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A one-off illuminated and handwritten calligraphic manuscript volume, 'The Revelation of St John the Divine' - believed to be the work of Ruth M. How (ex-Somerville College, Oxford, c.1949-51), on J. Green & Son handmade paper with deckle edge, 70pp, full dark-brown soft calf binding with silk ribbon ties and punch decorated rondel to the cover, with a phoenix within a six-pointed star, folio.* Condition: Slightly indented scratch to leather to upper right of black centre section of cover. Back cover has some white dirt / mould marking to the surface - it is on the surface and does appear to come off completely, so should be fairly easy to remove with care. A few minor losses to the green silk on one of the ribbon ties. There is some time staining to the end papers both front and back and light time staining to the half title. The rest of the pages have time staining to the fore edges. The pages appear to be almost completely free of spotting, but there are some minor finger soiling marks to the fore edges and a few tiny ink spot marks and tiny smudges through the volume. Overall in good condition.

DAME LAURA KNIGHT, D.B.E., R.A., R.W.S. (ENGLISH, 1877-1970), ARTIST Three letters to Bibby Byrne, the first manuscript on headed notepaper and dated 27 Sept. 1937, one page; the second typed and dated 8 October 1942 (...'As for specs, they seem to be the rage at the moment: every one wears them, perhaps to enhance, perhaps to hide, perhaps just to see... We both are working hard as usual and count ourselves fortunate to be allowed to do our own work when all of you others are having to give up so much...'), two pages; the third manuscript and dated 4th June 1953 (...'I should have written before, but have been wrapped up in Coronation doings... I saw it all from the Foreign Office - what a spectacle an[d] what emotion - all under umbrellas with wet feet for most people - not damped in spirit however...'), two pages, with original postal envelope; together with a black and white group portrait photograph inscribed verso Cecily Byrne Dame Laura Knight / Bibby Byrne', 15cm x 19.5cm, (4).

Local History, Penzance. Roland Morris collection. A bound manuscript of minutes to meetings of the R.N.L.I Committee Members of the Penlee branch at 10 Parade Street from 30th January 1930 to 23rd October 1970. Includes salient press clippings and photographs. Condition report front and back end boards are off but present. staining and discolouration. Roland Morris was a well known maritime archeologist, historian, writer and entrepreneur based in Cornwall, particularly Penzance. His most famous discovery was the wreck of the Association also working on other major wrecks around the Cornish coast. He also opened the Admiral Benbow a much celebrated pub filled with nautical themed decoration.

Roland Morris collection. A William IV bound manuscript on Gunnery training Royal Navy H.M.S Excellent, detailing names of parts to cannons, guns and rockets, beautifully drafted diagrams and tables. The manuscript contains dates from 1834-1836. Approx 159 pages.  Condition report, front end board and first 16 leaves off but present, spine loose, slight water damage to end boards.  Roland Morris was a well known maritime archeologist, historian, writer and entrepreneur based in Cornwall, particularly Penzance. His most famous discovery was the wreck of the Association also working on other major wrecks around the Cornish coast. He also opened the Admiral Benbow a much celebrated pub filled with nautical themed decoration.

Watercolour and gouache "Glove of Mary Queen of Scots, given to her by Marmaduke Darell, on the occasion of her execution, 8th Feb 1586, framed and glazed, come with a manuscript note that it was gifted by Capt. J Darell Davies a descendant of Marmaduke Darell, August 1926 20cm x 25cm Provenance:- Seton family, by direct decent.

"Charles II, Coronation Glove", a seventeenth century embroidered gauntlet glove, reputedly given by King Charles the Second to Sir Alexander Seton, Lord Pitmedden at his Coronation. 23rd April 1661. , with manuscript note " Glove worn by King Charles II and given by him at his Coronation to Sir Alexander Seton, Lord Pitmedden". Length of glove 30cm Included with a manuscript Annotated Inventory of the Family Portraits, Relics, and some Articles of Furniture, &c. at Mounie. Compiled A.D. 1844. Revised 1860 Page 29 Relics. No II Lord Pitmedden Glove:- An old glove, long, of a gray colour, and embroidered. Substance resembling Chamois leather. Given to Alexander Seton, afterwards of Pitmedden, by King Charles II. The tradition is that when Charles 2nd came to Scotland Alexander Seton, then a youth was presented to him as the son of John Seton of Pitmedden who had fallen in the Royal cause in 1639, whereupon Charles gave the youth his glove as a token that, when his own fortunes brightened, he would not be unmindful of the services which the Seton family had rendered to his Majesty's late father. Provenance:- Seton family, by direct decent. Listed on page 491 Family Heirlooms, A History Of The Seton Family During Eight Centuries https://archive.org/details/historyoffamilv100seto/page/490/mode/2up Note not framed Condition Report: Small losses to silver filigree. Small hole to joint between index and middle finger. Brass rivet through edge with inventory number to the inside. Minor marks and wear consistent with age and use. Please see extra images on website.

An Islamic manuscript on paper, probably 18th C.ca. 20 x 13 cm (closed)

JEAN-BAPTISTE ISABEY (1767-1855) | MANUSCRIPT (FRANCE / FRENCH) | profession: Painter | country: France | size: 310 x 260 mm (size of the pad) | technique: Two-page manuscript in French | Lot information | Handwritten letter detailing his career and appointments to various positions within the French government.Jean-Baptiste Isabey, a renowned French painter and portraitist, was famous for his masterful works, particularly portraits of prominent figures. In this handwritten document, dated March 29, 1830, he meticulously describes his career and notable appointments, including his assignments to various governmental and cultural positions during the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte and after his fall.This document provides a fascinating insight into Isabey's professional journey and his connections with the French political and cultural elite of the time.The letter is written in elegant handwritten French and offers valuable historical context regarding Isabey's career.

OSKAR NEDBAL (1874-1930) | HAND-SIGNED LETTER WITH MUSICAL NOTATION (CZECH/ BOHEMIAN) | 1915 | profession: Composer | country: Czechia | signature: Original signature | size: 210 x 160 mm | technique: Handwritten autograph and music notation by J. S. Bach: Andante | Lot information | Manuscript letter from Oskar Nedbal, a prominent Czech composer, conductor and cellist. This unique artefact contains not only his signature, but also the musical notation of a part of the composition. The text is dated 9 January 1915.Oskar Nedbal is known for his work in the field of Czech music, especially as the founder of the Czech Chamber Orchestra and the author of a number of operas, operettas and orchestral compositions. His manuscript documents, especially those containing musical notation, are valued for their historical value and rarity.

EMIL ZEGADLOWICZ (1888-1941) | HANDWRITTEN AUTOGRAPH (POLAND / POLISH) | 1929 | profession: Writer | country: Poland | signature: Original signature | size: 310 x 260 mm (size of the pad) | technique: Handwritten text with signature | Lot information | Handwritten manuscript signed by Polish writer, poet, and playwright Emil Zegadlowicz, dated in Prague on October 5, 1929. The document contains several lines of text written in the author's distinctive handwriting, whose work was a significant part of interwar Polish literature.Zegadlowicz was a member of the literary avant-garde, and his writing was influenced by expressionism and symbolism. He was also known for his controversial novels, such as Motory (1929) and Zmory (1935), which were censored during certain periods.This autograph is a rare example of the personal handwritten correspondence of one of the most prominent Polish literary figures of the first half of the 20th century.

GEORGES JOSEPH CHRISTIAN SIMENON (1903-1989) | DEDICATION WITH AUTOGRAPH (BELGIUM / BELGIAN) | 1964 | profession: Writer | country: Belgium | signature: Original signature | size: 130 x 165 mm | technique: Handwritten dedication with autograph | Lot information | Personal manuscript, dated 1964, from the famous Belgian writer. In the letter, Simenon expresses his gratitude for the friendship with young Czech readers, who remind him of his own childhood. The letter concludes with a warm signature from the author.

JERZY ZAGORSKI (1907-1984) | MANUSCRIPT WITH DEDICATION TO DIRECTOR BURIAN (POLAND / POLISH) | 1958 | profession: Poet | country: Poland | signature: Original signature | size: 310 x 260 mm (size of the pad) | technique: Handwritten text with signature | Lot information | Handwritten note on the letterhead of the book Swieto Winkelrida by Andrzejewski and Zagorski, dated March 14, 1958, in Warsaw. Jerzy Zagorski addresses a personal dedication to director Burian, in which he praises his outstanding directorial work on the production of Romeo and Juliet, which left a deep impression on the audience.The text is signed by the author and includes his address in Warsaw (Zoliborz). This document is a remarkable collectible artifact reflecting cultural connections and the theatrical scene of the second half of the 20th century.

PAUL MAXIMILIEN LANDOWSKI (1875-1961) | POEM WITH DEDICATION AND SIGNATURE (POLAND / POLISH) | 1939 | profession: Sculptor | country: Poland / France | signature: Original signature | size: 310 x 260 mm (size of the pad) | technique: Handwritten poem dedicated to Karel Safranek | Lot information |Handwritten poem dedicated to Czech sculptor Karel Safranek. The text reflects the strength of the human spirit and its resilience against obstacles, while also paying tribute to the art of sculpture. The author compares Safranek's work to the masterpiece of the divine Michelangelo and extends his admiration to other artists as well. This unique manuscript is not only a literary artifact but also a rare testament to the artistic connections between creators from different fields.

