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Holden (Edith). The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady and The Nature Notes of an Edwardian Lady, 2 volumes, facsimile edition, London: Michael Joseph/Webb & Bower, 1977 & 1989, colour facsimile illustrations, all edges gilt, original green full morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe/Zaehnsdorf, morocco-backed marbled slipcase, small 4to QTY: (2)NOTE:Limited specially bound edition 6/15, signed by Rowena Stott. Posthumous publication of Edith Holden's nature manuscript, reproducing her watercolour illustrations and notes, which later made her famous and her story and diaries were dramatized for a television series.Obscure in her day, artist Edith Holden (1871-1920) specialised in natural history subjects and accidentally drowned in the Thames at Kew Gardens in 1920. Rowena Stott is the great niece of Edith Holden.

Aesop. Nouveau Recueil des Fables d'Esope mises en François ... dedié a la Jeunesse, Paris: Pierre Prault, 1731, woodcut frontispiece and numerous oval woodcuts and tail-pieces to text, early manuscript ownership name on title-page, some light toning and minor marks, e1-e12 water-stained to fore-margins, e12 edge-frayed, with 4 cm closed tear in upper edge and small loss to blank fore-margin, final leaf a little creased and frayed (with slight loss at gutter), portion of rear pastedown lost to lower outer corner, contemporary gilt decorated sheep, rubbed, spine ends and corners worn, 12mo, together with Fables, by M.A.F. Le Bailly, Paris: Joseph & Baptiste Chaumerot, 1811, 8 engraved plates, 20th century gilt decorated black half morocco, some light rubbing to boards, 8vo, plus 3 other volumes of fables comprising: Original Fables by a Lady, 1810; Fables by the Late Mr Gay, 1757; and Fables of Æesop and others, 1770, all 8voQTY: (5)

De Nobleville (Arnault). Aedologie ou traite du rossignol franc, ou chanteur, 1st edition, Paris: Chez Debure l'ainé, Quai des Augustins, à l'Image S. Paul, 1751, 2 folding engraved plates including frontispiece, contemporary mottled, gilt decorated spine with maroon morocco title label, spine torn at head with slight loss, small 8vo, together with:Abercrombie (John). The British Fruit-Gardener; And the Art of Pruning: Comprising the Most Approved Methods of Planting and Raising every Useful Fruit-Tree and Fruit-Bearing-Shrub, whether for Walls, Espaliers, Standards, Half-Standards, or Dwarfs..., 1st edition, London: Lockyer Davis, 1779, title also written in manuscript to lower margin, contemporary calf, joints split and leather at head of spine torn, corners worn and showing, 8vo,Mawe (Thomas). Every Man his own Gardener. Being a new and much more complete Gardener's Kalendar, and General Director, than any one hitherto published, 13th edition, London: J. F. and C. Rivington, T. Longman, B. Law [et al.], 1791, engraved frontispiece, contemporary half calf, extremities rubbed, 12mo,Marshall (William). Planting and Rural Ornament, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, London: G. Nicol, G. G. and J. Robinson and J. Debrett, 1796, contemporary calf, spines lacking labels, upper board of volume 1 detached, worn, 8vo,Macculloch (John). Remarks on the Art of Making Wine, 4th edition, enlarged and improved, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1829, half-title, light damp-staining at foot of initial leaves, original green cloth, 12mo, and The Modern Cookery, written upon the most approved and Economical Principles, and in which every Receipt has stood the Test of Experience, by a Lady, 9th edition, greatly improved and enlarged, Derby: Henry Mozley and Sons, 1846, wood engraved frontispiece, two plates and several illustrations of bills of fare, light toning, original cloth, 12mo, plus four other natural history and botany relatedQTY: (11)

Floyer (John). A Comment on Forty Two Histories discribed by Hippocrates in the first and third books of his epidemics, 1st edition, London: J. Isted, 1726, title ruled in red, 6 pp. manuscript index and 4 pp medical notes bound at front and rear, signed 'R. M'., occasional light dust-soiling, front hinge cracked, 20th-century crushed red half morocco gilt, spine lightly faded, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC T113304. Uncommon, not listed in the Wellcome Library catalogue.

Bible [English]. The Bible. That is the Holy Scriptures conteined in the Old and New Testament. Translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations and divers languages..., Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, 1609, initial blank A1 present with early ownership inscription Sarah Brome and 19th-century signature of Edward Witts to recto and annotation to verso, general and New testament titles within decorative woodcut borders, Apocrypha present, few woodcut illustrations, T1 torn at head with slight loss, slight tear to upper margin of 2A1 touching woodcut headpiece, long closed tear to 2H2, inked-out manuscript annotation to verso of final leaf of New Testament (3Q1), bound with Book of Psalms.The Booke of Psalmes. Collected into English Meetre by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins and others..., London: Printed for the Companie of Stationers, 1608 [i.e. 1609], incomplete at rear lacking all after G6 (i.e 2 leaves G7 & G8), light damp-staining at head of few leaves mostly in Old Testament, light toning and minor dust-soiling, occasional marks, armorial bookplate of Edward Francis Witts to upper pastedown, without front free endpaper, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked preserving original spine, maroon morocco title label, 4to in 8sQTY: (1)NOTE:Darlow & Moule 230; Herbert 298; STC 2206.John vi. 67: Judas for Jesus. In this example, Judas has been neatly corrected in an early manuscript hand.

