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Barrington (George). A Voyage to Botany Bay with a Description of the Country, Manners, Customs, Religion, &c. of the Natives.., to which is added his Life and Trial, Printed by C. Lowndes, and sold by H.D. Symonds, [1793?], eng. vign. title and frontis., 120pp, partly uncut, paper thinning to second leaf, bound with Service (David, Shoemaker), Crispin, or the Apprentice Boy, a Poem, Yarmouth, 1804, title and 22pp, manuscript imprint deletion marks to title and final page, bound with Cranebrook (Captain J.R.), An Appeal to British Feelings!!! Or, the Brief and Interesting Narrative of Captain J.R. Cranebrook, who, for Assisting in the Elopement of Miss Belphina Baxter from a Portuguese Nunnery, and Conveying her across the Atlantic Ocean, suffered two Years Imprisonment, with an Account of their Shipwreck, and the loss of that accomplished Young Lady a few Weeks after she became a Wife, Written by Himself, Printed for the Author, Leeds, 1820, 16pp, bound with two others, The Adventurer, No. 1, 12th April 1823, and A Monody on the Lamented death of the Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales and of Saxe Coburg-Saalfeld, by James Ackland, 1817, some soiling thoughout and all dampstained at upper outer corners, contemp. half calf gilt, rubbed, 8vo, together with three unrelated (4)

Hentzner (Paul). Travels in England, during the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, Translated by Horace, late Earl of Orford, and first printed by him at Strawberry Hill: to which is now added, Sir Robert Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia; or, Observations on Queen Elizabeth's Times and Favourites with Portraits and Views, 1797, eleven engraved ports. and plts., manuscript plate index to front free endpaper, contemp. calf gilt with green morocco title label, slight loss of leather at head & foot of spine, upper board detached, 8vo Armorial bookplate of the Earl of Craufurd. (1)

Latymer (Hugh). Frutefull Sermons preached by the right reverand father, and constant Martyr of Jesus Christ M. Hugh Latymer, newly Imprinted, with others not heretofore set forth in print .., printed by John Daye, 1578, title with woodcut decorative border, a little soiled, front blanks and title verso with old manuscript notes in ink, black letter text, woodcut initials, folding b&w woodcut plt. of Latymer preaching before King Edward VI, occn. old marginal notes in ink, incl. num. pointing fingers, final leaf with printers colophon and large woodcut to verso, further old manuscript notes in ink to blanks at rear and endpaper, contemp. blind panelled calf, later reback, rubbed, 8vo (1)

Kren (Thomas, & McKendrick, Scot). The Renaissance, The Triumph of Flemish Manuscript Painting in Europe, Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum/Royal Academy of Arts, 2003, num. col. and b&w plts. and illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., thick 4to, together with Hope-Hennessy (John), Paradiso, The Illuminations to Dante's Divine Comedy by Giovanni di Paolo, New York, 1993, col. and b&w illusts., orig. cloth gilt in d.j., square 4to, plus Kapr (Albert), The Art of Lettering, The History, Anatomy, and Esthetics of the Roman Letter Forms, pub. K. G. Saur, 1983, num. b&w illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., thick 4to, and others on illuminated manuscripts, calligraphy and printing, incl. some paperbacks, mostly 4to. (23)

Catalogues. A Catalogue of the Genuine Household Furniture, etc., late the property of Sir Robert Rich, Baronet .., will be sold by auction by John Taylor, at his late seat called Rose Hall, at Beccles, in the County of Suffolk, on Tuesday, August 30, 1785, 12 pp., interleaved with blank pages containing manuscript prices and names of purchasers, corners creased and curled, stitched as issued, together with A Catalogue of All the Elegant and Modern Household Furniture, and Other Effects, belonging to Miss Fernyhough, of Stafford, who is changing her residence; which will be sold by auction on the premises by Mr. Henshaw, Monday 2nd April, 1810, 16 pp., closed tear repair to title, plus a similar catalogue of the household furniture and effects of the Rt. Hon. The Countess of Holderness, deceased, to be sold by Mr. Christie, Feb. 22, 1802, another for the household furniture and effects of James Hugh Smith Barry, deceased, to be sold by Mr. Roper, March 1st, 1802, both bound in modern marbled wrappers, and one other (5)

