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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
[New York Yacht Club?] [Handbill] Draft of Resolutions for the Permanent Establishment of a Navy Club Printed handbill, c.20 x 24.5cm, possibly trimmed, faint foxing, small closed tear, one small stain, mainly good. We, who have hereunto subscruibed our names, do severally agree to unite in forming an Association to be entitled the NAVY CLUB, and to appoint a Committee to frame a Constitution...	Military and Naval History	£280.00
[William Shortridge, Glasgow Merchant] [Printed with MS additions] [No. 9] Early Membership Certificate for the Glasgow Renfrewshire Society. One page, c.19.5 x 24cm, laid down on larger page, spotted and dulled but attractive, with text and illustration (Glasgow coat-of-arms augmented). Text: (MS in square brackets] No. [9] Glasgow [17th Feby] 17[69] \| [William Shortrige (sic) Merchant in Glasgow] is this day admitted a Member pf...	Economics, History	£350.00
[From the papers of Montgomery Meigs, Jr, son of The Union Army's Quarter-Master-General] Anon. [Pamphlet] General Basis of Estimates for Labor and Material, as prepared by the United States Light-House Establishment. Pamphlet, 'Published for the Information of Officers of the Quartermaster's Department', 9pp.,12mo, original grey printed wraps, good, on aged paper, in worn and stained wraps, tiny cross shape neatly punched through the leaves in bottom outer corner.	Science, Medicine and Technology, Social history	£250.00
Henry Gally Knight. Autograph letter signed to John Burke, Irish genealogist. Traveller, antiquary, writer on architecture (1786-1846). One page, 8vo with added page of verse, nick not affecting text, good. He responds to a request by sending an impression of a seal [not present] "which bears the armorial ensigns of the two families which I represent" - which he expands...	Art and Architecture, Travel and Topography	£65.00
Henry Gifford The hero of his time; a theme in Russian literature. Octavo. 224 pages. Very good, with light spotting to top edge, front endpapers and prelims. In worn, torn dustwrapper with some loss. INSCRIBED COPY 'To Alan \| 'at his own request' \| with friendly greetings from \| Henry Gifford \| 7th November 1950'.	Literature	£25.00
Henry Greenhill (Commander St Lo) Manuscript document signed by Henry Greenhill "To the respective Officers of his Majs yard near Portsmouth". Title: "Whereas the Honble Navy Board in their [Letter?] of the 31 Ult: have been pleased to Communicate to me the Severall Articles following which have been laid before my Lords of the Admlty by Cap Geo. S. Lo Comr of his Majs Yard at Plymouth [later known as Devonport] , being such as have...	Military and Naval History	£450.00
Henry Guy (bap.1631 d.1711) of Tring, politician and courtier [Yorkshire topography; Sir Cyril Wyche; Richard Lightfoot; Francis, Lord Hawley; Sir Charles Harbord; Sir William Howard; Sir John Talbot] Two Deeds Indented (Indentures), relating to the purchase by Guy of various Yorkshire estates, and the sale by him of the same to Sir Cyril Wyche. INDENTURE OF 1672: 'ex[ecute]d. by Rich: Lighfoot Clerk to ye Trustees', on one side each of two large vellum skins. Wear at folds, affecting the occasional word or phrase. Docketed on grubby reverse of first skin. Borders in red, and with attractive hand-drawn Royal Crest within large initial...	History	£450.00
Henry Hall (1898-1989), English bandleader best known for his recording of the song 'Teddy Bears' Picnic' Autograph Signature. On piece of light green paper, 8 x 11 cm. Laid down on leaf of slightly larger paper, taken from an autograph album. A little grubby and ruckled. Written in green ink.	Music and Theatre	£18.00
Henry Hallam Autograph Note in third person to G. S. Allan. English historian (1777-1859). One page, 8vo. Folded twice. In good condition although slightly grubby and with one small closed tear at foot from clumsy cutting. Verso attached to remains of previous mount. Reads 'Mr Hallam will be glad to see Mr G. S. Allen tomorrow morning at ten, if he has...	History	£40.00
Bruce Dudley Ryder [ Bruce D. Ryder ] (born 1942), General Manager, Marketing, Mercedes-Benz (United Kingdom) Ltd [ Mercedes-Benz of North America Inc. ] [ Mercedes-Benz of North America Inc. ] Typewritten account of a visit to the firm by English marketing manager B. D. Ryder, in album with photographs and ephemera. The author Bruce Dudley Ryder was a second-cousin of the present Queen – his father Peter Hugh Dudley Ryder (1913-1993; see Who Was Who) having married the Queen's cousin Sarah Susannah Bowes-Lyon – and a great-grandson of the Earl of Harrowby. Ryder had family experience in the fields of...		£800.00