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*Spain and Gibraltar. An album of photos. and neatly hand-drawn sailing charts, showing the track of H.M.S. Royal Sovereign on a winter cruise, 1894-95, including photos. and snapshots of the "Channel Squadron" at Gibraltar, Vigo, Alameda Parade, Gibraltar, The Rock, Palma de Mallorca, The Mole, The Exchange, Windmills, The Harbour at Palma, a folding panorama albumen print of Port Mahon, Minorca, a few group portraits, blueprints of ships, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, etc., many with neat ink manuscript identification beneath, a few photos. of the Kiel Canal and Copenhagen at rear, contemp. half morocco, neat reback, rubbed, oblong folio (1)

*Cruikshank (George, 1792-1878). Autograph letter signed 'Geo. Cruikshank', 4th September 1857 [?], two Captain Wilk[ins?], referring to a military subscription which has so far only raised and 'as I am now about 400£ in advance ... and as I want some of my money back - in these "hard times" I now write to you in reference to the conversation upon money matters of which we had at my house ...', and hoping that either he or fellow officers will know some gentlemen who may be ready 'to come forward in the way you proposed', manuscript word 'copy' at head of letter, somewhat spotted, creased and chipped at edges, small abrasion to paper surface affecting end of recipient's name, 2 pp., 8vo Shortly after Cruikshank's second marriage to Eliza Widdison in 1850 he had begun an affair with the housemaid Adelaide Attree. In 1854 she became pregnant by Cruikshank who fathered a further ten children with her it is believed, all without his wife's knowing. He therefore sustained two separate households on slender means and whether this letter was written in 1857 or 1867 it is clearly typical of Cruikshank's difficult financial circumstances. (1)

*Edison (Thomas Alva, 1847-1931). Typed letter signed 'Thos. A. Edison', Office of Edison Manufacturing Co. letterhead, 11th October 1892, to Felix de Lalande, 'I enclose copy herewith of my letter to you even date herewith concerning royalties due you under the contract between you, Mr. Chaperon and myself, and I also enclose second of exchange referred to therein, fine bold signature, wood engraved illusts. of batteries including the Edison-Lalande Faradic battery to verso, 1 page, together with two carbon copies of the aforementioned documents, both with manuscript insertions in a secretarial hand, 1 page and 3 pp. on three leaves (in tabular form), uniform 4to (3)

*Rolling Stones. Autograph signatures of The Rolling Stones in blue ballpoint pen, c. mid 1960s, on a leaf of folded exercise book including signatures of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, and Charlie Watts, the name The Rolling Stones and a further signature of Mick Jagger in an unidentified hand, manuscript identification of four of the signatures adjacent to autographs, exercise book carelessly torn with small split across lower flourish of Jagger's signature, overall approx. 19 x 15 cm (1)

*British Navy. A group of five manuscript documents addressed to the 'Respective Officers of His Majesty's Ordnance at Portsmouth, 6th November 1770 to 5th July 1784, the first concerning the details for replacement of six guns thrown overboard by the Sloop Officer, signed Tho. Hartnell; the second a 'List of Instruments, Tools &c., as is Necessary to be provided on the spot, preparatory to beginning the works for enclosing his Majesty's Dockyard at Portsmouth', signed John Archer; the third a letter referring to the (enclosed) list, signed John Boddington, the fourth ordering the supply of the established number of Guns to 'His Majesty's Ships the Barfleur, Centaur, Egmont, Lenox, Royal Oak, Terrible, Asia, Prudent, and Worcester being apointed to do the Duty of Guardships at Portsmouth', signed John Bullock; the last asking for an opinion as to 'the method best to be adopted for the preservation of Guns whether by Paint or Lacquer as also for preserving their Bores from Rust', signed Chas. Lennox, all 1 page except list 2 pp., first, third and fourth items with address panels, date stamps and seal tears, first and last sl. soiled and dampstained, all folio (5)

