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Postal ONLY auction of Ephemera, Philatelic Literature and other Collectables
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| Thursday 25 April 2002 |
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SALE 620
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| * = ONLY lots with their lot numbers prefixed by one star are subject to V.A.T. at 17·5%. ** = ONLY lots with their lot numbers prefixed by two stars are subject to V.A.T. at 5%. PLEASE NOTE: All lots in this auction are subject to the Buyers’ Premium of 15% (plus V.A.T. where appropriate) on their hammer prices. ALL BIDS WILL BE TAKEN AS EXCLUSIVE OF THIS PREMIUM |
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| MISCELLANEOUS ACCUMULATIONS |
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1000 |
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CARTON of assorted items inc. scores of headed bills/statements (a few illustrated) to a grocer in Burton Road, Littleover, Derby - many with railway interest, advertisement blocks, 1960's (?) coloured PPC's of Sussex with an emphasis on Worthing, 1929-30 issues of the "Literary Digest", etc. (Qty.). **/*** |
£45 |
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1001 |
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SMALL BOX containing a miscellany incl. 1876 Indenture relating to farm and land at South Somercotes and Skidbrook, Lincolnshire written on two large sheets of vellum and with 6d blue & 5/- Revenue stamps, group of c.1905 illustrated trade catalogues re. Adam B. Smith reproduction furniture and haberdashery/ corsetry (mixed condition and some pages missing), four copper-plate engravings (c.1770; 165mm. x 250 mm.) depicting British monarchs, namely Charles II, Mary, Anne & George II, standing within ornamental frames and originally illustrations for Raymond's "History of England" and 3 books comprising "Historical Tales" by M.J.Routledge and tomes on cookery and etiquette. (13 items). ***/**/* |
£50 |
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1002 |
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DERBYSHIRE - BELPER & DUFFIELD: 24 Double foolscap sheets with financial and estate accounts relating to the Belper and Duffield area (folds and ageing) and RAILWAY MEMORABILIA 1890/7 four Railway Bills or Orders being substantial documents re. development of Midland Railway (Bristol Port Railway & Pier Co.), Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and Leek, Caldon Low & Hartington Light Railways (folded, grubby covers but fine contents). (28 items). **/*** |
£50 |
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1003 |
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DERBYSHIRE: Small engraving of Derby from the East (c1740) and coloured steel engraving of Haddon Hall (c1820), both framed & glazed. Plus a framed oil painting on board of a Derbyshire river scene (signed Willis Pryce, c1850?) and a fine copy of "Wright of Derby" - a splendid 294 page hardback book produced by the Tate Gallery in conjunction with their 1990 Exhibition of the famous Derby artist's work. **/**** |
£50 |
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1004 |
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MISCELLANY c1830-1993: Carton containing various ephemera inc. c1830 printed address 'To the Loyal Inhabitants of Chester', 1868/85 pair of printed notices advertising sale of wood at Clifton & Stifford's Bridge (Worcs.), 1935 Royal Jubilee Scrapbook (unused), 1937 Coronation supplement to the Daily Telegraph, 1953 booklet on the Everest ascent, group of handbooks etc. from the 1960 Oberammergau Passionspiele, sports programmes, song sheets etc. (Small qty.) |
£70 |
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1005 |
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MISCELLANY incl. MILITIA c.1820/30 unused recruitment forms (6) incl. Oath of Allegiance and ballot papers (some dust marks but mainly fine) and photocopied documents referring mainly to Kent but also an enlarged WWI photograph of soldiers at Basingstoke Station, Hampshire and G.P.O. CIRCULARS 1857/8 from Rowland Hill himself covering topics such as mail to Ceylon, East Indies, Norway and Sweden, late fees, mis-sent mail, newspapers and Parliamentary notices (disbound and paper toned but otherwise fine). (41 items). *** |
£55 |
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1006 |
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MISCELLANY: Pair of portrait plaques of Gandhi & Nehru (75mm. x 100mm.) c.1950 in mother-of-pearl inlaid in slate (some edge chips) and an unusual gilt metal commemorative telegraph post tread stamped "20,000,000th B.C.Barton & Son Ltd." and "Lister Hudson 1980". (2 items). **/*** |
£20 |
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1007 |
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MISCELLANY inc. c1840 hand-coloured lithographed valentine with verses surrounding a young man being offered a letter by cupid, addressed to Haringworth (Northants) with Uppingham backstamp; worn. Also a fine PO telegram (1874) ex Leicester, a group of billheads inc. pictorial York Glass Co. (1844 - posted to Oldham) and a copy of a 1784 Act concerning the maintenance of Hatfield Chase.(11 items) **/*** |
£40 |
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1008 |
