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Collection of books to include: Robert Louis Stevenson, Edinburgh Days, By E. Blantyre, London 1898.Brogyntyn Manuscript Number 8 [Number 53 of 500 copies in presentation Leather Bound Cover] By Felicity Riddy, 1991.The Military Survey Of Scotland 1747 - 55 The Great Map By William Roy.Scottish Woodwork Of The Sixteenth & Seventeenth Centuries no 58 of 500 copies 1898.

[Stillingfleet (Edward)] The Jesuits Loyalty, manifested in three several Treatises lately written by them against the Oath of Allegeance ... also three other Treatises concerning the Reasons of the Penal Laws ..., 3 parts, ink signatures to divisional titles, occasional faint marginal pencil note, for R. Royston, 1677, bound before The Popes Brief: or Romes Inquiry after the death of their Catholiques here in England, during these times of Warre ..., title within woodcut border, two small holes to title, occasional staining and soiling, for Ed. Husbands, 1643, bound with, The Late Apology in behalf of the Papists re-printed and answered in behalf of the Royallists, previous owner's ink initials and notes to title, B1 lacking lower corner affecting text, neatly restored and supplied in manuscript, for M.N., 1667, together 8 works bound as 1 vol., early contents list in manuscript to front free endpaper, one or two neat marginal ink notes, scattered faint spotting and staining, bookplate of 'The Law Society', contemporary calf, rebacked, neat repairs to corners, rubbed, 4to.

Royal Navy.- [Flag signals], manuscript, 1p., pen and ink hand-coloured page of flag signals laid down, together 2pp., fold, 200 x 160mm., 21st April 1849.

Streso (Caspar) Commentarius practicus in Actorum apostolicorum...capita priora sedecim, title with woodcut printer's device, a few instances of early ink annotation or correction, small ?worm holes to head of title and following 2ff. not affecting text, 2M2 & 3N1 loss to lower blank corner, lightly browned, some water-staining to foot, some soiling, repairs to upper hinge, contemporary vellum, yapp edges, manuscript title to spine, [STCN 287780961], Amsterdam, Johannes Janssonius, 1650; and others Continental, religion, including a copy of Sidonius' Caii Sollii Apollinaris from 1609, v.s. (8)

Causes and Remedy (The) of the Distempers of the Times, first edition, advertisement leaf, leaf containing horizontal half-title at end (with manuscript title in ink in an early hand), title with contemporary ownership inscription to head, B3 with very small hole affecting couple letters, a couple wormholes or traces to fore-edge throughout, sometimes within text but generally very small, some light spotting and browning, contemporary calf, rubbed and worn in places, [Wing C1537], for Jonathan Edwin, 1675; and others 17th century, 8vo & 12mo (6) *** The first mentioned sometimes attributed to Thomas Traherne. We cannot trace a copy at auction. 

[Savile (George, Marquess of Halifax)] The Lady's New-years Gift: or, Advice to a Daughter, second edition, ink ownership inscription "Faith Clerksons booke 1688 given by her father" to front free endpaper, another "Mary Wright her Book given her by her dear mother april the 2: 1715" to pastedown, with further inscriptions by the same to front free endpapers, frontispiece with ink inscription to lower margin, foxing and light browning, a few very small stains to a few leaves towards end, contemporary mottled calf, rubbed, joints split but holding, [Heltzel 726; Wing H305], 12mo, for Matt. Gillyflower...and James Partridge, 1688. *** Written by Halifax for the benefit of his daughter Elizabeth, later the mother of the 4th Earl of Chesterfield, who in turn wrote his famous Letters to his Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, published in 1774. First published without the author's permission due to a corrupt scrivener selling the manuscript, this edition has been corrected from the original and a frontispiece added. ESTC records 6 UK copies and 5 in America.

Play.- Robertson (Thomas William, playwright, 1829-71) Ours, autograph manuscript, without title, 55pp., numerous corrections, first leaf with two tears in margins, Squire Bancroft's copy with his bookplate on front pastedown and 2 ALs.s from Robertson to Bancroft regarding the performance of the play, later presentation inscription on label gifting the play to the Red Cross Sale in 1916 tipped-in at front, contemporary half calf, rubbed, gilt spine, extensively rubbed, 4to, 18th May 1866.

Kent.- Grant to Thomas Corbett by Thomas Corbett his father of land in the village of Crundale near Waltham, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 21 lines, folds, a few brown marks, remains of red wax seal, 185 x 370mm., 12th October 1542; and another an Elizabethan indenture of a lease in Cornwall, 12th September 1592, v.s., v.d. (2).

