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Click here to subscribeKey (Astley Cooper) A Narrative of the Recovery of H.M.S. Gorgon, (Charles Hotham, Esq., Captain) Stranded in the Bay of Monte Video, May 10th, 1844, Smith, Elder, 1847, presentation copy from the author, folding litho frontis, two folding charts and fifteen other plates (four folding) as called for, two page manuscript letter bound in, original cloth (re-cased with new endpapers)
Wild (Frank, Cdr.) - Manuscript A seven page signed autograph account by Frank Wild, describing his experiences in the Antarctic, written in the commonplace book of Miss Kathleen M. Blocksidge of Surrey at the request of her grandfather [c1917], with a signed photograph of Wild tipped in. Wild describes icebergs, their shape and dimensions; the problems of food supply, discussing the taste of seal and penguin meat -'the penguins are really nice, the legs taste like mutton and the breast very like hare'; the cycle of the sun, its effect on temperature and frostbite; wildlife and the seasons - petrels, penguins, skuas, sea leopards, close escapes from killer whales; his affection for the sledge dogs and how sad he was when they had to be shot! Also signed by Raymond Priestley, one leaf loose, original cloth
Weddell (James) A Voyage towards the South Pole, Performed in the Years 1822-24, Containing an Examination of the Antarctic Sea, to the Seventy-Fourth degree of latitude; and a Visit to Tierra del Fuego ..., Longman, Hurst ..., 1825, first edition, coloured frontis, folding chart, six plates (two folding), eight charts (six folding), errata slip, 1826 manuscript circulation list to front pastedown (including Maj. Crawford, Lord Dufferin, Col. Ward, etc.), Feb 1826 book catalogue bound in to front, original? boards (re-backed with leather label), preserved in full calf book style solander box, with raised bands and spine label
Fiji : 1874-1916 A remarkable collection of the postmarks of Fiji in a Senator loose-leaf album. Starting with Levuka, the old capital, with cds cancels on 12 stamps, a page of 'Sunburst' killer cancels showing the Levuka oval type on 2 single KEVII adhesives & a strip of 4 of the 2d dull green on piece; the Suva killer on 8 values, two in bright red; Smaller post offices are represented by BUA, with three values with manuscript name cancel & date(1900-02); UDU KACU manuscript cancel across a pair of 1d mauve(1899); TAVIUNI on Edward 1d(1905); NANUKULOA RA on 1d mauve(1902); scarce cds cancels of P.O.BA (3), P.O.NADI (2), P.O.NAVUA(3) & undated violet double ring SAVU SAVU/POST OFFICE on Edward ½d pair. The a 'locally made' cancel of P.O.NAMOLI in violet (c1900-01) on 2 x ½d green. Violet LAUTOKA, part cancels in violet on 1d & 2d(c 1900-07) & 4 examples of the 23mm cds on 4 adhesives (1905-10). A manuscript cancellation by the postal agent at NAUSORI (1897) plus 3 values with the cancel of 'A.M.Brodziak & Co Nausori' (1898) & 1899,1900 & 1903 examples of the Nausori P.O.cds on 1d or 2d adhesives; 2 pages of SUVA with various cds cancels from 1892 & examples of the duplex (1895). Three pages of cancels, not written-up, at the back of the album include more 'killer' cancels & part straight line cancels of SOMO SOMO, NADARIVATU, NADROGA, WAINIBOKASI etc. Plus some possibly fiscal manuscript cancels. A terrific lot for the specialist, many marks are rarely seen. All on stamp(s).(114 items - 135 stamps) Scans & photocopies are available - please contact the office. [US5]
Postcards - an early 20th century postcard album, presented: To my dear Daddy, with the best wishes for a very happy birthday, from your ever loving daughter Ada, June 3rd, 1903, inserted with a collection of contemporary b/w, tinted and coloured British, German and further European cards, showing topography, transport, scenes of real life and a few humour, some further annotated in ink manuscript, contemporary green buckram with Art Nouveau designs and motifs, thin crown folio
WW2 : A collection of 38 original, possibly unique, small format monochrome photographs featuring individuals,scenes and events on continental Europe ( mainly France, Poland & Germany ) during and immediately post - war. Possibly taken by a member of the armed forces or Press corps. Included are photos of Churchill, Montgomery, King George VI, Airfields, German POWs, Liberation parades, bomb damage, military vehicles and Fighter Squadrons. Consult on-line condition report for further details. CONDITION REPORT: Most of the photos have manuscript annotations on the verso indicating location and events but only one with a specific date. this photo is of Montgomery at Antwerp Airfield on 13th. October, 1944. Another photo, undated, features King George VI, Air Vice Marshall & Group Captain Gillam takking together.
