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Lesley Aitchison's - Catalogue 78
Maps, Plans, Manuscripts, Documents, Engravings, Ephemera, etc.
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    Berkshire
  1. Castle and Town of Windsor AN ACT to empower the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Woods to make certain Alterations and Improvements in the Approaches to the Castle and Town of Windsor. Pages numbered 593-636, disbound, small folio, Act of Parliament. London: Printed by George E. Eyre, and William Spottiswoode, 1848. £12.00

  2. Reynolds & Co. THE ALBUM OF WINDSOR VIEWS 30 photolitho views on extending strip, folding into sm. 4to boards, gilt, corners slightly rubbed. c1880. £17.00

  3. Shellingford CATALOGUE of Auction Sale on the Farm Premises in the Village of Shellingford, by the direction of the Executors of T.M. Goodlake. 8pp, first page printed in a variety of type-faces with details of the Auction, and items in sale, including 6 Capital Working Horses, 7-Horse-Power Steam Engine, 4 Scotch Carts, 71 Hampshire Down Stock Ewes, 24 Geese, etc. Luker, Typ. Faringdon. 1877. £16.00

  4. Windsor Forest AN ACT for enquiring into the State of Windsor Forest in the County of Berks and for ascertaining the Boundaries.... Pages numbered 1261-1266, disbound, Act of Parliament. London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1806. £14.00

  5. New Windsor AN ACT for enabling the Mayor, Bailiffs and Burgesses of the Borough of New Windsor.... to repair and maintain their great Bridge over the River of Thames.... leading.... to Eton.... 5pp, disbound, plus cover leaf. Some off-setting. 1736. £12.00

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    Bristol

    RARE HAND-COLOURED PLAN

  6. Ashmead (G.C) ASHMEAD'S MAP OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF BRISTOL, Reduced from the Original Survey and corrected to 1871. Fine engraved plan, dissected and mounted on linen, folding into original 8vo, unlettered cloth boards, overall size of map approx. 38" x 34". Scale approx. 1" to 1 furlong. With Reference tables of Public Buildings, Schools, Almshouses, Dissenting Chapels, Principal inns and Hotels etc. With the wards hand-coloured, and outlined in a deeper shade. Published by G.C. Ashmead & Son, 11 Small Street, Bristol: March, 1871. £550.00 -- See Illustration
    Ashmead issued his first plan of Bristol in 1828. This was largely based on the work of Joseph Plumley who died after only issuing the prospectus for his map. This first Ashmead map measured 75" x 58" with a scale of 200 feet = 1 inch. Ashmead went on to issue smaller, reduced scale, plans of Bristol in 1833, 1846, 1855, 1871 and 1882. This edition extends from Windmill Hill to Cold Harbour Farm in the north, from the Black Swan on Stapleton Road to Nightingale Valley in the West.


  7. Besley (William) OBLIGATION BOND to Thomas Neast of Bristol, Victualler for £120. In English and Latin, printed with manuscript inserts. 1p, sm. folio, blank conjoint leaf with docket title. Small wax seal. Signed by Besley and 2 witnesses. 1729. £24.00

  8. Blacksworth, Manor of COPY OF COURT ROLL recording the admission to a messuage and garden in the Manor of Nathaniel Ogbourne, Whipmaker, of Barton Regis. Vellum, 10" x 14", signed by Abraham Elton, farmer of the Manor, with wax seal showing a swan or similar bird. Some light browning in parts. 15th Sept. 1738. £18.00

  9. Brain (Horace) MR. W. HORACE BRAIN'S ANNUAL ADDRESS Why Women Should be Kind to Their Husbands, Why there are so many Old Maids in Clifton.... 4p, folio, folded, with some splits at margin, and along one fold. 1907. £18.00
    Attacks people who exploit shop girls ('There are only two shops in Bristol who regard their shop assistants as young ladies, and these are Pakeman, Whiteladies Road, and Jolly, College Green...'), driving on Sundays, the Town Council, the badly-dressed old maids of Clifton, etc.


  10. Bristol Avon River Board FIFTEENTH AND FINAL STATUTORY ANNUAL REPORT for the year ended 31st March 1965. 45pp., wraps, small folio. Illusts. 1965. £8.00
    Includes sections on drainage, fisheries etc.


  11. Bristol Grammar School Old Boys ANNUAL DINNER at Kettners' Restaurant, Shaftesbury Avenue. Charles Macarthur, M.P., in the Chair. July 6th, 1898. Printed on pink card, size 5" x 3", front page slightly faded... together with... similar Menus for Dinner 1899, 1902, 1903, 1904. The last two are slightly smaller and have decorative borders with gilt. 5 items. 1898-1904. £25.00

  12. Bristol Spring Assizes COMMON AND SPECIAL JURY LISTS Two printed lists on blue paper, for 1873, each listing approx. 50 jurors with occupations. Pinned to the lists are papers relating to a case in the Exchequer of Pleas concerning land at Churchstaunton in Devon, Buckland and Coombe St. Nicholas in Somerset. 1873. £18.00
    Among the occupations listed are seedsman, carver, dressing case maker, wine merchant, cutler, surgical instrument maker.


  13. British Association STREET MAP OF BRISTOL Plan issued for Bristol Meeting, 1930, printed in black red and blue, size 25" x 26", scale 6" to 1 mile, folding into chipped envelope with printed title. 1930. £15.00

  14. Clifton OFFICE EXTRACT OF RECOVERY Jonathan Harwood demandeth against Thomas Ward Six Messuages Six Gardens.... Fifty Acres of Pasture Twenty Acres of Wood One hundred acres of Furze and Heath.... in Clifton. 1p, blank conjoint leaf with docket title. Impressed tax stamp. Michaelmas Term 1784. £16.00
    Extracted c1816.


  15. Clifton Theological College MEMORANDUM and Articles of Association of Clifton Theological College Trust. 13pp., printed wraps, sm. folio. 1936. £8.00

  16. Dalton (Edward) COLLECTIONS RELATING TO BRISTOL Scrap book of off-prints from the Bristol Mirror, 4to, paper boards, chipped calf spine, comprising 35 off-prints, mainly printed on one side only, including 19 of the 'Rambling Observations' series on Bristol Buildings, Poem on Prince Albert's Visit to Bristol, Remarks on Rownham Spring etc. Also bound in are a manuscript letter from Sir John Cox Hippesley, Ston Easton, 1820, flyer put out by the Bristol Library Committee to encourage 'in the public mind a greater interest in its favour', setting out the working of the library, rules, types of books held etc., 2pp, 4to, 19th March 1827. With Dalton's bookplate inside front board. Compiled c1840. £38.00

  17. Dolphin Society PRESIDENTS' NAMES numbers of Persons who dined, amount of Collection.... from its first institution in 1749.... to 1909. Folio sheet, printed in blue with decorative border, folds, some small repaired edge tears. 1910. £10.00

  18. Floods AN ACT to enable the Mayor Aldermen and Burgesses of the City of Bristol to construct a Culvert and other works for the relief of the Floods in the Cutlers Mills Brook.... 23pp., cloth boards with gilt title. 1899. £15.00

  19. Fraser (J.A) NOTES ON THE COMMERCIAL RELATIONS OF BRISTOL AND PORTUGAL 54p., foolscap, typescript. Rough paper wraps with manuscript title. 1927. £18.00

  20. Gaol AN ACT for building a New Gaol, a Penitentiary House and House of Correction, within the City of Bristol, and for regulating, maintaining, and supporting the same; and for disposing of the present Common Gaol of the said City of Bristol, and County of the same City.... Black Letter. Cover leaf + 80pp, disbound, Act of Parliament. 1792. £25.00

  21. Gardiner, Sons & Co. SPECIMENS OF FIREPLACE SUITES From the Showrooms of Gardiner, Sons & Co., Ltd. 8pp., 4to, wraps, coloured illustrations on each page. c1935. £10.00

  22. Hospitals and Workhouses AN ACT for rendering more effectual the several Acts passed for the erecting of Hospitals and Workhouses within the City of Bristol, for the Better employing and maintaining of the Poor thereof. Black Letter, 12pp and cover leaf. 1745. £16.00

  23. Kingsdown SKETCH PLAN of 'Revd. Mr Foot's Gout. Top Part of St. Michael's Hill. May 1772.' Manuscript sketch plan, with measurements and crude compass rose, size 15" x 6", folds, showing road from 'Road to or from Gallows' at top to 'Mr Tendals Field' at the bottom, showing 'Pavement' and 'Main House', 'Bare Premises', 'Bare Stables', 'dung Hole' 'Pool 10ft by 12ft.''Gout covered to Pool', 'Willett's Garden', 'Holmses Garden'. The various features are described in more detail on verso with key letters, e.g. 'F. A kind of Reservoer or Pool into whitch the Gout empties itself. From this Pool to the ditch in Mr Tendals field is a open gout with only a small Canall Cutt in the Suface of the Garden'. 1772. £40.00 -- See Illustration

  24. Lavars & Co. Printer MAP OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF BRISTOL. (As extended 1904.) Folding, dissected and mounted on linen, 31" x 44", folding into marbled wraps with printed label. Built-up area printed in pale green, border added in red wash, some streets in central area neatly marked in green. 1904. £60.00
    Extends from Hallen to Bedminster Down, Staple Hill to Avonmouth and Portbury.


  25. Lysaght (John), Limited. AGRICULTURAL FEEDING APPLIANCES Manufactured by John Lysaght, Limited, Galvanized Iron Works, Bristol. Catalogue printed in blue on yellow paper, on both sides of sheet 15" x 17", folded to form brochure 5" x 8". Each item attractively illustrated, with prices for different sizes. September 1902. £35.00
    Includes wheelbarrows, water-carriers, garden tables and chairs, hay-racks, troughs.


  26. Montpelier Auction TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, By Mr Harril, at the Full-Moon, North Street, On Tuesday, the 12th day of April, 1825.... Freehold Messuage, or Dwelling-House, Garden, and Premises, called Ashley Lodge, situate, standing, and being at Montpelier, near the Orphan Asylum.... Lists 8 Lots. Small folio, 3pp, Conditions of Sale on page 2 and memorandum for Lot 7 completed in manuscript. Rose, Bristol, Broadmead: 1825. £26.00
    Includes Messuage and yard in St. James Churchyard in the possession of T & W Maby, Cabinet Makers.


  27. Norrington Hingston & Co. ACCOUNT BOOK Manuscript account book giving yearly Balance Sheets, 23rd July 1866 - 20th July 1892. Approx. 300 pages, neatly written. Full green calf with broken metal clasp, size approx. 10" x 6". 1866-92. £60.00
    Gives list of stock, including Peru Guano, Bone, dried blood, and machinery etc., for each year. Norrington Hingston were at the Chemical Manure Works, Crew's Hole, St. George.


  28. Scholastic Trading Co. NEW AND IMPROVED MAP OF BRISTOL AND ENVIRONS Scale 6" to 1 mile. Colour-printed map folding into small 8vo stiff wraps. Shows stations, railway and tram routes, some small illustrations of buildings such as Muller's Orphanage, Children's Hospital. 11pp. Street Index, adverts. for local firms printed on verso of plan. c1910. £28.00
    A 'Pharus' map.


  29. Taylor and Sons, Printer THE BRISTOL TIMES AND MIRROR April 6, 1896. Broadsheet newspaper, 8pp., folds. Paper slightly darkened. 1896. £8.00
    Includes much local church news.


