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*Greenaway (Kate, 1846-1901). A drawing of a young lady, pencil on paper, showing a girl in a bonnet and cloak, 10 x 6.5cm (4 x 2.5ins), together with a pencil sketch on paper of a baby's head and shoulders, horizontal crease, 9.5 x 6.5cm (3.75 x 2.5ins), each mounted and in matching frames The latter with later manuscript note on an envelope attached to the backboard: 'A few Kate Greenaway sketches - fragments - not much I am afraid - but I hope they will cheer you up a bit - you have had such rotten luck with your health - it must turn for the better soon. Best wishes Bob (Robert Dadd)'. Kate Greenaway was a cousin of artist Frank Dadd (1851-1929), who trained at the Royal Academy Schools, before becoming an artist and illustrator. (2)

Portolan chart (n). A chart of the Mediterranean, circa 1550, ink and gouache manuscript map on vellum, compass rose and numerous rhumb lines, some staining and soiling, painted image is heavily worn with considerable loss, small cut hole to upper left of image, 410 x 640 mm, later turned wooden roller attached to left hand vertical margin (1)

Rossetti (Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882). The White Ship, author's manuscript fair copy, 1880, written in brown ink to rectos of 19 ruled leaves, signed and dated 'D.G. Rossetti: 1880' at end, a little spotting, contemporary plain green wrappers, 202 x 162 mm, top edge gilt, bound in contemporary gilt-lettered polished calf with oval arabesque design to centre of both covers, marbled endpapers and small armorial bookplate of the Boyds of Penkill to front pastedown, 4to 'The ballad retells the story of the death of Henry I's son and heir, when his ship went down with all aboard on 25 November 1120 as it was sailing from France to England ... The poem was completed around 26 April 1880, but it was undoubtedly begun much earlier, perhaps as early as 1873, certainly by 1878. Fragments for the ballad appear in note books that date from those years. On 12 April he showed William Michael Rossetti some of his preliminary work on the ballad and told him he was "inclined to take it up again". Three manuscripts of the poem survive: a draft manuscript in Duke University Library; a first fair copy in Yale's Beinecke Library; and a second fair copy, printer's copy, in the British Library' (RossettiArchive.org). To the census of fair copies can now be added this third fair copy manuscript, formerly in the possession of Alice Boyd (1825-1897), 14th Laird of Penkill Castle, where Rossetti was a regular visitor. Both the draft manuscript (T.J. Wise/Ashley Library copy) and the Beinecke Library copy are written on 70 numbered, and slightly taller, pages. The ballad was first published in 'Ballads and Sonnets' (1881), and collected thereafter. Three textual variations between this copy and the Yale copy have been identified: line 46 first word is 'But' in this copy, the draft, BL and first printed editions, 'Yet' in Yale copy; line 220: 'The King had watched' in draft, Yale, BL and first published edition, but 'The King had sat' in this copy; line 236: 'When the sea-mew' in all copies except here where perhaps uniquely, 'When the sea-bird'. (1)

[Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll']. Word-Links. A Game for Two Players, or a Round Game, [Oxford, 1878], 4 pages, small manuscript numbers to top right of first page, 8vo Williams, Madan, Green and Crutch 125. First printed edition and a simplified version of the cyclostyled edition produced earlier in the same year (of probably no more than 10 copies), from which the game 'Doublets' evolved. Dodgson invented the game at Christmas 1877 for two young ladies 'who had nothing to do' (presumably Julia and Ethel Arnold, the dedicatees of the first printed edition of Doublets in 1879). (1)

Richardson (Samuel). The History of Sir Charles Grandison, in a Series of Letters, 7 volumes, 6th edition, 1770, together with Clarissa, or, History of a Young Lady, 8 volumes, 7th edition, 1774, plus Pamela, or, Virtue Rewarded... , 4 volumes, 11th edition, 1776, engraved frontispiece to volume 1 of first 2 titles, ownership inscriptions of Richard Alexander Oswald of Auchincruive to most titles and library labels with manuscript shelf marks to front pastedowns, some spotting, contemporary uniform mottled calf, gilt-decorated spines with floral tools and 2 spine labels, slightly rubbed, 12mo (19)

[Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge, 1832-1898]. A Treatise on Problems of Maxima and Minima, Solved by Algebra, by Ramchundra, under the Superintendence of Augustus de Morgan, 1st English edition, William H. Allen & Co., 1859, 8 engraved plates at rear, a little minor spotting and soiling, Dodgson's own copy with his manuscript purple monogram to title-page upper margin, printed presentation bookplate from the Secretary of State for India to front pastedown, presented (in manuscript) to R.C. Carrington of Reigate, the bookplate with a purple ink cross (presumably by Dodgson), original blind-stamped blue cloth gilt, a little rubbed and marked, small tear with loss at foot of spine, 8vo For reference, see Charles Lovett, Lewis Carroll Among his Books: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Private Library of Charles L. Dodgson (2005), 1620. (1)

Scrap albums. A collection of three Victorian scrap albums, mid to late 19th century, three albums containing original drawings and watercolours, prints and engravings, manuscript writings, cuttings, scraps, and greetings cards, including a number of pen & ink cartoon drawings, some watercolour and pencil portraits, flower pictures, and landscapes, and W.E. Gladstone's signature mounted, one album with contemporary ink inscriptions on endpapers, all edges gilt, original morocco bindings, various, generally rubbed or somewhat worn, 4to (3)

[Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge, 1832-1898]. Sylvie and Bruno; Sylvie and Bruno Concluded, by Lewis Carroll, 2 volumes, 1st editions, Macmillan & Co., 1889-93, frontispieces and text illustrations after Harry Furniss, both with author's inscribed presentation inscritions to Mrs Denman on half-titles, the first in purple ink, 'With sincere regards from the author, Dec 12 1889', small obituary news cutting pasted beneath with manuscript date 14 January 1898, inner hinges near broken, the second inscribed in blue ink, 'With the author's sincere regards, Dec 28 1893', both all edges gilt, original red cloth gilt, the first volume rubbed and somewhat soiled, frayed on lower joints, the second volume a little rubbed and darkened on spine, 8vo, contained in old purpose-made red cloth gilt book box Charlotte Denman, nee Hope (1830-1905) was married to Dodgson's close friend Judge George Denman (1819-1896). Dodgson photographed three of the Denman's children and sent them presentation copies of his books. See also lot 738. (2)

Ambrose (Saint, Bishop of Milan). Divi Ambrosii Episcopi Mediolanensis Commentarii in omnes Divi Pauli Epistolas..., Cologne: Joannes Gymnicus, 1532, title within decorative woodcut border (ink burn to two lines of title with consequent loss), some dampstaining and spotting, contemporary limp vellum, later ink title & date to spine, yapp fore-edges lacking ties, marked, 8vo, together with Horace, Q. Horatii Flacci Odarum sive carminvm libri quatuor. Epodon liber unus. Cum annotatiunculis... Nicolai Perotti libellus ... de metris Odarum Horatianarum, 2 parts in one, Paris: Simonem Colinaeum, 1528, printer's woodcut device to titles, general title with repaired tear and old ink marginalia, manuscript calculations to verso of final leaf, dust-soiled and stained mostly to first & last leaves, contemporary boards crudely recovered in pale brown/tan calf, with original dark brown calf covers laid down to boards, 8vo (2)

Badeslade (Thomas & Toms, William Henry). Chorographia Britanniae, or a Set of Maps of all the Counties in England and Wales..., 1st edition, 1742, engraved double page letterpress title and dedication, title page torn with loss to left hand margin but not affecting text, four general maps of England & Wales, five double page engraved letterpress tables and forty-two uncoloured double page engraved maps, (complete), all with bright contemporary hand colouring, some marginal staining to endpapers and pastedowns, bookplate of William Sykes of the Cursitors Office, hinges a little cracked, contemporary calf gilt, a little worn and rubbed, 8vo Rare in contemporary colour. An unrecorded variant between Chubb CLXX and Chubb CLXXI. The title page has the addition of 'Price bound 5s' (altered in manuscript to '6s'). The first edition has no prices and the second should say 'Price in Sheets 5s, Bound 6s'. (1)

Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll' ). Doublets. A Word-Puzzle, 1st abridged edition, [1879], 8 pages, small manuscript numbers to top margin of first page, 8vo Williams, Madan, Green and Crutch 134. Provenance: Falconer Madan (1851-1935) Bodleian Librarian and co-bibliographer of The Lewis Carroll Handbook, his copy, with two manuscript notes, one relating to various editions of the book. (1)