Fête books.- Vicente (Don Joseph) Fiestas Centenarias, con que la insigne, noble, leal, y corona ciudad de Valencia..., additional engraved pictorial title, 21 engraved plates only (of 23; lacking engraved map of Valencia), a couple with tears, lacking i4, additional title and final leaf repaired along inner margin, browning, marginal damp-staining, modern marbled paper-covered boards, manuscript paper label to spine, 4to, Valencia, Antonio Bordazar, 1740 § Cibrario (Luigi) Le Feste Toninesi, 13 plates, a little foxing to peripheral leaves, original  cloth, gilt, Turin, Alessandro Fontana, 1842, 8vo (2) *** First mentioned: Scarce - we can trace only one copy at auction in last decade. The celebration in Valencia on the 500th anniversary of the Conquista, the plates depicting the various architectural apparati erected for the occasion.

Americana.- Casas (Bartolomé de las) Istoria, o brevissima relatione della distruttione dell'Indie Occidentali..., first few leaves a little frayed at fore-margin, 1643, bound with Il supplice schiavo indiano, 1657, together 2 works in 1 vol., titles with woodcut printer's device, parallel Italian and Spanish text, a few lower blank corners with very small loss, browning to varying degrees, water-stained, contemporary vellum, manuscript title to spine, loss to upper cover fore-edge, soiled, [Sabin 11244 & 11247], Venice, Marco Ginammi, 4to.  *** Two works on the conquest of the New World, with the original Spanish text and Italian translation in parallel. The first mentioned was first translated into Italian in 1626, the latter in 1636.

Slave Trading.- Hood (Alexander, Captain of the St Andrew) Deposition against Robert Lawrie... "Maketh Oath... at Cover in the River Gambia... Agreed with Mr. Robert Lawrie... for the sale to him and his Partners of this Deponent's said Ship's Long Boat with her Tackle, Arms and Appurtenances at the Price of five Prime Negro Slaves...", manuscript, 1p. with conjugate blank, small tear at head, folds, slightly browned, folio, 25th August 1757. 

Elzevier.- Terence Comœdiæ sex ex recensione Heinsiana, engraved title, odd tiny rust mark, previous owner's signature scored out to early blank, lacking free endpapers, later calf, small loss to spine foot, rubbed and worn, Leiden, Elzeviriana, 1635 § Commines (Philippe de) Les Memoires, dernière édition, engraved title, trimmed, occasionally affecting headline, occasional faint staining to fore-edges, later morocco, upper cover becoming detached, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, Leiden, Elzeviers, 1648 § Curtius Rufus (Quintus) Historiarum libri, engraved title, folding engraved map, *2-6 misbound, previous owner's ink signature to early blank, lacking pastedowns, near contemporary vellum, title in manuscript to spine, lacking ties, a little rubbed, Leiden, Elzevieriana, 1656, [Willems 433; 634; 782]; and 5 others, Elzevier, 12mo (8).

Wellington (Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of, army officer and prime minister, 1769-1852).- 3 tickets to the "Funeral of the Late Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington K.G.", at St Paul's Cathedral, each with blind stamp of the Earl Marshal, printed ticket with manuscript insertions, printed with key borders, 1 with central fold, 120 x 185mm., [1852].

Slavery in South Africa.- Office of the Enregisterment of Slaves, "These are to certify, that a female Infant, named Rosina... whose Mother is named Sara... Housemaid has been duly registered at this Office...", D.s., slave baby registration certificate, printed form with manuscript insertions, central fold, browned, 80 x 200mm., Cape Town, 13th March 1820; and 26 others, comprising: 25 other slave baby registration certificates and a letter reporting the death of a slave, v.s., v.d., 1820s - 30s (27).

[Ryves (Bruno)] Angliae Ruina: or, Englands Ruine..., 4 parts in 1, engraved frontispiece by William Faithorne, divisional titles, blank leaf S8 and final blank H6, the latter with contemporary ink note, lacking [3]A1&2 ([3]A1 divisional title to part 4), some leaves of Sig. O with manuscript lettering in ink presumably where printed text faint, title at [2]A2 with small chip to lower blank corner, very occasional worming to gutter or lower margin, once or twice touching letters, some very light browning, occasional light soiling or staining, modern calf, green morocco spine label, [Madan II, 1890b; Wing R2446], no printer, 1647 [but 1648] § Head (Richard) Proteus Redivivus, or, The Art of Wheedling, or Insinuation..., first edition, lacking I1&2, engraved bookplate with owner removed, bookplate of Constitutional Club Library to rear pastedown, title a touch frayed at fore-margin, A1-3 with small portion of loss at inner margin, affecting ruled border to title but no text loss, B2 short tear to foot without loss, M1 tear to upper corner affecting pagination, final leaf with a couple very small chips to edges, browned, some spotting, lacking front free endpapers, contemporary calf, rebacked, loss to spine, worn, covers detached, [Wing H1272], W.D., 1675; and others defective, including Killigrew's Comedies and Tragedies, v.s. (5); sold not subject to return.

