Manuscripts Ephemera Postal History

1843 Mulready Stampless Cover Beautiful Markings

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Manuscripts Ephemera Postal History

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Stampless cover offering of postal history including a Mulready cover, manuscripts including 16th century Papal documents and Tudor reign of Henry VIII, and varying ephemera.

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1553 English Leaf from Aeneid Virgil: 1553 Englished leaf from Virgil Aeneid, Folio CCXXVIII. From the “ninth” book, englished by Gavin Douglas. Very Good, mild wear and discoloration, measures 6 x 8.5”. (With copy of title leaf)

0500: 1553 English Leaf from Aeneid VirgilEst. $100-$200Lot Passed

1577 Leaf Holinshed Chronicle History of Scotland: 1577 Leaf from Holinshed Chronicles Historie of Scotland, Folio 421, with large woodcut of a battle scene depicting the attack upon Sir Edmonde Haward. Very Good, measures 7.5 x 11”.

0501: 1577 Leaf Holinshed Chronicle History of ScotlandEst. $50-$100Lot Passed

c1830 Engraving of Mary Queen of Scots: Engraving of Mary Queen of Scots by J. Graham, Philadelphia

0502: c1830 Engraving of Mary Queen of ScotsEst. $20-$40Lot Passed

1759 English Vellum Final Agreement: Beautifully penned Final Agreement the 33rd year of George II, Fine condition, measures 21 x 8"

0503: 1759 English Vellum Final AgreementEst. $40-$80Lot Passed

18th C Handwritten Recipe Peruvian Bark Tincture: Handwritten recipe for "Doctor Huxam's Tincture of Peruvian Bark", one leaf, complete, measures 6 x 8".

0504: 18th C Handwritten Recipe Peruvian Bark TinctureEst. $40-$80Lot Passed

1573 Latin Greek New Testament Leaf: Leaf from Acts from 1573 New Testament in Latin and Greek. Measures 4 x 6".

0505: 1573 Latin Greek New Testament LeafEst. $40-$80Lot Passed

1692 English Act William and Mary: English Act of William and Mary dated 1692 including decorative title leaf regarding "Discovery of Judgments in Courts..", Fine condition, measures 7 x 10.5".

0506: 1692 English Act William and MaryEst. $60-$100Lot Passed

1652 Illustrated Title Leaf William of Orange: 1652 Beautiful Title leaf “Frederick Hendrick van Nassauw Prince va Orange”, printed at Utrecht. Prince of Orange. Measures 8 x 12”.

0507: 1652 Illustrated Title Leaf William of OrangeEst. $80-$150Lot Passed

1722 English Act Salt Fishery: 1722 English Act from the reign of George II regarding “taking off the duty upon all salt used in the Curing and Making of White Herrings…”, printed at London by John Baskett, 1722. Cover leaf,

0508: 1722 English Act Salt FisheryEst. $40-$80Lot Passed

1767 FINE LEGAL MANUSCRIPT CORNWALL: A two page manuscript on the sale of a house in the County of Cornwall, Signed, Fine. Meaures 8 x 13".

0509: 1767 FINE LEGAL MANUSCRIPT CORNWALLEst. $40-$80Lot Passed

1513 Printed Leaves from Famous Chronicle: 1513 Six Leaves from Renaissance Chronicle: FORESTI, Jacopo Philippo, da Bergamo (1434-1520). Supplementum Supplementi Chronicarum. Venise: Giorgio Rusconi, 1513. Interesting handwritten marginalia.

0510: 1513 Printed Leaves from Famous ChronicleEst. $40-$80Lot Passed

1797 ENGLISH MILITARY ACT: An Act for Making Allowances in Certain Cases to Subaltern Officers of the Militia in Time of Peace. Complete, Title leaf, Very Goo d, measures 7.5 x 12.5"

0511: 1797 ENGLISH MILITARY ACTEst. $40-$80Lot Passed

1803 NY NEWSPAPER DUELLING: The January 4, 1803 edition of The Balalnce and Columbian Repository, Hudon, New York, 8 pages, last leaf detached discoloration. Article on Duelling. Benjamin Franklin's Almanac. +++ Measures 9 x

0512: 1803 NY NEWSPAPER DUELLINGEst. $40-$80Lot Passed

1764 ENGLISH ACT OF PARLIAMENT MILITIA TRAINING: English Act of Parliament regarding raising and training of militia, complete including decorative cover leaf, Fine, Measures 8 x 12".

