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William Agnew Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Bewick[e]. Art dealer (1825-1910; DNB). 2 pages. 16mo biofoliate. In good condition. The recipients name is spelt 'Bewick' at the beginning of the letter and 'Bewicke' at the end. 'Dear Mrs Bewick \| I came up from Southampton on Saturday. I am starting for Lancashire in a few minutes \| I shall be back on...	Art and Architecture	£30.00
William Dalrymple Maclagan, Archbishop of York Autograph Note Signed to unnamed male correspondent. Successively Bishop of Lichfield and Archbishop of York (1826-1910). 1 page, 16mo. In good condition despite minor discolouration. 'Please send me a post card if you can the name of a book which your son had with him - with short accounts of some of the great <?> of the world's history...	History	£30.00
William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), British Liberal Prime Minister [Roundell Palmer (1812-1895), Earl of Selborne] Fragment of Autograph Letter to Palmer, with signature ('W E Gladstone') on frank. Part of a letter, cut away for an autograph collector, roughly 5.5 x 10.5 cm. The recto carries the franked address, trimmed close, reading 'London July twenty 1835. \| Roundell Palmer Esq \| Mixbury \| Birmingham [corrected in another hand to 'Magdalen Colle \| Oxford'], signed in bottom left-hand...	History	£30.00
William Johnson Fox Autograph Letter Signed to 'Mr Teulon' [W. F. Teulon, author of 'Sacramental Exercises' (1837)?]. Preacher, politician and author (1786-1864). 3 pages, 16mo. Grubby and discoloured, with some damp damage to second leaf of bifoliate, but no loss of text. He says he is 'ashamed of having kept yr MSS so long - \| I think the Analysis of Michaelis very useful - & shd think it likely to be...		£30.00
William P. Wreden; Francis Edwards Ltd, London booksellers Typed Invoice (docked in manuscript 'Copy') from Francis Edwards Ltd to Wreden. One page. Dimensions of paper roughly six and a half inches by eight wide. Spotted, aged and creased, and with some closed tears. Addressed to Wreden at 'Box 56, Palo Alto, Cal., U.S.A.' For '3 reg'd bookpost parcels', and headed 'Hodgson's Sale 25th Nov. 1954'. Lots 204 and 205 purchased for a...	Book Trade History	£30.00
[House of Commons Committee Select Committee Report on Colonisation, 1890.] [Hansard] [Printed British parliamentary paper.] Report from the Select Committee on Colonisation; together with the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence, and Appendix. Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed, 31 July 1890. Folio, xiv + 499. Stitched. In original blue printed wraps. Text clear and complete. Internally good, on aged high-acidity paper. Front wrap (with small paper label in top corner) detached, and spine chipped.		£30.00
Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby, British Conservative politician [Philip Lutley Sclater (1829-1913), Secretary, Zoological Society of London] Autograph Letter in the third person from Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby, to the Secretary of the Royal Zoological Society [Philip Lutley Sclater], enquiring as to 'which steps are necessary to be taken' to become a member. 1p., 12mo. With mourning border. (On his father' sdeath in October Derby had acceded to the title.) The letter reads: 'Lord Derby presents his compliments to the secretary of the Royal Zoological Society, and beign desirous of becoming a member of that body, would be much obliged to the...		£30.00
'Les Redacteurs (A.M.P., W.R.W., P.E.R.)' and 'les garcons de 3R' 'Premiere edition' of mimeographed English school magazine by 'les garcons de 3R', all in French, titled 'EPATANT!' 2pp., foolscap 8vo. Good on two leaves of lightly-aged paper attached with rusty staple. Opening note reads 'Voici la première édition de ce journal. Là-dedans les garçons de 3R ont écrit pour vous beaucoup de choses interessantes. Le titre EPATANT! signifie "smashing"! Esperons que vous le...		£30.00
George R. Sims [George Robert Sims] (1847-1922), English dramatist and author [Thomas Hutchinson] Autograph Card Signed ('Geo R Sims') from the dramatist George R. Sims thanking Thomas Hutchinson for a letter, with reference to a visit to Liverpool. The letterhead includes a facsimile of Sims's signature. Six lines, on one side of the card. Addressed at foot to 'Thos Hutchinson Esq.' Fair, on aged paper, with strip of gummed paper from mount at head of blank reverse. He sends 'a thousand thanks' for Hutchinson's 'kind letter on Sep 2',...		£30.00
Sir Eugene Goossens [Sir Eugene Aynsley Goossens] (1893-1962), English composer and conductor [Max Rostal (1905-1991), violinist and music teacher] 'Change of Address' card of the composer and conductor Sir Eugene Goossens, addressed to the violinist Max Rostal. Printed on one side of a 9 x 10.5 cm card. In good condition, lightly-aged and with a couple of corners slightly worn. The notice reads: 'Change of Address \| Please note that \| Sir Eugene Goossens \| is now residing at \| 76 Hamilton Terrace, London, N.W.8. \| Telephone: CUNningham 9383'. Docketed...		£30.00