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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
Sir Henry Thompson (1820-1904), English surgeon, Professor of Clinical Surgery at University College, London [Sir Henry Thompson, surgeon.] Autograph signature. On 4.5 x 9.5 cm rectangle of paper, cut from letter. In fair condition, lightly aged, and laid down on part of leaf from album. Reads: 'Yours vy trly \| Henry Thompson'.		£18.00
[Bearbaiting in Georgian Derbyshire; Hanoverian field sports] [Bearbaiting in Georgian Derbyshire.] Anonymous manuscript poem titled 'The Bearbaiting', beginning: 'Whoe'er in Derbyshire has been, \| And haply there a Wake has seen, \| Has seen a Bear, the Croud's Delight, \| Maintain with baiting Dogs the fight.' Not published. A fair copy, neatly written out over 8pp., 4to. 175 lines, in heroic couplets. On two bifoliums of wove paper, each with hunting-horn watermark of 'G R'. A well-written production, with valuable content regarding a loathsome practice which persisted in England until 1835. For...		£450.00
Thomas George Bonney (1833-1923), Professor of Geology in University College London, 1877-1901; President of the Geological Society (1884-1886) [Thomas George Bonney, geologist.] Autograph Letter Signed ('T. G. Bonney') to an unnamed male recipient, commending his 'interesting paper', and discussing the 'Lafoten rocks', with reference to a conversation with 'Mr Dahl'. 4pp., 12mo. Bifolium. Very good, on lightly-aged paper. He begins by commending the recipient's 'interesting paper': 'Of the justice of your remarks there can of course be no doubt, and even the small amount of knowledge that I have been able to acquire of the nature of rocks, has for some time...		£220.00
William Monk (1863-1937), engraver, based at Hogarth Studios, Charlotte Street, London, best-known for his 'Calendarium Londinense' [William Monk, engraver.] Proof on large paper of his own self-designed bookplate ('W. MONK \| HOGARTH STVDIOS'), depicting a peacock looking out onto a country sunrise from a wooden balcony. With five-line quotation from Chaucer. Dimensions of etching 13 x 9 cm. Dimensions of plate 14.5 x 10.5 cm. Dimensions of page 32 x 25.5 cm. The image itself in excellent condition, the borders aged, with wear and closed tears to extremities.		£120.00
[Mary Saxby, Female Vagrant] [Chapbook; Female Vagrant] Memoirs of Mary Saxby, A Female Vagrant. Written by herself. Chapbook, 20pp., 12mo, sewn as issued, very good condition. No other copy currently on the market, this edition apparently unrecorded. BL has an incomplete run of RTS First Series, dating it c.1810-c.1820. See "writingwomenshistory" for full discussion and plot summary.		£150.00
Charles Godfrey Leland (1824-1903), American writer and folklorist, author of 'Hans Breitmann’s Ballads' (1871) [Leonard Field (1824-1903), Bencher of the Inner Temple; Josef Victor von Scheffel] [Charles Godfrey Leland, American author.] Autograph poem titled 'Assyrian. (Jonah.) From the German of Scheffel.' With ebullient signed dedication ('Charles G. Leland') to a relation of Leonard Field, Bencher of the Inner Temple. In very good condition, on lightly-aged paper. The poem (24 lines in six stanzas) is written out on the letterhead 'Leam, \| Leamington'. 1p., 12mo, with the blank second leaf of the bifolium tipped-in onto an 8vo leaf. An excellent translation of the well-known German drinking song, beginning: '...		£250.00
Edward Capern (1819-1894), 'the Postman Poet' and 'Devonshire Burns' [William Kingston Sawyer (1828-1882); Edward Litt Leman Blanchard (1820-1889); Bryan Waller Procter (1787-1874)] [Edward Capern, 'the Postman Poet' and 'Devonshire Burns'.] Autograph Letter Signed to the poet William Kingston Sawyer, thanking him for a photograph and book of his verses ('Ten Miles from Town'). 4pp., 12mo. Bifolium. In fair condition, on aged paper. Addressed to 'My Dr Sawyer'. He begins by thanking him for the photograph: 'Whenever I look on it - and I shall do so often - I shall be reminded of the fourth gentle poet who did all he could to make a few pleasant hours for a humble...		£220.00
[The foundation of the National Health Service, 1946; The British Medical Council, London] [Printed item, with 'Plebiscite' inserted.] The National Health Service: Report of the Negotiating Committee. 8pp., 8vo. Unbound pamphlet. In good condition, lightly aged and creased. Seventy numbered paragraphs, divided into two main parts, 'A Summary of the National Health Service Act' (itself divided into five parts: Central Administration; Hospital and Specialist Services; Health Services provided...		£150.00
Adam Boobyer, William Boobyer, booksellers in West London [Manuscript] Memorandum of an agreement [...] between Adam Boobyer, Bookseller,[of 6 Seymour Row, Little Chelsea] and William Boobyer Bookseller of Pomona Place Eelbrook [Fulham] Three pages, cr.8vo, bifolium, fold marks, small closed tear on fold, some staining, but text clear and complete. Text in William Boobyer's hand, by comparison with signatures. There are twelve numbered clauses in the Agreement. 1. That Adam Boobyer should conduct the business at 6 Seymour Row...		£150.00
Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1928), 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, Liberal prime minister [Clement Hoult; the Wolverhampton Literary & Scientific Society] [Henry Herbert Asquith, Liberal prime minister.] Autograph Letter Signed ('H. H. Asquith') to C[lement]. Hoult, declining to become president of 'the Committee of your Society' [the Wolverhampton Literary & Scientific Society]. 2pp., 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition, on lightly-aged paper, with closed tears at head and foot of gutter. Reads: 'Dear Sir, I much regret that the pressure of my other engagements makes it impossible for me to comply with the kind request of the Committee of your Society that I should become...		£100.00