*Brownlow (Sir John, Viscount Tyrconnel, 1690-1754). Settlement of Lord Tyrconnel's Estate on his marriage with Miss Eleanor Brownlow, attested copy, 30th April 1712, a stitched manuscript deed on paper of twenty-nine pages, together with a fourteen-page manuscript deed on paper being an Attested Copy Release of the Manors of Standground and Farcett and several Lands, Tythes &c., in the Counties of Huntingdon and Cambridge, for securing two several sums of 2,500 and £7,500 subject to the appointment of Lady Anne Cust, 22nd July 1775 (2)

*Cornwall - Helston. A stitched volume of manuscript estate plans on linen, c. 1860s, thirty-two hand-col. pen and ink estate plans of Lanarth, Trenithon and Rosuic, Trovean, Roscaranon, Cowyjack, Tregiddon, Carnebo, Bonallack and Tresahor, Scorrier and Treskerby, etc., each titled in manuscript with adjacent landowners names mentioned, incl. Sir R.R. Vyvyan, Hartley, Usticke, H.M. St. Aubyn, Capt. W. Lory, and others, each plan with facing accompanying table of references detailing plot numbers with names, amount of tillageable land, waste and totals, drawing and text to one side of leaves only, some browning and soiling at front and rear, lacks index leaf at front, a little frayed at edges, 32 x 32 cm (1)

*Early Documents. A group of nineteen early manuscript documents, all but two on vellum, 16th-18th c ., including grants, bonds, exchequer writ, final concords, etc., some of the documents with details (19)

*Legal. 'A Table of fees taken by the Sworn Clerks of the Court of Chancery', c. 1760s, manuscript on paper in a neat, legible scribal hand, listing all the fees and taxes to be paid on the fees of court officials for various activities such as 'For Every Commission of Sequestration, and 'For Every Writ of Corpus Cum', 4pp, legal folio, together with other misc. ephemera, incl. the original agreement for the founding of the brass and wire works in Stok on Trent, 29th November 1796, 11pp., lge. 4to, a group of documents relating to the sale of St MArtin's Hall, Buckinghamshire, 1850s, plus West Indies, Canada and medical interest, all 19th c. (a bundle)

*Marriage Settlements. Collection of four vellum manuscript indentures from the 17th c ., each document listing details of the various settlements and dowries made, upon these marriages and proposed marriages, including one referring to the granting of the Priory of Laverstorke and various Manors (4)

*Nelson - Battle of Copenhagen. Instructions of Lord Nelson for the Attack of the Danish Fleet, [paper watermarked with Britannia motif and 'D & T 1800'], manuscript working copy, dated 2nd April 1801, 'The arrangements are as follows: But as the Vice Adml. Lord N. cannot with precision mark the situation of the different descriptions[?] of the enemies float[ing] B[atteries] and smaller vessels lying between them and the low decked ships skulls[?] the ships which are to be opposed to the F.B. &c. will find their stations by observing the station of the ships to be opposed to the two decked ships and hulls', then listing in columns the twelve ships used for the attack along with Numbers, Rates, Guns and Station of the Line as they are to engage, continuing with more explicit details of the movements and orders for the various ships, referring to Captain Rose, S.H. Parker and Captain Riou by name, concluding 'other fire Ships are to proceed under ye orders of Capt. Riou of the Amazon to perform such services as he is directed by Lord Nelson, Signed Nelson & Bronte', one page and two lines in a neat hand with two corrections, integral document title panel with horizontal folds, folio Nelson had invited captains from ships of the fleet to dinner on board HMS Elephant on 1st April 1801. They discussed plans for the attack of the 18-ship Danish fleet. Nelson was given twelve ships to carry out the attack, all listed in these orders. He stayed up until 01:00 dictating his instruction and orders for the attack which began at 10:05 on 2nd April. Two hours later, the commander-in-chief, Sir Hyde Parker made a signal to discontinue the action. Nelson literally turned a blind eye to the signal, saying to Captain Foley, as he raised the spyglass to his right eye, 'I have a right to be blind sometimes [and] I really do not see the signal' (Hibbert, p. 261). Following the Danish defeat an armistice was declared and Nelson replaced Parker as the Navy's commander-in-chief. Several versions of Nelson's orders of attack have been published and this appears to be a working document dictated to a secretary sometime shortly after midnight on the 1st April. (1)

