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Whitwell Elwin (1816-1900), English journalist, editor of the 'Quarterly Review' All three letters 12mo, and closely written. All three with rusted pinholes at head. A valuable correspondence, in which one of Victorian England's leading critics describes his response to the work of one of the age's foremost historians. LETTER ONE (1 page, 26 lines, good): He thanks Kinglake... |
£250.00 | |
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William Browne, Auctioneer; John Sagar, Ironmonger, Botchergate, Carlisle, Cumberland [Stubbs; Nineteenth Century Sale Catalogue] Landscape 8vo: 10 pp. On the first six leaves of a twenty leaf stitched account book, on blue ruled blue paper, in original buff wraps. Printed label on front cover reading 'SALE BOOK. | Sold by HUDSON SCOTT, | Stationer and Account Book Manufacturer, Carlisle.' Manuscript title on front cover... |
£150.00 | |
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William Sedgwick Saunders [Guildhall Library; Corporation of London; the City] 4to: 1 p. Facsimile of a handwritten letter. With small embossed circular letterhead, in red and gilt, with crest enclosed by the words 'Bibliotheca civitatis Londoniarum'. Somewhat grubby bifolium, but with text clear and entire, reading 'The Committee appointed by the Corporation of London to... |
£55.00 | |
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Rutherford Mayne, pseud. [i.e. Samuel Waddell], Irish playwright. [Rutherford Mayne] The Troth. A Play in One Act First edition. Original green wraps, title in red, 14pp, 8vo, wraps frayed and sunned (or grubby) at edges, contents good. Scarce: COPAC lists two copies (BL and NLS). |
£50.00 | |
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Rutherford Mayne, pseud. [i.e. Samuel Waddell], Irish playwright. The Turn of the Road. . . A Play in Two Scenes and An Epilogue First edition. Original green wraps, title in red, 14pp, 8vo, wraps partially detached, frayed and sunned (or grubby) at edges, contents good. INSCRIBED by the author: "To Norman Morrow / With the compliments of the Author//". Morrow was a member of a family which involved itself in set design... |
£200.00 | |
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"Ollamh" The Story of Shane O'Neill, Hereditary Prince of Ulster 88pp., 2pp. Publisher's Catalogue. Scarce: No copy on AddAll, and COPAC lists copies only at BL, Oxford, NLS. Original paper boards bound into modern green paper wraps with title label on front, restoring a copy with contents in good condition, but fragile, stained and damaged covers. Ownership... |
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[J.] Ducros, ingénieur One page each, 4to, sl. chipped. (avril)He requests an audience with a Cardinal and concludes with a statement about himself: "Ingénieur en chef au Corps impérial des Ponts et Chausées; ingénieur en chef de la Compagnie du Chemin de fer de Rome à Ceprano." (octobre) requesting another (?0... |
£50.00 | |
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[John Edward Walsh], Ireland Ninety Years Ago Being a New and Revised Edition of Ireland Sixty Years Ago. 172pp, 8vo. This copy has stains throughout, from minimal (foxing) to extensive on back cover, and damage to the half-title, but it's been rebound in attractive green wraps with a label on the front. The original wraps have ben bound in. Scarce: No copy listed on AddAll. COPAC lists copies at BL... |
£100.00 | |
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[TURKEY] Auguste Viquesnel (1803-1867), author of "Voyage dans la Turquie d'Europe" Two Autograph Letters Signed "Augte Viquesnel" to an unnamed correspondent. In French [En Francais] One page each, 8vo, minor stains and creasing, good condition. (1847) He describes a colleague, a "M. de La Roquette", for some years Secretary to the "Societe de geographie". whom he understands to be working on Turkey. "Je me [?] de lui indiquer un ouvrage Special sur Constantinople, son... |
£120.00 | |
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{Birthday Celebration of Napoléon François Joseph Charles, King of Rome, b.1811] One page, sm. folio, good condition. "Monsieur / J'ai L'honneur de vous adresser, M. Le Comte, copie conforme de l'acte de seance du conseil municipal en date 18 du courant, parle quel 3000 Francs ont été mis a ma disposition pour célebrer la fête de la naissance de S.M. Le Roy de Rome et je... |
£150.00 |
