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Sir Paul Gavrilovitch Vinogradoff [Pavel Gavriilovich Vinogradov] (1854-1925), Anglo-Russian historian and jurist All items very good. The typed letters are both 4to, 1 p, and the autograph letters both 12mo, 1 p. Three items bear the Society's stamp. Letter One (typed, 24 September 1915, 10 lines): He will have 'great pleasure in addressing the Society of Arts', but there is 'one point which must be... |
£128.00 | |
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Anneliese Rothenberger (born 1924), German operatic lyric soprano Dimensions roughly 14 x 9 cm. Very good. The photograph, captioned 'Anneliese Rothenberger', is a head and shoulders shot of a smiling Rothenberger. The note on the reverse, in green ink, reads 'dir, liebe Liesel, alles ! | diese | [signed] Anneliese | 1956'. |
£28.00 | |
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Edgar Ashworth Underwood (1899-1980), Director, The Wellcome Historical Medical Museum 4to: 1 p. Very good. 18 lines. Concerns a 'lecture by Dr. D. A. Allan' (Douglas Alexander Allan, writer of several works on museums and exhibitions). 'It is very regrettable that Dr. Allan made the statements which he did without confirmation. They were completely erroneous and on the day... |
£56.00 | |
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Frank Cundall (1858-1937), English author, Secretary and Librarian to the Institute of Jamaica Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Henry Trueman Wood, Secretary, Royal Society of Arts. 4to: 2 pp. Sixteen lines. Good, on lightly aged paper. Thanking Wood for his 'kindly notice of "Historic Jamaica"'. He hopes 'the good people of Jamaica will appreciate the book in time - I spoilt my 1914 holiday to produce it'. Wishes Wood could 'come out to Jamaica in these days of motor cars... |
£38.00 | |
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Henry Cope Colles (1879-1943), music historian and critic of The Times of London [the British Red Cross; Royal Horse Artillery] 12mo: 4 pp. On grey paper. Very good, with a small strip of discolouration over the Royal Artillery crest. Bearing the Society's stamp. He is glad that his 'article on the Red Cross' interested Wood: 'in other circumstances it would have given me much pleasure to follow up the article with an... |
£38.00 | |
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Ch[arles] [Auguste-Charles-Jean?] Michelot, geographer. Autograph Note, third person, starting "Ch. Michelot", to [Aime Andre, bookseller]. In French. One page, 8vo, dulled but text clear and complete. Name and address of the bookseller on bifolium, missing a corner, not affecting text. "Ch. Michelot prie M. Aime Andre de lui envoyer le plutot possible [underlined] 1 [nouvel?] exemplaire du dictionnaire geographique Mac carthy". |
£38.00 | |
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Charles Cahier, "French iconographer of medieval sculpture and decorative arts" (1807-82). He describes how he came to find a book which he desperately needs for his studies or "travaux du moment" ("vitraux"; stained glass) in an auction catalogue. He gives details of the book ("D, del Corro, Dissertation theol.", etc). He would like to buy it for 5 francs before the auction (taking... |
£86.00 | |
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Pierre Lapie, sometime "Premier geographe du Roi", mapmaker. Autograph Note Signed "Lapie" to "Monsieur Andre Libraire a Paris". In French. One page, 8vo, minor stains, good condition, text clear and complete. He explains the arrangement that was made for him to get a copy of a book ("la geographe de Mr. Mattebrun" on the account of M. Buisson). He asks for the volume to be consigned to the "porteur" with a second copy to which he... |
£66.00 | |
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Adolphe Tanquerey (1854-1932), French theologian, Member of the Society of St Sulpice, and Professor of Dogmatic Theology at St Mary's Seminary, Baltimore Autograph Letter Signed ('Ad. Tanquerey'), in French, to an unnamed cleric. 12mo: 2 pp. Very good on lightly aged paper. 29 lines of text. He will not fail to make use of his correspondent's comments in a new edition. Discusses the section he is working on at present and proposes to send his correspondent an off print. He has ordered other off prints to be sent, in... |
£85.00 | |
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Elizabeth [Eliza] Lynn Linton (1822-1898), Victorian writer Autograph Letter Signed ('E: Lynn Linton') to 'Miss Shapland'. 12mo: 3 pp. 26 lines of text. Good, on lightly creased and aged paper. Chatty, apologetic letter. She thanks her for her invitation for the following day but she is already engaged. Unclear reference to 'Sir Boyle Roche's bird'. She would like to see her again, but 'I dare not make any... |
£45.00 |