* Williamson (Henry, 1895-1977). English novelist and journalist. A large archive of Henry Williamson’s papers and books, comprising: Dream of Fair Women, notes, typed and in manuscript, with a few single sheets of galley & page proofs, approx. 9 items; The Flax of Dream, typed and manuscript notes, 2 letters from Faber & Faber, signed Dick [probably Richard de la Mare], approx. 9 items; The Gold Falcon, one galley page, one typed, one manuscript; Goodbye West Country, typescript of a number of pages with annotations, a few proof pages, annotated, approx. 36 pp.; Tales of a Devon Village, 16 pp. page proofs, 2 of typescript, all with manuscript notes; The Golden Virgin, typescript (7 pp.) and layout dummy (7 pp. plus blanks) for preliminary pages; The Pathway, typescript of extra matter for p. 412 (old pagination), for new edition, 4 pages typescript with manuscript corrections, boards only of hardback edition with manuscript notes on rear endpaper and pencil map on rear pastedown; Devon Holiday, typed title-page and 4 pp. typescript with manuscript corrections; The Linhay on the Downs from Fortnightly Review, 8 pp. proofs with manuscript corrections; Lyon (Julia Hart, pseud. Ann [Myfanwy] Thomas), Women Must Love, [Faber, 1937], galley proof with manuscript corrections and numerous typed and manuscript corrections by the author and by Henry Williamson in his familiar hand and his often used red ink, lacks sheets 35(a) and 51(a), together with:a small collection of assorted Williamson literary manuscripts and typescripts; financial and literary estate papers including dealing with HMRC, capital gains tax, etc.; correspondence, calculations etc.; a large collection of photocopies made for the Henry Williamson estate from the original manuscripts of several of his books [the originals of these are presumed to be part of the University of Exeter deposits made in 1965 and 1981], plusa box of miscellaneous books from the library of Henry Williamson, a number with his ownership signature and/or owl monogram, including his dictionary and his thesaurusQTY: (3 cartons)NOTE:The corrections to the galley proof of the scarce novel Women Must Love may suggest this was a collaborative effort between Williamson and Thomas. Julia Hart Lyon was a pseudonym for Ann Myfanwy Thomas (1910-2005), daughter of the poet Edward Thomas, secretary and lover of Henry Williamson, with whom she had a child. This is her only novel; she later published a selection of memoirs, One of These Fine Days, 1982.

Isherwood (Christopher). Lions and Shadows. An Education in the Twenties, London: Hogarth Press, 1938, half-tone portrait frontispiece, some light spotting and offsetting front and rear, original cloth, pale marks to spine, dust jacket, spine slightly rubbed with printed price 7/6 crossed-through and 3'6 in manuscript beneath, some light toning, 8vo QTY: (1)

Salmon (Thomas). A New Geographical and Historical Grammar; Wherein the Geographical Part is truly Modern and the Present State of the several Kingdoms of the World..., William Johnson, 1754, additional half-title, dedication to George II, title printed in red and black, preface and 20 (only, lacking the map of the world and the Sphere) engraved folding maps by Thomas Jeffreys, two maps (Europe & Spain & Portugal) with naive later colouring, map of North America torn with slight loss to the upper right corner, skillfully repaired, hinges and joints cracked, upper board near detached, contemporary calf, rubbed and worn, 8vo, together with Heywood (John). John Heywood's County Atlas of England and Wales..., circa 1880, printed title, folding map of England and Wales and 42 uncoloured lithographic county maps, printed back-to-back, modern boards with old publisher's printed title and advertisement pasted to the front and rear boards, slim 8vo, with Law (James Thos. & Francis William F.). A New Set of Diocesan Maps. published by Lichfield Theological College, 1864, printed title and 27 double-page lithographic maps by W. J. Sackwell, each with explanatory text, slight offsetting and toning, later endpapers, publisher's boards with printed title to the upper siding, re-backed, folio, plus, George Philip & Son Ltd (publishers). Philips' Atlas of the British Isles..., circa 1920, 61 double-page colour lithographic maps, endpapers a little toned, publisher's cloth, faded and worn at extremities, folio, and, Philips' Introductory School Atlas, Philips' Elementary Atlas of Comparative Geography, Philips' Standard School Atlas [and] Philips' Progressive Atlas of Comparative Geography, all early 20th century, together four atlases containing numerous colour printed maps, mixed bindings, 4to, together with The Literary Press Ltd. (publishers). The Wonder Atlas, circa 1950, 24 colour printed maps, publisher's limp card pictorial boards, 4to, with a 'Barclays Dictionary' and a 'Guthrie's Geographical Historical and Commercial Grammar', but excised of all maps, plus, Dugdale (Thomas). Curiosities of England & Wales Delineated, 3 volumes, circa 1850, 9 (only double-page engraved maps and numerous engraved topographical views, manuscript presentation inscription to the front pastedown, contemporary calf gilt, worn and rubbed, 8voQTY: (14)NOTE:Sold as a collection of maps, not subject to return.

Maurice Barres French Novelist signed 3, page vintage manuscript dated 1912. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

NO RESERVE Phillpotts (Eden) The Flint Heart: A Fairy Story, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "to this friend, Basil Hastings, from Eden Phillpotts, 1914" on front free endpaper, endpapers toned, occasional light spotting, original pictorial cloth, gilt, spine ends and corners lightly rubbed and frayed, still overall a very attractive copy, 1910; The Miniature, dedication copy with the author's presentation inscription "to J. Keighley Snowden, in friendship [print] from Eden Phillpotts [manuscript]" on dedication page, original cloth, extremities bumped and rubbed, dust-jacket, light bumps to edges, otherwise excellent, 1926; and 4 others, including a copy of The Owl of Athene, with a presentation inscription from the author reading "Buy me for the Charing Cross Hospital", 8vo (6)

Joyce (James) Ulysses: A Facsimile of the Manuscript, 3 vol., one of 750 copies, original buckram, slip-case (lightly marked), London & Philadelphia, 1975; Ulysses, 3 vol., edited by Hans Walter Gabler, original cloth-backed boards, New York & London, 1984, 4to & 8vo (6)

NO RESERVE Forsyth (Frederick) Marked-up printer's copy of his novel "The Fourth Protocol", c.600pp. photocopy-typescript extensively corrected and marked-up by several in-house copy-editors of the Viking Press, New York, in green, blue, red, black and purple ink and pencil, occasional creasing, large 8vo, [1985].⁂ Included are two Typed Letters signed by Forsyth concerning his donation of this manuscript for sale on behalf of the Crypt Youth Club in St John's Wood in 1985 and also explaining the nature of the annotations: "...the most numerous notes will be those of the master printer... the senior editor will have made the less frequent corrections and the page by page notes will have been made by the text editor".

