Berlioz (Hector, composer and conductor, 1803-69) Autograph Letter signed to the composer, Leon Gastinel, 1p. with conjugate blank and address pan...

Hugo (Victor, French poet, novelist, and dramatist, 1802-85) Autograph Note initialled "V.H." perhaps to a publisher, 1p. with conjugate blank, 13...

Dickens (Charles, novelist, 1812-70) Autograph Letter signed to Emma Pender, second wife of Sir John Pender, 1p. with conjugate blank & envelope w...

Carlyle (Thomas, author, biographer, and historian, 1795-1881) Autograph Letter signed to Edward Rogers, 2pp., 16mo, Chelsea, 11th February 1868, ...

Nightingale (Florence, reformer of army medical services and of nursing organization, 1820-1910) Autograph Letter signed to Arnold Toynbee, 2pp. i...

Nightingale (Florence, reformer of army medical services and of nursing organization, 1820-1910) Autograph Letter signed to Dr John Murdoch, 4pp.,...

Strauss II (Johann, composer, 1825-99) Musical Quotation, of a passage in D Major, from the opera Ritter Pásmán, "O gold' frucht am Lebensbaum" ["...

Kitchener (Horatio Herbert, Earl Kitchener of Khartoum, army officer, 1850-1916) Autograph Letter signed to Captain Anson, 1p., 8vo, Cairo, 28th A...

Illuminated manuscript.- Birmingham.- Morton (Edward, illuminator) To Mr and Mrs James Byers on their leaving Birmingham for Annan. June 1892, man...

Anthony (Susan B., social reformer and campaigner for women's suffrage, 1820-1906) Cut signature, 100 x 80mm., window-mounted next to portrait, Ro...

[Kipling (Rudyard)] The Harbour Watch, duplicated typescript, title and 33pp., slightly browned, original wrappers, stitched, typescript label on ...

First World War.- Album of c.300 syndicated photographs from the First World War, mounted or tipped on c. 70ff., printed or manuscript captions to...

Edward VIII (King of Great Britain and Emperor of India, as Prince of Wales, 1894-1972) Long Autograph Letter signed "David" to his mistress Freda...

[Milne (A.A., writer, 1882-1956)] [War Prophecy... by Belisha the Hippotist], autograph manuscript in pencil, 2pp., with a small pencil drawing of...

Edward VIII.- Simpson (Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, wife of Edward, Duke of Windsor, 1896-1986) Long Autograph Letter signed to Major E.M. Gray Phi...

Waugh (Evelyn).- Elizabeth (Queen of Great Britain, Ireland, consort of George VI, later styled Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, 1900-2002) Auto...

Connolly (Cyril, writer and literary reviewer, 1903-74) 5 Autograph Letters signed to Evelyn Waugh, together 10pp., 8vo, Horizon magazine notepape...

Elyot (Sir Thomas) The Boke named the Governour, printed in black letter, lacking title and final leaf, some early ink annotations and scribblings...

Thomas (William) [The Historye of Italye], second edition, largely printed in black letter, woodcut initials, lacking title (supplied in facsimile...

Heraldry.- Legh (Gerard) The Accedens of Armory, first edition, woodcut title, double-page woodcut armorial plate bound as frontispiece trimmed an...

Everard Digby's copy.- Ruscelli (Girolamo) The Secretes of the Reverend Maister Alexis of Piemont, 3 parts in 1, largely printed in black letter, ...

Law.- Regis pie memorie Edwardi tertii a quadragesimo ad quinquagesimum, largely printed in black letter, text in legal French, woodcut historiate...

Law.- Regis pie memorie Edwardi tertii a quadragesimo ad quinquagesimum, black letter, text in legal French, woodcut historiated title, woodcut de...

Law.- Norwich lawyer's copy.- Fitzherbert (Sir Anthony) 1577. La graunde abridgement, collecte par le iudge tresreuerend mo[n]sieur Anthony Fitzhe...

Law.- En cest volume est conteinus le longe report de anno quinto Edwardi quarti, black letter, text in legal French, title within ornate woodcut ...

Law.- [Rastell (William, editor)] 1595 Registrum omnium breuium, tam originalium, quàm iudicialium, correctum & emendatum ad vetus exemplar manusc...

Law.- 1596. Anni decem priores, Regis Edwardi Tertii, black letter, title within ornate woodcut decorative border, woodcut decorative initials, la...

Law.- In hoc volumine continentur omnes casus antehac impressi, qui acciderunt annis regum Henrici quarti, & Henrici quinti, non modo impressorum,...

Law.- Blackstone (Sir William) Commentaries on the Laws of England, 4 vol., third edition of vol.1&2, first edition of vol.3&4, 2 engraved tables,...

