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Keys (John). The Antient Bee-Master's Farewell; or, Full and Plain Directions for the Management of Bees to the Greatest Advantage; Disclosing Further Improvements of the Hives, Boxes, and Other Instruments, to Facilitate the Operations..., 1st ed., 1796, half title (with contemporary manuscript notes to both sides), two engraved plates, previous owner signature to title and occasional manuscript annotations and markings, dampstain to upper outer corners of plates, edges untrimmed, original boards, red wax seal stamp to centre of each board, modern reback, 8vo British Bee Books 154. (1)

Levett (John). The Ordering of Bees: or, the True History of Managing them from time to time, with their hony and waxe, shewing their nature and Breed. As also what Trees, Plants, and Hearbs are good for them, and namely what are hurtfull: together with the extraordinary profit arising from them. Set forth in a Dialogue, resolving all doubts whatsoever, 1st edition, Printed by Thomas Harper for John Harison, 1634, [xxii],71pp., frontispiece not present (provided in loosely inserted photocopy facsimile), woodcut device to title (torn to upper outer blank corner), final leaf of dedication and final leaf at rear with early 19th century manuscript to verso of each, small rust hole to I3 with loss to few letters of text, some dampstaining, dust-soiling and few marks, 20th century boards, leather title label to spine, slim 4to STC 15555, British Bee Books 24. (1)

[S., J.]. The Shepherd's Kalender: or, the Citizens and Country Man's Daily Companion: Treating of many Things that are Useful and Profitable to Man kind, with above Two Hundred wonderful Curiosities never before Published. Also, a Discourse of the Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, with Rules to know when they will happen. Infallible Signs of the Weather..., The Mosaick Wand to find out hidden Treasures...., To which is added, the Country Man's Almanack, Directing when to Bleed, and Diet the Body: A Treatise of Bees, Warrens, ordering of Cattle, Hawks, and how to kill Vermine. The Measuring Land and Timber: The Are of Ringng: The true Value, or Worth of a Single Penny: Or, a Caution to keep Money. Being above Forty Years Study and Experience of a Learned Shepherd, 4th edition, with additions, London: A. Bettesworth, and C. Hitch, [1735?], woodcut frontispiece (close trimmed at fore-edge, with archival tissue strengthening at gutter), woodcut illustrations and diagrams, end of preface signed J.S. to letterpress, three advertisement pages at rear, title with ink date in manuscript at foot, some toning, occasional spots and marks, contemporary sheep, joints & spine split, worn at head & foot of spine, 12mo, contained in modern archival box ESTC N23156. Only four UK institutional locations found. (1)

British Isles. A collection of eight folding maps, 18th & 19th century, including Faden (William), The Roads of Great Britain, 1781, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, inset map of Scotland, some staining, 740 x 595 mm, later ink ownership signatures to verso, contained in contemporary marbled card slipcase with booksellers label with near contemporary manuscript title to upper board, worn and frayed, with another copy but with the linen worn and split along old folds, together with Paterson (Daniel), Bowles's New Pocket map of England & Wales with the addition of new roads and improvements, published Carington Bowles, circa 1790, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, inset map of the Isles of Scilly, toned overall, splits along linen folds, 600 x 530 mm, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with publisher's printed labels to upper and rear boards, worn, with Mogg (Edward), Mogg's map of Steam Navigation. Map of the United Kingdom or Water itinerary of Great Britain & Ireland with the adjacent parts of the continent from Amsterdam to Paris and Brest..., Jany. 1st. 1841, engraved map with bright contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, inset map of the Shetland Islands, compass rose and table of British counties, 775 x 610 mm, printed instructions on endpapers, contained in a contemporary card slipcase with printed label to upper board, frayed at extremities, plus Smith (Charles), A New Map of England and Wales comprehending the whole of the Turnpike roads with the great rivers and navigable canals, 2nd edition, 1808, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, 570 x 460 mm, publisher's card slipcase with printed label to upper board, some wear to extremities, and Cary (John), A New Map of England from the latest authorities, 1818, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, slight wear to linen folds, 565 x 485 mm, marbled endpapers, together with, Kerr (Thomas & Co., publishers), England, circa 1860, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, dust and finger soiled, 570 x 470 mm, contemporary cloth boards with publisher's label to upper cover, spine frayed with slight loss, boards stained, and Smith (Charles), Smith's New Map of England and Wales with part of Scotland, including the Turnpike and principal Cross roads..., 1841, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, toned overall, several ink stains affecting image, some spotting, 1150 x 945 mm (8)

England & Wales. Ramsay (Andrew C.), Geological Map of England & Wales, 4th edition, published Edward Stanford, 1877, lithographic map with contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, slight off setting, 940 x 800 mm, contained in publisher's blue cloth gilt slipcase, slight wear to extremities, together with Wyld (James), Map of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, circa 1875, engraved geological map with contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, inset map of the Shetland Islands, slight dust soiling, 490 x 380 mm, marbled endpapers, contained in publisher's cloth slipcase with printed label to upper board, slight loss to label, later pencil title to label, additional manuscript label to spine (2)

England & Wales. Faden (William), The Roads of Great Britain, 3rd. edition, 1795, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, inset map of Scotland, slight dust soiling, 735 x 580 mm, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase, worn and frayed, together with, Mogg (Edward), A New Travelling Map of England , Wales and Scotland; drawn from all the surveys which have hitherto been made of particular counties..., published Edward Mogg, March 1st. 1833, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, inset map of Scotland, near contemporary ownership signature to verso of map and on the endpapers, 750 x 620 mm, contained in a contemporary marbled slipcase with publisher's printed label to upper board, label with two further manuscript ownership signatures, frayed and worn at extremities, with Smith (Charles), Smith's Map of England & Wales containing the whole of the Turnpike roads, Rivers and Canals..., 1836, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, 785 x 620 mm, plus Coltman (Nathaniel), Laurie and Whittle's New Map of all the Coach Roads both direct and cross of England & Wales..., published Robt. Laurie & James Whittle, April 12th, 1809, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, 780 x 625 mm, marbled endpapers, and Betts (John), Betts's New Map of England & Wales compiled from the latest Parliamentary documents, 1845, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, slight staining and dust soiling, 770 x 655 mm, contained in a contemporary card slipcase, publisher's printed label torn and defective, with another fifteen folding maps of England & Wales similar, including examples by Mogg, Bartholomew, Walker, Lizars, Kitchin, Rock, Dower, Walker, Airey, Grant, Betts, Bacon and Ordnance Survey, various sizes and condition (20)

