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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
Nicolas Tindal (1687-1744), Chaplain to Greenwich Hospital, historian [ Nicholas Tindal, Chaplain to Greenwich Hospital, historian. ] Autograph Signature ('N: Tindal') to Exchequer receipt. 1p., 8vo. In fair condition, aged and worn. Laid out in the usual way, with printed text completed in manuscript. Records a payment of ten pounds on an annuity, 'during the Life of Anna Maria Tindal'. With signature of witness 'Alexr. Ross'.		£180.00
Andrew Lang (1844-1912), Scottish poet, author, anthropologist and collector of folk and fairy tales [Andrew Lang, Scottish poet, author and collector of folk tales.] Autograph Letter Signed ('A. Lang') to 'Miss Roberts', regarding illness, 'Mudie's little game', an author's lack of remuneration, Sir Francis Bacon. 3pp, 12mo. Bifolium. In fair condition, aged and worn. Folded once. Wretched handwriting, resulting in the following tentative transcription. He begins by saying that he is sorry she has been ill, adding, 'I have no advantage over you in that matter. The [?] and [?] got hold upon me.' Regarding...		£35.00
Robert Darcy (1681-1721), 3rd Earl of Holderness, British peer and politician [ Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness. ] Autograph Signature ('Holderness') to Exchequer document. 1p., 8vo.On aged and worn paper, and with a thin tick traversing the latter part of the signature. Laid out in the usual way, with printed text completed in manuscript. Records payment of £50 to Darcy, as 'Assigne of Conyerds Darcey'. Signature at foot of 'Witness \| John Thomas'.		£80.00
[Winston S. Churchill] [Winston S. Churchill] UNUSED Writing paper One page, 12mo, blank, good condition. See Image.		£50.00
Baron Gerolt [Friedrich Karl Joseph Freiherr von Gerolt (1797 – 1879) Prussian Privy Councillor, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in the United States.] [Baron Gerolt, Prussian Diplomat; Bismarck] Autograph Note in the Third Person to William H. Seward, American politician, Governor of New York before 1860, United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869 One page, 12mo, fold marks, small closed tear (3/4 in., left edge rough (perhaps torn from pocket-book?), numbered 71 in red ink. Text: Baron Gerolt presents his Compliments to Governor Seward & begs to enclose a letter of introduction for the Honorable W. Dennison [Postmaster-General] to...		£120.00
Sir Richard Hoare (1648-1719), founder in 1672 of the oldest bank in the United Kingdom [ Hoare's Bank; C. Hoare & Co. ] [ Sir Richard Hoare, banker. ] Autograph Signature ('Richard Hoare') on part of Exchequer Receipt, as assignee of 'Seth Connell'. On 17 x 11.5 cm. piece of paper, cut from an Exchequer receipt book. Firm signature, with thin vertical cancellation line traversing it, in good condition at foot of aged and damaged page. Laid out in the customary fashion, with printed text completed in manuscript. Recording payment of £10 11s...		£80.00
Sir Robert Brown (d.1760), 1st Baronet, of Westminster, Member of Parliament for Ilchester [ Sir Robert Brown, 1st Baronet, of Westminster. ] Autograph Signature ('Rob Brown.') to Exchequer document. Good firm and signature, repaired on reverse, on aged, worn and damaged page. Laid out in the usual fashion, with printed text completed in manuscript. Records payment to Brown on an annuity, as Assignee of Charles Williams'.		£60.00
Sir William Carew (1690-1744), 5th Baronet, of Antony, near Saltash, Cornwall, Tory Member of Parliament [ Sir William Carew, Bart, of Antony, near Saltash, Cornwall. ] Autograph Signature ('W Carew') on Exchequer receipt. On 19.5 x 19 cm. piece of paper. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn. Laid out in the usual way, with printed text completed in manuscript. Records payment of £9 11s 8d on an annuity. With signature of witness 'E Clark'. For more information on Carew, see his two entries in the History of...		£50.00
Henry M. Stanley. Welsh journalist and explorer [ Henry M. Stanley ] Autograph Signature with additional "job title", "Henry M. Stanley \| Special Commissioner \| in Africa of the \| 'New York Herald'". possibly subscription to a letter. Paper, 13 x 6cm, upper edge sl ragged from detachment from larger page, good condition.		£380.00
[ Victorian women and the legal profession ] [ Sir Richard Harington (1861-1931) of Ridlington, 12th Baronet, judge ] [ Victorian women and the legal profession. ] Illustrated humorous manuscript valentine poem, in the form of a 'Brief \| for the opinion of Mr Harington', on what would happen if the 'ladies' appeared 'in wig and gown', with '”chambers” up in town.' 3pp., 4to. Bifolium. Folded in customary fashion, with 'Brief \| for the opinion of Mr Harington' on the outside of the packet, beneath which, in another hand: 'Feby 14th. 1890 \| Richard Harington Esq'. The author's hand is clearly disguised, as is usual with valentines, the writing being...		£120.00