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BAKER‚ Lady Florence. 9714
Autograph Letter Signed ‘Florence Baker’‚ to Mrs. Plumptre‚ taking leave‚ explaining this is the last day before her travels begin. 4 pp. 6 x 4 inches‚ traces of mounting along centre fold. Sandford Orleigh‚ 20 November 1878. The uncommon autograph of Lady Florence Baker‚ wife of the explorer Sir Samuel Baker‚ famous for his African discoveries. “We leave for London tomorrow & the following Thursday start for Constantinople. We shall be very glad to escape a winter in England - it is beginning very early this year.”
Price : £120.00
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘Florence Baker’‚ to Mrs. Plumptre‚ taking leave‚ explaining this is the last day before her travels begin. 4 pp. 6 x 4 inches‚ traces of mounting along centre fold. Sandford Orleigh‚ 20 November 1878. The uncommon autograph of Lady Florence Baker‚ wife of the explorer Sir Samuel Baker‚ famous for his African discoveries. “We leave for London tomorrow & the following Thursday start for Constantinople. We shall be very glad to escape a winter in England - it is beginning very early this year.” Price : £120.00
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BAKER‚ Sir Samuel White. 10109
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Morell Mackenzie M.D.‚ asking him to pay a visit to see Lady Baker who “continues weak‚ with a troublesome cough”. 1½ pages 7 x 4½ inches‚ a few very light stains only‚ integral leaf. Almond Hotel [Brighton‚ 21 December 1873]. Sir Samuel White Baker (1821-93)‚ explorer in Africa. Sir Morell Mackenzie (1837-1892)‚ physician and laryngologist.
Price : £100.00
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Morell Mackenzie M.D.‚ asking him to pay a visit to see Lady Baker who “continues weak‚ with a troublesome cough”. 1½ pages 7 x 4½ inches‚ a few very light stains only‚ integral leaf. Almond Hotel [Brighton‚ 21 December 1873]. Sir Samuel White Baker (1821-93)‚ explorer in Africa. Sir Morell Mackenzie (1837-1892)‚ physician and laryngologist. Price : £100.00
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BARING‚ Evelyn‚ Lord Cromer. 10008
Autograph Letter Signed ‘E.Baring’‚ addressed ‘My dear Sir’ [W.Martin Wood‚ formerly Editor of the Times of India]‚ discussing the Famine Grant to India‚ believing that that the details are better worked out in London than in Calcutta. 4 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ folds‚ light dust soiling to final page. Cairo‚ 6 February 1884. Evelyn Baring (1841-1917)‚ Earl Cromer‚ consul-general in Egypt 1883-1907.
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘E.Baring’‚ addressed ‘My dear Sir’ [W.Martin Wood‚ formerly Editor of the Times of India]‚ discussing the Famine Grant to India‚ believing that that the details are better worked out in London than in Calcutta. 4 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ folds‚ light dust soiling to final page. Cairo‚ 6 February 1884. Evelyn Baring (1841-1917)‚ Earl Cromer‚ consul-general in Egypt 1883-1907. Price : £35.00
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BARING‚ Evelyn‚ Lord Cromer. 10881
Autograph Letter Signed‚ addressed ‘My Lord’‚ discussing the opportunities for Englishmen in Egypt. 4 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ fine. 26 Hill Street‚ Berkeley Square‚ 3 October 1901. Evelyn Baring (1841-1917)‚ Earl Cromer‚ consul-general in Egypt 1883-1907. “I should‚ however‚ add that the opportunities which present themselves for employing young Englishmen in Egypt are extremely rare‚ and‚ when they occur‚ candidates - of whom wome special technical qualification is usually required - are numerous.”
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ addressed ‘My Lord’‚ discussing the opportunities for Englishmen in Egypt. 4 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ fine. 26 Hill Street‚ Berkeley Square‚ 3 October 1901. Evelyn Baring (1841-1917)‚ Earl Cromer‚ consul-general in Egypt 1883-1907. “I should‚ however‚ add that the opportunities which present themselves for employing young Englishmen in Egypt are extremely rare‚ and‚ when they occur‚ candidates - of whom wome special technical qualification is usually required - are numerous.” Price : £35.00
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BARING‚ Evelyn‚ Lord Cromer. 9839
Autograph Letter Signed ‘Cromer’‚ to Mr. Thornton‚ looking forward reading the biography of Sir Michael Meade‚ and commenting‚ “You have every reason to be proud of your distinguished cousin” [Sir Herbert Kitchener]. 3 pp. 7½ x 4¾ inches‚ folds‚ surface creasing. Cairo‚ 30 May 1898. Evelyn Baring (1841-1917)‚ Earl Cromer‚ consul-general in Egypt 1883-1907. At this time Kitchener was advancing towards the Dervish armies.
