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[Bolton Corney] Facts relative to William Oldys, Esq., Norroy King at Arms. [Title continued] "Comprising an attempt to vindicate him from the vindication published by I. D'Israeli". Pamphlet, 15pp., 8vo, soiled and chipped, not sewn or stapled. According to the BLC "Being art,23 of Corney's 'Curiosities of Literature by I. D'Israeli . . . Illustrated.'" Scarce. |
£56.00 | |
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Harry Furniss (1854-1925), Anglo-Irish Punch illustrator [Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925), English author; Don Quixote] Original ink caricature by Furniss of Haggard in the character of Don Quixote. On paper roughly four and a quarter inches by three and a quarter wide, with corners snipped to make an irregular octohedron. Good clear illustration on ruckled, aged paper. Tipped onto a larger piece of aged glue-stained paper. An amusing caricature showing Haggard astride Rozinante, in a full... |
£225.00 |
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Pierre Ignace Begrez (1787-1863), French singer, violinist and composer Autograph Letter Signed ('I Begrez') to unnamed male correspondent. One page, 12mo. Very good. 'I shall sing il "Soave e bel contento" [aria by Pacini] and will be happy to take a part in the quintetto[,] you must procure the parts of my song'. May possibly refer to the J. N. Hummel Benefit Concert in London on 29 April 1830, where Pacini's aria was played. |
£56.00 | |
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[Charles Kean] Mr. Douglas Jerrold and Mr. Charles Kean Pamphlet, bifoliate, sm. folio, [4pp.], sl. chipped and marked, NO sign of extraction from a book. The author reminds the reader of the attacks on Charles Kean in "Punch" and "Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper" "in which "rational criticism is entirely superseded by personal hostility". He asks what gave... |
£135.00 | |
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George Sand 16mo. 194 pages. In original stamped binding. Grubby and spotted, with wear to binding and fraying at foot of spine. Lithographic frontispiece and title by W. Monkhouse of York. Translation of 'La mare au diable', preceded by 27-page memoir. Possibly a piracy of Francis George Shaw's 1850... |
£50.00 | |
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"Tom" [surname unknown], sailor (possibly Captain). Substantial Autograph Letter Signed to his sister. Four pages, 4to, minor defects, text complete and clear. Something of a stylist, he first describes the effects of a severe storm on his ship (out of Montevideo). They eventually arrived at Valparaiso, planning to load a "coasting cargo for Callao from there to go to the [Chinea?] Islands to... |
£240.00 | |
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General the Rt Hon Sir Edward Lugard, GCB (1810-98) Autograph Signature ('Edward Lugard') on fragment of document. Dimensions of paper roughly one centimetre by six wide. Close-cropped but clear and entire. On aged paper with traces of glue from previous mount on reverse. |
£20.00 | |
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[TOBACCO; TABAC; PRINTED] Arrest de la Cour des Aydes . . . la vente exclusive de Tabac . . . Two bifoliate leaves, three pages, disbound, some damage to edges and soiling but text clear and complete. [Title continued] "portant qu'en attendant l'Enregistrement des Lettres Patentes sur les Arrests du Conseil des 22. Mars dernier & premier du present mois de Septembre, Pierre le Sueur... |
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Charles Warner, actor (DNB) Autograph Letter Signed to "Miss [Marie] Tempest", actress. Two pages, 8vo, minor defects, mainly good. He apologises for not using (or knowing) her full married name and tries to persuade her to give a part to his son whose career he summarises (Athos in "The Three Musketeers", juvenile lead in the "Absent-Minded Beggar"). In a postscript he suggests he... |
£23.00 | |
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Frank Clowes (1848-1923), Principal, University College Nottingham, and Professor of Chemistry and Metallurgy Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Henry Trueman Wood, Secretary, Royal Society of Arts. One page, 12mo. Good. Docketed and bearing the Society's stamp. Concerns 'Sir Alexander Redler's being brought up by Crookes for election to the Athenaeum by the Committee under Rule II [...] you [...] intimated that you knew Redler & that I need not descant on his virtues: he is a most... |
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