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REVENUE STAMPS, 1809-1980: Large bundle of documents with embossed revenue stamps or adhesive fiscals attached, the vast majority being pre-1930s; many interesting items noted inc. birth & death certificates, receipts, cheques, legacy receipts, contract notes etc. linked to the Inland Revenue. An interesting lot with many different types of stamp. (Large qty.).*** |
£100 |
| GREAT BRITAIN - PRE 1500 |
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1009 |
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SUTTON BONINGTON (Nottinghamshire), c1275: Grant of land by William of Heton to John of Leke, beautifully-written on a small piece of vellum (200x95mm) with small pendant seal attached; some staining. As an undated grant, this is pre-1303 in origin. ** |
£150 |
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1010 |
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INGLEBY (Derbyshire), 1322: Grant of land at 'Engelby' by Robert of Engleby to Lord John de Vendon, 'Dame Aleyse' & their son Radulph, dated 'anno regni regis Edwardi filii regis Edwardi quinto decimo' . Fine and attractive, written in a clear, even hand on vellum (210x90mm). Lacks seal. *** PHOTO - see plate no. |
£150 |
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1011 |
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SUTTON BONINGTON (Nottinghamshire): 1401 vellum deed (350x120mm) transfer of land by Robert Tonge to John Rogne & Robert Willymot, dated 'Anno iiƒ henr quarti ordo.' Very fine condition with two attractive seals - one armorial, one a 'merchant's mark'. Very nice.*** |
£150 |
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1012 |
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DERBYSHIRE : 1493 Handsome grant of lands at Belper, Duffield & Hazelwood, written on vellum (440x320mm) with elaborate, crowned initial letter 'H', missing seal; one or two worm holes otherwise v.fresh. *** |
£70 |
| GREAT BRITAIN - 17TH CENTURY |
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1013 |
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LEWISHAM (1607): Fine vellum deed (620x 300mm) in Latin, transferring property within Lewisham; seal missing. Also four small indentured vellum agreements c1656 concerning Lewisham. (5 items).*** |
£60 |
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1014 |
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STAPLES INN, LONDON: Quantity of material relating to the history of Staples Inn [now-defunct Inn of Court in Holborn] inc. a vellum-bound memorandum book with notes of meetings from c1624-95 & accounts from the 1590s; an 1838 ‡ leather notebook with copied & current notes concerning regulations, tenancies, pensions, 1841 interview for a cook, lists of furnishings etc. to c1859; a large 1715 Prayer Book with 'STAPLES INN 1772' punched into the cover; vellum admissions of 1880s and a notebook crammed with papers related to the Cross & Manning families from c1740s. An interesting lot. (Qty.) **/*** |
£300 |
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1015 |
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DERBYSHIRE - EARLY DOCUMENTS RELATING TO A COMMON LAND DISPUTE NEAR CHESTERFIELD; 1648-68 group of papers & a vellum deed (varied condition) concerning the George Taylor versus George Pierrepont dispute about lands at Duckmanton/Coxall/Tapton; Judges' legal opinions, local witnesses' statements, letters (no address wrappers), 1655 Pirrepont signed agreement to abide by arbitrators (inc. "George Sitwell of Renishaw"), 3 Lists of Fines imposed at the Tapton Manor Court in 1667/8 (one is a fine m/s listing of mostly 4d & 6d fines for non-appearance!), and a manuscript Map of the "Survey of Tibshelf" (worn). Plus a 1697 Deed and an 1844 coloured oil-skin manuscript Map of "Brimington Inclosure". Good variety. (18 items). [See also the 17th century letters from this group in the Cavendish 11/12 April 2002 Stamps/Postal History auction.] |
£100 |
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1016 |
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CROMWELLIAN WEEKLY NEWSBOOK: "THE PERFECT DURNALL OF SOME PASSAGES AND PROCEEDINGS OF, AND IN RELATION TO, THE ARMIES IN ENGLAND, IRELAND & SCOTLAND" (18-25 April 1653) 16pp. 8"x 6" with ornamental capital on title page, depicting crowned lion & angels. Printed by Thomas Leech & E. Griffin, in the Old Bailey. Reporting Cromwell's dissolution of the 'Rump'' Parliament, plus events in Scotland & on the Continent. *** PHOTO - see plate no. |
£100 |
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1017 |
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"MERCURIUS POLITICUS" dated 28 April, 1659: 16pp. News-sheet (140mm. x 200mm.) incl. detailed reports of military and naval actions such as the English Fleet's preparations to confront the Dutch in the Baltic and a skirmish off Italy, Richard Cromwell's dissolution of Parliament, a proclamation expelling all Catholics and Royalists from the country and arrangements for a London census. Surface dust on title page but otherwise fine. *** |
£60 |
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1018 |
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'ENGLAND'S CONFUSION' (1659) written anonymously by 'One of the few English men that are left in England' [the Earl of Anglesey] a 24pp tirade against the rule of Richard Cromwell and the chaos and nepotism left by the rule of his father. Toned but otherwise fine; a scarce anti-Cromwellian pamphlet. **/*** |
