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A gilt framed antique Persian manuscript page showing both sides. With gouache illustration depicting a courting couple and with text front and back, 18cm x 11cm. Condition Report. To be used as a guide only. Good condition.

COOKERY: two 20th century manuscript cookery receipt books, together with a small quantity of manufacturers brochures and related, including a 1962 brochure advertising Shipphams of Chichester. (Small quantity)

BRAZILLER (George, Publisher): 'Einstein's 1912 manuscript on the special theory of relativity...a facsimile', New York, 1906. Folio, pub. blue cloth gilt lettered, slipcase, VG: together with 2 copies of 'The Carnegie Atlas of Galaxies' shrink wrapped and 'The Hubble Atlas of Galaxies', 1962. (4)

ST DENYS GIRLS SCHOOL, SOUTHAMPTON, LOG BOOKS: a pair of detailed log books, with manuscript entries covering period circa 1882-1910, presumably in hand of head teacher, daily entries touching on matters of attendance, pupil behaviour and illness, school events and visitors, etc, approx 800+ pages of close entries between the 2 volumes in several neat and legible hands. An interesting record of an English girls school in the late 19th century. (1)

MANUSCRIPT DIARY: diary of William & Sophie Grant, 1860s period: daily entries typical of mid-Victorian life inc. bathing, walking, dining, society appointments and visits etc, 12mo diary with green cloth boards, all pages with entries in fairly legible hand, upper pastedown marked 'Vol 2nd' (1)

DIARY, 1870s: an interesting manuscript diary, 1870s, including a European tour taking in Italy, France, Belgium etc, closewritten entries in same legible hand throughout in black ink, worn period morocco covers with loss to spine and edges, contents generally sound. (1)

DOMINICA: Abstract of the Quarterly Contingent Account of the Government of Dominica from the 1st September to 1st December 1796. Original manuscript on folio sheet, split along some folds, 22 x 17 inches: plus a receipt for salary dated 1800: includes hire of schooner to take dispatches and expenses in carrying despatches to Sir R Abercrombie in Martinique: together with: Dominica 'Particulars of a Valuable Sugar Estate know as Cane Field in the parish of St Paul...' 28th July 1869, printed bifolium folded into four. (Small quantity) The lot also includes a modern colour copy of the period map relating to the last named estate.

'PASSING EVENTS': four manuscript diaries covering the second half of the 19th century, containing detailed accounts of the weather in combination with important historical events of the day: contained in 4 oblong 8vo ledgers, worn and rubbed but contents generally sound. (4)

PALEONTOLOGY MANUSCRIPT/CATALOGUE: an interesting manuscript catalogue of geology and fossil specimens compiled circa 1850 in an unknown hand: 8 vols (numbered ii-ix), 16mo, each in plain card covers and labelled to each upper cover respectively 'Tertiary' 'Cretaceous' 'Volitic' (sic)' Triassic' 'Permian', 'Carboniferous' 'Devonian' and 'Silurian': numerous sketches of samples in black ink on thin paper tipped onto both sides of leaves and with accompanying hand written text: together with 'Catalogue of Fossils, found in the British Isles, forming the private collection of James Tennant, FGS...' London, J Tennant, 1858: 12mo, original pub. red cloth gilt title to upper, some wear to extrems else good. It seems likely that this printed catalogue may bear some relation to the manuscript volumes.

MILITARY EPHEMERA: a small quantity of printed and manuscript, much relating to Sergeant Frederick Greenwood Company Sergeant 6th Battalion Royal Regiment of Artillery 1930-40s period, rather creased and dustsoiled, together with another small quantity of papers relating to Gunner Charles William Munday RMA, from his service in World War I, to include a 1914 Field Service pocketbook and his identification tags. (Small quantity)

EPHEMERA: an interesting collection of ephemera, manuscript letters and documents and other printed items, largely 18th-19th century material, contained in 2 modern looseleaf folders and wallet, to include single sheet printed sales particulars for The White Hart Inn at Stow, Gloucestershire, sold by auction May 11 1815, folio sheet printed to one side only: various early 18th century issues of the Whitehall Evening Post and other newspapers: a collection of at least fourteen Porter's Receipts for London & Provincial Inns, late 18th-early 19th century, etc. (Quantity)

SUSSEX EPHEMERA: a box file containing misc ephemera and manuscript material, chiefly relating to Sussex and in particular the Arundel area, to include printed invitation to a smoking concert issued by The Committee of Arundel Football Club, Feb 6 1903. (Small quantity)

STAGE COACH BILL: folio printed bill for the Wellington Coach, from Collingwood Street Newcastle Upon Tyne to London for Tuesday 6th September 1825, printed columns denoting costings and accounts for passengers and parcels, each section with manuscript entries for the day, engraved vignette to head at centre, approx 47 x 57cm, creases from folding, browned/soiled and split along some folds and chipped to edges, framed and glazed. (1)

