Sothebys: CATALOGUE OF THE VALUABLE STOCK OF AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, Historical Documents.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
300 GEORGE I Sign Manual "George R." with autograph subscription, to a Letter, 1 p. 4to, St. James, 13 May, 1724,. to the Duc d'Orleans St. James

13 May, 1724

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301 GEORGE II (King of England) When Prince of Wales, A.L. s. " George P." (in French) 2 pp. 4to, Stansted, 26 Sept., 1716, to Viscount Townshend Stansted

26 Sept., 1716

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302 GEORGE II Sign Manual "George R." to a Document, 1 p. folio, 12th july, 1742, to Chas., Duke of Grafton, Chamberlain of the Royal Household

12th july, 1742

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303 GEORGE III (King of England) A. L. s. " George R," 2 pp. 4to, Windsor, July 30th, 1786, to Dr. Hind (Bishop of Worcester) Windsor

July 30th, 1786

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304 GEORGE III Sign Manual "George R." to a Document, 5 pp. folio, 21 April, 1810, with Seal; this is the original Warrant to Ballot, and Enrol men in, and for, the local Militia of the Cinque Ports

21 April, 1810

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305 GEORGE III The original Report, signed by the King's Physicians, on the state of his mind, Windsor Castle

14th Nov. 1810

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306 GEORGE III AND HIS FAMILY A collection of Forty-three Portraits, A. L. s., Doc. s., etc., of George III, Queen Charlotte, and their children

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307 George IV (King of England) when Prince of Wales A.L. (third person), 1 p. 4to, Windsor Castle, 19th May, 1807, to Lord (Chancellor) Eldon Windsor Castle

19th May, 1807

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308 GEORGE IV Signature "George P.R." as Prince Regent (with Seal) to a Document Carlton House

18 November, 1812

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309 GEORGE IV'S CORONATION. A Peer's Ticket for admission to the Poet's Corner of the Abbey

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310 GEORGE IV'S CORONATION. Sign Manual "George R." to a Document, commanding Algernon

16 June, 1821

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311 GEORGE IV A. L.s. "G.R.", marked "Private," and addressed to Lord Bexley, The Pavilion Brighton

April 13th, 1823

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312 GEORGE IV Autograph Draft of his Protest against the Government's failure to assist him in his divorce proceedings against Queen Caroline

1820

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313 GEORGE (Prince of Denmark), Consort of Queen Anne A Collection of 102 contemporary Docs. mostly folio, relating to the Personal Property of Prince George during 1690 to 1713

1690 to 1713

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314 GEORGE OF DENMARK L. S. 1 p. folio, 9th May, 1705, to "the Rt. Honble. Charles, Earl of Peterborough and Monmouth, and Sir Cloudesly Shovel), Joint Admirals and Chief Commanders of Her Majesty's Fleet "

9th May, 1705

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315 GERMAN EMPERORS. An important Collection of Forty-four Historical Letters and Docs. s. by the Emperors of Germany

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316 GERMANY. A COLLECTION OF AUTOGRAPH LETTERS AND SIGNED DOCUMENTS OF THE THREE EMPERORS OF GERMANY, WILLIAM I, FREDERICK WILLIAM II, AND THEIR CONSORTS...

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317 GIBBON (Edward), Historian A. L.s. " E. Gibbon, junior," 2 pp. 4to, Bereton, Sept. 20, 1767, and P.S. of six lines, to Becket (the bookseller) Bereton

Sept. 20, 1767

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318 GIFFORD (William), Author, A. L. s....

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319 GLUCK (Christoph) A. L s. 3 pp. large folio, Vienna, 31st December, 1769. A LONG AND VERY FINE LETTER Vienna

31st December, 1769

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320 GONZAGUE (Charles de), Duke of Mantua, L. s. to his Ambassador in France...

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321 GOUNOD (Charles Francois) Musician A series of Thirty-eight A. L. s. occupying about 50 pp. 8vo, for the most part addressed to Henry F. Chorley, and Relative to his own compositions and other musical matters

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322 GOUNOD (C. F.) Autograph Manuscript of his Composition, "O Sanctissima. Motet a la Ste. Vierge pour Mezzo Sop. et Tenor"

GBP - Unknown
323 GRAY (Thomas) Poet A. L. 1 p. 4to [1761], to the Rev. Mr. Brown, President of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge

[1761]

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324 GRAY (Thomas) Five lines in his handwriting on S. Cromwell's bequest to Queens' College...