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘Cromer’‚ to Mr. Thornton‚ looking forward reading the biography of Sir Michael Meade‚ and commenting‚ “You have every reason to be proud of your distinguished cousin” [Sir Herbert Kitchener]. 3 pp. 7½ x 4¾ inches‚ folds‚ surface creasing. Cairo‚ 30 May 1898. Evelyn Baring (1841-1917)‚ Earl Cromer‚ consul-general in Egypt 1883-1907. At this time Kitchener was advancing towards the Dervish armies. Price : £65.00
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DRUMMOND‚ Henry. 11381
Autograph Letter Signed‚ presenting his correspondent with “the cheap edition of Baxter” for his class. 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. 3 Park Circus‚ Glasgow‚ 20 January 1892. Henry Drummond (1851-97)‚ Scottish theologian and biologist‚ author of Natural Law in the Spiritual World (1883). In June 1883 he set out for Africa to make a scientific and geological exploration of the Lake Nyasa and Lake Tanganyika regions. His journals later became the book‚ Tropical Africa (1888).
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ presenting his correspondent with “the cheap edition of Baxter” for his class. 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. 3 Park Circus‚ Glasgow‚ 20 January 1892. Henry Drummond (1851-97)‚ Scottish theologian and biologist‚ author of Natural Law in the Spiritual World (1883). In June 1883 he set out for Africa to make a scientific and geological exploration of the Lake Nyasa and Lake Tanganyika regions. His journals later became the book‚ Tropical Africa (1888). Price : £85.00
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EMIN PASHA. 10741
Autograph card‚ signed ‘Dr Emin’‚ addressed by him ‘To the chiefs of Mr. Stokes caravan in Nera’‚ saying “Sir! I beg to ask you for the immediate sending of all our letters and other by the man‚ showing you this.” Annotated in another hand (possibly Stokes): “This arrived from Emin yesterday - You will have heard that Gedge is near Kagiyi.” [Lake Victoria Nyanza] 2½ x 3½ inches‚ some light staining only‚ generally in good condition. ‘Bussiri’ [Uganda]‚ 16 October 1890. Emin Pasha (Eduard Schnitzer‚ 1840-1892)‚ explorer and Governor of Equatoria. Charles Stokes‚ missionary defector‚ arms dealer. Ernest Gedge‚ another gun runner.
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Autograph card‚ signed ‘Dr Emin’‚ addressed by him ‘To the chiefs of Mr. Stokes caravan in Nera’‚ saying “Sir! I beg to ask you for the immediate sending of all our letters and other by the man‚ showing you this.” Annotated in another hand (possibly Stokes): “This arrived from Emin yesterday - You will have heard that Gedge is near Kagiyi.” [Lake Victoria Nyanza] 2½ x 3½ inches‚ some light staining only‚ generally in good condition. ‘Bussiri’ [Uganda]‚ 16 October 1890. Emin Pasha (Eduard Schnitzer‚ 1840-1892)‚ explorer and Governor of Equatoria. Charles Stokes‚ missionary defector‚ arms dealer. Ernest Gedge‚ another gun runner. Price : £550.00
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JOHNSTON‚ Sir Harry Hamilton. 10803
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mr. Buckland‚ thanking him for “the Waste Land Regulations which will I am sure be of much use to me for determining the policy to be pursued in Central Africa in regard to land questions”. 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ minor tears at upper and lower edge‚ minor defects. Government House‚ Calcutta‚ 14 February 1895. Sir Harry Johnston (1858-1927)‚ explorer and writer. In 1882–3 Johnston accompanied a geographical and sporting expedition to Angola‚ serving as artist‚ naturalist‚ and Portuguese interpreter. The party travelled slowly from Mossamedes to the upper Cunene‚ where Johnston left it‚ making his own way to the Congo estuary. There he was befriended by H. M. Stanley‚ who was then establishing the Congo Independent State for Leopold II of the Belgians. With Stanley's help‚ Johnston ascended the river as far as Bolobo‚ and spent some weeks collecting plants‚ birds‚ and insects‚ and vocabularies of the local Bantu languages. His books‚ The River Congo (1884) and The Kilimanjaro Expedition (1885)‚ confirmed his reputation as an authority on Africa. He was resident in Nyasaland as British commissioner from 1891 to 1896. His other books were Liberia (1906) and The Negro in the New World (1910).
