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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
William Fairbairn. Part of autograph letter to Sir David Brewster, scientist. Scottish engineer. Small part of letter, trimmed, formerly laid down, 3 x 1.5". One side, the subscription, "My dear Sir David, / yours faithfully / Wm Fairbairn". Other side, a few words about seeing Brewster and his wife and mentioning Hopkins who appears to be a visitor.	Science, Medicine and Technology	£25.00
William Fermor (c.1738-1806) of Tusmore, Oxfordshire Autograph Letter Signed 'Wm Fermor' to unnamed male correspondent. 4to, 2 pp, 14 lines of text. On aged and creased paper, with traces of cream paper mount adhering at foot of reverse. Showing the grammatical indifference of the English eighteenth-century upper classes. '[...] nothing but indisposition shall prevent my attendance at the meeting you was to good...		£38.00
William Findall. Manuscript document signed "William ffindall" with crude seal, "Printer in the University of Oxford. Manuscript document, c. 9 x 8", chip from one corner not affecting text, discreet repair to long tear through signature, some soiling and fold marks, text clear as follows: "Bee it knowne unto all men by these presente that William Fyndall Printer in the University of Oxford, in consideration of...	Book Trade History, Printing History	£450.00
William Flavelle Monypenny (1866-1912), British journalist and historian, best known for his biography (with G. E. Buckle) of Benjamin Disraeli Autograph Letter Signed ('W. F. Monypenny') to Charles J. Trevor. Two pages, 12mo. Good, on spotted paper. Folded twice.He is obliged to his correspondent for 'sending me a copy of the Disraeli letter in your possession'. He will not trouble his correspondent for a loan of the original 'as the contents are rather of private than of public interest'.	History, Literature	£35.00
William Frecheville Eight Autograph Letters Signed to G. K. Menzies, Secretary, Royal Society of Arts. Professor of Mine Engineering at the Imperial College of Science and Technology, South Kensington (died 1940). Collection is very good, though somewhat grubby. Four items, 4to; three, 12mo; one, 16mo. All items docketed, and several carrying the Society's stamp. All signed 'Wm. Frecheville'....	Science, Medicine and Technology	£150.00
[W. P. Thompson & Co., Liverpool and Manchester patent offices] [Printed pamphlet.] Facts for Inventors and Manufacturers. By W. P. Thompson & Co. (F.C.S., M.I.M.E., M. Council S.C.I., &c.) 16pp., 16mo. Stapled. In fair condition, on aged paper, with slight staining to last leaf. Printed in red on the title-page: 'NOTE. - After perusal, please file this Pamphlet for reference, or to lend to others interested in Patents.' An introductory note by the firm sets out the aims of the...		£85.00
William Galignani, publisher, 1798–1882. Autograph Letter Signed "W. Galignani" to "Monsieur le Baron" [not named]. In French. Two pages, 8vo, fold marks but good condition. He apologises for not returning a book he had borrowed from the Baron ("L'almanack Medical"). He had taken it to the country "pour en lire quelques passages a mon frere" and forgot to bring it back. He plans the eventual return. "L'etat de la sante...	Book Trade History, French, Printing History, Social history	£180.00
William George Fearnsides (1879-1968), F.R.S., British geologist, President of the Geological Society of London Eight Autograph Letters Signed (all 'William. G. Fearnsides') to Sir Henry Trueman Wood (3) and G. K. Menzies (3), Secretaries, Royal Society of Arts. All eight letters in very good condition, on lightly-aged paper. Seven carrying the Society's stamp. The correspondence relates to a Howard Lecture by Fearnsides before the Society on 30 April and 7 May 1917. Initially to be titled 'The National Shortage of Cheap Iron-ore Supplies', its title...	Science, Medicine and Technology, Social history	£120.00
William George Monckton-Arundell (1782-1834), 5th Viscount Galway [John Preston Neale (1780-1847)] Autograph Letter, in the third person, to Neale. 4to: 1 p. Thirteen lines of text. Text clear and entire on aged and creased paper. Remains of stub from previous mounting adhering to reverse, and short printed biography tipped in along margin. A formal letter in the third person. Galway is 'extremely [underlined] sorry that he shold have given...	Book Trade History, History, Literature	£28.00
William George Skyring, Naval Officer and surveyor, Captain of HM Surveying VesselS Aetna Autograph Letter Signed "Wm Geo. Skyring" to John Ince of the Royal Navy, of Crooms Hill, Greenwich One page, folio, some tears on fold marks, other minor defects, text clear and complete. "I beg you to let me know by return of Post [phrase underlined] whther you desire to join the Aetna - I heard from Captn. Beaufort this morning that you do - but you have acted with so much indecision that I...	History, Military and Naval History, Travel and Topography	£250.00