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John Somerset Pakington, 1st Baron Hampton Autograph Letter Signed to Alfred Hill. English Conservative politician (1799-1880). 4 pages, 16mo. Creased and somewhat grubby, with minor damage at head of one leaf caused by previous mounting, but in good condition overall. He has received his correspondent's note and will 'be glad to aid the objects of the conference in any manner... |
History | £25.00 | |
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Johnston Forbes-Robertson Autograph letter signed to Mrs Bovill, English actor-manager (1853-1937), knighted in 1913. One page, 12mo. "Yes, with the greatest pleasure. Baker St. 11.37. - I warn you, I am a very good player." With negligible creasing and staining. |
Music and Theatre | £25.00 | |
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Joseph Napier. Autograph Note Signed to "Capes". Lord Chancellor of Ireland. One page, 8vo, sl. damaged but text only marginally affected. He asks his correspondent to dinner and reports on Lord Wensleydale's health. |
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Julia Emilie Neilson Autograph letter signed to Mrs [?] Smith, English actress (1868-1957), the wife of Fred Terry (1864-1932). 4 pp, 8vo. She thanks her for her kind invitation, which she cannot accept as they are going back to London on the Sunday. "We are only giving a matinee at Wolverhampton & have to return to Birmingham to play at night / It was... |
Music and Theatre, Women | £25.00 | |
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Kate Josephine Bateman [Mrs George Crowe] Autograph note signed to an unnamed male correspondent, American-born actress (1842-1917). One page, 12mo. "In answer to yr. note I first appeared in Manchester in the year 1864 in the character of "Leah". / Yrs: respectfully / K. J. Bateman Crowe". With traces of glue and paper to reverse of blank second leaf. |
Music and Theatre, Women | £25.00 | |
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Kate Rorke Autograph letter signed to unnamed female correspondent, Actress and teacher of elocution (c.1866-1945). One page, 8vo. "I am so sorry that your letter came too late for me to send you any tickets for our concert. Perhaps you will help us another year? - Truly yours / Kate Rorke-Gardiner". [Her first husband was Edward Gardiner (died 1899). Loss to... |
Music and Theatre, Women | £25.00 | |
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Lancelot Shadwell Autograph Note Signed, one page, 8vo, to an unnamed correspondent Vice-Chancellor (1779-1850). Laid down. He acknowledges receipt of a letter, but is obliged to leave that part of the country. |
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Laurence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse (DNB), astronomer ALS, 2pp, 16mo, to unnamed correspondent Gives details of where he is to be found in the coming week ("from 4 to 5 on each of those days at the Athenaeum club, I think at any rate by appointment, or I could call on you at the Temple at 4-15 on one of those days"). With marks and remains of gummed paper on reverse of otherwise-blank... |
Science, Medicine and Technology | £25.00 | |
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Léo de Laborde (1805-1874), French politician Autograph Letter Signed, in French, to unnamed female correspondent. 12mo, 3 pp, 28 lines. Good, on lightly creased and aged paper. Difficult hand. References to a 'cher Docteur ' and a 'Mr. John '. Docketed in pencil, and with a biography of the archaeologist Léon de Laborde (1807-1869) in pencil in another hand on the reverse of the second leaf of the bifolium... |
French | £25.00 | |
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Leonard Huxley Autograph Letter Signed to Lewis S. Benjamin. English writer and editor (DNB), son of the biologist Thomas Henry Huxley and father of the novelist Aldous Huxley. One page, 8vo, in good condition. Docketed 'not acknowledged'. 'Having secured a clear evening on May 10th I look forward to attending the dinner of the Titmarsh Club, & beg to... |
Literature | £25.00 |