FRANS MASEREEL (1889-1972) | HANDWRITING ON ENVELOPE (BELGIUM / BELGIAN) | 1958 | profession: Painter | country: Belgium | signature: On the back, Masereela's address in Nice, France | size: 310 x 260 mm (size of the pad) | technique: Manuscript on the cover | Lot information | Manuscript on letter envelope addressed to Czechoslovakia, bearing manuscript text and postmarks with postmark from 1958. This document documents Masereel's personal correspondence and his cultural ties.

MICHEL SEUPHOR (1901-1999) | LETTER WITH SIGNATURE (BELGIUM / BELGIAN) | 1974 | Michel Seuphor (Fernand Berckelaers ) | profession: Painter | country: Belgium | signature: Original signature | size: 310 x 260 mm (size of the pad) | technique: Handwritten letter | Lot information | Handwritten letter on paper with the letterhead "MICHEL SEUPHOR, 83 avenue Emile-Zola, Paris 15". The letter is dated June 12, 1974, and addressed to "Vazeny pane" (Dear Sir). Michel Seuphor thanks for the letter, explaining that he no longer has a personal copy of the third volume of the book "L'Art Abstrait" (Abstract Art). Seuphor further writes that since the article on Czechoslovakia was written by Michel Ragon, he will pass the letter to him, hoping that he will be able to send the requested volume to the interested party. The letter ends with an expression of regret and a warm memory.This manuscript is a valuable testimony to the relationships between prominent artists and their memories of the Czechoslovak context in abstract art.

ROMAIN ROLLAND (1866-1944) | DEDICATION WITH SIGNATURE (FRANCE / FRENCH) | 1925 | profession: Writer | country: France | signature: Original signature | size: 310 x 260 mm (size of the pad) | technique: Handwritten dedication in French | Lot information |Manuscript dedication by the distinguished French writer, Nobel Prize winner for literature, Romain Rolland, written on the title Im Anfang war die Liebe by Malwida von Meysenbug. Original text in French: "Au venerement aime petit-fils de Malwida, a celui dont elle aurait ete si heureuse de connaitre l'avenir intellectuel, la grande œuvre de science...." "A mon ami Edouard Monod-Herzen j'offre en son nom, ce livre auquel j'une...." Translation into English: "To the dearly beloved grandson of Malwida, to the one whose intellectual future would have delighted her, the great work of science...." "To my friend Edouard Monod-Herzen, I offer in his name this book, to which I am united...." Romain Rolland was a significant French writer, dramatist, music historian, and pacifist, known especially for his novel cycle Jean-Christophe and his active support for peace movements in Europe. His connection with Malwida von Meysenbug, the German writer and intellectual, was important in the context of European humanist thought.

FRANS MASEREEL (1889-1972) | LETTER WITH SIGNATURE (BELGIUM / BELGIAN) | 1958 | profession: Painter | country: Belgium | signature: Original signature on the back | size: 310 x 260 mm (size of the pad) | technique: Handwritten letter | Lot information | Handwritten letter dated January 20, 1958. Frans Masereel thanks Marie Rohlichova for her letter and expresses gratitude for her kind words. In the letter, he mentions that he is sending her "a small piece of wood" that he had given to a friend on the occasion of his life anniversary, hoping that this gift will bring her joy. The letter concludes with expressions of gratitude and well wishes.This manuscript is a beautiful personal testimony to Masereel's kindness and his friendly relationship with Mrs. Rohlichova.

[Caradoc (of Llancarfan, Saint)] [The Historie of Cambria, now called Wales], first edition, largely printed in black letter, lacking engraved title, now provided in manuscript and tipped-in, illustrations (portraits and coats-of-arms), initials and decorations, lacking 2G4 (final blank), ink marginalia in an early hand (trimmed in parts), C2-6 with tiny hole to bottom edge, K1 with small loss to bottom edge, 2F2 with small loss to fore-edge, spotting and staining, booksellers descriptions pasted in, bookplate, later calf, rebacked, lower board detached, rubbed and worn, [STC 4606; Sabin 40914], 4to, [Rafe Newberie and Henrie Denham], [1584]. *** 'First and rarest of all editions' (Sabin). An important early history of Wales from Roman times down to 1282, which remained the standard work on the subject until the 20th century. Caradoc was 'one of the brilliant band of men of letters that gathered round Earl Robert of Gloucester, the bastard son of Henry I' (DNB). Sabin notes 'a special interest in this work for the American collector consists in its relation of the most ancient Voyage and Discovery of the West Indies, performed by Madoc, the sonne of Owen Guined, prince of North Wales, anno 1170'.

Wedlock & religious etc.- Spirituall Lessons for a Religious person by consideration of ye conditions of wedlocke... A waye for religious to exercise them perpetually in Noviship, manuscript in English, in a fine italic hand, 147pp. excluding blanks, on thick paper, old printed bookseller's description on fly-leaf,  20th century pencil and ink inscriptions presenting this volume to the Second Monastery of the Visitation of Holy Mary, original vellum, slightly soiled, remains of ties, 155 x 105mm., [English person in a convent in the Low Countries], [17th century]. *** Contents consist of Considerations of the Cardinal Virtues, the Seven Gifts of the Spirit, the Graces of Modesty, Humility, Poverty, Chastity, Virginity, Sobriety, Obedience etc. Provenance: (1). Presentation inscription from Fr. P. J. O'Reilly, London, to the Second Monastery of the Visitation of Holy Mary, 1902 (2). Parke Bernet, 1966. 

Sammelband.- Aristotle. Physicorum libri, collation: *-**8 a2 b-n8 o4, multiple ink ownership inscriptions to title in early hand and a library stamp, 1558, bound with De caelo libri quatuor, collation: a-g8 h2 *6 **4, 1553 and De generatione et corruptione libri duo, collation: aa-dd8 ee2, 1558 and Meteorologicorum libri quatuor, collation: A-K8, woodcut illustrations or diagrams, 1558 and De anima libri tres, collation: a-f8 g6, 1558 and De sensu et sensili, memoria et reminiscentia..., collation: a-i8 k6, lacking k6 (presumably blank), 1558, together 6 works in 1, all titles with woodcut printer's devices, occasional ink underlining or line markings and small notes to margins, more frequent to first work, works 2 & 3 with manuscript ink alteration to title imprint date, generally clean with occasional instances of light foxing, later ink inscription to front endpaper and pastedown, contemporary pigskin over wooden boards, stamped in blind in a panel design surrounding a central oval of a male head in profile, presumably intended to be Aristotle, paper labels to spine, an instance of neat (?early) repair to lower cover, some staining, brass clasps, housed within a custom-made modern drop-back box, 8vo (c.163 x 108mm.), Lyon, Antoine Vincent. *** An excellent sammelband of six important Aristotelian works of natural philosophy and more scientific areas in an ornate contemporary binding, covering physics, the heavens, ontology and biology, meteorology, the soul, and the senses and memory among others. Seemingly a scarce imprint, all by  Calvinist bookseller Antoine Vincent in Lyon, with USTC listing no copies of any in the UK.

Cookery & Medical.- [Collection of recipes], manuscript, in several hands, 58pp. excluding blanks, browned, most ff. loose, several manuscript recipes loosely inserted, disbound, later card wrappers, edges chipped, sm. 4to, n.d. [late 18th century - 19th century]. *** Recipes including: "Ginger Beer"; "Cream Sauce for fish"; "To make Lavender Water"; "Custards"; Raspberry Jam"; "Stomachic for a pain in the Bowels"; "An excellent receipt for a Cough... Mrs Tyrritt"; "A fumigation to prevent infection"; "To Clean Brittannia Metal Goods"; "Orange Marmalade"; "Bakewell Pudding" etc.

Titanic.- Mudd (Thomas Cupper, one of the youngest victims of the sinking of the Titanic, 1895-1912) Autograph Letter signed on board RMS Titanic to his mother, bifolium, 4pp., "On Board R.M.S. Titanic" headed paper with red White Star Line burgee, 200 x 250mm., April 11th 1912, "Dear Mother & all at home. I am now taking the opportunity of sending you a few lines about how we started from Southhampton [sic]...We have been having very rough weather but the ship is so steady you would hardly know it was moving, was it not for the throbbing of the engines. We are now nearing Queenstown. The ship is like a magnificent palace. The lounge & dining hall are very beautiful. We are having excellent food. I have made friends with a young English gentleman and he is very nice indeed. The beds are very nice also with plenty of covering to keep warm also they have spring mattresses...Excuse writing as the ship is rolling a good bit. Now I must close. With love to all. I remain, your loving son Tom", photographic postcard of Thomas Mudd with embossed studio stamp of Maddison & Hind of St. Ives & Huntingdon to lower corner, ink manuscript note "Thomas Mudd (Tom) of Huntingfield and Halesworth Suffolk" to verso, letter and photograph presented together within one mount with verso of each partially exposed (letter with some words to p.2 & 3 hidden beneath the mount), both held with archival polyester clear corner tabs, letter with old folds with minor splitting to extremities, some signs of toning to edges, handling creases to both letter and photograph, a few scuffs and nicks to photograph, unexamined out of frame, modern box frame, 505 x 385mm. *** A rare and remarkable letter, seemingly unpublished, serving as a lasting testament to the most famous maritime disaster in recorded history. One of thirteen children, Thomas Cupper Mudd was born in Suffolk to Thomas and Elizabeth Coe Mudd of Huntingfield. Two of Thomas' older brothers had already emigrated to America by 1912. His brother James was the first to leave, sometime in 1907, settling in Radnor, Pennsylvania where he worked as a gardener, his brother George following in 1911. Thomas, working as a bookkeeper, booked a second-class ticket aboard the maiden voyage of the Titanic for £10, 10s (ticket number S.O./P.P. 3), which set sail on 10th April 1912. He wrote this letter to his mother while onboard a day later from Queenstown, Ireland, the last port of call before the ship's fateful collision in the final hour of 14th April. Thomas Mudd perished in the sinking, and his body, if recovered, was never identified. At only 16, he was one of the youngest victims of the Titanic disaster.

