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Guillim (John). A Display of Heraldrie: Manifesting a more easie accesse to the knowledge thereof than hath beene hitherto published by any, through the benefit of method..., 3rd edition, corrected and much enlarged by the author himselfe in his life time, together with his owne Addition of explaining the Termes of Hawking and Hunting, for the use and delight of Gentlemen, London: Printed by Thomas Cotes for Jacob Blome, 1638, early ownership signature 'Susan Halfhyde' to title, numerous woodcut armorials including few full-page (few armorials to text hand-coloured), occasional marginal fraying, 8 page manuscript index loosely inserted at rear, library bookplates and labels to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, spine torn with loss and boards loose, worn, folio STC 12503. The Will of a Susan Halfhyde, Spinster of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, dated 17 August 1756 is recorded in the National Archives Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 (PROB 11/824/285). (1)

Horatius Flaccus (Quintus). Opera, 2 volumes, Johannes Pine, 1733-37, all-engraved, list of subscribers present in both volumes, lacking list of antiquities (as often), contemporary manuscript index tipped in at rear of volume one, short closed marginal tear to final engraved leaf and final blank, bookplate of William Henry Harford to upper pastedown of each volume, contemporary calf, gilt and blind decorated, gilt decorated spines, a little rubbed at joints, labels partially deficient, 8vo (2)

*Illuminated Manuscript. Papal manuscript, first half 17th century, brown ink on vellum, heightened with gilt, decorative border with vignette of the Virgin Mary, armorial bearing of Pope Urban VIII to upper left, three further armorial bearings, lower edge damaged (with repairs) with some resulting loss of legibility (particularly affecting signatures), 89 x 61cm (35 x 24ins) Apparently relates to Prince Maurice of Savoy who was made cardinal in 1607. (1)

*Manuscript Frisket sheet fragment. A fragment from a liturgical manuscript with musical notation, probably France 15th century; subsequently reused as a printing mask 'Frisket' and overprinted in red ink in the early 16th century, comprising four vellum fragments professionally rejoined using collagen skin, recto with 16 lines of manuscript text in black & red, one initial in blue and one larger initial in red, with four lines of music each on 4-line red staves, verso with 20 lines of manuscript text in black & red, with short portion of music on 4-line red stave, the reverse also overprinted with text in red ink, with parts of manuscript cut-out to allow for red ink to be printed through when reused as a frisket mask, during subsequent use in the early 17th century the manuscript was cut into strips (4 in this case) and reused as strengthening in a binding, maximum dimensions 231 x 142mm (approximately 9 x 5.5 inches), professionally contained in conservation mount This manuscript begins with part of "Tantum ergo", being the last two verses of the hymn "Pange Linqua", which was sung on Corpus Christi or Maundy Thursday. The four individual fragments were discovered in a folio 3 volume Greek & Latin Bible, "Vetus Testamentum..." published Paris: Nicolaum Buon, 1628 (Darlow & Moule 4674), when undergoing restoration in the 1990s. Friskets are a rare survival which illustrate the early printing of books in red and black ink. They were often disposed of once their use had ended and therefore only a few examples survive. A frisket is a sheet of material which was used during the early printing process. It was placed between the paper and the printing block, to mask off and protect unprinted areas of the paper sheet from stray ink, allowing all but the red rubrics to be printed through. As a result of this technique the frisket sheet was overprinted in red letterpress. Early printers often recycled medieval manuscript leaves for this purpose, and some were then reused during the bookbinding process. See Margaret M. Smith, "Fragments used for 'Servile' Purposes: The St Bride Library Frisket for Early Red Printing," in Linda L. Brownrigg and Margaret M. Smith, eds., Interpreting and Collecting Fragments of Medieval Books (Los Altos Hills, Calif.: Red Gull Press, 2000), pp.177-188; and noted by Smith in the St. Bride Journal 'Ultrabold 3' (2007): "The Red-Printing Frisket at St. Bride Library." Elizabeth Savage (Upper). "Red Frisket Sheets, c.1490-1700: The Earliest Artefacts of Colour Printing in the West." Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 108, no. 4 (December 2014): pp.477-522, who lists 21 in total. " This complex object, a manuscript leaf that was re-used first as a frisket sheet for printing selected text in red in one book and then in the pasteboard in the binding of another, is the earliest artifact of any color printing process in the West." (1)

Prynne (William). The Soveraigne Power of Parliaments and Kingdomes: Divided into Foure Parts. Together with an Appendix..., parts 1-4 & Appendix in one, London: Michael Sparke Senior, 1643, decorative typographic border to title of each part, final leaf of first part with repaired closed tear, short closed tear and marginal fraying to title of second part, bound with Romes Master-Peece. Or, The Grand Conspiracy of the Pope and his Iesuited Instruments, to extirpate the Protestant Religion, re-establish Popery, subvert Lawes, Liberties, Peace, Parliaments, by kindling a Civill War in Scotland, and all his Majesties Realmes, and to poyson the King himselfe in case he comply not with them in these their execrable designes. Revealed out of [c]onscience to Andreas ab Habernfeld, by an Agent sent from Rome into England, by Cardinal Barbarino..., 1st edition, London: Michael Sparke senior, 1643, bound with The Opening of the Great Seale of England. Containing certain Brief Historicall and Legall Observations, touching the Originall, Antiquity, Progresse, Use, Necessity of the Great Seal of the Kings and Kingdoms of England..., Lodon [sic]: Michael Spark senior, 1643, bound with An Humble Remonstrance Against the Tax of Ship-money Lately Imposed: Laying Open the Illegality, Injustice, Abuses, and Inconveniences thereof..., London: Printed for Michael Sparke senior, 1643, decorative typographic border to title of each work, few woodcut decorative initials, occasional minor toning, contemporary and later manuscript notes to two blank leaves at front (neatly repaired to frayed margins), endpapers renewed, near contemporary speckled calf, neatly rebacked and corners repaired, red morocco title label to spine, 4to Wing P4087A, P4089, P4103, P3962, P4055, P4026 and P3982 respectively. (1)

