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Siege of Mayence, 20 Livres, first issue, 1793, serial number 5506, hand-written on the reverse of a 10 Livres assignat of 1791, red handstamp and several manuscript signatures, torn and repaired along central fold, pencil annotation dated 1903, very good, quite rare Pick S1472 £70-£90 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Palmanova, 2 Lire, 1848, serial number 2601, four manuscript signatures, a superb quality, clean and fresh extremely fine example, scarce in this grade Pick S247 £150-£200 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Osoppo, 6 Lire, ND (1848), serial number 634, several manuscript signatures, hand-written with three hand stamps, very fine, incredibly rare Pick S241 £1,000-£1,500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Mayence, 3 Livres, second issue, May 1793, serial number 30653, three manuscript signatures, original paper, well embossed, a clean and fresh extremely fine and rare in this grade Pick S1477a £200-£260 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Palmanova, 1 Lira (2), printed values, 1848, serial numbers 796 and 812, four manuscript signatures, good fine to about very fine (2 notes) Pick S246a £150-£200 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Colberg, 8 Groschen, first issue, 1807, serial number 1256, six manuscript signatures, red and black ink, remains of stamp hinge on reverse, marginally scuffed but an exceptional example of the highest denomination for this issue, about uncirculated and rare Pick S1453 £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Lyon, 25 Sous, ND (1793), manuscript signature at left, low right corner cut off, pencil annotation, good very fine, scarce Pick S301 £70-£90 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Zara, 1 Franc, 1813, serial number 13783, two manuscript signatures, piece torn away at left, otherwise good fine, exceptionally rare and indeed probably unique, a remarkable piece of history Pick S231 £1,000-£1,500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Palmanova, 50 Centesimi, 1848, serial number 906, one manuscript signature, a clean and fresh good very fine, very scarce Pick S245 £200-£260 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Mayence, 20 Livres, first issue, 1793, serial number 63, hand-written on the reverse of a 10 Livres assignat of 1791, red handstamp and several manuscript signatures, an attractive very fine, a very low number, likely one of the first notes made during the siege, quite rare Pick S1472 £150-£200 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Osoppo, 3 Lire, ND (1848), serial number 412, several manuscript signatures, hand-written with three hand stamps, good fine to about very fine, extremely rare Pick S240 £800-£1,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Palmanova, 1 Lira, hand-written value, 1848, serial number 573, four manuscript signatures, small spilt at centre fold, good fine and rare Pick S246b £200-£260 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Palmanova, 1 Lira (2), printed values, 1848, serial numbers 1381 and 2652, four manuscript signatures, good fine to about very fine (2 notes) Pick S246a £150-£200 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Palmanova, 1 Lira, hand-written value, 1848, serial number 328, four manuscript signatures, torn in half and pasted to backing paper, very good to fine Pick S246b £100-£150 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Palmanova, 25 Centesimi, 1848, serial number 1990, one manuscript signature, two tiny holes at folds, very fine and rare Pick S244 £300-£400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Mayence, 3 Livres, second issue, May 1793, serial number 78464, three manuscript signatures, thinning, stains and pinholes, overall fine to about very fine and scarce Pick S1477a £80-£100 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Mantova, 3 Lire, 6 October 1796, serial number 642670, two manuscript signatures, pinholes, very fine and rare Pick S223 £300-£400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Palmanova, 3 Lire, hand-written value, 1848, serial number 19, four manuscript signatures, exceptional paper quality, small split at central fold, good fine to about very fine and a very low serial number with the much rarer hand-written value, not even noted in Pick Pick S248 £300-£400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Palmanova, 3 Lire, printed value, 1848, serial number 4527, four manuscript signatures, small stains, very fine, scarce Pick S248 £150-£200 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Arad, Romania/Hungary, 5 Gulden, ND (1848-49), serial numbers R/168 and 868, two manuscript signatures, brown paper with embossed seal pasted on at low left, very fine and extremely rare Pick S174 £500-£700 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Lyon, 20 Livres, ND (1793), serial number 19329, two manuscript signatures, watermark ‘Patriotique’, low right corner cut, minor mounting traces, scuffed, good extremely fine, very scarce Pick S304b £150-£200 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Lyon, 5 Livres, ND (1793), serial number 103186, manuscript signature at left, a little scuffed but no folds, about uncirculated and scarce Pick S303 £100-£150 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Lyon, 5 Livres, ND (1793), serial number 55268, manuscript signature at left, one stain on reverse, a couple of pinholes, about uncirculated and an exceptional example Pick S303 £120-£160 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Lyon, 20 Livres, ND (1793), serial number 765, two manuscript signatures, watermark ‘De Lyon’, low right corner cut, significant mounting traces on reverse, scuffed, extremely fine, very scarce Pick S304c £150-£200 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Lyon, 5 Livres, ND (1793), serial number 13481, manuscript signature at left, a little scuffed but no folds, about uncirculated and scarce Pick S303 £100-£150 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Lyon, an uncut strip of 25 Sous (5), ND (1793), manuscript signatures at left, good extremely fine to about uncirculated, scarce (5 notes) Pick S301 £300-£400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Mayence, 10 Sous, second issue, May 1793, serial number 2344, three manuscript signatures, original paper, one margin nick, overall good very fine to about extremely fine, rare Pick S1476a £150-£200 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Mayence, 20 Livres, first issue, 1793, serial number 3416, hand-written on the reverse of a 10 Livres assignat of 1791, red handstamp and several manuscript signatures, but missing the usual signature of Herzog, edge tear, minor tape on reverse, about very fine and rare with a missing signature Pick S1472 £150-£200 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Lyon, 50 Sous, ND (1793), manuscript signature at left, mounting traces but no folds at all, about uncirculated and a lovely clean example Pick S302 £100-£150 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Palmanova, 50 Centesimi, 1848, serial number 585, one manuscript signature, an attractive, clean and white example, very fine and very scarce Pick S245 £200-£260 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Lyon, 5 Livres, ND (1793), serial number 80539, manuscript signature at left, one worm hole, extremely fine Pick S303 £80-£100 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Mayence, 3 Livres, second issue, May 1793, serial number 9870, three manuscript signatures, original paper, well embossed, good very fine and very scarce Pick S1477a £150-£200 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Lyon, 5 Livres, ND (1793), serial number 8071, manuscript signature at left, mounting traces on reverse, otherwise about uncirculated and scarce Pick S303 £120-£160 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Palmanova, 50 Centesimi, 1848, serial number 2002, one manuscript signature, fine, scarce Pick S245 £120-£160 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Palmanova, 6 Lire, printed value, 1848, serial number 1180, four manuscript signatures, beautiful white paper, extremely fine and far above average for type, a lovely example, very scarce Pick S249 £300-£400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Palmanova, 50 Centesimi, 1848, serial number 3649, one manuscript signature, a clean and attractive very fine example, scarce Pick S245 £200-£260 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Lyon, 5 Livres, ND (1793), serial number 3069, manuscript signature at left, mounting remnants on reverse, foxing, good extremely fine and scarce Pick S303 £80-£100 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Mayence, 50 Livres, first issue, 1793, serial number 2461, hand-written on the reverse of a 25 Livres assignat of 1792, red handstamp and several manuscript signatures, original about fine, very rare Pick S1474 £300-£400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Colberg, 2 Groschen, first issue, 1807, serial number 3886, six manuscript signatures, black ink, one small pinhole, slightly worn edges, no folds, overall extremely fine and rare Pick S1451 £300-£400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Palmanova, 25 Centesimi, 1848, serial number 2967, one manuscript signature, stains and minor margin damage, overall good fine and rare Pick S244 £200-£260 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Mayence, 5 Sous, second issue, May 1793, serial number 32272, three manuscript signatures, extremely nice original paper and well embossed print, good extremely fine and an excellent example Pick S1475a £150-£400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Lyon, 50 Sous, ND (1793), manuscript signature at left, minor mounting traces and one stain, extremely fine, scarce Pick S302 £80-£100 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Palmanova, 6 Lire, hand-written value, 1848, serial number 14, four manuscript signatures, superb paper quality, tiny split at central fold, overall a very attractive and clean very fine and an extremely low number with far rarer hand-written value Pick S249 £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Palmanova, 2 Lire, 1814, serial number 268, three manuscript signatures, an entirely hand-written note on laid paper, with two and stamps, mounting traces, tiny repair to 4mm split in top margin, overall very fine and believed to be unique, an absolutely incredible item Pick S233 £2,000-£2,600 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Palmanova, 2 Lire (2), 1848, serial number 744 and 876, four manuscript signatures, good fine to about very fine (2 notes) Pick S247 £150-£200 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Lyon, 25 Sous, ND (1793), manuscript signature at left, lacking embossed stamp, good extremely fine, scarce Pick S301 £100-£150 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Siege of Lyon, 20 Livres, ND (1793), serial number 16563, two manuscript signatures, watermark ‘Caise’, low right corner cut, minor tape remnants on obverse and mounting traces on reverse, paper with no folds and showing superb quality, about uncirculated and very scarce Pick S304a £150-£200 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

