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{Railway Prospectus; Robert Stephenson] Four pages, folio, bifolium, folded, very good condition. List of Directors, committee of management, engineer, bankers, solicitors. The Company Provisionally registered, Capital ?1500,000 in 75,000 shares of ?20 each. Image on application. |
£100.00 | |
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[W. Fothergill? See Notes.] Four pages (of unknown original number), folio, bifolium (reinforced), fold marks, staining,aging, text clear but INCOMPLETE. He initially refers to the Lectures on Extinct Animals of Mr Waterhouse Dawkins [see note C below], then engages in a brief history of man's interest in Natural History... |
£420.00 | |
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[Napoleon; Berthier] Sotheby & Co. The Property of the Descendants of Louis-Alexandre Berthier (1753-1815)[...]. Paper wraps (standard Sothebys), [84]pp., cr. 8vo, minor defects, good condition. Enclosed: two newspaper clippings one in English (revealing initial sale offered of the lot, but bid too low so sale of individual lots... |
£180.00 | |
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[J. Zaehnsdorf, Bookbinders] Booklet, [38]pp., buff paper wraps, very good (fresh). Libraries are well-stocked but currently no other copies on viaLibri. See Immage of front cover. |
£75.00 | |
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Philip Henry Stanhope, 4th Earl Stanhope, FRS [the supernatural] Two pages, 8vo, bifolium, second leaf tipped onto slightly larger paper, minor staining but text clear and complete. Sir I am sorry to inform you that the Crystal which you sent to Mrs Royce has not answered its purpose, & is, as she assures me, of a very inferior quality, for its Spirit... |
£280.00 | |
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[Tottenham Hotspur; European Cup Winners' Cup Final] Illustrated Wraps, 24pp., cr.8vo, some speckling on wraps, contents good.Note: The 1963 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was the final football match of the 1962?63 European Cup Winners' Cup and was the third European Cup Winners' Cup final. It was contested between Tottenham Hotspur of England... |
£450.00 |
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[Robert Peel, sometime Prime Minister; Bank of England] One page, 27 x 16cm, some damage to edge but no loss of text. Signed by Willott and another (Armstrong? - see Image). Text both printed and manuscript as follows: Received this 19 Day of May 1831 of Rt Honble Sir Robert Peel Bart the Sum of Five Shillings Sterling, being the Consideration for... |
£180.00 |
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Mortimer Wheeler [Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler (1890 ? 1976), archaeologist and officer in the British Army.] One page, 4to, fold marks, good condition. Thank you very much indeed for your extremely kind appreciation, and for the drawing which you enclosed. I am doing exactly as you tell me and send the cards back herewith. |
£45.00 | |
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Fritz Spiegl, Austrian-born English musician, journalist, broadcaster, humorist and collector. [Fritz Spiegl, musician etc] Autograph Note Signed Fritz to Hunter Davies, author and journalist Autograph Note, one page, 16mo, good condition, but part of a bifolium, the third page of which is a printed (possibly early Punch) cartoon with a gentleman exposing a lady's ignorance of literture. Spiegl's text as follows: Many thanks, Hunter. Hope you enjoyed the book (post facto!): you see,... |
£45.00 |
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Dannie Abse, poet (1923-2014) One page, sm. fol., fold marks, minor staining, mainly good condition. Text of poem as published version. Note as follows, after address, Dear Hunter, my doubts about this poem have increased even further since our chat. | Best, Dannie. |
£50.00 |
