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Sidney Herbert, statesman, sponsor of Florence Nightingale (DNB). Autograph Letter Signed to "Monsignor Patterson". Two pages, 8vo, remains of glue from tipping in, text clear and complete. He has been talking to the Duke of Argyll on a matter with which he might help. "Mr Hayes Fisher who is standing in the Conservative Interest at Fulham has told me that he is meeting with considerable opposition there from... |
£56.00 | |
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Bolton Corney, critic and antiquary Autograph Letter Signed "B Corney" to an unnamed publisher. Two pages, 12mo, good condition, blank bifolium sl. damaged. "I have got out to day for the first time, and hope soon to be more fit for work. I see no objection to the advertisment - but it might be as well to leave the subsequent editions - without all - as you cannot wish to appear to make my... |
£85.00 | |
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Henry Richard Vassall Fox, 3rd Baron Holland, statesman. Autograph Letter Signed "Vassall Holland". Three pages, 8vo, bifolium, small closed tear, remnants of tipping in,mainly good condition. He has received a letter and petition from his correspondent. He explains his confinement to home through gout, and also the procedure by which the petition would be presented ("as the petition of... |
£85.00 | |
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Josef Wolf, animal painter (DNB). Autograph Letter Signed "J. Wolf" to W.H. Ince. One page, 8vo, good condition. "I send you hereewith [? Book-Post twenty tickets for our price-drawing [sic] of pictures in aid of the poor Widows & Fatherless [sic] of German soldiers. There is plenty of time for sending the money as it will take another month or so before we shall close... |
£65.00 | |
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William Thomas Moncrieff, dramatist (DNB). Autograph Epigram Signed "William Moncrieff". One page, creased and marked, text in pencil but legible. An explanatory docket in another hand: "Epigram by Moncrieff - a blind man's writing". The Epigram reflects this situation, text "translated" below in another hand: "Oer me, you've this advantage, great indeed | What I may write at... |
£56.00 | |
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Eric Broad' (Frederic E. Wright), English poet [W. Kineton Parkes; John Ruskin; William Marwick; the Ruskin Reading Guild] All three items in very good condition. Interesting series of letters by an obscure 1890s poet. Letter One (12mo, 7 pp): Although he realises that some are 'rather poor', he is sending, through his brother (possibly the artist Alan Wright, 1864-1959), 'all the lyrics I have by me': 'I have not... |
£100.00 | |
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Johann Carl Haag (1820-1915), Bavarian watercolour painter who settled in England and became a leading orientalist Autograph Letter Signed ('Carl Haag') to Mrs Grant Morris. 8vo, 1 p, 8 lines. Folded twice. Good, on lightly discoloured paper. Informing the Morrises of 'our safe arrival', and thanking them for 'the very amiable hospitality we have enjoyed'. 'Mrs. Haag in this moment feels a little the fatigue of the journey but will ere long use a leisure hour to... |
£38.00 | |
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Richard Oliver Gross (1882-1964), English-born New Zealand sculptor Typed Letter Signed ('Richard. O. Gross') to K. W. Luckhurst, Secretary, Royal Society of Arts. 4to, 1 p, 8 lines. Lightly creased and with a little smudging from a carbon and some minor paperclip staining (none of which affects the signature). He is sending 'a short article [not present] - "Art in the Post War World", and a copy of an address to "The Auckland Society of Arts." ' He... |
£38.00 | |
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Thomas Henry Wyatt (1807-1880), English architect 12mo, 2 pp, letter of 8 lines, resolution of 9 lines. Good, on lightly spotted paper with small pin holes to top inner corner. He is appending 'a copy of a resolution agreed to at a Meeting of Committee held this afternoon at No 1 Station St., the Baroness Burdett-Coutts presiding'. The... |
£100.00 | |
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Max O'Rell' (Paul Blouet, 1848-1903), French satirical author and journalist Dimensions of card roughly two and three-quarter inches by four inches wide. Good, with light creasing to corners. Clear signature reads 'Yours very sincerely | Max O'Rell | 18 March 1895'. |
£10.00 |
