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300* Bookplates. Three albums of bookplates compiled by Edward Alan Greene (1882-1966), late 19th and early 20th century, a total of approximately 250 armorial, pictorial and other bookplates pasted in, tipped in and some loose, each album with bookplate of Edward Alan Greene to front pastedown, other Greene family bookplates including those of Edith Anne Greene, some with her initial or name in the plate, other names include Arthur Young, William Whewell, Thomas Jeston Whyte, John South Phillips, the Reverend Thomas Charles Fry, Alfred Armitage Bethune-Baker, George Lorimer, Roderick Graham Aylward, etc., some soiling and occasional browning, etc., hinges near broken, early 20th-century half morocco, damp stained and some wear, 4to (3)
£200 - £300
301* Hawaii. Illuminated testimonial for William R[oberts] Hoare, [retiring] Consul for the Hawaiian Islands, U[nited] S[tates], dated at Honolulu, 20 July, 1905, the text a note of gratitude and appreciation on behalf of British subjects as claimants against the United States following the annexation of Hawaii by United States on 7 July 1898, signed by Thomas W[illiam] Rawlins, F[rederick] H[enry] Redward and Frederick Harrison, further signed on behalf of the claimants by attorney W.L. Stanley, calligraphic text in black ink at centre of the document within a gilt geometric border in the form of an armorial with floral borders surmounted by shields with dedication legend at head and dating at foot, on thick paper, a few minor spots and marks, 54 x 48cm The Hawaiian Republic was admitted into the United States of America by a treaty between the two countries, signed at Washington on 16 June 1897. The effect of the union was that the British Government could not deal with the Hawaiian authorities directly, but only through the State Department at Washington. In 1904 a comprehensive claims commission to deal with all the outstanding claims between Great Britain and the United States was put forward and the negotiation resulting from this suggestion ultimately led to the conclusion of the Convention of the 18th August 1910, establishing the Claim Commission. This testimonial was for William Robert Hoare who retired as consul-general for Hawaii on 5 June 1905. It is signed by three of the claimants whose claims were addressed at the Pecuniary Claims tribunal in 1910. Rawlins was arrested and imprisoned during the rising of 1895 and made claims in respect of his imprisonment at the rate of twelve pounds per day, plus further expenses due to loss of business, and interest thereon. Harrison and Redward's claims were of a similar nature. See Pecuniary Claims Arbitration: Hawaiian Claims, [1912]. (1) £1,000 - £1,500
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302 Heraldry. Genealogical and Heraldic Notes from County Histories etc., by Jas. Eddes, circa 1900, volume containing 57 mounted reading room book request slips, each with detailed manuscript notes relating to genealogy & heraldic devices of various families, title in pencil at front and index at rear, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, bookplates of Frederick A. Heygate Lambert, Garratts Hall Library, and Rev. Dr. G.B. Westwood to front endpaper, contemporary half vellum (by F.A. Crisp) with gilt title to spine ‘Armory (Thorpe. Dugdale. Blomefield &c)’, some dust-soiling, 4to, together with: Albums - crests & armorials, Two albums containing a selection of mounted crests, armorials and monograms etc. late 19th century, (possibly excised from letterheaded paper and envelopes), one volume with all edges gilt, and in contemporary gilt decorated morocco, rubbed, 4to and the other in late 19th century cloth, small 4to (3)
303* Italian sales contracts. A pair of Italian notarian sales contracts, dated 1500 & 1506, both written to one side on vellum, manuscript in a neat hand in brown ink, one comprising two conjoined sheets, both folded concertina style, 20th century ink number stamp to upper blank margin of each, the contract for 1506 with some insect or rodent damage to left blank margin, dustsoiling and few minor marks, 660 x 315mm and 1075 x 295mm
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