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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
Edward Drummond (1792-1843), private secretary to Sir Robert Peel, whose murder by Daniel McNaughtan McNaughten] (1815?-1865) gave rise to the 'McNaughten Rules' of criminal responsibility Autograph Signature of Edward Drummond, private secretary to Sir Robert Peel, whose murder by Daniel McNaughtan gave rise to the 'McNaughten Rules' on criminal responsibility. On rectangular panel cut from the front of an envelope, with address and frank by Drummond, and crown postmark in red ink ('PAID \| 31 OC 31 \| 1842') . The address, in Drummond's autograph, reads: 'Private \| The Earl of Clanwilliam \| Gill Hall \| Dromore \| Ireland \| [signed in bottom left] Edwd...		£30.00
Anthony Asquith (1902-1968), English film director, son of Liberal Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith [ Dame Elizabeth Wordsworth (1840-1932), great-niece of the poet William Wordsworth ] [ Anthony Asquith, English film director. ] Autograph Signature, with transcription of Elizabeth Wordsworth's poem 'If all the good people were clever'. 1p., small 4to. On leaf removed from autograph album. In very good condition, lightly-aged. Headed 'For Ann:', above transcription of the eight-line poem, in two stanzas. Signed at foot 'Anthony Asquith \| June 22nd. 1940'. The recipient was the daughter of a technician at Twickenham Film Studios...		£65.00
[Women's Disabilities Bill (British House of Commons private members bill, 1952); Parliamentary paper; Edith Summerskill, Labour politician and feminist; Greville Janner; Horace Maybray King] [British House of Commons private members bill.] Women's Disabilities. A Bill To remove certain legal disabilities of women. Presented by Dr. Summerskill, supported by Mr. Janner and Dr. King. 5 + [1]pp., 8vo. In fair condition, aged and lightly-worn, with slightly rusted staples and rust stain from paperclip. Scarce: the only actual copy on COPAC or OCLC WorldCat at the LSE in London.		£80.00
Elizabeth Todd Nash of Madison, Connecticut, author of 'Fifty Puritan Ancestors' [Lady Marie de Grasse Evans (d.1907), wife of Sir Francis Henry Evans] Autograph Letter Signed from Elizabeth Todd Nash of Madison, Connecticut, to Lady Marie de Grasse Evans, concerning her book 'Fifty Puritan Ancestors'. 3pp., 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition, on lightly-aged paper. The letter begins: 'My dear Lady Evans - \| Last week my publishers Messrs Tuttle Morehouse & Taylor sent you the two copies of "Fifty Puritan Ancestors" ordered so long ago. I trust you will find it as satisfactory as the rest...		£60.00
F. B. Malim [Frederick Blagden Malim] (1872-1966), Master of Wellington College, Berkshire [the British Army] Autograph Letter Signed ('F. B. Malim') from Frederick Blagden Malim, Master of Wellington College, Berkshire, to an unnamed recipient, correcting the misapprehension that 'Wellington specially "prepares" for the Army'. 2pp., 12mo. Good, on lightly-aged paper. Typed at head: 'Educn. \| F. B. MALIN [sic] (b.1872). Master at Wellington College.' The letter begins: 'No - Wellington was not founded to educate boys intending to enter the Army, it was founded to educate cheaply for any calling the sons of dead...		£80.00
Friedrich Ludwig Georg von Raumer (1781-1873), German historian Autograph Note Signed ('von Raumer'), in English, from the German historian Friedrich von Raumer, declining an invitation due to a command by 'the Queen' to attend a ball. 1p., 16mo. Good, on lightly-aged paper. The note reads: 'My dear Sir! \| I am very sorry that, being commanded by the Queen to attend one of her Balls, it is not possible to accept your friendly invitation for the 24th May. Every faithfully your \| von Raumer \| L. 17th. May 36'. Von Raumer was in...		£60.00
George Moorsom (1796-1866), Member of the School of Naval Architecture, and Member of, and Secretary to, the late Commission for the Revision of the Law of Tonnage [Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot, MP] Autograph Letter Signed ('Geo: Moorsom') from George Moorsom to C. R. M. Talbot, MP, presenting his 'A Mode Proposed for Determining the Register Tonnage of Merchant Shipping, by Means of a System of Internal Measurements', with the copy of the book. There is an obituary of Moorsom (who was not, as sometimes stated, an admiral) in The 'Moorsom System' of calculating tonnage became law in 1854, and remained in effect until 1982. Transactions of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, Volume 8 (1867). Letter: 4pp., 12mo. Very good, on...		£280.00
Henry Butterworth, Publisher to the Public Record Department, 7 Fleet Street, London [Printed pamphlet.] A Catalogue of Record Works, Printed under the Direction of The Commissioners on The Public Records of the Kingdom, on Sale by Henry Butterworth, Publisher to the Public Record Department. 16pp., 12mo. Stitched. In fair condition, aged, worn and a little dusty. Elegantly printed. A descriptive list, preceded by a two-page introduction beginning: 'The Catalogue here submitted to the Public, of Record Works published under the authority of the Record Commissioners and of the...		£150.00
Strickland Gibson (1877-1958), librarian, bibliographer, and Keeper of the Archives at the University of Oxford [Stephen John Aldrich; Bodleian Library; bibliography; typography] Autograph Letter Signed ('S. Gibson') from the bibliographer Strickland Gibson of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, to Stephen John Aldrich 1p., 12mo. In fair condition, on aged and creased paper, unobtrusively repaired with archival tape. Signed 'S. Gibson \| (Secretary)'. He explains that as the 'beginning of the Michaelmas Term is an unusually busy time' he has 'only been able just recently to find time to study your very...		£45.00
Lyn Ta-kuang [The Chinese People's Committee for World Peace and Against American Agression; Germ Warfare; Biological Weapons] Two variant publications of Chinese Communist propaganda pamphlet, 'The Case Against the U.S. Germ Warfare Criminals'. Both copies 16pp., 12mo, and both stapled in white wraps. Copy 1: Published by the Chinese People's Committee for World Peace and Against American Aggression. Title printed in red. Name of author given at foot of last page: '---- By LIN TA-KUANG.' In fair condition, aged, and on browned high-...		£120.00