Sothebys: VALUABLE PRINTED BOOKS SCIENCE AND MEDICINE AUTOGRAPH LETTERS AND HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS, BARTHOLOMEW,

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Auction Date
December 20, 1965 - December 20, 1965
Page Size: 727 items in 8 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
596 NICLAS (HENDRIK, founder of the "Family of Love") "The seconde Exortation of H.N. to his Children and Householde or ffamylye of Loue"

[c. 1575]

 USD - 126.00
597 SERMONS Cambridgeshire

1694-1721

 USD - 14.00
598 TAYLOR (JEREMY, 1613-67) A.L. (signature removed)

12 May, 1658

 USD - 210.00
599 MAGIC England

USD - 44.80
600 COOKERY England

USD - 84.00
601 ARNOT (MATTHEW ROBERT) Journal of a tour of Holland and Flanders in the year 1742

USD - 50.40
602 MONTAGU (Mrs. ELIZABETH, bluestocking and friend of Dr. Johnson) A.L.s.

1792

 USD - 61.60
603 CRABBE (GEORGE 1754-1832, poet) A.L.s. North Glemham, Saxmundham, Suffolk

19 October 1797

 USD - 78.40
604 MAITLAND (SAMUEL ROFFEY, 1792-1866, historian and author) Fine Series of 36 long A.Ls.s.

3 April-1 October, 1828

 USD - 84.00
605 BURNS (ROBERT) A.L.S. Ellisland

6 January, 1789

 USD - 1,260.00
606 HOGG (JAMES) Autograph Manuscript signed Of his poem The Sky Lark

USD - 84.00
607 GODWIN (WILLIAM) TWO A.LS.

August 16

 USD - 98.00
608 HUME (DAVID, 1711-76, philosopher) Draft A.L.

c. December, 1745

 USD - 266.00
609 MILL (JOHN STUART) A.L.s.

USD - 33.60
610 BENTHAM (JEREMY) One page from the Autograph Draft

USD - 84.00
611 ENGLISH PHILOSOPHERS Oxford

1876-90

 USD - 106.40
612 UPCOTT (WILLIAM) Interesting A.L.s.

1 July 1833

 USD - 140.00
613 ST. VINCENT (JOHN JERVIS, Earl of, Admiral) Three A.Ls.s.

11 July-10 Oct., 1805

 USD - 33.60
614 COLERIDGE (S. T.) Characteristic A.L.

14 Nov., 1825

 USD - 140.00
615 HUNT (LEIGH) A.L.

May 21

 USD - 210.00
616 WORDSWORTH (WILLIAM) L.S.

24 Jan., 1842

 USD - 72.80
617 PEACOCK (THOMAS LOVE) A.L.S. Lower Halliford, Chertsey

4 July, 1861

 USD - 112.00
618 DICKENS (CHARLES) FINE A.L.S. London

25 March, 1847

 USD - 616.00
619 LEE (ROBERT E., Confederate General) A.L.s. Washington College, Lexington

14 January, 1869

 USD - 106.40
620 DICKENS (CHARLES) A.L.S.

29 September, 1848

 USD - 89.60
621 DICKENS (CHARLES) A.L.s.

11 March 1852

 USD - 106.40
622 DICKENS (CHARLES) A.L. London

6 May 1856

 USD - 61.60
623 DICKENS (CHARLES) A.L.S.

10 June 1865

 USD - 238.00
624 DICKENS (CHARLES) A.L.

16 October 1857

 USD - 14.00
625 SCOTT (Sir WALTER) A.L.S. Edinburgh

2 February 1828

 USD - 98.00
626 Scott (Sir Walter) A.L.s.

USD - 56.00
627 SCOTT (Sir WALTER) A.L.S.

USD - 84.00
628 SCOTT (Sir WALTER) A.L.S. Edinburgh

February 1824

 USD - 56.00
629 LITERARY etc

USD - 78.40
630 THACKERAY (WILLIAM MAKEPEACE) Long and interesting A.L.s.

26 December 1863

 USD - 70.00
631 THACKERAY IN AMERICA

2 October 1852-3 May 1853

 USD - 210.00
632 CROWE (EYRE, A.R.A.) A collection of over 500 pen-and-ink portrait sketches

1867-1907

 USD - 238.00
633 NINETEENTH-CENTURY ARTISTS

USD - 16.80
634 THACKERAY (WILLIAM MAKEPEACE) Autograph envelope Oxford

1945

 USD - 14.00
635 BROWNING (ROBERT) Two A.Ls.s.

28 March-27 April, 1885

 USD - 154.00
636 BROWNING (ELIZABETH BARRETT) FINE A.L.s.

7 January, 1845

 USD - 616.00
637 BOYD (HUGH STUART, poet) Rare and interesting A.L.s.

1828

 USD - 70.00
638 BARRETT (ARABEL, sister of Elizabeth Barrett Browning) A.L.s.

28 September 1838

 USD - 42.00
639 MACREADY (WILLIAM CHARLES, actor) Interesting A.L.s.

18 August 1856

 USD - 50.40
640 CARLYLE (THOMAS) Fine A.L.s. Chelsea

4 December, 1865

 USD - 154.00
641 DICKENS (CHARLES) A.L.S.

4 May, 1867

 USD - 70.00
642 DICKENS (CHARLES) A.L.s.

4 April, 1853

 USD - 126.00
643 HUNT (WILLIAM HOLMAN) Series of 15 A.Ls.

1862-74

 USD - 56.00
644 ARNOLD (MATTHEW) Collection of 8 A.Ls.s.

