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With MS addenda by William and Mary Wordsworth, who also wrote the introduction to the book, later published separately. In the 1810 text Wordsworth first makes the case for a National Park to be developed to help preserve the Lake District in its state of natural purity and simplicity.

Extremely rare, with the leaf of preface in which Wordsworth stated that Coleridge had written Christabel for the volume. This copy has both cancel and uncancelled leaf; a genuine mistake on the part of the binder rather than a conscious preservation, as the cancel has been misbound

Court rolls, rentals, deeds, plans sales particulars and other material. The archive reflects the entire history of the Talbot familys connection with Worcestershire, throughout a period in which they were one of the countys major landlords

Manuscript estate account books and deeds for the late 17th century, together with a diary for 1715 - 22. There are also letters from John Willes, to his father the bishop of Bath and Wells describing naval engagements with the French fleet off Cape Finistre and in India 1747 - 49

A major collection of drawings of antiquities by the Wiltshire historian Colt Hoare. Illustrated at p.30 of AR

Six autograph letters some of substantial length, several being addressed to his difficult step-daughter and her husband with copies of others and transcripts and drafts of replies to his relations, together with a quantity of financial and legal papers.

The largest extant collection of business papers relating to Serge Diaghilev, providing a unique insight into the daily running of the Company, its expenditure, income, administration, management structure and back-up services.

The book may in fact have been bound in Newcastle since the only other known example of the particular insect roll used on this binding is on a book printed in Newcastle. Illustrated at p.24 of AR

One of the most famous literary exchanges of the 19th century. Southey wrote to Charlotte Bront Literature cannot be the business of a womans life and it ought not to be She replied meekly, promising to try to supress the desire to see her name in print.

Elgar was first Peyton Professor of Music in the University of Birmingham. The collection of 59 diaries comprises 10 by Elgar, 33 by his wife Alice and 16 by their daughter Carice.