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HMS REPULSE: a collection of 23 menus from HMS Repulse, circa 1874, printed forms and headings with manuscript entries for the day, some marking and occasional dampsoiling but condition generally sound.

PHOTOGRAPHY: a collection of 17 albumen print photographs, chiefly later 19th century Ceylon/Indian scenes, various sizes and condition, most mounted on card and with identifying annotations in ink or pencil to lower margins, together with a few unrelated printed and manuscript items. (Small quantity)

MISCELLANEOUS EPHEMERA: a small solicitor's tin trunk containing a quantity of miscellaneous printed and manuscript documents on paper and vellum, 17th-20th century. (Quantity)

AUTOGRAPHS: CRICKET: an album of early 20th century cricketing autographs, all cut and pasted into disbound album, arranged by teams onto manuscript tables identifying players and date obtained, teams including Yorkshire, Lancashire, Middlesex, Surrey, Leicester, Nottinghamshire, and Kent, mostly 1905-06, together with autographs of a good number of players from the South Africa and Australian teams of the same period, a signed photograph of the Surrey County team for 1950 loosely inserted (creased and with tear from corner) (1)

Edoardo Calandra (Italian 1852-1911), oil on canvas, boy looking at a book of illuminated manuscript, signed, 18.5" x 13", framed.

Asian Art - a framed set of gaming tokens; a pair of Oriental lacquer panels, framed; a framed print of a Middle Eastern manuscript (3)

A Sheaffer pen together with four various pens, including a Manuscript.

A Polish Commander's medal, issued 1944, with manuscript details, together with an unascribed medal of a white cross, a pentagonal star central, flanked by eagles at each quadrant, suspended from a crown castle, in presentation case.

A Chinese archaistic Imperial yellow-glazed ceremonial vessel, Dou A Chinese archaistic Imperial yellow-glazed ceremonial vessel, Dou , Qing Dynasty, the circular bowl on flared stem and moulded in relief with archaistic patterns, relief moulded Xianfeng six-character seal mark and period, 16.5cm high Provenance: Major J H M Shaw Stewart (1831-1908), collected in the 1860's and then by direct family descent. See Gunhild Avitabile, From the Dragon's Treasure, for a blue version of a Dou vessel. Compare with the Dou illustrated in, Margaret Medley, The Illustrated Regulations for Ceremonial Paraphernalia of the Ch'ing Dynasty in the Victoria and Albert Museum , 1766 manuscript, Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, vol. 31, 1957-59, p. 99, pl. 39a, c and d -1咸丰 黄釉仿古瓷豆

A folio from a dispersed illuminated manuscript , Rajasthan, early 19th century A folio from a dispersed illuminated manuscript , Rajasthan, early 19th century, painted on both sides, inscribed in devanagari script, ink gouache and gold on paper, 31cm x 21.5cm

A Chinese Imperial yellow-glazed archaistic food vessel, Fu , Qing Dynasty A Chinese Imperial yellow-glazed archaistic food vessel, Fu , Qing Dynasty, the rectangular vessel with tapering sides moulded with archaistic motifs and a key-fret border, flanked by a pair of loop handles issuing from animal heads, supported on a high splayed foot, incised or impressed Qianlong six-character seal mark and period, 29cm wide overall x 21cm deep x 14.8cm high Provenance: Major J H M Shaw Stewart (1831-1908), collected in the 1860's and then by direct family descent. Compare with the Fu illustrated by Margaret Medley, The Illustrated Regulations for Ceremonial Paraphernalia of the Ch'ing Dynasty in the Victoria and Albert Museum , 1766 manuscript, Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, vol. 31, 1957-59, p. 99, pl. 39b -1清代 黄釉仿古瓷簠

Three folios from a dispersed Hindu manuscript , Rajasthan, India, 19th century Three folios from a dispersed Hindu manuscript , Rajasthan, India, 19th century, illuminated and inscribed in devanagari script on either side, two approx. 27cm x 15cm and one approx. 24cm x 15cm (3)

*Mughal School. A prince with his consorts visit a herit, Provincial Mughal, possibly Awadh, mid 19th century, opaque watercolour on earlier manuscript leaf, red ruled border, small illustration of flowers and a leopard chasing a deer to margin, slight worming barely affecting lower edge of image, sheet size 12 x 20.5cm (4.75 x 8ins) (1)

Scrapbook. Japanese scrapbook, circa 1880s, approximately twenty leaves, rectos and versos with mounted woodblock prints and a few original drawings of flowers, birds and animals, patterns, figures, etc., including hand-coloured woodblock prints of an early steam locomotive, an otter, water birds (captioned in manuscript), and an aubergine plant (with manuscript annotations), and a pen, ink, and watercolour drawing of a blue & white vase, original blue card covers (somewhat soiled), bound concertina-style, o-obon, large 4to (33 x 24cm/13 x 9.5ins) (1)

