Sothebys: CATALOGUE OF THE VALUABLE STOCK OF AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, Historical Documents. etc. THE PROPERTY OF MESSERS. J. PEARSON & CO. (C. E. SHEPHEARD & F. A. WHEELER), 5, Pall Mall Place, London, S. W. 1 (SOLD OWING TO THE DISSOLUTION OF THEIR PARTNERSHIP)., Jun231924,

Auction Details

Auction Date
June 23, 1924 - June 23, 1924
Page Size: 481 items in 5 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 ACTORS, SINGERS, MUSICIANS, ETC A. L. s. of Junius Booth...

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2 ADDISON (Joseph) A. L. s. Dublin Castle

25th June, 1709

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3 ADELAIDE OF FRANCE (Madame Marie) daughter of Louis XV A. L. 1 p. 4to, Rome, Aug. 30, 1794, to the Comtesse de la Ferronays sit Cologne Rome

Aug. 30, 1794

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4 ADELAIDE (Queen of William IV) A. L. s. "Ad." 4 pp. 8vo, 8 November, 1846, mentions Queen Victoria, the Duchess of Kent, and the Princess of Hesse, etc.

8 November, 1846

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5 ADELAIDE (Queen) Fifty two A. L. s. from William IV's Consort, remarkable for their biographical interest

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6 AINSWORTH (W. H.) Autograph Manuscript Draft of his novel "Tower Hill"

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7 AINSWORTH (W. H.) Autograph Manuscript Draft of his novel Chetwynd Calverley"

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8 AINSWORTH (W. H.) Autograph Manuscript Draft of a part of his novel "The Flitch of Bacon"

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9 AINSWORTH (W. H.) Autograph Manuscript Draft of his novel "The South Sea Hubble"

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10 ALBANY (Eleanor Stuart, Demoiselle d') A. L. s. 1 p. folio, Amboise, 10th july, 1652, to Catherine de Medicis Amboise

10th july, 1652

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11 ALBANY (Louise de Stolberg, Countess of) wife of Prince Charles Edward A. L. s. " Luisa di Stolberg Contessa d'Albany," 1 p. 4to, 29th June, 1815, to Luigi Farnesi

29th June, 1815

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12 ALBERT (Prince Consort) A. L. s. "Albert" (in German) Windsor

22 April, 1840

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13 ALBERT L. S. "Albert Acting Great Master," 1 p. folio, March 8TH , 1814, addressed to Lieut.-General the Baron de Washington, K.C.B.

March 8TH, 1814

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14 ALCIATI (Andrea) A. L. Andreas Alciatus amplissimo viro N. S." 1/2 p. folio, asking permission to dedicate a little work on the "Clouds" of Aristophanes

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15 ALENCON (Francois de Valois, Duc d') A. L. s. 1 p. folio, Paris, 15th April, 1570, to his mother, Catherine de Medicis Paris

15th April, 1570

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16 ALEXANDER (James) A. L. s. 1 p. folio, Kirkwall, April 20 (1561), to the Laird of Merchistoun Kirkwall

April 20 (1561)

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17 ALEXANDER (James) A. L. S. 1 p. folio, Kirkwall, April 22 (c. 1561), to the Lady of Merchistoun Kirkwall

April 22 (c. 1561)

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18 ALFONSO IX (King of Castile) Vellum Deed, 1 p. obl. folio, Soria,5th Nones of May, Spanish Era 1223 (A.D. 1185), with the King's seal drawn in ink Soria

(A.D. 1185)

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19 ANGENNES (Claude d', afterwards Bishop and Count de Noyon) A. L. s. 1 p. folio, Paris, Oct. 13, 1575, to his brother M. de Rambouillet, Lieutenant-General of Maine Paris

Oct. 13, 1575

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20 ANGLESEY (H. W. Paget, Marquis of) General and Statesman Thirty-three A. L. s. to J. W. Croker

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21 ANJOU (Francois, Duc d') fourth son of Henri II and Catherine de Medicis L. s. 1 p. folio, Conde, Jan. 5, 1560 ( 1561 ), order to his Receiver-General M. Estienne Regnault and his Gens des Comptes" to pay to his dear and well beloved Estienne Taffureau Conde

Jan. 5, 1560 (1561)

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22 ANNE OF CYPRUS (Duchess of Savoy) L. s. 1 p. oblong folio, in Latin, Aug. 24, 1456, to the Duchess of Milan

Aug. 24, 1456

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23 ANNE OF FRANCE (Dame do Beaujeu) daughter of Louis XI A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, undated, to Madame de Soubise...