*Passports. A group of nine printed passports with manuscript insertions for Reginald Rogers, early 19th c., including three from Fort St. George [Chennai, India], Sicily, plus one other Italian and four French specimens, all single sheets with signatures and ink stamps, etc., tall folio and smaller, together with a counterpart covenant of Reginald Rogers, senior merchant, at the Presidency of Fortwilliam in Bengal, 26th March 1825, a printed deed with manuscript insertions on paper (10)

*Pennsylvania - Settlers' History. Diary, Weather Occurrences &c., by John & Martha Watson, of Greenville, Buckingham, Pennsylvania, two original autograph manuscript volumes for nine complete years, 1825-33, written longitudinally in tabular form, one month to two pages, with four columns for day, date, weather (mostly one or two words) and Remarks, the latter most usually comprising less than ten words for a day, details referring to visitors and visits, surveying and shoemaking work undertaken, farm work, Wrightstown meetings and copying of minutes, births, deaths and marriages, etc., numerous family names mentioned in over 3,000 daily entries, some sl. soiling and chipping, orig. wrappers with contemp. stitching repairs, oblong 8vo, together with John Watson's manuscript fair copy of his father's [also John Watson] article entitled 'Narrative of the Indian Walk', dated 1815, describing the demarkation of the boundaries of Pennsylvania by William Penn and other settlers in agreement with native Indians, the various walks that then ensued into the eighteenth century, the disputes that arose between settlers and natives, 25 pp., followed by John Watson Jr.'s own account with corrections to his father's account and the wrongs done to the Native Americans, signed and dated, Greenville, [Buckingham], 9th of 9mo, 1822, 9 pp., all contained in a contemp. exercise book, light dampstain to lower margins, sewn wrappers with sepia woodcuts, some staining, soiling and wear to spine, slim 4to, plus other related manuscript and printed ephemera, including a release of land in Buckingham from Sarah Watson to Elizabeth Watson, and another from Thomas and Elizabeth Watson to Sarah Watson, both dated 8th October 1792, 'Observations on the Customary Use of Distilled Spiritous Liquors' by J. Watson, 50-page manuscript [possibly incomplete], 1809, with an eight-page copy reply from C.C. Blatchly, manuscript memoirs of Ann Watson [died 28th December 1812] written by her sister Sarah Watson, 25 pp., 8vo, manuscript memorandum by John Watson begun 1826, 18 pp. historical notes, 8vo, a commonplace book, 48 pp., 4to, plus deeds, share certificates, etc., some relating to other family names A most interesting local history archive including unpublished source material relating to the Watson family in Buckingham County, Pennsylvania, during the first third of the nineteenth century. Thomas Watson(c.1660-1731), a Doctor of Physics, and his wife Eleanor (c.1660-1715), with their two sons John (1696-1760) and Thomas (1698-1729), emigrated from High Moor in Cumberland County in 1701, and settled near Bristol in Old Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The diaries of this John (probably a great great grandson of Thomas and Eleanor) and Martha Watson, though brief, give a vivid picture of daily life, through short direct remarks concerning the family's day to day life. The two manuscript accounts, 'Narrative of the Indian Walk' and its addendum were both published at the time, the first in the 'Pennsylvania Correspondent' (Doylestown, 12th & 19th November, 1816), reprinted with the son John's addendum in 'The Register of Pennsylvania' (2nd October 1830). A photocopy of the reprint is available along with a brief itemised contents list of the lot. (approx. 30)

*The Penylan Estate. Very large manuscript vellum indenture, consisting of twenty-seven large sheets of vellum, dated 16th December 1854 , between The Hon. Sir Edward Hall Alderson, the Baron of the Exchequer at Westminster (1787-1857, Judge), and thirteen other parties, detailing the resettlement of parts of this very large estate stretching from Erbistock, in Denbigshire [Wrexham] into Ellesmere, Shropshire, over hundreds of acres, the document contains a number of detailed schedules, each listing details of all the various lands and premises, the tenants, acreages, etc., including a number of collieries and mines, with signature of Sir Edward Hall Alderson and others, with fourteen wax seals appended (27)

