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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
Alfred Waterhouse, architect and artist. [ Alfred Waterhouse ] Autograph Note Signed "A Waterhouse" to "Lucas" [John Seymour Lucas?] One page, 12mo, bifolium, fold mark, good condition. £I have obtained a photograph of my Academy drawing before I coloured it, & beg to send you a copy." Postscript written at an angle, "I shall be very glad to go out with the working drawings of the first wing, when you say the word." Note...		£65.00
Sir George Henschel [born Isidor Georg Henschel] (1850-1934), German-born British baritone, pianist, conductor and composer Autograph Letter Signed ('Georg Henschel') from Sir George Henschel, the baritone and pianist, to Lady Thompson, asking her to extend the hospitality to 'Mr. and Mrs. Koecher (and the Misses Koecher)'. 2pp., 12mo. On bifolium. Fair, on lightly-aged paper, with strip of tape from previous mounting adhering at the foot of the recto of the second leaf. He asks her to send 'cards for your afternoon Friday' to 'our dear friends Mr. and Mrs. Koecher (and the Misses Koecher)', who would 'enjoy every...		£40.00
[Propaganda; periodical] Asian Analyst, 5 issues. Subjects include Vietnam, Tibet, India, China, Indonesia, etc. Copies/runs listed in several OCLC/WorldCat Libraries and on COPAC. Some annotation. From the personal papers of C.A.A. Nicol, latterly China watcher in Hong Kong		£60.00
Sir John Talbot Dillon (1739-1805), 1st Baronet, Baron Dillon, Irish politician, traveller and author Autograph Signature of the Irish politician and traveller, John Talbot Dillon, Baron Dillon. 1p., 12mo. An autograph note, apparently written at the head of the detached fly-leaf of a book. Fair, on aged paper, laid down on a torn page from an autograph album. Reads: 'This is a Curious & very Scarce Book. - \| Madrid 1st. July 1777. \| [signed] John Talbot Dillon \| Knt. & Baron of...		£120.00
William Crosbie, wine and spirit merchant, Castle Douglas [Fanny Wilson; funerals in Scotland] Signed autograph itemised receipt by William Croslie [wine and spirit merchant, Castle Douglas?], for food and drink provided to 'Fanny Wilson for fathers funeral' in Scotland. Possibly submitted by the 'Mr William Crosbie, wine and spirit merchant', whose death at Castle Douglas on 15 March 1821 is recorded in Blackwood's Magazine, April 1821. 1p., 8vo. Neatly written out on watermarked laid paper. Headed 'Fanny Wilson for fathers funeral \| To William Crosbie \| 1810...		£56.00
William Howard Russell (1820-1907), Irish reporter with The Times, one of the first modern war correspondents [Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1792-1871), Scottish geologist] Autograph Letter Signed ('W H Russell') from the war reporter on The Times William Howard Russell to Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, praising him fulsomely on the creation of his baronetcy. 3pp., 12mo. Gilt-edged bifolium. Fair, on aged paper, with the reverse of the second leaf backed with part of the leaf on which the letter was previously laid down. A letter of extraordinarily fulsome praise, written on the creation of Murchison's baronetcy, beginning: 'My dear Sir Roderick...		£95.00
[A. Fleming Nisbett, Secretary, The London Steam Omnibus Company Limited [later the Motor Traction Company], 133 Finsbury Pavement, London, EC.] Printed circular, in the form of a facsimile letter from A. Fleming Nisbett, Secretary, The London Steam Omnibus Company LImited, designed to accompany 'an advanced copy' of the Company's prospectus, and offering 'a Founder's Share'. 2pp., 4to. Bifolium. Heavily-aged and worn. Addressed 'Dear Sir', and with facsimile of signature 'For the London Steam Omnibus Co. Ltd. \| A. Flemg Nisbett \| Secretary.' The circular begins with the reason for sending an advance copy of the prospectus. 'My object in giving you this early...		£80.00
[Brigadier-General Herbert Cecil Potter (1875-1964), CB, CMG, DSO, of the King's Regiment (Liverpool)] Autograph Letter Signed, in English, from a French interpreter ('M. Daller'?), informing Brig.-General Herbert Cecil Potter of the King's Regiment (Liverpool) that he has been ordered to join 'the Yankee Army'. With two initialled notes by Potter. 2pp., 12mo. Good, on lightly-aged paper. The letter is written in pencil, and begins: 'Sir, \| I am awfully sorry to say that I have just been ordered to report tomorrow to G. H. Q. where I shall very probably receive the order to go to the Yankee Army. \| I am really very sorry to leave you...		£65.00
[Charles Edward Bateman (1863-1947), arts and crafts architect of Aber-Artro Hall, Llanbedr, Vale of Artro, Merionethshire, Wales; Harrods of London] [Printed catalogue.] Illustrated Particulars, Plan and Conditions of Sale of the Delightful Freehold Estate known as Aber-Artro, Llanbedr, in the County of Merionethshire. For sale by auction by Harrods Ltd. [ii] + 21pp., 4to. With a further eight pages of plates on shiny art paper. Internally in fair condition on aged pages, in discoloured and damaged wraps. With a few light pencil notes. Stitched with thick red thread into binding designed to look like a large envelope, complete with flap with...		£180.00
[Messrs. John Brown & Co.'s (Limited) Aldwarke Main Collieries, Swallowwood Seam, Rotherham; Committee for Yorkshire; coal mining; Victorian coal industry] [Printed pamphlet.] Abstract of the Coal Mines Regulation Acts, 1887 to 1896; General Rles and Special Rules [...] Messrs. John Brown & Co.'s (Limited) Aldwarke Main Collieries, Swallowwood Seam, Rotherham. [With 'Bye-Laws'.] The 'Abstract' and 'Bye-Laws' total 45pp., 12mo, attached in one unbound pamphlet. Complete, but aged and dusty: an item that certainly saw duty in its colliery. The 'Abstract' is 41pp., 12mo, paginated 1-40; with a single page headed 'Timbering in Mines. \| Special Rules' on a leaf tipped in...		£165.00