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'Les Redacteurs (A.M.P., W.R.W., P.E.R.)' and 'les garcons de 3R' 'Premiere edition' of mimeographed English school magazine by 'les garcons de 3R', all in French, titled 'EPATANT!' 2pp., foolscap 8vo. Good on two leaves of lightly-aged paper attached with rusty staple. Opening note reads 'Voici la première édition de ce journal. Là-dedans les garçons de 3R ont écrit pour vous beaucoup de choses interessantes. Le titre EPATANT! signifie "smashing"! Esperons que vous le...	£30.00
Edmund Evans (1826-1905), wood engraver and printer who worked with Greenaway, Crane, Caldecott and others [George Clulow, President of Ye Sette of Odd Volumes; William Home Lizars, Scottish engraver] Autograph Letter Signed from the Victorian wood engraver and printer Edmund Evans to the connoisseur George Clulow, discussing an engraving 'in alto relievo' by William Home Lizars from a painting by John Watson. With copy of the engraving. Plate: Portrait of 'Peter Morris, M.D. \| Printed at the Ballantyne Press'. 'Painted by John Watson. Engraved in alto relievo by W. Lizars.' Dimensions of plate 10.5 x 9.5cm., on 12mo leaf. The frontispiece to the first volume of the 1819 Ballantyne edition of Lockhart's 'Peter's Letters to...	£750.00
Emmerson W. Manning [Emmerson Wain Manning], Manning National Detective Institute [Printed book.] Practical Instruction for Detectives. A Complete Course in Secret Service Study. By Emmerson W. Manning, Manning National Detective Institute. 94 + [i] pp. In original green cloth with title in black on front cover. Good, lightly-aged in lightly-worn and spotted binding. Ownership signature ('') in pencil on title-page, with pencil annotations throughout translating passages into French. Chapters on 'Shadowing', 'Burglaries', '...	£50.00
George Sholto Douglas (1789-1858), 17th Earl of Morton [Representative Peers of Scotland in the House of Lords, Westminster] Four Autograph Drafts by George Sholto Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton, of letters by him soliciting the votes of his fellow Scottish peers in elections of Scottish Representative Peers in the House of Lords in 1828, 1841 and 1852. Two signed 'Morton'. 1828: 2pp., 4to. 'Dalmahoy nr Edinburgh \| March 3d 1828'. Signed 'Morton'. In fair condition, lightly-aged and with a short closed tear along one fold. The draft begins: 'I had the honor a short time agao of announcing to your Lordship my intention of offering myself as a candidate for the high...	£320.00
[British Prisoners of War in Japan or Japanese-Occupied Territory] [Printed HMSO pamphlet.] A Handbook for the information of Relatives and Friends of Prisoners of War and Civilians in Japanese or Japanese-Occupied Territory. [With stamped printed slip from the War Office.] 16pp., 12mo. Stapled. In printed pink wraps, with map on inside back cover showing 'The Prisoner of War (Far East) Enquiry Centre' at Curzon St House in Mayfair. In fair condition, on lightly-aged paper in worn wraps with creasing to one corner. Divided into 14 sections: Government...	£150.00
[British prisoners of war in Japan and Japanese-occupied territories; the Far East] [Printed Leaflet P.2327B.] Communication with Prisoners of War and Civilians in Japan and Japanese-occupied Territories, and other Service personnel and Civilians believed to be in Japanese hands. 2pp., 12mo. Printed on both sides of a single leaf. Fair, on aged and creased paper. Giving a list of addresses to which letters and postcards 'may be sent post free to Service personnel and Civilians known or believed to be in Japanese hands'. '[...] To avoid delay in Japanese censorship, no...	£120.00
[British Prisoners of War Funds (Miss Christine Knowles, 'Founder and Hon. Director'); Japanese Prisoners of War; the Far East] [Printed pamphlet.] Information & News Sheet published by British Prisoners of War Funds (British Prisoners of War Books & Games Fund and Forget-Me-Not League Registered under the War Charities Act, 1940) No. 18 - Far East. 11pp., 12mo. Fair, on aged and creased paper. 'Please return' in manuscript at head of first page. Newspaper cutting titled 'Prisoners in Japanese Hands' loosely inserted. Begins with a section of 'Parliamentary News concerning Prisoners of War in the Far East.'; then 'Report from U.S.A.'; and a...	£180.00
[Hammersmith Hospital, London, 1943; Wakefields, photographers, Ealing; British Postgraduate Medical School] Photograph Wakefields of Ealing of the staff of Hammersmith Hospital, London, in 1943, with printed key identifying the sitters. Black and white print, 12 x 29cm., mounted on piece of card, 19.5 x 35cm, with paper guard. The photograph itself is in good condition, with a couple of unobtrusive indentations, with mount and guard a little creased and worn. Printed on the mount above the photograph: 'HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL -...	£60.00
[Middle East Command; Adabiya; Suez] [Printed pamphlet.] Information for Those on Their Way Home from the Far East and who are stopping at Adabiya, Suez, en route. 15pp., 12mo, with printers' slug at foot of otherwise-blank last page. Fair, on aged paper with slight creasing. P.3 carries 'Our Welcome To You', beginning: 'To all of you on your journey home, whether in the Services or not, this brings you a warm welcome to the Middle East Command. \| You may...	£150.00
[Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge] [Booklet] National Society Central-School Book. Number 3. 24pp, printed wraps, grubby and worn, ms. figures back ep., contents good. One copy with this title found on WorldCat (Free Library of Philadelphia) has different publisher details ([London] : Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington, no. 62, St. Paul's Church Yard; at the Free-School, Gower's Walk,...	£1,600.00

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