Themostvaluable manuscript in America, judging from the price paid, is in the possession of John Jacob Astor. It is the Sfcrza Missal, for which £3100 was paid. It is dated the fifteenth century, and comprises 484 pages of vellum bound in red morroco. a If you should happen to meet a Welldressed iJentlenian, you may depend upon it fie patronises A. Woollains and Co., the Tailors of Sydenham House, tirey-street.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9130, 11 August 1888, Page 5
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70Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9130, 11 August 1888, Page 5
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