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Lydia Howard Sigourney (1791-1865), American popular writer called 'the sweet singer of Hartford' Autograph Signature on fragment of letter. On paper roughly three and a half inches by three quarters of an inch. Neatly cut but lightly foxed and slightly discoloured with age. Reads 'with the love of her friend, | L. H. Sigourney.' |
Music and Theatre | £20.00 | |
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Marie Tempest (Dame Mary Susan Tempest) English actress (1866-1942). One page, 8vo, with green border and letterhead 55 Avenue Road, Regent's Park. A formal letter written in the third person, presumably on the death of her husband W. Graham Browne (1870-1937). "Miss Marie Tempest is deeply moved by your expression of sympathy. The... |
Music and Theatre | £20.00 | |
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Marius Goring Autograph note signed to Miss Wheldon, English actor, manager, director (1912-1998). One page, 4to. "Thank you very much for your letter. I enclose three post-cards, hoping that they will be of some use." Miss Wheldon was organising a charity fete. In bad condition: creased and torn, with holes for a ring-binder and annotated with a... |
Music and Theatre | £20.00 | |
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Mary Moore Typed letter signed to unnamed male correspondent, English actress-manageress (1869-1931), married successively to the actor-managers James Albery and Charles Wyndham. "I much regret that owing to the many calls upon my time at present, I am unable to give you the information you require." |
Music and Theatre | £20.00 | |
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Mrs. E. W. Symons [A. E. Housman] Octavo: 8 pp. Unbound, stapled pamphlet of six leaves. Dogeared, with rusted staples and with horizontal band of discoloration and two vertical closed tears (2 cm and 1 cm) at head. |
Literature | £20.00 | |
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Oscar Browning. Browning has signed his headed notepaper virtually in the centre. |
History | £20.00 | |
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Peggy O'Neil Film and theatre actress who died in 1960. A charming 1920's tinted portrait photograph ("Beagles' Postcards") , 5½ by 3½ inches, of a smiling "Miss Peggy O'Neil" looking over her right shoulder to the camera, her hair cut short and her right hand to her throat. Inscribed at bottom right, "Peggy... |
Music and Theatre | £20.00 | |
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Richard Monckton Milnes, Baron Houghton (1809-1885), author and politician [Alexander Macmillan (1818-1896), publisher] Autograph Note, in the third person, to his publisher Alexander Macmillan. 12mo, 2 pp. 13 lines of text. Good, on light-aged paper. He has been 'asked by many persons for copies of his speech at the Cambge. Union Socy.', and if 'Messrs. Macmillan cared to print it, he would revise it, no report having been correct'. He wonders 'whether the whole proceedings should not... |
Book Trade History, History, Literature | £20.00 |
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Richard Westmacott Autograph Signature on fragment of letter. English sculptor (1775-1856). Dimensions of paper roughly 4 1/2 inches by 1 1/2 inches. In good condition. Reads '<...> I am Gentlemen | Your obt. & humble St. | Richd Westmacott'. |
Art and Architecture | £20.00 | |
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Robert Williams. Inventor of a screw propeller (DNB). End of letter clipped, text "Yours very truly / Robt Griffiths", c. 3.5 x 1-1.5" (irregular), good condition. |
Military and Naval History, Science, Medicine and Technology | £20.00 |