Lot: 21
A selection of Antiquarian books all in need of rebinding and restoration including Ballads in the Cumberland Dialect, 1808; A Voyage to Abyssinia by Father Jerome Lobo, London, 1735; Memoirs of North-Britain, London, 1715; Priscilla Wakefield Perambulations in London, and its Environs, 1814, with all plates; and Lazarus Riverius The Practice of Physick In Seventeen several Books, quarto, 1655 to which is appended an original manuscript by Tobias Wolrich A Collection of Choice and Approved receipts in physic and chirurgery, 1725, 90pp. Mixed condition. (6)
Lot: 39
Grant of the custody of the person and care and management of the Estate of Sarah Cash, a person of unsound mind, to The Reverend Samuel Hasse and Ebenezer Adamson, 1847, Queen Victoria Portrait Document, Great Seal of Great Britain (cracked) attached in tin box; small areas of damage along lower fold with some loss. Sarah Cash was a resident of Hayfield, Derbyshire
Lot: 40
An Act for Dividing, Alloting, and Inclosing the several Open Fields, Commons, and Waste Grounds, within the parish of Hemsworth, in the West Riding of the County of York, 1803, folio, stitch bound, ownership inscription top margin, 25pp.VG
Lot: 42
Legal Documents from 1650 on vellum & paper, chiefly Lancashire related especially Walton & Fazackerley areas of Liverpool, plus Lancaster, parts of Yorkshire & elsewhere. Includes several 17th Century. (38). Also some correspondence, schedules etc. Varied condition
Lot: 43
Legal Indentures pertaining to Chorley, comprising 1698 paper Agreement of 9pp between Thomas Cross of Cross Hall and others, and 3 vellum documents concerning John Whittaker & John Clark 1751-1775 including attractive 1751 Portrait Document agreement with Joseph Clarke of Dunham Massey. Good/VG (4)
Lot: 44
Carton of Legal Documents 18th and 19th Century, on vellum and paper, mostly relating to people & properties in Manchester, some pertaining to Macclesfield and Wilmslow; includes 1826 Deed of Covenant between the Manchester and Oldham Rail Board and its subscribers with 54 signatures & pledges. (50). Also many Bills of Exchange, plus correspondence, assessments, schedules etc. Mixed condition.
Lot: 45
Legal Documents from 17th to 19th Century, mostly on vellum, pertaining to lands and families in Surrey, Wales, Yorkshire, Middlesex and elsewhere. (28). Also Bacon’s Excelsior Map of Wales and Monmouthshire, and sundry papers. Mixed condition.
Lot: 46
Archive of papers, documents and photographs concerning the life of Wing Commander F.D. Procter DFC including his war-time career as a pilot of Mosquitos and other aircraft in the R.A.F. especially in the Middle East; including citation for award of the DFC in 1944, album of WW2 photos, family photographs, invitations, letters etc. VG condition (Qty)
Lot: 49
A WW2 Correspondence from a driver in the R.A.S.C., many while in the Middle East, approx. 35 letters; plus RAF Cap Badge and Service Certificates etc; and Sir John French’s Despatches WWI, issued by The Graphic with war maps. Mainly VG/VF (Qty)
Lot: 52
Burnley Legal Documents 1863-1910, all on vellum, various properties & families; including the Burnley Conservative Sick and Burial Society, Clifton Weaving Shed, properties at Calder Vale, etc. All with seals and duty stamps intact. (23). Also 1906 Auction particulars with Plan, and an 1895 notice. Good to VF
Lot: 53
Vellum Conveyances (2) & a Mortgage, 1867-76, concerning lands & dwelling-houses in Dunham Massey (2) and Bowdon, two with a hand-drawn plan, one signed by the Earl of Stamford & Warrington. Fine (3)
Lot: 119
Burnley Paper Mill, the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, and East Lancashire Railway, 1880s to 1920s, a group of hand-drawn Plans (9), a blueprint, sales particulars and few items of correspondence relating to contracts concerning the three companies. (Qty.)