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1731 | PUBLISHER: Vetero - Pragae, Matthias Hoger | NUMBER OF PAGES: 456 + 212 + 304 | LANGUAGE: Latvian, German, Czech | DIMENSIONS: 250 x 200 mm | THE FULL TITLE OF THE WORK: Rituale Romano - Pragense. Jussu et Authoritate Reverendissimi ac Celsissimi Principis, domini, domini Ferdinandi e Comitibus de Khunburg, Dei et Apostolicae sedis gratia Archi - Episcopi Pragensis, Legati Nati, Sacri Roman Imperij Principis.Inclyti Bohemiae Regni Primatis, nec con Carolo Ferdinandeae Universtatis Pragensis perpetui Cancellarij. | NOTE: full - page copperplate engravings | CONDITION: last 12 pages manuscript, pages 89 - 130 missing, light insect damage | Bidders are requested to inquire about the condition of the lot prior to the auction. Any complaints will be disregarded.

1763 | PUBLISHER: Venice | NUMBER OF PAGES: 602 + index | LANGUAGE: Latin | DIMENSIONS: 365 x 245 mm | THE FULL TITLE OF THE WORK: Biblia Sacra Veteris et Novi Foederis Versiculis distincta | NOTE: illustrations | CONDITION: insect damage, damp stains, title page and first six leaves replaced by manuscript | Bidders are requested to inquire about the condition of the lot prior to the auction. Any complaints will be disregarded.

A LOOSE BIFOLIO FROM A MAGHRIBI QUR'AN North Africa, MENA region, 14th - 15th centuryArabic manuscript on vellum, 6ll. of linear sepia ink maghribi script to the folio, the verso of the first page with an elegant illuminated heading and marginal medallion in gold, blue, and red, a single verse marker on the verso of the second page as a gold lobed trefoil with washed green and red dots, diacritics and vocalisation in burgundy red and blue.14.7cm x 13.8cm the folio 14.7cm x 13.8cm the folio Qty: 1

A LARGE ILLUMINATED QAJAR OPENING BIFOLIO Qajar Iran, mid to late 19th centuryPersian manuscript on lined paper, the two rectangular text panels of the opening bifolio with 9ll. respectively of black ink nasta'liq script, clustered in cloudbands reserved against a bright, burnished gold ground, set within densely illuminated and polychrome-painted borders with cusped arabesque medallions in-filled with two-tone blue and pink roses issuing gilt scrolling meanders and floral interlace on a cobalt blue ground, the reverse with further 15ll. of black ink nasta'liq script and catchword on the recto and the verso unfinished, set in a white cardboard mount.40cm x 50cm including the mount 40cm x 50cm including the mount Qty: 1

AN INCOMPLETE LATE QAJAR QUR’AN: SURA QAF TO AN-NAS Iran, late 19th centurySura Fatiha (1), Qaf (50) to An-Nas (114), missing a few chapters in-between, accounting approximately 57 suras in total, Arabic manuscript on wove paper, 86ff. with 2 fly-leaves, with 10ll. of black ink riqa' script to the page, and interlinear Persian translation in red ink nasta'liq script, the opening bifolio illuminated and painted in blue, green and red, decorated with large cusped two-tone arches at the top of the page, in-filled with dense floral interlace and vegetal meanders, a similar decorative pattern repeated around the borders, ayat markers as gold roundels, the text of the opening bifolio clustered in cloudbands against a burnished gold ground, the first two sura title headings in gold, the remaining ones in green ink, with full diacritics, marginal notes, catchwords, and illuminated hizb markers, the text panel framed within red and blue rules, in a deep burgundy red morocco leather binding tooled with three cusped arabesque medallions on each side.22.5cm x 12cm the text panel30cm x 20cm the folio 22.5cm x 12cm the text panel, 30cm x 20cm the folio Qty: 1

AN ILLUMINATED DALA'IL AL-KHAYRAT BY MUHAMMAD BIN SULAYMAN AL-JAZULI (D. 1465) Possibly Balkans, Western Ottoman Provinces, dated 1211 AH (1796 AD), signed by Muhammad Bin HassanArabic manuscript on European watermarked lined paper, 380ff. with 7 fly-leaves, with 27ll. of black ink naskh script to the page, the illuminated and polychrome-painted opening folio with a large, cusped arch in-filled with floral interlace, the text without diacritics, important passages underlined in red ink and marked with gold roundels, illustrated with an illuminated rectangular cartouche depicting a three-quarter aerial view of the two sacred enclosures of the holiest sites in Islam, the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca with the black Ka'ba in the centre and the Masjid an-Nabawi, the Prophet's Mosque, in Medina, the text set within black and red rules, and narrow gold borders, signed by Muhammad Bin Hassan and dated 1211 AH, accompanied by a note in French on one of the final fly-leaves referring to the location of its finding (Serbia), in a gilt printed brown calf leather binding with flap.16.3cm x 10.2cm the text panel23cm x 16.5cm the folio The handwritten French note accompanying this manuscript mentions that the tome was found in Serbia during WWI. It was retrieved by Maurice Guillier, the Lieutenant of the 260th Regiment, during the evacuation of the Serbian villages on the border with Ottoman territories in December 1915. The unusual horizontal format of the illuminated illustration of Mecca and Medina's sacred enclosures together with this provenance note raise interesting questions about the origins of this manuscript. The lack of diacritics in the text and rather plain naskh script point towards a provincial Ottoman production, perhaps in the Balkan regions, well before the rise of Balkan nationalism and independence movements, which triggered revolutions and anti-Islamic sentiments throughout the area from the early 19th century onwards. 16.3cm x 10.2cm the text panel, 23cm x 16.5cm the folio Qty: 1

