29th Sep, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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Paris - London Book Trade History.
A collection of twelve nineteenth-century letters sent from Paris to George Brettingham Sowerby of Regent Street. The letters were written by various authors, including three from G. Dufour et Ed’Ocagne and six from F. G. Levrault (three headed Imprimerie-Librairie Militaire or Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles). The correspondence relates to orders, transactions between booksellers and their clients, payments, refunds, etc.
Ink manuscript on paper, dated 1824 to 1827, length varying between 1 and 3 pages, ten written in French, two written in English. Folded, addressed to G.B. Sowerby at 156 Regent Street, with various postal marks. One letter forwards a thirteenth letter (third party) regarding non payment.
[George Brettingham Sowerby (1788-1854), son of the naturalist James Sowerby, was a naturalist, conchologist, author, illustrator, publisher, bookseller, and dealer in shells and other natural history objects]. (13)
Sold for £350
Estimated at £150 - £250
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 29th Sep, 2023
Highlights include a Late Medieval Prayer Book; a Monograph of the Trogonidae, or Family of Trogons, by John Gould, (1875), with forty-seven superb hand-coloured lithographic plates; an outstanding early album of Austrian topographical woodcuts and watercolours; a fascinating album of late 19th century photographs of Brisbane, Queensland and surrounding areas; the first part of the York library of Hugh Murray, author and historian; a collection of vintage playing cards and a large folding map of India.
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