COOKERY MANUSCRIPT: two volumes of cookery receipts in different hands, both late 19th-early 20th century, much material pasted in or loosely inserted, in distressed but largely legible condition. (2)

MANUSCRIPT MISCELLANY: a carton of misc manuscript diaries, notebooks and correspondence, 19th and earlier 20th century. (Box)

MANUSCRIPT MISCELLANY: a group of six albums/commonplace books, to include 'A Compendium of Arithmetic by Jane Cape 1823..' manuscript volume of 258pp in a neat hand, printed label to upper pastedown advertising 'At Mary Archer Jefferson's School, Castlegate, Cockermouth, are taught the English and French languages', period red half morocco worn and rubbed with upper board detached, 4to: an unidentified mid-18th century French manuscript, World War I period diary, etc. (6)

DEVON & CORNWALL: CAREW-POLE PAPERS, 1839-1939: a collection of documents and publications relating to the Carew-Pole family, comprising rental books for Mr Carew, 1839 & 1866 (Cornwall), folios, 92pp & 52pp respectively, marbled/parchment wrappers: manuscript indenture for the Pole-Carew lands, large folio approx 100pp, manuscript on parchment in folding leather covers: sale catalogues for the Shute estate, sold by Robert Love Auctioneers 1929 (folio, 3 vols in 1, key plan and 8 others folding): various maps, including 4 Ordnance Survey maps of lands in Antony and south of Saltash, map of Wearde (Cornwall) dated 1939, Testament of Appropriation Re: Sir Frederick Arundell Delapole 1926, etc. (Quantity)

A handwritten watercolour and ink manuscript of 'The Story of Kwan Yin'.

1862 Ship Letter Mail: Very fine entire, most likely sent from Scandinavia to Glasgow, rated manuscript "6" on the front with an arrival Grangemouth cds on the reverse for DE.12.1862., upon arrival at the main post office in neighbouring Falkirk, a framed "SHIP LETTER" was applied in black with a matching Falkirk cds for the same day and backstamped with a Glasgow arrival cds also for the 12th. A similarly treated cover is illustrated in Alan Robertsons Ship Letter book, Vol.2 E100, type S.3.

1935 27th November first flight cover, franked 3d black and blue-green cancelled by manuscript 'Cecil F. Cowley' to Port Moresby, with DARU transit mark '1DE35'. Reverse cachet "DESPATCHED FROM OROVILLE POLICE CAMP' and Port Moresby arrival '8JA?36' signed by pilot S. Campbell (AAMC P95)

Antarctica: Collection in album and few loose of covers incl 22nd March 1953 manuscript 'Falkland islands Dependencies Survey, Grahamland, Antarctica , handwritten and signed by K. Farrant, Postmaster Admiralty Bay, King George Island , South Shetland; Tristan Da Cunha letter with British stamps (GV) and 'TRISTAN DA CUNHA' blue cachet (SG C6) plus 'VISIT OF H.M.S. MARCH 1937' typed in black; letter sent to London, on front postage due handstamp and oval Tristan Da Cunha cachet dated 23-7-1951 (SG C12), also Falkland Is. Dependencies, USA Navy Expedition 'Operation Deepfreeze' etc, interesting group (Scores)

1851-60 6d olive-yellow on bluish (SG 4), four good to large margins, used by neat '13' barred oval of Fredericton and part manuscript (Pa)id, cat £800

THREE ISLAMIC FOLIOS comprising Two illustrated leaves from a dispersed shahnama, Delhi or Kashmir, circa 1800, gouache with gold and ink on paper, and A Qur'an Folio in kufic script, North Africa or Near East, 9th/10th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, sura XII, Yusuf, part of verse 17 to part of verse 19, 7 lines to the page, in black ink with vowel points and diacritics in red and black, lacking markers between verses, 16 x 20cm The lack of verse markers on the kufic folio indicates that the folio was copied in the 9th rather than in the 10th century.

A William IV ink manuscript perpetual calendar, inscribed on card, revolving centre, marked out from 1833 to 1860, 7.5cm diam, c.1833

Oxford University - Wood (Antony, M.A.), The History and Antiquities of The Colleges and Halls In The University of Oxford: Now First Published In English, From The Original Manuscript In The Bodleian Library; With A Contiuation To The Present Time: By The Editor, John Gutch, M.A., Chaplain of All Souls' College, The Clarendon Press, Oxford 1786, [vi], 692pp; Appendix To The History And Antiquities [...] Containing Fasti Oxonienses; Or A Commentary On The Supreme Magistrates of The University [...] And Indexes To The Whole [...], Clarendon Press, Oxford 1790, advertisement [ii], 330pp, indexes [lv]; à Wood (Anthony, M.A. of Merton College), The History and Antiquities of The University of Oxford, In Two Books [...] Published In English, From The Original MS [...] by John Gutch, M.A., Chaplain of All Souls and Corpus Christi Colleges, Printed for The Editor, [The Clarendon Press], Oxford 1792-1796, two-volume set, [lxxviii], 667pp and 997pp, indexes [lxxvii], 19th century marbled boards with leather spines and angles, the spines titled in gilt, large quarto [4]