Byron (Augusta, Ada [married name Augusta Ada King, countess of Lovelace], mathematician and computer pioneer, 1815-52) Ealing Depository printed form signed "A. Ada Byron", "Let Mrs Gore, Widow resident at The Alms Houses receive some soup A. Ada Byron", printed form with manuscript insertions, laid down on an album leaf, form 60 x 95mm., 1834.*** Signed by Ada Byron one year before she married William King, Lord Lovelace. " Lady Byron's main interest was developing education for the underprivileged, and her greatest achievement was to establish Ealing Grove School. She had visited and written about Emanuel de Fellenberg's school at Hofwyl in Switzerland and used his principles in establishing the Ealing School. Its aim was practical as well as idealistic, and lessons included allotment schemes, carpentry, masonry, and the commercial principles of marketing garden produce, and Ada regularly helped by giving lessons." - Oxford DNB.

Persian manuscript.- 30ff. religious manuscript, including 5 double page illustrations battle or courtly leisure scenes, opaque pigments heightened in gold, recto and verso of manuscript ff., and an illuminated title head heightened in gold, defective lacking leaves, some staining and offsetting, one or two holes to margins, embossed private library stamp on endpaper, modern morocco wrappers, 4to, [c.1900].

Digby (George, 2nd Earl of Bristol, 1612-1677) The Earle of Bristolls speech to ye House of Commons in the case of Sir Rich. Temple, manuscript, 3½pp., docket title, folds, chipped, touching a minor part of a few letters, water-stained, lightly browned, folio, [c. July, 1663].  *** 'And so to Westminster Hall and being in the Parliament lobby, I there saw my Lord Bristoll come to the Commons House to give his answer to their question, about some words he should tell the King that were spoke by Sir Richard Temple, a member of their House. A chair was set at the bar of the House for him, which he used but little, but made an harangue of half an hour bareheaded' (Pepys's diary entry for Wednesday, 1 July, 1663).   

Coal.- Land Coal-Meters Office, Northumberland Street. [Receipt], woodcut arms at head, ink manuscript insertions, folds, lightly soiled and browned, 81 x 93mm., no printer, 6th September, 1771.  *** A rare survival. We find nothing similar recorded. The coal-meters were licensed to verify the weight of coal sacks and type of coal contained therein.

ENGLISH SCHOOL (EARLY 19TH CENTURY) AL RASCHED MAHOMMED, A CHIEF OF THE DESERT MOORS, TRADING IN GUM AT PORTENDIE Pen, ink and watercolour Inscribed as titled (along the lower edge) 19.5 x 14cm (7½ x 5½ in.)Portendie was a trading fort in West Africa (Senegal) and it was settled by the Dutch in the early 17thc to trade in gum - one of the first European settlements in Africa. The moors, often from Morocco, traded with the Europeans in gum, gold and slaves.The sheet has been laid down to manuscript verses from Knowledge and Wisdom from the poem Winter Walk by the poet William Cowper (1731-1800). This helps to date the likely date for the drawing to the early 19th century.    

John Derry - related ephemera to include photographs, letters, painted manuscript within an ornate gilt red leather folio. He was editor of the Nottingham Daily Express, proprietor of the Sheffield Daily Independent Location:If there is no condition report shown, please request

QV USED 1/D ORANGE, plate 13 SG151, watermark spray, part manuscript cancel

Interesting typed First World War copy manuscript from Clifford Cecil Jeary "Thirty Thousand Miles With a Kitbag", this manuscript, details in his own words his experiences during The Great War from 1916 - 1920. An interesting record, worthy of research.

A Burmese lacquer prayer-book or devotional, 19th/early 20th c, inscribed in black with a Kammavaca manuscript over 16 rectangular panels, the margins with figural vignettes, bevelled outer covers, decorated in red and gilt, each panel 11 cm x 52cm Good condition, with some light wear, rubbing and scratches, and occasional chips.

