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Victor Sardou. Autograph Note Signed to an unknown friend French playwright. One page, 12mo. In French. He declares in inflated terms his inability to dine with him on a certain day. |
£45.00 | |
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W. Pett Ridge Autograph Letter Signed, 2pp., 8vo, to Ernest Carr Novelist (1864-1930). He announces the birth of his first child, with comment on its colour. |
£25.00 | |
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W.H. Russell Statements of Account (x 2), signed. Irish war correspondent amd miscellaneous writer (1820-1907). 2pp., 8vo. One signed twice by Russell, the other initialled. The statement gives details of three articles contributed to the Miscellany, including "The Lewis - What is it?". |
£65.00 | |
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W.H. Russell. Autograph Letter Signed to "Spencer" Irish war correspondent. 2pp., 8vo. He produces some badinage about an invitation card, then comments on the situation in Egypt: "I wish the Powers - which they aren't by the by - had let our fat friend Ismail [Pasha] alone just tightening the bit a little & and then there would be none of... |
£75.00 | |
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Walter G.F. Phillimore Autograph Letter Signed to unnamed correspondent Judge, jurist, and ecclesiatical lawyer (1845-1929). 3pp., 12mo, giving thanks for valuable information, describing his researches ("Rimbault's book" and correspondence), alluding to cheque books which he has inspected and others he wishes to inspect. He anticipates calling and seeing his... |
£25.00 | |
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Henry Hobhouse Autograph Letter Signed to James Williams Archivist (1776-1854). 2pp., 4to, suggesting that, despite the potential for "tumult" of a "great Concourse of People", the following day, he does not believe there will be a need for the "Sheriff's Interference". (At this time Hobhouse acted as permanent under-secretary for the Home Dept.) |
£35.00 | |
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Henry Lee Autograph Letter Signed to Edward Draper Naturalist (1826-1888). 2pp., 8vo, signs of having been laid down, thanking Draper for "the Japanese book on Birds, commenting on the drawings ("wonderfully instinct with life", "suggestion of movement about their portraits of animals or human beings"). he mentions another Japanese book he has "... |
£50.00 | |
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Henry Mitchell "Viscount Ferdinand de Lesseps" American hydrographer and engineer (1830-1902). Wraps, detached and chipped, pp.370-385, contents good. Inscribed by the author to George Davidson (1825-1911) geodesist and geographer AND ANNOTATED extensively throughout by Davidson, marking passages with underlining, expressing doubts about... |
£200.00 | |
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Herbert Maxwell. Autograph Letter Signed to Douglas Sladen Scottish writer, sportsman and naturalist (1845-1937). 4pp., 4to. He gives detailed answers to questions about members of the Douglas family and finally refers Sladen to his book, "The Story of the Tweed". |
£30.00 | |
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J. Arthur Thomson Autograph Postcards Signed (x 3)2 initialled, to C.H. Grinling, labour activist Zoologist (1861-1933). Two of the cards say very little. The third is as follows: "'Nature' remains, more or less wisely, on an altitude. Books brought ot the altar will be reviewed. Others won't. If Prof. Carr sends a copy to 'Nature', as surely should have been done on publication, the all-... |
£40.00 |