A LOOSE BIFOLIO FROM A MAGHRIBI QUR'AN North Africa or Al-Andalus, Spain, 13th - 14th centuryArabic manuscript on vellum, 13ll. of slender sepia ink maghribi script to the folio, verse markers as gold lobed trefoils with red dots, a hizb marker as a circular medallion with red and blue dots, diacritics and vocalisation in burgundy red, blue, green and yellow.15.4cm x 13.5cm the folio 15.4cm x 13.5cm the folio Qty: 1

AN ILLUMINATED OTTOMAN QUR’AN Ottoman Turkey, 19th centuryArabic manuscript on paper, 308.ff. with 2 fly-leaves, with 15ll. of black ink naskh script to the page, the illuminated and polychrome-painted opening bifolio and colophon decorated with typical motifs of Ottoman 19th-century manuscripts such as fleshy foliage, flower petals, rosettes sprays, large drop-shaped medallions in-filled with stylised blossoms, and vegetal sprays on the borders, all set against a burnished gold ground, sura headings in white on gold, ayat markers as gold roundels, full diacritics, catchwords, text amendments in red ink, illuminated marginal markers as composite flowers, the text set within black and red rules, the colophon with the calligrapher's name, Seyyed Mohammad Wasef, and the reciters' names, Mir Seyyed Mohammad Shaker and Abu al-Wasef, in a typical Ottoman tooled brown calf leather binding with flap on one side and cusped gilt arabesque medallions on each side.11cm x 6cm the text panel17cm x 10.5cm the folio 11cm x 6cm the text panel, 17cm x 10.5cm the folio Qty: 1

A CALLIGRAPHIC EXERCISE IN DEVANAGARI SCRIPT India, late 19th - early 20th centuryIndian manuscript on wove , silver-sprinkled paper, with 8ll. of bold, black ink Devanagari script to the page, the calligraphic exercise opening with a row of Indian alphabet vowels and proceeding with consonants and joint letters such as ksh, kr, and tr, on the lower right corner a string of decimal numerals from 1 to 11, the central field decorated with découpaged squares pasted in between the calligraphic lines, the composition encased within orange and brown-painted concentric borders.45cm x 31cm 45cm x 31cm Qty: 1

SCRAPBOOK: British Royal Portraits: With manuscript notes and cuttings throughout. C1796. Leather backed boards.

France: Territorial planning - Manuscript Mémoires [des Intendants] sur les Généralités du Royaume A series of 12 volumes in manuscript on the Generalities of France, e.g. volume 1 with 338 numbered pages prefixed by a hand written title page, followed by a transcript of a letter of 20 leaves in manuscript, instructing a survey of France in the name of the King Louis XIV (1638-1714) entitled 'Lettre du Roy Ecrir a M... Intindant Commiss.r Departia dans la Province', folio, contemporary calf, gilt tooled with thistle motifs to each cornerThe paper variously watermarked including 'WB' surmounted by a coronet, 'J♡M' within an ovoid cartouche, a serpent within a circular enclosure flanked by armorial beasts and a badge below, as well as another of three balls within a laurel wreath and PHC with a fleur de lis Ombersley Court, Worcestershire A similar lot, solely for the generailty of Paris was sold Rossini, Paris, 9 July 2024, Lot 35. A similar manuscript version of certain elements of the current lot exists in the Biblioteka Jagiellońska (see link.)The text in these volumes is well documented and was republished by Arthur André Gabriel Michel de Boislisle in 1881 as 'Mémoires des intendants sur l'état des généralités dressés pour l'instruction du duc de Bourgogne'.Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683) was a French statesman who served as First Minister of State from 1661 until his death in 1683 under the rule of King Louis XIV. His lasting impact on the organization of the country's politics and markets, known as Colbertism, a doctrine often characterized as a variant of mercantilism, earned him the nickname le Grand Colbert. Colbert re-developed the French economy by raising tariffs and encouraging major public works projects, as well as strengthening the French East India Company to ensure expansion and constancy in supply chains. He became the founder of the French Merchant Navy and secretary of State for the Navy in 1669.The ambitious “Instruction on provincial administration”, spearheaded by Colbert, and the resulting comprehensive survey of France on behalf of the King issued in 1663 to the “masters of requests and commissioners stationed in the provinces” is thought of as the founding text of ‘territorial planning’. Colbert's ambitions played to the centralist ambitions of Louis XIV "Louis continued his predecessors' work of creating a centralised state governed from the capital [Paris]. He sought to eliminate the remnants of feudalism persisting in parts of France; by compelling many members of the nobility to reside at his lavish Palace of Versailles, he succeeded in pacifying the aristocracy, many of whom had participated in the Fronde rebellions during his minority. He thus became one of the most powerful French monarchs and consolidated a system of absolute monarchy in France that endured until the French Revolution"

