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A Set of 65 Magic Lantern Slides of the 1893 Chicago Exhibition,Set of 65 magic lantern slides of the 1893 Chicago Fair, all in lilac paper mounts with manuscript descriptions, many slides with a paper mask stamped for 'J. T. Blake, Photographer, Hounsfield Road, Shefield, images of most of the main buildings, exhibitions, street scenes and people involved with the exhibition, all in pine caseNote paper has come off some of the slides which will need re-glueing, some images quite fadedThe World's Columbian Exposition, held in 1893 in Chicago, was more than a world's fair; it was a turning point in urban development and a showcase of the rise of American culture and industry. Commemorating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' voyage to the New World, the exposition ran from May 1 to October 30 and drew an astounding 27 million visitors. This grand event symbolized the nation's recovery from the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, showcasing resilience and the ability to host a gathering of immense significance.The fair was a spectacle of innovation and grandeur. Jackson Park was transformed into the "White City," a site filled with neoclassical structures that, though temporary, left a monumental impact. Designed by influential figures like John Wellborn Root, Daniel Burnham, Frederick Law Olmsted, and Charles B. Atwood, the exposition epitomized the Beaux-Arts style, focusing on symmetry, balance, and splendor. The architecture of the exposition was profoundly influential, setting a benchmark for urban design that American cities sought to emulate for years to come.Central to the fair’s theme was a large water pool symbolizing Columbus's oceanic voyage. The neoclassical elegance of the white-staff-clad temporary structures offered a stunning visual narrative of American optimism and innovation. The fair boasted 14 significant buildings that hosted exhibits from 46 countries, celebrating a diversity of cultures and technological advancements.Culturally, the exposition had a lasting impact. It provided a global stage for artists, musicians, and innovators, fostering an environment for creativity and collaboration. The event left an indelible mark on American arts and architecture, inspiring architects, artists, and thinkers while driving civic improvements and urban planning. It demonstrated the transformative potential of thoughtful architectural and environmental design.Economically, the exposition was a resounding success. It not only covered its costs but also generated significant revenue, a testament to its widespread popularity and effective organization. On October 9, 1893, known as Chicago Day, the fair set a world record for outdoor event attendance, attracting 751,026 visitors. This achievement highlighted Chicago's resurgence as a vibrant city capable of hosting global events.

Post Card Album of Iraq, c.WWI Postcard Album of Iraq, c.WWI, most postcards with manuscript description to the back, approximatly 80 cards,with 4 photographs printed on postcards of bomb damage in teh UK, along with a cheque from 'The Eastern Bank Limited, Baghdad' dated 1919

Large X-Ray Portfolio, St Mary's Hospital, LondonEnglish, mostly dated from 1950's all of shoulder injuries, images set out on card pages with manuscript description of injuries, folio 41cm x 40cm

Admiral Stuart Nicholson, Malta Album WWI,Photo Album, Malta, half leather, stamped to the front board in gilt A.B.N. (Althea Badley Nicholson – Son of Admiral Stuart Nicholson) dated 25 May 1918 in ink to inside cover, photographs with manuscript descriptions in white ink include: images of the crew of H.M.S. dido, 1906; Malta Rifle meeting 1911; Kings visit to malta in 1912; king & Queen Malta 1912; The sinking of Stuarts Flagship H.M.S. Majestic, 1915; Stuart in his cabin H.M.S. Exmoth 1915; Destroyer Scorpion 1915; H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth taken from a airplane 1915; Stuart saying goodbye to Gen d’Amade on board H.M.S.Lord Nelson; Stuart in the Trenches at St. Helles; Turkish prisoners at Lemnos; Submarine E.14 returning from her successful trip up the Dardanelles; Front line Trenches Salonica; French Battle Ship Charlemagne; Norseman beached off Turla pointafter being torpedoed. She had 1000 mules on board, 500 were saved; Canadian nurses; S.S. NorsemanStuart and his staff, Royal Naval Depat Immingham; ship wreck titled ‘????? the Huns’; Lord French receiving volunteers at Hull; Stuart & Maj. General von Dench Humber Devision; The King signing the visitors book at the R.N. hospital Hull; Royal Naval Department Birmingham winter; Zepplin bomb hole near Immingham; King inspecting the Guard, Immingham; king at the Mine Store; Women fitting anti-submarine nets; Admiral Stuart Nicholson, CB, MVO (1865-1936), was a distinguished officer of the Royal Navy whose career spanned over four decades, characterized by significant contributions to naval operations and strategy. Born on October 11, 1865, Nicholson entered the Navy in July 1878, marking the beginning of a lifelong dedication to naval service.Nicholson's early career was marked by participation in notable historical events, such as the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882, where he was awarded the Egypt Medal and the Khedive's Star. His exemplary performance in these early roles led to a rapid rise through the ranks, with a notable assignment as a torpedo specialist—a role that leveraged his technical expertise and strategic acumen.One of the defining moments of his career came during the Benin Expedition of 1897. As part of this punitive expedition against the King of Benin, Nicholson was tasked with managing the water supply for the forces, a critical role that earned him a medal and a promotion to commander. This assignment underscored his ability to handle logistical challenges under pressure, further enhancing his reputation within naval circles.Throughout his career, Nicholson held several key positions, including Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence and Chief of Staff to Admiral Sir Edmund Poë in the Mediterranean. His leadership skills were particularly evident during World War I, where he commanded the 6th Battle Squadron of the Home Fleet. His efforts during the war were recognized with the prestigious appointment as a Member of the Royal Victorian Order by King Edward VII in 1908, and later, the award of the Companion of the Bath (CB) in 1916 for his indefatigable service.Upon retiring in 1920, Nicholson remained active, dedicating time to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and pursuing his hobby in photography, which also supported charitable causes.Nicholson's life was not only marked by his naval career but also by his personal life, where he was a family man, married to Althea Badeley, and a father. His legacy in the Royal Navy is remembered for his strategic impact, leadership, and significant contributions to naval operations and intelligence. His collection of awards and medals serve as a testament to his distinguished service and commitment to his country.

Photograph Album 344 (approx) photographs of Iraq, c.WWI large album of photographs of Iraq from around WWI, all mounted on black card paged with white manuscript descriptions, many images from around Baghdad City, showing street scenes, Mosques, the Tigris, Baghdad back streets, Trades and occupations, inside the Eastern Bank Ltd Baghdad, Army Signal Company Billet No.41, Karrada Baghdad, Proclamation of Cessation of Hostilities with Turkey, 1918, Scenes on the Tigres, Margil Signal Depot, Camp Nasiriyah, Scenes around Nasiriyah, Nasiriyah bazaar, Hillah, The Ruins of Babylon, Homewood Journey – January 1920All images 6cm x 4cm

A Fine 19th Century Indian Photograph Album, 32 Albumen PrintsThe album constructed of a light close gran wood with a dark wood veneer to the front with a white overlay (ivory inconclusive very uniform white showing no grain but does not test positive for celoloid) with ivory geometric design to inside of cover and to rear, album with yellow end paper, card pages with manuscript descriptions to a32 albumen prints of a trip to India, starting with images of Gibralta, Malta, Port Said with pencil inscription reading 'Mid 1871 'Port Said' Panorama, photo Hippolyte Arnoux, one of the earliest photographs of the Suez Canal opened 17 Nov 1869, Ref: the photo historian Royal Photographic Society, No.191 Winter 2021' , Suez Canal, ismalia, Suez, Aden, Bombay Harbour, University of Bombay, Cathedral Bombay, Elphinstone College Bombay, Francis Frith*, Victoria Museum & Clock Tower Bombay, Bao Malung Hills - Matheran, Matheran, Reversing Station - Khandalla, Marble Rocks Jubbulpore, Memorial Well, The Residency, Francis Frith, stamped 'Frith's Serise' **, Taj Agra, Entrance to Taj, Sikundra, Fettehpore Sikri, Tomb of Humayan Delhi, Jumma Musjid Delhi, Kutub Minar Delhi, Iron Pillar at Kutub Minar, bathing ghats benares, burning ghats benares, Mount Abu, album 23cm x 31cm* image by Francis Frith, see: https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O214701/elphinstone-college--byculla--photograph-francis-frith/** image by Francis Frith, see: https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O216385/lucknow--residency-ruins-photograph-francis-frith/Footnote: This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10), Ref.KJ99FV7ZFlints Auctions CANNOT ship this item out of the UK, Please contact pack and send or mailboxes  

With albumen Prints of Rome by G. Sommer, Alinari, Brogi, many with extensive manuscript descriptions, showing buildings in Rome, the Vatican, statues, Colosseum, Aquaduct, Florence, over 100 images, most 24cm x 19cm

Plaster Phrenology Bust, J. DeVille,English, dated 1821, marked to the rear in red lettering 'Publ by J. Deville 367 Strand, London 11 April 1821' and marked to the front 'Phrenology', manuscript labels to areas of the head, losses chips and minor damages, 23cm tall

Group of Marken children, Group of Marken children, albumen print, manuscript to base of image reads 'Costume of the Natives, Marken Holland' c.1900, image of children with patrons/ teachers in IJsselmeer, Netherlands, image size 28.5cm x 23.7cm, card size 33.2cm x 27.8cm

