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Acton Turville CATALOGUE of Valuable Furniture and Effects of Portcullis house... to be sold by Auction... September 5th... 1967. 66pp., 8vo., wraps. 8 photographic plates. Some prices written in. 1967. £8.00
¶ Included fine Chippendale and Sheraton furniture.
Almondsbury CONVEYANCE of a piece of land next to the road to Marsh Common and Passage House, with two cottages, in the Parish of Almondsbury, Ellen Hunt to R. Lippincott. 1Ťp, on vellum. 1900. £12.00
Almondsbury SEVEN LETTING AGREEMENTS between Robert Cann Lippincott and Sarah Virgo, William James, Thomas Hunt and George May for lands in Almondsbury. Folio, each 2p printed, with manuscript inserts, and on adjoining page a list of lands with acreage and cultivation. Folded with docket titles. Docket titles dusty and rather grubby... together with... 5p. document listing pieces of land relating to a tithe apportionment, 1860. 1872-78. £16.00
¶ Includes part of Cattybrook Common, Black Horse Hill etc. Vigo's 1878 agreement lists land taken by the Great Western Railway.
Bitton CONVEYANCE of two Cottages and Gardens and Coach House situate in the Parish of Bitton, J.W. Whittuck to John Wilton. Two large vellum sheets, signed by three parties with wax seals... with MORTGAGE on the property, John Wilton to Messrs. C. & H. Bush. Single vellum sheet, 1873. 2 items. 1864 and 1873. £18.00
Cheltenham CATALOGUE OF HORSES To be Sold by Auction by Warner, Sheppard & Wade Ltd. at The Repository, Cheltenham, Oct. 13th.... Catalogue, 4pp., folio, folded. Lists 96 horses under owner's name, with type of horse, age, character, prizes won, where hunted, brief history etc. Three horizontal folds, with water staining and discolouration along folds, tear in margin at two folds, some foxing spots. Loosely inserted is Catalogue of Carriages, Harness & Saddlery for sale after the horses. 1p. 4to. n.d. late 19th century. £18.00
¶ Owners include Hartigan Brothers, Waterford; Asgill Colville; R.C Berkeley; Charles Tilley, Huntsfield Court ('sold on account of Owner having bought a Motor Car').
Cheltenham CATALOGUE OF HORSES To be Sold by Auction at the Repository, Cheltenham... May 7, 1908. 4pp., folio. Folds. Lists 10 horses owned by A. Byard,. 4 hunters property of C. Ratcliff, 18 Cotswold Hunt Horses, and numerous horses of other owners. Some slight darkening of paper and slight wear on the 'Conditions of Sale' section on the back page... together with... single sheet catalogue, 1p, 4to, of sale of Carriages, Harness etc. on October 13th. 1908. £25.00
Cheltenham, Tewkesbury ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet XLIV. Scale 1" to 1 mile. Size approx. 24" x 29", plus margins. Mounted on linen and folding into plain 8vo endpapers. A couple of very small holes in linen where folds meet. Main roads, parkland, and county borders hand-coloured. Printed from an Electrotype 1876. £40.00
¶ Also covers small parts of Oxfordshire and Worcestershire.