Sinclair (George). The Hydrostaticks; or, the Weight, Force, and Pressure of Fluid Bodies, made evident by physical, and Sensible Experiments. Together with some Miscellany Observations, the last whereof is a short History of Coal, and of all the Common, and Proper Accidents thereof; a Subject never treated of before, by G. S., 1st edition, Edinburgh: Printed by George Swintoun, James Glen, and Thomas Brown, 1672, seven engraved plates, (6 folding, lacking the additional engraved title and the folding engraved plate of arms), faint oval ink stamp to title (evidence of removal and consequent slight thinning to paper), plate II torn with very slight loss, plate IV with two old paper repairs to verso, plate V slightly loose with minor worming, marginal hole to P4, upper outer corner of Qq1 torn with loss of one word, occasional light fraying to few margins etc., occasional light spotting, manuscript ownership to front free endpaper of John Kirsop, 6 Queen Cresent, Glasgow, 1868, hinges repaired, contemporary calf, rebacked, covers & corners heavily rubbed, 4to ESTC R38925; Kress S.1382 (calling for 7 plates); Wing S3854 & Challinor 8. A scarce first edition. 'A gallimaufry of practical and theoretical physics, drawing on [Sinclair's] experiences with the diving bell and barometer' (ODNB). Sinclair had practical experience of the former while salvaging ordnance from an Armada wreck in Tobermory Bay, and was one of the earliest adopters of the latter to measure heights and depths in mines. Pp. 258-302 deal with mining in relation to the Midlothian coal field, Sinclair explaining the terms 'dipp', 'streek' [strike] and 'cropp' and describing folding and faulting. Without 2P4 (pp.303-4) as per Kress and ESTC. (1)

*Torah. A manuscript domestic Torah, probably East Europe, 19th century, Hebrew text in beit yosef script in brown ink on vellum, thirty-eight lines per column, sixteen membranes stitched together, lacking initial text, some rodent damage to final membrane, approximately 28 x 800cm, unmounted, without rollers or cover (1)

Wild (Charles). Wild's Foreign Cathedrals. A Selection of Choice Examples of Ecclesiastical Architecture of the Middle Ages Chiefly in France..., circa 1825, title printed on small piece of paper and affixed to recto on front endpaper, twelve fine mounted aquatint plates with bright contemporary hand colouring with manuscript title below each image in a contemporary hand, each with tissue guard, slight spotting to card mount margins, contemporary blind embossed morocco with gilt title to upper siding, rubbed and worn at extremities, folio Abbey Travel 93. This copy collates almost exactly to the copy held in the BM. (1)

Buffon (Georges-Louis Le Clerc, Comte de). Natural History, General and Particular, Translated into English [by William Smellie], 8 vols., 1781, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I, two folding maps, 296 engraved plates, appears complete, some waterstains and spotting, mainly to volumes 5-7, previous owner signature of E.B. Greenly, E.H. Greenly bookplates, contemporary calf, joints cracking, loss at foot of volume 5, rubbed with some stains, 8vo, together with The Gentleman's Farriery: Or, a Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Horses, by J. Bartlet, 6th ed., 1767, engraved frontispiece, five folding plates, manuscript note to rear pastedown, light offsetting and spotting, lacking front and rear blanks, bookplate of E.H. Greenly, contemporary sheep, joints cracked, a little rubbed, 8vo, with others including Thomas Mawe & John Abercrombie's Every Man his Own Gardener; Being a new and much more Complete Gardener's Calendar and General Dictionary, 18th ed., 1803 and R. Hamilton's A History of British Fishes, 2 vols., c. 1850 (25)

Churchill (Charles). The Ghost, the Third Edition, with Additions, Printed for the Author, 1763, half-title (dust-soiled and browned) with ink ownership signature of William Greenly dated 1763, and somewhat indistinctly, John Greenly, final blank present, bound with The Duellist, A Poem, in Three Books, the Second Edition, Printed for G. Kearsly... , 1764, half-title somewhat soiled and with ownership signature of William Greenly, light stain to foremargin of early leaves, closed tears to margins of final leaves and final leaf versos dust-soiled, bound with Goldsmith (Oliver), The Deserted Village, A Poem, the Third Edition, Printed for W. Griffin, 1770, half-title slightly soiled and with ownership name of William Greenly at head, split to foremargin, loss of page number to final leaf, bound with [Combe, William], The Diaboliad, A Poem... , a New Edition, with Large Additions, Printed for G. Kearsly, 1677 [i.e. 1777], small split to foremargin of half-title, final leaf (K1) misbound after D2, various anonymous characters identified in pencil to the margins, bound with The Diaboliad... Part the Second... , Printed for J. Bew, 1778, half-title somewhat soiled and with short marginal split, several manuscript names at upper margin, advert leaf at rear (verso slightly soiled), bound with The First of April: Or, The Triumphs of Folly, A Poem, Printed for J. Bew, 1777, bound with The Justification: A Poem, By the Author of The Diaboliad, Printed for the Author, and Sold by J. Bew, 1777, half-title slightly soiled and with manuscript names at upper margin, advert to final leaf verso (somewhat soiled and with several marginal splits without loss of text), contemporary ownership inscription of W. Greenly to front pastedown, contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards with leather label to spine, rubbed, 4to ESTC T74515, T30002, T146044, T31775, T112377, N411 & T2683. (1)