*Book of Hours. Single vellum leaf from an illuminated manuscript Latin Book of Hours, Northern France, late 15th c., double-sided, 13 lines of single-column text, written in brown ink, painted dec. initials and line-fillers heightened in gold, fore-edge margin of one side of each leaf with attractive floral border panel painted in blue, green, red & heightened in gold, leaf size approx. 145 x 100mm, text & floral border 70 x 70mm (1)

Baring (Maurice). The Glass Mender and Other Stories, 1st ed., 1910, twelve full-page col. illusts., t.e.g., orig. gilt dec. cloth, faded and rubbed on spine, together with R.F.C. H.Q., 1914-1918, 1st ed., 1920, errata slip after title, orig. cloth, rubbed and a little worn on spine, plus What I Saw in Russia, 1st ed., 1927, col. frontis., orig. cloth gilt, and Darby and Joan, 1st ed., 1935, orig. cloth in slightly soiled and frayed d.j., all 8vo, with others by/about Baring, incl. a typed thesis, 'Man Underground. Some aspects of the Life, Family Background and Personality of Maurice Baring that Illuminate his Work', by W.G. Simpson, 1982, plus Per Ardua, MCMXIV-MCMXVIII, by Maurice Baring, Seven Acres Press, 1929, two copies, one with manuscript corrections by Baring loosely inserted, signed, (50 copies printed), and a copy of The Blue Rose, 1982, illust. Anne Dalton, 1982, title and fifteen full-page col. illusts., orig. glazed pict. boards, oblong 4to (approx. 70)

Fur and Feather Series. The Grouse, The Pheasant, The Red Deer, 1895-96, b & w illusts., orig. pict. cloth, rubbed and a little faded on spines, 8vo, together with Witherby (H.F., and others), The Handbook of British Birds, 5 vols. in 10, 1st ed., 1838-41, num. col. plts. and b & w illusts. to text, interleaved copy with some manuscript notes, minor scattered spotting, orig. cloth gilt, some a little faded on spines, 8vo, with other ornithology and natural history (3 shelves)

Wittgenstein (Ludwig). Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, with and Introduction by Bertrand Russell, reprinted (with a few corrections), 1933, previous owners extensive manuscript notes on e.p.s and marks to margins, orig. cloth gilt, minor wear to extrems., together with Koffka (K.), Principles of Gestalt Psychology, 1936, orig. cloth gilt, a little rubbed, both 8vo, plus Lawrence (T.E.), Seven Pillars of Wisdom. A Triumph, 1st trade ed., 1935, num. b & w illusts. and ports., orig. cloth gilt, faded on spine and upper cover dampmarked, 4to, plus other misc. books, incl. psychology, poetry and literature, music, etc. From the library of David Sylvester. (3 shelves)

An early Victorian Scrap Album, containing manuscript verse, prints and a cut card Valentine 'Lovers token', gilt tooled leather binding

A Soviet period ink well and cover, Russian 20th century, in the form of a bust of Lenin set upon two books and scrolled manuscript. Height 14cm.

LEAR Edward, Nonsense Songs, set to music by Dudley Glass and four volumes of Music Manuscript, Mozart, Chopin, etc. (5)

Indian School - Manuscript page decorated with an interior scene with a Prince and four female attendants, 11.5ins x 5.5ins, and one other miniature depicting a tiger hunting scene, 5.5ins x 3ins, both framed and glazed

Robert Norman Hepple 27 1/2in. x 35 1/2in. (70 x 90cm) 'The Fruit Market, Piazza delle Eribe, Verona' Signed; sold with a manuscript letter of provenance signed by the Artist.

The Times Thursday November 7th 1805. Includes Vice-Admiral Collingwood's dispatch from Cape Trafalgar. Also manuscript documents from John Palmer M.P. (1849), Captain Chads RN (1853) and Lord Auckland (1849) concerning Naval matters. (envelope)

*An embroidered antique textile fragment, possibly coptic in origin, cotton on linen, 45cm long; A 17th century style, Persian painted and illustrated book leaf, depicting a young prince with attendants,with black ink script 290x11cm; An oriental clay figure (af);part of a painted icon panel (af), leaves from an islamic manuscript; further misc ceramic and metal items, also a double gourd shape black glazed pottery table lamp, 20th century, benares brass water bowl, a modern onyx mantle clock, an album of facsimile postcards, (a lot)

Poulson (G.), Beverlac or The Antiquities and History of Beverley, 2 vol. in 1, original boards, contents disbound, lacking one plate, 1829; -.The Register of the Electors To Vote in the Choice of Members to Serve in Parliament for the Borough of Beverley, 36pp, 1836; Manuscript.- 16pp exercise book of 1785 containing handwritten m.s.Ordinances for the Occupation of Bricklayers within the Town of Beverley; two folding 10 maps of the Beverley area; Act of Parliament.- ....for granting an Aid to His Majesty by laying a Tax upon Papists...., 1723 (6).