Kingston Upon Hull. Wilkinson (George), This trigonometrical plan of the Town, Port and Harbour of Kingston upon Hull including the environs of Sculcoates, North and South Myton, Drypool &c. &c. from actual survey..., published Goddard and Lancaster, September, 1848, large lithographic map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, manuscript presentation inscription to Mr. Huffam from Mr. Goddard, vignette of 'The New Passenger Station' some mould and waterstaining, 955 x 1410 mm, contained in a modern red cloth slipcase with morocco gilt label to spine A scarce and large scale plan of Hull. (1)

[Josenhans, Joseph. Illustrations of Missionary Scenes, An Offering to Youth, 2 volumes in one, Mainz: Joseph Scholz, 1856], 31 (of 40) hand-coloured lithographed plates, some dust-soiling, some printed numbers corrected neatly in manuscript, first plate with neat manuscript caption on paper strip to lower margin, plates linen-backed and guarded, text leaves to both parts bound at rear, some manuscript renumbering of pages and plates, closed tear to final leaf, lacks both titles, neat contemporary manuscript contents leaf bound at front, arranging the prints by geographical region, near-contemporary half morocco, upper cover titled in gilt, rebacked with remains of original spine relaid, somewhat worn, oblong folio The plates in this collection begin with 'A missionary preaching to the ancient Britons' and then continues with seven plates of Western Africa, nine of India, six of New Zealand and eight of North-West America. Rare. Abbey Travel 10. (1)

Yorkshire. Coltman (Nathaniel), Laurie & Whittle's New map of the County of York, laid down from astronomical observations published in the philosophical transactions, divided into its ridings with their subdivisions..., published Laurie & Whittle, 1806, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, slight spotting, 520 x 675 mm, contained in a contemporary card slipcase with publisher's printed label to upper board, together with Bowen (Emanuel), An accurate map of the County of York divided into its Ridings and subdivided into Wapontakes..., published Laurie & Whittle, R.Wilkinson and Bowles & Carver, circa 1794, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, 540 x 715 mm, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with publisher's label to upper board, label annotated with old manuscript price (3/6), some wear to extremities, with Rowe (Robert), A New Map of Yorkshire divided into Ridings &c., published June 4th 1810, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, slight offsetting, 660 x 630, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with manuscript label to upper board, worn and frayed, plus Smith (Charles), A new Map of Yorkshire divided into Ridings &c., 1804, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, slight wear to linen folds, slight staining and offsetting, 875 x 1050 mm, contained in a contemporary cloth slipcase with manuscript labels to boards, heavily worn and frayed (4)

Lear (Edward). Journals of a Landscape Painter in Albania, &c., 1st edition, 1851, lithographed map, 20 tinted lithographed plates, some light offsetting, small press cutting and manuscript note to front endpaper, original blue blindstamped cloth, spine a little darkened and rubbed at ends, 8vo Abbey Travel 45; Blackmer 986. (1)

Perelle (Adam & Gabriel). Veues de France et d'Italie, Paris, N. Langlois, circa 1690, engraved title (with title in manuscript at head), 164 engraved views by A. & G. Perelle (of a total of circa 270), each captioned in French underneath, a few with manuscript captions, title and one plate with closed tear and frayed margins, a few plates with vertical crease, occasional light marginal water stains and soiling, front endpaper detached with some loss, contemporary mottled calf, lacking first compartment of spine, joints cracking, some edgewear, oblong folio (290 x 380 mm) Fowler 245. Collection of fine engraved views of Paris, Versailles, Chantilly and Rome. (1)

[Jane Austen Family]. General Account Book of Rents &c in Bucks, Hants, Suffolk &c belonging to William Vigor, of Basingstoke, Hampshire, fl. 1830s, October 1835 to October 1844, and containing letterbook correspondence of William Edward Vigor, Rector of Botus Fleming, Cornwall, fl. 1851-90, March 1865 to March 1876, autograph manuscript, a total of 77 pp. excluding blanks, in two hands, including references to rent of a house in Basingstoke by 'Mrs Lefroy', paper watermarked 'W. Bickford 1837', Plymouth Bookseller's invoice made out to Rev. W.E. Vigor loosely inserted (Michaelmas 1887), contemporary vellum, slightly soiled, folio The references to Anna Lefroy: 'House = Basingstoke/Mrs Lefroy Tenant £80Pan; '1837 July 22 to cash of Mrs Lefroy for use of Fixtures [£]30'; '1837 Deer to... Mrs Lefroy/1/2 Years Rent [£]40'. Anna Lefroy was Jane Anna Elizabeth Austen, the niece of the novelist Jane Austen and daughter of her eldest brother Reverend James Austen. Anna married Benjamin Lefroy, vicar of Ashe, Hampshire, 1783-1872. When Anna was 2 her mother suddenly died and 'Anna was taken from Deane to Steventon to be cared for by her grandmother and aunts... Anna became a dearly loved part of the Steventon family, and the nearest thing to a child of their own for Cassandra and Jane. Jane's acute observation of children must have sprung first from this little niece; when the small Gardiners in Pride and Prejudice express joy in purely physical fashion, "over their whole bodies, in a variety of capers and frisks", we are surely seeing Anna in a happy moment' (Claire Tomalin, Jane Austen: A Life, 1997). In later years Anna was the chief source of information about Jane Austen's personal life. (1)

*Badge Designs. A group of approximately 400 watercolours of British badge designs, late 1970s and early 1980s, watercolour on paper, paper sizes mostly approximately 7 x 5.5 cm, mounted on card with paper overlay and manuscript identification, includes designs for St Dunstan's Amateur Radio Society, Somerset Vintage Farming Society, Oxford Cornish Association, Old Basing Archers, Dunlop Motor Club Birmingham, Dudsbury Car Club, Devon & Exmoor Sheepdog Society, Dorset Printing Industries Association, Jenson Owners' Club, Melksham Twinning Association, Mid-Somerset Ladies' Licensed Victuallers Auxiliary, Bristol Dockers Lifesaving Club, Oriental Tabby Cat Club, South Wales Canine Training Society, Southampton Motor Club, Shakespeare Motorcycle Club, ACCO Foot Care Assistant, Frome & District Goatkeepers' Club, etc. (approx. 400)