Grant (Mrs Anne). Poems on Various Subjects, by Mrs Grant, Laggan, 1st ed., Edinburgh, 1803, 447 pp., bound with A Collection of Poems, Chiefly Manuscript, and from Living Authors. Edited for the Benefit of a Friend, by Joanna Baillie, 1st ed., 1823, 330 pp., final leaf repaired, some scattered spotting, previous owner signature of E.B. Greenly to titles, bookplate of E.H. Greenly, patterned foredges, contemporary red half calf, small scuff marks, 8vo, together with Letters from the Mountains; Being the Real Correspondence of a Lady, Between the Years 1773 and 1807 [by Anne Grant], 3 vols. in one, 2nd ed., 1807, one or two marginal tears, a few spots, signature of E.B. Greenly to each title, bookplate of E.H. Greenly, contemporary half calf, spine with raised bands and gilt decoration, 8vo Early works by Mrs Anne Grant of Laggan (1755-1838), Scottish author and poet. (2)

Holinshed (Raphael). Chronicles of England, Scotland & Ireland, 1st edition, imprinted for John Hunne, 4 parts in one volume, 1577, black letter text in double column, first title, contents leaf and first 3 leaves of text, supplied in brown ink in a neat 17th century hand, a few leaves following with some marginal replacement in manuscript, without title page to second part, but with the woodcut title pages to the third and fourth parts (The Historie of Scotlande & The Historie of Irelande), author's woodcut coat of arms to title versos, numerous woodcut illustrations throughout, some soiling and marginal marks, a number of leaves supplied in 17th century manuscript in brown ink, occasional modern marginal repairs, ownership inscription of William Prichard dated 1684 to front endpaper, ink signature of E.B. Greenly, dated 1787, and bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary calf, rubbed with joints partly cracked at head and foot, and with some wear, thick folio Pforzheimer 494. STC13568. Luborsky and Ingram, English Illustrated Books 1536-1603, I, pages 452-68: "The Histories represent the most copiously illustrated secular texts of the Tudor era". Sold with all faults, not subject to return. (1)

Lewis (Samuel). A Topographical Dictionary of Wales, 2 vols., 1833, folding engraved map, 12 single-page engraved maps, some spotting and offsetting, original green cloth, spines browned and split along joints, 4to, together with An Historical Account of the City of Hereford. With some Remarks on the River Wye, and the Natural and Artificial Beauties Contiguous to its Banks, from Brobery to Wilton, by John Price, Hereford, 1796, seven engraved plates, occasional spotting and toning, manuscript inscription at front, contemporary half vellum, shelf number to spine, a little soiled, 8vo, plus Topographical and Statistical Description of North Wales/South Wales, by G.A. Cooke, 2 vols. in one, c. 1800, wood-engraved frontispiece and additional titles, two folding hand-coloured engraved maps, eight engraved plates on four sheets, some offsetting and light spotting, original cloth, spine label chipped, head of spine torn, 12mo, with other Herefordshire and Wales related including George Strong's The Heraldry of Herefordshire, 1848, Ella Mary Leather's The Folk-Lore of Herefordshire, 1912 (2 copies), William Owen's The Cambrian Biography: Or Historical Notices of Celebrated Man among the Ancient Britons, 1803, W. Howells' Cambrian Superstitions..., 1831 and A.T. Bannister's The Place-Names of Herefordshire, 1916 (32)

Maurice (Thomas). The History of Hindostan; its Arts, and its Sciences, as Connected with the History of the Other Great Empires of Asia, During the Most Ancient Periods of the World, 4 vols., 1st ed., 1795-1809, without the Supplement of 1810 at end of second volume of the Modern History of Hindostan, 19 engraved plates, folding hand-coloured map, some occasional spotting, offsetting and toning, ownership signature of Elizabeth Browne Greenly and bookplates of E.H. Greenly, rebound in uniform contemporary half calf (originally vellum-bound), volume I joints cracking, spines rubbed, 4to Provenance: A one page manuscript letter, adhered at front of volume I, to Elizabeth Greenly from Thomas Maurice, dated 5 July, 1798, thanking her for her subscription to his work on India and asking her to accept his elegy to his late friend Sir William Jones (1795), and his new poem 'The Crisis' (1798). (4)

Milton (John). Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books, J. & H. Richter, 1794, engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved dedication, 12 engraved plates by J. Richter after H. Richter, illustrations, list of subscribers at end, some light spotting and offsetting, bookplate of E.H. Greenly, all edges gilt, contemporary red straight-grained morocco gilt, spine a little rubbed and faded, 4to Provenance: Henrietta Maria Bowdler (i.e. Mrs Harriet Bowdler, 1750-1830, author, editor and expurgator), inscribed at front: "The highly valued gift of the Countess of Bandon. This amiable & accomplished Lady died July 7, 1815", with a one-page manuscript note adhered opposite, by Harriet Bowdler, entitled "Extract from the report of the Bandon School, 1815". Also an additional note by E.H. Greenly, 1830, relating that the book was given to him by the executor of Harriet Bowdler's estate, a description in praise of his friend Harriet Bowdler and a poem. (1)

Brewer (E.C.). A Few Gleanings Through Wiltshire in the Summer of 1813: including some particulars of Old Sarum, the City of Salisbury, Close, and Cathedral; Wilton House, Longford Castle, Clarendon, &c. &c., printed by J. Easton, Endless-Street, Salisbury, 1814, pp.vi+[7]-22, first leaf blank, early manuscript name at head of title-page, dampstained throughout, corners creased, original marbled wrappers, frayed and rear cover holed, slim 8vo Extremely rare: we have been unable to trace another copy. (1)

