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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
Captain R.W. Phipps, Royal Artillery [ Ramsay Weston Phipps (1838–1923), Irish-born military historian [ Military; pamphlet ] Our Sham Army and how to make a real one Pamphlet, 55pp., 8vo, beige printed paper wraps, front wrap detached, wraps mottled, text foxed, fold mark down centre, ow fair. Inscribed "Captain R W Phipps", presumably by the author. Two other copies available, in similar condition but unsigned (perhaps copies held by author?). Copies held...		£100.00
Charles Arthur Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen (1832-1900), Lord Chief Justice of England [ Lord Russell of Killowen, Lord Chief Justice of England. ] Autograph Note Signed ('Russell of Kn.') to 'Mr. Williams', regarding the correct arrangement of dinner guests. 1p., 12mo. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn. Reads: 'Dear Mr. Williams, \| Pray arrange Guests in the correct order whatever that is. I shall have frequent opportunities I hope of meeting the good Bishop.'		£56.00
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice (1780-1863), 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne [ Lord Henry Petty ], British Liberal statesman [ Nassau Senior [ Nassau William Senior ] (1790-1864), economist ] [ Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('Lansdowne') to the economist Nassau Senior (acting as his agent), directing him to arrange accommodation for him at Ilfracombe. 2pp., 12mo. On leaf with mourning border. With 7.5 x 12.5 cm frank cut from front of envelope, reading 'Calne September fifth 1837 \| Nassau Senior Esq \| Ilfracombe \| Devon \| Lansdowne'. In good condition, lightly aged. While Senior is known to have been a protégé of the Marquess of Lansdowne,...		£56.00
John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-1879), English actor-manager and playwright, associated with the London theatres the Adelphi and Haymarket [ John Baldwin Buckstone, actor-manager and playwright. ] Autograph Signature ('Jno. B Buckstone'). On 4 x 9.5 strip of paper. In good condition, with light signs of age. Reads 'Truly Yours \| Jno. B Buckstone \| T. Q. H'. Presumably cut from a letter in response to a request for an autograph.		£20.00
John Henning senior (1771-1851), Scottish sculptor who produced scaled-down re-creations of the Parthenon frieze - one adorns the Athenaeum Club, London [ S. C. Hall [ Samuel Carter Hall ] (1800-1889) [ John Henning senior, Scottish sculptor inspired by the Elgin Marbles. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('John Henning senr \| To \| S. C. Hall Esqr'), complaining of delay in returning his 'plate after The Parthenon Frieze'. 1p., 12mo. In good condition, with light signs of age a some dabs of glue from mounting on blank reverse. The letter has an unusual calligraphic layout. The message reads: 'My Dear Sir \| When I last lent you my plate after The Parthenon Frieze I expected it returned at furthest in two weeks it...		£80.00
John Palgrave Simpson (1807-1887), Victorian playwright [ John Palgrave Simpson, Victorian playwright. ] Autograph Signature ('J Palgrave Simpson'). On 4 x 10.5 cm. strip of paper, cut from a letter, presumably in response to a request for an autograph. In fair condition, with light signs of age.		£20.00
Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Boyd (1710-1794), British Army officer, three-times Governor of Gibraltar (1776-1777, 1790 and 1790-1794) [ Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Boyd, Governor of Gibraltar. ] Autograph Signature ('Robt Boyd, Govr.). On 3 x 9.5 cm strip of laid paper. In fair condition, with light signs of age. In another hand on the reverse: '1791 \| Governor of Gibraltar'. Presumably cut from a letter in response to a request for an autograph.		£35.00
Thomas William Webb (1806-1885), English astronomer and clergyman [ Rev. Dr Thomas Dick (1774-1857), Scottish science writer; William West (1801-1861), artist and builder of the Clifton Observatory ] [ Thomas William Webb, astronomer. ] Long Autograph Letter Signed ('T. W. Webb.') to Rev. Dr Thomas Dick, on William West's Clifton Observatory, the rings of saturn, and other scientific matters. For more information on Webb see his entry in the Oxford DNB. 3pp., 4to. On bifolium. In good condition, with light signs of age. Around ninety lines of closely and neatly written text. Addressed (with postmark and red wax seal of smith at forge) on reverse of second leaf to 'Thomas Dick, Esq. L...		£400.00
William Newnham (1790-1865) of Farnham, Surrey, medical practitioner and author [ Dawson Turner (1775-1858), banker, botanist and antiquary ] [ William Newnham, medical practitioner and author. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('W: Newnham') to Dawson Turner, on reverse of printed handbill advertisement for his 'The Reciprocal Influence of Body and Mind'. On a 12mo bifolium of laid paper, with the printed advertisement on the recto of the first leaf, and the manuscript letter on the verso of the second. In good condition, on lightly-aged paper folded twice. The advertisement is headed 'Preparing for Publication, in One thick Volume, 8vo., Price...		£100.00
George W. Gough, Sometimes Exhibitioner of Balliol College, Oxford [ George Woolley Gough (1869-1943), historian and economist ] [ Printed economic pamphlet. ] Half-past Twelve. Dinner Hour Studies for the Odd Half-hours. [6] + 77 + [1]pp. With frontispiece photograph of Draft. Stapled. In orange printed wraps. Compliments stamp of the Yorkshire Evening news on front cover. In good condition, with light signs of age and wear. Two-page introductory note on Gough states that 'His first close interest in the study...		£30.00