  30. Trenchard Street, Bristol AUCTION POSTER. Messrs. Fargus will sell by Auction at "The Hatchet Inn," Frogmore Street, Bristol; On Thursday. Dec. 21st, 1865.... All that Messuage shop and premises, 3, Trenchard Street, Bristol, Now in the occupation of Mr George Watkins.... All that Freehold Dwelling Place, Trenchard St., Bristol, Now in the Occupation of Mr Francis Webb.... Size approx. 18" x 12", folds. Tipped onto the back are the manuscript 'Conditions of Sale' and completed 'Memorandum'. Few small holes to manuscript where folded. Pole, Printer, &c., John Street, Bristol. 1865. £22.00

  31. Veale & Co., Bristol, Photographer PHOTOGRAPH titled in white in plate 'Physical Training Demonstration. May 26th, 1926.' Shows what seems to be the Rovers' Ground with factory chimney in distance, stands with large audience, hundreds of boys and girls spelling out a pattern with 'Virtute et Industria', large audience. Size 5" x 11". 1926. £16.00

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    Buckinghamshire
  32. Aylesbury CATALOGUE OF 60 OXFORD DOWN SHEARLING RAMS the Property of J. & S. Treadwell, To Be Sold by Auction... Upper Winchendon... 16pp., size 7" x 5". With pedigree up to 7 times grand dams. 1907. £14.00

  33. Aylesbury Elections AN ACT for the preventing of Bribery and Corruption in the Election of Members to serve in Parliament for the Borough of Aylesbury.... Pages numbered 553-555, disbound, folio, Act of Parliament. London: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1804. £12.00

  34. Clifton COUNTERPART of deed of bargain and sale of 250 acres called the Great Pasture or Newfield in Clifton, (Clifton Reynes) Mary Low and James and Elizabeth Low to Sir Thomas Higgins and Thomas Robinson, and Francis Boteler of the third part. Vellum, size 14" x 20", very decorative printed calligraphic heading. Signed by 4 parties with heavy wax seals on tags. Witnessed on verso. 1667. £45.00
    A fine attractive deed. Boteler paid the Lows one thousand seven hundred pounds, and Higgins and Robinson paid them one shilling.


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    Cambridgeshire
  35. Arrington AN ACT for enlarging the Term and Powers of an Act.... for repairing the Road from Cambridge to the Old North Road near Arrington.... 16pp, disbound, Act of Parliament. 1817. £12.00

  36. Castor PHOTOGRAPH of a fine newly-built wooden barn, team of horses in front, large hay-cart at side, man on horseback. Size 6" x 8", mounted on buff mount, mount slightly rubbed. In white at corner of plate is name (indistinct) 'F. McCurdie(?), Castor, Photo.' Note on verso 'Barn built by Ed. Yeats, Gibby and R.B.W.' with key to names of 4 men in photo. c1910. £20.00
    There are no other buildings visible, or any trees.


  37. Haddenham AUCTION POSTER. To be Sold by Auction, by George Legge at the Three-Kings Inn, in Haddenham, On Monday, the 29th day of June, 1846.... The following Valuable Parcels of Land, Copyhold of the Manor of Haddenham.... Printed on one side only, size approx. 17" x 13", few folds, attractive printing with small hands pointing to lines naming occupiers. Small piece torn from top right margin approx. 1" sq. Clements. Printers, Ely: 1846. £22.00

  38. Wilburton, Ely GROWING CROPS OF CORN With the straw.... to be Sold by Auction at the Chequers in Wilburton.... August the 22nd, 1854.... Poster, sm. 4to, with acreage and Cultivation of 26 plots in New Cut, Flexon Field, etc. Traces of folds. 1854. £16.00

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    Cheshire
  39. Lowfield ACCOUNT BOOK OF SOCIETY OF FRIENDS inscribed 'Lowfield Book' on front endpaper, and 'Lowfield Book 1766' on front board. 4to, full parchment boards, front inner hinge broken. 162 full pages of entries, in a neat hand throughout. Lists receipts from rents of lands 'for the Lowfield' 'for Marsh More and Shaw', 'Samuel Clare hath Received the rents of the Lands belonging to Frandley Meeting... £76.18.0d', and expenditure on upkeep of the meeting house (there is a 2p. list of nails, locks, paint, flags, line etc., and there are payments for 'repairing the Graveyard Wall', 'for gleazing at the Meeting House', 'new door fr Meeting House yard and for hanging the old one for a Cole House'), charitable payments, entertainment of visiting Friends etc. The accounts are signed regularly by 4 people, and the dates are in the Quaker style throughout. References are made to Akworth School, Frandley Meeting House, Newton Meeting House, 'Pd. to repairing the Meeting House at Chester...'. 1766-1812. £370.00
    Amongst the charitable payments were '18th 5mo. 1777 Pd. for a publick friend that was at our general meeting at Frandly being not well in her journey to Morley... 6s'; 'Pd. John Reynold for drawing the carrage at the burial of Mary Gregg'; 'James Finney had for makeing Edward Gandey two Westcoats and a coat 3s.6d.'


  40. New Brighton AN ACT for constructing a Pier at New Brighton.... 13pp, disbound, last leaf loose, held with small staples. 1864. £12.00

  41. The Greenbanks, Ellesmere CATALOGUE of the Attractive & Highly Important Sale.... Farming Stock and Implements, 200 Iron Hurdles.... Handsome Roan Mare.... Kitchen & Culinary Utensils &c.... 22pp, 8vo. Traces of vertical fold. 1889. £10.00

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    Cornwall
  42. Altarnun POSTER To Be Let.... well-known Grassy Farm called Burland.... now in the occupation of Messrs. Hicks and Coombe.... valuable Rights of Common on Trevague Moor. 17" x 11", with folds. Dated 21st December, 1858. £16.00

    FRANCIS BASSET OF TEHIDY

  43. Basset (Francis) DRAFT CODICIL of the Will of Francis Basset Esq., of Tehidy. 5 pages, folio, with corrections and amendments, held at corner with pin, lst sheet worn at fold. 1769. £38.00
    Concerns his wish that his nephew the Revd. John Basset Collins should be presented to the Rectory of Camborne.


  44. Boconnoc Estate PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE of Freehold Farms, Small Holdings, Dwellinghouses and Gardens, Accommodation Lands, Business Premises and the Reversionary Interests of Valuable Properties in the parish of St. Stephen in Brannel.... embracing areas in and around Nanpean, Foxhole, High Street and Halviggan to be Sold by Auction at the Church Rooms, Nanpean.... August 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 1947. 60pp, sm. folio, wraps, 3 large coloured folding plans in pocket at rear. Rust spots at edges of wraps, bottom edge of wraps slightly ragged. 1947. £70.00
    Includes farms of Menmundy, Nanpean, Higher Henmoor, Lower Goverseth, Stennagwyns, house at 'Hard-to-come-by'Summary on first page gives list of tenants. Plans show Wheal Louisa, Hallew, Bloomdale, Wheal Bull, Penbough, Noppies, North and East Carloggas China Clay Works.


  45. Bodmin area ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet XXX. Covers the area from Boscastle to Luxulyan. Printed surface 24" x 37", dissected and mounted on linen, folding to 4to. c1850. £34.00
    With geological symbols.


  46. Bodmin Road to Bodmin Railway GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. CORNWALL RAILWAY. BODMIN BRANCH 2 CHAIN SURVEY 1904. M 274 to M 280. Containing sheets Nos. 1-2 inclusive and with 2 sheets not numbered. 4 hand-coloured lithograph printed sheets, each sheet mounted on linen with a single vertical fold, overall size approx. 25" x 40", recently bound in half cloth paper boards, paper label on top board. Size of the volume approx. 25" x 23". There are two plans of the railway line, each showing 1 mile of track, on each Sheet. Scale 2 chains to 1". Compass rose and scale bar on each sheet. Verso of maps very slightly dusty, otherwise a clean set, small piece missing from foot of last leaf, not affecting the lithographed surface. London: Thos. Kell and Son, Lithographers. 1904. £190.00 -- See Illustration
    The plans show the route of the railway from Bodmin Road Station to Bodmin Station, and include fine detailed plans of each station, and a small separate plan of Boscarne Junction. They include the adjacent buildings, houses, signal boxes, goods sheds, cranes, taps, troughs, smithies, oil tanks, etc. The plans also show viaducts, bridges and their span, tunnels, parish boundaries, woodland, wells, quarries etc. The names of the landowners adjacent are shown with details of leases or conveyances. There are occasional later details of land transactions neatly written in red ink, up to the 1950's. The distance from Paddington is shown at quarter of a mile intervals.


  47. Bodmin Waterworks Company AN ACT to extend the limits of supply of the Bodmin Waterworks Company to enable them to construct additional works.... 14pp, disbound, Act of Parliament. 1893. £8.00

  48. Breage JUSTICE'S WARRANT to the Constables of Helston to summon and warn James Johns of Breage, Tinner, to appear at the Guildhall to answer the Complaint of Ann Philips and Mary Priske for a Misdemeanor. Oblong sm. 4to, printed with manuscript inserts, signed. On verso is signed promise of Sarah Johns, widow to pay John Plomer 5s. 1787. £16.00

  49. Buck (S. & N) THE SOUTH EAST PROSPECT OF ST. MICHAELS MOUNT IN CORNWALL is humbly Inscrib'd to Sr. John St. Aubyn Bart., the worthy Proprietor and on of the Representatives in Parliament for that County by his much oblig'd and very humble Servants Saml. & Nathl. Buck. Fine copper-engraved view, size 12" x 32", including title and key at bottom of view. Fine close-up, dramatic view of the mount, castle flying flag, with Penzance and Paul to the left, Ludgvan and Marazion to the right, numerous ships and rowing boats. Small coat of arms, decoratively-printed dedication, and key to 13 places below view. Trace of central fold. Saml. & Nathl. Buck delin et sculp. Publish'd according to Act of Parliamt. May 24 1739. No. 1 Garden Court Middle Temple. £400.00

  50. Central Cornwall Railway A BILL For authorising the Central Cornwall Railway Company to run over divers Railways, and for authorising Arrangements between them and other Railway Companies... Stitched as issued. 9pp. 1866. £16.00

  51. Central Cornwall Railway Company A BILL For authorising the Central Cornwall Railway Company to run over divers Railways, and for authorising Arrangements between them and other Railway Companies; and for other purposes. 9pp. 1866. Folio, stitched as issued, folded. 1866. £14.00

  52. Cornwall Boiler Co. ARCHITECT'S DRAWINGS Two detailed scale drawings on waxed cotton, in ink, one with some colour, size 22" x 18", showing 'Section through Rivetting Tower', 'Detail of Gate', and larger scale detail of top of rivetting tower, the other size 23" x 34", showing 'South Elevation' and 'West Elevation', of rivetting tower on a long building of two stories with 5 windows on ground floor, eight on the first floor, and a single storey extension, and a separate building with round window. Both signed by architects. Sept. 1892. £50.00

  53. Cugar ASSIGNMENT by way of Mortgage of Chicarne in Cugar in Grade, Naboth Randle of Grade, Yeoman, to Thomas Stephens. Large vellum sheet, wax seal. 1856. £12.00

  54. Duchy of Cornwall AN ACT to enable His Majesty to make Leases, Copies, and Grants of Offices, Lands, and Hereditaments, Parcel of the Duchy of Cornwall... 4pp, disbound, Act of Parliament. 1822. £9.00

  55. Duchy of Cornwall AN ACT to enable Her Majesty to make Leases and Copies of Offices, Lands, and Hereditaments, Parcel of Her Dutchy of Cornwall.... 3pp, disbound, Act of Parliament. 1708. £15.00

  56. Duty on Coals AN ACT for allowing a Drawback of the Duty on Coals consumed in Lead Mines in Cornwall. Pages numbered 1125-1126, disbound, folio, Act of Parliament. London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1816. £9.00

  57. Fraddon BILL on small slip of paper titled 'Mr Paynter Bill to Fradden Gate' September - January 1801, mentions 'sadle horses' 'cheas', enclosed in small sheet of paper with docket title 'the Keeper of Fraddon Gate in full to this day £0.5.8d'. 1801. £10.00

  58. Grade TITHE APPORTIONMENT of the Parish of Grade in the County of Cornwall. 1843. 14pp, folio, plus 2p introduction, plain wraps with printed label. Printed in columns for Landowner, Occupiers, No. on Plan, Description of Lands, Cultivation, Rent Charge apportioned. Pages dog-eared but clean, wraps grubby with some ink blots, spine worn. Carlyon, Printer, Helston, 1843. £110.00
    Tenements include Worvas, Trevelgas, Kuggar, Chiverton, Plain an Quarry, Ledra, Polteska.