Joyce Kilmer Signed 'Trees' Poem Original 1913 manuscript, signed lower right, pencil inscribed to backside, ink laid to paper; together with a pamphlet 'The Collector' having alternate phrasing and dated after published date (10 by 7-inches) Property from: a Private Collector, Wilmette, Illinois Condition: wear associated with age, slightly trimmed upper left corner, tears at upper left and lower right corners Disclaimers: the signature has not been authenticated and does not include a certificate of authenticity (COA) Category: Collectibles > Ephemera Estimated Sale Time: 10:10 am (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3Photograph #4

John Brown (Abolitionist) Signed Letter PSA/DNA 1855, single laid paper sheet having manuscript letter to Brown's wife, signed recto, addressed and postmarked verso, mounted at edges to paper support to allow viewing of both sides of sheet, retaining wax seal residue, accompanied by PSA/DNA certificate #AP01501 Property from: a Private Collector, Wilmette, Illinois Height: 12 inches, Width: 9 3/8 inches (support sheet) Condition: wear associated with age, toning, folds, light soil and a stain at folds verso, mounted at edges Category: Collectibles > Ephemera Estimated Sale Time: 10:03 am (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3Photograph #4

Manuscript atlas, early 19th century, "The Modern Atlas containing 10 Maps", by Jane Cape at Mary Archer Jefferson's School, Cockermouth 1825, containing ten hand-drawn and coloured maps (Cumberland, Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, The West Indies, England, Ireland & Scotland), with a printed title page in contemporary red half morocco. 33.5cm by 26.5cm. 

Pair of Floral Needlepoints, Sheet of Manuscript, and assorted Bygones

Hunting Interest: Set of five Late 18th Early 19th Century thich stem and bases stirrup / toasting glasses possibly engraved by Absolon of Yarmouth etched "The Friendly Hunt" together with an earlier example from Necton Hall Providence by family decent of Necton Hall. Together with Typed manuscript "Hunting in West Norfolk" by R. Harvey Mason detailing the History and Masters of the Friendly Hunt, West Norfolk Hunt and hunting in Norfolk throughout the 18th and 19th Centuries.

ANTIQUARIAN (HERELDRY & GENEALOGY): Imhof (Jacob Wilhelm). Regum Pariumque Magnae Britanniae Historia Genealogica, half-title, engraved frontispiece, 4 engraved plates or full-page illustrations of coats-of-arms, woodcut initials & head-pieces, Appendix with separate title dated 1691, contemporary vellum, yapp edges, manuscript title to spine, Nuremberg, heirs of Johann Andreas Endter, 1690Provenance: sold on behalf of Gregynog Hall, surplus to the collection

Legal History and Writs- a George IV manuscript, of land recovery in the palatinate of Staffordshire between William Fellowes the younger and Robert Barbor, before Sir William Draper, Westminster, 1826, 61cm x 81cm

A 19th century patinated bronze desk weight, as William Shakespeare holding a manuscript, mounted on a bronze roundel decorated with scrolls, 12cm high overall

Curiosities & Glyptics - an early 19th century antiquarian's yellow wax monastic impression of a Medieval seal, 'Seal & Counterseal of the Priory of Thurgarton, Nottinghamshire', each of vesica shape, inset into a plaster matrix, 14.7cm wide overall, contained in a contemporary bentwood case, the push-cover with a paper label titled in contemporary manuscript

Eusebius (Bishop of Emesa). Opera, collation: A-Z AA-ZZ8 complete, woodcut device on title, corner of EE4 defective with slight loss of text, occasional soiling and minor staining, stub of medieval manuscript on parchment at beginning, old calf, stamped in gilt and blind, rebacked preserving original spine, bit worn with piece of leather missing from lower cover, 8vo (162 x 96mm.), Paris, Michael Sonnius, 1575. *** Provenance: Robert Temple (ink signature at head of title); P. Morrey (ink signature on front free endpaper). Literature: Adams E1062.