*Pair of Whitfield King "Paragon" Albums with much 19th century throughout, an interesting lot commencing with Great Britain from 1840 1d black, 1840 2d blue pair, 1858-79 1d plate 136 mint pairs (2), 1870 1/2d plate 6 mint, 1883-84 9d good colour and cds, 1937 set in mint blocks of four, then world ranges to 1930's incl. Ceylon 1936 set mint, France, Germany, USA, Ireland 1922 overprints, New South Wales 1851-53 to 6d used, Egypt 1916 3m on 2m postal card used from Qubba Palace, Denmark, Canada, KUT 1904-07 1r to 3r mint, German States, China small Dragon 3ca and 5ca used, French Oceanie 1898 two covers from Tahiti to Germany etc; also a bundle of covers and stationery incl. Great Britain King Edward VII 1d envelope with manuscript "SPECIMEN", King George V 4d Registered envelope with manuscript "CANCELLED", Bechuanaland 4d on 1d Registered envelope, loose stamps in envelopes etc. (2 albums & loose)

*Osaka School. Tea houses, Temples etc of Kioto in Japan, 1870, thirty-one colour woodblock prints, chuban yoko-e nishiki-e, contained within original printed wrapper, contemporary manuscript label giving explanation in English pasted to cover, 19 x 26cm (7.5 x 10ins) (1)

Hokusai (Katsushika, 1760-1849). Ehon wakan no homare 'Famous Chinese and Japanese Hereos', published by Toshoken, [1850], woodblock printed, illustrated throughout, contemporary manuscript annotation in English to upper margin, contemporary blue wrappers, a little rubbed, printed label to upper cover, sewing deficient, 23 x 16cm (9 x 6.25ins), together with two other illustrated books by Hokusai See De Roos sale, lot 204. Literature: Brown p. 184; Hillier AJB p. 889. (3)

*Mewar School. Composite tiger with erotic figures, possibly Udaipur, mid 19th century, gouache and watercolour on recycled manuscript leaf, some worm holes, 16 x 24cm (6.25 x 9.5ins), framed and glazed (1)

Dartmoor Army Manoeuvres. Reminiscences of the Autumn Manoeuvres 1873 (Dartmoor), manuscript title and 20 leaves with pen and ink drawing to rectos only, some full page and some vignettes, a few initialled W.C.H. and dated [18]73, showing departure for Dartmoor on the train, camp scenes and army manoeuvres, one drawing with some additional monochrome watercolour and one further leaf with pencil sketch, remaining leaves blank, some leaves excised from rear and now missing, plus 3 pen and ink sketches loosely inserted (2 related), contemporary cloth, rubbed and soiled, 4to (28.5 x 23cm) A modern military presence on Dartmoor is usually dated back to August 1873, when national manoeuvres involving thousands of men and horses, were held in poor weather. Drawings similar to these, by the unidentified soldier/artist W.C.H., were published in journals such as The Graphic at the time. (1)

*Osaka School. Tea houses, Temples etc of Osaka in Japan, 1870, thirty-one colour woodblock prints, chuban yoko-e nishiki-e, contained within original printed wrapper, contemporary manuscript label giving explanation in English pasted to cover, 19.5 x 26cm (7.5 x 10ins) (1)

*Graf Zeppelin. A rare original passenger ticket (no. 5558), Hamburg-Amerika Linie, issued in the name of Roxbee Cox, from London Air Park, Feltham to Friedrichshafen, 19 August 1931, printed in blue and black, with manuscript additions, oval ink stamps of W.H. Muller Tourist Department, London, 2pp. with perforated stub, signed by signature of holder, together with a related printed menu for Kurgarten Hotel, Friedrichshafen, 18-20 August 1931, with pictorial vignette photographic illustration of Graf Zeppelin to front and typed menu to verso, plus a small related printed green circular luggage label for the journey, plus a related white linen towel with embroidered lettering on purple ground in two strips, 'Graf Zeppelin' and 'LZ127', a little yellowed, 88 x 45cm (4)

*Kuniyoshi (Utagawa, 1797-1861). Chimpen Shinkeibai 'The Pillowed Boudoir', Edo, 1839, illustrated book, nine double-page illustrations, colour woodblock printed, gilt flecked endpapers, contemporary decorative silk, contemporary manuscript label in French to upper cover, 21 x 13cm (8 x 5ins) Chimpen Shinkeibai is a parody on the Chinese erotic novel 'Chin p'ing-mei'. (1)

Keinen (Imao, 1845-1924). Keinen kacho gafu 'Keinen's Birds and Flowers', 1st edition, volume 1 (only, of four), Kyoto: Tanaka Jihei, [1891], woodblock printed, illustrated throughout, all captioned in Japanese, numbered in English to upper margin, original publisher's gold flecked wrappers, printed title, original sewing, a little dust-soiled, few minor marks and manuscript contents to lower cover in ink, 37 x 26cm (14.5 x 10ins), together with two other similar colour woodblock illustrated books of plants and animals (3)