Marshall (Robert) A Visit into Wiltshire, 1826 (a manuscript notebook concerning the author’s search for his maternal ancestors of the Richmond Webb family)

Three manuscript indentures, dated 1567, 1604 and 1613, together with two grants of probate dated 1705 and 1749 and a land tax exoneration certificate dated 1799, in ebonised box frames, the largest document 43 x 72cm (17 x 28in) (6)

Books from Restenneth Library, Forfar To include: The Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1949, complete in 24 vols; Scott Sir Walter, The Waverley novels, 48 vols; Lockhart J G, The life of Walter Scott, 10 vols; The journal of Walter Scott, from the original manuscript at Abbotsford, 2 vols; Bartholomew, J G, Atlas of Scotland, 1895; and a selection of others (qty)

NEALE, John Preston-Views of the Seats of Noblemen & Gentlemen in England, Wales, Scotland & Ireland, 11 vols., London 1818-1828, series 1&2, steel engravings, cont. quarter green morocco. some spotting, rubbing, one label in manuscript, etc.

Facsimilie of the Original Manuscript of the Book of Common Prayer, London 1891, full leather with embossed border by Zaehnsdorf, ex libris Sir Charles Nall-Cain and Bracket. folio.

A 19th century scrap album, with various mounted prints and sketches, etc.; A Manuscript volume listing various Northern English family histories: A manuscript volume entitled A Brief Collection of the Arguments Used by Hugo Grotius..., and two other items (5).

An Indian manuscript/letter, 19th century. Framed. 55x20cm.

*Cartes-de-visite. An album of ninety-nine window mounted Neopolitan-style hand-col. albumen print cartes-de-visite portraits, c. 1870s, including religious figures, military figures, women and family group scenes, partial manuscript index, contemp. diced calf with gilt clasps, upper joint broken and contents det., 4to (1)

*European Architecture. A group of seven photograph albums, late 19th c., comprising approx. 200. leaves of mounted albumen prints of British and European churches and sculptures, etc., photographers include Valentine, Frith's Series, etc., mostly larger format, the majority identified in ink on mounts, partial manuscript indexes to front pastedowns, contemp. half morocco, worn and one cover def., all oblong folio (7)

*India. An album of approx. sixty albumen prints, c. 1880s, including views, Bombay buildings, groups and portraits, the majority approx. 28 x 21 cm, all mounted, photographers unidentified, occn. pencil anotations to mounts, some images faded, occn. spotting and soiling, contemp. cloth, worn and contents detached, together with a late 19th c. photograph album with views of Great Britain and Italy, the images generally very faded, contemp. half morocco, worn, both oblong folio, plus a small group of printed and manuscript ephemera relating to Sam Tomlinson's Cruise with the Cunard Steam Ship Company in 1889, including itineraries, receipts, maps, etc. (-)

Lysons (Daniel & Samuel). Magna Britannia; Being a Concise Topographical Account of the Several Counties of Great Britain, Volume the Sixth, Containing Devonshire, in 9 vols., 1822, pages interleaved with over 6000. blank pages, many with interesting manuscript notes and cuttings etc., EXTRA ILLUSTRATED with 11 maps (10. folding), 470. un-col. plts. (18 folding), 39 col. plts. (15 folding), 124 leaves of letterpress from pamphlets etc., 60. original drawings (6 coloured), 7 pedigrees (4 folding, 2 in ms.), 6 mounted photographs and 7 authograph letters, minor occ. scattered spotting, 19th c. green half calf gilt, slightly rubbed to extrems., large 4to Bookplate of William Richard Crabbe, East Wonford, Heavitree, Devon. (9)