Thomas Bewick (1753 - 1828) - The Setting Sun Public House by John Spendthrift, s.l., s.n., n.d. [1820], proof?, margin with contemporary manuscript inscription, wood engraving, 10 x 14cm  A Hogarthian satire designed by Bewick for use in The Genteel Sabbath Breaker (1820), a tract by the Rev. Robert Tweddell, defending the sanctity of the Sabbath, and in which the effects of liquor are demonstrated in the most straightforward way. The latter temperance movement point illustrated here with obvious parallels to Hogarth's Gin Lane (1751). Provenance: 1) 'Designed and engraved by the celebrated Bewick, for a tract by the Revd. R: Tweddell '; contemporary ink MS inscription to margin. 2) The Reverend Benjamin Arthur Marshall, incumbent of St. Cuthbert's Church, Carlisle (1853-1874); 2pp ALS to verso, dated The Parsonage, Carlisle, 18 Sep 1873, presenting the 'sketch ', to a R.S. Ferguson. A well-margined sheet. Toned in places, the margin with a soiled fingerprint.

Charles Wilde (1856-1905) - Spring, signed, titled label to verso, oil on board, 24 x 34.5cm Provenance: Borough of Nottingham Museum & Gallery: Local Artist's Exhibition, n.d., printed label to verso inscribed in manuscript.  Good, untouched condition. Varnish discoloured, light craquelure. Contemporary giltwood and composition glazed frame good. Unexamined out of frame.

A lady's friendship album, early 20th c, inscribed with manuscript sentiment, illustrated with watercolours, prints and tipped-in ephemera, contemporary limp roan gilt, worn, split with some movement, all edges gilt, 12mo

Edward Steel Harper (1878-1951) - A Field at Embridge, South Devon, signed with script and rebus, dated 1925, titled and inscribed manuscript label to verso, oil on board, 24.2 x 33cm Good condition, but for some small flaked losses in places.

A Wedgwood creamware portrait medallion, 1776-1780, modelled with a bas relief profile of Mark Antony, 8.1 x 6.2cm, indistinct pencilled manuscript inscriptions to verso: *** E* DARWIN *** Surface abrasions and deposits, with slight loss to detail of one hair curl. Flat surface chipping across the edge, recto and verso.

A Medieval German stoneware jug, Rhineland, 13th/14th c, 21cm h, manuscript collector's label, and another, similar, 19cm, (2) Each with commensurate chips, nibbles and further wear, but without repair or restoration. The second vessel with a stable crack.

Books - catalogue of manuscript maps and topographical drawings and others

20 boxed Myth & Magic figures - The Fiery Dragon, Famulus, The Dark Dragon, The Oracle, The Dragon's Oath, The Spellbook, Mystic Inspiration, The Castle Keeper, The Wizard's Font, The Protector, The Hoarder, The Serene Dragon, Wizard's Manuscript, The Sword Master, The Enforcer, The Antagonist, Hedera, The Fierce Dragon, The Mystic Dragon & Wizard's Spell

