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Sir Henry Ellis (1777-1869), Principal Librarian at the British Museum [Charles John Smith FSA (1803-1838), engraver] [Sir Henry Ellis, Principal Librarian at the British Museum.] Autograph Letter Signed to William James Smith, thanking him for a set of the 'Historical and Literary Curiosities' by his brother the engraver Charles James Smith. See the entries for Ellis and the recipient?s brother Charles James Smith in the Oxford DNB. 2pp, 4to. In good condition, lightly aged, with negligible traces of mount on reverse. Folded for postage. In Ellis?s disciplined and attractive hand. Addressed to ?William James Smith Esqr / &c...		£35.00
Sir William Bovill (1814-1873), English judge, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas [The Duke of Wellingtons Funeral, 1852] [Sir William Bovill, English judge.] Autograph Letter Signed to his wife, regarding temporary living arrangements for the family [at the time of the Duke of Wellington?s funeral?]. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 4pp, 12mo. Bifolium. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn. Folded for postage. Docketted in pencil in a contemporary hand: ?1853 [sic] / Duke of Wellingtons funeral? (on 18 November 1852). Signed ?W: Bovill?. Begins with reference to the family business (corn...		£30.00
William Brough (1826-1870), author and dramatist, brother of actor and comedian Lionel ?Lal? Brough (1836-1909) [Charles Lamb Kenney (1821-1881), playwright and theatre critic; Cinderella, pantomime] [Cinderella: William Brough, author and dramatist.] Autograph Letter Signed, asking the theatre critic Charles Lamb Kenney to give a notice to his brother Lionel Brough, ?in a new comic and musical Entertainment - subject ?Cinderella.?? See the entries in the Oxford DNB for his brothers Robert Barnabas Brough and the subject of this letter Lionel Brough, as well as that of C. L. Kenney. 1p, 12mo. On first leaf of bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged, with slight discoloration in one margin from the wax seal, and evidence...		£30.00
William Hepworth Dixon (1821-1879), journalist, editor of the Athenaeum, a Deputy Commissioner of the Great Exhibition of 1851 [National Shakespeare Committee] [?The Shakespeare feeling is wider than we any of us thought?: William Hepworth Dixon, editor of the Athenaeum.] Autograph Letter Signed, as member of the National Shakespeare Committee, discussing the ?fitting form of memorial?. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 2pp, 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged, with small nick at foot of gutter, and glue from mount adhering to blank reverse of second leaf showing through very slightly. Folded for postage. The recipient is not named. Signed ?W. H. Dixon?. Begins: ?...		£35.00
William Moy Thomas (1828?1910), journalist, theatre critic, novelist and associate of Charles Dickens [William Moy Thomas, theatre critic, and associate of Charles Dickens.] Autograph Letter Signed to 'Will Williams Esq'. Thomas was for upwards of twenty-five years the theatrical critic of the London papers Daily News and the Graphic. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 1p, 12mo. On first leaf of bifolium. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn, with evidence of mount adhering to the blank second leaf. Folded for...		£35.00