Name: Auction: Scotland Large collection of deeds and documents on vellum, 17th-19th century
Brand: Lyon & Turnbull
Price: 500 GBP
Availability: InStock

This June's Books &amp; Manuscripts auction is led by one of the most important collections of historical Scottish manuscripts ever offered for sale, containing no fewer than five letters signed by Mary Queen of Scots, with further letters and documents signed by James V, James VI and I, and Mary of Guise. &nbsp;The papers of Kilravock Castle, near Nairn in the highlands of Scotland, bring to life the history of the ancient Rose family as they fought for influence in a feudal society populated by child kings, doomed queens, jostling consorts and regents, and power-hungry bishops.From the 20th century, the highlight of the sale is a spectacular archive depicting the progress of Roald Dahl’s 1984 memoir Boy: Tales of Childhood from idea to print, and including 30 original ink sketches by Dahl. The Boy archive is one of several lots from the estate of the late Ian Craig (1944-2023), who was Dahl’s art director at Jonathan Cape while also working with celebrated figures including Judith Kerr and Ralph Steadman.The sale also offers a rich selection of children’s books and original artwork, rare works of travel and exploration, and fine bindings, together with original letters by figures including Winston Churchill and Ludwig Wittgenstein, and manuscripts and historical documents in fields ranging from science to the Napoleonic Wars.Buyer's Guide:

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Approximately 33 in total, on medium to large sheets (up to about 48 x 72 cm), including: George Hay, 7th Marquess of Tweeddale (1753-1804), charter of adjudication addressed to ‘the trustees of the last marquis’, 1790, concerning land ‘above the bridge of Gifford’, East Lothian, signed three times by Tweeddale (at the foot of each page); Thomas Hamilton, 7th Earl of Haddington (1721-1794), charter of confirmation and precept of clare constat to Elizabeth and Janet Johnston, 1763, relating to lands in Coldstream, signed by Haddington lower right; Jean Hamilton of Bourtreehill, Countess of Crawford (c.1735-1809), charter, 1787, relating to the sale of lands in Balgray to one John Niven, signed ‘J. Hamilton Craufurd’; a document relating to John Campbell, 1st Earl of Loudoun (1598-1662), noted covenanter, possibly dated 1633, indestinct signature lower right; instrument of sasine relating to the barony of Grubet, Roxburghshire, in favour of Sir David Bennett of Grubet, 1733; and others, relating to transactions concerning Coldstream, Nether Howden, Duns, Balgray, 'Wideopen' (hill near Morebattle), and elsewhere; together with approx. 17 similar documents on paper (approx. 50)

Large collection of deeds and documents on vellum, 17th-19th century

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Large collection of deeds and documents on vellum, 17th-19th century

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