Coates, near Cirencester SERIES OF THIRTY TWO LETTERS from a man living at Coates signing himself 'Harry' to his fiancee. Letters small 8vo, usually 4p., various dates in July, August and the beginning of September, 1881. Some letters sent from Scotland ('Carmichael', Thankerton, and Mansfield House, New Cumnock) where he is a guest of Lord Anstruther for shooting. He seems to be preparing a house at Coates to be redecorated for his bride. 'I have unpacked, carried to another room and repacked 300 bottles of wine... my back aches from stooping... the drawing room is stripped of all the pictures...'. One letter is from Cerney House, Cirencester 'I have driven Constable over here to lunch and see some young Horses that are in the hands of a breaker in this village'. The letters are in a small leather pouch, together with a carte de visite photograph of a bearded man, probably the photo of 'my unworthy self' he refers to in one letter. The letters mainly refer in a general manner to country house groups, health of relatives etc. 1881. £45.00
Compton Greenfield AT THE ROLLS ... Master of the Rolls. Case referring to a petition of Dame Margaret Johnstone and her children regarding a mortgage on the sale of the Manor of Compton Greenfield, with the Advowson and right of presentation to the Church of Compton, the Mansion House, etc. 25p., small folio. Docket title 'Order Confirming Report'... together with... similar document, 21p., with docket title 'Order for payt. of residue of Mortge Money & reconveyance.' 2nd April and 21st July 1810. £25.00
Compton Greenfield MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT between Catherine Lady Lippincott of Stoke Bishop and John Prosser of Compton, farmer, of farm and lands in Compton. 3p., small folio. First two pages set out conditions the tenant must observe about farming. The last page is a schedule of 24 plots with acreage and quality. 1796. £16.00
¶ The tenant was allowed 'timber in the rough, straw for thatch and tiles and lime at the kiln' for repairs.
Downend RELEASE in fee of a House and garden at Downend, William and John Smith to George Burchell. Large vellum sheet, signed by three parties with wax seals, each signing with their mark. 1834. £16.00
¶ Refers to a well of spring water which they had to keep in repair.
Dymock PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE Of Freehold Cottage at Broomsgreen, Dymock. To be Sold by Auction by Messrs. Lomas and Anthony at The Horse Shoe Inn, Broomsgreen On Friday the 12th day of August 1904. Loosely inserted is a large printed poster for the sale. 3pp, folio, docket title. 1904. £10.00
Dymock POSTER advertising a Freehold Cottage at Broomsgreen, Dymock, To be Sold by Auction by Messrs. Lomas and Anthony at The Horse Shoe Inn, Broomsgreen On Friday the 12th day of August 1904. Size 19" x 14", folds. 1904. £14.00
Dymock PROBATE of the will of Thomas Onions of Ryton, yeoman. Vellum, size 20" x 23", printed certificate and large papered seal attached. 1874. £12.00
Elberton MEMORANDUM OF AN AGREEMENT between Sir Henry Cann Lippincott of Stoke Bishop and Robert England of Elberton, Blacksmith. Refers to lease of a newly-erected tenement, blacksmith's shop and garden in Elberton. 1Ťp, folio. Signed with his mark by Robert. Blank conjoint leaf with docket title. 1811. £15.00
¶ The landlord allowed £5 out of the first year's rent towards making a forge.
Falfield House CATALOGUE of Antique Furniture which John E. Pritchard have been instructed to sell... 25 November 1937... 16pp., 8vo. Traces of vertical fold. Prices realised entered in ink. 1937. £6.00
Frampton upon Severn WILL of John Hieron of Frampton, 1776. 2p, folio, attested copy taken in 1787. Leaves his estate at Frampton 'lately purchased of Thomas Loveday of Painswick' to his three sons. 1787. £15.00
¶ Also refers to 'one acre of land in the Nassfield'.
Frenchay POSTCARD Frenchay nr. Bristol. No. 333. Black and white view showing a thatched house with a complex roof, trees behind, three people on path. c1910... with... two coloured postcards, Waterfall, Stapleton Glen, and Wickham Bridge, Stapleton. 3 postcards. c1912. £10.00
Gloucester and Berkeley Canal AN ACT for making and maintaining a Navigable Canal from the River Severn, at or near the City of Gloucester, into a Place called Berkeley Pill, in the Parish of Berkeley; and also a Cut to or near the Town of Berkeley... 98pp., small folio, disbound. Act of Parliament. 1793. £65.00
Gloucester ORDER OF AFFILIATION to William Brown, of Barton St., Labourer, to pay to the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the parish of Saint John Baptist an unspecified sum for the keep of the bastard child of Elizabeth Smith, born in the Workhouse of the City. 1p., small folio, printed, with details filled in in manuscript. The sum to be paid has not been filled in. 1832. £16.00
Great Washbourne CORRESPONDENCE between Robert Rance and his agent regarding the letting of a farm of 450 acres near Beckford in the parish of Great Washbourne. 6 letters from Robert Prance at Hampstead, 1864-70, with 8 letters from his agent, prospective tenant etc., and letter to Editor of Gloucester Journal with the text of the advert for letting. 1864-70. £10.00
¶ Robert Rance was Lord of the Manor.
