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Germany, 2nd half 18th cent., 362 p. (paginated by the writer), w. the names of the recipes in calligraphy in blue and green (w. traces of gilding on the first letters), with index (p. 347-362), orig. calf, gilt and ribbed spine, marbled edges, 4to. An interesting, attractive manuscript, w. bookplate of Werner Friedrich Allmann (1928-2020), in 1961 founder of the still existing Allmann'sche Apothek in Biberach. A few examples: Für Hauptwehe und blödes Haupt, Fur das Hauptwhe ein Tabak, Für das Hauptwehe von Melancholia, Wider den Schwindel ein Pulver, Für verschiedene Gebrechen der Ohren, Das schwalben Wasser zu machen, F'r den Schlag, oder Apoplexia, Für schwaches Gehör und Gesicht, Ein vortreffliches Augen Wasser, Für den Krebs, u. Brand Wunden, Für Enge auf der Brust, Für den Magen ein Trank, Von den Brand oder schwarzen Blut, Für die Franzosen ein Raüch. Occas. foxed/ stained, spine rubbed.

2 manuscript vols., (1832-33), both w. calligraphic title followed by 116/ 113,(2) p. (incl. indexes at the end of both vols.), the first vol. w. occas. music scores, contemp. marbled boards, sm. 8vo. Contents of the second vol. loose in quires. Anthonie Johan van der Poest Clement (1815-1905), NCC lists two manuscript diaries by him, written in 1850/ 51 (Zevenbergen and surroundings). Both vols. contain a number of nice songs, some w. the published sources and dates mentioned, a.o. "Visschers-lied", "De Hoop" (w. score), "Schilders-lied", "Bruilofs-zang. Wijs: o Piscator del l'onda", "Van Speyk. Chant patriotique", "Zang-stukje voor de Utrechtsche schutterij. Wijze: Ein freies leben füren wir", "Zeemans-Lied. Wijze, wie praalt aan 't hoofd der hel" (by C.N. Clemens, extract from the Bredasche courant, November 18 and 19, 1832), "Nederlandsch krijgs- en marsch-lied door G. van Rijn en J. van Harderwijk Rz." (copied from the edition Rott., Mensing en Van Westreenen, 1830, w. scores), "Aan een veertienjarig meisje", "Rijm-kronijk op zang behelsende het verhaal der merkwaardigste standverwisselingen en lotgevallen van het 1ste Bat. der 2e Afdeeling mobile [sic] Noord-Hollandsche Schutterij (...) gedurende het jaar 1832" (pages 7-29, dated 31 December 1832 and w. annotation "H.C. Focke. Onuitgegeven" at the end, and "Volks-lied van Philips van Marnix heer van St. Aldgonde" (p. 105-112). -and 1 other. (total 3)

Manuscript prayer booklet, 84 lvs., orig. overlapping vellum, 12mo. A few lvs. at the end torn out, ties lacking. The first page with (partly difficult to read) owner's entry "Je suis a Fenne Hacoult demourant a Annetiers en wesbesaupres doyon frere pasteur dudict livre fille de son Philippe et Noël Pinte natif de Serlincelui qui me trouverame rendra et recompense aura. Prier pour vos pere et mere et vostre frere pasteur, parens et amis trespassez ce 22e de Janvier 1645." Two of the lvs. are pasted together to form a pocket, with loosely inserted tiny manuscript note: "Manuscrit trouvé dans l'abbaye de Montolieu. Donné par Mr. Vicart."

te plaatsen in de portefeuille genealogica van mijne verzameling. Manuscript, ca. 1840, 8p. on 7 loose bifolia (so also w. 17 blank pages), consisting of a double-p. genealogical tree listing 9 generations (incl. Michiel de Ruijter himself), and 5 extracts of official documents, folio. A few names in the genealogical tree: "Margareta de Ruyter, trouwt 22 maart 1673 met Bernardus Somer, Predikt. te Amsterdam", "Anna Somer. die trouwt met Cornelis van Pere", "Cornelis Steengracht, die trouwt met Jacoba Petronella van Hoorn van Burcht" and "Anthony Willem van Steveninck. Sedert 1837 adelborst te Medemblik" (final name). The extracts concern a.o. Bernardus Zomer (1758), Frederik Willem van de Schepper and Wilhelmina Cornelia Baronesse van der Goltz (1840) and members of the Steengracht family. Also present are 4 apparently unrelated notarial/ juridical manuscripts on fold. vellum, dated 1637, 1677 (in the name of Jacob Raeterinck, verwalter-richter van Kedingen, w. modern transcription) and 1678 (2x, in the name of Johannes Michorius, Haexbergen). (total 5)

Manuscript on 6 attached lvs. of vellum, approx. 86 x 80 (5x) and 56 x 80 cm, each leaf w. extensive calligraphic text within engraved borders (the first leaf incorporating at the top a portrait and the name of King George the Second, otherwise w. identical repeated borders), dated at the end "the twelfth day of January in the fourteenth year of our reign" (1740), and signed Verney Bridges in pen, each leaf with paper tax seals, held together with large attached wax seal in the original tin holder. (Dust)soiled, folded and creased. Very impressive, large document. Edward Hodsdon of Sydenham declares this to be his last will and testament, in which he bequeaths to his cousin Thomas Hodsdon of Busbey, the "Right of patronage and free disposition of the Vicarage of the church of Plumsted (Plumstead) in the said County of Kent and of and to the Chapel of East Wickham in the said county to the same vicarage annexed with all and singular their rights, members and appartenants", as well as all his "tenements, hereditaments and promissed lying in the several Counties of kent and Surry (...)".

Ca. 1944. Hand dec. cardboard portfolio w. 3 loosely inserted pamphlets (for different regions of the Netherlands) of color-coded manuscript train schedules, each pamphlet w. (fold.) map(s) and schedules. Portfolio 28.5 x 15 cm. Covers sl. stained, some browning. Incredibly detailed and beautifully crafted manuscript train schedule.

