cloth, somewhat marked and worn in places, spine faded, 8vo, with two others related (Qty: 5)First item: Bitting p. 20. Second item: Bitting p. 105; Cagle 638.

Bacchus & Cordon Bleu (pseudonyms). New Guide for the Hotel, Bar, Restaurant, Butler, and Chef, Being a Hand Book for the Management of Hotel and American Bars, and the Manufacture of the Principal New and Fashionable Drinks..., two parts in 1, 1st edition, 1885, half-title with short fore-edge tear, scarce light spotting, last few leaves slightly finger-soiled, endpapers renewed, original front free endpaper bound at front, with ink manuscript authorial presentation inscription on verso, dated 1888, original red cloth, with gilt lettering and black tooling, rebacked with original spine relaid, board edges somewhat faded, corners showing, 8vo (Qty: 1)Cordon Bleu is the pseudonym of Emilie Lebour-Fawssett. A scarce book, apparently the first book to describe the Fred Collins Fizz. The first part deals with home brewing, the manufacture of wines, spirits etc., the preparation and manipulation of, with the newest names... American drinks etc. The second part treats of all branches of cookery, confectionery etc. This item is a presentation copy, with the manuscript inscription reading "To Mr John Cotterill (?), with compliments from the authors. Trusting this work may be of use to him in his profession. 1888. Bacchus & Cordon Bleu."

Bailey (Nathan). Dictionarium Domesticum, Being a New and Compleat Household Dictionary. For the use both of City and Country, Shewing I. The Whole Arts of Brewing, Baking... II. The Management of the Kitchen, Pantry... III. The Herdsman... IV. TheEnglish Vineyard... V. The Apiary... VI. The Family Physician and Herbalist..., 1st edition, 1736, engraved frontispiece showing domestic scenes (old manuscript annotations to verso), light dust-soiling, 20th century panelled calf, morocco title label, 8vo (Qty: 1)Cagle 555; Bitting p .24.

[Borella, Mr.]. The Court and Country Confectioner: or, the House-Keeper’s Guide..., To which is added, a dissertation on the different species of fruits, and the art of distilling simple waters, cordials, perfumed oils, and essences, by an Ingenious Foreigner, now head confectioner to the Spanish Ambassador in England, two parts in 1, 1st edition, 1770, dust-soiled title laid down, with pale early ink ownership name at head, some contents leaves dampstained, occasional pale dampstaining to upper blank margins, final blank with two early ink manuscript recipes, modern cream morocco, spine with gilt lettered label, 8vo (Qty: 1)Bitting p. 49; Cagle 572. The rare first edition of this book by the "Ingenious Foreigner now head confectioner to the Spanish Ambassador in Engl and " who in a later edition revealed himself as "Mr. Borella".

Hughson (D.). The New Family Receipt-Book: or Universal Repository of Domestic Economy..., with Specifications of Approved Patent Medicines..., 1817, engraved portrait frontispiece frayed to margins and lined to verso, some browning and spotting, modern half calf, morocco title label, 4to, together with Darton & Harvey (Publishers) , Economical Cookery, for Young Housekeepers; or, the Art of Providing Good and Palatable Dishes for a Family..., to which are added, Directions for Pickling, Preserving, &c. and a Variety of Useful Domestic Receipts, by a Lady, 3rd edition, 1835, engraved frontispiece (stained, manuscript to verso) early manuscript to front pastedown and rear endpaper, original green roan-backed printed boards with contemporary bookseller paper label to upper pastedown of 'Noyes Book-seller, Binder &c. Chippenham', rubbed and light wear, 12mo with Mackenzie (Colin) , Five Thousand Receipts in all the Useful and Domestic Arts..., new edition, 1832, scattered spotting, contemporary half morocco, rubbed, 12mo, with Oddy (S.A., publisher) , The Housekeeper's Receipt Book, or, the Repository of Domestic Knowledge; containing a Complete System of Housekeeping, 1813, engraved frontispiece browned and margins frayed, contemporary inscription to upper margin of title, some ink staining, spotting and browning, modern marbled boards, 8vo, plus other 19th century related, some defective (Qty: 22)

