Sales catalogue: Puttick & Simpson

Date:
02 June 1921
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/24/391
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Puttick & Simpson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    316 Lambert (John, parliamentarian) L.§., 1p. folio (165-), with three portraits—Desborough (John, Major-General) A.L.S., 1p. 4to, 1650, with portrait (6) 317 Fleetwood (Charles, parliamentarian) L.S., tp. folio, 1651, to Robert Bennet, hon. col., the latter’s autograph draft of his reply on the reverse, asking for prayers of God’s people for the arn, etc., with three portraits (4) 318 Military,ete. A.Ls.S. by Sir Ralph Abercromby (1790)— Sir David Baird (1811)—-Sir William Fawcett (1776)— Sir Eyre Coote (1776)—Sir Hudson Lowe (1823), etc., etc., also Ss. of Thomas Lord Fairfax—Henry Ireton (regicide)—George Monk (Duke of Albemarle), etc., etc., some with portraits (a large parcel) SCIENTISTS, ETC. 319 Boyle (Hon. Robert, natural philosopher) A.L.S:, 2pp. folio, to Sir Robert Southwell, with reference to a scientific question, Oxford, Oct. 8, 1664, with two | portraits (3) 820) Harvey (William, discoverer of circulation of the blood) portraits—Newton (Sir Isaac) A.S., 1719, with portrait and two prints (7) 321 Halley (Kdmund, astronomer) A.L.S., 2pp. folio, to Flamsteed, an early, long, and fine letter on astronomy, slightly damaged, Queen’s College, Oxford, March 10, 1674/5, with three portraits (4) 822 Wedgwood (Josiah, potter) A.L., 5 lines 12mo, 1785, with portrait by Stubbs, sTrppLe IN coLours — Wedgwood (Josiah, jun.) A.L. (third person) (8) 823 Ockley (Simon, orientalist) A.L.S., 2pp. 4to, to Dr. Wake, Bishop of Lincoln, later Archbishop of Canterbury, Swavesy, Sept. 4, 1718 $24 Spencer (Edward, aeronaut) A.L.S., 4pp. 4to, describing his aerial voyages, including Robert Cocking’s fatal parachute descent, jine and long letter, Aug. 5, 1844, with portrait—Green (Charles, aeronaut) A.L.S., dpp. 4to, describing his ascents, July 80, 1844, with visiting card and portrait (5) 325 Boulton (Matthew, engineer) A.L.8., 2pp. 4to, mentioning his mint, 1792—Watt (James) A.L.S., lp. 4to, Clifton, 1799, with three portraits (5) 326 Herschel (Sir William, astronomer) A.L.S., 3pp. 4to, on astronomy, Slough (1788), with three portraits | (4)
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