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mr. Buckland‚ thanking him for “the Waste Land Regulations which will I am sure be of much use to me for determining the policy to be pursued in Central Africa in regard to land questions”. 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ minor tears at upper and lower edge‚ minor defects. Government House‚ Calcutta‚ 14 February 1895. Sir Harry Johnston (1858-1927)‚ explorer and writer. In 1882–3 Johnston accompanied a geographical and sporting expedition to Angola‚ serving as artist‚ naturalist‚ and Portuguese interpreter. The party travelled slowly from Mossamedes to the upper Cunene‚ where Johnston left it‚ making his own way to the Congo estuary. There he was befriended by H. M. Stanley‚ who was then establishing the Congo Independent State for Leopold II of the Belgians. With Stanley's help‚ Johnston ascended the river as far as Bolobo‚ and spent some weeks collecting plants‚ birds‚ and insects‚ and vocabularies of the local Bantu languages. His books‚ The River Congo (1884) and The Kilimanjaro Expedition (1885)‚ confirmed his reputation as an authority on Africa. He was resident in Nyasaland as British commissioner from 1891 to 1896. His other books were Liberia (1906) and The Negro in the New World (1910). Price : £35.00
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KINGSLEY‚ Mary. 11591
Autograph Letter Signed ‘M.H.Kingsley’‚ to Mrs. Goyder‚ accepting an invitation‚ saying “I will find my way up to your house on Thursday afternoon”‚. A good one page example 7 x 4½ inches‚ a few light stains only. 32 St Mary Abbots Terrace‚ Kensington‚ 15 October 1899. Uncommon. Mary Henrietta Kingsley (1862-1900)‚ traveller and ethnologist‚ travelled extensively in West Africa. She died of typhoid fever while nursing wounded soldiers in South Africa during the Boer War.
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘M.H.Kingsley’‚ to Mrs. Goyder‚ accepting an invitation‚ saying “I will find my way up to your house on Thursday afternoon”‚. A good one page example 7 x 4½ inches‚ a few light stains only. 32 St Mary Abbots Terrace‚ Kensington‚ 15 October 1899. Uncommon. Mary Henrietta Kingsley (1862-1900)‚ traveller and ethnologist‚ travelled extensively in West Africa. She died of typhoid fever while nursing wounded soldiers in South Africa during the Boer War. Price : £120.00
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MENDELSSOHN‚ Sidney. 7941
Autograph Letter Signed‚ addressed ‘Right Hon. Sir’‚ offering a copy of his South African Bibliography in exchange for a book. 2 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ folds. Hotel Great Central‚ London‚ 11 December 1906. Sidney Mendelssohn (1860-1917)‚ collector and bibliographer. “... I should prefer to have the book on my own shelves instead of going to the British Museum (where I am a reader) whenever I wish to consult it.”
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ addressed ‘Right Hon. Sir’‚ offering a copy of his South African Bibliography in exchange for a book. 2 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ folds. Hotel Great Central‚ London‚ 11 December 1906. Sidney Mendelssohn (1860-1917)‚ collector and bibliographer. “... I should prefer to have the book on my own shelves instead of going to the British Museum (where I am a reader) whenever I wish to consult it.” Price : £100.00
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OSWELL‚ William Cotton. 10736
Autograph Letter Signed ‘W.C.Oswell’‚ to ‘My dear Nat’‚ a lively letter about family arrangements‚ with a story about Lord Glenelg as Colonial Secretary. 4 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ abrasion along one edge where formerly mounted‚ folds‚ otherwise in good condition. St. Leonards‚ 20 December‚ no year given. Uncommon. William Cotton Oswell (1818-1893)‚ explorer and elephant hunter‚ joined Livingstone’s expeditions in 1849 and 1851. “I am not in town more than 6 times a year‚ & I find gentlemen who sit at home in their own arm chairs are not lways very prone to take opinions from Mumbo Jumbo‚ latest arrival from the Mts. of the Moon. We are so apt to side with our own ideas that we very diligently sift other people’s to see if they contain those pearls of great price and if they dont why they’re rubbish! You remember the story told of Lord Glenelg when Colonial Sectry‚ receiving a deputation from Natal‚ & refusing to listen to said deputation on any point. ‘Good morning‚ my Lord’‚ ‘Good morning Gentlemen - by the way‚ how is Natal?’‚ this just as they were leaving the room.”
