Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper

Catholic Church. Missale Basiliense, collation: [*6] a–f10 g12 [16] h–k10 A–F10 G H8, 189 ff. (of 190, lacking [*1] (first f. of Calendar), [11] b...

Binding.- Missale ad usum Cisterciensis, 2 parts in 1, collation: A8 a-o8 p4 : A-K8, printed in red and black, large woodcut device of Girault to ...

Justin Martyr (Saint) Opera [graece], collation: (*)4 a-t8 v6, Greek type, title with woodcut printer’s basilisk device, attractive woodcut head-p...

Pole (Reginald, Cardinal) De summo pontifice Christi in terris vicario, eiusque officio & potestate, first edition, collation: *8 A-T8 V4, title w...

Catholic Church. Obsequiale sive Benedictionale, quod Agendam appellant secundum ritum, collation: ):(4 A-Z Aa-Rr4, printed in red and black, titl...

*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed ***[Langland (William)] The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted...,...

Bible, English. [The bible in Englishe], 5 parts in one, [Great Bible version], double column, black letter, woodcuts in the text, decorative init...

Spain.- Mayerne (Louis Turquet de) The Generall Historie of Spaine... translated into English, and continued unto these times by Edward Grimeston,...

Bible, English. The Bible: Containing the Old Testament, and the New, 2 parts in 1, black letter, double column, general & NT titles within heart-...

Aquinas (Thomas) Tractatulus solemnis de arte et vero modo predicandi, collation: [a10], 9ff. only (of 10, lacking f.3), 36 lines, Gothic letter, ...

Pierced binding.- Moritz of Hesse (Count) Davidis regii prophetae Psalterium, Vario Genere Carminis Latine Redditum, second edition, collation: A-...

Heliodorus (Emesenus, Bishop of Tricca) Historiae Aethiopicæ libri decem, nunquam antea in lucem editi, collation: a-z A-G4 H6, title in Greek and...

Bible, Greek.- Tes Kaines Diathekes Apanta [graece], Novum Testamentum, 2 parts in 1, first edition, second issue (with November in colophon), col...

Bio-Bibliography of Englishmen.- Pitts (John) Relationum historicarum de rebus Anglicis, Vol.1 [all published], first edition, title printed in re...

Two leaves from a Gospel Lectionary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, two large single leaves, each with double column of 33 lines of a g...

Leaf from a very large copy of the Acta Sanctorum, with a monumental decorated initial ‘T’, in Beneventan minuscule, in Latin, decorated manuscrip...

Bifolium from a decorated manuscript Antiphonary, illustrated with initials formed of a bird, a richly clothed human arm and a growling green lion...

Leaf from a collection of Homilies on St. Peter and the Ascension by SS. Augustine and Jerome, in Latin, leaf from a monumentally large lectern ma...

Leaf from a Lectionary, in Latin, in archaising script and perhaps that of a student-scribe copying an old exemplar, decorated manuscript on parch...

Illuminated Manuscript.- Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, with three animal-headed drollery creatures, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment...

Alfonso XI (King of Castile, Leon and Galicia, called the Avenger, "el Justiciero", 1311-50) Privilegio rodado of King Alfonso X I of Castile, gra...

Illuminated leaves.- Single leaf from a Psalter, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 15 lines, in a gothic bookhand, 5-line initial "P", 9 single-line...

Book of Hours (Hours of the Virgin), Use of Paris, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 87 leaves only (including Calendar) imperfect at end, in a lett...

Book of Hours, Use of Poitiers, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, 107 leaves (plus modern vellum endleaves at front and back), wanting t...

Elizabeth I (Queen of England & Ireland, 1533-1603) & Charles I (King of England, Scotland & Ireland, 1600-49).- [Volume of speeches and tracts in...

Isle of Wight.- [Tour of the Isle of Wight], manuscript, 28pp., ink inscription on reverse of wrapper "Hannah Albright Charlbury 1822", slightly b...

Salisbury, St Martin’s Street.- William Baillis of Weston and the executors of Margaret Godmanston wife of William Godmanston have conceded to Joh...

Eyre & Matcham families (of Newhouse, near Redlynch, Wiltshire).- Collection of papers and ephemera, including: land deed relating to Matharn [?Ma...

Aubrey (John, antiquary and biographer, 1626-97) [Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme], manuscript in English, Latin and Greek, in the professiona...

Morocco.- George II (King) Appointment of John Russell, British Consul at Tetuan on embassy to Sultan Moulay Abdelmalik, D.s. “George R”, manuscri...

Middle East.- Matcham (George, traveller, 1753-1833) Journal [of a journey through Mesopotamia and Turkey], autograph manuscript, 23pp. excluding ...