Andy Warhol 1928 Pittsburgh - 1987 New York Beethoven. 1987. Farbserigrafie. Verso mit dem Zertifikatsstempel des Andy Warhol Estate, dort von fremder Hand nummeriert und von Herausgeber, Drucker und Nachlassverwalter signiert. Einer von 15 Künstlerdrucken außerhalb der Auflage. Auf festem Karton. 101,6 x 101,6 cm (40 x 40 in), fast blattgroß. Gedruckt von Rupert Jasen Smith, New York (mit dem Trockenstempel). Herausgegeben von Hermann Wünsche, Bonn. [EH]. • Kurz vor dem Tod Andy Warhols entstanden. • Mit Beethoven porträtiert Andy Warhol einmalig eine Ikone der klassischen Musik. • Warhols auffällige und plakative Schöpfungen sind der Inbegriff der amerikanischen Pop-Art. • Seit über 30 Jahren in Privatbesitz. PROVENIENZ: Galerie Wünsche, Köln Privatsammlung Brandenburg (1992 vom Vorgenannten). LITERATUR: Frayda Feldman, Jörg Schellmann, Claudia Defendi. Andy Warhol Prints. A catalogue raisonné 1962-1987, New York 2003, WVZ Nr. II 392. Für das Bildnis Beethovens bezieht sich Andy Warhol, kurz vor seinem Tod, auf das 1819 entstandene Gemälde 'Beethoven mit dem Manuskript der Missa solemnis' (Beethoven-Haus, Bonn) von Joseph Karl Stieler. Dieses Porträt prägt weltweit die Vorstellung der Persönlichkeit des Meisters der klassischen Musik. Noch heute ist es hierzulande, aber auch in Brasilien oder Guatemala, nicht zuletzt durch Briefmarken zum 250. Geburtstag des Komponisten präsent. Es zeigt den berühmten deutschen Musiker beim Komponieren. Andy Warhol legt über das Konterfei die Notenfolge der ersten berühmten Takte der 1801 komponierten sogenannten Mondscheinsonate, Opus 27, No. 2. Es ist eines der bekanntesten klassischen Musikstücke und über den ganzen Globus hinweg bekannt. Damit folgt das Beethoven-Blatt Andy Warhols geradezu exemplarisch den Grundsätzen der Pop-Art: Warhol bedient sich eines allgemeinbekannten Motivs und überträgt es in den für sein Werk so typischen Gestaltungskanon. In dieser Farbserigrafie porträtiert Warhol sogar nicht nur den Menschen, sondern auch sein musikalisches Werk. Herausgeber des Blattes ist Helmut Wünsche, der auch rückseitig auf dem Zertifikatstempel neben Rupert Jason Smith (Drucker) und Fred Huges (Estate) unterschrieben hat. Der Galerist aus Königswinter südlich von Bonn war einer der deutschen Galeristen und Verleger Andy Warhols in Westdeutschland und hat mit dem Buch 'Andy Warhol. Das Graphische Werk 1962-1980' einen ersten Werkkatalog der Druckgrafik Andy Warhols erstellt. Durch ihn hat Andy Warhol den Kölner Dom, Helmut Schmidt und das Gemälde Stielers von Ludwig van Beethoven kennengelernt. Aufrufzeit: 07.06.2024 - ca. 14.56 h +/- 20 Min. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten, Folgerechtsvergütung fällt an.ENGLISH VERSIONAndy Warhol 1928 Pittsburgh - 1987 New York Beethoven. 1987. Silkscreen in colors. With the stamped certificate of the Andy Warhol Estate on the reverse, there numbered by a hand other than that of the artist and signed by printer, publisher and estate administrator. One of 15 artist proofs aside from the edition. On firm cardboard. 101.6 x 101.6 cm (40 x 40 in), nearly the full sheet. Printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York (with the blindstamp). Published by Hermann Wünsche, Bonn. [EH]. • Made shortly before Andy Warhol's death. • Beethoven - Andy Warhol's unique portrait of an icon of classical music. • Warhol's eye-catching and striking creations are the acme of American Pop Art. • Privately-owned for over 30 years. PROVENANCE: Galerie Wünsche, Cologne Private collection Brandenburg (acquired from the above in 1992). LITERATURE: Frayda Feldman, Jörg Schellmann, Claudia Defendi. Andy Warhol Prints. A catalogue raisonné 1962-1987, New York 2003, WVZ Nr. II 392. For the portrait of Beethoven that Andy Warhol made shortly before his death, he drew on the 1819 painting 'Beethoven with the Manuscript of the Missa Solemnis' (Beethoven-Haus, Bonn) by Joseph Karl Stieler. This portrait defined the image of the master of classical music world-wide world. It is still present in Germany today, but also in Brazil and Guatemala, not least through stamps commemorating the composer's 250th birthday. It shows the famous German musician composing. Andy Warhol superimposed the sequence of notes of the first famous bars of the so-called Moonlight Sonata, Opus 27, No. 2, composed in 1801, which is one of the most famous pieces of classical music and is known all over the world. Andy Warhol's Beethoven sheet thus follows the principles of Pop Art in an almost exemplary manner: Warhol uses a well-known motif and transfers it into the design canon so typical of his work. In this color silkscreen, Warhol not only portrays the person but also his musical work. The work was published by Helmut Wünsche, who also signed the certificate stamp on the reverse, alongside Rupert Jason Smith (printer) and Fred Huges (estate). The gallery owner from Königswinter, a town south of Bonn, was one of Andy Warhol's German representatives and published the book 'Andy Warhol. Das Graphische Werk 1962-1980', the first catalogue raisonné of Andy Warhol's prints. Through him, Andy Warhol became acquainted with the Cologne Cathedral, Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, and Stieler's painting of Ludwig van Beethoven. Called up: June 7, 2024 - ca. 14.56 h +/- 20 min. This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation, artist´s resale right compensation is due.

Interesting 19th Century Manuscript 'Love' Album, containing copied verse by several different people (various signed names), including Joseph Hill Appleton of Sheffield and M Webster, various dates, 1830s, worn leather binding (boards detached, many leaves loose), page size approx. 109mm x 89mm, accompanied by a transcript of the album.