FERNAND LÉGER (1881-1955)Cirque, 1950 Édition originale de ce manuscrit reproduit en lithographie illustrée de 65 compositions de Fernand Léger, dont 35 en pleines pages coloriées au pochoirL'ouvrage est entièrement composé et lithographié par Fernand Léger avec l'aide de Tériade et Marguerite Lang.Tirage à 300 exemplaires sur vélin d'Arches signés par l'artiste.Le texte manuscrit lithographié et les nombreuses lithographies de Fernand Léger rappellent le Jazz de Matisse, édité par Tériade en 1947Edité par Teriade, 1950In-folio, en feuilles, non rogné, couverture illustrée, chemise et étui de l'éditeur42,2 x 35,5 x 4 cmFirst edition of this lithographed manuscript, illustrated with 65 compositions by Fernand Léger, 35 of which are full-page stencil colours.In-folio, untrimmed, illustrated cover, publisher's folder and slipcaseFootnotes:ProvenanceCollection particulière, AthènesThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Indonesia.- Sacrifice Manual, manuscript in Batak script, on Bast, 50 leaves, each with 11-12 lines of Batak characters in black ink to recto and verso, with red symbols interposed, 14 diagrams or tables within text, first and last leaves pasted to inside covers, some wear, leaves folding concertina-style into black wooden covers, upper cover with incised meander pattern, each leaf 95 x 175mm., [Sumatra], [19th century]. *** The largest group of illustrations consists of representations of chickens and other animals, similar in style and format to that of a magic book concerning sacrifices illustrated as plates 117-118 of Achim Sibeth, The Batak, 1991.

