Bloomsbury Auctions

14. Ludwig (Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, poet and literary leader,
1579-1650) Co m m iS S i o n f r o m lu d w i g, pr i n C e o f an h a lt-Kö t h e n
to Jo h a n SC h ö n e, a S ma J o r o f a Co m pa n y o f fo o t, D.s. “Ludwig”,
manuscript in German, paper seal, folds, browned, 190 x 325mm.,
October 1631; and another, a letter by Peter Ferdinand Deurer
(painter, 1777-1844) to Bertel Thorvaldsen (sculptor, 1770-1844),
in Rome, v.s., v.d. (2). £150 - £200
15. Cosimo III de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1642-1723)
le t t e r to a n unSpeCified r e C i p i e n t, in Italian, 1p., folio, Florence,
5th August 1670, thanking him for his letter of condolence on the
death of his father Ferdinand II and asks that his sympathy be
relayed to Charless on the death of his sister Henriette, Duchess
of Orleans who had been so kind to him in Paris, folds, browned.
£150 - £200
Lot 16
16. Joyeuse (François de, Cardinal, French politician and
nobleman, 1562-1615).- re g i S t r e l e t t r e S né g o C i at i o n S d u Ca r d.
a l d e Joy e u S e, [title from label on spine], manuscript in French,
in several hands, 183pp., some pen and ink heraldic illustrations,
front free endpaper and first f. of text corners torn away, slightly
browned, engraved bookplate of Dionysus François Secousse on
front pastedown, th o m a S phi l l i p p S’ m a n u S C r i p t with inscription:
“Phillipps MS 2989” on front free endpaper and ink stamp and
number on front free endpaper, later paper covered boards, creased,
spine torn with some loss, 4to, [seventeenth century]. £300 - £400
17. France.- al b u m o f l e t t e r S, compiled by Baron Thiébault
(Norvins), A.Ls.s & documents, including: Comte de Noailles,
Perronet, Duc de Mortemart, Comte d’Antichamp, Boutin, de
Bellerat, Rouillé de L’Estang (2), Lenoir, Ferray, Dombray,
Delessart, General Jarry, Duc de Choiseul, Lainé, Llorente, Madame
Dufresnoy, Mademoiselle Leverd, General Belliard, General
Livron, Désangier, Béranger, Ausart, Comte Gérard, Maréchal
Gérard, Camille Doucet, Prince Borghese, Lemaire, Madame
Desparde, Saint Cricq, General Dumas, Dupin aine, Marquis
d’Aligre, Duchesse d’Abrantes, Pajol, Duc de Laforce, Lagrange,
Garcin de Lassy, Alfred Maury, Legouve, Naudet and others, and
a document on vellum signed by Bernard Le Bouyer de Fontenelle
and Berger and a 19th century firman to travel issued by the King
of Egypt, many addressed to Thiébault and his wife and some
to Monsieur Heritier etc., together c. 60 pieces, folds, browned,
some creased, most tipped-in on stubs, v.s., v.d., 1700-1860s (qty).
£300 - £400
18. France.- Chevillard Charles-Martin, lawyer, in Paris).-
[mi n u t e S o f t h e S a l e o f t h e poSSeSSionS o f Char l e S-ma rt i n
Ch e v i l l a r d m a d e at t h e r e q u e S t o f Jea n-fr a n ç o i S e mart i n, h i S
w i d o w], manuscript in French, 485pp., ink legal stamps at head,
central fold, some dampstaining towards end causing some minor
tears affecting a few words of text, browned, original vellum,
lettered direct on upper cover, soiled, folio, 13th January 1738.
£150 - £200
Lot 19
19. Benedict XIV (Pope, 1740-1758) pa pa l b u l l f o r ma r i a pa r e a,
manuscript in Latin, on vellum, docket on verso 22 lines,, lead seal
appended, decorative initials at head, folds, little marked, c. 225 x
370 mm., 1741. £80 - £120
20. Decalogue.- di S p u ta o..., 2 vol., manuscript, 807pp., browned,
ink signature of Wilson on front free endpaper, contemporary calf,
rubbed, morocco labels on spines, vol. II labels defective, lacks tail
of spine, 8vo, 1757. £75 - £100
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