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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
Madame Albani [Dame Emma Albani Gye; Madame Albani; born Marie-Louise-Emma-Cécile Lajeunesse] (1847-1930), celebrated Canadian operatic soprano [Madame Albani [Dame Emma Albani Gye], celebrated Canadian operatic soprano.] Autograph Signature (‘Emma Albani Gye \| 1883.’), written for display on front of envelope. Clearly given in response to an autograph collector, and written for display on front panel of envelope. Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.5 cm. In good condition, lightly aged. Horizontal crease along bottom not affecting signature, which reads ‘Emma Albani Gye \| 1883.’ In 1883, after several years of...	Music and Theatre	£28.00
R. H. Tawney [Richard Henry Tawney] (1880-1962), influential English economic historian, social critic, ethical socialist, Christian socialist, and proponent of adult education [R. H. Tawney, historian, socialist and educationalist.] Autograph Signature (‘R H Tawney’) on slip cut from letter. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. The valediction of a typed letter, on slip of paper, 8.5 x 3.5 cm. Somewhat creased, and with two thin printed slips ‘DIRECTOR \| R. H. TAWNEY, B.A.’ and ‘London School of Economics’) laid down near the signature (‘R H Tawney’), above which is typed ‘Yours very...	Education	£28.00
Harry Plunket Greene (1865-1936), Irish baritone singer [Harry Plunket Greene, Irish baritone singer.] Autograph Signature and valediction cut from letter. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. On strip of paper, roughly 10 x 3.5 cm, cut into an irregular rectangular shape. On one side is the valediction: ‘Yours very sincerely / Harry Plunket Greene’. On the other a fragment of three lines of the letter: ‘[...] I hope no [...] / started that things...	Music and Theatre	£28.00
Frederick Edward Hulme (1841-1909), naturalist and botanical illustrator, Professor of Freehand and Geometrical Drawing at King's College London, author of the nine-volume ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’ (18 [Frederick Edward Hulme, naturalist and botanical illustrator.] Autograph Signature (‘F. Edward Hulme’) to salutation to letter. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. On 10.5 x 8 cm piece of ruled paper, laid down on 21 x 10.5 piece of light blue-green paper cut from album. In good condition, lightly discoloured. Reads: ‘With all kindly salutations to you & yours - believe me / Yours very truly / F. Edward Hulme’ See image...		£28.00
Anna Swanwick, author and feminist [ Anna Swanwick, feminist ] Autograph Card Signed "Anna Swanwick" to an unnamed correspondent. Card, c.11 x 9cms, rounded corners, both sides used, creased through being bent, good condition, "I beg to say, in reply to your missive, that I shall have great pleasure in complying with your request; Thursday is my only disengaged day this week; I shall be at liberty in the morning from 12...		£28.00
William Archer (1856-1924), Scottish theatre critic and journalist [ Harold Frederic (1856-1898), London correspondent of the New York Times ] [ William Archer, theatre critic. ] Autograph Note Signed to W. J. Fisher, making a contribution to the 'Frederic Fund'. 1p., 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged and worn. Reads: 'Dear Sir \| I have pleasure in enclosing a contribution of £1 . 1. 0 for the Frederic Fund. \| Yours faithfully \| William Archer'. The item relates to a celebrated Victorian scandal. In 1884 Frederic had come to England with his wife and...		£28.00
‘Rod the Mod’: Rod Stewart [Sir Roderick David Stewart] (b.1945), popular singer, born in London of Scottish extraction, who gained fame with his band The Faces, having previously sung with Jeff Beck [‘Rod the Mod’: Rod Stewart [Sir Roderick David Stewart], popular singer.] Good bold Autograph Signature. On 9.5 x 8.5 piece of vertically ruled paper, laid down on slightly larger leaf from an autograph album. A good strong signature, taking up most of the paper. No other writing, apart from a small ‘ROD STEWART’ in another hand at bottom right. In good condition, but with squares of discolouration...	Social history	£28.00
Stanhope Forbes [Stanhope Alexander Forbes] (1857-1947), RA, English painter of the Newlyn School, Cornwall [Stanhope Forbes, RA, English painter of the Newlyn School, Cornwall.] Autograph Signature with compliments. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 1p, 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged, and folded once for postage. Clearly responding to a request for an autograph. Boldly written, with the merest smudging to the surname: 'with compliments / of Stanhope A. Forbes / 5th March 1935'.		£28.00
'The Right Honourable David Lloyd George' [ Printed First World War pamphlet. ] British War Aims \| Statement by the Prime Minister, The Right Honourable David Lloyd George, on January 5, 1918. 12pp., 8vo. Stapled. In fair condition, on aged and worn paper. 'This Statement was delivered to a meeting of the Representatives of Labour called to consider the question of further efforts for the prosecution of the war. [...]' Headings: 'The Mind of the Nation and the Empire', 'No Aggressive...		£28.00
William Stephen Sanders [ The New Age, London ] [ Printed First World War pamphlet. ] Pan-German Socialism (Neo-Marxism). 24pp., 12mo. Stapled. In good condition, with light signs of age. A wartime pamphlet, the latest reference in which is to 'the "demonstration" vote of the Socialist Party in the Reichstag, July, 1918, against the Budget', and thus written between that date and the end of the war. The author's...		£28.00