Co. Wicklow: Manuscript, The Will of Daniel Tighe Bunbury, Esq.,.. of Rossanagh in the County of Wicklow, Two pages large folio, in a clear hand. He died on 16th March, 1874. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1)

Eye-Witness Account of 1916 Easter Rising Manuscript: Steven (Capt. George) A 20 page handwritten eyewitness account of the 1916 Rising in Dublin, by Captain George Steven, Inspector of Fisheries. Steven cycled around Dublin City throughout the Rising watching the fighting in different quarters. his account of Monday April 24 includes a description of "Sinn Feiners" inside St. Stephen's Green shooting dead an unarmed drunken man "of the labouring class" who had removed a trunk from a barricade. On Tuesday he witnessed the Fire Brigade attending a fire in Dunn's on Sackville Street and describes how an urchin raised barbed wire "on a pike" to allow the engine through and despite heavy firing on the street, the "firemen were not interfered with". "Early Wednesday morning our Fisheries Cruiser "Helga," now a formidable gun boat, slipped up the Liffey and threw a few shells under Butt Bridge right into Liberty Hall." Written in a clear hand thro.-out, as a m/ss, w.a.f.  * A most interesting first hand account of The Rebellion.

The G.A.A. Centenary Hurling Final G.A.A.:  Hurling 1984 - Official Match Programme Cluichi Ceannais Iomana na hEireann, 2nd September 1984, Thurles (Semple Stadium) 4to, Tralee (Kerryman) 1984, illus. & adverts, 65pps, with manuscript signatures of the majority of the surviving captains from the hurling finals and also same of the Hurling Team of the Century (as m/ss), pictorial wrappers. Scarce Association. (1)

Delightful Mid-19th Century Illuminated Manuscript Sisters of Mercy:  A.M.D.C. - Passage..my? History of Divers Servants of God. Writ for the edificationof devout Xns. Done in the Convent of Our Lady of Mercy on The Epiphany of our Lord, MDCCCLV. Sm. square 12mo 1855. With attractive title, 6 full page & 5 hf. page illuminations, 6 miniature drawings of saints, with gilt initial letters, & sm. hand-painted thro-out text, approx. 130 pages, each with 10 lines of text, with silk ends, in a contemporary brass bound vellum binding. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) * Provenance:  Rev. John Hannan, P.P., Shinrone, Co. Offaly, well known Collector. A note on front leaf states, 'Ellen Maria John Preston won at the Bazaar in Aid of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy Jan.ry 19th, 1858.'

Book Catalogue:  Sotheby & Co., Catalogue of the Important Collection of Manuscripts from Stowe, 8vo Lond. 1849. First Edn., 2 fold. engd. plts., with orig. wrappers bound in, later cloth. Scarce. (1) * An extraordinary collection of Irish manuscript material.

With Contemporary Manuscript Poem [Duns Scotus] Secundus scripti Oxoniensis Doctoris Subtilis fratris Joannis Duns Scoti ordinis Minorum super Sententias. Titulus conueniens scripto & scriptori Mauritio iuentore, Folio Venice (by Simon de Luere for Andreas Torresanus de Asula) 1506, with wd. cut device of A. Torresanus, a Tower on end leaf, 149pp [1-96 [2] 97 - 149]; With a 28 line manuscript Poem by Paulus Ranadldus, in honour of the 'Subtle doctor' (Scotus); and continuing with Tortius script Oxoniensis .. (as above) 113pp [1-72 [2] 73-113], with manuscript commentary on margins, a few wd.-cut illus, in cont. vellum backed boards, detached, text v. good., w.a.f. (1)

Guarding the Frontiers of the United States American Revolution. Chittenden (Thomas) President of the Council of Safety, Manuscript Document signed as President of the Council of Safety, Bennington, Vermont, March 2 1778, a military warrant to Isaac Clark: 'You are hereby required .. to enlist fifty ablebodied effective ...' countersigned by Joseph Fay, Secretary. One page, folds expertly repaired on blank verso. With a typescript biography of Joseph Fay.  Revolutionary material from the State of Vermont is now rare, as a m/ss, w.a.f. (1)

One of Two Copies with Manuscript Poem Hughes (Ted) Animal Poems, Royal Octavo, Devon (R. Gilbertson) [1967] signed Limited Edn. NO. 23 (100), with manuscript Poem Skylark, on front endpaper, bound in salmon coloured decorative wrappers. Good clean copy. (1)