Printed "Kas-noot", recto with the denomination "Goed voor 4 Ryxsds:" in Dutch, Sinhala and Tamil typeset, within border and V.O.C. marks and the arms of Colombo in corners, and with the signature in pen of the last governor of the island Johan Gerard van Angelbeek (1794-96), Abraham Samlant (Negotie Boekhouder) and 1 unidentified signature, verso dated in print "Kolombo den 1. January 1796", and w. manuscript "N. Eight. Bearing interest 3 p.cent p. annum" above black rectangular stamped seal of Colonel James Stuart in the middle of signature George Gregory in pen (see explanation below), 8.8 x 10.4 cm. Middle fold, some pinholes and tiny tears. Not in Landwehr, V.O.C. Extremely rare "Kas noot", which remained valid for 116 years, and this copy has not been cancelled (see the two examples of "Kredit brieven" in this auction). Noted in pen on the tiny leaf are only 5 dates at which the interest was actually paid, from 15 February 1864 to 15 February 1868. Possibly, the note still retains its value for the British state; we could not verify this. The history of this "Kas noot": "After the British Invasion of Ceylon in 1795 the Dutch surrendered to the British, Trincomalee on 1795 August 26th, Jaffna on 1795 September 27th. Doubts arose among the populace about the ability of the Dutch Government to redeem the Kredit Brieven owing to the threatened investment of Colombo by the British. By Plakaat of 1795 December 18th Notice was given to issue Paper Money of smaller denominations 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 Rix-Dollars. Called Kas Nooten the notes were issued dated 1796 January 1st. The British under Article 6 of the Capitulation of Colombo, on 1796 February 15th accepted the liability for up to £50,000 (i.e. 468,750 Ryxd) of Kredit Brieven and Kas Nooten still in Circulation and pay interest at 3% per Annum, payable half yearly. Notes [including ours] were Endorsed in English in pen with 3 percent p. annum on this Kredit Brief payable by the British Government of Ceylon under the condition of the Sixth article of the Capitulation of Columbo and on back of Kas Nooten Bearing Interest 3 percent for Annum. Below a Black rectangular Seal of COL.STUART with Persian text in middle of Signature Geo. Gregory over Reg. Colonel James Stuart led the British troops to take Ceylon from the Dutch. George Gregory was collector for Colombo for the British. (...) The Dutch promissory notes taken over by the British Government in 1796, were never called in. (...) After obtaining the approval of the Secretary of State and protracted negotiations with the holders the Government bought in the 130 [remaining] notes in 1912, for a sum of Rs. 13,890 and cancelled them, thus wiping off finally a permanent charge on public funds." (Dutch Ceylon Paper Money 1785-96, online article). "The proclamation [of December 18th, 1795] rehearses that owing to the threatened investment of Colombo by the British doubts had arisen among the populace about the ability of the Government to redeem the Kredit Brieven and reassures them on this issue. As the Kredit Brieven was for large payments, the Kas Nooten (currency notes) were issued for the convenience of the public, redeemable in the same way, but not endorsed." (Dutch Ceylon 1796 Kolumbo Kas Nooten, illustrated online article). We thank Burgersdijk and Niermans for their help with this description and that of the two similar other V.O.C. items in this auction.

pere d'eloquence Latine. Les offices. Livres III, le livre d'amytié, le livre de vieillesse, les paradoxes, le songe de scipion. Paris, Iehan Ruelle, 1550. 162; (3),157 lvs. Woodcut initials. Later leather w. use of orig. leather on boards, blind-tooled paneling and gilt corner fleurons. 16mo. Contemp. manuscript annotations and former owner's entry upper flylvs. First quire sl. loose, mild waterst.

und vollkommener Bestellung eynes ordentlichen Mayerhofs oder Landguts (...). Strasbourg, Bernhard Jobin, 1580. 2nd ed. (12),643,(34) p. Engr. title-p., portrait of the author and 36 (large) in-text woodcuts. Beautiful contemp. (sl. soiled) pigskin w. blind tooled dec. over wooden boards (clasps lacking). Sm. folio. Contemp. manuscript ex libris on title-p. (dated 1618) and on flylvs./ pastedowns (one dated 1583). Lacking p. 83-90 (text only, no woodcuts), sm. piece missing in border of author's portrait, occas. foxing/ damp stains, corners of index lvs. cut (not affecting text). Famous Renaissance work on country living (large sections on orchards and fruits), also incl. the first known written description of tobacco in German.

Volgens hun leevendig geloof, en heylig leeven. Uyt de getuygenissen, voorbeelden, en rédenen der oudste en achtbaarste kerkelyke schryveren, vólgens de waarheyd der eerste en eenigste Christelyke gódsdienst, (…). Vert. d. W. Séwel. Amst., J. v. Hardenberg et al., 1700-01. 2 vols. (28),707,(12); (12),568,(12) p. 2 different engr. titles, 2 engr. title-p. vignettes and 46 plates, each w. 2 engr., by J. Luyken. Contemp. vellum w. blindtooled dec., manuscript titles on ribbed spines. Folio. Later endpapers and flylvs., covers worn/ stained, 1 vol. sl. smaller than the other, occas. marginal waterst.; contents fine. (total 2)

kortelyk behelzende verscheide gedenkwaardige zaken, op elken dag van 't jaar, door de gansche werelt voorgevallen: met de geboorte- en sterfdagen v. vermaarde vorsten, helden, (etc.). Amst., A.D. Ooszaan, 1689. (6),registers,692 p. Engr. frontisp. Contemp. vellum w. blindst. centerpiece, manuscript title on ribbed spine. 4to. Some foxing/ browning as usual. A day-by-day register of historical events of all times (secular and ecclesiastical) & of bio/ bibliographical notes on important people.

(...). Amst., for Wolfgang, Waasberge, Boom, van Someren en Goethals, 1687, 1st ed., (10),1063,(23) p., w. engr. fontisp., a portrait of De Ruiter and 8 (double-p./ fold.) finely engr. plates (mainly sea-battles by . Stoopendael) and EXTRA several loosely inserted engr. portraits fom Wagenaar, contemp. blindst. vellum, ribbed spine w. manuscript title, folio. Several quires/ lvs. browned, joints split. In all, a good and attractive copy. Cat. NHSM p. 844. First edition of the main source on the greatest Dutch admiral of his time, Michiel de Ruyter (1607-76). *Proceeds go the Red Cross.

Amst., Broer Jansz., 1646. (14),442 p. Complete w. engr. title, 37 woodcut portraits, in-text woodcut ills. Contemp. vellum (worn) w. manuscript title on spine. 8vo. Bound as usual with: (Duym, I.). Corte historische Beschryvinghe der Nederlandtsche Oorloghen, Beginnende van den aenvangh der Nederlandsche Beroerten tot in den Jare 1646 incluys. Ibid., idem, 1646. 320 p. Complete w. title-p. w. woodcut printer's mark, 25 woodcut portraits. Ex libris upper flyleaf, contemp. marginal annotations and underlining throughout. Some pages w. very slim margins (sometimes sl. affecting text on top of pages), browned, waterst.

der Zeven Vereenigde Provincien. In 't Nederduits overgeset d. H. v. R(ijn). Leiden, D. Haak, S. Luchtmans & J.A. Langerak, 1726. 6 vols. 1 large fold. engr. map of Zeeland (repaired tear), 6 fold. bird's eye plans of cities in Zeeland, 1 bird's eye view of Utrecht, 28 (fold.) views/ plates (2 extra), 24 (mostly fold.) portraits (1 w. 2 sm. tears, sl. affecting image), num. in-text ills., portraits and coats of arms. Unif. contemp. vellum w. blindst. centerpiece, manuscript title on ribbed spine. Folio. 1 vol. w. library ticket on spine. Some stains/ defects on covers, a few parts very browned/ foxed. (total 6)

Hof, nevens alle andere Republyken, en voornaamste Steden van Italien, in verscheide Missives beschreven door seecker naeukeurigh Reysiger, welcke sigh in de jaren 1690. 1691. en 1692. daer heeft bevonden (...). Utrecht, A. Schouten, 1696. 1st ed. 3 parts in 1 vol. (10),223,(3); 279; 109,(17) p. Frontisp., title-p. vignette, 8 (fold.) engr. plates. Contemp. vellum w. manuscript title on spine. 4to. Bound with: (2) Dumont, J. Nieuwe Reyse naa de Levant of het Oosten (...). Ibid., idem, 1695. 2 parts in 1 vol. (10),140; 168,(16) p. Frontisp. and 4 plates after J. Luiken, title-p. vignette. 1st frontisp. trimmed sl. inside plate mark, browned/ foxed.