Sangorski (F., and Sutcliffe, G.). The Form of Solemnization of Holy Matrimony, n.d., c. 1950s, original illuminated manuscript, illuminated title and first leaf of text in gold and colours with large decorated initial to each, two smaller illuminated initials to title, with elaborately decorated border of flowers and tendrils in gold, blue, red and green, 30 pp. of hand-written text (numbered II-XXXI), seventeen illuminated initials in gold and colours, text in red and black, on vellum throughout, with blanks at front and rear, blue moiré silk endpapers, inside gilt dentelles, a.e.g., orig. gilt-dec. pigskin, contained in purpose-made drop-over bookbox, 8vo (1)

Croquet. A small group of printed and manuscript ephemera, mostly c. 1870s/1880s, the printed items including All England Croquet Club: Letter to Mr Whitmore [1869?], Report of the Committee of the All England Croquet Club [1872], All England Croquet Club June Prize Meeting (1873), Rules of the Four-Shire Croquet Club, letters to and from Walter Peel, Arthur Law, James Heath, a letter to The Field about the decline of croquet (1874), and two long poems (with typed transcriptions) titled The Vase's Appeal 1876 and 1877, some with Prichard's ball point annotations and comments, various sizes (16)

Oxford & Cambridge. Official Programme, Oxford v. Cambridge, (Rugby) Football Match, Dec. 8th, 1921, & December 11th, 1923 together two programmes, printed in blue on light blue paper, folded as issued, some minor marks, slim 8vo, the first mounted to inside front cover of a related scrap album containing mounted newscuttings covering the 1921 match, together with a letter, on Rugby Football Union headed paper, dated 30th January 1922, informing the recipient that he has been selected to play for England v Ireland at Dublin, on Saturday 11th Feb. 1922, pre-printed letter, with manuscript insertions in ink, the recipient unnamed, loosely inserted (1)

Midshipman's Log and subsequent journal, a mid 19th century manuscript log compiled by Midshipman (later Vice-Admiral) Martin J. Dunlop, Royal Navy, and covering the officers' lengthy training in H. M. Ships 'Victory', 'Ajax', 'Falcon', 'Styx', 'Devastation' and 'Royal Albert', October 1853 - August 1860, the entries mostly of a routine nature but also detailing Dunlop's experiences during the Baltic campaign of 1854-55, with hand drawn charts tipped in throughout and one pencil sketch of the paddle

John Betjeman provenance 'Kate Greenaway' 1905 by Spielmann and Layard 1905 original cloth shaken and some part "detached, complete with tipped in manuscript note from Betjeman" and ownership flyleaf. -1

An interesting extensive archive for Edinburgh Roperie Company from 1758 through to the 20th century Ashfield Rope "Works,Falmouth including leather bound manuscript cash books for 18th and 19th cent. framed photographs, legal documents etc

Welch (Joseph) A List Of Scholars Of St Peter's College, Westminster.. ., interleaved copy with numerous manuscript additions, frontispiece and 1 plate, half calf, marbled boards, 4to, 1788.

Wolfe (Robert Cope) The Three Culprits, Three Sermons Preached In The Churches Of Longhope And Abinghall, manuscript, half calf, 8vo, n.d.; together with Manuscript commonplace book, contemporary black morocco, 8vo, early 19th Century (2).

Butler (Sir Harcourt) Governor Of Burma, two manuscript signed letters, dated 1925, addressed to Lord Inchcape, with accompanying 6 page printed report on his visit to the Hukawng Valley. * Slavery interest.

Fisher (Lord Of Kilverstone) Admiral Of The Fleet, 5 page manuscript, signed letter, dated 19/10/18, addressed to Lord Inchcape, with accompanying typed correspondence. * Relates to the 'disastrous controversy' of the loss Mercantile shipping during W. W. I. (A packet).