£60 |
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1019 |
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DERBYSHIRE - AFTERMATH OF THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR - PAPERS OF THE HIGH SHERIFF RELATING TO THE COLLECTION & DISTRIBUTION OF THE COUNTY's "POLE-MONEY" TO HELP DISBAND THE CROMWELLIAN ARMIES; Fine Sept.-Dec. 1660 archive of receipts, documents and letters (no address wrappers) retained by John Mundy of Markeaton, during the complex process of gathering funds (several £1,000's in all) from the land-owners of Derbyshire, under the aegis of the London-based "Committee for Disbanding the Army", straight after the Restoration of King Charles II in June 1660. There are several of Mundy''s retained copy-letters on the subject inc. two separately signed by him and "Tho. Gresley" + "John Harpur", a rare Oct. 1660 partly printed receipt for "£348-10s-09d" received from Mundy (and signed) by "John Lawson" being part of Derbyshire's "part of the moneys arising by the Act entituled An Act for the speedy provision of money for disbanding and paying off the forces of this Kingdom both by Land and Sea" in the name of Sir Richard Brown, and several other lists of sums collected, and giving the towns and villages from where those contributions came. A rare insight into the first task of the restored King, all in excellent condition. [Plus type-scripts of 27 1660-1 letters that originally formed part of this archive.] (15 documents). PHOTO - see plate no. |
£500 |
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1020 |
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1661 Letter signed by Archibald, 8th Earl & 1st Marquis of Argyll (1598-1661) to officers under his command telling them not to molest the Laird of Eansaythe (sic) or hurt his horses. Argyll was a zealous partisan of the Covenanters and was subsequently beheaded for high treason in 1661. |
£40 |
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1021 |
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PLYMOUTH, 1666 (26 Mar.): Document relating to the relief & support of a soldier's widow whose case had been reported to the County Justices and Deputy Lieutenant; signed "at his Majesty's ffort of Plymouth" by John Grenville, Earl of Bath, Governor of Plymouth Castle. Folds & a few faults but text intact and legible; scarce. ** Also 'An Act to regulate the Conveyance of Packets containing re-issuable Country Bank Notes by the Post etc' : 6pp Act of Parliament (for 1824) regulating weight of packages, initiating inspection / penalties for infringement etc. but also covering non-postal conveyance of mail, the 'embezzlement' of newspapers & parliamentary proceedings and official franks. Disbound pages, very fine. *** (2 items). |
£50 |
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1022 |
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IRELAND - EARLY DEED OF GRANT OF LAND IN CO. MAYO; Feb. 1668 large folded vellum deed (c.28x23 ins.; no seal and with some duting, but with superb heraldic & calligraphic heading and Initial Letter "C" of "Carolus Secundus...") granting lands (by Royal Patent) at "Knocklegane", "Gaiveny"& "Kilmaine" in Co. Mayo to "Robert Bell Esqr., Capt. in Col. Cootes' Regt." for ever. Plus 1822 manuscript precis of this Grant (tears, etc.). Rare - early Irish Land Grants are seldom seen. Ideal for framing; a spectacular piece of caligraphic art. (2 items). PHOTO - see plate no. |
£240 |
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1023 |
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'THE WEEKLY PACQUET OF ADVICE FROM ROME OR THE HISTORY OF POPERY' (1678): 6pp anti-Catholic pamphlet bound with a 2pp issue of 'The Popish Courant' of the same date; some toning otherwise fine. **/*** |
£30 |
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1024 |
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DOVER (1686): Vellum indenture (340x270mm) conveying property in the town of Dover, with two (partial) wax seals, a third is missing; fine & fresh. *** |
£40 |
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1025 |
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DEPTFORD, 1687-1711: Trio inc. 1687 will of John Harding with annotations re: probate & legatees (2 x 1d embossed revenues); 1688 agreement transferring ownership of property between a shipwright and an anchorsmith and a 1711 part-printed bond signed by Isaac Loades, the anchorsmith ( 2x 6d revenues) - the last with a piece torn away, slightly affecting the signature. (3 items). **/*** |
£45 |
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1026 |
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BIBLICAL ILLUSTRATIONS c1690: Group of 5 folio pages with full-page copper-plate engravings of Old Testament scenes on each side, drawn by G.Freeman and produced by various Dutch engravers, six with dedicatory armorial vignettes inc. (Solomon) King William; also two similar pages from a different series. V. Fine condition. (7 pages). *** |
£40 |
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1027 |
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"Dr Hollingworth's Defence of K. Charles the First's Holy and Divine Book 'Eikon Basilike'" plus "A True Account of the Author of a Book entituled 'Eikon Basilike'" (both 1692) - a pair of pamphlets (27pp and 37pp) debating the character of King Charles I; both with light foxing to title pages, some toning but contents sound. **/*** |