Dalziel, Victorian gouache illustration - a bearded figure with manuscript, signed and indistinctly dated, in glazed gilt frame, 20cm x 14cm

John Bridges, The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire compiled from the manuscript collection of the late learned antiquary by the Rev Peter Whalley containing the hundreds of Corby, Navisford, Polebrook, Willibrook, Nassaburgh or Liberty of Peterborough, an undated extract, further extract, lacking frontis and a further extract, (3).

A set of 2 musical scores Damon and Florella and Sung by M Cubber Scottish and English songs, military music and keyboard music of the 18th and 19th centuries contained in about 100 volumes selected from the collection of Alexander Wood Inglis of Glencorse (1854-1929). Also available are a manuscript, some treatises and other books on the subject framed 290mm x 370mm

A set of 2 musical scores Damon Sung by Wife Thomas and Friends by Mr Pipe military music and keyboard music of the 18th and 19th centuries contained in about 100 volumes selected from the collection of Alexander Wood Inglis of Glencorse (1854-1929). Also available are a manuscript, some treatises and other books on the subject gilt framed 290mm x 370mm

A set of 2 musical scores Damon and Florella and Sung by M Cubber Scottish and English songs, military music and keyboard music of the 18th and 19th centuries contained in about 100 volumes selected from the collection of Alexander Wood Inglis of Glencorse (1854-1929). Also available are a manuscript, some treatises and other books on the subject framed 290mm x 370mm

A set of 3 musical scores Damon Sung by Thomas, On an Absent Friend by Mr Pope and Sung by M Cubber Scottish and English songs, military music and keyboard music of the 18th and 19th centuries contained in about 100 volumes selected from the collection of Alexander Wood Inglis of Glencorse (1854-1929). Also available are a manuscript, some treatises and other books on the subject gold framed 300mm x 370mm

AN ARTS & CRAFTS MANUSCRIPT, 'I Dreamed Once' after William Morris, on parchment with figures by river with castle to distance, birds and flowers, period gilt frame, approximately 29.5cm x 23.5cm

A collection of silver spoons etc related to Chow Chow dog clubs with presentation manuscript.

Château Smith Haut Lafite 1947, Grand Cru Classé Graves, UK bottling, Robinson & Payne, London, label badly damaged but date and Château name discernible, merchant's branded capsule in very good condition, previous owner's manuscript label to the back, u above base neck

CHINA TRADING COMPANIES LETTER ARCHIVEGood group of nine A.L.S.s (one a retained copy) and one manuscript document, all related to the trading activities of the G.T. Smiessen Company and the Schwemann Company of Canton. Each letter is addressed to Frederick Huth & Co., a London bank, and all were sent from Canton between January 26 and October 26, 1850. The unsigned manuscript document is the earliest item present, and is dated at Shanghai, Nov. 17, 1849. It contains a partial list of goods being imported and exported between Shanghai and England; the company receives imports of various consumer goods, including "shirtings" and "woollens", and exports several varieties of raw silk and teas. It also gives loading instructions for the export goods and the exchange rate. The letters themselves, of which six are executed by G.T. Smiessen, with the balance signed "Schwemann & Co.", contain a variety of interesting content related to China and the products exported from there, with great detail on the specific state of the markets for individual goods. The writers talk of a great variety of local market factors, including the conversion of many cassia (cinnamon) plantations to tea production, due to low prices caused by a monopoly on the cassia trade, and the resulting shortfall in stocks of the spice. These regular market reports would have been of great importance to a bank such as Frederick Huth, which invested heavily in this overseas trade. Also of interest is a line in the letter dated March 28, in part: "... The Emperor of China, Taokwang, died on the 28th inst aged 70 years and after a reign of 30 years..." Each letter bears folds, with minor age toning, else very good. Smiessen & Co. was founded in Canton in 1848, trading in cassia, tea, silk and opium. It expanded to Shanghai in 1855. Schwemann & Co. appears to be operating as its own independent trading company, but in the China Directory of 1863, G.W. Schwemann is listed as an employee of Smiessen, indicating a merger.