Cookery Receipts. A manuscript cookery and medical receipts book compiled by several owners, late 18th and early 19th century, including receipts for curing nervous complaints 'From Mrs Hill to Mrs John Clark', dated 1796, 'To repel a milk breast, composition for gout, Lucabella's balsam, Mrs Cotton's astringar cordial, syrup of saffron, 'For a pearl in ye eye', gascoigne powder, historick water, to make laudanum, Dr Lower's receipt for dock-drink, damson brandy, palsie water, lemon biscuit, stain for mahogany, to pickle clove gillyflowers, lavender water, raisin wine, Christmas cakes, almond pudding, colouring for wine, currant jelly, cure for rheumatism, potato pudding, etc., various neat hands, a total of approximately 300 numbered pages, lacks pp. 83-94, a few leaves detached, partially indexed at front, contemporary reversed calf, some wear, 4to (20 x 16 cm) (1)

*Dawson (Bertrand, 1st Viscount Dawson of Penn, 1864-1945). A group of 3 appointments for Bertrand Dawson, 1910-25, the first 2 pre-printed appointments issued by the Lord Chamberlain's Office and completed in manuscript, the first dated 7 May 1910 appointing Dawson as Physician Extraordinary to His Majesty [King George V], signed by Lord Althorp, the second dated 29 May 1914, appointing Dawson as Physician-in-Ordinary to His Majesty, in the room of Sir Francis Laking..., deceased, signed by Sandhurst, both one page with integral blank, folio, the third a partly illuminated calligraphic document from the American College of Surgeons appointing Dawson as a Fellow, dated 30 October 1925 and signed by three of the College Officials, 22 x 30 cm, original gilt frame, glazed Dawson had been Physician Extraordinary to King Edward VII, the father of King George V, and this first appointment is dated on the first day of King George V's reign and the day following King Edward VII's death. Controversy surrounds Viscount Dawson who is accused of murder of King George V when he euthanised the King with a mixture of morphine and cocaine on 20 January 1936. In his diary Dawson wrote that he acted to prevent any strain on the family and so that the King's death at 11:55pm could be announced in the morning edition of The Times newspaper rather than 'less appropriate ... evening journals'. Later that year Dawson of Penn was one of the small British party led by David Lloyd George who met with Adolf Hitler for tea at his Berghof residence, Berchtesgaden in Bavaria on 5 September. (3)

*Dorset. Quitclaim relating to land at Lyme Regis, 1578, manuscript indenture on vellum, a little stained at lower margin, 12 x 34 cm A full transcription and translation is provided with the lot, the plaintiff being John Hassard, the defendants Henry Williams, Isabel his wife and John Williams. (1)

*Elizabeth I - Hilliard's Second Great Seal. A deed of gift, 1592, manuscript in Latin on vellum with decorative large initial 'E', dampstained and soiled without loss of legibility, wax seal appended by a vellum tag, repaired with loss largely affecting rim of upper half of obverse above the Queen's head and similarly to reverse with loss of the Queen's head and further evidence of repairs (1)

*Grand Tour. A 19th-century book-form box, containing 138 classical plaster seals, Impronte Gemmarie 10, Dalla Collez, Cades, gilt leather spine, the plaques of animals all numbered with manuscript index, some loose, 35.5 high x 22cm wide x 6cm deep, together with a collection of 25 oval plaster plaques, depicting kings, queens, diplomatic and classical figures, various sizes, largest 11cm, smallest 7cm, together with 2 framed groups of classical plaster plaques (28)

Heraldry manuscript. A partially completed manuscript book of heraldic devices and related, early 18th century, a total of 12 hand-coloured watercolours, each with Latin and German script, many from copied originals dated 1604, each drawn and written to recto or verso only, a further 19 leaves with brief manuscript text in Latin and German, the remaining 140 leaves blank, contemporary limp vellum titled 'Devices in Colour' in manuscript to spine, some soiling and wear, 8vo (1)

Manuscript journal. A volume of detailed manuscript travel notes regarding locations and history of Italy, late 18th-early 19th century, 288 pages on 172 leaves of neatly written manuscript, mostly comprising informative quotes and copied passages from classical and modern texts (includes an addenda dated 1816), one or two small pen & ink illustrations, underscoring in red ink, unicorn crest bookplate with monogram G.H.E., contemporary half calf gilt, spine torn at head & foot, extremities worn, 4to The volume includes information regarding Padua, Rome, Vatican, Pisa, Modena, Parma, Verona, Ancona, Mont Blanc, Coloseum, Temple of Vesta, Palatine Hill, Porta Capena, Temple of Pudicitia, Arch of Drusus, Wall of Aurelian, Circus of Caracalla, Egerian Grotto, Trajans Pillar, Aruntian Tomb, Claudian Aqueduct, Pantheon & Tomb of Adrian, Pompeys Theatre and Naples etc., plus information tables regarding travelling. (1)

*Politicians & Nobility. A group of approximately 50 autographs and mostly manuscript documents relating to British politicians and nobility, late 17th century to early 19th century, including autographs of William Evelyn (document signed, 1699), Benjamin Disraeli (ALS, 1871), Sir Henry James (ALS laid down), Luke Gardiner (ALS, 1782), William Dundas (ALS, 1800), Lord Mahon (ALS, 1847), plus further autographs of Duke of Grafton, John Burns, Lord Cottenham, Lord Carrington, etc. (approx. 50)

Surrey. Volume of Court Baron records for the Manor of Colley [near Reigate] in the County of Surrey, 28th July 1808 - 17th May 1900, volume containing 277 pages of neatly written detailed Court Baron records for the Manor of Colley, including names of tenants and signed by the manor steward or deputy steward, includes two small manuscript plans with watercolour wash, five leaves of index at front (one leaf loose) and 43 blank leaves at rear, contemporary vellum with manuscript title to spine and upper board, upper board near detached, dust-soiling and marked, folio The court baron was the court of the chief tenants of the manor. It was responsible for the internal regulation of the local affairs within the manor. (1)

Victorian autographs. An album containing approximately 70 mostly cut signatures, including autograph penny pink envelope front, circa 1840s, addressed to Mrs Howitt, Lower Clapton and signed by Charles Dickens (1812-1870), cancel stamps, a cut autograph sentiment from David Livingstone (1813-1873) on blue paper, plus others similar of William Makepeace Thackeray, W.P. Frith, David Maclise, Charles Landseer, Queen Victoria, David Roberts, Elizabeth Gaskell, Wilkie Collins and other mostly political autographs, some loose but mostly pasted to numbered album leaf rectos with neat manuscript index pasted to front with decorative watercolour border, contemporary quarter roan, worn, 4to The album would seem to have belonged to the Howitt family, undated autograph letters signed from both W[illiam] and R[ichard] Howitt both featuring in the album. (1)

