Grants awarded in 1957

Most of the letters contain exhortations and advice as to the boy's studies. Presented by John Ehrman

900 documents mostly 17th and 18th centuries; valuable for the study of economic and agricultural history

Presented by A Gimson

Incomplete, wanting title and a number of other leaves, but only copy known to contain cancelled leaves O7-8. Presented by FS Ferguson

Lecture delivered at Burslem Town Hall. Printed at the Chiswick Press using Morris' Golden type. Presented by EJ Nicol

Painted by an Italian artist; presented by TS Blakeney together with a collection of about 100 literary and political autographs of 19th and 20th centuries. Add MSS 49458, 49520

First edition, very scarce with imprint of Vincent Sartenas

A Gimson gave 40 towards the purchase of this manuscript

Extra illustrated. Inscribed by Jane and Isabella Bewick to William Mackey 1871. Presented by RW Hale.

The Jacobean ceiling of the library at Blickling Hall has panels taken from this emblem book

Sir Eric Miller gave 250 of the FONL grant. This exquisite example of fine italic script was bought with 3 other calligraphic manuscripts: J Ragona De artificiali memoria 1465; a miscellany of grammatical tracts, c.1480 and M Gualterius De re militari, late 15th century.

One of three known copies. Part of a collection of 130 books including 60 incunables, 14 books printed by Wynkyn de Worde, a large number of 16th and 17th century books of which no other copy is recorded and 8 bindings of exceptional quality.

Manuscript of 170 leaves written in double column with four large illuminated initials. No other missal of a Tironian house is known to exist. Illustrated as frontispiece in AR

Gives proof that the Newspaper tax of 1712 was being evaded through a loophole in the law governing the quantity of paper used

Undated edition not previously in BL collection. Purchased with 20 donated by A Gimson

Relate to customs revenues on French Spanish and other wines, Flanders lace etc. Presented by TS Blakeney