Copy in Turkish (Ottoman) with marginal commentary in Arabic Talik script in black and red, text ruled in gold Decorative motif in gold, aqua, pink and blue following index Bears stamp of copier, Khalil bin Muhammand, fl. 1768 Bound in black cloth
Date from title page decorated with flourishes in ink which reads: His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales, November 20th, 1767 George IV created Prince of Wales on Aug. 17th, five days after birth on Aug. 12, 1762 Pages numbered 1-18 in pencil Copybook presents practice words for each letter of the alphabet except E-H and V, and sentences for each letter except G, I, O, Q, and U-Z Initial letter and sentence written in another hand as an example for copying The name "George" concludes each of the sentence pages beginning with "Knowledge..." Provenance statement in pencil inside front cover: from Dawson Turner's sale of MSS autographs June 1859
Bound in modern half calf and tan cloth Signature of William Richardson on p. 1 Note on p. 3: "Bought at Mr. Upcott's sale June 22nd 1846" Granger's notes are on and interleaved with Joseph Ames, A catalogue of English heads, London: Printed by W. Faden for the editor, 1748 (Lilly NE265 .A5 copy 2).
Sewn but lacking covers In Spanish with quotations in Latin underlined On the violations of a decree of the Council of Trent concerning a sermon delivered by a member of one of the religious orders Divided into six parts Signed C.W.S. Joachin Probably early 18th century: most recent date in text is 1677 (leaf 10v); watermark of three circles surmounted by a cross compare favorably (but not identically) to those of paper laid in Madrid in early 18th cent. See Monumenta Chartae Papyraceae Historiam Illustrantia, Paper Publication Society in Holland, 1950- (Lilly TS1080 .P183) Vol. 1, Nos. 273 (Madrid, 1749), 279 (Madrid, 1723), 297 (Madrid, 1723); Vol. 12 Pt. 2, Nos. 1390 (1721), 1939 (1737). Extraneous note laid in