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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
John Caley (1760-1834), English antiquary, Secretary to the First Record Commission [ Dr Adam Clarke (1760-1832) of Milbrook, Lancashire, Methodist minister and antiquary ] [ John Caley, English antiquary. ] Autograph Letter Signed to Dr Adam Clarke, admonishing him regarding engravings for a new edition of Rymer's 'Foedera'. 1p., 12mo. In fair condition, on aged paper, with negligible traces of mount adhering to the blank reverse of the leaf. Addressed to 'Dr Clarke \| Harper St.' After explaining that the Commissioners of the Public Records want lists of the new plates for the first volume of 'Foeder', and another...		£40.00
Married Women's Property Act, 1882 [ Robert George Underdown, General Manager of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway ] [ Printed Act of Parliament. ] Married Women's Property Act, 1882. \| [45 & 46 VICT. CH. 75.]' ['An Act to consolidate and amend the Acts relating to the Property of Married Women.'] ii + 10pp., 8vo. Unbound and stitched. In fair condition, on aged paper. Ownership signature of 'R. G. Underdown' (Railway, General Manager) at head of first page. Passed 18 August 1882. The ten pages of the act are preceded by a two page 'Arrangement of Sections', from '1. Married women to be...		£120.00
Melton Prior (1845-1910), Special Artist of the Illustrated London News [the St. James's Gallery, London, of I. P. Mendoza; Burma, Burmese; the Nile Expedition, Egypt ] [ Melton Prior, Special Artist of the Illustrated London News. ] Engraved illustrated invitation card to an 'Exhibition of Original Burmese War & Nile Expedition Sketches' at the St James's Gallery of 'Mr Mendozza'. Printed on one side of a piece of 12.5 x 20 cm green card. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn, with central vertical crease line unobtrusively strengthened with archival tape. To the left of the page is an illustration of a British soldier officer a Burmese temple. The text is written out...		£56.00
Rev. J. G. Wood [ John George Wood ] (1827-1889), English author and populariser of natural history [ John T. Baron of Blackburn, Lancashire, autograph hunter ] [ Rev. J. G. Wood, writer on natural history. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('J. G. Wood') to autograph hunter John T. Baron, concerning the address of author George Macdonald. 1p., 12mo. In stamped envelope addressed by Wood to 'J. T. Baron Esq \| 18 Griffin St \| Witton \| Blackburn'. Writing in 'greatest haste' he explains that he does not know the address of the writer George Macdonald (1824-1905). 'If you address to him at Messrs Isbister & Co 56 Ludgate Hill,...		£50.00
Sir David William Smith (1764-1837) of Pickering in Upper Canada, and of Preston, County Northumberland [ Sir David William Smith, land agent of the Duke of Northumberland. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('D W Smith') to Alnwick solicitor Robert Thorp, regarding possible candidates for the post of Deputy Lieutenant. 1p., 12mo. On bifolium. In very good condition. Having asked Thorp's son to ask him to 'turn this' in his mind, he writes again on behalf of the Duke, who would like 'the names of such gentry, as might be made Depy. Lieuts. Mr. Adamson complaining of their want at Hexcham - Avonlea - & some...		£40.00
T. F. Henderson [ Thomas Finlayson Henderson ] (1844-1923), Scottish historian and biographer [ Robert Burns; Robert Hartley Cromek ] [ Thomas Finlayson Henderson, Scottish historian and biographer. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('T F Henderson') discussing a manuscript of poems by Robert Burns. 1p., 12mo. In good condition, on lightly-aged paper. The recipient's name is hard to decipher (' N Maunsell?>). Henderson writes that 'Mr. ' has forwarded to him 'your MSS of Burns poems', but that neither is in Burns's handwriting, although they have value as copies. He suggests that Burns's...		£45.00
Thomas Wright (1859-1936), schoolmaster at the Cowper School, Olney, Buckinghamshire, writer and biographer of William Cowper and William Blake [ Alice A. Leith, editor ] [ Thomas Wright of Olney, biographer. ] Autograph Card Signed ('Thomas Wright') to Miss Alice A. Leith Neatly written out on one side of a stamped, postmarked postcard, the other side addressed by Wright to 'Miss Alice A. Leith \| 10 C<?> Gardens \| London \| N.W 3'. He is 'very pressed with work', and refers her to his 'Life of Blake', which 'gives all I know respecting Blake's attitude to...		£45.00
Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood (1748-1810), 1st Baron Collingwood, commander at Trafalgar after Nelson's death [ Sir William Richard Cosway; Sir John Thomas Duckworth (1748-1817), 1st Baronet ] [ Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood. ] Contemporary manuscript official copy letter to Vice Admiral Duckworth, regarding Royal Navy ships in the Mediterranean respecting the neutrality of Portuguese ships. With manuscript extract from treaty. Both items in very good condition, on lightly-aged paper. ONE: Copy letter. 2pp., folio. On paper with watermark 'JOHN HOWARD \| 1804'. Ends: 'To \| Sir J. T. Duckworth K.B. \| Vice Admiral of the White \| &ca. &ca. &ca. \| Given on board the Ocean off Cadiz \| 12th. August 1806 \| (signed...		£180.00
Alfred Glanville Vance (1838-1888), 'The Great Vance' of the London music-halls [ Vance's Concert Party, Annual Tour ] [ Alfred Glanville Vance, 'The Great Vance' of the London music halls. ] Letter Signed on his behalf ('A. G. Vance \| pro D. M.') to 'Mr Dickson', on the letterhead of 'Vance's Concert Party, Annual Tour', giving instructions regarding bills. 1p., 4to. On aged and worn paper. Ornate letterhead featuring Prince of Wales feathers and motto 'Patronised by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales', reading 'Vance's Concert Party, \| Annual Tour. \| Proprietor & Manager, \| Mr. Alfred G. Vance.' The 'Route' for the following Wednesday to...		£60.00
Arthur Cleveland Coxe (1818-1896), Episcopal Bishop of Western New York [ Arthur Cleveland Coxe, Episcopal Bishop of Western New York. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('A. Cleveland Coxe \| Bp. of W. N. York') to Rev. J. S. Cunningham, discussing the requirements for American degrees, and the unjust tendency to disparage them. 4pp., 8vo. Bifolium. In fair condition, on aged and worn paper. Replying to the recipient's 'very natural & proper inquiries', he discusses the granting of the 'honorary Degree of M.A.', which is 'often granted by our best colleges, to professors & men, known to those who nominate, on...		£90.00