GEORGE L. STAUNTON(1737-1801) Director of the East India Company and secretary to the Macartney Embassy to China in 1783, also published the official account of that mission. Large D.S., a hand-written property deed on vellum, 4pp. 24" x 28", Nov. 3, 1795, an indenture including parties of seven parts, concerning the division of the estate of Thomas Staunton, including properties in Westminster and Ipswich. George Staunton acts here as one of the trustees of this estate. Each of the four sheets is completed in a fine calligraphic hand, with bolded headings at the top of each page. The final page bears the stamp of a stationer in London, and each of the four sheets bears revenue and tax stamps. The four pages are attached at the bottom by ten red wax seals on green cloth ribbons, each signed by a named individual mentioned in the document. The verso is docketed with at least ten additional signatures. Original folds, else very good. Also present is a second manuscript document, 3pp. 4to., Nov. 4, 1795, an extract of the above indenture, not signed by Staunton. Very good.

"NOTES ON THE LOSS OF THE SHIP 'ONTARIO'"Bound manuscript log book: "Notes on the Loss of the Ship 'Ontario'", by Captain Frederic Augustus DePeyster, 90pp. 4to., a ship's log collecting DePeyster's handwritten accounts of the loss of his ship in 1821 and his efforts to ensure that its cargo reaches its final destination. The log opens with an inventory of the personal effects of a sailor aboard the Ontario who has died after falling from the topsail yard while outbound from Canton in 1820, and the prices paid for them by his ship-mates. The next few pages contain retained copies of bills of wages, listing the Ontario's crew and indicating that she was carrying bales of cloth, barrels of furs, currency and "quicksilver" (mercury) at the time of her loss. Beginning on page six is an account of her loss, dated Jan. 3, 1820, in part: "... arrived Saturday the thirtieth day December eighteen hundred & twenty off the harbour of Delhi [Dili] a Portuguese settlement in the N.E. part of the island of Timor where after having one... Pilot on board stood in for the above mentioned harbour being short of water & other necessaries for the continuation of the voyage... Tuesday January 2nd, 1821. At four A.M. ... sent ashore for the pilot ... who came on board and proceeded to warp the ship out ... at seven a light sea breeze came in directly ahead ... fouled the top Gall and sails ... a very heavy swell heaving on the reef. The Cap. now asked the pilot whether he had not best drop the ship in again, to which he replied in the negative ... at this moment a breeze took the ship aback and ... before we could succeed in bringing her up her stern struck several times on the coral reef which secures the entrance of the Harbour ... succeeded once more in heaving her afloat - her stern swinging once more on the reef she again struck abaft ... the stern striking very hard knocked off the rudder. Immediately sounded the pumps and found her making water very fast, hoisted our ensign union down & in a short time received every assistance from the shore. As we had now lost all hopes of the safety of the ship and found the water gaining fast upon us we lost no time in saving all the specie which was sent on shore in the long boats and deposited in the fort for safe keeping ... At 10 o'clock all hands left the ship except the Cap. and four men as she was now in such a state as to render it unsafe to remain longer on board. At 1 she beat over the reef and drifted towards the shore and within a short distance from it where she laid full of water and almost upright..." The rest of the log details the unlucky DePeyster's efforts to transport his cargo the rest of the way to Canton. He purchases a schooner, the Lucifer, in which he and his remaining crew sail to Surabaya. During the voyage, several members of his crew contract an unnamed fever, with one eventually dying. At Surabaya, he contracts the brig Pocahontas to carry his cargo the rest of the way to China, and includes a copy of this contract. Copies of several other letters from DePeyster to his friends and family in America detailing the circumstances of the wreck are also included. The original documents have been secured in a modern binding, very good and legible overall. SOLD WITH: "The 'Fan Kwae' at Canton Before Treaty Days, 1825-1844, By An Old Resident", by William C. Hunter (London: Kegan Paul, Tench, &Co.), 1882, 157pp. 8vo., an account of life in Canton at a time when it was the only port in China open to foreign visitors and residents, written by an American traveler. The author mentions the wreck of the Ontario and its aftermath on page seven. The volume is bound in black cloth boards, with the title and decoration in gilt on the front cover, and the ex libris bookplates of Warren and Frederic A. Delano on the front pastedown and flyleaf. The binding is split at the half-title, and the title page and frontispiece bear some moderate foxing, else very good. Two pieces

