Sales catalogue 591: Maggs Bros

Date:
1933
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/133
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 591: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1180 BLACK (WILLIAM, 1841-1898). Novelist. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED. 2 pp., 8vo. Brighton, 29th November, N.Y. £1 10s a As regards my writings, you will find references to them in the Revue des Deux Mondes for October, 1877 (‘ Un Romancier Ecossais,’ by Léon Boucher); Mr. Ruskin’s Fors Clavigera for March, 1878; the Edinburgh Review for April, 1876; the Dublin Univ. Mag. for Sept., 1879 (this has also a lot of biographical chat); the Fortnightly Review for Jan., 1877; and, most recent, the Fanfulla della Domenica for 17 July, 1881 (‘ Un Romanziere Inglese’). My anony- mous writings are beyond cataloguing, for I was for a good many years assistant editor of the London Daily News.”’ 1181 BLUGHER (GERHARD LEBRECHT, VON, Prince of Wahlstadt, 1742- 1819). The famous General of the Prussian Armies. LETTER SIGNED. 2 pp., folio. Stargard, 28th January, 1812. 12s Gel Recommending his former clerk, who is an invalid now, and wants a situation. 1182 BOLEYN (SIR JAMES). Uncle of Anne Boleyn, and Great Uncle to Queen Elizabeth. DOCUMENT SIGNED. 1 page, oblong folio (vellum). 16th July, 2nd of Edward VI. (1548). With seals. | £15 15s Document signed by the uncle of Anne Boleyn, wife of Henry VIII, being a Deed of Manumission of William and Francis Stele, their villeins. 1183 BONAPARTE (JEROME, 1784-1860). Brother of Napoleon. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO HIS BROTHER LUCIEN. I page, $vo,. Oth April, 1322, £5 5s ‘* Je viens de faire un arrangement qui met & ma disposition une somme, de peu d’importance 4 la verité, mais qui suffit a faire Pacquisition de ton palais, en reservant les dettes a étre payées a l’echéance; mais je ne puis en donner plus de 45 m paistres, j’ai du reste chargé M.M. Pellagio & Vennutelli de t’écrire 4 ce sujet en détail.’’ Etc. 1184 BONAPARTE (JOSEPH, 1768-1844). Napoleon’s eldest brother. King of Naples and Spain. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO GENERAL BERTHIER AT CORFU. | 14 pp., 4to. Naples, 26th December, 1807. (SEE ILLUSTRATION, PLATE No. II). £21 An extremely interesting letter referring to the declaration of war between England and Russia, mentioning Napoleon, who was then at
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