British Isles.- Collins (Capt. Greenville) Great Britain's Coasting Pilot. In Two Parts. Being a new and Exact Survey of the Sea-Coast of England and Scotland from the River of Thames to the Westward and Northward, letterpress title printed in red & black, additional illustrated title with an inset map of the British Isles, dedications to the Master and Wardens of Trinity House, preface and general description, 45 uncoloured engraved charts only, mostly double-page, four folding (English Channel, Carlingford Loch, Scilly Isles and the River Thames), and two sheets of costal profiles, printed on thick paper, some heavy damp-stains and browning, some heavy off-setting and spotting throughout, the damp-stains and off-setting notably worse to charts in the first quarter, title pages and text with damp-stains and browning, rough edges, some of the folding maps with minor splits and nicks, modern endpapers, modern half calf, marbled boards, spine gilt, folio, Mount & Page, 1781*** Greenville Collins was one of the most important English cartographers though little is known of the man himself. He was made a commander in 1679 and "Hydrographer to the King" by Charles II. In 1681 Charles II appointed Collins to "survey the seacoast of the kingdom by measuring all the sea coasts with a chain and taking all the bearings of the headlands". It took him from 1681-1688 to do this survey and he produced 120 manuscript draughts. In 1693 the charts were published in atlas form.

Ashendene Press.- Hornby (C.H.St.John) A Descriptive Bibliography of the Books printed at the Ashendene Press MDCCCXCV-MCMXXXV, number 385 of 390 copies signed by the author/printer, Ptolemy type, printed in red and black, plates, illustrations and specimen leaves, some folding, a few with initials supplied by hand by Graily Hewitt, with both errata leaves tipped in at end, the printer's own copy with a few neat annotations in red ink by Sydney Cockerell and A.L.s. from him to Hornby tipped in, with Hornby's complete manuscript draft of the text of the prospectus and other related material loosely inserted, Hornby library book-label and his wife Cicely's pencil signature to front pastedown, variant binding of original pigskin, [by Douglas Cockerell] at the W.H.Smith Bindery, press device in gilt to upper cover, spine titled in gilt with five shallow raised bands, t.e.g., others uncut, very slightly rubbed and soiled, [Hornby XL; Franklin p.243], folio, Ashendene Press, 1935.*** Cockerell's letter is dated 1 March 1946 (Hornby died a few weeks later on April 26th). In it he describes that "I had a sudden impulse to treat myself to a feast of Ashendene books. I started by going all through the Bibliography. How very perfect it is both as an example of printing and as an exposition and compilation!...What  a row of typographical masterpieces...I got just as great a thrill as when they first came out...I felt positively exultant when I went late to bed. I add fresh congratulations and bravos to all those I have sent you in the past".The other loosely inserted material comprises: a copy of the printed prospectus, 2 A.Ls.s. from Viola Meynell to Cicely Hornby dated 1952 requesting and thanking for permission to publish Cockerell's letter, and an offprint from The Spectator May 10 1946 containing 'A Great Printer', Cockerell's tribute to Hornby (torn and repaired). The variant pigskin binding is much more durable than the usual russet calf.

Calligraphic Manuscript.- Church of England.- The Litany [&] Occasional Prayers..., [Dedicated] To the Reverend Haim Hillel de Medailliers Nathanson, finely illuminated manuscript in gold, blue, red and other colours, on thick vellum, 53pp., text in black and red ink, page of signatures as subscribers bound in at end, 1f. with small smudge and another f. browned, handsomely bound in full red morocco, gilt, crosses in black and gilt morocco onlays in each corner on upper cover, housed in a black morocco box, 322 x 247mm., n.d. [c. 1950]. *** An extremely fine calligraphic manuscript depicting King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and her young family and a host of other portraits, decorations and symbols.

*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed *** Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Workes of Geffray Chaucer newly printed, with dyvers workes whiche were never in print before, [edited by William Thynne], double column, black letter, both titles within woodcut architectural borders, B1r with woodcut of the Knight before castle, E6v with woodcut of the Squire, woodcut decorative initials, lacking 3G6, 3Q1 and final blank, 2B3&4 and X4 supplied from another copy and on different paper stock, ownership inscription of Bishop Hobhouse of Nelson to front free endpaper, title with ownership inscription dated 1583 and few ink smudges, title and colophon f. with date supplied in early ink manuscript, a few instances of early ink passage-marking or annotation, E1&2 small loss to fore-edge affecting some letters, trimmed, sometimes into text at fore-edge and affecting some headlines/pagination, occasional light soiling or small staining, some light browning, 19th century blind-tooled calf, neatly rebacked preserving original backstrip, lightly rubbed, [Pforzheimer 175; STC 5074], folio (277 x 174mm.), [Nicholas Hill] for Robart Toye, [c.1550].  *** A good and largely complete copy of the undated fourth collected edition, one of four variants to be published simultaneously by four London booksellers (William Bonham, Richard Kele, Thomas Petit and Robert Toye), each variant bearing a different colophon. This is the last edition of Thynne's highly regarded version of The Workes. 

13th century Lord Mayor of London, Candlewright Street, now Cannon Street.- Richard de Tholosane son and heir of Stephen de Tholosane have granted and conceded a lease to John Osekin carpenter of London and Johanna daughter of John de Tholosan justice of the king a tenement in the parish of Candelwycstret in London, for 40 shillings per annum, near the tenement of John de Catalongia, witnesses: Henry le Waleys mayor, Richard de Chiggewell, Godefrid le Barber and others, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 31 lines, in light brown ink, wax seal broken in half but with part of image remaining, some slight surface wear partially obscuring a few letters, folds, slightly creased and browned, 242 x 265mm., in a later medieval hand "Ao Xo Regi E. fil R H" [Edward I], 1282.*** Witnessed by a Mayor of London.Henry le Waleys (d. 1302), merchant and five times Mayor of London & John Tulesan, draper and Mayor of London in 1252.

Finland.- Schefferus (Joannes) The History of Lapland, first English edition, additional engraved title, folding engraved map, illustrations, occasional marginal manuscript notes, additional title with short tear and no loss, O2 with tear into text with expert repair and loss to bottom edge affecting text, 2A1 with short marginal tear, occasional staining (mostly marginal), abrasion mark to front pastedown where label removed, later diced calf, slight rubbing to corners and extremities, [Wing S851], folio, Oxford, 1674.

Illuminated English letters patent or diploma of nobility dated August 5th, 1763. Ink on vellum manuscript. Featuring an elaborately executed gilt foliate border; the first line depicting a royal portrait of King George III followed by arms of Ireland, Scotland, and Great Britain with military trophies. Three additional coats of arms along the left edge, including the Duke of Northumberland and the House of St. George. With the Great Seal of England in brown wax attached by plaited gilt cords. Signed and endorsed "John Lodge Deputy Clerk & Keeper of the Rolls" along the verso. Dated "the fifth day of August in the third year of the Reign of King George the Third." With wooden case featuring with finely tooled leather and marbled paper lining, manufactured by trunk maker, Samuel Barlow. This lot is a notable example of Early Modern script and illustration, indicative of the addressee's power and influence.Provenance: From the Collection of Elwood Rafn; Private Minnesota Collection.(Document, approximately without seal) height: 31 in x width: 30 3/4 in. (Case) height: 3 1/2 in x width: 33 in x depth: 10 1/2 in.Condition: There are no major tears or losses. Wear throughout commensurate with age including creases, toning, and some soiling, especially along the extreme edges. Undulation throughout consistent with being rolled. Heavy wear to the case including splits and wormholes in the wood, large losses to the leather along the left and right sides, and tarnishing to the metal components. The lock operates; however, the case is lacking a key.

[Fuller (Henry Blake)] Autograph manuscript comprising the first four chapters of an unfinished novel, 77pp., in black ink on ruled paper, recto only, numbered in pencil at head, some occasional light creasing or chipping to extremities, original limp cloth-backed boards, spine broken and contents loose, chapter divisions in the author's hand to upper cover, chipping with loss and some rudimentary repairs, preserved in folding chemise and custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, n.d.*** The opening portion of an apparently abandoned novel bearing the hallmarks of Fuller's keen eye and wit. Fuller manuscripts are exceptionally rare at auction.