With watermark Villedary/ coat-of arms of Amsterdam, late 17th/ early 18th cent., orig. unif. vellum ("splitselband"), folio (32.5 x 22 cm). Occas. stains, foxing or browning, but generally in very fine condition. The vols. were used to collect coats-of-arms cut from large sheets issued by a.o. Cornelis Specht in 1708 and Cornelis Kribber in 1745, of which some titles were copied in pencil in our manuscript: "Namen en wapens der heren edelen ende ridderschappe representerende den tweeden Staet van den Lande van Utrecht soo als de selve zedert den jaare 1597 ende vervolgens sijn beschreven" and "Namen en wapenen der heeren geëligeerden, representerende het Eerste Lid vande Staten ‘s Lands van Utrecht Soo als de zelve Zedert den Jaare 1582 (...)." Of these cut-out engr. coats-of-arms, one vol. contains ca. 235 finely handcol. specimens, the other ca. 600 uncoloured smaller specimens. (total 2)

op het tweede eeuwgetijde der oprichting van de Hollandsche Hooge Schoole. Leiden, Veniam pro laude, 1775. (8),40 p. W. contemp. manuscript character list, engr. title-p. vignette, later hcl, 8vo. (2) Wetten ende Statuten van de Universiteyt tot Leyden. Leiden, S. Luchtmans, 1728. 3 parts in 1 vol. (78),(84),(36) p., cont. speckled calf w. gilt spine, 4to. Worn at hinges. -and 4 others (incl. 3 dissertations) (total 6)

(...). (Heidelberg), Officina Commeliniana, 1600. 3 parts in 1 vol. (12),64; 65-95; (8),67,(8) p. (main text complete, but printer's errors in pagination). Each part w. separate title-p. ("Urbicii inventum" and "Notae"), 7 engr., 5 of which are full-p., text in Latin and Greek. Hcalf w. (sl. worn) marbled paper boards, manuscript title on spine. 4to. Upper and lower flylvs./ pastedowns w. manuscript notes in pencil. Some browning, occas. foxing, first 2 p. w. margins cut sl. short, not affecting text. One of the most important treatises on ancient military matters.

van Jesus Christus onze Zaligmaker af, tot aan Sixtus de Vierde. Amst., L. Spillebout, 1650. Vol. 1 (of 2) only. (8),849,(55) p. Engr. title-p. vignette, 11 plates containing 20 sm. portraits. Contemp. (sl. worn) vellum w. manuscript title on spine. 8vo. Former owner's stamp and ex libris upper flyleaf, occas. marginal annotations. Bookblock almost detached, joints weak but holding on cords, tear p. 391, sl. affecting text.

op Luyffens, Wagens, Glazen, Uithangborden en andere Taferelen (...). Amst., Jeroen Jeroense & Kees Jeroensz (2nd and 3rd parts), 1709. 4 parts in 1 vol. 160; (4),128; (2),104; (4),124 p. 3 diff. engr. frontisp., 12 full-p. plates and 2 circular ills. Contemp. vellum w. manuscript title on spine. Sm. 8vo. Binding worn/ stained, browning/ foxing.

op Luyffens, Wagens, Glazen, Uithangborden en andere Taferelen (...). Amst., J. Jeroense, 1690/ 1683/ 1685/ 1690. 4 parts in 1 vol. (8),248(230 printing error); (8),248; (4),252; (4),166 p. 3 engr. frontisp., 14 engr. plates (2 extra), 2 circular ills. Contemp. vellum w. manuscript title on spine. Sm. 8vo. Top of spine worn, occas. foxing/ browning as usual. Bound w.: Berg, I. vanden. Het gestoffeerde Winkel en Luysen Banquet, Dienstig Voor alle Winkeliers die eenige Rymen (haar Koopmanschap betreffende) voor Luyfens, Deuren, of in Pak-papieren willen zetten, wat Waren yder te verhandelen heeft (...). Ibid., J. van Royen, 1693. 158,(2)p. Title-p. browned, p. 145 torn, last quire loose, foxing.

Dutch manuscript on laid paper w. watermark Blauw & Driel, first half 19th cent., w. 29 mounted coats of arms in gouache on wove paper, each juxtaposed w. description in pen, orig. wr. w. mounted title on front, sm. 4to. Annotation in pen on inside front wr.: "Liefhebberij van broeder Koo. N.B. Teekenen had hij niet geleerd en zijne tusschenuurtjes waren weinige." A few examples of descriptions: "Symon van der Burch. Schout van Ao. 1327 tot... N.B. Zijnde een stemschout, waarvan melding werd gemaakt op de lijst der schouten. Als ook bij Commelin, Domselaer, Wagenaar en meer anderen."; "Dirk Symonsz Benning. Schout van Ao. 1393 tot 1396. N.B. Was getrouwt met Imme, een Rijke boerendogter van Diemen. Hij was ook stichter van 't Clarissen klooster. Zie Wagenaar 1ste Deel Pag. 107."; "Mr. Jan Huybertsz. Schout van Ao. 1518 tot 1534. N.B. Om zijn Lutherschgezindheid, en slapheid in het vervolgen der Protestanten van de regering afgezet, en drie jaar later, bij het hof voor altoos gebannen (...)."

by P. Fouquet. (Amst., Pieter Fouquet Jr., ca. 1783). Var. views of Amst. w. Dutch and French captions, all handcol., most framed under passepartouts, all approx. 28 x 35 cm. Most w. manuscript annotations stating provenance. Good condition. (total 10)

Behelzende de oudheid van het graafschap Stryen (...) mitsgaders de opkomst en eerste beginselen der stadt Breda (...) alsmede een nauwkeurige en beknopte beschryving van het landt van Breda door Thomas Ernst van Goor. The Hague, Jacobus vanden Kieboom, 1744. Sm. folio, calf, blindstamped, title on spine in manuscript, title page in red and black, dedication with coat of arms of the sponsor, 1 folding engraved map, 7 folding engraved plans, 15 other engravings (incl. the spendid folded view of Breda) and 27 engraved ills. in the text, all by B.F. Immink, some after P. de Swart, and 3 folding genealogical tables, XXVIII,545,[1] pp., binding with light traces of use, else in very good condition. First edition of this history and description of the city of Breda.

