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172515891725 Imp. Dominique Eysséric, Carpentras, 1725. In-4, plein vélin d'époque. 169 pages. Textes latin et français en regard sur deux colonnes.Transaction passée entre la ville de Mazan et les seigneurs François des Bernards, Sieur de Saint Andiol, et Messieurs Esprit Laugier et Jean- François Carias.
177418331774 Couverture rigide Toulouse, Chez les Libraires Associés, 1774. Un volume in-12 (14, 5 x 8,5 cm), reliure pleine basane d'époque, tranches rouges, dos lisse orné de fleurons dorés, coins émoussés, épidermures, accrocs aux coiffes avec petit manque. 395 pages, quelques marques de brûlure à la cire. Ex-libris de Noël du Peyrat contrecollé au premier contreplat. Traité juridique de référence sur un sujet très spécifique et crucial sous l'Ancien Régime : les conséquences légales et patrimoniales du remariage (les "secondes noces"). Louis Astruc détaille avec précision les restrictions imposées par le droit romain et les coutumes françaises aux veufs et veuves qui souhaitaient se remarier. Le but de ces "peines" était principalement de protéger les droits et l'héritage des enfants du premier lit. Sont ici abordés l'édit de François II sur les secondes noces, les gains nuptiaux et les successions, la conservation des biens dans la lignée familiale, la protection des orphelins face à l'arrivée d'un beau-père ou d'une belle-mère. Bonne source historique pour comprendre l'organisation de la famille et du patrimoine en France au XVIIIe siècle. Bon état intérieur, bon exemplaire.
1711002657Lugduni Batavorum (Leide, Leyde), Apud Petrum Van der Aa, Bibliopolam, 1711 In-folio (41 x 27 cm), (1) ff., 15 pp., (8) pp., veau marbré, dos à six nerfs orné, pièce de titre de maroquin rouge, triple filet à froid entourant les plats, double filet doré sur les coupes, tranches rouges (reliure d'époque). Illustré d'un frontispice, un portrait de l'auteur, 1 vignette de titre, 4 vignettes dans le texte, et 60 planches gravées. Première édition en latin du "Cabinet des raretés de l'île d'Amboine" (Amboinsche Rariteitkamer), publié en hollandais en 1705 ; l'auteur, atteint de cécité, est ici représenté dans son cabinet. Précieux exemplaire provenant de la famille de Charles de MONTESQUIEU, de la bibliothèque du Château de la Brède, avec l'ex-libris des Secondat, barons de la Brède et de Montesquieu, "Virtutem Fortuna Secondat, Ex Bibliotheca Bredanense", et les initiales C. M. à l'encre. Bel exemplaire. // Folio (41 x 27 cm), (1) ff., 15 pp., (8) pp., marbled calf, spine tooled raised on six bands, red morocco title label, triple blind fillet borders on covers, double gilt fillet on turns-in, red edges (contemporary binding). Illustrated with a frontispiece, a portrait of the author, 1 vignette on title, 4 vignettes in the text, and 60 engraved plates. First edition in latin of the "Ambonese Curiosity Cabinet" (Amboinsche Rariteitkamer), first published in german in 1705 ; the author, blind, is here depicted in his office. Precious copy from Charles de MONTESQUIEU family, from the "Château de la Brède" library, with the book-plate of the Secondat, barons de la Brède et de Montesquieu "Virtutem Fortuna Secondat , Ex Bibliotheca Bredanense", and initials C. M. hand-written. Fine copy (Nissen ZBI 3520)
1766PBRB024<p>The book is nearly 300 years old due to this the condition is quite bad. The spine is crumbeling and the book is very fragile the inside of the cover is stained with brown patches as well as some of the pages being folded worn and torn slightly.</p> J. Dodsley hardcover
1776CBRB638<p>This book is in good condition. Cover near the edges and spine is creased and frayed in some places. Page tanning. Some spots and marks throughout the pages. Two small tears on the cover page. No inscriptions.</p> J. Dodsley London hardcover
1715054511Oxford: John Baskett 1715. John Baskett . Hardcover. Very Good. Small 8vo. LONDON : 1715 and 1714. Bound with Sternhold & Hopkins Psalms. Hardback. Contemporary black full morocco-leather. Gilt tooled spine; gilt panelled boards. Original marbled end-papers differing petterns. Raised bands. Gilt decorated spine; gilt panels to covers. Owner name Bidulph - Ledbury. No internal markings. Text complete. Clean and tight with moderate wear; attractive binding. VERY GOOD. Will be well-packed for shipping 8vo. Rosley Books for Antiquarian books Cumberland Everyman Inklings Literature Rarities Theology and History. . <br/> <br/> John Baskett hardcover