*WWII Artwork. 73 Field Company Royal Engineers, circa 1945, an album of 20 leaves, manuscript title with pen and ink and watercolour crest, verso blank, the following 9 leaves with 18 exquisite pen and ink and watercolour drawings, each 11.5 x 12.5 cm, pasted two to a page on rectos only, each with title scroll cartouche giving location, each within double rule and date span beneath, remaining 10 leaves blank, interleaved with tissue-guards, corners a little creased and curled, stapled as issued with plain brown wrapper, detached, slightly soiled and frayed at edges, folio (36 x 27cm) The highly skilled drawings, in a style reminiscent of Edward Bawden and other British modernists, are believed to be by Major Leslie Ernest Wyatt, 73rd Field Company, Royal Engineers, MC. Wyatt was born in Portsmouth and worked in his father's radio/gramophone shop. He joined the Royal Engineers at the outbreak of war, was commissioned, and trained in a Beach Clearance Unit. His duties included clearing obstacles, including mines and bombs, putting down wire mesh tracks on the beaches, etc. He was awarded the Military Cross for his gallantry on D-Day. After D-Day his unit became used for forward bridge building. Later Wyatt wrote 'A Short History of the 73rd Field Company, Royal Engineers in the North-West European Campaign'. In 2007 Major Wyatt's medals were sold at auction. Later, this album of watercolours was acquired by the current owner from Wyatt's son who said that his father produced it for his own amusement. There is no information about any art training that Wyatt made making his skill as an unknown artist all the more extraordinary. The 18 watercolours chronicle the training, duties and locations of the Company from October 1940 to June 1944. The titles are Barton Stacey, Worthy Down, Winterbourne, Ilfracombe, Tonbridge, Kirkby Stephen, Chatham, Ightam Plaxtol, Betchworth & Mynthurst, Lynton, St Leonard's-on-Sea, Margate, Herne Bay, Wateringbury, Pangbourne, Goole, Potterspury and Southampton. (1)

*Anglo-Indian School. Mughal Empresses, circa 1800, a pair of oval opaque watercolours with gold on ivory, each showing a female elaborately attired and wearing a headdress, one seated holding a flower spray, the other seated holding a mughal knife with a garden vista beyond, each 11 x 8cm (4.25 x 3ins), similar carved ebony frames, glazed with convex glass, 21.5 x 13.5 (8.5 x 5.25ins) and slightly smaller, former with metal stand inscribed in early manuscript 'Zab'ul Necam' (latter without stand) (2)

*Postal History - First UK Aerial Post. A group of 8 x 1911 First UK Aerial Post flown cards, including 3 brown (1 creased and worn), 4 red/brown and 1 grey/green, all cancelled with London or Windsor postmark, some with printed or manuscript messages to versos, together with related mostly cancelled anniversary and commemorative First UK Aerial Post covers from 1937, 1956, 1961 (x7), 1970 (x2), 1974 (x2), 1981 (x6), 1986 (x3), 2001 and 2011, collection of 36 UK Aerial Post postcards, presented in postcard sleeves in a modern ring binder (32)

*A circa 1980 H.R. Morris lightweight Tricycle. This attractive machine possesses a cream enamelled 23 1/4-inch frame numbered 591, originally built for a Peter Cass who was employed by Hobbs Brothers, Albert Hobbs supplied the 'Blue Ribbon' lug set (of the pre-WWII type) and was subsequently the last tricycle that Dick Morris made before he retired. The tricycle is finished in light cream with red and gold decals, the fittings include Simplex 12-speed gearing, PMP Brevettato L-shaped Cranks with a double chain-set operated via Campagnolo controls mounted on the downtube, pedals with toe clips, Mavic rims and continental tubeless tyres, the front wheel having a Campagnolo quick release large flange hub. The 18-inch drop handlebars are fitted to a Cinelli extension and the Spidel levers operate the dual front brakes by Mavic and Campagnolo. Having seen very little use, this tricycle has been carefully dry stored for 35 years. The lot comes with a manuscript letter from Dick Morris, dated 1995, confirming this tricycle's legitimacy (1)

*Railwayana. A collection of railway items, including a red and white signal arm, 106.5cm long, 21 bakelite signal plates, each individually numbered with various instructions, 18.5cm long, plus two boxes of railway reference books including a manuscript logbook, circa 1950s, probably kept by an engineer (2 cartons)

Bentley Motors Ltd. A 1937 (printed Oct 1936), 31pp. large-format cord-tied brochure for the 4 1/4-litre, possessing 10 tipped-in monochrome images of body-styles and views of each side of the engine bay, detailed text and specifications, the dust cover is a little soiled with split edges and paper loss, the remains of a Jack Barclay seal, manuscript name and address to the front end-paper, otherwise clean and tidy (1)

