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Alfred Purchase [Henry Weekes (1807-1877), Royal Academy; Tredegar and Newport, Gwent, Wales]

Autograph Letter Signed by Victorian artist Alfred Purchase, to 'H W R A [the Royal Academician Henry Weekes?]', containing a description of Tredegar in Wales and its young girls, and a pencil 'sketch of our valley looking towards Newport'.

12mo, 4 pp. Bifolium. 57 lines. Text clear and complete. Fair, on aged and lightly-creased paper. Weekes is by far the most likely of the four Royal Academicians whose initials correspond to those of the recipient of this letter, the others being Henry Tamworth Wells (1828-1903); Henry Woods (...

Art and Architecture £95.00 Autograph Letter Signed by Victorian artist Alfred Purchase
Edward Charles Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke

Autograph Letter Signed to unnamed male correspondent.

Merchant banker (1828-1897). 1 page, 16mo. Grubby but in good condition overall. 'Dear Sir. | I enclose £10 for the boy Evans - The Calls of all sorts on me increase daily & it is quite out of the question to comply with half of them | Yours truly | Revelstoke'. Docketed in pencil at...

Economics, History £25.00
Edward Churton.

Autograph note signed to "A.W.".

Theologian and Spanish scholar (1800-1874). One page, 12mo. Text as follows: "This book seems quite unexceptionable, except the embellishments, which are but mean . . .I am glad you settled matters with Mr Campbell."

Religion, Travel and Topography £25.00
Edward Clarke

Autograph Note Signed to an unnamed correspondent.

Lawyer (1841-1931). One page, 8vo, good, anticipating exclusion from the House of Commons, but determined to serve his country nevertheless.

Law £35.00
Edward Clodd

Autograph Letter Signed to H.C. Bowen, American publisher and editor.

Banker and writer (1840-1930). 2pp., 8vo, good. He is asking friends to his home for “chat and supper”, including Bowen.He gives minute directions how to get to his house in Tufnell Park.

Book Trade History, Literature, Printing History £45.00
Edward Compton

Autograph letter signed to [?] Pemberton,

English actor-manager (1854-1918). One page, 8vo. "My dear Pemberton / We had a beastly passage over here, have both been seedy ever since, & only just able to crawl through our routine work I shall not attempt to sit down to the Play until Sunday, but on that day I will write you all...

Music and Theatre £20.00
'Edna Lyall', pen-name of Ada Ellen Bayly (1857-1903), novelist and feminist

['Edna Lyall' [Ada Ellen Bayly), novelist and feminist.] Autograph Letter Signed ('Ellie Bayly') to her 'Aunt Agnes', regarding the publication of her novel 'Knight Errant', family birthdays, and her father's seal.

3pp, 16mo. Bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded once. Begins: 'My dearest Aunt Agnes | Thank you very much indeed for your last letter. I send with this the announcement of my new book "Knight Errant", & if it would not trouble you to pass on the cards to any likely readers I...

£45.00
Edward David Mills

Two Typed Letters Signed to G. E. Mercer, Secretary, Royal Society of Arts, concerning his award of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Travel Fellowship; with seven associated items (draft replies, memo, programme, etc).

Architect (1915-98), designer of the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham. All items very good. ITEM ONE (one page, folio): typed copy of Mills' 'programme' ('The object of the proposed research is to study at first hand the effect of these new techniques on building types in the United States...

Art and Architecture £156.00
Edward Dubois [Du Bois]

Three Autograph Letters Signed to 'Dear Mat'.

English wit and man of letters (1774-1850). All three letters in octavo and skilfully mounted onto quarto paper. Two letters of three pages and one of two pages. All three in very good condition. Playful, witty communications to an intimate friend, characteristic of a droll, caustic wit, '...

Literature, Music and Theatre £200.00
Edward Everett.

Autograph Note Signed to "Mr Pelham".

American Unitarian Clergyman, orator and statesman. Two pages, 8vo, good condition. "Mr Pelham.- / I remain, my dear Sir, with the greatest respect faithfully yours / Edward Everett. / Mr Pelham will be accompanied by his friend Mr Starke, who is also recommended to me in the highest terms by...

£68.00