*Kent. Two 19th century manuscript estate plans relating to neighbouring areas near to Cranbrook including Goddard's Green, early 19th century, ink with outline wash colouring, with many places names marked incl. Tempest Wood, Benenden Green, etc., both on a scale of eight chains to an inch, each approx. 485 x 285 mm, laid onto card The maps are numbered 7 & 17 suggesting that they may be part of a larger series. (2)

*Charles I. A list headed 'Creations of Nobilitie' giving the dates of creation of Baronetcies and Marquessates in the 18th to 21st Regnal Years of Charles I, [1642-1646], a near contemp. manuscript copy, names include Thomas Leigh, Christopher Hatton, Ralph Hopton, Henry Percy, etc., 4 pp., folio, together with other misc. ephemera including a 19th c. Commonplace Book with a fair copy of Byron's English Bards and Scotch Reviewers, a music certificate signed by George, Duke of Kent, various French letters from the late 18th and early 19th c., etc. (12)

*Dried Flowers. A collection of twenty-six pressed flower specimens from the Holy Land, [possibly by Edith M. Lister, watercolour painter], May 1857, each specimen neatly mounted with manuscript details below, each sheet folded with provenance of specimen to upper wrapper, places include Caesarea, Gethsemene, Bethel, Banks of Abana, Damascus, Entor and Shiloh, all loosely contained in orig. half calf book box, rubbed and restored with new leather labels to spine and upper cover, 8vo (1)

*Essex - Manor of Hempstead Hall. Large vellum indenture dated 27th June 1633, between Anthony Cotton, Thomas Cotton and John Dormer for all that Manor or Mansion House of Hempstead Hall, with all its houses, lands, building, stables, woods, etc., with two large pendant wax seals attached, together with another detailed vellum indenture of the 4th October 1675, relating to Hempstead and a group of vellum manuscript final agreements, tythe bills and manuscript paper receipts (15)

*London. Large multiple sheet indenture, dated 13th January 1680, between William Soame, Sir Eliab Harvey and John Morris, granting several messages and tenements, rooms, chambers, gardens, courtyards, gatehouses, etc., in a street called Bishopsgate in St. Martins, London, the indenture also relates to further property in the Parish of St. Clements lately erected by Thomas Bristow, etc., complete with two large pendants wax seals appended, together with a nine page manuscript report of 1678 to Sir James Edwards, Lord Mayor of London advising that Sir Eliab Harvey is pulling down a house in Bishopsgate and of the obstructing nearby chimneys, etc. (2)

*Wales. Two early vellum manuscript documents, the first being a quitclaim from the Reign of Edward VI dated 21st June 1551, relating to land in Montgomery, the other made at the Great Sessions at Poole in Montgomery dated 15th May in the 43rd year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, relating to lands in Welshtowne, Gyngrog vawr, Gyngrog vechan, Poole and Guilfield, both with accompanying translations (2)

Bible. English]. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New: Newly Translated out of the Originall Tongues, and with ye Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised by His Majesties Speciall Command, Printed by Thomas Buck and Roger Daniel, Cambridge, 1638, bound with The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments: and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England, Printed by Thomas Buck and Roger Daniel, Cambridge, 1638, bound with The Whole Book of Psalmes, Collected into English Metre, by Th. Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others, Printed by Thomas Buck and Roger Daniel, Cambridge, 1638, geng. general title with early hand-col., all three works with text within red ruled border, lower outer corner sl. water-stained throughout, not affecting text, a number of leaf edges almost imperceptibly repaired with archival tissue, endpapers renewed, a.e.g., contemp. calf, lavishly gilt dec., rebacked, preserving orig. spine, and expert repairs to board edges and corners, folio Herbert 520. Refurbishment of binding described by the restorer, Anthony Gardner, in a manuscript note on verso of front free endpaper, and his detailed invoice loosely inserted. See illustration on rear cover of this catalogue. (1)