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 Weyman bodied saloons, component parts, specifications in green and black text, some spotting and light soiling to the front and rear cover, ink manuscript at the top edge, but original cotton-tied spine intact (1)

*Canals. A Plan for a Navigation Chiefly by Canal from Longbridge near Burslem in the County of Stafford to Newcastle, Lichfield and Tamworth, and to Wilden in the County of Derby, by James Brindley, Revis'd and Approv'd by John Smeaton, 1760, manuscript plan drawn by Hugh Henshall, ink on paper with map showing canal, river, occasional churches and dwellings plus Lichfield Cathedral, title cartouche, compass rose and columns of copperplate writing giving details of landowners, ink-ruled border, vertical central crease, somewhat dust soiled and numerous marginal splits and nicks but without loss of text, a few crude paper repairs to verso, two old ink notes to verso noting 'The original plan of the Grand Trunk drawn by H. Henshall from which the plate was engraved', 54.5 x 75cm Hugh Henshall (1734-1816) was an English civil engineer, noted for his work on canals. Henshall worked with Brindley and John Smeaton in 1758 to survey the proposed Trent and Mersey (Grand Trunk) Canal. (1)

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 Tracta were a French company manufacturing vehicles between 1926 and 1934, but were more famous for their CV front wheel drive units. (1)

Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II & Bentley T2 1978. An Owner's Handbook and other publications for chassis 33455, held in a brown plastic folder, TSD 4209, a little damp-staining, some ballpoint manuscript (1)

Rolls-Royce 20-25hp. A circa 1934 36pp. large format cord-tied brochure with a single-fold chassis line drawing, good line drawings of the engine, component parts, braking system and specifications, six sepia photographs are tipped-in, showing different body styles, Landaulet, Touring Saloon, Sedanca and DHC, together with the often missing loose page covering the Seven Seat Limousine, the cover a little rubbed and creased on the corners and spine, a Paddon Bros rubber stamp, manuscript date in ink, the editorial in very good order (1)

FOUR MINIATURE PAINTINGS Persia, 18th-19th centuries gouache with ink and gold on paper, comprising a folio from a dispersed shahnama manuscript(?) depicting a hunting scene, a painting of a youth hunting, a nobleman and his son meeting a ruler and a youth with a drinking cup 28.4 x 15.3cm (folio) and smaller (4) Condition: Folio with tears and staining, the others with trimmed edges, mostly good

A BUDDHIST MANUSCRIPT Sri Lanka, 19th century palm leaf pot manuscript, incised and inked Sinhalese script, seven lines to the page, 27 leaves, each folio with twin piercings for binding string, wood cover boards 4.3 x 32cm (each folio, approx.) For similar Sinhalese palm leaf books in the British Library, see Wladimir Zwalf, Buddhism: Art and Faith, BMP London 1986, nos.215 & 216. Condition: Possibly incomplete, edges damaged

A FRAGMENTARY MANUSCRIPT Rajasthan, India, 18th century gouache and ink on paper, approximately 75 leaves of devanagari script in ten lines on each side, most with illustrations 14.8 x 23.5cm average size Condition: 200

A JAIN KALPASUTRA MANUSCRIPT Gujarat, Western India 15th century Ink with gouache and gold on paper, one hundred and forty-four folios, in horizontal format, each with seven lines of devanagari script on each side in black ink with red punctuation, 41 illustrations in gold, red and blue, mostly depicting Jina figures, some two to the page, each page with lozenge-shaped decorative gold medallions, each folio numbered 117 x 300mm (144) Provenance Spink and Son (before 1985) The Kalpasutra is one of the most important texts for Svetambara Jains describing the ritual and the life of Mahavira the 24th Tirthankara. It is often accompanied by the equally important non canonical Kalakacharyakatha (Story of Kalaka). For a similar manuscript from the same collection, sold in these rooms, see 7th November 2013, lot 221. Condition: Most leaves with slight waterstaining around edges, end pieces somewhat worn and damaged. Some mostly minor rubbing. Probably complete.

A PALM LEAF MANUSCRIPT OF THE RAMAYANA Orissa, Eastern India, 17th/18th century incised and inked folios, each of elongated rectangular form, pierced at the centre for stringing, sandwiched between a pair of plain wood covers, 233 leaves, each page with six lines of oriya on either side, numerous illustrations and smaller vignettes, 45 x 265mm (average leaf size) For two Orissan palm leaf pages from a kamasutra in the National Gallery of Victoria Australia see John Guy Palm Leaf and Paper: Illustrated Manuscripts of India and South East Asia no. 10. Condition: Damaged edges, especially folios at beginning and end, mostly minor marks and rubbing, wood covers somewhat stained

Pictures and prints - J Pieniazele, by and after, Tropie, signed and titled in pencil, prof etching, framed; an illuminated Indian manuscript page, framed, late 20th century; Frank Sutcliffe, Whitby Abbey, photographic print; others (2); Thai photographs; printed silks; other Victorian prints; maple frame; qty