Thicknesse (Philip) Useful Hints to those who make the Tour of France..., first edition, title browned, spotted, with broadside from Thicknesse addressed to the Marquis of Granby complaining that he has been mistreated loosely inserted (torn and frayed, repaired), engraved bookplate of Buchley Park, Worcs. and shelf-labels of Pull Court library, contemporary tree calf, red morocco label, rubbed, spine ends a little worn, upper joint repaired, for R. Davis, 1768; A Year's Journey through France and Spain, 2 vol., second edition, list of subscribers, 10 engraved plates, one folding (torn and repaired), 3 leaves engraved music, some offsetting, attractive contemporary calf, spines gilt with green, red & black roan labels, slightly rubbed, W.Brown, 1788; A Letter to...Lord B---p of N---h, first edition, stitched in contemporary blue wrappers with illegible ink manuscript to covers, a little frayed and stained, W.Bizet, 1758; Pere Pascal, a Monk of Montserrat, Vindicated: in a Charge brought against him by a Noble Earl of Great-Britain, first edition, lacking half-title, M.Davis, 1783 bound with [Bonner (Charles)] A Letter to Philip Thicknesse, Esq; in reply to a charge brought by him against a Noble Earl of Great-Britain, first edition, half-title, Worcester, J.Tymbs, & London, 1783, together 2 works in 1, spotted and stained, stitched in wrappers, the last three items preserved in 2 modern cloth folders, all in 3 modern calf-backed cloth drop-back boxes, spines gilt, 8vo (5) *** An interesting group relating to Philip Thicknesse (1719-92) who was an army officer and friend of the artist Thomas Gainsborough. A rather scurrilous character, he married three times, eloping with his first wife which caused his mother-in-law to throw herself onto railings at the spot at which her daughter was abducted, vigorously denounced his son George, and spent much of his time provoking disputes with various figures. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Landguard Fort near Felixstowe from 1753-66 and the broadside in the first item relates to his dismissal from this office following a court-martial for libel and judgement that he was unfit for command. It is addressed to John Manners, Marquess of Granby (1721-70), who was Commander-in-Chief of the Forces 1766-70. In the third item Thicknesse informs the Bishop of Norwich of the inadequacies of a clergyman in his diocese.

[Beckford (William)] [Vathek] An Arabian Tale, from an Unpublished Manuscript: with Notes Critical and Explanatory, first (but unauthorised) edition, with errata leaf but lacking final blank (as often), p.48 misnumbered "84", woodcut illustrations of fans to p.316, a little foxed, bookplate of Charles Robin Holloway, later red straight-grain morocco, by Roger de Coverly & Sons in the style of Roger Payne, covers tooled with single gilt fillet border and circle & floral stems forming corners of panel, spine titled in gilt and elaborately tooled in compartments with five raised bands, g.e., joints and corners slightly rubbed, preserved in modern red morocco-backed cloth slip-case, spine richly gilt in similar style, [Chapman 3(A).i; Garside, Raven & Schowerling 1786:15; Rothschild 352], 8vo (193 x 115mm.), for J.Johnson, 1786.*** A handsome copy of Beckford's influential Gothic novel, originally written in French and translated and edited by his friend Rev. Samuel Henley. Contrary to Beckford's wishes this edition preceded the first French edition which was published in December 1786 in Lausanne (but dated 1787).

Dowson (Ernest) "a L'Aven" autograph manuscript poem signed by Dowson and inscribed "for Mrs. Griswold", two four-line stanzas in purple ink dated 1 Octo. 1896, bound with numerous pencil sketches by largely unidentified Victorian artists, spotting to endpapers, label of Miller & Co. to front pastedown, original buckram, lettered in gilt, contents a little shaken, preserved in folding chemise and custom morocco-backed slip-case, oblong 12mo, 1896.*** A pre-publication manuscript copy of Dowson's poem "To the River Aven". Manuscript poetry by Dowson is rare, we can trace only a handful of examples at auction. The poem would later be published but with the title in English and with the date of composition given as 25th January, 1898. The copy from the Bradley Martin collection (without book label, provenance supplied by book seller's description).

Machen (Arthur) Autograph manuscript essay "Introduction" [On Paganism], 14pp., recto only, in black ink and pencil on ruled paper, signed by the author on first page, numerous corrections and revisions, vertical fold with some splitting to ends, unbound, [1924]; with mimeograph proof sheets, unbound sheets for the first edition of Mitchell S. Buck's "Afterglow" (for which this work formed the introduction), an envelope addressed in the author's hand to Buck (extremities rather worn), and the first English edition of Machen's "On Paganism", one of 200 copies, Tartarus Press, 1998, all housed together in custom folding chemises and morocco-backed slip-case, 8vo.*** "All words are more or less misconstrued and misunderstood; none more grievously than the word 'Paganism'."Mitchell S. Buck (1887-1959) was an American poet and classical scholar. The present essay was published as an introduction to his prose work Afterglow in 1924 before being given a new title of "On Paganism" and published in the UK by the Tartarus Press in 1998. 

Symons (Arthur) Autograph manuscript signed of the essay "The Art of Translation in Prose and Poetry," 16pp. on 14 leaves, numerous revisions, signed and dated at end, with calligraphic title page in red and black, bound with a typescript of the same (neatly underlined throughout with initials and poetic quotations executed in red in a calligraphic hand), crushed brown half morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spine a little rubbed and sunned, 4to, 1904.*** A working draft of this essay by Symons, possibly originally intended for his 1904 book of essays Studies in Prose and Verse. Symons discusses numerous writers including Edward Fitzgerald, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Goethe, Gauthier and Pope.

[Beckford (William)] [Vathek] An Arabian Tale, from an Unpublished Manuscript: with Notes Critical and Explanatory, first (but unauthorised) edition, with errata leaf and final blank (often missing), p.48 misnumbered "84", woodcut illustrations of fans to p.316, Lady Caroline Lamb's copy with her ink signature to front free endpaper, note to foot of title and a few light pencil markings and annotations to text in her hand, title lightly stained, some foxing to text, Panshanger bookplate, a good tall copy, later red straight-grain morocco with single gilt fillet border, spine titled and ruled in gilt with five raised bands, g.e., a little spotted and rubbed, spine darkened, corners bumped, preserved in modern red morocco-backed cloth drop-back box, spine gilt in compartments, [Chapman 3(A).i; Garside, Raven & Schowerling 1786:15; Rothschild 352], 8vo (200 x 120mm.), for J.Johnson, 1786. *** A fine association copy of Beckford's influential Gothic novel, originally written in French and translated and edited by his friend Rev. Samuel Henley. Contrary to Beckford's wishes this edition preceded the first French edition which was published in December 1786 in Lausanne (but dated 1787).Lady Caroline Lamb (1785-1828), Anglo-Irish aristocrat and novelist, wife of William Lamb (later Lord Melbourne), who had a public and scandalous affair with Lord Byron and is reputed to have coined the phrase "mad, bad, and dangerous to know" about the poet. Her most renowned work is the Gothic novel Glenarvon published in 1816, which included recognisable portraits of herself, Byron and others, and which ensured her rejection from society. Her husband's sister, Emily, married the 5th Earl Cowper whose seat was Panshanger in Hertfordshire and which holds the papers of both Lord Melbourne and Lady Caroline.

Jules Pascin (1885-1930)"Die glückliche braut", or the happy bride, an original illustration for the publication ‘Simpliccimus’Pencil, 18 x 16.5 cm (7 ¼ x 6 ½ in), under glass, some minor rubbing, framed, [circa 1906]Provenance:Albert Langen, Germany [Simpliccimus labels on reverse with manuscript text in German]Illustrated:Simpliccimus, no. 34, 19th November, 1906, illus. p. 537 *** An original design for Albert Langen's weekly German satirical magazine. Pascin's drawings were featured numerous times within the magazine throughout the early 20th century. 

Beckford (William).- Irving (David) Memoirs of the Life and Writings of George Buchanan, first edition, lacking half-title and final blank, William Beckford's copy with 3½pp. pencil notes in his hand tipped in at beginning and with cuttings from 'The Mirror' for June 1 1844 quoting Beckford's notes mounted on rear endpapers, lightly browned, some spotting, with manuscript note "Irving's Memoirs of Buchanan with many notes in the hand writing of Mr Beckford were sold by me at Fonthill Septr. 1823 Phillips" to front free endpaper, contemporary half dark blue straight-grain morocco, gilt, spine gilt with title and Beckford's cinquefoil ornaments in compartments, g.e., rubbed, corners worn, preserved in modern blue straight-grain morocco-backed cloth drop-back box, spine ruled and titled in gilt, 8vo, Edinburgh, 1807.*** As the cutting relays there are 30 notes by Beckford with a particularly long one relating to p.70: "The learned M. A. Muretus had a narrow escape from the flames at Thoulouse, having been accused on too classical inclinations...he made a precipitate retreat to papal regions, and got safe to Italy; but such was his consternation that, among other effects, it produced a mobility in his ears...".