Albumen Print, Captain William Nobel, F.R.A.S.,the image, with arched top mounted on period paper with manuscript title 'Capt. Nobel F.R.A.S.' to the base of the image, depicting a seated gentleman next to Astronomical Transit Telescope, image 155mm x 208mm, in modern card mount, although unsigned image is similar in size and composition to the other lot we are offering by Maull & Polyblank. Captain William Noble (1828-1904), was a prominent figure in the world of astronomy, Born in Berwick-on-Tweed in November 1828, Noble's journey from a military career in the Rifle Brigade, where he achieved the rank of captain, to his pivotal role in the nascent British Astronomical Association, reflects a life dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge and the advancement of amateur astronomy.Noble's entrance into the astronomical arena was marked by his foundational contributions to the British Astronomical Association, an organization he helped found and later led as its first president. His leadership was characterized by a deep-seated commitment to fostering amateur interest in astronomy and promoting the association's mission of scientific inquiry. His tenure as president was marked by regular attendance at meetings and a steadfast dedication to the association's success.Beyond his role in the British Astronomical Association, Noble's influence extended to the Royal Astronomical Society, where he served as a Fellow and a member of the council for several years. His advocacy for the independence of scientific research from government interference, as well as his vocal opposition to perceived corruption or self-interest in scientific matters, underscored his commitment to the integrity of the scientific endeavor.Noble's contributions to astronomical literature further cemented his legacy. His writings, including a popular work titled "Hours with a 3-in. Telescope," and a prolific series of articles in the "English Mechanic," under the pseudonym "A Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society," served to disseminate knowledge and inspire a new generation of amateur astronomers. His clear and engaging writing style, coupled with his depth of knowledge and unwavering dedication to the pursuit of truth, made him a respected authority in the field.Despite facing personal tragedies, including the loss of two sons and his wife, Noble remained resolute in his pursuit of scientific inquiry. His enduring optimism and boundless enthusiasm for astronomy endeared him to colleagues and amateurs alike.

Andreas Vesalius, Rufus of Ephesus & Girolamo Fabrizio d'Acquapendente,three books bound in contemporary velum on pasteboards with fabric ties, recent bookplate for 'Ex Libris lato Ivan Pozeg', as:Book1: Andreas Vesalius, Anatomia, 1604, Venice: Giovanni Antonio and Giacomo de Franceschis, 2 parts in 1 Vol. engraved title with Vesalius proforming a dissection surrounded by architectural boarder incorporating bodies in various staes of dissection, with tabel at base arranged with surgical instruments, minor Contemporary manuscript to some margins, light browning but generally very goodAndreas Vesalius (1514–1564), often hailed as the "Father of Modern Anatomy," was a pioneering Flemish anatomist and physician whose then groundbreaking work revolutionized the study of the human body. Educated at the University of Louvain and the University of Padua, Vesalius challenged the prevailing reliance on ancient texts by advocating for hands-on dissection and observation. His monumental work, De Humani Corporis Fabrica (1543), was a masterpiece of anatomical precision, featuring intricate illustrations that set a new standard for medical texts.Vesalius's insistence on empirical evidence over traditional authority laid the foundation for modern medical science. His dissections and detailed observations corrected many errors in Galenic anatomy, earning him both acclaim and controversy in his time. Later in his career, Vesalius served as court physician to Emperor Charles V and King Philip II of Spain. His work continues to influence medical education and anatomical research.Book Description:The 1604 edition of Anatomis by Andreas Vesalius is a significant publication that underscores his revolutionary contributions to anatomy. This folio volume is a refined and expanded work, incorporating Vesalius's earlier findings alongside updated insights that reflect the evolving understanding of human anatomy in the early 17th century.The text is richly illustrated with detailed woodcut engravings, showcasing Vesalius's approach to the study of the human body. Each anatomical structure is depicted with artistic precision and scientific clarity, making this edition a valuable resource for physicians and scholars of the period. The work includes sections on skeletal, muscular, and organ systems, accompanied by annotations that highlight both anatomical function and surgical relevance. Book 2: Rufus of Ephesus, with commentary by Fabius Paulinus, Universa Antiquorum Anatome, Tam Ossium, Quam Partium & Externarum, & Internarum, 1604, Published in Venice by Io. Antonium and Jacobum de FranciscisRufus of Ephesus was a physician and anatomist of the 1st century CE, whose contributions to medical science were foundational in antiquity. Active during the height of the Roman Empire, Rufus was noted for his studies in anatomy and clinical medicine. His works, which often integrated practical medical advice with philosophical insights, greatly influenced subsequent generations of physicians in both the Greco-Roman and Islamic worlds. His detailed anatomical observations, particularly on the human body’s internal organs, were a precursor to later advancements in anatomical studies.The 1604 edition was edited and expanded by Fabius Paulinus, a Renaissance scholar who brought Rufus’s works to a wider audience. Paulinus supplemented the original text with additional commentary and illustrations, translating some previously inaccessible Greek fragments into Latin for the first time, including sections from the writings of Soranus of Ephesus, another influential ancient physician.Book Description:This 1604 folio edition, Universa Antiquorum Anatome, is a landmark in anatomical literature. It presents the detailed anatomical knowledge of Rufus of Ephesus, supplemented with the scholarly additions of Fabius Paulinus. The text explores both external and internal structures of the human body, providing insights into ancient medical practices and observations. A key feature of this edition is the inclusion of a fragment from Soranus of Ephesus, newly translated into Latin, which discusses the anatomy and function of the uterus.The title page is adorned with an intricate engraving, symbolizing the union of classical learning and Renaissance scientific inquiry. Published in Venice by Io. Antonium and Jacobum de Franciscis, the work reflects the high standards of early 17th-century Venetian printing.Book 3: Girolamo Fabrizio d'Acquapendente, Le Opere Chirurgiche di Girolamo Fabrizio d'Acquapendente, 1683, Printed in Padua by Giacomo CadorinoGirolamo Fabrizio d'Acquapendente (1537–1619) was an Italian anatomist and surgeon, often called the "Father of Embryology." Educated at the University of Padua, Fabrizio was a key figure in the development of anatomical and surgical sciences during the Renaissance. His teaching and writings laid the foundation for modern anatomy and surgery, with particular contributions to understanding the venous system, the mechanics of the human body, and the development of embryos.Fabrizio was appointed as the chair of surgery and anatomy at Padua, where he taught for over 50 years. He is best remembered for his discovery of the valves in veins and his detailed studies of fetal development, which were milestones in medical science. His influence extended to many of his students, including William Harvey, who would later discover the circulation of blood. Fabrizio's writings and illustrations were groundbreaking, combining scientific rigor with artistic excellence.Book Description:This 1683 edition of Le Opere Chirurgiche is a comprehensive compilation of Girolamo Fabrizio d'Acquapendente’s surgical works, translated into Italian and expanded with additional commentary. Divided into two parts, the first section covers the treatment of tumors, wounds, ulcers, fractures, and other surgical conditions. The second part focuses on major surgical operations and includes insights into techniques and instruments used during the Renaissance.Printed in Padua by Giacomo Cadorino, this folio edition also features a supplement by Marco Aurelio Severino, providing a concise overview of surgical principles, making it an invaluable resource for surgeons and anatomists of the time. The elaborate engraved title page reflects the artistic and intellectual spirit of 17th-century Padua, a hub of medical innovation.

Wright (Gordon) MacDiarmid: An Illustrated Biography of Christopher Murray Grieve (High MacDiarmid) Edinburgh, Gordon Wright Publishing, 1977, no. 11 of 50, signed by MacDiarmid to title page, bound in half-Morocco, with slipcase, 4to The City of Glasgow: Its Origin, Growth and Development Edinburgh, The Royal Geographical Society, 1921 Foster (J.L.M.) Greenock Wanderers: The first Hundred Years 1873-1973 With numerous signatures to endpapers And a single page manuscript document dated 1650 (4) Condition Report:Available upon request

The rare and important New Zealand medal issued to Able Seaman J. Hay, for his services in H.M. Colonial Steamer Victoria New Zealand 1845-66, reverse undated (J. Hay, A.B. H.M.C.S. Victoria) officially impressed naming in later style similar to that for East & West Africa medals, fitted with silver ribbon brooch, suspension claw tightened, very fine and very rare £4,000-£5,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Corbett Collection, Glendining’s, June 1994. Dix Noonan Webb, March 1908. Sold with an old unsigned manuscript note which states, ‘Presented by Wyon Simm of Wellington, a descendant of the Great Wyon family of die sinkers & medalists. March 1938’. Hay's medal was issued on 29 March 1888, having been struck from well-used dies, and was one of two medals to this ship sent to the Agent General in New Zealand in that same year. The naval personnel of this vessel constituted the first ever official Australian force to engage in war services and, although 40 men of Her Majesty’s Colonial Steamer Victoria were entitled, only 10 actually received the medal. Of the 10 medals issued, one is known with the dated reverse 1860 to 1861 to Harold Ford, A.B., and is in a private collection in Sydney. The medal to Mate William Horn, also dated 1860 to 1861 was in the Douglas-Morris Collection, sold by Dix Noonan Webb in October 1996 for £3,800, and is now in the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich. The dated medal issued to George Marey was in the Kuriheka Collection in New Zealand and was auctioned at Dix Noonan Webb in June 2006 for £10,000. One is known to William Jones A.B. and has the undated reverse, as have all late issues of the Maori War Medal; this is now in the Australian War Memorial at Canberra, where it forms the nucleus of a ‘Colonial’ collection being put together there. The medal sent to Samuel Smith c/o Department of Defence, Melbourne, in 1905, is apparently lost. With the knowledge of the known medals, it is safe to assume that of the 10 issued, 7 were issued with the dated reverse 1860 to 1861, and three were issued with the undated reverse.

