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The manuscript East End of Crowland Abbey by John Clare is significant as it is the first manuscript of this poem which was later published in The Rural Muse (1835). It is accompanied by the pen-and-ink drawing, which inspired the poem, by Francis Simpson (1796-1861).

The 7 letters relate to Lutyens' designs for Crooksbury, near Farnham in Surrey, his first major commission as an independent architect and for a substantial country house for Sir Arthur Chapman.

This is the first printed Christian scripture in Chinese. The Gospels were translated into Chinese by Johannes Lasser and Joshua Marshman. The volume was printed on Chinese paper at Serampore in 1810.

The seven books from the Brontë family's library demonstrate the breadth of the Brontës' interests and abilities.

This imposing manuscript, the first volume of a two volume copy of Bartolo da Sassoferrato's commentary of part of the Digest of Roman Law, had been identified as being the partner of the University's Hunterian manuscript 6, which was acquired by Dr William Hunter at some time in the 17

This is a diverse collection, which includes correspondence, property and administrative records, court papers and even recipes.

Three incunabula (two English and one from Lyons) were bought by the British Library at the sale. The books are (i) John Alcock.

A unique unpublished witness to the Syon Abbey requiem offices; it includes the liturgy used at the death bed of the Nuns and the offices of the dead include obits for Henry V, Edward IV and their queens and for other benefactors.

453 letters, 121 letters to Newton, the remainder mainly to Bull, a Congregational Minister at Newport Pagnell. The writers include John Berridge, Claudius Buchanan, John Johnson, John Ryland, John Thornton, Hannah Wilberforce and George Whitefield.

Over 8,000 architectural prints, mostly 19th century: steel and copper engravings, and lithographs, predominantly issued loose, i.e. not cut out of books.