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Henry (Bourbon, Prince of Conde) Relazione

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manuscript in Italian, title and 213pp., browned, bookplate of Frederick North, fifth Earl of Guildford on front pastedown, later bookplate of Edward H. Dobrée, Adney Hall, Teddington on front free endpaper, original half calf, rubbed, Phillipps Ms. 5677, 4to, [eighteenth century].

***"Frederick North, fifth Earl of Guildford (1766-1827), who had built up in Italy a large library, first preserved at Corfu and subsequently sold in London. Of his very numerous manuscripts, mostly modern transcripts of early texts, many were purchased by Sir Thomas Phillipps." - De Ricci. Provenance: Lot 399 in Evans sale of the Guildford manuscripts in 1830. "This celebrated philhellene had during this period of residence in Corfu collected a large number of manuscripts, but the majority relating to Italian history and literature." - Munby III, 56..

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