XIIIde Deel (...) vervattende byzonderlyk die der Provincie Gelderland. Amst., I. Tirion, 1741. (16),526,(26) p. Incomplete copy w. only the engr. frontisp. and 6 maps/ plans. Contemp. (sl. stained) calf w. manuscript title on spine. A few annotations in pencil. Browned, occas. waterst. and foxing.

on a double leaf (43 x 55 cm) with below Üyt-Tocht van de Fransen uyt de Graef and 5 other engr. Depicting attacks by the French along the Maas river near Grave, Vellep and Moock. Strengthened w. Japanese paper. Rare. (2) De Stadt Graef. View along the river Maas, copper engr. glued on paper w. title, coats of arms and legenda, 20.5 x 36 cm. (3) Manuscript map in ink of Eschharen s.e. of Grave, 30 x 35 cm. A few tears. (total 13)

(...) item Itinerarium Hierolsolymitanum (...). Magdeburg, P. Donat for A. Kirchner, 1587. 2 parts in 1 vol. 60; 50 lvs. Woodcut ornaments & initials. Contemp. vellum w. manuscript title on spine. Sm. 4to. Former library shelf number upper pastedown, vague stamp on title-p. Browned. The first combined edition of two important travel accounts to the Holy land by the German Dominican friar Monte Sion and the jurist and protonotary of the Papal Curia Saligniaco. Monte Sion was one of the last pilgrims to the Holy Land before the fall of the Latin Kingdom in 1291; his account is the most detailed description of the Holy Land from the 13th cent.

Manuscript handcol. map, fold. leaf of 60 x 77 cm, depicting 'Situatie van het terrein in de nabyheid der Stad Arnhem Waarop is aangewezen het ontwerp tot verbinding van den Ryn Spoorweg met de Rivier de Ryn', signed by the engineer director Utrecht, 1846. Some tears with a number of repairs and strengthening with tape. (2) Manuscript handcol. map "Arnhemsche Brock. Undated, but most probably also 1846. 46 x 66 cm. (3) Manuscript map 'De Stad Arnhem'. Same series. Irregularly shaped, Some repairs and strengthening with tape. 59 x 83.5 cm. (total 3)

History & Catalogue of Manuscript Charts on vellum of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) 1602-1799. Houten, Hes & de Graaf, 2010. 707 p. Hc w. dust-j. Like new. (2) Bruijn, M. de & R. Raben. The World of Jan Brandes, 1743-1808. Drawings of a Dutch Traveler in Batavia, Ceylon and Southern Africa. Wbooks, 2004. 543 p. Hc w. dust-j. -and 3 more. (total 5)

(1) Anonymous partly col. manuscript map of Walcheren w. legenda, 33 x 38 cm. 18th cent. (2) Zeeland in oval, 12 x 18 cm. From a German Mercator/ Hondius ed., ca. 1630. (3) Walcheren. La Feuille, ca. 1700. Col., 16 x 23 cm. (4) Kaart van Zeeland. A later copper engr. reproduction, 21 x 28 cm. (5-6) View of Ziricksee and Ter Veer, 11 x 32 cm each, in passepartout. M. Merian, ca. 1650. (7) View of Sluis. Leipzig, 1726. (8) View of Middelburg by P. Schenk, ca. 1700 (8) View of Middelbourg w. border by P. vander Aa, ca. 1700. -and 1 other. (total 10)

Mid to late 19th cent. Portraits of the Marda family, names handwritten under most of the portraits, incl. 1 portrait of an unnamed black girl. Loosely inserted into 1 album. With a manuscript commonplace book of the same family, incl. many poetic entries (many copied from famous Dutch poets) and incl. a receipt for a carriage ride to a church on the occasion of a child's baptism (1866). Some cards faded/ browned, but generally in good condition. (total 2)

Oblong folio cloth album with mounted title 'Nederland' containing 56 albumen photos of streets and street scenes of several towns in the Netherlands including: (1) Willemsoord. 10 photos of the base, ships (H.M. van Galen, H.M. "de Ruijter", H.M. "Tromp", H.M. "Buffel", H.M. Koningin Wilhelmina" and crew. (2) Huisduinen (2 photos). (3) Rotterdam. Groote Markt, Boompjes, Plan G, bij Geldersche kade, Brug over de Maas, Steiger, Scheepmakershaven. (4) Nijmegen (10 photos). (5) Utrecht (10 photos). (6) Soestdijk and Baarn (5 photos). (7) Scheveningen (5 photos). (6) 's Gravenhage (6 photos). All 17 x 21 or 27 x 21 cm. Subtitles in manuscript. Album sl. worn at spine and edges, red cloth fading, photos in good condition.

Business archive of Willem Frederik Luckey "planter te Medan" (also mentions J.W. Bausch van Bertsbergh), ca. 1903-10, comprising "Aktes van vergunning" and other permits partly issued by the Sultan of Langkat, (manuscript) maps of concessions (in the Langkat-Karo area), quittances, "wisselbrieven", letters (partly to Bausch van bertsberg, a photograph, quick annotations, etc., kept in portfolio w. the mentioned manuscript text on front. A very interesting business archive, giving great insight in the (partly successful) exploration of Indonesian area's for profit. A few notable items: (1) "Onderneming Besitang. Schaal 1:10.000. Vervaardigd uit gegevens overgenomen uit de Top. kaart Medan, 5 Mei 1904, de gouvernementslandmeter. [signed:] A. den Berger". Handcol. manuscript map on fold. silk, 90 x 89 cm., centrally numb. "64. No. o/d Top: kaart" (sl. yellowed/ foxed and w. some imperfections). Besitang was a rubber plantation. (2) Bifolium, typescript agreement dated "Medan den 14 Maart 1910", signed by Luckey and Bausch van Bertsbergh in pen, w. bindst. tax stamp, folio: "De ondergetekenden, Willem Fredeik Luckey, zonder beroep, tydelyk te Medan vertoevende en Johan Wilhelm Bausch van Bertsbergh, beheerder der onderneming Helvetia (Deli) en aldaar woonachtig. verklaren by dezen voor onbepaalden tyd een maatschap te hebben aangegaan, tot het aanvragen van vergunningen tot het doen van mynbouwkundige opsporingen in de Residentie Oostkust van Sumatra en Atjeh, en Onderhoorigheeden, tot het exploreeren derzelve en het aanvragen van definitieve vergunningen om deze later te verkoopen (...)." (3) "Akte van vergunning" issued by the Sultan van Langkat, for 9500 hectares of land in the Langkat area, 8 p., folio, dated 21 August 1909, signed in pen by the sultan (or his secretary) and w. stamp of the Nederlandsch Indisch Gouvernement aan de Sulthan van Langkat, signed in pen by Luckey and Bausch van Bertsbergh. Present in 3 copies, in a signed folder w. tax stamp, together w. manuscript maps and documentation on the project. (4) "Afrekening over Tabakoogst 1910 van Onderneming Medan met de Heeren W.F. Luckey en C.L. Cool." Manuscript signed and stamped calculation. (5) Approx. 30 identical unused (blank) permits, most signed in advance by Luckey, indicating his ambitions as a planter in Indonesia.

Manuscript map in ink and watercolor to show the mouth of the river of Sambas, indicating it is 'Onbevaarbaar' (unnavigable) in case of low tide. 43.5 x 56 cm. In passepartout under glass.

vervattende een naaukeurige en uitvoerige verhandelinge van Nederlands mogentheyd in die gewesten, (...). Tweede deel, beschryving van Amboina, (...), [incl.] Ambonsche zaaken. Dordrecht, etc. J. van Braam and G. onder de Linden, 1724. (2),351,(11),282,(8),48 p. Title-p. engr., 6 double-p./ fold. maps/ plans, 19 in-text/ full-p./ double-p./ fold. engr., 4 fold. tables. Contemp. (sl. worn/ stained) vellum w. blindst. centerpiece, manuscript title on spine. Folio. Notes upper flyleaf, 2 stamps on title-p. Sl. browned, but a remarkably clean copy.

