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ALCOCK‚ Sir Rutherford. 3237
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mrs.Ford (the widow of Richard Ford)‚ regretting that Lady Alcock is not well enough to dine with her‚ but ‘I shall be happy to keep my engagement if you like to have me alone but not if it will disarrange your table’. 2 pp. 6 x 4 inches‚ lightly mounted on part of an old album leaf‚ in good clean condition. From the Pencarrow Collection. 14 Great Queen Street‚ Westminster‚ 3 June 1882. Sir Rutherford Alcock (1809-97)‚ diplomat in China and Japan‚ author of The Capital of the Tycoon [1863] and other works on Japan. In 1858 he was appointed the first consul-general in Japan‚ on the conclusion of Lord Elgin’s treaty.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mrs.Ford (the widow of Richard Ford)‚ regretting that Lady Alcock is not well enough to dine with her‚ but ‘I shall be happy to keep my engagement if you like to have me alone but not if it will disarrange your table’. 2 pp. 6 x 4 inches‚ lightly mounted on part of an old album leaf‚ in good clean condition. From the Pencarrow Collection. 14 Great Queen Street‚ Westminster‚ 3 June 1882. Sir Rutherford Alcock (1809-97)‚ diplomat in China and Japan‚ author of The Capital of the Tycoon [1863] and other works on Japan. In 1858 he was appointed the first consul-general in Japan‚ on the conclusion of Lord Elgin’s treaty. Price : £75.00
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BADGER‚ George Percy. 6333
Autograph Letter Signed ‘George Percy Badger’‚ to Hyde Clarke‚ discussing in detail the different terms used to describe Turcomans and Kurds. 3 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. 7 Dawson Place‚ Bayswater‚ 26 April 1867. George Percy Badger (1815–1888)‚ Arabic scholar and missionary. From 1834 he worked successively for the Methodist‚ American protestant‚ and Anglican missions in Malta as teacher‚ Arabic typographer‚ and translator. From 1842 to 1844 he served as an emissary of the bishop of London and the archbishop of Canterbury to the ‘Nestorian’ Church of the East in Kurdistan. Between 1845 and 1862 Badger was a chaplain in the diocese of Bombay‚ serving mostly in Aden‚ where from 1854 he played a key role in British dealings with the local Arab tribes. In 1856–7 he accompanied the campaign of General Sir James Outram in Persia‚ and in 1860 he served on the commission sent to Oman‚ which brought about the secession of Zanzibar. His major work‚ the English–Arabic Lexicon (1881)‚ had been started with Faris al-Shidyaq in Malta some forty years earlier. It was reprinted in 1967 and is still sometimes used‚ despite its obsolescence.[DNB]
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘George Percy Badger’‚ to Hyde Clarke‚ discussing in detail the different terms used to describe Turcomans and Kurds. 3 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. 7 Dawson Place‚ Bayswater‚ 26 April 1867. George Percy Badger (1815–1888)‚ Arabic scholar and missionary. From 1834 he worked successively for the Methodist‚ American protestant‚ and Anglican missions in Malta as teacher‚ Arabic typographer‚ and translator. From 1842 to 1844 he served as an emissary of the bishop of London and the archbishop of Canterbury to the ‘Nestorian’ Church of the East in Kurdistan. Between 1845 and 1862 Badger was a chaplain in the diocese of Bombay‚ serving mostly in Aden‚ where from 1854 he played a key role in British dealings with the local Arab tribes. In 1856–7 he accompanied the campaign of General Sir James Outram in Persia‚ and in 1860 he served on the commission sent to Oman‚ which brought about the secession of Zanzibar. His major work‚ the English–Arabic Lexicon (1881)‚ had been started with Faris al-Shidyaq in Malta some forty years earlier. It was reprinted in 1967 and is still sometimes used‚ despite its obsolescence.[DNB] Price : £75.00
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BIRDWOOD‚ Sir George. 10072
Autograph Letter Signed‚ two months before his death‚ to Mr. Partington‚ about a rare Hindostani grammar dated 1772 which should be placed in a library‚ offering an interview‚ explaining that “My life is now wholly absorbed in the war...” 8 pp. 6 x 4 inches‚ in good condition. Ealing [24 April 1917]. Sir George Christopher Molesworth Birdwood (1832–1917)‚ administrator in India‚ took part as a naval surgeon in the Persian expedition of 1856–7. Upon his return and in addition to his professional duties Birdwood devoted himself to a variety of social and cultural institutions that helped to shape the new‚ post-1857‚ city of Bombay. In 1868 he returned to England‚ where he began a new career promoting opportunities for cultural and intellectual exchange between India and Great Britain.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ two months before his death‚ to Mr. Partington‚ about a rare Hindostani grammar dated 1772 which should be placed in a library‚ offering an interview‚ explaining that “My life is now wholly absorbed in the war...” 8 pp. 6 x 4 inches‚ in good condition. Ealing [24 April 1917]. Sir George Christopher Molesworth Birdwood (1832–1917)‚ administrator in India‚ took part as a naval surgeon in the Persian expedition of 1856–7. Upon his return and in addition to his professional duties Birdwood devoted himself to a variety of social and cultural institutions that helped to shape the new‚ post-1857‚ city of Bombay. In 1868 he returned to England‚ where he began a new career promoting opportunities for cultural and intellectual exchange between India and Great Britain. Price : £35.00
