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F.L. McClintock [Sir Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907), Scottish naval officer and Arctic explorer] [F.L. McClintock , Arctic explorer] Autograph Signature ('F. L. Mc:Clintock:'). On piece of paper cut from letter, roughly 8.5 x 2 cm, stuck on larger piece of paper, minimal smudging, signature clear. on reverse. |
£23.00 | |
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Duke and Duchess of Windsor [Edward, Duke of Windsor,sometime Edward the Eighth; Wallis Simpson] Black & White photograph, 11.5 x 9cms, good condition. Opportunist photo, taken without their knowledge. Location unknown. See Image |
£100.00 | |
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Daphne du Maurier, novelist [Daphne du Maurier, novelist] Autograph Sentiment Signed Daphne du Maurier. Autograph Sentiment Signed on card, 12.5 x 7.5 cm., aged but clear. Evidnece of tipping onto something on verso, along with identification as Du Maurier. See Image. With photo. See Image |
£45.00 | |
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John Phillips (1800-1874), geologist. One page, 12mo, stained, with marks indicating tipping in on verso. Text: I have ordered the thermometers to be made by Carella Hatton Garden [underlining] London, & he will soon send you six. I will look after him. Phillips had become reader in geology at Oxford in this year.] See Image. |
£45.00 | |
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Frank Hollings, vendor of fine and rare books Paper wraps, covers chipped, minor foxing, mainly good condition. Catalogue containing 334 items, paper cover worn at edges and spine, a very good copy. FAMOUS FIRST EDITIONS AND OTHER BOOKS OF LITERARY AND ARTISTIC MERIT FROM THE LIBRARY OF A GENTLEMAN. RARE FINE WORKS BY GRAY, FIELDING, COWLEY... |
£60.00 | |
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Frank Hammond, antiquarian booksellers, 67 Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire. [Frank Hammond, antiquarian booksellers; Catalogue entitled] Polar Exploration Blue printed wraps, some wear and tear but good condition, 54pp., list of 328 items, a few with crosses beside them. See sample Image. |
£100.00 | |
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Bryan Haven, novelist [Cochise; Apache; Custer's Last Stand] Typescript, 90pp., 4to, paginated in MS. and corrections and additions, presumably in Haven's handwriting,not bound but with brown paper covers, mainly good condtion except around staples (rusting). WITH: SUGGESTED COVER DESIGN, one page (see image), 4to. and original coloured map of the... |
£1,250.00 | |
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Arthur Hill Hassall (1817-1894), physician and microscopist, pioneer in the field of public health [ Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), biologist; Lord Rayleigh and the Royal Society ] All three items in good condition, lightly aged, with the book in worn and spotted binding. ONE: Letter from Hassall to 'Professor Huxley', in the hand of 'an amanuensis' and signed by him. 3pp., 12mo. Tipped-in onto the half-title of Item Three below. He begins by explaining that he has '... |
£250.00 | |
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{Railway Prospectus; Robert Stephenson] Four pages, folio, bifolium, folded, very good condition. List of Directors, committee of management, engineer, bankers, solicitors. The Company Provisionally registered, Capital ?1500,000 in 75,000 shares of ?20 each. Image on application. |
£100.00 | |
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[W. Fothergill? See Notes.] Four pages (of unknown original number), folio, bifolium (reinforced), fold marks, staining,aging, text clear but INCOMPLETE. He initially refers to the Lectures on Extinct Animals of Mr Waterhouse Dawkins [see note C below], then engages in a brief history of man's interest in Natural History... |
£420.00 |
