RYE

One page, 12mo, bifolium, minor repair, sellotape residue on verso of second leaf, fair condition. He is thinking he'd not be able to issue a second edition of his Life of Keats just at present. I cannot see my way to doing it satisfactorily to my present judgment. See Image.

Envelope, 12 x 8cms, damaged slightly as opened (inevitably) obscuring the stamp Osborne House, addressed in Victoria's hand Charles Manby Esq | 24 Great George St | Westminster | S.W. See Image.

One page, 12mo, good condition. Mr Este presents his best compliments to Mr Pettigrew, has just received his kind invitation, and is extremely sorry he cannot have the pleasure of attending his conversazione on Wednesday evening - in consequence of a previous engagement. See ImageNote: Biography in Plarr?s Lives of the Fellows (Royal College of Surgeons):He then came under the notice of Nelson, to whom he acted as a private secretary.

Two pages, 8vo, blue paper, closed tear not affecting texyt, a bit rumpled but text clear and complete as follows: Leslie [Caron, first wife] & I are delighted to hear that you're getting married. I'm a firm believer in a bourgeois base for artists! | Shan't see your student I'm afraid till I return from my three month rest. We leave on Tuesday. But I'm sure John [Barton, co-director] will take good care of him. | I hope you enjoy the Histories. They've been misery to do, but I think are my most important work to date.

One page, 12mo, aged, remnants of surface it was firmerly tipped on verso, text clear and complete. In secretarial hand headed Gutter children, address and date, then text as follows: Sir | Should the enclosed circular meet with your approbation - I shall be very thankful for your kind support - & glad of a contribution in aid of my work. | Yours faithfully | Maria S. Rye.

4 pages, 16mo, bifolium, black-bordered. She explains at length why she finds it difficult to arrange a visit to her correspondent, including the illnes of a Miss Tait (awaiting doctor's orders) [Lucy Tait was her partner], and her daughter who has just returned from Egypt. She hopes to be in London with her daughter on the 21st, and perhaps take a train to Broxbourne to see her. Note: "Her future husband was so impressed by her intellect at their first meeting that he vowed to marry her on the spot, despite her being only eight years old at the time.

Nicely printed on thick watermarked laid paper, roughly 56 x 78 cm. Plate dimensions roughly 40.5 x 64 cm. Even creases from folding of map four times. Fair, with a little discoloration along folds and very slight wear and loss fold junctions. At foot of plate: 'The Scale is 96 Rods to One Inch.' Only two copies of this item located: the first, in the British Library Department of Maps describes it as showing 'existing and intended drainage systems. Engraving style and date suggests hand of Charles John Downes, engraver for maps accompanying Hasted's History of Kent'.