*Insurance Ephemera. A group of insurance ephemera items, including a rare marine policy, 16 December 1780, printed document completed in manuscript, insurers Messrs. Langston & Dixon, insuring Captain T. Hill onboard the ship Hero and sailing between Charles Town, South Carolina to London, insuring each pound of indico for 3 shillings and sixpence, bifolium split in two and docket heavily soiled, folio, plus issues of the London Gazette, 8 March 1687, The Times, 2 April 1813, a folder of 114 insurance bookmarks, plus 2 folders including approximately 20 insurance policies and 20 receipts, mostly 19th century, various sizes, plus 4 calendars/blotters (approx. 160)

[Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge, 1832-1898]. Brief Method of Dividing a Given Number by 9 or 11, 1st edition, [1897], proofs on two galley slips, bearing Dodgson's manuscript correspondence number at upper margin to first slip, '98281', each slip additionally numbered in manuscript 'D.251-2' and 'D.252', manuscript footnote by Falconer Madan, 'given me by Mrs M.L. Parrish, March 3 1930 who owns the only 5 other copies known', single pinhole to upper left corner, horizontal fold, a little light creasing, 47 x 15 cm, together with 2 related letters to A.J. Beale from Alexander D. Wainwright (Curator, Morris L. Parrish Collection, Princeton University) and Warren Weaver (Carroll collector and scholar), dated 22 February 1961 and 31 July 1962, both 4to The letters indicate that there were six sets of these slips known, the Parrish Collection having one, Warren Weaver another; the whereabouts of the other three sets is currently unknown. Williams, Madan, Green and Crutch 284. (3)

[Mac Curtin, Hugh & O'Begley, Conor]. The English Irish Dictionary. An focloir bearla Gaoidheilge. Ar na chur a neagar le Conchobar o Beaglaoich mar don le congnamh Aodh bhridhe mac Cuirtin agus fós, 1st edition, Paris: Seamus Guerin, 1732, title strengthened to gutter margin, text in two columns printed in Roman and Irish type, one leaf of manuscript notes tipped-in facing A1, some soiling to first & last few leaves, and light dampstaining to few leaves at rear of volume, mid 19th century half calf, spine torn to upper panel, joints cracked at head & foot, dust-soiling and marks to spine, 4to, (ESTC T153989), together with O'Reilly (Edward), Sana Gaoidhilge-Sagsbhearla. An Irish-English Dictionary, Containing upwards of Twenty Thousand Words that have never appeared in any former Irish Lexicon..., Dublin: Printed by John Barlow, 1817, title loose, occasional light spotting, edges untrimmed, upper hinge broken, original cloth-backed boards, worn printed paper label to spine, covers rubbed, 4to, plus Pughe (W. Owen), A Dictionary of the Welsh Language, Explained in English..., to which is Prefixed, a Welsh Grammar, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, Denbigh: Thomas Gee, 1832, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, sewing partially broken in volume 1 and contents loose, page edges uncut, original cloth, crude leather spines, worn, 8vo (4)

Bindings. The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments..., Together with The Psalter or Psalms of David..., London: Printed by the Assigns of Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, deceas'd, 1710, additional engraved title deficient, bound with The Whole Book of Psalms, Collected into English Metre, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, adn Others..., London: Printed by Thomas Hodgkin, for the Company of Stationers, 1710, red ruled borders throughout volume, occasional manuscript annotations, some dampstaining, toning and few marks, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt panelled and decorated black morocco, light wear to extremities, ties deficient, folio, together with Missale Romanum, ex Decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini restitutum..., Venice: Ex Typographia Balleoniana, 1765, title and text in red & black, few worm holes to initial 35 leaves, all edges gilt and with gauffered decoration, contemporary gilt decorated & panelled mottled calf, clasps present, worn at foot of spine, 8vo, plus Bible [English], The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament, and the New..., London: George Eyre & Andrew Strahan, 1816, all edges gilt, contemporary red straight grain morocco with elaborate gilt decoration, white metal clasp, 12mo, contained in original leather covered case with hinged lid, rubbed & worn (3)

More (Hannah). The Inflexible Captive: a Tragedy, by Miss Hannah More, 3rd edition, Bristol: S. Farley, 1774, [8],83,[1]pp., bound with Percy, a Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden, London: T. Cadell, 1778, [8],87,[1]pp., errata leaf present, bound with The Fatal Falsehood: A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal, in Covent Garden, 2nd edition, London: T. Cadell, 1780, bound with Sir Eldred of the Bower, and the Bleeding Rock: Two Legendary Tales, 2nd edition, corrected, London: T. Cadell, 1778, contemporary tree calf, gilt decorated spine (with vol. 1 label at foot), gilt Greek key border decoration to boards, joints slightly cracked, 8vo, together with [Southcomb, Lewis], Render to All their Dues: or, a Dialogue between Timotheus and Pleonectes Concerning the Converting of Tithes and Offerings to Secular Uses. Exeter: Andrew Brice for John March, 1726, half-title, contemporary panelled speckled calf, joints slightly cracked, slim 8vo, with Longus, Daphnis and Chloe, A Pastoral Novel now first selectly translated into English from the original Greek of Longus [by C.V. Le Grice], Penzance: Printed for the Editor by T. Vigurs, 1803, half-title, manuscript number to title, edges untrimmed, modern amateur half calf, 8vo, with Roscoe (William), The Life of Lorenzo De Medici, Called the Magnificent, 2 volumes, Liverpool: Printed by J. M'Creery, 1795, half-titles, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, armorial bookplate of Francis Lord de Dunstanville to upper pastedowns, contemporary marbled calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels, upper boards detached, lower joints cracked, 4to, and Gregor (Francis), Catholics. Remarks on the Proceedings of the Lords and Commons, in the Late Parliament respecting the Catholics, contained in a Letter Addressed to the Protestants of all Persuasions and Communions, Truro: Printed at the Royal Cornwall Gazette Office, by T. Flindell, London: J. Hatchard & T. Underwood, 1812, title with small repair to upper blank margin, occasional spotting, modern half calf, 8vo, plus seven other 18th & 19th century antiquarian volumes, including provincial printings (13)

England & Wales. Greenough (George Bellas), A Physical and Geological Map of England & Wales by G.B.Greenough Esq. F.R.S., President of the Geological Society, published by the Geological Society, 2nd edition, 1839, engraved map on six sheets, sectionalised and laid on linen, contemporary hand colouring, calligraphic title, slight offsetting, separate double page sheet of 'Index of colours' and a separately printed 'Memoir of a Geological Map of England...,' 2nd edition, 1840, publisher's printed paper wrappers, pamphlet size 215 x 140 mm, each map sheet approximately 640 x 810 mm, all contained in a contemporary cloth book box with manuscript paper label to spine A map which was controversial at the time of its publication in that Greenough was accused of plagiarising William Smith's earlier and ground breaking geological survey and map of 1815. Greenough was stung enough by the critisicm to issue a written defense of his actions which was published in 'Memoir of a Geological Map of England: to Which are Added, an Alphabetical Index to the Hills, and a List of the Hills Arranged According to Counties (1820)'.Smith's low social staus and background resulted in his work being largely ignored and the Geological Society of London did indeed plagiarise the map, undercutting Smith's asking price, which eventually pushed Smith to financial ruin and the debtor's prison. Recognition of his role as 'The Father of English Geology' would only follow much later in 1831 when Smith was awarded the Woolaston medal by the Geological Society. Greenough's map is important in its own right and is now recognised as a separate piece of scholarship but unlike Smith it involved no surveying but relied on other surveyors sending him information which he then collated. (1)

*Manner of David Cox (1783-1859). Rustic lanscape with figures by a cottage and church tower, 19th century pen, brown ink and brown wash on paper, signed 'David Cox' lower left, 132 x 193 mm (5.2 x 7.6 ins), together with other various prints and watercolours, including Charles Ir, Roy d'Angleterre, by B. Audran after Van der Werff, framed and glazed, an etched portrait of Alphonse Legros by William Strang, unsigned, a group of 17 watercolour studies of flowers by Margaret Warren, signed with initials and dated 1948-55, loose in old portfolio boards, an original Victorian Christmas greetings watercolour of dog roses, incorporating a handwritten manuscript copy of the poem beginning The Chimes! The Chimes! The Christmas Chimes..., a pen & ink drawing of Hammersmith Bridge by Rosemary Clanchy, 1978, a study of mushrooms in coloured chalk by Penelope Makins, Lady Harvey, a portrait of Lord William Bentinck, Governor General of India after Sir Thomas Lawrence, several framed, various sizes (24)