£48 |
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1028 |
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"MINUTS of the Proceedings in Parliament" (1695-1700): Three 2pp printed accounts of the daily business of the Parliament of Scotland before the 1707 Act of Union, printed in Edinburgh. Fine. *** |
£40 |
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1029 |
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'STANDING ARMY' (1697); 'An argument shewing that a Standing Army is inconsistent with a free Government etc.' An anonymous pamphlet on constitutional monarchy. Contemporary inscription/ink doodles on front page which is also toned; some pages with light staining otherwise fine. Also a copy of a 24pp 'Reflections on a pamphlet entitled An Argument shewing a Standard Army... etc.', anonymously published in the same year; toned and worn. An interesting pair. (2 items). ** |
£40 |
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1030 |
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SOUTH DERBYSHIRE - EARLY PRINTED ORDER FOR CHECKING WEIGHTS & SCALES; Unusual mostly printed document headed "To the Conftables and Headboroughs of [Sutton supra Montem]" (i.e. Sutton-on-the-Hill!) signed by "Jno. Sidderley" above the inprint "Clerk of the market of the Liberty aforesaid" also mentioning the village of Longford. Rare survival of an early document connected with the control of weights and measures. |
£100 |
| GREAT BRITAIN - 18TH CENTURY |
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1031 |
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DERBYSHIRE - DUNSTON HALL (Chesterfield): Carton containing a substantial original archive, mostly in original docketted bundles, c1780-1825 relating mainly to the business affairs of Dunston Hall inc. 3 account books with details of rents & Trustees' accounts for 1783-1809, marriage settlements, an interesting bundle relating to an appeal against a turnpike extension inc. maps, surveyor's expenses etc., a letter (1816) complaining about a proposed colliery railway etc. plus a few earlier items inc. (1757) vellum writ for seyzin concerning dowry lands in villages around Ashbourne,with 3 fine red 6d revenue stamps and one or two Staffordshire items. Dusty otherwise fine. (Large qty.) |
£150 |
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1032 |
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SIR FRANCIS CHILD, Lord Mayor of London: Small archive of handwritten bills & documents c1688-1720 relating to the daily life of his family, inc. dressmaker's accounts for mourning, a bill for £428.14s.5d for mourning for the Duke of Newcastle (1711), a 1711 bill from Jer. Pierce at the Golden Ball, Ludgate Hill for supplying materials for militia uniform, itemised school bills for two wards, butcher's accounts, coach hire etc. All have edge scorching, with some loss of text. Fascinating material. (21 items). */** |
£120 |
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1033 |
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DERBYSHIRE - 18th CENTURY PAPERS OF THE PRO-JACOBITE M.P., ROWLAND COTTON OF ETWALL (GT.-GT.-NEPHEW OF THE "PILGRIM FATHER", & FOUNDER OF BOSTON, U.S.A., REV. JOHN COTTON OF DERBY); Various 1702-52 letters and documents inc. several letters from Cotton (also of Bellaport, Shrops.) & his family to his son Landy (a protegÈ of the Admiralty Official, Sir Thomas Littleton) while trading with Lisbon and other ports in the 1730s, etc. Plus a few 17th century items (the earliest being a 1650 verdict about fines of "Sir Samuel Sleigh" from the "Com[mittee]. of Rebellion") and a few later documents with a manuscript Family Tree. (Some laid down on paper.) (30 items). |
£150 |
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1034 |
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"The Rehearsal" (26 Aug. 1704) 2pp weekly news-sheet most of which comprises a dialogue between a countryman and a townsman about the state of the Country; also "The Guardian" (27 July 1713) another 2pp news-sheet written in the form of letters and inc. an advertisement for 'Spanish shoe blacking'. Both disbound and mainly fine. *** |
£24 |
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1035 |
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GARDENING BILLS, 1704-07: m/s account to Robert Childs (Lord Mayor of London) for work on his garden carried out by Mungo Brand during 1706-07 inc 4/- 'to shift ye Bay trees' & 10/- 'for Box'; also a short bill from 1704 inc. '12 Bushells of Cockell shels' and a huge £21.10s 'for making ye Garden'. Some toning & spike holes but unusual. (2 items). **/*** |
£60 |
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1036 |
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THE GENERAL POST OFFICE ACT, 1710: 28pp black-letter printed Act (1711) - the Third Act governing the Post Office - combining the postal services of England & Scotland, following the 1707 Act of Union, establishing GPOs in London, Edinburgh, Dublin & New York (the origins of the official postal system in the USA) and outlining the principles of postal charges etc. Disbound with damp speckling on the first few pages. **/*** |
£75 |
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1037 |
