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Press cuttings and papers, mostly from Athenaeum, of articles by or referring to Samuel Butler.

Collection of autograph letters and postcards written by Samuel Butler, in Italian, dated 1888-99. This is the correspondence with Ariente, Tonetti and Calderini published Alberto Durio's 'Samuele Butler e la Valle Sesia'.

Collection of autograph letters of Samuel Butler and his acquaintances.

Volume 3 of the autograph manuscript of 'Alps and Sanctuaries' by Samuel Butler, subsequently bound in three hardcover volumes. Inserted at the end are additional loose sheets of manuscript notes by Butler, entitled 'More Italian notes for a possible second Alps & Sanctuaries'. Also included in the volume: a list of illustrations, with pagination, in the hand of Henry Festing Jones; examples of printed title pages for the published work; tracings of the covers and spine of the published volumes; a copy of the publisher's prospectus for the work; autograph manuscript draft of R.A. Streatfeild's 'Introduction to the new (third) edition', dated April 1913; typescript, with MS additions by Henry Festing Jones, of chapter XXVI ('Fusio Revisited'); typescript, with MS additions by R.A. Streatfeild, of the last few pages of chapter X ('S. Ambrogio and Neighbourhood'), beginning at 'Among our fellow-guests during this visit was a fiery-faced eructive butcher from Turin'.

Volume 2 of the autograph manuscript of 'Alps and Sanctuaries' by Samuel Butler, subsequently bound in three hardcover volumes. Inserted at the front is a small packet containing six printed illustrations. Additional printed illustrations are pasted into the volume between the MS pages.

Volume 1 of the autograph manuscript of 'Alps and Sanctuaries' by Samuel Butler, subsequently bound in three hardcover volumes. Printed illustrations are pasted into the volume between the MS pages. Inscribed with a note by Henry Festing Jones: 'These volumes contain the MS. of Alps & Sanctuaries by Samuel Butler published at the end of 1881. I have had bound with them prints of all the illustrations. The original illustrations are separate. The volumes also contain the MS. of the additions & alterations included in the new edition of 1913 & Streatfeild's "almost filial" Introduction. Henry Festing Jones. 8 July 1913.'

Pencil, charcoal and ink drawing on paper (22 x 19 cm), annotated by Samuel Butler. Mounted and framed (32.5 x 31.5 cm).

View along a path with garden on either side, to a three-storey building with bay windows and ivy growing up the left side.

Embroidered silk purse, measuring 12 x 13 cms approx., with ribbon ties at the top and sides.

Pencil sketch on paper (17 x 23 cm), showing an alleyway between buildings.