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘W.C.Oswell’‚ to ‘My dear Nat’‚ a lively letter about family arrangements‚ with a story about Lord Glenelg as Colonial Secretary. 4 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ abrasion along one edge where formerly mounted‚ folds‚ otherwise in good condition. St. Leonards‚ 20 December‚ no year given. Uncommon. William Cotton Oswell (1818-1893)‚ explorer and elephant hunter‚ joined Livingstone’s expeditions in 1849 and 1851. “I am not in town more than 6 times a year‚ & I find gentlemen who sit at home in their own arm chairs are not lways very prone to take opinions from Mumbo Jumbo‚ latest arrival from the Mts. of the Moon. We are so apt to side with our own ideas that we very diligently sift other people’s to see if they contain those pearls of great price and if they dont why they’re rubbish! You remember the story told of Lord Glenelg when Colonial Sectry‚ receiving a deputation from Natal‚ & refusing to listen to said deputation on any point. ‘Good morning‚ my Lord’‚ ‘Good morning Gentlemen - by the way‚ how is Natal?’‚ this just as they were leaving the room.” Price : £75.00
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PHILIP‚ John. 1157
Letter Signed‚ to the Treasurer of the London Missionary Society‚ telling them that he has today drawn 1000 pounds in two bills. Marked duplicate. 1 page 10 x 8 inches‚ remains of guard‚ in good condition. Annotated as received on 15 November 1842. Cape Town‚ 29 August 1842. The autograph of John Philip (1775-1851)‚ Scottish missionary in South Africa. He tried to support independent native states against colonial aggression‚ and attempted to prevent the Kaffir War. He was the most prominent politician in Cape Colony for thirty years.
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Letter Signed‚ to the Treasurer of the London Missionary Society‚ telling them that he has today drawn 1000 pounds in two bills. Marked duplicate. 1 page 10 x 8 inches‚ remains of guard‚ in good condition. Annotated as received on 15 November 1842. Cape Town‚ 29 August 1842. The autograph of John Philip (1775-1851)‚ Scottish missionary in South Africa. He tried to support independent native states against colonial aggression‚ and attempted to prevent the Kaffir War. He was the most prominent politician in Cape Colony for thirty years. Price : £50.00
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READE‚ Sir Thomas 7236
Document in Arabic‚ bearing the ink seal of the Bey of Tunis‚ being the instructions to George William Crowe to act on the Bey’s behalf‚ ‘in all such matters as may be for the service of His Highness & particularly to treat for a loan for his use’; with a separate Italian translation of the document signed by ‘Hassuna Morali‚ First Interpreter of the Court of His Highness the Basha Bey of Tunis’‚ further certified as genuine and signed overleaf by the British Consul General‚ Sir Thomas Reade‚ with the impressed seal of the British Consul General’s Office‚ Tunis. 2 documents 12½ x 8½ inches‚ folds‚ in good condition. Tunis‚ 11 August 1828. Sir Thomas Reade (1785-1849)‚ the British Consul at Tunis‚ whose signature appears on one of these documents‚ played an important role in the abolition of slavery. Reade was Deputy Adjutant-General on St.Helena during Napoleon’s captivity‚ and a zealous supporter of Government policy. He was present at Napoleon’s post-mortem‚ and left a valuable account of it‚ preserved in the Lowe Papers.
Price : £150.00
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Document in Arabic‚ bearing the ink seal of the Bey of Tunis‚ being the instructions to George William Crowe to act on the Bey’s behalf‚ ‘in all such matters as may be for the service of His Highness & particularly to treat for a loan for his use’; with a separate Italian translation of the document signed by ‘Hassuna Morali‚ First Interpreter of the Court of His Highness the Basha Bey of Tunis’‚ further certified as genuine and signed overleaf by the British Consul General‚ Sir Thomas Reade‚ with the impressed seal of the British Consul General’s Office‚ Tunis. 2 documents 12½ x 8½ inches‚ folds‚ in good condition. Tunis‚ 11 August 1828. Sir Thomas Reade (1785-1849)‚ the British Consul at Tunis‚ whose signature appears on one of these documents‚ played an important role in the abolition of slavery. Reade was Deputy Adjutant-General on St.Helena during Napoleon’s captivity‚ and a zealous supporter of Government policy. He was present at Napoleon’s post-mortem‚ and left a valuable account of it‚ preserved in the Lowe Papers. Price : £150.00
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RIFAAT‚ Ahmet. 6733
Two autograph letters signed‚ one letter signed‚ addressed to William Govett Romaine and his wife‚ together with a signed photograph and a visiting card. In French. 7 pp. letters‚ folds‚ generally in good condition. Cairo and Constantinople‚ 1878 & 1879. This is likely to be Ahmet Rifaat‚ elder brother of Ismail Pasha (1830-95)‚ Viceroy of Egypt. William Govett Romaine (1815-93)‚ deputy judge advocate‚ served in the Crimea (where Lord Raglan called him ‘the eye of the army’ due to his long sight)‚ and in India and Egypt. A pencilled note on the carte de visite photograph indicates that Ahmet Rifaat Bey was secretary to Romaine.