Scrap albums. A group of 4 large scrap albums, late 19th and early 20th century, containing many hundreds of colour and black and white illustrations, including chromolithographs, chromo scraps, pen and pencil drawings, postcards, photographs, cigarette cards, engravings, cartoon strips, etc., including items from Pears, Nister, Raphael Tuck, Graphic, ILN and Sketch, etc., various sizes including some very large format and pasted to rectos and versos of approximately 90 linen leaves, a few additional leaves partly cut, some occasional rubbing, soiling and minor defects, contemporary cloth, soiled and very worn, approximately 80 x 54 cm and slightly smaller All volumes bear the manuscript bookplate of Frank Crosoer, 30 Market Place, Faversham, to front pastedowns. (4)

Heraldry. A small archive of heraldic working papers & genealogies, including original pen, ink & watercolour studies of coats of arms, mostly 19th century, including pen, ink & watercolour, heightened in gilt of armorials of Lydcott of Checkendon, Oxon, quartering Burley, Cope of Hanwell Castle Baronet, Carleton of Brightwell Baldwin, Throckmorton of Chastelton, Norreys of Weston on the Green, Oglethorpe of Newington, Stompe of Newnham Murren, Oxfordshire, Peniston of Bampton etc., with associated manuscript genealogies, plus two earlier pen, ink & watercolour studies of the armorials of Sir Thomas Spencer of Yarington, Oxfordshire & Sir Edward Freare of Water Eaton, Oxfordshire, plus various other manuscript papers and printed extracts etc. relating to heraldry & genealogical research, plus a 10 page pamphlet "On the Connexion of Arderne, or Arden, of Cheshire, with the Ardens of Warwickshire, [Extracted from the Topographer, Part III. Sept. 1843]", with few hand-coloured printed armorial illustrations to text, inscribed to upper margin of title 'Sir Charles G. Young, Garter, with the Authors Compts.', stitched as issued, slim 8vo, all loosely contained in a small portfolio Provenance: Frederic Parker Morrell collection, thence by descent. (a portfolio)

[Sandys, George]. A Relation of a Journey begun An Dom. 1610. Foure Bookes Containing a Description of the Turkish Empire of Aegypt, of the Holy Land, of the Remote Parts of Italy, and Islands Adjoyning, 3rd edition, London: Ro. Allot, 1627, engraved title within architectural border & folding map (with repaired central fold), engraved prospect plate only (torn with half plate lacking, also without plate intended to fill blank area on D4 verso, as often), numerous engraved illustrations throughout, manuscript to final leaf of text, final blank deficient, some marks and dust-soiling, 19th century half calf, joints cracked, small folio, (STC 21728), together with Carne (John), Letters from the East: Written during a recent tour through Turkey, Egypt, Arabia, The Holy Land, Syria, and Greece, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, 1826, hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece to volume 1, ownership signature to upper blank margin of title, contemporary calf, some loss to volume number labels, rubbed, 8vo, plus Virginian, The American Wanderer, Through Various Parts of Europe, in a Series of Letters to a Lady, (Interspersed with a Variety of interesting Anecdotes) by a Virginian, London: J. Robson, 1783, front free endpaper loose, contemporary marbled calf, loss to title label on spine, joints cracked, 8vo (4)

*Vickers (Vincent Cartwright, 1879-1939). Mythical bird, pen, ink, and watercolour, showing the head of a fantastical bird with exotic plumage, with part of a wing and a talon visible, within a decorative frame, monogrammed lower right, 21.5 x 31.5cm (8.5 x 12.5ins), framed and glazed, backboard with old framer's label George H. Bobbett, Watford, and circular manuscript label 'A.N. Vickers, Edge Grove' The current owner is the great grandson of the artist. (1)

Philosophy Manuscript. Pars secunda Philosophiae seu Metaphysica Tradita D. Delorme Professore Regio Baccalaureo, nec non Licentiatio in Scholis Academicis Seminarii Bursandeolensis, ad usum Josephi Mariae Gibert, 2 volumes, 1st volume dated Burgi Sti Andeeoli, 1767, Latin manuscript in calligraphic cursive script, decorative manuscript titles, additional decorative title to volume 2, 2 folding pen and ink genealogical trees to first volume, partly finished decorative part-title to third part in volume 1, occasional calligraphic flourishes, a total of 744 pp., manuscript declaration by Delorme for J.M. Gibert as graduate of the philosophical seminary in Burgi bound at front of second volume, contemporary mottled calf gilt, rubbed and some wear to spine ends and extremities, 4to (185 x 140 mm) (2)

Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll' ). Doublets. A Word Puzzle, 1st edition, 1879, 39 pages, a few words added in manuscript to the Glossary, stitching a little strained, some light soiling, title a little toned, previous owner inscription of John Parker, Lieut. 2/19th Foot to front endpaper, original red cloth gilt, a few smal stains, slim 8vo Williams, Madan, Green and Crutch 133a. (1)

Arnolfini (Joseph). Spanish Conferencias q[u]e en los Espacios Imacinarios tubieron los Em: Senor's. Cardenales de Richelieu, Mazarini, y, el, Protector Oliverio Cromuel sobre Negocils del otro Mundo, manuscript, early 19th century, a total of 3 Conferencias/Sessions totalling 91 leaves with 21 lines per page, written in a neat right-sloping hand, 3 crudely drawn initials of varying sizes, first conversacion dated 'ano 1661', manuscript biographical note for the author on front endpaper and ownership inscription to front pastedown dated at Madrid, 1819, occasional spotting, hinges broken and some leaves detached, contemporary vellum with manuscript title to spine, soiling and wear, 4to (200 x 150 mm) (1)

Monck (George, 1st Duke of Albemarle, 1608-1670). Document signed, Coldstream, January 1659/60, a permit of passport for Alex. Monk of Mains and attendants 'to passe about his occasions in Scotland, and to repasse without molestation...', written in a clerical hand on paper and completed in manuscript with signature of George Monck lower right, wax seal top left, heavily spotted and dampstained, frayed on folds, 1 page, folio (29 x 19.5 cm) (1)

John Lowthorp "The Philosophical Transactions and Collections to the End of the Year 1700", together with the Manuscript List of The Fellows of The Royal Society of London

18th Century Manuscript Relating to Massachusetts BayAmerican interest: A small octavo notebook containing a summary of the proceedings of the Council of Massachusetts Bay and its negotiations with the British Parliament on the colonist's rights and privileges. This is evidently the second volume of a series, as the pages are numbered 85 -155, but written on left hand side only, and covers the years 1691 to 1728. A significant contribution to the documentation of relations between Britain and her American colonies in this period. In a contemporary full red mor. binding, with attractive gilt tooled borders, & spine, c. 1750. Very good. As a m/ss, w.a.f. (1)* The Massachusetts Bay Colony, founded in 1628, developed a strong spirit of independence which led to increasing conflict with the 'mother-country' caused partly by the Kings attempts to exert economic control and partly by the Puritan colonists' intolerance of other religious denominations. In 1691 the colony was unwillingly amalgamated into the new Province of Massachusetts Bay, which was granted a new charter.

