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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
Jack B. Yeats; Cuala Press A Broadside for March, 1914. [No. 10. Sixth Year] [the poems 'Nora Creina' and 'The Tan-Yard Side' with three illustrations by Yeats.] 4to bifolium (27.5 x 18.5 cm): 3 pp. 300 copies only. Good, on aged paper with a light vertical fold. Hand-coloured illustrations on first (7.5 x 10 cm) and second (9.5 x 7.5 cm) pages; full-page black and white illustration ('The Metropolitan Regatta Dublin') on third page. Final page blank.	Art and Architecture, Printing History	£100.00
The Sub-Prefect of the District of Nyons, Drôme, France, 1813 [the Mayor of Propiac; smallpox vaccination; Le Sous-Préfet de l'arrondissement de Nyons; le Maire de Propiac] [Smallpox vaccination.] Autograph Letter Signed from the Sub-Prefect of the District of Nyons to the Mayor of Propiac ('Le Sous-Préfet de l'arrondt. de Nyons, A Monsieur le Maire de Propiac'), regarding a visit by 'l'officier de Santé Vaccinateur'. The author's signature is clear, but not entirely legible (it may read 'C Bourg'). 1p., 8vo. Sixteen lines of text. Very good, on lightly-aged paper. The letter concerns 'la seconde tournée de l'officier de Santé Vaccinateur', which will occur in the district on 28 June, with the following...		£90.00
Jack B. Yeats; James Guthrie; Douglas Hyde; Cuala Press A Broadside for February, 1914. [No. 9. Sixth Year] [Hyde's poem 'I shall not die for thee' and Guthrie's poem 'Paternoster Callaghan' with three illustrations by Yeats.] 4to bifolium (27.5 x 18.5 cm): 3 pp. 300 copies only. Good, on aged paper with a light vertical fold. Hand-coloured illustrations on first (7 x 10 cm) and second (8 x 7.5 cm) pages; black and white illustration ('Drowned Sailor', 12 x 10 cm) alone on third page. Final page blank. The first poem...	Art and Architecture, Printing History	£200.00
'R. A.' [ Exton, Rutland; W. R. Newcomb, Stamford printer; C. Matkin, Oakham printer; General Balfour ] [ Printed item, inscribed by author. ] Sepulchral Memorials at Exton, Rutland. [ With rubbing. ] 10pp., 12mo. Stitched. In fair condition, aged and worn, with horizontal fold. Drophead title on first page: 'Resurgam'. An essay, with examples, in small print. Inscribed at head of cover: 'For General Balfour. \| R. A.' The only copy traced on OCLC WorldCat or COPAC is at the British Library....		£40.00
Jack Backhouse Walker [Norfolk Island deportation, 1808; Derwent; Tasmania; Van Diemen's Land] The Deportation of the Norfolk Islanders to the Derwent in 1808. I. The Settlement of Norfolk Island. II. The Deportation to the Derwent. 12mo: 26 pp. In original printed wraps. Stapled pamphlet. Unopened. The only copies on COPAC at the British Library and Oxford. For more information about Walker (1841-1899) see his entry in the Australian Dictionary of Biography.	History	£75.00
Rev. Louis Henry Mordacque (1824-1870), Somerset scholar at Brasenose College Oxford and Hulmian Exhibitioner [John Russell Smith (1810-1894), bookseller and bibliographer] Two Autograph Letters Signed from Rev. Louis Henry Mordacque ('L H. Mordacque'); the second addressed to the bookseller John Russell Smith. Both 12mo, 1 p; and both bifoliums. Both aged and creased. Letter One (recipient not named): Asking to be sent any works 'that would give information on the subject of Chaplaincies abroad in connection with the Government or otherwise', as well as 'a copy of the publisher's circular regularly'....	Book Trade History, Religion	£75.00
Jack Hobbs [Sir John Berry Hobbs, 1882-1963], English cricketer Autograph Signature ('J B. Hobbs.'). On piece of paper roughly 2.5 x 5 cm. Laid down on leaf of cream paper, 8.5 x 12 cm, from an autograph album. In slightly faded blue ink, and with a crease to the bottom left-hand corner, affecting the lower loop of the 'J'.		£18.00
Philip Manson-Bahr, D.S.O., M.D. Camb., F.R.C.P. Lond., Physician to the Hospital for Tropical Diseases and Albert Dock Hospital; Lecturer, London School of Tropical Medicine [tuberculosis] Offprint titled 'Pulmonary Amoebiasis.' 8vo, 8 pp. Stitched. Good, on lightly-aged paper. Three charts and list of references at end.	Science, Medicine and Technology	£35.00
Jacob Bell (1810-1859), English pharmacist and Liberal Member of Parliament for St Albans Autograph Letter Signed to 'Mr. Webster'. 12mo: 2 pp. Sixteen lines of text. Good, on aged paper, with a strip from the previous mount adhering at the head of the reverse. Docketed in a contemporary hand 'Jacob Bell' and 'M. P. for St. Albans 1851.' He thanks him for taking the trouble to search 'the last document which fortunately is...		£28.00
Jacob Bright. Autograph Note Signed to “Gentlemen” Politician (1821-1899). 2pp., 8vo, reporting that Gladstone has given their “resolution” a positive response and that expressions of“strong feeling” from the north create a good effect in Parliament.	History	£30.00