The impressive and important gold presentation cigar case given by General Baldomero Espartero, Duke of Victoria and Regent of Spain, to Lieutenant Frederick Lowe, R.N., on the occasion of the General’s flight from Spain to England in 1843 Presentation Gold Cigar Case, an impressive two-colour solid gold cigar case, applied on both sides with a finely cast and chased high relief knight in armour, the base with engraved presentation inscription ‘Given by Genl. Espartero, Duke of Victoria, to Lieut. Fredk. Lowe, R.N. 24th Septr. 1843’, indistinct Spanish hallmarks, 125mm x 60mm, the case tested as 14 carat gold, the appliqué mounts tested as 18 carat gold, total weight 260.47 gms, with old manuscript note ‘Given by Genl. Espartero, Duke of Victoria, to Lt. Fredk. Lowe, Commr. of H.M.S.V. Prometheus, Septr. 24th 1843, as a memento of his Excellcy’s arrival in England in that vefsel Augst. 23, 1843’, in original presentation case, an impressive object of outstanding quality and in excellent condition £4,000-£5,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, April 2004. Frederick Lowe was born on 30 October 1811, entered the Royal Naval College in March 1825, and first went to sea in December 1826. He saw service on the North American, Mediterranean, and South American stations and, in August 1834, accompanied an expedition sent from Lima to Para under the orders of Lieutenant Smyth for the purpose of exploring the Pachitca, Maranon, and Ucayali rivers. He received his commission as Lieutenant on 17 November 1837, and assumed command of the steam vessel Prometheus on 23 February 1843. In that ship he effected the escape of General Espartero from Spain by conveying him from Cadiz to England, where they arrived on 23 August 1843, much to the evident relief of the general. Baldomero Espartero, Duke of Victoria , Duke of Morella, Prince of Vergara, Count of Luchana, Spanish general and statesman (1793-1879). Espartero fought against the French in the Peninsula War, and later against the revolutionaries in South America. After the death of Ferdinand VII in 1833, he supported Isabella II against the Carlists and won important victories in the Carlist War of 1834-39. His agreement with the Carlist general Rafael Maroto at Vergara in 1839 practically ended the war, and in the following year he was rewarded with the title Duque de la Victoria [Duke of Victory]. As a member of the Progressive party in the Cortes from 1837, Espartero played an important political role. His opposition to the Queen Regent, Maria Christina, helped force her to leave the country in 1840. The following year Espartero was made Regent by the Cortes and became virtual dictator of Spain. His ruthless suppression of opposition, notably at Barcelona, soon made him highly unpopular. In 1843 a general uprising took place and the rebels, declaring Queen Isabella to be of age, marched on Madrid, led by General Narvaez. Espartero, driven from office, embarked in the Royal Navy steam vessel Prometheus at Cadiz on 30 July 1843, and fled to England, where he remained until 1847. He was then restored to his honours and lived in retirement in Logrono until 1854, when he was placed by Isabella at the head of the Progressive party, but resigned in July 1856. After the expulsion of Isabella in 1868, he supported the provisional government, and in 1870 several members of the Cortes offered him the crown of Spain, but he declined it on the grounds of his great age and want of heirs.

Miniature and Diminutive Books. Owen (John), Epigrammatum, Amsterodami [Amsterdam]: Lud. Elzevirium, 1647, lacking portrait frontispiece, engraved allegorical title-page, the fore-margin of which is cropped to within the platemark, contemporary speckled calf, presumably English, blind-ruled and enclosing flowers, 18th c and later manuscript ownership inscriptions, 12mo in 6s (10.4 x 6cm); Classics: Anacreon, Sappho, & Erinna, [Carmina Graece et Latin], Edinburgi [Edinburgh]: R. Fleming, & P. Neill, 1766, half-title and title-page in Greek only, contemporary calf, rebacked, recornered and repaired, 48mo (8.6 x 6cm); an early 19th c children's books of British monarchs, c. 1812, lacking all before A2, letterpress leaves and engraved portrait roundels, contemporary scarlet roan, square 48mo (6.6 x 6.2cm); London Almanack, 1790, worn and stained in places, original scarlet morocco wrap, somewhat discoloured, 32mo (5.5 x 4cm); idem, 1862, some gatherings loose, original roan wrap, 32mo (6 x 4cm); 20th c blank notebook, grey leather, 32mo (3.1 x 2.3cm); 1906 polychrome printed calendar, 4pp only, pictorial covers, 16mo (6.8 x 4.7cm), (7)

Americana. Mark Twain's Sketches, Selected and Revised by the Author, Copyright Edition, first edition thus, London: George Routledge & Sons, 1872, lacking map, contemporary or contemporaneous red cloth gilt, title-page with manuscript ownership inscriptions, 8vo; idem, Pleasure Trip on the Continent, first edition thus, London: John Camden Hotten, 1871, frontispiece, adverts and catalogues bound-in at front and rear, split with some light movement, but holding, original publisher's pictorial red papered blue cloth boards, chipped, 8vo; idem, The New Pilgrims' Progress, Author's English Edition, London: George Routledge and Sons, dated 1872, publisher's pictorial yellowback, heavy wear in places, 8vo; idem, Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, first edition, New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1896, frontispiece and plates, original publisher's red cloth, some wear, 8vo; idem, How to Tell a Story, first edition, New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1897, original publisher's decorative red cloth, top edge gilt, others uncut, 8vo; idem, Curious Dream, and other sketches, London: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, n.d. [c. 1880], publisher's red cloth, 8vo; idem et al, The Niagara Book, first edition, London: J.R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co, 1893, ex-library copy, their quarter-cloth binding, enclosing original wrappers, 12mo; etc., (8)  Provenance: Peter Messent, Emeritus Professor of Modern American Literature and former Head of the School of American and Canadian Studies at the University of Nottingham.

Musical Instruments. Sacconi (Simone F.), The "Secrets" of Stradivari, with the catalogue of the Stradivarian relics contained in the Civic Museum, Cremona: Libreria Del Convegno, 1979, illustrated, bfep with manuscript partial-catalogue of violins and violas, pictorial dustjacket over faux leather boards as issued, folio (30.5 x 23.5cm)

Surrey, Law. Bail Book, Reigate, entries dated 1819-29, ink MS on paper, [6]ff only, inscribed recto and verso, but for the last inscribed leaf, prefixed with a defective bond receipt mounted to a leaf, and before that a later Victorian letterpress advertising theatrical broadside: Public Hall, Reigate. Miscellaneous Dramatic Recital, Will be given on Thursday Evening, May 17th, By Samuel Brandram, Esq., M.A. [...], [printed by] Dorman, Typ., St. Leonards, n.d. [c. 1860], 24 lines within foliate red borders, including four scenes from Shakespeare, 22.5 x 18cm, interleaved with blotting paper leaves throughout, contemporary mottled sheep over boards, front cover lettered in manuscript and dated 1819, restrained by a clasp, oblong 8vo

Agriculture & Husbandry. The manuscript account notebooks of George Bayliss, of Eastbury Manor Farm, Berkshire, dated 1899-1911, comprising 8 day books, mixed dates between 1899-04; 4 wage books, mixed dates between 1902-04 & 1909; 1 grocery book, dated 1902-07; and 1 egg book, dated 1903-11, all of which are partially-inscribed to varying degrees, original limp wrappers, some wear, 12mo, with a manuscript letter, dated Ramsbury, Wiltshire, 11th January 1900, 1pp, addressed to Bayliss, presumably from Sir Francis Burdett's agent, viz. that landowner's fondness of hunting and a new clause in the lease to allow the foxhounds to hunt over Eastbury Manor Farm, (15) In 1866 George Bayliss started his farming career as a humble tenant on 225 acres, later buying Eastbury Manor and becoming England's largest ploughland farmer, famous for developing a six-year arable rotation system using artificial fertilisers.

