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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
Falkland Islands [Islas Malvinas; Government Savings Bank; Government Press] Printed Deposit Book for the 'GOVERNMENT SAVINGS BANK \| FALKLAND ISLANDS.' 12mo, 8 leaves opening to make seven sets of columns running across seven pairs of facing pages. Stitched, and within original yellow printed wraps, with rough cloth weave. Lightly aged and worn, but in good condition overall, and free from any manuscript entries (i.e. not filled in). The front...	Economics	£20.00
[Sir Charles Barry, R.A., Gothic revival architect, designer of the Palace of Westminster] [Albert Edward Bullock, ARIBA?; Royal Institute of British Architects, London] [Sir Charles Barry, architect.] Typescript of unpublished 'R.I.B.A. Essay [by A. E. Bullock?] on the "Biography of a British Architect (deceased) practising in the nineteenth century". Sir Charles Barry 1795-1860 Motto. "Shingales"'. [2] + 34 + [8]pp., 8vo. Each page on the recto of a leaf, and all 44 leaves held together by a brass stud. In fair condition, on aged and worn paper. Ownership or authorship inscription at foot of title page: 'Albert E. Bullock \| 45 Fairlawn Av: \| Chiswick.' With occasional manuscript...		£320.00
Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell Autograph note signed to [Frederick W.] Hollams, Lord Chancellor of England (1837-99). One page, 12mo. Marked "Confidential". "I send for your perusal a letter I have recd fm. Sir F. - you will of course treat it as quite confidential & destroy it when you have read it. It will at least serve to shew that I have done what I cd." Traces of...	Law	£20.00
Fay Compton Autograph card signed, Actress (1894-1978). Card, on one side of which is printed, "30 CONDUIT ST / BOND STREET / W / TELEPHONE / 1923 / MAYFAIR / INSTEAD thanks / .... / for .... letter, and order for Photographs which are being proceeded with. / .... 192 ...." Over this, lengthwise and upwards, is the signature "Fay...	Music and Theatre	£20.00
[British plane spotting in the 1940s; Ingersoll-Rand Co. (air compressors and pneumatic tools)] [Manuscript notebook of an anonymous English plane spotter, containing detailed entries of planes coming in to various airports in southern England between 1947 and 1950. In notebook containing publicity material for the Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd.] 12mo, 133 pp. Hundreds of neat entries, in a small hand, written lengthwise on graph-paper pages in a red-cloth 'Memoranda' book ('Compliments of Ingersoll-Rand Co., Limited, 165, Queen Victoria St., London, E.C.4.'). Good: with text clear and complete on lightly-aged paper, in the original worn...	Science, Medicine and Technology, Social history	£450.00
Félix Faure [Félix François Faure] (1841-1899), President of France, 1895-1899 [James Hutton, cotton merchant, President of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce; Marquerite Steinheil] Secretarial Letter Signed ('Félix Faure), in French, to 'Monsieur James Hutton, 29 Dale St Manchester'. 12mo: 1 p. Nine lines. With black mourning border. In poor condition: creased and grubby, with wear to extremities, pin holes and closed tear neatly repaired on reverse with archival tape. The letter is written out by a secretary, and signed by Faure. Thanks him for the 'exemplaire des...	French, History	£45.00
Félix Jules Méline [Felix Jules Meline] (1838-1925), French Prime Minister, 1896-1898 Four lines in autograph on his calling card as 'Depute, Sous-Secretaire d'Etat à la Justice'. Card dimensions 6 x 10.5 cm. Good: lightly aged and with crease to top left-hand corner. Printed text reads 'Jules Méline, Deputé, Sous-Secrétaire d'Etat a la Justice. 84, Boulevard St. Garmain'. The autograph note, in French, is addressed to 'Mon cher ami', whom he addresses as 'tu'. He...	French, History	£56.00
Félix Jules Méline [Felix Jules Meline] (1838-1925), French Prime Minister, 1896-1898 [Antoine-Nicolas Louis Bailly (1810-1892), French architect] Document, in French, in a secretarial hand, signed by Méline ('J. Méline'), as Minister of Agriculture, to 'Monsieur Bailly, A.N. Président de la Société des Artistes Français \| au Palais des Champs Elysées (porte 4).' 8vo, 1 p. On aged paper, with wear and closed tears to extremities. Good, clear signature. Thanking Bailly for the 'cartes' and the 'lettres d'invitation' to the 'Salon de 1884'.	French, History	£75.00
Félix Jules Méline [Felix Jules Meline] (1838-1925), French Prime Minister, 1896-1898 [Tournier] Letter in a secretarial hand, Signed by Méline ('J. Méline') as 'Président du Conseil' and 'Ministre de l'Agriculture', to 'Monsieur le Général Tournier \| Secrétaire Général de la Présidence de la République'. 8vo, 1 p, 13 lines. Very good on lightly aged and creased paper. Docketed in red pencil in another hand. Lists the names of three couples, 'appartenant au cercle de mes relations', who would dearly like to receive 'invitations pour les fétes données au Palais de l'Elysee'. Méline would be '...	French, History	£120.00
Felix L. Dames, German natural history publisher and bookseller No. 20 of the 'Bibliotheca Entomologica'. 8vo, 90 pp. Stitched and unbound. 3328 priced items. Text clear and complete. On aged paper.	Book Trade History, Natural History	£35.00