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William Jerdan (1782-1869), Scottish journalist and antiquary, for thirty-four years editor of ‘The Literary Gazette’ [Thomas K. Hervey, editor of ‘Friendship’s Offering?] [William Jerdan, editor of ‘The Literary Gazette’.] Autograph Letter Signed (to the annual’s editor Thomas K. Hervey?), regarding the reviewing of ‘Friendship’s Offering’ and ‘Mr Kennedy’s Volume of genuine poetry’. An interesting letter, casting light on the workings of Victorian literary criticism. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. The subject of the letter, ‘Friendship’s Offering’, was one of the four great nineteenth-century London ‘gift books’, appearing between the 1820s and the 1840s, for some of the...		£80.00
William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale (1787-1872), styled Viscount Lowther, 1807-1844, Tory politician [Moresby Hall, Cumbria] [‘The best private Collection in the Kingdom’: William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale.] Autograph Letter Signed regarding excavations at Moresby Hall, Cumbria, and his ‘collection of Statues in Roman & Greek antiquities’. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 4pp, 12mo. Bifolium. Signed ‘Lonsdale’. Recipient (‘Dear Sir’) not named. In good condition, lightly aged, with thin neat strip of windowpane mount at edges. Folded twice for postage. He has received the recipient’s letter, and is ‘sorry on different accounts the...		£120.00
Field Marshal Francis Wallace Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell, (1841-1925), Army officer. [Field-Marshal Grenfell; Sirdar] Autograph Note Signed (or scrawled) F Grenfell to the Duchess of Cleveland, saying he'd like to make the acquaitance of a Mr Powlett. One page, 12mo, minor foxing, mainly good condition. Pray [? something like tell] Mr Powlett I am most anxious to make his acquaintance truly yrs [...].Note: Field Marshal Francis Wallace Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell, 1841-1925 was a British Army officer. After serving as aide-de-camp to the...	Military and Naval History	£38.00
Louise Michel, Communard, French anarchist, school teacher and medical worker. [Louise Michel, Communard, French anarchist] Address in her hand (le Docteur Vintras-see below) and signature on (empty) envelope. See image. Envelope, 12 x 9cm, small closed tears, dusted but text clear and complete. Text: Address M. le docteur Vintras \| Hanover Square \| London ; cross signed Mlle Louise Michel underlined. See image. Note: Vintras wasa Doctor and poet. Published The Silver Net in London in 1903 as well being the...	French, History	£350.00
W.R. Grossmith [William Robert Grossmith, also known as Master Grossmith (1818–1899), 19th-century child actor, Master Grossmith [Infant Roscius (II)] became maker of prosthetic limbs]. [William Robert Grossmith; Infant Roscius, Master Grossmith of Reading] Autograph Letter Signed W.R. Grossmith to unknown party, about theatrical arrangements, including his brother.. An actor able to dictate terms!. One page, 4to, sl. aged, fold marks, sl. crumpled but text good and clear (in somewhat awkward handwriting). I wish my Brother - Master [?] Grossmith - to give One [sic] evenings entertainment in Hull [underlined] (on his return from Newcastle) in about a...		£220.00
[Giulielmo Libri; From his 'Magnificent Collection'] [Giulielmo Libri; 'Magnificent Collection'; Jesuits] MS., Title Dies illa Cantata [...] Lot No. 311 in the Auction Sale of the Magnificent Collection of [...] M. Guglielmo Libri [Full title below] One and a half pages, fol., bifoliate, join reinforced, creases on folds, signs of age, inc. sl. foxing, text clear. SEE IMAGE of Page One. Text of Entry in the Libri Catalogue: Dies illa Cantata dall'altra Religioni a Gesuiti nella Morte d'alcuni d'essi in Lisbona (in Latin and Italian verse...	Literature	£280.00
B. R. Whiting (1923-1988), Australian Soldier Poet. [B.R. Whiting; Australian Poet ] Large Archive of correspondence and poems in typescript (many unpublished. A significant archive of material relating to the Australian poet B. R. Whiting (1923-1988), from the papers of his close friend and mentor the English playwright Christopher Fry (1907-2005). In addition to 171 typescripts of 136 different poems by BRW, many of them unpublished, the collection...	Literature	£3,500.00
Dudley Coutts Stuart [Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart (1803 – 1854), politician.] [Dudley Coutts Stuart; Hungarian War of Independence] Substantial Autograph Letter Signed to Lord Albert Denison, politician and diplomat, initially about the Hungarians, and contributions to the cause, and Earl Fitzwilliam's Memorial re. Hungarians. Four pages, 12mo, bifolium, with thin neat strip of windowpane mount at edges (loss of part of a letter), very good condition. I am shocked to think you sh[ou]ld have had the trouble, after so kindly responded to my appeal to you in behalf of the Hungarians, to [send?] to enquiries whether your...		£150.00
Elizabeth Craven, Lady Craven, Margravine of Anspach [Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Bayreuth; born Lady Elizabeth Berkeley] (1750-1828), courtesan [Henry Colburn, London publisher] ['The notorious Lady Craven', i.e. Lady Elizabeth Craven, Margravine of Anspach.] Autograph Letter Signed ('Elizabeth'), explaining (to her publisher Henry Colburn?) a passage from her 'Memoirs' regarding the 'Pye […] Calld Paté de Peregeux'. 1p, 8vo. On laid paper with watermarked date 1811. In good condition, lightly aged, with stub from mount adhering. In a contemporary hand at head: '0 15', and at foot '5 Mar 14' and 'Margravin Anspach'. The letter reads: 'The Pye alluded to is Calld Paté de Peregeux & must be spelt so \| The...		£150.00
Elizabeth, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Bayreuth [ [née Lady Elizabeth Berkeley; Elizabeth Craven, Lady Craven] (1750-1828), playwright, travel writer and source of scandal [‘The Beautiful Lady Craven’: Elizabeth, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Bayreuth, playwright, travel writer and source of scandal.] Three Autograph Letters Signed, one asking ‘Mrs. Roe’ to look out for flannel and a mantua maker. A friend of Horace Walpole, she was described by Boswell, after a dinner with her and Dr Johnson, as ‘the beautiful, gay, and fascinating Lady Craven’. See her entry in the Oxford DNB. The three items are laid down with eight other items (see the end of this description) on pieces of paper cut...		£180.00