Marshall (Agnes B.). Fancy Ices, 1st edition, 1894, numerous black & white illustrations to text, 30 pages publisher's advertisements at rear, occasional spotting, rear hinge cracked, original black-stamped pictorial blue cloth, somewhat rubbed and marked, corners showing, 8vo, together with The Book of Ices, Including Cream and Water Ices, Sorbets..., with Names in French and English and Various Coloured Designs for Ices, 3rd edition, between 1884-1893, four chromolithographed plates, including frontispiece, numerous black & white illustrations to text, half-title with advertisement for 'Marshall's Patent Ice Cave' adhered on verso, rear endpapers with two tipped-in typewritten letters (one partially toned), on Marshall's School of Cookery headed paper, signed in ink manuscript by A. B. Marshall, both dated 1893, ink ownership name written on fore-edge, original gilt lettered blue cloth, extremities lightly rubbed, upper cover with pale mark at fore-edge, slim 8vo, with nine others related (Qty: 11)

Rundell (Maria Eliza Ketelby). The New Family Cook, or Housekeeper's Guide; containing Plain and Simple Directions for Dressing all kinds of Meat, Poultry, Fish, and Game... the Art of Brewing... Confectionary... by a Lady, London: printed for the Booksellers, 1838, title toned and spotted, rough-trimmed, recent cloth, gilt lettering to spine, 12mo, together with A New System of Domestic Cookery... by a Lady, New Edition, Modernized and Improved, by Mrs E. Birch, 1847, engraved frontispiece (lacking blank upper margin) and nine engraved plates, some spotting and toning, final few leaves with some dampstaining, preliminary blank (previously adhered to frontispiece) with early ink manuscript inscription dated 1878, modern quarter calf, a little rubbed in places, 12mo, plus six other copies of the same title, later editions, some defective (Qty: 8)First item extremely scarce. Not in Cagle or Bitting. Not listed on COPAC or WorldCat. No other copies found at auction. Only one copy located, at the Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection at Sydney Living Museums, Australia.

Smith (Eliza). The Compleat Housewife: or, Accomplish'd Gentlewoman's Companion: being a Collection of upwards of Six Hundred of the most approved Receipts..., 10th edition, 1741, engraved frontispiece, 6 folding engraved plates, some ink cross marks to fore-edge margins, occasional light spotting, slight worming to upper blank margins, contemporary manuscript recipe for dried cheeries to front free endpaper, lacking rear free endpaper, contemporary calf, old amateur repairs to joints, some wear, 8vo, together with Moxon (Elizabeth) , English Housewifery, Exemplified in above Four Hundred and Fifty Receipts, Giving Directions in most Parts of Cookery, 12th edition, corrected, 1785, folding table, eight Bills of Fare (six printed back-to-back & one folding, first torn with loss), six leaves with burnt with loss, some browning & dust-soiling, lacking free endpapers, contemporary sheep, joints split and adhesive tape to spine & boards, worn, 12mo, plus an incomplete Cook's Complete Guide, [by Esther Copley], London: George Virtue, [1810] andf incomplete Economist, or New Family Cookery by Anthony Haselmore, 1824 (Qty: 4)

Smith (Mary). The Complete House-keeper, and Professed Cook, new edition, Newcastle: Printed for S. Hodgson, 1786, title neatly strengthened to edges, 2 folding engraved plates of bills of fare (with few repairs), some dust-soiling and spotting, modern calf-backed marbled boards, 8vo, together with Mason (Charlotte) , The Lady's Assistant for Regulating and Supplying the Table; being a Complete System of Cookery..,. 8th edition, 1801, ink signature to title, manuscript recipe for tomato sauce to verso of final leaf and some adhesive tape staining, modern calf-backed marbled boards, 8vo, with Henderson (William Augustus) , The Housekeeper's Instructor; or, Universal Family Cook. Being an ample and clear display of the Art of Cookery in all its various branches, 8th edition, [1800?], engraved frontispiece and 11 plates (2 folding), modern calf-backed marbled boards, 8vo (Qty: 3)

