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32 Dublin.- Leland (John, Presbyterian minister and theological writer) & others. [Meeting Minutes books], nos. I & III, together 2 vol., manuscript,
Lot 32

Dublin.- Leland (JohnPresbyterian minister and theological writer) & others. [Meeting Minutes books], nos. I & III, together 2 vol., manuscript, vol. I original calf, vol. III original half reversed calf, 1734-1838; and another, 1862 (3).

Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000

33 Brazil.- Scott (Jonathan, orientalist) Autograph Letter to his father from HMS Prince of Wales off the coast of Brazil, 1769, including 2 rough sketches of Ten
Lot 33

Brazil.- Scott (Jonathan, orientalist) Autograph Letter to his father from HMS Prince of Wales off the coast of Brazil, 1769, including 2 rough sketches of Tenerrife and an account of the slave trade in the town of San Sebastian in Brazil.

Hammer Price: £400

34 Watchmaker.- Rogers (Isaac) Correspondence and documents relating to the clockmaker Isaac Rogers, comprising 6 letters reflecting the problems of trading with
Lot 34

Watchmaker.- Rogers (Isaac) Correspondence and documents relating to the clockmaker Isaac Rogers, comprising 6 letters reflecting the problems of trading with a foreign country and 10 invoices, chiefly from Smyrna and Constantinople, revealing the extent of Rogers trade with Turkey, 1781-1803 (16).

Hammer Price: £600

34A Napoleon.- Wheeler (H.F.B.), and A.M. Broadley) Napoleon and the Invasion of England: The Story of the Great Terror, 3 vol., extra illustrated by the insertion
Lot 34A

Napoleon.- Wheeler (H.F.B.), and A.M. Broadley) Napoleon and the Invasion of England: The Story of the Great Terror, 3 vol., extra illustrated by the insertion of over c. 200 broadsides, manuscript documents, prints, maps, letters, engraved music scores, facsimiles, and ephemera, 18th - 20th centuries & 1908.

Hammer Price: £1,000

35 Napoleon.- Stopford Family.- Album containing a large quantity of autograph letters, manuscript material and ephemera relating to the naval Stopford family and
Lot 35

Napoleon.- Stopford Family.- Album containing a large quantity of autograph letters, manuscript material and ephemera relating to the naval Stopford family and descendants including Admiral William Kennedy, including: a five page manuscript written from Porto Serrayo, Elba, giving an eyewitness account of Napoleon during his time on Elba; autograph letter signed by George III 1804; autograph letter signed from Wellington etc., 19th century half morocco album, 1804-1913.

Hammer Price: £1,500

36 More (Hannah) 6 Autograph Letters signed to Jonathan Scott, 1813-15, on a variety of subjects including her and and her sister's health, the expense of buying
Lot 36

More (Hannah) 6 Autograph Letters signed to Jonathan Scott, 1813-15, on a variety of subjects including her and and her sister's health, the expense of buying books in the country, and a subscription for the poor; and 4 others (10).

Hammer Price: £4,200

37 Niger Expedition.- Peddie (John, Major) Collection of letters to the naturalist Adolphe Kummer relating to the unsuccessful expedition to the interior of Afric
Lot 37

Niger Expedition.- Peddie (John, Major) Collection of letters to the naturalist Adolphe Kummer relating to the unsuccessful expedition to the interior of Africa to discover the source of the Niger, Senegal, 1816 & 1821, discussing financial arrangements with Kummer for the expedition (16 pieces). 

Hammer Price: £1,000

38 Bewick (Thomas) Lines written in a Steam Boat, on leaving Scotland, By S:W: Ryley, Author of the
Lot 38

Bewick (Thomas) Lines written in a Steam Boat, on leaving Scotland, By S:W: Ryley, Author of the "Itinerant" &c. addressed to Mr. James Young, autograph manuscript signed "Thomas Bewick", 1819, 

Hammer Price: £480

40 Slavery.- Brown (William Wells, American abolitionist) Fling Out the Anti-Slavery Flag, autograph manuscript poem signed, Bridgewater [Bridgwater, Somerset], 1
Lot 40

Slavery.- Brown (William Wells, American abolitionist) Fling Out the Anti-Slavery Flag, autograph manuscript poem signed, Bridgewater [Bridgwater, Somerset], 1851.

 

Hammer Price: £8,500

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