*Steam Yacht Chrysalis & Vanessa. An archive of ephemera relating to steam yacht building and sailing, late 19th and early 20th century, the steam yachts built by Day Summers of Southampton, including a group of approximately 70 letters, plus bills, letterheads with quotes re. building, a partially completed small logbook written in pencil, two further manuscript booklets of charts and accounts, plus a larger partially completed book with several pages of accounts plus some related printed booklets, etc., plus a photograph of Chrysalis on original mount The owner of the RYS Chrysalis was Edward Salvin Bowlby of Gilston Park, Lowndes Square, London, and Knoydart, Scotland. The Vanessa was active in both World Wars. (a carton)

Anstis (John). Observations Introductory to an Historical Essay, upon the Knighthood of the Bath, 1725, some mottling mostly to lower margins, armorial bookplate of William Arthur 6th Duke of Portland, contemporary calf, joints cracked, extremities rubbed, slim 4to, together with [Long, Charles Edward], Royal Descents: a list of the persons entitled to quarter the arms of the Royal Houses of England, 1845, hand-coloured printed armorial shields to title and text, heightened in gilt, folding pedigree, extended mounted letterpress errata and manuscript errata by the author, armorial bookplate of the Earl of Effingham to upper pastedown, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated calf, slim 4to, with Hamper (William, edited), The Life, Diary, and Correspondence of Sir William Dugdale, 1827, two engraved portrait plates (including frontispiece), contemporary diced calf, blind & gilt decorated border to boards, rebacked preserving original gilt decorated spine, 4to, with Halliday (Andrew), A General History of the House of Guelph, or Royal Family of Great Britain..., 1821, engraved frontispiece, some spotting mostly to initial leaves, armorial bookplate of the Duke of Northumberland date 1867, near contemporary half calf gilt, lower board detached, worn, large 4to, plus other heraldry and genealogy related etc., 18th-20th century publications, including pamphlets (approx. 30)

Banks (T.C.). The Dormant and Extinct Baronage of England, or, An Historical and Genealogical Account of the Lives, Public Employments, and Most Memorable Actions, of the English Nobility who have Flourished from the Norman Conquest to the Year 1806..., 4 volumes (including Supplement), 1807-1826, numerous folding pedigrees, additional folding manuscript pedigrees, first three volumes heavily annotated, occasional spotting, later endpapers preserving armorial bookplate of Rev. Thomas Leman, Chancellor of Cloyne (to upper pastedowns of vols. 1-3), uniform contemporary half calf, joints cracked, upper board of volume 2 detached, some wear, 4to, together with Ayloffe (Joseph), Calendars of the Ancient Charters, and of the Welch and Scotish Rolls, now remaining in the Tower of London..., to which are added Memoranda concerning the Affairs of Ireland, Extracted from the Tower Records..., 1774, four engraved plates and two illustrations, two closed tears (one repaired), scattered spotting, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving red morocco title label, 4to, plus other 19th & mostly early 20th century genealogy related publications (some pamphlets) including, Order of Precedence, with Authorities and Remarks, 1851, title inscribed Sir Thomas Phillips Bart. Middle Hill, original cloth-backed boards, slim 8vo, and A Roll of Arms of the Reign of Richard the Second, edited by Thomas Willement, 1834, hand coloured lithograph frontispiece, contemporary quarter morocco, rubbed, slim 4to (approx. 30)

Bible [English]. The Holy Bible containing the Old and the New: Newly translated out of the originall Tongues, and with ye former translations diligently compared and revised, by his Majesties speciall command. Appointed to be read in Churches, Cambridge: Printed by Tho. Buck, and Roger Daniel, Printers to the University of Cambridge, [1638], engraved General title by William Marshall, letterpress New Testament title, Apocrypha present, bound with at front, The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments..., Cambridge: Printed by Thomas Buck and Roger Daniel, Printers to the Universitie of Cambridge, 1638, title with woodcut device and decorative typographic border, bound with at rear, The Whole Book of Psalmes, Collected into English metre, by Th. Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others conferred with the Hebrew, with apt notes to sing them withall..., Cambridge: Printed by Thomas Buck and Roger Daniel, printers to the Universitie of Cambridge, 1638, title with woodcut device and decorative typographic border, red ruled borders throughout volume, four pages of late 19th century copied manuscript entries "Extracted from the Family Bible in the possesion of Sir Nelson Rycroft Bart. at Kempshott Park nr Basingstoke Hants", some occasional light toning but generally bright and clean, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt panelled and decorated red morocco, neat modern reback with elaborate gilt decorated spine, corners repaired, folio Herbert 520; Darlow & Moule 403. "This remained the standard text until the publication of Dr. Paris' Cambridge of 1762" (Herbert, Darlow & Moule). An attractive example of this impressive edition. (1)

Binding. Missel avec illustration par Mlle. [Elizabeth] Sonrel, Tours: Maison Mame, [1909], hand-coloured and illuminated throughout by Sister Saint Ens‚bie (inscription to verso of frontispiece dated 11 May 1919), moire silk endpapers, all edges gilt, contemporary full brown calf, boards with cuir-ciselle (cut leather) and embossed design, front board also with gold tooling, relief head & shoulders portrait of Jesus Christ in profile and cuir-ciselle initial of FT, smooth spine lettered in gilt, small 8vo, 168 x 90 x 20mm, contained in brown cloth covered box with hinged lid, lined in cream silk and containing various printed, silk, and illuminated manuscript vellum momentos (1)

Rogissart (Alexandre de). Les Delices de l'Italie, ou Description exacte de ce pays, de ses Principales Villes, et de toutes les raretez, qu'il contient, 3 volumes, Leiden, Pierre van de Aa, 1706, engraved frontispiece and title to each, 151 engraved maps and plates, many folding, occasional light offsetting and soiling, a few light marginal water stains to text, one or two short closed tears, original wrappers, chips and tears, volume II upper wrapper with later manuscript title, 12mo (3)

Boswell (James). An Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to that Island, and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli, 2nd edition, 1768, half title, title with engraved vignette, folding engraved map, contemporary manuscript note to rear endpaper, light offsetting, armorial bookplate of Rt. Hon. Sir John Rolt, small wormtrack to rear pastedown, contemporary sprinkled calf gilt, small wormoles to spine and lower cover, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, 1st edition, 1785, leaf I5r in the first state with 'in-induced' uncorrected, Q7r 2nd state with 'Kings and subjects' for 'the former and the latter' and U6r 2nd state with 'nor Mrs. Thrale' after 'Beauclerk', E3, E4 & M4 are the usual cancels, bound without half title, errata leaf at end, a little minor spotting, contemporary half calf, modern reback, 8vo, plus The Life of Samuel Johnson, 4 volumes, 1824 (6)

