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'A. C. L.' [i.e. Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall] [Sir Henry Mortimer Durand (1850-1924)] [Privately printed volume by Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall, inscribed by him to Sir Henry Mortimer Durand'.] 'Private Copy' of 'Verses Written in India' by 'A. C. L.' [4] + 71pp., 8vo. In binding with green cloth spine and green paper boards, with 'Verses Written in India' printed on the front. In god condition, lightly aged and in aged and worn binding. 24 poems, with titles including 'The Old Pindaree', 'The Amir's Soliloquy', 'A Rajput Chief of the Old...		£200.00
Lichfield House, Richmond upon Thames, owned by novelist Mary Elizabeth Braddon [Mrs Maxwell] (1835-1915), Sir Henry George Norris (1865-1934), MP, Henry Lascelles (1690-1753), MP and slave owner [Lichfield House, Richmond upon Thames.] Nine indentures, deeds, and other property documents, including one signed by novelist Mary Elizabeth Braddon and her son, another by her husband William Babbington Maxwell, and one by Sir Henry George Norris. Lascelles bought Lichfield House in 1729, and committed suicide there in 1753. The enormous success of Braddon's novels 'Lady Audley's Secret' (1862) and 'Aurora Floyd' (1863) allowed her to buy Lichfield House, where she too died. It was demolished in the 1930s. ONE: Manuscript indenture on...		£850.00
S. W. Harris [Children's Branch, Home Office, Whitehall, London] [Printed pamphlet by the Children's Branch, Home Office, Whitehall.] Retarded and Mentally Defective Children. 6pp., 12mo. In fair condition, on aged paper, with two slight rust stains from staple. Shelfmarks, stamp and label of the Board of Education Reference Library. Divided into five sections: Causes of Incapacity; Importance of early recognition of Mental Defect; Definition of Mental Defect, under...		£30.00
[Service of Stallions; horse-racing] [Cards; advertisements] Five cards in various formats giving information about Stallions available to service Mares Sizes vary from c.11 x 8cm to 19 x 15. The names of the stallions are given: Wildfire the Second, Cromwell, King Walter, 'Nag Stallion "Sedan", and Subduer; prices; the names and addresses of the owners; the achievements of the horse; directions; other information (eg. "Any mare missing to...		£120.00
[Sir Winston Churchill (1965), British Prime Minister who led the country to victory in the Second World War] [Sir Winston Churchill.] Photograph showing him leaving Downing Street at the end of his second and final term of office, making a victory sign while his staff stand in the doorway. Black and white print, 15 x 10cm. A dewy-eyed Churchill stands in the doorway of 10 Downing Street in long dark coat, clutching top hat, gloves and cane in his left hand, and makes a raised victory sign with his right, while a group of seven male and female staff members crowd in the doorway...		£45.00
[The Newspaper Society; Anthony Eden speech annotated] [Programme & other ephemera; Anthony Eden annotated speech] The Newspaper Society. Annual Dinner Programme, 4pp., 8vo, comprising Menu and Toast List. Music and Cabaret by Sydney Jerome and his Orchestra. WITH: A. Table Plan, 4pp., 8vo; B. Table "A" Reseating, typescript, 2pp., 4to {Eden listed in printed table plan but not in the Reseating, presumably he didn't show and was replaced at...		£400.00
[The Queen's Hospital Birmingham; periodical] Eric W. Vincent, editor [Periodical] Q.H. An Annual 1932 [1933] A. [1932 issue] pp. 52;[ xx] (pp. i-[xx] at front and back, advertisements), colour plates (mounted pictures), printed paper covers, chipped and worn at spine, contents good. Contents include a long story by Francis Brett Young ("Blood Oranges") and Barry Jackson, 'The Birmingham Repertory...		£120.00
[William Makepeace Thackeray, contributor to and possible editor of 'The Snob', published in Cambridge by W. H. Smith [Early Thackeray item.] Volume I No. 8 of the humorous Cambridge periodical 'The Snob', containing two articles: a burlesque play titled 'The Blood-Stained Murderer; or, The Cock and Charley' and 'Mathematics'. 6pp., 12mo, paginated 41-46. Unbound stab-stitched pamphlet. A frail survival: aged and worn. Priced at half a crown, and with the following note above the slug: 'No. 9 will be published on Thursday, June 4. \| N.B. - All communications to be directed to Mr. Smith, Rose Crescent, which, it is...		£280.00
Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Company, Printsellers by Appointment to her Majesty, London [ John Edward Taylor (1830-1905), owner of the Manchester Guardian and notable art collector ] [ Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co., London printsellers. ] Itemised manuscript invoice to 'John Edward Taylor Esq', signed by 'J. W. Wood', including commission on 42 lots purchased for him at the 'Percy Sale'. Taylor's collecting activities are described in his entry in the Oxford DNB. His collection was sold by his widow in 1912 for the massive sum of £358,500.3pp., folio. Bifolium. In very good condition, on lightly-aged paper. Tastefully-printed billhead, as one might expect, in black and red, with...		£180.00
Lieutenant-General Sir George Thomas Napier (1784-1855), British army officer who served in the Peninsular War, and was Commander-In-Chief of the army in the Cape Colony, 1839-1843 [Lieutenant-General Sir George Thomas Napier.] Autograph Letter Signed ('Geo. Napier') to Daniel Flexney, concerning the loss of some bonds, written with his left hand following the loss of his right arm during the Peninsular War. 1p., 4to. Bifolium. In good condition, on aged paper. Addressed on reverse of second leaf to 'Mr. Danl. Flexney \| Westborne Place \| Bayswater \| near London', with two postmarks in red ink, one round and the other oval (the second in two parts), both giving year 1818. Docketed and with the...		£65.00