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24 ANNE (Queen of Poland) wife of Stephen Batory, King of Poland L. S. 1 p. folio, Warsaw, May 15, 1585, to Hierouymus Boinus, Bishop of Posen, the Papal Nuncio Warsaw

May 15, 1585

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25 ANNE (Queen of James I) Sign Manual "Anna R." to a document

20 February, 1607

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26 ANNE (Queen) Signs Manual "Anne R." and "A. It." to the Instructions given to James, Duke of Ormonde, on his Appointment as Governor-General of Ireland

26th March, 1703

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27 ANNE (Queen) Sign Manual "Anne R." to an Order to the Lord Mayor for the distribution of £1000 amongst the poor of London

30th March, 1713

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28 ANNE (Duchess of York) daughter of Lord Clarendon, Consort of James II A. L. s. 14 1/2 pp. 4to, Windsor, Sept. 3rd, to her sister, Lady Henrietta Hyde Windsor

Sept. 3rd

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29 ANTIQUARIES. A Collection of thirty-two A.L.s., etc.

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30 ARDITI (Luigi) Musician Autograph MS. s. 9 pp. folio, of his composition "Felicita," a vocal waltz dedicated to King Edward VII

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31 ARETINO (Pietro) A.L. s. I p. folio, Venice, 6th January, 1556, to Don Ferrante Gonzagu (Duke of Molfetta) Venice

6th January, 1556

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32 ARGYLL (Archibald Campbell, seventh Earl of) L. s. 1 p. folio, Inverary, penult. Junii, 1602, to Alexander Menzies Inverary

1602

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32A ARGYLL (Archibald Campbell, Marquis of) executed 1661 L. s, 1 p. folio, Inverary, Feb. 13, 1639, to the laird of Weems asking him to meet Argyll and other nobles and gentlemen at Perth on March 14, to consult as to the suppression of the " Lymmeris and brokine men " of the Highlands Inverary

Feb. 13, 1639

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33 ARTISTS. AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF A. L. s., Doc. s., ETC., OF ARTISTS OF THE XVI, XVII, XVIII AND XIX CENTURIES

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34 ARTISTS, ETC. A.L. S. of Antonio Canova...

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35 ARUNDEL (Henry Fitzalan, Earl of) A. L. s. 1/2 p. folio, April 29, 1549, relative to his journey to Scotland

April 29, 1549

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36 ASHBURNHAM (Lord) A.L. s. 2 1/2 pp. 8vo, on his Mazarin Bible...

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37 AUTHORS, ETC. Autograph Manuscript Notes on Harrison Ainsworth...

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39 BABOU (Jean, Baron de Sagonne) Sieur de la Bourdaisiere...

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40 BACON (Francis, Baron Verulam) Lord Chancellor Doc. s. "Fr. Verulam Cane", 1 p. folio, May 1, 18 James I(1620), relating to an inn called The Falcon at Chelmsford

May 1, 18 James I(1620)

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41 BAILLY (J. Silvain) Astronomer and Politician A series of fifteen Doc. s. by him as Mayor of Paris, 1 Jan, 1790-7 August, 1791 ; also signed by Magot Curmer, etc. Paris

1 Jan, 1790-7 August, 1791

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42 BAILLY (Jean Silvain) Mayor of Paris Autograph Manuscript of his " Essai sur les Fables et sur leur Histoire"

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43 BARBIERI (G, F., "Il Guercino") A. L. s. Cento

9 Dec, 1617

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44 BELLAMY (G. A.) Actress A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, April 4, asking for assistance from the Civil List : "you will make the latter days of [an] indiscreet but unfortunate woman happy"

April 4

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45 BELLARMINE(Cardinal) Beatified in 1923 A REMARKABLE SERIES OF FORTY A. L. s....

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46 BENTINCK (Lord George) Twenty-five A.L. s. to John Wilson Croker...

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47 BERWICK (James Fitzjames, Duke of) natural son of James II L. s. "Berwick," 1 p. 4to, Bordeaux, 18th Jany., 1718, to M. Geoffrey, Cure de Fitz James Bordeaux

18th Jany., 1718

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48 BEYLE (Henri) Dit "Stendhal," Autograph Manuscript of his " Extrait de Vasari pour la vie d'Andre del Sarto"

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49 BLANCA, Empress of Germany, wife of Maximilian I and daughter of Galeazzo Sforza A. L. s. I p. 4to, undated (1494-6), to her uncle Ludovico Moro Duke of Milan

undated (1494-6)

