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John Guise (1682 or 1683 ? 1765), Army officer and art collector. [John Guise, Army officer and art collector; Raphael; Michelangelo; Da Vinci.] Note about allowances of powder with the signature J Guise, addressed to My Lord & Gentlemen One page, 15.5 x 20cm, left edge repaired, fair condition with text sl. faded. Text (secretarial) My Lord & Gentlemen \| the Powder last Deliver'd for the Duty and Exercise of is Majesty's First Regim[en]t of Foot Guards being now expended ([ten barr[e]ls?] part of the allowance Due to the...		£250.00
Evelyn Laye (1900-1996), English actress and singer, who began her career as one of George Edwardes' 'Gaiety Girls' [?A bright, particular star?: Evelyn Laye, English actress and singer.] Autograph Letter Signed to Kenneth [Sephton], regarding a broadcast she has given. In his entry on Laye in the Oxford DNB, Sheridan Morley describes her as a ?bright, particular star?. 1p, 16mo.Good firm signature. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded once for postage. On the otherwise-blank reverse is Laye's monogram, with her initials. Reads: 'My dear Kenneth. / Thank you...		£45.00
'Edward Thunder' [satirical political poster for the Sussex election, held at Chichester, 12 March 1820; national debt] Contemporary manuscript transcription (on paper watermarked 1818) of a satirical political poster from Brighton by 'Edward Thunder', produced for the Sussex election held at Chichester in 1820. Folio, 1 p. On paper watermarked 'J WHATMAN \| 1818'. Written out in a very neat hand over thirty lines, over the 'signature' 'Edward Thunder.', and with the printer's slug reproduced in the bottom left-hand corner.Begins 'How I Mourn \| For the Blindness of my \| Countrymen!' The writer expresses...	History	£125.00
Edward Burney (1760-1848), English artist, and cousin to the novelist Fanny Burney (1752-1840) Elegant ink drawings of fashionable young ladies, said to be unused illustrations by Edward Burney for his cousin Fanny Burney's 'Evelina'. In good condition, on lightly-aged paper. Dimensions are approximate. The three illustrations (1815-6), each 8.5 x 4 cm, form three panels on a 10 x 13.5 cm piece of paper. Each shows a standing young lady, dressed in the height of fashion: one posing in hat with a parasol and flanked by plant...	Art and Architecture, Literature	£1,200.00
Paul Déroulède (1846-1914), French right-wing author and anti-Dreyfusard politician Autograph Card Signed ('Déroulède P.') by the French anti-Dreyfusard author and politician Paul Déroulède, written from prison, congratulating a couple on their newborn child. 9 x 14 cm. Backed on piece of card, and hence with the details of the addressees obscured. Fair, on aged paper with central vertical crease. Sending 'Compliments au père et à la mère. Bon veux pour le nouveau né!' Written while waiting for trial, following Déroulède's re-arrest for treason. He...	Book Trade History, Literature	£165.00
[Association of Employers of Factory Labour in the four Counties of Lancaster, York, Chester, and Derby; Richard Haworth; J. Simpson; J. H. Bridges; H. Whitworth; T. Holmes; Anthony John Mundella] [Female and child factory labour; printed pamphlet.] Mr. Mundella's Bill for Limiting the Hours of Labour in Factories. Observations of the Employers upon the Report to the Local Government Board by J. H. Bridges, M.D., and T. Holmes, [...] The full title reads: 'Mr. Mundella's Bill for Limiting the Hours of Labour in Factories. Observations of the Employers upon the Report to the Local Government Board by J. H. Bridges, M.D., and T. Holmes, on the Health of Women, Children, and Young Persons engaged in Textile Manufactures, with...		£50.00
[Royal Mail Post Office Guide, 1899, with official annotations by 'T.K.S.'; philately; post marks; wireless telegraphy] Interleaved 'P.P.L.' copy, annotated for official use by 'T.K.S.', of the Royal Mail 'Post Office Guide', with two years' corrections (1900-1902), abbreviations for various Post Offices, table of 'Post Towns' between 1900 and 1902, and other matter. 8vo volume, bound up and interleaved for official use. Internally sound and tight, on aged paper; in worn black leather quarter-binding with repair to loose boards. In gilt on spine is the title 'P. P. L.', with 'T. K. S.' at the foot, and these abbreviations are also present in pencil on the...		£280.00
Hugh Percy (1714-1786), 1st Duke of Northumberland; his wife Elizabeth Percy (1716-1776), née Seymour, Duchess of Northumberland] [Longhoughton, Northumberland] Manuscript 'Licence for Elizabeth Adams to Lett to Robert Adams' premises in Longhoughton, Northumberland, signed by Hugh Percy, Earl (later Duke) of Northumberland, and his wife ('Northumberland' and 'Elizabeth Northumberland'). Folio, 1 p. Bifolium. Text on recto of first leaf; docketed on reverse of second leaf. Text clear and complete. Fair, on lightly-aged and worn paper. Headed 'Longhoughton \| Northumberland'. Signed at foot by the Earl and Countess. Begins 'Licence is hereby Granted to Elizabeth Adams to Lett Lett...	History	£125.00
Jacques Dresse, Artificier, à Cornesse-Pepinster [fireworks; firework displays; pyrotechnics] Large printed 'Prix-Courant' advertisement, in French, for a dealer in fireworks, headed 'Fabrique de Feux d'Artifices \| Cornesse-Pepinster [Belgium] \| M. Dresse, artificier de la ville de Liége. \| Jacques Dresse, Succcesseur.' 4to, 2 pp. Bifolium, with first page on verso of second leaf, and second on recto of first. Text clear and complete. Good, on lightly-aged semi-opaque paper. The 'Prix et Programme de quelques Feux d'Artifices' follow a short introduction by Dresse. Prices range from 'Feux de 100 francs' to '...	Miscellaneous	£95.00
Michael Sadleir, Author, Publisher, Book Collector. Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Francis [the source of the letter suggests Sacheverell Sitwell], concerning the supply of Trollope letters. Two pages, 8vo, good condition. A bookseller called Glaishier at Greenwich sent me a small Trollope letter to see to other day. It was in bad condition, but I think the signature was undamaged and if your friend only collects signatures it might be worth his asking to se this. \| If, however, he...	Book Trade History, Literature	£135.00