[ Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co., London printsellers. ] Itemised manuscript invoice to 'John Edward Taylor Esq', signed by 'J. W. Wood', including commission on 42 lots purchased for him at the 'Percy Sale'.

Taylor's collecting activities are described in his entry in the Oxford DNB. His collection was sold by his widow in 1912 for the massive sum of £358,500.3pp., folio. Bifolium. In very good condition, on lightly-aged paper. Tastefully-printed billhead, as one might expect, in black and red, with royal crests, boasting that the firm are 'Printsellers by Appointment to her Majesty, | Their Royal Highnesses The Prince Consort, The Prince of Wales, and the Duchess of Kent'. Also the text: 'Established 1760. | Half price allowed for packing cases if returned immediately'. The bill begins with four items under the date 22 November 1889, totalling £45 16s 6d. These are followed by the 42 lots, under the heading 'Percy Sale' and the date 24 April 1890. These were purchased for £959, on which the firm charge 5% commission (£47 19s 0d). The most expensive lots are: '521 Girton T. On the Thames near Blackfriars' at £71 8s 0d, '244 Constable J. Hampstead Heath & a sketch on the reverse' at £61 19s 0d, and '526 Glover J. A landscape with Waterfall - Castle in the distance' at £58 16s 0d. Taylor credits his account by the substantial sums of £720 and £285 on 21 April and 6 May 1890, leaving £47 15s 6d to pay. Wood acknowledges receipt, over a tax stamp, on 27 April 1891.