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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
James Thornton, bookseller of 33 High Street, Oxford [Thornton's bookshop; Joseph Thornton (1808-1891)] Itemised invoice, and receipt signed by Thornton, to 'Llewellin Esqr.' Printed on one side of a piece of paper 13.5 x 16.5 cm. In good condition. Ruled in light blue, with letterhead in black: 'To James Thornton, New and Second-Hand Bookseller, Stationer, &c., 33, High Street, opposite University College Gateway. \| Books bought or exchanged. \| Binding in all...	Book Trade History	£56.00
James Ward, John Jackson Autograph Signatures on fragment of letter. The engraver and painter Ward (1769-1859) and the artist Jackson (1778-1831). Dimensions of paper roughly five inches by two inches. Good. From a collection of material relating to the Artists' General Benevolent Fund. The reverse reads '<...> <...> \| Daughters of the late Robert...	Art and Architecture	£25.00
James Ward, William Collins, Edward Francis Finden, George Hyde and Philip Hill Autograph Signatures on fragment of document. Collins (1788-1847) and Ward (1769-1859) were all artists. Finden (1791-1857) was an engraver. Paper dimensions roughly five inches by four and a half inches. Folded once and with slight discoloration, but in good condition overall. Reads 'James Ward RA. \| Edwd. F. Finden \| William Collins. \|...	Art and Architecture	£35.00
James Williams, radical printer of Portsea [Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux; Pains and Penalties Bill, 1820; Trial of Queen Caroline] Handbill headed 'Mr. Brougham's Speech, In Defence of the Queen, As delivered in the House of Peers.' Printed on one side of a piece of laid paper roughly 37 x 24.5 cm. Worn and spotted, with particular wear to the extremities, but with the text entirely legible. Printed in two 63-line columns, beneath a 3-line heading in an arrangement of various point-sizes, mixing italics and roman, capitals...	Royalty	£85.00
James Wilson (1805-1860), Scottish economist and politician Part of Autograph Letter, with signature ('James Wilson'). On one side of a piece of wove paper, roughly 5 x 18.5 cm, cut from letter by an autograph collector. Aged, and with staining from the glue used in mounting. Reads '<...> upon it. \| I hope you are quite recovered. \| Yours trly \| James Wilson'.	Economics, History	£23.00
James Wilson. A Journal of Two Successive Tours upon the Continent in the Years , 1816, 1817, & 1818. Three volumes, 8vo, xii.476 plus four page Index and folding map (discreetly repaired); 564 plus 7-page Index; 696 plus eight page index, rebound in workmanlike but pleasant green cloth, sp. gt with Royal Institution insignia, by the Royal Institution Library from which they were purchased by Dr...	Travel and Topography	£350.00
James Wood and John Scott, Treasurers, and Thomas Eastwood, Secretary, Wesleyan-Methodist Societies [Worn-out Ministers' and Ministers' Widows' Auxiliary Fund] Printed handbill, addressed 'To the Members of the Wesleyan-Methodist Societies', headed 'Worn-out Ministers' and Ministers' Widows' Auxiliary Fund'. 12mo, 2 pp. On single leaf. Text clear and complete. On aged paper with stitch marks along one margin. No copy on COPAC.	Religion	£23.00
John Abraham (1813-1881) of Clay & Abraham, pharmaceutical chemists [The Lyceum, Bold Street, Liverpool; Liverpool Library] Printed 'Proof of a Report - never issued' regarding 'the right of the Liverpool Library to the occupation of a certain part of the Lyceum', with a long manuscript memorandum and an Autograph Letter Signed from attorney John Robinson to John Abraham. The subscription Liverpool Library within the Lyceum, founded in 1757, is believed to have been the first circulating or lending library in Europe, and the first two of these items provide a valuable insight into its status at the time when the advent of the public library system was undermining...	Book Trade History, History, Social history, Travel and Topography	£750.00
James Yates Autograph Letters Signed to a "Dr Gray". Unitarian and antiquary (1789-1871). (1851) invitation for Gray, his wife and nephew (1864) Another invitation, anticipating time to look at the "specimens and drawings". 2 items,		£35.00
Jan Kubelik (1880-1940), Czech violinist and composer Autograph Signature ('Jan Kubelik') in pencil beneath photographic portrait on cover of Percy Pitt and A. Kalisch's programme for 'Kubelik Farewell Recital' at the Queen's Hall, London. The cover is printed on one side of a piece of shiny art paper, roughly 20.5 x 13 cm. Photograph of Kubelik and his violin roughly 10.5 x 8 cm. Paper lightly creased and with slight wear along vertical fold across middle of photograph. Good firm signature.	Music and Theatre	£85.00