[A List Of Inclosed (sic) Land In The Riverhead Area Of St. Johns not leased by Government].. hand lettered an eccentric artist and lifelong

an eccentric artist and lifelong bibliophile amassed a large collection of antiquarian occult books that were dispersed in sales at Sotheby’s in 2003 and Lyon & Turnbull in Edinburgh 2007

Original black roan with pencil (pencil wanting) & notes holder

These rare two little books bound together in this volume comprise two of the three in the series “Documents pour servir à l'histoire de nos moeurs” published by Larchey (1831-1902)

John’s elder brother

[A List Of Inclosed (sic) Land In The Riverhead Area Of St. Johns not leased by Government].. hand lettered an eccentric artist and lifelongBifolium, 32cm, 4 p. (third leaf blank; title to last leaf only "An account of ground inclosed (sic) at the Riverhead St. Johns 1st May 1811"), propatria 1808 watermark with initials GR countermark. This manuscript report, signed by high sheriff, John Bland, appears to have been produced at the request of the then governor, H. Elliott, and shows in hand drawn tables the details of some 28 properties in the Riverhead, St. Johns area with occupier name,