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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
William Blake Selections from the Writings of William Blake A Large Paper Edition of which there are 50 copies, this being No.1 (!!). Red cl., vg. With The bookplate of Marie Stopes and a scattering of annotation in her hand.	Literature	£150.00
William Blanchard Jerrold (1826-1884), English journalist and playwright Secretarial Letter Signed ('W. Blanchard Jerrold') to 'Wm. <Raikes?> Esq'. 12mo: 2 pp. Very good. 'The Association for establishing depots of cheap food for the poor' has been formed, 'under the auspices of Lord Brougham, the Earl of Shrewsbury, Sir John Villiers Shelley, and others,' and Jerrold asks whether Raikes would 'permit us to add your name to the list of...	Social history	£56.00
William Blanchard Jerrold (1826-1884), English journalist and playwright [Hyde Clarke (1815-1895), English engineer, philologist and author] Autograph Letter Signed ('W Blanchard Jerrold') to 'Hyde Clarke Esq.' 12mo: 1 p. Text clear and entire on creased and slightly grubby paper. Asks Hyde Clark to 'make the preliminary report you suggest, & speak with Mr Crompton'. He feels that 'the thing is to be accomplished; & that there will be honour & profit to all who may concern themselves in the...	Literature	£32.00
William Blathwayt Letter Signed (poss.. copy) to unnamed male correspondent. English politician (1649?-1717); Secretary to Sir William Temple at the Hague, 1668; on diplomatic missions to Rome, Stockholm and Copenhagen; Secretary of State to William III; Member of Parliament. One page. Dimensions of paper roughly seven inches by eleven. Poor: paper discoloured and with...	History	£250.00
[Gaelic League of London] Seven issues of Guth na nGaedheal, ‘Half-Yearly’ and ‘Occasional Bi-lingual Magazine’ Printed by a variety of Dublin printers], 1904 (2 different issues), 1907, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1922), each issue complete in decorative coloured wraps, good condition. The two issues from 1904 are narrow 8vo, the others landscape 8vo. Contributions from a number of authors, including Pádraic Ó...		£650.00
[Mary Ann Lee, daughter of Zadik Levin, wife of Francis Smith (1806-1872) of Salt Hill, JP, and mother of Sir Archibald Levin Smith (1836-1901), judge, Master of the Rolls, 1900-1901; sigillography] Collection of early nineteenth-century red and black wax seals, mostly displayed on leaves of vellum paper, and presented in a wooden box, said to have been collected by Mary Ann Levin Smith, mother of Sir Archibald Levin Smith, Master of the Rolls. The collection of 307 seals is in fair condition, with only a handful showing signs of loss. As with bookplates, the designs range from armorial to classical. Among the few carrying English texts, are the seal of the 'ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE ROYAL ARTILLERY D', the great seal of the Borough of...		£450.00
William Bouverie, 1st Earl of Radnor of the Second Creation (1725-76) Printed Exchequer Receipt, with Manuscript insertions, and Autograph Signature. One page. Dimensions of paper roughly thirteen inches by eight. Very good on aged paper, with slight loss at head and small closed tear (neither affecting text). Headed 'Annuity for Life, 1746.' '[...] Received the [19] Day of [July] 17[70] by me [William Earl of Radnor Asse. to Robert Lord...	History	£50.00
William Bragg, Printer, Cheapside, Taunton, Devon [London Missionary Society; Taunton Branch Missionary Society; Wivelscombe] Handbill, amended in manuscript for reprinting, beginning 'Taunton Branch Missionary Society, In aid of the London Missionary Society, instituted 1795.' On both sides of a piece of wove paper, roughly 23 x 18 cm. On lightly discoloured and creased paper, with central spike hole affecting two words. Two manuscript changes in ink on the recto: 'TAUNTON' amended to 'Wivelscombe' and the twenty-one names of the Society's officers cancelled. A...		£95.00
William Browne, Auctioneer; John Sagar, Ironmonger, Botchergate, Carlisle, Cumberland [Stubbs; Nineteenth Century Sale Catalogue] Signed Manuscript Catalogue of the 'Sale by Auction of the Stock in Trade of Ironmongers materials, Casting Apparatus, Steam Engine & other Effects of Mr. J. Sagar Sold under Bill of Sale to Mr. Stubbs, Botchergate, Carlisle.' Landscape 8vo: 10 pp. On the first six leaves of a twenty leaf stitched account book, on blue ruled blue paper, in original buff wraps. Printed label on front cover reading 'SALE BOOK. \| Sold by HUDSON SCOTT, \| Stationer and Account Book Manufacturer, Carlisle.' Manuscript title on front cover...		£250.00
William Burgess & Co., printers, Aldgate, London [Sir James Thompson Ritchie, Lord Mayor of London, 1903] Printed paper serviette, illustrated in colour, headed 'Official Programme and Route of the Lord Mayor's Show'. Printed in blue, pink, green, gold, white, yellow, brown and purple on one side of a piece of tissue paper roughly 34.5 cm square. Good, on lightly creased paper with a little wear to extremities and slight loss to the top left-hand and bottom right-hand corners (not affecting the design). The...	History, Printing History	£65.00