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GENEALOGY/HERALDRY. - Carta Executoria for Don Juan Alphonso de Guerra. Ms. on vellum, Madrid, July 1729. 1 p. with full page coat of arms in gold, blue, red. green and yellow. Title with col. rocaille border. 35 p. of texts, 1 blank. Also bound with family chronicle: Ms. on paper, 1629. 391 pp, 18th century brown calf bdg. over wood bds. with generous decoration on covers and spine. Fol. (somewhat rubbed and bumped). Frontis. and shield richly decorated, seals crumbled.
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3 generation genealogical table of Joachim Zeller of Ettmannsdorff. Ms. on paper, Amberg 1764. 4 ll., one with 7 armorial watercolours. 3 pp. of text. 4 seals. Qto. (some foxing).
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Nobility letter for Ernst Gregor Kolbnitz. Ms. on vellum, Prague, 4.6.1688. 8 ll. with two armorial miniatures, sgd. by Paul Leopold Graf von Walderode. Blind-tooled cont. leather with 2 (of 4) silk ribbons. Wax seal in wood box (cover missing). Fol. Decorative kalligraphical doc. 4 ll. with old owner's stamp.
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HISTORY. - August I (the Strong), elector of Saxony, from 1697 also king of Poland, 1670 - 1733. Billet. Fragm. of a doc. with sig., Törliz, 5. Juli 1717. 1 sheet, mounted, with large paper seal. Sm. octavio. (ca. 12 x 16.5 cm) Remaining 4 lines of a letter to his cousin.
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Eugène de Beauharnais, son-in-law of Napoleon I, Duke of Leuchtenberg, Prince of Eichstadt, Viceroy of Italy. 3 docs. with sig., Paris, Monza and Milan, 18190. Fol. Enclosed: Louis Bonaparte (?), king of Holland, 3rd brother of Napoleon, 1778- 1846. Decree with sig. Three pp. Qto. In addition 4 docs, 2 browned on upper margins, 1 torn. All prev. folded.
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Franz I, Emperor of Austria ( until 1806 also German Emperor Franz II), 1768 - 1835. Letter with sig. to a Member of the house of Hessia., Vienna, 18.3.1825. 1 1/4 p. Oct. Prev. folded, torn along fold.
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Frederic the Wise, elector of Saxony, 1463-1525. Sgd. letter to bishop Lorenz in Würzburg. Prev. folded. Transcription encl.
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Henry IV, king of France, 1553-1610. Sgd. doc. with seal on vellum, Fontainebleau, Nov. 1604. 1 p. fol. (41 x 46.5). Concerns land grant to one Franz Horlo of Germany. Incl.: Receipt by David Chaugier for Franz Horlo. Some foxing, sm. hole with min. loss of writing. Prev. folded.
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Hercules I. d'Este, first duke of Modena and Ferrara, father-in-law of Lucrecia Borgia, 1431-1505. Doc. on vellum sgd. above text: "Herc[ule]s Dux", with (defective) paper seal, Ferrara, Sept. 20, 1475. 1 p., qto (28 x 39 cm). Tax exemption for Jacob and Ludovico de Cavalleria. Except for seal in exc. cond. Prev. folded. Included: 1. Alfonso d'Este, duke of Modena and Ferrara, 1533-1597, 2 letters with sig. "Alfonso" or "Il duca de Ferrara", Ferrara March 16, 1567 and April 22, 1584. Each 1 p., fol.Letter to Arrosti, his embassador to Venice. 2. Strozzi, Giovanni Batista, autograph letter, sgd., Rome 24. (indistinct) 1639. 1 p., qto. All prev. folded. Additional 4 docs.
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Julius II, pope from 1503 (Giuliano della Rovere), 1443-1513. Bull on vellum, Ravenna, 1.4.1511. With much calligraphical decoration and lead seal on silk bands. Lrg. fol (85 x 57 cm). Permission to fill vacant positions in the cathedral of Oviedo. Prev. folded, some staining and min. rubbing.
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Lichtenstein, Christoph Paul, count of. Wallenstein's lord chamberlain, later head of government for Moravia. Sgd letter, Brünn, July 30, 1644. 1 p. on 1 sheet with large armorial watermark. Qto (30.5 x 20 cm). Prev. folded.
