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One of the projected series of 34 fascicles. The 743 copper plates engraved from drawings by Sydney Parkinson of the plants collected by Banks on his voyage round the world 1768 - 1771 with Captain Cook. The plates, which are housed at British Library had never before been printed in colour

Only known copy of the plan for the whole of the Essay on Man. One of the 1400 volumes in the collection of Harold Forster of minor verse of the 18th and 19th centuries. The collection is particularly strong on anonymous satire, though there are also sentimental, didactic and legendary tales.

First edition, published posthumously, engraved by H de Baussen

Presented under the will of Falconer Madan, the collection of pamphlets and books he formed in order to write a bibliography of the Sacheverell affair. There are numerous variant copies of each work and pirated reprints, re-issues, re-impressions and copies with in-press corrections

Presented by Dr de Beer with his collection of over 100 early travel books and guides from France Germany Italy and the Low Countries, as well as English works such as Jeffreys A Journal from London to Rome 1742.

The letters deal with Burns's application to enter the Excise Office and his service there. The copy of Tam oShanter is one of 7 known in the poets hand, also includes copies of The whistle - a tale and Lament for James Earl of Glencairn

Approximately 650 wills from testators in all walks of life, bequests given in great detail

Important deeds relating to the now vanished village of Holts, have added interest because of their seals

112 deeds referring to small holdings of an acre or less

Contains over 500 entries (mostly in the hands of Romneys assistants Joseph Barker and R Williams) detailing prices charged, frame makers, dates of delivery and destination of pictures as well as interesting information about props and costumes