AFTER GREY, RICHARD - A MANUSCRIPT OF A SIMPLIFIED VERSION OF ‘A FULL EXPLANATION OF MEMORIA TECHNIC
AFTER GREY, RICHARD - A MANUSCRIPT OF A SIMPLIFIED VERSION OF ‘A FULL EXPLANATION OF MEMORIA TECHNICA OR ARTIFICAL MEMORY’
quarto, 84 leaves, dated 1787, mostly written on one side of the leaf only, the text ending on f. 70, front flyleaf with elaborate cipher of Queen Charlotte, a later pencil inscription above indicating that the manuscript was once the possession of 'Herzogs von Cambridge, Vizekonig von Hannover' (Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge, Viceroy of Hanover), gilt tooled red leather bound, the cover with black leather label, the spine with green leather half title
Provenance:
The collection of Perran Wood, thence by family descent.
Perran Wood was born in Cape Town in 1945. He moved to the United Kingdom in the 1970s, where he became a glass expert at Sotheby’s.
In retirement, Perran devoted himself to his enduring love of books, building an extensive collection and earning widespread respect for his deep knowledge of the subject. His books were a source of lifelong curiosity and pleasure, each valued for what they held within their pages.
AFTER GREY, RICHARD - A MANUSCRIPT OF A SIMPLIFIED VERSION OF ‘A FULL EXPLANATION OF MEMORIA TECHNICA OR ARTIFICAL MEMORY’
quarto, 84 leaves, dated 1787, mostly written on one side of the leaf only, the text ending on f. 70, front flyleaf with elaborate cipher of Queen Charlotte, a later pencil inscription above indicating that the manuscript was once the possession of 'Herzogs von Cambridge, Vizekonig von Hannover' (Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge, Viceroy of Hanover), gilt tooled red leather bound, the cover with black leather label, the spine with green leather half title
Provenance:
The collection of Perran Wood, thence by family descent.
Perran Wood was born in Cape Town in 1945. He moved to the United Kingdom in the 1970s, where he became a glass expert at Sotheby’s.
In retirement, Perran devoted himself to his enduring love of books, building an extensive collection and earning widespread respect for his deep knowledge of the subject. His books were a source of lifelong curiosity and pleasure, each valued for what they held within their pages.
