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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
George Anson Byron (1789-1868), 7th Baron Byron of Rochdale, Royal Navy admiral, and cousin of the poet Lord Byron, whom he succeeded to the title [Admiral Collingwood; Collingwood House, Kent] [Admiral George Anson Byron, 7th Baron Byron of Rochdale, cousin and successor of the poet Lord Byron.] Autograph Signature ('Byron') on frank of letter to the Hon. Mrs Collingwood. Frank on 7 x 13 cm panel cut from front of envelope. In good condition, lightly aged, laid down on part of leaf from album, with the reverse carrying part of the frank to a letter from another unidentified individual, with free postmark from 1826. Byron's frank has the customary red-ink postmark...		£28.00
[William Henry Waddington] Waddington, French diplomat, statesman, and archaeologist (1826-1894 [{Waddington; ] Autograph Note Signed 'Waddington' to an unnamed correspondent trying to arrange a meeting. One page, 12mo, bifolium, pin=holes at top and some marking, mainly good condition. "I hear that you are in town on your way back from Brussels. Should you have any time to spare, I should be happy to see you. You would find me at home tomorrow [...]".		£40.00
G. Shaw Lefevre, M.P. [the Committee in support of the Married Women's Property Bill; Alexander Ireland, Manchester printer] [women's suffrage; Victorian feminism] [Female suffrage; printed pamphlet.] Speech of Mr. G. Shaw Lefevre, M.P., on bringing in "The Bill to amend the Law with respect to the Property of Married Women." In the House of Commons, April 21st, 1868. 12pp., 8vo. In fair condition, aged and worn, no wraps, disbound, with pencil annotations to title-page. Copies listed on COPAC etc		£90.00
Henry Fawcett, Esq., M.P. [Government Factory Bill, 1874; Alexander Ireland, Manchester printer; women's suffrage; Victorian feminism] [Female suffrage; printed pamphlet.] Government Factory Bill. Speech on the Second Reading of the Bill, June 11th, 1874. 26pp., 8vo. In good condition, lightly-aged, no wraps, disbound. One copy on COPAC, at the BL, and two copies on OCLC WorldCat.		£90.00
Jacob Bright, Esq., M.P. [women's suffrage; Victorian feminism] [Female suffrage; printed pamphlet.] Speech of Jacob Bright, Esq., M.P. on the Electoral Disabilities of Women Delivered in Edinburgh January 17, 1870. 12pp., 12mo. In good condition, lightly-aged, no wraps, disbound. Two copies on COPAC and two copies on OCLC WorldCat.		£120.00
[Russian Revolution] Hands off Russia Committee [Duplicate Handbills] Hands off Russia! \| Will you fight for the Polish Landlords? Two copies, One printed page, 12mo, good condition. An unknown hand has written in pencil on the reverse, pp.18 and 20, concerning the Soviets, Bolsheviks and Kerensky. P.18 commences: "the Soviets having everywhere grown strong through their peace propaganda and the ['propagation of the'...		£120.00
John Drinkwater (1882-1937), poet and dramatist [John Drinkwater, poet and dramatist.] Autograph Signature, with date and place, on card. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 11.5 x 9 cm card. In good condition, lightly aged, with negligible evidence of mounting on blank reverse. Neatly written and presented in Drinkwater's characteristic controlled hand: 'John Drinkwater / London / January 1935.'		£25.00
John Pyke Hullah (1812-1884), English composer and teacher of music who worked with Dickens and Mendelssohn [John Pyke Hullah, composer and teacher of music.] Autograph Letter Signed to W. Guernsey, arranging a meeting on his return from the country. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 1p, 12mo. On bifolium of grey paper. In good condition, with strip of paper from mount adhering to blank second leaf. Folded twice. Signed ?John Hullah? and addressed to ?W. Guernesy Esq?. He explains that he is leaving town the following morning, and gives a...		£35.00
Ed. Sylvia Pankhurst [Sylvia Pankhurst; printed periodical; Suffragettes] The Woman's Dreadnought. One issue only. Four pages, paginated [241]-244, aged, edges sl. chipped, small closed tear, text clear and complete, folded in two. See image.	Women	£80.00
W.H. Auden, Stephen Spender and other members of The Mermaid Club [W.H. Auden, Stephen Spender and other members of The Mermaid Club; printed] Menu The Mermaid Club Oxford [insignia with image of a mermaid] \| Trinity Term Dinner \| At the Elizabeth Restaurant [Oxford] \| Tuesday, 12 June, 1956 [8]pp. including card covers, 12mo, some damp- staining not interfering with text, faint foxing. Verso of front cover signed: Stephen Spender and Wystan Auden, with the signatures of seven others (presumably the undergraduate members whose guests Auden and Spender were). The printed text...		£220.00