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Louis XIV, king of France, 1638-1715. Proclamation with sig., Versailles, Dec. 30, 1713. 1p, fol. Engraved form letter with autograph inscriptions, countersigned by minister Colbert. Permit to enter and leave the Rhine province. Prev. folded, some creasing.
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Ludwig II, king of Bavaria. Sgd. letter, Hohenschwangau, March 16, 1886. 2 pp on 1 leaf, qto (33 x 20.6 cm). Personal pardon of the conviction of the cook Therese Schmidbauer, about 3 months before the king's. death.
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Marie Louise, archduchess of Austria, Empress of France, 2nd. wife of Napoleon I, Duchess of Parma, 1791-1847. 3 autograph, sgd. letters, Parma April 22, 1822, Verona, Dec. 12, 1822, and Jan. 7, 1825. Each 1 p., oct. (20.3 x 15.5 cm) and qto (24.7 x 20 and 20 x 15.4 cm). All letters in French addressed to Elizabeth Alexievna, empress of Russia. Incl.: 1: letter by same author without sig. in German. 1p. oct. 2: Elizabeth Alexievna, empress of Russia, b. princess Louise Marie of Baden, 1799-1826. Autograph letter, signed: "la bonne soeur", St. Petersburg, Nov. 23, 1822. 2 pp. on 1 sheet, qto. Answer to the letter by Marie Louise from 22.4.1822. Additional 5 letters, most prev. folded.
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Rudolf , Franz Karl Joseph, Archduke and crown prince of Austria, 1858-1889. Autograph letter with sig., Vienna, Jan 27, 1885. 1p., oct.(20.3 x 12.8 cm). Invitation to dinner.
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Talleyrand, Charles Maurice de, prince of Benevent, duke of Dino, french statesman, 1754-1838. Autograph, 7 line billet, not sgd., n.d.,n.p., [Paris, 1824]. 3/4 p. Sm. oct. (15.5 x 9.7 cm. Addressed to the Frankfurt banker Simon Moritz von Bethmann. Following the billet, 2p. answering letter in French.
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Tilly, Johann Tzerklas, count von. Fieldmarshal, 1559-1632. Fragm. of letter with sig. and paper seal, 1624 (?). 1 1/4 p. on one leaf, qto. (27 x 19.5 cm.) Older transcription included. Some trimming on upper edge. Prev. folded.
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ART. - Dix, Otto, Painter and graphic artist, 1891-1969. Autograph MS. in pen with sig.,n.d.,n.p. 2pp on one sheet, qto.(29.5 x 20.8 cm.). Contains informative personal observations in 19 aphoristic sentences. Sig. in different ink, and 1 corr. in ballpoint, probably somewhat later. Prev. folded.
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Grützner, Eduard von, painter, 1846-1925. 6 autograph papers, compr. 3 letters and 1 postcard with sig., 1877 (2), 1893 and 1914, as well as 2 billets. Diff. small formats.
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Gulbransson, Olav, painter, illustrator and caricaturist, 1873-1958. Autograph letter in pencil. Instead of signature, sketch of the artist from behind with upraised arms (as if drowning?). N.d. [ca. 1928]. 1p., qto. (28 x 22 cm.) Letter concerns an income tax issue. Prev. folded.
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Schwanthaler, Ludwig von, sculptor, 1802-1848. 3 autograph papers, incl. 2 letters and one album p., all with sig., 1836, 1843 and 1845. Diff. formats. Prev. folded. Letters with water stains.
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, writer and poet, 1749-1832. Autograph 11-line letter with sig, Jena, Jan. 10, 1818. 1p.,fol. (41 x 24.8 cm). Impressive letter with sweeping sig. to an unknown addressee. Min. browned with min., scarcely noticeable, foxing, very slight damage to edge, prev. folded. Not publ. in the Sophie edition.
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Holtei, Karl von, poet, 1798-1880. Autograph poem with sig., Breslau, Aug. 6, 1872. 7 1/2 pp.,oct. (21.7 x 14.1 cm.).
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Keyserling, Hermann, count, philosopher, 1880-1946. Autograph postcard in ink with sig., Darmstadt, Dec. 31, 1920. 12mo. (9 x 14 cm) Addressed to Dr. Eugen Kolbe, Berlin.
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