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Father Edmond Nolan, Vice-President of St Edmund's College, Old Hall, Ware, and founder of (the Roman Catholic) St Edmund's House (now St Edmund's Hall), Cambridge 4pp., 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged and worn. Since his return from Basildon three friends have promised him 'letters from the illustrious' for her collection. He has also 'looked for a collection I made myself once - but altho I have found all kinds of things which I thought I... |
£100.00 | |
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Bridget Guinness [ née Bridget Henrietta Frances Williams-Bulkeley ] (1871-1931), sculptor and society hostess, friend and benefactor of Dame Ellen Terry [ Jane A. Delano and Isabel McIsaac ] The book is xv + 256pp., 8vo. In grey cloth binding with printed cover. In fair condition, on aged paper, with front hinge split. Ownership inscription in blue pencil on front pastedown: 'Bridget Guinness | 8 Washington Sq | 1915'. In same blue pencil on reverse of rear free endpaper is a note... |
£120.00 | |
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Baron August von Cetto [ August Freiherr von Cetto ] Bavarian diplomat [ Baron August von Cetto, Bavarian diplomat. ] Autograph Signature ('Cetto'). On 1.5 x 5 cm strip of paper. In fair condition, lightly aged. Cut from letter. |
£20.00 | |
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Abbott Laurence (1792-1855), American politician and philanthropist, congressman and ambassador to London, 1849-1852 [ Abbott Laurence, American ambassador to London. ] Autograph Signature ('Abbott Laurence'). On 1 x 5 cm. piece of paper. In fair condition, lightly aged. Cut from a letter. |
£22.00 | |
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Lucien Jeorgeaguet, Parisian porcelain decorator [ Alice Mattei; Delvaux ] 53 items, in remains of folder with 'Documents Modèles' in manuscript on cover. In fair condition, with light signs of age and wear. Mainly comprising tracings and drawings (some coloured) of designs (both original and copied from historical items), in pencil, pen and watercolour, including some... |
£600.00 | |
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Émilie Broisat (1846-1929), French actress with the Comédie-Française 2pp., 12mo. On bifolium. In good condition, on lightly-aged paper. Gracefully declining an invitation. |
£30.00 | |
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Prince Constantin Czartoryski [ Konstanty Adam Czartoryski ] (1777-1866), Polish patriot who served under Napoleon, raising a regiment at his own expence For more information on Czartoryski, see his entry in the Annual Register for 1860, p.407. 1p., 12mo. On bifolium. In good condition, on lightly-aged paper. The recipient is not named, but is an Italian-speaker, as the letter is docketted 'Parigi 1819 | 26 Sett. | Princp. Cost. Czartoryski'.... |
£250.00 | |
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Sir Hamilton Seymour [ Sir George Hamilton Seymour ] (1797-1880), British diplomat For more on Seymour, who held diplomatic posts in Italy, Portugal, Belgium and Russia, see his entry in the Oxford DNB. The 4.5 x 7.5 cm card carries the words 'Sir Hamilton Seymour | Ministre d'Angleterre' in copperplate. Above this Seymour has written, in a difficult hand, what appears to be... |
£30.00 | |
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Jane Porter (1776-1850), English novelist [ Louis Théodore Ventouillac (1798-1834), Professor of French Literature at King's College, London ] On both sides of 7 x 11 cm. piece of paper, cut from a letter. On one side is the address: 'Monsr. Ventouillac | to the care of Master Morgan | From Miss Porter -'. And on the other a fragment of the letter: '<...> that the same volume will be so presented to him, by the Revd Mr. Pole and... |
£30.00 | |
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Andrew Buchanan, M.D. [ Andrew Buchanan (1798-1882), Scottish physician, Professor at the University of Glasgow ] 24pp., 8vo. Disbound. In good condition, with light signs of age. Inscribed at head of first page: 'With kind regards.' 11 figures in text. Published in 'Proceedings of the Philosophical Society of Glasgow', vol. 10 (1875-1877). |
£80.00 |
