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Sir William Russell Flint. Autograph Letters Signed to Malcolm Mackenzie. Printed address, headed notepaper. Two pages, 8vo, good condition. Russell Flint is responding to a letter from Mackenzie (attached, copy Typed Letter, one page, 4to, 26 April 1949- saying that he (Mackenzie) has circularised friends in the Press asking them to urge readers to buy water-colours... |
Art and Architecture | £150.00 | |
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Sir William Schaw Cathcart Document Signed to "The Quarter-Master General of the Forces" one page, fol. He refers to a "Return of the Field and Garrison ordnance, with the ammunition for guns, howitzers . . ." which he has sent for the defence of North Britain. |
History, Military and Naval History | £100.00 | |
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Sir William Schaw Cathcart, 10th Baron and 1st Viscount and Earl Cathcart Signed Letter in secretarial hand to the Quartermaster General, Horse Guards. Scottish soldier and diplomat (1755-1843). Four pages, octavo. Good, though grubby on discoloured paper, and a little frayed about the edges. Concerns 'the Subject of Issues which are made by the Barrack Department in North Britain to the Forces stationed in this Part of the United Kingdom, but... |
History, Military and Naval History | £125.00 | |
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Sir William Scott [William Scott, Baron Stowell; Lord Stowell] (1745–1836), judge and politician [Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757-1844), British prime minister] Autograph Letter Signed ('W Scott') to his son-in-law Viscount Sidmouth. 12mo: 3 pp. Good, on lightly aged paper. Small spike hole through both leaves of the bifolium. Text clear and entire. Execrable hand. Begins 'I certainly shall not secede from my conditional Promise'. Paragraph describing the weather ('The Heat of the Weather here is intolerable.') 'I agree... |
History | £28.00 | |
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[ Charles Cox, London bookseller ] [ Charles Knight (1791-1873) ] 8pp., 12mo. Stabbed and unbound. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn. The main descriptions are for 'Knight's Shilling Weekly Volume' (covering the first four pages), and 'The New Orbis Pictus' (covering three pages), the latter described as '12,000 Engravings on Wood, 72 on Steel, 40... |
Book Trade History | £35.00 | |
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John Edwin Cussans (1837-1899), English antiquary and historian of Hertfordshire [ Edward Walford (1823-1907), magazine editor ] See both men's entries in the Oxford DNB. 2pp., 12mo. Bifolium. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn. The present letter was written as Walford – having resigned the editorship of the Antiquary in acrimonious circumstances – was preparing to launch the Antiquarian Magazine and Bibliographer... |
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Sir William Thomson Reports regarding Sir William Thomson's Compass and Sounding Machine (Lord Kelvin) 19 leaves (printed one side only), 4to, not bound. A rare promotional brochure and price list for navigational instruments including the dry-card compass, the first modern compass. Thomson had invented the compass the previous year. The reports are accompanied by statistics and are... |
Science, Medicine and Technology | £200.00 | |
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Sir William Tite Autograph Letter Signed to J. Cotterell. British architect and politician (1798-1873), Member of Parliament for Bath, 1855-73. Three pages, 12mo. Very good, but with two stubs from previous mounting adhering to inner margin of verso of second leaf of bifoliate. He was glad to receive Cotterell's 'Papers & to read your Proceedings... |
History | £36.00 | |
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Sir William Trumbull (1639-1716), English politician, member of the first Whig Junto Autograph Signature ('Will. Trumbull.') on fragment of document. On irregular piece of paper roughly 4.5 x 4.5 cm. Good, on lightly discoloured paper. With part of signature '[S]mith' below. Docketed on reverse 'Sir Wm. Trumbull Statesman Wm 3d'. |
History | £25.00 | |
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Sir William Turner (1832-1916), anatomist and Principal of Edinburgh University Autograph Letter Signed to Dawson [William] Turner (1815-85), philanthropist and educational writer. Two pages, 12mo. Aged, grubby and creased, with closed tear repaired with archival tape. 'The second plate arrived too late unfortunately for the April number of the Journal as we had to print off at the end of the week.' He is busy with examinations and does not finish till the Monday, but '... |
Book Trade History, Science, Medicine and Technology | £56.00 |