'New Zealand Ferns', an album containing 24 original dried specimens, named with locations in manuscript, oblong 4to, half morocco, Mid 19th Century.

Fitzwilliam (William) Mathematical Manuscript Text Book, on sixty leaves, calf, worn, 8vo, Late 17th/ Early 18th Century.

Medical/Domestic Recipe Book, Manuscript on over 100 pages, vellum soiled, 4to, 18th Century.

Maritime Mail. 1826 Front with flap to Madrid, manuscript 23/4oz - high rate of 16/6d, boxed Bristol Ship Letter and 98R to pay strike

The Art-Journal Illustrated Catalogue of The Industry of All Nations, 1851, num. wood eng. illusts., small repair to title, orig. cloth gilt, some wear, rebacked, 4to, together with other Crystal Palace books and magazines, etc., including Punch (1851), a 'Drawing Note Book', Crystal Palace School of Practical Engineering, Michaelmas Term, 1893', a manuscript exercise book, plus Crystal Palace Matters, a run of numbers 1-25 (a carton)

Barrett (William). The History and Antiquities of the City of Bristol, pub. Bristol, printed by William Pine, [1789], large folding engraved map, twenty-eight eng. plts. incl. many folding, lacking Facsimile of Rowley's Manuscript but otherwise complete as list, list of subscribers, occasional light spotting, contemp. calf boards with recent reback, 4to (1)

Carew (Richard). The Survey of Cornwall and an Epistle Concerning the Excellencies of the English Tongue. Now First Published from the Manuscript, 1723, title printed in red & black, publisher's advertisement leaf facing title, occ. minor spotting, contemp. panelled calf, rebacked & corners repaired, 4to (1)

Gilbert (Davies). The Parochial History of Cornwall, Founded on the Manuscript Histories of Mr. Hals and Mr. Tomkin, with additions and various appendices, 4 vols., 1st ed., 1838, half-titles, contemp. half calf, gilt and blind dec., rubbed, leather title and vol. labels, one lacking, 8vo (4)

Brayley (Edward Wedlake and Walford, Edward). A Topographical History of Surrey, 4 vols., c.1870's, seventy-nine steel eng. plts., incl. frontis. and addn. title to each vol., seventy-five wood engs. to text, occ. light foxing, a.e.g., orig. gilt dec. scarlet cloth, spines faded, and vols. 1 and 2 with a little water-staining to lower board, 4toLoosely inserted are seven pages of manuscript corrections and amendments believed to be in the author's hand, plus several other sheets of notes in the same hand. (4)

Manning (Rev. Owen, and Bray, William). The History and Antiquities of the County of Surrey..., 3 vols., 1804-14, two folding eng. maps, seventy eng. plts., thirteen facsimile leaves of manuscript, eleven eng. illusts. & plans to text, numerous folding genealogical tables, (complete), t.e.g., 19th c. gilt dec. red morocco, folio Upcott pp.1209-1216. A handsome set. (3)

Cowley (John). A New Sett of Pocket Maps of all the Counties of England and Wales, n.d., c.1745, without a title page but with a contemporary manuscript list of maps, folding general map, fifty-two unfolded county maps (plus Somerset and Staffordshire in duplicate) and two folded maps "A Map of the Roads of England etc." and "A Correct Chart of the English and St. George's Channels", contemp. vellum, small 4to Chubb CLXXXIII. A rare English county atlas. Chubb records only the Cambridge University Library copy. (1)

Cox (Thomas). Magna Britannia et Hibernia, Antiqua & Nova. Or, a New Survey of Great Britain..., vol. 4 only, 1727, five folding hand-col. county maps by Robert Morden with additional contemp. neatly hand-painted armorials to margins, five eng. distance tables with armorials, twelve leaves of manuscript notes bound-in (inc. hand-col. armorials), contemp. panelled calf, worn to joints and extrems., 4to Includes Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Rutlandshire, Shropshire and Somersetshire. (1)