Great Washbourne PARTICULARS AND PLAN of a Valuable.... Estate Situate in the Parish of Great Washbourne which will be Sold by Auction at the Swan Hotel, Tewkesbury... 6th Day of September, 1854. Folio, folded, 2pp plus hand-coloured lithographed plan on third page, with reference table giving names of fields and acreage. Some slight wear at folds in page with plan. 1854. £24.00
Hicks Beach (Sir Michael) LETTER signed 'W. Hicks Beach' to Messrs Martin and Leslie, Feb. 14th 1883. 5 lines, on 8vo notepaper with insignia of the Carlton Club. Says he has no objection to their putting his name on the back of the two bills they sent him. The letter has been pasted on to thicker paper. 1883. £12.00
¶ Hicks Beach was Chief Secretary for Ireland.
Hicks-Beach (M.E) PHOTOGRAPH Head and shoulders portrait, in profile, size , pasted onto thick card. c1880. £5.00
Holmes (M), del. HENBURY CHURCH to Edward Sampson Esq. of Henbury Gloucestershire, this Plate is most respectfully dedicated by The Publisher... Lithograph by Day & Haghe, on thick paper, a view across the churchyard, three figures on path. Size 8" x 11Ť", plus margins. Later subtle hand colouring... together with... HENBURY CHURCH NEAR BRISTOL Pubd. by T. Bedford, High Street. Lithograph of the church and churchyard the same elevation as the previous view but from a different angle, five figures on the path, size 8" x 10" (including title). Margin trimmed away. Later handcolouring. 2 items. c1840. £25.00
Longford LEASE FOR A YEAR of a cottage in the hamlet of Longford together with two newly-erected cottages now in the occupation of John Cam and Charles Wells, James Nicholls, Tailor, to Thomas Aubrey, yeoman. Vellum, 18" x 25". Wax seal. 1838. £12.00
Mangotsfield AUCTION NOTICE for sale of 'commodious Country Residence.... Lands and Brewery, most desirably situate at Moorend.... all that productive Quarry.... Copse Wood....' at the Full Moon Inn, Bristol, John Rutter, Solicitor, Shaftesbury. Off-print of newspaper advert., single column, printed on folded sm. folio sheet, slight foxing. 1845. £7.00
Mangotsfield RELEASE AND APPOINTMENT of four fifths of a messuage and lands at Mangotsfield upon the Trusts of the Settlement of Thomas Wadham Esq., Charles Emett and others to Edward Williams and Nahaniel Robinson. 8 large vellum sheets, signed by 11 parties with wax seals. On verso of second sheet is a conveyance of 1870. One sheet with light browning. 1820. £16.00

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Olveston J.F. BRACEY, SADDLER & HARNESS MAKER Having succeeded to the Olveston Business formerly carried on by the late Mr William Embley, begs to solicit your patronage... Decoratively printed advertising leaflet, comprising first page with ornamental border, printed on one side only, blank conjoint leaf. Loosely inserted is a sheet announcing he has taken over the Patchway Business of Mr. E. Gifford, November 1st, 1910... with... Photograph, size 5" x 3", circa 1910, showing a family of four, with pencil inscription on verso 'Mr & Mrs J.F. Bracey, son Stanley and daughter Olive.' Robinson & Prewett, Typ. Thornbury, 1904. £15.00