Important Irish Family Sketch Book Co. Wicklow [Wynne Family Sketchbook] An extensive folio Scrapbook of Watercolours, Photographs and Postcards relating to the Wynne Family of Tigroney, Co. Wicklow. The Album begins with watercolours of Views of Killucan, (Rectory, Ruins etc.) Continental Scenes, Botanical Studies, Newscuttings, Photographs, Caricatures, Animal Studies (Signed with initials A.B.W. and E.C.W.) some loosely inserted, some Naive or charming childish Sketches, approx. 140 original sketches and watercolours (of varied sizes) approx. 50 photographs & newscuttings. In hf. leather, buckram binding. Emily Adelaide Wynne (1872-1958) Irish textile artist at Avoca Woollen Mills, was born in Germany in 1872. Her parents were Albert Augustus Wynne, a civil and mining engineer, and Alice Katherine (nee Wynne). She was the eldest of five children, with three sisters, Winifred Frances (1873-1969), and Alice Clara ‘Veronica’ (1890-1969), and two brothers John Brian (1877-1977) known as Jack and Charles (1895-1917). The Wynne family were originally from Hazelwood or Annagh, County Sligo, and were related to Dr. Kathleen Lynn and Constance Markievicz. Their family home was the Georgian Tigroney House, beside the Avoca Woollen Mills in the village of Avoca, County Wicklow. Along with his brother, Wyndham, their father held mining interests in Germany, with the family frequently visiting the country.   Following the collapse in value of their mining investments, the Wynne brothers pulled out of German mining in 1908, and refocused on local Irish projects. This focused Wynne’s mother on her daughters' need to develop a vocation to support themselves, encouraging them in intellectual and creative pursuits. The Wynne sisters were most likely educated at home by governesses. Frances trained in designing patterns for damask work from around December 1901 to March 1902 at Andrew S. Robinson Designing Rooms, Wellington Place, Belfast. Having attempted to sell her designs to some Belfast linen mills, she learnt the practical and economic realities of creating a design suitable for production. Wynne, her sisters and her mother ran a lace repair and sales business from around 1905 to 1916, to supplement the family’s income.  Wynne ran the business again after World War I using her contacts in Europe. Both of Wynne’s brothers fought in the war, with Charles dying in France from injuries he sustained. Wynne also wrote a novel with her sister Alice Clara Veronica, “Every Dog” (1929), published under the pseudonyms E. and B. Pringle-West.  The sisters took over the running of the Avoca Woollen Mills in 1927, which was originally founded in 1723. The mill became known for its strong and unusual colours, which at the outset are reported to have been by accident. The Wynne’s capitalised on this reputation, using unusual colours in their cloth with new lines, which proved a success overseas. The mill was soon supplying fabrics to fashion designers in France and woollen items to the United States. Wynne developed her own signature pink, along with other colour derived from her botanical knowledge allowing her to source and grow plants in their large walled garden for dyes. She became known for cultivating primulas including one named “Julius Caesar”.  The Avoca Woollen Mills products were sold through the Country Shop on 23 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin, and supplied tweed to the designer Elsa Schiaparelli. Wynne visited Schiaparelli in Paris in 1933 and 1937. She also made a trip to New York and Boston in 1935 with the American agent Carol Brown. They opened a shop in London in the 1930s, overseen by Wynne’s cousin, Barbara Donovan, acting as the mill’s English agent. The company was at its peak in the 1940s, employing 70 men and producing 500 yards of cloth a week. Papers, diaries and other archival material from Wynne and her sisters are held in the Manuscript collection of the Library of Trinity College, Dublin. As an Album, w.a.f. A unique and interesting item.  (1)

O'Brien (Edna) A Manuscript Note, & drawing, 'Self-Portrait,' Signed  by author, and dated Jan. '75 from Algonquin Hotel. Black marker on paper, 9" x 6". Self portrait, done at the request of collector Burt Britton. A minimalist rendering of her own face, over a six-line note. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1)

Probably A Unique Collection Roman State: Circulari i Documenti sur Gorverno delle Communitadello Stato Ecclesiastico, Folio 1709-1771. A miscellaneous collection of circulars, orders, edicts, notifications, instructions, schedules and letters, many folded broadsides, printed in colour etc., mostly printed but some in manuscript, approx. 69 items, with cont. manuscript index at front, between 1709 and 1771, but more unlisted down to 1781. Bound in early 19th Century hf. vellum. V. good condition. A unique collection. As a coll., w.a.f. Emf. (1)

Binding: Book of Common Prayer,  .. According to the Use of the Church of Ireland. 8vo Dublin (Boulter Grierson) 1765. Cont. manuscript name on title, with genealogical notes on verso, & on end blanks, a.e.g., cont. full crimson mor. tooled gilt panels on covers, & attractive gilt tooled decorations on panelled spine. (1)

Meath Horticultural Society, c. 1845-1883 Co. Meath Manuscript:  Meath Horticultural Society, A very detailed manuscript account book for approx. 1845-1883, listing management committee, original subscribers, members, circulars, minutes of meetings, running accounts, bank accounts, list of judges, lists of competitors, prizes etc., in a thick 4to notebook, over 200pp., in orig. mor. backed marble boards. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) * A most detailed record of this society, principally based at Kells.

Manuscript in Irish Manuscript Anon: A manuscript copybook containing poetry and historical notes in attractive clean Irish hand and in English, 1930 - 40's, including a translation into Irish (possibly original) of a Poem by Archbishop MacHale of Tuam, some cuttings laid in. Gleanings of a literary scholar. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1)

The Book of Kells   Most Sumptuous Edition Facsimile - Verlag, Luzern, Publishers: The Book of Kells, the most precious illuminated manuscript of the early Middle Ages, now reproduced, the FIRST AND ONLY COMPLETE FINE ART FACSIMILE EDITION, published by Authority of the Board of Trinity College, Dublin. Lg. thick 4to, Luzern 1990, LIMITED EDN., in fine white tawed leather over wooden boards.  Contained in a specially created presentation box, the embossed surface with blind & gilt tooled Celtic decoration and silver and brass mounts. Together with Commentary Volume.    A unique opportunity to acquire a facsimile of one of the World's greatest Art Treasures. (2)

Important Irish Manuscript Pedigree Co. Cavan: Adams (Maxwell R.W.P.)comp. A Pedigree of the Family of Adams of the County of Cavan, watercolour, starting with Sir Duncan Adams 1214-1249, and branching out in variant directions incorporating the different branches, inter marriages with other families in Ireland including the O'Briens, Fordes, Bevan, Barry, Montgomery, Beatty, Leonard, Roberts, Scotts, and other with dates and offspring listed, the top corner with illuminated Family Coat of Arms, Signed and dated 1891, approx. 68cms x 100cms (27" x 39") as a m/ss, w.a.f. framed. (1)

Rare County Galway Manuscript Map Map: Co. Galway - [Logan (Michael) cartographer] A Survey of the Lands of Pallase and Ballydoogan situate in the Barony of Kilconnel and County of Galway, The Estate of John James Bodkin Esq., May 1824 manuscript and coloured in outline, approx. 75cms x 131cms (29 1/2" x 51 1/2"), mounted, as a m/ss, w.a.f. (1)

Co. Westmeath: Manuscript Map - Byron (Sam.) cartographer, A Survey of Ballrowan, Kerynstown, & Clonecully in the Barony of Farbill, Parish of Killucan and County of Westmeath, The Estate of the Rt. Hon. Hercules Langford Rowley, 1787. Lg. hd. cold. manuscript map, linen back & rolled. With descriptions of the Different holdings with acreage; 1 other item sim. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (2)

1916 Travel Permit: A cyclostyled Travel Permit, with manuscript details, issued to Mr. R.A. Dunlop, from Town Hall, Blackrock on 3th May, 1916, allowing him to travel to and from Amiens St. Station, this day, 4th May, signed by W.W. Rhodes P.M., and by recipient. As a m/ss. (1) * This was the day that, Padraig Pearse, one of the founder members of the Easter Rising, and author of the Proclamation of Independence was executed.