Petri E. : ( Russian ) Educational Atlas, C.1898. Small folio, hb. Coloured maps, some folding, with physical, climate & topographical features & some urban plans. Provenance - Pskov Caves Monastery, Pechory, Russia. See condition report. CONDITION REPORT: Poor. Partially disbound with covers very worn. Various manuscript annotations in Russian - possibly those of a student. A fascinating item nevertheless. A library stamp on the title page indicates provenance Pskov Caves Monastery in Pechory, Russia.
Venerable Bede Historiae Ecclesiasticae Gentis Anglorum, Libri Quinque. Cambridge University Press, 1722. Folio, contemporary Cambridge-style calf, sometime rebacked retaining original spine, spine with morocco lettering-piece, blind-rolled board edges, marbled endpapers, red speckled edges; pp. [16 (half-title, verso blank, title, verso blank, Epistola (4), Praefatio (7), blank)], 823, [14 (Index (13), blank)]; eng. frontis. and 2 eng. plates by Michael van der Gucht, folding map; provenance: this copy was gifted to Ely Cathedral library by John Nichols MA of Trinity College Cambridge, 1730 (gift inscription half-title and title, library bookplate on upper pastedown, occasional mss marginalia), Ely Cathedral library was sold in 1972. The Venerable Bede was the most important English historian of the Middle Ages. His History is perhaps the most important primary source on the Anglo-Saxon period, as well as a critical text in the development of an English national identity through literature. The earliest printed edition was produced in Germany in 1475, with various editions after that. The editor of this edition was John Smith, Prebendary of Durham Cathedral and Rector of Wearmouth - the site of Bede's monastery. It appears that, like many Anglican clergy of the time, his duties were not so onerous as to prevent the pursuit of academia, in this case a magisterial new edition of the text. Prior to this edition, all printed versions of Bede had drawn on a specific family of manuscripts, known as the C-texts. This edition was able to use the Moore MS (one of the earliest extant versions), as well as two copies in the Cotton Library, which greatly improved the quality of the text. Earlier additions had accumulated many errors, which Smith intended to remove by comparison to the earlier versions. Early on in his work, he realised that the wide variety would swamp his version with variants. As such he employed a strict priority, slicing away later material to find a critical text within. The Smiths' passage on methodology contains a vital maxim for manuscript study - remove readings only found in later passages, restore those from the oldest. Smith also included King Alfred's Saxon paraphrase of the text (in a new type, cut specially for the work), a map of Saxon Britain, and printings of a series of Anglo-Saxon charters from Mercia, manuscripts of which no longer exist. The elder Smith worked continually on the text but did not live to see its completion, handled by his son George. Between them they created a version of the text so rigorous that textual criticism of Bede barely altered until Plummer's 1896 edition. David Douglas (English Scholars) describes it as ''perhaps the most perfect single book of the greatest age of Anglo-Saxon historical learning.''Binding slightly scuffed and rubbed, variable lower marginal staining P1-Q1, short marginal tear 3B1 not affecting text, short inner margin tear to folding map affecting image, 7P1 short upper marginal tear affecting text, some slight marking and foxing internally but otherwise clean. An attractive copy.
Islamic Art. A very small printed pocket Qur'an within metal case Levant, 20th century. Arabic text on paper, 12 lines to the page, and black and white illumination copied from a lavishly illustrated manuscript. Housed within copper case engraved with sprays and including a magnifying glass to read the text. Cm 2,20 x 3,00.
Islamic Art. A very fine illuminated folio from Baysanghur Qur'an Persia or Egypt, 14th century . Arabic manuscript on paper, 1 leaf,11 lines to the page, written in large muhaqqaq script in black ink, verses separated by gold florets, headings in gold ornamental Eastern Kufic script over cobalt blu ground. For a comparison please cfr. Sotheby's 19 October 2016, lot 160. Restoration, stain and small missing parts.. Cm 24,50 x 32,00.
Islamic Art. Ottoman Qur'an Signed Sayed Abdul Vahab for Sultan Mahmud II and dated 1241 AH (1825 AD) . Arabic manuscript on paper composed of 303 folios, each including 15 lines to page written in naskh script with black and red ink. Sura headings over gold ground within cartouches. Leather cover with floral decoration over gilded ground. Cm 10,50 x 16,00.
