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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
John Jackson (1801-1848), Northumbrian wood engraver, apprenticed to Thomas Bewick, whom he left after a quarrel, going to work under William Harvey in London [John Jackson, Northumbrian wood engraver who was apprenticed to Bewick.] Autograph Letter Signed to the printers and publishers Vizetelly, Branston & Co, asking to be sent four copies of ‘The Young Lady’s Book’ (presumably containing his work). See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 1p, 12mo. On recto of the first leaf of a bifolium, the verso of the second leaf of which carries the address to ‘Messrs Vizetely [sic] Branston & Co / 135 Fleet St’. The firm, who traded between 1827 and 1837, were not only ‘engravers and oriental printers...		£120.00
Lady Pembroke [Elizabeth Herbert [née Spencer], Countess of Pembroke and Montgomery] (1737-1831), object of the affections of King George III during his first bout of insanity [Hon. George Ellis] [Lady Pembroke, object of the affections of the insane King George III.] Autograph Letter Signed (‘Eliz: Pembroke’) to her nephew the Hon. George Ellis, having received permission from the Queen to allow him to ‘cut a dash abroad’. See her entry in the Oxford DNB, which states that ‘During his periods of ‘madness’, George III imagined that he was married to Lady Pembroke. Apparently, 'his infatuation went back to the days when he was only seventeen and she, of the same age, was Elizabeth Spencer'. The king went so far as...		£60.00
[Citizen's League; the British Empire Union] [Manuscript] Minute Book of the Stourbridge Citizen's League, 1919-1921. "Nature Note Book", 24pp. used, card covers slightly damaged, 4to, from the formation on 17 Nov. 1919, later meetings on: 26 July 1920, 19 Nov. 1920, January 1921, 10 & 19 Jan. 1921 (Rules Committee), 27 Jan. 1921, 3 Feb. 1921, 22 Feb. 1921,information about members, committee members, aims...	History	£135.00
[Prince of Wales; Albert Edward; Edward VII] W.Knollys, Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales Part of an Autograph Letter, Third Person, to Richard Dighton, artist. Two pages, 12mo, one stain, fold marks, sl. grubby, text clear, as follows: The Prince of Wales has at the same time desired Sir W. Knollys to tell My Dighton that H.R.H. thinks the likeness of the King of the Belgians would be much improved if he could make the nose a little longer and the...	Art and Architecture, Royalty	£45.00
[Grenadier Guards] [Manuscript and printed] Punishment Book for No. 2 Company Training Battalion Grenadier Guards 115pp., 8vo, original red boards, hinge strain, damp-affected and signs of silverfish damage, sl. shake, contents good. Stamp and bookplate of the 2nd Company Training Battalion Grenadier Guards. Each page is columnised with the following printed headings: Names \| Date \| Offences \| Witnesses \|...	Military and Naval History	£250.00
Aga Khan III Bold Signature with date on page detached from autograph book. Top right corner of page of autograph book, with other signatures (Annie Hill etc), good condition: Aga Khan \| 24. March. 11.	Miscellaneous	£165.00
The Oxford Etonian Club [Eton College; Old Etonians] [Oxford Etonian Club] Broadsheet headed 'RULES OF THE OXFORD ETONIAN CLUB.' Printed in two columns in black and red on one side of a piece of paper seventeen and a half inches by eleven and a quarter wide. Foxed and with a few very small closed tears at points along crease lines. Thirty-six rules, listed under sections headed 'THE EXECUTIVE', 'GENERAL MEETINGS', '...		£220.00
Dr Gabriel Leven De L'Obésité 126pp., cr. 8vo, paper wraps, unopened, sunned, minor damage, inc. bibliography. Inscribed to "Jolly" by "Leven" on front cover,. Donated by Jolly to the "Histologie College de France" whose stamp and shelf-mark appears on the front cover. No copy on COPAC/WorldCat, one in BnF.		£200.00
Charles Sanderson (1803-1873) of Sharrow Vale, Sheffield, steel manufacturer, son of John Sanderson of Sanderson Brothers [John Purdie, Heriot Row, Edinburgh] [Charles Sanderson, Sheffield steel manufacturer.] Autograph Letter Signed to John Purdie of Edinburgh, discussing the state of trade, his financial affairs, and the possible liquidation of his company and sale of machinery including a steam engine. 5pp., 4to. Addressed, with postmarks, to 'John Purdie Esqre \| Heriot Row \| Edinburgh'. In good condition, on lightly aged and worn paper. Neatly and closely written. Apparently writing to a business partner or backer, Sanderson discusses subjects including his father's 'serious illness', the...	Economics	£65.00
Lord John Manners [Mendicity Society] Autograph Letter Signed John Manners to an unnamed woman (Madam), concerning his support of the Mendicity Society. Three pages, 12mo, black border, some smudging and other marking and minor damage, text clear and complete, as follows: I am not acquainted with Lord Effingham, and cannot undertake to write to him on the subject of the Mendicity Society. \| I have for years belonged to, & made use of the...	History	£56.00