Boswell (James). The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Comprehending an Account of his Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order..., 2 volumes, 1st edition, Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly, 1791, 1st state with 'gve' uncorrected line 10 page 135, engraved portrait frontispiece of Johnson by Heath after Reynolds to volume I, two engraved plates of facsimiles of Johnson's writing, folding manuscript page 'Anecdote of Johnson' tipped in at pp. 228-229 in volume II (p. 229 mispaginated and corrected in manuscript), a little light spotting, contemporary previous owner signature of J. Jones at head of titles, further ownership signatures at front, manuscript presentation letter dated 1885 and list of Worsley family names tipped-in at front of volume I, bookplates, contemporary half calf, rebacked with original spines relaid (a few chips), spine labels renewed, 4to Rothschild 463. (2)

Duns Scotus (John). Opera Omnia, volumes 1-3 & 5 (part 2) - 12, bound in fourteen, 1st edition, Lyon: Laurence Durand, 1639, volumes 4 & 5 part 1 lacking, volume 1 with engraved portrait frontispiece by Cornelis Bloemaert and with engraved general title in red & black, separate title-pages printed in red and black and with engraved device to each, few ink stamps at front and rear, volume 12 badly damp damaged & frayed with considerable loss mostly towards rear, contemporary vellum with manuscript title to spines of each, some loss of vellum mostly to volumes 1 and 12, lacking majority of ties, folio Sold with all faults, not subject to return. (14)

Haighton (John). A Syllabus of the Lectures on Midwifery, Delivered at Guy's Hospital, and at Dr. Haighton's Theartre, in St. Saviour's Church-Yard, Southwark, reprinted, London: E. Cox, 1803, interleaved with extensive contemporary manuscript notes mostly written in brown ink, few leaves with juvenile marks and scribbles in red crayon, contemporary sheep backed boards, rubbed and worn, only one vellum corner present, marbled sidings torn, 8vo (1)

Hayley (William). An Essay on Epic Poetry, in Five Epistles..., 1st Dublin edition, 1782, half-title, manuscript inscription to front free endpaper, ownership name of Charlotte Austin to title (erased in ink), recent half calf, 8vo, together with Pye (Henry James), Poems on Various Subjects..., 2 volumes, 1st collected edition, 1787, engraved frontispieces (offset to titles), a little spotting, contemporary half calf, rubbed, a little wear at head of spines and corners, 8vo, plus Cooper (Myles), Poems on Several Occasions, 1st edition, Oxford, 1761, engraved vignette to title, old waterstaining largely affecting lower margins of early leaves, later inscriptions to preliminary blank, modern buckram, rubbed, 8vo, plus other 18th-century poetry by Christopher Harvey, Lady Mellors, William Preston, etc., a few with defects (19)

Heath (Benjamin). An Essay towards a Demonstrative Proof of the Divine Existence, Unity and Attributes. To which is premised a Short Defence of the Argument commonly called a Priori, 1740, 19th century manuscript inscription to title 'Cadet J. Slaman, Morton Valance, The Vicarage', bound with [Sherlock, Thomas], The Tryal of the Witnesses of the Resurrection of Jesus, 1729, bound with Waterland (Daniel), Regeneration Stated and Explained according to Scripture and Antiquity, in a Discourse on Tit. iii. 4, 5, 6, London: W. Innys & R. Manby, 1740, bound with Law (William), The Grounds and Reasons of Christian Regeneration, or, the New Birth. Offer'd to the Consideration of Christians and Deists, 1739, title detached, bound with Law (William), An Earnest and Serious Answer to Dr. Trapp's Discourse of the Folly, Sin, and Danger, of Being Righteous over-much, 1740, bound with three other similar 18th century tracts, plus one torn remnant, occasional dampstains, spotting and dust-soiling, edges untrimmed, contemporary vellum backed boards, worn, 8vo (1)

*Illuminated Leaves. An illuminated missal leaf, France, 14th century, single vellum leaf, double-column French & Latin manuscript text and musical notation in dark brown ink, staves in red, 4 & 3 decorative initials & descenders in red & blue, some staining and light creasing, original gutter margin crudely trimmed touching some manuscript, leaf size 19.2 x 14cm, together with An illuminated leaf from the Book of Psalms, France, 14th century, vellum leaf with single-column Latin manuscript text in dark brown ink (comprising part of Psalms 91 & 92), one large decorative initial 'B' in red, green & blue, heightened with gold, nine smaller initials to each side in alternating red & blue, infillers in red & blue, horizontal fold and tear where previously used as a binding material (evidence of adhesive and old repair), slight cropping at head, some staining and soiling, leaf size 21 x 15.6cm, plus another similar vellum leaf with horizontal central tear and loss, leaf size 31.2 x 19.9cm (3)

Lactantius (Lucius Caecilius Firmianus). Opera Omnia, [Venice, J. de Tridino, 1502], title torn with loss, headline and large woodcut initial printed in red to A1, woodcut initials, some occasional margialia in an early hand (a few leaves with shaved margins affecting a few manuscript letters), a few water stains and light spotting towards end, front endpaper detached, armorial bookplate of William, Duke of Devonshire trimmed and pasted to title remnant, Chatsworth Library shelf number label at front, later blindstamped calf gilt, joints cracking, a little rubbed, folio Adams L12. (1)

Musgrave (William). Geta Britannicus accedit Domus Severianae Synopsis Chronologica, et Icuncula quondam M. Regis Aelfredi Dissertatio, 1715, engraved dediction, three engraved plates only (of 4, includes two folding), date of imprint to title altered to 1716 in manuscript, some spotting and toning, endpapers renewed, armorial bookplate of John Earl of Delawarr relaid to upper pastedown, contemporary sheep, rebacked, 8vo, together with Julii Vitalis Epitaphium cum Notis Criticis Explictioneq; v.c. Hen. Dodwelli et Commentario Guil. Musgrave..., 1711, engraved dedication, eight engraved plates (including 3 folding), contemporary mottled calf, gilt decorated spine lacking title label, joints cracked and light wear, 8vo, plus another copy of the same work, plus Xenophon, Xenophontis Ephesii Ephesiacorum libri V. De amoribus Anthiae et Abrocomae. Nunc primum prodeunt ... cum Latina interpretatione Antonii Cocchii Florentini, London: William Bowyer, 1726, scattered spotting, 19th century half calf, upper board detached, lower joint cracked, spine & extremities worn, slim 4to (4)