O'Flaherty, Tom [Tomas Ó Flaitheartaigh] An Archive including:-Copy TLS, 2 pp, to Frank Gallagher, Editor, Irish Press, February 1934, seeking employment as a journalist, with details of his experience, unsigned but evidently from TOF, with a second similar letter to a Mr. Quilty [while his experience was excellent, we suspect that his background was too far to the left for the Irish Press];-Correspondence about TOF's book Cliffmen of the West;-Three TLS from TOF to his sister Lil, 1932 and 1933, one from America and two from Aran, interesting letters with much family and other news;-About 20pp carbon copy manuscript, apparently drafts of stories in Irish;-An extensive bundle (over 100 pp) of typescript in English, apparently drafts of TOF's life story (possibly including drafts of 'Cliffmen of the West');-A bundle of manuscript in English and Irish, evidently drafts of TOF's writings, about 100 pp in a clear hand in both languages.In need of further study, but a significant collection, which may cast light on his brother Liam's work as well as his own. In a blue plastic case. (1)

Return of Captain James Stewart's TroopIrish Military interest: Single manuscript page dated 1768, headed, General Return of Captain James Stewart's Troop of H.M. 2nd Rgt. of Horse commanded by the Hon. Lt. Gen. John Fitzwilliam. The 2nd Regt. of Horse had formed part of the Irish Establishment since 1746 and contained many Irish soldiers; in 1788 it became the 5th Regiment of Dragoon Guards. Capt. Stewart is listed as absent "attending elections." As a m/ss, w.a.f. (1)

THE ARCHIVE OF ROBERT LYND [1879-1949]Lynd (Roberts) A very large collection of Manuscript, Typescript and Printed Material, being the entire remaining journalistic archive of the writer and essayist ROBERT LYND, born in Belfast, the son of a Presbyterian minister. Educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institute and Queen's, he went to London in 1901, where he shared a flat for a time with the painter Paul Henry, and established himself as a freelance journalist - in the sense of one who wrote for the weekly and monthly journals. In 1908 he joined the staff of the Daily News (from 1930 the News Chronicle), where he became literary editor in 1912. He was best known for a weekly column in the New Statesman, appearing from 1913 to 1945, signed 'Y.Y.'. His easy, apparently effortless style concealed the painstaking work and thought that went into his writing, making him the most distinguished literary essayist and reviewer of his day. Many of his essays on 'Books and Writers' were collected in book form from time to time.He was an early member of the Gaelic League, and a friend of many Irish nationalists, although he fell out with some of them for a time over his support for the British war effort (1914-18). His friends included such militant republicans as Bulmer Hobson, P.S. O'Hegarty and Roger Casement; in literary circles he knew everybody of note. The present archive, from a family source, includes many hundreds of pages of manuscript and typescript drafts of various articles (a few of them incomplete), many with his amendments, including his obituary of George Moore. It also includes cuttings of a number of printed articles, including a substantial file of his pieces in the New Statesman, and a few photographs. This Archive would benefit by careful sorting, but should be of particular value to any institution with an interest in the techniques of journalism and literature in the 20th century.As an archive, w.a.f. (1)

Sligo's Noble Six'Murdered After Surrender' The Noble Six[Sligo Interest] Oglaigh na hEireann. Irish Republican Army. A collection of eight pre-printed Casualty Forms (Deaths), with manuscript entries, relating to deaths in the Sligo area during the Civil War, June 1924, with details of circumstances, record of deceased, nearest relatives etc. The deceased are Paddy Carroll, 'murdered on Benbulben mountain after being taken prisoner', 3 June 1924, James Devins, 'murdered by Free State soldiers on the side of the mountain about fifteen minutes after his surrender', Thomas Langan, Joseph Banks, Harry Benson, Betty Noone, Michael McCrann, Eugene Kelly. Betty Noone died in a motor accident, McCrann and Kelly were 'killed accidentally by our own forces'; the other five [from the group known as 'Sligo's noble six'] are said to have been murdered on the mountain after they had surrendered.A few stains, generally good condition. These I.R.A. casualty forms are rare.As a collection, w.a.f. A Rare Collection. (1)

Spencer (Ed.) The Faerie Queene, 1611, lacks t.p., some pps. torn, ... The Shepherds Calendar, folio L. 1611, ... wd. cut illus.; Drayton (M.) Poly-olbion, c. 1612, also Mother Hubberds Tale, a manuscript, 11pp folio in a cont. hand, later full calf; also Sidney (P.) The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia, folio L. 1638, incl. title, lacks leaf at end 'Supplement', cont. full calf. S.N.S.R. (2)

The Playwrights gives his view of the State of Irish Theatre& Outlines the Case for a New DepartureFRIEL, Brian, Dramatist [1929-2015]. An important typescript signed letter, 5 pp, with a manuscript postscript, December 1974, from his home near Lifford, Co. Donegal, to the Abbey actor Pat Laffan (a member of the Actors Equity council) and the theatre designer Bronwyn Cassin, giving a frank view of the state of Irish theatre, and outlining the case for a new departure. The letter arises from discussions in an Equity subcommittee of which Friel and Laffan were members. 'My first concern, probably my only concern', Friel says, 'is the state of theatre in Ireland today. I think we are on the verge of a new direction .. Do we think automatically in terms of how best the Abbey can be reformed and made the vehicle for these new concepts, or do we attempt the new excursion without the inhibition of an existing place ..? The decision I have come to is that the Abbey, even a reformed Abbey, cannot [be] the incubator. It has evolved into an institution of such magnitude that necessarily most of its energy is consumed with keeping alive and keeping open. Before it even begins to think of what kind of plays it ought to do .. it is concerned .. with its capital, its publicity, its expenditure, its intake, its public, its cleaners, its caterers .. These are not the problems that are exercising me. Nor were they the problems of Yeats-Gregory-Fay ..'Our concern .. is to forge a new Irish drama .. The new voice I think I detect and the new direction I know to be necessary are the things that engage me now, and these could not find accommodation in Abbey Street. Even if the Abbey could be restructured .. the whole Abbey enterprise would be too lavish and too expensive to nurture a new and delicate and uncertain idea ...'When I come to a writing-down of what form the new Irish drama will take, of course I falter. I have no precise answers .. He says it will not be a Gaelic-speaking or a poetic drama, because both of these are elitist in practice and theatre is by definition vulgar, of the vulgus. It has nothing at all to do with politics because they are trivial, of no importance whatever.'What I envisage is a small group of actors, writers, designers who are drawn together out of mutual concern and interest; a vague but very real awareness that what is taking place on Irish stages bears very little relationship to either the imaginative or the day-to-day life we inhabit; a recognition that what it is to be Irish must be shaped and presented; a knowledge that the old seam of realism-naturalism is exhausted; a conviction that we cannot grab a theory from England or Germany or the U.S. or wherever .. a belief that these new definitions .. will evoke a response at first from tiny audiences but later from greater numbers .. and that we must find new eyes and ears and tongues to see and hear and express the Ireland that hasn't been expressed dramatically for 30 years.'Although Friel remained with the Abbey for some years more, notably with his great play Faith Healer [1979], it is clear that the line of thinking outlined here was what led him in 1980 to become co-founder of the Field Day Theatre -- precisely the kind of loose creative collaboration he suggests in this remarkable letter. Throughout the 1980s his work was produced by Field Day, beginning with Translations [1980], but in 1990 he finally returned to the Abbey with Dancing at Lughnasa.With an earlier manuscript signed letter to Laffan, May 1974, 2 pp, outlining similar ideas, and a note dated 27 Oct. (no year) about casting for a film. An important collection of letters from one of the great masters of Irish Theatre, outlining ideas and dilemmas which are still relevant today. Friel rarely gave interviews, and this is a very valuable exposition of his ideas as he approached a turning point in his career. A Saoi of Aos Dána, with a string of Broadway successes to his name, Friel was undoubtedly the leading Irish playwright of the latter half of the 20th century. As a m/ss, w.a.f. (3)

The Troubles of an Irish Official in India, 1795Co. Clare interest: Letter dated 8 March 1795 from Bengal, Calcutta, by Lambert Molony, to "my dear Watt" (his brother Walter), 6pp manuscript. As a m/ss., w.a.f.Thanks him for his offer to accept bills for more money, but declines: "I am very deep in the mire" owing to bad speculation, illness, a quarrel with the Resident, "the natives cheated me as they thought fit", and a drop in trade owing to the war in Europe. Begs him to look after his eight-year-old son if he dies. Offers to procure a cadetship for Anthony Weldon (their cousin). Has asked his brother Arthur to send out some mares - he may have given up gambling, cards etc but not racing. Lambert Molony, senior merchant on the Bengal Civil Establishment, was a younger son of James Molony of Kiltanon, Co. Clare. He did not, as he feared, die or go bankrupt; he lived to become Judge of the Zillah of Chittagong, from which post he was dismissed in 1805.A curious and unusual insight into the personal affairs of an Irishman in the service of the British in India at the end of the 18th Century. As a m/ss, w.a.f. (1)

Original ManuscriptEdith Somerville's UnpublishedChildren's BookSomerville (Edith Oenone) [1858-1949] The original Manuscript of an unpublished and unrecorded book for children titled 'GROWLY-WOWLY. Or, The Story of the Three Little Pigs', the story entirely in verse in Somerville's hand, and with seven superb full page watercolour illustrations by Somerville (including the title page), circa 8" x 9" mostly signed in monogram, showing how the wolf gleefully hunts down the piglets but is eventually outwitted. Signed on rear by Somerville, with addresses in Cork and Kensington. Preserved in a modern binder's folder. The title page is lightly soiled; the other plates are clean and fresh.Edith Somerville is best known for her 'Irish R.M.' books; but her 'The Story of the Discontented Little Elephant' [1912] has long been among the most sought-after of Irish children's books. The present work is probably much earlier (the Kensington address suggests about 1880). It is not clear why it was not published, or indeed if she sought publication; it may have been intended for the amusement of her sister's children. A marvellous discovery. (1)Provenance: Coghill family [Edith's sister Hildegarde married her cousin Egerton Coghill].