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50 BIRON (Armand de Gontaut, Baron de) Marshal of France, and Louis de SAINT GELAIS DE LUSIGNAN (Seigneur de Lansac) Chevalier d'Honneur to Catherine de Medicis L. s. by both and by others, 4 pp. folio, Paris, May 30, 1532, assigning certain lands in consideration of 1200 ecus Paris

May 30, 1532

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51 BISHOPS. -- A VERY EXTENSIVE COLLECTION of AUTOGRAPH LETTERS AND ECCLESIASTICAL DOCUMENTS OF FAMOUS ARCHBISHOPS AND BISHOPS of the Churches of England

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52 BLACK (William) Autograph Manuscript of his Novel "White Wings, a Yachting Romance"

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53 BLANC (Louis), French Historian Autograph Manuscripts of his : ( I) Les 1ers Jours de la Revolution de Fevrier 1848," 32 pp. 4to; (2) Chapitre VIII. La Guerre aux Rois"

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54 BLUMENBACH (Johann Friedrich), Naturalist, A. L. s....

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55 BOIS-GUILLEBERT (Pierre la Pesant, Sieur de), Author of " Marie Stuart, Regno d'Escosse" Vellum Doc. s.

June 30, 1696

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56 BOLEYN (Sir James), uncle of Anne Boleyn Doc. s. on vellum, Deed of Manumission of William and Francis Stele, their villeins

(1548)

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57 BOLINGBROKE (Henry St. John), Viscount L. s. to the Earl of Northampton Kensington

30th July 1714

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58 BONAPARTE (CHARLES-MARIE), father of Napoleon I Autograph Manuscript of a philosophical treatise on Mechanics

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59 BONAPARTE (Louis, Kingof Holland), fourth brother of Napoleon and father of Napoleon III Twenty-two Letters addressed to Conte Leopold Armaroli

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60 BONNIVET (Guillaume Gouffin, Seigneur de), Admiral of Fiance L. s. and subscribed Amboise

Oct. 22, n. y.

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61 BOSSUET (JACQUES BENIGNE), Bishop of Meaux A FINE COLLECTION of TWENTY-TWO A. L. (nearly all of which are signed in full)

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62 BOTHWELL (Adam), Bishop of Orkney L. s. and subscribed, 1 p. folio, Dec. 6, 1560, to the Laird of Merchistoun

Dec. 6, 1560

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63 Bothwell (Adam) L. s. 1 1/2 pp. folio, very closely written, Feb. 1, 1561, to the Laird of Merchistoun

Feb. 1, 1561

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64 Bothwell (Adam) L. s. and subscribed, 1 1/4 pp. folio, Monsbellus in Orkneys, March 25 (1561), to the Laird of Merchistonn Monsbellus in Orkneys

March 25 (1561)

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65 Bothwell (Adam) L. s. 1 p. folio, Sept. 21 (1561), TO the Laird of Merchistoun

Sept. 21 (1561)

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66 BOTHWELL (Adam) L. s. 1 p. folio, Oct. 26 (1561), to the Laird of Merchistoun

Oct. 26 (1561)

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67 BOTHWELL (Adam) A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, Dec. 1 (1561), to the Laird of Merchistoun

Dec. 1 (1561)

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68 Bothwell (Adam) L. s. "your brother at all power ye Bischop off Orkny," 1 p. folio, Jan. 19 (1562), to his sister Jane, wife of the Laird of Merchistoun

Jan. 19 (1562)

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69 BOTHWELL (Adam) Doc. s. " Adame Bischop off Orkney, Comedatair off Halyrudhouse" Leith

Dec. 24, 1571

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70 BOTHWELL (Francis) A. L. s. 1 p. folio, Kirkwall, Aug. 28 (1560), to his aunt, Jane Bothwell (Napier), Lady of Merchistoun Kirkwall

Aug. 28 (1560)

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71 BOTHWELL (Francis) A. L. s. 1 1/2 pp. folio, Kirkwall, April 25, 1561, to his aunt, Jane Bothwell (Napier), Lady of Merchistoun Kirkwall

April 25, 1561

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72 BOTHWELL (JAMES HEPBURN, EARL OF) third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots Doc. s. by him ; also signed by George Lord Seton, William Lord Livingstone, James Lord Somer-villc, Sir James Cockburn, Sir James Balfour, and others Jedburgh

26 October, 1566

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73 BOTHWELL (James Hepburn, Earl of) third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots Doc. s. by him "James Erle Bothwell"

June 2nd, 1566

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74 BOTHWELL (John, Abbot of Holyrood) Autograph signature and subscription to a copy of the Deed of Adam Bothwell his father, Bishop of Orkney, as Commendator of Holyrood Abbey

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75 BOUILLON (Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Duc de) Autograph Draft of a long and important letter, 10 pp. folio, to Catherine de Medicis

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76 BOURBON (Francois, Duc de) L. s. 1 p. folio, June 18, 1585, asking M. du Croa to continue to show his goodwill to the town of Thiern and divert the companies while the wars are in course

June 18, 1585

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77 BOURBON FAMILY Three A. L. s. of Baptiste de Bourbon, Abbess of Fontevrault...