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325 GREGORY XIII (Pope) Reformer of the Calendar A series of Ten Letters, nine signed "P. B. U." (Papa Buoncompagni Ugo), and the tenth " Greg. pp. XIII"

1574-83

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326 GREGORY XVI Thirty-one A. L. 37 pp. 4to and folio, six of them written as Cardinal Cappellari

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327 GREUZE (J. B.) Autograph Note, 3/4 p. 4to, 1783, to his friend Ducreux

1783

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328 GUADALUPE (Josephine Ferdinanda Louise de) Infanta of Spain, aunt of Alfonso XII A. L. s. 3 pp. 8vo (n. d.), to Mlle. Octavia Romey, at the Convent of the Visitation

(n. d.)

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329 GUISE (Antoinette do Bourbon, Duchesse de) L. sub. and s....

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330 GUISE (Charles de Lorraine, Cardinal de) brother of Marie de Guise, and uncle of Mary Queen of Scots Vellum Doc. s. Plessis

April 4, 1570

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331 GUISE (Charles de Lorraine, Cardinal de) Vellum Doc. s. "Cardinal de Lorraine"

Feb. 25, 1572

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332 GUISE (Charles de Lorraine, Cardinal de), d. 1574 A. L.s. 1 p. folio, Rome, 15th December, 1555, to Henri II, sending the bearer, M. de Laussac, giving him an account of the position of the King's affairs at Rome Rome

15th December, 1555

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333 GUISE (Charles de Lorraine, Duc de) Prince do Joinville Vellum Doc. s. "Guise," 1 p. obl. folio, Rheims, May 22,1594, being a Certificate for Michel le Tellier, whom he is sending with the deputies to the King to render an account of the finances Rheims

May 22,1594

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334 GUISE (Charles de Lorraine, Duc de) Doc. s. 6 pp. folio, Paris, Nov. 4, 1623, relating to the sale of the Lordship of Chanvan to Cardinal Richelieu by the Duke and Duchess of Guise Paris

Nov. 4, 1623

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335 GUISE (Henri de Lorraine, third Duc de) Governor for the King (Charles IX) in Champagne and Brio Vellum Doc. s. 1 p. oblong folio, Rheims, June 20, 1570, being Letters Patent signed to the Sieur de Thieblemont Rheims

June 20, 1570

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336 Guise (Henri de Lorraine, Duc de) "Le Balafre" A. L. s. 3 pp. folio, Courtenay, 25th October, 1587, to Henri III...

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337 GUISE (Henri de Lorraine, Duc de) A. L. s. 1 p. folio (n. y.), Chateau Thierry, to M. de Villeroy...

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338 GUISE (Louis, Cardinal de) A. L. s. 1 p. folio (November, 1571), to the King

(November, 1571)

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339 Guisu (Louis de Lorraine, Cardinal de, Archbishop of Rheims) Doc. s.

Nov. 30, 1575

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340 Guise (Renee de) Abbess of St. Pierre de Rheims, sister of Mary of Guise, and aunt of Mary Stuart. L. s. and sub. 1 p. folio, St. Pierre de Rheims, June 16, 1550, to Anne, Duke of Montmorency, Constable of France St. Pierre de Rheims

June 16, 1550

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341 GUIZOT (F. P. G.) His Correspondence with J. W. Croker. Consisting of ninety Autograph Letters and Manuscripts, and covering 236 pp. 8vo, inlaid to 4o size

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342 HALLUYE (Charles de) Seigneur de Piennes, afterwards Duc d'Halluyo, celebrated Soldier and Councillor of State L.s. and two lines autograph, 2 pp. folio, Abbeville, June 4, 1569, to Charles IX Abbeville

June 4, 1569

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343 HAMILTON (James) Earl of Arran and Duke of Chatelherault L. s. "James R." 1 p. oblong folio, St. Andrews. Oct. 2, 1546, to Robert Menzies of that ilk St. Andrews

Oct. 2, 1546

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344 HAMLEY (Sir Edward Bruce) General. A. L.s.

GBP - Unknown
345 HAYLEY (William) Autograph Manuscript of his "Triumphs of Temper, a Poem in Six Cantos"

GBP - Unknown
346 HAZLITT (William) Autograph Manuscript of his Lecture VIII " ON the Living Poets"

GBP - Unknown
347 HEBER (Reginald) Bishop of Calcutta Autograph Manuscript of his Oxford Prize Poem, "Palestine" Oxford

June 15th, 1803

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348 HEINE (Heinrich) A. L. s. 2 pp. 4to, Berlin, 2 Feb., 1823, to Moritz Emden Berlin

2 Feb., 1823

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349 HEINE (Heinrich) A. L. s. 2 pp. 4to, Gottingen, 9 Aug. 1824, to Moritz Linden Gottingen