A Wexford Businessman of 1806 Struggles with MathematicsCo. Wexford Interest: Keogh (Peter) A folio Ledger of approx. 152pp manuscript pages, containing a series of problems in all branches of mathematics, and their solutions, a building work etc, in a copper plate hand thro-out, and many with fine hand coloured decorations, drawings and illustrations. Signed in various places by Peter Keough, with date 1806, some damp stains and damage. A most delightful and curious item. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1)

With Fine Hand-Coloured MapsAtlas: Le Francois (A.) Methode Abregee et Facile pour Apprendre La Geographie,... Avec un Abrege de la Sphere, & une Table des Longitudes & Latitudes des principles Villes du Monde, conforme aux dermieres Observations de Messieurs de l'Accdemie des Sciences, des R.R.P.P. Jesuites, autres Astronomes. 12mo Paris (Denis Hortemels) 1734. New Edn. 18 fold. hd. cold. maps, with section at end titled, 'Suplement a la Geographie de Melle Crozat,' of 46pp. in manuscript, cont. full calf, spine profusely gilt, mor. label. Fine Condition. As an Atlas, w.a.f. (1)

Signed Manuscript Poem[Heaney (Seamus) 1939-2013, Nobel Laureate 1995] A signed holograph manuscript copy of his Poem 'The Wishing Chair', one page, 12 lines in his usual black ink, with a good signature, dated 20 December 1989.'When you sat, far-eyed and cold, in the basalt throneOf "the wishing chair" at the Giant's Casueway.The small of your back made sense of the firmament...'The poem is from his Squarings sequence. As a m/ss, w.a.f. (1)

Scarce Collection by the Brother of the NovelistÓ Flaitheartaigh (Tomás) An important folio copy-book containing what appear to be original manuscript Stories and Poems, mostly in Gaelic script, with some loose pages, including: Mallacht na Baintridhe [The Widow's Curse], 6 pp, pages loose;An Capall Bán [The White Horse], 6 pp, signed at end;Bó 7 Sgailp [A Cow and a Cliff], 5 pp;Bás An Ghainéid [The Death of the Gannet], 6 pp, signed at end;An Préachán Mór [The Big Crow], 11 p;and two loose pages with what appear to be notes in English for stories;Written from the other end are poems including:An Deoraidhe [The Emigrant], 3 verses;Tomás Ó Gríobhtha [Thomas Griffith], 5 verses;Teanga na hÉireann [The Language of Ireland], 12 verses, signed at end Caitlín ní Fhlaithbheartaigh, with a printed cutting of the same poem (with same signature), evidently from a newspaper or magazine;Trial of John N. Payton for the wilful murder of Cumann Liteardha na Gaedhilge, 23 March 1914 [play in English], 22pp. (1)A unique collection, mostly by Liam O'Flaherty's elder brother Tomás, who went to Boston as a young man. The comparison with Liam's work is interesting, in view of the similar subject matter of some of the stories. English versions of some of these stories (Bó i Sgailp, The White Horse) are included in Tom O'Flaherty's collection Cliffmen of the West [London 1935]. To the best of our knowledge, apart from Caitlín's poem, most of these works are unpublished in their original versions. Caitlín ní Fhlaitheartaigh is presumably a sister of Tomás and Liam. It is said that Tomás was the first person to urge Liam to write (see Hogan, Dict. of Irish Literature). As a m/ss, w.a.f.

Rare Manuscript Letter from An tOileanachÓ Criomhthain (Tomás) An tOileánach. An interesting ALS, 2 pp foolscap (single lined sheet), in Gaelic script, 'O'n mBlascaod' [from the Blaskets], 26.11.31, to a young woman evidently named Alice, entirely in Irish, including an original poem addressed to her in thanks for her letter to him, 'A óig-bhean gur bród liom / Do leitir le léigheamh', three verses each of eight lines, saying he has composed many similar poems for 'cúilinn árd-chéimneach na hÉireann' (noble Irish women), asking if she has his book 'An tOileánach' in her hand, mentioning a young woman from the Netherlands (Tír-fé-thuinn') who has read it three times. 'Seachtmhain do thug sí am theannta, agus d'fhág sí an t-oileán so gan oiread aghus aon fhoical abháin a n'asnamh airthe' [She spent a week here with me, and when she left the island, there wasn't one word lacking on her']. With a bold signature.Letters from Ó Criomhthain are rare.(1)

O'Curry (Eugene) On the Manners and Customs of The Ancient Irish, 3 vols. L. 1873. First Edns., text illus; also Lectures on The Manuscript Materials of Ancient Irish History, thick 8vo D. 1873. First Edn., 26 litho plts., all orig. green cloth, gilt. (4)

"Sinn Fein Oath"Manuscript: A pencilled manuscript copy of a supposed "Sinn Fein Oath," 'taken off a Sein Fein prisoner by a policeman', 2pp (single sheet). 'In the presence of Almighty God and this my brother, I do swear that I will suffer my right hand to be cut off from my body and laid at the jail door before I will waylay or betray my brother..,' etc. etc. As a m/ss, w.a.f. (1)

Original Corrected TypescriptÓ Flaithearta (Liam) A collection of five original corrected typescripts of stories in Irish, one apparently unpublished, as follows:a)An tAonach. Marked for 'Fáinne an Lae' [periodical], 5/9/25, 2 pp, Gaelic typescript, some amendments. Published in 'Dúil' [1953] as story 14 (p. 128).b)An Fiach. Fáinne an Lae 27.6.1925. 2 pp, Gaelic typescript. Added comment by 'F. É.' crossed out at end. Published in 'Dúil' as story 15 (p. 131).c)An Charraig Dhubh. Typescript, 4 pp, ms. amendments, published in 'Dúil' as story 3 (p. 25). With another typing, folio, carbon copy, 3 pp.d)Teangabháil. Typescript on yellow paper, 13 pp, manuscript amendments. Published in 'Dúil' as story 13 (p. 115). One of O'Flaherty's best known stories.e)Comhrac Aonair. Typescript, 2 pp, commencing 'Faoi sholas gleigeal an mhaidneachain, bhi an gleann glais-fhearach beo le luath-rith agus seitreach searrach ..' Not in 'Dúil', apparently unpublished.An important collection. O'Flaherty's typescripts and manuscripts are rare. (1)Provenance: O'Flaherty family.

The Book of LecanIrish Manuscripts Commission: Mulchrone (Kathleen)ed. The Book of Lecan Leabhar Mor Mhic Thir Bhisigh Leacain, thick folio D. (stationary Office) 1937. Facsimile in Collotype of Irish Manuscript 315pp, orig. hf. mor.; with The Reprint of Introduct and Indexes, by Kathleen Mulchron, folio D. 1939, wrappers. (2)

A leather-cased travel clock/barometer, to/w a nickel large pocket watch, an autograph album with signatures, including Arthur Askey photograph, a snapshot album and a Victorian manuscript hymn book (box)