Soyer (Alexis). The Modern Housewife or Menagere , Comprising Nearly One Thousand Receipts for the Economic and Judicious Preparation of Every Meal of the Day, and Those for the Nursery and Sick Room..., 1st edition, 1849, engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved dedication leaf and two engraved plates, variable spotting, title toned, first three leaves partly detached, front hinge partly cracked, original cloth, marked with some wear in places, 8vo, together with Soyer's Culinary Campaign, being Historical Reminiscences of the Late War..., 1st edition, 1857, engraved portrait frontispiece, additional title and seven plates, occasional spotting, first few leaves with pale dampstain to upper outer corners, original cloth cloth gilt, rubbed and a few marks, some wear to extremities, 8vo, plus A Shilling Cookery for the People..., Tenth Thousand, 1854, engraved portrait frontispiece, (contemporary ink manuscript inscription to verso), 24 pages publisher's advertisements at rear, endpapers (lightly toned) with publisher's advertisements, front endpapers with minor marks at head of gutter, original boards printed in blue & black, very slightly rubbed in places, rear joint with short (9mm) split at tail, enclosed in cloth-covered chemise and matching slipcase, 8vo, and five other Soyer volumes, including The Gastronomic Regenerator, 4th edition, 1847, and the 1880 'New Edition' of The Modern Housewife; or, Menagere (Qty: 8)First two items: Bitting pp. 443 & 444; Cagle 1004 (for 2nd edition) & 1008 respectively.

Wentworth (Josie A., editor). Janie Ellice's Recipes 1846-1859, foreword by Elizabeth Craig, Arcadia Press, 1974, numerous illustrations to text, signed by Elizabeth Craig to title, all edges gilt, original plum morocco gilt, with slipcase, 4to (limited edition 3/265), together with Pennell (Elizabeth Robins) , My Cookery Books, Holland Press, 1983, black & white illustrations, original cloth-backed marbled boards with printed paper label to spine, slipcase, large 8vo, (limited edition 38/500 copies), plus Weddell (George, introduction) , Arcana Fairfaxiana Manuscripta. A Manuscript Volume of Apothecaries’ Lore and Housewifery nearly three Centuries Old, Used, and Partly Written by the Fairfax Family, Reproduced in Facsimile of the Handwritings, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1890, a little spotting, old ownership inscription to title and bookplate to front pastedown, original morocco gilt, slightly rubbed at extremities, 4to, plus other cookery facsimile editions and similar, mostly 20th century, various sizes, VG (Qty: 40)

[ Trusler , John]. The Honours of the Table, or, Rules for Behaviour during Meals; with the Whole Art of Carving, illustrated by a variety of cuts. Together with Directions for going to Market, and the Method of distinguishing good Provisions from bad; to which is added a Number of Hints or concise Lessons for the Improvement of Youth, on all occasions in Life. By the author of Principles of Politeness, &c. For the use of Young People, London: Printed for the Author, at the Literary Press, 1788, numerous woodcut illustrations, contemporary manuscript notes to upper margin of A12, contemporary marbled lower board only, 12mo, together with Smith (J., Publisher) , The New Domestic Cookery, 1827, folding engraved frontispiece (creased, marked, frayed to edges and tissue repair), soiling throughout, edges untrimmed, modern calf backed marbled boards, 12mo, with Tyas (Robert, Publisher) , The Hand-Book of Domestic Cookery; containing Directions for preparing upwards of four hundred dishes, 1839, engraved frontispiece (browned & spotted), scattered spotting, all edges gilt, original brown limp cloth gilt, 16mo, and The Hand-Book of Carving..., 1839, wood engraved illustrations to text, all edges gilt, original limp cloth gilt, 16mo, and Warne (Frederick, & Co., Publisher) , Warne's Bijou Books. Etiquette of the Dinner-Table: with the Art of Carving, 1867, chromolithograph frontispiece and additional title, illustrations to text, all edges gilt, original red cloth gilt, 16mo, plus other similar 19th century cookery, carving, confectionery & etiquette of dinning related etc., mostly small format volumes, including 21 volumes of the Little Book series published by George Newnes Ltd. (Qty: approx. 60)

Der Nersessian (Sirarpie) . Armenian Manuscripts in the Walters Art Gallery, 1973, Baltimore, 8 colour & 241 black & white plates, cracked gutters, original red cloth, large 4to, together with, De Weld (Ernest T.) , The Illustrations int the Manuscripts of the Septuagint, volume 3, parts 1 & 2, 1941, Princeton University Press, U.S.A., numerous monotone illustrations, uniform original gilt decorated black cloth, boards lightly rubbed, folio, and, Alexander (J.J.G.) , Norman Illumination at Mont St Michel, 966 - 110, 1st edition, 1970, Oxford, 55 black & white plates, original green cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plus 28 further volumes of Christian art and illuminated manuscript reference, all original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (Qty: 59)