Voyages.- "Blind Traveller".- Holman (James) A Voyage Round the World, including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc., 4 vol., first edition, half-titles to tall but vol. 4, portrait frontispiece, 21 lithographs (3 folding) and 1 folding map, advertisement leaf at beginning vol. 1, ink signature of Ellen Holman dated 1857 at beginning each vol., manuscript notes on author loosely inserted, scattered spotting and staining, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, 1834-35.   *** James Holman (1786-1857) totally lost his sight at the age of 25 whilst working as a member of the Royal Navy after contracting an illness whilst off the coast of the Americas in 1810. Despite his blindness he rejected a quiet, sedate lifestyle in England in order to pursue learning and travel around the world. As such in 1832, Holman became the first blind person to circumnavigate the globe.

Kennedy (Richard Hartley) Visconti: An Historical Tragedy, in Five Acts, advertisement f. at end, lacking half-title, title with old ink ownership inscription faintly offset to head and a few tiny marginal holes, final 3ff. with tear to inner margin, some faint damp-staining at beginning and end, foxed and lightly browned throughout, modern antique-style boards, light soiling, Calcutta, Printed for the Author, 1829 § [Mundy (Francis Noel Clarke)] The Fall of Needwood, presentation inscription "From the author" to title, engraved frontispiece (foxed), armorial bookplate, ink inscription "Bought at Sir William Boothby's sale at Ashbourne Hall Nov. 1847 for £12.15.- W. Mundy" to front free endpaper, poems in ink manuscript in a contemporary hand to verso of title and final f., some leaves with pagination corrected in ink manuscript, the odd spot, some very light browning and soiling, contemporary polished calf, spine lacking label and with ends chipped, small scattered staining to upper cover, rubbed, upper cover detached, Derby, Printed at the Office of J. Drewry, 1808, first editions, book-label of J.O. Edwards; and others, most 19th century poetry, v.s. (c.35)

Dover.- Poetry, photographs & ephemera.- Ramsbottom (Augusta C.) Commonplace Book, manuscript signed, c. 520pp. (c. 300pp. of poetry both extracts and original), c. 50 photographs of Dover and various portraits (including 7 photographs of Dover, the Roman Pharos and Dover Castle), numerous religious cards and military crests, 1f. loose, some photographs slightly faded, inner hinges broken, original blind-stamped morocco, edges rubbed, brass clasp, gilt spine, dulled, g.e., 235 x 170mm., 1856-61.   *** The photograph of the Roman Pharos at Dover can be dated to 1860 as it stands next to the church of St Mary in Castro in Dover Castle which can be seen to be covered in scaffolding for the restoration of 1860-62, undertaken by Giles Gilbert Scott. 

Hong Kong, Singapore & China.- Photograph album, c.315 black & white or sepia photographs, comprising family and military photographs across China, and other parts of the world, largest 140 x 100mm, smallest 25 x 30mm, mounted verso & recto on 39ff., some with manuscript captions below, a few lacking leaving glue residue, the odd scuff mark or discolouration, lacking boards but held together with cord, oblong 8vo, c.1928-31.   *** An excellent and discursive album, covering a wide range of subjects across the world, with a special interest of British-occupied Hong Kong and surrounding areas. Following the First World War, the British maintained settlements around China and their forces deployed to Hong Kong. Pictures feature scenes of naval life of the British naval fleet on S.S. Shansi, as well as a man watching the inbound Nanking-Shanghai Express train, Chinese crew onboard S.S. Chusan, scenes from Newchwang, Liau-Ti-Shan lighthouse, and various Yangtsze River scenes. Pictures also depict a Japanese Mail boat leaving Tsingtau, a view of Happy Valley in Hong Kong, and cargo coolies from Chungking. Some darker images also populate the album: various wrecks of boats strewn across the rivers include the wreck of S.S. Tongting and Kwangse, as well as a view of S.S. Anhui towning S.S. Lyeemoon, and an executed robber's head hanging from a pole.    Overall an excellent and historically revealing album. 

Einstein (Albert) [On the Theory of Special and General Relativity], first Hebrew edition, translated by Jacob Greenberg, portrait frontispiece, ex-Library of the Hebrew Teachers College Boston, Mass. with ink-stamps (and withdrawn stamps) to title, final f. and endpapers, a few pencil annotations to title, margins very slightly toned, later green cloth, lettered in white Hebrew manuscript on spine, spine ends and corners lightly rubbed, 8vo, Tel Aviv, Dvir, 1928.   *** This edition includes a preface by Einstein himself: “The appearance of this, my book, in the language of our forefathers fills my heart with special joy. It is a sign of the transformation that has occurred in this language [of ours]. It is not enough to focus at present on its use in this area alone, namely that of expressing the central issues of our people to our own people, but more appropriately to absorb within it all that humanity finds of value. It [Hebrew] serves as an important factor in our aspiration for an independent cultural existence". 

