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Samuel Wilberforce, successively Bishop of Oxford and of Winchester Autograph Note Signed to <Buley?>. Darwin and Huxley's 'soapy Sam' (1805-73). 1 page, 16mo. Dusty and discoloured, with remains of stub adhering to one edge. A hurried note, almost illegible. | My dear | Can <?> to <?> & <?> from 26 Pall at 25 to 11 | Yours affly | S Oxon'. |
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Seumas O'Sullivan, editor [George Moore; W. B. Yeats] 4to, x + 64 pp. In original grey printed wraps. In fair condition: on aged paper, with slightly dog-eared with a little creasing and a couple of short closed tears at rear. In lightly-worn wraps. Becker's introduction to 'Diarmuid and Grania', dated 'Oxford, November, 1950', covers pp.1-4, with... |
Literature | £20.00 |
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Sir Abraham Hume (1749-1838), connoisseur Autograph Signature ('Abram: Hume') on fragment of frank. Paper dimensions roughly 2 x 5 cm. Good, although on discoloured paper, and mounted on piece of slightly larger discoloured paper docketed in pencil 'Sir Abm Hume'. Reads 'Free 274 | [signed] Abram: Hume'. |
Art and Architecture | £20.00 | |
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Sir Arthur Helps (1813-1875), author and Clerk of the Privy Council [Alexander Macmillan (1818-1896), publisher] Autograph Letter Signed ('A Helps') to his publisher Alexander Macmillan. 12mo, 2 pp. 9 lines of text. With mourning border. Good, on lightly-aged paper. He is glad that Macmillan and 'Mr Doulton' are coming to dine with him, but sorry that they 'will be obliged to leave so soon; but it cannot be helped'. |
Book Trade History | £20.00 |
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Sir Donald Sinden typed letter signed to theatrical bookseller I. F. Fletcher English thespian. Thanks Fletcher for his catalogue of autograph letters of nineteenth-century actors. 'I doubt if I will be able to get in before Christmas but hope to see you and them as soon as possible.' Signed 'Donald Sinden'. Creased and with some unobtrusive calculations on the reverse.... |
Book Trade History, Music and Theatre | £20.00 | |
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Sir Francis Cowley Burnand letter [by amanuensis?] to H. A. West, Dramatist (1836-1917) and editor of Punch from 1862-1906. One page, 12mo. The printed part is laid out like a telegram, with a reference number, and the letter, although signed "FCB" does not appear to be in Burnard's hand. "Dear Sir / I am head over ears in engagements & business next week... |
Literature | £20.00 | |
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Sir Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook Autograph Note Signed to unnamed noble male correspondent ('My dear Lord'). Politician (1796-1866) and scion of the notable banking house. 1 page, 16mo. In good condition, but with the ink of one word smudged. Handwriting of extremely difficult decipherment: 'I <?> the <?> notwithstanding the <?> all this bird in the Bush - | Every yrs sincly | F T... |
History | £20.00 | |
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Sir George Macdonald (1862-1940), numismatist, classical scholar, archaeologist and civil servant One page, 12mo. Very good, with a little light spotting at foot. 'Dear Sir, | I suppose it will suffice if I sign myself | Yours faithfully | Geo: Macdonald'. Docketed in pencil at foot. |
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Sir Giles Gilbert Scott Ecclesiastical architect. Signed 'Giles Gilbert Scott' beneath typewritten 'Yours sincerely,'. Neatly stuck beneath this is 'Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, R.A.' printed in copperplate (from the letterhead?). The fragment is about one inch by two and a half inches. Docketed in pencil 1935. |
Art and Architecture | £20.00 | |
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Sir Hans Sloane [later Hans Sloane-Stanley] (1739-1827), Member of Parliament for Southampton Autograph Note Signed ('Hans Sloane') to John Fuller junior. 12mo: 1 p. On discoloured paper slightly damaged in one corner (not affecting text) by breaking of wafer. Second leaf of bifolium carrying address and postmarks. He received Fuller's letter containing a bill of twenty pounds from his brother. 'All here join in best love to you and believe me... |
Book Trade History | £20.00 |