Dowson (Ernest) "To -----" autograph manuscript poem initialled by Dowson, 1p., 12 lines in pencil on recto with portion of autograph letter signed "Ernest D." on verso, vertical fold, tipped into card folder and preserved in chemise and custom morocco-backed slip-case (some spotting and fading), 8vo, n.d.*** A characteristic manuscript roundel by Dowson on the reverse of a typically bitter letter."You loved me once. I charge you sweet,/ Leave me this last, on faith, in spite/ Of broken vows & time's deceit,/ You loved me once?..."The letter from Dowson, to an unknown recipient, finds Dowson in self-pitying and rancorous form: "I read yr. 'Fr. Proverbs'. Excellent, but what is the good of writing? What is the good of anything? I would I know a curse infinite enough to assuage the spleen wherewith I contemplate all that is or has been or shall be."Manuscript material by Dowson is rare at auction. The roundel was first published by Desmond Flower in his Complete Poems of Ernest Christopher Dowson (1934, p.159), taken from a manuscript notebook of Dowson's, then in Flower's possession and now in the Morgan Library, and there given the title "To Helene". Included with the lot is a 1954 letter from Alexander D. Wainwright of Princeton University Library, thanking the recipient for the loan of Galsworthy and Dowson items for an exhibition and a letter from Desmond Flower, confirming the poems as being in Dowson's hand and speculating that the letter may be addressed to Dowson's Oxford friend Sam Smith. 

Symons (Arthur) Autograph and typed manuscript signed of the essay "Baudelaire and his Letters", 30pp., comprising 3 pages of typescript and 27 pages of manuscript on 26 leaves, with 16 pages on verso containing a seemingly abandoned work of fiction and 6 pages of poetry, numerous corrections and deletions, first 3 leaves with hole to upper corner, some light marking and creasing to extremities, unbound, with initialled ?proof sheets of the published article, preserved folding chemise with bookplate of John Quinn and morocco-backed slip-case, 4to, [1919].*** An excellent manuscript by Symons on one of the key writers of the Decadent Movement, whose writing he helped to introduce to the British and American public. Symons' book Charles Baudelaire: A Study was published the year after this essay. This manuscript also includes a portion of rejected and unpublished work by Symons on the reverse.

Facsimile reproduction of the manuscript preserved in the Vatican Apostolic Library. Housed in a box with velvet lining. Accompanied by the study book El Códice Borgia en el contexto de la iconografía mesoamericana (The Borgia Codex in the context of Mesoamerican iconography), by Santiago Sebastián López. Numbered 80/178, according to notarial testimony. Published by Grupo de Arte y Bibliofilia, Valencia, 1992.Box sizes: 39 x 39

Cookery Interest:; Late 18th century, dated 1796 Manuscript Recipe Book 160 recipes including Mock Turtle Soup attributeed to Mrs Casters, observations on soups and gravys, onion suce for pork steaks att; Mrs Mellish, maccaroni att; Mrs mellish, Scotch broth, Mrs Hart, Omelette the French way, wash for silk stockings, various recipes for paints and dyes, note of suppliers including Robert Walsh bacon merchant near Richmond, Mr Lambert, Oilman and Olive merchant, foot of Ludgate Hill, Mr Dawkins Teaman, Gracechurch St, London etc (160)front board and front papers detached and spine broken recipes legible

The War Gallery Diary Collection of Squadron Leader A.E.L. Skinner 1912-1982 An facisnating collection of diaries spanning 1912–1982, together with framed photographs, copies of A Brief History of No. 30 Squadron, and a Royal Honour document signed by King George VI.A set of thirty-eight manuscript pocket diaries spanning the years 1912 to 1982, with some gaps.The diaries for 1916–1919 are housed at the Imperial War Museum. A complete run exists from 1925 to 1942, except for 1943, followed by a continuous run from 1944 to 1954. Additional diaries include those from 1912, 1913, 1971, 1973, 1974 (x2), 1980, and 1982.Letters from Lieutenant Skinner of the Norfolk Yeomanry, written while on leave in Egypt, March 1916, describing his journey up the Nile, spanning 24 manuscript leaves, to rectos only.Five copies of A Brief History of No. 20 Squadron Royal Air Force, pp.19, typescript, staple-bound, [c.1945].This collection provides a fascinating insight into the crucial years of 1939 to 1942, during which Skinner worked at the Air Ministry office at the height of the Battle of Britain. He balanced his time between his critical duties at the ministry and his family's jewellery shop, Bentley & Skinner, on Bond Street. His diary offers a remarkable glimpse into both the war effort and the social life of London during this tumultuous period. Below is a small snippet from these years.Friday, 7th April 1939 Italian forces invade Albania, meeting little resistance.Thursday, 27th April 1939 Received my “Secret” orders on where to report for duty in an emergency.Saturday, 8th July 1939 "Air Raid" blackout at 10 PM.Thursday, 10th August 1939 Drove down to Whitehall after fitting my RAF uniform for the first time. Observed how the Air Operations Room functioned and saw a fighter patrol take off.Monday, 28th August 1939 Writing this at 3:30 AM while on my first night watch at the Air Ministry from 11 PM to 7 AM. During the morning, my crew was informed that we were moving "into the blue" tomorrow, so we were hard at work all day.Wednesday, 30th August 1939 A long, dragging day. Had quite a lot to do. Made it home for the blackout by 7:45 PM, shaved, and was in bed by 9 AM. Slept until a radio broadcast from Laura Knight’s kitchen woke me at 1 PM.Friday, 1st September 1939 The first day of the evacuation of children. Germany invades Poland at 5:30 AM.Sunday, 3rd September 1939 War declared against Germany. Spent the afternoon cutting the lawn a bit.Tuesday, 9th January 1940 The new girls of the "Women's Admiralty Airforce"—24 of them—are now fully operational. Since they all do shorthand, my own work has become much easier.Monday, 18th March 1940 Some practice (?) took place, and Dudley, Pope, and Buck were involved. A big bomber raid on the island of Sylt occurred during the night, lasting seven hours. All our machines returned except one.Monday, 8th April 1940 Expected a busy day, but very little happened. Rushed lunch in 30 minutes, but still no sign of the “Blitzkrieg.” (Norway and Denmark were invaded the next day.)Wednesday, 10th April 1940 Arrived at the Air Ministry just in time to catch the tail end of the Scapa raid.Friday, 21st June 1940 What a night! Hardly got out of my chair or put down the telephone for the first four hours!Thursday, 15th August 1940 London RED warning at 7:15 PM while I was in the Air Ministry.Sunday, 8th September 1940 London endured a terrible night of bombing. The siren went off as we were having supper and lasted 9 ½ hours—a record so far. Bombs fell not too far away as I walked down Whitehall to start my duty at 10:30 PM.Tuesday, 17th September 1940 His Majesty paid us a visit at 3:30 PM. A massed enemy raid was approaching, so he had a quiet chat with me while I took down "hot news" from Fighter Command.Monday, 11th November 1940 "W of" fighters (Old First Brigade) and poorly aimed bombers attacked convoys in the estuary. No bombers and few fighters made it back. A grand day.Saturday, 21st December 1940 Sent a cable to Mother advising her to leave France and go into Spain.Sunday, 6th April 1941 Germany declares war on Yugoslavia and Greece. Slept in a dormitory in Whitehall so I could attend Mass more easily in the morning.Friday, 25th April 1941 Received news of my promotion to Squadron Leader as of 15th November.Tuesday, 6th May 1941 A usual day—feeling like I've had enough of the Air Ministry. Turns out it was my last day!Sunday, 11th May 1941 A big raid on London last night caused heavy damage. The House of Commons was gutted, and Westminster Abbey was badly damaged.Tuesday, 13th May 1941 Passed fit for non-operational flying.Wednesday, 21st May 1941 First solo flight on a Magister.Sunday, 22nd June 1941 Hitler launches an attack on Russia—of course, without warning.Sunday, 3rd August 1941 Posted to Rhodesia, effective mid-August.Saturday, 4th October 1941 Reunited with my beloved family in Johannesburg.

