Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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