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John Charles Spencer.: Signature only ("Althorp") with slight remains of Treasury document. Viscount Althorp and third Earl Spencer 1782-1845. Signatures of Althorp, W. Wickham (see DNB) and J. , as Treasury officials, remains of documents (slight) indicate the grant of a pension to "Anne Thompson". |
£45.00 | |
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John Marriott.: Autograph letter signed to Miss Russell. Divine and poet (1780-1825). Three pages, 4to, heavily water-stained but still all legible, tear and nick not affecting text. He tells her that he has at last got round to sending her a book (a postcript reveals that it was a "french Book" which his wife had promised ot loan a long time before... |
£100.00 | |
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Louis Blanc. Scrap of paper with a sentence in his hand. French politician and historian (1811-1882). Poor condition, complete text:. "Mille remerciement de la part de Mr Louis Blanc. Il reviendra. --- I.e. he was in exile or about to go into exile. |
£25.00 | |
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Lucius Manlius Sargent. Autograph letters to two correspondents. Antiquary, advocate of temperance(1786-1867). One autograph letter signed, one page, 4to, to James Savage, fellow-antiquary (see American DNB), founder of one of the first savings banks in America, some damage and heavy-handed repairs with sellotape, but text complete apart from a word. He is... |
£60.00 | |
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Mary Mitford. The address panel only, 4 x 2", of a letter with the address "Mrs Davidson/ Milner's[?] Lodgings/ Green Street/ Scarborough/ Yorkshire" in Mitford's hand. Partly laid down. Mary Mitford's name and address are written in another hand on the reverse. |
£30.00 | |
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Thomas Hughes.: Autograph note signed to "Registrar". Author of "Tom Brown's Schooldays", lawyer (1822-1896). One page, 8vo, a little crumpled and marked from having been laid down previously in an album, but text clear and complete. He asks for his next "Court" day to be changed since the "Governor of the Isle of Man has come down on me to fulfil... |
£45.00 | |
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Thomas Moult. Autograph Letter Signed and two autograph notes signed to J.G. Wilson, Chairman of J & E. Bumpus's. Miscellaneous Writer (Poetry Society). Total 4pp., 8vo. He is enlisting Wilson's aid in selling his new book (favourably reviewed by Evelyn Waugh) and requesting a list of distinguished visitors to Bumpus's (bookshop) (Walter) Scott {Centenary] Exhibition to establish who was interested in Scott... |
£30.00 | |
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Thomas Sturge Moore. Autograph Letter Signed and Autograph Note Signed to [Walter Jerrold]. Poet, wood engraver, and illustrator ((1870-1944). (July) "I shall be very pleased to be represented in the anthology . . . [gives permission for two shorter pieces] / May your venture have so much success as to enable future compilers to repair in some measure the market value of verse.... |
£100.00 | |
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Thomas Townson. Divine and theological writer (1715-1792). A printed form, one page, some damage incl. tear on fold, but text clear and complete, with manuscript additions, the latter including a signature, place and date (ms adds in square brackets, as follows: [I the} underwritten do recommend [Sir Roger... |
£100.00 | |
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Thomas Watson. Autograph Letter Signed to Dawson Turner, philanthropist and educationalist,(1815-1885) Physician (1792-1882). Two pages, 8vo, bifoliate, some marking but mainly good condition. He requests his pamphlets on "hygiene" and "Hints of Remedies". He reveals that he has read that Turner is in Holy Orders, and asks if he is also a Doctor. |
£35.00 |