One of 100 with Manuscript Verse Hughes (Ted) The Martyrdom of Bishop Farrar, 8vo, Devon (Richard Gilbertson - Philips & Co.) [1970], No. 7(100), Signed Limited Edition with 6 line manuscript verse at end, facsimile woodcut frontis, ptd. wrappers. (1)

Episcopal Jubilee of Pope Leo XIII Cork Corporation Illuminated Address from the Corporation of Cork to His Holiness Pope Leo XIII on his Episcopal Jubilee,1893, signed by Augustine Roche (Mayor) and Alex. McCarthy (Town Clerk), presented in a large quarto leather bound Album, with the manuscript reply received from Cardinal Rampolla (signed by him), and an English translation of same similarly illuminated with elaborate floral displays. The Cork Address with a gilt reproduction of the Cork Corporation seal (slightly damaged). Some foxing to edges of internal boards, not affecting the illuminated addresses. The leather binding with title on upper cover within an elaborate gilt double rectangle enclosing alternate star devices, the surface somewhat worn, top of spine torn but holding firm. The illumination by John & Florence Gilbert, Cork (see turn-in on inner front cover), the binding apparently unsigned. As a m/ss, w.a.f. (1)

Signed & Inscribed by Author Gogarty (Oliver St. John) An Offering of Swans, 8vo Dublin (Cuala Press) 1923. Lim. Edn. 300 Copies Only, On Page 22, 'To the Lady,' & her name 'Ottoline Morsell' has been added in manuscript by Gogarty, orig., cloth backed boards; also An Offering of Swans, roy 8vo Lond. [1941] Inscribed Pres. Copy, 'To Arnold Whitridge from his friend Oliver St. J. Gogarty,' with note in Greek, date Dec. 7th 1941. Orig. buckram. V. good. (2)

Bray Township, 1881 Manuscript: Co. Wicklow - Comber (P.J.) Civil Engineer, Surveyor. Bray Township, Proposed Extension of the Township, Folio Parliament Session 1881. A document of 10 foolscap pages in manuscript, with schedules of land, buildings etc., also costs etc., signed five times by the author. As a m/ss., w.a.f. A rare and unusual document. (1) * Prepared for presentation to Parliament.

Manuscript Letter Signed by W.B. Yeats [Yeats (William Butler)] An original Manuscript Letter Signed to Miss Rittenhouse (Jessie Belle Rittenhouse, American Poet (1869-1948)] apologising for not being able to attend dinner, but looking forward to meeting her at 'The Poetry Society Dinner,' dated January 28th, 1920' with bold signature, framed with print of Yeats, as a m/ss. (1)

The 'Cork Card Case' Pike (Joseph) & Beamish (Richard Pigott) Cheating at Cards, Three large documents (printed, with manuscript notes) in the case of Pike V. Beamish 1894. · Minutes of special meeting of the general committee of the County of Cork Club, 16 Dec. 1893 (44 pp) · Brief on behalf of the defendant (56 large ff) · Pleadings (34 pp) Joseph Pike of Dunsland, Glanmire, Chairman of the Cork Steamship Co. and a former high sheriff of the county, was (despite his Quaker upbringing) an enthusiastic and suspiciously successful card player. One of his favourite venues was the Cork County Club, of which he was a trustee. Richard Pigott Beamish, a fellow trustee, being made aware of rumours that Pike was cheating, demanded that the matter be investigated by the club committee. Pike sued Beamish for libel, and the case was heard at the Four Courts on 8 May 1894. The proceedings were followed avidly by members of the gentry, both in and out of the courtroom. After a hearing that lasted ten days, the jury gave its verdict, deciding with admirable impartiality that Pike was innocent of cheating and Beamish was innocent of malice.  (See John Welcome, Cheating at Cards, London, 1963, pp 161-233.) Unusual and interesting lot, w.a.f. (1)

A Unique Memento WILDE (Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills), 1854-1900, playwright, aesthete and wit. A lock of Wilde’s Hair, presented by his son Vyvyan Holland to the distinguished Irish actor Mícheál MacLiammóir, after the first London performance in 1960 of MacLiammóir’s pioneering one-man show ‘The Importance of Being Oscar’, compiled by him from Wilde’s writings.   Among those present on the first night was Vyvyan Holland, then aged 74.  He came backstage after the performance, said he had been deeply moved, and presented MacLiammóir with a lock of his father’s hair [the present item]. Provenance: Sold as Lot 474 in Mealy’s auction in Dublin, 4 December 2007. Purchased there by the present vendor, unopened since purchase. With a TLS from Mealy’s dated 8.2.08 confirming the item came from MacLiammoir’s estate, and was in unbroken family possession since the death of MacLiammóir and his partner Hilton Edwards.   Presented in Mealy’s sealed custom made box, also containing a manuscript note reading ‘Piece of Oscar Wilde’s hair:  / Very important’,  in MacLiammoir’s hand. Offered with this lot is  - a copy of MacLiammóir’s published script, 1963; - a selection of eight publicity photographs of MacLiammóir in various roles, from his own  collection, some inscribed to rear in his hand; - Where Stars Walk. Typescript (carbon copy) of MacLiammóir’s unpublished play , pp. 130, ribbon bound in card covers, Edwards-MacLiammóir card attached, Gate Theatre stamp rear, a few inscriptions probably in MacLiammóir’s hand; - A page torn from a notebook bearing a manuscript goodwill message in MacLiammóir’s hand to performers in a late 1970s Gate Theatre production, ‘Love and prayers for triumph for you all from morbid bedridden jealous MacLiammóir’, with a pencilled message on rear complaining about lack of advance publicity for the production. Possibly his last message to the theatre he loved so well.   Mícheál Mac Liammóir and Hilton Edwards were for many years Ireland’s best-known gay couple, at a time when active homosexuality was a breach of the law. They observed the proprieties, and were received at all levels of Irish society. MacLiammóir apparently was born in England in 1899 as Alfred Willmore, to an Irish mother. An actor from childhood, and a member of the London Gaelic League, he came to Ireland about 1927 and became henceforth Mícheál MacLiammóir. He toured with Anew McMaster, whose wife was MacLiammóir’s sister Marjorie, and met another English actor, Hilton Edwards. They shared similar ideas on life and theatre, and launched the Dublin Gate Theatre together in 1928, bringing ‘a great sense of style and a demanding professionalism to each production’ (Boylan, Dict. I. Biog.). They had many successes and honours, in Ireland and abroad, and were made Freemen of Dublin in 1973. In 1960, MacLiammóir’s one-man performance on the life and works of Oscar Wilde was one of the earliest essays in that genre. The first performance in Dublin was very warmly reviewed; Michael Redgrave, reading the reviews in London, phoned to arrange a West End transfer: hence the present item. MacLiammóir continued to act for a further 17 years. He became seriously ill in 1977, and died in 1978. Edwards died in 1982.