Wallis (Ralph). The Life and Death of Ralph Wallis, the Cobler of Gloucester: Together with some inquiring into the Mystery of Conventicleism, 1st edition, Printed by E. Okes for William Whitwood, 1670, [4],44pp., some toning and spotting, modern cloth gilt, slim 4to (Wing L2008), together with [Ward, Edward], St. Paul's Church; or, the Protestant Ambulators. A Burlesque Poem, 1st edition, John Morphew, 1716, 32pp., disbound 8vo (Foxon W170), with The Poet's Ramble after Riches. With Reflections upon a Country Corporation. Also the Author's Lamentation in the Time of Adversity, London: Printed and Sold by J. How, 1710, 19pp., disbound 8vo (Foxon W142), with The Parish Gutt'lers: or, the Humours of a Select Vestry, 1st edition, 1st issue, 1722, 64pp., disbound 8vo (Foxon W136), and Consolation to Mira Mourning. A Poem. Discovering a certain Governor's Intreigue with a Lady at his Court, 1st edition, Printed and sold by the Booksellers of London and Westminster, 1710, 16pp., contemporary half calf, marbled boards, rebacked, slim 8vo (Foxon C384), with [Political Pamphlets], A Specimen of Arbitrary Power; in a Speech Made by the Grand Seignior to his Janizaries, 1st edition, 1731, portrait frontispiece, 31pp., disbound, 8vo, with [Erskine, John], A Journal of the Earl of Marr's Proceedings, from his First Arrival in Scotland, to his Embarkation for France, [1716], 48pp., slight spotting mainly to first and last leaves, later paper wrappers, 8vo, plus [Dunton, John], Neck or Nothing: in a Letter to the Right Honourable the Lord -- being a Supplement to the Short History of the Parliament..., Written by his Grace John Duke of --, 1st edition, 1713, 60pp., occasional spotting, later paper wrappers, worn and a little marked, 8vo, and another copy of the same, disbound, plus other 17th & 18th century pamphlets including [Hale, Thomas], Mill'd Lead. Demonstrated to be a better and more Durable Covering for Buildings, &c. and above 20 per Cent. cheaper than Cast-Lead can be; supposing that to be 16s. and this but 13s a Hundred.. And also for Seating Ships against Worn, better, and above Cent. per Cent. cheaper than the ordinariest Wood Sheathing can be, 1695, 4pp. (2 separated sheets), caption title, early manuscript annotation to first leaf, colophon 'London: Printed November 20, 1695', some browning and spotting, repaired at folds, close-trimmed and frayed at head, inside blank margin trimmed for folding, disbound folio (23)

Library Auction Catalogues. Catalogue of the Bibliographical and other Collections of Eminent Literary Men, forming a most Interesting and Curious series of Sale and Privately Printed Catalogues of Literary Property, from the Commencement of the Last Century to the Present Time..., Which will be Sold by Auction, by Mr. Sotheby and Son..., on Wednesday, July 27th, 1831, 60pp., British Museum red oval ink stamp to verso of title and final leaf, later endpapers, top edge gilt, original boards, recent morocco spine, slim 8vo, together with Catalogue of the Fourth and Concluding Portion of the Famous Dering Collection of Deeds and Charters, formed by Sir Edward Dering in the Time of Charles I and II, comprising about 2000 Documents..., relating to numerous English Counties, Particularly Kent..., which will be sold by Auction, by Messrs. Puttick and Simpson..., on Thursday, July 13th, 1865, 139pp., light stain to fore-edge blank margin of initial leaves, original printed wrapper bound in at front (lined to verso), edges untrimmed, early 20th century red quarter morocco, spine rubbed, 8vo, with Catalogue of Books on Heraldry, Archaeology, Mediaeval Art, and Miscellaneous Literature, in the Library of Gilbert J. French, Bolton, Lancashire, 1864, Printed for Presents Only, Bolton: Printed by T. Cunliffe, [1864], 58pp., title inscribed 'To Thomas Andrews Esqr. Respectfully prsented by Gilbert J. French', all edge gilt, contemporary blind panelled morocco, gilt device to centre of each board, spine rubbed, slim 8vo, plus other catalogues etc., including Catalogue of the Manuscript Library of the Late Dawson Turner..., June 6, 1859, contemporary half vellum, joints cracked at head & foot, 8vo, and Catalogue of the Arundel Manuscripts in the Library of the College of Arms, Not Published, 1829, title inscribed 'James Pulman Esq. from C.G. Young, York', original boards, rebacked, 8vo (12)

Library Auction Catalogues. Catalogue of the Very Valuable Library, and Important Collection of Heraldic and Historical Manuscripts, the Property of the Late Right Honorable William Lord Berwick. Which will be Sold by Auction, by Mr. S. Leigh Sotheby..., April 26th, 1843, with manuscript results and combined totals to fore-edge margins of each page, contemporary green half morocco, neatly rebacked preserving original gilt decorated spine, slim 8vo, together with Catalogue of Valuable and Interesting Miscellaneous Books, and Fine Books of Prints, from the Library of a Gentleman..., an Heraldic Manuscript, by Chitting..., which will be sold by Auction, by Messrs. Puttick and Simpson..., June 12th, 1854, title soiled and stained, spotting throughout, recent marbled boards, slim 8vo, with Catalogue of the Collection of Engravings Formed by His Grace the Late Duke of Buccleuch..., which will by Sold by Auction, by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods..., parts 1 & 2, March 8... March 15, 1887-[April 19, 1887], bound with Catalogue of the Collection of Etchings, Engravings and Drawings, by and after Old Masters, formed by the Late Robert Stayner Holford..., Sold by Auction by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods..., July 11, 1893, manuscript prices realised and purchasers names to fore-edge margins in the hand of Herbert Thompson (signature to front free endpaper), contemporary half morocco gilt, joints rubbed, 8vo, plus other 19th & early 20th century auction catalogues etc. (mostly library catalogues), some in original printed wrappers, all 8vo (approx. 25)

Pergolesi (Michelangelo). [Original Designs of Vases, Figures, Medallions, etc., Published by the Author, 1779-92], 62 engraved plates only including 2 plates numbered 56 presented here as frontispiece and dedication leaf (offset and long closed horizontal tear), some plates numbered in manuscript upper right, plates 10, 13-15, 20, 31-33, 46, 47, 49, 61, 62, 64, 66 and 68 laid down or tipped on to added blank rectos, plates 34 and 51-57 rehinged, lacks plates 30, 35, 36, 40, 63, 65, 67 and 69-70, some occasional browning, soiling, dampstaining and marginal splits and tears, an additional 6 leaves at rear with 26 related engraved strips of designs and 2 19th-century pencil and watercolour designs (24 x 30 cm and slightly smaller) pasted to rectos, 19th-century red half morocco over marbled boards, heavily rubbed, folio (495 x 345 mm)Harris, British Architectural Books and Writers 1556-1785, 699: 'The number of plates varies, seventy-three in George III's in the BL is the greatest number found'. This lot sold with all faults not subject to return. (1)

