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The earliest book in a collection of 842 volumes on colour. Also includes Goethes Farbenlehre 1810, Newtons Optics 1704, Kunckels Ars Vitraria Experimentalis 1689 and Portals Symbolic Colours 1844.

James Hervey came under the influence of Wesley at Lincoln and was one of the first Oxford Methodists, though he came to disagree with Wesleys public preaching and evangelism. The se letters date from this later period of disagreement

Petty Officer Browning kept a diary during Captain Scotts second Antarctic expedition, recording every day events on board ship. He was part of the Northern party who passed the winter at Cape Adare. The diary ends before they had to pass another winter in an ice cave with very scanty food

Brownrigg was Quartermaster General and Military Secretary to the Duke of York, Commander in Chief. Almost 700 letters and documents.

A substantial collection of manorial documents of 16th and 17th centuries, 2,000 medieval deeds, and a large quantity of family papers, including the delinquency papers of the Second Earl during Commonwealth times

Includes Paston rentals for the mid -17th century

Many books extensively annotated by Percy and several have interesting associations with other members of the literary Club connected with Dr Johnson, such as Goldsmith.

The attornment is directed to Henry de Ferrers, for the manor of Walton-upon-Trent, near Derby. Additional Charter 75738

Single sheet almanach printed by Michel Tholoze at Paris: the earliest example of work from his press known. Presented by CA Webb

Large folio, printed by Robert Estienne, bound in a 16th century Paris binding by Claude de Picques.