HOET, Gerard, 1698-1760. 'Catalogue d'un Magnifique Cabinet de Tableaux de Desseins & d'Estampes des principaux Maîtres', The Hague, [1760], being a printed catalogue recording the collection of Hoet, a major Dutch dealer and art historian, interleaved with manuscript purchasers and prices. ...
ROBINSON, Sir Robert, 1886-1975. A collection of certificates, diplomas and awards given to Robinson, chemist and Nobel prize winner: Nobel Prize diploma, 1947. University of Edinburgh (Doctor of Law), 1934. Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, 1957. University of Oxford (Doctor of Science), 1956. ...
HARDY, Thomas. COLERIDGE, Bernard, second Baron Coleridge. Autograph Letter Signed from Hardy to the judge Bernard Coleridge, sent in reply to a letter from Coleridge thanking Hardy for sending him a copy of the first edition of his 'Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses', London. Creation...
DICKSON, William. NORTHUMBERLAND WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Collection of manuscript and printed papers relating to the 'Uniformity Act' and its administration gathered together by the Alnwick solicitor Dickson, together with his own essay on the history of weights and measures, with special referenc...
POTTER, Beatrix. Autograph Letter Signed ('H.B. Heelis (Mrs. W. Heelis)'), being a letter of recommendation to an unnamed correspondent for Benjamin Dawson, gardener, who had worked for Potter's mother. Creation dates: March 1933
TOLKIEN, John Ronald Reuel. Autograph Letter Signed to Mr & Mrs Ashton, parents of a student of Tolkien's at Leeds, discussing the consequences of the nervous breakdown suffered by the son, Ronald, June 1925. Autograph Letter Signed to [Ronald] Ashton, offering to supply a testimonial for a ...
ILLUMINATIONS. Miniature, being a cutting from a manuscript on paper, showing God the Father with His hand on an orb and giving the gesture of benediction, North Italy, Lombardy? Creation dates: Early 16th century
BOOK OF HOURS. Leaf from a Book of Hours, illuminated on vellum, showing Saint John framed between two columns, with an eagle beneath, attributed to Jean Colombe, France, Bourges. Creation dates: Circa 1480