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AUGUSTUS FREDERICK
(Duke of Sussex, 1773-1843, 6th Son of George III, President of the Society of Arts, Bibliophile)
Signature 'Sussex' on Autograph envelope front
to Sir John Hayford Thorold, (1773-1831, from 1815 10th Bart., Bibliophile) at Syston House, Grantham, 3 x 5, London, 26th January
Item Date: 1830
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Background
Sir John continued his father's collecting and built a new library at Syston Park, according to Dibdin 'one of the most splendid... in Europe'. He acquired a 1459 Psalter on vellum for £4950, at that time the most expensive volume ever sold.
a few original smears from pressing the pen (as usual with the Duke) but his signature is clear
Stock No. 54971
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