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The first book on farming published in England; part of a collection of 600 printed books and pamphlets on the history of animal husbandry and vetinary science.

Two account books, one for 1698 - 1704, from the beginning of the working life of the Bristol Merchant John Day, and the other from 1729 - 1753 records James Days work as executor of the estate of Peter Day.

Catalogue made by the executors of Sir Robert Bernard of the books left on his death in 1789. The Thorp Park library consists mainly of 17th century Law books, those at Brampton Hall more modern with a first edition of Smiths The Wealth of Nations, 1796 amongst them

Family and local papers with deeds and estate papers for properties in South Derbyshire and adjacent counties from 13th century to late 18th century.

The autobiography is 630 pages long, revised and corrected throughout, including passages about the death of Katherine Manfield not in the printed edition. There are many book reviews, not listed by GP Lilley as they were published anonymously for the Times Literary Supplement.

Commonplace book by William Horman, Headmaster of Eton 1501 - 35. Contains jottings on history, chronology and geography with extensive quotations from the Latin poets.

Several hundred evidences of title to the manor of Mickleton in the north Cotswolds

Family and estate papers concerning financial settlements, genealogy, appointments and honours. The letters staret in the 16th century and include one from Lord Burghley about religious disorders in Winchester in 1564.

Manuscript estate plan in ink and colours on vellum, the second oldest such plan in the H&W record office. Illustrated at p23 of AR

A satire on Sir Richard Steele and other Whig writers. John Lacy is a pseudonym, true authorship remains a mystery. The poem contains slighting remarks about the height of Alexander Pope and is therefore listed in Guerinots Pamphlet attacks on Alexander Pope - the fourth earliest such recorded.