Co. Laois:  Queen's County - Broadside, Auction Poster, Bilboa and Clogrennan, 29th November 1910 for Clearance Sale in the Queen's County of 111 acre Grass and Dairy Farm with residence and out-offices, on instructions from Mrs. Hosey. Advertised with household furniture and bedding, including feather, hair and fibre mattresses, farm animals - donkey, 8 milking cows, bullocks, heifers, calves, working mares, pigs etc. Auctioneer Patrick Byrne, Carlow. As a Poster/Manuscript, w.a.f. (1)

Improvements to Waterford Harbour, 1867 Manuscript and printed Documents associated with a loan, to the Waterford Harbour Commissioners from the Public Works Loan Commissioners in order to facilitate “deepening and improving the ford in the river Suir below Waterford”. The loan was for £25,000, to be paid in four instalments of £6,000. (1)  Indenture on vellum dated 8 July 1867 in which the Commissioners for Improving the Port and Harbour of Waterford mortgage the tonnage and ballast rates and dues in order to secure the second instalment of £6,000. (2)  Memorial of foregoing deed (3)  Copy of minutes of monthly board meeting, 8 July,1867. (4)  Affidavit of John Farrell, Secretary, 10 July 1867. (5)  Certificate dated 17 July 1908 of Benjamin Allan, chief clerk, Public Works Loan Office, that the loan has been repaid and the security returned. As a lot of m/ss., w.a.f. (5)

Rare Manuscript Tithe Applotment Book Co. Kerry:  A True Copy of the Commissioners of Applotment Book for the Parish of Geal [Galey] in the County of Kerry under the Tithe Applotment Act.” Made in November 1826.  M/ss., 10 ff.  The Tithe Applotment Books were compiled in order to determine the amount which occupiers of agricultural holdings should pay in tithes to the Church of Ireland. The m/ss gives for each holding the tenant’s name and the acreage (whether arable, coarse, or bog), followed by the amount of tithe payable. A Rare Survivor. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1)

Thomas Matthew Ray's Copy [Daniel O'Connell] Tradesmen of Dublin: Combination of Tradesmen, Meetings in Dec. 1837, Jan. & Feb. 1838, A folio Album containing Press Newscuttings of the different meetings held in Dublin, identified in manuscript at top of each page, approx. 62pps. Orig. marble boards, rebacked, & new mor. spines. As an Album, Rare. (1) * T.M. Ray's copy, inscribed on front cover, 'T.M. Ray, Richmond Bridewell, 1844'.

House of Lords The Wicklow Peerage - Minutes of Evidence taken before The Committee for Privileges on The Earl of Wicklow's Claim to Vote for Representative Peers for Ireland, 2 vols. folio, plus Speeches of Counsel, together 3 vols. folio 1869 - 1870 Session. Each volume interleaved, and with manuscript indexes, uniform limp crimson mor. Octavius O'Brien's Copy, a witness, with his name in gilt lettering on spines, worn.(3)

Borrow - The Works of George Borrow, Edited with much Hitherto Unpublished Manuscript, by Clement Shorter. 16vols. 8vo London (Constable & Co. Ltd.) 1923-24.  Norwich Edition. Limited to 775 Copies NO. 160. Uncut, unopened, orig. green cloth, some stains, spines faded. (16)

With very large Manuscript Map, 1741 Co. Dublin: Grant of lands in the Parish of Monkstown. Indenture on vellum, dated 9th December, 1741 in which George Byrne of Cornellscourt issues to Edmund Shanley of Dublin, a fee farm grant of part of Newtown in the parish of Monkstown, Co Dublin. The property is described in some detail. Fine large m/ss map attached, drawn by Thomas Cave. As a m/ss. (1)

Co. Carlow: Broadside, Auction Poster. Graigalug (Nurney, Co. Carlow) Valuable 47 acre Farm and two story slated Dwelling, August 1911. With manuscript Last Will and Testament of Teresa Sutton outlining her wishes for disposal of her estate, including the property advertised on this Poster, dated 1901. Auction solicitors Messrs Malcolmson and Law, Carlow, instructed by representatives of the late James Sutton. Auctioneer Patrick Byrne, Tullow Street, Carlow. As a Poster, and m/ss, w.a.f. (1)