Islamic Art. Ser Al Asrar "The Use of Sulfur" Manuscript with chemical subject Authored by: Al Hakim Al Kimiate known as Zolnun Osman Ben Savid Al Akhimi Copied by Yusef Ben Jacob Al Ashbuli by the oder of the Prince Hasan, son of King Konsoha El Khori and dated 933 AH (1526 AD) . Arabic manuscript on paper. Composed of 153 folios, 11 lines to the page written in naskh script with black and red ink on a single page. Text includes charts, drawing and graphs within red grid. Marble paper cover.. Cm 16,00 x 20,00.
Elizabethan wax seal designed by Nicholas Hilliard, embossed on both sides, depicting Queen Elizabeth I (the monarch enthroned on one side, riding on horseback on the other). The allegorical motifs - orb and sceptre, Tudor roses, hands reaching down from the heavens - are all designed to emphasise Elizabeth's divine rule over England. The wax seal is still attached to its vellum manuscript document, opening with 'Jacobus' and closing with 'Egerton'Provenance: Originally the property of Maurice Johnson II (1688-1755) of Ayscoughfee Hall in Spalding, Lincolnshire, founder of the Spalding Gentlemen's Society
BROWNING ROBERT: (1812-1889) English Poet. A.L.S., Robert Browning, one page, 8vo, Warwick Crescent, London, 7th November 1882, to [Henry] Woods. Browning sends thanks to his correspondent for their kindness 'in taking charge of and delivering the little packet' which Browning confirms that he received yesterday, further remarking 'I wish I had been at home to see you and say thus much - or thus little'. With blank integral leaf. Some overall foxing. Together with an ink signature of Matthew Arnold on a piece removed from the conclusion of a letter and bearing several additional words of text in his hand; a L.S. by Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, one page, folio, London, 7th April 1883, to Henry Woods, on the printed stationery of the Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences, Exhibition of Fine Arts, inviting him to submit a work for the exhibition (extensive, large tears to the folds and some foxing and other faults, affecting parts of the text but not the signature) and a manuscript invoice prepared by Mr. Cartwright for Elizabeth Frith, two pages, folio, n.p., 1795, detailing a variety of expenses for drawings (including the Prince and Princess of Wales) and their frames as well as pencils, paper, inks and quills, a dose of salts, a book of dialogues, sitting in church, candles and watch pieces etc., totaling £22.5.1 and signed by Frith at the conclusion (overall age wear and some splits and holes at the folds etc.). FR to G, 4 Henry Woods (1846-1921) English Painter & Illustrator, one of the leading Neo-Venetian school artists. In 1882, the same year as Browning's letter, Woods had become an associate member of the Royal Academy.
'The whole damn story is true by-the-way. Except for a few embellishments!' DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. A.L.S., Daphne, two pages, 8vo, Fowey, Cornwall, 3rd December 1942, to Victor Gollancz ('Dear V. G.'). Du Maurier sends a manuscript (no longer present) to her publisher, exclaiming 'Here you are!' and continues 'I hope to heaven it arrives safely. The only other copy has gone off to the U.S.A…..'. The author explains 'The book is Ireland of course; but the only deliberate mention of it is in the Epilogue, where I use the words "Black and Tans" -Please wait for that cold in the head before reading it!' and in a postscript reveals 'The whole damn story is true by-the-way. Except for a few embellishments!' A letter of good content and association. A few small pinholes to the upper left corner, otherwise VG Victor Gollancz (1893-1967) British Publisher. The present letter relates to Du Maurier's seventh novel, Hungry Hill, which was published by Gollancz in 1943. The historical novel, of which 33 editions have been printed, is based on the family and history of the Irish ancestors of Du Maurier's friend Christopher Puxley.
MALTHUS THOMAS ROBERT: (1766-1834) English Cleric & Scholar, influential in the field of political economy. A portion of holograph text, unsigned, on a slim oblong 8vo piece evidently neatly clipped from a larger letter or manuscript, n.p., n.d. The recto comprises five lines of text in the hand of Malthus which states, in part, 'If at one time such a given product would make an effectual demand for certain commodities the conditions of the supply of which are supposed to remain the same, it would immediately cease to make such effectual…..', and the verso features two further partial lines of holograph text relating to supply and demand. Neatly annotated ('Malthus') in ink in the hand of a contemporary collector to the lower right corner of the recto. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG
[EDWARD I]: (1239-1307) King of England 1272-1307. Manuscript document issued during the reign of King Edward I, one page (vellum), slim oblong 4to (9 x 2), n.p. (Norfolk?), n.d. (c.1280), in Latin. The boldly penned document comprises eight lines of neat and attractive text and is a Grant of Land stating that Richard Prewett of Flitcham has given to Alan Milus and Millicent his wife, for a certain sum of money, one piece of land with trees upon it in the town of Flitcham near the land of Robert of Fransam and the messuage of Alan Milus, described as being eight perches and six feet in width and seven perches in length. The witnesses to the transaction are named as John, son of Alan, John Prewett, John and Roger Smith, Henry Neve and others. Professionally matted in burgundy and framed and glazed in a plain black frame to an overall size of 13 x 5.5. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG The village of Flitcham is located in Norfolk and its existence can be traced back to the period of Roman occupation. Flitcham also has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085 where its population and land ownership were extensively detailed, including three acres of meadow and woodland. Today the village forms part of the Royal Sandringham Estate along with West Newton, Shernborne and Anmer. Provenance: Acquired from the noted English autograph and manuscript dealer Winifred A. Myers by the present vendor in 1972.