Hatton (Thomas & Cleaver, Arthur H.) . A Bibliography of the Periodical Works of Charles Dickens, 1933, 31 monotone illustrations & facsimiles, some light spotting, original gilt decorated green cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 4to, together with Bland (David) , A History of Book Illustration, the illuminated manuscript and the printed book, 1st edition, 1958, numerous colour and black & white illustrations, minor toning, original cloth in dust jacket, covers worn loss to head & foot, large 8vo, and Lovell (Ernest J., editor) , His Very Self and Voice, collected conversations with Lord Byron, 1st edition, 1954, New York, original cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plus other modern miscellaneous literature, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to. (Qty: 6 shelves)

Livingstone (David and Charles). Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries; and of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864, 1st edition, John Murray, 1865, folding wood-engraved frontspiece, 8 wood-engraved plates, folding map (slightly spotted, repaired closed tear at inner fold), original maroon pictorial cloth gilt, spine faded, headcap chipped, together with: Waller (Horace, editor) , The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to his Death, 2 volumes, 1st edition, John Murray, 1874, 19 wood-engraved plates including frontispieces, 2 lithographic plates (manuscript facsimiles, 1 double-page), 2 folding maps (1 in end-pocket), occasional staining, original maroon pictorial cloth gilt, spines faded and rolled, tips rubbed, 8vo , Ellis (William), Three Visits to Madagascar during the Years 1853-1854-1856, 1st edition, John Murray, 1858, original cloth, 8vo, Jameson (James S.), Story of the Rear Column of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, 1st edition, R. H. Porter, 1890, original cloth, 8vo , Slatin (Rudolf Carl von), Fire and Sword in the Sudan, a Personal Narrative of Fighting and Serving the Dervishes, 4th edition, Edward Arnold, 1896, original cloth, 8vo, Kingsley (Mary H.), West African Studies, 1st edition, Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1899, original cloth, 8vo (Qty: 7)Mendelssohn I pp. 915-16 (Livingstone, Narrative), 912-13 (Livingstone, Last Journals), 518 (Ellis). Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.

A Persian illuminated manuscript page from a copy of the Shahnama, (Book of Kings) probably Kashmir, 16th century, with four columns and twenty five lines of nasta' liq script on gold sprinkled paper with two panels of script and floral illumination amongst the text within red, gold and pale blue line borders 28cm x 17cm Provenance: Coton Hall

A Safavid Persia illuminated manuscript page from a Koran, dated to AD1559, , nasta'liq script with marginal roundels in gold marking verse counts, chapter headings in white Thuluth script on gold panels, gold red and blue line borders, in two parts, each 11cm x 8cm, and a Bihar, India illuminated manuscript page from a Koran, late 14th/early 15th century, Behari script, marginal devices marking text divisions, red line borders, in two parts, each 10cm x 8cm (2) Provenance: Coton Hall

A Persian manuscript page from the Koran, mid-16th century, fourteen lines of bold nashki script with a floral marginal device and gold, red and pale blue lined borders 23cm x 18cm Provenance: Coton Hall

An illuminated manuscript page from the Koran, Herat, Timurid, mid-16th century, naskh script with gold or blue roundels with delicate leaf decoration marking fifth or tenth verse endings, gilt and blue line borders, 12.5cm x 9.5cm, a small illustrated Koran manuscript page, India AD 1548/9, sura headings in finely decorated panels, cloud decoration in gold leaf and floral margianl device, red, gilt and blue line borders 12cm x 6.5cm and a manuscript page from the diwan of Fahim Riasis, Turkey, 19th century, in nasta'liq script on burnished paper with borders in thickly applied gold 15cm x 6cm (3) Provenance: Coton Hall

Carpenter & Westley, London. A hand painted mechanical brass lever magic lantern slide: of a butcher standing holding a pig's head on a platter, the pull/push lever changing the pig's head on the butcher's body, stamped as per title to mahogany frame, with inked manuscript title and operating instructions, 9.7 x 17.5cm.

