74, New Street, Birmingham, BRIC-À-BRAC DEALER, &c., Begs to call attention to a few Special Branches of his Business. Autographs. Of these GEO. MACKEY frequently has a choice selection, and, as a rule, has special facilities for obtaining rare and fine examples. Coins. Having purchased the entire collection of the late E. SAXTY, of Bath, there are upwards of 50,000 Coins of all kinds to select from, including many rare specimens in Gold, Silver, Bronze, &c., Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Anglo-Saxon, and English. Foreign Coins of all countries. Indian, American, and Colonial Coins, Medals and Tokens. Upwards of twenty-five Cabinets, from 35/- to £35, Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth Century Tokens. A large collection of old English Tiles, blue and white and coloured, was also purchased from the SAXTY Collection, numbering upwards of 1500 pieces. Japanese Fine Art Work. 1,000 Netsukes, from 3/- to £3 each. 600 Sword Guards, from 5/- to £5 each. 600 Inros, from 10/- to £10 each. 300 Kodzakas, from 7/- to £2 each. 200 Swords and Daggers, from 20/- to £20 each. 500 Fuchi Kashira, from 6/- to £2 a pair. Innumerable fine specimens in Lac and Metal Work. Choice Illustrated Books, Prints, &c. 200 Ivory and Wood Carvings (Okimono), from 20/- to £20 each; all selected from well-known private collections. Parcels of the above sent for selection on receipt of satisfactory references. Miscellaneous. Carved Oak and Chippendale Furniture, Drawings by Old Masters, Miniatures, Enamels, Armour, Weapons, Oriental and English China and Pottery. In fact, examples of everything interesting to Collectors and Connoisseurs. INSPECTION OF STOCK CORDIALLY INVITED. George Mackey, A PRACTICAL MANUAL FOR AMATEURS AND CONTAINING Ample information on the Selection and Arrangement of Autographs, ΤΟ WHICH ARE ADDED NUMEROUS FACSIMILES FOR STUDY AND REFERENCE, AND AN EXTENSIVE VALUATION TABLE OF AUTOGRAPHS WORTH BY HENRY T. SCOTT, M.D., L.R.C.P., &c., LONDON: L. UPCOTT GILL, 170, STRAND, W. C. PREFACE. THE aim of this work is to supply the Amateur with all the information necessary for his guidance in forming such a Collection of the Letters of distinguished Personages as would well repay the labour and money expended on it. After a careful revision it is believed that no matter of importance connected with the study of Autographs and Historical Documents has been omitted, whilst the fullest instruction concerning these from the earliest to the present time is supplied--including interesting details relative to Writing Materials, Forgers and Forgery, Calligraphy, the Discrimination and Comparison of Handwriting, the Destruction and Restoration of Manuscripts, Celebrated Collectors, and suggestions as to the various sources from which Autographs may be obtained-their different values, modes of arrangement, etc. The extensive series of well executed facsimiles of the handwriting of the most celebrated personages whose autographs are in greatest esteem; together with the alphabets and specimens of the various styles of writing which have been used in our country, supply sufficient instruction for the comparison of signatures, the reading of old documents, etc. The addition of a complete Price List, which for the first time has been compiled from all available catalogues, etc., expressly for this work, will be of the greatest service to every one interested in the sale or purchase of manuscripts. Aided by this manual, the collector, though a novice, will soon be able to follow successfully the pursuit of these literary treasures and form a valuable cabinet without being deceived by forgeries or victimised by excessive prices. Swettenham Rectory, Congleton. HENRY T. SCOTT. |