  59. Hawkins (Thomas) Estates of AN ACT for Impowering Trustees.... of the four Sons of Thomas Hawkins, Esquire, deceased, to make Leases of Estates in the County of Cornwall.... 12pp. 1768. £20.00
    Concerns Manor of Cargoll and includes rights to grant Setts.


  60. Helston CONVICTION of William Heritage from Birmingham for Hawking. 21 lines on vellum, ink rather faded, 6" x 11". Signed J. Borlase, wax seal. 1820. £16.00
    He exposed for sale 'several boxes of ivory and bone goods and Japan and Britannia metal goods'.


  61. Helston CONVICTION of Thomas Banfield for swearing profane oaths. Vellum, 5" x 8", manuscript. Wax seal. Signed J. Borlase. 1816. £15.00

  62. Helston CONVICTION of Christopher Wilson who did unlawfully 'travel and trade with Teas for sale by way of Hawking as a Hawker Pedlar or petty chapman'. 23 lines in ms, vellum, size 9" x 13". Wax seal. Signed by Mayor. 1820. £22.00
    Two witnesses, Honor Gonnian and Catherine Gilbert said he called at their houses and ofered teas for sale.


  63. Helston ORDER from the Mayor, signed, to the Serjeants at Mace to proclaim the Sessions of the Peace... and to summon the people who are to serve on the Grand Jury. 1p., manuscript, sm. folio, two small papered seals, with list of 19 names of Jury on adjoining leaf. Folded, some browning at centre, some slight wear in margin at central fold. 1747. £22.00

  64. Helston REPORT ON THE PROPOSED MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY OF HELSTONE; 2pp. with a folding plan by R.K. Dawson, coloured in outline, Scale 4" to 1 mile. Folio, disbound, a few small chips at edge of text page. 1837. £18.00

  65. Helston TWENTY THREE CONVICTIONS for having false weights. All dated May 1820, each consisting of two separate pages, small folio, one being the Information and Complain of Benjamin Moon, Surveyor of Weights and Balances for the West division of Kirrier, reporting the visit to the shop, etc., printed with manuscript inserts, the other in MS signed by 2 Justices with 2 small papered seals, setting out conviction and fine. 1820. £75.00
    Moon seems to have been particularly zealous in carrying out his duties. Names of those convicted include Tresidder, Julian, Hawke, Curry, Priske, James, Oliver (had false weights at his Mills), Bunny, Dreadon.


  66. Helston, Borough of PETITION of Thomas Freeman, Prisoner in the Prison of the said Borough... to Charles Pennock Mayor of the Bourough...' 1p, folio, signed by Freeman, praying that George Johns, who he is indebted to in a case of trespass, be brought before the court, Freeman being minded 'to deliver up all his real and personall Estate...', on verso is assignment of his estate, signed. Attached are 3 pages listing all Freeman's debts (mostly recorded with name and expenses, but some recording cyder, rum, 'To Doctor Thomas Wills for phisick' etc.) and money owed to him ('John Daws of Marazion for glass sold to him')... together with 'Rule' signed by Pennock, notice of service of summons and another sheet detailing case. April 1743. £35.00

  67. Hockin (William) & others THE MEMORIAL OF WILLIAM HOCKIN Robert Richards, William Cardell, William Vivian and Thomas Pope Rosevear. 2pp., folio, lithographed in cursive. Hockin and the others were Lords of part of the Manor of Lelant and the Bodriggy Estate. They complained that the proposed railway would reinforce the monopoly of the Cornish Copper Company: 'trains of waggons and other Carriages passing and repassing the said Bridge (belonging to the Cornish Copper Company).... would prevent the public from sailing up the said Channel or Canal and from landing their Merchandize on the Wastrell of the said estate of Bodriggy'. A plan is referred to which is not present. Some manuscript notes at bottom of page 2, address panel on verso with broken wax seal, sent to Rev. Wm. Hockin at Phillack, with a letter on blank page to 'my dear father' about the engrossing and printing of the memorial 'The notes have been inserted in this copy with a pen & ink but will be lithographed in the other copies. I have ordered 150. W.H.' Split along one fold, repaired on verso with archival tape. 1834. £45.00

  68. Lanhydrock Estates PARTICULARS, PLANS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE of the Freehold Agricultural Estates and Accommodation Lands within the Manor of Trevillis, situate in the Parishes of St. Pinnock, Braddock and Liskeard, and the Borough of Liskeard.... extending to about 726 Acres comprising Three Valuable Pasture and Arable Farms, Tenements, Cottages, Accommodation Lands.... 102 Acres of Woodland. To be Offered By Auction.... 13th April 1912. 20pp., folio, printed paper wraps, five large coloured folding plans in pocket at rear. Split at spine, due to weight of maps in pocket, repaired with document tape, tear in back wrap. Some slight waterstaining down right margin of a few leaves. 1912. £70.00
    Includes Penhole Farm, West and East Trevillis Farms, St. Pinnock, Emlyn's Park, Cricket Field, Stone Yard etc. at Liskeard.


  69. Lostwithiel (Borough of) TO THE CONSTABLE OF THE SAID BOROUGH These are in his Majesty's Name to command you.... to summon Thomas Talling Junr. Cordwainer of the said Borough.... to appear before me.... to answer to the complaint and information of James Mutton Carpenter of St. Wennoe for an assault committed on him.... Printed certificate, sm. 4to, with ms inserts, signed by the Justice, P.J. Pomery. Traces of folds and a few ink blots. 8th April 1836. £20.00

    WATERCOLOUR

  70. Merritt (H.S) NEWLYN HARBOUR View of the harbour at low tide, watercolour and pen and ink, size 11" x 15". n.d. 1950's? £75.00
    A close up view in subtle dark green and reddish brown tones, with boats and harbour wall with ladder in foreground, and men working.


  71. Padstow Quay A LIST OF DUES PAYABLE AT PADSTOW QUAY Alphabetical list of items, with dues payable. Included 'Anchorage, 1s British, 2s Foreign', 'Butter 1d a Firkin', 'Pilchard 2d Quayage and 1d Lodgmt.', 'Salt 10d per Ton home consumption 6d per Ton Fishery'. Manuscript, 1p, large sheet folded to foolscap size. 1803. £18.00

  72. Penhalveor and Prazeruth AN ACCOMPT OF THE MONEY RECD. ... from Julyan Martyn for the purchase of Penhalveor and Praze Ruth... Manuscript, 1p., small 4to, listing money from bonds of various people, in gold etc. totalling £260. Signed as received by John Oliver. Blank conjoint leaf with docket title. Some fraying at top edge. n.d. c1700. £15.00

  73. Penryn Elections AN ACT to indemnify Witnesses who may give Evidence, before the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, on a Bill to exclude the Borough of Penryn from sending Members to serve in Parliament. Pages numbered 157-158, disbound, small folio, Act of Parliament. London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, 1828. £12.00

  74. Perranarworthal to Redruth Railway AN ACT for making a Railway from the Cornwall Railway to Redruth.... 14pp, disbound, Act of Parliament. 1864. £22.00

  75. Saint Burian A BILL intituled An Act to provide for the Division of the Deanery of Saint Burian into Three Rectories, and for abolishing the Royal Peculiar of Saint Burian. 5pp. 1850. £14.00

  76. Sayer (Robert) PLAN OF THE ROAD AND HARBOUR OF FOWEY OR FOY. by Lieut. James Cook of the Royal Navy. in Cornwall. Fine copper plate engraving with wide margins, engraved surface approx. 25" x 19", scale 1" = 1 mile. Single fold. Printed for Robert Sayer, Map & Chartseller, No 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs, Decmr. 1st 1786. £400.00
    Shows Mixto, Pendennick, Polruan, Menabilly, Coomb, good plan of Fowey with Place House and Tower shown in elevation. Shows features such as Hewitts Rope House, Windmill, Gun Batteries, St. Catherine's Castle, Poulrudman, etc. There are also 3 sections, including an attractive view size 1" x 9", of buildings in Fowey with surrounding hills.


  77. Scilly AN ACT to authorize Persons duly appointed to act as Justices of the Peace in the Islands of Scilly, although not qualified according to Law. Pages numbered 309-310, disbound, small folio, Act of Parliament. London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, 1834. £12.00

  78. St. Ives COUNTERPART LEASE of two dwelling houses, Bakehouse and Garden near the Higher Bridge, St. Ives, Thomas Bedford Bolitho of Trewidden to Charles Tremearne of St. Ives. Large vellum sheet, 21" x 28", wax seal. 1873. £12.00
    Refers to past occupiers etc. The property is referred to as part of the manor of Dynas Ia and Porthia.


  79. St. Ives EVANGELIST'S LETTER 3 pages closely-written on paper, size approx. 15" x 9", 2 leaves, folded, integral address panel and faded black 'St Ives - C' stamp. Addressed to Mrs Denham (the writer's mother), 100 Bermondsey Street, Southwark, London, dated Saint Ives Janry. 4th 1832, but sections dated up to 30th Jan., signed M.A. Denham. Wear at some folds, with loss of a few words. The writer appears to have been in St. Ives on a preaching mission for 2 or 3 months 'My Christian regards to our Preachers.... I've delivered my Lord's message week after week.... I believe all these unusual meetings will be given up except the children or young people's, upwards of 40 attend that, Mondays at 6.... those of the grown persons that wish for help may (attend) the new rais'd class which met last Wednesday for the first time, 9 persons (married & single) joind having previously taken notes of admittance of Mr Carvesso (?). All seem in a fair way for the Kingdom.' Jan 4th - 30th 1832. £28.00

  80. St. Minver JOHN RANDALL'S CHARITY Folio sheet setting out the bequest of John Randall, late of St. Just for the preaching of a sermon at St. Minver yearly for 1000 years, and of 20s yearly to poor widows and fatherless children. With notes of names in a small hand on conjoint leaf for 1792, 1796, 1797 listing approx. 11 names... together with... Mrs Darell's Charity, Jan. 9th 1785, listing 40 names, 'Mrs Darrell's charity money will be distributed on Sunday next when the above persons are expected to attend morning prayers...' 1p., folio, folded with docket title. 1785. £30.00

  81. St. Minver MEMORANDUM OF AN AGREEMENT between George Sandry and Cheston his wife and Anna Coad of Ratcliffe Cross, Middlesex and Rev. William Sandys for purchase of a share in 6 acres of land in St. Minver called Benethicks. 3p., sm. folio. Signed and witnessed. Impressed tax stamps. 1803. £15.00

  82. St. Minver ORDER to the Constables of St. Minver to summon Job Buscomb, Labourer, to appear 24th July 1809 to answer a complaint of Mary, wife of John Warne of St. Minver, for an assault. Oblong 4to, printed with MS inserts. With note of charges on verso (he was bound over for £10). Liddell, Printer, Bodmin, 1809. £16.00

  83. Tamerton TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE ROBERT EARLE OF SALISBURY Lord High Treasurer. Manuscript on 7p., folio, being the complaint of Lawrence Baskerville, John Style the elder and Thomas Burchett, of London, requesting that Richard Coffin, of Portledge and Elizabeth his wife be subpoened to appear in the Court of Exchequer. Hole about 2" diameter in left margin throughout (probably rodent damage), affecting the first few letters of a few lines, last page torn and ragged. 1609. £24.00
    The King had four years previously granted the first three parties by Letters Patent the Rectory and Parsonage of Tamerton: Coffin had claimed rights over it, and their ability to enjoy the profits was 'greatly... hindered'.