Irish War of Independence.- Walshe (Maurice Reginald, Irish Republican, imprisoned at Spike Island, Cork; Kilkenny Prison, Limerick Prison and elsewhere) Behind prison bars in Stricklands Command, manuscript, c. 124pp. excluding blanks, 1f. torn in half without loss, some ff. loose and others working loose, slightly browned, free endpapers torn and loose, original cloth, defective with loss, lacks spine, 255 x 194mm., [c. 1920's].*** An account of various incidents and imprisonment in the Anglo-Irish war of 1920-21. One incident concerns a Lieutenant Litchfield [Litchford] of the Lincolnshire Regiment, "A party of Republican Officers were surprised by a patrol of Police and Military at Knockroe Drangan. Hopelessly outnumbered... the small party would not comply with the order of 'surrender' and after a short engagement Lieutenants Fleming Lieutenant Patrick Hackett and Adjutant Martin Clancy were shot. The present writer was captured here. On the following evening... our friend Lieutenant Litchfield arrived from Tipperary with his Armoured car & I quickly learned that it was the intention of this officer to carry the dead Republican officers to Tipperary on the back of the car, and that I was to be placed immediately over the dead bodies of my comrades and secured there by means of a rope tied round my body and handcuffs placed on my wrists." - Walsh.Other headings include: "Tipperary Military Barracks"; "An informer in Camp"; "Jokes passed between soldiers and prisoners"; "Hostage taking from Tipperary"; "Fermoy Barracks Cork"; "Sentenced to death"; "Hunger Striking"; "Spike Island"; "Active Resistance"; "Removal to Kilkenny Prison"; "The making of the Tunnel" etc.Sir Peter Strickland (1869–1951), army officer.

Burma.- Folding manuscript of sympathetic-astrological magic, manuscript in Burmese, on cream paper, 33 leaves, text in black ink to recto and verso, 21 coloured illustrations and many other drawings of cabbalistic diagrams and charms to recto, some mostly marginal worming, some soiling and staining, leaves folding concertina-style into black lacquered covers, some worming, worn, each leaf 173 x 395mm., [Burma], n.d.