Mostly late 19th/ early 20th cent., var. techniques and sizes (incl. very large drawings). Incl. some manuscripts and prints. Interesting collection, depicting a wide variety of buildings, some signed M.J. Vis or J.J. Honig, incl. floor plans, facades, interiors, details, a manuscript map showing the design for a park, etc. Some in poor condition. (total approx. 85)

Incl. photo albums, drawings (some made in Camp Duindorp, where Blok was interned in 1945 because of his NSB membership), publications, typescript/ stenciled/ manuscript reports, letters, greeting cards, etc. Camp Duindorp was actually a residential area that needed to be restored, so it is only logical that Blok and other interned engineers were assigned to the job. Comprises a.o.: (1) Photo album containing 28 mounted photogr. of the exterior and interior of Indonesian Restaurant Garuda (or Garoeda at the time), located at the corner of Kneuterdijk/ Heulstraat in The Hague (incl. a few photogr. of the former location), the photos measuring mainly 17 x 23, cord-bound artificial leather, obl. folio. The restaurant opened its doors in 1949. (2) Similar album containing 18 mounted photogr. of the exterior and interior of Nachtegaallaan 20 in The Hague, for which Blok designed a large expansion, var. sizes, w. captions incl. Blok's name, dated 1941 in pen, also containing floor plans, orig. artificial leather, obl. folio. Contents loose. W. label of Technisch Fotobureau Voorburg on inside front cover. (3) Self-portrait (?). Drawing in black chalk, 17 x 10 cm. Vague folds and sm. tear. The same can be seen on one of the smaller photogr. in the preceding album. (4) 'Portrait of a man with hat'. Drawing in black chalk, 21.5 x 14 cm, signed and dated "10-10-1945 Duindorp" and verso w. annotation: "Dirk van Es gepensioneerd sergeant b/d marechausée in Indië no. 2911. Blijft mijn eigendom. Blok." (5-9) Five sm. greeting cards by/ for Blok made during his internment. (10-11) Two publications by Blok on P. Post (in German, 1937) and on the restoration of Korte Vijverberg 3 in The Hague (1944-45). The typescript and handwritten documents in the lot, mainly dating from just after the war, are kept in a portfolio titled "Jurisprudentie van de Commissie voor de Perszuivering", but also comprise (copies of) letters addressed to Mussert by M. d'Ansembourg and A. Toepfer.

MATSUKAWA HANZAN: SURIMONO OF THE TALE OF THE BAMBOO CUTTERBy Matsukawa Hanzan (1818-1888), signed Matsukawa HazanJapan, 19th centuryHaikai color woodblock print and blind stamping on partially textured paper. Obosho format. Signed Suieido Hanzan and sealed. Titled the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (Taketori Monogatari i).The lower right-hand register depicts the elderly bamboo cutter, his face set with exceedingly jubilant expression, carrying the swaddled and radiating princess Kaguya-hime from the bamboo grove.SIZE of the sheet 37.4 x 50.5 cmCondition: Good impression with bright colors. Minor wear, some foxing, some crease and folding lines, overall presenting well.Provenance: Collection of Robert and Isabelle de Strycker. Inside the passepartout inscribed, 'Poemes d'eleves de Bante Takimare fame prof. de danse pour la arigratuler. Taketou portaut la jeuue Teruko.' Robert de Strycker (1903-1968) was a French engineer who specialized in metallurgy. He was a Stanford graduate, a professor at the University of Leuven, a director of the Institute of Metallurgy at the Universite Catholique de Louvain, and one of the most influential members of the faculty of applied sciences. After World War II, he made large contributions to France's post-war recovery. Robert and his wife Isabelle (1915-2010) first encountered Chinese art at the British Museum during a stay in London in the 1930s. Enamored with the style and beauty, they both decided to study and collect Japanese and Chinese works of art. In 1938 they eventually began to build their collection, buying from Belgian, Parisian, and English dealers. They kept close contact with the famous English collector Sir Harry Garner (1891-1977) and noted Czech collector and expert Fritz Low-Beer (1906-1976). In 1964, the couple lent 174 objects from their collection to the Belgian city of Leuven's museum for an exhibition titled Oude kunst in Leuvens Privebezit ('Old Art in Private Collections in Leuven'), and in 1967 they lent around thirty Japanese objects to the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels for their exhibition Kunst van Japan im belgischen Privatverzameingen ('Japanese Art in Belgian Private Collections').The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter is considered the oldest surviving monogatari, and though its exact date of composition is unknown, the oldest surviving manuscript dates back to 1592. It tells the story of Kaguya-hime, princess from the moon, who was found as a baby inside a bamboo stalk by an old bamboo harvester. The bamboo cutter, Taketori no Okina, and his wife raised the princess as their own. After discovering the princess, the harvester is blessed with immense wealth, finding a nugget of gold in every bamboo stalk he cuts after finding Kaguya-hime. The young girl grows up to be the most beautiful woman in all of Japan. Suitors come from far and wide to compete for her hand, but none can complete the difficult tasks she puts before them. Finding no suitor, the princess returns to her heavenly realm.Museum comparison:Compare a related suimono print with floral blossoms and a poem, by Matsukawa Hanzan and stamped with the identical seal, in the British Museum, accession number 2018,3007.17.

Burmese kammavaca manuscript, consisting of two lacquered covers and seven double-sided folios with black, red and gold lacquer, L58cm x W14cm

Burmese kammavaca manuscript, consisting of two lacquered wooden covers and ten double-sided folios with black, red and gold lacquer, L55cm x W10cm

GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - BLIGH, WILLIAM THE LOG OF THE BOUNTYNow published for the first time from the manuscript in the Admiralty records, with an introduction and notes by Owen Rutter, comments on Bligh's navigation by Rear-Admiral J.A. Edgell, O.B.E., Hydrographer of the Navy, and four engravings on wood by Lynton LambGolden Cockerel Press, London, 1937, two volume set with accompanying publisher's Prospectus, one of 300 copies, bound in sail-type clothProvenance: Bonhams Knightsbridge William Bligh and the Bounty Mutineers, Wednesday 20th March 1996, lot 46. A copy of the sale catalogue is included in the lot

Leonard Bourdon (1754-1807) handwritten manuscript. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and 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 £10

Paul Claudel signed vintage handwritten two page manuscript. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and 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 £10