1717053535Oxford: John Baskett 1717. John Baskett . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. OXFORD : 1717 and LONDON : 1716. Bound with Sternhold & Hopkins Psalms. Hardback. Contemporary black full morocco-leather. Original marbled end-papers. Raised bands. Gilt decorated spine; gilt panels to covers. Owner name dated 1804. Contemporary family details to last leaf; dates of birth; 1778 - 1865. No internal markings. Text complete. Clean and tight with moderate wear; attractive binding. VERY GOOD. Will be well-packed for shipping 8vo. Rosley Books for Antiquarian books Cumberland Everyman Inklings Literature Rarities Theology and History. . <br/> <br/> John Baskett hardcover
175587651755 2 volumes en trois parties, reliure plein veau brun marbré (binding full calfskin) in-douze (duodecimo), dos long (spine without raised band) - compartiments or à fleuron (floweret) avec des petits fers isolés en remplissage et des feuillages exécutés aux filets courbes aux angles - pièce de titre sur fond bordeaux (label of title) et pièce de tomaison sur fond bleu-marine (label of volume numbering), filet sur les coupes (gilt line on the cuts), tranches rouges (reds edges) - cahiers légèrement déboîtés (leafs lightly dislodged), marque-page en tissu (bookmark in tissue), illustrations : orné de (illuminated of) bandeaux (headpiece) + lettrines (dropped initial) et culs-de-lampe (tailpiece), IV+230+204 et II+335 pages - page 161 du premier volume : manque un peu de texte, 1755 à Paris Chez Le Gras - la Veuve Le Gras - la Veuve Lamesle - Lambert - Duchesne,
1716216537London : Printed for J. Morphew 1716. First Edition. Hardback. Finely bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with a dark morocco gilt-blocked label. An uncommonly good example - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 256 pages; Physical description; folding portrait frontis 256p ; 17cm. Subject; Butler family. Ormonde James Butler Duke of 1610-1688. Ossory Thomas Butler Earl of 1634-1680. Ormonde James Butler Duke of 1665-1745. London : Printed for J. Morphew hardcover
1702219892NP 1702-1848 1702. First Edition. Hardback. All items are in a good to very good condition loosely gathered in a folder of vellum-covered boards probably removed from a 19th century book. The older documents are slightly edge-nicked and tanned as with age but still legible. The later documents are quite clean and bright with just some dulling around the edges. Overall this unique and rare collection of documents remains particularly well-preserved overall. Further scans images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 0 pages; A small archive of original documents relating to the Quilter family. There appears to be a connection between a number of the families mentioned in these documents and 'The Kings Candlesticks' that relate to George IV and the Julius family. Three handwritten sheets of family trees late 16th century to 1931 that feature the names of Quilter of Staple in Kent 16th century Rumball 18th-19th century Julius Quilter Palmes or Palmer Rowland and others. The original documents range from 1702 to 1848 and include ordination certificates landlord-tenant agreements articles of clerkship and wills some with their original seals. Contents include: Deacon ordination certificate awarded to George Quilter signed by the Bishop of Ely 27th September 1816. With original seal. -- Chaplain certificate: ""George Quilter to be licensed to perform the office of Chaplain of the workhouse of the Lincoln Union in the county of Lincoln"" May 29th 1837. -- Canon certificate awarded to George Quilter signed by the Bishop of Lincoln 16th Dec. 1870. -- ""Inventory of furniture and effects in the house in Malbrook belonging to Mr. Quilter 1st Jan. 1702."" -- ""Inventory and appraisemet of furniture and effects in Walbrook from Mr. Quilter to Mr. Keating 24 January 1702."" -- ""Schedule of fixtures to be appraised to Mr. Quilter from Mr. Keating 23 June 1703."" -- ""Valuation of fixtures taken in the house of Mr. Dyson by Mr. Quilter Dec. 6th 1777."" -- ""Schedule of fixtures to be appraised from Mr. Quilter to Mr. Cameron 1st October 1783."" -- Articles of clerkship between William Lee and John Rumball. 1770. With original seals. -- Articles of clerkship between James Rumball Quilter and Robert Gatty. 