Hamilton (Elizabeth), Letters on the Elementary Principles of Education, two volume set, third edition, Bath: Printed by R. Cruttwell: for C. and J. Robinson, 1803, half-titles, contemporary mottled calf gilt, rubbed, worn and with slight chipped, upper-cover of volume I detached, volume I ffep and both volumes' blanks with contemporary female dedication and ownership inscriptions, 8vo; Dickens (Charles) & Stone (Oliver, illustrator), Our Mutual Friend, two volume set, first edition thus, London: Chapman and Hall, 1865, half-titles, frontispiece of volume I with discreetly re-enforced gutter, one plate of volume II with tatty margin, another repaired, some sporadic foxing as per, contemporaneous green quarter-roan gilt over foliate cloth, speckled edges, 8vo; [Clüver (Johann)], Iohannis Cluveri Historiarum Totius Epitome [...], Amstelædami [Amsterdam]: Joannem Ravesteynium [Joannes Ravesteynium], 1668, double-column, engraved title-page by Jacobus van Meurs, letterpress title with woodcut printer's device, decorative devices, contemporary vellum over boards, spine lettered in manuscript, loosely-inserted TLS on the bibliography of the book from an assistant librarian at the Bodleian, Oxford, dated 1960, 4to; [Prayerbook] The Liturgy of the Church of England Adorn'd with Fifty six New Historical Cuts, London: Sold by Richard Ware [...], n.d., engraved title-page for three titles issued and bound as one, The Book of Common Prayer [...], Together with the Psalter [...], London: John Baskett, 1727, A Companion to The Lord's Table, London: Richard Ware, 1726, & The Whole Book of Psalms, London: William Pearson, 1727, black-ruled letterpress titles, double-column, later 18th c black morocco binding gilt, worn, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, contemporaneous erased ownership inscription on general title: Richard Parkes Jun:r, gilt green morocco book label of Mary Webster, 1795, the commissioner of the binding, and her manuscript inscription to blank, 8vo; Boccaccio & [Dubois (Edward, translator)], The Decameron, London: Printed by J.F. Dove, 1820, half-title, frontispiece, contemporary quarter-calf over cloth, 8vo; nine Victorian and leather prize bindings, mostly Uppingham, mixed subjects and sizes; etc., mixed bindings and sizes, (31)

Art. Bloomsbury Group: Fry (Roger), Cézanne: A Study of His Development, first edition, London: Published by Leonard and Virginia Woolf, at the Hogarth Press, 1927, b/w illustrations, verso pastedown and endpapers with contemporaneous manuscript annotations and notes, presumably in the same hand as the ownership inscription on the recto ffep, original publisher's binding, cloth over pictorial papered upper-cover, worn, split but holding, 4to; Some Contemporary English Artists, [London]: Birrell and Garnett, 1921, b/w illustrations, the contents leaf annotated by a contemporary reader: These markings are not quite up to the corresponding ones in the Frenchman's books of illustrations, foxed letterpress leaves, original pictorial wrappers designed by Duncan Grant, annotated, chipped and disbound, 8vo; auction catalogues, comprising Henry Spencer & Sons:~ By Direction of His Grace the Duke of Portland, K.G. Welbeck Abbey: Catalogue of Surplus Furniture, Handsome Chimney Pieces, Old Oak Panelling, Interior Fittings, and other Effects, April, 1937, some b/w plates, original wrappers, 4to; idem, Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire: Surplus 17th & 18th Century Furniture, August-September, 1947, illustrated, original wrappers, 4to; another country house sale catalogue, Sotheby's:~ Chatsworth: The Attic Sale, October, 2010, wrappers, 4to; Christie's:~ Théodore Géricault: The Hans E. Bühler Collection of Pictures, Drawings and Lithographs, November, 1985, hb, 4to; Bonhams:~ The Albion Collection of Portrait Miniatures, April, 2004, dj, hb, 4to; etc., (8)

Classics. Cicero & Lambin (Denis, editor), M. Tullii Ciceronis Philosophicorum, two parts in one: parts II & III only, but complete in themselves, s.l. [Geneva]: Apud Petrum Santandreanum [i.e. Pierre de Saint-André], 1580, title-page with allegorical printer's device, complete, collating: [4661]-5459pp; i.e. A-Z⁸, ²A-²F⁸, ²G⁴; A-V⁸, X⁴, the first part fresh, the first-quarter of the second part with marginal worm trails in places, yet never touching letters, infrequent and minor tears, some leaves toned and some with water stains, but not affecting legibility, the final leaf (i.e. X4) with torn loss to margin, bound in contemporary brown polished calf, the covers blocked in gilt with a garland of laurels within a single-line fillet, rubbed, plain spine of raised bands, holding but with some chipped losses, red speckled edges, 8vo  Provenance: John May Welsh, Edinburgh, * May 1845; ink manuscript ownership inscription to ffep. A documented member of The Speculative Society, Edinburgh, member no. 825, admitted February 27, 1844.

White (Henry Kirk, of Nottingham) & Southey (Robert), The Remains, [...] with an Account of His Life, association copy, two volume set, tenth edition, London: Printed for Longman, et al, 1823, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I, each volume with additional engraved and letterpress title-pages, bound with Wilder (John), Epigrammata numismate annudo dignata, et in curia Cantabrigiensi [...], [Cambridge, 1823], and an ALS of 1pp from The Rev. John Neville White (1782-1845), brother of the minor Romantic poet HKW, presenting the two volumes to Wilder for his 'elegant effort ' (i.e. the [4]pp letterpress Greek and Latin verse bound-in), finely bound in contemporary purple straight-grained morocco, rolled and tooled in blind and gilt, sunned spines, joints rubs and betraying signs of splitting, all edges gilt, green endpapers, 8vo, (2)  Provenance: 1) Rev. John Neville White (1782-1845), Norfolk clergyman, serving as Perpetual Curate of Great Plumstead when these books were presented to; 2) Rev. John Wilder (1801-1892), fellow of King's College, Cambridge, later Eton beak and Vice-Provost (1885-1892); manuscript presentation letter addressed to him, his slightly later armorial binding, with surpalibros to each cover.

Shakespeare's Contemporaries. Beaumont (Francis) & Fletcher (John), Comedies and Tragedies [...], first edition of the Beaumont and Fletcher Folio, London: Printed for Humphrey Robinson, at the three Pidgeons (sic), and for Humphrey Moseley at the Princes Armes (sic) in St Pauls Church-yard, 1647, lacking the engraved allegorical frontispiece, black-ruled letterpress title-page, black-ruled double-column, decorative devices, collating: *², a-c⁴, d-e², f⁴, g², B-K⁴, L², ²A-S⁴, ³A-X⁴, ⁴A-I⁴, ⁵A-R⁴, ⁵S⁶, ⁵T-X⁴, ⁶A-K⁴, ⁶L⁶, ⁷A-C⁴, ⁷D², ⁷E-F⁴, ⁸A-C⁴, ⁸*D², ⁸D-F⁴, of which the letterpress title is repaired and supplied in manuscript facsimile in places, leaves c2, g2, B1, F2, L1, ²G3, ²H4 & ⁵H3 are repaired in places, ³E4 is defective - with loss to lower-right verso, ⁵E1 & ⁵E3 are also defective, though their loss is slight, ³N2 has an ink stain yet remains perfectly legible, and ⁸F4 (i.e. the final leaf) is tatty and creased, the whole contents with occasional tatty, slightly torn &/or chipped leaves in places throughout, contemporary speckled calf over boards, ruled in blind, upper-cover split and just holding, corners rubbed or bumped, enclosing foliate spandrels, seven compartment spine divided by raised bands, enclosing a gilt-lettered red morocco piece in the second, folio (32 x 22.5cm) Provenance: 1) Thomæ; contemporary ?ownership ink manuscript inscription to [c4]; 2) Anthony Dalle; contemporaneous ink MS ownership inscription to [²S4]; 3) the Leveson-Gower family of Trentham Hall, Staffordshire, multi-generational marks of ownership, comprising La. Ja. Leveson inscription to title, Sir John Leveson Gower of Trentham in Stafford Shire Baronet Jacobean armorial bookplate to verso of title-page, The Marquis of Stafford bookplate to pastedown, ditto later cypher bookplate of the Duke of Sutherland, dated 1892.

Eleven friendship albums and books, early 20th c and later, typically inscribed in manuscript with sentiment, verse and wit, with approx. 146 original watercolour, pen-and-ink, &/or pencil illustrations and drawings, including On Guard - pen-&-ink of late Victorian ladies with their pampered dogs, cats, Boy Scout blowing his bugle, manor farmhouse, animals, some fashion, caricatures and cartoons, etc., mixed bindings and sizes, (11)

Energy in Nottinghamshire. Central Electricity Generating Board Planning Department: Ratcliffe Power Station, Final Station Development Particulars, PL. 10. 332/JNW, May, 1964, manuscript, typed foolscap, approx. [180]ff, folding lithographed & off-set monochrome maps, a few with coloured delineation, monochrome folding plans/tables, fore-edges with Arabic numeral tabs, original limp blue vinyl, lettered in gilt, folio (34 x 22.5cm)  Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, commissioned in 1968, was the last remaining operational coal-fired power station in the UK, until its closure in September 2024, marking the end of coal-powered electricity generation in the United Kingdom.