Jewish History - The Whole Works of Flavius Josephus, Translated into English by Sir Roger L'Estrange, Knight, Containing, I. The Life of Josephus, Written by Himself, II. The Antiquities of the Jews, III. His Book Against Apion, In Defence of the Said Antiquities of the Jews, in Two Parts, IV. The Wars with the Romans, in Seven Books, V. The Martyrdom of the Maccabees, as also, VI. Philo's Embassy from the Jews of Alexandria to Caius Caligula, printed by Henry Galbraith (Dundee 1766), bound full leather, ink manuscript inscription to flyleaf William East June 19th 1823, Louth, (Bought) at the Revd. Hogarth's Sale at Mumby, Near Alford

Southcott (Joanna). Prophecies. A Warning to the Whole World, from the Sealed Prophecies of Joanna Southcott, and other Communications given since the Writings were opened on the 12th of January, 1803, [London: Pronted by E. Spragg, 1803], 128pp., [2],128pp., caption title with manuscript number to upper outer corner, imprint from colophon, light staining to final leaf, together with The continuation of the prophecies of Joanna Southcott. A Word in Season to a sinking Kingdom, London: Printed by E. Spragg, [1803], 56pp., caption title with manuscript number to upper outer corner, with The Second Book of Visions, London: Printed by E. Spragg, [1803], 72pp., caption title with manuscript number to upper outer corner, and A Word to the Wise; or a Call to the Nation, Stourbridge: Printed by J. Heming, [1803], 60pp., caption title with manuscript number to upper outer corner, with other similar pamphlets including The Controversy of that Spirit with the Worldly Wise, as Given through Joanna Southcott, [& A Continuation of the Controversy with the Worldly Wise], London: Printed by Galabin & Marchant, 1811, all disbound 8vo (9)

Army Lists. A List of the Officers of the Army and of the Royal Marine Forces, 6 volumes, 1873-79, some interleaved with additional manuscript lists of officers and service dates, some corrections and amendments to printed lists, occasional soiling, a few MOD Library withdrawn inkstamps, mixture of calf and cloth bindings, lacking some covers, some wear, folio (6)

Album. An album of botanical watercolours by Emily Ledbrook, Welton Lawn, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, 1906-1924, approximately 170 watercolours of British flowers, many signed or initialled, mostly slot-mounted in pairs or fours on album leaves (a few missing), mostly captioned beneath in neat manuscript with common and Latin names, place, and date, front free endpaper with owner's name and address in ink, stitching broken, original red half roan gilt, worn, with spine deficient and upper cover detached, folio (1)

Churchill (Winston Spencer, 1874-1965). The Second World War, 6 volumes written out in manuscript longhand into 2 large day books and a ledger, by an unidentified hand, circa 1950s, a right-sloping neat hand in mostly blue or black fountain pen inks with occasional red highlights, etc., seemingly an unabridged and full transcription (except some quoted sources typed up on separate loose sheets in a folder), written on both sides of approximately 800 leaves of 3 ledgers/day books, volumes 1 and 2 of the magnum opus written into one day book, volume 3 into a ledger (damp-frayed at lower margins), volumes 4-6 written into a second day book matching the first (with printed columns for rooms, wines, accounts, etc.), this final volume following straight on with full-length transcriptions of 4 other of Churchill's works in the same hand, 'My Early Life', 'Thoughts and Adventures', 'Great Contemporaries' and 'Step by Step', approximately 150 blank leaves at rear of volume 3, contemporary quarter leather, some soiling and wear, volumes 1 & 3 with printed stationer's labels of Arthur Wrigley, Leeds, at front, large 4to (49 x 41cm), volume 2 folio (47 x 30cm), together with a folder of related typed leaves supplying many of the quoted sources for which coded references are left in the manuscript One of the most bizarre and unique Churchill items ever to come up for auction. With shades of Jorge Luis Borges' story 'Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote', this three-volume manuscript raises unanswerable questions of authorship and appropriation. The best explanation is to misappropriate a quote from Churchill himself, and to describe this gargantuan and eccentric project as a "riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma". The Second World War alone totals over 1.5 million words and what person would voluntarily, (or otherwise), attempt to rewrite all this verbatim in longhand defies all logic and explanation. The handwriting is not Churchill's, nor any of his known secretaries, according to the Churchill Archives, Cambridge. Besides which Churchill's modus operandi for writing was dictation to typists in the first instance, which was then hand corrected by Churchill, retyped and corrected once more. Even with the large team of researchers involved in the preparation of The Second World War there would have been no call for such a manuscript. The inclusion of full transcriptions of four further and earlier works by Churchill adds to the bafflement. The ledgers were acquired by the current owner from a dealer who had himself acquired them around 15 years ago from a large house clearance near York. There are two clues as to who the author may be, both possibly in the same hand as the manuscript itself: The name 'Philip H. [?]Richings' appears on the front free endpaper of the second day book, and a three-page manuscript poem ('An Ode to Sir Barnes [Wallis]'), included with the folder of typed quoted sources, is initialled 'P.H.R.' at the end. (3 ledgers & a folder)

