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Lord Eustace Cecil [Lord Eustace Brownlow Henry Gascoyne-Cecil] (1834-1921), British Conservative politician

Autograph Letter Signed ('Eustace G Cecil') to 'Mr. Chittenden'.

12mo, 3 pp. Good, on lightly-aged and creased paper. Recomending shares in three companies of which he is chairman, before discussing personal matters. 'Evelyn is prospering as much as an expectant & comparatively briefless barrister can [...] Arthur Balfour is doing very well - & is...

History £28.00
Mark Wilfrid Batten (1905-1993), English sculptor and stone carver

Autograph Letter Signed ('Mark Batten') to J. Samson, Registrar, Royal Society of Arts.

One page, quarto. Very good, with staple holes in one corner. He thanks Samson for his letter 'about the enquiry from the Esso Petroleum Company concerning a sculptured commemorative tablet. I should be pleased to take part in any limited competition for this project and could carry out the work...

Art and Architecture £28.00
Marshall Pinckney Wilder (1859-1914), American humourist

Autograph Card Signed ('Marshall P. Wilder') to the English publisher [William Swan] Sonnenschein (1855-1934).

8.5 x 11 cms. Grubby and lightly spotted. Reads 'My dear Mr Sonnenschein | Kindly send draft as I can collect here - | Merrily Yours | Marshall P. Wilder'. Presumably refers to the English printing of his 'The people I've smiled with: recollections of a merry little life' (1889).

Book Trade History, Literature £28.00
Mary Adelaide Eden Phillpotts (1896-1996), English author (daughter of Eden Phillpotts)

Autograph Letter Signed ('Adelaide Phillpotts') to 'Miss Hall'.

Two pages, quarto. Very good, with a little wear and light creasing. 'I often think of those days, & how timid & shy & stupid I was! Yet I enjoyed myself too, & shall never forget your great kindness, & the help you gave me. Since then I've had many adventures &...

Literature, Women £28.00
Maurice Hewlett.

Autograph Note Signed to "Miss [Jessica] Gordon"

See DNB: novelist, poet, and essayist. One page, some marking, mainly good condition. "I and glad that you like my books, but you mustn't expect my handwriting to be good because what it does pleases you. Those [things?] ought to go together, and once they did; but they seldom do it now. The...

Literature £28.00
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
Mrs Elizabeth Charles [nee Rundle] (1828-1896), English author

Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Locker.

Two pages, 12mo. Good, but with some light glue stains on reverse, to which a small printed strip giving a printed list of Mrs Charles's works is attached. 'I was hoping to hear your boy was better - & I am very glad he is - thanks - but I am engaged on Thursday, & for some little time...

Literature, Women £28.00
Mrs. Manning [The Red Cross Sale at Christie's, 1916]

Autograph Letter (signed 'Anon') to unnamed male correspondent.

One page, 4to. Good, but creased and with slight damage to reverse from caused by removal from mount. Despite signing 'Anon' the author has written her name and address at the head of the letter. 'Since sending you the two ancient Documents & two Autographs which you courteously acknowledged...

History, Literature, Social history, Women £28.00
Paul Du Chaillu [Paul Belloni Du Chaillu] (1835-1903), French-American traveller and anthropologist

Autograph Signature ('P. B. Du Chaillu').

In pencil, on strip of paper roughly 2.5 x 13 cm. Laid down on piece of card. On lightly-aged and creased paper, with small tear close to the right of the signature.

Travel and Topography £28.00
Pelham Warner, cricketer and writer on cricket.

Part of an Autograph Letter Signed "Pelham F. Warner" to an unknown correspondent.

Piece cut from letter, c.3.5 x 2",, good condition. Surviving text as follows: "into something entirely to what he had lead [sic] me to expect, to take up which I would certainly not have left my land .......[excised] ....[overleaf] worrying you./ I am/ yrs tly/ Pelham F. Warner."

£28.00