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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 | |
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James Rennell Rodd, 1st Baron Rennell (1858-1941), British diplomat and classical scholar 12mo: 2 pp. Eleven lines of text. Very good. Having just received it from London, Rodd is sending Crawford the book he could not get in Rome which he wanted to send him as a birthday present. 'It is written by a great friend of mine who knows better than any one the history of the first voyages... |
£38.00 | |
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[Alaric Watts] Autograph Letter, incomplete, no signature page, to an unknown correspondent. Four pages, 8vo, creased and somewhat soiled, small closed tears, soiled, remnants of laying down, mainly good. An interesting but puzzling letter (partly because incomplete). "I thank you for your note. I should have called yesterday had I not known from experience that Todays & Saturdays... |
£100.00 | |
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George Robey (George Edward Wade, 1869-1954), British music hall star Autograph Signature ('George Robey.'). On a leaf of cream paper, 8.5 x 12 cm, part of a bifolium taken from an autograph album. Very good. |
£28.00 | |
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Gertrude Lawrence (1898-1952), Ivy St Helier (1886-1971); Joyce Carey (1898-1993); English actresses associated with Noel Coward Autograph Signatures ('Gertrude Lawrence.', 'Ivy St. Helier' and 'Joyce Carey'). On a leaf of cream paper, 8.5 x 12 cm, part of a bifolium taken from an autograph album. Very good. All three signatures are bold and clear. The signatures of Lawrence and St Helier are on one side of the leaf, and that of Carey is on the other. Lawrence's signature is in ink, and the other two... |
£85.00 | |
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Henry Hall (1898-1989), English bandleader best known for his recording of the song 'Teddy Bears' Picnic' On piece of light green paper, 8 x 11 cm. Laid down on leaf of slightly larger paper, taken from an autograph album. A little grubby and ruckled. Written in green ink. |
£18.00 | |
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Jack Hobbs [Sir John Berry Hobbs, 1882-1963], English cricketer Autograph Signature ('J B. Hobbs.'). On piece of paper roughly 2.5 x 5 cm. Laid down on leaf of cream paper, 8.5 x 12 cm, from an autograph album. In slightly faded blue ink, and with a crease to the bottom left-hand corner, affecting the lower loop of the 'J'. |
£18.00 | |
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John Hullah [John Pyke Hullah (1812-1884), Worcester-born English composer and teacher of music, who wrote an opera to words by Charles Dickens] Autograph Signature ('John Hullah.'). On a piece of paper roughly 3.5 x 9 cm, with embossed details of stationers. Good, with tiny crease to one corner. A clear signature, in pencil. |
£38.00 |