Beza (Theodore). Codex Theodori Bezae Cantabrigiensis Evangelia et Apostolorum Acta Complectens Quadratis Literis Graeco-Latinus, ed. Thomas Kipling, 2 vols., Cambridge, 1793, wide-margined copy, occn. minor marks to margins (generally a clean copy), contemp. blindstamped and gilt-panelled full calf, later reback, outer corners renewed, rubbed and scuffed, and some wear to extrems., large folio Special type was cut for this edition to match the style of the manuscript. The Codex Bezae, 'the very crown of the Cambridge Press' and one of the treasures of Cambridge University Library, is one of the earliest sources of the New Testament. (2)

*Book of Hours. Two single vellum leaves from an illuminated manuscript Latin Book of Hours, Paris (?), c.1490-1500, double-sided, 16 lines of single-column text, written in black, painted dec. initials and line-fillers heightened in gold, fore-edge margin of one side of each leaf with attractive floral border panel painted in red, green, blue and heightened in gold, leaf size approx. 180. x 130mm, text 120. x 75mm (2)

*Book of Hours. Two single vellum leaves from an illuminated manuscript Latin Book of Hours, Paris (?), c.1490-1500, double-sided, 16 lines of single-column text, written in black, painted dec. initials and line-fillers heightened in gold, fore-edge margin of one side of each leaf with attractive floral border panel painted in red, green, blue and heightened in gold, leaf size approx. 180. x 130mm, text 120. x 75mm (2)

*Book of Hours. Two single vellum leaves from an illuminated manuscript Latin Book of Hours, Paris (?), c.1490-1500, double-sided, 16 lines of single-column text, written in black, painted dec. initials and line-fillers heightened in gold, fore-edge margin of one side of each leaf with attractive floral border panel painted in red, green, blue and heightened in gold, leaf size approx. 180. x 130mm, text 120. x 75mm (2)

*Book of Hours. Four single vellum leaves from an illuminated manuscript Latin Book of Hours, Paris (?), c.1490-1500, double-sided, 16 lines of single-column text (one with 11 lines of text to verso), written in black, painted dec. initials and line-fillers heightened in gold, fore-edge margin of one side of each leaf with attractive floral border panel painted in red, green, blue and heightened in gold, leaf size approx. 180. x 130mm, text 120. x 75mm (4)

*Book of Hours. Four single vellum leaves from an illuminated manuscript Latin Book of Hours, Paris (?), c.1490-1500, double-sided, 16 lines of single-column text (one with 8 lines of text to verso), written in black, painted dec. initials and line-fillers heightened in gold, fore-edge margin of one side of each leaf with attractive floral border panel painted in red, green, blue and heightened in gold, leaf size approx. 180. x 130mm, text 120. x 75mm (4)

*Book of Hours. Three single vellum leaves from an illuminated manuscript Latin Book of Hours, Paris (?), c.1490-1500, double-sided, 16 lines of single-column text, written in black, painted dec. initials and line-fillers heightened in gold, fore-edge margin of one side of each leaf with attractive floral border panel painted in red, green, blue and heightened in gold, leaf size approx. 180. x 130mm, text 120. x 75mm (3)

Manuscript stories. Three Stories. The Fiord. Tristan d'Acunha. and Cogia Hassan of Bagdad. Printed at Walmer, 1848, together three hand-written short stories in ink manuscript, possibly copied from a published work, with two orig. pen, ink and wash full-page illusts., contemp. half dark green morocco, rubbed and minor wear to extrems., 12mo, together with a hand-col. panorama of The Princess Alexandra's Arrival and Public Entry into London, March 7th, including the Marriage Ceremony, St. George's Chapel, Windsor, March 10, 1863, in twenty hand-col. litho. sections, approx. 280. mm in length, some wear to joints and restrengthened with tape, bound in orig. cloth with large paper label to upper cover, sm. square 8vo (2)

Patrick (Simon, 1626-1707, Bishop of Ely). [The Christian Sacrifice], a manuscript copy of extracts from Bp. Patrick's text, comprising 81 numbered pages, ?early 18th century, written in black and in red ink in a clear and bold hand, with a decorative initial W at the beginning, and ornamental tail-piece at the end, in a full red goatskin binding, decorative gilt floral border to sides, which are filled with a semé of small gilt leaves, spine gilt in compartments between raised bands, unlettered, a.e.g., the binding now slightly rubbed at extrems., and marked, 8vo With the signatures of Elizabeth Manners, and Martin Annesley on the front free endpaper, and the later bookplate of Francis Cotton Annesley on the front pastedown. Family correspondence addressed to him and loosely inserted identifies the text. "The Christian Sacrifice" was first published in 1671. (1)