Painswick AGREEMENT between Robert Townsend of Pittville Circus, Cheltenham, and John Collins of Steambridge House, Painswick, for the letting of orchard and pasture opposite the house. Manuscript on 2p, folio. Narrow line of light browning down page. 1891. £9.00
Painswick, Moreton, Cheltenham, Burford ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet No. XLIV. Scale 1" to 1 mile, size approx. 24" x 29". Dissected and mounted on linen and folding into 8vo marbled wraps. Wide margins at sides, but top margin slightly clipped, with no Sheet Number. Printed from an Electrotype. Whatman watermark 185?. £35.00
Ruardean LEASE FOR A YEAR of a tenement in Ruardean now in the occupation of Richard Knight, together with a parcel of land whereon a Pig's Cot formerly stood, Winney Terrett of Bath to George Robins of Nanty-glo in Monmouth, Innholder. Vellum, size 17" x 23". Wax seal. 1824. £15.00
Sanders MAP OF THE BRISTOL COAL FIELD GEOLOGICALLY SURVEYED Sheet No. 4. Map hand-coloured to show the geology, size 24" x 29", edges bound in green tape. Scale 4" to 1 mile. (1864). £75.00
¶ Covers Itchington, Charfield, Little Sodbury. From Sanders' Atlas of 19 maps. Printed with names of geological deposits, as well as the hand-colouring.
Sanders MAP OF THE BRISTOL COAL FIELD GEOLOGICALLY SURVEYED Sheet No. 7. Map hand-coloured to show the geology, size 24" x 29". Scale 4" to 1 mile. Left margin clipped away, narrow line of browning about a quarter of an inch wide down left edge. (1864). £75.00
¶ Covers Downend, Old Sodbury, Cold Ashton. From Sanders' Atlas of 19 maps. Geology indicated by printed names of deposits, as well as the hand-colouring.
Sanders MAP OF THE BRISTOL COAL FIELD GEOLOGICALLY SURVEYED Sheet No. 7. Hand-coloured map, size 24" x 29". Scale 4" to 1 mile. Printed with geological information, but this sheet, unlike the sheets in the Atlas, has not been coloured geologically, it has been fully hand-coloured in parishes. The geological information printed on the standard sheets is present. 2" repaired tear from right-hand edge. (1864). £55.00
¶ Covers Downend, Old Sodbury, Cold Ashton. Sanders Atlas contained 19 maps.
Sherwood, Jones & Co. Pub. WILLIAMSTRIP Engraving of the house with a hunt meeting in the foreground. Size 4Ť" x 5Ť", plus margins. Engraved by J. Storer. £5.00
Slimbridge PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE of a Freehold Estate Known as Kingston Farm, with Good Farm House & Buildings, Four Cottages, 116 Acres.... and Orcharding.... close to some of the best meets of Lord Fitzhardinge's Hounds.... to Be Sold by Auction.... 28th June, 1884. 4pp., folio, folded, large hand-coloured folding plan loosely inserted. 1884. £32.00
South Cerney TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION By Mr Jefferies, At the George Inn, South Cerney, On Saturday, the 29th of June, 1844.... Freehold Property Situate in South Cerney. Poster, printed on one side only, size approx. 17" x 11".' With it are 'Conditions of Sale', 4pp, with manuscript notes and amendments. Two 2" tears in poster, neatly repaired on verso with archival tape. Henry Smith, Printer & Bookseller, Cirencester: 1844. £15.00
Stanton WILL of Joseph Evans of Stanton. 5p folio, signed with wax seal. 1833. £14.00
¶ Refers to farm and lands called Butler's Ground, Upper Orchard etc.
