. One hundred years of book auctions, 1807-1907; being a brief record of the firm of Hodgson and Co. (commonly known as "Hodgsons") ... aneous pamphlets were sent in for sale witha collection of valuable books and prints. Al-though apparently worthless, so at least theirowner judged them, the pamphlets were lookedthrough attentively—for even the most unpro-mising material is subjected at Chancery Laneto a close scrutiny. Amongst them was founda small brochure entitled The Exquisites, aFarce in two acts, printed in 1839 for privatecirculation only, and containing four illustra-tions, generally
. One hundred years of book auctions, 1807-1907; being a brief record of the firm of Hodgson and Co. (commonly known as "Hodgsons") ... aneous pamphlets were sent in for sale witha collection of valuable books and prints. Al-though apparently worthless, so at least theirowner judged them, the pamphlets were lookedthrough attentively—for even the most unpro-mising material is subjected at Chancery Laneto a close scrutiny. Amongst them was founda small brochure entitled The Exquisites, aFarce in two acts, printed in 1839 for privatecirculation only, and containing four illustra-tions, generally believed to be the work ofThackeray. Copies of this play—which, on ac-count of the illustrations, is of great interest toThackeray collectors—are excessively rare, andthe one in question was probably unique, inthat the four plates were coloured. When putup for auction it realized no less than ^85—aprice many times exceeding its weight in again, in July, 1907, a small number oftracts were sent in, the value of most of thembeing very small, although, as is not unfre-quently the case, the owner laboured under the 46. ONE OF THE ILLUSTRATIONS BY \V. M. THACKERAY TO THE EXQUISITES.(UNCOLOURED FACSIMILE.) THE EXQUISITES^ A Farce IN TWO ACTS. Whateer they did was done with so much case, In them alone twas natural to please:Their motions a;l accompanied with grace, And paradise was opend fn their face.—Dnjdcn. [For private circulation only.] LONDON: 1839. Sold at Chancery l-auL-. March <jiii. 1904. f £^^- delusion that they were all of equal , however, proved to be of the highest in-terest to collectors of Americana; this was anearly tract written in the form of a Letterfrom Dr. More, relating to the state of Penn-sylvania, and printed in 1687. It is excessivelyrare, and is of particular interest not only onaccount of its early date, but also by reason ofthe preface written by William Penn, the founderof Pennsylvania. Though consisting in all ofonly six
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