Relating to Lands in Co. Kerry, 1762 Manuscript: Large document on Vellum, in English, 3 membranes. Royal portrait at top left corner; across the top a scroll of vine leaves with an English rose and a Scottish thistle. Seal of the Irish Court of Common Pleas (intact).  Endorsed: “An exemplification of a recovery suffered by Richard Chute Esq. and Francis Chute his son of lands in the county of Kerry, Easter Term 1762.” Prior to 1834 it was illegal for the owner of an entailed estate to sell any part of his lands.  Lawyers, however, found some ingenious methods of evading this restriction, one of which was a fictitious lawsuit in which the owner was said to “suffer a common recovery”.  An “exemplification of common recovery” was generally  an impressive (and no doubt expensive) document – large, written on vellum in an ornate script, headed with the royal portrait and national emblems, and bearing the large seal of the relevant court. The legal phraseology was often extremely complicated, but so formulaic that it was seldom written out in full. In this case, the owners were Richard and Francis Chute of Tullygarran and the prospective purchasers were the Hon. William Crosbie of Ardfert and Stephen Mills of Cork, banker. The lands are named as Tullygarran, Ballygakin alias Ballygakee, Ballyard, and Clogherclinin alias Clogherclemin, in the barony of Traughanackmee. A large impressive document, as a m/ss., w.a.f. (1)

A carved wood manuscript cover,16th century or later, Tibetan, the rectangular recessed panel with Prajnaparamita in the centre, flanked by Vairocana and Buddha Shakyamuni, all seated on elaborate thrones, surrounded by smaller bodhisattvas, the border with stylised leaves and one side carved, traces of gilding,37cm wide2cm deep15.5cm highCondition ReportDate difficult to determine, likely between 16th - 18th century.

A City of Bath Council manuscript, illuminated gilded and painted red leather booklet of thanks for the services of the retiring Mayor Sydney Arthur Smith and the Mayoress 1957

A rectangular hardwood gilded and lacquered panel carved with Buddhist deities in the style of a 16th century Tibetan manuscript cover, 54 cm x 16 cm

Rembrandt, Harmensz. van Rijn: (1606 Leiden - 1669 Amsterdam). Gelehrter in seinem Arbeitszimmer, genannt: Faust. Radierung und Kaltnadel auf Bütten. Um 1652. 21,1 x 16,1 cm. Bartsch 270; New Hollstein Dutch 270 I (von VII). Seidlitz 270 I (von IV). White-Boon 270 I (von III). Novell-Usticke 270 I (von IV). - Hervorragender Abdruck des ersten Zustands mit Grat und sehr schöner klarer Zeichnung und in ausgezeichneter Erhaltung. Mit den bei Hollstein und White-Boon beschriebenen Merkmalen für Drucke vor dem zweiten Zustand: ohne Pünktchen in der unteren rechten Ecke und im Bücherstapel nur mit offenen diagonalen Linien schattiert, etc. Das Wasserzeichen IHS mit Kreuz, darunter die Buchstaben GD findet sich auch bei den Exemplaren des ersten Zustands in den Sammlungen des Louvre, Paris und des Herzog Anton Ulrich Museums in Braunschweig (Inv. Nr. 5592).    Amsterdam für die . - Bis dicht und teilweise bis an den Bildrand beschnitten. Verso Montagespuren, sonst tadellos. Im Oberrand mit Papierfalzen auf Karton montiert. Verso mit alter hs. Nummer 250. - Die Benennung des schönen Blattes als "Faust" geschah erst im 18. Jh. Im ersten Katalog der Rembrandtradierungen ist das Blatt als "Alchemist" bezeichnet. Es ist fraglich, ob Rembrandt tatsächlich die Figur des historischen Faust oder die Figur des Volksbuches darstellen wollte. Nach Rotermund (Rembrandts Faust im Licht der neueren Forschung, in: Sammlung, Juni 1958, S. 28 1 ff.) ist eher ein Zusammenhang mit rosenkreuzerischem Gedankengut anzunehmen. - Bis dicht und teilweise bis an den Bildrand beschnitten. Verso Montagespuren, sonst tadellos. Im Oberrand mit Papierfalzen auf Karton montiert. Verso mit alter hs. Nummer 250. - Excellent impression of the first state with some burr, beautiful clear lines and in excellent condition. With the features described by Hollstein and White-Boon for prints before the second state: without dots in the lower right corner and shading in the book stack with open diagonal lines only, etc. The watermark IHS with cross, below the letters GD is also found on the impressions of the first state in the collections of the Louvre, Paris and the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Braunschweig. - Trimmed to close margin, partly to the image. Traces of mounting on verso, otherwise in perfect condition. Mounted on cardboard with paper strips in upper margin. Verso with old manuscript number 250. R

CAETANO, Tommaso de Vio, O.P., Cardeal.- REVEREN | dissimi D. Tho | mæ de Vio Ca- | ictani, cardina- | lis sancti Sixti | perquàm docta, | resoluta ac com | pe[n]diosa de pec- | catis Summula | nuper dilige[n]tis | sime recognita.- Lvgdvni: Væneunt in vico Mercuriali, apud Vincentium de Portonarijs, 1538.- 248, 101, [1] f.; 17 cm.- E., Tommaso de Vio, known as Cardinal Caetano (1469-1534), Dominican religious, Italian exegete, philosopher and theologian, born in Gaeta (Lazio); vicar general of his Order, he was named cardinal in 1517, having participated in the excumbation process of Martin Luther. Lyon edition of one of his most important works, originally published in 1525. The second group of 101 pages contains another work by the same author, with its own title page (Ientaculorum novi testamenti), but apparently it is a single typographic unit. First title page, a little dusty, printed in black and red, with an old manuscript: Dos Carmelitas descalços do Porto. Otherwise, a slightly cropped, but vey clean specimen. Contemporary full sheepskin binding, or a little later, with gold florets between the sections.

