Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
May 1919
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/394
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2819 2820 2821 2822 Lom Piedmont and speaks about the projected attempt against Nice; L.s. with Auto. Postscript, 4 pp. 4to, Zurzn, Decem- ber 25th, 1690; and L. sub. and s. to Cardinal Albani (4) EUGENE (Prince. of. Savoye Four A;.Lo se covering. 14. pp. 4to, written during 1711 and 1712, to Sir H. Watkins ; and L. sub.and s. Spzve, December 29th, 1712, to the same (5) EVELYN (John) Writer and Diarist, Answer to several Enquiries. made by Mr. Pepys touching Navigation. A most interest- ing and important communication covering 8 pp. folio and signed, dated Wednesday night after the Mutiny, July 7th, 1680, answering point by point the various enquiries on navi- gation propounded by Pepys, including points respecting the Navy during the reign of Elizabeth. The ‘“ enquities” are also included and an extremely interesting drawing signed by Evelyn; a scheme of the Action at Chatham when the Dutch burnt our ships; Engraving of the same action; and Directions for Housekeeping, Auto. of 7 pp. folio (5) EVELYN (John) Original MS. of his Essay “The Leagues of the Grisons,” I p. 4to; Mrs. Evelyn’s Directions concern- ing Housekeeping for me, an interesting MS. covering 3 pp: folio; two A.L.s. from his wife, covering I p. 4to and 2 pp. 8vo, Sayes Court, November 29th, 1685, etc. both addressed to Samuel Pepys, with portrait (4) EVELYN (John) A fine and important series of four A. L. s. and one A. L. (damaged) covering 8 pp. folio and I p. 4to. in all, addressed to Samuel Pepys between 1685 and 1689. One letter is endorsed by Pepys and contains his answer to Evelyn in shorthand, covering 4 p. folio late misfortune, the clandestine marriage of his daughter, etc. Another letter, the longest, shows evidence of his general learning, observation, and personal respect for Pepys, some of the letters have seals (5) with many auto. entries of property, expenditure, furniture,. pictures, etc. 32mo, brown morocco by W. Upcott, extra-illustrated with four A. L. by Evelyn, including A. L. s. § p. 4to, Movember 22nd, 1697, to J: Thoresby, of Leeds, an interesting letter referring to his portraits ; A. L. (unsigned) 24 pp. folio, Pavzs, February ist, 1658, to De Sorbiére ; A. L. s. 2 pp. 4to, Wootton, March 522, 1698, apparently to Thoresby, referring to the cultiva- tion of Forest Trees and the Formation of Gardens, etc. ;