9 Aug. 1824

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350 HENRI II (King of France) L.s. 1 1/2 pp. folio, 24th October, 1548, to Anne do Montmorency, Constable of France

24th October, 1548

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351 HENRI II Vellum Doc. s. 1 p. folio, Blois, Jan. 4, 1551, an Order to his. Treasurer, Monsieur Jacques Veau Blois

Jan. 4, 1551

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352 HENRI II L. s. 16 May, 1553, to the Governors and Council of Genoa

16 May, 1553

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353 HENRI III (King of France) A. L. s., to the Seigneur de Villeroi (Ambassador in Scotland in 1567)

GBP - Unknown
354 HENRI III A. L. s. (when Duke of Anjou), 1/2 p. folio, St. Germain, n. d., to Claude de l'Aubespine St. Germain

n. d.

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355 HENRI III Manuscript s. (as Duc d'Anjou), 20 pp. folio, Paris, April 20, 1572, being an order to Pierre Duhalde to pay his valet the various-sums which he had advanced to the King during the hitter's journey, and his illness at Chantilly, etc. Paris

April 20, 1572

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356 HENRI III L. s. 1 p. folio, Blois, Feb. 27, 1577, to Monsieur de Poyanne Blois

Feb. 27, 1577

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357 Henri III L.s. 1 p. folio, May 10, 1577, to "My Cousin the Duke of Vigney, Chevalier of my order and Captain of 50 lances of my Ordinance"

May 10, 1577

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358 HENRI III L.s. 1 p. folio, Paris, March 24, 1578, to the Consuls of Arles Paris

March 24, 1578

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359 HENRI III Vellum Doc. s. 1 p. obl. folio, Paris, Jan. 28, 1580, order to the treasurer of his Epargne," Jacques le Roy, to pay 1000 ecus to George Birat, one of his "portmanteaux ordinaires " Paris

Jan. 28, 1580

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360 HENRI III Vellum Doc. s. 1 p. obl. folio, Blois, May 21, 1581, an order to Pierre Mollar Blois

May 21, 1581

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361 HENRI III L.s. 1 p. folio, Paris. March 23, 1582, being an order to give free and safe passage to Tristram Samper Paris

March 23, 1582

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362 HENRI III A. L, s. 7 pp. folio (1583), to his Secretary of State

(1583)

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363 HENRI III L. s. 1 p. folio, Jan. 31, 1586(86), to Mousieur de Poyanne

Jan. 31, 1586(86)

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364 HENRI III A. L. s. 1 p. folio, to his mother, Catherine de Medicis ; in this very quaintly expressed letter the king tells his mother that "the Stick brings Peace"

GBP - Unknown
365 HENRI IV (King of France) A. L. s. 1 p. folio, n. d. (1583), to the Duke de Montpensier

n. d. (1583)

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366 HENRI IV Vellum Doc. s. 1 p. obl. folio, Chartres, Feb. 21, 1594, to the Royal Treasurer Chartres

Feb. 21, 1594

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367 HENRI IV Vellum Doc. s. 1 p. obl. folio, Fontainebleau, Oct. 6, 1601, to M. Etienne Puget, " Treasurer of our Royal Treasury" Fontainebleau

Oct. 6, 1601

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368 HENRY VI (King of England), b. 1421, deposed 1461 Sign Manual H. R." to a Doc. 1 p. 4to, a Royal Treasury Order addressed to the Bishop of Chichester (Adam Molius) as Keeper of the Privy Seal, portraits of Henry VI and his Queen, Margaret

GBP - Unknown
369 HENRY VII (King of England) Doc. s. 1 p. 4to, 1st December (1496), levying a special tax in order to continue the war against the Scots "for the revenging of the great crueltie and dishonour that the kyng of Scots hath done unto us"

1st December (1496)

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370 HENRY VII Vellum Doc. s. Greenwyche [Greenwich] 4th Apryll The 13th yere of or [our] Reigne (1498), for the payment of 40 shillings to William Tolle for syngyng brede

(1498)

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371 HENRY VII Sign Manual "H. R." to a Doc. 1 p. obl. folio, Greenwich, 28 July, 1507, relative to restoring the Manors of Dunham and Altringham in Cheshire Greenwich

28 July, 1507

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372 HENRY VII Sign Manual " H. R." and six words in his hand to the Royal Treasury accounts

(1507)

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373 HENRY VII Sign Manual to a Doc. 1 p. obl. folio, Westminster, Dec. 1, n.y., signed by Thos. Tyrell and other commissioners for the county of Essex Westminster

Dec. 1, n.y.