Oenophilia. A wine cellar ledger, book label dated 2nd February, 1895, the final entry dated 24th July, 1925, printed and ruled in blue, approx. [140]ff manuscript entries, contemporary late 19th c quarter-calf over moiré boards, some wear, marbled edges and endpapers, supplied by Deighton & Co. of Worcester, their label, folio (33.5 x 22.5cm); and a manuscript receipt book, early-mid 19th c, [13]ff recipes for food and wines, followed by [5]ff of accounts (torn but legible), and a further [15]ff of accounts later on, blank leaves between the three parts, traces of former gatherings torn out, contemporary sheep over boards, worn but holding, upper-cover indistinctly lettered in MS, oblong 8vo, (2)

Americana. Reed (Ishmael), four signed first editions, Mumbo Jumbo, [New York]: Doubleday, 1972, autographed title-page, original publisher's pictorial dustjacket, sunned spine, some wear, over black cloth boards, 8vo; The Last Days of Louisiana Red, New York: Random House, 1974, half-title with author's manuscript dedication, publisher's dustjacket, sunned spine, some wear, over red cloth boards, 8vo; Flight to Canada, New York: Random House, 1976, half-title, dedicated and autographed dedication leaf, original publisher's dustjacket designed by Mike Stromberg, some wear, over two-tone cloth boards, 8vo; Shrovetide in Old New Orleans, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1978, half-title, title-page with author's autograph and manuscript dedication, original publisher's dustjacket designed by Jacqueline Schuman, some wear, over two-tone cloth boards, 8vo; idem, another first edition, Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down, unsigned, London: Allison & Busby, 1971, original printed photographic dustjacket, yellow cloth, 8vo, (5)  Provenance: Peter Messent, Emeritus Professor of Modern American Literature and former Head of the School of American and Canadian Studies at the University of Nottingham; association copies dedicated to him.

Travel. Henrietta Matilda Crompton (1793-1881), Switzerland, via a tour of the Rhine, 1836, accompanied by her brother Robert Edward Crompton (1805-1840) and their sister Caroline Rachel (1809-1885), an album of 67 en plein air illustrations, of which 45 are watercolour &/or sepia wash, 8 pen-and-ink, and 14 pencil drawings, the last repaired and with some chipped losses, mostly full-page format, but for 5 double-page panoramas, named &/or annotated throughout, including glaciers, mountains and alpine scenes, as well as named-view of Fribourg with its suspension bridge, some urban topography, slightly later 19th c 4pp ALS loosely-inserted and 3pp note, recto pastedown with contemporary and slightly later manuscript inscriptions dated 1836 & 1878 respectively, contemporary roan over marbled boards, split with loose/loosening contents, oblong folio (27 x 37.5cm)Henrietta Matilda Crompton and her eight siblings were born into a rich banking family, of Esholt Hall, Yorkshire, and upon the death of their father each inherited the considerable sum of £11,000. Henrietta never married and spent a comfortable life travelling, making excursions to the Yorkshire coast, visiting friends' country houses, and occasionally taking longer trips to Picturesque parts of the United Kingdom and Europe (such as this case); this leisured travel allowed the lady to pursue her talent for drawing, having taken lessons throughout her long life, from renowned artists Copley Feilding, David Cox, and others. Three of HMC's sketchbooks are present in the collections of the Yale Center for British Art.

Derbyshire. Rayner (Samuel), The History and Antiquities of Haddon Hall: Illustrated by Thirty-two Highly Finished Drawings; with an Account of the Hall in its Present State, association copy, first edition, large paper subscriber's copy with proof illustrations, Derby: Published by Robert Moseley, London: Weale, Architectural Library, et al, 1836, [xii], 53, [1]pp, illustrated with 32 proof state named-view lithographs, each printed on India paper and subsequently press-rolled onto leaves, mostly of medieval architecture, the prelims somewhat foxed, the plates - mostly their leaves - more so, the leaf of plate 24 creased, finely bound in contemporary green quarter-morocco gilt over moiré silk boards, gilt-lettered spine and upper-cover, gently rubbed, the upper-cover with slight sunned portion, all edges gilt and gauffered, folio (41.5 x 33cm)  Provenance: 1) George Venables-Vernon, 5th Baron Vernon (1803-1866), of Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire, landowner and sometime MP, bibliophile and Dante scholar; his subscriber's copy and later presented by him to; 2) Sir James Lacaita, KCMG (1813-1895), Anglo-Italian politician, man-of-letters and a fellow authority on Dante, with whom Vernon co-operated in his own edition of the Inferno (London, 1858-65); ffep with contemporary manuscript presentation inscription: Sir James Lacaita from his sincere friend Vernon, Sudbury Hall, Derby, 13. Nov:r 1861; thence by descent to his son: 3) Charles Lacaita (1853-1933), of Selham, Sussex, botanist and Liberal MP; his and his wife Mary's engraved bookplate to pastedown.

A South Asian palm leaf manuscript book, probably India or Myanmar/Burma, second-half 19th c, ink MS on palm leaves, [21]ff, strung, contemporary ebony boards, carved in relief with foliage and leafy scrolls, 60cm w

Post-Incunabula. Kaysersberg (Johann Geiler von), Otther (Jacob, editor), & Rhenanus (Beatus), Navicula sive speculu[m] fatuo[rum], Prestantissimi sacarum literarum Doctoris Joannis Geyler Keyserbergii Concionatoris Argentinen. a Jacobo Othero collecta. Compendiosa vitæ eiusdem descriptio, per Beatum Rhenanum Selestatinum. Ad Narragoniam, first edition, s.l., s.n., n.d. [?Strasbourg, dated 1509 & 1510; pastedown with booksellers' listings, where they suggest a date of 1513], 2 woodcuts, Gothic letter, collates: [26], [252], [6]ff; i.e. 1-2⁸, 3⁴, 4⁶, A⁴, B-C⁸, D⁴, E-F⁸, G⁴, H-I⁸, K⁴, L⁸, M⁴, N-O⁸, P⁴, Q⁸, R⁴, S-T⁸, U-X⁴, Y⁸, Z-²A⁴, ²B⁸, ²C⁴, ²D⁸, ²E-F⁴, ²G-H⁸, ²I⁴, ²K⁸, ²L-M⁴, ²N-O⁸, ²P-Q⁴, ²R-S⁸, a⁶, contemporaneous manuscript on A1-2, E4, G3-4, title-page lower gutter starting to split, some pages irregularly trimmed, with some edges uncut, some toning in places, occasional foxed spot, a handful of small repaired tears to fore-margins only, wormhole/holes to fore-margin throughout, both points of condition never affecting text, the fore-edge with traces of contemporaneous 16th c ink lettering, 19th c vellum over boards, lettered in gilt, title and colophon leaves with Croydon Public Libraries stamps, somewhat erased on the former, 4to The scarce first edition of Johann Geiler von Kaiserberg's thirty-seven sermons, influenced by Sebastian Brandt's Narrenschiff (Ship of Fools), in which he comments and satirises the follies and vices of his day. This edition precedes the 1511 edition, better known for its greater number of woodcuts.

Bible and Essex Preaching. 2 Sermons on Acts 26. 8., Why shd. it be thought a thing incredible with you, y:t God shd. raise the Dead, [Great or Little?] Horksley, April 26th 1747, Fordham, May 3d, 1747, two parts, ink manuscript on ruled paper, [9]; [11]ff, some creased corners, loosely-inserted [1]ff note on 1. Corinthians. 15. 12 (The Resurrection of the Dead), contemporary paper wrappers, some wear and chipped creases, upper-cover titled by the same hand in conforming MS, 8vo

Calvin (John) & Norton (Thomas, translator), The Institution of Christian Religion [...], fourth English edition, London: Imprinted [...] by Thomas Vautrollier for William Norton, 1578, title-page with printer's device, final leaf with mask and printer's monogram, tables in double-column, original front blank, [xvi], 634, [107]ff; i.e. signatures collating: *⁸, ²*⁸, A-⁴Z⁸, ⁵A⁶, passages underlined or marked in places in a contemporary or contemporaneous hand, title-page somewhat tatty, with slight shaved loss to the opening 'THE' and washed contemporary or contemporaneous manuscript, first four leaves with small worm trail to lower margin, signatures 2P-3K with minor worm holes through lower-right margin, never affecting letters, final leaf (i.e. ⁵A6) transposed and rebound in between ⁴Z8 & ⁵A1, the final three leaves repaired, running title occasionally affected by shaving, but never drastic nor with loss of sense, some toning and minor marks in places, infrequent and occasional creases and very slight chips, bound in 20th c polished calf gilt by J. Henderson, stamped, five-compartment spine of raised bands, lettered in the second, third and fifth, sunned back, bands somewhat rubbed, 8vo Provenance: 1) Sam. Walker, 1793 ~; ink MS inscription to verso of front original blank; 2) nearly 300 years old. J.H., 19th c title-page inscription.

