Sales catalogue 576: Maggs Bros

Date:
1932
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/120
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 576: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    819 AGREDA (VENERABLE MARIA DE JESUS. DE, 1602-1665). The most celebrated Spanish Nun of the 17th Century. Was frequently consulted by Philip IV. Wrote ‘‘ Life of the Virgin Mary.”’ AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (IN SPANISH) APPARENTLY TO AvERIEST. ; I page, folio. La Conception, 22nd October, 1047. - (SEE ILLUSTRATION, PLATE No. II). £27 10s Written whilst Abbess of the Convent of the Immaculate Concep- tion. (Trans.):—‘‘ The remittance arrived safely; God repay his Illustrious Lord- ship. I desire of your charity, the favour of consecrating that coral ornament which they sent me; and to this end, you will communicate with the Lord Bishop if it is possible. I do not forget you in my poor devotion and (in the prayers) of the community. I beg you to remember me in yours, for we may thus help one another. And command me at, your pleasure for I will serve you very willingly. God protect you, as I wish.’’ Ete. 820 AINSWORTH (WILLIAM HARRISON, 1805-1882). Novelist. AUTOGRAPH (LETTER SIGNED WW TTAY Tipe) MY Be ik MACRONE.”’ 4 pp., 4to. Kensal Lodge. N.D. £5 10s Regarding the printing of the title page for Ainsworth’s nomenton, ‘¢T have a word more to say on the subject of title and label. ‘“T have just discovered that in the title you say ‘ three volumes’ without the preposition. Now this will never do. I will not have bad English on my title- page to please any mah. It must be ‘In three Volumes.’ Mind this. I shall write to Hansard but I skould be glad to be spared all this infernal and nonsehsical botherations. Once for all I will have no innovations. The label, according to good old custom, must run thus: Crichton : B y The Author of Rookwocd. Three Vols. Vol, I. and so forth. As it is, it is absurd. Do, for heaven’s sake, let us not commit these absurdities.” Etc.
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