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Sir William Rothenstein (1872-1945), painter, printmaker, draughtsman, lecturer, and writer on art [Percy Richard Morley Horder (1870-1944), architect]

[Sir William Rothenstein, artist.] Autograph Note Signed ('Wm Rothenstein'), to 'Morley Horder'.

One page, obl.12mo, small stain not affecting text, clear and good condition. Text: I fear the newspapers gave a sensational aspect to a simple matter. [?] you liked [?name indecipherable to me] & his work at the Gallery.. But his salary was quite insufficient. He was given to believe that...

£56.00
Solomon Joseph Solomon (1860 – 1927), painter

[Solomon J. Solomon] Autograph signature with part subscription, Yours faithfully | Solomon J. Solomon.

One page, 16mo, very good contion. Text as above.

£25.00
Jelly D'Aranji, violinist; Myra Hess, pianist; Elisabeth Schumann, vocalist; Daisy Bucktrout, accompanist

[Myra Hess and others] Signatures of Jelly D'Aranji, Myra Hess, Elisabeth Schumann, and Daisy Buckland, signed at Bridge of Allan, Jan: 29th /26.

Piece of paper, 19 x 14cms, bottom edge sl. rough (torn rather than cut from other half of the page), ow good condition, with bold signatures. The signatures of Evangeline Florence, soprano (as Evangeline F Crerar, her married name) and Henry Brearley, tenor, the latter dated 2 March 1904 are on...

£60.00
Henry Mackenzie (1745 – 1831), Scottish lawyer, novelist and writer.

[Henry Mackenzie, Scottish Novelist] Autograph Signature Henry Mackenzie 1824 only. With the relevant page (Mackenzie entry) from a Biographical dictionary

Two 12mo pages, extracted from Public Characters of All Nations: Consisting of Biographical accounts of nearly three thousand eminent contemporaries, alphabetically arranged (1823), later published as A New Biographical Dictionary, of 3000 contemporary public characters, British and foreign, of...

£150.00 Mackenzie
Edwin Forrest, American Shakespearean Actor (1806-1872).

[Edwin Forrest, actor] Florid and bold Autograph Signature as follows: Yours truly | Edwin Forrest. See image

Piece of paper, 10.5 x 5cm, apparently clipped from a letter, good condition. Text as above, the signature being florid and bold. See image

£35.00
C.C. Monro, Commander-in-Chief, India; G.M. Kirkpatrick, Lt. General, CGS [Chief of General Staff] India; E.A. Altham, Quartermaster General in India; H[avelock] Hudson, Adjutant General India.

[Military Hierarchy in India, 1917] Bold signatures of the above with rank/function in India, with pencil notes of identification.

One page, 8vo, small closed tear. fold mark, ow good condition. With pencilled notes above the signatures, and on verso (identifying signatories). See image.

£450.00
Caroline Norton [Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton, Lady Stirling-Maxwell (née Sheridan; 1808 – 1877), social reformer and author]

[Caroline Norton, author] Part of an Autograph Letter Signed Caroline Norton presumably to an editor or publisher about some scraps.

Piece of paper, 12.5 x 8cm, verso has black (mourning) border, good condition. Part of letter, text as follows: Please let me know if these scraps are welcome.

£56.00
Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine (1790 – 1869) French author, poet, and statesman.

[Alphonse de Lamartine; printed] Prospectus des Oeuvres Choisies de M. de Lamartine

Four pages, 8vo, bifolium, leaflet, fold marks (postal), good condition. P.[1] facsimile letter (see image); Pp. [2 & 3] the Prospectus; P[4] blank except words handwritten London Institution | Dulau & Co. (perhaps the booksellers Dulau making the London Institution aware of the...

£120.00
Sir William Rothenstein (1872-1945), painter, printmaker, draughtsman, lecturer, and writer on art [Percy Richard Morley Horder (1870-1944), architect ]

[Sir William Rothenstein, artist.] Autograph Note Signed ('Wm Rothenstein'), to 'Morley Horder'

One page, obl.12mo, small stain not affecting text, clear and good condition. Text: I fear the newspapers gave a sensational aspect to a simple matter. [?] you liked [?name indecipherable to me] & his work at the Gallery.. But his salary was quite insufficient. He was given to believe that...

£56.00
Sir Cloudesley Shovell [Admiral of the Fleet Sir Cloudesley Shovell (1650 – 1707), naval officer.]

[Cloudesley Shovell] Holograph Superscription only (text below), docketed 2 Janry 1692 | Sir Cloudesley Shovel.

Paper folded to enclose letter (not present), sm. fol., fold marks, edge frayed (no loss), grubby and foxed, but superscription clear and complete as follows: The Rt. Hon[ora]ble the Principal | officers and Com[manders?] of | their Maj[esti]es | Navy.

£200.00
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