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Ralph Stanley 1 page, dimensions roughly 8 inches by 6 1/2 inches. Creased and with one closed tear, but in good condition overall. A bill containing 9 items (various quantities of beef, mutton, fouls, ham, geese, puddings, cheese & butter, bread sauce & dressing, liquor), separately charged, and with... |
£45.00 | |
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Sir Kenrick Clayton Manuscript bill presented to him by Edward Green, and bearing Green's signature. Clayton (c.1713-1769) was MP for Bletchingley. 1 page, dimensions roughly 6 inches by 7 inches. In poor condition: creased, discoloured and with several closed tears. 12 items - mainly bushells of malt and hops - amounting to £31 12s 3d. Beneath this the receipt in another hand, signed in the... |
£45.00 | |
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The Victorian Silk Trade [Child Labour, Factories' Act]. Wilshere (1804-67) was M.P. for Great Yarmouth William, MP for Great Yarmouth between 1837 and 1846). The notice: 2 pages, 4to. In very good condition despite minor spotting and two closed tears caused by folding. The letter: 1 page, 8vo. In very good condition. The envelope (addressed to 'W.... |
£95.00 | |
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Philip Connard. Four Autograph Notes Signed to "Mr Henry" (1917. 1919) and Mrs Henry (1927). Artist (see DNB), official war artist to Royal Navy (Ist WW), etc. Total 4pp, 8vo, good condition.(1917) He mentions Henry's illness and suggests that he continue the portrait when he returns from the States. (1919) Thanks ("It is good of you to give to A.B.F."). "The title is all right &... |
£85.00 | |
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Societe Asiatique. Societe Asiatique. Seance Generale Annuelle Du 28 Avril 1825. [75]pp., inc. Table, 8vo, original green printed wraps, back cover soiled, stitches loose, and other minor defects. |
£50.00 | |
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Societe Asiatique. Societe Asiatique. Seance Generale Annuelle Du 28 Avril 1826. [75]pp., inc. Table, 8vo, original green printed wraps, covers soiled and dulled, stitches loose, and other minor defects. |
£50.00 | |
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Katherine Mayo. Author of "Mother India" (1927). One page, 12mo, very good condition, saying "If I sold [Ey land?] while this book [Mother India presumably] is still a matter of any interest. I shall certainly remember you. / Yours faithfully, / Katherine Mayo". |
£75.00 | |
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Francis Paget Autograph letters signed (x 3) to "Mr Silver" Bishop of Oxford (1851-1911). Thanks for a Report and congratulations on the work he has done. Thanks for partridges and a recollection of his first Diocesan Conference. Thanks for a brace of pheasants. 3 items, |
£45.00 | |
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Rev. F. J. Brown, Curate of SS Philip and James, Oxford Autograph Letter Signed to Messrs Macmillan & Co. 1 page, 8vo. Paper discoloured with age, with minor creasing and small closed tears, but in good condition overall. Stamped ('G. A. M.' and '28 JAN 1918') in purple ink and numbered ('352') in red pencil. Tight neat handwriting. He has been moved to write by a passage in Walter Jerrold's '... |
£25.00 | |
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Sir Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook Autograph Note Signed to unnamed noble male correspondent ('My dear Lord'). Politician (1796-1866) and scion of the notable banking house. 1 page, 16mo. In good condition, but with the ink of one word smudged. Handwriting of extremely difficult decipherment: 'I <?> the <?> notwithstanding the <?> all this bird in the Bush - | Every yrs sincly | F T... |
£20.00 |