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JULY, 1715 ELs written from Scotland to John Ogilvie at 'The Cock' near Charing Cross, London just two months before the Jacobite Rebellion. Also 1984 explanation from Prof. Bruce P. Lenman of St. Andrew's University of contents of the earlier letter. Not postally used so possibly wrapped in oiled silk and conveyed to London in the gut of a salmon or grouse! (3 items). ** |
£75 |
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1038 |
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THAMES WATER RENT RECEIPT, 1720: Unusual small (135 x 60mm) printed receipt - with m/s insertions - for 30/- being the fee for 'fower' quarters rent "for the Ufe of the Proprietors of the Water-works at LONDON-BRIDGE"; toned. **/*** PHOTO - see plate no. |
£40 |
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1039 |
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"The London Chronicle" (20 Nov 1720) containing 8pp of news concerning fighting on the continent, arrivals of mails and ships etc.; also "The World" (17 July 1755) with 6pp of comment & poetry; both disbound and in fine condition. *** |
£30 |
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1040 |
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BEADLE'S 'WATCH' RECEIPTS, 1722-23: Two printed slips completed in m/s being receipts for a [London]householder's quarterly contribution (2/6d) for the upkeep of the local watch, issued by Beadle John Ragg to 'the Hon. Dutches Fisconall'; toned & with the odd stain or spike hole but unusual items of law & order ephemera. (2 items).** |
£40 |
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1041 |
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DUKE OF BEDFORD: 1728 Banker's order for £5,000 in payment for work on the Bedford Estate, signed by the Duke of Devonshire in his capacity as Guardian of the 18 year old Third Duke; also a 1707 apothecary's bill for medecine given to the Hon. James Thynne, paid by Lord Weymouth in 1711 following his kinsman's death. Fragile with some edge scorching etc. (2 items).** |
£40 |
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1042 |
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ELPHINSTONE & KEITH, Hereditary Marshals of Scotland: Group of documents, 1732-89, inc. superb 1755 pedigree with the fine boxed seal of Lyon King of Arms, 1789 appointment of Lord Elphinstone as Major General in the Royal Company of Archers with superb seal on green & white silk ribbons, small vellum admissions to the freedoms of Montrose, Aberdeen & Sterling and a large Latin address on paper with elaborately-drawn frame. (8 items) **/*** |
£180 |
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1043 |
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SHEPSHED (Leics.) : 1738 'Pains and By Laws made at the Court Leet and Court Baron for the Manor of Shepshead for Samuel Phillipps Esquire...." (8pp) MS orders inc. general decisions - "no person [shall] carry any ffire betwixt house & house except in a vessel close covered" or " no person [shall] put any Geese into the white corne stubbles.." and specific fines : "John Bramley [must] well & sufficiently sever his ditch from Tyle Bridge all along the upper end of Thatcholme to the upper side of Bakeley Green...". Generally fine with some dust marks, two pages separating. **/*** |
£75 |
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1044 |
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1746 Letter written by David Ogilvy, incarcerated at Cannongate Prison, Edinburgh explaining at length to a Signet why he believed he should not be imprisoned. A full transcript accompanies the letter. Fascinating contents include "I was never at any battle....I lived peaceably at home till I was apprehended and carried to Aberdeen. I imagine I ought to have the benefit of my Royal Highness's first proclamation and nothing prevented me from formally delivering myself up". Carefully researched and written up, together with an extract from "The Prisoners of the '45" by Sir Bruce Gordon Sefton, detailing Ogilvy's escape from Cannongate and his subsequent capture at sea. |
£60 |
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1045 |
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BIBLICAL SCENES, c1760-70: Large (200 x 330mm average) copper-plate engravings showing various Biblical scenes within elaborate Rococo frames, some with several images per page. Mixed condition, edge wear etc. (24 pages). ** |
£40 |
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1046 |
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"Memorial for Mr John Erskine of Carnock" (1765): 16pp printed account of legal proceedings concerning ownership of coal mining rights in Culross, Scotland; disbound & with contemporary marginal notes on the title page, otherwise mainly fine. **/*** |
£24 |
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1047 |
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EARL FERRERS: Small correspondence 1766-1810 concerning financial affairs inc. 3 from Staunton Harold, 5 signed 'Ferrers' (10); also a miscellany of letters & fragments c1620-1870 inc. interesting 1860 marriage certificate from Calcutta. (32 items). **/*** |
£40 |
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1048 |