A FINE AND RARE GEORGE III SMALL SATINWOOD BANDED MAHOGANY LONGCASE REGULATOR OF ONE-MONTH DURATIONTHOMAS WRIGHT, LONDON, CIRCA 1785-90The substantial six knopped pillar movement with thick plates incorporating rounded upper angles measuring 7.75 by 5.5 inches, enclosing a five-wheel train with Harrison's maintaining power, five-spoke wheel crossings and terminating with a Graham-type deadbeat escapement, regulated by large lenticular bob seconds pendulum with T-bar suspension, Hindley-type cranked crutch arrangement and Wright's patent stirrup-frame type compensation to the bob, incorporating a pair of horizontal bimetallic bars, calibrated rating nut and a secondary small spherical fine-adjustment bob beneath, the 10 inch heavy-gauge silvered brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds and signature over conforming Roman numeral hour dial to centre, within outer minute ring incorporating Arabic five minute annotations, with blued steel hands beneath a shallow semi-elliptical arch signed WRIGHT, the heavy satinwood crossbanded case constructed in the manner of Gillows with shaped panel upstand to the moulded swan-neck pediment, over break-arch architrave and glazed hinged dial aperture with crossbanded border to the frame and flanked by crisply executed free-standing fluted Roman Doric columns, the sides with rectangular glazed apertures and half columns applied adjacent to the rear edge, the trunk with concave throat moulding and plain frieze over ogee-break-arch door fronted with flame-figured veneer within a satinwood border and astragal edge moulding, flanked by tall fluted full Roman Doric columns set on banded plinths, the plinth base with stepped ogee top moulding over conforming shaped crossbanded astragal-bordered panel to fascia and ogee bracket feet. 216cm (85ins) high, 46cm (18ins) wide, 26cm (10.25ins) deep. Literature:Illustrated in Symonds, R.W. A Book of English Clocks page 79 (Plates 68B and 70). The inside of the door applied with a manuscript table (to assist with the regulation the timepiece from astronomical observations) further inscribed in ink;The stars make 36 revolutions from any point in the universe to the same point again in 365 days & one minute and therefore they gain a 365th of a revolution in every 24 hours of mean solar time, near enough for regulating any clock or watch. This acceleration is at the rate of three minute and fifty-five seconds, fifty three thirds, fifty nine fourths, in twenty four hours or in the nearest round number three minutes fifty six seconds, by which quantity of time every star comes round sooner than it did on the day before.With further note beneath:This timepiece was purchased from Miss Wright, daughter of the maker Mr. Wright Watchmaker to the King George the third. G. Hurt bought this clock in September 1795 for twenty guineas. Thomas Wright was born in London in 1736 and gained his Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1770. He was a gifted watch and clockmaker who was appointed 'watchmaker to the King'; with a fine Matthew Boulton blue john and ormolu-cased quarter chiming table clock being one of his Royal Commissions - which resides at Buckingham Palace (see Jagger, Cedric ROYAL CLOCKS page 98, Plate 134). In 1781 Thomas Earnshaw sought Wright's opinion with regards to his design of detached watch escapement. Wright subsequently commissioned a watch incorporating the design from Earnshaw, which he then put on test for a year. The results were clearly impressive as Wright then assisted Earnshaw by overseeing the patenting of the design with his payment agreed in the form a royalty of one guinea per watch made with the escapement. The Patent (No. 1354) was granted on 1st February 1783 and interestingly also included the ingenious design of compensated pendulum bob employed in the present timepiece. Thomas Wright died in 1792 it is highly likely that the present regulator was in his possession at that time and was passed down to his daughter. In addition to the quality of the movement, dial and the innovative pendulum, the case is also notable in its quality - particularly in the crispness of the carving to the columns and mouldings. Indeed, the general design would appear to have more in common with the northern school of case makers (certainly with regards to the treatment of the pediment) hence it there is a possibility be that Wright may have ordered it from one of the leading north country case makers. The obvious candidate that springs to mind would be Gillows of Lancaster, and indeed the quality of the cabinet work would certainly add weight to this thought. One interesting feature the case has which further points towards an attribution to Gillows is the planting of half columns towards the rear edges of the hood, as it is known that Gillows preferred to use half columns rather than quarters to dress the rear edge.

André Breton a selection of works by and on André Breton to include Breton (André) Les Manifestes du Surrealisme suivis de Prolegomenes a un Troisieme Manifeste du Surrealisme ou non dur Surrealisme en ses Oeuvres vives et d'ephemerides Surrealistes, Paris: Editions du Saggitaire, 1946, 8vo, numbered limited edition signed by the author, including a small envelope of Surrealst 'flashcards' numbered with the same edition; [ibid] Le Chateau Etoile, typed manuscript with last page noting 'Cette plaquette, tapee a la machine d'apres l'edition Gallimard de 'L'Amour Fou', a ete tiree a 2 seuls exemplaires part Roger Cardinal achieve le 14 Juin 1965, a Cambridge; another similar and further volumes including original editions of Breton's work, predominantly in French (qty) The Library of Roger Cardinal Roger Cardinal (1940-2019)Roger Cardinal was one of Britain’s most distinguished art historians, best known for defining what is generally known as Outsider Art - that is, art by people with no formal training. He began his career as a lecturer at the French department of the University of Manitoba, Canada, subsequently moving to Warwick University and finally to the University of Kent at Canterbury, where he taught for fifty years and held a professorship.Roger Cardinal was not only a leading authority on Outsider Art, but also on Surrealism. He was a prolific writer and a master of literary style. His eloquent, percipient writings include several books on a wide range of subjects such as Outsider Art (1972), German Romantics in Context (1975) Figures of Reality (1981), Expressionism (1984), The Landscape Vision of Paul Nash (1989), The Cultures of Collecting (1994), and Kurt Schwitters (2011). He also acted as a curator and was a regular contributor to art-historical publications.Cardinal’s interest in art lay in its margins - the neurodiverse, psychotic, uneducated, autistic, self-taught and ‘other’. His fascination with artists such as the violently psychotic Adolf Wölfli lay in their creativity rather than in the sensationalism of their lives. Certainly, it did not lie in the resale value of their work. That outsider art should have its own multimillion-dollar annual fair in New York and specialist departments at Christie’s auctioneers ran quite contrary to Cardinal’s thinking.Much of Roger Cardinal’s library has recently been donated to the Tate Gallery including the handwritten diaries that he kept his whole life. Cardinal often used books as working tools, heavily annotating in the margins - as with many volumes in the current sale. The library offered reflects Cardinal’s varied interests and fluent command of French and German. Alongside a large collection of art reference works in his specialist subjects, we also find collections of books on fairy tales and science fiction.

[Clifton Castle] Agricultural Day books to include a manuscript Farm book, late 18th/early 19th Century, inscribed for David Spence, 8vo, marbled boards and leather spine, two smaller volumes regarding the grazing of sheep, 32mo and a mid 19th Century volume containing various notes with the majority concerning diseases in cattle including 'Ointment for rubbing Cows Nipples', 'Draft given in Superpurgitation' and 'Mange Ointment', 16mo, marbled boards with leather spine (4)

[Jerome (Stephen)] The Arraignement of the whole creature, At the barre of Religion, Reason, and Experience Occasioned upon an Inditement preferred by the Soule of Man against the Prodigals vanity and vaine prodigality ... , London: by B. Alsop and Tho: Fawcet, 1631, first edition, small 4to, contemporary limp vellum, complete with the pictorial title and explanatory page by Martin Droeshout, manuscript A and flourish of leaves, thistle and rose to reverse of explanatory leaf, heavily annotated in a contemporary hand [STC 13538.5]The writer and protestant minister Stephen Jerome was a “paradoxical puritan”, whose “association with godly clergy marked him out as a rising young puritan preacher” until in 1622 he was caught in a decidedly impure act with a parishioner’s wife and fled to Ireland. After serving as a minister there, he returned to England and took up a post in Cheshire, before an accusation of rape by his maidservant sent him back to Ireland, Surviving records lose track of him after the publication in 1650 of his book 'A Minister’s Mite'.The arraignement – anonymous, but confidently attributed to Jerome – announces its argument in the second chapter: “the whole lustre and glory of the world […] with which the heart of man hath beene bewitched […] are not all of them, of any validity, or sufficiency, to give any true […] satisfaction to the heart and soule, and spirit of a man, till […] hee truely turne and convert unto GOD […] as this Prodigall heere, to his Fathers house”. It’s unclear whether Jerome was writing in a hypocritical or penitential frame of mind (as “this Prodigall heere”) after his transgressions, but the early annotator of this damaged copy, one “James Rudyerd” (name inscribed at the head of B1), seems to have taken him at his word. Rudyerd has annotated over 100 pages with notes ranging from single words (“Drinkinge”, “Beautye”) to longer phrases (“ye toyle of pleasure”, “Dantes Excluded from a feast for meane cloathes”). He seems especially interested in the use of similes and often marks these “Simile *” or with remarks such as “Simile of man in pleasures". A James Rudyerd is mentioned as a correspondent of Lord Salisbury in William Peter Bird's thesis 'The Third generation of an arriviste family' and his name is found in several other religious volumes, such as Didacus Stella's Reverendi Patris Fratris Didaci Stellae monioranti regularies Observantiae Provinciae Sancti Jacobi, Antwerp 1622 lacking ties, soiled, text block nearly detached from binding. Rodent damage to A1-H3 including explanatory leaf and front free endpapers , since trimmed resulting in loss of text to lower corners (6cm to A1, diminishing by leaf H3).

A collection of early manuscript documents and letters including a large Georgian 2 page manuscript document on vellum relating to the Will of Dr Willoughby Barry of Brentwood, Essex and his widow Ann Barry, a vellum manuscripts indenture dated 1667, a further indenture dated 1795 between William Codd and John Wickenden, a draft will of Valentine Jewell of Margate, a release of freehold for a house in Llanfoist 1821, an indenture between Dame Mary Burdett of Burton upon Trent and John Swinglehurst 1729, a vellum lease document, a release of premises in Abergavenny between John Stanbury Williams and John Rees, a 1969 indenture, a further 1670 indenture with modern manuscript transcription, a letter from John Jennyns to Mr Joseph Scayre (?), 1648, a letter from the Prince of Musquano regarding the Ornithological Society of London, a letter from Joseph Bridger 1648, a 17th century French remittance on vellum, a letter from the Earl of Shrewsbury to Charles Mundy, a letter from Charles Mundy, a letter entitled 'To the inhabitants and Burghers of Warwick' referring to the general election of 1734, a letter dated 1659 signed John Arnold and Samuel Turner regarding a John Richmond 1659, a vellum indenture dated 1631 signed by John Booth and Henry Masssingberd entitled 'The counting of Leon Purley's Settlement upon marriage', together with further similar documents (qty)

Manuscript Travel Diary of Bernard W. Moss 1898, 4to, notebooks with cloth spine, 'Diary Midsummer Holidays 1898 - Eastbourne (Eng.) to Monte Video (S. America) & Back' further inscribed 'Bernard W. Moss, Queen Anne Mansions, St James Park, London SW', pastedown with hand-drawn map of journey, 32 filled leaves in manuscript with further blanks leaves, occasional with pasted menus and brochures and several loose pieces of ephemera relating to the journey, two photographs of ice skating stamped for 'Alb. Graf Photog. Davos' and a hand-written meeting notice for 'The Amusements, Tournaments & Sports'

Nizami Ganjavi Makhzan al-Asrar, together with Amir Khusraw Matl'a al Anvar, in Farsi, decorated manuscript on paper, Persia, late 17th Century, two works in one volume, double column with lines extending into the margins, ownership stamp of Fahri Bilge to first page, 8vo, contemporary blind tooled leather binding with flap

Dowing (J[oseph]) A Treatise on the Disorders incident to Horned Cattle, comprising a description of their symptoms, and the most rational methods of cure ... to which are added, receipts for curing the gripes, staggers, and worms in horses; and an appendix, containing instructions for the extracting of calves, Stourbridge: sold by T. Hurst, Longman and Rees, Rivington, 1797, [re-issue of the first edition, published the same year], 8vo, lacking the half-title, numerous blanks bound in at the end, with fourteen pages of manuscript remedies, modern half calf and marbled boards, endpapers renewed Downing’s treatise contains details of symptoms and treatments for diseases in cattle, together with a small number of remedies for maladies in horses. Most of its over 250 subscribers listed at the end are from Stourbridge and Worcestershire.

