1903. Four documents concerned with the Paddington Estate in West London. The monks of Westminster had land in Paddington from the 11th Century. After the Reformation, these rested with the Bishop of London. From the late 19th Century, these were gradually sold of through holding companies, the last being sold in the 1980's. These documents comprise: July 1903 - A counterpart licence for 14 Cleveland Square with permissions to renovations and changes to the property. 4 pages. April 1913 - A counterpart licence to add a garage for private motor cars to 7 Chilworth Mews. 3 pages and a large drawn handcoloured architectural plan of the front of the building and ground floor (on glassine). July 1926 - A licence and deed of covenant to turn 40 Cleveland Square into 3 maisonettes. 12 pages. plus a large folding architectural plan of the proposed changes, with seals and tagged seal. February 1929 - A lease from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to A. H. Heath for a lease on 110 Westbourne Terrace, Paddington. 6 pages and glassine coloured plan of property. A nice bundle of London related legal documents.

na, 1930. An advertising mock up for Kasseler Hafer-Kakao. thin paper pasted onto stiff card. This was a prototype for advertising, selling the cocoa beverage as a children's breakfast essential! The picture and background are a colour printed lithograph, and the text has been painted onto it using watercolour. This design did go into production, and can be seen on wooden oat cocoa boxes from the period. The lithograph has the printed reference "56. J. 6.XX" A little nicking and cracking to the paper image. slight rubbing with a little surface loss, but still an attractive piece. Two pin holes to top edge of card. Kasseler Hafer-Kakao was a product invented in Kassel in 1898. It was a solid oat-cocoa cube which could be dissolved into a drink. At its height, the factory employed 500 people. It closed in 1954. The site and factory is now a museum.

Port Sunlight: Lever Brothers Limited, c. 1910. Loose leaf, in full colour, that appears to have formerly been tipped into another publication. Illustration of a man in a bath holding a bar of Lifebuoy soap with a box of soaps on the floor and a portrait of the Lifebuoy fisherman on the wall. Text reads "LIFEBUOY SOAP. Specially prepared for HANDS & BATH. Gives you that Healthy Feeling". Verso has the advertising text for Lifebuoy. Lever Brothers and other firms often commissioned many (now important) artists to produce their advertising for them. Will Owen (1869 – 1957) was an English book illustrator, cartoonist, caricaturist and a commercial and poster artist, possibly best known for his iconic images of the Bisto Kids, Bovril, Lux and Lifebuoy. AS THIS IS EPHEMERAL - PLEASE CONSULT US ABOUT THE POSTAGE COSTS.

Unknown. No date. Southern impression, circa 18th century; 16pp. Beautiful and rare printed booklet, with rough cut page edges.. Page 1 (serves as the cover) decorated with a popular woodcut showing Bacchus seated on his barrel. Text in French. On the back page / cover, the emblematic coat of arms with a glass being filled, and the motto: Donec totum impleat. Which was the emblem of the l'Ordre de la boisson a famous Bacchanalian society in Avignon. This vignette confirms the southern provenance of this libretto. Rare. Inconnu. Pas de date. Impression méridionale, vers XVIIIe siècle; 16pp. Beau et rare livret imprimé, aux tranches de page grossièrement coupées. Page 1 (servant de couverture) ornée d'une gravure sur bois populaire représentant Bacchus assis sur son tonneau. Texte en français. Au verso/couverture, le blason emblématique au verre se remplissant, et la devise : Donec totum impleat. Qui était l'emblème de l'Ordre de la boisson célèbre société bachique d'Avignon. Cette vignette confirme la provenance méridionale de ce livret. 130 x 90 mm

Hoover Institution, 1983. A single A4 sheet, of headed paper bearing the monogram and address of the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace. Dated April 11th 1983. The letter is from Edward Teller, to Steven Shelley of Assmann Gmbh. In the letter, Teller mentions concerns about innacuracies Edward Teller [1908-2003], was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist who was born in Hungary, and is known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb", although he claimed he did not care for the title. He was an early and important contributor to the Manhattan Project, and was later allegedly the inspiration for the character of Dr Strangelove in the eponymous film. He was largely ostracized by the scientific community, after criticising Oppenheimer during the latter's security hearings in 1954, which led to Oppenheimer's security clearance being revoked. He remained a strong advocate of nuclear power (both civil and military) which often led him to be seen as a "mad scientist" particularly as so many members of the Manhattan Project came to regret their involvement. He was a co-founder of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).
The Hoover Institution (now part of Stanford University) was established by Herbert Hoover in 1919. It states its aims as "the Hoover Institution seeks to improve the human condition by advancing ideas that promote economic opportunity and prosperity, while securing and safeguarding peace for America and all mankind."
Steven Marius Shelley, [born 1920] Chancellor Order Knights of Malta. President Hungarian Foundation for Victims of Multiple Sclerosis Scientist and Hungarian-American businessman. At this time was Managing Director of Assmann Gmbh.