1st May 1779. With original seals. This document states: ""James Rumball Quilter of Walbrook in the City of London."" -- Copy of the last will and testament of Francis Russell Nixon 1803-1879 the first Bishop of Tasmania. -- Last will and testament of Julius Quilter 2nd Sept 1848. The collection also includes a 19th century handwritten personal booklet/diary of religious verse and French poetry transcribed from various works. Place names mentioned and repeated in the listed documents include: Ely Canterbury Walbrook in the City of London and Lincoln. Also included is a typed letter from C. Cary Gilson addressed to the Quilters West Chiltington Common Sussex regarding the Quilter family connections to Lord Horatio Nelson's wife. Gilson quotes Aunt Nona: ""my great grandfather owned St. Kitts. The widow Mrs. Nesbitt was a relation of his and married Lord Nelson."" Nelson and Nisbet were married at Montpelier Estate on the island of Nevis on 11 March 1787 shortly before the end of his tour of duty in the Caribbean. The marriage was registered at Fig Tree Church St John's Parish Nevis. Nelson returned to England in July with Fanny following later Sugden John 2004. Nelson: A Dream of Glory. NP, 1702-1848 hardcover
1708000312Amstelaedami (Amsterdam) Ex Officina Wetsteniana (Wetstein) 1708
178821273Nantes 1788 une lettre, de 4 pages (un feuillet plié en 2) sur papier vergé ligné, filigrané "D&CBlauw" imprimée en noir pour ce qui est de la 1ère page : circulaire de constitution de Société puis manuscrite à l'encre brune pour la 2ème et 3ème page, format : 18,8 x 23 cm, fait à Nantes, le 28 Juin 1788,
17948725<p>Two volumes in one. Bound in early twentieth century half green morocco over green cloth boards. Five raised bands with gilt particulars to spine. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. From the library of H. Bradley Martin with his modest bookplate to front pastedown. Includes Sotheby's lot-bookmark from the famous sale. As is common this volume lacks the title preliminaries to volume two. Complete with 101 attractive hand colored full-page plates. Plate 19-26 35-36 and 83-86 are bound out of order. Other than Bradley's plate no previous owners' names or other defacements.</p> Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. and Published for the Authority by R. Faulder hardcover
173228808rennes 1732 1 document de 8 pages (2 feuillets pliés en deux) manuscrites à l'encre brune sur papier vergé ligné et filigrané : " cheval dans ecusson couronné" , format : 33 x 21,5 cm, signature in-fine : Jeanne hubert de Chassé, Veuve de Jean-Henry Chassé, Notaire royal à Rennes (une des Héritières) , Rennes, le 1 May 1732,
1759488404Lissabon, Monteiro, 1759. 4to. 8 Bl., 180, 50, 141 S. Leder d. Zeit mit Rückenvergoldung (gering berieben, Ecken bestoßen, 1 Kante u. 1 Gelenk mit Wurmspuren). [2 Warenabbildungen]
17877498<p><b><i>Original Letters Written during the Reigns of Henry VI Edward IV And Richard III. By various Persons of Rank or Consequence; Containing Many curious Anecdotes relative to that turbulent and bloody but hitherto dark Period of our History; And Elucidating not only Public matters of State but likewise the Private Manners of the Age: Digested in Chronological Order; With Notes Historical and Explanatory; And Authenticated by Engravings of Autographs Paper Marks and Seals.</i></b> <b>Edited by</b> <b>John Fenn. <br /></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Illustrated with 3 engraved hand-colored plates a large folding table and numerous engraved facsimiles of the letters seals autographs and marks. 4to. Original vellum-backed gray boards. London Printed for G.G.J. and J. Robinson 1787. First Edition. Two volumes. </p><p>The Paston Letters are a collection of letters and papers consisting of the correspondence of members of the Paston family of Norfolk and others connected with them between the years 1422 and 1509. They also include various state papers and other important documents. <br /></p><p><br /></p><p>They are arguably the most important extant primary source material concerning English life in the 15th century. In 1787 John Fenn published a selection of the letters in two volumes. In 1789 he published two additional volumes and when he died in 1794 he had prepared a fifth volume which was published in 1823 by his nephew. In 1787 Fenn presented the originals of his first two volumes to King George III and shortly afterwards received a knighthood. <br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Boards slightly scuffed; 1-inch split to top vellum joint; some minor foxing and offsetting; o/w a fine untrimmed copy in original boards with very wide margins suggestive of a large-paper copy. Scarce. <br /></p> Printed for G.G.J. and J. Robinson hardcover
1768138416Couverture rigide. Reliure demi-basane. Coiffes usées. 250 pages environ.