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SCHOOL & UNIVERSITY, 1770-1916: A well written-up thematic collection incorporating letters & envelopes with items sent to pupils at Rugby, Eton & Marlborough inc, 3 sent to Lionel & Hallam Tennyson, 1812 College account from Trinity Hall, 1799 letter outlining employment terms for a Cambridge tutor/companion, 1900 card ex Charterhouse Appeal, 1810 letter ex Calcutta about a place at Charterhouse etc. An interesting lot for development. (28 items).*** |
£100 |
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1049 |
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PATERSON - 1792 A Travelling Dictionary. Alphabetical tables of distances between major towns and cities. Scuffing of cover boards and spine but contents sound. |
£50 |
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1050 |
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"THE ROYAL KALENDAR; OR COMPLETE & CORRECT ANNUAL REGISTER FOR ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, IRELAND & AMERICA" (1799) some 664pp. 6º"x 3‡ gilt ornamented red calf. Combining the "Companion to the Royal Kalendar", "Rider's British Merlin Almanac", "The Arms of the Peers, Peeresses of England, Scotland & Ireland" with 117 copper engraved plates of coats of arms. Incl. comprehensive listings of M.P's, peers, ministers, public officials, Army & Navy officers, officials of national institutions, etc. Handsome & informative volume. *** |
£60 |
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1051 |
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"THE NAVAL CHRONICLE" (Vol 1, 1799) 540pp & supplement: a mass of information inc. naval anecdote, expeditions, engagements, monthly register etc. plus a substantial supplement on 'The State of the Royal Navy...at the commencement of the year 1799' and a detailed index; 12 engraved plates & a map of Aboukir Bay. Binding disintegrating, some loose pages & occasional light damp spotting but text fresh & complete. */*** |
£50 |
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1052 |
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OWEN'S New Book of Roads (1788) : Or A Description of the Roads of Great Britain, fifth edition. Neatly rebound, scarce. |
£60 |
| GREAT BRITAIN - 1800-1849 |
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1053 |
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MISCELLANY inc. a group of letters with scarce 1841 example ex Downing Street from Peel's Chancellor, Henry Soulburn, 1839 letter from Sir John Gladstone (father of the PM), small correspondence to Dr Vaughan Thomas c1811-56 from various correspondents inc. the Bishop of Gloucester & Lord Somers etc. Also a 1697 copy will of a British resident in Danzig, a 1747 Wurtemburg sealed legal document and an 1812 (Nov.) issue of 'The Courier' with fine revenue stamp (piece cut out). (16 items). **/*** |
£75 |
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1054 |
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BILLHEADS etc. 1805-62: Attractive group of 9 illustrated billheads inc. fine example of a Swaffham draper & grocer (1835), superb, elaborate design of Marriott, Ironmonger of London, showing cooking range, sheep scales etc plus attached receipt mentioning a further range of goods inc. WCs, 1862 trio from the London Carriage Manufactory with 3 continental coats of arms etc. Also an 1856 school bill & receipts from Radley College etc. (16 items).*** |
£75 |
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1055 |
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PETITION EX 'BEDLAM' HOSPITAL, 1805:4pp Foolscap copy letter to Sir W. Fettes, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, from Andrew Bauld, one of H.M. Messengers for Scotland, wrongly imprisoned in Bedlam; he describes his torments in graphic detail. Also an 1815 letter written by General Needham, following Napoleon's return to Paris, requesting that his son & family be evacuated from Boulogne, a notebook filled with a doggerel account of the 1846 court case between Earl Ferrers & Miss Smith, 1912 Letts' waistcoat pocket diary (faults) etc. (13 items). **/*** |
£50 |
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1056 |
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NEWSPAPER TAX STAMPS: 'Bell's Weekly Messenger' for Sunday, 24 Nov., 1805 stamped @ 3‡d, three different Oxford newspapers for 19 Dec., 1868 each with its own 1d stamp and plain sheet (c. A4 size - faults) with 'Southampton Chronicle' ‡d stamp obliterated by two blue strikes of s/l 'CANCELLED' mark with 1d stamp struck alongside. (5 items). **/*** |
£40 |
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1057 |
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NOTTINGHAM - PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: 1807 (May) Handbill (190x280mm) containing an attack on an election candidate ("Dr C-----n") by 'Civis'; imprint of Burbage & Stretton, worn edges. Also an 1812 election address (200x250mm) "To the Independant Burgesses and Freeholders of the Town and County of the Town of Nottingham" [sic] by Daniel Coke attractively-printed by Stretton. (2 items).**/*** |
£50 |
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1058 |
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PATERSON - 1808 A New and Accurate Description of all the Direct and Principal Cross Roads in England and Wales and part of Scotland, fourteenth edition. Rather worn appearance but sound. |
£60 |
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1059 |