Britton (John). The History and Description with Graphic Illustrations of Cassiobury Park, Hertfordshire: The Seat of the Earl of Essex, published by the Author, 1837, twenty uncoloured aquatint or engraved plates (as called for in plate list, after Turner, Pugin, R.W. Billings and others), woodcut illustrations of estate cottages in the text, some spotting and dust soiling throughout, verso of front endpaper and first blank with manuscript presentation inscriptions, rear endpapers a little stained, a.e.g., contemporary calf gilt, re-backed, sidings worn and a little scuffed, folio Abbey, Scenery 412. Limited edition of 170 copies printed (20 on large paper and 150 on small paper). (1)

Silvanella, or the Gypsey; a Novel, in Four Volumes, 4 volumes bound in 2, 1st edition, Gloucester, printed by Joseph Wood [for] Brisley, Stroud, and Washbourn, Gloucester, 1812, contemporary ownership inscription of E.B.C. Greenly [Lady Elizabeth Greenly] to head of all 4 titles, contemporary paper strip tipped over first publisher's name (Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Browne) within imprint of each title, errata slips tipped into first 2 volumes and pasted to verso of title to volume 3, subscriber's list (pp. v-xii) after preliminary leaves to volume 1, 2 contemporary manuscript name additions [Dr Cheston, Gloster [and] Mrs Dickenson, Hendon] neatly added, scattered minor spotting, small brown stain to upper margins of first few leaves of volume 3, armorial bookplate of E[dward] H[owarth] Greenly to both front pastedowns, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, gilt-decorated spines with contrasting leather labels, a little rubbed, 12mo Very rare, with only 3 copies located at British Library, University of Liverpool and University of Sydney (all of which include Longmans as the publisher). This was reprinted at the Minerva Press for A.K. Newman in 1812. The setting of this melodrama by an unidentified female writer is mainly in Gloucestershire, and particularly near Stroud; but also includes London and English provinces including Bath. Among the subscribers are Sir Joseph and Lady Banks, Lady Greenly, John Cator (20 sets), Herbert Watkyns (20 sets) and Lord Yarborough (50 sets). (2)

Swift (Jonathan). Works, 14 vols., 1751, engraved illustrations, scattered spotting, William Greenly inscription and bookplate of E.H. Greenly to each, contemporary sprinkled calf, a little rubbed, 12mo, together with Memoirs of the Life of David Garrick... by Thomas Davies, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1780, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I, occasional light waterstain, E.H. Greenly bookplates, contemporary calf, volume II waterstained at foot of spine, worming to upper cover, 8vo, plus Rinaldo. A Poem; in XII. Books. Translated from the Italian of Torquato Tasso by John Hoole, 1st English ed., 1792, two engraved portraits (offsetting), light spotting, owner signature of Amelia Howorth to title, E.H. Greenly bookplate, contemporary speckled calf gilt, spine label detached, a little rubbed, 8vo, with others including Thomas Warton's Poems on Several Occasions, 1748, Edward Young's The Complaint: Or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death & Immortality, 1750 and Aphorisms on Man: Translated from the Original Manuscript of the Rev. John Caspar Lavater, 1788 (frontispiece engraved by William Blake) (32)

[Vigor, Mrs Jane]. Letters from a Lady, who Resided some Years in Russia, to her Friend in England. With Historical Notes, 1st ed., 1775, 207 pp., folding table at end, closed marginal tear to title, signature of E. Brown to title, E.H. Greenly bookplate, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Fragments, in Prose and Verse: By a Young Lady [Elizabeth Smith], Lately Deceased, with some Account of her Life and Character, Bath and London, 1808, one or two manuscript corrections, occasional light marginal dampstains, additional engraved portrait of the author pasted at front, contemporary presentation inscription from the editor to Miss Greenly, E.H. Greenly bookplate, contemporary speckled calf gilt, spine a little rubbed, 8vo, plus Letters to a Young Lady; in which the Duties and Character of Women are Considered, Chiefly with a Reference to Prevailing Opinions, by Mrs. West, 3 vols, 4th ed., 1811, scattered spotting, bookplates, contemporary blue half calf, edges a little rubbed, 8vo, with others including Mary Russell Mitford's Our Village: Sketches of Rural Character and Scenery, 5 vols., 6th ed., 1832 and The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, ed. Lord Wharncliffe, 3 vols., 1837 (17)

Walters (John). An English-Welsh Dictionary, wherein, not only the Words, but also the Idioms and Phraseology of the English Language, are Carefully Translated into Welsh, by Proper and Equivalent Words and Phrases... 1st ed., 1794, a few light spots, E.H. Greenly signature and bookplate, contemporary diced calf, joints cracked, rubbed, 4to, together with Warrington (Rev. William), The History of Wales, in Nine Books: With an Appendix, 1st ed., 1786, some light spotting, E.B. Greenly signature, E.H. Greenly bookplate, contemporary calf, joints cracked, wormtracks to spine label, rubbed, 4to, plus Owen (William), A Dictionary of the Welsh Language, Explained in English; with Numerous Illustrations, from the Literary Remains and from the Living Speech of the Cymry, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1803, title with engraved vignettes, a few manuscript corrections, a loose manuscript letter, dated 1810 from a Mr Woods probably to Elizabeth Greenly, from Croft Castle, regarding correcions to the work, some spotting. E.B. Greenly signature, E.H. Greenly bookplate, contemporary calf calf, spines rubbed, 8vo, with others related including John Collinson's The Beauties of British Antiquity, 1779, Edward Davies's Celtic Researches, on the Origin, Traditions & Language of the Ancient Britons, 1804 and The Cambrian Traveller's Guide, 2nd ed., 1813 (20)