AFTER TANG YIN (1470-1523): 'COURT LADIES AND BOYS'China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912). Ink, watercolor, and gouache on silk. Mounted on a silk brocade coated paper sheet. Finely painted, with several children playing in a palace pavilion surrounded by potted plants, a painted screen, and a garden, attended by a teacher and caretaker. The caretaker carries a small child which is holding a ruyi scepter in one hand and a double gourd in the other. Depicted are three boys playing with a bow and arrows. The teacher sitting at the writing desk with an elderly boy next to her, pointing with the back of her stylus at a manuscript laid out before them. Inscriptions: Along the upper right-hand edge dated, ‘On a fall day in the year of Wuyin,’ and signed ‘Tang Yin.’Provenance: West Berkshire, United Kingdom, local trade. By repute acquired from a private estate.Condition: Wear, creasing, soiling, tears, some staining, small touch ups, and losses. The silk brocade with wear, creasing, small tears, and stains.Dimensions: Image size 77 x 45.2 cm, Size incl. mounting 106 x 58 cmTang Yin (1470-1523) is one of the most famous painters in the history of Chinese art. He was a pupil of the great Shen Zhou and a friend of Wen Zhengming. Tang Yin is regarded as one of the painting elites, ‘the Four Masters of Ming,’ which includes Shen Zhou, Wen Zhengming, and Qiu Ying. Tang was also a talented poet and scholar. Together with his contemporaries Wen Zhengming, Zhu Yunming, and Xu Zhenqing, they are known as the ‘Four Literary Masters of the Wuzhong Region,’ modern day Suzhou.

The 'Worshipful Company of Stationers' silver-gilt and enamel table centrepieceWilliam Hutton & Sons, Sheffield 1924Depicting the polychrome enamelled coat of arms of the 'Worshipful Company of Stationers', flanked by two classical angel supporters blowing their trumpets triumphantly, both standing on a pierced scrolling foliate back-plate, the Company's motto enamelled in Latin beneath, two scroll panels reading 'VERBUM DOMINI MANET, the third panel 'IN AETERNUM' is missing, all raised on an elaborate knopped baluster stem, terminating in a spread domed oval base embossed in high and low relief with angels, scrolls and acanthus leaves, inscribed 'The Gift of Herbert Fitch Master 1922/23', height 60cm, width 34cm, weight total 188oz.Footnotes:ProvenanceCommissioned by Herbert Fitch in 1924 and presented to the 'Worshipful Company of Stationers', to commemorate his time as Master of the 'Stationers' Company' from 1922 to 1923. For use at members banquets and prestigious occasions, hosted within the historic 'Stationers' Hall', Ave Maria Lane, in the City of London. It would either be placed in front of the Master on the top table, or clearly exhibited during ceremonial occasions and Court meetings.Henceforth held at 'Stationers' Hall' since 1924, up until the present day.Introduction to the 'Stationers' Company'The 'Worshipful Company of Stationers' and Newspaper Makers', also known as the 'Stationers' Company', has represented publishing and communications professionals since 1403. Originally formed to represent members of a manuscript-based book trade, the 'Stationers' Company' rose to prominence with Caxton's introduction of the printing press to England in 1476. As the subversive potential of this new technology was recognised, successive English governments during the turbulent sixteenth and seventeenth centuries enlisted the Stationers' help in regulating the press, making the Company a dominant force in the publishing landscape for some time to come. The Stationers' embraced their position, fully participating in the pomp and pageantry of the City of London. Rebuilt in the 1670s on its original foundations after the Fire of London ravished its medieval structure, 'Stationers' Hall' is a testament to the Company's rich social and cultural life over the centuries. Today the headquarters of a vibrant professional membership organisation, in the Hall's fabric, fittings and fixtures are inscribed the history of a London Livery Company where tradition and innovation have always gone hand in hand. Lot ResearchThis is the present full armorial of the 'Worshipful Company of Stationers' and Newspaper Makers'. Created in 1403 as the 'Worshipful Company of Stationers', this has been their official title since the incorporation of the Newspaper Makers in 1937. The arms were granted in 1557 to the then 'Worshipful Company of Stationers' but without crest and supporters, which should only officially appear after 1951. However the Company did unofficially adopt a crest and supporters from the eighteenth century and crests have been found to appear from 1789, and supporters from 1834. These are useful dating attributes. The Stationers' Company's motto is 'Verbum Domini Manet in Aeternum', Latin for 'The Word of the Lord endures forever'.In terms of the provenance of this piece on offer, Court Orders for 1st December 1925 note: 'Mr Herbert Fitch (Master 1922/23) ... said that when he was Upper Warden the Court on the 4th day of April 1922 resolved on his proposition 'that it is desirable that a Standard Emblem or Device be adopted.'' Consequently, he decided to 'provide and present to the Company a piece of plate embodying the approved design in a permanent and artistic form.' 'The work of art which he asked the Court to accept was of silver gilt and consisted of a pillar and base carrying the Arms and Crest of the Company (which were shown in enamels of correct Heraldic colours) flanked on either side by the angels which had been the supporters for over 100 years.''That the Court of Assistants do offer to Mr Herbert Fitch their most cordial thanks for his unique and valuable gift.'Herbert Fitch (1849-1933) established a respected printing business on Bury Street, in the City of London. In 1922 he received the honour of being elected as Master of the 'Stationers' Company', and was also an esteemed member of Lloyds. After a full life, he passed away at the age of 84 and was duly buried at Brompton Cemetery. As a wealthy business owner, his life was commemorated with a Grade 2 listed tomb made of Portland Stone and green marble columns. Over time, his wife Jeannie and their three sons were laid to rest with him. His son, also named Herbert, was a member of Special Branch Police and his memoirs detail how he listened to a secret meeting by Lenin and his comrades, whilst hiding in a pub cupboard.Literature'Stationers' Hall' Court records, accessed via the Stationers' Company archivist.Friends of Brompton Cemetery,'Tomb of Herbert Fitch', accessed 26/10/23 via https://brompton-cemetary.org.ukFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

(CURWEN J. F.).  Castles & Towers of Cumberland & Westmorland. 2 vols. No prelims. but probably proof copies in card wrappers, the photographs & plans with manuscript annotations & instructions. C.1913.

MARSHMAN JOSHUA.  The Works of Confucius containing The Original Text with a Translation. "Volume 1". Errata leaves, prelims., xxxix, 725pp concluding with 17pp Postscript. Woodblock Chinese characters (carved by Bengal textile printers). Quarto. Old quarter leather, upper & lower brds. & a few early leaves det. but present, marbled edges, occasional foxing to early leaves but generally clean internally. "Ex Libris Robert Wilson" (poss. 1787-1871, East India Co. surgeon & noted traveller) with his bookplate & manuscript inscription to title leaf "From Robert Wilson to Lady Elma Bruce (dtr. of Lord Elgin, Viceroy of India 1862/63) ... 1862". Also bookplate of that major collector, Charles Sarolea. Serampore, Printed at the Mission Press, 1809. First English translation of the Analects of Confucius without, as is often the case, the Dissertation on the Chinese Language and Character referred to on the title page, & consequently without the folding tables.  Marshman's translation contains the first five of a projected series of twenty books but contains all that were then printed. It was printed at Serampore, the first major centre of English printing in Chinese. The first complete translation was not published until much later, in 1861.

FOWLER W. W.  The Coleoptera of the British Islands. 5 vols. 180 hand col. plates. Orig. brown cloth, mixed cond. (vol. 5 poor), some internal foxing & spotting. Book label of S. G. Rendel. 1887-1891; with a short manuscript letter in the author's hand, dated 1902.

