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Sir Stephen George Tallents Autograph Letter Signed to 'Mayhew'. British civil servant (1884-1958), controller of public relations at the BBC from 1935 to 1940. Two pages, 4to. Very good, but with minor traces of tape adhering to two edges. Marked 'Private & Personal'. He thanks his correspondent for writing so fully and heartily sympathizes. 'Practically... |
£38.00 | ||
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Sir Sydney Hedley Waterlow [Sydney H. Waterlow; Sydney Waterlow] (1822-1906), Lord Mayor of London, 1872-1873; philanthropist Autograph Letter Signed ('Sydney H Waterlow') to Rev. Charles W. Shepherd. 12mo, 2 pp. On bifolium. Text clear and complete. Fair, on lightly-aged and foxed paper. Concerning the payment by Waterlow of a tithe on a property he purchased the previous May. From the Shepherd family archive. |
£56.00 | ||
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Sir Theodore Martin (1816-1909), Scottish poet, biographer and translator Autograph Letter Signed ('Theodore Martin') to 'Mr. Fulton'. 12mo: 2 pp. On lightly creased, discoloured paper, with traces of hinge from previous mounting adhering to margin of first page. He has 'an uncomfortable feeling' that he 'laid aside' a letter from Fulton 'to be answered, but which I cannot now find. It must somehow have got mixed up with other... |
Literature | £28.00 | |
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Sir Theodore Martin (1816-1909), Scottish poet, biographer and translator Autograph Letter Signed ('Theodore Martin') to John Grant, presumably the bookseller. 12mo: 1 p. On discoloured paper, ruckled and with traces of glue from previous mounting on reverse. He is returning 'the account of the Burns Volume' which accompanied his correspondent's letter of 8 October. 'It does not suit me to purchase it, as I have already other & more important... |
Book Trade History, Literature | £45.00 | |
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George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow [Lord Glasgow] (1766-1843), Scottish peer, successively Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire and Ayrshire, Rector of University of Glasgow [Princess Charlotte Augusta] 2pp, 4to. Bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded several times. Endorsed on reverse of second leaf: 'Transmitting two Addresses of Condolence from the Co: of Renfrew - and Paisley -'. Reads: 'My Lord | I am directed by a Meeting of The Noblemen, Gentlemen, Justices of Peace, &... |
£120.00 | ||
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Sir Theodore Martin (1816-1909), Scottish poet, biographer and translator Photographic portrait by J. E. Mayall of Brighton and New Bond Street. Dimensions of photograph 9 x 5.5 cm. Good sepia image, on backing card with Mayall's details printed in red at foot. Reverse of card mostly covered with remains of previous cream paper mount. This image does not feature among the three portraits of Martin listed in the National Portrait Gallery'... |
Literature | £35.00 | |
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Sir Theodore Martin (1816-1909), Scottish poet, biographer and translator. Autograph Letter Signed ('Theodore Martin') [to an autograph dealer?]. One page, 12mo. Good, though a little grubby at the right-hand margin, and with the name of the recipient neatly torn away at foot. 'Dear Sir | Neither Lady Martin nor myself feel any interest in any letters of ours, which may have come into your hands.' |
Literature | £50.00 | |
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Sir Thomas Brock Autograph letter signed to Captain McFall, Sculptor (1847-1922). 3 pp, 12mo, on mourning paper. "I have just returned from a short stay in the Country and find your letter of the 29th ult With regard to the proposed Statuette in silver I need scarcely say I shall have much pleasure in assisting you in any way I can. / Your letter however... |
Art and Architecture | £45.00 | |
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Sir Thomas Dick Lauder of Fountainhall (1784-1848), Deputy Lieutenant of Moray and Haddington, Scottish writer and academic Autograph Letter Signed ('Thos Dick Lauder') to William Mitchell of Parsons Green. 4to, 3 pp. Bifolium. 61 lines of text; clear and complete. Fair, on aged paper. Having recovered from 'the surprise which I received from the communication made to me today by our mutual friend Sir James Gibson Craig', his 'first idea was to go directly to Parsons Green to give full vent to my... |
History | £75.00 | |
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Sir Thomas Frankland. Two autograph Documents in Frankland's hand, one initialled "T.F." addressed to "Mr Chas Walker" M.P. for Thirsk, d. 1831. Document A, two page, 4to, chipped, one hole, with marginal textual loss, headed "York Courant / Tuesday Aug. 23d 1785 / City of York", measures taken against "Highwaymen, Housebreakers, Pickpockets, Horse--stealers, Common Thieve, Cheats, Sharpers, and other offenders... |
Social history | £200.00 |