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Sir Philip Gibbs [Sir Philip Armand Hamilton Gibbs] (1877-1962), writer and journalist [G. K. Chesterton; Glasgow University] 8vo: 2 pp. Fifty lines. Text clear and complete, on two pieces of aged and spotted paper, with rust spots from paperclip. Untitled. Begins: 'I should like to see Chesterton as Lord Rector of a university which stands for Liberal thought. Some people, limited in imagination and hostile to... |
Literature | £45.00 |
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Sir Philip Henry Devitt British mariner (1876-1947), 'Sole Partner of Devitt and Moore' (Who's Who). All five items very good. The four letters all one page, quarto. The typescript: seven pages, quarto. Three letters docketed and bearing R.S.A. stamp. LETTER ONE: He has received the letter informing him that 'any day... |
Military and Naval History | £85.00 | |
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Sir Philip Joseph Hartog [School of Oriental Studies, London Institution] Typed Letter Signed to G. K. Menzies, Secretary, Royal Society of Arts. (1864-1947). Chemist, Director of the International Institute Examinations Enquiry, and first Vice Chancellor of the University of Dhaka. One page, folio. Very good. Marked 'Personal' and bearing the Society's stamp. He is sorry Menzies has been ill and hopes 'the cure is radical and that you... |
Science, Medicine and Technology | £28.00 | |
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Sir Philip Manson-Bahr Two Autograph Letters Signed to [F. J.] Epps[, F.G.S.] English physician specialising in tropical medicine (1881-1966). Both 1 page, 16mo. Both dusty but in good condition. The first on blue paper the second on light green. In the first letter he says he is 'glad to be able to report that my paper has been written & is now being typed out. It... |
Science, Medicine and Technology | £80.00 | |
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Sir Philip Montefiore Magnus, Bart. Educationalist and biographer of Kitchener and Edward VII. All items are in good condition, but bear traces of rust from paper clips. The card is 1 page, 12mo, with printed letterhead, and carries two stamps and postmark on reverse. He is going to London the next day and will stay till Thursday... |
History, Literature, Military and Naval History | £30.00 | |
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Sir Philip Stephens (1723-1809), Admiralty official [William IV (1765-1837), King of England (as Duke of Clarence); Royal Navy; Valiant; Andromeda] Signed Letter ('Php Stephens'), in a secretarial hand, to the Duke of Clarence. Foolscap bifolium: 1 p. Worn, and on discoloured paper, but with text clear and entire. Thirteen lines of text. Docketed on the reverse of the second leaf 'Letter from the Admiralty mentioning a Warrant being signed for the Carpenters of the Valiant & Andromeda to exchange Ships for Duty.' '... |
Military and Naval History | £80.00 | |
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Sir Philip Watts (1846-1926), English naval architect [Sir Archibald Hurd (1869-1959)] Autograph Letter Signed ('P Watts') to Archibald Hurd, 5 Downshire Hill, Hampstead, London N.W. 4to, 2 pp, 25 lines. Good, on slightly discoloured and grubby paper. Watts takes issue with 'The statement of British Shipbuilding Programmes since 1889' which Hurd has forwarded. 'It was found more convenient to draw up the table again', and Watts is sending 'the result of the investigations... |
Art and Architecture, Military and Naval History | £100.00 | |
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Sir Reginald Blomfield The Touchstone of Architecture. Pages: viii + 245. No jacket. Spine somewhat grubby, but good tight copy of attractively printed book. One inch closed tear to half-title. Collection of eleven essays 'approached from the point of view of architecture', including 'State-aided Training in Art in England', 'Atavism in Art', 'The... |
Art and Architecture | £35.00 | |
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Sir Reginald Blomfield [Reginald Theodore Blomfield] (1856-1942), British architect and garden designer [John Charles Dollman (1851-1934), English illustrator; Frederick William Pomeroy (1856-1924)] Note, in a secretarial hand, signed by Blomfield ('Reginald . Blomfield'), to Dollman. 12mo, 1 p. Bifolium. Good, on lightly-aged paper. From the context of other items in the same collection, this letter relates to an 'Artists general Benevolent Banquet' (for which Dollman was acting as steward). Blomfield would be pleased to join Dollman, but has 'already promised my... |
Art and Architecture | £33.00 | |
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Sir Reginald Kennedy Kennedy-Cox Autograph letter signed to [John] Cabourn, Playwright and founder of Dockland Settlements (died 1966). 4 pp, 12mo. "So many apologies for taking you down to the Savoy for nothing, but the moment Mrs Potter told me she had to motor down to Staines I 'phoned all over the place in an attempt to stop you but I suppose it was too late. [...]... |
Music and Theatre | £45.00 |