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General Sir Hussey Vivian [Waterloo; Lieutenant General Richard Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Vivian (1775 ? 1842), known as Sir Hussey Vivian from 1815 to 1828.]

[General Sir Hussey Vivian; Waterloo] Correspondent's Address Panel ONLY, made out by Hussey and Signed by him.

Address panel, 11 x 7cm, faded but most still legible, staining (effect of glue?), laid down on sl. larger paper with attribution to Hussey. [Address etc] Hussey Vivian [underlined] See Image

£50.00
B.W. Noel [Reverend The Honourable Baptist Wriothesley Noel (1798 ? 1873) Baptist minister]

[B.W. Noel, Baptist Minister] Autograph Note Signed B.W. Noel saying he's complying with a request for autograph..

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
[W.E. Gladstone, sometime Prime Minister]

[Gladstone; handbill] Westminster Abbey : funeral of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Saturday, May 28. 1898, at 11.00 o'clock..

One page 4to, some chipping and staining, text clear and complete, laid down on card with part of other ephemera on verso. Only one other copy traced, at the Bodleian, Oxford, described on WorldCat/COPAC as 1 unnumbered leaf | [London] : [publisher not identified] [1898]. See Image.

£380.00
Alfred E. Turner [Major-General Sir Alfred Edward Turner (1842 ? 1918) British Army officer who served in administrative posts in Ireland]

[Alfred E. Turner, British Army officer who served in administrative posts in Ireland] Autograph Letter Signed Alfred E. Turner, to C.H. Biddle Esq, lacemaker, concerning the manufacture and improvement if Irish Lace

Two pages, 12mo, bifolium, fold marks, aging, damage to second leaf without affecting the text and signs of having been tipped onto another surface. Text: I am dsired by his Excellency Lord Spencer to aknowledge the receipt of your letter, and of the copy of the Hand book on Irish Lace [see note...

£200.00
[Photograph: Foundation of The International Court of Justice]

[Photograph: Foundation of The International Court of Justice] Photograph of the Inaugural Meeting of the International Court of Justice

Photograph, 24 x 18cm, verso sl. spotted, photo good and clear. See Image. On verson stamped Fotodienst de Arbeiderspers Amsterdam, with pencil notes Inaugural Meeting [?] 18April 1946 and my note about the Foudation in 1945.

£80.00
A.R. Dorrell, Footballer (Aston Villa)

[A.R. Dorrell, Footballer (Aston Villa)] Card/Photograph, 'A.R. Dorrell in action' , backing SIGNED by him.

Card/photograph, in simple frame, photo in good condition, frame border stained, signed A.R. Dorrell, player for Aston Villa when they were a force to be reckoned with. See Image (photo separated temporarily from frame).

£25.00
W.L. Wellesley [William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington (1788 ? 1857) Anglo-Irish nobleman notorious for his dissipated style of living].

[W.L. Wellesley [William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, etc]] Autograph Letter Signed W.L. Wellesley [Docketed by unknown recipient] Recommending Mr. Tremearne to succeed his father as Comptroller [Custom House] at St. Ives.

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
[Henry Cole, prob.; Great Exhibition 1851]

[Henry Cole, prob.; Great Exhibition 1851; Committee] [Manuscript] Agenda Monday, May 12th 1851.

One page, 10w x 32l cms, fold marks, aged, text apparently complete and clear, small holes with loss of top of an a, repaired on blank verso with tape. The Agenda comprises 6 items, commencing with the usual Item 1 (To read the Minutes of the last Meeting), continuing with 2. To resume...

£450.00
Richard Monckton Milnes [Lord Houghton] (1809-1885), poet, author, Liberal politician and book collector [John Keats]]

[Richard Monckton Milnes [Lord Houghton], poet, author, Liberal politician and book collector; John Keats] Autograph Note Signed 'Houghton', concerning a second edition of his Life of Keats.

One page, 12mo, bifolium, minor repair, sellotape residue on verso of second leaf, fair condition. He is thinking he'd not be able to issue a second edition of his Life of Keats just at present. I cannot see my way to doing it satisfactorily to my present judgment. See Image.

£90.00
Queen Victoria [Charles Manby, engineer]

[Queen Victoria; Charles Manby, engineer (DNB)] Envelope addressed in Queen Victoria's hand.

Envelope, 12 x 8cms, damaged slightly as opened (inevitably) obscuring the stamp Osborne House, addressed in Victoria's hand Charles Manby Esq | 24 Great George St | Westminster | S.W. See Image.

£180.00
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