ENGLISH TEACHER IN CANTON DOCUMENT ARCHIVEGood group of English and Chinese letters and documents, most with English translations in manuscript, all related to the service of John A. Summers, an English teacher posted in Canton from 1892 to 1903. These include: an autograph letter, 2pp. 4to., a letter of recommendation to the Tsung-li Yamen (Chinese Department of Foreign Affairs) stating that Summers, successor to a Mr. Budd, has completed his year's probation, and should receive a permanent post, having studied medicine and been found to be of upright character and diligence; an A.L.S. from E.B. Drew, Commissioner of Customs, 1p. 4to., Canton, Sep. 25, 1893, to Summers, confirming that the latter has been accepted as a Teacher of English at the T'ung Wen Kwan, the Chinese government's school for Western languages, at Canton, accompanied by Summers' retained A.L.S., 1p. 4to., Canton, Sep. 25, 1893, accepting the position, as well as a fragment of red envelope with Chinese characters; an A.L.S., 1p. 4to., Canton, July 6, 1901, Summers' retained copy of a request sent to the staff of his superior, the Manchu general Shou Yin (here referred to as "the Tartar General"), informing him that Summers will be visiting Japan during the summer holidays, and requesting an extra ten days leave for travelling, accompanied by the official's response in Chinese, 1p. 8vo. on red paper, with the sender's name on a second sheet, with an English translation of the same, 1p. 8vo., Canton, July 10, 1901, granting Summers' request, as well as a fragment of red envelope with Chinese characters; an autograph letter in Chinese, 1p. long 8vo. on red paper, with the sender's name on a second sheet, accompanied by an English translation, 2pp. long 4to., Canton, Dec. 29, 1901, informing Summers that he is to receive a pay increase in recognition of his efforts at the school, accompanied by the original transmittal envelope with Chinese characters, and a transmittal envelope addressed to Summers and bearing the stamp of the Canton customs house; a printed document in Chinese, 3pp. 4to., accompanied by a manuscript English translation, 2pp. 4to., Canton, June 14, 1902, a memorial sent by the Tartar general, his viceroy, two lieutenants, and his "hoppo" (collector of customs) to the emperor, requesting that Summers be awarded the Order of the Third Division, Third Class, in part: "... As first subsequent to the establishment of the T'ung Wen Kwan in Canton ... there was only one department and one foreign teacher viz. to teach English ... Now, however, since more departments viz. Russian, Japanese, and French have been opened ... our duty is to select the most deserving teacher for the conferment of distinction. It appears that J. Summers the English teacher entered the school in the 16th year of Kwang Hsu; thus having up to the present time served for ten years; he ranks first in seniority and further he has been most assiduous in the performance of his duties. It does not, therefore, seem fitting that his services should be left unnoticed..." The imperial edict granting the order is also present, in full: "The request is hereby granted. Let it be as requested. Let the Wai Wu Pu [the foreign office, which superseded the Tsung-li Yamen] give it their assention. Respect this", as well as a transmittal envelope from the Canton Customs House, stamped "On His Majesty's Service"; and a printed document in Chinese, 1p. 21 1/2" x 10, with a pencil notation by Summers in the upper right corner, giving the date as July 1903, and identifying the document as a dispatch from the Tartar general to the foreign office, asking them to renew Summers' appointment. These documents, originating from the period of xenophobia and anti-Western sentiment best exemplified by the Boxer Rebellion of 1899-1901, nevertheless exemplify the good working relationship and mutual respect that existed between Chinese officials and the many Western residents of cities such as Canton who performed such vital services as teaching. Housed in a custom box of red paperboard, very good overall.

"PHILOLOGICAL ESSAY ON THE CHINESE LANGUAGE"Original unpublished autograph manuscript, "Philological Essay on the Chinese Language", written circa 1915 by EDWARD H. PARKER (1849-1926), English sinologist and consular interpreter. Parker's manuscript, 201pp. 4to., is an extensive examination of language in China, and contains transcriptions and translations of poetry and proverbs, comparisons to other Asian languages (including Sanskrit and Korean), a chart comparing the cadences and intonations used in different dialects, and brief essays on "The Eighteen Provinces", "The Treaty Ports", "Chinese Love Songs", and "Ancient China", among others. The manuscript is housed in a modern archival box of red cloth boards. Very good.

AUTOGRAPH OF A CHINESE BUDDHIST PRIESTAutograph document in manuscript, 1p. 5" x 11 1/2", six lines executed in a fine calligraphic hand in black ink by a Buddhist priest at the temple of Tien Tung in Ningbo, China. A pencil note on the sheet, executed by JOHN BOWRING (1792-1872), the British Governor of Hong Kong from 1854 to 1859, states that the man who executed the document was one hundred years old when Bowring visited him on Nov. 15, 1850, and that he had been at the temple for more than 80 years. The document also bears several larger characters very faintly executed in red ink, and is housed in a blue paper folder, upon which Bowring has inscribed: "Autograph of a Chinese Buddhist Priest, 100 Years Old, Written in my presence at the Tien Tung Temple, November 15, 1850." Very good.

