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Norman Brooke Jopson (1890-1969), ��History of the Uncommon Language Department (London and Liverpool) 1939-1945��

Typescript account of the history of U.L.D. during the Second World War, written by N.B. Jopson, Censor, U.L.D. and Professor of Comparative Philology, University of Cambridge. Dated July 1945. A contents list at the beginning outlines nine chapters and seven appendices. Appendix seven is by R. Bigwood, D.A.C.

C.W. Shawcross Go in Peace! (1939-45)

Cyril Wilfred Shawcross (1903-1969) matriculated at St John��s College in 1921 and gained a BA in Natural Sciences in 1924. Volunteering on the outbreak of the Second World War, he was appointed Political Officer of the Kufra Oasis during the North Africa Campaign, then transferred to the Iraqi army. His typescript record of his war service is written in verse, and illustrated with numerous black and white photographs, all of which have handwritten captions. Parallel title in Arabic.

Alfred Domett (1811-1887) and family, Poetical commonplace book. English, predominantly 1861-69.

Alfred Domett studied at St John��s from 1829-32. A life-long friend of Robert Browning, he published his first poetry collections in the 1830s. In 1842 he emigrated to New Zealand, where he became a skilled administrator. He served in both the House of Representatives and the Legislative Council before taking office as Colonial Secretary [i.e. Prime Minister] from August 1862 to October 1863. He returned to England in 1871 and resumed a literary career.

. (Tales of the world) ���σ���F��. by Shuyu Yisun (i.e. Tu Shen). ca. 1800.

A collection of short stories by ���� Tu Shen (1744-1801), published anonymously in Guangzhou (aka Canton) shortly after 1797 as a revised edition. Each story has a corresponding full leaf illustration.

 (The secrets of the three powers [heaven, earth and mankind]) ���Űl��. by Chen Wen. ca. 1697.

This work is an exploration of the secret of the triad of Heaven, Earth, and Man. Its eight volumes are divided into three parts, each concentrating on one of the three powers : heaven, earth, and mankind.

. (New commentary on the book of documents) �¿̕����w�]. by Fan Xiang. 1795; woodblocks carved by Zhenxian Hall, c.1795.

The Book of Documents is one of the Five Classics (Wujing) in the traditional Confucian canon.

. (Pictorial biographies of the Wanxiao Hall) ��Ц�î���. by Shangguan Zhou.

. (Pictorial album of unique persons) �o�p�V. by Jin Guliang. ca. 1670.

This work contains a collection of beautiful illustrations of forty famous historical figures from the Han dynasty to

 (Music score for Chinese flute and lute) �L�������V. by the Nanxi master, 1770.

This flimsy pamphlet contains thirteen pieces of music for Chinese lute and flute using the Gongche notation, a system of traditional Chinese music score. There is one illustration of a sanxian (three-stringed Chinese lute), flute, and vertical flute.