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Rev. Francis C. R. Jourdain, M.A., M.B.O.U. [ Francis Charles Robert Jourdain (1865-1940) ], ornithologist 81pp., 8vo. The four parts stitched together without covers. Paginated as follows. April 1911: 189-208. July 1911: 437-458. January 1912 : 63-82. April 1912 ('concluded'): [1] + 314-332. Worn and aged, with damp-staining, particularly to preliminary leaves, and first leaf tattered and detached.... |
£400.00 | ||
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Anne Manning, novelist Autograph Letter Signed "Anne Manning", novelist, to "Mr Warren", illustrator Three pages, 12mo, good condition. "By all means let the subject be [Insi?] the Gipsy. On after-consideration, I was afraid the other subject would be too crowded. I long to see your study from nature; rememebring your beautiful design of 'Mein Vogel'." She goes on to discuss his son's illness... |
Literature, Women | £38.00 |
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Michael Haily. Autograph Note Signed to “Mrs Tweedie”. India Office. 2pp., 8vo, good, accepting an invitation to visit her at Devonshire House, if he “can get away from my Committee”. |
£25.00 | ||
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Michel Alcan (1801-1877), French politician and engineer who made numerous innovations in the field of textiles [Exposition Universelle de 1867, Paris, France] 4to (27 x 21 cm), 1 p. Nine lines of text. Text clear and complete on lightly aged, creased and foxed paper. Small closed tear at edge along crease line (not affecting text). Bearing the numbered stamp of the Exposition Universelle de 1867, Commission Imperiale. Accepting the position, conferred... |
Art and Architecture, French, Science, Medicine and Technology | £65.00 |
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Michel Alcan (1811-1877), 'ingénieur-professeur au Conservatoire des arts et métiers' [Ernest Stamm; Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863)?] Autograph Letter to 'Monsieur Delacroix'. 4to, 1 p, 8 lines. Good, on lightly aged paper. Small indentation from paperclip in margin. Reads 'Monsieur Alcan prie Monsieur Delacroix de remettre au porteur le Testament (tissé) de Louis XVI, dont il a besoin pour le cours de ce soir au conservatoire des Arts et metier. | le preparateur du... |
Art and Architecture, French, Science, Medicine and Technology | £28.00 | |
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Michel Chevalier. Autograph Note Signed to an unnamed correspondent. En Francais. Political Economist. One page, 12mo, good condition. Difficult to read but he talsk of submitting a "tirage" [printing; proof?] to his correspondet's attention (or vetting), mentioning sending [?] a title and "''indication que [?] extrait du journal d'agriculture". |
French | £56.00 | |
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Midgley family of Liverpool The Midgley family were notable Lancastrian Quaker industrialists (cf. the Midgley Reference Library in the John Rylands University Library Manchester). Touching and detailed account ('at about 8.20? PM our little Darling was born - she soon told us she had a good pair of lungs') of the author's... |
£150.00 | ||
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Miklos Erdelyi, Hungarian conductor Good, on leaf of blue paper removed from autograph album, dimensions roughly 12 x 16 cms. |
Music and Theatre | £18.00 | |
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MIlner & Storey (Dulcie Milner and George Storey), vaudeville artists. Two vols, hf-lea, one 4to the other 8vo, title "Newspaper Cuttings on front of one, "Cuttings" on spine of the other, boards bumped and bent but mainly good condition, 112pp. and [160]pp, vast majority of items, some substantial and folded, laid down and with a neat statement of the newspaper... |
Music and Theatre | £850.00 | |
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Milner Connorton Gray, industrial artist and graphic designer (1899-1997) [The Royal Society of Arts] The collection is in very good condition, with a few staple and pin holes. Gray's letters are signed 'Milner Gray' and occasionally 'Milner'. All but the first two, which are on Society of Industrial Artists letterheads, are on Design Research Unit letterheads. An early letter (5 April 1949), to... |
Art and Architecture | £280.00 |