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ASSASSINATION OF THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER, SPENCER PERCEVAL (1812) two complete issues of the London weekly newspaper "The National Register", each 16pp. 19"x 8". Containing extensive reports and comment on the shooting by John Bellingham on 11 May 1812 and his trial & execution. The black bordered issue of 17 May includes wood engraved portrait of the assassin and the front page of 24 May depicts Perceval. Historic issues. *** |
£40 |
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1060 |
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BATTLE BETWEEN H.M.S. "SHANNON" & THE U.S.S. "CHESAPEAKE" (1813) detailed text of the naval dispatch from the captain of the "Shannon", plus list of casualties and comment. In complete issue of the London weekly newspaper "The National Register", 11 July 1813. Contemporary report of the famous battle at the mouth of the River Chesapeake on 1 June 1813, during the Anglo American War. *** |
£30 |
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1061 |
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PROVINCIAL BANKS (1815): Group of cancelled cheques issued by the carrier Thomas Pickford and drawn on banks in Manchester (13) & Braunston (3), all with embossed revenue stamps and various annotations on the reverse, most have engraved vignettes (2 types). Unusual. (16 items). **/*** |
£75 |
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1062 |
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WINCHESTER FEMALE ASYLUM: 1815 Handbill (195x320mm) announcing the opening of an asylum in Canon Street for girls between 13 & 16 to prepare them for their career as servants, with a strong emphasis on moral development. The project - "to rescue many young persons from misery and infamy and make them respectable members of society" - is outlined in detail by the joint matrons. *** |
£30 |
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1063 |
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DERBYSHIRE - STATELY HOMES: c1820 hand-coloured steel engravings (202 x 126mm) uniformly framed, depicting Barlborough, Chatsworth, Doveridge, Kedleston, Markeaton, Sutton & Tissington Houses/Halls. Some affected by foxing/toning. (7 items). **/*** |
£75 |
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1064 |
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WESTMORLAND - PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION: 1820 (Jan.) Handbill (205x275mm) with printed election address by Henry Brougham, printed in a variety of fonts by Lough of Kendal; a little crumpled with split along one fold but an attractive & uncommon item. ** |
£25 |
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1065 |
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MOGG - 1822 Paterson's Roads : Direct and Principal Cross Roads of England and Wales etc., 16th edition. Complete with some fold-out maps, rebound. |
£60 |
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1066 |
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THOMAS PICKFORD, CARRIER of Mayfield & King Sterndale (Derbys.): Bundle of documents c1822-65 inc. letters to & from Pickford, sheets of notes inc. 6pp of carriage calculations, an 1837 letter which mentions transporting a carriage by rail between Liverpool & Birmingham etc. (Small qty.) **/*** |
£50 |
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1067 |
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LEICESTER GAOL - THE DEBTOR'S STORY, 1830: Correspondence between May 1830 & February 1831 & related documents telling the story of Thomas Redfern, arrested for debt inc. part-printed warrants for arrest & trial, letters from and about Redfern written from the County Gaol, bailiff's account, trustee's letters etc. A remarkable group. (32 items).*** |
£120 |
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1068 |
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SIR HENRY FITZHERBERT of TISSINGTON HALL: 1830-37 Correspondence from his London agent regarding the management of his West Indies plantations with details of shipments by named ships, supplies of sugar, some of which found its way to Derbyshire by 'Larkin's waggon', sending out medical supplies etc. All have Lombard Street Maltese cross datestamps of various types in black, blue or red. Also an 1842 EL from the same correspondence (2 margin 2d Blue) mentioning the wreck of the 'Nesbitt'. An interesting lot. (97 items). *** |
£90 |
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1069 |
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NOTTINGHAM TRADE CARDS, c1830: Trio of cards inc. double-sided pasteboard example (92 x 60mm) of Pearce, Jeweller of Pelham Street with examples of silversmith's work ; Yeomans, Watch & Clock maker, Cumber Street (clock) ; Bregazzi, makers of mirrors, barometers etc. (examples illustrated) - latter two 110 x 180mm. Fine. (3 items). *** |
£48 |
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1070 |
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THRINGSTONE (LEICS.): 1830 Notice (260x430mm) of creditors' sale of "Household furniture, stock in trade, shop fixtures, store pig" etc. with 132 itemised lots belonging to bankrupt grocer John Field, attractively-printed by Wayte of Ashby; light folds otherwise very fresh. *** |
£40 |
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1071 |
