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Fifteen 19th century British military autographs

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Sale 339: The Military History Collection of John Langton; Sporting Books from the Library of George Bowles (#339) 08/24/2006 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 08/24/2006 1:00 PM PDT

Lot #17 Fifteen 19th century British military autographs

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$406.25

Estimate: $500 - $800

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Heading:

(British Naval & Military autographs)

Title:

Fifteen 19th century British military autographs

Author:

**

Publisher:

No publisher

Date Published:

Circa 1880

Description:

Collection of 15 autographs of notable British military and naval men, clipped from unknown sources and pasted to 3 sheets of unlined paper with adjacent hand-written captions, 8¾x7. Unbound.

Including: Field Marshall Lord Raglan (FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, 1788-1855); General Sir John Fox Burgoyne (1782-1871); Lieut. Gen. the Earl of Cardigan (James Thomas Brudenell, 1797-1868). Cardigan led the "charge of the Light Brigade." Other figures were distinguished commanders in India, Turkey, the Penninsular War, etc.

Condition:

Minor spotting, else very good.

Item#:

174593
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