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Bristol. A commonplace book, by W.P., compiled between 1816-1850, approx. 239 pages of manuscript writings, written from both ends of the book and so partially inverted, p.1 (at front) with manuscript date '1816' at head, comprising: approx. 61pp. extracts from the Mayor's Calendar [of Bristol] including ones dated 1076-1709; approx. 58pp. chronology of Bristol and national events 1816-1850, apparently written by the owner of the book, including descriptions of: a new invention the 'Pedestrian Curricle' exhibited at the Assembly Rooms in 1819, the Bristol riots of 1831, and the trial of Mary Ann Burdock in 1835, etc., plus occasional notes on the weather; 5pp. extracts from the Bristol Quarter Sessions books 1681-1684; 1p. conundrums; 18pp. European events 1812-1815; 20pp. extracts from a work on singing, with a few lines of manuscript music; 16pp. notes on the writer's beliefs as a Unitarian, proverbs, etc.; 9pp. three letters addressed 'To the editor of the Christian Reformer', both initialled W.P. (the 2nd dated 1818), each with a note stating when they appeared in the above publication under the name 'Juvenis'; 11pp. notes on medical ailments and treatments, 2 leaves cracking at gutter, a few later manuscript anotations, a few leaves from rear portion apparently removed, sewing broken at front (first few leaves detached), front pastdown with modern ink ownership stamp, free endpapers deficient, contemporary half reverse calf, worn, front cover nearly detached, spine deficient, front cover with ink manuscript title 'The Mayor's Calendar', small 4to, together with: Album, compiled by Jane Blythe, compiled between 1831-1871, calligraphic title dated 1831, with ink manuscript note pinned to verso, regarding the baptism of Jane Blythe in 1807, approx. 66 pages of manuscript poems and verses in various hands (with additional blank pages), some dated, many initialled or signed, titles include: The Farewell, Puzzle to a Lady, Creation, To a Firstborn Child, A Tale of Waterloo, To a Lock of Hair, Epitaph on Miss Ellen A... , etc., also 5 cartes de visite mounted onto blank leaves (two marked Preston [Photo], Leeds), 1 pencil sketch of St. Mary's Abbey York, 5pp. mounted chromolithographed greetings cards at rear, preliminary blank with mounted mourning card dated 1871, sewing broken, rear hinge cracked, contemporary maroon half morocco, worn, front cover detached, spine deficient, rear cover loose, small 4to, plus: Commonplace book, a commonplace book, compiled between 1st January-26th December 1835, 407 pages of manuscript writings, all apparently in the same hand, covering a wide range of subjects including language, classics, poetry, novels, astrology & horology, medicine and other science-related, including extracts from 'A Course of Lectures on the Modern Discoveries in Astronomy by Dr. Lardner delivered before the "Leicester Mechanic's Institute"', additionally several loosely inserted newclippings, mostly comprising engraved portraits, views, antiquities, scenes (including hunting, racing, etc.), also a couple of pencil sketches, one being of two Chinese men walking on stilts, scarce minor spotting, one leaf with long horizontal closed tear, both hinges cracked after endpapers, contemporary half sheep, worn, hinges cracked, spine deficient, folio, with: Clifton College, a photograph album, c.1890s, containing approx. 31 albumen print photographs, several relating to Clifton School (Clifton College), including photos of the pupils in houses such as North Town and Browns, with early ink manuscript titles and names of sitters to some, and an image of the cricket team playing in front of the college, various conditions, support leaves soiled and spotted, original black half morocco gilt, oblong 4to (Qty: 4)