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A magnificent example of a Scottish herring-bone binding, in fine condition. A great variety of binding tools were used on the binding: stars, flowers, rounders, leaves and spear-heads, including some tools not traced elsewhere. Illustrated at p.20 of AR

Collection largely consists of letters to David Roberts the celebrated painter and traveller, many connected with his travels in Spain, including long letters from British consuls and consular officials in Cadiz and Malaga, especially Sir John Brackenbury and Sir William Penrose Mark.

Four letter books from the period 1809 - 1814 when Campbell was Lieutenant-Governor of Gibraltar at the time of the Peninsula War, containing his correspondence with the Government in England and British interest in Cadiz and Ceuta.

The letters describe many important military and diplomatic matters, especially the defeat of the French in Egypt and the granting of the momentous firman which allowed Lord Elgins group of artists in Athens to begin removing sculptures from the Parthenon.

The single most important source for the history of music in England during the 19th century. The archive includes the autograph manuscript of Mendelssohns 1st Symphony and a copyists score of Beethovens 9th Symphony, dedicated by Beethoven to the Society.

Contains many letters from Richardson to his second wife the actress Meriel Forbes, some illustrated. There are also letters to the Richardsons from many notable theatrical names including Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Sybil Thorndike, Sir Alec & Lady Guinness and Sir John Gielgud.

Provides unsurpassed detail for the self-regulating life of a Wiltshire manor, overseen during this period by the Bayntun and then the Starkey families, most of the business being the management of the common land, before enclosure in 1814

These two series of his work, represent Balzacs first significant attempt to impose a monumental order upon his hitherto rather random collection of publications. The Etude philosophiques is a pirated Belgian edition of 1836

A rare glimpse of part of Walton-on-Thames pre enclosure (1802-4). As well as listing tenants, the number and variety of trees is indicated. Grant from the Esme Fairbairn Charitable Trust. Illustrated at p. 52 of AR

This previously unknown humorous drawing is one of the earliest depictions of barrow-digging known, and is unusual in concentrating on the diggers rather than the landscape. The clergyman with the pickaxe in the trench is probably a self portrait.