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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
John Hogg, Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society of Literature [John Lee (ne Fiott) (1783-1866), of Hartwell House] Offprint from the Transactions of the Royal Society of Literature: 'On Two Events which occurred in the Life of King Canute the Dane.' 8vo: [ii] + 18 pp. In worn original buff wraps with white printed label on front. Clear and complete. On aged, damp-stained paper. Presentation copy, with note on title-page: 'To John Lee Esqre. L.L.D. \| with the Author's kind regards.' Ownership inscription of 'J. Lee. Hartwell. 3 May 1856.'...	Literature	£75.00
John Hopkinson (1844-1919), English geologist [Alfred Reginald Pryor (1839-1881); Royal Geological Society] Autograph Letter Signed to Pryor's mother. 12mo: 3 pp. Good, on lightly-aged paper. Concerns Pryor's posthumous 'Flora of Hertfordshire' (1887), which contained an introduction co-written by Hopkinson. Four copies of the book are being presented to Mrs Pryor 'by our Society'. 'This is partly the cause of the delay in sending them to you...	Science, Medicine and Technology	£56.00
John Hudson Elder-Duncan Four Typed Letters Signed to G. K. Menzies, Secretary, Royal Society of Arts. English politician (1877-1938), MInister of Agriculture and Fisheries, and Secretary of the Architecture Club. All four items one page, quarto, and in very good condition. Last item with one inch closed horizontal tear (not affecting text). Three items stamped and two bearing the Society's stamp...		£105.00
John Hullah [John Pyke Hullah (1812-1884), Worcester-born English composer and teacher of music, who wrote an opera to words by Charles Dickens] Autograph Signature ('John Hullah.'). On a piece of paper roughly 3.5 x 9 cm, with embossed details of stationers. Good, with tiny crease to one corner. A clear signature, in pencil.	Music and Theatre	£20.00
John Hullah [John Pyke Hullah] (1812-1884), English composer and music teacher Autograph Signature. Cut from a letter. On small rectangle of light-grey paper, roughly 2 x 4 cm. Fair, on aged paper with thin light strip of glue staining along top edge. Neat firm signature, underlined and overlined, reading 'John Hullah'.	Music and Theatre	£20.00
John Ingram Lockhart [John Wastie from 1832] (c.1765-1835), Radical Member of Parliament for the City of Oxford [Isaac Espinasse (1758-1834)] [Robert Nares (1753-1829)?] Autograph Letter Signed ('J. I Lockhart) to 'Isaac Espinasse Esq one of the Benchers of the H. S. of Grays Inn &c. &c &c -'. 4to, 1 p. Good, though lightly aged and creased. He apologises for the liberty he takes in addressing Espinasse 'as one of the Benchers of Grays Inn', and hopes it is not 'wholly improper' for him 'to say a word in favor of Mr Nares, and [sic] old fellow Colegian [sic] of mine [Lockhart was...	Law, Religion	£45.00
John Ireland, Director, and E. S. Hedges, Director of Research, Tin Research Institute [ITRI] Tin Research Institute. Report of Visit to the United States by John Ireland Director E. S. Hedges Director of Research. Oct.-Nov. 1947. Typed and mimeographed. 4to, ii + 86 pp. Bound by metal fasteners into brown card wraps, with the title typed on a white paper label on front, which also carries a library accession stamp dated 26 October 1948. Text clear and complete. Good, on lightly-aged paper. Divided into five main sections...	Science, Medicine and Technology	£180.00
John James Chalon fragment of autograph letter signed to unnamed female correspondent Victorian landscape and genre painter. The conclusion of a letter cut away for the signature: 'the Silk covering with the Red but I believe they could be changed for blue if preferred \| I have the honour to be \| Madam \| Your obedient Servent \| J. J. Chalon'. Slightly discoloured by the glue with...	Art and Architecture	£25.00
John James Stewart Perowne (1823-1904), Bishop of Worcester Autograph Note Signed ('J. J Stewart Perowne') to 'Mr Lewis'. 12mo: 2 pp. On first leaf of bifolium. Good, on lightly aged and creased paper, with dogeared corners. Nine lines of text. The 'man for your purpose' is 'Mr G. Gray, the Diocesan Registry Peterboro''. 'He is intelligent & will do the work well I doubt not on receiving your instructions.'...	Religion	£28.00
[Curling; Scotland] Lord Kenmure [Kenmore] [Manuscript Copy] Letter from [space] Gordon Esquire of Kenmore commonly called Lord Kenmore to the Reverend Nathaniel McKie minister of Crossmichael challenging him to a game at curreling [curling]. 4pp, sm. folio, fold marks, one passage blotched but mainly readable. Kenmure's letter starts things off, followed by A Second Challenge by Kenmore to Nathan, itself followed by Nathan's answer to the foregoing. Apart from two insignificant variations the text, aprt from the order, is as printed...	Social history	£200.00