1800138420Couverture rigide. Reliure plein cuir. Manques au 1er plat. 408 pages. Rousseurs.
176639873London, um 1766. Platte ca. 25 x 16 cm, Blatt ca. 35 x 22 cm. 1 Folio-Blatt, verso weiß (Rand im Scan beschnitten).
175443010AB1754. Dublin J.Esdall 1754. 173 cm x 11 cm. VIII pages XVII -XXIII 268 pages. Lacking the list of Subscribers IX - XII and Start of Content-pages XIII-XVI. Later 19th century Hardcover / Half - leather with gilt lettering and ornament to spine. Good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Spine slightly damaged and broken. Bookblock tight and clean besides a faded dampstain and some lesions to outer margiuns of several pages. Needs some attention from a bookbinder. Exlibris / Bookplate of Henry J.B.Clements on pastedown Clements was landowner in County Mayo and County Galway Rosshill House connection. The book is a collection of memoirs that document the exploits of one of the most charismatic and influential families in 16th and 17th century Irish history. Chapters include for example: Richard Cromwell Baffles the Designs of Fleetwood / His advice to Richard Cromwell / Richard deposed / Lord Broghill retires to his command in Munster and is suspected by the Committee of Safety / Summoned to appear before the Commissioners in Dublin / Brings over the Army in Ireland to the King's Interest and invites the King to land at Cork / He and Sir Charles Coote declares openly for the King and secure Ireland / Taken into the Cabinet Council and made one of the Lords Justices of Ireland / etc. Eustace Budgell 19 August 1686 4 May 1737 was an English writer and politician. Born in St Thomas near Exeter Budgell was educated at Oxford University. His cousin the writer Joseph Addison took him to Ireland and got him appointed to a lucrative office. However when he lampooned the Viceroy he lost his position. Budgell assisted Addison with his magazine The Spectator writing 37 numbers signed X. In these he imitates Addison's style with some success. Between 1715 and 1727 he represented Mullingar in the Irish House of Commons. Budgell who was vain and vindictive fell on evil days; he lost a fortune in the South Sea Bubble and was accused of forging the will of Dr Matthew Tindal at the expense of his nephew Nicolas Tindal. He committed suicide by throwing himself out of a boat at London Bridge. His suicide note famously said: "What Cato did and Addison approved cannot be wrong." Wikipedia. hardcover
17933003Cape Cod MA 1793. Folio paper stock ca. 300 x 200 mm. 24 pp. on laid paper MS entries covering every page. In contemporary "home-made" rough canvas wrappers worn some damage with loss of text and inherent soiling to text. At least 8 ff. have been excised at the end and elsewhere. Fair condition but an extraordinary survival. Preserved in a mylar L-sleeve backed with lig-free board. This crude manuscript graphically exhibits the extraordinary lengths to which colonial American students had to go in order to teach themselves. Provincial home-made textbooks such as this one almost never survive; we are unable to explain how -- or why -- this relic survived at all especially considering its lamentable condition. The manuscript was certainly owned by the Higgins family of Cape Cod who had descended from the Mayflower and who fought during the Revolutionary War see below. <br/><br/>The present ciphering book solves often complex math and word problems generally in the service of commerce. Currency is almost exclusively in British coinage but there is one reference to the conversion of British pounds into DOLLARS fol. 7v. The present manuscript bears the date "April the 17th year 1793" in a later hand! on the final page: thus the MS features a very early reference to U.S. dollars by an American student NB: on April 2 1792 the U.S. Congress created the United States dollar as the standard unit of currency. <br/><br/>Lessons herein include the Numeration Table; Addition of Money; Addition of Troy Weight; Addition of Dry Measure; Subtraction; Multiplication Table; the Golden Rule or Rule of Three and more. <br/><br/>PROVENANCE: