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...
SACRAMENTARY. Fragments (two strips which fit together) from a single column from a large double-columned Sacramentary. 24 lines in dark brown ink in two sizes of Carolingian miniscule, the text being from St John Chapter 9, probably France. Sotheby's, LO7241, 4 Dec 2007, Lot 1. Creation dates:...
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 ...
GENEALOGICAL CHRONICLE ROLL. EDWARD IV, King of England. Genealogical Chronicle Roll, illuminated manuscript on vellum, probably produced for Edward IV or a member of his close circle. Sotheby's, LO7241, 04 Dec 2007, Lot 49. Creation dates: [March 1471 - April 1472]
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