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374 HENRY VIII (King of England) Doc. s. on paper, Greenwich, 31 March, 1511, for the remission of payment of £300 from John, Abbot of or Monasterie of Chestre "

31 March, 1511

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375 HENRY VIII Sign Manual "Henry R." to a letter

(1512)

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376 HENRY VIII Sign Manual to a Letter, 1 p. oblong folio, Calais, 18th July (1513), to George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury Calais

18th July (1513)

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377 HENRY VIII Sign Manual to a Doc. 1 p. oblong folio, Greenwich, Nov. 1 1513 ; Sign Manual to a Doc. Greenwich

Nov. 1 1513

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378 HENRY VIII E. s. (in Latin), oblong folio, Greenwich, July 20, 1514, to Lorenzo de' Medici Greenwich

July 20, 1514

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379 HENRY VIII Doc. s. on vellum, 1 p. oblong folio, 15th May, 1541, by which Humfrey Torrell consigns unto Sir Thomas Neville and Sir John Hynde

15th May, 1541

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380 HENRY VIII Doc. s. on vellum, 1 p. oblong folio, "at oure Palace of Westminster, 12th day of May the XXXVIIIth yeare of oure reigne"

GBP - Unknown
381 HENRY VIII L.s. " vre bon amye Henry R." to Madame de la Forte

GBP - Unknown
382 HENRY VIII Vellum Doc. 1 p. large oblong folio, being a grant of the Manor of Ingham

GBP - Unknown
383 HENRIETTA MARIA (Queen of Charles I) A. L. s. " Henriette Marie R." 1 p. folio (1629), addressed in the Queen's autograph to "Monsieur mon frere, le duc d'Orleans"

(1629)

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384 HENRIETTA MARIA A. L.s. 2 1/2 pp. 4to (1630), to Marie de Medicis

(1630)

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385 HENRIETTA MARIA A. L.s. 2 pp. 4to, with seals and silks, Paris, April 30, 1630, to the Duke of Lauderdale Paris

April 30, 1630

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386 HENRIETTA MARIA A. L.s. 1 p. 4to, Paris, Nov. 25, 1658, to Cardinal Mazarin

GBP - Unknown
387 HERALDIC MS. Arms of the Kings and Queens of Scotland from Malcolm to Mary Stuart

c. 1578

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388 HERTFORD (Francis, 3rd Marquis of) The original of Thackeray's " Marquis of Steyne," his Correspondence with the Right. Honble. J. W. Croker

GBP - Unknown
389 HESKETH (Lady) Cowper's Cousin and Correspondent Five A. L. s. to William Hayley

Jan.-Feb. 1802

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390 HOGG (James) the Ettrick Shepherd Two Autograph Manuscripts: " Wat Pringle O' the Yair"

GBP - Unknown
391 HOME (Daniel Dunglasa) Spiritualist Medium, A. L. s. 3 pp. 8vo, with photograph, 1867 ; others by Rev. Rowland Hill, Theodore Hook, William Hone, Joseph Hume, etc.

1867

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392 HOOK (Theodore) His Autograph Correspondence with J. W. Croker. Consisting of 110 A. L. s.

GBP - Unknown
393 HOOPER (John) Bishop of Gloucester A. L. s. (in Latin) 1 p. folio, 17th October, 1550, addressed to Peter Martyr

17th October, 1550

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394 HORTENSE DE BEAUHARNAIS (sometime Queen of Holland) mother of Napoleon III A. L. s. "H," 2 pp. 8vo, Basel, April 30, 1834, to the Comte de Pastoret Basel

April 30, 1834

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395 HOUDON (Jean Antoine) French Sculptor An important Series of Letters and Documents, relative to his statue of Rousseau...

GBP - Unknown
396 HOUDON (Jean Antoine) A. L. s. 3 pp. -4to, Paris, 15 May, 1774, to F. W. Doell, the sculptor Paris

15 May, 1774

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397 HUGO (Victor) AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPTS AND A. L. s., including Forty Manuscripts of portions of his Poems and other Books and Eighty-six Letters of the Poet

GBP - Unknown
398 HUGO (Victor) Six A.L,. s. 9 pp. 8vo, 1840-1867 ; also a Set of Verses to Victor Hugo by A. Fontaney, the Critic

1840-1867

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399 HUME (David) Eleven A.L. s. and Three L s., written between 1745 and 1768, chiefly addressed to Sir James Johnstone, M.P., several relate to literary celebrities such as Rousseau, Horace Walpole, Lord Chesterfield, etc.

GBP - Unknown
  • 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.