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[ James Hamilton Fennell, Victorian antiquary and botanist ] Both items 4pp., 8vo. Both disbound, and both on aged and worn paper. Number 1 has a closed tear across a horizontal fold to the second leaf, and Number 2 has the two leaves separated, and each with loss to the inner margin. Both items are scarce: COPAC only lists copies at the British Library... |
£120.00 | |
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[ James Hamilton Fennell, Victorian antiquary and botanist; Mercurius Domesticus.] 2pp., 8vo. Handbill. In fair condition, on aged and worn paper. This facsimile, one of a number for which Fennell was responsible, is now scarce. |
£35.00 | |
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Arthur Lucan (1885-1954), English actor who performed the drag act of 'Old Mother Riley' 1p., small 4to. On leaf of light-blue paper removed from autograph album. In very good condition, lightly-aged. Written diagonally across the page, in a curious florid hand. Reads: 'Sincerely, | Arthur Lucan | Old Mother Riley'. From an album compiled by the daughter of one of the technicians at... |
£35.00 | |
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'Phipps' [ Julian Phipps ], Daily Mail cartoonist, husband of MI5 agent Joan Miller [ Mrs. Joanna Phipps ] 1p., small 4to. On leaf removed from autograph album. In very good condition, lightly-aged. A charming, energetic cartoon, taking up the whole of the page. Depicts a haughty toff with a monocle, looking down his nose at a Scottie dog while saying 'When I was a boy, Sir . .' The dog, in the... |
£90.00 | |
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Walter S. Sichel [ Walter Sydney Sichel ] (1855-1933), English historical biographer biographer On one side of 7 x 11 cm piece of paper, cut from the end of a letter. In good condition, lightly aged. Reads: 'It would be very good of you to append this short notice of a deserving measure. | Please forgive me trespassing on yr. time & good nature and believe me | Faithfully your's |... |
£20.00 | |
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Walter Greenwood (1903-1974), English novelist, author of 'Love on the Dole' (1933) [ Walter Greenwood, novelist. ] Autograph signature. In blue ink, on 3.5 x 10 cm piece of thick paper, cut from a letter. In good condition, with traces of glue from mount on reverse. Reads: 'Yours faithfully | Walter Greenwood'. |
£25.00 | |
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Marie Corelli (1855-1924), British novelist [ Marie Corelli, novelist. ] Autograph signature. A good, firm signature on the reverse of an 8vo endpaper removed from a book. In good condition, lightly-aged. Reads simply: 'Marie Corelli'. |
£23.00 | |
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Joseph Jackson Howard, LL.D., Maltravers Herald Extraordinary; and Frederick Arthur Crisp Both items in good condition, on lightly-aged watermarked laid paper. The 'Private Circular' is 4pp., 4to, in a bifolium. Contains a description by 'J. J. H.', beginning: 'At the suggestion of several friends interested in genealogical research, and with the assistance of Mr. F. A. Crisp, I have... |
£56.00 | |
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Florence Marryat (1833-1899), English author and actress, daughter of the novelist Captain Frederick Marryat (1792-1848) [ Florence Marryat, author and actress. ] Autograph Signature. Good, firm signature, on 5.5 x 14.5 cm piece of paper. In good condition, lightly aged, on card backing bearing traces of mount on reverse. Reads simply: 'Florence Marryat.' |
£25.00 | |
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H. N. Brailsford [ Henry Noel Brailsford ] (1873-1958), journalist and socialist, foreign correspondent of the Manchester Guardian [ Francis Leslie Watson (1907-1988), biographer; Mahatma Gandhi ] 2pp., 12mo. 33 lines of text in blue ink. In good condition, lightly-aged. He writes that his family have 'all been listening to your third broadcast on Gandhi with pleasure and admiration'. He cannot imagine 'a better treatment of the subject', and is 'lost in admiration for the skill with... |
£80.00 |