USD - 56.00
645 HOLMES (OLIVER WENDELL) A.L.S. York

23 June 1886

 USD - 33.60
646 ENGLISH POETRY

USD - 210.00
647 WRITERS

USD - 224.00
648 ARTISTS AND WRITERS

USD - 28.00
649 LITERARY

USD - 224.00
650 VINKELES (REINIER, 1741-1816) Twelve original drawings in pen-and-ink and grey wash for engravings for Samuel Richardson's Sir Charles Grandison

USD - 168.00
651 VINKELES (REINIER, 1741-1816) Eighteen original drawings in pen-and-ink and grey wash for engravings for Samuel Richardson's Clarissa Harlowe

USD - 252.00
652 DESRAIS (CLAUDE LOUIS, 1746-1816) Twelve original drawings in pen-and-ink and brown and grey wash

USD - 168.00
653 COVENT GARDEN THEATRE

1790-1820

 USD - 504.00
654 COVENT GARDEN THEATRE

USD - 504.00
655 SIDDONS (HARRIET, actress, daughter-in-law of Sarah Siddons) Interesting A.L.s.

12 July 1830

 USD - 44.80
656 NASH (JOHN, architect) A.L.s.

17 January 1827

 USD - 117.60
657 LANDSEER (Sir EDWIN) Interesting A.L.s.

5 July 1842

 USD - 5.60
658 SMYTH (ETHEL, Dame) Collection of 5 characteristic A.Ls.s.

May 1923-December 1927 and 27 June 1934

 USD - 28.00
659 ARTISTS

7 September 1714

 USD - 210.00
660 MISCELLANEOUS A.LS.S.

USD - 33.60
661 CHARLES II (King of England) Letters patent in Latin Paris

25 March 1654

 USD - 106.40
662 GEORGE III (King of England) Grant to Richard Boyle Dublin

15 December 1774

 USD - 28.00
663 GEORGE III (King of England) Grant to Henry Dublin

19 September 1800

 USD - 42.00
664 ELIZABETH I (Queen of England) L.s. Westminster

1571

 USD - Not Sold
665 ELIZABETH I (Queen of England) Grant to Philippa Pym

USD - 126.00
666 CHARLES I (King of England) L.s.

2 June 1633

 USD - 84.00
666A CHARLES IX (King of France 1560-1574) Doc. initialled by him

September 1567

 USD - 14.00
667 BROWNE (Sir RICHARD, royalist resident at the French court) Long and interesting L.s. Paris

15 January 1650

 USD - 33.60
668 CROMWELL (OLIVER) Docs. "O Cromwell"

27 November 1648

 USD - 210.00
669 CROMWELL (OLIVER) Docs. "O Cromwell"

19 October 1650

 USD - 154.00
670 CROMWELL (RICHARD, Lord Protector, son of Oliver Cromwell) Interesting Collection of nine A.Ls.s.

USD - 98.00
671 WHITFIELD (HENRY, 1597-1658, divine and author, founder of Guilford, Connecticut) Two A.Ls.s. Winchester

22 December, 1652-1 June, 1655

 USD - 106.40
672 PEPYS (SAMUEL) LETTER IN PEPYS'S HAND

27 March 1660

 USD - 56.00
673 PEPYS (SAMUEL) LETTER IN PEPYS'S HAND

29 March 1660

 USD - 84.00
674 CHARLES II (King of England) Doc. s. "Charles R" and initialled "CR" at end Whitehall

20 Jan., 1663/4

 USD - 44.80
675 JAMES STUART (the Old Pretender) Docs. "Jacques R"

USD - 89.60
676 CUSTOMS

1675

 USD - 84.00
677 GEORGE I (King of England) ROYAL HOUSEHOLD BOOK

[c. 1714]

 USD - 106.40
678 MARLBOROUGH (SARAH CHURCHILL, first Duchess of) A.L.s. Ashridge

6 October 1710

 USD - 72.80
679 REMEMBRANCES FOR ORDER & DECENCY to be Kept in the Upper House of Parliament by the Lords when His Majesty is not there

1721

 USD - 78.40
680 RODNEY (GEORGE BRYDGES, Lord Rodney, Admiral) Fine A.L.s. London

24 September 1784

 USD - 70.00
681 NELSON (HORATIO, Viscount, Admiral) A.L.s. San Josef

15 February 1801

 USD - 154.00
682 HARDY (Sir THOMAS M., Admiral) A.L.s. Barfleur Ferrol Harbor

15 August 1809

 USD - 14.00
683 DISRAELI (BENJAMIN, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield) Four interesting A.Ls.s.

1839 and 1851

 USD - 280.00
684 ENGLISH STATESMEN

USD - 22.40
685 POLITICIANS

USD - 61.60
686 STUART DE ROTHESAY (CHARLES, Lord 1779-1845, diplomatist) Interesting series of three A.Ls.s.

USD - 50.40
687 MILITARY AND NAVAL

USD - 14.00
688 VICTORIA (Queen of England) Interesting A.L. Osborne

July 30 1880

 USD - 39.20
689 WINDSOR CASTLE

USD - 224.00
690 MILITARY

USD - 22.40
691 SCHILLER (FRIEDRICH VON) LONG AND INTERESTING A.L.S. Weimar

24th Nov. 1803

 USD - 1,064.00
692 GOETHE (JOHANN WOLFGANG VON) L.S. Weimar

8th Jan. 1827

 USD - 168.00
693 CHARDIN (Sir JOHN, traveller) A.L.s. London

28 November 1708

 USD - 33.60
694 GAULTIER (Abbe FRANCOIS, French diplomatic agent) IMPORTANT ARCHIVE of his correspondence with the French Secretary of State

USD - 840.00
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