Cheshire. Speed (John), The Countie Palatine of Chester with that Most Ancient Citie Described, sold Sudbury & Humble, [1611 or later], hand coloured engraved map, inset plan of Chester and num. armorials, approx. 380 x 510 mm, contained in a twin-mount together with a contemp. ink manuscript index of places, framed and glazed A rare example of a 17th century Speed county map with a blank verso. (1)

Shropshire. 'Plan of Hilton Township in the Parish of Worfield in the County of Salop', late 18th century, original manuscript pen and ink map on vellum, fine ornamental title cartouche and list of proprietors, approx. 535 x 605 mm (1)

Kneller (Sir Godfrey, 1646-1723). Document Signed ('GKneller'), 1 April 1712 , the test a printed blank with manuscript insertions, acknowledging receipt of 8 as an annuity, 1 page, torn and imperfect with loss of part of the printed text, trimmed and laid down, small folio There are no records of auction sales of individual documents signed by Kneller. (1)

More (Hannah, 1745-1833). Autograph Manuscript Signed ('Hannah More'), Barley Wood, February 1828 , expressing her views about conversion and repentence, 'we must be habitually penitent', 2 pages, roughly removed from hinge or mount, 4to (1)

Derbyshire. A manuscript journal kept by Elizabeth Cready Rooth of her first month of married life, including a visit to Derbyshire, following her marriage to John Wilcoxon Rooth, on 28th August 1862, followed by brief notes of a visit to Hastings and verses from John Rooth to his wife with an introductory note, thirty-four leaves, ruled paper, written in a neat hand, followed by several related invoices, etc., orig. limp morocco, rubbed, 8vo John Rooth was a barrister of Middle Temple, his wife the daughter of Henry Smith of Bristol. (1)

Early Documents. Good collection of various attractive paper manuscript documents from the 17th c. , including agreements, bonds, indentures, all with seals attached (20)

Manuscript book. A Catalogue of the Lord Chancellors, Lord Keeper of Commissioners of the Great Seal of England, & Since the Union of Scotland, of Great Britain, from the Reign of William the Conqueror, Until the Present Time. Taken from a Great Variety of Authors, Correcting Some, and Enlarging Others, by the Rev. Mark Noble, 1816, title written in ink, with applied engraving of royal arms to lower margin, title within an applied printed decorative border, 19pp. of neatly written text and tables, with applied printed initials and few eng. armorials, forty-one blank leaves bound-in at rear, near contemp. half calf gilt with morocco label to spine, gilt armorial to upper board, small 4to (1)

Manuscript book. Symbolical Illustrations of the History of England, by William Sherborn, c.1850s, title written in an attractive hand, fifty-three leaves each neatly written and includes thirty-four pen & ink emblematic illusts., contemp. half calf, gilt dec. spine, rubbed to joints & extrems., 8vo (1)

Music and Theatre. An assortment of printed and manuscript material, mostly 20th c., including an apparently unpublished manuscript of a performed English adaptation of one of the French dramatist Eugène Labiche's most celebrated comedies, La poudre aux yeux (1861), approx. 100pp, stiff wrappers, 8vo, plus several scarce English broadside ballads, The Post Office, Postman's Knock, and Sixteen Great Gals at Home, a letter from Emil Paur (1855-1932), Austrian conductor and composer, to the Royal Society of Female Musicians, as well as signatures and fragments of composers, performers, and actors including Sir Charles Hallé, Sir C. Hubert Parry, Henry E. Dibdin, Marie Tempest, Peggy O'Neil, Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, Ada Rehan, and many others (a folder)

Norfolk. A large album containing a manuscript vellum document of over a hundred pages dated 26th July 1811 , giving a comprehensive and detailed account of the award, for the enclosure of Sherringham, with wax seals, together with a very large detiled vellum map and accompanying index to the map, showing the various areas of the land, names of all the various land owners to these lands, contemp. calf, covers det., lge. 4to (1)