  84. Trenethick ACCOUNT OF TREES SOLD FROM TRENETHICK Wm. Hill, Esq. 1799. 13p, folio, sewn, recording Lot number, purchaser, price... together with... Account of Trees sold from Trenethick the 7th July 1800 at the House of Thomas Colliver, Innkeeper, Helston. 2p, 4to... together with... An Account of Trees Sold at Trenethick Nov. 14th 1800 which was blown down. 1p, small folio, listing 22 trees, with type of tree (mainly elm, lime and fir) and price. 1799 and 1800. £60.00
    The first two items do not mention what was in each lot. Among the buyers were Richard Trevithick, Capt. Gundry, J. Borlase, Henry Vivian.


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    Cumberland
  85. Carlisle CATALOGUE of the Annual Great Special Prize Show & Sale of 200 Two Year Old Cart, Saddle and Harness Geldings and Fillies, Horses, Cobs, Ponies... 22nd Sept. 1909. 16pp., 8vo., printed wraps. Vertical crease. 1909. £16.00

  86. Carlisle to Workington Road AN ACT for repairing the Road from the City of Carlisle in the County of Cumberland, to the Market and Sea-port Town of Workington in the said County. Cover leaf, pages numbered 3-34, small folio, Black Letter, disbound, Act of Parliament. London: Printed by Thomas Baskett, 1753. £12.00

  87. Castle Sowerby A PARTICULAR of a Copyhold Estate Situate at Hewerhill in the Parish of Castle Sowerby... To be Sold... at the House of Mrs Marr, The George Inn, at Heskett New Market.... 2nd day of September 1808. 2pp., sm. folio, plus docket title. Attractively printed. 1808. £48.00
    The property was held under the Manor, the Lord of which was the Duke of Devonshire.


  88. Millom SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLISH FISHERIES Certificate for Privileged Engine. Owner, William Lowther Earl of Lonsdale. River Dudden. Printed on vellum, 1p. folio, with ms. inserts. Map on adjoining leaf showing Hodbarrow Point, Hodbarrow, High Water Mark etc. 1869. £40.00
    The Earl is described as 'owner of a fixed engine for catching salmon called a Stake or Trap net' in the parish of Millom.


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    Devon
  89. Ashburton AUCTION POSTER for sale of a house in West Street with walled garden, stable, coach-house, shrubbery, etc. Size 30" x 19", bold lettering in black and red. Folded, some cracks in part of one large letter. 1905. £18.00
    With detailed description of each floor of the house.


  90. Ashburton FOR SALE by Auction... very desirable Family and Commercial Hotel... called the London Hotel... three Cottages.... Walled Garden... Handbill, size 10" x 8", variety of typefaces. Detailed description of building and its situation... together with... Manuscript Conditions of Sale, 5p, folio, with completed memorandum. 1891. £18.00

  91. Barnstaple TO BE SOLD by Auction by Mr. Burch on Monday next, October 3rd... The Household Goods, Furniture, Handsome Piano Forte and other Effects, The Property of Mr. W. Rennels, at the Dwelling House, adjoining Mr. Hunt's Cabinet Maker, Boutport Street... Handbill, size 9" x 7". Some minor off-setting. Brightwell & Son, Printers, Barnstaple, 1831. £24.00

  92. Bratton Fleming AN ACT for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Bratton Fleming in the County of Devon. 31pp, disbound, Act of Parliament. Vertical fold. 1838. £22.00

  93. Broadhempston VALUABLE LAND Dwelling House & Outbuildings, situate at Beaston.... Messrs. Rendell & Symons have been favored with instructions.... to sell by Auction.... Monday, July 30th, 1883. Poster, size 29" x 20", listing 13 Lots, folds.... together with.... Manuscript 'Auction Terms' for the sale, relating to Lot 1, 5p folio. 1883. £18.00

  94. Buck (N. & S.) THE SOUTH WEST PROSPECT OF THE CITY OF EXETER Copper engraved view, size 11" x 31", including key below but not large title above. Shows the city from a point directly in front of St. Thomas's Church, 'Bowhill House', and 'Walter Radcliffe's House' in foreground, couple sitting on the grass looking at the view, tall tree on right framing view, River with sailing ships, Lime Works and 'New Cut to Topsham' on right with men towing boat. Key to 24 numbered buildings. Traces of central fold. Saml. & Nathl. Buck delin. et Sculpt. according to Act of Parliament 1736. £350.00
    A good strong dark impression.


  95. Buck (N. & S.) THE WEST PROSPECT OF THE CITY OF EXETER Copper engraved view, showing the city dominatioed by the Cathedral, Rive Exe, surrounding hills and woods, men with cattle in foreground. Coat of arms below view at left, with descriptive text and key to 32 numbered buildings, including 'The Workhouse', 'The Searge Drying House'. A very small rust spot in key. Traces of central fold. Saml. & Nathl. Buck delin. et Sculpt. according to Act of Parliament 1736. £320.00
    A good strong dark impression.


  96. Buck THE WEST PROSPECT OF HIS MAJESTIES DOCK-YARD, NEAR PLYMOUTH To Sr. William Morice Bart., This Prospect is most gratefully Inscrib'd by his much Oblig'd and very humblle Servants Saml. & Nathl. Buck. Fine copper engraved view, size 11" x 31", including text below but not large title above. View taken from Tar Point, with the Tamar in the foreground with many kinds of shipping, four figures in conversation in foregound, on the far bank are the New Dock, Old Dock, Officers' Apartments, Plank House, Riggers House, Hemp House, Working Shed. Carpenters' Shop, Chapel, etc. To the right are the Mew Stone, Mt. Edgcumbe, Cremhill Passage, St. Nicholas Island. Beneath the view are the Dedication, coat of arms, descriptive text and key to 29 places Trace of central fold, paper cracked down bottom 8" of fold, reinforced on verso. Saml. & Nathl. Buck delin. et Scul. according to Act of Parliament 1736. £400.00
    A fine dark impression.


  97. Chelston PHOTOGRAPH Size 9" x 11", pasted onto thick card. Shows two thatched cottages on left, with girls standing at the gate, another thatched cottage visible on right among trees. Label pasted along the top, obtruding less than half an inch onto the photograph at top edge, stating the building is 'Chelston - The Old Diary 1871. Pulled down about 1890. It stood at the junction of Walnut Road and Old Mill Lane...' c1871. £22.00

  98. Chestwood, Bishops Tawton ABSTRACT OF TITLE of The Duke of Bedford and Trustees to fee farm rent charged on Chestwood. 2p folio, in MS, detailing indenture of 1752, together with printed Abstract of Title of the Trustees of the Will of Francis Seventh Duke of Bedford Deceased to Freehold Premises. 8pp, folio, in manuscript, setting out the terms of his will of 1861. c1880. £14.00

  99. Cockburn (M), Bishopston, Bristol SIDMOUTH - FORTFIELD TERRACE Photograph size 5" x 7", mounted on card with printed title. Shows man leaning on wall near reailings, looking over flat meadow to the terrace, cliff in far distance. Some minor foxing in margins. Small impressed stamp in corner 'N. Warner. Photo.'.... Together with.... '1851. Ladram Bay. Photographed by F. Bedford' showing rock formations. c1860. £20.00

  100. Dart Estuary ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet XXIII. Size approx. 24" x 35". Scale 1" to 1 mile. Linen-backed, folding into marbled wraps, in red sm. 4to slipcase with Stanford label. Electrotyped 1865. £18.00
    Shows just a small strip of land from Start Point to Berry Head.


  101. Dawlish Manor AN ACT for exonerating the Manor of Dawlish in the County of Devon, from the Claims of the Crown against the Estate of John Inglett Fortescue, Esquire. Pages numbered 825-827, disbound, small folio, Act of Parliament. London: Printed by George Eyre, and Andrew Strahan, 1819. £14.00

  102. Devon and Cornwall Railway AN ACT for authorizing the Devon and Cornwall Railway Company to alter the Line and Levels of Parts of their Railways... 6pp. Disbound. Act of Parliament. 1868. £10.00
    Concerns the Okehampton Railway.


  103. Exeter and Heavitree PARTICULARS OF SALE of Seven Business and Residential Properties viz:- No 1 Manston Road, Polsloe Park Estate, Heavitree; Amherst Villa, North Avenue, Heavitree; Belgrave Villa, South Avenue, Heavitree; No 1, Grendon Villas, Polsloe Road, Exeter; No 27, Fore Street, Heavitree; Manor House, Fore Street, Heavitree.... To Be Sold By Auction.... Wednesday, March 23rd, 1910. Folio, folded, 3pp. 1910. £14.00

  104. Exeter RECEIPT of West of England Fire and Life Insurance Office. Size 5" x 10". Attractive lithographic illustration of their offices (probably London.) 1855. £7.00

  105. Haytor Volunteer Artillery LETTER from 2nd Earl of Liverpool, dated Whitehall 30th December 1805, signed Hawkesbury, to Earl Fortescue, informing him that the King has approved his plan that the Haytor Volunteer Artillery should be assembled upon permanent pay and Duty at Berrey Head Barracks for 21 Days from the 7th of next Month, and conveying His Majesty's Special directions that they should be so assembled. Informs him the Receiver General for the County of Devon will pay one guinea per man for the 'Non-commissioned Officers, Drummers and Privates'. 2p folio, blank adjoining leaf with docket title on verso, tear in margin, not affecting text. 1805. £45.00

  106. Honiton Church AN ACT for building a new Parish Church in the town of Honiton.... 28pp, disbound, Act of Parliament. 1835. £15.00

  107. Honiton WILL of Ann Hook of Honiton, Spinster. Attested copy made 1855. 3p., folio. 1834. £14.00
    Refers to her messuage in Yonder Street, Ottery St. Mary.


  108. Landkey and Swymbridge COPY CONTRACT for the purchase of the Tythes of Swymbridge and Landkey, between William Berry of Shilston in Bishops Tawton to James Nott of Torr Down. 3p, sm. folio. 1797, copy, slightly later. £12.00

  109. Lord Exmouth AN ACT for settling and securing an Annuity on Lord Exmouth and the Persons to whom that Title of Lord Exmouth shall descend.... Pages numbered 1381-1383, small folio, disbound, Act of Parliament. London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1814. £12.00

  110. Lydford PENCIL DRAWING titled 'Lydford bridge'. On thick paper, size approx. 10" x 14". Shows stream in steep wooden ravine, looking upstream towards the bridge, ferns etc. in foreground. In dark green mount with gold line. c1806. £70.00

  111. Lynmouth WATERCOLOUR titled in pencil 'Lynmouth Harbour'. Shows view across the harbour and up the hill, a stone tower and a sailing boat in the foreground. Size 12" x 8" plus margins. Painted on card, with slight brownish line around edge where once in a card mount. c1920. £40.00
    A very attractive view, with much detail.