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MUSICAL EPHEMERA (1830-1880) three items: a) Hale & Binfield, Harmonic Institution, Cheltenham, teachers of music & musical instrument warehouse c.1830, engraved advertising leaflet 8"x 5". b) English Glee Union Concert, Agricultural Hall, Bridgnorth, 16 Dec. 1872, poster 15"x 10". c) Eduard Strauss, Imperial Austrian Director of Music, concert at the Hansa-Saal, Hamburg, 20 Sept. 1880, poster 12"x 10". *** |
£40 |
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1072 |
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NOTTINGHAM TRADE CARDS, c1830: Pair of copper-engraved advertisements (80 x 130mm) for Creeke, Saddlers of Pelham Street (two vignettes of fox-hunt & a couple riding) and (100 x 170mm) for Richard Husbands, also of Pelham Street, 'Fruiterer, Confectioner & Garden Seedsman...Register Office for Servants' (fine platter of exotic fruits). Attractive & fine. *** |
£30 |
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1073 |
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FASHION PLATES, 1830-43: Group of hand-coloured, engraved designs for ladies costumes inc. 1830 French designs for evening wear & dinner dress, Madame de Lavalette in a fur-trimmed coat and three plates taken from an 1843 fashion journal with 2pp of descriptive text. Some foxing and one tear repaired with Sellotape. (6 plates). **/*** |
£24 |
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1074 |
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SILK INDUSTRY & MATHEMATICS - THE MERAC PAPERS; Unusual group of documents mostly by M. L. Merac, money-broker of London, inc. his fine, signed manuscript calligraphic 1833 wall-chart of actuarial tables for Life Insurance, similarly finely written, signed manuscript 1839 signed precis of the American Domergue/Duponceau 1830 "ESSAYS ON AMERICAN SILK" with fine ink drawing of a "Piedmont Silk Reel", and folded signed Subscribers' manuscript list for Merac's "Synopsis of the East India Co.'s Report on the Culture, Trade & Manufacture of Raw Silk in India" with covering letter supporting the project from East India House glued inside the front cover, signed by major City of London firms and individuals (103 in all) subscribing for some 120 copies at £1 deposit each (some dusting), 1790 letter from Merac at school in France, c.1725 calligraphic copy-book of financial Bill exercises, 7 small cards (Merac's lecture prompts ?) with neat details of London electoral statistics, c.1840 3rd-person Sir Robert Peel autograph letter ref. "Mr. Merac's letter of extract from the Tables", 1830 letter from Merac to the Governor of the Bank of England (torn), etc. Unusual lot. (16 items). PHOTO - see plate no. |
£200 |
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1075 |
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SUFFOLK - THE START OF GAS-LIGHT FOR BURY/WOODBRIDGE/STOWMARKET - THE INSTALLER's OWN DESCRIPTIVE LETTERS TO HIS WIFE; 1834/6 long EL's (4) written by "J.J. Peckston" who was responsible for installing the first gas supplies in these country towns, amidst great public excitement and confusion; with various postal marks. The beautifully written long letters include; (Bury, 1834) "...a Watchmaker...found out there was gas in his pipes and lighted his Shop and several others...I of course had the lights put out" [the suplies were not yet fully operational!] and (Stowmarket, 1836) "Now that the inhabitants...find I am nearly ready to give light, they are fit to tear the fitter to pieces to have their fittings done...."!! Rare insight into the spread of public gas supplies (and especially lighting) to country areas. (4 letters + 1 print). |
£75 |
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1076 |
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SWAFFHAM, NORFOLK: Bills from W.Boyce, George Commercial Inn (1836) and William Page, Crown Commercial Inn (1838), both apparently against executors for "standing of horses" and "Dinner... and 2 Bottles of Porter" respectively; both bill-heads have fine copper engraved vignettes and ornamental borders. Attractive early invoices from provincial inns. (2). **/*** |
£60 |
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1077 |
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ACTS OF PARLIAMENT, 1837: Broken bound volume containing virtually all 91 Acts passed between 24 Feb. & 16 July, 1837 incl. Acts concering abolition of the pillory and of capital punishment for forgery, local government, the militia and piracy. An interesting lot!. *** |
£40 |
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1078 |
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'FIGARO IN LONDON' 1837 (22 July): No. 294 of the 4pp Radical news-sheet reporting the Dissolution of Parliament, the new Queen, Theatrical reviews etc. Fine woodcut of Figaro wielding his razor and a cartoon of MPs inc. the Duke of Wellington overlooked by a glamorous young Queen Victoria. Very fine except for 2cm split on fold. *** |
£30 |
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1079 |
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1838 Extremely detailed estimate for the cost of a "Britzcha Chariot" to be supplied to the Honourable Edward Herbert for £193.15/- plus extras (e.g. two trunks with keys, rumble seat, large bonnet box, etc. Offered along with a photocopied picture of a "Britzcha" and details obtained from the Transport Museum at Hull. |
£30 |
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