Archive. Manuscript notes, printed ephemera, colour transparencies, etc., compiled by Nicholas Tresilian, circa 1960s-80s, all relating to British abstract art, etc., including 2 typed letters signed by E. Brausen, and Jean-Yves Mock, to Miss F. Dann of Penguin Books, dated 5th November 1966, and October 26, 1966, respectively, each with a monochrome photograph of an artwork by William Scott and 2 by Henry Mundy, respectively, some exhibition catalogues and printed invitations, related magazines, and a quantity of colour slides and radio, tv on videotape, television scripts, etc. (-)

[Zeller, Martin]. Topographia Galliae dat is Eene Algemeene en by sondere Naeukeurige Landt en plaaets beschrijuinge van't machtige Koninckrijck Vranckryck, volumes I-III only (of 4), Amsterdam, Jacob van Meurs, 1661-62, additional engraved titles to volumes I & III (lacking in volume II), 223 double page or folding engraved maps, plans and plates, two folding plans of Paris detached in volume II, some tears and clear tape repairs, one plate torn with loss, contemporary previous owner inscription of Losson, 1663 to front endpapers of volumes I-III, contemporary vellum, manuscript titles to spines (volume II soiled with small tear and loss), 12mo Sold as a collection of plates not subject to return. (3)

Palladio (Andrea). The Architecture of A. Palladio; in four books. Containing a short treatise of the five orders, and the most necessary observations concerning all sorts of building: as also the different construction of private and publick houses, high-ways, bridges, market-places, Xystes, and temples... revis'd, design'd, and publish'd by Giacomo Leoni, Third Edition, corrected. With notes and remarks of Inigo Jones: now first taken, from his original manuscript in Worcester College Library, Oxford, 2 volumes bound in one, printed for A. Ward, S. Birt, D. Browne, etc., 1742, printed title to each volume (first title printed in red and black), engraved portrait frontispiece and allegorical frontispiece by Bernard Picart, 230 copper engraved plates on 207 sheets, including several double-page by John Harris, Bernard Picart, Michael Vandergucht and John Cole engraved portrait and first title with some light spotting and marginal fraying, with a few closed marginal tears, occasional spotting elsewhere, 3 plates (XIV-XVI) with some marginal fraying and tears, with minor loss, modern antique-style half calf, contrasting red and green spine labels, large folio (465 x 290 mm) Harris 685. Wittkower, Palladio and Palladianism, pages 79-83. Described by Wittkower as the "most lavish and most famous English Palladio", the present work was the first to contain the notes and remarks of Inigo Jones, taken from Jones's copy of Palladio's Quattro Libri, which had been bequeathed to Worcester College, Oxford, by Dr. George Clarke, M.P. for the University, and an amateur architect. This edition also contains translations of Palladio's texts on the Antiquities of Rome, and Discourse of the Fires of the Ancients. (1)

Palladio (Andrea). I Quattro Libri dell'architettura, 4 parts in one, Venice, Bartolomeo Carampello, 1601, four engraved woodcut titles within architectural borders, 221 woodcut illustrations, some full and double page by G. & C. Chrieger, C. Coriolano and others after Palladio, printer's woodcut device to colophon, first title with repairs to verso, a few small marginal repairs, some light water stains and soiling, D3 with manuscript note to margin, previous owner signatures at head of title (one crossed-through), endpapers renewed, contemporary vellum, manuscript title to spine, a few repairs and light soiling, folio Fowler 214. Third edition, a reprint of the 1581 edition by the same printer, with the illustrations from the original plates of the 1570 edition. (1)

Fritach (Adam). L'Architecture Militaire ou la Fortification Nouvelle, augmentee et enrichie de forteresses regulieres, irregulieres, et de dehors; le tout a la practique moderne, 3 parts in one, 1st French edition, Elzevier, Leiden, 1635, engraved title, 35 double page engraved plates, eight double page tables, occasional small mainly marginal wormtracks and light soiling, small ink stamp of Lord Clifford and shelf number to front pastedown, contemporary vellum, lacking one tie, some stains, folio, together with Goldman (Nicolas), La Nouvelle Fortification, 1st French edition, Elzevier, Leiden, 1645, engraved title, numerous engraved illustrations, leaf L2 misbound after L3, occasional marginal wormtrack, a little light soiling, marginal damp stain to first few leaves, bound without front endpaper?, small booklabel of Vallardi, Milan to front pastedown, contemporary vellum, manuscript title to spine, a few light stains, folio Willems 425 & 587 respectively. (2)

Manuscript Atlas. A small 19th century atlas of England & Wales, 1856, forty-seven ink and water colour maps on card of English and Welsh counties, all edges gilt, each map 95 x 125 mm, disbound but retaining embossed card boards with manuscript title 'England and Wales' to upper board and 'Whickham 1856' to rear board, covers dust soiled and a little frayed, appears to lack old silk ties (1)

Carmichael (Mrs. A.C.). Domestic Manners and Social Condition of the White, Coloured and Negro Population of the West Indies, by Mrs. Carmichael, Five Years a Resident in St. Vincent and Trinidad, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1833, half title to volumes, I, a few light spots, original boards, paper labels to spine, light spotting to covers, 8vo, author's presentation inscription to volume I half title (Sabin 10937), together with Domestic Manners of the Americans, by Mrs. Trollope, 2 volumes, 3rd edition, 1832, half titles, 24 uncoloured lithographed plates, manuscript list at front of volume I, a little light spotting, original cloth, spines a little rubbed and faded, 8vo, plus A Winter in the West Indies, Described in Familiar Letters to Henry Clay, of Kentucky, by Joseph John Gurney, 2nd edition, 1840, wood-engraved frontispiece, publisher's list at end, some spotting, contemporary previous owner signature, front hinge tender, original blindstamped cloth, chips and tears to spine, some fading, 8vo, with five others including Mrs Trollope's Belgium and Western Germany in 1833, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1834 and Henry Coleridge's Six Months in the West Indies, in 1825, 3rd edition, 1832 (11)