Cliveden Stud.- Astor II (William Waldorf, third Viscount Astor, businessman and Conservative politician, 1907-66) Cliveden-Bred Fillies Retired to Stud... Non-Cliveden Bred Mares Retired to Stud... Cliveden Bloodstock Sold, Died, Etc., nos. II & III, typescript with manuscript insertions, numerous pp., original morocco, gilt, lettered "W.W.A. No. 2 [&] No. 3" on upper covers, rubbed, first vol. lacks spine, second vol. joints split and spine working loose, oblong 4to (220 x 285mm.), 1958-66; and another, an album of photographs of racing horses, 1920s & later, 4to (3).

Lincolnshire, Easton.- [Farming accounts book], manuscript accounts, 143pp., slightly browned, original vellum, lettered direct "Farm" on upper cover, slightly soiled, 200 x 170mm., 1853-60; and 6 bank books, v.s., v.d. (7). 

de Linda (Lucas) Orbis lumen et atlantis iuga tecta retecta: Das ist newe außführliche Entdeck und Beschreibung der gantzen Welt, first German edition, engraved frontispiece, slightly trimmed, a few pencil or crayon marks to preliminaries, light damp-staining, contemporary blind-stamped vellum, title in manuscript on spine, lightly marked and rubbed, 8vo, Frankfurt, Serlin & Fickwirth, 1656.

Barbados & England.- Als (Frances Anne, wife of Rev William S Als, Rector of Shepherds Cot, St Philip, Barbados) Scrap Album, presentation inscription to Frances Anne Als from her aunt Mrs Culpeper of 36 Cadogan Place, London, manuscript, c. 43pp., verses (some extracts, some original and a few signed by Rev William S Als), some sketches (a few in colour) and c. 140 illustrations from magazines of the period, also numerous newspaper cuttings, all laid down on album ff., 1f. loose, hinges weak and splitting, original straight-grained morocco, gilt, rubbed, v.s., v.d. in a sm. 4to album (240 x 296mm.), 1836.-37; and another, a morocco binding from Kent House, gilt initials "VR" on upper cover, v.s. (2).

Spain.- Talbot Dillon (John) Travels through Spain, with a view to illustrate the Natural History and Physical Geography of that Kingdom, first edition, engraved frontispiece, small loss to bottom edge neatly restored, engraved dedication ff., 5 engraved plates only (of 6), 1 folding, short splits to foldline with neat old repairs verso, lacking map, one or two neat marginal manuscript notes, 3B4 with short marginal tear and neat old repair, ex-Birmingham Library with usual label and ink-stamps, spotting and staining, later cloth, a little rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, 4to, 1780.

Fox Hunting.- [Lomax (F.G., of Great Oaks, Cray’s Pond, Goring Heath, Pangbourne)] Hunting Notes [with the South Berkshire Hunt], vol. II only, manuscript, 98pp. excluding blanks, slightly browned, original half straight-grained morocco, rubbed, sm. 4to, 1916-25.   *** "At the end of the 1917-18 season Crossman returned Pilot & I started hacking him with the cheering prospect of hunting him the following season, but, unfortunately, he developed navicular & though I had him operated on, I concluded that the risk of hunting... was too great so he was sent to the kennels." - Lomax.

Sherriff (R. C.) Mr Birdie's Finger, original typescript with annotations and notes by the author, including script changes, stage directions, blocking diagrams on pages verso, and extensive props list, manuscript title in black and blue ink, light finger-soiling marks, original programme of the first performance loosely inserted (a little browned), endpapers lightly toned, contemporary cloth, a little rubbed, 1925; and another typescript of Profit and Loss by the same, also with original performance programme loosely inserted, 4to (2)   *** A unique Sherriff item - a full typescript of Sherriff's play, published just before A Journey's End which would find him recognition and awards. 

Herbal.- Culpeper (Nicholas) Culpeper's Complete Herbal, engraved portrait frontispiece with water-stain to lower corner, 40 hand-coloured engraved plates, the last with show-through from manuscript recipe on verso, occasional foxing and soiling, contemporary tree calf, gilt, rubbed, joints cracking, corners worn, 4to, 1814.

FARJEON ELEANOR.  16 various works incl. 1sts, some in d.w's.; with 3 manuscript letters from Eleanor Farjeon to Michael Harvey, one of six sides (folded, split to fold) with much of theatrical & literary interest, another commenting on (A.A.) Milne, "I wasn`t an out and out admirer of his work". Also a double sided manuscript postcard.