Irish Gaelic.- Penitential with prayers, Bible extracts and similar, manuscript in Irish and Latin, on paper, 280pp. excluding blanks, all but first title, titles and headlines in red ink, first f. lightly soiled, some water-staining in margins, some other marks in text, browned, later endpapers watermarked 1853, 19th century vellum, gilt borders, soiled and marked, r.e., housed within modern velvet-lined drop-back box, vellum-backed marbled paper over boards, spine gilt with morocco labels, sm. 4to, [Ireland], 1720.*** Colophon dated February 1720 (on leaf numbered 269) and the scribe named as Cormac Mac Cuan.Provenance: Rugby School Library, likely part of the Matthew Bloxam (1805-1888) bequest. Bought by a private UK collector at the 'Selected Books from Rugby School' sale at Forum Auctions, 18th November 2020.  

Arabic manuscript.- Illuminated manuscript Qur'an, 312ff., in Arabic on paper, single column, 15 lines, each page framed in gold, black, and red (with the exception of the final two leaves, which are on different paper and possibly in another hand and are framed in gold and black), verses separated by gilt circles touched with teal and pink paint, many gilt and painted rosettes in the margins, numerous headings in white on a gold ground in decorative pink, blue, or green frames with floral embellishments, and a beautiful doubele-page opening with multiple elaborate gold and color frames  enclosing seven lines of text, a couple of leaves with minor repairs to margins, scattered marginal spotting and soiling (a  bit heaver in places, but never severe), double-opening with a handful of minor ink smears in text, but in very good condition overall, later bright pink endpapers and pastedowns, ?original dark green calf, covers with gilt mandorla and cornerpieces, ruled in gilt, smooth brown calf spine, gilt decorative flap, a bit worn along spine and extremities, lacking the edge of the flap, 8vo (155 x 105mm.), Turkey, [early 18th century].*** A handsome manuscript Qur'an. Although we have not yet been able to confirm the identity of the scribe who copied this Qur’an, a laid-in note suggests that it is the work of Abdullah al-Zihni. Its beautiful double opening page is extraordinarily similar to another manuscript Qur’an copied by al-Zihni, sold at Sotheby’s in 2018 (sale L18220, lot 45) for £13,750.

[Hardy (Thomas)] Desperate Remedies. A Novel, 3 vol., first edition, [one of 500 copies], half-titles, bookplate of Anthony Conyers Surtees, vol. 3 first text f. mounted on stub, a few small marginal chips or tears repaired, touching couple letters to final f. of vol. 1 but no loss,  occasional spotting or very light foxing, bound in green half morocco by Zaehnsdorf, gilt, spines a fraction sunned, a few faint scuff marks, t.e.g., [Purdy, pp.3-5], 8vo, Tinsley Brothers, 1871. *** Hardy's rare first published novel, issued anonymously and so poorly reviewed in The Spectator that it was remaindered and Hardy lost money. He later destroyed the manuscript.

Nepal.- Ritual manual for protection from demons, Thyasaphu (concertina) manuscript in Sanskrit and Newari, on paper stained yellow with haritala, 38 leaves, with an additional 20 fold-out leaves mounted to fore-margin, text in black Newari script, 35 illustrations, folds strengthened, some chipping to fore-edge with small loss to some illustrations, some minor staining, leaves folding concertina-style into leather covers, lower cover protected with goat hair, lower cover detached along with final 2 leaves, housed in a custom morocco-backed box, each leaf c.80 x 180mm., Nepal, Phalguna Nepal Samvat 952 [February-March 1832]. *** The illustrations in a charming and lively Nepalese folk style, opening with a depiction of the wrathful form of the Goddess between two towering flowers. After two depictions of deities come nagas, serpent deities revered as the guardians of springs, rivers and rainfall. Further paintings show serpent-bodied grahas (demons associated with various illnesses), a panoply of deities, nagas, yantras and mischievous demons, bhutans, many of whom brandish skulls. The closing illustrations are larger paintings of Shiva with his consort, Uma, and the wrathful Bhairava on his corpse vehicle. The verso of the manuscript is filled with Sanskrit text, ending in a colophon which gives the date of completion as the fourth day of the dark fortnight of Phalguna Nepal Samvat 952. 