Paper Indentures. Collection of manuscript paper indentures, agreements, awards, etc., 18th & 19th c. , the majority with seals attached, relating to the sale of the various estates and properties, farms, tanning yard, cotton mill, shooting and sporting rights, letting of furniture, providing of a well, etc (approx 45)

Suffolk. Important manuscript manorial Court Roll book for the Manor of Brettenham with Rises, Suffolk, from November 1718 to January 1907 , large volume containing over 380 pages, records the ancient feudal system of the court barons held within the Manor, covering a period of some one hundred and ninety years, offering a unique history of the workings of the feudal Manorial system and the community within the manor, contemp. reversed calf, covers det., folio (1)

West Midlands - George II. An attractive vellum manuscript Recovery dated Michalmas Term, in the 27th year of the Reign of George II [6th to the 28th November 1753] , of the demands of Sir Edward Lyttleton, Baronet, and Edward Whitby, esq., against William Crawley for seventeen messuages, seventeen gardens, five hundred and sixty acres of land, etc, in Penn, fine condition with large portrait of the young King and with highly decorated top border and side margins (1)

The Harleian Miscellany; Or, a Collection of Scarce, Curious, and Entertaining Pamphlets and Tracts, as well in Manuscript as in Print, Found in the Late Earl of Oxford's Library, Interspersed with Historical, Political, and Critical Notes, 12 vols., 1808-11, contemp. half calf gilt, with old rebacks, somewhat faded and a little worn at extrems., 8vo (12)

Lewis (Wyndham), Mrs Dukes' Millions, 1977 First edition (Toronto); in dustwrapper. With: Rose's The Letters of Wyndham Lewis (1963, 2 copies); Lewis' The Complete Wild Body (Santa Barbara 1982); Lewis' Self Condemned (Santa Barbara 1983); Herring's Joyce's Ulysses Notesheets (Charlottesville 1972); Joyce's Giacomo Joyce (NY 1968, in slipcase); Hart-Davis' Selected Letters of Oscar Wilde (1979); Wells' Experiment in Autobiography (1984, 2 vols); & Shaw's The Philander (1981 manuscript facsimile) (11)

[FREEMASONRY]. KNOOP (D.), JONES (G.) & HAMER (D.), Early Masonic Catechisms, 8vo, cloth, LIMITED EDN., 25-500 copies, Manchester, 1943; The Wilkinson Manuscript, 8vo pamphlet, P.P., 1946; Early Masonic Pamphlets, 8vo, clo., LTD. EDN., 342-500 copies, Manchester, 1945; and 9 other vols. of MASONIC HISTORY (12).

The Farmers Red book. 1915; The April Pearson's 1899; the Home Lovers Calendar for 1934; and other books, pamphlets, manuscript notebooks etc.

Two leather bound manuscript Books (blank) Catalogues of Microscopic Objects and Library Catalogue (2)

AUTOGRAPH ALBUM; A collection of Victorian autographs and letters in manuscript, with many names from the stage including Ellen Terry, Genevieve Ward and Marie Roze, artists including Harry Furnace (next to a self-cariacature) and Edward Poynter, an ALs from J.W.S. Marr (a scout who sailed with Shackleton to the Antarctic), and Ms bars of music, tipped-in or mounted, some leaves missing, original quarter morocco, folio, c.1850-1922.

ELPHINSTONE (MOUNTSTUART) The History of India, 2 vols., folding maps, inner hinge splitting, original cloth, faded, corners bumped, 8vo, 1841; together with other works on India, including 8 volumes of manuscript extracts from Indian wars, circa 1840.

