Autograph letter and invoice: [London], to Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1852 Mar. 17.

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Autograph letter and invoice: [London], to Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1852 Mar. 17.

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In this one-page ALS Rodd informs Phillipps that he has purchased for him four specified manuscript lots at an auction conducted by Puttick & Simpson and encloses an invoice from the latter in the amount of £10, 11 shillings. At the top of the letter another hand has specified the lots as follows: no. 103 (125 Keppel letters); no. 143 (12 letters of Sir Frederick North); no. 184 (Court Rolls of Monckton Burgage); and no. 238 (5 letters of Lord Radnor). Sir Frederick North may be identified as the fifthEarl of Guilford and a scholar of Greek; Lord Radnor is John Robartes, first earl of Radnor.

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Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872

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English antiquary and collector. He began collecting while at Rugby School and Oxford. On inheriting his father's estate at Middle Hill in Worcestershire, Phillipps embarked on a career of collecting manuscripts and books. His collection of manuscripts eventually numbered over 60,000 items. During Continental trips in the 1820s Phillipps bought heavily, and back in England he continued to do so, often buying up entire estate libraries at auction. He collected Eastern, Greek and Lat...

Rodd, Horatio, fl. 1859.

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Horatio Rodd and his brother, Thomas Rodd the younger, took over their father's bookselling business in 1823. After the business was dissolved, Horatio Rodd became a picture dealer and printseller. His customer, Sir Thomas Phillipps, collected in his lifetime over 60,000 manuscripts of all ages, countries and subjects. He was particularly eager to preserve those printed on vellum. From the description of Autograph letter and invoice: [London], to Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1852 Mar. 17. (...

Puttick and Simpson

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