Williams (Taliesin). Cardiff Castle: A Poem. With Explanatory Remarks and Historical Extracts, 1st ed., Merthyr-Tydfil, 1827, half title, 40 pp., bound with The Progress and Comforts of Religion; An Essay in Blank Verse, printed for the author [Sarah Wilmore, 1820], 66 pp., bound with Mahomet: A Prize Poem, Recited in the Theatre, Oxford, in the Year MDCCCVIII, [by Matthew Rolleston], Oxford, 1808, 23 pp., bound with two others: John the Baptist: A Prize Poem, Recited in the Theatre, Oxford, in the Year MDCCCIX [by C.H. Johnson] & An Essay on Mind, with Other Poems, [by Elizabeth Barratt], 1826, scattered light spotting, ownersip signatures of E.B. Greenly, manuscript contents list at front, bookplate of E.H. Greenly, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed, 8vo Presentation copy, inscribed to Lady Coffin Greenly from Taliesin Williams?, in gratitude for her kindness to his late father (clipped note pasted to Cardiff Castle half title verso). First edition, first issue of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's second work. (1)

Wood (John George). The Principal Rivers of Wales Illustrated; Consisting of a Series of Views from the Source of each River to its Mouth, 2 vols. in one, printed for the author by T. Bensley, 1813, four hand-coloured double-page maps, 157 soft ground etched plates, a few double-page, list of subscribers, occasional light offsetting and spotting, a few small manuscript corrections, ownersip signature of E.B. Greenly to first title, bookplate of E.H. Greenly, contemporary half calf gilt, upper cover detached, lower joint cracked, a little rubbed, 4to This copy is a subscriber's copy. The subscriber was Lady Coffin Greenly. (1)

*James (Montague Rhodes, 1862-1936). Autograph letter initialled 'M.R.J.', The Lodge, Eton College, 30 September 1928, to Gwen [McBryde] hoping to see Gwen and her daughter Jane [M.R. James's ward], plus reference to a lecture and writing of some letters, old rust mark from paperclip to upper margin, 2 pp., 8vo, together with some manuscript poetry by McBryde, mostlyshort numbered quatrains written on rectos of 23 leaves in 4 fascicules, upper page browned and stained, plus 6 further pages of verse by McBryde, a letter to him from W.M. Fletcher, plus a letter from Thomas Smith, a small envelope of James McBryde bookplates and a printed visiting card Gwendoline transcribed 300 of M.R. James's letters to herself and her daughter Jane, covering the period 1904 to 1935, and published in 'M.R. James. Letters to a Friend' (Edward Arnold, 1956). (a folder)

James (Montague Rhodes, 1862-1936). The Five Jars, an illustrated manuscript on laid and wove papers, circa 1920, illustrated and written in a neat calligraphic hand by Gwen McBryde, final leaf partly excised at inner margin (presumably accidentally when removing remaining blanks), a total of 69 pages written to rectos only, 10 pages with watercolour decorations and illustrations, original vellum over boards with pen and ink titling and illustrations to upper board, gilt title leather labels to spines, leather ties, 4to (28 x 22cm) The Five Jars, published by Edward Arnold in 1922, was M.R. James's only novel. It is addressed to Jane McBryde, daughter of Gwen, and for whom he acted as legal guardian. (1)

*James (Montague Rhodes, 1862-1936). A group of 14 illustrated manuscript stories, after M.R. James's translations of Han Christian Andersen stories, circa 1930, illustrated and written in a neat calligraphic hand by Gwen McBryde on laid paper, each story in one or more fascicules and apparently complete, all written and illustrated to rectos only, some blanks, a total of approximately 190 leaves, 4to, 32 x 24cm These lovingly produced illustrated stories were apparently unpublished. M.R. James's translations of Hans Christian Andersen appeared originally in 1930 with forty stories, a second edition with forty-two stories being published in 1953. The stories in this collection are: Girl who Trod on a Loaf; The Happy Family; The Old House; The Emperor's New Clothes; Anne Lisbeth; The Bell; The Beetle; The Dauntless Tin Soldier; The Elf Hill; The Travelling Companion; The Story of the Year; The Pull of the Bell [The Bell Deep], The Snow Man; The Old Oak Tree's Last Dream: A Christmas Tale. (14)

*James (Montague Rhodes, 1862-1936). The Child that Went with the Fairies, [by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu], illustrated manuscript by Gwen McBride, circa 1920s, calligraphically written in brown ink to laid paperon rectos of seventeen leaves including four with watercolour illustrations, uncut fascicules, 4to, together with two smaller similarly written and illustrated stories made by Gwen McBryde, 'Le chat, la belette et le petit lapin' and 'The Bulbul and the Cotton Tree', loosely contained in limp vellum with leather ties and pen and ink illustration of a cat to upper cover, plus two similarly bound sketchbooks by McBryde and a quantity of drawings and typescript stories including duplicates by McBryde The Le Fanu story was one that M.R. James included in 'Madam Crowl's Ghost and Other Tales of Mystery', collected and edited by M.R. James (G. Bell & Sons, 1923). (a carton)

Smith (Jessie Willcox, illust.). The Water Babies, by Charles Kingsley, Boots the Chemist, [1919], twelve tipped-in colour plates, each with captioned tissue guard, letterpress vignettes printed in green, early manuscript inscription on front pastedown, original gilt decorated green cloth, in bright condition, in dustjacket, with colour illustration mounted on front panel, rubbed and torn, with some edge-loss, 4to, together with Greenaway (Kate), The Pied Piper of Hamelin, by Robert Browning, Frederick Warne, circa 1903, colour illustrations throughout, some full-page, pictorial endpapers, yellow edges, original tan cloth-backed pictorial olive-green boards, edges a trifle rubbed, 4to, plus Pearse (S.B., illustrator), Ameliaranne Keeps School, told by Constance Ward, 1st edition, George G. Harrap, 1940, full-page colour illustrations, black & white vignettes, occasional light finger marks, pictorial endpapers, front free endpaper with ownership name on recto and adhesive tape marks on verso, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, rubbed and marked (mostly to lower cover), 8vo, plus nineteen others, mostly children's and illustrated books, including the first Dutch edition of Rip Van Winkle illustrated by Arthur Rackham, and Our Darlings, with three mounted colour plates by Louis Wain (22)

