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John Macvicar Anderson (1835-1915), Scottish architect, President of the Royal Institute of British Architects, 1891-1894

[ John Macvicar Anderson, Scottish architect. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('J. Macvicar Anderson') to John Kinahan, declining his request regarding 'Church building'.

1p, 12mo. In good condition, lightly-aged. He is declining his request as he has 'many, & much more pressing claims to meet in the way of Church building'.

£35.00
[Isaac Pocock (1783-1835), dramatist and artist; Charles Smith, singer and composer; Charles Mathews (1776-1835), actor-manager; Lyceum Theatre, Strand; London Stage; Regency buck; dandy]

[Poetical handbill, with handcoloured engraving.] Some Push Along With Four In Hand, While Others Drive At Random. Written by J. Pocock, Esq.; composed by Mr. C. SMITH; and sung, [...] by Mr. MATHEWS, [...] at the Lyceum Theatre, Strand.

Printed on one side of a piece of laid paper 28 x 23.5 cm. The hand-coloured engraving (showing Mathews in riding garb with long whip in foreground, and a coach and four in the background) is 16 x 22.5 cm. Fair, on aged paper, with wear and slight loss to extremities (not affecting the engraving...

£235.00
Brander Mathews.

Autograph Note Signed to L.C.J. Freeman- Matthews.

American literary and dramatic critic. On page, 8vo, good condition, mounted with the envelope and a small printed biography on a piece of card. He says: Always give a good deed the credit of a good motive; - and always give an evil deed the benefit of the doubt."

Literature, Music and Theatre £26.00
Brandon Thomas

autograph letter signed to Mrs Revière,

English actor, playwright, songwriter (1856-1914). One page, 12mo. "You are sweet, as well as dear! We are working our heads off about the Liebhart Concert & hoping for the best / The two tickets will be sent in due course". With traces of paper and glue to the reverse of blank second leaf...

Music and Theatre £15.00
Brandon Thomas

autograph poem signed,

English actor, playwright, songwriter (1856-1914). One page, 8vo. "Sir Maple is a handy man / And comfort round him spreads, / He furnishes on every plan / And also makes the beds." In bad condition, torn and holed by removal from mount, traces of which are glued to the reverse.

Literature, Music and Theatre £30.00
Stanhope [Philip Henry Stanhope, Earl Stanhope, (1805 - 1875), antiquarian, Tory politician, held office in the 1830s, contributions to cultural causes and historical writings.

[Earl Stanhope; Nassau Senior, economist] Autograph Letter Signed Stanhope to Mr Senior [Nassau Senior, lawyer and economist] about the latter's recent Journals (France).

Two pages, 12mo, in narrow frame of stiffer paper, good condition. He thanks Senior for sending him the two volumes of your recent journals. I have not been able to read them through as rapidly as I could have wished since besides some business that could not wait I happened to have my house...

£120.00
Brenda Francklyn, M.M.

Corrected typescript. "The Zodiacs of Tentyra"

Article submitted to "Atlantean Research" by Brenda Francklyn of 6 Avenue Road, Highgate, N6, three pages, 4to, typescript with several manuscript corrections and additions in the author's hand. She responds toSuggers lecture "last month" on the Hoerbiger theory of the capture of the Moon and...

£150.00
Bret Harte

Autograph Letter Signed, to the Duchess of St Albans

Author (1839-1902), 2pp., 8vo, laid down on card, small tear not affecting text. He is trying to arrange a visit, and gives some idea of when he can make it, saying that he has to go to Glasgow (where he was U.S. consul 1880-5) and Brighton on certain days. He asks her to telegraph possibilities...

Literature £100.00
Bret Harte

Subscription of letter only,

Fragment of a letter, subscrption only, c.2.5" x 1", laid down on slightly larger card, cut from album, "Yours v[er]y tsinc[erel]y / Bret Harte"..

Literature £33.00
Brian Rhys.

Manuscript Poem in his hand and signed by him on page detached from a Birthday Book.

Poet and mountaineer son of Ernest and Grace Rhys. One page, 4to, good condition, suitable for framing, Poem, two stanzas, 16 lines, title at end "[On attempting Snowdon Aug . 09]", starting "When first afar I saw thy mighty height . . . fading in beauty 'fore thy gifted sight. / But when thy...

Literature £80.00