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Important collection of official correspondence addressed to officers of the town with particular emphasis on the Civil War period. Illustrated as plate V of AR

Samaratian literature collected by Dr Gaster from Nablus including fine MSS of The Pentateuch; 350 Hebrew MSS drawn from Yemen and Morocco as well as Europe and Genizah fragments of discarded texts and documents of much importance to scholarship. Illustrated as plates III and IV of AR

Vol 1 contains notes in the hand of Fulk Onslow, Clerk of the Commons, of speeches made and Acts of Parliament concerning Mary Queen of Scots, amongst others. Vol 2 shows the inner workings of the Parliament Office at moments of crisis such as the trial of the Earl of Strafford.

The finest example of Morriss work : 56 pages calligraphically transcribed in his own hand, plus paintings and decorations by other Pre-Raphaelites: Burne-Jones, George Wardle and Fairfax Murrary. Illustrated at plates III IV and V of AR

5th edition, presented by Mrs EW Bishop

Scarce anonymous publication of reminiscences by one of Florence Nightingales Nurses, presented by Mrs L Seymer together with La Comtesse de Richemonts Histoire de Mlle Le Gras, 1894

Second edition of the libretto, bound with 2 other contemporary dramatic pieces; presented by Harry W Pratley

First edition of this French translation of The Tale of a Tub, The Battle of the Books and a number of other short pieces, printed at The Hague. Presented by FF Madan

Presented by Lord Kenyon

Presented by Arthur Gimson together with the Altus parts to Morleys Madrigals to Foure Voices 1600, Lichfields The First Set of Madrigals of 5 parts 1613, Tomkins Songs of 3,4,5, and 6 parts 1622, and Easts The Sixt Set of Books wherein are Anthemes for Versus [sic] and Chorus of 5 & 6 parts