Sales catalogue 437: Maggs Bros

Date:
1923
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/21
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 437: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    English Royal Bindings—coxd:nwed, King Charles Il. 208 VIOLET’ (Thomas of London, Goldsmith).° AN APPEAL TO CAESAR: wherein Gold and Silver is Proved to be the Kings Majesties Royal Commodity. With a magnificent portrait of King Charles Il. by Fatthorne. Small 4to. London, 16060. ORIGINAL VELLUM BINDING, WITH THE ROYAL ARMS IN GOLD ON SIDES, AND THE INDTIALS (“6 R2” £14 14s *** oR DEDICATION Copy PRESENTED TO Kine CHarutms I]. spy THE AuTHOR. King Charles I. 209 WILKINS (John). AN ESSAY TOWARDS A REAL CHARACTER, AND A PHILO- SOPHICAL LANGUAGE. Folding Tables. Foho. London, 16608. CONTEMPORARY RED MOROCCO, AT THE FOUR CORNERS OF EACH COVER APPEAR IN GOLD THE CROWNED MONOGRAM OF KING CHARLES Il., WHICH IS ALSO REPEATED SIX TIMES ON THE BACK GIL’ LEAVES: £34 Henry Benedict Stuart. THE BREVIARY OF HENRY BENEDICT STUART, CARDINAL OF YORK, THE LAST OF THE STUARTS. 210 ‘BREVIARUM ROMANUM. Cum Psalterio Proprio et Officiis Sanctorum ad Usum Cleri Basilicae Vaticanae Clementis X. Auctoritate editum. Pars Hyemalis. ovo. O7b7n0, 1740: COM PoMeOR ik yY DLALIAN RED MOROCCO, FULL GILT PEO er vO AND RICH PLORAL BORDERS, WITH THE Maver rN Y BENEDICT STUART, CARDINAL OF YORK, YOUNGEST SON OF THE “OLD PRETENDER AND LAST OF is DIARIES, (Gi E. (See IDLUSTRATION, PEATE: No. -VI.). £45 Henry Benepicr Maria CLEMENT, CARDINAL YORK,’ THE JACOBITE Henry IX., was BORN IN 1725 AND DIED IN 1807. Hr WAS THE SECOND SON OF CHEVALIER DE St. GEORGE, OR “ JAMES LIT.” He came ro' ENGLAND TO SUPPORT HIS BROTHER CHaritEes Epwarp In 1745, AND ON HIS RETURN TO ITALY HE BECAME BISHOP OF OSTIA AND PREFECT OF St PETER’s, ROME, CARDINAL IN 1747, ARCHBISHOP OF CORINTH IN 1759, AND BisHop or T'uscuLum 1N 1761. He assumeEp THE TITLE OF Jlenry JX. rn 1788. His resipeNnce aT FRASCATI WAS SACKED BY THE FRENCH IN 1799, AND HE FLED TO PADUA AND VENICE, WHERE HE WAS RELIEVED BY A GIFT OF MONEY FROM GEORGE IIIT. He piep av FRASCATI, LEAVING THE CROWN (CARRIED OFF BY JAMES IT.) ro Grorce IV.
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