JAMES II & VII: (1633-1701) King of England & Ireland and King of Scotland (as James VII) 1685-88.D.S., James R, as King, at the head, one page, folio, Court at Whitehall, London, 11th April 1685. The manuscript Warrant is addressed to Francis, Lord Guilford, Keeper of the Great Seal, and states, in part,  'Whereas Our Most Deare Brother the late King deceased did by his Letters Patents bearing date the 12th day of January last past grant the Deanary and Church of Bristoll with all its Rights and Priviledges unto Richard Thompson ... who was instituted thereunto, but the Mandate for his Instalment becoming voyd by the Demise of Our said Most Deare Brother, the said Dr Thompson hath humbly besought Us to direct a New Mandate', further requesting Lord Guilford to direct 'the Canons of the said Church to install the said Deane ... in pursuance of Our said most Deare Brothers Royall Intention…' so as 'the same might have been done & compleated if the Demise ... had not hapned ...' Countersigned ('Sunderland') at the foot Robert Spencer (1641-1702) 2nd Earl of Sunderland. English Nobleman and Statesman, Secretary of State for the Southern Department 1682-88. With blind embossed seal at the head. With blank integral leaf. An attractive, clean document. VGA fine, early document signed by King James just two months into his reign.Francis North (1637-1685) 1st Baron Guilford. British Lawyer, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal 1682-85, succeeding Lord Nottingham.Richard Thompson, English Vicar of St. Mary Redcliffe in Bristol. King Charles II had presented him to the Deanery of Bristol on 12th May 1684, and again on 7th January 1685 owing to a clerical error. He was instituted on 2nd February (that is, to the temporalities of his post) but King Charles died on the 6th February 1685, just four days later. Thompson was re-instituted by the present document, and installed by the Cathedral Chapter on 24th May 1685, but himself died the following 29th November 1685.James II and VII was the last Roman Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland. King James is remembered for his struggles with the English Parliament and his attempts to create religious liberty for English Roman Catholics and Protestant nonconformists, against the wishes of the Anglican establishment. Parliament, opposed to the growth of absolutism that was occurring in other European countries, as well as to the loss of legal supremacy of the Church of England, saw their opposition as a way to preserve what they regarded as traditional English liberties. This tension made King James's four-year reign a struggle for supremacy between the English Parliament and the Crown, resulting in his deposition in the Glorious Revolution of 1688, and the passage of the Bill of Rights (1689).

ROUSSEAU JEAN-JACQUES: (1712-1778) French Writer and Philosopher. An interesting autograph manuscript, unsigned, one page, 4to, n.p., n.d. (c.1746), in French. The page of manuscript, with a couple of alterations in Rousseau's hand, is from his unpublished work relating to the history of women which he prepared between 1746-51 for his benefactress Louise Marie Madeleine Dupin. Rousseau writes his text in the right column of the page, the left reserved for additional notes, the present manuscript annotated in his hand 'Ordonn[ance]: des R[ois] de Fr[ance]…p.205'. In his text Rousseau writes regarding King Philippe le Long of 1317, stating '…by letters given to the Abbess…of Cusset, who previously had given to the King half of the Justice and duties that they had and received in their village during the fairs…granting them that the Abbess will in future decide on her own behalf of belongings and not him nor any successor King will be able to remove such right.´ VG  Philip V (c.1292/1293-1322) King of France and Navarre 1316-22, known as 'Philippe le Long'.  Cusset is situated in the department of Allier, Auvergne, close to Vichy, in the central region of France. The Abbess Rousseau refers to was the superior of a female community of nuns from the Order of St. Benoit.Rousseau's political philosophy influenced the Enlightenment in France and across Europe. His sentimental novel Julie, or the New Heloise (1761) was of importance to the development of romanticism in fiction and his Discourse of Inequality (1754) and The Social Contract (1762) are cornerstones in modern political and social thought. During the period of the French Revolution Rousseau was the most popular of the philosophes among members of the Jacobin Club. Rousseau was interred as a national hero in the Pantheon in Paris in 1794, sixteen years after his death. 

GUILLOTIN JOSEPH-IGNACE: (1738-1814) French Physician, Politician & Freemason who, in 1789, proposed the use of the guillotine as a device to carry out death penalties in France. Manuscript D.S., Guillotin, one page, 4to, Paris, 24th January 1796, in French. The document is a medical prescription and states, in full, 'Take a quart of scrag of mutton and half a dozen turnips; put in a pint of water; boil at low heat until the turnips are cooked, then remove the turnips and mutton and let dissolve. Manna en sorte [flake or common manna] one ounce. Then pass it through a linen. You must drink the broth hot, in the morning, with an empty stomach, glass by glass, every half an hour, until all is finished'. Signed and dated at the conclusion. With a small slim 12mo French newspaper clipping announcing the death of Guillotin neatly affixed at the foot of the document. Some light overall foxing and with slightly irregularly trimmed edges, otherwise about VG It is unclear which ailment the present prescription would alleviate, however turnips are a very good source of anti-oxidants, minerals, vitamins and dietary fibre and have been cultivated as staple food since ancient Greek and Roman periods. Guillotin proposed the use of the device known as a guillotine on 10th October 1789 as a less painful method of carrying out death penalties by execution in France. The apparatus, with which Guillotin's name has become eponymous, was particularly used during the French Revolution, where it was celebrated as the people's avenger by supporters of the Revolution and vilified as the pre-eminent symbol of the Reign of Terror by opponents. One of the most famous individuals to be executed by guillotine was Marie Antoinette, Queen consort of the French, on 16th October 1793.

ROSSINI GIOACHINO: (1792-1868) Italian Composer. Rare A.M.Q.S., Gioachino Rossini, one page, oblong folio manuscript paper, Florence, 3rd June 1853. In bold dark fountain pen ink, Rossini has neatly penned a quotation for piano forte comprising ten bars of music across two staves, with small annotations, which he identifies as A[ndanti]no. Signed and dated by the composer immediately beneath the quotation. Some light creasing and minor overall age wear, VG Rossini wrote some 39 operas, the best known perhaps being The Barber of Seville, and was a prolific composer of sacred music, chamber music, songs and some other instrumental pieces. Known as 'The Italian Mozart', until his retirement in 1829 Rossini had been the most popular opera composer in history.  

FERDINAND II (1452-1516) King of Aragon 1479-1516 and, as Ferdinand V, King of Castile jure uxoris 1474-1504 & ISABELLA I (1451-1504) Queen of Castile 1474-1504. A good D.S. by both Ferdinand V ('Yo el Rey') and Isabella I ('Yo la Reyna') individually, at the foot, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., 22nd July 1493, in Spanish. The boldly penned manuscript document authorises Juan de Ribera to act as their agent and states, in full, 'We beseech Don Juan de Ribera, Our Captain General in the frontier of Navarre and of Our Council, that he may speak to you of our transaction which we place at your disposal and we request that you fully vouch for and guarantee to the effect that such deed be executed' Countersigned at the foot by Fernando Alvarez, Secretary to the Monarchs, beneath a holograph statement ('Por mandato del Rey y de la Reyna'), mandating the document. With some extremely light, very minor age wear, otherwise a clean and handsome document, VGFerdinand II and Isabella I were bestowed the title of Rex Catholicissimus ('Catholic Monarchs') by Pope Alexander VI in 1494, the year after signing the present document, in recognition of their defence of the Catholic faith within their realms.The marriage of the Catholic Monarchs became the basis for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, and Ferdinand and Isabella are also recognised for completing the Reconquista, as well as ordering conversion or exile of their Muslim and Jewish subjects in the Spanish Inquisition.However, their place in history is more commonly associated with the support and finance they granted with their sponsorship of Christopher Columbus for his first voyage of 1492 which led to the opening of the New World and to the establishment of Spain as the first global power which dominated Europe and much of the world for more than a century.The present document is dated between the first voyage of Columbus, which concluded on 15th March 1493, and the commencement of his second voyage on 24th September 1493. 

ALEXANDER I: (1777-1825) Emperor of Russia 1801-25. Alexander was also the first Russian King of Poland (1815-25) and the first Russian Grand Duke of Finland (1809-25). D.S., Aleksandr, as Emperor, in Cyrillic, one page, folio, n.p., 4th July 1825, in Cyrillic. The attractively penned manuscript document is a decree addressed to the Chapter of the Orders of Russia and confers Knighthoods on Cossack Captain Popov and Councillor Ogarkov and states, in part, 'In recompense for the aid given to the inhabitants of the Colony of Sarepta by Marshal of the Nobility for Kamyshin and Tsaritsyn, Cossack Captain Popov, in putting out the fire suffered by them in 1823, and the Member of the Moscow Mountain Board Titular Councillor Ogarkov, in recompense for the distinguished zeal shown in his work….We Most Graciously appoint them Knights, the former of the Order of the Apostolic Prince St. Vladimir, 4th Class, and the latter of the Order of St. Anne, 3rd Class', further commanding the Chapter to deliver to them the certificates and insignia of the orders. Countersigned at the foot in the Settlement District of the 1st and 2nd Carabineer Regiments. With a very small, insignificant area of paper loss to the upper left edge, not affecting the text or signature, VG Alexander I succeeded to the Russian throne following the assassination of his father, Emperor Paul I. Alexander ruled Russia during the chaotic period of the Napoleonic Wars and he changed his country's position relative to France on four occasions between 1804 and 1812 among neutrality, opposition and alliance. In 1805 he joined Britain in the War of the Third Coalition against Napoleon, but after the massive defeat at the Battle of Austerlitz he switched and formed an alliance with Napoleon by the Treaty of Tilsit (1807). He and Napoleon could never agree, especially about Poland, and the alliance had collapsed by 1810. Emperor Alexander I's greatest triumph came in 1812 as Napoleon's invasion of Russia proved a total disaster for the French.  

