Grants awarded in 1936

Presented by the St Bride Institute

Presented by Dr P Gosse

Unusual publishers device on title page appearing to show English royal arms, although the book was published in Paris. Only copy known. Presented by EP Goldschmidt

9 letters from the Duchesse du Maine 1 of which is to Voltaire; Fanny Comtesse de Beauharnais to Voltaire; Helvetius to Voltaire, Mme du Chatelet to A Pope on the Essay on Man.

le Neve was Clarenceux King of Arms; presented by Theodore Besterman. Add Charter 71076

Presented by Mrs F Churchill and Dr I Churchill, illustrated as plate IX of AR

Presented by Miss Coulson James

Fine copies of 2 extremely rare early works on surgery; 1 st 8vo, 2nd Folio of over 900 pages with portrait & many woodcuts. Illustrated as plate IIIa of AR

3 English bindings of the early restoration period, in the sombre style, blind tooled with black edges; other 2 books were Eikon Basilikon of 1649 and a Bible & Psalter of 1660; illustrated as

14 pages of notes relating to chemical studies taken from the works of Basilius Valentinus; bought by Viscount Wakefield and presented to BL. Add MS 44888; illustrated at plate IV of AR.

The only violin chap book known and the earliest printed book to have reference to the violin proper. Illustrated title page shows a man playing the instrument (plate IIIb).

15 vols presented by EK Waterhouse

With 14th century fore edge paintings of Oswald Cuthbert & Aidan, amongst the earliest known examples of this form of decoration; illustrated as plates Ia and Ib of AR

Extra illustrated with 168 painted coats of arms in margins, possibly authors own copy

321 6s 10d raised through special donations to FNL; thousands of important letters: (173 Darwin to Huxley, 430 Huxley to Hooker etc) Listed vey fully in AR; illustrated as plates VI and VII in AR

The only surviving literary MS of WH White, presented by his son, Sir William Hale White; Add MS 44891; illustrated as plate V of AR

Presented with 2 other 18th century plays by RA Hellewell.

Folio with 60 engravings; presented by Mrs LM Boulton

Contains rare 5th vol of 1678, presented by Mis FM Cameron

Printed at Alnwick; presented by HD Ziman

Foulis Press 24mo edition, presented with 8 other books, mostly Dublin editions of collected plays of Dryden, Congreve Rowe & others, by RA Hellewell