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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
[Thomas Frères, négociants à Valence, Départment de la Drome] [the French wine trade; fine wines] Printed price list, in French, for Thomas Frères, négociants à Valence, Départment de la Drome, with 'Vins Rouges' and 'Vin Blancs'. Nicely printed within a border on one side of a piece of 19 x 12 cm laid paper. In good condition, lightly-aged. Headed: 'THOMAS FRÈRES, \| NGTS. A VALENCE, DÉPT. DE LA DROME. \| REPRÉSENTÉS VOYAGEUR.' 22 'VINS ROUGES' (from 'Hermitage' to 'Bordeaux') and 13 'VINS BLANCS' (from 'Hermitage' to '...		£38.00
[Richard Tuckey, Wine & Spirit Merchant, High Street, Fareham] [fine wines] Printed card of Richard Tuckey, Wine & Spirit Merchant, High Street, Fareham, advertising 'Wines' and 'Genuine Spirits'. An attractive example of provincial printing, in letterpress on one side of piece of 9 x 6 cm card. Headed: 'RICHARD TUCKEY, \| WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANT, \| High Street, \| FAREHAM.' Giving prices in shillings and pence for four Wines (Fine old Port; Sherry; Maderia [sic]; White Cape) and six '...		£56.00
Henry Edward Manning (1808-1892), Archdeacon of Chichester in the established church, and Roman Catholic Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster [John Lavicount Anderdon (1792-1874); Stulz & Housley] Autograph Letter in the third person from Henry Edward Manning, Archdeacon of Chichester, later Cardinal Manning, giving instruction to his tailors, Messrs John Stulz and Samuel Housley of Clifford Street, London. 12mo, 1 p. Text clear and complete. On aged and creased paper. As 'Archdeacon Manning was unable to call in Clifford street' on the previous Saturday, he would like 'Messrs Stulz to finish his frock coat, & to send it to 22 Tavistock Square, not to be forwarded.' The address was the home of...	Religion	£130.00
Esmond Cecil Harmsworth, Newspaper Proprietor, 2nd Viscount Rothermere) Typed Letter Signed "Rothermere" to George Bilainkin, diplomatic correspondent. One page, 8vo, fold marks, good condition. He thanks him for his letter, and looks forward ot reading Bilainkin's Diary "dictated in Berlin when it is ready". "I should be very pleased ot meet the Yugoslav Ambassador sometime, but I am unable to suggest dates at the moment as I am going away...	History	£45.00
Eugenio Rignano, Jewish Italian philosopher, sometime editor of the journal 'Scientia'. [Eugenio Rignano] Autograph Letter Signed to Prof. W.B. Crow, W.B. Crow, author of "Contributions to the Principles of Morphology ", giving reasons for declining an article. 2pp., 8vo, bifolium, some creasing, small closed tear, text clear and complete. He has just been able to read Crow's article 'the primitive forms of life' which he found interesting. But he declines to publish it because the length does not conform to their standard of 10 pages (being 20 pages...	Science, Medicine and Technology	£80.00
[Irish Prisoners] List of around 170 'Prisoners in English and Scotch and Six County Jails' List of around 170 'Prisoners in English and Scotch and Six County Jails' and third pages with names and addresses. The first entry is 'Bell, Patk. Maidstone \| 17 Pound St., Belfast (arrested June '22) \| 3 yr. \| Arms', and the fourth 'Conway, Thos. \| Coranmore, Cranagh, Plumbridge, Tyrone \| 5...		£450.00
[Irish Texts Society] [Printed] Prospectus Prospectus, 4pp., 4to, English and Irish texts, bifolium, minor foxing, good condition.The Officers, Vice-Presidents, Executive Council and Consultative Committee are listed. They announce and justify the undertaking of a new dictionary of Modern Irish, saying that the plates of the first such...		£80.00
Frederic G. Mather (1844-1925) [Rev. Robert Ellis Thompson (1844-1924), author] Autograph Note Signed from the historian Frederic G. Mather to R. E. Thompson, regarding his article on 'Buffalo' in the 'Encyclopaedia Americana'. 8vo, 1 p. Good, on lightly-aged paper. A covering letter for 'the supplementary article on Buffalo' (in the 'Encyclopaedia Americana' supplements to 'Encyclopaedia Britannica', 1883-1885, the first two volumes of which Thompson was editor).	History, Literature	£56.00
Frederick Mather (1833-1900), author, editor of the Chicago 'Field' and Superintendent of the New York and United States Fish Commissions [Henry William Herbert ('Frank Forester'), 1807-1858)] Autograph Card from Frederick Maher to J. Charles Davis of Proctor's Theatre, New York, regarding his acquaintance with the author 'Frank Forester' (Henry William Herbert). 13 x 7.5 card. Fair, on aged paper, with minor creasing to one corner. Stamped and addressed on one side to 'Mr. J. Charles Davis \| Proctor's Theatre \| New York'. The unsigned card (with the words 'and United States' deleted from the heading) has partly printed text. Mather completes it in...	History, Literature	£75.00
[Union of South Africa, Department of Native Affairs, Report on the Social, Health and Economic Conditions of Urban Natives, 1942] [South African; apartheid] Union of South Africa. Department of Native Affairs. Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee on the Social, Health and Economic Conditions of Urban Natives. Folio, 30 pp. In original blue printed wraps. Stapled. Text clear and complete. On discoloured, frayed and creased paper. Ownership inscription of A. Copeman, Cambridge. Only copies on COPAC at the British Library and University of London SOAS.	History, Social history	£125.00