Sales catalogue 570: Maggs Bros

Date:
1932
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/115
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 570: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    20/230 page 4
    America: Wood (Robert)—continued. Montcalm, their commander, killed; the surrender of Pondicherry ; Monckton’s success at Martinique, Fort Royal capitulating on the 4th February, 1762, followed by the surrender, not only of Martinique, but also of Grenada, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent. 7 [AMERICA.|] 1778. AUTOGRAPH; LETTER ‘SIGNED PROMeyi PATERSON LO: VISCOUNT. TOWNSHEND, 2 pp.;4to!'ondon, 13th October; 1778 £2 10s An interesting letter concerning the engagement between the French fleet, under the command of D’Estaing, and the English fleet, under Earl Howe. A violent gale, however, blew the fleets asunder. The French were completely dispersed and many of their ships wholly or partially dismasted, and were forced to depart for Boston to refit. ‘“¢.. . The French fleet having sailed to Rhode Island 22nd August, Lord Howe immediately followed, and by very judicious management drew the enemy to an engagement that promised the most certain advantage, notwithstanding their manitest superiority when a storm separated the two fleets; three of their most capital ships are dismasted and crippled, and they are gone towards Boston to refitt. Lord Howe returned to New York for some repairs and proceeded directly by the very difficult passage of the South Channel between the Nantucket Shoals, which he effected the 29th, and has put himself between D’Estain and Boston so that they must again come ‘into contact.”’ Ete. 8 ANDERSEN (HANS CHRISTIAN, 1805-1875). The famous Danish Novelist. Author of ‘‘ Tales for Children.”’ AUTOGRAPH WLW TER PSIGNED, 4 pp., 8vo. Geneva, 15th September, 1860. £12 12s An extremely interesting letter concerning his decision not to winter in Rome; his progress in the French language which was the main object of his stay in Paris, and the forthcoming translation of some of his stories. (Trans:) ¢o-8%. . A. French translation of my last tales will be published. M. Beaufallet, the president of the Society of Science in Geneva and a poet well known in Pari is, will undertake the translation, which will be published by the enter- prising bookseller Serbulany for the whole of. Europe, but in spite of all the grace and kindness they show me I am not at all glad—not happy, forgive me. . ‘It is quite autumn here, the leaves are brown and yellow, everybody is complaining Abowe the bad summer. “Yesterday I had a nice trip with M. Beaufallet and some other friends to Saleve, . . . but we did not see Mont Blanc, everything was hidden by the fog ; we saw, however, the Jura Mountains in all their splendour and majesty.’’ Etc.
    digitised image 1
    digitised image 2
    digitised image 3