Handwritten document fragment.
[Royal Exchange Fire].
From Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH, Vienna, A, Austria
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AbeBooks Seller since November 22, 2000
From Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH, Vienna, A, Austria
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since November 22, 2000
About this Item
8vo. 1 page, mounted on slightly larger backing paper. Edges irregularly burned away Fragment of a document instructing the addressee to "[.] place the same to account at [the jewellers] Perchard & Brook, Merchants, London [.]". - The Royal Exchange burned down on 10 January 1838 in a fire caused by an overheated stove; the blaze was visible from Windsor, 24 miles away. - Browned, inherently fragile, and with tears. Collector's note in ink to letter: "picked up after the Royal Exchange was burnt / 10 Jan". Traces of old mounting on the verso of the backing paper (a letter by the novelist Mary Jean Middlemass, 1833-1919). Seller Inventory # 61316
Bibliographic Details
Title: Handwritten document fragment.
Publisher: [London, 1838].
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