Bernacchi (Louis). To the South Polar Regions. Expedition of 1898-1900, first edition, "Colonial issue", London: Hurst and Blackett, 1901, black & white frontispiece and plates (including folding panorama), single-page plan, folding map of Victoria Land loosely inserted at rear with repaired closed tears, lacking map of South Polar Regions, ownership inscription to half-title, occasional spotting, lacking front free endpaper, original red 'Colonial issue' cloth, spine faded, joints and extremities frayed, slightly marked, 8vo, (Spence 124), together Borchgrevink (C.E.), First on the Antarctic Continent, being an Account of the British Antarctic Expedition 1898-1900, 1st edition, 1901, photogravure portrait frontispiece, black & white plates & illustrations, three folding colour maps at end, publisher's advertisements at rear, manuscript ownership to front free endpaper, original red cloth gilt, spine faded and frayed at head & foot, 8vo, with Maury (M.F.), The Physical Geography of the Sea, and its Meterorology. Being a Reconstruction and Enlargement of the Eighth Edition of "The Physical Geography of the Sea", 1st ed., 1860, fourteen engraved maps and tables at rear (of 16, mostly folding, few with closed tears), some dampstaining, approximately 14 leaves torn at head with occasional loss of text, flowing diagonal signature of the Swedish Polar explorer & geologist Otto Gustaf Nordenskj”ld (1869-1928) to title, written whilst in the Royal Swedish Navy, later endpapers, original cloth, crudely rebacked preserving original spine, 8vo, plus other Polar related & miscellaneous etc. (9)

Lewis (Percival). Historical Inquiries, Concerning Forests and Forest Laws, with Topographical Remarks, upon the Ancient and Modern State of The New Forest, in the County of Southampton, 1811, half-title, engraved frontispiece by C. Sherringham, hand-coloured folding engraved map, edges untrimmed, armorial bookplate of John Hiley Austen to upper pastedown, original cloth backed boards, manuscript paper title label to spine, frayed and worn at head & foot of spine, 4to (1)

Warner (Rev. Richard). Topographical Remarks, Relating to the South-Western Parts of Hampshire: to which is added a Descriptive Poem, 2 vols., 1793, half-titles, contemporary calf gilt, joints cracked, spines rubbed, 8vo, together with Literary Recollections, 2 vols., 1830, half-title to volume I., errata slip to each, two leaves of facsimile manuscript, some spotting, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, contemporary dark green half morocco gilt, extremities rubbed, 8vo, with Practical Discourses, Bath: Printed by R. Cruttwell, 1803, contemporary signature Mrs. Rooke to upper blank margin of title, contemporary green half calf, gilt decorated spine, upper joint slightly cracked, 8vo, plus Warner (Richard, Junr. of Sway, nr. Lymington), A Companion in a Tour Round Lymington: Comprehending a Brief Account of that Place & its Environs, the New Forest, Isle of Wight, and Towns of Southampton, Christchurch, &c., 1st edition, Southampton: Printed & Sold by T. Baker, [1789], occasional spotting, green half roan, gilt decorated spine, slight wear to upper joint, 12mo (6)

Payne-Gallwey (Sir Ralph). The Book of Duck Decoys, Their Construction, Management and History, 1st edition, published John Van Voorst, 1886, additional half title with author's manuscript presentation note, hand-coloured lithograph portrait frontispiece, thirteen chromolithograph plates (including two folding), wood engraved illustrations to text, two pages of advertisements at rear, occasional scattered spotting, book plate of Hugh Neville, hinges cracked, original blindstamped cloth gilt, a little rubbed at extremities, 4to (1)

Bridgens (Richard). Illustrations of the Manners and Costumes of France, Switzerland and Italy, published J.Dowding, 1835, title page with later ink manuscript ownership signature, additional decorative half title, forty eight (of 49, lacking 'Italian wine cart'), etched plates with contemporary hand colouring, one plate folding, last few plates stained and spotted, library stamp to the verso of every plate, endpapers with old library labels (one partially removed) and bar codes, modern endpapers, modern cloth gilt, 4to (1)

*Cambridgeshire. Bowen (Emanuel), An Accurate Map of Cambridgeshire Divided into its Hundreds, Drawn from Surveys, assissted by the most modern Maps, with variety of Improvements..., published Bowles & Carver, Laurie & Whittle and R.Wilkinson, circa 1794, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring and some later enhancement, near contemporary manuscript annotations to image, 700 x 520 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, together with, Blaeu (Johannes), Regiones Inundatae in sinibus Comitatus Norfolciae, Suffolciae, Cantabrigiae, Huntingtoniae, Northamtoniae et Lincolniae, circa 1648, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, 440 x 550 mm, mounted (2)

Davis (John). Tracks of McKinlay and Party Across Australia. Edited from Mr. Davis's Manuscript Journal; with an Introductory View of the Recent Australian Explorations of the McDougall Stuart, Burke and Willis, Landsborough, etc., by William Westgarth, 1st ed., 1863, half title, folding map (repaired), 14 tinted lithographed plates (one or two margins a little frayed), a few light spots, later half calf, spine faded, label renewed, 8vo Ferguson 9005. (1)

