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Evelyn M. Hatch, one of Lewis Carroll's child-friends. Pp.[xviii].268, 8vo, endpapers foxed, sl. hinge strain, in slightly worn and dulled dj, frontis. portrait, illus., mainly book in very good condition. ENCLOSED: A. Two Autograph Letters Signed Evelyn M. Hatch, both to Falconer Madan, bibliographer of Lewis Carroll, [Printed heading] 17 Pembroke... |
£450.00 | |
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David Hume [David Hume, Baron Hume of Ninewells (1757?1838) Scottish advocate, judge and legal scholar; nephew of the philosopher] Incomplete (probably missing initial bifolium of four pages!), Two Pages, 4to, bifolium, damage around removed seal area, fold marks aged, small closed tears, but clear text as follows: to make any complaints. Mrs H and myfour children (two boys and two girls) are also upon the whole in good... |
£220.00 | |
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Charles Keene [Charles S. Keene; Charles Samuel Keene] (1823-1891), English illustrator, known for his work for 'Punch' [Frank Walton (1840-1928), artist] [Punch illustrator Charles Keene ('Charles S. Keene') to Burgess. 12mo, 1 p. Fair, on aged paper folded twice. I'm awfully busy this week but I'll try to come on Friday. You don't say the hour - is it 7. I'll understand it so, that you need not trouble to write again, if that will do. |
£45.00 | |
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Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith [Ordre de Temple; French Freemasonry; President of the Knights Liberators of the Slaves of Africa] See John Barrow, The LIfe and Correpondence of Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith, Chapter XIII, pp.406-424 (Knights Templars etc.). ITEM 1: Holograph, one page, 18 x 23cms, aged but good condition double column, some additions and corrections, apparently a draft for a formal document giving... |
£500.00 | |
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Victor Caillat and Alfred Lance [Marshall Sisson, RA (1897-1978), British architect; George Pymm, London bookbinder] From the collection of English architect Marshall Sisson.. 69 engravings, in brown 4to quarter-binding, with 'BIBLIO- | THEQUES' in gilt at head of spine, and 'PARIS | 1855' at foot. In fair condition, on aged paper, in binding worn at hinges. All engravings in 4to, with 12 double-page and 57... |
£350.00 | |
| C. K. Jaeger [Cyril Karel Stuart Jaeger] (1912-2008), fantasy and children's writer under the name 'Karel Jaeger', friend and landlord of Fitzrovia writer Julian Maclaren-Ross (1912-1964) | £0.00 | |
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Robin Wallace, artist (Westmoreland). Robin Wallace (1897-1952) was a well-known British painter in oils and watercolours, particularly noted for his landscapes. He was born in Kendal, Westmoreland, descended from a long line of hand-loom weavers. After working for local nurserymen, he served in the Royal Marines in the First World... |
£600.00 | |
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Rev. R. St. John Tyrwhitt, M.A. [Richard St John Tyrwhitt (1827-1895), English art critic, cleric and supporter of John Ruskin] Letter: 1p., 12mo. In fair condition, lightly aged and creased. Attached by the blank second leaf of the bifolium to the reverse of the front free endpaper of the book. Envelope addressed by Tyrwhitt to 'Miss Bosworth | Parks Town' tipped-in beside the letter. He is not sure whether she has a... |
£150.00 | |
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C. K. Jaeger [Cyril Karel Stuart Jaeger] (1912-2008), fantasy and children's writer under the name 'Karel Jaeger', friend and landlord of Fitzrovia writer Julian Maclaren-Ross (1912-1964)
C. K. Jaeger [Cyril Karel Stuart Jaeger] (1912-2008), fantasy and children's writer under the name 'Karel Jaeger', friend and landlord of Fitzrovia writer Julian Maclaren-Ross (1912-1964) [C. K. Jaeger ('Karel Jaeger'), fantasy writer.] Unpublished... |
£450.00 | |
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Pier Antonio Gariazzo, artist and filmmaker 80 lithographic prints, mostly hand-coloured, of drawings of indigenous peoples and tribal groups, made on a voyage to South America, Africa and Asia in 1933 by the Italian painter and film director Pier Antonio Gariazzo. With accompanying French letterpress. This collection of accomplished and... |
£1,800.00 |