THOMAS DYLAN: (1914-1953) Welsh Poet.An interesting A.L.S., Dylan Thomas, one page, 8vo, Boat House, Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, 25th August 1953, to George Rogers. Thomas apologises for not replying to his correspondent's letter earlier and continues to remark 'I was very interested to hear of the issue of 'Les Forces Vive' that is to be devoted to 'Les Forces Vives Anglaises', and most grateful that you have asked me to write a short section on Wales.' Thomas adds 'I would of course, be only too delighted to, under ordinary circumstances, but I'm afraid I find it impossible now' explaining 'I have some urgent commissioned work to finish by the end of this month & then I am leaving for the States.' A letter of good content written just months before the poet's untimely death at the age of 39. Rare. VGThe 'urgent commissioned work' Thomas refers to was a final version of Under Milk Wood, his 'play for voices', commissioned by the BBC. In May Dylan, had been in America, and a stage performance of its then state took place at the Poetry Centre of the 'Y' in New York on 14th May. Thirty minutes before it started, Dylan was in a locked room being forced to write the beginning and end. At the beginning of June, he began revisions for the BBC. Dylan handed the manuscript to producer Douglas Cleverdon on 15th October, shortly before the visit to America that closed his life.The monograph Les Forces Vives Anglaises appeared in Pas à pas, published by the Fédération Française des Maisons des Jeunes et de la Culture, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Nos. 50-51, Janvier-Février, 1955 Although writing exclusively in the English language, Thomas has been acknowledged as one of the most important Welsh poets of the 20th century. He is noted for his original, rhythmic and ingenious use of words and imagery. Thomas became widely popular in his lifetime and remained so after his premature death in New York City. By then he had required a reputation, which he had encouraged, as a 'roistering, drunken and doomed poet'.

EDWARD VI: (1537-1553) King of England & Ireland 1547-53. Son of King Henry VIII and Jane Seymour and England's first monarch to be raised as a Protestant. A good, rare D.S., Edward, as King, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Manor of St. James's, 24th May 1547. The manuscript document is a Warrant addressed to Richard Bonnye (or Bunny), Receiver of the Royal Rents and Revenues in the counties of Northumberland, Cumberland, Westmorland, Lancashire, the Bishopric of Durham and the Archdeaconry of Richmond, commanding him to annually deliver to Sir Thomas Grey, Treasurer of the town of Berwick, the sum of £3000 for payment of the fees and wages of the officers and soldiers of the town. Countersigned at the foot by Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset ('E: Somerset'; c.1500-1552, Lord Protector of England 1547-49 during the minority of his nephew, King Edward VI) and five other members of the Privy Council comprising John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford ('J Russell'; c.1485-1554/55, Lord Privy Seal 1542-55 and Lord High Steward, for the Coronation of King Edward VI, 1547) Sir Thomas Cheney ('T Cheyne'; c.1485-1558, English Administrator & Diplomat, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports in South East England 1536-58), Sir Anthony Denny ('A D….' a large part of the signature worn away, 1501-1549, Groom of the Stool, a confidant of King Henry VIII who attended the monarch on his death bed), Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel ('H. Arundell', 1512-1580, English Nobleman, Lord Chamberlain) and Sir Ralph Sadler ('R. Sadleyr', 1507-1587, English Statesman, Secretary of State 1540-43, Master of the Great Wardrobe 1543-53). With a large portion of the blind embossed paper seal of the Privy Council affixed. A small diamond shaped spindle hole appears in the upper left margin, not affecting the text or signatures, some light overall creasing and minor dust staining and with a few very small holes to the lower edge and the upper edge a little frayed. A small area of text to the right side of the document is a little rubbed and a few words are partially illegible, G A rare document signed by the nine-year old King Edward VI in the first year of his reign, four months after the death of King Henry VIII, and countersigned by his uncle, Edward Seymour, leader of the Regency Council. Sir Thomas Grey (c.1509-1570), the beneficiary of the present Warrant, served as Justice of the Peace for Northumberland 1547-54 and as Treasurer for Berwick-upon-Tweed 1547-50. The fall of Edward Seymour as Protector in 1550 cost Grey the treasurership of Berwick, which was transferred to Richard Bunny (c.1513-1584) to whom the present Warrant is addressed.  Provenance: The present document was formerly contained in the collection of Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872) English Antiquary and Book Collector who amassed the largest collection of manuscripts in the 19th century. The document was sold by Sotheby's on 27th June 1977 (lot 4865, MS 25912) and most likely derived from the collection formed by the antiquary John Wilson of Broomhead (1719-1783) which included a volume of Bunny's paper as receiver of the Northern Revenues.  The third of the Tudor monarchs, King Edward VI's reign was marked by economic problems and social unrest that culminated in riot and rebellion in 1549. The transformation of the church into a recognisably Protestant body also occurred under Edward, the architect of the reforms being Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, whose Book of Common Prayer is still used. King Edward VI fell ill in February 1553 and died at the young age of 15. 

 NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Emperor of France 1804- 14, 1815 LANNES JEAN (1769-1809) Marshal of France. Duc de Montebello. One of Napoleon's most daring and talented generals and a personal friend of the Emperor. BESSIERES JEAN-BAPTISTE (1768-1813) Marshal of France. Duc d´ Istria. CAFFARELLI DU FALGA MARIE-FRANCOIS AUGUSTE DE (1766-1849) French General who served as aide-de-camp to Napoleon and organised Pope Pius VII's trip to France for Napoleon's coronation as Emperor. A rare D.S. by Napoleon I ('Bonaparte'), Jean Lannes ('Lannes'), Jean-Baptiste Bessieres ('Bessieres'), Marie-Francois Auguste de Caffarelli du Falga ('A. Caffarelli') and a number of others, at the conclusion, six pages, folio, Paris, 20th October 1800, in French. The manuscript document is a marriage certificate issued for Leon Aune and Anne Clair, in the presence and agreement of Napoleon, and comprises ten clauses with references to the endowment provided by the parents of Anne Clair, and to the wedding contract. Signed by Leon Aune and Anne Clair at the conclusion, alongside the signature of Napoleon and the other witnesses at their marriage, and also with a number of annotations in the margins throughout the document, each initialled by both the bride and groom. An interesting combination of signatures with a good association. Neatly tied into the original paper wrappers with the title and date to the front cover. The edges of the paper a little ragged and with some light overall age wear, otherwise VG Leon Aune (1777-1803) French Military officer, labelled 'the second Grenadier of France' by Napoleon. Aune served as a Second Lieutenant in the Foot Grenadiers of the Consular Guard and received a sabre and musket of honour in March 1800 in recognition of his brilliant actions. Aune wrote to Napoleon to thank him for his weapons of honour and he was to receive a reply from Bonaparte stating 'I have received your letter, my brave comrade. You needed not to have told me of your exploits, for you are the bravest grenadier in the whole army, since the death of Benezete. You received one of the hundred sabres I distributed to the army, and all agreed you most deserved it. I wish very much to see you. The War Minister sends you an order to come to Paris'. This letter, circulated throughout Napoleon's army, would serve to have a tremendous effect on the enthusiasm and morale of the troops. Napoleon had Aune taught to write, so that he could be promoted, although was to tragically die at an early age from pneumonia. Napoleon signed a decree following Aune's death approving a pension of 500 Francs to Anne Clair, his widow. Napoleon Bonaparte, the French military and political leader, rose to prominence during the French Revolution and, as Napoleon I, served as Emperor of the French from 1804-14, and again in 1815. Napoleon dominated European and global affairs for more than a decade while leading France against a series of coalitions in the Napoleonic Wars. He was victorious in most of these wars and the vast majority of his battles, building a large empire that ruled over continental Europe before its final collapse in 1815. One of the greatest commanders in history, Napoleon's political and cultural legacy has ensured his status as one of the most celebrated and controversial leaders in history. 