PEPYS SAMUEL: (1633-1703) English Naval Administrator and Diarist. L.S., S Pepys, one page, folio, Navy Office, 16th July 1674, to Mr. Hosier. The manuscript letter states, in part, ‘Wee have nothing to say in answer to your lre. of the 10th instant but to lett you know that wee have recd. It, and according to your desire have granted the allowing you an Instrument at Shipwr: pay, and to that end wee send you inclosed a Warrt. to the Clerk of the Cheque…..’ Signed by Pepys at the conclusion and countersigned by six others comprising John Pepys (1641-1677, Younger brother of Samuel Pepys. Joint Clerk of the Navy Board), 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 and was a friend and colleague of Pepys, featuring prominently in his Diary), Sir Richard Haddock (c.1629-1715, English Royal Naval officer), Sir Thomas Allin (1612-1685, English Admiral), Thomas Hayter (d. circa 1689, Clerk of the Acts 1673, Secretary of the Admiralty 1679 and Comptroller of the Navy 1680-82) and Sir John Ernle (1620-1697, English Politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1676-89). Some small tears and areas of paper loss to the edges and one lengthy, neat split to the horizontal fold at the centre, only very slightly affecting the text but not the signatures, FR
RICHELIEU CARDINAL: (1585-1642) Armand Jean du Plessis, Duke of Richelieu and Fronsac. French Clergyman, Nobleman and Statesman who was appointed as King Louis XIII's First Minister of State in 1624 where he remained in office until his death in 1642. D.S., Armand Card De Richelieu, as Cardinal, at the foot, one page, small 4to, n.p., n.d. (1628?), in French. The untranslated manuscript document comprises some eighteen lines of text and also bears several countersignatures at the foot. Some very light, minor age wear at the extreme edges of the document and some slight traces of former mounting, not affecting the text or Richelieu's signature, otherwise VG
LOUIS XIV: (1638-1715) King of France 1643-1715.LargeD.S., Louis, as King, one page (vellum), large oblong folio, Versailles, 20th July 1714, in French. The manuscript document names the Marquis de Lignovac as bailiff of the Upper Auvergne. Signed by Louis to the conclusion and further containing several other annotations by officials to the peripheries. With a quarter remnant of the original wax seal retained. With creasing to the right and left edges, age toning and age wear. G
LOUIS XV: (1710-1774) King of France 1715-74. D.S., Louis, as King, at the foot, one page, folio, Versailles, 8th April 1745, in French. The manuscript document is addressed to Monsieur de la Marche in Dijon and is a warrant for him to appoint various inspectors and controllers to a council, including officers to be affiliated to the water and forestry commission. With a few neat slits to both edges, only very slightly affecting the text, but not the King’s signature, otherwise VG
DE LAUNAY BERNARD-RENE: (1740-1789) French Governor of the Bastille and Commander of its garrison when the prison fortress in Paris was stormed on 14th July 1789. A rare D.S., Launay, one page, small 4to, n.p. (Paris), 1787. The manuscript document, in French, is a receipt for de Launay's salary and expenses for the third quarter of 1787 and details the total amount to be paid to him as being 989 livres and 14 sous. The document also details the salary and expenses due to three other individuals, Dupuget, DeLorne and Miray, the total for the four men recorded as being 1979 livres and 8 sous. Signed and annotated ('Recu') by de Launay in the left margin and countersigned by the other three beneath. With very slightly irregularly torn edges, not affecting the signatures, VG De Launay, the son of a previous Governor of the Bastille, was born in the formidable fortress and served as Governor himself from 1776. De Launay's fate in the immediate aftermath of the storming of the Bastille on 14th July 1789 was a gruesome one. Having been seized and his sword and baton of rank torn from him, he was due to be escorted to the Hotel de Ville although the furious crowd beat and assaulted him on the way there, eventually lynching him by repeatedly stabbing him with knives, swords and bayonets. Desperate and suffering greatly from the abuse (which had also included him being shot at) de Launay declared 'Enough! Let me die'. Following his killing his head was sawn off by a butcher, fixed to a pike and carried through the streets for several hours before being thrown in the river Seine the next day.
