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A. J. Munby [ Arthur Joseph Munby ] (1828-1910), diarist, poet and barrister obsessed with women in service [ Bertram Dobell (1842-1914), bookseller and literary scholar ] 4pp., 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged and worn. The letter concerns two missing postal orders, regarding which Munby reports that he has made enquiries with 'the Ripley postmaster'. He discusses the question, giving the numbers of the postal orders, and writes: 'The postmaster... |
£65.00 | ||
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Samuel Wilberforce, successively Bishop of Oxford and of Winchester Autograph Letter Signed to the Provost of Eton [Edward Craven Hawtrey (1789-1862)]. Darwin and Huxley's 'soapy Sam' (1805-73). 2 pages, 16mo. In poor condition: damp, creased and with some decay at head, though none of this affecting text. 'I hope youo do not think that I have been remiss in not replying to your last kind letter otherwise than by telling Mr Davenport to attend... |
£30.00 | ||
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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'. |
£20.00 | ||
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Sarah Grand Pen name of Frances Elizabeth McFall, novelist (1854-1943). 'Very sincerely Yours | Sarah Grand'. Fold line across middle of paper not affecting text. Remains of four small pieces of gummed paper on reverse. |
Women | £25.00 | |
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Sarah Otway Cave, Baroness Braye Autograph Letter Signed to [Cuthbert Sharp]. Sarah, late heiress of Sir Thomas Cave, Bart., of Stanford Hall, Leicestershire, and then wife of Henry Otway, became Baroness Braye in her own right in 1839. She died in 1862, aged ninety. 3 pages, 8vo, the first page with a mourning border. In good condition with the reverse of the second leaf... |
History | £100.00 | |
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Sarah Prideaux [Sarah Treverbian Prideaux] (1853-1933), British bookbinder Autograph Signature, in form of monogram, on part of letter. On a piece of grey paper, 5 x 9.5 cm, cut away from a letter. Good. Thin strip of white mount adhering to right-hand edge. The signature is in the form of a monogram, with Prideaux's initials S and T combined to make a stylized shape with long diagonal stroke, which cuts through the final 'P.'... |
Women | £28.00 | |
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Sarath Kumar Ghosh (born 1883), Indian writer Autograph Letter Signed ('Sarath Kumar Ghosh') to unnamed male correspondent. One page, 12mo. Grubby, and with traces of previous mount adhering to reverse. Small circle containing '170' in red in top left-hand corner. He is sending his autograph, 'which I could not do while at . I am glad you have read some of my stories; I presume those now in book form as "1001 Indian... |
Literature | £60.00 | |
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Saunders & Otley Autograph Letter Signed to J.T.J. Hewlett, author of "Peter Priggins" and other books. Saunders & Otley, publishers (BBTI), declining to "undertake the work he mentions". Originally from a larger archive, the residue of which is described in #3157 (Hewlett's papers), this and other items appear in my ABE inventory in book id#s 3124-3156. |
Book Trade History, Literature | £45.00 | |
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Saxe Bannister (1790-1877), English writer and lawyer, the first Attorney-General of New South Wales [Eugène Garay de Monglave (1796-1873)] 12mo, 4 pp. Bifolium. Good, on lightly aged paper. Addressed to 'Monsieur et Confrère'. He replied to de Monglave's last letters a couple of days previously, and he has addded 'deux ou trois propositions que je vous de traduire en bon François, et de lire à notre comité, au Conseil'. He wants to... |
French, History, Travel and Topography | £85.00 |
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Schomberg K. MacDonnell Autograph Note Signed, one page, 8vo, to Lord Harmsworth, press baron Irish civil servant ((1861-1915). He hopes for a meeting in London. "I want very much to see you for a few minutes". |
£25.00 |