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R.M. Benson [Richard Meux Benson (1824 – 1915), priest in the Church of England and founder of the Society of St. John the Evangelist.] [R.H. Benson, priest; Girls' School in India] Autograph Letter Signed R.M. Benson about his Society organising a Superior Girls School in Bombay, asking Madam his correspondent's, help in finding a suitable Headmistress. Four pages, 12mo, bifolium, some faint staining, text clear and complete. I hope you will excuse my troubling you, but as you are often corresponding with ladies of a literary turn, it has occurred to me that you might be able to help me to find what I want. Our Society is just organising a...	Education, Religion	£80.00
Théodore François Joseph Labarre (1805 – 1870), French harpist and composer. [Theodore Labarre, harpist and composer] Autograph Letter Signed T. Labarre to Ollivier [prob. Charles Ollivier of New Bond Street,music seller etc.] about the dedication (to Lady Cochrane) to his Op:93. In French. One page, cr. 8vo, fold marks, some staining, two small closed tears, text clear and complete. Si le titre de l'op:93 n'est pas encore terminé il faut mettre sur la dédicace \| The Right Honble \| Lady Katherine Elizabeth \| Cochrane. \| Je vous enverrai les épreuves avec 3 nouveaux morceaux lundi...		£95.00
Bede Jarrett OP (1881 – 1934), Dominican friar and Catholic priest who was also a noted historian and author. [Bede Jarrett, Dominican friar] Autograph Note Signed Bede Jarrett OP to Mr [Louis] Frewer [autograph collector, presumably Louis B. Frewer, bibliographer], about the gift of a book. Two pages, obl.12mo, good condition, large handwriting. But that was extremely kind of you; actually we have a copy but I will send this second one to the Dominican Priory at Stellenbosch where they are sadly in need of books. I shall add your letter to the volume for South Africa seems the...		£45.00
Chula of Siam [Chula Chakrabongse (1908 – 1963), member of the family of the Chakri Dynasty of Thailand] [Chula of Siam; motor-racing] Signature only Chula of Siam. Paper 7.5 x 2.5, laid down on larger paper (page from a small album), very top of the f of of carelessly trimmed, good condition. See image.	Royalty	£25.00
Lady Londonderry [Castlereagh; Lord Nelson; Trafalgar] [Lady Londonderry [Castlereagh; Lord Nelson; Trafalgar]] COPY (just contemporary) Letter on the death of Lord Nelson. From Lady Londonderry to her Son, Lord Castlereagh November 13th 1805. Two Pages, 4to, bifolium, remnants of tipping in process, good condition. A variant text, differing from the text thrown up by Googlebooks(no doubt itself a variant!). (Original letter appears to be in the BL, Add MSS 31022, f.14- not consulted). It omits Lady Castlereagh's initial sentence (in...		£150.00
Martin Cyril D'Arcy [Father D'Arcy] (1888-1976), Jesuit theologian who received Evelyn Waugh into the Roman Catholic church, and served as a model for 'Father Rothschild' in 'Vile Bodies' [Martin D'Arcy, Jesuit] Autograph Note Signed M.C. D'Arcy to autograph-collector [Louis] Frewer [presumably Louis B. Frewer, bibliographer], thanking him for donation of a book. One page, 12mo, fold mark, good condition. Text: What a very kind thought of yours! I am very grateful for the present & will have it put in the Library.		£56.00
'Sydney' [pseud.] [Inscribed by Author; with authorial inscrioption] 'Sydney's' Letter to the King and other correspondence, connected with the Reported Exclusion of Lord Byron's Monument from Westminster Abbey. Pp.hf.title, title, [i]-[x]; [11]-56[4], paginated to p.56 (apparently the end of the copy on the Net)), with additional (after a Campbell poem) address 'To the Reader' commencing Since this little book was sent to the press it appears [...] that the lines 'said to have been written in a Bible...		£220.00
[Henry Cole][Sir Henry Cole (1808 – 11882), civil servant and inventor who facilitated many innovations in commerce & education in the 19th century in the U.K.] [Henry Cole as sub-commissioner under the Record Commission; Exchequer Records] Incomplete Autograph Letter or Draft in Cole's Handwriting about an impediment in the arrangement of the Miscellaneous Records of the Exchequer. Two pages, 4to, good condition, lacking at least a signature page. An impediment in the arrangement of the Miscellaneous Records of the Exchequer which I feel it my duty to submit to the notice of the Board. \| I requested the Bagbearer to deliver [to me] for the purpose of cataloguing &c [...	Social history	£450.00
A.B. Rendle [Alfred Barton Rendle (1865 – 1938), botanist]. [A.B. Rendle, botanist; The Snowdrop] Autograph Letter Signed A.B. Rendle to Grinling [[C.H.] Grinling, socialist, editor of the Woolwich Pioneer, botanist], discussing the Snowdrop at length. Two pages, cr. 8vo, fold mark, minor repair to closed tear, text complete and legible. Text: I have no personal knowledge as to the seeding of Snowdrops in this country - the species is a very doubtful native & we are about the northern limit of its distribution. I have grown snowdrops for...		£80.00
Anna Maria Winter, Irish Author [Anna Maria Winter, Irish Author; Printed] The Ideal Confidant. A Poem. 172pp., 8vo, rebound in modern grey boards and eps, substantially unopened, small closed tear on original endpaper, long tears pp.9-10 and 103-4 repaired (page obviously turned too vigorously not taking unopenedness into account), p.172 (the last) and adjacent ep sl. marked, text ow clear and...		£450.00