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'T. H. S.' [Sir Thomas Henry Sanderson (1841-1923) of the Foreign Office] [Sir Victor Wellesley (1876-1954), diplomat] 8vo, 14 pp (followed by blank leaf). Unbound and stitched. Text clear and complete. Fair, on aged paper. Drophead title. With 'PRIVATE' in print in the top left-hand corner of the first page, and '[285]' in the bottom left-hand corner. Dated in type at end 'T. H. S. | October 1891.' Sanderson's... |
History, Law | £120.00 |
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Sir James Paterson Ross (1895-1980), Professor of Surgery at St Bartholomew's Hospital London, and Surgeon to the Royal Household [Charles Noon (d.1957), senior surgeon, Norfolk and Norwich Hospital] Five Autograph Letters Signed and four Typed Letters Signed (all 'J Paterson Ross') to Noon. Five of the nine items in 4to, and the rest 12mo. All texts clear and complete. Collection in good condition on lightly-aged paper. Occasional minor traces of brown-paper mounts, and most items with punch-holes to top left-hand corners. A cordial correspondence between two colleagues. Several... |
Science, Medicine and Technology | £225.00 | |
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Sir James Ramsden (1822-1896), civil engineer and first mayor of Barrow in Furness Autograph Letter Signed ('James Ramsden') to 'Mr Thompson'. 12mo, 2 pp. On bifolium. In fair condition, lightly-aged and creased. Discussing arrangements for a meeting with Thompson before 14 August, the date of the 'Furness general meeting', after which he is going on 'a months cruise'. |
Science, Medicine and Technology | £56.00 |
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Sir James Reading Fairfax (1834-1919), Australian newspaper proprietor [The Sydney Morning Herald; The Sydney Mail] Autograph (Facsimile?) Letter Signed ('Jas. R. Fairfax') to male correspondent. 12mo: 1 p. Ten lines of text. Bifolium. Grubby, and with the text of the letter faint. Letterhead printed in red with illustration of the firm's headquarters. Written in, or faded to, lilac, and could well be a carbon. Sending copies of the two newspapers as 'we think it probable you would like... |
Book Trade History | £56.00 |
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Sir James Robert George Graham Draft of Autograph Letter Signed to the Earl of Derby. British statesman (1792-1861), Home Secretary under Sir Robert Peel. Three pages, octavo. Good, though on lightly-creased, discoloured paper. An interesting sidelight into the relations between two important nineteenth-century politicians. Says he can never forget Derby's 'constant kindness': '... |
History | £88.00 | |
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Sir James Robert George Graham [ Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Great Eastern ] Autograph Letter Signed to unnamed male correspondent. Liberal statesman (1792-1861). One page, 12mo. In good condition despite slight discoloration and traces from previous mounting on reverse. Folded twice. Marked 'Private'. Reads 'I accept with much pleasure and many thanks your obliging Present of the Photograph of the Great Ship. I shall not... |
Military and Naval History | £35.00 | |
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Sir James Rose-Innes (1855-1942) and his wife, born Jessie Dods Pringle (d.1943) [Lady Maud Bower (born Maude Laidley Mitchell), wife of Sir Graham Bower (1848-1933)] All items good, on aged paper, with Lady Rose-Innes' letter in its envelope. Bower and Rose-Innes had worked together when the former was Imperial secretary to the High Commissioners for Southern Africa at the time of the Jameson Raid. Rose-Innes three letters are dated 17 October 1935 (12mo, 4... |
Travel and Topography | £180.00 |
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Sir James Stansfeld (1820-1898), English politician [Henry Fawcett (1833-1884), English economist and politician] Autograph Letter Signed ('J. Stansfeld') to Henry Fawcett. 12mo, 2 pp. On foxed and aged paper. He has not seen Fawcett that night, despite 'looking out' for him. He would like to talk with him before the following Monday, and if Fawcett writes, he can visit him 'at any time'. 'I can easily drive over, if you will give me your new address.' |
History | £28.00 | |
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Sir James Steuart Wilson (1889-1966), English tenor and musical administrator Autograph Signature ('Steuart Wilson'). On a fragment, roughly 11 x 16 cm, of a page of laid paper from a diary. Good, on lightly aged paper. Two signatures, under the heading 'July 22': 'Spencer <?> | Steuart Wilson.' Lightly docketed in pencil. |
Music and Theatre | £30.00 |
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L. Werner, Photographer in Dublin [L. Werner, Photographer in Dublin] Carte-de-Visite, photograph of a woman's head. Carte-de-Visite, c.10 x 6cm, sl. grubby but a good image. Name of subject (apparently) written on reverse in pencil, Mrs Magrath. A similar item at the V & A is described as an albumen print. Louis Werner appears in the Dictionary of Irish Artists. Apparently ill health drove him from... |
Social history, Women | £56.00 |
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