*Manuscript. An early 19th century pocket album of manuscript music, belonging to John Wallis, and dated August 15, 1807, containing melodies for ninety-four various hornpipes, reels, Scottish ayres, and similar, four staves per page, each titled, with handwritten index at front, prelims. loose, orig. calf-backed marbled boards, worn with backstrip deficient and covers detached, oblong 8vo Titles include Miss Jane Bruce's reel, Oscar and Malvina The Galley Slave, Newcastle Hornpipe, The Water Man, The Irish Washer Woman, The Caladonean Laddie, Nelson's Hornpipe, etc. (1)

*Parrini (Pietro). Gran Sonata per Pian-Forte esprinente la Battaglia d'Austerlitz, c. 1833, 50. pp. of manuscript music, several blank leaves at end, handwritten title in ink to front blank, a.e.g., contemp. sheep gilt, rubbed and marked, small 4to, together with Arne (Thomas), The Musick in the Masque of Comus, written by Milton, printed for I. Walsh in Catharine Street in The Strand, n.d., late 18th c., apparently imperfect at end (finishes on page 46), bound with several other printed songs, etc., including Arne's Overture in Artaxeres, contemp. calf backed boards, worn, folio (2)

*Smallwood (William, Light Music Composer, 1831-97). An archive of sheet music, scrap albums and manuscript ephemera relating to William Smallwood and Smallwood Metcalfe, 19th and early 20th c., including three albumen print cartes-de-visite of William Smallwood, a scrap album of concert programmes and handbills from the concerts he attended, solicitors bills, receipts, etc., a few manuscript scores, a photo. of Henry J. Wood signed and inscribed by him to Smallwood Metcalfe, an album of newspaper cuttings about Metcalfe's Choir, and approx. 100. William Smallwood sheet music items in orig. printed wrappers and five bound vols. William Smallwood was a prolific popular composer of the late 19th century. He was born and lived in Kendal all his life and made a small fortune through the much reprinted 'Smallwood's Pianoforte Tutor'. He also transcribed and arranged for either piano or organ a quantity of music by Mozart, Haydn, etc. This archive comes from a direct descendent and many items bear his ownership signature. (a carton)

Nicholson (William, Bishop of Gloucester), David's Harp Strung and Tuned: Or, an easie analysis of the Book of Psalms, 1662, title page soiled and frayed at edges, some spotting throughout, contemp. calf, broken on spine, folio, together with Sandys Travailes: Containing a History of the Original and Present State of the Turkish Empire , 6th ed., 1658, addn. eng. title, folding map (trimmed and relaid), engs. to text, two or three leaves supplied in old manuscript facsimile, contemp. blind panelled calf, crudely rebacked, folio, plus other misc. books incl. antiquarian, plus 20th c. history, literature and illustrated works, etc. (3 shelves)

QUEEN VICTORIA AND OSBORNE HOUSE-A small collection of ephemera given to Edwin Craig, the Queen's Telegraphist at Southampton, including 3 charming manuscript menus for dinners in 1891 within chromolithographed borders, on card, 2 for Balmoral and one Osborne, 3 printed Entertainments and Visitors lists and a copy of a message, 8 items, together with A Royal Presentation stick-pin, the oval section of banded agate is mounted in gold with pellet border and engraved to the reverse 'I.M.O. Jan 20. 1896. from V.R.I.' In fitted case by Carrington. With a hand-written letter headed 'Osborne' to Edwin Craig on behalf of the Queen. *Queen Victoria was particularly grateful for Edwin Craig's help in transmitting messages for her, via Southampton, when illness struck, so much so that she sent him the gold tie pin as a token of her appreciation. Provenance: Consigned by the descendants.

Boudoir grand piano in rosewood case with turned supports by John Broadwood & Sons, London, No. 2349 JMH in manuscript style also accompanying stool with inset embroidered panel

A manuscript letter written by Winston S Churchill on embossed House of Commons paper, dated April 19th '55, unframed