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- Sale 5657
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Sep 23 | 6:00 AM EDT
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 5657
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$800 – $1,200
Circa 1780s. Engraved spade-shield book-plate, printed by American Patriot Paul Revere, for Boston lawyer, and later, Massachusetts Speaker of the House and Attorney General, Perez Morton (1751-1837). 4 x 2 3/4 in. (102 x 70 mm). Lot includes Morton's cut signature, dated 1781, excised from an unknown book. Illustrated in Brigham, pp. 113-114
![[Americana] [Revere, Paul] Morton, Perez Printed Book-Plate and Cut Signature](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/340564dc-ddc5-4320-a84c-d4a7b17ad3fc?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)
![[Americana] [Revere, Paul] Morton, Perez Printed Book-Plate and Cut Signature](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/c4bc79d4-e347-4774-bb47-a376c1b15f29?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)
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