Price : £120.00
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Two autograph letters signed‚ one letter signed‚ addressed to William Govett Romaine and his wife‚ together with a signed photograph and a visiting card. In French. 7 pp. letters‚ folds‚ generally in good condition. Cairo and Constantinople‚ 1878 & 1879. This is likely to be Ahmet Rifaat‚ elder brother of Ismail Pasha (1830-95)‚ Viceroy of Egypt. William Govett Romaine (1815-93)‚ deputy judge advocate‚ served in the Crimea (where Lord Raglan called him ‘the eye of the army’ due to his long sight)‚ and in India and Egypt. A pencilled note on the carte de visite photograph indicates that Ahmet Rifaat Bey was secretary to Romaine. Price : £120.00
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SMUTS‚ Jan Christian. 10605
A significant Letter Signed ‘J.C.Smuts’‚ to Sir Herbert Samuel‚ thanking him for his Practical Ethics‚ and commenting at length upon “the international horizon”. 1 page 10 x 8 inches‚ folds‚ in good condition. House of Assemby‚ Cape Town‚ 25 March 1935. Jan Christian Smuts (1870-1950)‚ Field Marshal and statesman‚ deputy prime minister of South Africa 1933-39‚ Prime Minister 1939-1948. Herbert Louis Samuel‚ first Viscount Samuel (1870-1963)‚ Liberal politician and philosopher. “The international horizon is seriously overcast by what has happened in Berlin. I noted your wise remarks in the House of Commons‚ and only hope that the panic does not spread to the smaller fry in Europe. There seems to be a serious danger that with all the inflammable material about we may be precipitated into a crisis before we know where we are. Much depends upon the attitude of the British Government. If they will keep out of the whirlpool‚ and remain in a detached position as the peace-makers in Europe‚ I think their prestige is still great enough to save the situation. We have been far too complacent hitherto‚ and much of the evil drift in Europe has been due to this complacency. If we resolutely back peace‚ and a peaceful settlement in Europe‚ I think we can succeed. The clumsiness of Germany is unspeakable. But even so‚ she has received very great provocation in all the delays of the last years. And in any case‚ the peace of Europe must be our predominant consideration‚ whatever the mistakes of others.”
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A significant Letter Signed ‘J.C.Smuts’‚ to Sir Herbert Samuel‚ thanking him for his Practical Ethics‚ and commenting at length upon “the international horizon”. 1 page 10 x 8 inches‚ folds‚ in good condition. House of Assemby‚ Cape Town‚ 25 March 1935. Jan Christian Smuts (1870-1950)‚ Field Marshal and statesman‚ deputy prime minister of South Africa 1933-39‚ Prime Minister 1939-1948. Herbert Louis Samuel‚ first Viscount Samuel (1870-1963)‚ Liberal politician and philosopher. “The international horizon is seriously overcast by what has happened in Berlin. I noted your wise remarks in the House of Commons‚ and only hope that the panic does not spread to the smaller fry in Europe. There seems to be a serious danger that with all the inflammable material about we may be precipitated into a crisis before we know where we are. Much depends upon the attitude of the British Government. If they will keep out of the whirlpool‚ and remain in a detached position as the peace-makers in Europe‚ I think their prestige is still great enough to save the situation. We have been far too complacent hitherto‚ and much of the evil drift in Europe has been due to this complacency. If we resolutely back peace‚ and a peaceful settlement in Europe‚ I think we can succeed. The clumsiness of Germany is unspeakable. But even so‚ she has received very great provocation in all the delays of the last years. And in any case‚ the peace of Europe must be our predominant consideration‚ whatever the mistakes of others.” Price : £300.00
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