  112. Millbay Ward, Plymouth THE FLOODING OF THE WESTERN DISTRICT Voters in Millbay Ward. Do you know how your present Representatives in the Council acted in this most important question... If Not, You Should! Vote for Taylor. Handbill, size 12" x 9", traces of folds and two small repaired edge tears, relating to the scheme for a Pumping Station, with verbatim quotes from the candidate in the Council Meeting of May 16th. Printed and Published by Mitchell & Co., Union St., Plymouth. 1899. £28.00

  113. Newton Tracey APPOINTMENT and Release in fee of the Manor of Newton Tracey and certain Lands in Newton Tracey, 1830. 11p., attested copy. 1865. £14.00

  114. North Devon Railway and Dock Company AN ACT for the Amalgamation of divers Railway Companies with the London and South-western Railway Company, for authorizing that Company to make and maintain additional Lines of Railway.... 30pp. 1864. £16.00

  115. Pepperdon Estate, Moretonhampstead THE ATTRACTIVE AND AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY The Pepperdon Estate Moretonhampstead.... Residential Sporting Estate, Five Cottages.... Which will be offered for Sale by Auction.... at the Commercial Hotel, Newton Abbot, On Wednesday, 25th September, 1946.... Folio, 14pp, loosely inserted is a large coloured folding plan. 1946. £22.00

  116. Pewtor Granite Works COST BOOK October 1846 - August 1847. Folio ledger, size 13" x 9", bound in bright green parchment boards, morocco label 'Cost Book' on spine. Small hole in spine. Details all payments on a fortnightly basis, including payments to Purser and Clerk, and many named workers, giving rate per hour for work, total, with deductions for doctor, e.g. 'Joseph Williams: 5 days at Wheal Josiah... 18s 9d, Cap Stone for Beer Chapel 4 days... 14s, 10 Window Sills, Dainty... 7s 6d, 1 Step, Dainty 3s 9d.', smith's work and repairs to tools (sharpening picks etc.), most work done is for 'making blocks', also cleaving stone, breaking stone for road, work at quarry. 80 pages of entries plus many banks.... together with... PEWTOR INVOICE BOOK book size 13" x 6", full parchment boards, title in ink on spine, giving detailed invoices of granite sent to Her Majesty's Dockyard at Portsmouth from Morwhellam, each headed with the name 'Peter Rolt Esq.', and giving name of ship, master and date, 21st April 1847 - 16 August 1848, plus a few invoices at the end made out for different people, including 'Devon Great Consols Mining Company, Invoice of Granite sent to the Great Consols Mine', 'Mr Thomas May, Mason Tavistock, Invoice of Granite delivered from the Wharf', 'W.B. Cudlipp, Paving for Commercial Inn', 'Kitts and Co. Granite shipped from Morwhellam for the Dock Yard.' Each invoice covers 1-2 pages and is in tabular form with numbers or letters down left side and columns for different sizes, qualities of stone (inverts, coping ashlar etc.) Includes the odd note, e.g. 'The courses on these Stones are obliterated and I am not quite certain they are now correct - would you be kind enough to ascertain'. 104 pages of entries, plus many blanks... together with... LEDGER, size 15" x 10", July 1846 - March 1855, Approx. 55 pages, plus Index, listing customers with Debit and Credit, plus many blanks. Customers include Wheal Anderton Adventurers, Plymouth Corporation, National School Committee, Wheal Maria Adventurers, Devon Great Consols, Duke of Bedford. Loosely inserted is a bundle of small receipts, larger invoices, letters etc., including: letter from John Hitchens, Harley St., suggesting he quote supply of granite for the building of a pier, adding 'I am sorry to say the cholera here is very bad and I hear that at Tavistock, Beer and at Callingon it rages with unabated fury...', sheets listing wages, price of loading, sheets of accounts, summaries of stone supplied to Dock Yard with list of ships (5p folio), goods supplied, bill for smith's work. 35 pieces. 1846-55. £850.00

  117. Plymouth ASSIGNMENT of the remainder of a term of five hundred years in certain parts of the Manor of Sutton Pill, in trust. John Lowe to Samuel Williams. Refers to land in Plymouth known as Higher Stert, and an agreement made between John Molesworth and Lady Bridget Bastard. Ink rather faded, vellum creased at folds. 6 signatures with wax seals. 25" x 33". 17th May 1817. £10.00

  118. Plymouth (Borough of) AT A MEETING OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR HEARING APPEALS on assessed Taxes held at the Guildhall, Plymouth, on Wednesday the 23rd Day of January 1807. Report on the case of Richard Crompton, Captain in the Royal Lancashire Militia, who claimed he was not liable to pay the surcharge for one male servant. 2 pages in MS, small folio, folded, contemporary copy (watermarked 1806), with names of Commissioners. 1807. £26.00
    The case revolved around whether 'Militia' was included in 'Infantry' in the terms of the Act giving exemption.


  119. Plymouth CONVEYANCE of 1 Holyrood Place, G. Pridham and W. Luke to Henry Spear. 7 large folio pages, wax seals. Includes list of deeds from 1823 to 1879. Some slight browning above docket title... together with... Mortgage 1899. 3p., folio, vellum. 1879 and 1899. £15.00

  120. Plymouth Dock AN ACT to enable certain Persons, during the Minority of Sir John Saint Aubyn Baronet, to renew and grant Leases of Lands, and to sell other Lands, all at Plymouth Dock, in the County of Devon, for the Use of His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors.... 16pp, disbound, plus cover leaf, together with An Act to explain and amend Two Acts.... for paving, lighting and watching the Town of Plymouth, 21pp, disbound, plus cover leaf, with Schedule of Property. Bound together in recent boards. 1774. £26.00

  121. Plymouth, Kingsbridge ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet XXIV, dissected and mounted on linen, folding to tall 8vo, marbled sides, edges bound with tape. c1850. £34.00
    Shows area from Looe to Prawle Point, as far inland as Diptford, Eddystone Lighthouse.


  122. River Taw NOTICE TO THE MAYOR Aldermen and Burgesses fo the Borough of Barnstaple from Thomas Law advising them he will indict anyone who encroaches upon the River due to the proposed new road 'which is to occupy a portion of and encroach upon the present Waterway'. Manuscript on one side of foolscap sheet, signed, 3rd June 1845.... together with Receipt for Chief Rent paid by Law to the Council of Barnstaple as Lord of the Manor of Castle Court, 1837, signed by Mayor and Treasurer. 1837 and 1845. £15.00

  123. Rock & Co. Publisher VIEWS & SCENERY OF ILFRACOMBE, Being twenty four steel engraved vignette views, oblong 8vo, original embossed cloth, gilt title, corners of boards slightly worn. Some plates dated between 1849 - 1865. £100.00

  124. Rolle family of Hudscott AN ACT to enable John Rolle, Esquire, and Judith Maria Walrond, Spinster, to make Settlements on the Marriage intended between them, notwithstanding their respective Minorities. 7pp. 1772. £17.00

  125. Rowe (G) Exeter, Publisher ENTRANCE TO THE VALLEY OF ROCKS, LINTON Lithograph, engraved surface 7" x 8". c1829. £18.00

  126. Rowe (G) Exeter, Pub ENTRANCE TO LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH Lithograph, after drawing by Rowe, engraved surface approx. 6" x 8". Shows two men near wall in foreground, ships in distance. c1830. £18.00

  127. Rowe (G) ILFRACOMBE from Capstone Hill. Tinted lithograph, size 9" x 13" plus margins, showing view across the town and bay, two figures in middle foreground, paddle steamer in bay, sailing ships in harbour. Tear through title and 1" into plate, some light waterstaining of bottom margin, small portion torn from right margin, traces of crease down centre. c1840. £30.00
    Corresponds to Somers Cox 1300, except the dimensions of the view he lists are slightly smaller.


  128. Rowe (G), Pr. and Pub. GLENTHORN Near Linton (Rev. S. Halliday). Lithograph showing house from the side, looking along the coast. Size 7" x 9". In recent beige card mount. c1840. £30.00

  129. Rowe (G), Cheltenham LINTON AND LYNMOUTH From the Highest Tor. Tinted lithograph, Drawn, Printed & Published by G. Rowe. Size 8" 12", plus margins. A few light foxing spots in margin, one just inside engraved surface... together with... LINTON From the Valley of the East Lyn. Tinted lithograph size 8" x 11" plus margins. Shows two people on donkeys on a road running along the river valley. 2 items. c1845. £50.00

  130. Shipwash MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT between Stephen Coham of Upcott in Shipwash, and Lewis Coham, his heir, and Abraham Barnfield of Mambery in the Chapelry of East Dutford, relative to the marriage of Lucretia Barnfield and Lewis Coham. 4 vellum sheets, size 27" x 31", 5 good wax seals. First sheet rather yellowed. 1744. £45.00
    List numerous lands and tenements, including a Farm called Coham, Coham Hole, Moorhouses, Jeffrey's Tenement, Hole Park, Robins Hays, Churdaine, in Black Torrington, and lands in the Manor of Bradford, including Mayne's tenement, Upcott.


  131. Sidmouth PROBATE Certificate granting administration of the goods of Joan Fling, deceased, of Sidmouth, to her sister Hester Bird. Folio sheet folded in half and written on one side, large impressed seal of Archdeaconry of Exeter. signed by Robert Wright, Surrogate. 1768. £16.00

  132. Spreat (W) BICKLEIGH CHURCH. Lithotint from Nature by W. Spreat. Lithograph, engraved surface approx. 6" x 9", on India paper, large margins, margins slightly spotty. C. Hulmandel's Patent. c1842. £22.00
    With houses shown to the left of the church and people in the foreground including a man sitting under a tree llooking towards the church.


  133. Spreat (W) BICTON CHURCH. Drawn from Nature and on Stone by W. Spreat. Lithograph, engraved surface approx. 6" x 8", on India paper, large margins, margins slightly spotty. [Printer, C. Hulmandel.] c1842. £22.00
    Shows two men and a woman talking in the foreground.


  134. Spreat (W) TORQUAY, FROM WALDRON HILL Tinted lithograph, size 10" x 14", plus margins, some foxing in sky area. Two small repaired marginal tears, light crease across one corner. c1840. £45.00
    Superb view across the whole town and harbour, fromed by tall trees, family picking flowers in foreground, large sailing ship in harbour.


  135. Spreat (W) UPTON PINE CHURCH. Drawn from Nature and on Stone by W. Spreat. Lithograph, engraved surface approx. 6" x 8", on India paper, large margins, margins slightly spotty. [Printer, C. Hulmandel.] c1842. £22.00
    There is a man and woman talking in the foreground and a man with a stick walking towards the rear of the church.


  136. Teign Valley Railway Company AN ACT for authorizing the Teign Valley Railway Company to make and maintain a Deviation of their authorized Railway. 6pp, disbound, Act of Parliament. 1868. £13.00

  137. Teignmouth Harbour AN ACT for the Maintenance and Regulation of the Harbour of Teignmouth and the Navigation of the River Teign.... 36pp, disbound, Act of Parliament. 1853. £15.00

  138. Tiverton Improvements AN ACT for paving, and otherwise improving, the Town of Tiverton, in the County of Devon. Cover leaf + 24pp, disbound, Act of Parliament. 1794. £16.00

  139. Tormoham and Saint Mary Church Gas Lighting AN ACT to incorporate a Company for the Purpose of lighting with Gas the Parishes of Tormoham and Saint Mary Church.... 7pp, disbound, Act of Parliament. 1854. £11.00

  140. Torquay AN ACT to confirm certain Provisional orders of the local Government Board relating to.... the Local Government Districts of Torquay.... 30pp, disbound, Act of Parliament. 1883. £8.00

  141. Torquay Water AN ACT for the better Supply of the Town of Torquay and the Neighbourhood thereof with Water.... 20pp, disbound, Act of Parliament. 1856. £10.00

  142. Totnes MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT relative to the marriage of Charles Taylor of Totnes and Anne Yard of Alston, settling Taylor's dwelling house in Totnes on Anne Yard, in return for the 'competent sum of money' from George Yard as his daughter's marriage portion. Vellum, 21" x 25", good armorial wax seal on tag, fine calligraphic initial letter, with date enclosed, some slight fading of ink in places, outside dusty. 1690. £40.00

  143. Totnes, Paignton and Torquay Railway AN ACT for the abandonment of the Totnes, Paignton and Torquay Railway. Top leaf slightly spotty. 3pp, disbound, Act of Parliament. 1884. £9.00

  144. West Putford RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT of Churchtown Barton in West Putford and Shephards Tenement in Sutcombe upon divers Trusts, Richard Walter of West Putford to Thomas May. Large vellum sheet, ink rather rubbed at some folds. Wax seals. 1853. £12.00

  145. Woodbury LEASE of 3 dwelling houses and close of land at Woodbury, Lord Rolle to John Holles Rolle Foote. Printed lease with manuscript inserts, 2 pages, vellum, size 17" x 12", names 3 'lives'. Signed Rolle with wax seal. 1820. £16.00
    Foote had to undertake to keep up the orchard, gates, hedges etc., and perform the office of Reeve of the manor when chosen.


