Lot 29 , An anonymous mid 19th century manuscript relating to a tour of Hampshire in August 1842, ink on lined ledger

An anonymous mid 19th century manuscript relating to a tour of Hampshire in August 1842, ink on lined ledger

An anonymous mid 19th century manuscript relating to a tour of Hampshire in August 1842, ink on lined ledger paper, with some expenses noted, 12mo, vellum bound
Estimate £40-60

112 manuscript pages in black ink, commentary of a journey through Kent Maidstone Canterbury, Tunbridge Wells, via Hackney coach / train to Basingstoke, then Winchester, Milford.
Interspersed with notes of expenses incurred (various hotels, waiters, maids, "Boat to Cowes"
Vellum binding rubbed, ink title to spine, "1842 Hampshire Tour - August"


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Sold for £100