Carpenter & Westley, London. A dissolve set of two hand painted magic lantern slides of Holyrood Chapel:, one scene in winter, the other by moonlight, both stamped as per title to mahogany frame and numbered 'No10' , both with inked manuscript title to top edge. 9.5 x 17.5cm (2)

A Chinese AKS 75 pattern bayonet:, based upon the Russian AK 47 AKM II bayonet, clipped back blade with saw back and wire cutter recess, composite grip and scabbard, together with two Russian SKS Siminov bayonets,, all three bayonets taken from Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army operatives by Royal Marines on operation Agila 1979-1980, together with a manuscript note of provenance

A 19th century percussion cap Officer's pistol by L Hollis & Sons:, previously the property of Prince Azim Etenadi, grandson of the last King of Afghanistan, the plain 8 inch barrel with foresight and stirruped steel ramrod, engraved sidelock action signed as per title, brass trigger guard and butt cap, 35cm long, together with a manuscript note dated 16th June 1971, 'Muzzle loading pistol by L Hollis & Sons given to me by Prince Azim Etenadi grand son of the late King of Afghanistan. The pistol belonged to his father and has been in Afghanistan since early Victorian times'.

Carpenter & Westley, London. Two hand painted magic lantern slides 'Esquamaux Village' and 'Water Spout':, the latter a smaller 2 3/8inch diameter panel, both stamped as per title to mahogany frames and inked manuscript title to edge, 9.5 x 17.5cm (2)

1821 King George IV Coronation, a framed admission ticket to Westminster Abbey:, the central bicoloured print by James Whiting and Robert Branston in black and blue showing the King seated on the throne with classical maidens, laurels and Coat of Arms, surrounded within an embossed frame by Dobbs of national emblems and oakleaf, with Royal seal below marked 'Not Transferable' 22 x 26cm, also a similar Westminster Hall Coronation Pass Ticket by Dobbs inscribed 'Admit this barer to Lord….apartment', 19 x13cm, mounted on paper with manuscript title 'This ticket admitted Mr Hargrave to see George 4th crowned 1821', and an unused 'Procession Pass Ticket' by Dobbs within blue and red showing George IV in a chariot within a rectangular border with embossed border, 20.5 x 16.5cm (3)*Notes- Very good example of early bicoloured security printing first patented by Sir William Congreve in 1821. The compound printing by use of a pantograph and a geometric lathe was developed to stop the increasing levels of counterfeit banknotes.

MERC LOUIS MANUSCRIPT CHANDELIER, 90cm drop.

A circa mid 19th Century manuscript book containing a large volume of manuscript Natural History and fishing/fisheries extracts, contemporary calf worn, top board detached (but present)

A packet containing 40+ 19th Century pressed plant specimens, all placed loosely between leaves of paper with cotemporary manuscript captions

A Manuscript Receipt book, 1864, 40 numbered pages of manuscript recipe entries + a few other receipts loosely inserted, inscribed 'Ellen Packard Nov. 3rd 1864 Crepping Hall' to first blank, contemporary roan gilt, inner joints split

A Manuscript receipt book - Gabriel 'Chummy' Tschumi (1883-1957), Master Chef to Queen Victoria, King Edward VII & King George V. A circa late Nineteenth Century half calf album containing 178 pages of manuscript cookery receipts, the verso of front end paper signed and inscribed "recipes from my service with the Royal Family by Gabriel Tschumi", the recipes divided into categories of dish with m/s tabs at head of pages for soup; fish; meat; savouries; sauces; sweets; etc, the manuscript receipts probably spanning the first half of the 20th century, pages m/s numbered from 263-441, p290 with manuscript heading "Recipes from my service with the Royal Family by Gabriel Tschumi" & many manuscript receipts on the following 24 pages by Tschumi and categorically in his hand, including those for, Balmoral Shortbread; Bavarois au Chocolat; Windsor Castle Carrot Pudding; King Edward VII Yorkshire Pudding; "Queen Alexandra's Favourite Dish - Poulet d'Avoise"; "Recipes from my service with King George V...Curry Sauce and Bombay Duck"; "Buckingham Palace Mutton Pies"; Invalid dishes prepared for King George V when...convalescing at Bognor in 1929 - Pomme de Terre d'Avoise" etc etc, numerous other m/s receipts throughout the book spanning a broad timespan, of which many others probably in Tschumi's hand. Tschumi was a Swiss national who was appointed a cook's apprentice in the kitchens of the Royal Household at 16, and went on to serve as master chef to QV, KE VII & KG V following several successive promotions. He received his long and faithful service medal in 1930 and retired from Royal Service in 1932. He worked at Buckingham Palace, Balmoral, worked on Edward VII's 1902 Coronation banquet & was responsible for the Wedding breakfast for the Duke and Duchess of York April 26 1923. After retirement from Royal Service he worked at Welbeck Abbey, Sandringham and Marlborough at various points. The album 8vo, attractive contemporary half leather with decorative gilt tooling over marbled cloth covered boards, backstrip scuffed at edges, extremities slightly worn, internally some spotting and toning but generally clean/VGC

