Set Reminder2022-02-26 12:00:002022-02-26 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Fine Books & Manuscripts https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/fine-books-manuscripts-21955 Our first book sale of the year features an array of items not seen on the market in over a century. Among the Americana lots crossing the block is one of the rarest and important Revolutionary War narratives, being Ethan Allen’s account of his captivity in British prisons printed in 1779.
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[MANUSCRIPT]. 16th century manuscript with land charter. France, ca. 16th/17th century. 8vo. Handwritten manuscript on handmade paper with flowing, ornate penwork, bound in vellum with period leather straps; land charter on vellum (old folds). Includes an unsigned letter on Columbia University Department of Economics letterhead ca. 1930s explaining the manuscript?s origin. Various names and dates inscribed on cover.