Homer [Greek]. Ulyssea. Batrachomyomachia. Hymni xxxii [with: the Lives of Homer by Herodutus, Plutach and Dio Chrysostom], 2 parts in 1 volume (of 2), Venice, Heirs of Aldus the Elder, June 1517, title in Greek and Latin, text in Greek, Aldine device on title and at end of first part, capital spaces with guide letters, final two leaves of first part and first leaf of Life misgathered and bound at rear, some spotting and soiling throughout, occasional lower margin worming not affecting text, old ink notes and partial Aldine device colouring at rear, 20th-century manuscript note and library label at front, later sheep with old morocco gilt reback, rubbed and some corner wear, 8vo (156 x 85mm) Second Aldine edition of the Odyssey, bound with 1-7.8 which can be found attached to either volume of Iliad or Odyssey. Adams H742; Renouard 80.3. (1)

Stukeley (William). An Account of Richard of Cirencester, Monk of Westminster, and of his Works: with his Antient Map of Roman Brittain; and the Itinerary thereof. Read at the Antiquarian Society, March 18, 1756, London: Richard Hett, 1757, 94pp., folding engraved map of Roman Britain (with closed tear to fold), one plate of facsimile writing, armorial bookplate of 'A. Gifford, D.D. of the Museum' to verso of title (manuscript ink classification note to recto of title), some browning to margins mostly first & last leaves, occasional minor spotting, 20th century dark green quarter morocco gilt, slim 4to The account of Richard of Cirencester was written by Stukeley as a consequence of a literary forgery. Charles Bertrum, a student living in Copenhagen claimed to have discovered a 14th century map of Roman Britain which had been produced by a monk of Westminster. The correspondence between Bertram and himself form the basis of this work and later Bertam's own Britannicarum gentium historiae antiquae..., which was also published in 1757. Stukeley attempted to aquire the map for the British Museum and the map itself was not fully discredited as a forgery until 1869. The Baptist minister Andrew Gifford FSA (1700-1784) was the son of Emanuel Gifford, and grandson of Andrew Gifford, who were both Bristol Baptist ministers. He studied at the academy of Samuel Jones, Tewkesbury and later under Dr. John Ward (a trustee of the British Museum). He assisted his father's ministerial work in Bristol in 1726 and in 1730 accepted the position of Baptist minister in Eagle Street, London. Gifford was appointed assitant librarian at the British Museum in 1757 and held the position until his death. (1)

*Cheshire. Smith (William), Cestriae Comitatus Palatinus (Praeter Civitatem Cestriae) Continet in se Oppida Mercatoria XII. Ecclesiasque Parochiales LXXXVI, published John Overton, [1665 - 1707], engraved map with contemporary hand colouring and some later enhancement, slight creasing, slight ink staining showing through from manuscript inscription on verso, 365 x 480 mm, framed and double glazed (1)

World War II - Allied Victory in Italy. A photograph album recording the German field surrender at 15th Army Group HQ near Florence, May 1945, the series of 12 photographs appearing at the end of an album containing a further 96 gelatin silver print photographs, arranged chronologically from 1941-45 on 15 stiff card leaves and back to back, beginning with the compiler's wedding at St. Leonard's, Exeter in 1941, family snapshots, photographs of radio operation and listening for intelligence at Gothic House, before being appointed as a war correspondent in September 1944 and going from there to Italy, views, aircraft and army personnel, the final two leaves devoted to the 12 unique photographs (mostly 8.5 x 8cm) obtained by him with manuscript captions to mounts in silver pencil, including a group photograph of Truscott, McCreery, Major Mark Clark and General Morgan, photographs including the German General, General Clark handing over the surrender orders, and after the official surrender German and Allied representatives adjourning to G-3 War Room for fuller discussion with Germans on one side of the table and Allied officers on the other side and finishing with caption 'Victory in Italy. The Germans take orders from the Allies', contemporary limp cloth with spine tie and Egyptology motifs to upper cover, oblong folio A remarkable album recently discovered by descendents of the photographer. Though dated May 1945, these photographs would seem to pre-date the official signing of the first instrument of surrender at Caserta near Naples on 29 April 1945. This surrender in 'woods near Florence' would seem to pre-date this historic first signing and the photographs are potentially the only photographic record of this first instrument of German field surrender. (1)

Equestrian Thoroughbreds. Die Stamm-Mutter des Englischen Vollblutpferdes..., Nebst Vorvort, Siegerlisten und Alphbetischem Register, nach Officiellen Quellen Bearbeitet von Herman Goos, 2nd edition, Hamburg: Hof-Buchdruckerei F.W. Rademacher, 1891, bound with at front a precise English manuscript translation of the work, written on fifty-five leaves (to one side only), supplemented at rear of volume with related newpaper and periodical reports, contemporary dark brown half morocco gilt, joint lightly rubbed, folio A highly unusual and incredibly well written English translation of the 'Original Dams of the English thoroughbred'. (1)