Ireland.- James VI & I (King of Scotland, England and Ireland, 1566-1625).- Edgeworth (Francis, lawyer, Clerk of the Crown and Hanaper, d. 1625) Charter, grant to William Colley of land in Edenderry, King's County [County Offaly], D.s. "Fra: Edgeworth", manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 3 sheets, some surface wear slightly affecting text, folds, small remains of Great Seal, modern ink stamp on verso, 435 & 540mm., 3rd July 1619.

Native American language.- Nantes (Bernardo de) Katecismo Indico da lingua Kariris, first edition, with blank leaf Z7 but lacking final blank Z8, trimmed close at head, just touching a couple headlines, a3&4 with small stain, some very light browning and occasional spotting, small worm trace within final text f. and blank Z7 (no loss), lacking rear free endpapers, hinges cracked but holding, contemporary limp vellum, manuscript title to spine, toned, some light soiling, housed in cloth slip-case, [Sabin 5174 "very rare"], small 8vo, Lisbon, V. da Costa, 1709. *** A valuable witness to the now-extinct Karirí-Dzubucuá language of Brazil. Today, the roughly 4,000 ethnic Karirís are largely monolingual Portuguese speakers. The Catechism is printed with text in Portuguese and Karirí in parallel columns. Also included are two poems or “Spiritual Canticles" with text in Karirí and Portugese, as well as a longer explanation of the Catechism in Karirí.Provenance: Dom Pedro de Sousa Holstein, Duque de Palmela (1781-1850), first Prime Minister of Portugal (ink-stamp to title); Coll. Ang[?] (indistinct ownership inscription to title); C. R. Boxer (b. 1904), noted historian of Portuguese colonial history (ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper).

Tibet.- Sutra of Properly Arranged Establishment in Buddhahood or Confession Sutra, manuscript in Tibetan, on paper, 97 leaves, stained black and varnished, text in silver-coloured ink to recto and verso, in 6 lines except on opening leaves, which have text in one, two, three, four and five lines, some leaves frayed and chipped at edges, some portions of loss, mainly affecting peripheral leaves, occasional worming, dust-soiling (affecting legibility at points), leaves loose, housed in a modern cloth drop-back box, each leaf c.130 x 550mm., [Western Tibet, Ladakh], [c.14th-15th century]. *** A beautifully calligraphed and complete Buddhist Sutra manuscript from Tibet, dealing with the confession of moral downfalls. Provenance: Library of the Philosophical Research Society (founded 1934); Christie's New York, 18-19 September 2002, lot 215, purchased by a private UK collector. 

Binding.- Charles de France, Duc de Berry.- Office de la Semaine Sante, manuscript single rule border in brown throughout, some marginal spotting, contemporary red morocco, with central gilt arms of the Duke of Berry, spine ornately gilt, edges and dentelles likewise gilt, green silk doublures and endpapers,  a few tiny worm holes to spine, otherwise generally rubbed, 8vo (binding: 202x135mm.), Paris, Nicholas Pepie, 1712.*** Charles de France, Duc de Berry (1686-1714), as the grandson of Louis XIV and youngest son of Louis the 'Grand Dauphin', held the rank of 'fils de France', recognisable by the distinctive coronet.  

Ayrton (Michael) Collection of original illustrations, proof prints, and related ephemera for 'Tittivulus, or The Verbiage Eater', including seven sheets of original ink drawings with white correction fluid, two signed by Ayrton, one proof print with manuscript note 'Dear Max [Reinhardt], Herewith a further proof of Tittivulus... M.A.', two original drawings on acetate for transfer, one inscribed 'Prelim Frontis', a copy of the published book with bookplate of Max Reinhardt, and copy of 'Publications of The Nonesuch Press 1953', the drawings various sizes between approx. 200 x 170 mm (7 3/4 x 6 3/4 in) and 250 x 350 mm (9 7/8 x 13 3/4 in), some minor nicks and tears, the acetate sheets on toned acid mount support, the dust jacket to the book with nicks and small losses, all unframed, [circa 1953] (Sm. qty.)Provenance: from the estate of the late Max Reinhardt. Proceeds from the sale will benefit MaxLiteracy.org, which inspires creative writing in young people - set up in memory of Max and his authors.