11 grants for 1979.
15 school text books published between 1820 and 1854, used by Sir Joseph while at Eton, 30 leaving books from his tutor another master and other boys at the school and 20 prizes won between 1849 an
A group of letters from various Puritan divines offering spiritual consolation and guidance to the Cromwells in the immediate aftermath of the Restoration
Collection of over 200 items, 75 being holograph.
A group of hitherto unrecorded charters for Great and Little Kimble, Buckinghamshire.
29 medieval deeds of Ludlow, 60 of Shropshire more generally; all seem to have been hitherto unknown
Translation by the Huguenot refugee de Rosemond. Presented by John Fuggles together with John Marsh: The great sin and danger of striving with God.
Possibly a proof copy of the extremely rare supressed edition, used by Halley as a working tool for his research. Illustrated as frontispiece of AR
Richard Daniel, of Alverton, Penzance ,was a merchant engaged in trade at Middleburg, Holland. The book is a unique record of trade between the two countries at this period
Detailed family history covering the lifetime of the authors father (1787-1862) with details of the china clay industry he began near St Austell in 1831.
Also included in the sale was Briggs journal 1855 - 1875 relating to Melbournes natural history. (Briggs founded The Naturalist column in The Field in 1855)
Eleven volumes of manuscript music, including Duncan Burnetts book, a collection of 23 keyboard pieces by Scottish and English composers c.1600; Clement Matchetts book 1612, keyboard pieces contain