MARGARET POPPER, World War I nurse, mentioned in despatches.  A small bundle of documents & ephemera incl. Mentioned in Despatches by Sir Douglas Haig, certificate, a few photographs, postcards from later travels, correspondence & a lovingly preserved manuscript poem from  "her patient, Joseph S. G. Dingley, 1915".

Manuscript Diaries.  Hannay & Dietrichsen's Diary ... With Their Almanack (concludes with Medicinal Catalogue & Adverts). Vols. for 1842, 1843 & 1844. The diary leaves comprehensively & completely filled in ink manuscript followed by daily lists of local & national events & concluding with cash accounts. Author unknown but poss. Lincolnshire (Stamford) / East of England area. Each vol. in half maroon leather with orig. prntd. brds. Every page filled! - with much for the interested reader or researcher to peruse.

Documents & Ephemera - Cumberland.  A bundle of legal documents, manuscript bills & ephemera incl. Cumbrian interest - Aspatria, Allonby, Cockermouth, etc.

Manuscript Accounts Books.  Mid 18th century limp vellum notebook of agricultural accounts; another with Garden accounts, early 19th cent., & 2 more, one with some handwritten recipes, etc.  (4).

Manuscript Accounts - Rev. John Romney of Whitestock Hall, Ulverston.  Kearsley's Gentleman's & Tradesman's Pocket Ledger for 1829, 1830 & 1832. Each partially completed in manuscript with some loose papers & ephemera in the pockets. Limp red leather; also 2 other account books reference Romney of Whitestock Hall incl. one in maroon morocco form with writing tablet & metal clasp.  (5).

"Church Notes, Epitaphs &c." - Manuscript.  Calf bound 8vo vol. containing a mass of closely written manuscript on various size leaves, author unknown, c.1800. Contains detailed transcriptions, church records, genealogical & local historical information, Derbyshire, Chester, Stockport, Northenden, Rossthorn, Bolton, Walton-le-Dale, Warrington, Sheffield, Worsley, etc. Includes sketched armorial vignettes & details of specific families. A mass of interesting & detailed information going back to 16th century registers, etc.

FLINDERS PETRIE W. M.  Tarkhan 1 & Memphis V. Illus. Quarto. Cloth backed prntd. brds., some wear & rubbing. British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1913; also British Museum, facsimile of the manuscript of Al-Kitab ... fi 'l- Lughah, illus., quarto, 1933; F. W. Baller, An Analytical Chinese-English Dictionary in well worn cond., 1900 & 2 other vols.  (5).

FAWCETT DR. RICHARD.  The Birth of the Christ. Beautiful manuscript throughout with gilt ground illus., coloured text & rulings, etc. Dark leather. "Richard Fawcett Scripsit et Fecit December, 1966".

Documents - Durham & Northumberland.  Lease of Unthank Colliery & Farm called "Pit Closes" ... Tweedmouth, Prideaux John Selby Esquire to Messieurs Robson & Co. Vellum. 1832; with approx. 16 other leases & legal documents, mainly vellum, mostly relative to the Prideaux family. The first of 21 lots of documents, manuscript items etc. from the estate of the Late Maurice Cole. Lots 36 to 57; also lots

HOWARD HENRY, of Corby Castle.  Letts's Diary or Bills Due Book & Almanack for 1832, 1839, 1841 & 1842. Vols. for 1832 & 1841 with ownership inscription of Henry Howard, many manuscript contemporary notes, etc.; also Moor`s Royal Almanack for 1840, the marbled wrappers with ownership inscription of John Robertson, Gamekeeper, Corby Castle, with hand written accounts, weights of fish caught, etc.  (5).

GOSCHEN SIR EDWARD, British Ambassador to Berlin at the commencement of WWI.  A substantial collection of Sir Edward Goschen`s personal papers, documents & manuscript items from pre World War I and into the 1920`s, mostly relative to his Austrian estate; much in German. Pre-war legal documents & copy documents mainly re. the family estate, Schloss Tentschach, including estate accounts and much re post-war claims for Austrian government compensation for the wartime confiscation of the property, detailed schedules, accounts, invoices, receipts etc. With other ephemeral items relative to Sir Otto Niemeyer incl. invitations, seating plans, menus, visiting cards (Vienna Debate, 1922) etc. 