England & Wales. Lea (Philip), Untitled map taken from Christopher Saxton's large scale map of England and Wales first published in 1583, this state published Philip Lea, Globemaker at ye Atlas and Hercules in Cheapside nere the corner of Fryday Street in London, [1687 - 1700], engraved map with contemporary outline colouring on five sheets, with two additional loose sheets, bound in contemporary vellum with manuscript title 'Mappe of England' on outside of vellum and rolled presumably to facilitate ease of carriage when travelling, half compass rose, table of longitude and latitude of principal towns, some fraying to map strip margins, appears to be lacking two smaller portions (East coast of Norfolk & Suffolk and South West Cornwall), each sheet approximately 285 x 855 mm, two loose sheets approximately 280 x 200 mm R.W.SHirley. Early Printed Maps of the British Isles 1477 - 1650, no.137, state 5. Christopher Saxton published his twenty sheet wall map in 1583. It was re-issued by Cade & Morgan in 1678. Philip Lea aquired the copper plates in about 1685 and re-published the map on a smaller scale designed to be used as a travelling map. He reduced the map to ten full sheets and four half sheets and removed a great deal of the sea, thus making the map relevant to land based travellers. The map was pasted into five horizontal strips. The top three sheets made up of two sheets and the last two sheets made of two sheets with a half sheet pasted at each end. It appears that two of these half sheets are lacking from this example. Philip Lea re-engraved the plates at least five times during his perod of ownership. This example is his 5th and final state and therefore state 7 of a total of nine states. Lea moved from Poultry to Cheapside in 1687 and remained there until 1700. Following Lea's death, Anne his widow, re-engraved and re-issued the map with Richard Glynne in 1720 and Thomas & John Bowles & Son repeated this in 1758. Scarce. (1)

Hooker (William Jackson). Journal of a Tour in Iceland in the Summer of 1809, 1st ed., 1st issue, printed by J. Keymer 'Not Published', Yarmouth, 1811, hand-coloured frontispiece, three engraved plates (two folding), illustrations, bound without half title, a little light offsetting and spotting, small manuscript inscription to front endpaper, bookplates, hinges reinforced, contemporary half calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, 8vo Privately printed edition of 500 copies. Encouraged by Joseph Banks, Hooker visited Iceland in 1809, where he collected natural history and other material, but these and most of his journals were destroyed in a fire aboard the ship on his return journey and the book was written largely from memory. (1)

United Nations New York. (*). 3 cts blue, three stamps and 8 cts green, three stamps. IMPERFORATED, with differents shades, glued on two cardboards of WATERLOW AND SONS LIMITED with manuscript COLOUR AND DIE PROOF APPROVED 19 SEPTEMBER 1955. VERY FINE AND EXTRAORDINARILY RARE, PROBABLY UNIQUE.

A box of various antique prints and old master style drawings to include: an indistinctly signed pen and ink drawing of a classical figure; a sketch of a country house after Fragonard; a tondo drawing on vellum of the Madonna (initialled on tab); an engraving 'SVBs Masq Ranelagh X1111.June 1776' after G.B. Cipriani engraved F. Bartolozzi; drawings of facial expressions initialled 'E.W.'; manuscript plan of 'The Battle of Valleggio (1796)', etc.

Suffolk.Estate Plans for St Margaret, St Cross, St James and Flixton in the County of Suffolk, including the Accounts for Apportionment of Rent Charges on Tithes in the Parish, 19th century; linen-backed printed and hand-coloured in outline, with the rent charges recorded in a fine neat manuscript, all in two original fitted morocco cases

Binding, My House is my Castle, circa 1913, folio, full calf by Collin, Berlin, with pictorial villa image in relief to front board, dated '15 Oktober 1913' below, corner decorations with raised studs, two clasps, manuscript title page, contents otherwise blank, 2 group photographs loosely inserted (slight cracking to upper joint)

[LELAND (John)] The Itinerary, manuscript copy written in an anonymous neat hand circa 1800, four vols 4to, detached boards (one lacking); BRUNET. Manuel du Libraire, 6 vols. 1860; half calf; few others

FIDDES (Richard) Fifty Two Practical Discourses on several Subjects six of which were never before Published, London 1720, folio, frontispiece portrait (loose; creased to margin), damaged contemporary calf; STACKHOUSE (Thomas) A Complete Body of Divinity, 2nd edition 1734, folio, title with manuscript 'Revd John Baddeley' at head, a little age stained, last leaves slightly soiled, old rebacked calf; LOWTH (William) A Commentary upon the Larger and Lesser Prophets, London 1727, folio, rear board detached; TILLOTSON (Dr John) The Works… two hundred Sermons and Discourses, in two volumes 3rd edition, London 1722, folio, worn contemporary bindings, one board detached; HAMMOND (H. A.) A Paraphrase and Annotations upon all the Books of the New Testament, London: Flesher for Richard Royston 1659, folio, title red ruled and a little soiled and chipped, worn detached boards, One other - BURKIT (W) Notes on the New Testament, 1724, folio, damaged;Certain Sermons or Homilies, London: T.R. for Samuel Mearne, 1676, folio, black letter, worn detached boards (7)

Ephemera, including pamphlets, manuscript letters, religious verses, epitaphs, and various other writings, 18th and 19th century, in a folder and loose

A 19th century manuscript travel journal, including French uprisings in Canada, with about 70 pages covering the period 1837-38, some military names mentioned, also Montreal section dated 1843, about 24 pages, then Philadelphia aboput 30 pages, followed by Constantinople, Cairo, Venice, London etc, in the later 1840s. A small 4to album, written in a sloping hand, with a few mounted botanical (leaf) specimens probably not Canadian.