Newhouse estate.- Account books, 1792-98; 2 household account books 1790-1806; Whiteparish Poor Book 1801-1806, manuscripts, numerous pp., origina...

Nelson connection.- Matcham (George, Nelson’s nephew, son of George Matcham senior and Catherine “Kitty” Nelson, 1789-1877) Journey from Bath to L...

Rosicrucianism.- [Rules of the Confraternity of the Cross] Regola Della Venerabile e Santa Compagnia Della Croce, manuscript in Italian, title and...

Elizabethan Court Roll.- Suffolk.- Court Roll of the Manor of Thorney Hall, Stowmarket, numerous entries relating to rents and holdings, deaths, a...

Clara von Braunschweig-Lüneburg's copy.- [Prayerbook], manuscript in German, 205pp., title in red and green ink, text in black, and occasional red...

Devon historical figures.- Collection of documents, letters and cut signatures of prominent historical people from Devon, including: members of th...

Huguenot Rebellions of the 1620s.- Pacs du sermen d'union seigne par tous les deputez faut lucinciens u sinode national, manuscript in French, 157...

17th century Science.- [Science including material on Cartesian physics], manuscript in Latin, 389pp. & 5pp. of index, on paper, 8 pen and ink ill...

Catholic prayers.- ?Falcone (Luca Antonio, Franciscan preacher, 1669-1739) Exercitium Matutinum Expergefactus die vivat Jesus… Affetto per amanti ...

18th century poet.- Trapp (Joseph, poet and pamphleteer, 1679-1747) & Rev. George Hudson. A Book of all ye names of the Severall Inhabitants & oth...

Royal Blackmail.- [Ashe (Thomas, army officer and writer, 1770-1835)] The Claustral Palace: An Ovidian & Political Poem, manuscript in ?Ashe's aut...

Shipwreck.- A Narrative of the loss of the H.C.S. Cabalva..., manuscript, title and 130pp., full-page pen and ink drawing of the Cabalva and 2 sma...

Manuscript novel.- Blennerhasset (Andrew, editor) Annesley a Tale of the West..., manuscript, 154pp., some corrections, "Guide or Finger-Post" man...

Royal Navy.- Manning (George) Jottings from Memory of my Voyages Round the World [1861-1877], autograph working draft manuscript, 101pp. excluding...

China.- Archive relating to Inland Missions China, including: series of photographs of Inland Mission Shanghai, [c. 1920]; series of photographs o...

Vegetarian.- Evelyn (John) Acetaria. A discourse of sallets, first edition, folding letterpress table of blanched and unblanched salad greens, err...

Booke of Receipts, manuscript in several hands, together 113pp. excluding blanks (39pp. 17 century, 32pp. 18 century & 15pp. a mix of 18 & 19 cent...

Hay (Margaret “Peggie”) & Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, Scottish antiquary and artist, ?1781-1851. [Collection of recipes], manuscript, 95pp. exclud...

Frances Hutcheson and Thomas Moundeford's copy.- Bible, Latin. Biblia, Ad vetustissima exemplaria castigata, 2 parts in 1, Thomas Moundeford's cop...

Play.- Beaumont (Francis) & John Fletcher.  The Wild-Goose Chase. A Comedie, first edition, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, correctio...

Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord) Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, [one of only about 100 copies], Harriet Maltby's copy, lacking half-ti...

Byroniana.- [?Todd (Henry John)], "Oxoniensis". A Remonstrance addressed to Mr. John Murray, Respecting a Recent Publication, small embossed stamp...

Edgeworth (Maria, novelist and educationist, 1768-1849) One page of a leaf of the autograph manuscript of her novel Garry Owen, or, The Snow-Woman...

16th century English dialogue.- [Shepherd (Luke), ?pseudonym]. The Enterlude of John Bon & Mast Person; a dialogue on the festival of Corpus Chris...

Blake (William).- Hayley (William) The Life, and Posthumous Writings, of William Cowper, 4 vol. in 3 including supplement, second edition, 5 engra...

Blake (William) Illustrations of the Book of Job...Being all the Water-Colour Designs, Pencil Drawings and Engravings Reproduced in Facsimile, wit...

Blake (William) William Blake's Water-Colour Designs for the Poems of Thomas Gray, Introduction and Commentary by Geoffrey Keynes, number 25 of 28...

Russia.- Peter the Great.- Uystryalov (Nikolai) Karty, Plany I Snimki K Pervym Trem Tomam (-Chetvertomu Tomu) Istorii Tsarstvovaniya Petra Velikag...

South America.- Paraguay.- Mastrilli (Duràn) (Nicola) Litteræ annvæ provinciæ Paraquariæ societatis Jesu, first edition, woodcut Jesuit device to ...