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Ethel Snowden, Viscountess Snowden (née Annakin) Typed Letter Signed to 'Mrs. Fletcher'. Wife of Philip, Viscount Snowden (1864-1937), British Labour politician. Two pages, 4to. Folded twice. Good, but with minor staining to reverse. Neither she nor her husband has forgotten her correspondent and her husband: 'We often speak of you both.' But they are 'in a difficulty' about... |
£33.00 | |
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James Craigie Robertson Autograph Letter Signed to unnamed male correspondent. Canon of Canterbury (1813-82) and author of a 'History of the Christian Church'. Four pages, 12mo. Good, but on discoloured paper, and with small glue stain (affecting one word of text) and strip of archival tape adhering to verso of second leaf. Docketed 'Cant' in red ink at head of recto of... |
£33.00 | |
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John Morris Autograph Letter Signed to unnamed male correspondent. English Jesuit (1826-93). Two pages, 12mo. Very good. He found what his correspondent had to say about Nicholas Roscarrock (an Elizabethan Roman Catholic versifier) very interesting, and is 'glad to hear that you have materials for a memoir of him.' He provides detailed answers to the two... |
£30.00 | |
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Lady Cathcart Autograph Letter in the third person to 'Mrs. Eldridge'. Three pages, 12mo. Creased, foxed, and with traces of archival tape adhering to blank reverse of second leaf of bifoliate. Formal letter in the third person, requesting the return of 'Mr. Charles Cathcarts clothes, when they have been disinfected, directed to Prince of Wales Terrace Scarborough... |
£23.00 | |
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Lady Dorothy Macmillan Autograph Letter Signed to 'Mrs Burns'. Wife (1900-66) of the Conservative Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, and daughter of the Duke of Devonshire. Three pages, 12mo. Grubby, creased and stained (perhaps with tears?). She was 'up in Stockton' the previous week, and heard that her correspondent's son was ill. 'Having children of my own... |
£33.00 | |
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Leslie George Cole, 'The Great Levante | FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN ILLUSIONIST' Typed Letter Signed to 'Mr Davis'. Australian magician and escapologist (1892-1978). One page, 8vo. Very good, but with some loss to edge by removal from mount. Letterhead reads 'THIRD WORLD TOUR | The Great Levante | FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN ILLUSIONIST | WITH HIS MAGICAL EXTRAVAGANZA "HOW'S TRICKS" | This Week: [Chelsea Palace, |... |
£33.00 | |
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Lieutenant General Sir George Cathcart British military officer (1794-1854). One page, 12mo. In good condition, but with traces of brown-paper mount adhering to the blank reverse. Formal letter in the third person. 'Lt Genl Lord Cathcart is continually receiving so many applications of a similar nature, that he is although with... |
£33.00 | |
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Mrs. Manning [The Red Cross Sale at Christie's, 1916] Autograph Letter (signed 'Anon') to unnamed male correspondent. One page, 4to. Good, but creased and with slight damage to reverse from caused by removal from mount. Despite signing 'Anon' the author has written her name and address at the head of the letter. 'Since sending you the two ancient Documents & two Autographs which you courteously acknowledged... |
£28.00 | |
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Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley Autograph Letter in the third person to 'Mr. Amory'. English Chancellor of the Exchequer (1766-1851). One page, 4to. Formal letter in the third person. Very good, with remains of brown-paper stub adhering to the verso of the blank second leaf of the bifoliate. 'Mr. Vansittart presents his Compliments to Mr. Amory, and in acknowledging the favor of... |
£30.00 | |
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P. Johnston [Lt Gen. John Whyte, Frederick Maitland, the West Indies] [Draft of?] Autograph Letter Signed to Lieutenant-General John Whyte. Two pages, 4to. Very good, though on rather discoloured paper, and with strip of previous mount adhering to right-hand edge of verso. Johnston desires the settlement of the 'account of Incidental Expenses incurr'd during the period of [Johnston's deceased brother, A. Johnston's] command' in St... |
£38.00 |
