AUSTRALIA - EARLY EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT. A near contemporary fair manuscript copy of the journal of a servant of Dr Helenus Scott and his two sons Robert and Helenus, being an account of exploration and settlement in New South Wales, with a pencil tracing of an engraving of the Maori chief Tippahe...
INDIA. CHINA. Anonymous Manuscript, written about travels in South-East Asia, beginning 'Memoranda, with miscellaneous remarks, in connection with the incidents of a voyage to India and China ... with a view more particularly to the leisure hours of young persons, in a series of letters to a lad...
THORNTON, Henry. PRISONS. Collection of Manuscript material relating to the parliamentary bill, proposed by the philanthropist Thornton, for the better relief of the poor prisoners confined in the King's Bench, Fleet, and Marshalsea prisons. Includes correspondence from petitioners, legal opinio...
NORTON, Caroline. SHELLEY, Mary. Autograph Letter Signed from Caroline Norton, apparently to Mary Shelley, probably written in the aftermath of the collapse of the trial at which Caroline was accused of adultery with Lord Melbourne, Hampton Ct, [June 1836?]. Autograph Letter Signed from Caroline...
THORIUS [THORIE], John. Printed edition of Francisco Valdes' 'Espeio, y Deceplina Militar', Brussels, 1589, being the translator John Thorius' copy and the copy licensed for the press. With manuscript licence for the press by Abraham Hartwell the younger, and manuscript annotations by the transl...
PRIESTLEY, Joseph. UNITARIANISM. Collection of 21 Autograph Letters Signed (plus one 19th-century transcript) from Priestley to Joseph Bretland, Birmingham, Calne, Leeds, and London, March 1773 - November 1789. Autograph Letter Signed from Edward Coffin Jnr to Joseph Bretland, London, October 17...
PYM, Horace N. DICKENS, Charles. 7 Autograph Letters Signed from Mamie Dickens and 24 Autograph Letters Signed from Georgina Hogarth to Pym and his wife, including numerous references to Charles Dickens, his life and books. With autograph envelopes, various places. Sotheby's, LO7411, 13 Dec 2007...
WHITSTABLE, KENT. Manuscript letter book recording copies of 18 official letters relating to the oyster fishery at Whitstable, Kent. In original vellum wrapper. Creation dates: [1608 - 1609]
TESSIN, NICODEMUS, COUNT, THE YOUNGER. MILITARY ARCHITECTURE. Manuscript of military architecture, entitled 'Architectura militaris oder fortification ohne calculation', with text and facing geometrical diagrams of fortifications, executed in pen and ink with colour washes. Signed by the Swedish...
COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor. 2 Autograph Letters Signed, concerning his periodical 'The Friend', to his brother George, [December 1808] and April 1809. Creation dates: [December 1808] - April 1809