Storer (J. & H.S) CIRENCESTER Steel engraving showing the main street with man herding cows, church in middle distance, small vignette of coat of arms and stags in title. Size 4" x 6", plus margins. Small tear in top margin. Published 1825. £7.00
Stroud TWO POSTCARDS One coloured view 'Brimscombe and Golden Valley', with pond in foreground, and black and white photographic view 'Chalford, from Cowcombe'. Both used. 1908 and 1940. £6.00
Tewkesbury Baptist Sunday School FOUR POSTERS advertising celebratory 105th anniversary events. Very attractive posters in brilliant colour. Comprises one 26" x 19, printed on bright cobalt blue ground; one 20" x 22" printed on bright red ground, advertising visit of Carey Bonner; one 22" x 17", printed in red and blue lettering; one 34" x 22", 6" repaired tear, printed in red and black, and a poster for Birthday Services, printed in blue, 20" x 10". All with folds. Gardner's Electric Printing Works, Tewkesbury. 1916. £20.00
Tewkesbury Baptist Church GROUP OF WELL PRINTED POSTERS regarding events at the Sunday School. Comprises: (i) poster size 20" x 21", printed on bright matt red background in very large black lettering, advertising the visit of the General Secretary of the Sunday School Union, The Rev. Carey Bonner. (ii) Poster size 32" x 23", printed in red and black lettering, advertising Bonner's visit, October 5th, 1916, and service, public tea, table conference and lecture on the same day. Repaired tear 7" long top left. (iii) Poster size 23" x 17", advertising service for 106 Anniversary. Red lettering in a blue shield. Some spotting. (iv) Poster size 20" x 10", large blue lettering, advertising 110th Birthday Services. (v) Poster size 25" x 19 advertising services and preacher for 105th Anniversary May 28th, 1916. Printed in large black lettering on matt blue ground. All posters folded. 5 items. c1916. £40.00
¶ The posters printed on red and black are particularly striking.
Tewkesbury BILLHEAD of Knight and Son, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, Eagle Factory, Tewkesbury, and Kingswood Bristol. 4to bill made out to Henry Nicholls, Cheltenham, for 'rivet' 'sewn', 'girl's button' etc., per Passenger Train. With a fine engraved view of the works, with tall smoking chimney, waggons drawing up, size 3" x 6". Bill has been clipped down left side with loss of a word at the side of the vignette.... together with... two bills of T.H. Gotch & Sons, Kettering, also made out to Nicholls, 9 Manchester Walk, Cheltenham, for 4 pairs men's boots, 3 pair youths' boots no nails, etc. (17 items), 'per Midland Railway marked H.N'. Each 4to, printed heading. 3 items. 1879. £15.00
Tewkesbury Chapel POSTER. Re-Opening of The Independent Chapel, Tewkesbury. On Sunday, Dec. 16, 1838. Two Sermons will be Preached in the above Chapel by the Rev. John Sibree.... Special Religious Services.... Size overall, 15" x 10", printed on one side only, folded, couple of short repaired tears to margins. Attractively printed in a variety of type-faces, with two small hands indicating important lines. Printed at the Atlas Press, by I. Jenner, Tewkesbury. (1838) £25.00
¶ Lists 5 other sermons to be preached that week, with name of preacher, and subject. Reverend Sibree was presumably the John Sibree of Coventry, whose family were friendly with George Eliot.
Tewkesbury COPY RELEASE dwelling house and malthouse in the High Street, John Clarke to Thomas Sandilands. 3p., folio. 1829. £12.00
Town planning PLAN FOR YATE and Chipping Sodbury. Booklet of 48pp., size 8" x 12", spiral bound, glazed wraps with maps printed in green. Numerous plans and photographs throughout. Page numbering starts at 3, though there appears to be nothing missing from the list of contents, which is the first page. 1965? £10.00
Wickwar WICKWAR PONY RACES Annual Meeting. July 14th 1923. Official Programme. Programme, printed on thin blue card, small 4to., 7pp. Lists 8 races including 'Badminton Plate of 15 sovs.', 'Wickwar Plate of 35 sovs.' Gives owner's name and colours, age, etc. A few small ticks on title page by names of stewards. 1923. £15.00

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