Some stirring relics of English history.
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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified],
[194-?]
Each facsim. mounted on green tinted leaf enclosed in gold border; descriptive letterpress on verso of preceding leaf.
Facsimiles of autographs and letters up to 1815.
1. Lady Jane Grey announces her accession to the throne of England (1553)--2. Sir Philip Sidney's last letter (1586)--3. Signature of Guy Fawkes under torture (1605)--4. Charles I informs his sister of the birth of a son and heir (1630)--5. Cromwell's report on the battle of Naseby (1645)--6. A prophecy by John Churchil, 1st duke of Marlborough (1709)--7. Nelson's unfinished letter (1805)--8. The duke of Wellington informs a French general of the victory of Waterloo (1815)--9. Napoleon's appeal to England (1815).
Manuscripts
Autographs
Autographs.
Manuscripts.