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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
Sir Varyl Begg [Admiral of the Fleet Sir Varyl Cargill Begg] (1908-1995), First Sea Lord 1966-1968; Governor of Gibraltar 1968-1973; served with distinction in Second World War [Royal Navy] [‘An Admiral with salt in his ears and his tongue’: Admiral of the Fleet Sir Varyl Begg, First Sea Lord.] Autograph Letter Signed to ‘Mr Dean’, listing his ‘appointments as Captain & Admiral’. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. See David Owen, who was minister for the navy when Begg was appointed Admiral of the Fleet in 1968, commented on his death that Begg was 'an Admiral with salt both in his ears and his tongue', who 'did not suffer fools gladly' (The Independent, 15 July 1995). 2pp...		£100.00
A. E. Foote, editor (natural history bookseller of Philadelphia [geological reports] Nos. 85, 106 and 108 of 'The Naturalists' Leisure Hour and Monthly Bulletin.' Each catalogue 8vo, 32 pp. Stapled and unbound. The text of all three items clear and complete. On aged and spotted paper. Each issue carries an editorial introduction, with that of October 1884 (no. 85) eight pages long, and boasting that it is 'the most complete catalogue of American Official...	Natural History	£185.00
A. Edward Newton, American book collector of 'Oak Knoll', Daylesford, Pennsylvania I Want! I Want! Printed, not Published, for the Friends of A. Edward Newton. 12mo: [ii] + 14 pp. Unpaginated. Frontispiece of Blake's celebrated print. Internally tight on lightly-aged and grubby paper, and with the reverse of the frontispiece slightly discoloured. Staples a little rusty. In grubby white wraps. A signed presentation copy. Boldly written on the front wrap...	Book Trade History	£45.00
John Masefield (1878-1967), Poet Laureate and author [John Masefield, Poet Laureate.] Autograph Card, ordering a book from a booksellers’ list. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. In good condition, lightly aged. In the following transcript, the parts in Masefield’s autograph are in square brackets, and the first printed sentence (‘I [...] letter.’) has been scored through: ‘PINBURY PARK, / CIRENCESTER. / Dear [Sirs,] / I thank you for you...	Literature	£80.00
Leatrice Joy [Leatrice Johanna Zeidler] (1893-1985), Hollywood star of the silent movie era [Leatrice Joy, Hollywood star of the silent movie era.] Printed circular, in the form of a Typed Letter, with facsimile signature, responding to fan mail. 1p, 12mo. In fair condition, on lightly-aged paper, with rust stain from paperclip to one margin. The letterhead consists of a stylized vertical arrangement of the letters in the name ‘JOY’ at top left. The ‘signature’ is an extremely good facsimile in black ink. Begins: ‘Dear Friend: / Your...		£50.00
A. Moncrieff, colonel and engineer Signature. Moncrieff, Sir Alexander 1829-1906, colonel and engineer (DNB). Bold signature and date on part of headed notepaper (Royal United Service Institution), paper, c.4 x 4", slightly stained from having been laid down but clear.	Military and Naval History	£25.00
A. Nicholls, London printseller ('Upwards of 25 years Assistant to Messrs. Evans of 1, Great Queen Street, and 403, Strand.') [prints; engravings] A Catalogue of Engraved Portraits, English and foreign, together with a Collection of Miscellaneous Prints, the greatest portion accompanied with concise biographical and descriptive notices. Part V. London. Octavo: 16 pp. Stitched and unbound. Grubby and a tad creased. Items, in alphabetical order from H (beginning with the Earl of Hardwick) to J (ending with Dorothy Jordan), with a few miscellaneous items on the last page, numbered 3002 to 3837. Interesting for the information it provides about...	Art and Architecture	£85.00
A. Penniall and others. The Croydon Advertiser: Guardbook of some illustrations. Album, half-leather, worn, folio. The Guardbook of black and white illustrations from the Croydon Advertiser, c. 50 items, most c. 8 x 10", some folding, mainly Croydon subjects and neighbourhood, clear images in good condition, some by A. Penniall.		£120.00
[Sunday School Library, Kent] A quantity of books from Christ Church, Kilndown, Library, c.1875 60 items, characterised by grey-brown amateur wrapper, usually grubby, with: A label on the front usually stating, 'CHRIST CHURCH, KILNDOWN \| LIBRARY. \| No. [...] \| Please keep clean. \| Can be exchanged on EVERY FRIDAY on application to Rev. H. HARRISON. \| October, 1875', And a label on reverse...	Book Trade History, Religion	£450.00
A. Rutledge Crouch, English designer and illustrator Four Autograph Letters Signed (all 'A. Rutledge Crouch') to the Secretary, Royal Society of Arts. The first three items are 4to, with the first two of two pages and the last of one page, all with a brown border. The fourth item is 12mo, 1 p. The quarto items have some creasing and discoloration to the extremities, and a few closed tears. The 12mo item is good. Text of all four letters clear...	Art and Architecture	£120.00