Albin (Eleazar). A Natural History of English Insects. Illustrated with a Hundred Copper Plates, Curiously Engraven from the Life: And (for those who desire it) Exactly Coloured by the Author Eleazar Albin, Painter, 1st edition, London: Printed for the Author, and sold by William and John Innys, 1720, 91 (of 100) fine hand-coloured engraved plates only (lacking plates 5, 6, 37, 38, 56, 81 & accompanying text leaf, 91, 92 & 96), subscriber's list present, text leaves for plates 9 & 10 provided in neatly written manuscript, few plates slightly cropped at head touching some plate numbers, long closed tear to plate 8 and text leaf for plate 80 torn to lower blank corner, some toning, scattered spotting and occasional marks, few leaves a little frayed to edges, sewing broken and all pages loose, disbound 4to Nissen ZBI 58; Freeman 45; Lisney 119. (1)

Farlow (Charles, died 1895). A miniature sketchbook belonging to Charles Farlow, circa 1850, twenty-seven pencil drawings, comprising landscapes and seascapes, buildings (one captioned 'Milton Chapel, Kent'), portraits, caricatures, birds, and flowers, interspersed with occasional manuscript writings, including "A woman, a spaniel & a walnut tree,/The more you beat them, the better they be", first page with ownership inscription in contemporary manuscript 'Mr Charles Farlow, Fishing Tackle and Rod Maker, 191 Strand, N. Temple Bar, London', gilt star decorated endpapers, lacking front free endpaper, all edges gilt, original sheep, with pencil holder and metal clasp, 49 x 78mm (2 x 3ins) Charles Farlow founded his famous fishing tackle business in 1840. He was something of a raconteur, advertising half an hour with Mr. Farlow to promote his unique brand of personal sales attention. He manufactured his own products, and the company still exists today. (1)

Goedaert (Johannes). Insects. Done into English, and Methodized, with the Addition of Notes, York: Printed by John White, for M.L., 1682, [8],140pp., title in red and black and with early signature Daniel Thomas and inscribed 'Thomas Wentworth of St. John's College in Cambridge, 1711', fourteen engraved plates (including 12 folding), initial blank present, without final errata leaf at rear, occasional mottled toning, early manuscript library numbers (possibly for the Wentworth family library), contemporary mottled calf, remnants of gilt decorated spine, old joint repairs broken, upper board detached and lower board near detached, 4to Wing G1003. The first English edition of Metamorphosis naturalis de Insectis, translated largely by Martin Lister, who states in the preface "this Impression consists but of a 150 Coppys, which were intended only for the curious". The early owner of this copy, Thomas Wentworth (1693-1750), was the son of the Honorable Thomas (Watson) of Wentworth-Woodhouse, Yorkshire (and grandson of Edward, Lord Rockingham). He entered St. John's College, Cambridge in 1707, married Lady Mary Finch, daughter of the Earl of Winchelsea in 1716 and was knighted in 1728, later created Baron Malton in the same year. At around that time he deliberately burned most of the manuscripts left by the 17th century antiquary Richard Gascoigne, thought to be on the advice of his attorney. In 1734 he was created Viscount Higham, and Earl of Malton, and Marquis of Rockingham in 1746, and was Lord-Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1733 to 1750. He died at Wentworth House in 1750 and was buried at York Minster. Provenance: Howard Radclyffe Ornithological Collection. (1)

BRITISH INDIA - Sir James Thomson. (1848-1929), Indian Civil Service - sometime Resident for Travancore & Cochin, Madras Legislative Council (from 1898), the Executive Council from 1901, acting Governor of Madras from April - December 1904, Council of the Secretary of State for India (from 1908); Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (1904). * 7 contemporary documents appertaining to the above; together with 2 congratulatory manuscript letters on large sheets with gold decorated borders, 1904, from the Palace Trevandrum, & in the original decorated envelopes; with another (in similar vein) from the Raja of Cochin, in original envelope; together with 4 relevant honours & awards including the dress miniature for the Order of the Star of India, & the Delhi Durbar (1903) official medal; together with a miscellany of various stationery & documents, all contained in the original dispatch box, red morocco, gilt lettered - 'India Office'/ royal cypher / James Thomson; see related lots 860, 861, 1326, 1416, 1417, 1418, 1419. Illustrated

NINETEENTH CENTURY IRISH SCHOOL, "Daniel O'Connell, The Liberator", pencil sketch, depicted seated by a desk holding a book in his right hand and a bag in his left; together with signed original signature inscribed 'Your Faithful and Obedient Servant Daniel O'Connell', in manuscript, 11.5" (29cm) x 9" (23cm). (1)

signed and inscribed in manuscript cartouche on fourth draw N98 Jan 25, 1752 / Geo:Adams and further embossed G. ADAMS / FLEET-STREET / LONDON on first draw, gilt brass lens mounts and section dividers with foliate gilt embossing under, the third and fourth draws with calibrated focus increments (lenses later) – 9½in. (24cm.) closedProvenance: Christie's South Kensington: Exceptional Scientific Sale (9819), 8th April, 2004, lot 11.

issued to William Pryce Cumby, appointing him lieutenant of the Bellerophon, dated for the 3rd November 1804, printed on vellum and completed in manuscript – 7¼ x 10in. (18.5 x 25.5cm.)William Pryce Cumby (1771-1837) fought at Trafalgar on board Bellerophon and was obliged to take command after the death of the captain, John Cooke. He was raised to captain, 1st January 1806, and Companion Order of the Bath in 1831.

Homen (Diogo), Atlas Universal, facsimile of a medieval manuscript, no.825/987, 19 d-p maps, col and gt, cf, in cf case, 1 ge fo, Barcelona 2000, Moleiro (M), Mapamundi Catalán Estense, fldg plt, dwrp, cl, fo, nd and five volumes of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum series of facsimile atlases: 1st series, vol IV, 1964, 3rd series, vols I & II, 1966, 5th series, vols I and III, 1969-70, illus, dwrps, cl gt, all fo, (7).

Invicta 6 Cylinder. A c1930 Instruction Book, 88pp bound in a dark blue buckram cover with silver tooling, free end papers, tyre, fuel and engine record sheets at the rear, some with pencil manuscript. The rear pocket with a folded wiring diagram for the 'A' Series Chassis, and a multi-fold Lubrication Chart. The binding is tight, the covers a little rubbed, the first pages with some grease marks, but basically sound (1)

1931 M.G. Midget Instruction Manual. A metal clasped booklet with detailed descriptions, component images, agency list and rear position fold-out oiling chart. Some pencil manuscript, a little thumbing on the paper edges, generally very sound (1)

Moon Motor Car Co., a rare 'Instructions for the Care & Operation of Moon Cars'. A rare booklet of 48pp with detailed illustrations and directions. Very soiled, but the editorial intact and serviceable. Offered with this lot is a rarely found 1921 'licence for a mechanically propelled vehicle', with a manuscript notation for a 25hp Moon, registration number TB 4945 (2)