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G.G. Kilburne [ George Goodwin Kilburne (1839 – 1924), genre painter. ] All one page, 12mo, good condition. A. (23 May 1877) He thanks his correspondent for showing his drawings to Messrs Daldy, [publishers] adding, I presume the drawings would not all [underlined] be required very [underlined] soon. I am rather pressed for time just now. B. (3 Aug. 1877) [...] I... |
£120.00 | |
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James K. Colling [ James Kellaway Colling (1816–1905), architect, watercolour artist, noted book illustrator, pioneer of early Chromolithographic printing.] Three pages, 12mo, bifolium, fold marks, very good condition. If you will let me know what Numbers you require of the Gothic Ornaments {his work first published in 1838] I will endeavour to let you have them. It is very probable that you would not get them at my publishers as there being so... |
£120.00 | |
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Mrs Gore [ Catherine Grace Frances Gore (née Moody, 1798–1861), 'silver fork' novelist and dramatist ] Substantial part of pp. 226-7, in the section The Optimist and the Pessimist (vol.II, 1846). Two pages, 4to (19 x 20cm), crumpled, trimmed untidily, with several tears, many repaired as best they could. Text as follows, changes and additions noted in square brackets: First page [p.225 in book]... |
£300.00 | |
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George Manville Fenn (1831–1909), prolific English novelist, journalist, editor and educationalist. [ George Manville Fenn, author ] Autograph Sentiment & Signature only G M Fenn on headed notepaper. One page, 12mo, good condition. With pleasure, and thanks for compliments | G M Fenn ||. |
£25.00 | |
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Violet Fane, pseudonym of Lady Mary Montgomerie Currie (née Lamb,1843–1905), poet, a writer, and later an ambassadress. [ Violet Fane ] Autograph Signatures Only Mary Montgomery Currie | (Violet Fane) | Sept. 1899 One page, 12mo, good condition. |
£45.00 | |
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Fanny Garrison [Helen Frances “Fanny” Garrison Villard (1844–1928), American women's suffrage campaigner, pacifist, co-founder of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]. One page, 12mo, very good condition. Text, a verse from Gerald Massey's To-Day and To-Morrow (see note below) as follows: [Fanny's quotation marks] Though hearts brood o'er the past, our eyes | With smiling features glisten, | For, lo! our day bursts up the skies! | Lean out your souls and... |
£500.00 |
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B.P. Shillaber [Benjamin Penhallow Shillaber (1814-1890), American printer, editor, and humorist.] Part of leaf from exercise book (it seems), 12.5 x 11.5cm, laid down on paper slightly larger, good condition. Dear Sir: I comply with your request very willingly, and subscribe myself Yours autographically | and truly | B.P. Chillaber | for sef and | Mrs Partington. |
£50.00 | |
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[ Baden-Powell Family; Debutantes 1933 ] Fron Coury's archive/files. Seven items (incuding two duplicates), one page each, 4to. 1. Coury's file carbon copy of her original Typed Letter to Heather Baden-Powell (14 March 1933), asking her questions about family connections, hobbies, ambitions etc., information to be used in the 'Who's... |
£100.00 | |
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H.D. Traill [ Henry Duff Traill (1842 – 1900), author and journalist.] Three pages, 12mo, bifolium, good condition. Herewith I send your formal letter of agreement [not present] with respect to the contribution kindly forwarded by you to Social England [Traill and J.S. Mann's Social England: A Record of the Progress of the People in Religion, Laws, Learning, Arts,... |
£56.00 | |
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Keith Johnston [ Alexander Keith Johnston (1844–1879), Scottish explorer, cartographer and geographer.] One page, 12mo, foxed and stained but text clear and complete, laid down in slightly larger piece of a paper on the base of which the biography of his father, a distinguished cartographer, is summarised. He says, I shall be glad to have the specimen map cases ordered on 22nd as soon as these can... |
£320.00 |
