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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
Walter Lewis Emanuel [PUNCH] Autograph Note Signed to unnamed correspondent, an autograph-hunter. English humorist (1869-1915), a long-time contributor to 'Punch' magazine. One page, 12mo. Good on somewhat discoloured paper. Reads 'Dear Miss Manook. \| No, of course I was not annoyed. I am sorry I have not a copy of any book of mine by me, and I have not time today to write one for you.'...		£26.00
Walter Lowe Clay, of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Victorian social scientist Autograph Letter Signed ('Walter L. Clay') to unnamed male correspondent. Two pages, small octavo. Good, on lightly aged paper and ruckled paper, with some staining to the verso of the blank second leaf of the bifolium. His correspondent's 'paper on the high death rate in Liverpool' was not returned to Clay after being read at Manchester, 'nor can the Secretary of the...	Social history	£45.00
Walter Runciman (1870-1949), 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford, English Liberal politician Autograph Signature ('Walter Runciman'). On a piece of card roughly 9 x 11.5 cm. With embossed government crest of the Board of Education in the top left-hand corner. In fair condition, lightly-aged and with small triangular areas of discoloration to two opposing corners caused by previous mounting. Good bold signature, presumably sent...	History	£20.00
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford (1870-1949), English Liberal politician [paper making; the book trade; publishing] Typed Letter Signed ('Walter Runciman') to L. P. Jacks. 12mo, 3 pp, 35 lines. Good, on lightly aged paper, and with a thin strip from mount adhering at head of blank verso of second leaf of bifolium. Discusses 'the restriction on the importation of paper and paper making materials', imposed 'with the object of securing more tonnage space in incoming...	Book Trade History, History, Literature, Military and Naval History, Printing History	£56.00
Richard Cocks [City of Worcester] Manuscript document headed 'City of Worcester - An Account of Leases and Licenses from the Corporation already sealed'. 8vo, 4 pp. Bifolium. Text clear and complete. Fair, on lightly-aged paper, with slight wear to extremities. First three pages, with forty entries, beginning with 'To Thomas Ford 2l. 12s. 6d. and petition 2gs'. All entries with 'Stamps & parchms.' in left-hand column and 'Licenses from' in...	History, Social history	£95.00
Walter Scott. Autograph Note Signed to unknown correspondent [David Brewster?]. Page trimmed of peripherals, c. 4 x 3", removed from an album, text as folllows: "Dear Sir // I fancy the Society should pay the [inclosed ??] in the first instance & recover from the gentlemen who a: [new line] vail [avail?] themselves of the tickets which I sent to you. / We will hear of...	Literature, Science, Medicine and Technology	£300.00
Walter Thomas James Morgan Two Typed Letters Signed to J. Samson, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society of Arts, together with unsigned carbon copies of three letters from Samson to Morgan. British biochemist (1900-2003), Director of the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, London, 1972-5. All five items one page, quarto, and all five very good and stapled together by year. Correspondence for 1964 begins with Samson inviting Morgan to deliver a lecture in the Society's...	Science, Medicine and Technology	£175.00
Walter W. Robinson, English composer; Theodore Distin (1823-93), English singer; F. C. Wood, 'Lithographical Music Copyist'; the Original Lilian Minstrels; Grafton Hall Collection of thirteen Autograph Letters Signed, addressed to Robinson by various individuals, mostly relating to the publication of Robinson's song 'Gently Down the Stream'. The collection is in good condition, with each letter entirely legible. Two items particularly aged, and one with a couple of closed tears unobtrusively repaired with archival tape. Each item bears evidence of the fact that the collection was previously held together with a pin. An interesting...	Book Trade History, Music and Theatre	£280.00
[ Soviet Poland; the Polish Embassy in London; Jimmy Shields (1900-1949) ] [ Soviet Poland, printed periodicals. ] Three numbers of 'Polish Facts & Figures \| Issued by the Press Office of the Polish Embassy in London'. The three items are each 4pp., 4to, in bifoliums, and uniform in design. Each carrying a number of articles in small print. Each on aged paper and with wear to margin along outer edge, but with text clear and undamaged. No. 5 includes articles titled: 'Referendum Results', 'Poland's National Day...		£90.00
Maria Piccolomini, Italian operatic soprano singer Signature and some words in her hand on piece of paper, c. 13 x 8cm Piece of paper, c. 13 x 8cm, splodge of a black seal, botton left, other marks but text clear and complete: '"Lucia di Lammermoor" \| Regnava nel silenzio . . . \| Maria Piccolomini'. The recipient has written on the verso: "from herself \| recd 26 May 1859 \| [signature not deciphered].	Music and Theatre	£56.00