*Bird Studies. Ten studies of West Indian birds, 1741, ten monochrome watercolour drawings of birds on rectos and versos of two sheets of laid paper, each with centre join and some strengthening to margins, each drawing titled and some dated in contemporary manuscript, together with two monochrome watercolour drawings on laid paper of fish, of a similar date and by the same hand, latter laid down, all three sheets watermarked 'L. V . Gerrevink', each approximately 33 x 42cm (13 x 16.5ins) Titled as follows: 'Noctua Minor ax pallido et fusco varia Cuba'; 'A Woodpecker one kind of Cuba'; 'The Crab-catcher of Dominica Jamaica taken in Cuba'; 'The Small black Bird of Jamaica 1741'; 'The Banana Bird of Jamaica 1741'; 'The watchy picckel, or Spanish Nightingale Jamaica 1741'; 'The Rain Bird'; 'Another Sort of Rain Bird'; 'another Sort of watchy pickel or Spanish Nightingale'; 'The Curacao vel Gallus Indicus Carthag Maracaibo'; 'The Mud-fish'; 'parot fish'. (3)

Sketchbook. An English architectural sketchbook, 1882-1887, approximately eighty pen & ink and pencil drawings and sketches, mostly captioned in manuscript, and many dated, a few loose, but mostly mounted on rectos of twenty-eight textured leaves, comprising mainly studies of architectural and interior detailing, e.g. corbels, oriel and tracery windows, wrought ironwork, pulpits, and drawings of buildings, e.g. Old Hospital, Mermaid St, Rye; Chastleton; Temple Guyting, Gloucestershire; At Broadwell, Oxon; Eastbury Ho. Nr. Barking; New College, Oxford; Old Headington, Oxon; Winchelsea looking out; Robertsbridge, Surrey, plus one or two landscapes, original card covers, rubbed and worn to extremities, 4to, 29 x 25cm (11.5 x 9.75ins), together with engraved title-page and two engraved plates from Vedute delle Fabriche, Piazze, et Strade Fatte Fare Nuovamte in Roma, by Giovanni Battista Falda, published by Rossi, 1665, and eight late 18th century engraved plates of classical bronze candelabra (2)

[Austen, Jane]. Emma: A Novel, 3 volumes, 1st edition, printed for John Murray, 1816, half-titles present in volumes 2 and 3, that to volume 1 discarded, scattered spotting and some toning, with occasional finger-soiling, first volume with early manuscript ownership name at head (trimmed), K2 in volume 2 with short tear in blank fore-margin, marbled edges, 20th century maroon half morocco over contemporary marbled boards (rubbed), spines divided with gilt triple rules between blind scallop rolls, gilt lettered direct in second and fourth compartments, remainder with blind oval tool, large 12mo Gilson A8; Keynes 8. It has been suggested by Deirdre Le Faye, Vice-President of the Jane Austen Society, that the signature reads ‘G Grey 13 Hertford’ and might possibly be that of Sir George Grey, 1st baronet (1767-1828).   He was a naval officer, became Commissioner of the Portsmouth Dockyard in 1806 and lived at the Commissioner’s Residence there until his death in 1828, and both he and his wife had religious/charitable interests.  It is likely that he was well-known to Jane Austen’s brother, Captain (later Admiral) Francis Austen;  they were both senior naval officers, of a similar age, lived in Portsmouth simultaneously, and both subscribed to the newly-formed Bible Societies.  The signature does appear to be in a masculine hand, and presumably male ownership of a novel by an anonymous lady would have been limited to someone with some association to the author or her family. The address ’13 Hertford’ might possibly refer to Hertford Street in London, but this also is conjecture.    (3)

Pinder (Richard). The Spirit of Error, Found, and Discovered, in the accounted Pastors and Teachers of the Island Bermuda, in the West-Indies; Their Principles and Practice also tryed by the True Spirit, and found to be contrary to the Scriptures of Truth, and disproved by them; though pleaded for by the strongest Arguments, the said Teacher could bring forth. In an Answer to some Queries that were sent unto them, by us called Quakers. Which Answer was subscribed with all their Names hereafter mentioned. Their deceit unfolded for the Peoples sake of the Island; by a Servant of the Truth, (which searches out all iniquity, though it work ion a Mystery) called, Richard Pinder, [London: Robert Wilson, 1660], 24pp., caption title to page 1, imprint from colophon, manuscript number to upper outer corners, some browning & few marks, bound with 20th century blank leaves at rear (some wormed), 20th century half morocco, binding wormed and worn, 4to Wing P2264, ESTC R10836 & Sabin 62921. (1)

