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William John Courthope (1842-1917), English author and historian of poetry, Professor of Poetry at Oxford See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 3pp, 12mo. Bifolium. 32 lines, neatly written, including interpolations. In fair condition, on aged and worn paper. Folded for postage. No signature and with recipient not named. Begins: ‘Sir / On my return from the Continent I find your letter which I should... |
£80.00 | ||
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Daphne du Maurier, novelist [Daphne du Maurier, novelist] Autograph Sentiment Signed Daphne du Maurier. Autograph Sentiment Signed on card, 12.5 x 7.5 cm., aged but clear. Evidnece of tipping onto something on verso, along with identification as Du Maurier. See Image. With photo. See Image |
£45.00 | ||
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Duke and Duchess of Windsor [Edward, Duke of Windsor,sometime Edward the Eighth; Wallis Simpson] Black & White photograph, 11.5 x 9cms, good condition. Opportunist photo, taken without their knowledge. Location unknown. See Image |
£100.00 | ||
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Mary Somerville (1780-1872), Scottish scientist after whom Somerville College, Oxford is named Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Sartoris, 27 Chapel Street, London. 16mo: 3 pp. A small bifolium (each leaf 10.5 x 9 cms) on aged paper. Discoloured strip at foot of first leaf, containing four lines of text and the signature, cut away and reattached with archival tissue, with damage to two words (not in signature). Second leaf with minor damage through breaking... |
Science, Medicine and Technology, Women | £100.00 |
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Mary St Leger Harrison ( Lucas Malet ). Substantial part of autograph letter signed to [Hunt].. Novelist, Daughter of Charles Kingsley (see DNB). Two surviving pages from a letter, 8vo, attached to card (ultimately from album leaf), tear at fold but complete and clear. Text: " He is a very clever little boy - He used to possess - and probably possess still - a power of committing small... |
Women | £45.00 | |
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Mary Williamina Findlater (1865-1963), Scottish novelist and poet Autograph Note Signed ('Mary W. Findlater') to unnamed female autograph hunter. One page, 16mo. Good, on lightly aged grey paper, with previous paper mount adhering to reverse. Reads 'I have pleasure in sending you the Autograph you desire'. |
Literature, Women | £10.00 | |
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John Wolcot (1738-1819), English satirical author under the pseudonym 'Peter Pindar' [Thomas 'Clio' Rickman (1760-1834), quaker, radical author and friend of Thomas Paine] 12mo, 2 pp, the autograph being on one side and Rickman's on the other. Fair, on aged paper, with traces of previous mounting on one side. Large bold signature 'J: Wolcot' with biographical note on one side, and the note, signed 'Clio Rickman', on the other: Written by the celebrated Peter... |
History, Literature | £165.00 |
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Hilary Pepler and David Jones [S. Dominic's Press] Small 8vo. Pages: viii + 24 + [4 blanks]. Original cream paper wraps: title and price in red and engraving in green on front. Wraps discoloured, rubbed, sl. turned at edge, and stained, with covers loosening and loss at foot of spine. Internally sound and tight, but quite heavily foxed.... |
£90.00 | ||
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Jean Anouilh, French playwright [Edward O. Marsh, translator and biographer of Anouilh]. A small archive of material relating to the translation into English and production in the UK and USA of works by Jean Anouilh (particularly Dinner with the Family), comprising: A. Two Autograph Letters Signed Jean Anouilh, in French, to Edward Marsh, translator and biographer of Anouilh, one... |
£1,200.00 | ||
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Matthew Arnold. Signature, "Faithfully yours / M. Arnold", on laid down piece o fblue paper, c. 2 x 1", accompanied by another small portion of the same letter with date 6 Dec. 1860, and a blind-stamp, "Privy Council Office" |
Literature | £45.00 |