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Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (1815-1891), Liberal statesman and diplomat [Henri Solvyns, Belgian ambassador to the United Kingdom] [Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, Liberal statesman and diplomat.] Autograph Letter Signed to the Belgian ambassador Henri Solvyns, regarding ?a temporary unpopularity of the late King of the Belgians?. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 3pp, 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged, with strip of tape from mount adhering to blank reverse of second leaf. Folded twice. Signed ?Granville?. Begins: ?My dear Solvyns. / Lady G. sends no invitations, but she is at home every Monday Tuesday,...	£60.00
Charles Mackay (1812-1889), Scottish poet and author [Reeves & Turner, publishers] [Charles Mackay, Scottish poet and author.] Autograph Letter Signed to the publishers Reeves & Turner, regarding a sum of money his agent has omitted to pay. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 2pp, 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged, with strip of tape from mount adhering to blank second leaf. Folded once. Begins: ?Messrs Reeves & Turner, / Gentlemen, / When I went to America, I left funds with my agent to pay your account, and several other...	£90.00
Cambridge University Alumni, 1808, including William Adams who negotiated treaties with the United States, Edward Pearson, Samuel Vince, James Henry Monk, Sir William Wynne, Robert Towerson Cory [Cambridge University Alumni, 1808.] Minute signed by William Adams (who negotiated treaties with the United States), Edward Pearson, Samuel Vince, James Henry Monk, Sir William Wynne, Robert Towerson Cory, Joseph Jowett, Richard Ramsden. The signatories (for whom see Alumni Cantabrigienses) are: William Adams (1772-1851) of Trinity Hall, distinguished lawyer who negotiated treaties with the United States; Robert Towerson Cory (1759-1835), Master of Emmanuel, Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy, twice Vice-Chancellor;...	£380.00
Anonymous Irish loyalist poem of the 1850s [Crimean War; Indian Mutiny; Pig War; American Civil War] [Irish loyalist poem of the 1850s.] Unpublished anonymous Manuscript Poem, urging the ?Brave sons of Saint Patrick? to answer the call of the ?loved Father land? England, and join in the fight against ?those dastardly Yankees?. An interesting piece of Irish demotic verse, an unpublished work by an unknown hand. A rough-hewn but highly-effective piece of writing, in which the author?s voice can be clearly heard (he rhymes ?forget? with ?death?, writes ?trashed? for ?thrashed? and ?fronth? for ?fronth?, and speaks of ?...	£450.00
Robert Loyd-Lindsay, Ist Baron Wantage [founding father of the Red Cross] [Robert Loyd-Lindsay, Baron Wantage [birth of Red Cross]] Autograph Letter Signed R Loyd Lindsay to Dr. Sieveking [E.H. Sieveking, distinguished physician] about visit and proposal of Dr Thudichum [German-born physician/biochemist, note below] Three pages, 12mo, bifolium, text very readable but item stained and damaged, with small loss of text (part of heading and half of a name). Dear Dr Sieveking \| Dr. Thudichum called at this office yesterday and made a proposal relative to the management of a Hospital in Germany. Dr. Simon...	£180.00
The Bodley Head, London publishing house owned by John Lane (1854-1925) [John Lane; Bodley Head edits] The Bodleian, vols. 1 & 4 only. Twenty-four numbers (including the first twelve) of 'The Bodleian \| A Journal of Books at the Bodley Head'. Scarce. The only complete runs of the magazine located on COPAC are at the British Library and (possibly) Oxford, with Cambridge and St Andrews holding copies from between 1932 and 1935. Bound in two volumes of grey buckram, with titles in gilt on spine and front board. Internally in good...	£220.00
Ralph Straus [Bro. Ralph Straus] [Book] An Odd bibliography; being a list of all the publications of ye Sette of Odd Volumes from 1878 to 1924, comp. from various Odd sources Ltd edition, copy 73 of 199, xi, 244 p. 15 x 12 cm, wrapper has small closed tear at top of spine, edges of wrapper sl. ruckled, sl. grubby, good +. Enclosed (loose) Compliments slip.	£120.00
Lord St Helens [Alleyne Fitzherbert, Baron St Helens (1753-1839], diplomat, Ambassador to Russia, Chief Secretary for Ireland, for whom Mount St Helens is named [Charles R. Broughton] [Lord St Helens [Alleyne Fitzherbert, Baron St Helens], diplomat, Ambassador to Russia and Chief Secretary for Ireland.] Autograph Letter Signed to Charles R. Broughton, authorizing a charge on refunded Land Tax as retired Foreign Ministers.agent. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 1p, 8vo. Sixteen lines of closely-written text. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn, with short closed tears along the five creases from the folding of the item into a packet. Docketed on the reverse of the leaf: ?May 2d 1810 / Lord St Helens / Authy to...	£70.00
Henry Cooper, Boxer [Henry Cooper, Boxer] Signature Only with date Business Card of County Suppliers (Furniture) Ltd (printed), 9 x 6 cm, sl. worn. On Reverse, autograph signature Henry Cooper. See IMage.	£25.00
Francis G. Pease [Francis Gladheim Pease] (1881-1938), American astronomer at the Mount Wilson Observatory, California [Edwin Hubble [Edwin Powell Hubble] (1889-1953); Charles Chilton (1917-2013)] [Francis G. Pease's photographs of space, used by Edwin Hubble to identify new galaxies.] Five framed photographic astronomical prints of images by Pease, taken from Mount Vernon. Owned by Charles Chilton ('Journey into Space'). Five black and white prints, all laid down on mount and in glass frame. Later prints (1940s) rather than the early silver gelatin ones. Each with manuscript caption at foot of mount, and Negative Number written in manuscript on reverse of frame. Each print in excellent condition. All five behind...	£1,500.00

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