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Sir Charles Stuart Bayley Four Autograph Letters Signed to the Secretary, Royal Society of Arts. Indian civil servant (1854-1935) whose posts included those of Under-Secretary to the Governments of Bengal and India. All four items signed 'Chas. S. Bayley'. All four items one page, 12mo. The last three, all on grey paper, very good; the first somewhat grubby and creased, and with two... |
£56.00 | |
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Sir John Wolfe Wolfe-Barry Two Autograph Letters Signed to [Sir Henry Trueman Wood,] the Secretary, Royal Society of Arts. British railway engineer (1836-1918). Both items very good, and both stamped and docketed, and signed 'J. Wolfe-Barry'. LETTER ONE: one page, octavo. 'I have much pleasure in accepting the Office of Vice President of the Society and shall be glad, as an ex-officio member of the Council to be... |
£45.00 | |
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Sir Lawrence Gowing Painter and art historian (1918-91). The two items are both very good, attached to one another by a staple in a corner. The copy of Samson's letter (one page quarto, very good, on yellow paper) explains that the Society is 'endeavouring to arrange a course of three Cantor Lectures next Spring on... |
£38.00 | |
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Sir Wyke Bayliss Two Autograph Postcards Signed to Sir Henry Trueman Wood, [Secretary,] The Society of Arts. Artist and art historian (1835-1906), President of the Royal Society of British Artists. Both items very good, if somewhat grubby, and both stamped and docketed, and signed 'Wyke Bayliss'. Both postcards with postmark over printed stamp. POSTCARD ONE: 'I was dining last night with Dr Richardson... |
£32.00 | |
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Thomas Sherrer Ross Boase Typed Note Signed to Sir Harry Lindsay, Royal Society of Arts. English mediaeval and art historian (1898-1974), Director of the Courtauld Institute of Art. One page, landscape octavo. Good, but with one corner creased and grubby, and with staple holes in another. 'I should be much honoured to be nominated as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and should... |
£32.00 | |
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Captain Taprell Dorling (" Taffrail ") Autograph Letter Signed "Taprell Dorling" to [Royal Society of Arts. Author. One page, 8vo, fold mark, good condition. "in your letter of November 2nd last, you were kind enough to say that you would take the necessary steps for my election to the Royal Society of Arts if I decided to reconsider my original inability to accept your Council's invitation. / I... |
£75.00 | |
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Cecil Day-Lewis British Poet Laureate (1904-72). Day-Lewis's letter, 1 page, 8vo. On grey paper. Good, but lightly creased and with a few staple holes. Thanks Mercer for the 'kind invitation'. 'I am afraid I could not manage to prepare the paper you suggest for January 24, since I have to be busy till near the... |
£65.00 | |
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Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke Three Autograph Letters Signed to [G. K. Menzies,] the Secretary, The Royal Society of Arts. Dilke, the 2nd Baronet (1843-1911), was a disgraced politician and author. All items 12mo and very good. All three docketed, bearing the Society's stamp, and signed 'C. Wentworth Dilke'. The first item is addressed to Menzies personally and the other two to 'The Secty.' ITEM ONE: one page. He... |
£56.00 | |
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Sir Edward Charles Dodds Two Typed Letters Signed to [K. W. Luckhurst,] the Secretary, Royal Society of Arts. English scientist (1899-1973), Professor of Biochemistry at the University of London, and President of the Royal College of Physicians, 1962. Both items one page, 4to, and both good, though creased and with a few small staple holes. First item addressed to 'The Secretary' and second to Luckhurst... |
£45.00 | |
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Sir Hormusjee Cowasjee Dinshaw Typed Letter Signed to the Secretary of the Royal Society of Arts. Parsee shipping magnate (1857-1939). One page, quarto. Creased and discoloured, with a little spotting. Reads 'I am your Society's Life member since past many years | I shall feel obliged if you can procure me some recipe for making anti-fouling paint for use no steel steamers bottoms.' Signed... |
£25.00 |