Law.- Blackstone (Sir William) Tracts, chiefly relating to the antiquities and laws of England, third edition, 3 engraved tables, of which 1 foldi...

Grafton (Richard) [A Chronicle at Large], 2 vol. in 1, second edition, printed in black letter, second title within woodcut border, woodcut illust...

Education.- Ascham (Roger) The Scholemaster or plaine and perfite yay of teaching Children, to understand, write, and speake, the Latin Tong, but ...

Bible, English. The Bible: That is The Holy Scriptures Conteyned in the Olde and the New Testament, double column, title with woodcut vignette, Ol...

Bible, Latin.- Testamenti veteris biblia sacra sive Libri canonici, 6 parts in 1 vol., woodcut device to titles, head- and tail-pieces and decorat...

Bible, shorthand. [Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments with singing Psalms in shorthand, written by William Addy], ruled in red and ...

Appianus, Alexandrinus. An Auncient Historie and exquisite Chronicle of the Romanes warres, both Civile and Foren, 2 parts in 1, first edition in ...

Vermigli (Pietro Martire) The Common Places of the most famous and renowmed Divine Doctor Peter Martyr, 6 parts in 1, first edition in English, tr...

Vergilius Maro (Publius) [The xiii Bookes of Aeneidos], translated by Thomas Phaer, largely printed in black letter, lacking title and final blank...

Eusebius (Pamphilius, of Caesarea) The Auncient Ecclesiasticall Histories of the First Six Hundred Yeares after Christ, 5 parts in 1, translated b...

Britain.- Camden (William) Britannia siue Florentissimorum regnorum, Angliæ, Scotiæ, Hiberniae, et insularum adiacentium ex intima antiquitate cho...

Robert Molesworth's copy.- Montaigne (Michel de) The Essayes or morall, politike and millitarie discourses, translated by John Florio, 3 parts in ...

Most Famous and Renowned Historie (The), of that Woorthie and Illustrous Knight Meruine, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition in English, black lette...

Venice.- Fougasses (Thomas de) The Generall Historie of the Magnificent State of Venice, from the First Foundation thereof untill this Present. Co...

Brooke (Ralph) A Catalogue and Succession of the Kings, Princes, Dukes, Marquesses, Earles, and Viscounts of this Realme of England, since the Nor...

Waterworks & Fireworks.- Bate (John) The Mysteries of Nature and Art, 4 parts in 1, second edition, title printed in red and black within engraved...

Unrecorded.- Gildas. The History of the Destruction of the Brittaines, [translated by Thomas Abington], title in double-rule border with woodcut o...

Astrology.- Lilly (William) The Worlds Catastrophe, or, Europes Many Mutations untill, 1666, first edition, one woodcut illustration and one diagr...

*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed ****** Please note, the description of this lot has changed ***Hobbes (Thomas) Philosophi...

World.- Heylyn (Peter) Cosmographie in foure Books Contayning the Chorographie & Historie of the whole World, and all the Principall Kingdomes, Pr...

Agriculture & Cookery.- Plat (Sir Hugh) The Jewel House of Art and Nature, [second edition], title within typographic border and woodcut of ear of...

Annotated in Italian.- Writing manual.- La Serre (Jean-Puget de) The secretary in fashion: or, An elegant and compendious way of writing all manne...

Stonehenge.- Charleton (Walter) Chorea Gigantum; or, the Most Famous Antiquity of Great-Britain, Vulgarly Called Stone-Heng. Standing on Salisbury...

Coleridge family poetry.- Flatman (Thomas) Poems and songs, second edition, final f. blank, lacking portrait, some worming, mostly in upper corner...

Hobbes (Thomas) A Letter about Liberty & Necessity written to the Duke of Newcastle, second edition, 6 advertisement leaves and final blank leaf p...

Witchcraft.- Hallywell (Henry) Melampronoea: or, a Discourse of the Polity and Kingdom of Darkness. Together with a Solution of the Chiefest Objec...

Witches.- Hale (Sir Matthew) Pleas of the Crown, 5 parts in 1, first part with slight worming to upper corner of most leaves in sig.R, not affecti...

Robert Mylne's copy.- Whitlocke (Sir Bulstrode) Memorials of the English affairs: or, An historical account of what passed from the beginning of t...

Chalkhill (John) Thealma and Clearchus. A Pastoral History, in smooth and easie Verse, first edition, with the cancel title-page correcting the ea...

Cookery.- [Woolley (Hannah)] The Compleat Servant-Maid; or, the Young Maidens Tutor, Directing them how they may fit, and qualifie themselves for ...

Aesop. Fables with His Life: in English, French and Latin, engraved frontispiece, additional title, arms of the dedicatee, William Cavendish, Earl...