MUSSOLINI BENITO: (1883-1945) Italian Fascist Dictator of World War II. D.S., Mussolini, one page, folio, San Rossore, 23rd October 1927, in Italian. The partially printed document, completed in manuscript, is untranslated although appears to relate to a decree associated with the military tribunal for Corporal d’Armata of Verona. Boldly signed by Mussolini at the conclusion and countersigned by Victor Emmanuel III (1869-1947) King of Italy 1900-46. Some extremely light, very minor age wear, VG
SCHUTZSTAFFEL (SS) WAR CRIMES: An original carbon typed document, unsigned, one page, 4to, n.p., n.d. (c.1945/46), in German, being the typescript statement of SS-Oberscharfuhrer [Heinrich] Beulke (‘Nr. 202908’) relating to his service within the SS during World War II and providing details of the origin and structure of the SS Cavalry, in part, ‘From September 1940 SS Death’s Head Cavalry Unit, Warsaw, From January 1941 1st Cavalry Regiment, From August 1941 Fegelein Cavalry Brigade…..From September 1942 Fegelein Cavalry Division, stationed in Debica, Poland…..’ and further stating ‘While crossing the Pripet marshes – the date of this operation being from end-August to end-September 1941 – the Cavalry Brigade received its orders direct from Berlin…..’ Accompanied by a manuscript English translation, in pencil, in the hand of a War Crimes investigator and another, later, typed English translation. Two file holes to the left edge and a few very small, minor tears to the edges, not affecting the text, G The Pripet marshes referred to in the present document divided the central and southern theatres of operation during World War II and they served as a hideout for both Soviet and Polish partisans. At one stage of the war the German administration planned to drain the marshes, ‘cleanse’ them of their ‘degenerate’ inhabitants and repopulate the area with German colonists, however Adolf Hitler scuttled the ‘Pripet Plan’ in late 1941.
SCHUTZSTAFFEL (SS) WAR CRIMES: An original carbon typed document, unsigned, one page, 4to, n.p., n.d. (c.1945/46), in German, being the typescript statement of SS-Oberscharfuhrer Heinrich Beulke (‘Nr. 202908’) relating to his service within the SS during World War II and stating, in part, ‘After the battle at Byalistock, the Fegelein Cavalry Division moved in the direction of Gomel….to clear this area of partisans. In the course of our move through the marshes, I was sent off, with several men from different squadrons, on a preparatory training course. After a couple of weeks we rejoined our old units…..we learned the following about the anti-partisan operation – approximately 500 of them, mostly Jews, had been shot in Pinsk. People also spoke about another 50 Jews, who had been captured near the eastern side of Pinsk, and shot. The orders must have been given by Standartenfuhrer Hermann Fegelein. Long serving soldiers would probably have been selected to carry out the shooting. At that time, SS Hauptsturmfuhrer Waldemar Fegelein (who was the brother of Hermann Fegelein) commanded the 1st Squadron…..’. Accompanied by a manuscript English translation, in pencil, in the hand of a War Crimes investigator and another, later, typed English translation. Two file holes to the left edge and a few very small, minor tears to the edges, not affecting the text, G Hermann Fegelein (1906-1945) German SS-Gruppenfuhrer and Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS during World War II. Knight’s Cross winner with Oak Leaves and Swords. A member of Hitler’s entourage, Fegelein was present at the failed 20 July plot to assassinate the Fuhrer and was brother-in-law to Eva Braun through his marriage to her sister Gretl. Waldemar ‘Axel’ Fegelein (1912-2000) German Standartenfuhrer der Waffen-SS during World War II. Knight’s Cross winner. Brother of Hermann Fegelein.
AN ELIZABETHAN BLUE ENAMEL PENDANT CASE, late 16th century, fitted with a scissors and silver handled knife with manuscript inscribed 'these were Queen Elizabeth's scissors worn and used by her when she was Princess Elizabeth living at Ashbridge Abbey Bucks, and the silver thing was her own. 8.5cm tall
Medieval.- Farnham [?Surrey], John Bekyngton surrenders half of the land lying in Deryspath to the benefit of Robert Fitzwalter and his heirs, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 5 lines, slightly creased and browned, lacks seal, 46 x 270mm., Tuesday, 6th January 1489; and another, an Elizabethan document relating to Dorking in Surrey (2).
