Live Auction 7558Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts
PHILIP II (1527-1598), King of Spain. Three letters signed ('Yo el Rey'), the first to Octavio Farnese, Duke of Parma, London, 31 March 1557, concerning pensions (minor browning); the second to the Marques de Ayamonte, St Lorenço el Real, 31 March 1575, ordering him to supply 200 men a year from the galleys to Giovanni Andrea Doria (browned, silked); the third to officials in Seville, 4 September 1596, concerning supplies of arms (stained, collector's ink stamp); and a letter signed by Philip III, 1611. (4)
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PHILIP II (1527-1598), King of Spain. Three letters signed ('Yo el Rey'), the first to Octavio Farnese, Duke of Parma, London, 31 March 1557, concerning pensions (minor browning); the second to the Marques de Ayamonte, St Lorenço el Real, 31 March 1575, ordering him to supply 200 men a year from the galleys to Giovanni Andrea Doria (browned, silked); the third to officials in Seville, 4 September 1596, concerning supplies of arms (stained, collector's ink stamp); and a letter signed by Philip III, 1611. (4)

Closed27 November 2012

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GBP 2,500

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PHILIP II (1527-1598), King of Spain. Three letters signed ('Yo el Rey'), the first to Octavio Farnese, Duke of Parma, London, 31 March 1557, concerning pensions (minor browning); the second to the Marques de Ayamonte, St Lorenço el Real, 31 March 1575, ordering him to supply 200 men a year from the galleys to Giovanni Andrea Doria (browned, silked); the third to officials in Seville, 4 September 1596, concerning supplies of arms (stained, collector's ink stamp); and a letter signed by Philip III, 1611. (4)