An Illuminated Persian Manuscript, the text bordered in red and blue ruled lines, radiating semi circular devices to borders, 47x28.7cm

Shand Family. The manuscript diary of James Shand Proprietor of Shand Mason & Co Fire Engine Manufacturers of Blackfriars Road London, containing daily entries from 1 January 1856 to, becoming less frequent, 10 December 1857 in a neat hand in brown ink, c18 c 11.5cm; a second short manuscript journal of "The Travels of Two Sisters from The King or Queendom of Great Britain through France & Co by Ellen Tilley 28 August - 16 September 1845 giving interest descriptions of steam engines and a visit to the Sèvres Porcelain Factory "at Sèvres we saw some very beautiful specimens of porcelain the painting was very chaste and highly finished; some specimens in flowers & fruit were particularly good...;" with miscellaneous papers including James Shand's Freedom of the City of London, Appointment as a Special Constable and two passports, a London undertaker's bill 1809, wills, conveyances, leases, surrenders, marriage settlements and manorial court documents concerning the Tilley, Gallop, Slaughterford and other families of Wisborough Green, East Westham, Poynings and elsewhere in Sussex and Surrey in carved oak bible box, 18th c in part (130 approx)

SMITH Sydney Goodsir A miscellaneous collection of drawings, ephemera, press cuttings, some amended typed manuscript sheets, etc. A version of the pen and ink drawing illustrated appears in Ian Begg's The drawings of Sydney Goodsir Smith on p. 105 where it is described as "Scotsman facing prostitute and cat". The observant will note that in the version being offered for sale, not only the Scotsman but the cat have yet to arrive on the scene - or maybe, have departed. Sold as a lot, not subject to return

LINDSAY Robert, of Pitscottie The history of Scotland; from 21 February, 1436 to March, 1565 ... 1st edition, titlepage within a border of type ornaments, contemporary calf, rebacked, spines decorated gilt, rubbed, folio, London: Baskett, 1728. MELVILLE Sir James The memoires of Sir James Melvil of Hall-hill containing an impartial account of the most remarkable affairs of state during the last age ... now published from the original manuscript by George Scott ... 1st edition, contemporary calf, rebacked, spines decorated gilt, folio, London: E.H. for Robert Boulter, 1683 [2]

LAING David, editor Various pieces of fugitive Scotish [sic] poetry; principally of the seventeenth century ... Original paper boards, fore-edges uncut, 8vo., Edinburgh: for W. & D. Laing, 1825. Note: One of 72 copies SCOTT Alexander Poems from a manuscript written in the year 1568 ... Original quarter roan, paper boards, 8vo., [Edinburgh, 1821] Note: A presentation copy from Laing to Robert Graeme of Redgorton EARLY metrical tales; including the History of Sir Egeir, Sir Gryme, and Sir Gray-Steill ... Frontis., original paper boards, fore-edges uncut, lower inner joint splitting, 8vo., Edinburgh: W. & D. Laing, 1836. SELECT remains of the ancient popular poetry of Scotland ... Contemporary half roan, marbled boards, fore-edges uncut, small 4to., Edinburgh: W. & D. Laing, 1822 [5] One of 108 copies, of which, according to Brunet, a number perished in a fire. A PROOF with ms corrections of the poem "Tayis bank" from the above work with an accompanying letter to Robert Graham of Redgorton from David Laing tipped in at the front

SCOT Sir John, of Scotstarvet The staggering state of the Scots statesmen, for one hundred years, viz from 1550 to 1650 ... 1st edition, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, slight paper discolouration, couple of small paper faults, 12mo., Edinburgh: Ruddiman, 1754. Note: Published for the first time eighty four years after the author's death, although copies had previously circulated in manuscript. [SYMSON Mathias] The present state of Scotland ... [Ireland [AND] Of His Majesty's dominions in Germany] ... Contemporary sheep rubbed, 8vo., London: Brotherton, etc., 1738 [the third part, 1737] Note: A separate issue of part 2 of The present state of Great Britain and Ireland, 8th edition, originally compiled by Guy Miège ANON An enquiry into some things that concerned Scotland, containing some remarks upon a certain book, lately published by a certain author who certainly is not a true friend to his country ... Contemporary half calf, marbled boards, titlepage dusty, paper discoloured, 8vo., Edinburgh: [n.p.], 1734 Note: An attack on the administration of Sir Robert Walpole. Bound with: Acts of Parliament for settling the duty of two penies Scots on every pint of ale and beer that shall be vended or sold within the City of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, 1743; An abridgment of the statutes and rule of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge, Edinburgh, 1732; The craftsman extraordinary, London, 1729; An Act for laying a duty upon the retalers of spirituous liquors, Edinburgh, 1736; Some considerations on the present state of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1744; The present state of Scotland consider'd: and upon its declining and sinking condition charged upon the conduct of the landed gentlemen, &c., Edinburgh, 1746. CRAWFURD David Memoirs of the affairs of Scotland ... 3rd edition, contemporary sheep, rubbed, 12mo., Edinburgh: Drummond, 1767 and 3 others [7]