Chertsey Abbey.- Parker (John, Abbot of Chertsey Abbey, 1504-29).- Bargain and sale to Henry Wykes of Chertsey of a tenement and adjoining garden in the lane called Ailewynslane alias Halle Lane, for 43 13s 4d, and other land including 4½ Henry Wilkes had by grant from John Parker, abbot, and the monastery of Chertsey for 100 years dated 1511, and referring to John Harmannesworth, abbot of Chertsey, manuscript in English, on vellum, 35 lines, large hole affecting several lines, another large tear with loss in left margin, folds, creased, yellowed, lacks seal, 10th December 1533.
Dewse (Robert, Clerk of the Vestry of York Cathedral, died in his 88th year, of High Melton, near Doncaster) Commonplace book, manuscript, title and 96pp. excluding blanks, 1f. of text torn away, 2 blank ff. torn, slightly browned throughout, original vellum wallet, soiled and creased, 2 small tears on upper cover, remains of brass clasp, sm. 8vo, 20th March 1773 - 1791.⁂ Includes: "A Receipt for Cleaning & Preserving Teeth"; "A receipt for ye Eyes"; "Duratic Balls" etc.
NO RESERVE London Burial Register.- [Burial Register], manuscript, 83pp. numerous other pages of register, all obscured under newspaper cuttings, last f. of manuscript loose and edges chipped, numerous other edges chipped, original vellum, soiled and stained, lettered direct on spine "Burial... Janry 1781 to Oct 1788", folio, 1785-88.⁂ "Wm. Cogan St. Bot. Aldgate Gravel 46... ."
NO RESERVE Music.- Martin (Vincenzo) Duettino Occhiello furbello ..., music manuscript, 24 pp., original printed and decorated wrappers, ink signature "Leeds" in corner, further pencil inscription on inside of upper cover that read '?Signature of ?4th Duke of Leeds, from the Hornby Castle collection.', slightly creased and soiled, oblong 4to, '... presso Luigi Marescalchi', [c. 1785].
Fighting against Tippoo Sultan.- Deare (Charles Russell, Lieutenant-Colonel Bengal Artillery, killed in action commanding the Bengal Artillery against the forces of Tippoo Sultan, 1750-90).- Design for Deare's monument "erected at Calcutta", monochrome ink drawing with manuscript inscription, 1 page, folds, slightly browned, original straight-grained morocco, gilt, slightly rubbed, 500 x335mm., 1790.
Medical & Social.- Cooper (Oswald Beale, surgeon, 1760-1836 & Thomas Beale Cooper, doctor, of Bengeworth, Worcestershire, 1774-1854. Surgical Cases 1834 & Diary 1838, manuscript, 294pp. excluding blanks, browned, water-stained and wormed at tail, original morocco-backed boards, worn and damp-stained, 8vo, 1834 & 1838.
Cookery.- Collection of recipes, manuscript in several hands, c. 150pp. excluding blanks, some ff. loose, some loose recipes inserted, slightly browned, original half roan, rubbed, covers creased and rubbed, 8vo, [c. 1880].⁂ Recipes include: "Apple Souffle"; "Pancakes"; "Queen of Puddings"; "Raspberry Pudding"; "Cold Cabinet Pudding"; "Chocolate Pudding"; "Yule Cakes"; "Parfadise Pudding"; "Strawberry Tapioca" etc.
Galton (Sir Francis, biostatistician, human geneticist, and eugenicist, 1822-1911).- Edward VII (King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Emperor of India, 1841-1910) Letters Patent appointing Francis Galton a Knight Batchelor, printed document on vellum with manuscript insertions, engraved decoration at head and sides, ruled in red, remains of Great Seal, cracked and with some loss, housed in a glass case, glass cracked, document 485 x 600mm., 26th June 1909.
Rolland (Romain, French dramatist and novelist, friend of Sigmund Freud, 1866-1944) Autograph Letter signed to "Cher Monsieur", 2pp., 8vo, n.p., 6th July 1924, giving his reaction to Raymond Radiguet's second novel, Le Bal du comte d'Orgel, "a masterpiece, a masterpiece in the antique professional sense...", folds; and a small quantity of others, including an ALs from Fred Bardnard (illustrator of Dickens) and another ALs from Jules Michelet, an illustrated leaf from an Arabic manuscript etc., v.s., v.d. (sm. qty).⁂ First mentioned: Raymond Radiguet (1903-23), French novelist and poet whose two novels were noted for their explicit themes.
