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Charles Warner (Charles John Lickfold, 1846-1909), English actor One page, roughly four and a half inches by seven wide. Grubby, and with one inch closed tear at foot, caused by removal from mount, traces of which, and of another autograph adhere to reverse. Reads ' "How good it is to live, even at the worst" | "Christ in Hades" by Stephen Phillips | [signed... |
Music and Theatre | £10.00 | |
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Charles Warner, actor (DNB) Autograph Letter Signed to "Miss [Marie] Tempest", actress. Two pages, 8vo, minor defects, mainly good. He apologises for not using (or knowing) her full married name and tries to persuade her to give a part to his son whose career he summarises (Athos in "The Three Musketeers", juvenile lead in the "Absent-Minded Beggar"). In a postscript he suggests he... |
Music and Theatre | £23.00 | |
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B.W. Noel [Reverend The Honourable Baptist Wriothesley Noel (1798 ? 1873) Baptist minister] One page, 12mo, staining on verso from previous laying down, text clear and presented as if he thought the recipient would want to frame it. Text: Dear Madam | I much regret that I have so long delayed complying with yr request according to which I now send you my autograph and beg to subscribe... |
£56.00 | ||
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W.L. Wellesley [William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington (1788 ? 1857) Anglo-Irish nobleman notorious for his dissipated style of living]. Two pages, 12mo, bifolium, aged but good condition. Text: I have rec[eive]d the enclosed information from St Ives. I should be obliged to the Govt. if they would place at my Disposal this Office. | However do not let me stand if the way of any object of the Govt beyong requesting that they will... |
£180.00 | ||
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Charles Wentworth Dilke Autograph Letter Signed to Martin Cawood. Antiquary and critic (1789-1864), editor of the 'Athenaeum'. Cawood was a musician and composer. Two pages, 12mo. Black bordered. Verso of second leaf of bifoliate laid down onto larger piece of docketed grey paper. In good condition apart from some glue damage to right-hand margin of recto... |
Literature | £45.00 | |
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Charles Wentworth Dilke Autograph Note Signed to Dr [Edwin] Lankester. Antiquary and critic (1789-1864), editor of the 'Athenaeum'. For Lankester (1814-74) see the Dictionary of National Biography. One page, 12mo. In good condition, mounted on a larger piece of docketed pink card. Difficult handwriting, presumably making payment for magazine contributions. 'On... |
Literature | £35.00 | |
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Charles William de la Poer Beresford, Baron Beresford Telegram to [Charles?] Tarleton. Naval officer and Conservative politician (1846-1919), nicknamed 'the member for the navy'. Dimensions roughly 5 1/2 inches by 9 inches. In poor condition: browning and with several closed tears. Reads: 'From the older Charlie to the younger Charlie may all good luck attend you fighting for... |
History, Military and Naval History | £35.00 | |
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Daniel Egerton (1772-1835), English actor-manager of Sadler's Wells [Pierce Egan (1772-1849), author of 'Tom and Jerry'; Robert Keeley (1793-1869), actor-manager; John Fawcett (1768-1837), actor] 1p., small 4to. Very good: trimmed and neatly laid down on backing. Egerton has had 'some communication with our Managers', and if Egan will 'write a Farce, with a good part for Keeley, in his way, perhaps some sort of continuation of Jerry', he knows it will 'be accepted, & put into... |
£80.00 | ||
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Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquis of Londonderry (1778-1854) [Henry Colburn, publisher] Fragment of Letter to Colburn in the Third Person. 12mo: 1 p. Lacking strip (two inches by four) at foot, bearing text. Otherwise good. A formal letter in the third person. Asks Colburn to 'send him an answer to his last [underlined] Communication'. He has 'completed the Manuscript of the Work [presumably 'Narrative of the war in Germany and... |
Book Trade History, History, Printing History | £28.00 | |
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Charles Wyndham 1 typed note signed and 1 typed note, both to J. Knowles, English actor-manager (1837-1919), knighted in 1902. The first, signed on Wyndham's behalf by "A. R. S." "I find that instead of putting down Sir Robert Morier's address in my note-book, I simply noted down the evening. Will you kindly send me the address." The second, "Very many thanks. If... |
Music and Theatre | £40.00 |