Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
February 1928
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/726
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    aN 138 L39 140 141 143 144 145 146 Browninc (Mrs. E. B.) Auto. Notes, 15 pp. 8vo, being a list of her various poems, with a note of the journals to which they were contributed Hupson (W. H.) Long and interesting A. L.s. 4 pp. 8vo, 1897, to Mrs. Moule, mentioning his article on bird-song, especially the willow wren, he has found a nest of Dartford warblers in the New Forest, speaks of the missel-thrush and its song JosEPHINE (Empress) Ls. “ Lapagerie Buonaparte,” 1 p. 4to, 24 prairial an iv (12 June, 1796), asking Botot to recom- mend to Barras the bearer of this letter, who is an old and attached friend of her family, written within three months of her marriage, Napoleon had already dropped the ““u” from his name at this date NaApo.Lton I. Joc. s. Bonaparte,” | p. folio, Caire, 19 nivose an Vit, ordering that Chouvarbi, member of the ivan of the Province of Kelioubie, convicted of treachery after swearing obedience to the French Army, © aura la téte tranchée”’ Ney (Marshal) L. s. 1 p. 4to, 24 aoust, 1814, to the Minister of War, respecting an award to a Polish officer of the Legion of Honour, which has never reached him BoNAPARTE (Elisa) L. s. “ Elisa,” 4 p. large 4to, Poggio Imperiale le 4 juin, 1809, with three lines autograph, to Saliceti, recommending Monsieur Janet who is devoted to Napoleon, she is occupying herself with the marriage of Saliceti’s daughter CiemMent VII. Very fine L.s. “Ja: Sadoletus” (Cardinal Jacopo Sadolito, opposed Luther) oblong folio, vellum, Rome, 16 aprilis, 1527, a reeommendation in Latin, on behalf of the Pope, of John Matthew, Bishop of Verona, domestic chap- lain to the Pope, as envoy to the King [of England], “fidei defensorem” ; Henry VIII began his negotiations with Rome Jor a divorce about this date Henri IV, Is.s and sub. “ V™ plus afectyone amy Henry,” 1 full p. folio, 28 May, 1582, with paner seal attached, to Monsieur Daudon, as King of Navarre, respecting the disturbances in his dominions and the attempted surprise of his Chateau de Foix, he is obliged by his assistance, his town has been recaptured and the chateau saved, an interesting historical letter Marix ANTOINETTE. Doc. s. “Payer Marie Antoinette” (a jine bold signature) 1 p. large folio, 1 juzllet, 1785, counter- signed by Angeau, authorising her maitre d’hotel at Versailles to make certain payments to officers of her household
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