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    Dorset
  146. Bartholomew's MAP OF ENGLAND AND WALES Sheet 34. Dorset. Scale 2 miles to an inch. Colour-printed, linen-backed and folding into blue paper wraps. c1918. £8.00
    'Roads revised by the Cyclists' Touring Club'.


  147. Beaminster LEASE FOR A YEAR of Chapel Marsh and various closes of land, John Dunning of Bridgwater, Physician, to Cary Creed of Castle Cary, Richard Escott of Goathurst and others. Vellum, 2 wax seals. 1772. £15.00

  148. Broadwindsor LEASE of 2 tenements, orchards, garden, pasture lands called Halmore, Furlonde, Colmyslake etc., in Drempton in Broadwindsor, now in the occupation of William Paul, Sir William Courtney of Powderham, Devon, and the lady Elizabeth his wife to William Paul of Drempton, husbandman, and Trystram Frye of Oakhill, Somerset. Vellum, 65 lines in a clear hand, size 22" x 30", small wormhole at one fold. Signed William Courtney with two tags but no seals. 1590. £48.00
    Refers also to a Mill in Broadwindsor and 20 acres of land formerly in the occupation of Johana Pinney.


  149. Buckland Newton DEMISE of a close of meadow called Lower Mill Ground, 4 acres in Duntish in Buckland Newton 'in which said ground runneth the Millstream from Duntish Mill to Bewley Wood Mill', William Brice of Buckland Newton, yeoman, to Edward his son. Vellum, size 12" x 24", wax seal on tag, signed by Brice with a large 'B', and by 3 witnesses, 2 of whom are women, on verso. Calligraphic initial letter 'T' at head, with date inside. 1678. £40.00
    William reserved the right to cut down trees on the land, and move horses, oxen, sheep, across it, while Edward had to maintain hedges, stiles, ditches.


  150. Cann RELEASE of two Water Grist Mills 'being under one Roofe', called The French Mills in Cann in Dorset within the manor of Barton and Cann, and all buildings 'ffludhatches Mill Ponds and the ffishing there' together with the 'Milture and Custom of the Customary Tenants and others within the said Manor... for the grinding of their Corn at the said Mill'. John Nicholls of Motcombe, Henry Derbie of Stalbridge and John Parsons alias Frowde of Sedgehill, Wiltshire, to William Dyer of West Harnham, Wiltshire, Broadweaver. Vellum, size 12" x 23", 3 heavy wax seals on tags. Signed by 3 parties. Ink of a few words slightly rubbed. Witnessed on verso. 1650. £45.00

  151. Chapel Langdon and Beaminster FINE relating to messuage, garden, thirty acres of land, forty acres of meadow and a hundred and thirty acres of pasture, between Henry Garland and Gregory Gibbs and Joan his wife. On vellum, size 8" x 16". 1653. £22.00

  152. Chapel Marsh RELEASE by way of Mortgage for £1300 of Chapel Marsh, Beaminster, Bishop and John Dunning to John Russell. Vellum, 16" x 25", 2 wax seals. 1768. £18.00
    Lists a great many small plots of land by name.


  153. Chardstock (Liberty and Manor of) LICENCE to William Bond of Axminster, Land Surveyor, to let a house, garden and half an acre in the South Tything of the Manor, late Burridges. Granted at the Court Baron of the Rt. Hon. George Lord Auckland. Vellum, 12" x 15", ink rubbed on a few words at folds. 1814. £16.00

  154. Dorsetshire CHRISTOPHER SPURRIER ESQUIRE SHERIFF of the Said County by Richard Weston Parr Esq. His Attorney Accounting for the Issues of His Office from the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel.... viz. for the space of one whole year Rendereth an Account of the feefarms, farms, seizures and other debts underwritten.... Vellum roll on several membranes sewn together, size 111" x 12". Comprises 'Parcels of the Pipe', 'Greenwax', and at the end, Sheriff's expenses for allowances to Justices of the Peace, lodgings for Judges, etc. Signed at the end as examined by H. Ware, Deputy Clerk of the Pipe. 1826. £220.00
    Pipe rolls listed accounts rendered by the Sheriff to the Exchequer, detailing Crown Revenue from farm rents etc. Under 'Pipe' are listed 32 entries, including rents within the Hundreds of Lusborough, Houndsborough, Winfreth, Puddletown, George, Culliford Street, 'Of the Burgesses of Lyme Regis for a Water Mill', 'Of the Mayor and Burgesses of Lyme Regis for the feefarm of their Town', 'Of the Mayor Burgesses and Corporation of Corfe Castle', 'Of William Raynham for the farm of Bridport Mill', etc.


  155. Margaret Marsh DEMISE of part of a messuage with garden, 2 orchards, closes of pasture called Whettclose, Blacklands, Shortlands, Silkmeadow, in the parish of Margaret Marsh, Robert Yeatman of St. James, yeoman, William Castleman of Hinton Mary, Morgan Yeatman of Hinton Mary, yeoman, and Robert Yeatman his brother, and Richard Hartwell of East Orchard. Vellum, size 18" x 21", 50 lines, with very attractive engraved heading, signed by 4 parties, with 4 heavy papered wax seals on tags, witnessed on verso. 1665. £45.00
    Concerned the intended marriage between Anne Hartwell and Robert Yeatman.


  156. Weymouth BILL OF LADING for Wheat shipped by R. Damen on board the Arrow of Jersey, now at Weymouth, to be delivered to Plymouth, to Fox & Son. Printed with manuscript inserts, size 6" x 10", stab hole. 1860. £12.00

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    Durham
  157. Durham WOOD ENGRAVING showing Durham Cathedral and river. Drawn by S. Read. Size 12" x 18". Trace of vertical fold at centre. c1875. £8.00
    From 'Supplement to the London Illustrated News'.


  158. Durham, Barnard Castle ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet 103. Made up of 4 quarter sheets, linen backed. Numerous areas outlined in different colours, pipelines and reservoirs marked. Electrotype 1866. £30.00

    ARMOURER DONKIN'S COPY

  159. Greenwood (C.G) MAP OF THE COUNTY PALATINE OF DURHAM From An Actual Survey Made in the Years 1818 & 1819 By C. Greenwood, Dedicated to the Nobility, Clergy & Gentry of the County by the Proprietors Greenwood, Pringle & Co.... 1st August 1820. Engraved map, scale 1" to 1 mile, on two sheets, dissected and mounted on linen, each sheet size 20" x 50", folding to 10" x 9", edged with silk tape, small morocco label with sheet number. In card slip case with book plate of Armourer Donkin, inserted in blindstamped calf slip case, rubbed, lacks calf on one narrow edge. With compass rose, large vignette view of Durham looking across city from fields with cows, etc., Explanation, List of polling places. Outline colouring of boundaries of wards. The map is the slightly later issue of the first edition, with railways, coloured in red and shaded in yellow, pink, blue, some lines marked with dotted lines, some small branch lines shown with thin blue line with no shading. c1825. £750.00 -- See Illustration
    Railways include Stockton and Darlington, Clarence Railway, Great North of England (southern part is a dotted line), Stanhope and Tyne, Durham and Sunderland, Durham Junction, Brandling Junction (dotted line). There is a pencil note near the title 'joins the Lancaster and Carlisle by which with other railways there is a direct communication with Liverpool'. Some railways drawn in yellow and nun-named. Armourer Donkin (1779-1851) was a prominent Newcastle solicitor, friend of writers and artists such as Leigh Hunt, William Cobbett, Baily the sculptor, mentor of William Armstrong the engineer.


  160. Norham AN ACT for dividing and inclosing a certain Piece of Common or Waste Ground lying in the Villages of Horncliff and Horncliff Lone-end, in the Parish of Norham, in the County of Durham. 16pp, disbound, Act of Parliament. 1777. £22.00

  161. Reed (A. & R.) MAP OF PART OF THE COUNTY OF DURHAM Shewing the Several Railways in the District Embraced and Particularly Those From the Southern Coal Field of The County To The River Tees and Hartlepool by A. & R. Reed 1847. Finely lithographed map, size 48" x 53", scale 1" to 1 mile, dissected and mounted on linen folding into 8vo calf boards, front board detached, spine rubbed. Decorative title, compass rose, water features, sandy areas, parkland, and roads and railways hand-coloured. Shows towns and villages, woodland, rocky areas shown in details along coast, such as Salt Scar and East Scar, Seal sand and Bran sand marked. High ground shown in careful grey shading to give hachured effect. Railways shown in different colours, with small branch lines to the various collieries, with the collieries named in very small red print, ends of the branch lines of the Clarence Railway marked with the distances from Port Clarence. Some spot heights above sea level marked. Villages and Towns marked with a 'P' and a number (presumably population), and some also with a 'T' followed by a figure. 1847. £360.00 -- See Illustration
    Scarce. Covers an area from North Shields to Darlington and River Tees, Stanhope to the Coast.


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    Essex
  162. Fairstead OBLIGATION BOND of William Noke of Fairstead, yeoman, binding him to Joshua Blower in the sum of £60. Manuscript in Latin and English, 1p., sm. folio, small wax seal. Signed with his mark by Noke, and by two witnesses with attractive signatures with ornate flourishes. Blank conjoint leaf, folds. 1700. £32.00

  163. Tolleshunt Major, Witham ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet No. XLV. Scale 6" to 1 mile. Size 24" x 35", plus margins, dissected and mounted on linen, folding into 8vo paper wraps. Roads and water-features coloured, some buildings coloured red, some areas shaded and numbered, probably for auction. Grubby. 2nd ed. 1898. £18.00

  164. Warmingford, Boxted ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet No. XVIII. Scale 6" to 1 mile, size 24" x 35", plus margins, dissected and mounted on linen, folding into 8vo paper wraps. Roads and water-features coloured, some buildings coloured red, some fields south of Boxted shaded pink (possibly lots for auction sale). 1878. £28.00

  165. White Notley, Felstead PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE of a Valuable Freehold Estate known as Great Slamsey's Farm.... A Gentlemanly Residence.... Suitable and Well-Arranged Farm Premises.... Which will be Sold by Auction.... on Monday, July 16, 1894. Folio, 5pp., folded, large folding plan. Split down most of spine, a few foxing spots on docket title. 1894. £22.00

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    Gloucestershire
  166. Alvington LEASE FOR A YEAR of a cottage, an acre of land, wood ground by the name of Roughett, in Alvington. Attested copy on single large sheet, folio, plus cover leaf with docket title. James Parsons and Ann and Mary Davis to George Williams. 1805. £14.00

  167. Cheltenham Borough AN ACT To confirm a provisional Order of the Local Government Board relating to the Borough of Cheltenham... 12pp, disbound, Act of Parliament. 1893. £8.00

  168. Cirencester to Stroud Road AN ACT for repairing the Road from the Town of Cirencester to the Town of Stroud, and that Part of Rodborough Hill which leads to Dudridge; and also the Road leading from Cirencester towards Bisley... Black Letter. Cover leaf + 36pp, disbound, Act of Parliament. 1752. £16.00

  169. Deputy Lieutenant of the County APPOINTMENT of Henry Burgh as one of the Deputy Lieutenants in the County. Manuscript on vellum, size 12" x 16", folds, some slight yellowing at top, ink very slightly faded in places. Signed Berkeley, with fine wax seal with coat of arms, blue papered tax stamp. 1803. £30.00

  170. Edwards (R), Pub. NEW AND CORRECT VIEWS OF CHELTENHAM 19 engraved views, size of engraved surface approx. 5" x 7", overall size of album 7" x 9". Original printed paper wraps with engraved view of Landsdown Crescent, wraps slightly dusty. Light waterstain along top edge, visible more as a light line rather than a stain, throughout, reaching to just above engraving, more noticeable on the last five plates, with some pink staining at top of back wrap which has affected the very top edge of the last four views. Published by R. Edwards, Stationer, Bookseller & Binder, 414 High St., Cheltenham. c1850. £130.00
    The views are drawn by M. Eichbaum, and engraved by J. Hunter. Includes some very attractive street scenes, with groups of people, coaches, riders, etc. Views include: Entrance to Bays Hill and the Proprietary School; Trinity Church; Montpellier Spa; High Street from the Royal Hotel; Suffolk Square; Queen's Hotel; Cheltenham from Leckhampton Hill. There is one view of Gloucester Cathedral which is a slightly different format to the others, having defined borders. There is a misprint on the title, where 'Cheltenham' is spelt 'Cheltehham'.


