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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss [ Lord Elcho between 1853 and 1883 ] (1818-1814) [ Sir George Scharf (1820-1895), first Director of the National Portrait Gallery, London ] [ Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss, as Lord Elcho. ] Autograph Note Signed ('Elcho') to the future Sir George Scharf 2pp., 12mo. In good condition. Addressed to 'Mr. Scharf;, He was unable to call on Scharf before leaving town the previous Friday, but will 'endeavour to be at the meeting of the Commission on the 8th'.		£35.00
[Maurice Rickards (1919-1998); GPO Satellite Station, Goonhilly Downs, England; Telstar] [Printed booklet.] GPO Satellite Station [GPO Satellite Ground Station, Goohilly Downs, England]. 12pp., 4to. On art paper and in shiny printed wraps. In fair condition, with closed tear to front cover and creased corner to back cover. Strikingly designed by Rickards: heavily printed in black with an occasional touch of pink to headings. Scarce: no copy on COPAC or OCLC WorldCat. From the...		£220.00
Dion Boucicault [Dionysius Lardner Boucicault; né Boursiquot] (1820-1890), Irish actor and playwright [Charles Manby (1804-84), Secretary of the Institution of Civil Engineers] [Dion Boucicault, Irish actor and playwright.] Autograph Letter Signed to Charles Manby of the Adelphi Theatre, discussing his difficult quest in Paris to acquire music for a production. See his entry in the Oxford DNB, as well as that of Manby who had, as the letter indicates, strong French connections. In addition to his work as Secretary to the Institution of Civil Engineers, Manby was also the business manager of the Adelphi Theatre in London. 3pp, 12mo. Bifolium. Letter of...		£65.00
Dannie Abse, poet (1923-2014) [Dannie Abse, poet and physician] Typewritten text of his poem The Wife of Columbus with Autograph Note Signed Dannie toHunter [Hunter Davies, author and journalist] referring to the poem. 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
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,...	Miscellaneous	£45.00
Rudyard Kipling [Joseph Rudyard Kipling] (1865-1936), English writer and poet; J. H. Coulson, Manager, London City and Midland Bank Limited, Newgate Street, London Memorandum, signed twice by Rudyard Kipling, of a deposit made by him at the London City and Midland Bank Limited's Newgate branch, with corresponding receipt signed for the branch manager by J. H. Coulson. The two documents were originally attached along a perforated line, and both bear the serial number 115476. Having been detached, they have been reattached by a strip of light brown paper. In good condition, on lightly-aged paper. Both are forms, printed in red and black, and both are filled in...	Literature	£250.00
Sir Albert Edward Richardson (1880-1964), Professor of Architecture at University College London; President of the Royal Academy; editor of Architects’ Journal; founder of the Georgian Group Autograph Manuscript by Sir Albert Edward Richardson, Professor of Architecture, University College, London, titled 'Brief History of Painting and Analysis of Masterpieces', with 156 postcards laid down as illustrations. 79pp., 8vo. In stout, thumb-indexed diary for 1930. In fair condition, on aged paper, in heavily worn binding, lacking spine and bowed by the excess material it contains. Ownership inscription by Richardson on flyleaf: 'A E Richardson ARA \| Avenue House, \| Ampthill Beds. \| St. Catherine's...		£350.00
Robert and Andrew Foulis, printers and publishers of Glasgow, Scotland (‘the Elzevirs of the North’), with the Foulis Press [Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow] [Robert and Andrew Foulis.] Printed catalogue of ‘University of Glasgow / Robert and Andrew Foulis / An Exhibition in the Hunterian Museum / to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of the British Record Association’. JISC records copies in five Scottish libraries, Birmingham University and the BL. Duplicated typescript. 50pp, 4to. Five-page introduction paginated, the rest not. Leaf of addenda loosely inserted. Printed on versos of leaves and stapled into buff paper wraps with title printed on the front. In...		£180.00
[Mullard Educational Service, Mullard Limited, Mullard House, Torrington Place, London WC1; integrated circuits] [Printed pamphlet.] Introducing . . . Integrated Circuits. 4pp., foolscap 8vo. With four photographic illustrations and a diagram. Bifolium on art paper. Printed in black, with cover illustration in half-tone over light-green background. In fair condition, on lightly aged and worn paper. Sections titled 'A new revolution in electronics', 'The...	Science, Medicine and Technology	£56.00
Graham Bower [Sir Graham John Bower, RN] (1848-1933), Irish-born British colonial official, Imperial Secretary to High Commissioners for Southern Africa, 1884-1897 [Parliament; House of Lords] [Printed pamphlet in defence of the British House of Lords.] Civilisation and the Constitution. A Catechism. 2pp., 4to. On the rectos of the two leaves of a bifolium. Signed in type at end 'GRAHAM BOWER.' On laid paper with 'SOUTHERN CROSS \| FINE QUALITY' watermark, suggesting, with the typographic style, that it was written during the period of that he served as Imperial Secretary. Very good, on...		£120.00