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1 Sumerian Cuneiform Clay Tablet.- Revenue tablet, list of sheep, beams of timber, garden material etc., Lagash, [c. 2300BCE]; and 2 other similar cuneiform tabl
Lot 1

Sumerian Cuneiform Clay Tablet.- Revenue tablet, list of sheep, beams of timber, garden material etc., Lagash, [c. 2300BCE]; and 2 other similar cuneiform tablets (3 pieces).

 

Hammer Price: £950

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2 Bible, New Testament. Single leaf from the gospel of St John, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, in a very small gothic bookhand, written in light bro
Lot 2

Bible, New Testament. Single leaf from the gospel of St John, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, in a very small gothic bookhand, written in light brown ink, [?Paris], [c. 1300].

 

Hammer Price: £350

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3 Book of Hours. Single leaf, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, in a large gothic bookhand, 18 lines, written in black ink, 1 2-line initial and 13 one
Lot 3

Book of Hours. Single leaf, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, in a large gothic bookhand, 18 lines, written in black ink, 1 2-line initial and 13 one line initials, initials and line fillers in gold red and blue, elaborate foliate borders, [France], [c. 1450].

 

Estimate: £600 - 800

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4 Book of Hours. Single leaf, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, in a large gothic bookhand, 12 lines, written in black ink, [France], [c. 1450]; and an
Lot 4

Book of Hours. Single leaf, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, in a large gothic bookhand, 12 lines, written in black ink, [France], [c. 1450]; and another fifteenth century small leaf from a French Book of Hours (2).

 

Hammer Price: £500

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5 Civil War.- [Account of manoeuvres by a Scottish soldier in the Parliamentary army], manuscript, [1646]; and 4 other ff. (10 pieces).  
Lot 5

Civil War.- [Account of manoeuvres by a Scottish soldier in the Parliamentary army], manuscript, [1646]; and 4 other ff. (10 pieces).

 

Hammer Price: £850

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6 Innocent X (Pope) Document conferring a degree of canon law on Count Virginius, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 1650.  
Lot 6

Innocent X (Pope) Document conferring a degree of canon law on Count Virginius, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 1650.

 

Hammer Price: £220

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7 Arabic .- [Arabic exercise book with a prayer at end], manuscript in Arabic, on paper, in naskhi characters, [Phillipps Ms. 18309], [Turkey], [17th century].
Lot 7

Arabic .- [Arabic exercise book with a prayer at end], manuscript in Arabic, on paper, in naskhi characters, [Phillipps Ms. 18309], [Turkey], [17th century].

 

Hammer Price: £650

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8 Marlborough (John Churchill first Duke of) Autograph Letter signed at the siege of Tournay on the Malplaquet Campaign, 1709.  
Lot 8

Marlborough (John Churchill first Duke of) Autograph Letter signed at the siege of Tournay on the Malplaquet Campaign, 1709.

 

Hammer Price: £750

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9 Turkish Manuscript.- Treatise on Language, Grammar, Logic and Religious Duties, composed for Mustafa Pasha, governor of Tripoli, [Phillipps Ms. 851], [?Turkey]
Lot 9

Turkish Manuscript.- Treatise on Language, Grammar, Logic and Religious Duties, composed for Mustafa Pasha, governor of Tripoli, [Phillipps Ms. 851], [?Turkey], 1743; and another Turkish manuscript (2).

 

Hammer Price: £450

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10 Jane Austen's Family.- ?C[ooper] (E[dward], Rev., married Jane Leigh (1736-83), sister of Cassandra Leigh (1739-1827), married George Austen (1731-1805), p
Lot 10

Jane Austen's Family.- ?C[ooper] (E[dward], Rev., married Jane Leigh (1736-83), sister of Cassandra Leigh (1739-1827), married George Austen (1731-1805), parents of Jane Austen. Miscellanies [Verses and songs], poems dated between 1750-88.

 

Hammer Price: £10,000

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