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Marie Effie Bancroft (née Wilton) Autograph letters signed (x 2) and 1 autograph note signed, Actress (1839-1921), wife of the actor-manager Squire Bancroft. The first letter, to Lady Hayter, "Thursday" (no date), 2 pages, 8vo. "Shall you have any military music on Friday? If so, I should like to see the Trumpeter for I want him to play some calls during a recitation. I would run in... |
£35.00 | |
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Marie Effie Bancroft (née Wilton) Autograph note signed to unnamed correspondent, Actress (1839-1921), wife of the actor-manager Sir Squire Bancroft (1841-1926). One page, 12mo. "A happy new year to you both / Marie Bancroft". Traces of previous mounting at head and foot of the page. |
£12.00 | |
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Marie Effie Bancroft (née Wilton) Actress (1839-1921), wife of the actor-manager Squire Bancroft. One page, 12mo. Written in a large hand, evidently in response to a request for an autograph. "Do you like Sir?" / Act 1 / Marie Bancroft / October 8th 1879". Traces of previous mounting on reverse. |
£15.00 | |
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Marie Stopes Autograph Quotation Signed "Marie C. Stopes Stopes has written lines headed "Marriage" on a 4to page (her birthday, 15 October) extracted from "A Birthday Book designed by her Royal Highness the Princess Beatrice" (1881). The book comprises one day to every page. The book has the bookplate of N. Hardy Wallis (see BLC). Stopes says "... |
£100.00 | |
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Marius Goring Autograph note signed to Miss Wheldon, English actor, manager, director (1912-1998). One page, 4to. "Thank you very much for your letter. I enclose three post-cards, hoping that they will be of some use." Miss Wheldon was organising a charity fete. In bad condition: creased and torn, with holes for a ring-binder and annotated with a... |
£20.00 | |
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Martin Archer Shee Autograph note signed to J.H. Gifford (prob. editor of the St James' Chronicle). Irish Painter, poet, dramatist and novelist (1770-1850). He gives his correspondent the address of a "Mr Herbert" who was, according to the Post Office Directory of 1846, a professor and publisher of music. |
£45.00 | |
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Mary Cholmondeley Autograph letter signed to "Miss Phillips" (1859-1925). 2pp., 12mo, minimal remnants of its having been attache to album page . She and her husband cannot visit on the Friday since they are "At Home". She invites her to tea and expresses pleasure in the improvement in Mr Phillips health. |
£30.00 | |
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Mary Moore Typed letter signed to unnamed male correspondent, English actress-manageress (1869-1931), married successively to the actor-managers James Albery and Charles Wyndham. "I much regret that owing to the many calls upon my time at present, I am unable to give you the information you require." |
£20.00 | |
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Maud Diver Autograph note signed on card to [the Rev. E.J.F. Davies, autograph-collector) Novelist (1867-1945). Two sides of card, 3" x 3". She says he is welcome to her autograph "for what it is worth, to add to [his] distinguished collection. She adds a postscript saying that she has enclosed her signature on a separate piece of paper in case that is what he requires. She points... |
£45.00 | |
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Maurice Maeterlinck Belgian dramatist, poet, essayist (1862-1949). "Deux Mille", blue wraps, small tear both ends of spine, hinge strain, yellowing pages but mainly g.. INSCRIBED "A Sir John Martin Harvey [English actor/manager]. L'incomparable <........................> ref. obscure to me> qui sera... |
£85.00 |
