28th Apr, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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Sheriff of Kingston Upon Hull
Illuminated Address. Requisition to Henry Briggs, Esq., J.P. to Accept the Office of Sheriff of Kingston-upon-Hull, 1881., signed by the members of the Town Council and followed by the resolution.
Hull: M.C. Peck, November 1881, quarto, nine interleaved illuminated pages on card, requesting that Henry Briggs accept the Office of Sheriff, signed by the members of the Town Council and followed by the resolution. All edges gilt, full morocco gilt binding (upper board detached).
Illuminated Resolution, A vote of thanks to the outgoing Sheriff Henry Briggs, recording his achievements durng the previous year at a meeting in Hull Town Hall on the16th November 1882.
Waterlow & Sons, c. 1882, five illuminated pages in card mounts, oblong folio, some foxing to mounts, all edges gilt, highly decorative full morocco gilt binding, the upper board's embossed gilt borders enclosing sunken mandorla with brass device and initials, brass 'cabochons' to corners and brass clasp (rubbing to board edges), housed in worn roan solander box with one end missing. (2)
Sold for £170
Estimated at £100 - £200
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 28th Apr, 2023
A rare late 18th century diary written by Lady Mary Broughton detailing a two-year Grand Tour around Europe, is one of the highlights of the sale. Not only is it a remarkable and detailed travel diary written from a rare female perspective, but it is an important document recording the everyday social history of Europe and a treasure trove of information on picture collections and museums of the era. Also of note is a 17th century Manuscript Account Book with a connection to Crosthwaite in the Lake District, a fine John Speed Map of the World published in 1676, and a copy of John C. Bourne's 'The History and Description of the Great Western Railway'. Amongst the children's literature in the sale is a first edition set of C.S. Lewis' 'The Chronicles of Narnia', and a first edition of Roald Dahl's 'The Twits'.
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