Lot 365
Pope (Alexander) Receipt, 1711; and 3 other receipts (4 pieces).
Hammer Price: £650
Description
Pope (Alexander, poet, 1688-1744) Receipt for 2 guineas to subscribers to Pope's translation of Homer's Iliad, signed by Bernard Lintott, printed receipt with manuscript insertions, torn with slight loss of text, browned and soiled, 98 x 140mm., n.d. [c. 1711]; and 3 other signed receipts, including: Sir Francis Child (1641/2-1713), goldsmith and banker; Sir William Blackstone (1723-80), legal writer and judge & Richard Fiddes (1671-1725), Church of England clergyman and writer, folds, browned, v.s., v.d. (4 pieces).
Description
Pope (Alexander, poet, 1688-1744) Receipt for 2 guineas to subscribers to Pope's translation of Homer's Iliad, signed by Bernard Lintott, printed receipt with manuscript insertions, torn with slight loss of text, browned and soiled, 98 x 140mm., n.d. [c. 1711]; and 3 other signed receipts, including: Sir Francis Child (1641/2-1713), goldsmith and banker; Sir William Blackstone (1723-80), legal writer and judge & Richard Fiddes (1671-1725), Church of England clergyman and writer, folds, browned, v.s., v.d. (4 pieces).
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