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'Ben Greet' [ Sir Philip Barling Greet ] (1857-1936), Shakespearean actor, director, impresario, manager of Old Vic Theatre, London [ Neil Forsyth, General Manager, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ] [ 'Ben Greet' [ Sir Philip Barling Greet ], Shakespearean impressario and 'an ardent opera goer'. ] Two Autograph Letters Signed (both 'Ben Greet') to Neil Forsyth, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, requesting boxes and commenting on productions. ONE: On letterhead of 'The Ben Greet Company', addressed from 20 Buckingham Street, WC [ London ]. 14 July [ no year ]. 2pp., 8vo. In fair condition, aged and worn, with the first page carrying pencil scorings and a short note by Forsyth. The first paragraph reads: 'If business will permit can I...		£80.00
Prince Alexander of Battenberg (later Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke). [ Prince Alexander of Battenberg [later Mountbatten]] Autograph Letter Signed Alexander of Battenberg to Col Oxley about his stay in Egypt (1915). Two pages, 8vo, bifolium, some staining but text clear and complete. We are just off, and I want before leaving to thank you from myself and my brother for all your kindness to us during our stay in Cairo. \| I can't tell you how much I enjoyed our cheery evening on Saturday. \| There are great...		£100.00
[Charles Dickens; Eliza Lynn Linton; Gadshill] [[Charles Dickens; Eliza Lynn Linton; Gadshill] Photograph of Gadshill. Contemporary Photograph, 15 x 10.5 cm, good condition. Image compared with online (googled) images, and is a slightly different angle to the closest. See Image.		£50.00
Laura Henderson [ born Laura Forster ] (1863-1944), founder of the Windmill Theatre, London [ Janet Achurch, stage name of Janet Sharp (1863-1916), actress ] [ Laura Henderson, founder of the Windmill Theatre. ] Autograph Letter Signed to an actress [ Janet Achurch ], praising her performance in 'A Doll's House' 4pp., 16mo. In good condition, lightly aged and worn. Achurch's entry in the Oxford DNB explains the context: 'In 1889, when she was still only twenty-three, she undertook the management of the Novelty Theatre, London, where on 7 June she appeared as Nora in the first English production of Ibsen...		£320.00
Louis Cappel (1817-1882), Minister of St George's German Lutheran Church, London [ Louis Cappel, Minister of St George's German Lutheran Church, London; Huguenot ] Autograph Letter Signed to the editor of the Globe newspaper, correcting a mistake. 1p., 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged. Reads: 'Sir, \| In your paper of yesterday I have been reported as having, at Lambeth-street Police-office, mentioned the “German Society”; and as no such Society is in existence, I beg leave to say that it should be “the Society of Friends of...		£180.00
Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild [ Nathan[iel?] Mayer Rothschild, Lord Rothschild ] (1840-1915) [ Frank May (1832-1897), disgraced Chief Cashier of the Bank of England, 1873-1893 [ [ Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild. ] Autograph Note Signed ('R.') to 'Mr May', i.e. Frank May, Chief Cashier of the Bank of England. 1p., 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged. Reads: 'My dear Mr May - \| I am delighted you can come on Saturday. Please let me know the train you come by. Our station is Cheddington. \| Yrs sincerely \| R.' On May's death the New York Times reported (10 February 1897) that in 1893 he 'suddenly...		£80.00
Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence [Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, Lady Pethick-Lawrence (1867–1954), women's rights activist and suffragette.] [ Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence; suffragette ] Substantial Autograph Letter Signed E. Pethick Lawrence to Mrs. Cobden Unwin [Jane Cobden, radical]., eventually discusses the Peace Commission presumably for war-torn Ireland, but also the World~11 Old Square, 5 AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT PRINTING HISTORY TYPOGRAPHY THE TIMES.	Women	£450.00
Margaret Gatty [ Margaret Gatty (1809–1873), children's author and writer on marine biology. Some of her writings argue against Charles Darwin's Origin of the Species. [ Margaret Gatty; children's author] Autograph Note Signed Margaret Gatty to Stephen [perhaps her grandson, Stephen Herbert Gatty?] One page, 12mo, staining and ink blots but text clear and complete, laid down on larger piece of paper, docketed The late Mrs. Margaret Gatty (writer for children) Editor of Aunt Judy's Magazine. Text: You can 'administer either this note in its integrity or the signature only, as you think...		£45.00
Robert Bellamy Clifton (1836-1921), Professor of Experimental Natural Philosophy at Oxford University, designer of the Clarendon Laboratory [ Joseph Wells (1855-1929) of Wadham College, Oxford ] [ Professor Robert Bellamy Clifton, designer of the Clarendon Laboratory in Oxford. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('R B Clifton') to 'Wells' [ Joseph Wells ], regarding 'the tickets for the Wadham party'. 2pp., 12mo. In good condition. Good firm signature, beneath which, in a contemporary hand: 'Professor of Experimental Philosophy \| F.R.S: F.R.A.S.' He has been prevented from thanking Wells for 'the tickets for the Wadham party',having been engaged in 'a series of oscillations between London...		£80.00
J. Tennant, Minerologist by Appointment to Her Majesty and Lecturer on Minerology at King's College, London [ Minerology; James Tennant; Koh-i-Noor ] Illustrated Stocklist of minerals, fossils, rocks, etc Four pages, 4to, unbound (signs of extraction so probably bound into a periodical as advertisement), 1" closed tear both leaves repaired, mainly good condition. He discusses his lectures at King's, gives illustrations (eg ichthyosuarus, ammonite, etc), describes the informative collections he is...		£130.00