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Molesworth was the founder of the philosophically radical London Review, which was supervised closely by Mill. The present letters provide a great deal of detail on the policy and development of the magazine, together with comments on individual articles and contributors.

An extremely rare account of the campaign of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V against the corsair Khair al-Din, better known as Banbarossa, written throughout in clumsy ottava rima. The book was probably printed and published at Naples soon after Charless triumphal entry into the city

Record of Slinns business, including a scrapbook half bound in green leather containing letters of thanks and admiration for his work from the Sitwells and a catalogue of the exhibition of his bindings in the Central Library, Sheffield, 1946. Grant from the Esme Fairbairn Charitable Trust

The two main series of these documents relate to the selection of MPs and to the water supply of the town. The records include agreements to construct conduits and details of the pipes to be laid during the mid-16th century

Contains the signature of Thomas Newcomen, inventor of the first practical atmospheric steam engine, acknowledging receipt of rental for one of his engines from Edward Short.

The most important archive of material relating to Walter Crane in existence. The artistic and design material is to be held at the Whitworth Art Gallery, the letters, account books and correspondence at the John Ryland s Library.

Lavish large folio illustrated account of the coronation, possibly the most significant pictorial record of an English coronation ever to appear.

One of the few copies specially bound for presentation to royalty in full red morocco by J Smith of 49 Longacre. No copy had survived at the museum. Illustrated at p.50 of AR

Complete literary output of one of Britains most distinguished and productive dramatists, together with working drafts and correspondence. The treaty sale price includes all future work by Rosenthal. Grant from the Philip Larkin fund

A series of 42 diaries together with nearly one thousand letters. Correspondents include the Coleridge family, William Gladstone, John Ruskin, Elizabeth Fry, Joseph Severn, JE Millais and Frederic, Lord Leighton.