  171. Gloucester & Berkeley Canal Co. AN ACT for authorizing the Company of Proprietors of the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal Navigation to vary the Line of a certain Part of the said Canal, so as to render the Execution thereof more easy.... 14pp, disbound, Act of Parliament. plus cover leaf. 1797. £18.00
    Refers also to the Stroudwater Canal.


  172. Kell (Thomas) and Son, Printer GLOUCESTER CORPORATION. SESSION 1911. PLAN AND SECTION William Fox, F. Latrobe-Bateman, Richard Read, Engineers. 3 sheets of lithograph plans, printed green paper wraps, size 23" x 30", cloth spine. 6" repaired tear in first leaf, not affecting printing. Shows plans and sections of Aquaduct Work at Pauntley. 1911. £55.00

  173. Kingswood, near Wotton under Edge CONVEYANCE of a messuage lands and premises called Upper Dayhouse Farm, The Trustees of John Alway deceased to Sarah Wetmore. 2 large vellum sheets, signed by 5 parties with wax seals, with manuscript plan in text, coloured in outline, size 12" x 12", showing buildings, pond and spring, area with trees, adjoining owners, fine compass rose. Numbers on plan relate to schedule in deed. 1888. £30.00

  174. Liberal Party LEATHER STATIONERY WALLET with lock, lacks key, with metal shield on the back, engraved with 'A Souvenir of Earl Spencer's Visit to Gloucester No. 10th 1896. Presented to W.J. Arnold by William Wooding Secretary of the Midland Liberal Federation....' Pigskin rubbed, handle detached and placed in pocket. 1896. £10.00

  175. Newent Railway AN ACT for extending the time for the completion of the Newent Railway.... 2pp., disbound. Act of Parliament. 1878. £8.00

  176. Rowe (G) THE PROMENADE, CHELTENHAM. Tinted lithograph, engraved view area approx. 6" x 10", plus margins, neatly mounted in a double mount, bottom right hand corner of margin spotty, neat repair to short tear in plate. Drawn, Printed & Published by Geo. Rowe, Exeter House, Cheltenham. (1840) £46.00

  177. Tidenham, Woolastone and Lancaut AN ACT for Inclosing Lands in the Parishes of Tidenham, Woolastone, and Lancaut.... 35pp, disbound, Act of Parliament. 1810. £24.00

  178. Westcote and Nether Westcote Estates AN ACT for vesting a certain Settled Estate of Ann Sylvester and others, in Westcott over Westcott.... in Trustees, to be sold for paying of Incumbrances thereon, and for purchasing other Estates.... 15pp, disbound, Act of Parliament. 1816. £15.00

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    Hampshire and Isle of Wight
  179. Chapman and Hall (Pub.) HAMPSHIRE, OR SOUTHAMPTON Engraved map, coloured in outline, size 7" x 10", linen-backed, folding into boards, size 4" x 4". Small mark in border. c1850. £15.00
    Figures show the distance of towns from London.


  180. Lyminge Inclosure TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION By order of the Inclosure Commissioners of England and Wales, by Mr Thomas Thurston, at the Coach and Horses Inn, In Lyminge, on Thursday, September 30th, 1852.... Before Mr William Murton, The Valuer appointed by the Commissioners.... 100 acres of Freehold Uninclosed Land, situate on Rhodes Minnis and High Minnis.... Double-page lithographed plan, 3pp, folio, docket title, folded. Ellott, Printer, &c., High Street, Ashford, 1852. £36.00

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    Herefordshire
  181. Brilley PARTICULARS, PLAN AND CONDITIONS OF SALE of the Valuable Freehold Estate 'The Cefn Farm'... to be offered for Sale by Auction.... 20th June, 1906. 3pp., folio, folded with docket title. Large coloured folding plan. Detailed Schedule. 1906. £20.00

  182. Grafton PARTICULARS, PLAN AND CONDITIONS OF SALE of Grafton Court, Containing about 9a 2r 18p... 30th day of April, 1913. 3pp., folio, folded with docket title. Coloured plan in text. 1913. £18.00

  183. Hereford, Kinnersley, Madley, Much Birch THREE SALES PARTICULARS for the sale of 'Swinmore' and 'Yewtree Cottage' in Madley and 'Tabor Court' in Much Birch, 5pp., sm. folio, 1928; for 'Nupton' at Aylestone Hill, 2pp., sm. folio, 1921; for the Country Hotel 'The Kinnersley Arms', A Blacksmith's Shop and Cottage and 'Elm Cottage' in Kinnersley, 3pp., sm. folio, 1926. 3 items. 1921-28. £16.00

  184. Leominster Canal AN ACT to enable the Company of Proprietors of the Leominster Canal Navigation to finish and complete the same. Cover leaf + pages numbered 1039-1040, disbound, folio, Act of Parliament. London: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1796. £15.00

  185. Marden and Much Cowarne PARTICULARS, PLAN AND CONDITIONS OF SALE of Freehold Agricultural Properties comprising the outlying portions of 'Amberley Court' Farm, 'Green Barn, Farm and a small pasture orchard adjoining, in Much Cowarne... to be offered for Sale by Auction.... 27th October, 1920. 6pp., small folio. Large folding plan. 1920. £18.00

  186. Preston-on-Wye, Bodenham, and Hereford PARTICULARS, PLANS, AND CONDITIONS OF SALE OF VERY VALUABLE ESTATES, Situate in the parishes of Preston-on-Wye, and Bodenham.... of a Freehold Public House, with Dwelling Houses and Occupation Land adjoining Widemarsh Common, in the outskirts of the City of Hereford.... And desirable Grazing and Occupation Land at Tupsley.... for Sale by Auction.... 4th day of July, 1878. Folio, with 2 large coloured folding plans, 4pp, folded, docket title. 1878. £32.00

  187. Welsh Newton PARTICULARS of all that Residential Property called Newton Lodge.... to be Sold by Auction by Mr. Orlando Shallard.... 1st day of August, 1890. 2pp., folio, folds, folding coloured plan. Detailed schedule. 1890. £26.00

  188. Woolhope SALE OF COPPICE To Be Sold By Auction, By Mr R.Q. Gange at the Crown Inn, Woolhope, on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 1873..... Poster, size 17" x 11", some light water staining. F. & A. Merrick, Printers, Hereford, 1873. £16.00

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    Kent
  189. Bexley Will AN ACT for vesting a Rent Charge in Fee Simple, in Trustees, for the Benefit of certain poor Familys, described in the Will of John Styleman, deceased, in Lieu of a Moiety of certain Lands and Hereditaments.... and for vesting the said Moiety in Fee Simple in John Boyd and his Heirs. 11pp, disbound, Act of Parliament. Browned with damp down right margins. 1761. £16.00

  190. Charing ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet No. LIV, scale 6" to 1 mile, size 35" x 23" plus margins. Linen-backed. Boundaries hand-coloured, some brownish water-staining down left-hand margin, repaired tear 6" into map from top, small stain in bottom margin. First edition 1876. £28.00

  191. Chetney Hill AN ACT for erecting a Lazaret on Chetney Hill, in the County of Kent; and for reducing into One Act the Laws relating to Quarantine.... Pages numbered 641-668, disbound, folio, Act of Parliament. London: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1800. £12.00

  192. Farnborough to Sevenoaks Road AN ACT for repairing and widening the Road leading from the Well at the North-West End of the Town or Village of Farnborough in the County of Kent, to a Place called River-hill in the Parish of Sevenoaks, in the said County. Cover leaf + pages numbered 131-160, disbound, Black Letter, Act of Parliament. London: Printed by Thomas Baskett, 1748. £16.00

  193. Maidstone AN ACT to enable the Justices of the Peace, acting for the Western Division of the County of Kent, to purchase a convenient Piece of Ground, for building a Goal. 4pp, plus cover leaf. 1736. £14.00

  194. Maidstone Geneva AN ACT to revive and continue, until the Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and nineteen, the Manufacture of Maidstone Geneva. Page numbered 557, small folio, disbound, Act of Parliament. London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1814. £10.00

  195. Margate, Birchington ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet No. XXV N.E. etc. Scale 6" to 1 mile, size 36" x 23" plus margins. Dissected and mounted on linen, folding into 8vo cloth wraps, three small areas outlined in red. Third edition 1908. £18.00

  196. Milton, Elmley ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet No. XXI. Scale 6" to 1 mile, size 35" x 23" plus margins. Dissected and mounted on linen, folding into 8vo wraps. Water features and buildings hand coloured, two small areas top right shaded and marked with acreage. Slight browning of linen along one fold, 2 small ink splashes. 1869. £18.00

  197. Pluckley, Smarden, Little Chart ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet No. LIV S.W. etc., scale 6" to 1 mile, size 35" x 23" plus margins. Dissected and mounted on linen, folding into 8vo wraps. Weeks Farm shaded in red and circled. Edition of 1906. Later reprint. £18.00

  198. Ramsgate ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet No. V. Scale 6" to 1 mile, size 35" x 23" plus margins. Linen backed and folding into 8vo cloth endpapers. Shows only the town of Ramsgate in top left corner, covering 2 sections. Roads hand-coloured. Two small areas shaded. Edition of 1909. £12.00

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    Lancashire
  199. Lancaster AN ACT for improving the Navigation of the River Loyne... and for building a Quay... near the Town of Lancaster. 20pp., black letter, plus cover leaf. Attractive woodcut initial. 1749. £24.00

  200. Liverpool and Lancaster AN ACT for enabling His Majesty to direct the Issue of Exchequer Bills to a limited Amount, and in the Manner therein mentioned, for the Relief of the Merchants of Liverpool and Lancaster. Pages numbered 65-84, disbound, folio, Act of Parliament. London: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1799. £12.00

  201. Manchester OBLIGATION BOND binding Richard Thornton of Manchester, Innkeeper, to Joseph Barker, Liquor Merchant, in the sum of £600. 1p., sm. folio, printed with ms inserts, papered seal. Blank conjoint leaf, folds. 1793. £26.00

  202. Manchester PLAN OF THE MOUNTAIN MINE at the Heaton House Colliery Working By Wm. H. Brancker & Co. Finely drawn manuscript plan in ink and 2 colours, on cartridge paper backed with linen, size 24" x 36" plus margins, rolled. Very fine large calligraphic title with each line in a different style of lettering, ornate floral compass rose, scale bar ('Scale of chains 32 yards each'). Shows workings with shafts etc., small area of woodland, areas shaded blue denoting 'Coals got by Mr Chapman', and in red 'coals got by W.H. Brancker from commencement of lease up to Augt. 1852.' With Reference Table showing Cheshire Measures. Some light dusting overall, 1" tear in margin. Daglish, St. Helens, Augt. 1852. £200.00