[[Glasse (Hannah)] The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy, Which far exceeds any Thing of the Kind yet published... by a Lady, London: W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington et al., 1770, 8vo, marbled calf rebacked, reverse of title with manuscript recipe 'To make Mince Pies'The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy by Hannah Glasse (1708–1770) was first published in 1747. It was a bestseller for a century after its first publication, dominating the English-speaking market and making Glasse one of the most famous cookbook authors of her time. The book ran through at least 40 editions, many of which were copied without explicit author consent. It was published in Dublin from 1748, and in America from 1805 [ESTC T63525; Bitting, p.189; Maclean p.60; Oxford p.77]

Calligraphy & Penmanship Richards (William H.) Manuscript Ornamental Album entitled 'Manuscript Ornamental Album comprising Specimens in Penmanship and Drawing' folio, dated 1847, including ink penmanship of title, unrelated title design, Ode to Spring, a page of decorative devices, and map of England and Wales with coloured borders inscribed W. H. Richards 1847, sample book pages with vignettes, an architectural plan and elevation and several pencil sketches including one further pasted and one loose, some signed W. H. Richards and dated, the pasted portrait sketch inscribed Jenny Lind 1847

Manuscript Travel Journal late 18th Century, partially filled travel journal in limp calf bound notebook, 8vo, the first page dated 'Oct 1773' and recounting a journey to 'the Continent' in five leaves in a neat hand, the author notes his departure from Selby and travelling on the 'Hannah Sloop' for Hull where the ship stayed whilst the weather improved for the onward journey. The author explores Hull and then embarks on his further journey "I found myself exceedingly sick ... I could scarcely walk" to the Texel and then Amsterdam where in the harbour he spot "porpoises (a kind of whale)". he explores Amsterdam, focussing on mainly on architectural descriptions. A further passage sees the author leaving Frankfurt to Mainz and describing the Rhine valley. Many of the remaining pages of the book are filled with excerpts of books and poems in what appears to be another hand; together with two further volumes of excerpts and poetry including from the Brontës and lyrics from contemporary songs (3)

[O'Brien, Sir Henry Lucius] Three Manuscript volumes including 'An Alphabetical Kallender of the Journals of the House of Lords from the Restauration of His Majesty King Charles the Second 1660 To the year 1723 Inclusive in 2 Vol.' together with a further volume entitled ' A Calendar of the Journals of the House of Lords from the Year 1723 to the Year 1732', folio, contemporary full calf with red volume labels, marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate for 'Sir Lucius O'Brien, Bart'The Irish politician Sir Lucius Henry O'Brien, third Baronet (1733-1795) was the eldest son of Sir Edward O'Brien, who represented County Clare in the Irish House of Commons for thirty years. He campaigned on issues such as removing restrictions on trade with England and asserting Irish legislative independence, the third volume covers the years 1723 to 1738 and not to 1732 as given on the title page. The three volumes run to over 1700 pages and are indexed. The volumes' intricate details point to a dedicated politician, possibly preparing for his entry into Politics - as the volumes contents pre-date his ascendance to Parliament.

Two leaves from a portable Antiphonal [Iberian peninsula (probably Spain), second half 12th Century]one with the Annunciation to the Virgin in a large historiated initial, in Latin, illustrated manuscript on vellumTwo single leaves, each recovered from reuse on the binding of an account book, with a near-half-page initial ‘D’ (opening Psalm 39: “Dixi custodiam uias ...”) in bands of penwork and penels coloured with yellow wash, enclosing a penwork winged angel who appears to the Virgin holding a banderole with “Ave Marie” on it, both with rosy red-dotted cheeks and in pale green robes, all on red and dark blue grounds, the terminals of the initial twisting into penwork foliage sprays in the border, initials in red or dark blue with foliate coloured infill, some capitals infilled with yellow wash, others infilled in red, red rubrics, text in single column of 20 lines of a fine Iberian Romanesque hand, with music in neumes arranged around a clef-line, one leaf with an added line at head most probably of the seventeenth century (this much faded), each leaf 320 by 216mm.; with another leaf from a fourteenth-century Italian Missal, also recovered from reuse on a binding and much torn at edges Examples of Spanish book arts of this great age are rare to the market. For comparable leaves see P. Kidd, The McCarthy Collection, Volume II: Spanish, English, Flemish and Central European Miniatures, 2019, nos. 1-3.We would like to thank Dr. Timothy Bolton for assistance with the cataloguing of this lot. Recovered from reuse on the binding of an account book, and hence with some scrawled inscriptions, staining, scuffing, a few small holes (one in the middle of the historiated initial at the angel’s hip) and once folded, overall fair condition.