"TIE CHIU VOCABULARY"Significant unpublished early manuscript dictionary of a dialect of Chinese, "Tie Chiu Vocabulary", hand-written by WILLIAM DEAN (1807-1895), an American Baptist missionary who served in Bangkok and Hong Kong from 1833 to 1884, translating the Bible and other Christian texts into Chinese. This volume, approx. 260pp. legal folio, is a dictionary of the Teochew dialect of Chinese, which is spoken in the Chaoshan region of Guangdong, in Southeastern China, and which preserves many Archaic Chinese pronunciations and vocabulary. Dean, who appears to have appropriated a ledger book for his purposes, groups together characters utilizing the same base and having similar connotations. These characters, likely executed by a Chinese collaborator, are recorded in black calligraphic ink in one column, with the base character in red at the top of each page, to which Dean adds the pronunciation in the column to the left of each character, and a definition in English to the right. In this way, Dean and his assistants record more than four thousand expressions in the Teochew dialect. The volume has been placed in a modern binding of brown leather. The edges of the pages bear moderate worm damage, and noticeable toning and foxing, but remain perfectly legible. The original brown leather spine covering, with the partial title and the author's name in gilt, is also present.

JOURNAL OF A BOAT TRIP ON THE WEST RIVER, CANTONAutograph manuscript journal, "Journal of a trip on the West River", by Sylvester Whitehead, Canton, 1868, 45pp. 8vo., bound in its original boards covered with marbled paper. The journal, written in a neat and legible cursive script, commences on November 5 with Whitehead, an English Protestant missionary, two other missionaries, George Piercy and F.P Napier, and several other British travelers, embarking on a pleasure boat and departing Canton by way of the Fa Ti Creek. Here, and throughout the journal, the Romanized name is accompanied by the proper Chinese characters. Each landmark, pagoda, and point of interest is so named. Throughout, Whitehead's style is very detailed and colorful, recording not only the sights that he sees, but his emotional reaction to the trip. Whitehead makes note of the agricultural practices of the communities that they pass, especially the rice harvest. At Fatshan, the party goes ashore and examines a device used by farmers for thrashing rice. There, they also speak with the only Protestant Christian living in this city of 400,000. The following day, they find their passage blocked by the low tide and the river traffic, and to pass the time the party goes ashore. There, the scenery reminds Whitehead of the English countryside of Yorkshire. On the 7th, Whitehead makes note of a leper colony on the banks of the river, "... the poor inmates of which are not allowed to come out & mix in society again until they have been clear of the disease for three generations..." He also notes a large number of brick kilns and an abandoned guard house, which prompts some wry observations on the prevalence of robbers. The missionaries take some time to go ashore to distribute literature and make addresses on the Christian faith. They stop again at the village of Sam Shui, famous for resisting a rebel attack in 1854. There Whitehead observes the practice of oxen treading out corn, and draws some Biblical parallels. The party enters the West River proper on the 8th, the delta of which allows Whitestone the opportunity to make more very detailed observations about local agriculture, including a detailed description of a corn grinder. They also visit a carpenter's shop, where Whitehead impresses the locals with his skill at sawing a log. Back on the river, the party passes a rock formation which is said to resemble a woman waiting her husband to return from war, and Whitehead records a poem on the subject, in Chinese, with the English translation below: "High sits the lady by the stream; no roof above, no couch below; Her mirror is the sun's bright gleam, Her silver lamp the moon's mild glow. A thousand years her hair flies free, Ten thousand years her robes are blown; Her husband's face when shall she see? Her silent grief will rend the stone." The party then visits the town of Shui Hing, where Whitehead describes the four massive pagodas and a rattan drum with a head 2 1/2 yards in diameter. The following day, the party is taken in sedan chairs to view the rock formations behind the town, including a cave known as the "rice yielding cave", which contains a shrine and several relics. Later, they visit the mountain monastery of Hing Wan, and Whitehead provides a thorough description of its architecture and decorations, as well as the geography which surrounds it. One of the most exciting encounters of the journey occurs on the 12th: "... Between Pak Nou and Kau Kong we passed an island where we had been told that Pirates had taken a boat a short time before. We approached it just at the dinner hour. Suddenly one of our men burst into the cabin, half-frightened out of his senses & told us to come out ... The Pirates were just crossing the stern of our boat & making up to us; but this sudden burst knocked the pluck out of them at once. The sight of 3 foreigners was too much for them, & they instantly showed us their backs..." The final stop on their journey is the town of Sai Tsiu Shan, after which they return home to Canton. The pages bear some toning, and the lower left corner of the back cover is damaged, else very good.

17th Century, after Brueghel or Von Bloemen"Classical Landscape with figures by a pool," O.O.P., 24cms x 32cms (9 1/2" x 12 1/2"), unframed, with ptd. description and manuscript notes on reverse. (1)Provenance: Judge James Murnaghan.

