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Jacob Bright, Esq., M.P. [women's suffrage; Victorian feminism] 12pp., 12mo. In good condition, lightly-aged, no wraps, disbound. Two copies on COPAC and two copies on OCLC WorldCat. |
£120.00 | ||
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[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 | ||
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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 | ||
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John Pyke Hullah (1812-1884), English composer and teacher of music who worked with Dickens and Mendelssohn 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 | ||
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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 |
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W.H. Auden, Stephen Spender and other members of The Mermaid Club [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 | ||
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Edward Morris Erskine (1817-1883), diplomat [ George Elliot [ George Francis Stewart Elliot ] (1822-1901), son of Gilbert Elliot (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto ] 7pp., 12mo. On two bifoliums. In good condition, on aged paper. First page headed 'Private'. Docketed by Elliot 'My Father's death'. An excellent letter casting interesting light on the machinations of the Liberal government. Erskine is attempting something requiring all of his diplomatic tact:... |
£150.00 | ||
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Felix Moscheles [ Felix Stone Moscheles ] (1833-1917), English painter of Jewish origin, peace activist and advocate of Esperanto 1p., 16mo. In fair condition, lightly-aged and worn, with small hole affecting one word of text. He acknowledges receipt of her cheque for three guineas. |
£30.00 | ||
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Jessie Boucherett; Henry Thomas Buckle; Matilda M. Hays; H. R. Droop [women's suffrage; Victorian domestic violence; factory labour; female employment; married women's property] The ten items disbound from volumes from the collections of Robert Crewe-Milnes (1858-1945), 1st Marquess of Crewe; the Cavendish Bentinck Library, London; and the Central Committee of the National Society for Women's Suffrage. London. The first nine items in good overall condition, lightly aged... |
£320.00 | ||
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Henry Montagu Butler (1833-1918), Headmaster of Harrow School, and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge [ Major Robert Guthrie Macgregor (1805-1869) ] 1p., 12mo. In fair condition, on lightly aged and worn paper. He thanks him for his 'very kind present to our School Library': 'The "Greek Anthology" will, I need not say, be a most acceptable addition to our treasures.' Guthrie's 'name will duly appear in our annual list of those friends who... |
£35.00 |