Essex & East Anglia.- Buckley (Reginald, husband of Helen Buckley, of Buckhurst Hill, Essex, fl. 1928-72) Diary of cycling tours and holidays in Essex, Hertfordshire, Suffolk and Norfolk 1928-29, 2 vol., autograph manuscript, 370pp., lined throughout, original limp morocco, vol. I small tear at tail of spine, sm. 4to, 1928-29; and 2 others, 2 juvenile diaries of tours to Switzerland, sm. 4to (4).⁂ The diary of a young man living on the outskirts of London who spends his free time cycling through the Roding Valley, St Albans and Cambridge, and taking holidays in Thetford, the Brecklands and Norfolk. Buckley is an astute observer of the countryside as it transitions from the inter war period to the modern age. He cycles long distances, noting old manor houses, such as Guisnes Hall, falling into decay and the ever increasing building of new houses swallowing up the countryside. Also mentions the death of the conductor Henry Riding, "the sudden tragedy overwhelmed me... a Worshipful Master, and worshipping pupil..."; W. &.C French Ltd, a civil engineering company based at Buckhurst Hill in south-west Essex.[Essex]. "Had an evening ride to Loughton, Epping, North Weald and the Talbot where I turned left to North Weald Church and Weald Hall. This was unoccupied, Mr. Tabor having sold out and left the district, as all those in the vicinity that can do are doing, to obtain relief from the incessant droning of aeoplanes from the nearby aerodrome, and the ever twinkling lights on the wireless poles, not to mention the influx of hordes of undesirable men attached to the two concerns. I walked round the house and deserted gardens, everything very neglected and gone back to Nature."
Watercolour Album. The Florist, by Anna Maria Putt, 1793, calligraphic title-page and forty-six watercolour of flowers, some with traces of pen & ink and pencil, drawn to rectos only, one image to a page, each numbered and titled in contemporary manuscript to upper and lower margins respectively, leaves lightly toned, interleaved with tissue guards (spotted), single page manuscript Index at rear, preceded by 9pp. neatly written notes regarding plant origin, propagation, and flowering period, in alphabetical order by plant name, with the artist's signature at end dated 1793, hinges neatly strengthened, modern half sheep over original boards, extremities slightly rubbed, 4to Anna Maria (died 1829) was a member of the Putt family of Gittisham in Devon, and daughter of William Putt and Mary Walker. Her uncle, Thomas Putt (1757-1787), or 'Black Tom' as he was known (on account of his ferocious temper), was a horticulturist who won medals for his fruit trees, and had an apple tree named after him. The accomplished drawings contained herein include: Eastern Poppy; Zinnia; Large-flower'd Monsonia; Black-flower'd Lotus; Azure Convolvulus; Moss Rose; Peacock Iris; Succory Hawkweed; Golden-Flower'd Henbane; Whorled Coreopsis. (1)
Baker (E.C. Stuart). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Birds, 8 volumes, 1st edition, Taylor & Francis, 1922-30, some colour and black & white plates and illustrations, original cloth gilt, a little rubbed and spine to volume 2 faded, together with Notes on the Nidification of some Indian Birds not mentioned in Hume's 'Nests & Eggs', offprint from The Ibis, January 1895, title-page, pagination renumbered in red manuscript, author's signed presentation inscription to front free endpaper, manuscript index in an unidentified hand to front pastedown, contemporary half calf with leather spine label, rubbed and slightly soiled, plus The Indian Ducks and their Allies, 1st edition, Bombay Natural History Society, 1908, additional pictorial title, 28 (of 30) chromolithographed plates, lacks last two plates, some spotting at front and rear, plus Indian Pigeons and Doves, 1st edition, Witherby, 1913, 27 colour plates, some spotting throughout, both contemporary tan half calf over cloth with typed labels to spines, rubbed and faded on spines, large 8vo (11)
Jerdon (Thomas Caverhill). The Birds of India, being a Natural History of all the Birds known to Inhabit Continental India... , 3 volumes, 1st edition, Calcutta, 1862-64, half-titles to volumes 1 & 2, ownership signature of D. Cunliffe, dated 1862, to volume 1 front free endpaper, a few scattered pencil notes and light marginal damp-staining to volume one, heavy old damp-staining to title-page and early leaves of volume 3, three-page manuscript by Douglas Dewar about the Grey Hornbill for a prospective book to be called 'More Birds of an Indian Village' loosely inserted, volumes 1 & 3 contemporary green cloth gilt, volume 2 original blind-stamped red cloth, slightly rubbed and nicked at spine ends, together with Marshall (G.F.L.), Birds' Nesting in India. A Calendar of the Breeding Seasons, and a Popular Guide to the Habits and Haunts of Birds, 1st edition, Calcutta, 1877, 13 uncoloured lithographed plates including frontispiece, author's signed