Allenheads Lead Mine.  The W. B. Lead Company Ltd., "the several items of cost per ton in producing the lead ore in the whole of Allenheads Mine during the year ending 30th June 1888". Single sheet manuscript in tabular form. Allenheads Office, 31st March, 1893.

KEEN W.  A Letter to the Inhabitants of Stafford Containing Some Account of the Trusts Reposed in the Corporation. 80pp plus notes. Disbound. Stafford, n.d.; also a short manuscript letter from George Keen re. purchase of land for Leek Police Station, 1845; a lengthy manuscript letter from Adams of the Greenfield & Greengates Potteries, Tunstall, 1900 & Simeon Shaw, History of the Staffordshire Potteries, brds., late label to back. Hanley, 1829.  (4).

FLETCHER AIMEE M (Compiler).  "Theatre Programmes amd Names of Plays and Actors Seen".  Edwardian album in poor. cond. & loose but containing 100 plus pasted in theatre programmes, cast lists & playbills. London, Liverpool, New York & German performances. With manuscript  annotations & details of famous actors seen by the compiler. 1905-1911.

BATTELY (John) Antiquitates S. Edmundi Burgi ad Annum MCCLXXII Perductae. Oxford 1745, light foxing to title; bound with - a pamphlet, ‘Advice from Rome or the History of Popery’, 1681; and - a manuscript description of the abbey and partial list of High Sheriffs of Suffolk; and - a reprint of ‘The Woefull and Lamentable wast and spoile done by a suddaine Fire in S. Edmonds-bury, 1608’, published Ipswich 1845; all in modern half morocco, bookplate of Blencowe and signature of George Blencowe dated 1874

HAWES (Robert) The History of Framlingham... including brief notices of the masters and fellows of Pembroke-Hall in Cambridge... begun by the late Robert Hawes with additions and notes by Robert Loder. Woodbridge 1798, 4to, one of 250 copies, stamped as a British Museum Duplicate 1831, portrait frontis, some ink manuscript notes at the start, bookplate of Ernest George Doughty M.A., repaired binding

An 18th century Italian handwritten manuscript Dated 26th September 1777, a record of events surrounding the declaration of the Church of San Lorenzo a Collegiate Church by Giustiniani Bishop of Treviso and the Archpriest's Factory of Mestre 1780size is 20.5cm , 16cm wide. 66 pages

Three illustrated scrap albums. 'A Day in Wicken Fen, by Ignotus, August 1881' manuscript 8vo textbook with 3 watercolour local landscape views, 3 botanical studies and another of two butterflies; another circa 1830 with verses in ink manuscript and watercolour maritime illustrations, also flowers and figures, one poem entitled 'The Swallow written in May 1793 on a swallow entering the Wardroom of his Majesty's Ship Vengeance...'; the third album with three 1870s caricature-decorated 1d red stamp covers, and a few sketches and drawings (3)

Norfolk. GLYDE (John, Jnr.) The Norfolk Garland, no date, [1872], 8vo, the author's extended copy with several tipped in autograph letters of reply from local writers and other personalities, some foxing mainly to 1st leaves, half morocco; Another copy, with pp.67-78 in ink manuscript, subscriber's autograph letters to Glyde tipped in to blank extra leaves at the end, half morocco; [CROMWELL (T K)] Excursions through Norfolk, 2 vols., 1818, folding county map and plan, added engraved titles, slight foxing, half morocco (4)

Three Medieval French and Italian manuscript vellum leaves, 15th century: St John's Epistle from I John 4:16, then I John 5, II John, III John, Epistle of St Jude and St Augustine's prologues to the Acts of the Apostles, probably Italian, red and blue capitals and borders, with some trimming, about 25 x 11cm; a Psalter leaf with part of Psalm 16 and 17; and a Prayer leaf Suffrage to St Christopher from a Book of Hours, both about 13 x 9cm (3)

Medieval manuscript documents, Ely and surrounding areas in Cambridgeshire. A scrap book of 47 early manuscript charters, indentures and other fragmentary documents, mostly smaller size, with damage, pasted on to album leaves; with a book of printed English Courthand illustrations, by Johnson & Jenkinson, 1915, (part II only) (2)These appear to mainly date to the mid 1200s, yes in the main the fragments are damaged as shown

Norfolk Herbarium dated 1769. KING (Edward) 'Sea Plants from the Coast of Norfolk, From Sheringham & Cromer, collected in the year 1769 Edward King', folio, manuscript title and half title, 134 leaves of mounted seaweed specimens (some now degraded and damaged or missing sections), some manuscript descriptions or notes, boards detached, in a modern folderPlease see further attached images.

A German vellum leaf, 19th Century or earlier, finely illuminated manuscript text from John 10, vv.27-28this is a manuscript leaf, size is 26 x 18.5cm. Partially stuck down on to paper.