A.M.D.E. Course of Heraldry. Manuscript & original watercolour, gouache & pencil throughout.  Fine arms, crests, regalia & orders. Demonstrates the various heraldic terminologies & conventions. Concludes with Table of Precedency. Oblong, 7" x 10.5". Nice blue calf gilt, dec. endpapers. Schools of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, Blackpool, n.d.

Glosop & Staley Bridge Rent Book (from) Sepr. 5th 1854.  Completed in manuscript with various slipped in correspondence & other papers. Limp maroon morocco; also a manuscript legal notebook in limp red leather by James P. Shepherd, Appleby, Westmorland & 88 Queen Street, Cheapside, 1860.  (2).

GIBBS ARTHUR.  Incidents of a Voyage to Bombay & China ... by Arthur Gibbs, Butcher's Mate on Board P&O S.S. Brindisi. Manuscript notebook of 148pp. 1885; & a limp leather notebook containing many pages of neatly written manuscript poetry "To Gladys Robb, latest verses from Sandy Morrison", with a photograph of a military figure, poss. the author.  (2).

Blencathra Sanitorium (near Keswick).  National Association for the Prevention of Consumption & Other Forms of Tuberculosis, Cumberland Branch, Blencathra Sanitorium, Minute Book (Continued). Manuscript Minute Book from 6th March 1923 to 16th September 1942. Quarto in well worn bdg. with some slipped in & tipped in ephemera, press cuttings & photographs.

Legal Opinions.  Late 19th/early 20th century neatly written manuscript vol. of opinions in Scottish legal cases & others, from Edinburgh addresses. Folio.

On Meteorites.  Notebook, part filled with cuttings, manuscript notes & a few watercolour sketches re. meteorites & where found, etc. Mid to late 19th cent.

(DEACONS THOMAS).  A Journey from Paris to Strasburg Through Switzerland Mainly on Foot; by the Simplon Through Italy to Rome, Then Florence, Venice & Trieste ... to Paris. 72 oblong leaves in ink manuscript, in unrelated folder. 1835/1836.

Documents & Letters - South West Scotland.  A carton of legal documents, letters & notes, including manuscript of "Store Farm of Drumwhirn for sale", documents re. Kirkpatrick & Welsh families, Arkland Estate & much else, Galloway area, etc.

Diary & Account Book - Alnwick Area.  Dunn & Duncan's Law & Commercial Daily Remembrancer for 1834. Crude manuscript diary & accounts throughout (much scoring through), one or two items of ephemera & concludes with list of deaths & times of carriages from Alnwick. Red leather backed brds.; also 3 other manuscript account books, early 19th cent., one ex Thorp & Dickson, Alnwick.  (4).

JOHN LEECH, British caricaturist & artist, 1817-1864.  Three manuscript letters in the artist`s hand, 1844, 1852 & 1866, together with 3 leaves of original pencil sketches, & another cut-out portrait sketch. (7)

FIRDAUSI'S SHAHNAMA (BOOK OF KINGS), LUCKNOW, INDIA, COMPLETED JUMADA 1214 (1799 AD) copied by the calligrapher Pandit Bairam, a Persian manuscript, on paper, comprising 638 folios, the text composed in four columns with 25 lines of elegant black nasta'liq, four beautifully illuminated headpieces with intertwining floral scrolls in polychrome on a gold ground, within borders of lobed cartouches, lavishly illustrated with one hundred and thirteen richly coloured miniatures, one with an outline sketch on the following folio, later inscribed in a European hand with the title and details, a rectangular seal above, later European binding, folios 34.5 by 20 cm.Provenance: Offered at Bonhams, 7th October 2014, lot 5.An extensively and elaborately decorated copy of Firdausi’s Shahnama (Book of Kings). This is a rare example of grand artistic patronage in the arts of the books at the Lucknow court in this period. The style of the miniatures resembles those produced in contemporary Delhi with both artistic traditions sharing the same artistic heritage of earlier Mughal courts (as a comparison see Sotheby’s, 23rd October 2023, lot 37, for a copy of the Bahar-I Danish dated 1805). Although little is known of the calligrapher, Pandit Bairam, his name is stated in a colophon in red ink at the end of the manuscript. This also states that the work was produced during the reign of Shah Sa’adat ‘Ali Khan, the second son of Shuja ud-Daula, who succeeded the adopted son of his brother, Asaf ud-Daula, in 1798, with the support of the British. Although less is known of him as a patron of the arts of the book, Sa’adat ‘Ali Khan actively commissioned architecture in Lucknow until his death in 1814.