Unframed Japanese woodblock print of a masked lady, another floral print, and a framed fragment of a Persian manuscript (3)

Arcana Fairfaxiana Manuscripta. A Manuscript Volume of Apothecaries' Lore and Housewifery nearly Three Centuries Old, Used, and partly Written by the Fairfax Family, intro. by George Weddell, pub. Newcastle, Mawson, Swan & Morgan, 1890, half-title, title printed in red and black, occasional light spotting, orig. blindstamped leather gilt, 8vo, together with Furnivall (Frederick J., ed.), The Babees Book, Manners and Meals in Olden Time, pub. Early English Text Society, 1868, presentation copy with editor's inscription to half-title, orig. leather-backed boards, rubbed at spine, cracked at foot of lower joint, 8vo, and eight others (10)

[India]. The Indian Cookery Book: A Practical Handbook to the Kitchen in India, Adapted to the Three Presidencies. by a Thirty-Five Year's Resident, pub. Wyman & Co., Calcutta, [1869?], 123 pp., interleaved with blanks containing many additional manuscript recipes, recent boards, 8vo (1)

Jarrin (G.A., Ornamental Confectioner). The Italian Confectioner;, Complete Economy of Desserts: Containing the Elements of the Art, According to the Most Modern and Approved Practise, 3rd ed., corrected and enlarged, 1827, litho. port. frontis., two folding eng. plts., a few minor marginal damp stains, uncut, orig. boards, some wear to spine, 8vo Bitting, p. 244 and Oxford, p. 149. A comprehensive work on the art of the confectioner, including information on sugarcraft, candies, caramel, chocolate, syrups, preserved fruits, marmalades, jellies, comfits, ice creams, water ices, cakes, biscuits, liqueurs, colours, moulds and modelling, etc. This copy includes a contemp. manuscript recipe loosely inserted. (1)

*Manuscript menu. His Majesty's Dinner 6th May 1828 under the controul of A. Vilmet, Chief Cook, orig. eight course menu for nine persons, written in brown ink on feintly lined and watermarked paper (c. 1790-1810), with the name of the chef responsible for each course noted in the lefthand margin, creased where previously folded, one small stain, approx. 32 x 15 cm. A rare item. Possibly in Vilmet's hand(?). (1)

*Manuscript receipt book. A detailed manuscript receipt book by Elizabeth Neale, Christianstown, 1824, approx. 160pp. of recipes written in a neat hand, with 4pp. of contents, some minor soiling, contemp. qtr. sheep, spine worn, folio. Includes receipts for Savoy biscuits, rasberry wine, British Madeira wine and angelica pudding etc., also includes useful household advice such as how loosen glass stoppers in decanters or smelling salt bottles. (1)

Williams (J., publisher). Primitive Cookery; or the Kitchen Garden Display'd: Containing a Collection of Receipts for Preparing a Great Variety of Cheap, Healthful and Palatable Dishes, Without Either Fish, Flesh, or Fowl., to which is added, a Bill of Fare of Seventy Dishes, which will not Cost Above Two-pence Each, 1st ed., 1767, [2],80pp., lacks half-title & title provided in facsimile, p.71 misnumbered 73, 8pp. of manuscript index bound in at front of volume, few pages slightly frayed to outer margins, recent quarter calf, 12mo. Oxford p.97 (2nd ed.) and Maclean P.119 (2nd ed.). (1)