MARLBOROUGH DUKE OF: (1650-1722) John Churchill. English Soldier and Statesman. Commander-in-Chief of the Forces 1690-91, 1702-08. D.S., Marlborough, one page, folio, Office of Ordnance [London], 1st February 1702/3. The manuscript document is addressed to the Right Honourable John Granville, Lieutenant General of Her Majesties Ordnance and is a warrant of approval for Alexander Fort Jnr. to be employed as a Joiner at The Ordnance. Countersigned at the foot by James Craggs (1657-1721) Secretary to the Master-General of the Ordnance. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some light overall discoloration and age wear, creasing and some small tears, only slightly affecting the text, but not the signature. With a portion of the lower right corner of the document neatly excised. Accompanied by a small selection of unsigned printed ephemera and vintage postcards relating to Marlborough. About G, 7Alexander Fort Jnr. Son of Alexander Fort who held high office as Master Joiner in the late 17th century and was one of the most noted of Sir Christopher Wren's group.  At the time of the present document Marlborough was Master-General of the Ordnance, responsible for all British artillery, engineers, fortifications, military supplies, transport and field hospitals. Marlborough's career spanned the reigns of five monarchs, reaching the zenith of his powers and securing his fame and fortune upon the accession of Queen Anne in 1702, the present document being signed in the first year of her reign. Through his sheer force of personality Marlborough raised the standing of British arms to a level not known since the Middle Ages, his victories allowing Britain to rise from a minor to a major power, ensuring the country's growing prosperity throughout the 18th century. 

RUPERT OF THE RHINE: (1619-1682) German Prince, a noted Soldier, Admiral, Scientist, Sportsman & Colonial Governor. Nephew of King Charles I of England. A fine D.S., Rupert, one page, 8vo, n.p., 3rd November 1679. The manuscript document is a receipt in which the Prince acknowledges that he has 'Received of Thomas Bennett Esqe. the sum of fifteene hundred pounds: being in full for my two Pencons due at Mich[aelma]s last….'. Boldly signed at the foot. With blank integral leaf. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise a clean and attractive document. VG Prince Rupert had a varied career, becoming a soldier at a young age who, at 23 years, was appointed Commander of the Royalist Cavalry during the English Civil War and thus becoming the archetypal Cavalier and ultimately the senior Royalist General. Following the Restoration, Prince Rupert returned to England and, having retired from his military and naval career, pursued his interest in scientific research. The Prince was the third founding member of the Royal Society, being referred to by his contemporaries as a 'philosophic warrior', and many of his inventions were of a military nature. Rupert is credited with developing a form of gunpowder which, when demonstrated to the Royal Society in 1663, had a force of over ten times that of regular powder. 

FLEMING ALEXANDER: (1881-1955) Scottish Biologist, Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or Medicine, 1945.T.L.S., Alexander Fleming, one page, 8vo, London, 23rd November 1950, to Dr. I Geikie-Cobb, on the printed stationery of the Wright-Fleming Institute of Microbiology, St. Mary´s Hospital Medical School, Paddington. Fleming states in full `I return manuscript and proofs, also new manuscript which incorporates the bottom of the penultimate page and the whole of the last page of the proofs. I hope I have not put in too much new stuff, but it was necessary. ´ Some slight creasing to the lower left corner, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VGDr. Ivor Geikie Cobb - Expert Physician and AuthorThe manuscript Fleming refers to corresponds to an article about antibiotics which would be included among others in a medical guide published by Geikie Cobb.Fleming's best known discoveries are the enzyme lysozyme in 1923 and the world's first antibiotic substance benzylpenicillin (Penicillin G) from the mould Penicillium notatum in 1928, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1945). Fleming, as the current letter illustrates, wrote many articles on bacteriology, immunology and chemotherapy. In 2002 he was named among the BBC's list of the 100 Greatest Britons and Fleming was also named in Time magazine's list of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th century. Fleming's discovery of penicillin would change the course of history; by introducing the age of useful antibiotics, penicillin has conquered some of mankind's most ancient scourges, including syphilis, gangrene and tuberculosis, and has saved, and is still saving, millions of people around the world.

GEORGE IV: (1762-1830) King of the United Kingdom 1820-30. A good D.S., George R, as King, at the head, four pages, folio, Court at Carlton House, 14th May 1824. The manuscript document is addressed to the Reverend George Gregory and William Ponsford and is a License allowing John Lambert Arden and his issue to take and use the surname of Gorwyn in addition to, and after that, of Arden and provides a lengthy explanation, stating, in part, 'Whereas George Gregory of Dunsford in the County of Devon, Clerk, and William Ponsford, of Puddicombe in the same County, Gentleman, for and on behalf of John Lambert Arden, of the Parish of Cheriton Bishop in the County aforesaid, Gentleman, a minor of the age of twenty years and upwards, the fourth and youngest son of George Arden, late of the City of Exeter, Mercer, deceased, by Joan his wife, one of the sisters of John Lambert Gorwyn, late of Cheriton Bishop….also deceased, have by their Petition humbly represented us, that the said John Lambert Gorwyn, the late material uncle of the said John Lambert Arden, in and by his last Will….gave and devised his messauges….in the said Will, there is contained a Proviso and Direction that when and as soon as the said John Lambert Arden should become seized or entitled to the actual Possession of the said Estate….he shall use, assume and take upon him and afterwards continue the surname of Gorwyn only instead of his then surname or by adding the same thereto….' Countersigned at the conclusion by Robert Peel (1788-1850) British Prime Minister 1834-35, 1841-46 and Home Secretary 1822-27 & 1828-30. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. A good document featuring fine examples of the signatures of King George IV and Robert Peel. VG Robert Peel twice served as the United Kingdom's Prime Minister (1834-35, 1841-46) and twice as Home Secretary (1822-27, 1828-30) and is regarded as one of the founders of the modern Conservative Party and the father of modern British policing. His establishment of the Metropolitan Police Force for London in 1829 led to a new type of officer known in tribute to him as 'bobbies', a term still used today. King George IV had served as Prince Regent during the final years of his father, King George III's, illness and acceded to the throne in 1820. The King led an extravagant lifestyle that contributed to the fashions of the Regency era. He was a patron of new forms of leisure, style and taste and commissioned the building of the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, the remodelling of Buckingham Palace and the rebuilding of Windsor Castle. His charm and culture earned him the title of 'the first gentleman of England', however his way of life brought contempt from his public, many of whom found his behaviour selfish, unreliable and irresponsible.  

HENRY VIII: (1491-1547) King of England 1509-47.  A fine D.S., Henry R, (a good, bold example) as King, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Westminster, 30th October 1533. The manuscript warrant is addressed to Baron Windsor, Keeper of the Great Wardrobe, and orders him to deliver clothing to John Berwick, Richard Bolton, William Hammond and Thomas Maxson, the 'children of our lease' [leash], each to receive 'oon Dublet of chamlet…any dublet….lyned with fustyan and Canvas….three shyrthendy shyrte….made with draught worke….a gowne of fowre brode yardes of woollen cloth….to bee finred with yrisshe lambe….thre peyre of hosen….fowre peyre of doble soled shoes (or eight peyres of single-soled)…oon hatte…five brace of colers, fowre cheynes of the best…[and]…thre leases'. With a blind embossed paper signet seal at the foot. A very small printed identification slip is neatly affixed at the base. Some extremely minor overall creasing and very light dust staining and two very slight traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise a clean and attractive document overall, about VG Andrews Windsor (1467-1543) English Nobleman, Keeper of the Great Wardrobe from 1504 until his death. King Henry VIII's household was the home for many animals and pets (he kept ferrets, his first wife Catherine of Aragon owned a monkey; canaries and nightingales could be found in ornamental birdcages hanging in the windows at Hampton Court) however it was his dogs, particularly beagles, spaniels and greyhounds, that the King considered his favourites. As illustrated by the present document, the monarch's dogs were adorned with decorative collars of velvet (permitted only to Royal dogs) and the Royal leash boys were equally handsomely attired. King Henry VIII regularly sent dogs (all garnished with a good iron collar) as gifts to foreign leaders. It has been recorded that some sixty-five dog leashes were found in the King's closet upon his death. Henry VIII was the second monarch of the Tudor dynasty and has been described as 'one of the most charismatic rulers to sit on the English throne'. The monarch notably initiated the English Reformation, thereby greatly expanding royal power, and the scale and complexities of his legacy are such that, in their work Henry VIII in History (2012) Betteridge and Freeman state 'throughout the centuries [since his death] Henry has been praised and reviled, but he has never been ignored'. Provenance: Formerly part of the Enys Collection of Autographs and Manuscripts.