FORBES EDWARD & HANLEY SYLVANUS.  A History of British Mollusca & Their Shells. 4 vols. 203 multi image eng. plates, as called for, mainly hand col. Half red morocco, marbled brds. 1853; with a pasted-in pencil cartoon of two grotesque figures by Edward Forbes (signed), an extensive & detailed two leaf manuscript letter, dated 1837 from Edward Forbes to the Marine Biologist Joshua Alder, two other tipped in manuscript letters, one from Forbes, other tipped in occasional manuscript notes & material throughout the vols. Bookplate of Alfred Merle Norman, clergyman & naturalist & ownership label of A. H. Turner. A good set with some interesting associations.

Hardy (Thomas), A.H. Evans and T.H. Tilley. Play scripts for individual parts for 'The Hardy Players', comprising 'The Mellstock Quire' 10 parts [1910]; 'The Woodlanders' 9 parts [1913]; 'A Desperate Remedy' 7 parts [1922]; 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles' 20 parts [1924]; Mumming Play [?The Play of St.George] 1923, together 47 parts, typescripts, some in red & black, some with additions or corrections in manuscript, underlinings in red ink, occasional spotting or soiling, some with ink stamp of Dramatic Typing of Covent Garden, stapled in coloured wrappers varying as to play, one part in 'Tess' lacking wrappers, another with upper wrapper torn, rubbed and soiled, a few creases, [Purdy Appendix VI p.351], most oblong 8vo last 4to, [?Dorchester], [1910-24].⁂ Fascinating group of scripts for mostly minor parts (but including both Tess and Angel Clare) in adaptations of Hardy's Wessex novels. In 1908 the Dorchester Debating and Dramatic Society performed a dramatisation of Hardy's Trumpet-Major, and produced a different story each year until 1924, apart from during and just after the First World War. In 1916 they became 'The Hardy Players', with the early works adapted by A.H.Evans and later on by T.H.Tilley, a local builder and stone mason. Hardy wrote only the scripts for The Queen of Cornwall, Tess of the d'Urbervilles and the mumming play of St.George for The Return of the Native but made suggestions for scenarios etc. and attended rehearsals. The plays were performed by amateurs in Dorchester with some performances in Weymouth and/or London. On the 100th birthday of the last remaining Hardy Player, Norrie Woodhall, whose sister Gertrude played the original Tess and whose mother had inspired the original character, she requested that the tradition should be revived. As a result 'The New Hardy Players' formed in 2005 and continue to celebrate Hardy's work.

War against the Turks.- Sixtus IV, Pope. Indulgence for promoting war against the Turks, single leaf, printed recto only, text in Latin, 21 lines, Gothic type, manuscript insertions by Ludovicus Püpfel of the convent of Ingolstad, lacking portion of text to the right, supplied in pencil on later paper, some light toning and soiling, a few wormholes, impression of old seal, 174 x 235mm. (total sheet 310 x 175mm.), [Nuremberg], [Printer of the 'Rochus Legende'], [c.1482].⁂ Fragment of this rare indulgence certificate (ISTC records two copies only - Freiburg & BSB). Literature: GW 36; BSB-Ink F-190; ISTC is00568400; Rosenthal Catalogue 92 #36.

Genealogy.- Berney family (of Norfolk).- Pedigree roll of the line of descent from Sir Roger de Berney and Clement Clopton to Thomas Berney, manuscript on 12 vellum membranes, manuscript names within roundels (some empty), 2 large family coats of arms at tail (one torn with loss), numerous coats of arms in red, blue, gold and other colours, wooden rollers at head and tail, lower four membranes creased and soiled, housed in a wooden box, c. 2.7 metres (c. 9 feet) x c. 3.6 metres (c. 12 feet), [c. 1680s].⁂ The pedigree relates in the main to the Norfolk based Berney family with their connections to other families through marriage. One of the oldest families in Norfolk, this pedigree starts with the name of Sir Roger de Berney (c. 1175) and Clement Clopton and finishes with the name of Thomas Berney, recorded here as being baptised in 1677. The Berney's lived successively at Reedham, Swardeston and Bracon Ash.

America.- California.- Palou (Francisco) Relacion Historica de la Vida Y Apostolicas Tareas delVenerable Padre Fray Junipero Serra..., first edition, second issue, with 'pro' catchword at end of Index, engraved plate and folding map (small tear at inner margin, a little frayed at edge), contemporary vellum, manuscript title in ink to spine, stain lower joint head, remnants of ties, top edge branded with a design of an encircled globus cruciger, housed within modern wrap-around covers, inside rexine slipcase, [Hill (2004) 1289; Howes P56, "c"], small 4to, Mexico City, Don Felipe de Zuniga y Ontiveros, 1787.⁂ Outstanding work on early California. Recounting not only Fr. Serra's missionary work, the book is noted for its detailed insight to the various Indian tribes, their manners and customs, as well as topographical description. The map is also perhaps the first printed with a boundary line between Lower and Upper California.

δ Elimithar (Elluchasem) "Ibn Butlan". Tacuini sanitatis, first edition, collation: A-M⁶ N O⁴ P⁶, with final blank leaf P6, title printed in red and black, tables and some side-notes printed in red, 40 woodcut strips by Hans Weiditz to foot of leaves, illustrating plants, animals, fruits, cookery, humours, diseases &tc, frequent contemporary underlining and annotation in red and brown inks, some skilful restoration to margins, affecting a few annotations, a few small wormholes within text throughout, some very light browning and occasional faint spotting, some faint marginal damp-staining and soiling, eighteenth century vellum-backed gilt patterned boards, possibly a remboitage, spine darkened and with early ink title to head, lightly rubbed, folio (310 x 200mm.), Strasbourg, Johann Schott, 1531.⁂ Rare treatise on health, with delightful woodcuts by Hans Weiditz. Written in the eleventh century, Ibn Butlan's guide to good health, known as 'Taqwim al Sihha' in Arabic, had been circulating in manuscript copies during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries under the Latin title 'Tacuini sanitatis' or 'Tables of Health'. This is the first printed edition. It lays out six elements necessary for good health and avoiding stress: food and drink, air and climate, activity and rest, sleep and wakefulness, the secretion and excretion of humours, and states of mind, i.e. the emotions. Provenance: Luzerne County Medical Library (ink-stamp to title); "Duplicate, 6/10, 1911. Surgeon General's Library" (ink note to foot of title).Literature: Adams I11; Cagle 243; Durling 2520; Vicaire 323-325; Simon BB 633; Wellcome 1996. δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

Antiquities.- V[ogel] (J.P.N.M.) Collection des Pierres Antiques dont la Chasse des Ss.Trois Rois Mages est enrichie dans l'Eglise Metropolitaine a Cologne, engraved pictorial title by Dupuis and 12 plates, 4 folding, [Bonn, Imprimerie Electorale de la Cour], [1781] § Boucher (François) Livre de Vases, pictorial title and 11 plates, title browned, [Berlin Kat. 1063], Huquier, n.d. bound with 4e. Suite de Vases d'après Petitot et autres, pictorial title and 11 plates, plate 9 trimmed at outer edge and remargined, Basan, n.d. and Vien (Joseph Marie) Suite de Vases composée dans le Goût l'Antique, pictorial title and 12 plates, one numbered in manuscript, [Berlin Kat. 1075], 1760, together 3 works in 1 vol., all engraved throughout, Paris § Fauris Saint-Vicens (J.-F.-P.) Recueil de divers Monuments d'Antiquités trouves en Provence, 19 engraved plates on 17 leaves, Paris, Debure, 1805 § Recueil d'Antiquités Romaines ou Voyage d'Italie..., engraved throughout with title and 60 plates, 2 double-page, contemporary ink signature to title, one plate torn, another loose, [Berlin Kat. 478], Paris, Basan, [c.1770], all with some soiling or browning, occasional spotting, contemporary half calf or sheep, rubbed, 4to & small folio (4)⁂ The first work describes the great reliquary kept in Cologne Cathedral, known as the Shrine of the Three Kings, built at the end of the 12th century and attributed to Nicolas of Verdun.

