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Professor J. M. Villasante [Julian Martinez-Villasante y Navarro] (1876-1945), Senior Lecturer, Department of Spanish Studies, University of London (1913-1936) Two Autograph Letters Signed (both 'J M Villasante.') to the Secretary, Royal Society of Arts. Both docketed and bearing the Society's stamp. Letter One (12mo, 2 pp, good): Discussing the syllabus of the Royal Society's Spanish examinations. Ends: 'I think that there is need of arriving at some uniform standard of difficulty and of arrangement of the papers set.' Letter Two (4to, 4 pp,... |
£56.00 | |
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A. Rutledge Crouch, English designer and illustrator Four Autograph Letters Signed (all 'A. Rutledge Crouch') to the Secretary, Royal Society of Arts. The first three items are 4to, with the first two of two pages and the last of one page, all with a brown border. The fourth item is 12mo, 1 p. The quarto items have some creasing and discoloration to the extremities, and a few closed tears. The 12mo item is good. Text of all four letters clear... |
£120.00 | |
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C. Talbot, senior clerk [William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), Liberal Prime Minister; Edward Craven Hawtrey (1789-1862), Provost of Eton College] Autograph Letter Signed by Talbot ('C <?> Talbot') to Hawtrey on Gladstone's behalf. 12mo, 2 pp, 20 lines. Bifolium with mourning border. Text clear and entire, on lightly aged paper with a few stains. He is enclosing 'Mr. Gladstone's answer on the subject of the inscriptions [not present]' which he asks to be returned to him. 'I had no opportunity of submitting it to him till... |
£38.00 | |
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John Gloag [John Edwards Gloag] (1896-1981), English author specialising in the fields of industrial and interior design, architecture and social history All six items are good, on lightly aged paper, with pin holes to the top left-hand corners. Gloag's first letter (4to, 1 p, 13 lines) concerns a 'most unfortunate error, made by the Rotary Club of London in printing a paper which I recently gave on "Design in Industry,". The copy of Gloag's... |
£150.00 | |
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Léo de Laborde (1805-1874), French politician Autograph Letter Signed, in French, to unnamed female correspondent. 12mo, 3 pp, 28 lines. Good, on lightly creased and aged paper. Difficult hand. References to a 'cher Docteur ' and a 'Mr. John '. Docketed in pencil, and with a biography of the archaeologist Léon de Laborde (1807-1869) in pencil in another hand on the reverse of the second leaf of the bifolium... |
£25.00 | |
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Prince Hoare (1755-1834), English Painter and dramatist; son of William Hoare Autograph Signature ('P. Hoare') on fragment of letter. On a piece of wove paper roughly 4.5 x 9 cm. Good, clear signature on lightly aged paper. Reads 'my dear Sir, | Yrs always truly | [signed] P. Hoare'. Reverse reads '<...> am at a loss how to answe<...> | <...>ing the progress of the Anna<...> | <...>- opportunity... |
£23.00 | |
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Charles Giraud [Charles-Joseph-Barthélémy Giraud] (1802-1881), French jurist and historian Autograph Letter Signed ('Ch Giraud de l'institut'), in French, to an unnamed male correspondent. 12mo, 1 p, 12 lines. Good, on lightly aged paper. Drawing the recipient's attention to 'une demande qui a été adressée a M. le Prefet de la Seine, par M. Burnet [an inhabitant of Neuilly], homme infiniment estimable qui sollicite un emploi dans l'administration des pompes funèbres'. Giraud knows... |
£35.00 | |
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Général de brigade Ildephonse Favé (1812-1894), successively Chevalier, Officier, Commandeur and Grand Officier (1874), aide de camp to Napoléon III 12mo, 1 p. Good. On grey laid-paper bifolium. Requesting an audience. |
£35.00 | |
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James Robinson Planché [J. R. Planché] (1796-1880), English playwright and herald Autograph Letter Signed ('J. R. Planché') to unnamed male correspondent. 12mo, 1 p, 11 lines. Very good. He begins by giving R. J. Smith's Brompton address. He was 'delighted to hear of Lord Powis' and hopes 'there is no mistake about it'. 'Remember in printing his Title he is a Knight of the Garter. - On the back of our 2nd. No. I see Lord Southampton printed as "... |
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John Laurence Horton (1915-1997), British analytical chemist and radio ham [Wireless Telegraphy Acts, 1904-1926; Post Office Telegrams; Postmaster General; General Post Office] All five items in good condition, with a little rust spotting from a staple. A little wear to the edge of item two, not affecting text. Four of the five stamped with Horton's call sign '2AHN'. Item One: a printed leaflet (4to, 2 pp), dated GENERAL POST OFFICE, | London | March, 1939.', headed 'B... |
£120.00 |