An early 19th c lady's friendship album, Jane S. Dickinson, dated 1830, enclosing contemporary and later 19th c manuscript inscriptions and printed ephemera, contemporary publisher's decorative boards, split and loose/loosening contents, 8vo; Binding: an early 19th c lady's pocket book, used in the later 19th/early 20th c, inscribed with MS and illustrated with 8 original watercolour &/or pencil illustrations and drawings, contemporary green straight-grained morocco gilt, square 16mo; and eleven further friendship albums and books, early-mid 20th c, typically inscribed with sentiment and some wit, illustrated with approx. 68 original watercolour &/or pencil illustrations and drawings, including a view of the Taj Mahal, India, by night, as well as a 1910 b/w photograph of HMS Cumberland from the Isle of Wight, First World War cartoon of Kaiser Wilhelm II, and a collage picture of traditional Japanese figures fashioned from World stamps, etc., mixed bindings and sizes, (13)

Fifteen friendship albums and books, late 19th c and later, typically inscribed in manuscript with sentiment, verse and wit, some signatures, with approx. 102 original watercolour, pen-and-ink, &/or pencil illustrations and drawings, including a pen-&-ink of 'Letitia Fairfax as I saw her in "Oliver Twist" 1905 (from memory)', 1935 silhouette of a gentleman by a telephone box, named-view of Arundel Castle, HMS Resolution 1918, other First World War, cartoons and caricatures, flowers, etc., mixed bindings and sizes, (15)

Natural History, Geology and Paleontology. William Crighton Maclean FGS (1807-1900), of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk - Delineations of fossil Remains from the Crag of Suffolk about Felixstowe and Sutton, Sketched by William Crighton Maclean, 1852-1853, a folio of 54 illustrated sheets, along with a loosely-inserted ALS from one of Darwin's evolutionary critics, the palaeontologist Sir Richard Owen KCB, FRMS, FRS (1804-1892), comprising one illuminated title leaf, outline map of the United Kingdom and of Northern France, one panorama of the Suffolk coast in four named-views, an Assyrian obelisk (collector's stamp: WCM within a circle), one watercolour of the excavation trenches with exposed strata, and 49 fossil specimens and remains, almost all of the sheets are signed &/or inscribed, mostly watercolour or pen-and-ink, some pencil drawings, 28 x 22.5cm, along with one pen-and-ink and two pencil smaller sketches, being the excavation trenches again, a cross-section of a fossil, and an unusual double-headed marsupial, 12 x 18.5cm, the Owen letter, ALS of 2pp, addressed from the Royal College of Surgeons, London, and dated November 19th 1853, asking WCM if he can keep the drawings a little longer, and proceeding to comment that some are worth publishing, yet with the caveat that no publisher would undertake the monograph unless at the author's expense, and that a learned society would publish only a selection, and a contemporary manuscript, n.d., 4pp, listing historic British and European monarchs and aristocrats, contemporary brown roan gilt over cloth, rubbed and worn, starting to split in places yet holding, upper-cover with later 20th c MS label: Natural History (Drawings of Fossils Found at Felixstowe and Sutton Crag, About 1853), folio (29 x 23cm)  Provenance: presumably sold by Samuel Aldred & Son, Yarmouth, Catalogue of the Collection of Objects of Art & Vertu, the Valuable Library of 2,200 Volumes of Books [...] Pictures and Drawings [...] from the Executor of the Will of the Late William Crighton Maclean, 30th August, 1900.

Marchantius (Jacobus), Opuscula Pastoralia, two parts in one, first edition thus, Coloniæ Agrippinæ, 1642-43, letterpress half-title, engraved allegorical title-pages, double-column, complete, collating: [x], 402, [4]; [viii], 271, [5], 20pp; i.e. *⁴, A-³D⁴, ³E³; *⁴, A-²O⁴, bound in contemporary South German pigskin over wooden boards, blocked and tooled in blind, the centre of each cover with a saint in an oval laureate reserve, graduating double-fillet and foliate borders, four-compartment spine of raised bands, the second lettered in contemporary manuscript, restrained by chased fore-margin clasps, both monogrammed: P.N., all edges stained red, title-page with contemporaneous inscription, final leaf with discreet 19th/20th c ex-lib stamp, 4to

Stuart England. Four 17th c English legal manuscripts, all in manuscript on vellum or parchment, three from the reign of Charles I, 1631 Anne Putto indenture, scrivened in Latin, witnessed by Henry Meyrick, John ***, Christopher [? Prighs], and *** Higgins, docketed to verso, 33 x 54cm, others 1648 & 1649, English manuscript, docketed to verso, mixed sizes, the fourth from the reign of Charles II, 1674, witnessed by John Wade, John Malpas, John *** (probably inscribed by another, then a mark made), & Richard Vincent, 58.5 x 58.5cm, (4) Mixed condition, but fundamentally good.

Rev. Sydney Williams Wheatley (1869-1951), Literary Extracts: being thoughts in verse and prose taken from many writers, dated 1893-97, illuminated title-page scrivened with Ecclesiastes XII:11, approx. 300ff of manuscript extracts and occasional notes, inscribed recto only, finely bound in contemporary brown morocco over boards, gilt, rubbed, head of spine chipped, marbled endpapers, 4to; Lett's Extract Book, an unassociated Victorian book of newspaper and periodical clippings, mid-19th c and later, approx. 100pp of printed ephemera, principally of local Nottingham interest or taken from Nottinghamshire publications, but including articles of Life in Arizona, Shakespeare, and with 6pp of MS, including extracts on women and witches, printed pagination as issued, original cloth, 8vo, (2)  Provenance: 1st: Rev. Canon Sydney Williams Wheatley (1869-1951), Kent cleric and antiquarian, Honourary Canon (1908) and Assistant Librarian of Rochester Cathderal; inscribed ffep.

Bible and Biblical Criticism; Extensively Annotated and Interleaved by an East Anglian Cleric in the Late 17th/Early 18th Century. The Westminster Assembly of Divines & Puritanism: [Downame (John, attributed editor), et al], Annotations Upon all the Books of the Old and New Testament; wherein The Truth is Explained, Doubts Resolved, Parallelled, and Various Readings observed. By the Joynt-Labour of certain Learned Divines, there unto appointed, and therein employed, As is expressed in the Preface, first edition, London: Printed by John Legatt and John Raworth, 1645, black-ruled title-page, double-column, wood-engraved decorative head and tail-pieces, extensively annotated in the later 17th/18th c by the Rev. Richard Nesling (1670-1734), principally interleaved with approx. [454]ff of manuscript glosses and commentary, particularly denser through the New Testament, and more so the the Psalms than the Old Testament, further interleaved leaves bound-in in advance of marginalia and commentary, yet blank, letterpress leaves' margins annotated throughout, title-page, preliminary letterpress and annotated leaves water-stained and tatty, with creased corners, of which the title and one annotated leaf are detached, the remaining contents brighter, but also affected by creased corners and a degree of tattiness that becomes gradually lighter, letterpress fore-edges worn &/or chipped with some loss of words and probably sense, fragmentary contemporary calf binding, split yet just holding, worn and with some losses, folio (34 x 23cm) Provenance: 1) The Reverend Richard Nesling (1670-1734), born in King's Lynn, Norfolk, proceeding to BA & MA at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and returning to his native county for ordination within the Diocese of Norwich, his appointment as schoolmaster at King's Lynn Free School (presumably his alma mater), preacher and vicar at Houghton. Later rector of Hessett and then Beyton, both near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk; his ownership inscription to ffep, his autograph manuscript glosses and notes, and loosely-inserted 19th/early 20th c inscribed card. 2) Long undisturbed at a Stowmarket solicitor's office, until 30 years ago when the vendor's aunt, an employee, was asked to find a home for it; before then '[...] it was used in legal proceedings but was considered that it was no longer needed [...].'

A 19th c photographically-illustrated scrapbook, almost certainly a clergyman's of the Chichester diocese, approx. [76]ff, a manuscript invitation card from The Duke of Wellington, presumably the field marshal, and presumably in a secretarial hand, requesting the company of Lady Georgiana Bathurst to dinner to meet their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke & Duchess and Prince George and Princess Augusta of Cambridge; a patent chromotype permanent photograph of Princess Dagmar of Denmark (later Maria Feodorovna, Empress/Tsarina of Russia), by J. Russell & Sons of Chichester; MS riddle by Lord Macaulay, presumably not autograph; MS Song to welcome the Return of our friendly organist 1817, composed of two verses of lyrics on a scrap of paper; a pen-and-ink caricature/cartoon of a competition or election, dated Chichester, September 1875; another by a different hand, Scene in a certain House in North Street, Chichester, n.d. [c. 1875], possibly in relation to The Prebendal School; two smaller pen-and-ink sketches in places; 69 mixed process and mixed sized photographs, including Dover's Marine Parade and Pier, Chichester Cathedral and its interior, further churches of this and other dioceses, Longleat, less grand country and other houses, portrait cabinet card of Lord Pembroke, informal snapshots of people; six herbarium pages with various botanical specimens; printed ephemera, including broadside, Part of a conversation held outside the Club House on Saturday Morning, Time - 1.30 A.M., s.l., s.n., n.d., letterpress on blue paper, some MS annotation; letterpress poetry, In Memoriam of I.R.F., April, 1880, black mourning border; Evening Entertainment, July 19th, 1842, on orange paper; Victorian chromolithographed Christmas and greetings cards; illustrations from Punch and other periodicals, including Bishop Samuel Wilberforce; newspaper clippings viz. the life and career of Dean Burgon of Chichester, other newspaper and periodicals clippings, ecclesiastical promotion, preferment, intelligence and theological debate, The Last of the Hanover-Square Rooms, the price of meat; early 19th c and later engraved plates from books and periodicals, etc., a few gatherings loosely-inserted, black roan over cloth boards, c. 1830, perished spine but holding, marbled endpapers, 4to