Literature, various. The Rhythm of S. Bernard, 1869, a large manuscript album of religious verses within colourful borders, worn; various children's and other novels including: GOLDSMITH (Rev. J) A Geographical and Astronomical Atlas, 1827, 8vo, double page maps including the Solar system, worn boards; COLEMAN (W S) British Butterflies, Routledge no date, 8vo, colour plates, calf rubbed; Army & Navy Stores illustrated price list 1939-40; SOUTHEY (R) Poetical Works, 1853, single volume edition, 8vo, calf; KNIGHT (Charles) Old England, 2 vols.; Worthies; one other similar, illustrated; various bindings and novels, etc. (quantity) Sold not subject to return

Two Medieval vellum manuscript leaves: an early 14th century leaf from a northern French Missal, the Sanctorale, from Pantaleon (28 July) to Abdon et Sennen (30 July), with text from Luke 10:38-42, in double column with capitals in red and blue, size 26.5 x 17.5cm; the other a 14th century leaf from a Northern European pocket Bible, Nehemiah 11:4 to Ch. 12, size 20 x 15cm (2)

SCOTT (John, Surgeon; 1797-1859) & The Honourable East India Company. Group of 8 medical journals, circa 1821-58, hand written as copy reports whilst serving as surgeon for the Honourable East India Company, commencing in 1821 on board the East Indiaman ship 'Farquharson', with copious lists of soldiers, sailors and passengers travelling to India and China in 1821/22, detailing their medical complaints, the doctor's comments, prescriptions and general case notes with dates. Further volumes cover his medical reports in India, including treating wounds received during the Indian campaigns. In all a most comprehensive archive catalogue by patient of diseases and afflictions in the early to mid 19th century, many affecting sailors and soldiers, including treatment of wounds.Dates and contents of each volume:1821-23 Two medical journals for the ship Farquharson bound for India and China, from the outward voyage from January 1st, with index summary by patient at the front and patient case notes (some detailed) recorded by name and date, both in reverse calf with stamped arms to covers.October 1823-24 ledger with summary entries for each patient2 volumes covering 1849-55 with longhand copies of patient case notes of Indian Army soldiers and others, in reports mostly addressed to Philip Melville on behalf of the the East India Company.1855-57 volume of reports, including one concerning the ex Rajah of Coorg suffering from attacks of Spasmodic Asthma. Also listed are the medical examination results by candidate.A vellum ledger for 1853-58A further volume dated 1858 with military casenotes many of which for treating wounds during the India campaign. Together with further results per candidate of examinations for Assistant Surgeon .Note: from 1824, Scott was in private practice in London, and in 1845 he applied successfully for the post of examining physician to the East India Company, which he retained, under a different designation, on the transfer of the Company’s affairs to the Crown. By family descent to the current vendor Total number of pages of manuscript around 1350. Though some of these are results of candidates for assistant surgeon exams, the vast majority are his medical reports/observations/notes on patients whether at sea or on land.

Norfolk interest. MACKERELL (Benjamin) The History and Antiquities of the Flourishing Corporation of King's-Lynn in the County of Norfolk, London: E. Cave, 1738, 8vo, 10 engraved plates including folding frontis and Workhouse plate, woodcut armorials and illustrations, contemporary calf back marbled boards; [CROMWELL (T K)] Excursions in the County of Norfolk, 2 vols. in one, 1818, 8vo, folding map anmd plan, half calf; TAYLOR (William) The Antiquities of King's Lynn, 1844, plates, slightly toned, half calf, rubbed; another copy in half calf with several hotel stamps to first leaves; another copy in modern cloth and a 4th copy with added manuscript (facsimile?) index; 2 other copies; QUARLES (Rev. T) The History and Antiquities of Foulsham in Norfolk, 1842, small 8vo, cloth; a framed early 19th century broadside 'Articles and Orders... Friendly Society meeting at the Sign of the Compasses, at Snettisham ... kept by William Parfrement'; few other books, mostly Norfolk, including 3 titles by H Le Strange in original cloth; (28)There are crease lines, staining to the bottom left. There is burn-hole to to the left bottom quadrant. There are thrips bugs under the glazing and a few other tears along the crease lines. Please refer to the pictures for further detail.

UNTERKIRCHER (F), edit, TACUINUM SANITATIS IN MEDICINA, 2 vols, illuminated manuscript, codex vindobonensis series nova 2644, Codices Selecti, Austria, 1968 (2)

An Islamic manuscript: Hall Al Rumuz by Ibn Ganim Al-MaqdisiDim.: 22 x 18 cm (closed)The title roughly translates to 'Unlocking Symbols And Keys To Treasures'.

An Eastern European genealogical manuscript, ink and watercolour on paper, probably Czechoslovakia, 18th C.8vo. Spine with raised bands. With various family trees, coats of arms and descriptions of noble families.