The Oeconomy of Human Life translated from an Indian Manuscript written An Ancient Bramin, London, along with Smith's tables and memoranda fro mechanics, engineers

*Car mascot. A WWII period car mascot, cast as a large eagle with outspread wings mounted on a radiator cap and turned wood base, 26cm long With manuscript notes to base suggesting this could have been fixed to a German Military Staff car. (1)

*SUMPAC - Human-Powered Flight. An archive of approximately 50 designs relating to the Mk 1 SUMPA (Southampton University Man-Powered Aircraft), circa 1960-63, mostly large-scale reproductions of designs and plans by A. Lassiere of drawings made for his M.Sc (Eng.) thesis in April 1963, many reproduced and laminated in recent years, approximately 50 x 75 cm and similar sizes, contained in a portfolio, together with 4 ring binders of Lassiere's original manuscript notes including numerous calculations In 1961, a group of pioneering aeronautical engineering students made aviation history by designing, building and flying the world's first human-powered aircraft, that is an aircraft powered solely by the human(s) on board, and without mechanical or motorised assistance to become airborne, cruise or land. The team of postgraduate students comprised Alan Lassiere, David Williams and Ann Marsden who began the work in early 1960. The single-seat aircraft was built from balsa, plywood and aluminium, and covered in nylon. It was powered by cycle pedals which gave it forward momentum on the ground and provided power to a large propeller for flight. The maiden flight on 9 November 1961 covered a distance of approximately 64 metres, just 1.8 metres above the runway. The aircraft was developed further before being retired after a crash, and is now on display in Southampton at the Solent Sky Museum. (an archive)

*WWII - Bruneval Raid. An original monochrome and gouache watercolour by E.G. L[ambert], circa 1950s, showing the parachutists being dropped with naval ships awaiting to convoy the party home and landing craft assist troops in the sea beneath the cliffs below, arrowed caption details neatly written in white china ink, indistinctly initialled by the artist lower right and indistinctly signed by Major General John Dutton Frost in ballpoint pen lower left, 23.5 x 50.5 cm, framed and glazed with neat ink manuscript details of the raid and noting Frost's signature was applied on 22nd January 1993 presented in aperture mount beneath, framed and glazed, together with a book about the raid by George Millar, signed by the author and pencil signed by C.H. Bennett (one of the parachutists), plus a related first day cover, 1992, signed by Frost, plus copies of Frost's books 'A Drop Too Many' and 'Nearly There', both original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo Major General John Dutton Frost, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, led the Bruneval Raid, 27-28 February 1942. The parachutists were dropped by Whitleys of 51 Squadron RAF, led by Wing Commander P.C. Pickard DFC. The objective of capturing Wurzburg Radar was achieved and the troops then embarked off the beach on the MGBs of 14th Flotilla led by Commander E.N. Cook, RAN. (5)

Six West Country road maps, comprising Thos. Gardner Exeter to Truro, double glazed showing manuscript verso, 18cm x 27cm, Sayer and Bennett Devonshire to Millbrook c1775, 16cm x 20cm, Ashburton to Tregony, two-sided in double glazed frame, 18cm x 12cm, two sections of Mogg's London to Falmouth c1815, 22cm x 15cm and a section of Mogg's London to Exeter c1828, 20cm x 14cm, together with an engraved title page from a road map book, most hand coloured, various frames (7)

Bentley Speed Six - 1930. A large format 'The Silent Speed Six' Leaflet No 31, dated January 1930. Possibly the first Speed Six brochure, 8pp including cover, with well-defined images of the engine, chassis, two and four-door Weymann -bodied saloons, component parts, specifications in green and black text. Some spotting and light soiling to the front and rear covers, ink manuscript at the top edge, but original cotton-tied spine intact. (1)

A c1935 Bugatti Type 57 'Competition Model'. A very rare double-sided promotional card (A4 size) illustrating and outlining the 3.3-litre (3275cc) 'Competition 4-Seater' with chassis specifications recto. Issued from the Bugatti franchise in the Brixton Road, London, the English text is printed in red and black with a tipped-in monochrome photograph centrally positioned verso. The card comes with its light blue figured card folder, the front cover with gilt decoration to the hinge side, and Bugatti script. The folder in very clean condition with only light rubbing to lower edge. The card broadsheet with a little foxing and ink manuscript '1935-36' on top margin recto. (1)

L' Automobile by Henri Farman. A rare title published by Reinwald, Schleicher Freres of Paris in 1903. A small quarto bound book in red leather and board, with gilt titles. 56pp with 38 illustrations of various cars in profile, demonstrating coachbuilding styles and detailed text. The rear cover possesses a complete coloured folded-flap cut-away of a four seat tonneau with a lettered explanation. The editorial is sound, but the spine has been damaged with tape, and some staining. Rubber stamped 'Cuitton Claude-2' and pencil manuscript on several pages. (1)