The Archive of Lady Mary Pamela Madeline Sibell Strickland / Lyon (1895-1991), née CharterisTo include nine various leatherbound diaries in manuscript spanning 1916-1927; including some typewritten transcripts thereof (Volumes 1-4)Two ring binder files containing letters of response to the wedding of Ariel Susan Clare (adopted daughter of Mary Lyon) to Christopher Elliott in 1964, predominantly from the gentry of Gloucestershire and including from the author Michael Innes and Anne Fleming (wife of Ian Fleming)Two prisoner of war diaries by Lieutenant Algernon (Tom) Walter Strickland of the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Yeomanry, dating from 1916-18, written while he was held prisoner in Turkey, measuring 13cm x 8.5cm each with cloth boards, with an accompanying manuscript book by his wife, Mary Strickland, summarising letters received from her husband while imprisoned, with a folded map of Gallipoli, alongside two files of manuscript letters from Algernon (known in the family as Tom or Tommy) to Mary spanning 1917-1938 including those from camps in Egypt, Switzerland and Gallipoli (Turkey).A folder of various letters to Mary Pamela Lyon, some dealing with the publication of Cynthia Asquith's diaries (Mary's sister), including from Sir Rupert Hart-Davis (1907-1999) and an envelope of press cuttings and reviews of Elizabeth Longford’s biography of Wilfred Scawen Blunt, letters from Elizabeth Longford and Roger FulfordTwo small notebooks with manuscript entries in pencil, one entitled 'Bird Notes' (spanning 1955-1965) and Birds seen in South Africa Orange Free State Dec 1937- March 1938A folder of Letters entitled 'Letters from Sara from 1929 up to 1950' (daughter of Mary Lyon) including juvenile correspondenceA folder of documents relating to World War I & II with related memorabilia including a typed manuscript ‘Torpedoed’ by Martin Charteris (1913-1999), a favourite courtier of Queen Elizabeth II and her longest serving Private Secretary, several ephemera publications by the British Legion, 1950-54, an auction catalogue Bruton, Knowles & Co. ‘The Gloucestershire Treasure Sale’ 1944 for the Red Cross, including a pencil drawing ‘Paternity’ by H.G. Wells, Mary Strickland and Mrs Belloc Lowndes, drawn at Stanway as part of a parlour game. Several WWII armbands for the British Red Cross, WVS Rest Centre and WLA (Women’s Land Army), several badges including a Royal British Legion Poppy brooch, ARP Women’s Voluntary Services, Women’s Land Army and Civil Defence CorpsA folder entitled ‘Soldier’s Letters 1917-1918’, mostly addressed ‘Dear Nurse’ to Mary StricklandA folder of newspaper cuttings Jan 1977 to ..., a further folder of press cuttings of reviews of Cynthia Asquith’s diaries, 1968 and other booksA marbled paper notebook entitled ‘Last Will and Testament of Mary Constance Wemyss’ dated March 9th 1929A manuscript poem by Herbert Asquith ‘Youth in the Skies’ with his accopmpanying letter, dated 1940An envelope of letters and ephemera relating to J. M. Barrie including two copies each of Stanway Mysteries programmes for ‘The Wheel’ and ‘Where was Simon’ by Barrie, nine signed manuscripts letters by J. M. Barrie, all to ‘Lady Mary Strickland’ at various addresses, 1923-1936Folders of LettersFolder entitled ‘Cynthia Asquith to her sister Mary’ but containing various letters including one manuscript letter from Augustus John, September 19, 1936 to Lady Mary regarding his works in Chelsea portraits and advance for his portrait of Mary and another letter from Augustus John regarding the same; a typewritten autograph letter to Lady Mary from Anthony Powell, 1977Folder of Letters to Mary Lyon on occasion of Cynthia Asquith’s death, amongst others by Osbert Sitwell, ‘Bibs’ Plymouth, Denis Mackail, Lord Tavistock, etc.Five folders of letters from Mary Strickland/Charteris to her mother (1899-1937)A folder of letters entitled ‘Bibs’ Plymouth (1910s-1920s)A folder of letters from Denis Mackail 1920s-1960sFive letters from Wilfred Scawen Blunt to Mary Constance Wyndham Countess Wemyss (1862-1937) [with whom she allegedly had an affair] including one poem dedicated to herAn extensive collection of letters dating circa 1899-1978 to Mary Strickland from various correspondents including from Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, Sir Walter Raleigh, George Vernon, Cynthia Asquith, various members of the Asquith, Wemyss and Charteris family, Denis Mackail, Augustus John, H. G. Wells, Violet Bonham Carter, Henry Yorke, Hugo Charteris, Osbert Sitwell, L. P. Jacks, Joan Webster-Young, Sybell Fulford , Roger Fulford, Anne Fleming and others Lady Mary was the adopted daughter of Percy Scawen Wyndham. Her mother was Mary Constance Charteris Wyndham and her biological father Wilfrid Scawen Blunt. Wyndham and her siblings and their spouses were members of The Souls, an elite English social group. She and her two sisters were the subjects of John Singer Sargent's 1899 painting The Wyndham Sisters.Mary was first married to Algernon (Tom) Strickland, who died in 1938, her second husband was Major John (Jack) Lyon, whom she married in 1943. Her older sister was the author and society hostess Lady Cynthia Asquith, married to Herbert Asquith, younger son of the Liberal Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith, who was Prime Minister at the outbreak of the First World War. Mary lost both her brothers during the war in quick succession, Yvo Alan Charteris in October 1915 and Hugo Francis Charteris (Lord Elcho) in April 1916. She resided both at Stanway House (her family home) and Apperley Court (family home of the Strickland's).Her fascinating diaries span the early years of a young Mary Strickland, documenting the outbreak of the First World War and its aftermath, nursing duties, attending seances with her mother, escapades to London and household and society gossip. Through her sister Lady Cynthia Asquith, the English writer and socialite, she was well connected with the literary elite and through her brother-in-law's family, she gained intriguing insights into the political machinations at the time. The diaries intersperse major international events with the comparative monotony of daily life in a country house and seemingly endless letter writing. An avid correspondent, the diary also documents, alongside original letters, the death in service of her brother Yvo in Gallipoli. The diaries describe varied events, from an altercation with her maid at Harrods, lunch at 10 Downing Street, bombs dropped in London, dinner with H.G. Wells, descriptions of her nursing duties during WWI at Winchcombe Hospital, her husband's imprisonment in Turkey and country house visits interspersed by reports and commentary on the events and battles of the First World War.Alongside the diaries, the archive includes extensive correspondence and documents spanning most of the 20th century with letters from literary figures such as H.G. Wells, J. M. Barrie, Denis Mackail and Osbert Sitwell alongside the family correspondence.Lady Mary Charteris pictured in the Tatler at the time of her engagement to Lieutenant Algernon W. Strickland of the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars.

Christ, in a large initial, from a manuscript choir book perhaps decorated by a Picard illuminator working in Naples during the Angevin rule there, on vellum[Italy (Naples), circa 1325]Tall and thin cutting from a manuscript leaf, with large initial ‘I’ enclosing Christ as a standing figure, robed in green and burgundy, his head encircled by a halo formed from burnished gold with black details, on a dark blue ground with large gold bezants and scrolling white foliage, the foot of the initial trailing off into coloured acanthus leaves and a gold bezant, the later inscription “IES[U]” added over Christ’s body at thigh height, the reverse with remains of 3 lines of music in square notation on 4-line red staves (rastrum 49mm), with one line of text in a gothic liturgical script, 270mm x 60mm, with a clipping from a sale catalogue titled ‘Illuminated Miniatures, XIIth to XVIth Centuries’, with this as no. 6: “Christ Teaching” This is a long-lost cutting from a fascinating Neapolitan choir book, apparently produced by French artists in the Kingdom of Naples during the Angevin rule there, perhaps connected to King Robert of Anjou or a member of his court. 182 leaves of this choir book now survive in the National Museum in Stockholm (MS B.2101, see C. Nordenfalk, Bokmålningar från Medeltid och Renässans, 1979, pp. 82-85), with another cutting certainly appearing in Bloomsbury Auctions, London, 9 December 2015, lot 81 (and later reappearing as Sotheby’s, 6 December 2026, lot 5), and others most probably among the collection of Georges Wildenstein (d. 1963; now Paris, Musée Marmottan, M.6123–6125; one reproduced by Nordenfalk, fig. 223). The part now in the National Museum in Stockholm was purchased in Naples in 1857, and the emphasis given to SS. Francis and Clare in its contents suggests that the original parent book was made for the major church of the city, Santa Chiara, or the Franciscan and Clarissan monasteries that are part of the same structure there.Two artists can be discerned in the surviving parts, with that here the more refined of two, who blends Italian and French motifs to form a bewildering and enticing hybrid style of medieval art. The cuttings in the Wildenstein collection have now been attributed to an illuminator from Picardy working in Naples (see F. Avril, et al., Les Enluminures: Collection Wildenstein, 2001, no.35; and the same author’s ‘Un atelier “picard” a la Cour des Angevins de Naples’, in “Nobile claret opus”, 1986, pp. 76-77). The Kingdom of Naples fell under French-Angevin rule from 1266 until the mid-fifteenth Century, and King Robert of Anjou and his wife Sancia of Majorca were patrons of Santa Chiara in the first half of the fourteenth century. The artist here may have been a member of their entourage, or of a follower of theirs from France, who adapted his own native style to that of a foreign milieu.We would like to thank Dr. Timothy Bolton for assistance with the cataloguing of this lot Some small smudges and traces of old folds commensurate with age, traces of previous mounting on reverse

Manuscript Cookery and Home Remedy Books 18th and 19th Century, to include four books in contemporary vellum of which one a brass clasped account book, 12mo, one volume entitled 'Recipe Book' with marbled paper boards and leather spine, small 4to, another partially disbound volume with Medical notes, 4to (6) Sadly unattributed for the most part, one recipe book is inscribed 'Mary'. The account book, starting in the late 18th Century gives some names, such as William Richardson, Kirkoswald' and 'Dr Cringledyke Estate'.One of the smaller volumes includes a plethora of home remedies, from curing whooping cough, chilblains to the more optimistic 'Recipe for a Cancer or any Tumour'. Other volumes mention 'A good Incarnation salve', remedies for 'hysterical fits' and Dropsie. The largest vellum recipe book, partially completed and indexed to the first few pages shows more useful recipes such as 'Red Quince Marmolet', 'to make Carromel for Fruit', Ratifia Puffs' and 'English Champagne'.The largest of the volumes, labelled 'Extracts' to the spine is alphabetically arranged and partially completed with notes on chemistry.

Shaw (Frederick) Manuscript journal kept by a British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars [circa 1814-5], Narrow stitch bound folio (290 x 105 x 5 mm) approximately 20 pages of text on 26 leaves This manuscript journal, kept by a British soldier named Frederick Shaw, serving in the allied columns marching on Paris in June and July of 1814. The opening word of the journal is missing but is likely “6th”, as the text begins “March’d at day Break six Leagues to a small Village called Mongaion Alted that Night”, continues “7th Proceeded to Beabezue a fine Large Town and pleasant situated 6 Leagues from Mongain”, on the “13th Marched to Poitier” and so on as they traverse France by foot. Shaw describes the towns and villages through which they pass and their reception by the locals.He records a minor altercation in Tours, when “me and two more of my friends went into one of their cook shops to get something to eat they brought us a plate of giblets worth about one shilling to the best of my opinion.” Hunger prompts them to call for more, “which they brought we eat that and bread too and drank four bottles of beer and then called for the reckoning”, only to be brought a bill for “not less than nine shillings the beer at six pence per bottle. I told the woman I would take her to the Marie”. Eventually, however, “the Lady Reduced it to Six Shillings”. The confusion of armies on the march supplies some vignettes: near Montreuil, he sets off in the wake of the Sargeant Major to collect “billets” but goes many miles out of his way and is sent back by Lt. Col. Jenkinson, “Commandant of the Artillery of that collum”; the plan to halt at Abbeville is superseded by “ a fresh order for the whole of the German to proceed to Brussels on their way to Germany as we was informed that the Emperor of Austria would not suffer the allies to pass the Rhine”; and Shaw’s detachment, “being the only troops with the third collum was ordered to march the next morning to join the second collum which has been one days march in front all the way from Bourdeaux”.The final words of the manuscript are “that Night 6th Marched to Boulougne”, which, save for a torn page of accounts, are followed by blank pages. heavily worn, remnants of the original limp vellum binding, text damp stained and some tears with loss, some leaves have been excised at the end with only stubs remaining.