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19th century children's short story.- [Shippen (Peter Samuel, son of Peter Shippen and Jennet Semier, of Tottenham and later St. Catherine's Hall, Niton, Isle of Wight, d. 1864)] The Travels and Adventures of Four Young Men on the Moorish Deserts with a short account of The Life of Edward Ferdinand, manuscript, 65pp., 2 naive watercolours, slightly browned, original cloth, slightly faded, spine creased, paper label chipped with loss, 8vo, 1803, endpapers dated 1824.

⁂ Provenance: "To my daughter Elsbeth, Christmas, 1914, A Semier. This story is the work of Peter Samuel Shippen who lived at Tottenham and afterwards at St Catherines Hall Niton I. of W[ight]. He was the son of Jennet Semier by her second husband Peter Shippen."

Lot 14

19th century children's short story.- [Shippen (Peter) The Travels and Adventures of Four Young Men on the Moorish Deserts with a short account of the Life of Edward Ferdinand, manuscript, 2 watercolours, 1803, endpapers dated 1824.  

Hammer Price: £650

Description

19th century children's short story.- [Shippen (Peter Samuel, son of Peter Shippen and Jennet Semier, of Tottenham and later St. Catherine's Hall, Niton, Isle of Wight, d. 1864)] The Travels and Adventures of Four Young Men on the Moorish Deserts with a short account of The Life of Edward Ferdinand, manuscript, 65pp., 2 naive watercolours, slightly browned, original cloth, slightly faded, spine creased, paper label chipped with loss, 8vo, 1803, endpapers dated 1824.

⁂ Provenance: "To my daughter Elsbeth, Christmas, 1914, A Semier. This story is the work of Peter Samuel Shippen who lived at Tottenham and afterwards at St Catherines Hall Niton I. of W[ight]. He was the son of Jennet Semier by her second husband Peter Shippen."

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