Literature with embossed covers, 19th century, thirteen various vols. 8vo or smaller, including two manuscript albums, one with verses and drawings, few watercolour, four novels, and few others; together with nine vols. Victorian poetry in decorative cloth bindings (22)#5;

A manuscript leaf with twelve lines of Arabic script within a gilt border, on vellum (one lower corner cut), 22 x 12 cm

Circa 3000 BC. A long, slender hardstone cylinder seal with intaglio animals; accompanied by a museum-quality impression and signed manuscript scholarly note issued by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: Cylinder Seal of Green Stone: Brocade style: two pairs of two horned animals tête bêche, a bird and filling fish. Sumerian, c.3000 B.C. Joined from two pieces, otherwise fine condition. Rare as complete. Property of a London gentleman; part of his family collection since the 1970s. This lot is part of a single collection of cylinder seals which were examined in the 1980s by Professor Lambert and most are accompanied by his own detailed notes; the collection has recently been reviewed by Dr. Ronald Bonewitz. 13 grams, 78mm (3"). Very fine condition, repaired. Rare.

(x) Used AbroadPortuguese IndiaDiu1876 (2 Sept.) small native envelope (opened-out and a little truncated) bearing, on reverse, ½a. cancelled "5/b-2/1" in bars and Portuguese India 1876 Die III 20r. vermilion cancelled "diu" in rectangle of bars, showing hexagonal-framed "diu" with manuscript date, various transit datestamps including Mahuwa, Sawantwaree and Pangim, boxed "too late", "unpaid/sorting" and "postage due/1 anna", all on reverse. Rare and full of character. Photo provenance:Spink, October 2003Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Covers and CancellationsIllustrated Envelopes1880 (c.) envelopes (2) ex the same correspondence to Umballa with printed caricatures in blue, both franked by 1a. brown with manuscript "Stamped" and cancelled "L" in circle of bars, one showing gentleman in cavalier costume with stamp hanging from spear, the second showing man in a lighthouse with large ocean serpent, transit and arrival c.d.s. on reverse of both with one showing framed "too late"; a couple of small faults though an attractive pair Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Official Stamps1866-99 selection (22), including 1866-72 no watermark ½a. unused (not guaranteed), ½a. strip of four, 1a. and 2a. with inverted overprint (not guaranteed) used, watermarked ½a. Die I unused, Die II overprinted "specimen" and a marginal block of four overprinted "cancelled", 2a. pair on piece cancelled by Port Said c.d.s., 8a. with manuscript "Cancelled" and handstamped "specimen" two different, 1883-99 4a. handstamped "cancelled" and three others; condition mixed in places Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Used AbroadMalayaPenang1864 (10 Dec.) entire (flap faults) "pr mail Steamer" to Singapore, bearing 4a. grey-black cancelled by a fine strike of the "147" duplex and with manuscript "4" in red crayon alongside, arrival c.d.s. (14.12) on reverse. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Used AbroadMalayaPenang1863 (6 Aug.) entire ex the Heard correspondence to Hong Kong, bearing 1a. brown strip of four twice cancelled by "147" duplex and with manuscript "4" in red crayon at foot, arrival c.d.s. c.d.s. (8.9) in blue on reverse. Photo provenance:Charles Taylor, May 1981Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Used AbroadMalayaSingapore1859 (Oct.) entire letter to Hong Kong bearing 1a. brown cancelled "B/172" and with manuscript "4" below, 1863 (28 May) entire letter "p. steamer Rangoon" to Calcutta bearing 1a. brown with indistinct obliterator, both with Singapore Ship Letter and arrival datestamps Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Used AbroadPortuguese IndiaPangim1873 (Sept.) large part envelope to Bombay, bearing India ½a. and 20r. vermilion sharing manuscript cancellation and "1" in oval of bars, and 1874 envelope to Damaun bearing, on reverse, India ½a. and 20r. vermilion sharing "Stamped" and both cancelled "1" in oval of bars, both with despatch oval datestamp and arrival datestamps Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Official Stamps1867-73 Issue½a. horizontal pair in combination with 1a. brown with manuscript "Service", twice cancelled by Jhansi "15" September 1870 duplex on piece. A rare usage of this manuscript provisional, prepared when there was a temporary shortage of Official stamps, see Hausberg page 144. R.P.S. Certificate 12,661, not now present. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Used AbroadMalayaSingapore1864 (7 Jan.) entire letter ex the Buckly correspondence "via Marseilles" to England, bearing 8p. purple, 2a. yellow-buff (defective) and 4a. black pair all cancelled "B/172", showing manuscript "1/3" in red crayon, despatch and arrival (12.2) c.d.s. on reverse. Photo provenance:Howard Selzer, November 1986V.T. Nathan, April 2009Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Used AbroadMalayaPenang1863 (31 Oct.) entire ex the Heard correspondence "p Columbian" to Hong Kong, bearing 1a. brown strip of four (one folded over edge and split) twice cancelled by fine "147" duplex and with manuscript "4d" in red crayon below, arrival c.d.s. (17.11) in blue on reverse. Attractive. Photo provenance:V.T. Nathan, April 2009Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Used AbroadMalayaSingapore1862 (Jan.) orange envelope "via Southampton" to Oyster Bay, New York State, bearing 8p. purple pair, 4a. black and 8a. rose all cancelled "B/172", showing manuscript "1/7", London Paid c.d.s., "16 cents" handstamp in red and "n. york am. pkt./5" datestamps, all on face, despatch c.d.s. on reverse; all adhesives with faults though an attractive 13a.4p. three colour franking. Photo provenance:Charles Taylor, May 1981Spink Singapore, June 2000V.T. Nathan, April 2009Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Used AbroadMalayaSingapore1861 (Jan.) pale yellow envelope "Via Marseilles" to Massachusetts, U.S.A., bearing ½a., 1a., 4a. black (perfs. trimmed off at top) and 8a. on blue glazed paper all cancelled "B/172", showing manuscript "1/9" and "5", London Paid c.d.s., "16/cents" handstamp in red and "n. york am pkt/5" datestamp, sender's cachet and despatch c.d.s. on reverse. A most attractive franking illustrating the 13a.4p. per ½oz. rate via Southampton, effective 28 July1858. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.