Scotland & Bibliography. Sibbald (James), Chronicle of Scottish Poetry; from the Thirteenth Century, to the Union of the Crowns: To which is added a Glossary, four volume set, first edition thus, Edinburgh: Printed for J. Sibbald, et al, 1802, volume I with Prospectus of the First Complete Edition of the Works of William Dunbar, 3pp, and a 5pp review of Sibbald's Scottish Poetry bound-in, contemporary calf, some wear, 8vo in 4s; Ancient Scottish Poems. Published from the MS. of George Bannatyne, MDLXVIII, first edition, Edinburgh: Printed by A. Murray and J. Cochran, 1770, half-title, contemporary calf, the upper-cover detached and with a repaired gutter at ffep, the rest rubbed and worn, 12mo; Bannatyne (George) & Ritchie (William Tod, editor), The Bannatyne Manuscript, four volume set, mixed editions, Edinburgh & London: Scottish Text Society, 1928-1933, original gilt-lettered roan over green cloth, top edges gilt, others uncut, loosely-inserted envelope of errata slips, 8vo; idem., another copy of volume I, 1934, original wrappers, uncut, 8vo; Laing's and Carew Hazlitt's Early Popular Poetry of Scotland and the Northern Border, two volume set, 1895, half-titles, frontispieces, original publisher's cloth, uncut, William Tod Ritchie's copies, 8vo; Henderson's Scottish Vernacular Literature, second edition, 1900, original cloth, top edge gilt, others uncut, William Tod Ritchie's copy, 8vo; Henley's Burns, 1898, original wrappers, 8vo; Carter (John) & Pollard (Graham), An Enquiry into the Nature of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets, association copy, first edition, London: Constable & Co Ltd, 1934, original cloth only, 8vo; & Hanson's Government and the Press, 1695-1763, first edition, Oxford University Press, 1936, original dustjacket, some chips, cloth boards, 4to, (16)  Provenance: 1st: 1) Joseph Haslewood (1769-1833), antiquarian and bibliophile, founding member of the Roxburghe Club (member no. 11); his gilt-embossed armorial bookplate to volumes I & III-IV only; 2) William Tod Ritchie, Scottish bibliographer; his early 20th c ownership inscriptions. 2nd: 1) J. Wilson, Professor of Phrenology, early-mid 19th c macabre bookplate; 2) George Graham, 19th c book label. 8th: Sir Frederic George Kenyon GBE, KCB, TD, FBA, FSA (1863-1952), President of The British Academy (1917-1921), Director and Principal Librarian of The British Museum (1909-30), and Roxburghe Club member no. 187; loosely-inserted typed copy of a letter excusing himself from a Roxburghe Club meeting at Lord Aldenham's house (to whom the letter is addressed) and proceeding to refute Carter's & Pollard's accusations of forgery against Thomas James Wise, book collector and fellow Roxburghe member.

Anon, The Dead Letter Office; and a Tale for the English Farmer's Fire-side, two volume set, first and only edition, London: Printed for B. Crosby and Co, by C. Baldwin, n.d. [1811], lacking half-titles (if called for?), volume I title-page cropped with loss of the first word of the title (i.e. THE), [iv], 262, [2]pp (publisher's advert); [iv], 251, [4]pp (publisher's advert), vol. II quire M loose but attached, contemporary calf over marbled boards, some surface wear, with corners bumped &/or split, but good and holding, uncut, 12mo, (2)  Scarce. Attributed at times to the female authors Mrs. E.G. Bayfield, Mrs. E.M. Foster, or J.H. James.  Provenance: the Westropp family of Long Melford, Sufffolk; contemporary ink manuscript ownership inscription to volume II title, clipped-erasure from volume I, their shelf-numbering to both volumes' spines and recto pastedowns.

Ten friendship albums and books, late 19th c and later, typically inscribed in manuscript with sentiment, verse and wit, with approx. 119 original watercolour, pen-and-ink, &/or pencil illustrations and drawings, including two early 19th c Italian Grand Tour gouaches of Mount Vesuvius erupting, "A Cold Steam Guard" (Serpentine) - a cartoon parody of a Coldstream Guard bathing, dated 1907, Spring Cleaning in two scenes, anthropomorphic cats in the manner of Louis Wain, an 18th c rake oddly inscribed with Chinese calligraphic characters, playing cards and a cribbage board, caricatures, chess, others, some ephemera in places, including a b/w group photograph of Boer War period British Army soldiers, etc., mixed bindings and sizes, (10)

Leicestershire. A Charles I indenture viz. the Beaumont family and their lands at Osgathorpe, dated 1641, ink manuscript on parchment, signed, witnessed and docketed to verso, 54 x 67cm; with further muniments and ephemera, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, 19th c and later, including two Messrs. Cumberland & Sons sales particulars for freehold building land in Borrowash, Derby, 1894 & 1898, foolscap; other papers, 1867 Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Fire and Life Assurance Company £400 life insurance policy for Miss Elizabeth Smith of Derby, Spinster, and Miss Eliza Dawson of Rowsley, Derbyshire, Spinster; Derby property, 1885 indenture between Rev. Thomas Berry of Derby and George, Bishop of Southwell, four ecclesiastical appointments, 1934 agreement between Ley's Malleable Castings (i.e. Vulcan Iron Works) and Dennis Hobday, late 19th/early 20th c copy of a will, (qty)

Travel. Landor (A. Henry Savage), Across Coveted Lands [...], two volume set, first edition, London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1902, full-page plates and 2 folding maps, original publisher's red cloth, 8vo; Gore (Frederick St. John), Lights & Shades of Hill Life in the Afghan and Hindu Highlands of the Punjab: A Contrast, signed and dedicated by the author, first edition, London: John Murray, 1895, full-page plates, some after photographs, 2 folding maps, original publisher's two-tone cloth gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut, manuscript presentation and seal armorial bookplate of Sir (William) Henry Neville Goschen, 1st Baronet, KBE, JP, DL (1865 -1945), 8vo; Polo (Marco), Frampton (John, translator), & Penzer (N.M., editor), The Most Noble and Famous Travels, printed on Japon Vellum, copy no. 359/1050 London: [Published by] The Argonaut Press, Cambridge: Printed by Walter Lewis, University Press, 1929, colour frontispiece, folding map, title-page woodcut, original publisher's parchment over cloth boards, uncut, 4to; Huc (Évariste Régis) & Gabet (Joseph), Travels in Tartary, Tibet and China, 1844-1846, two volume set, first edition thus, London: George Routledge & Sons, Ltd., 1928, original publisher's red cloth only, 8vo; Betts's Series of Interrogatory Maps: Asia, n.d., lithograph with hand-colouring, laid on linen, 62 x 34.5cm open, original publisher's cloth case; Bertram's A Magician In Many Lands, first edition, 1911, illustrations, original cloth, 8vo; etc., (11)

Miscellaneous Manuscripts. Medical: Dr George Hardyman (1862-1946), Surgery, the binding dated 1885-86, 137pp of extensive and detailed notes, illustrated with 4 loosely-inserted sheets, bound in contemporary black calf over cloth boards, lettered in gilt, 4to; Mathematics: Brocklesbury Park, George Wright/School Book, Kirmington School, dated 1837, approx. 50ff of manuscript arithmetic, calculations and notes, contemporary sheep over marbled boards, 4to; Stalking: A Book of Sport, Vol IV, 1929, approx. 70pp narrative of a Scottish trip, illustrated with some photographs and some clipped prints, manila covered exercise book, 4to; Natural History, Marine Biology: a herbarium of seaweeds, early-mid 20th c, 16ff, the specimens are all believed to have been collected on the Norfolk and Suffolk coasts, annotated leaves, loosely-inserted ALS, contemporary cloth over scumbled boards, folio; and an album of clipped armorials and crests from writing-paper, late 19th/early 20th c, some blank leaves, and with four 19th c armorial bookplates, oblong 4to, (5)