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    Lincolnshire
  203. Falkingham SETTLEMENT by John Collington of Falkingham on the Marriage of his daughter Mary Ann with William Chess Headly, Surgeon and Apothecary. Vellum, 22" x 31", wax seals. 1808. £18.00

  204. Lincolnshire AN ACT for the more effectual Preservation of Fish in Fish Ponds and other Waters.... and for preventing the Damage done to Sea Banks, within the County of Lincoln, by the breeding Conies therein. 5pp, disbound, black letter, plus cover leaf. 1765. £14.00

  205. Toft and Manthorpe PARTICULARS AND PLAN OF A VALUABLE FREEHOLD ESTATE Comprising 1051 Acres, viz.:- In Toft:- Bradshaw's Farm, Stubley's Farm. In Manthorpe. Town Lands Farm, Manthorpe House Farm, Deacon Hill Farm.... In Manthorpe and Braceborough:- Bowthorpe Park Farm, Mill House Farm. Which Messrs. S. & G. Kingston will offer by Auction.... On Thursday, the 2nd of October, 1919. Folio, 12pp, 2 large coloured folding plans, original wraps. 1919. £24.00

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    London
  206. Cary (John), Engraver MIDDLESEX Engraved map size 8" x 11", parkland, woodland, boundaries etc., handcoloured. Title, scale bar and small compass rose. 1787. £10.00

  207. Childs, Printer, Teddington THE KING'S DINNER TO THE POOR Saturday July 5, 1902. Volunteers as Stewards Wanted to Assist at Each Dinner. The Lord Mayor of London and the Mayors of 28 London Boroughs ask for the loyal cooperation of London Volunteers.... Poster, folded, size 30" x 19", printed in blue in large type. Split of 15" at vertical fold, repaired on verso with document tape. 1902. £16.00

  208. City of London Comptroller ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT Vellum documents, 28" x 23", for transfering the appointment as Comptroller of The Chamber of the City of London from Dutton Seaman to his son. Rather creased, two small portions nibbled at edges not affecting writing. Lacks one wax seal. 1759. £24.00

  209. Crucible Manufacturers ASSIGNMENT of Land Tax upon hereditaments at Battersea... William Vaughan Morgan and others... Crucible Manufacturers to the Morgan Crucible Company. 5p., vellum. Includes Schedule listing land by the River Thames, including Manufactory Yard and Wharf formerly known as the Bolingbroke Oil Works. 7 wax seals. 1890. £15.00

  210. Decorative envelope LETTER from Mary Anne Keeley, Pelham Crescent, to Mr. Reed, St. Georges Hall. Note of 6 lines on small card, corner chipped, envelope with London N.W. postmark. The first letter of each word of the address in red ink, ladybird size 1" across painted top centre. 1891. £5.00

  211. Hans Sloane Collection AN ACT for the Purchase of the Museum, or Collection of Sir Hans Sloane, and of the Harleian Collection of Manuscripts; and for providing One General Repository for the better Reception and more convenient use of the said Collections; and of the Cottonian Library, and of the Additions thereto. Cover leaf + pages numbered 331-366, disbound, Black Letter, Act of Parliament. London: Printed by Thomas Baskett, 1753. £75.00

  212. Hornsey LEASE of premises No. 68 Queens Road Hornsey, Charles Hambridge to Mrs Mary Ann Catchpole. Large vellum sheet, printed with manuscript inserts, small coloured sketch plan in margin. 1879. £12.00

  213. Hoxton CONVEYANCE of share of The Old Flint House Public House at Hoxton, Revd. J. Hatch to City of London Brewery Company. Large vellum sheet, fine seal of the Brewery Company on tag. 1902. £10.00

  214. International Horse Show, Olympia OFFICIAL PROGRAMME Afternoon performance, June 13th 1911. 4to, 134pp., glossy paper, attractive coloured lithograph cover showing lady and boy rider, numerous adverts. for riding habits etc. 1911. £24.00

  215. Lambeth PROBATE of the Will and Codicil of James Early. Large vellum sheet with copy of will, printed Probate Certificate attached with large papered seal. 1867. £10.00
    Leaves his house in Layham Place, South Lambeth, to his brother.


  216. London and Home Counties MOTORING AND TOURING MAP Section K. Including Bishops' Stortford, Chelmsford.... Tunbridge Wells. Colour-printed map, centred on London, scale 3 miles to an inch. Folding to 8vo, attractive wraps illustrated with chaffeur driven tourer in woodland. c1914. £7.00

  217. Photochrom Co. Ltd. LONDON UNDER FIRE Seven sepia postcards showing the effects of the bombing in London, one used, with postmark April 1943. c1943. £14.00
    Includes Ludgate Hill, Cripplegate Church, Temple Church, High Holborn.


  218. St. Dionis Back Church DEED to lead uses of Recovery between Ann Hayward and her son Thomas Hayward, Hosier, and Francis Pease and John Alexander of Threadneedle Street. Attested copy on 3p. folio, of deed made in 1753. Refers to properties in Fenchurch Street near Ingram Court, known as The Black Lion, The Queen's Head, and the Three Kings, with the gateway and rooms on it leading out of the court, and a long list of lands in East and West Ham, including lands purchased by Anne's father, Sir George Merttins, Alderman. Gives occupiers. Copy made 1762. £25.00

  219. Underhay, (F), Hydraulic Engineer REGULATOR WATER CLOSETS Advertising card size 6" x 14", folded in 4 printed on both sides. Illustrating 2 types of closet, and three types of 'Servants' Closet Apparatus', with prices, description. On verso are prices for Plumbers' Brass Work, Round Way Cocks etc. c1870. £22.00
    The Company's premises were in Little James Street, Gray's Inn Road.


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    Monmouthshire
  220. Greenwood (C. & H) MAP OF THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE. From an Actual Survey made in the Years 1829 & 1830. Folding engraved map, hand coloured, with an engraved inset view of Tintern Abbey, mounted on linen, size including margins approx. 25" x 29", off-setting of border, vignette etc.. 1831. £55.00

  221. Ifton AN ACT for Dividing and Inclosing the Open or Common Fields Common Moors, Common Meadows, Common Pastures, and other Commonable Lands within the Parish of Ifton in the County of Monmouth. 25pp. 1776. £20.00

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    Norfolk
  222. Bedford Levels AN ACT for extending the Term of the Tax on Lands, and Tolls on Goods, Wares, and Merchandizes, granted by an Act.... intitled An Act for improving the Drainage of the Middle and Outh Levels, Part of the Great Level of the Fens called Bedford Level.... also the Lands adjoining or near to the River Ouze, in the County of Norfolk, draining through the same to Sea by the Harbour of King's Lynn.... and for altering and improving the Navigation of the said River Ouze, from or near a Place called Eau Brink, in the Parish of Wiggenhall Saint Mary.... Cover leaf + pages numbered 363-366, disbound, folio, Act of Parliament. London: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1796. £14.00

  223. Bliss's Stores Publisher PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEW ALBUM OF YARMOUTH AND DISTRICT 51 views, oblong 4to boards, gilt titled, spine very worn. With description of Stores and photo of shop on first leaf. c1910. £18.00

  224. Cantley and Hassingham INCLOSURE Manuscript on 5 pages large folio, printed heading, listing pieces of land to be allotted to William Gilbert. Probably lacks last page, as there is no date or names at the end. Some tears at folds. c1802. £15.00

  225. East Dereham CATALOGUE of superior Furniture, Linen, Plate and Plated Goods... Library of over 1000 Volumes... Church Street, Mr. James Saunders, deceased... to be sold by Auction 8th and 9th February, 1888. 23pp., printed title page. Trace of vertical fold. Lacks back wrap, front wrap loose. 1888. £7.00

  226. Great Yarmouth POSTER Advertising the Auction sale of No. 6 Albert Square, South Beach. Printed in large type-faces, with detailed description of the rooms in the house and its situation. Size 22" x 17", folds, some off-setting. 1867. £16.00

  227. Hempnall FREEHOLD TITLE of part of an estate at Hempnall. 12p., sm. folio, written on left half of pages only. Folded. Pages dusty and brittle at bottom. Writing untidy. c1843. £8.00
    Notes title from 1719 to 1843.


  228. Norwich Crown Bank BANK BOOK sm. 8vo, blind-stamped cloth wraps, first page printed in copperplate lettering with list of branches of Norwich Crown Bank and Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, printed inside with 'in Account with Messrs. Harveys & Hudsons' and with debit and credit for account of Messrs. J. Taylor in ink. 9p. 1870. £8.00

  229. Stratton St. Michael, Tasburgh and Tharston PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE of a Desirable Freehold Estate known as "The Tasburgh Lodge Farm,".... 157a. 2r. 22p..... To be sold by Auction by Sewell & Barnes, at the Royal Hotel, Norwich, on Saturday, January the 9th, 1897. Folio, 5pp, coloured double-page map, docket title, folded, short split to one fold. 1897. £22.00

  230. Swaffham PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE of the Residential and Business Properties comprising the Valuable and Convenient Dwelling House known as "Westgate", 7 substantially-built 5 roomed Cottages.... Which W.S. Hall & Palmer have received instructions... to Sell by Auction, at the "George" Hotel, Swaffham, on Monday, September 7th, 1931. Folio, 4pp, coloured folding map in pocket, wraps, 'Memorandum', completed. 1931. £20.00

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    Northamptonshire
  231. Guilsborough JOURNAL of a Guilsborough vicar, Jan. 1st 1807 - March 31st 1807. 42 pages in a rather scrawly, small hand, marbled wraps. Size 7" x 5". He describes his sermons, visits, weddings ('I tied the Gordion knot and gave Catherine Cotton to James Powell for life'), funerals (he had prepared a New Year sermon but 'my sermon was as well calculated for a funeral... as for New Year so it was in season any way') , contacts with neighbours, frequent visits to London, attending various societies there, meeting various Bishops, the continuing illness of his wife Sue, culminating in a remarkable detailed description of how he assisted the doctor in an operation to remove a tumour from her. Places mentioned include Stretton, Cottesbrook, Stow, Newport Pagnell. 1807. £135.00
    Includes a description of his visit to Whitechapel School: 'The exemplary and better sort of boys are made teachers and are responsible for the learning and behaviour of about 12 under him... they write in sand, speak every letter in spelling slow and distinct... I was vastly struck with the difference of the sort of children in this school and in our Sunday school at Guilsborough or rather between the children of Whitechapel and those of Northamptonshire... these are remarkably plain and look unhealthy.' There are some references to his state of mind 'my heart don't beat so freely now as it used to do. The whole business of love, of amour is quite over....'


  232. Northampton Ram Fair CATALOGUE OF 10 OXFORD-DOWN SHEARLING RAMS and 14 Oxford-Down Ram Lambs For Sale by Auction... September 10th, 1900... Catalogue printed on card, 3pp., size 6" x 4". Names of Sire and Sire of Dam. Reference to Sires, with breeder, purchaser etc. 1900. £15.00

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    Oxfordshire
  233. Bampton PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS OF SALE of Two valuable Inclosures of Pasture and Arable Land called 'Baker's'.... To be Sold.... 2nd of August, 1866.... 3pp, folio, folded with docket title. 1866. £14.00

  234. Bicester AUCTION POSTER advertising the sale on February 4th, 1876 of a substantially built residence on the Market Hill, lately occupied by George Woodward, Surgeon, an orchard, and two closes of pasture land. Size approx. 29" x 19", a few foxing spots at right edge. 1876. £20.00