STIRLING, R A. Manuscript of 'The true history of Alexander Selkirk or Seleraig from whom the idea of Robinson Crusoe was taken', the first volume begins with an Autograph Letter Signed written at El Durazno in Chile from the translator, Mrs R A Stirling, to her sister, Henrietta ..., 2 vols. C...
HENRY VIII, King of England. DEVON. Letters patent with an initial letter portrait of King Henry VIII, granting to Richard Duke, clerk, and his wife Elizabeth the manor of Otterton and Budleigh in Devon in consideration of a payment of £1727-4-2, on vellum. Creation dates: 5 Feb 1540
BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR. BROKE, P B V. Autograph Letter Signed to his wife Sarah Louise Broke (née Middleton), about his victory [of the capture of the Chesapeake] and his injury. Creation dates: 11 June 1813
GEORGE III, King of England. Autograph answer by George III to the address of the University of Oxford, 13 Aug 1786; together with accompanying Autograph Letter Signed by Col Francis Digby to [George Aust], sending him the speech and a detailed account of the occasion. Creation dates: 13-18 Aug...
WOLFIT, Sir Donald. Material relating to Wolfit, to his first wife, Chris Castor, and to her friend and mentor, Mrs Patrick Campbell. Approx 96 autograph letters from Wolfit to Castor, 1928-1929. Autograph & Typed correspondence and other documents between Wolfit, Castor, their solicitors...
STERLING, John. Letter from Sterling to Anna Maria Fox, September 1843. Small booklet entitled 'Hints of a Hermit to a Young Poet', containing extracts of letters from John Sterling to Barclay Fox, 1840-1844. In Caroline Fox's hand with a typed transcript. Letter from Sterling to 'My dear Fri...
BOOK OF HOURS. Full page miniature of the Visitation, with the Virgin and St Elizabeth in the foreground, and a full decorated border of flowers and animals, [Spain]. Sotheby's, LO7241, 4 Dec 2007, Lot 61. Creation dates: [Circa 1500]
MAUDUIT, Israel. Printed copy of 'A Voyage round the World in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson, ... compiled ... by Richard Walter, M. A.', London, 1748, with a 3 1/2 page tipped-in manuscript in Maudit's hand discussing the true authorship of the book (probably Colonel Benjamin...