Two volume first edition of The Faerie Queen by Edmund Spenser (1596) purportedly annotated by Shakespeare
Purchased by Robert Lang of Moor Park from W.H. Ireland (who had forged the notes), then to Sir Francis Freeling, co-founder with Lang of the Roxburghe Club. Sold for £37,500 incl. premium by Bonham's 12/11/2013, Auction 20753, Aldine collection of Sir Robert Horton, lot 262 https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20753/lot/262 [accessed 25/09/2015]
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
