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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
[Regulation of the Mode of Proceeding under the Companies Act, 1862] [Pamphlet] Proposed General Order and Rules of the High Court of Chancery, to Regulate the Mode of Proceeding under the Companies Act, 1862. 76pp., cr. 8vo, unbound and stabbed as issued, top edge of first page/title chipped with faint foxing and other minor damage, back cover (also with printed title) partly dusted, item mainly in good condition. Inscribed at the top of the title, faintly, "Received from Mr. Freshfield [presumably...	Economics, Law	£125.00
[Attack on Convents] Monthly Letter of the Protestant Alliance, no. 464, with pamphlet in the same format and a handbill. Subject: Attacks on Convents. Item One: [No.464] Convents \| Laws Passed in Roman Catholic States. \| The Confessional, 16pp., 8vo, printed wraps, good condition; Item 2: Pamphlet, Convents. \| Miss Goldings Escape, Murder in Convents, Cruelties in Convents, Convent Prisons, and Lunatic Asylums, with same format as Item One, no...	Religion	£165.00
[Pamphlet] Le Corbusier. Architecture Town Planning Painting Sculpture Tapestry[.] An international exhibition First shewing in this country[.] Exhibition Guide. Four folding leaves (6 pages of print, probably mimeographed or similar), 12mo, unpaginated but apparently complete, one staple, illustrated cover with title as above, damage to spine, closed tears, contents good, two minor changes (including imitate changed to mitigate). Two galleries are...	Art and Architecture	£325.00
R.A. Blakelock and others Contributions to the Fauna and Flora of Southwestern Asia With Papers by R.A. Blakelock, Robert H. Kanazawa, Arthur Loveridge, A.L. Rand and Staff of British Museum (Natural History). [22; 24; 6 inc. blanks and outside pages], 4to, unbound, stapled, p.12 inserted upsidedown, outside pages grubby, good condition. Four copies listed on COPAC (BL, Natural...		£225.00
Amy Griffin, novelist. His Share of the World. An Irish Story. [viii], 199pp., 8vo, green boards, gilt, with embossed green shamrock, gilt outline, some foxing, especially first few pages, mainly good condition, . Scarce.	Literature	£85.00
Manuscript bill book of a firm of Victorian attorneys of Chatham, Kent, containing itemised bills to hundreds of clients (including St Bartholomew's Hospital, Chatham), filled with details about their cases. Folio, 530 pp, preceded by 24 p manuscript thumb index. In original brown calf binding, marbled endpapers, with red spine label stamped 'BILL BOOK C'. Text clear and complete, in a variety of hands. Good and tight, on aged paper, in worn binding. The first twenty-seven pages carry bills from the...		£265.00
H.A. Strong The Haunted House translated from Plautus xxxviii.80pp., 8vo, printed red cloth, slight hinge strain, endpapers discoloured, cover has minor defects, but is attractive. A drama. Scarce: COPAC lists only the BL copy but WorldCat lists five other British repositories.	Literature	£125.00
James Currie, Late 79th, or Cameron Highlanders Wayside Musings; or, Poems and Songs. 138pp., 12mo, blue cover, corner bumped , some damage to spine, worn edges, but attractive, foxing throughout, slight hinge strain. Author's Preface gives the background to the publication including experiences at the Crimea and his daily round as Post Runner to Yair [Postman, I suppose]. Much...	Literature	£225.00
J.B. Yonge Two Autograph Letters Signed (both 'Eversley') from to 'Mr Yonge' [Julian Bargus Yonge of Otterbourne House?], the second with reference to the British Museum. Both 12mo, 2 pp. On bifoliums, the first with mourning border. Both texts clear and complete. Aged and lightly creased, with the first item bearing traces of being mounted in an album. Letter One: He hopes to be 'present at the next Sessions', and will be 'quite prepared after the County...	History, Literature	£75.00
George Montagu, 6th Duke of Newcastle Autograph Letter Signed ('Manchester') from George Montagu, 6th Duke of Newcastle, to [Rev. Alexander] Dallas, regarding a projected visit to Galway, Ireland. 12mo, 3 pp. Fair, on lightly-aged paper. Not knowing whether Dallas is returned, he draws 'a bow at a venture', hoping that his 'arrows are not "bitter words"'. He intends to visit Galway, and asks Dallas to 'write me a line to mark out the desirable points to visit & a few hints as to where...	Travel and Topography	£56.00