Higgins family of Eastham / Granville / Orleans MA. Several hands have contributed to the creation of the MS. On the verso of the penultimate leaf are written the first names of several members of the Higgins family including Solomon Anna Elisa etc. These names were written below an exercise concerning the application of the Golden Rule to calculate the division of a bequest in this instance the Higgins family itself. On the recto of the final leaf is the repeated inscription of a member of the Higgins family who has resisted identification. The text on the verso of the final leaf is dated 1793 but this was clearly written by a later hand. On this page are written the names of several debtors to an unidentified individual including "Timothy Doane of Eastman" and "Solomon Higgins of Granville." More provenance research on this MS will no doubt prove rewarding. unknown books
1750ABC_46340The Netherlands 1750. Oblong 8vo ca. 10.5 x 16 cm. 18th-century gold-tooled calf gold-tooled spine each board with a double-fillet frame a centrepiece and four cornerpieces gilt edges green cloth ties. Manuscript on paper written in brown and black ink in several - 17th- 18th- and 19th-century hands. With a full-page unidentified coat-of-arms showing three salamanders drawn in brown ink and a page containing 6 smaller crests of branches of the Roorda family in black ink. 1 blank 5 3 blank 20 1 blank 1 78 blank ll. Manuscript family chronicle incorporating multiple chronicles from the 17th and 18th century. The manuscript chronicles the births and deaths of four generations of the Bos Werdolen or Verdole and Roda family in Amersfoort Groningen The Hague Scheveningen IJsselstijn Tiel Deventer Kampen Zuilen and Edam. The book was probably compiled by Dirk Daniel Roda 1726-1898 a lieutenant in the infantry and later beer brewer shortly after the death of his father in 1747. It incorporates chronicles by his father Michiel Roda 1686-1747 his maternal grandfather Jacob Werdolen chronicling 1668-1686 Jacob Werdolen's father Hendrik van Werdolen a note from 1639 and a copy by Hendrik's wife Barbera Bos born 1596 of the chronicle written by her father chronicling 1577-1601.The different chronicles are interleaved with notes by Dirk Daniel Roda which supply additional biographical information. In several pages he describes the his own Roorda ancestors in the 17th century and the process by which they changed their name to Roda. Other notes chronicle the origins of the Roorda family crest of which he has drawn the known six versions. A full-page coat-of-arms containing three salamanders was possibly drawn by Barbera Bos. Although this specific crest could not be identified it probably refers to a branch other than "Bos" meaning forest or wood in her family.With the bookplate of Eltjo Aldegondus van Beresteyn 1876-1948 on the front paste-down. Also with his library label on the front board. Van Beresteyn was very interested in genealogy explaining his possession of the present family chronicle and founded the Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie CBG. A pencil inscription on the second to last leaf notes that the book was bought from H. Coffrie in 1938.Binding somewhat worn and rubbed leather on the spine somewhat cracked and with a few minor gaps paste-downs slightly browned some occasional spotting browning and soiling but overall in good condition. A fascinating family chronicle with a very interesting provenance.l For Van Beresteyn: J.A.A. Bervoets 'Beresteijn jhr. Eltjo Aldegondus van 1876-1948' in: Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland online source. hardcover