presentation inscription to W.D. Blythe, dated 1879, to title, additional initialled and dated presentation inscription for Blythe pasted to front pastedown (spotted), original cloth, rubbed and slightly soiled, plus Horsfield (Thomas & Moore, Frederic), A Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum of the Hon. East-India Company, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1854-58, ownership name inscriptions of John Jenner Weir, dated 1862, and bookplate of Robert Washington Oates to both volumes, old stain from previous book label removal to front free endpapers, original cloth gilt, spines browned and frayed at ends, rubbed, all 8vo, plus others related to Indian ornithology including two with the bookplate of Claud Ticehurst (18)
Folding maps. Wyld (James), Wyld's Military Staff Map of Central Asia and Afghanistan, circa 1870, lithographic map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, 890 x 1175 mm, marbled endpapers, contemporary cloth boards with printed label to upper cover, lacking spine, worn at extremities, together with British Broadcasting Corporation, (publisher), "World-Radio" Map of European Broadcasting Stations, in relation to the British Isles, circa 1930, colour lithographic map, laid on linen, old folds, 690 x 930 mm, publisher's printed boards, a little worn and frayed, with Philip (George & Son, publishers), The West India Committee, Incorporated by Royal Charter, Map of the West Indies, 1952, colour lithographic map, sectionalised and laid on linen, four inset maps, 900 x 1180 mm, contained in publisher's green cloth slipcase with printed label to upper cover, plus Wyld (James, publisher), Wyld's Map of the Theatre of war in the Baltic and Black Seas including the whole of Russia & Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea, circa 1860, folding lithographic map with contemporary outline colouring, 340 x 490 mm, bookplates of Lord Raglan and Cefntilla to verso of map, manuscript ownership signature to upper cover of The Lady Georgiana Lygon, publisher's printed paper wrappers stained, upper cover detached, and Black (Adam & Charles, publishers), Black's Tourist's and Sportsman's Companion to the Counties of Scotland..., circa 1850, double page hand coloured frontispiece of the comparative heights of the principal hills in Scotland, thirty-five double page maps with contemporary hand colouring, a few maps with contemporary manuscript annotations to verso, contemporary limp morocco gilt covers, worn and frayed, rebacked, 8vo (5)
Folding maps. A collection of thirteen maps, 19th & early 20th century, including Betts (John), Betts's new Map of India, Birmah, The Punjab and parts of Afganistan, circa 1860, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, 750 x 640 mm, cloth endpapers, contained in publisher's cloth slipcase with printed label to upper board, together with Hall (Sidney), Surrey [and] Sussex, published Chapman & Hall, circa 1850, two engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, bound in publisher's cloth gilt boards, with Ordnance Survey,, Five maps, published Edward Stanford, [1830 or later], five engraved maps (of the environs of Bath, Basingstoke & Hungerford, Salisbury, Shaftesbury and Yeovil), each sectionalised and laid on paper, each with contemporary outline colouring, each approximately 625 x 720 mm, marbled endpapers and each contained in publisher's cloth slipcase with printed label to upper board with added manuscript title, plus four early 20th century Ordnance Survey maps of Gloucestershire and one other similar, various sizes and condition (13)
Geological Maps. Ibbeson (J.), Section of Strata of the South Yorkshire Coal field..., published Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1869, colour lithograph map, sectionalised and laid on linen, some short splits to linen, two ink stains affecting image, slight dust soiling, marbled endpapers, 625 x 865 mm, together with three engraved sheets with contemporary hand colouring from the 'Geological Survey of England and Wales', circa 1845, each sectionalised and laid on linen, each related to London and South East England, each approximately 345 x 500 mm, each with a manuscript ownership name and address of Horace B. Woodward in the margin of the maps and on a manuscript ownership label to upper cover, marbled endpapers H. B. Woodward was one of the original surveyors of the Geological Survey. (4)
*Hertfordshire. Speed (John), Hartford Shire described. The sittuations of Hartford and the most ancient towne S. Albans with such memorable actions as have happened, published John Sudbury & George Humble, circa 1627, engraved map with sparse outline colouring, inset town plans of Hertford and Verolanium (St. Albans), roads added in ink manuscript, central fold partially split, some later pencil annotations to map, additional horizontal fold, 375 x 500 mm, mounted, framed and glazed (1)
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