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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
Alessandro Chiapelli, Italian philosopher Fragment of Autograph Statement or Letter Signed (last page). One page, 8vo, text as follows (square brackets when I can't read the Italian): "mova, come le antiche che la [?] a maestro d' sapienza politica e d'arte luminosa, è e [infende?] d'essere [affermazinne?] d'cultura e d'intellectualita. Il chiedere a gran voce l'istituzione d'una universitata...	Science, Medicine and Technology	£85.00
[Mathew Varenne [Matthew de Varenne; Varens] (d.1726), bookseller at the sign of Seneca's Head, near Somerset House in the Strand, London; Hendrik Hulsbergh (d.1729), London-based Dutch engraver] [Mathew Varenne, bookseller, near Somerset House in the Strand.] Engraved bookplate ('H: Hulsbergh Sc.') with inscription 'This Book and all sorts are to be had at Math: Varrenne's at the Senecas head near Sommerset house in ye Strand.' Note that Varenne's Christian name is spelled with one 't' on the bookplate, and generally with two 't's by later sources. In good condition, on lightly-aged paper, tipped in onto a grey paper mount. Engraved on a 12 x 8 cm piece of wove paper, with no margin. The engraving depicts a carved head...		£250.00
[ James Kirke Paulding ] [ Paulding; book ] A Sketch of Old England By a New England Man 136pp, 8vo, more recent brown paper wraps (i.e. rebound(, contents with minor staining, good condition. At the beginning of each gathering the statement, "VOYAGES and TRAVELS, No. XLV. Vol. VIII"		£100.00
D. M. Moir [ David Macbeth Moir ] (1798-1851) of Musselburgh, Scottish physician and writer, the 'Delta' of Blackwood's Magazine [ William Marshall, London publisher ] [ David Macbeth Moir, the 'Delta' of Blackwood's Magazine. ] Autograph Letter in the third person to 'Mr Marshall', i.e. the London publisher William Marshall, praising the keepsake 'The Pledge of Friendship', to which he is a contributor. 1p., 4to. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn, with traces of stub adhering to blank reverse. The letter begins: 'Mr Moir presents compts to Mr Marshall and returns best thanks for the two copies of the Pledge of Friendship, one of which he delivered as directed to H. M. who requests me in...		£150.00
Alessandro Maffei, Italian Minister to Austria, 1859-67, and Ambassador to the United States, 1867-71 Autograph Quotation Signed ('A. Maffei'). On one side of a piece of laid paper, 11 x 18 cm. Laid down on a slightly larger piece of paper. Good: lightly aged with three neat vertical folds. Reads 'Oh! land of beauty - sun-lit Italy! How often do I fondly think of thee, \| And of the days gone by . . . . . ! \| [signature] A. Maffei \|...	History, Royalty, Travel and Topography	£56.00
Alex. Riddell, The Ulster Calendar of Persons and Events. By Alex. Riddell. 1911. 8vo, 76 + [i] + [iii]. Rebound in attractive green paper wraps, including surviving front wrap (back wrap missing), damaged but reinforced, staples rusty. Final page a Calendar for 1911, followed by three pages blank but for heading 'MEMORANDA'. Verso of front wrap carries an advertisement, with...	History, Travel and Topography	£100.00
‘The Cartoonist’, short-lived British periodical, founded by Steve Way and Sir John Sorrell; Newell and Sorrell; Ed McLachlan; David Austin; Lowry; David Haldane; Kipper Williams; Chris Riddle [‘The Cartoonist’, short-lived British periodical, founded by Steve Way and Sir John Sorrell.] The first number, published on April Fool’s Day. Fortnightly publication, founded after the closure of Punch by Sir John Sorrell and the Punch cartoon editor Steve Way. It only lasted for eight months, and this and the second number are said to be scarce. (The only copies listed on JISC are at the deposit libraries.) A 28-page broadsheet....		£180.00
Alexander Bain, Scottish psychologist and educationalist ALS to P.P. Alexander 2pp., 8vo. Compliments Alexander's "polemic with Mill on the question of 'Liberty and Necessity'"" and promises a review ("some public form").	Science, Medicine and Technology	£100.00
Alexander Baring, first Baron Ashburton (1773-1848). Autograph Letter Signed to unnamed male correspondent. Merchant and banker (1773-1848). 2 pages, 8vo. Creased, grubby and discoloured. 'The proclamation has been made this morning and the Poll [presumably a parliamentary election, as Baring sat in the Commons from 1806] will open on Thursday next. I request therefore that our counsel may be here...	History, Social history	£50.00
Alexander Brown, nineteenth-century bookseller in the Strand, London [Smith and Guscotte, Solicitors, 19 Essex Street, Strand] Manuscript Indenture (counterpart of Lease of Brown's premises at no. 342 Strand), on parchment, signed by Brown. Fifty-two long lines of text, on one side of a single piece of parchment, roughly inches by. '[...] Between John Guscotte of No. 19 Essex Street Strand [...] and Alexander Brown of No. 342 Strand in the County of Middlesex aforesaid Book Seller'. A ten-year lease for a consideration of sixty...	Book Trade History, Printing History, Social history, Travel and Topography	£125.00