Autograph letters signed from Thomas Phillipps, Middle Hill, to unidentified recipients [manuscript], 1854.

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Autograph letters signed from Thomas Phillipps, Middle Hill, to unidentified recipients [manuscript], 1854.

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(1) Dated 8 Feb. 1854; Phillipps would like the recipient's opinion on Palaephatus' De Incredibilibus; the second leaf contains a passage in Modern Greek from a copy of Palaephatus' De Incredibilibus in another hand; (2) Phillipps writes that the note of Palephatus was taken from a manuscript on vellum but he cannot tell if it is of genuine antiquity or not. Both letters are addressed "Dear Sir" and are addressed from Middle Hill.

2 letters ; 12 x 10 cm to 17 x 11 cm.

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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...

Palaephatus.

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Gale, Thomas, 1635?-1702

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