17283474Madrid 1728. Good. Manuscript on paper. Folio. 38 ff. tears and wear along fore-edges smaller tears along top and bottom of leaves persistant waterstains fol. 1 damaged with loss. Top portion of final leaf excised but the text is continuous see below. Recent sympathetic wrappers. With faults and priced correctly. EXCELLENT SPANISH GOLDEN-AGE MANUSCRIPT WHICH DOCUMENTS AN ATTEMPT TO "CERTIFY" THE NOBILITY OF A NOBLEMAN IN PROVINCIAL SPAIN WHOSE FAMILY WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOUNDER OF SAN ANTONIO TEXAS.<br /> <br /> The purpose of the document is to demonstrate the nobility of Don Manuel Silbestre Joseph de Herrera y Tassis. There had been a reorganizing of the government of the town Bañares in the province of Burgos now Logroño and Herrera believed that he should be the "acalde" similar to the post of "mayor" though with greater authority than the modern mayor. However to claim the position it was necessary for some unstated reason for Herrera to prove that he was of noble birth.<br /> <br /> TEXT: The first leaves are copied from a "Book of Baptisms" the original is described as a large folio made of parchment from the Parish of San Andres in Madrid from June 5 1684 to May 23 1691 beginning at page 165. These leaves show that Manuel Herrera was born on the 31st of December 1686 making him 26 years old at the time of the events in question along with the names of his parents padrino etc. <br /> <br /> The next leaves are copied from a book titled "Twenty Three Baptisms" from the Parish of San Fines and San Luis in Madrid begun in September 12 1629 ended January 18 1630 page 109 and document the birth and baptism of Henrrique Herrera Manuel's father. Next is evidence of the fact that Manuel's older half brother Don Gregorio de Herrera y Varacaldo was granted entrance into the Orden de Santiago The Order of Saint James a military/religious order. This is a copy of a document by Don Gregorio de Tapia the king's secretary and a member of the royal cabinet.<br /> <br /> The next section lays out Manuel de Herrera's genealogy showing the claim to nobility through certain aspects of his family's history. His Grandfather Captain Don Matheo Andres de Herrera was granted membership in the Orden de Santiago by King Philip III. It is also shown that a number of Manuel's ancestors were born in Flanders obviously related to the Spanish occupation during the Eighty Years' War.<br /> <br /> Following are certifications showing that Manuel's grandfather and other ancestors had held the position of Acalde de Mesta. This means that they were in charge of the Spanish livestock sheep herders' association. Although that does not sound particularly impressive it was a position of immense power and prestige monetarily and politically and was only held at this time by members of the higher nobility. The family held this position under the authority of the Duke of Béjar the first mention in this document would have been under the 9th Duke. <br /> <br /> THE DUKES OF BÉJAR AND THE CONNECTION WITH SAN ANTONIO BEXAR COUNTY TEXAS: As we learn herein for several generations the Herrera family served under the Dukes of Béjar. Indeed Don Henrique de Herrera the father of Manuel Herrera for whom the present manuscript was written was the Governor of Sanabiza under the Duke of Béjar and a member of the Royal Council although the author claims that these records were "unavailable" as the city of Sanabiza had been taken over by the "enemy" Portuguese. The bespoke Manuel Herrera served as "Gentleman of the Chamber" under Juan Manuel López de Zúñiga y Castro later the 11th Duke of Béjar and the 10th Count of Bañares. Manuel López's uncle Baltazar de Zúñiga y Guzmánde 1658-1727 surely knew the family. He is of particular interest in the history of the Americas as he became Viceroy Governor and General Captain of New Spain President of the Royal Audience of Mexico High Majordomo of King Philip V and President of the Royal and Supreme Council of the Indies. In 1718 he established the Presidio San Antonio de Béjar; this was to become the city of San Antonio in Bexar County Texas. <br /> <br /> OTHER NOBLE FAMILY MEMBERS: Several pages describe the nobility of Manuel's older brother Gregorio who belonged to the Orden de Santiago; was a well-known noble of the Royal Court; and had been elected Acalde de Mesta over several other candidates including the Secretary of New Spain and the King's own son. Manuel's grandfather was also in the Orden de Santiago and was a member of the king's cabinet; and