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Alexander Brown, nineteenth-century bookseller in the Strand, London [Smith and Guscotte, Solicitors, 19 Essex Street, Strand] Fifty-two long lines of text, on one side of a single piece of parchment, roughly inches by. '[...] Between John Guscotte of No. 19 Essex Street Strand [...] and Alexander Brown of No. 342 Strand in the County of Middlesex aforesaid Book Seller'. A ten-year lease for a consideration of sixty... |
Book Trade History, Printing History, Social history, Travel and Topography | £125.00 | |
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Alexander Campbell Fraser. Autograph Letter Signed "A C Fraser" to an unnamed correspondent. Philosopher (see DNB). Two pages, 8vo, some spotting, mainly good condition. "I thank you for the profound & yet widely entertaining & [?] volume on "Moral Sensation" which you were so good as to send to me some weeks ago. I have read it with much asent to its main doctrine, &... |
Science, Medicine and Technology | £75.00 | |
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Alexander Cockburn. Autograph Note Signed to M. de Struve. Diplomat (1776-1852)(Boase). One page, 4to, in French, with added notes in another hand about Cockburn ("Envoye Britanique [sic] a hambourg"), thanking his correspondent for a prompt reply, adding "J'ai l'honneur de vous remettre [cy jointe?] . . ." |
French, History, Travel and Topography | £35.00 | |
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Alexander D[avid]. Ross (1883-1966). 8vo: 14 pp. One plate and two diagrams in text. Stapled and unbound. In original grey printed wraps. Dogeared and grubby, with central vertical crease. Presentation copy. Ross is described as 'Assistant to the Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Glasgow.' He was Lecturer in... |
Science, Medicine and Technology | £45.00 | |
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Henry Barraud (1811-1874), English portrait, subject and animal painter Signature only, cut from letter, "Yrs truly | Henry Barraud", artist. Paper, 11 x 3cm, formerly laid down in an album, some remnants of process on reverse, otherwise good condition. |
Art and Architecture | £23.00 |
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Alexander Henry Hallam Murray Autograph Letter Signed to the wife of the Rev. Charles Henry Middleton Wake. Son (1854-1936) of the publisher John Murray and partner in the firm. The husband (1828-1915) of the recipient was a connoisseur and print collector. Two pages, 12mo. Folded three times. In very good condition. He cannot accept the dinner engagement for the 13th June. 'I have unfortunately an... |
Book Trade History, Literature, Printing History | £25.00 | |
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Virgil Thomson, American Composer Five items in good conditon, including: A. Two Typed Letters Signed, one page each, one (9 April1988) just saying he'd be home and giving contact details; the other (2 May 1988) thanking O'Connor for a list of pieces (on which he comments) and discusses Gavin Henderson [English arts... |
£250.00 | ||
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Francis Darwin [ H.W.Crosskey, geologist ] Questionnaire, partly filled in by Darwin, from, Translation of Scientific Memoirs' Committee, 2pp, 4to, minor sunning, good condition. NOT including the Printed Letter, p.[1], from H.W. Crosskey, explaining what the questionnaire is for (Action for the Translation and Publication of Foreign... |
£650.00 | ||
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[City of Cardiff Education Week, 1932] [Cardiff Juvenile Welfare Council] [Wales; Welsh schools] Both items in good condition (see separate descriptions). ONE: 'City of Cardiff Education Week. Cardiff Juvenile Welfare Council. Hobbies Exhibition and Demonstration of Voluntary Juvenile Organisations' Activities. Programme of Demonstrations and Displays, and Handbook of Stalls and... |
£95.00 | ||
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Alexander Hume-Campbell (1708-1760), Member of Parliament and Lord Clerk Register from 1756 to 1760 [Hugh Hume-Campbell, 3rd Earl of Marchmont] All six letters in quarto; good, on aged paper; and with text neatly-written, clear and entire. Letter One: 3 May 1759. 2 pp. 40 lines of text. Giving advice regarding a will to be drawn up by a Mrs Robertson. 'As to the place where Mrs. Robertson makes the Disposition it is absolutely... |
History | £150.00 |