[HATZFELDT-WILDENBURG
(Prince Franz E.J.G.V., 1853-1910, son of Alfred, (1825-1911, 1st Fürst), and Franz' wife Princess Claire, (1860-1928, née Huntington, of Detroit)]
Butler's book of handwritten menus for 'Déjeuner' and 'Diner' in the Dining Room,
and for 'Diner' in the Steward's Room and the Servants' Hall, the first in French, the last two in English, and occasionally 'Breakfast' after a large dinner party, with the space for the number of covers, from 1 to 22, often filled in, occasional corrections in pencil and deletions when only 1 or 2 are dining, each page with a printed heading "Diner du ....190" and then columns for "Dining Room", "Steward's Room" and "Servant's Hall", crimson crushed morocco, marbled end papers, roll tooled dentelles and binders' label of A. Webster, 43 Dover Street, London, 'Prince Hatzfeldt' gilt on upper cover, 212 sides 9" x 11", n.p. [London], 1st November 1904 - 31st May
binding a little rubbed, closed tear on 8th December 1904 without loss
Item Date:
1905
Stock No:
52672
£275
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HAWEIS
(Revd. Hugh Reginald, 1838-1901, from 1866 Minister of St. James's, Marylebone, Author of 'Music & Morals')
Autograph Letter Signed to 'Dear Sir',
saying "I shall arrive at Lime Street [Liverpool] on Saturday unless you wire me a better station - please meet me and let me have a quiet room to dress and a cup of tea and an egg - I shall want a blackboard & chalk & a chinese group. I must return by night mail but should be glad if any one could give me supper after lecture", 3 sides 8vo., Queens House, Cheyne Walk, S.W., no date, c.
Item Date:
1890
Stock No:
15005
£20
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ARGENTAN, 1613
HELLOUIN
(Gilles) and LE MOLINET (Guillaume, Notaries of Argentan, Normandy)
Document Signed, in French, with transcription and translation,
in a neat hand, their signatures with elaborate flourishes against forgery, certifying that 'honneste homme' (respectable person) Pierre Vallée of Argentan, with his wife Marie Guilbert and wife's brother Filipet Guilbert, have renounced to Ravan de Morel, Sieur of Aubigny [2 miles north of Falaise], all their rights in an annual 40 livres from Martin Vieillot (part of an annual mortgage of 50 livres contracted in 1592), in consideration of the Sieur d'Aubigny's single payment to the husband of 400 livres, vellum, 3 sides 12½" x 9", contemporary summary on side 4, Argentan (35 miles south of Caen), 16th April
first occurrences of names neatly underlined in later blue pencil
Item Date:
1613
Stock No:
54555
£325
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HENIE
(Sonja, 1912-1969, Norwegian Ice Figure-Skater)
Fine Signature with the place on a card
3½” x 2½”, Oslo, Norway
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
41887
£40
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HENSON
(Herbert Hensley, 1863-1947, Bishop of Hereford and then Durham, Scholar and Controversialist)
Early Autograph Letter Signed to 'Mr Librarian'
recommending "Mr J. Wood, Non-Collegiate Student as a fit person to use the Codrington Libaray ...", 1 side 8vo., All Soul's College, Oxford headed paper, 10th February
Item Date:
1885
Stock No:
40677
£35
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