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23 full page miniatures precede the text; made for a lady who is depicted in one of the miniatures.

Mainly the papers of Violet, Lady Milner, editor of the National Review from 1932 to 1948, but also includes correspondence and papers of her first husband Lord Edward Cecil, her second husband Lord Milner and numerous Maxse and Cecil relations.

Cousin was Erasmus amanuensis in Freiburg. He sent Erasmus the observations he had made on the book in 1536, but Erasmus died before they could be incorporated into following editions

The London Tavern in Bishopsgate was a City building of considerable social significance, being let regularly for balls, banquets and public meetings. It was destroyed by fire in 1765 and rebuilt by architects William Jupp and William Newton.

As well as private correspondence of this properous silk merchant the collection includes Beuzevilles correspondence as Director and Joint Treasurer of the French Committee which was concerned from the reign of James II until Victorian times in distributing the Royal Bounty granted for the relief

Rare second edition, the first to develop Calvins ideas on the Trinity and with new chapters on repentance and justification by faith

Deberny et Peignot were the last major type foundry in France. They ceased trading in 1973. This is a collection of 57 books of type specimens, mainly French but also from Lund, Turin, Madrid and Copenhagen. Total purchase price given is in French francs

The first papers were deposited in 1974; this group of material augments the collection considerably

As well as copies of Becks letters there are many from the Booksellers Longman and Nicoll. the painter JW Carmichael and the engraver and illuminator Henry Shaw. Most of the letters relate to Becks book Annales Furnesinses, 1844

The Orelbar family of Hinwick House were active in Bedforshire affairs for 400 years, serving as justices of the peace, sheriffs and MPs