A quantity of mixed ephemera, maps and prints including Bacon's County Maps, steel engravings after Turner, pencil and watercolour sketches of India, documents printed typed and n manuscript

The Armorial Bearings of The Right Honourable Sir James Harold Wilson, produced by the College of Arms, London, vellum on board, manuscript calligraphic text, hand-painted heraldic design heightened with gilt, signed 'H. W. Grey', further signed by the Garter King of Arms, Anthony R. Wagner

Freedom of The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, illuminated parchment certificate for Prime Minister Harold Wilson, 1976, manuscript calligraphic text and hand-painted crest, heightened with gold, with accompanying paper certificate. Together with an invitation card and menu for the Annual Banquet, addressed to Lady Wilson, 2002, and another menu for the Lady Day Court Luncheon in 2008

HRH Charles, Prince of Wales, handwritten card to Mary Wilson, English poet and wife of former UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson, sending his best wishes for her 100th birthday, the design of the card depicting one of Charles's watercolours. Note that the dotted texture of the card gives a printed appearance to the text, but the inscription is indeed manuscript, black ink, dated 12 January 2016

Manuscript notes by Harold Wilson for an episode of Desert Island Discs that never happened, blue ink on foolscap sheet. Harold Wilson didn't appear on the programme but Lady Wilson did in 1969. Together with the original script for Night of Poetry starring Mary Wilson, 24 October 1971, Eamonn Andrews Studios Ltd., produced by Fred O'Donovan, with two loosely inserted Gaiety Theatre programmes, and a photostat copy of Cambridgeshire - a poem by Mary Wilson - set to music by J. Arthur

Presentation photograph album depicting scenes from Moscow Academy of Dance, ballet, inscribed in Russian to opening page and dated 1966, for Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Featuring 34 individually mounted black & white photographs, varying sizes, with manuscript captions and protective tissue-guards

A presentation photograph album commemorating Prime Minister Harold Wilson's visit to Bonn and Berlin, 1969, bearing manuscript inscription to opening page. Featuring 41 mounted black & white photographs (many depicting Wilson with Chancellor Kiesinger) with protective tissue-guards. Bound in full green calf bearing the coat of arms of the Federal Republic of Germany

The Essential West Riding, by Herbert Whone, proof material (including specimen dust-jacket), letter from the publisher (Smith Settle) requesting an introduction by Lord Wilson, and manuscript notes/ideas for the introduction by Harold Wilson in blue ink on House of Lords headed paper. Together with a copy of the 1975 first edition with foreword by J. B. Priestley

Islamic manuscript. Arabic, key phrases in red, remainder in black ink. Waxy laid/chain-lined paper, bound in embossed leather, rebacked. The first part of the text is single column, 26 lines, heavily inscribed/annotated to margins; the second part is single column, 21 lines, generally blank margins. From the collection of former UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson

NO RESERVE Spencer (Eleanor P., examined by) The Sobieski Hours: a Manuscript in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, tipped-in colour frontispiece, plates, 8 colour, original morocco-backed cloth, a little rubbed, 1977 § Inglis (Eric) The Hours of Mary of Burgundy, 2 vol., colour plates, original calf-backed boards (text vol.), original blind-stamped calf (facsimile vol.), housed in a calf-backed slipcase, a little rubbed, 1995; 4to & 8vo (3)

Langue Provencal.- Livre de feu Frédéric de Crappone sur diverses affaires siens et de feu noble Adam de Crappone, son frere, manuscript in Provencal, 28pp., incomplete at beginning, first 6 leaves at beginning water-stained, folds, browned, edges chipped, stitched, folio, 1576-91; and another document in the Provencal language, v.s., v.d. (2).