PINTO, Fernão Mendes.- LES | VOYAGES | ADVANTVREVX | DE | FERNAND | MENDEZ PINTO, | FIDELLEMENT TRADVITS DE | Portugais en François par le Sieur BERNARD | Figvier Gentil-homme Portugais.- A Paris: Chez Arnovld Cotinet, et Chez Iean Roger, M. DC. XLV. [1645].- [8], 1020 [i. e. 940], [12] p.; 22 cm.- E, Second edition of the first French translation of the famous book by Fernão Mendes Pinto (1510/14-1583), traveler and adventurer, born in Montemor-o-Velho, which was republished in Paris, once again, during the 17th century , in 1663 (the first edition was also published in Paris, in 1628). Fernão Mendes left for India in 1537, having stayed in the East for around 21 years. The “Pilgrimage”, a fantastic account of his troubled adventures, was originally published on the initiative of Fr. Belchior Faria, 31 years after his death (Lisbon, 1614), from the original manuscript bequeathed by the author to Casa Pia dos Penitentes. Copy lightly handled, slightly cropped (especially at the head) and with some browning; Cover page a little dusty. Contemporary binding, full sheepskin, a little worn, missing the first free endpaper. Cordier (Sinica), II, 2067. Palau, 163206. Leite de Faria, 32-2.

MANUSCRITO.- [UTRECHT, PAZ DE].- Memorias da Paz de Utrecht offerecidas a ElRey Nosso Senhor por Dom Luis da Cunha seu Embaixador extraordinario e Plenipotenciario de Portugal no Congresso da ditta Paz. Anno de 1715.- Século XVIII.- 2 vols.; 31 cm.- E., The Treaty of Utrecht (or Peace of Utrecht), signed in the Netherlands between 1713 and 1715, put an end to the War of the Spanish Succession which pitted, on the one hand, France and, on the other, the Grand Alliance, constituted by Great Britain, the Netherlands, Prussia, Portugal and the House of Savoy. Portugal was represented by D. João Gomes da Silva (4th Count of Tarouca, 1671-1738) and D. Luís da Cunha (1662-1749), a major figure during the reign of King D. João V, diplomat (ambassador in London), Archdeacon of the Cathedral of Évora, academic and judge at the Palace. 1720-1730, consisting of two volumes, with a total of more than 2,000 pages. These same volumes appeared in the “Exposição Lisboa Joanina”, held in October 1950, at Palácio Galveias, in Lisbon, where they appear in the respective catalog under number 259. In the National Library there is another copy, with the same title, but not identical. and with a smaller extension (PBA quota. 449). The two volumes, carefully handwritten, very clean and with good margins. Provenance: according to a pencil note on the free endpaper, the manuscript was purchased by Eng. Salema Garção at Livraria do Conde de Pinhel, who in turn, had purchased it from João Campos Henriques; ex-libris and white seal of the J. G. Mazziotti Salema Garção Bookstore. Contemporary bindings, full sheepskin, worn and with wormholes on the spines

Education. A bound collection of manuscript essays produced by members of The Reigate Young Friends' Essay Society, [Surrey], 1871-72, filled to end, 521 manuscript pages in a variety of hands, i.e. by different members of the society, various subjects, the essay entitled 'Old Stones in the Far-West' is illustrated with nine pasted photographs (albumen prints), 4pp. index. Small quarto, 23.5cm, contemporary cloth lettered in gilt, green endpapers, binder's ticket for Allingham of Reigate. Internally very well-preserved & bright, covers a little shaken with gutters showing at beginning

The Redbourn Hill Iron & Coal Company Limited. A collection of ledgers in red crushed morocco lettered in gilt, manuscript entries, comprising: Agenda Book, recording meetings of directors, 1890-1904, and another similar, 1919-24; Register of Calls, an alphabetical index of shareholders, 1872-77, the main investors being the Winn family of Nostell Priory, Appleby Hall and Kettlethorpe Hall, including three loosely-inserted deeds; Directors' Attendances, recording dates, venues and names of those in attendance at meetings, 1872-1904, each entry signed by the individuals present (Cross, Davy, Inglis, Jefferson, Sanderson, Winn, and others); Register of Documents, recording the nature of documents received, 1917. Together with a company stamp press (6)

A Victorian manuscript cycling journal, "Bicycle Rides", 1879. Octavo, 16cm, slim volume in worn contemporary cloth, black ink on 34pp, remainder unused. The journal records the weather (mostly rain & thunderstorms), the conditions of the roads, the times of departure & arrival, and the boarding places. Locations visited include Stratford-upon-Avon, Evesham, Cheltenham, Swindon, London, Winchester, Southampton, Dudley, Birmingham, Llandudno, Malvern, Uttoxeter, Ashbourne, Sheffield. "Commence holidays today...On examining the machine find one of the bearing pins broken. Welsh drunk as usual so have to get to Hatton blacksmith to get it put right...Pleasant run to Winchester, got into a scrape here for not having bells on our machines, bobby took names. Good run to Southampton doing the 12 miles within the hour." Anonymous author. The journal contains a loosely-inserted newspaper clipping, "A Warwickshire Romance, Well-Bred Man Who Accepted the Wrong Lady", relating the story of Edward Heneage Dering & Lady Georgiana Chatterton

Photography. A collection of 98 albumen prints and two cabinet cards, c. 1870, depicting views of Waterloo (including one of the North Gate at Hougoumont), Bruges, Cologne, Strasbourg, Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Konstanz, Prague, Leipzig, Tübingen, Stuttgart, and Nuremberg. The photographs are in various sizes, mounted on card album pages measuring 23 x 29cm, manuscript captions in English, a total of 100 individual photographs (100)  

William Wordsworth (1770-1850). Autograph note signed, Rydal Mount [Wordsworth's family home], 24 Oct 1830, in which Wordsworth quotes Shakespeare [As You Like It, Act II, Scene I], "And this our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything." 20.5 x 18cm. Presented with an albumen print of Rydal Mount, a modern manuscript copy of Daffodils, and other relevant prints, framed & glazed as one. Together with an invoice from C R Moore, Rare Book Dealer, and a loose postcard of Rydal Mount, postmarked 1919

A large manuscript plan of the railway network in Burton-upon-Trent, stamped by the Superintendent's Office at Midland Railway, Derby, 27 September 1904, dissected & linen-backed, 190 x 97.5cm, cloth covers lettered in gilt, the map with toning & discolouration, the outer cloth covers worn & detached