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Geoffrey Keynes; The Fleuron [William Pickering; The Chiswick Press] Prospectus for Keynes's 'William Pickering, Publisher. A Memoir & a Hand-list of his Editions.' Quarto (25.5 x 19 cm) bifolium. Attractively-printed on watermarked laid paper. Unbound. Foxed and lightly-creased. Two short 0.5 cm buff strips of cloth from mount neatly adhering to the margin of the reverse of the second leaf. 'PERENNIS ET FRAGRANS.' enclosed within engraved wreath on title.... |
Book Trade History, Printing History | £18.00 |
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Henry Hall (1898-1989), English bandleader best known for his recording of the song 'Teddy Bears' Picnic' On piece of light green paper, 8 x 11 cm. Laid down on leaf of slightly larger paper, taken from an autograph album. A little grubby and ruckled. Written in green ink. |
Music and Theatre | £18.00 | |
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Henry William Pickersgill; Thomas Uwins Autograph Signatures on fragment of document. Pickersgill (1782-1875) and Uwins (1782-1857) were both English artists who exhibited at the Royal Academy. Very good, on a piece of grey paper roughly two inches by four. From a collection of Autograph Signatures cut from petitions to the Artists' General Benevolent Fund. Blank reverse. |
Art and Architecture | £18.00 | |
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Ian Wallace (born 1919), English baritone singer connected with Flanders and Swann Typed Letter Signed to Leslie Bloom of the Gallery First Nighters' Club. Two pages, on letterhead of roughly 13.5 x 17.5 cms. He has sent a wire accepting the 'kind invitation'. '[A]s you can imagine we are rehearsing all day and every day at the present [...] The only thing thaht could stop me being with you is that we are, I understand, to record the "Fanny" music... |
Music and Theatre | £18.00 | |
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J. Arthur Thomson [Sir John Arthur Thomson] (1861-1933), Scottish naturalist and author whose writings sought to reconcile science and religion Autograph Signature ('J Arthur Thomson'). On slip of paper, roughly 2.5 x 10 cm, cut from a letter for an autograph hunter. Good, on lightly-aged paper. Reads 'Yours sincerely | J Arthur Thomson'. |
Natural History, Science, Medicine and Technology | £18.00 |
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Jack Hobbs [Sir John Berry Hobbs, 1882-1963], English cricketer Autograph Signature ('J B. Hobbs.'). On piece of paper roughly 2.5 x 5 cm. Laid down on leaf of cream paper, 8.5 x 12 cm, from an autograph album. In slightly faded blue ink, and with a crease to the bottom left-hand corner, affecting the lower loop of the 'J'. |
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Lionel Arthur Tollemache English aristocrat (1838-1919), author of 'Safe studies', 'Nuts and chestnuts', etc. etc. Paper dimensions roughly four inches by two inches. Very good. From autograph album. Mounted on larger piece of cream paper. Written in lilac pencil. Reads 'Lionel A Tollemache'. Docketed at foot in pencil... |
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Llewelyn Powys (1884-1939), writer Autograph Signature on piece of paper. On a piece of wove paper, roughly 5 x 14.5 cm. Rough lower edge. Good, on lightly aged paper. 0.5 cm closed tear at left (not affecting signature). Paper folded once vertically. Good clear signature. |
Literature | £18.00 | |
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Miklos Erdelyi, Hungarian conductor Good, on leaf of blue paper removed from autograph album, dimensions roughly 12 x 16 cms. |
Music and Theatre | £18.00 | |
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Robert Cornelis Napier (1810-1890), 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, British army officer, Commander-in-Chief in India, 1870-1876. Autograph Signature ('Napier of Magdala'). On piece of laid paper, dimensions 6 x 11 cm. Good. Clearly complying with a request for an autograph. Reads 'With much pleasure | [signed] Napier of Magdala | March 1884'. |
Military and Naval History | £18.00 |