China. 钱汝诚/Qiang Ru Chen/Qian Rucheng, 清錢汝誠臨宋四家書/Qing Qian Ru Cheng, Lin Song Si Jia Shu/Qian Rucheng Lin Song Sijia shu; [The compilations of the calligraphic writings of The Four Great Calligraphers of the Song Dynasty, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu & Cai Xiang], Qing dynasty, [16]ff of manuscript calligraphy, signed with two red seals of the scholar-calligrapher, further inscribed, the paper leaves with ink-ruled borders, now split into three parts, contemporary Chinese hardwood covers, presumably zitan, the upper-cover carved in relief with vertical lettering, the lower-cover plain, yellow and gold splash endpapers, the upper-cover with a late 19th c manuscript label, inscribed in English and indistinctly monogrammed, rather worn and inscribed: ' *** the Library of [crossed out] in the S*** [Summer Palace?/Yuanmingyuan?] of the Emperor **** 1860 by *** ', 13 x 9.3cm (closed) The Shiqu baoji documents 24 works by Qian Rucheng, excluding this particular work. Qian's own as well as his collaborative works were stored across the imperial residences in Beijing, including within the different palaces and halls of the Summer Palace complex. In the opinion of Shichun Lei of Northumbria University, 'Based on the mount of the work, it is certainly an imperial work, but to tell its original location is difficult; if the attached old label tells [us] it was taken from the Summer Palace, I guess this calligraphy work once had been stored in the Summer Palace.'  Provenance: 1) The Imperial Collection, Beijing; 2) the O'Reilly family of Knock Abbey, Co. Louth, Ireland, and thence by descent to the present vendor. A member of the aforementioned family, Lt.-Col. Charles Myles O'Reilly (1869-1942), is noted as having served with International Forces in China, 1900. It's probable that he collected the book during his overseas service. However, the manuscript label's monogram, though indistinct, does not seem to include the letters of the O'Reilly family's surname. Therefore, it's entirely plausible that between leaving the Imperial Collection and the Irish country house's library, the manuscript book passed through another's hands.  Mellors & Kirk would like to thank Professor Louise Tythacott of SOAS and Shichun Lei of Northumbria University for their help and expertise in the cataloguing of this lot. Complete. The paper leaves with discernible signs of handling, with some soiling in places but never affecting the legibility of the text. The text now split into three portions, as catalogued, one leaf bearing a small late 19th/early 20th c English printed scrap, presumably from an ad hoc repair contemporary to the scrap. The MS label of the upper-cover worn and now indistinctly legible. The hardwood covers with some surface wear and light scratching, but no splits or repairs.

Manuscripts and printed ephemera, 17th c and later, including a British India arrest warrant, Fort William, Bengal, n.d. [early-mid 19th c], printed and inscribed in manuscript, defective, 21 x 33cm, a late Victorian manuscript receipt book, Mr C.T. Bennett, In account with Pearce, Hall, & Allan, dated Nov. 22nd, 1894, [20]ff, mostly medical/apothecary recipes, original roan advertising C.J. Allan, Chemist & Family Grocer, Camborne, [Cornwall], worn, split, 12mo; an early 19th c scrapbook, [14]ff illustrated with polychrome cuttings of circus figures, animals, and historic figures, monochrome named-view engravings, etc., contemporary red roan over boards, worn, oblong 4to; a Victorian photograph album, B. É. Yorke, dated Oct 1890, with albumen prints of British and European topography and named-views, contemporary morocco over boards, rubbed and split, 4to; Popish Recusancy: The Resolutions of the House of Commons, for the Impeachment of Sir William Scroggs Knt. Chief Justice of the King's Bench [...], first edition, London: Printed for John Wright, et al, 1680, imprimatur leaf, black-ruled title-page, [iv], 145-159pp, disbound, folio (30 x 20.5cm); nine further off-prints or disbound legal proceedings, 18th c and later, various; Politics: [Attributed to Hartley (David the Younger)], An Address from the Committee of Association of the County of York, to the Electors of Great-Britain. To which are prefixed The Resolutions of that Committee, At their Meetings, Held on the 3d and 4th of January, 1781, and the Instrument of Instructions to their Deputies, ? first edition, s.l. [? York]: s.n., n.d. [1781], 18pp, as issued, stitched, uncut, folio (29 x 22cm); Scotland, newspaper: The Glasgow Argus, No. 676, Monday Morning, August 5, 1839, paper duty stamp, broadsheet; a German manuscript diary, 1911, 249pp, contemporary black cloth over boards, 4to; a disbound and partially inscribed late 19th/early 20th game book; etc

Caricatures. Caricaturist Unknown, early 19th century - A Bill of Fare, s.l., s.n., n.d. [c. 1815], etching, with contemporary hand-colouring, 28.5 x 23cm; Robert Dighton (1752-1814) - Lord Dashalong Bent on driving, signed within the plate, identified as Lord Sefton (William Molyneux, 2nd Earl) in contemporary manuscript, [London]: Published by Dighton, Charing Cross, November 1801, etching, with contemporary hand-colouring, 24.5 x 19cm, platemark; Robert Dighton Junior (1786-1865) - Views of the Blues, army officers in their uniforms, signed within the plate, identified as Captains Packe & Fenwick in contemporary manuscript, [London], 1805, etching, with contemporary hand-colouring, 28 x 20.5cm; Henry Richard Cook (fl. 1802-1849) after 'M. Egerton' - How Much! - Seven & Eight pence!, a man is presented with his tavern bill, signed within the plate, [London]: Published by T. Gillard, Strand, May 1827, etching, with contemporary hand-colouring, 25 x 19.5cm (4) Good, mixed condition. Unexamined out of their mixed frames.

Twenty-one friendship albums and books, early-mid 20th c, typically inscribed in manuscript with sentiment, verse and wit, illustrated with approx. 60 original watercolour, pen-and-ink, &/or pencil illustrations and drawings, including First World War caricatures and cartoons, pen-and-ink of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, "Shun" - a sepia study of a sergeant commanding attention, a watercolour cartoon of an English lady and a newspaper headline viz. Lord Kitchener and his New Army, others, a leopard, further flora and fauna, etc., some ephemera in places, including a loosely-inserted English etching of a cottage, etc., mixed bindings and sizes, (21)

Italian Grand Tour. Rome-Naples by Mrs. Hume Burnley, 1887, a photograph album of 72 albumen prints, the images principally 19 x 25.3cm, mounted on leaves annotated in manuscript, contemporary roan gilt corners over cloth boards, lacking spine and so boards present but detached, lady's named  label to ffep, oblong folio (31 x 41cm)

GEORGE ORWELL: NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR, THE FACSIMILEof the extant manuscript, pref. Daniel G. Siegel, Secker and Warburg, London 1984, red buckram with dust jacket

Collection of Mainly History Books, including medieval history, local history, manuscript studies, religious history, etc., titles include Tooley (R.V.), English Books with Coloured Plates, 1790 to 1860, Batsford, 1987, dust jacket; Selwyn (David G.), Edmund Geste and His Books, The Bibliographical Society, 2017, original cloth; Prou (Maurice), Manuel de Paléographie, Paris: Auguste Picard, 1924, re-cased, original wrappers bound-in; Chadwick (Owen), The Popes and European Revolution, Clarendon Press, 1981, dust jacket; and others. (10 boxes)

Welsh Professor.- Hudson-Williams (Thomas, Professor of Greek, translator, of University College of North Wales, Bangor, of Cooldaragh, Bangor, 1873-1961) The Folk-Poetry of the Modern Greeks..., autograph manuscript signed, title and 72pp. excluding blanks, original boards, paper label on upper cover, chipped at tail with small loss, sm. 4to, 1931.

Victorian Mechanic.- Anderson (Sir John, inventor of ordnance manufacture machinery and arsenal manager, 1814-86) [Scientific notes], autograph manuscript notes, together c. 65pp., a few pen and ink hand-coloured illustrations, all loose, unbound, 200 x 127mm., 1855-60; and another, an ALs from Hewitt Davis, agriculturalist, v.s., v.d. (c. 65). *** First mentioned, includes: Asphalt, Lime, Steam Engines Specification, Liscard Battery etc.

Juvenilia.- Hoffmann (Dr. Heinrich) The English Struwelpeter, manuscript copy, "written and illustrated for the amusement of her nephews and nieces...by Aunt Mary", pen and ink and watercolours, some soiling and staining, contemporary cloth, [c.1870]; and 2 other 19th century manuscript pieces of juvenilia including copies of birds, shells, insects etc from Shaw's Naturalist's Miscellany by a young girl Harriet Lockwood in 1814 and an album of sepia pen and ink cartoons by W.J. Rawle, 4to (3)

Bible, English. The Bible..., 2 parts in 1, Geneva-Tomson-Junius version, with initial leaf (blank but for 'A' & woodcut) and 2A1 (often lacking), general title and title to NT within ornate woodcut border, double column, roman type, woodcut head-pieces, initials and a few illustrations, bound without Apocrypha, contemporary manuscript notes to end of OT and verso of NT title, some light water-staining, a few other small stains, 2P5 torn at head without loss, small hole to 2Q7 not affecting text, 3K1 & 2 frayed at lower outer corner & margin with slight loss to a couple of lines, also hole to head of 3K1 with slight loss, 3N6 lacking small portion at foot affecting final line, [Herbert 306; STC 2213], by Robert Barker, 1610 [but colophon 1611] bound with an incomplete Sternhold Booke of Psalmes (1612), together 2 works in 1 vol., contemporary ink signature of Car.s Umfreville to front pastedown, contemporary calf with blind-stamped central lozenge and brass clasps, rather worn, split to upper joint, spine ends worn, 4to

Rackham (Arthur).- Dickens (Charles) The Chimes, limited edition signed by Arthur Rackham, illustrations by Arthur Rackham, printed in brown and black, pictorial endpapers, light foxing or surface marks, original gilt pictorial cloth, spine browned, minor chipping to spine ends, t.e.g., original slip-case, ink manuscript numbering to foot of spine, lightly soiled, splitting, worn, 4to, for the Limited Editions Club, 1931.