11-16-201411-16-2014
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November 16, 2014 10:00 AMCalender
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Drelincourt, Charles (1595-1669) The Christian's Defence against the Fears of Death , Manuscript, c. 1700.

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$615$500
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2764BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 16, 2014 10:00AM

Description:

Drelincourt, Charles (1595-1669) The Christian's Defence against the Fears of Death, Manuscript, c. 1700.
Small folio manuscript on laid paper, 402 numbered pages, lacking title and first five preliminary pages; text in a single column throughout, in a clear secretarial hand, black and brownish black ink throughout; contemporary provincial binding, alum-tawed thongs stabbed through the text block, blind tooled sheepskin, worn but structurally intact, pages thrown out, first and last few leaves torn with loss and stained, 12 x 7 1/2 in.
Estimate $500-700


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