finally his father enjoyed noble privilege in the castle of Sanabiza. <br /> <br /> CONCLUSION: Manuel argues that he deserves to enjoy the same privileges in Bañares and he provices testimony from respected witnesses so that his "quality blood and nobility" can never again be challenged. The final section shows that the Bañares Deputation received the prepared documentation investigated its veracity confirmed the nobility of Don Manuel de Herrera y Tassis and granted him the position of Acalde de Bañares. <br /> <br /> The final leaf contains the hastily written attestation of the secretary Joseph Marttines de Vallabanes including a description of the document itself: "38 folios hand-rubricated and on the last leaf of the sello tercero paper . separated !" -- presumably referring to the missing section at the top of the last leaf. NB: the text is continuous; perhaps a decorative flourish was excised in order to validate the text of the document with another copy. <br /> <br /> SECRETARY: Written by Joseph Marttinez de Vallabanes regularly "MartÃnez"; this scribe has a habit of doubling the letters "t" and "r" a scribe in Valladolid and is "rubricado" meaning that each leaf on the recto lower interior margin has the scribe's "rúbrica"; an artistic signature that serves as a sort of notarized seal. The document was written at the order of Don Manuel Herrera y Tassis on the 10th of December 1727 as a copy of the original document written by the scribe Thomas de Silba and others in 1712.<br /> <br /> PAPER: Initial stamps at the head show the seal of King Phillip V of Spain and show that this paper is the "tercero" grade of "papel sellado" costing 68 maravidÃs approximately $7.30 today and stating the year: 1727. Papel sellado was first authorized in Spain by a decree from Felipe IV in 1636. This stamped paper primarily functioned to gather revenue for the royal treasury; documents without the official stamp were regarded as non-legal and the transactions they documented subsequently negated. Papel sellado was extended to Spain's colonies in the New World following another law in 1638 where it was mainly sold to individuals who executed legal documents such as lawyers scribes and merchants. The necessary stamps were available in four sellos the use of each dependent upon the transaction and descending in cost: Primero Segundo Tercero and Quarto with two additional categories under Sello Quarto "de oficio" for government use and "pobres" for indigents. The more prominent seals thus signaled documents of greater importance and value. Papel sellado was distributed in annual issues in Spain.<br /> <br /> WATERMARKS: <br /> 1. Filigrana Hispanicas 0023459A Ãguila bicéfala con alas abiertas y coronada. Escudo en el pecho con iniciales "MGC" en el interior = Valencia 1742. <br /> 2a. Not reproduced in Filigrana Hispanicas but possibly 0020929A Tres cÃrculos rematados en una cruz latina trebolada. En el primero una media luna en el segundo las letras PP y en el tercero un corazón.<br /> 2b. Countermark of the above Una cruz de Malta. <br /> 3. Filigrana Hispanicas 0022203A Tres cÃrculos rematados con una cruz latina trebolada. En el primero una media luna en el segundo las letras S/P/D/A y en el tercero las letras P/ GG. Debajo el número 2 = Oviedo 1738. <br /> <br /> CATALOGUER'S NOTE: We are grateful to Joseph Adams for his detailed analysis of this manuscript. unknown
1782825111782 A Paris, & se vend à Liège, chez J. F. Bassompierre, Imprimeur de SON ALTESSE, & Libraire. 1782. 3 vol in-12. Plein vaux brun marbrée de l'époque, filets et fleurons dorés, pièces de titre et de tomaison, tranches rouges. Vol 1 : Tome 1 et 2 : xij+183 + 172 pages, Vol 2 : Tome 3 : 227 pages, Vol 3 : Tome 4 : 336 pages ( complet en trois volumes ) . PHOTOGRAPHIE SUR DEMANDE
1784RO80145513LONDRES / NYON. 1770 - 1773 - 1784. In-16. Relié. A restaurer, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 137 + 108 + 31 pages. Ouvrage en cours de reliure, tranches rouges. Une partie du cuir du dos a été conservée.. . . . Classification Dewey : 306.8-Mariage et famille