*Architectural Colour Slides. A large collection of approximately 10,000 35mm colour slides, circa 1956-1982, including views and architecture in Wales, Shropshire, Tuscany, Norway, Venice, Siena, Scotland, Rome, Umbria, Austria, Sicily, France, etc., organised into 88 boxes and with accompanying manuscript indexes of locations and dates in 3 ring binders (an archive)

S.D.U.K. Maps of The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 2 volumes, published Chapman & Hall, 1844, 161 engraved maps, including some folding and double page, the map of Africa with later ink manuscript annotations one comparison plate of the rivers of the world, forty-seven town plans and six celestial star charts, complete as lists, occasional marginal fraying, very slight spotting, a.e.g., contemporary half morocco gilt, folio (2)

Hafez (Aams-al-Din Mohammad, of Shiraz). The Works of Dewan Hafez: With an Account of his Life and Writings, Calcutta: A. Upjohn, 1791, title in Persian and English, with woodblock British royal and East India Company coats-of-arms at head, imprint within decorative border, text in Persian in nasta'liq and naskhi type, later pencil annotation throughout, lacking leaves 79 and 80 from the third part, tiny hole to title imprint affecting one letter, tiny marginal wormhole affecting title and first 8 leaves, pp.8-9 of second part cut short and into a couple of words, a couple of other catchwords in second part just trimmed by the binder, leaves 5 and 6 of third part sometime neatly remargined, leaves 119 and 120 in third part mis-foliated as published, last 19 leaves stained and with other lighter staining mainly confined to gutter affecting various gatherings, marbled endpapers, contemporary ownership stamp of Mr Strachey on endpaper, possibly repeated in ink manuscript in Persian below, label of Carberry Tower Library, contemporary half calf, worn, spine and corners crudely repaired with tape, folio (270 x 175mm) Very rare first printed edition of the celebrated Persian lyric poet, who lived 1315-1390. The edition itself was compiled by Abu Taleb Khan Landani (1753-1805/06; administrator at Lucknow and author) based on 12 manuscripts. 'By common consent [Hafez] represents the zenith of Persian lyric poetry. In no other Persian poet can be found such a combination of fertile imagination, polished diction, apt choice of words, and silken melodious expressions' (Enc. Iranica Vol. XI, Fasc. 5, pp. 461-465). This edition was printed in 1200 copies by Aaron Upcott (fl.1785-1800). 'The first printed edition using movable type was commissioned by Richard Johnson of the East India Company [...] In a letter to Johnson prior to its publication, Sir William Jones, the famous orientalist and translator of Hafez, had complimented Johnson on taking up the task: "An impression of your Hafiz will, indeed, be a valuable acquisition to the publick; and I hope some years hence to offer up a copy of it on the tomb of the divine poet near the crystal stream of Rucnabad"' (Enc. Iranica Vol. XI, Fasc. 5, pp. 479-483). Only 7 institutional copies have been traced: BL, Cambridge, Bodleian, Edinburgh, Marburg, Princeton and Chapel Hill. Shaw 186 (not calling for the first part of 15 ll., nor the second part of 5 ll.). (1)

Mawe (Thomas & Abercrombie, John). The Universal Gardener and Botanist; or, a General Dictionary of Gardening and Botany, 1st ed., 1778, occasional light soiling, contemporary calf, lower joint cracking, a little rubbed and stained, 4to, together with The Abridgement of the Gardeners Dictionary, by Philip Miller, 6th edition, 1771, engraved frontispiece, 13 folding engraved plates (including one extra), some with neat marginal repairs to verso, 2 pp. manuscript letter from J. Flammand, Horticultural Register, undated but circa 1850 'On the Dahlia', a few light spots, hinges reinforced, contemporary calf, rebacked and recornered, 4to, plus Philip Miller's The Gardener's Dictionary, 7th ed. (with 18 of 19 plates only), 1759, and Hudson (William). Flora Anglica; Exhibens Plantas per Regnum Britanniae Sponte Crescentes, Distributas Sceundum Systema Sexuale, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, 1778, scattered spotting, contemporary calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, 8vo First published in 1762 and here considerably enlarged, the work was the first to establish the Linnaean system of flora in this country. Henrey 859. (5)

Scrap books. Eight Victorian scrap books, containing newspaper and periodical cuttings, letters, bills & receipts, manuscript poems, pencil drawings, watercolours, pressed flowers, engravings of topographical views, portraits, genre scenes, religion, classical, fashion, field sports, military and natural history, some volumes partially excised, mixed bindings (8)

Botanical Specimens. A folio volume of dried specimens, 1877-1878, approximately 100 leaves, each with one or more specimens neatly mounted together on paper laid down on rectos of album leaves, the majority of specimens with manuscript identification in Latin, some also with name or initials (of collector?), a few specimens missing and some held in place with modern paper strips, most leaves dated at head in manuscript, patterned endpapers, untrimmed, recent quarter calf, folio (1)