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78 BOURRY (C.) A. L. s. 2 pp, folio, Angouleme, July 26 (1561), to Cardinal de la Bourdaziere Angouleme

July 26 (1561)

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79 BRANDON (Charles, Duke of Suffolk) married a sister of Henry VIII Doc. s.

27 March, 1536

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80 BROKE (Sir Philip Bowes Vere) Rear-Admiral, as Capt. of H.M.S. Shannon, captured the U.S. frigate Chesapeake A. L. s. 2 pp. 4to, Nov. 7, 1813, to J. W. Croker, Secretary to the Admiralty

Nov. 7, 1813

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81 BRUNETIERE (Ferdinand) Autograph Manuscript (signed) of his "Le Progres Religieux dans le Catholicisme"

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82 BRUNSWICK LUNEBOURG (Christian, Duke of) L. s. to the Duke of Lorraine...

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83 BULLINGER (Heinrich) Swiss Reformer A. L.s. (in Latin), a magnificent letter covering 7 pp. folio, Zurich, 5th September, 1514, to Albert Hardenberg Zurich

5th September, 1514

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84 BURGHLEY (William Cecil, Lord) Part of a Doc. s. with one line autograph, 1 p. 4to, Windsor, Dec. 27, 1563, apparently to the English Ambassador to Charles IX Windsor

Dec. 27, 1563

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85 Buss (R. W.) A. L.s....

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86 BYRON (Lord) A COLLECTION OF FOUR OF HIS UNPUBLISHED LETTERS...

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87 CAESAR DE VENDOME (son of Henri IV of Franco and Gabriel d'Entrees) L. s. 1 p. 4to, Paris, Nov. 5, 1582, to Chevalier do Vallebelle Paris

Nov. 5, 1582

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88 CAGLIARI (Paolo, "Paul Veronese") A. L. s. Venice, 28 March, 1578, to Signor Marcantonio Gandini at Treviso Venice

28 March, 1578

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89 CALVIN (John) Reformer Autograph Receipt s. 1 p. oblong 4to, May 20, 1559, preserved in silk-lined morocco box

May 20, 1559

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90 CAMDEN (William) Antiquary and Historian Doc. s. 1 p. 4to, 9 Aug. 24 Eliz. (1581), as witness to the will of Geffery Edwards, the document being also signed by John Thomas, in whose handwriting it is

9 Aug. 24 Eliz. (1581)

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91 CAMDEN (William) A. L. s. 1 p. folio, in Latin, Dec. 1, 1618, to Pierre Du Puy, relating to the origin of the English family of Courtenay

Dec. 1, 1618

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92 CAMPAN (Genet) First Lady in Waiting to Marie Antoinette A series of eighteen A. L. (ten of which are signed in full), and one Document

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93 CAMPAN (Genet) A. L. s. 2 pp. 4to, St. Germain, 4 February, 1806, to Mdlle. Louise Cochelet...

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94 CAMPAN (Genet) Four A. L, one signed, covering 9 pp. 4to and 1 p. 8vo, the letters are accompanied by English translations

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95 CAMPBELL (Thomas) Poet Autograph Manuscripts of his (1) Inaugural Discourse to the Students of Glasgow University on his Installation as President...

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96 CAMPBELL (Thomas) Autograph Manuscript of his (1) " Neglect of Duty," 4 pp. ; (2) " Mr, John Pritt Harley"

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97 CAMPBELL (Thomas) Autograph Manuscript of "Pelham's Widow, or the Heir--The Prodigal--and the Wretch"

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98 CAMPBELL (Thomas) Autograph Manuscript of his "Life of Milton"

August, 1819

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99 BOURDON (Jean) CANADA. Pioneer and Procureur-General of " La Nouvelle France," Doc. s.

Sept. 11, 1664

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100 CANADA. Doc. s. by Antoine Lefevre de la Barre, Governor of Canada for Louis XIV, and De Mouilles, Intendant of Justice, Peace, Finance and Marine, President of the Supreme Council of Quebec Quebec

Nov.7, 1683

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  • ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
    Open for Bidding 2-17 April
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.