Binding.- Montereul (Bernardin de) L'Histoire de l'Eglise Naissante: comprise dans l'Explication des Actes des Apostres, engraved title vignette, woodcut head-pieces and initials, lightly browned, 16-line manuscript poem signed "Carolus Pajot SJ" to front free endpaper (hole to leaf below poem), contemporary tan calf richly tooled in gilt with double roll-tool border and central arms of Louis XIII surrounded by fleurs-de-lys, spine gilt in compartments with fleurs-de-lys, g.e., rather rubbed and scuffed, slight worming to joints at foot, 4to, Paris, Jean Camusat, 1639.

Norfolk.- Neville (Alexander) De furoribus Norfolciensium Ketto Duce, first edition, first issue, 2 parts bound as 1 vol., titles within elaborate woodcut borders, engraved arms of Archbishop Parker to versos, first title trimmed at head, partially removing old signature, Evelyn copy with later bookplate, lacking 2 genealogy tables (as usual), first gathering and 2D5-2D6 becoming loose but holding firm, small wormhole to 2D6 (final ff.) and final free endpaper, faint spotting and staining, mostly to endpapers, contemporary limp vellum, title in manuscript to spine, rubbed and worn, small wormhole to both covers, [STC 18478], 4to, Henry Binneman, 1575.⁂ This, the first issue, includes the famous passage speaking of the laziness of the Welsh levies and comparing them to sheep, which at the insistence of an offended government was excised from later issues. Includes a description of the city of Norwich and its antiquities, to which is added a list of its mayors and sheriffs.

Norfolk, Paston and Bromholm or Bacton.- Charter, grant by Warin son of Herman de Pastune [Paston] to the monks of St Andrew's Priory of Bromholm of one acre in the village of Paston, witnesses: Richard Letauamer, William Calchelhose, John of Paston, Ralph of Winchester, Robert of Wardeboys and others, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, in a fine charter hand, 11 lines, medieval and later docket on dorse, lacks seal, a few small tears in margins, tear in lower margin where seal was appended, folds, creased and browned, 123 x 175mm., [c. 1200].⁂ The priory of Bromholm, dedicated to St. Andrew, was founded in 1113 by William de Glanvill, and was made subordinate to the Cluniac house of Castle Acre. It became a place of pilgrimage because of its possession of a cross made from fragments of the true cross. According to Matthew Paris it was brought to England in 1223 by a monk serving in the chapel of the Emperor of Byzantine in Constantinople. The monk absconded on the emperor's death and brought it to England, and made it a condition of bestowing it on any monastery that he and his two sons should be admitted as monks. The monks of St. Albans and other great houses demurred, but the monastery of Bromholm believed the priest's story and agreed to his terms, and the cross was set up in their church. The priory was suppressed in 1537.

Bible, Syriac. Kethabha dh-Ewangeliyon Kaddisha... Liber sacrosancti evangelii de Jesu Christo domino & deo nostro [and Pauli Epistolae XIIII., &c.], collation: a*-a5*⁴ a6*⁶ b-z⁴ A-L⁴: Aa* Aa** Bb-Vv⁴ Xx⁶; Pauli Epistolae bb-ll⁴ BB-LL⁴, title and a few ff. printed in red and black, 15 full-page woodcuts, final f. of Pauli Epistolae with woodcut ornament and 2 lines of text verso, otherwise blank, light browning to title and endpapers, occasional very light spotting or soiling, but an excellent copy overall, old catalogue description tipped onto front pastedown (for another copy), ink cataloguing note to front free endpaper, eighteenth century blind-tooled vellum, six raised bands to spine, ink manuscript title to second compartment, lightly rubbed and darkened, 4to (200 x 140mm.), [Vienna], [Michael Cymbermann], [1555].⁂ The first edition of the Syriac New Testament and first book printed in Syriac. Provenance: Schweinfurt, Otto Schäfer collection (OS 355), acquired in 1964 from G. Heilbrun.Literature: Adams B1797; Darlow & Moule 8947.

[Missale Romanum], Latin, Incipit ordo missalis secundum consuetudinem Curiae Romani, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 234ff., collation: [1]8, [2]10, [3]10, [4]10, [5]10, [6]10, [7]8, [8]8, [9]8, [10]8, [11]8, [12]11, [13]8, [14]8, [15]8, [16]4, [17]10, [18]22, [19]10, [20]10, [21]10, [22]10, [23]10, [24]10, [25]10; in several hands, 25 to 31 lines, double column in black ink with red captions and passages, two historiated initials in red, blue, green, pink, off-white and liquid gold with floral extensions along margins depicting King Solomon and Christ on the Cross, numerous two and three-line initials in blue or red, 19th century ink inscription on fly-leaf, first f. browned and soiled, fol. 18 excised at ?early date, fol. 23 and fol. 233 small tear with loss in lower margin, other very small corner tears affecting 5ff. towards end, initial and final two leaves with mainly marginal spotting, last 22. water-stained, a few pieces of text abraded affecting legibility, some ff. slightly spotted and marked, later endpapers, bound in early 19th century calf, gilt-tooled borders, rubbed, corners repaired, gilt spine rebacked preserving 19th century label, by Birdsall of Northampton with printed label on front pastedown, 8vo (118 x 167mm.), Milan, [c. 1400].⁂ This Latin handbook with instructions and liturgical texts for saying mass for the priest's use is of Milanese origin as is clear from the style of the historiated initials. It was produced by more than one scribe, on a variety of vellum leaves, and has the vestiges of a French influenced hand. It opens with 'Incipit ordo missalis secundum consuetudinem Curiae Romani' and the fine initial depicting King Solomon at prayer. Leaf [99] opens with the second historiated initial, depicting Christ on the cross. Provenance: Early 19th century calligraphic inscription on initial blank paper leaf stating that the book was in the library of Abbé Luigi Celotti (1759-1843), an Italian art dealer and collector of illuminated miniatures and that, in 1821, it was given by Henry Drury to one William Thornton of Harrow. Henry Drury (1778-1841) was rector of Fingest, Buckinghamshire, from 1820 master at Harrow, and a renowned book collector, whose manuscripts were sold via auction in 1827 in London.