Manuscript: 'Zinne-beelden der liefde met puntdigten en aanteekeningen van Mr Willem den Elger', ink and watercolour, Ghent, 18328vo. This manuscript is made after the work printed in 1725 in Amsterdam.

This rare and exquisite Arabic handwritten Christian manuscript, authored by Amba Paules, offers a profound glimpse into the ancient wisdom and spiritual teachings of early Christian scholars. The book is meticulously scribed in beautiful Arabic calligraphy, featuring intricate details and vibrant colored headings that highlight its exceptional craftsmanship. H: 27.5cm, W: 20cm

Collection of 3 Porcelain Chemists Jars, French, 19th century, whicte porcelain bodies with gilt banding, each with printed paper labels with manuscript lettering, 24cm high

Ommanney, Erasmus, Arctic Explorer, Ommanney, Erasmus, Arctic Explorer, full length portrait Carte de Visite, Maull & Fox, 187 Piccadilly London, written in manuscript to the back '1814-1904 Admiral Sir Erasmus Ommanney, Navarino 1827, Discovered the first traces ???? of Franklins ships on 23rd Augts 1850. Commissioned White Sea Squadron in 1854. Senior Officer in the Gulf of Riga in 1855' then in pencil in a different hand 'Arctic Explorer in 1850 was the first to discover items from Sir John Franklin's expedition to find the North-West passage'; along with another but later full length portrait Carte de Visite, A Debenham Southsea, photographers to the Admiralty 69 Palmerston Road, Southsea, written in manuscript to the back '1814-1904 Admiral Sir Erasmus Ommanney Arctic Explorer HMS Assistance, 1850 search for Franklin, First person to discover Franklins expedition items on Beechy Island 25 August 1850, Awarded the Arctic medal for his scientific reasearches. Ommanney entered the Royal Navy aged 12 under his uncle Captain John Ommanney Lieutenant in 1855. Service in Baffin Bay and undertook a dangerous mission to rescue Whalers trapped in ice. He had a distinguished career in the Royal Navy' Sir Erasmus Ommanney, 1814–1904, was a British naval officer and Arctic explorer, most noted for his part in the searches for the lost Franklin Expedition. His career spanned both naval warfare and scientific exploration, and his contributions to Arctic exploration are particularly significant. Eventual to what arguably is highlighted as a milestone in Ommanney's life happened in 1850 when he joined the British Admiralty's search mission in locating Sir John Franklin and his lost crew in the search for the Northwest Passage. In command of HMS Assistance, Ommanney presided over a squadron mounting an extensive search of the Arctic-on August 23, 1850, specifically at Cape Riley on Beechey Island. His team discovered the first physical evidence of Franklin's doomed expedition: evidence of camps and the graves of three crew. The discovery, although it did not find any direct evidence of Franklin's ships, marked the first tangible evidence to prove that the expedition survived at least some time after entering the Arctic, and it significantly influenced future searches. Besides taking part in the Franklin search, Ommanney had prepared numerous contributions to Arctic exploration. Local surveys and observations he was able to carry out in the Arctic, particularly in Baffin Bay, had served to plot the unknown coastlines and gave very vital meteorological and oceanographic data. His merit and skill as a commander and scientific rigor earned him wide respect both in the naval and scientific circles. Service of Ommanney extended beyond exploration. He was a decorated officer active in the Mediterranean and participant in the Crimean War. For his services to the Navy and polar exploration, he was knighted in 1867. In his old age, he published accounts of his Arctic experiences thereby shedding light on the travails of polar exploration. Erasmus Ommanney's legacy is firmly tied to his part in the Franklin search, but, in its broader setting of his work for naval exploration and to science, underlines his emergent continuing impact on the field of Arctic discovery and British naval history.

Charles Elcock's Personal Effects, From the previous lot but not related to his microscopy, a manuscript journal concerning the ... a brass printers block for Elcocks business card, various letters concerning his involvment with the Quakers and other documents

Frank Mason Goode. Collection of Photographs from Palestine 15 albumen prints from Palestine and the surrounding area. Mounted on loose, thin book leaves, titled with descriptions and quotes. Leave size 280mm x 210mm. Image sizes are 154mm x 130mm and 101mm x 81mm. Egyptian Dromedaries, Peasants of Jerusalem, Hebron, Mount Serbal, The Plain of Esdraelon, Mount Carmel:The Convent, The Wady El Ain, The Brick Pyramid of Dashur, The Stone Pyramid of Dashur, The Wady Magareth, The Wady Mukatteb, The Approach of Edom, Mount Hor, Fallen Column at Shiloh and Mount Hermon. And 1 albumen print by Francis Bedford made during his tour with The Prince of Wales. Showing the oldest manuscript of Pentateuch, plate no.30. Mounted on loose book page with inscription. Some fading to images. Scattered foxing and dirt on mounts.