91. COUNTRY HOUSE COOKERY. A collection of hand-written recipes for cakes, puddings, scones, biscuits and assorted stews and risottos, compiled by Louisa A. Headlam of Gilmonby Hall, Yorkshire in 1877. 54 pages written in a contemporary blind stamped cloth notebook, and in very good condition. In a number of cases the contributor’s name is noted under the recipe. 153mm x 98mm. Yorkshire. 1877. £95.00 Gilmonby Hall, now demolished, was the family home of Thomas Emerson Headlam, who in the late 18th century had removed there with the family wealth built up from shipbuilding in Gateshead and previously Stockton.
92. EDUCATION. Westminster Training College. A Teacher’s Certificate of the Second Class, awarded to William Mennell, December 1877. 4 pages, folded sheet, vellum. With details of ten subsequent inspections. 388mm x 252mm. 1877. £12.00 93. EDUCATION. King William’s College, Isle of Man. A quarterly report for J.H. Henderson, Xmas, 1878. Signed by the principal, and noting that all satisfactory, except his performance in mathematics. 257mm x 198mm. 1878. £12.00