0513: 1764 ENGLISH ACT OF PARLIAMENT MILITIA TRAININGEst. $40-$80Lot Passed

1782 ENGLISH ACT ITALIAN SILK: An Act for the further continuance of allowing importation of fine silk from Italy. Cover leaf nice Coat of Arms, 2pgs complete, fine, Measures 8 x 12".

0514: 1782 ENGLISH ACT ITALIAN SILKEst. $40-$80Lot Passed

1775 Gentleman's Magazine American Revolution: The February, 1775 edition of Gentleman's Magazine printed in London, 54 pages. Content on the American Revolution including debates in Parliament. Fine condition, no plates. Measures 5 x 8".

0515: 1775 Gentleman's Magazine American RevolutionEst. $100-$200Lot Passed

1750 Gentleman's Magazine Carolina History: The September 1750 issue of Gentleman's Magazine, 48 pages plus an engraving of a Cataract in North Wales and diagrams of a comet and of Roman ruins. Also article on natural history of the Carolinas.

0516: 1750 Gentleman's Magazine Carolina HistoryEst. $40-$80Lot Passed

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1590 RARE Manuscript Pope Paul III: Handwritten document of five pages of Pope Paul III (1534-1549), this being a copy dated 1590 of a 1544 document. References to Naples, untranslated. Watermarks consistent with origin of Rome. In

0517: 1590 RARE Manuscript Pope Paul IIIEst. $200-$400

1596 Manuscript from Papacy of Clemens VIII: A secretarial copy of a document from the papacy of Pope Clemens VIII (1592-1605), in Latin on three pages. Penned in Rome.Beautifully penned, untranslated but appears to refer to scholarly

0518: 1596 Manuscript from Papacy of Clemens VIIIEst. $200-$400Lot Passed

1544 Tudor Manuscript Henry VIII Reign: A manuscript of paper dated the 35th year of the reign of Henry VIII, 1544, being a "true" copy of an agreement between Richard Graynfeld (Granville family) and Richard Roscarrock pertaining to

0519: 1544 Tudor Manuscript Henry VIII ReignEst. $200-$400Lot Passed

1777 Edmund Burke on Affairs in America: "A Letter from Edmund Burke Esq. one of the Representatives in Parliament for the City of Bristol to John Farr and John Harris, Esqrs, Sheriffs of that City on the Affairs in America. The Fourth

0520: 1777 Edmund Burke on Affairs in AmericaEst. $300-$400Lot Passed

1705 Sermon on Victory of Duke Marlborough: 1705 Pamphlet "A Sermon Preach'd upon Thanksgiving Day Septemebr 7, 1704 for the Glorious Victory…..Duke of Marlborough", by John Broughton, printed at London for T. Bennett. Pamphlet not bound, 28

0521: 1705 Sermon on Victory of Duke MarlboroughEst. $40-$80Lot Passed

1710 English Act Reign of Queen Anne: 1710 English Act repealing a prior Act prohibiting trade with France on importation of wines. Complete including decorative cover leaf. Very Good. Measures 7.5 x 11".

0522: 1710 English Act Reign of Queen AnneEst. $40-$80Lot Passed

1899 Fine Prize Binding Lord Nelson: "Horatio Nelson and the Naval Supremacy of England", by W. Clark Russell, printed at by Putnam's Sons, 1899. Illustrated. Fine Prize binding. Gold gilt foreedges. Measures 5.25 x 7.75".

0523: 1899 Fine Prize Binding Lord NelsonEst. $60-$100Lot Passed

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