The Prince Henry Tour - 1911. A cord-tied large 8vo brochure for this and other events, 144pp, 1912. With excellent monochrome images of the English even together with The Gordon Bennett Cup for ballooning, Biplanes, Tennis and Cycling. The pictorial card cover a little soiled and creased, the editorial good, albeit with some manuscript pencil on some pages, and some fore-edges grubby, otherwise sound. German text. (1)

Motor Trader Handbooks (and Diary) for the years 1916, 1922 and 1928. Published by the Trader Publishing Company, the books possess full-page advertisements, lists of motor clubs, train rates, statistics, specifications and regulations etcetera. The volume for 1916 with almost a year's worth of trading in manuscript (makes interesting reading). Spines loose, some soiling. See also lot 290. (3)

Automobiles Tracta 1929. A rare 12pp landscape-style brochure published for the 1929 season, imaging 1927 and 1928 Le Mans starts, company history, imaging their 1926 Constant velocity joint, the Type D2, Type D1, Type A on 'Gephi Chassis' together with 1927 and 1928 class wins. Saddle-stitched with an artistic FWD card cover, slight rubbing on the spine and manuscript pen top right, otherwise good, French text. Also, Napier 'Why'. A circa 1920 multi-fold broadsheet for the 40/50hp, also a large format brochure retaining its five tipped-in colour images of coach-built 40/50hp chassis. Unfortunately, it is in poor water-damaged condition. Tracta was a French company manufacturing vehicles between 1926 and 1934, but were more famous for its CV front-wheel-drive units. (3)

Two Scrap Books created in 1923 and 1924, featuring pictures and part-articles cuttings from Autocar magazine (and others). 8vo with manuscript explanations and captions featuring Hill Climbs, Brooklands, Speed Trials, Grand Prix and World Speed Records. The covers well-worn but the pages intact and supple. (2)

Racing Biographies. Champion Year 'My Battle for the Drivers' World Title', by Mike Hawthorn, (the manuscript delivered lust before the driver's death), 239pp, 1959 third edition, with the author's printed signature on the dedication page. With, Challenge me the Race, 240pp, 1958 4th edition. Both books with very good DJs. Also, The Brabazon Story by Lord Brabazon, 227pp, 1956 1st ed; Sir Henry Segrave, 227pp, 1961 1st ed by Cyril Posthumus; Parry Thomas, 176pp, 1959 1st ed by Hugh Tours; my Twenty Years of Racing by Juan M. Fangio, 224pp, 1961 1st ed; Bits and Pieces by Prince Bira, a 1946 petit edition. All these books with good or better DJs. Together with All but my Life by Stirling Moss, without DJ. (8)

Premier Cycle Co., Ltd. An unusual illustrated brochure, being what appears to be a publicity department mock-up with tipped-in text and illustrations with manuscript page numbers. Dating circa 1909, 32pp including the paper cover. Also, a multi-fold handbill dated 1907. This lot includes four other petit brochures: Star 1904; James Cycles 1904; Hermetic Tyres 1914 and Constrictor Tyres 1915. (6)

MINIATURIST "H. M .S" (ENGLISH, EARLY 18TH CENTURY),A HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT MINIATURE - THE COMPOSER GEORGE FREDERICK HANDELwatercolour on vellum laid on card, signed with initials "H.M.S" and dated 1742 to centre right, titled "Handel" lower edge9.5cm x 7.5cm (oval) Framed and under glassLabel verso: Autograph gifting the piece to "Nancy Kelly, Cork, Nov 3rd., 1935", from the eminent composer Percival Benedict Kahn (1880 - 1966). He was acclaimed as the composer of a 1913 version of "Ave Maria". Above the dedication on the label verso, there is a manuscript annotation of the first three bars, in the composer's hand.Note: It is possible this was painted "from life", as it does not appear to be a copy, or version, of any of the known portraits of Handel done before the date of this one, 1742. This would make it very rare. There is evidence of old water damage to Handel's face on the right side, but in otherwise sound condition.

An original typed manuscript for The White Star Opera, Peggy Street 1935.

Titanic interest, Naval Engineering.- Blake (Frederick John. RNR); an illustrated manuscript manual and diary relating to engines and boilers of naval ships, circa 1901, including HMS Grafton, HMS Bacchante, HMS Scout and HMS Scylla, together with details of torpedoes and warheads, containing hand coloured technical drawings, written in very neat hand, half morocco over patterned boards, oblong, 4to. Frederick John Blake R.B., R.N.R., was the Superintendent Engineer of The White Star Line at Southampton. He oversaw the engineering activities of the Company and the engineering departments of Company ships from Southampton. Blake selected the engineering crew members for The Titanic including his good friend, the Chief Engineer Joseph Bell, He was responsible for informing the families of engineering staff of their loss. Frederick John Blake's grave at Compton, near Winchester, is modelled in The Titanic Engineers Memorial in Southampton's East Park.