AN OTTOMAN QUR'AN, TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY Arabic manuscript on burnished paper, 316 folios with four fly leaves, each folio with 15lines of black naskh, black, red and gold verse markers, sura headings in white naskh on gold panels, set within gold and black rules, the margins with occasional catchwords in red, the operning bifolium with six lines of black naskh within polychrome and gold decoration of foliate forms and interlacing strapwork, each folio with two shaped cartouches of white naskh on a gold ground within gold and black rules, within a contemporaneous brown morocco binding with embossed and gilt lobed cartouches of interlacing floral motifs, pink paper doublures, text panel 10.5 by 5.8 cm., folio 17 by 11.2cm.

SAMGRAHANI SUTRA, MEWAR OR MARWAR, LATE 18TH CENTURY ink with gouache and gold on paper, fifty four double sided folios of from a dispersed manuscript, devanagari text, thin red borders, the text interspersed with full and part page illuminations, 11 x 25.5cm (each folio)Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired by the vendor in 1971.A Sa?grahani-S?tra or “Book of Compilations” is a generic name defining a body of texts delineating Jain cosmology, an important topic for the community. Cosmological texts had a didactic purpose, and in some cases, such as the present manuscript, they were also intended to be pleasing to the eye.Sa?grahani-S?tras provide long descriptions and vivid illustrations of the Jain universe, such as the continents, the oceans, and their inhabitants. The present manuscript contains many of the typical canonical depictions found in such manuscripts, including several diagrams, maps, and cosmological measurement charts, including the image of the cosmos in the form of a gigantic man, the lokapuru?a (see inside front cover), the twelve animals symbolizing the lower heavens, different hells with scenes of tortures inflicted upon sinners, planetary deities such as the Sun and the Moon with their directional animals, schematic representations of Mount Meru – a sacred mountain that serves as the axis mundi, and a representation of the six spiritual taints (le?y?s) in which six male figures display different colour complexions, indicating the respective states of their souls, determined by karma accumulation. An unusual illustration depicts the God ?akra (Indra) receiving his envoy and army commander, the goat-headed Hari?aigame?i, and eight women (see illustration above). The story refers to ?akra learning about the conception of Mah?v?ra in the womb of a woman of the priestly caste. Since all Jinas had to be born in families of the warrior caste, ?akra sends his envoy to remove the embryo and implant it in the womb of Queen Tri?al?. This iconography is rarely found in Jain cosmological texts (for another image, see Granoff 2009, pp. 250–251). For further reading, see Granoff 2009, Del Bonta 2013, Caillat 1981 & Van Alphen 2000. (We are indebted to Isabella Nardi for her assistance with cataloguing this lot).

ABD AL-RAHMAN JAMI (D. 1492 AD): SILSILAT AL-DHAHAB, SAFAVID PERSIA, DATED AH 962/1555-56 AD Persian manuscript on gold-speckled paper, 237 folios, each folio with 14 lines of elegant black nasta'liq script arranged in two columns with double black-ruled gold vertical divisions, some text in blue, red and gold script within an illuminated ground arranged within cartouches, text within gold and polychrome rules, the opening bifolio with very fine gold and polychrome illumination framing two panels of text, each with 6 lines of white nasta'liq script outlined in black on gold ground, manuscript with two finely illuminated headpieces, catchwords, colophon dated, in restored Safavid gilt and stamped brown morocco binding, the doublures with découpé decoration, folio 25.4 by 15.2 cm.Provenance: Sotheby's, 18 April 1984, lot 90, The Saeed Motamed Collection, Christie's, 7 October 2013, lot 92Abd al-Rahman Jami (d.1492) was a prolific Persian scholar writing in a number of disciplines but mostly remembered as a poet. His most noted epic was the Haft Awrang comprising seven poems of which the largest is the Silsilat al-Dhahab (The Chain of Gold).

Great Britain 'Free Frank' Postal History Collection of ten entire covers written-up in great detail on pages, with another cover and many fronts loose and on old autograph album pages cut-down. Also the literature including J. W. Lovegrove 'Herewith My Frank...' hardcover. The main collection includes 1804 'apple' Free strike with manuscript 'OHMS' and intact seal of the Land Tax Register Office, 1807 'apple' with internal crown on letter from Duke of Beaufort, 1813 cover to Sir James Graham with manuscript 11d crossed out and Crown Free added on arrival, 1825 cover signed George Canning as Foreign Secretary (subsequently Prime Minister), 1826 'Newcastle - 5th Clause Post' mark in red, 1833 cover showing abuse of the privilege, etc. Many fascinating details, very nicely presented, see photos online.