HENRY VII, King of England, 1457-1509. CORNISH REBELLION. Document Signed ('HR'), on vellum, confirming the pardon of two of the Cornish rebels, Shene. Creation dates: June [1498]
INDIA. Group of 3 manuscript documents evidently from the papers of Lt-Col Sir Lovell Benjamin Badcock Lovell reporting on the progress of the South Mahratta incident in 1845, being: 'True copy' of a letter from W Courtney, Political Superintendent at Sawuntwaree, to R[obert] D[eane] Parke, Jo...
LAWRENCE, T E (Thomas Edward). Autograph Letter Signed ('T.E.S.') to the writer Henry Williamson, announcing the completion of his translation of the 'Odyssey' and praising Williamson's 'The Dream of Fair Women'. Creation dates: Sep 1931
CHURCHILL, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer (1874-1965). Typed Letter (signed by a member of Churchill's staff), on Prime Minister's headed paper, to Churchill's dentist, Wilfrid Fish, informing him that Churchill wishes to recommend him for a Knighthood, Nov 1953. Typescript copy of signed letter fr...
BURTON, Sir Richard Francis (1821-1890). SPIRITUALISM. Autograph Letter Signed from Burton to Earl Granville, July 1871. Typescript, with Manuscript annotations, of a séance (June 1895) relating to Burton. Creation dates: July 1871 - June 1895
TENNYSON, Alfred, Lord. Autograph working manuscript, comprising two versions of a passage (corresponding to section V, lines 440-56) from 'The Princess', with an affixed slip of paper signed and dated by Tennyson. Creation dates: July 1847
ILLUMINATIONS. CAMALDOLESE, Simone, Don. Miniature on vellum showing an initial E historiated with the 'Traditio legis' - Christ giving a scroll (the Law) to Paul - by the illuminator Don Simone Camaldolese, Florence, Italy. It is a sister leaf to a signed and dated miniature of the Resurrection...
BENTHAM, Jeremy. Letter Signed, with autograph heading and postscript, to Matthew Davenport Hill, discussing the itinerary of Colonel Stanhope's forthcoming journey to the Continent and informing him that Stanhope has visited Hill's school at Hazlewood. Bonhams, 16199, 18 Mar 2008, Lot 239. Cre...
COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor. Autograph Letter Signed to his brother George, on a very large sheet folded to produce four large pages, including an account of how his first published work 'The Fall of Robespierre' was received, and concluding with a long poem on the recently deceased Rev Fulwood Sme...
BOOK OF HOURS. Leaf from a Book of Hours, illuminated on vellum, with miniature of a Saint having a vision of Christ whilst kneeling at the Eucharist, with text on verso, [northern France]. Bonhams, 16199, 18 Mar 2008, Lot 8. Creation dates: [Mid-15th century]