ENCOURAGEMENT

Printed folio handbill headed 'Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce. Adelphi, May 27, 1817. The Rewards adjudged by the Society will be presented this day [...] in the following order.'

Author: 
Arthur Aikin, Secretary, Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce [Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, President; Royal Society of Arts]
Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce
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Printed by T. WOODFALL, (Assistant Secretary to the Society,) 10, Taylor's Buildings, Chandos Street. [Adelphi, May 27, 1817.]
£85.00
Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce

Folio, 1 p. Text clear and complete. Fair, on lightly-aged paper. The heading states that the presentation will take place 'at Free Masons' Hall, Great Queen Street, to the respective Candidates by His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, President, in the following order.' The text, laid out in double column, lists a total of sixty-four successful candidates, numbered under five headings: Agriculture, Chemistry, Polite Arts, Manufactures, Mechanics.

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Two Autograph Letters Signed to Sir Henry T[rueman]. Wood, [Secretary,] Royal Society of Arts.

Author: 
Alexander Joseph Finberg [THE WALPOLE SOCIETY]
Publication details: 
23 and 27 January 1917; both on Walpole Society letterhead.
£85.00

British art historian (1866-1939) whose papers are now in the Courtauld Institute, London; Turner specialist and founder of the Walpole Society. Both items one page, quarto, very good. Both docketed and bearing the Society's stamp, and signed 'A. J. Finberg'. First letter enquires whether 'a full list of the recipients of [the Society's awards] has been published, or whether the materials for the compilation of such a list are in existence & are accessible to research'.

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