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BLACKWOOD‚ Lady Alicia. 4620
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Richard and Emily Earle‚ thanking them for all that they had done for her‚ and giving them her blessing. 3 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ tipped on to an old album page with a photograph of Lady Alicia and some biographical details. 14 September 1898. Lady Alicia Blackwood (died 1913 in her 95th year)‚ author of A Narrative of Personal Experiences & Impressions during a Residence on the Bosphorus throughout the Crimean War (1881). In December 1854 she volunteered to assist Florence Nightingale at Scutari.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Richard and Emily Earle‚ thanking them for all that they had done for her‚ and giving them her blessing. 3 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ tipped on to an old album page with a photograph of Lady Alicia and some biographical details. 14 September 1898. Lady Alicia Blackwood (died 1913 in her 95th year)‚ author of A Narrative of Personal Experiences & Impressions during a Residence on the Bosphorus throughout the Crimean War (1881). In December 1854 she volunteered to assist Florence Nightingale at Scutari. Price : £30.00
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BURNAY‚ Jean. 9366
Folio Volume of his original manuscripts on the Thai language and phonetics‚ including complete articles‚ notes on his studies on the Thai alphabet‚ vocabulary‚ grammar and phonetics‚ in draft state prior to publication with corrections and amendments throughout Several hundred pages of original manuscript (some typescript)‚ various sizes‚ bound into one folio volume‚ contemporary cloth binding. One letter dated Bangkok‚ April 1932. A vast amount of original research into Thai phonetics is included in this collection. Titles include: Notes de Phonetique Taï; Le Probleme De La Comparison en Taï; Description du Systeme moderne d’écriture en usage pour noter de Siamois; notes on J.Otto Schrader’s article on the Siamese mute H; The Evolution of Thai Script; Sur une ambiguité de l’écriture Siamoise; Sur une particularité du vocalisme siamois. Jean Burnay‚ author of Chrestomathie siamoise (1938) and other works.
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Folio Volume of his original manuscripts on the Thai language and phonetics‚ including complete articles‚ notes on his studies on the Thai alphabet‚ vocabulary‚ grammar and phonetics‚ in draft state prior to publication with corrections and amendments throughout Several hundred pages of original manuscript (some typescript)‚ various sizes‚ bound into one folio volume‚ contemporary cloth binding. One letter dated Bangkok‚ April 1932. A vast amount of original research into Thai phonetics is included in this collection. Titles include: Notes de Phonetique Taï; Le Probleme De La Comparison en Taï; Description du Systeme moderne d’écriture en usage pour noter de Siamois; notes on J.Otto Schrader’s article on the Siamese mute H; The Evolution of Thai Script; Sur une ambiguité de l’écriture Siamoise; Sur une particularité du vocalisme siamois. Jean Burnay‚ author of Chrestomathie siamoise (1938) and other works. Price : £300.00
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CHIROL‚ Sir Valentine. 1601
Autograph Letter Signed‚ addressed ‘Dear Sir’ [Edward Arnold‚ the publisher]‚ thanking him for his suggestion‚ although ‘I have really not yet considered the question of republishing in book form my letters on the Viceroy’s tour’. 1 page 7 x 4.5 inches. Fine. London‚ 14 January 1904. Sir Valentine Chirol (1852-1929)‚ traveller and journalist.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ addressed ‘Dear Sir’ [Edward Arnold‚ the publisher]‚ thanking him for his suggestion‚ although ‘I have really not yet considered the question of republishing in book form my letters on the Viceroy’s tour’. 1 page 7 x 4.5 inches. Fine. London‚ 14 January 1904. Sir Valentine Chirol (1852-1929)‚ traveller and journalist. Price : £30.00
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COTTON‚ George Edward Lynch‚ Bishop of Calcutta. 4196
Autograph Letter Signed ‘G.E.L.Calcutta’‚ to Mr.Clark‚ a missionary‚ discussing at length the rules for evangelising in the Army‚ and defending the Government against the charge of interference‚ adding that he has forwarded extracts from Clark’s letter to Lord Canning. 4 pp. 9 x 7 inches‚ in good condition. Ravenswood‚ Simla‚ 2 July 1860. George Edward Lynch Cotton (1813-1866)‚ Master of Marlborough‚ Bishop of Calcutta from 1858‚ established a number of famous schools in India and worked closely with the missionary societies. His career was closed by the ‘calamitous accident’‚ when the Bishop’s foot slipped on a platform above the Ganges at dusk on 6 October 1866. “For instance‚ if in an old order (plainly not one issued with reference to these occurrences in the 24th Regt.) a Chaplain is forbidden to go down to the Sepoy lines for the purpose of holding religious discussion with the heathen‚ it is an extraordinary inference to say that a missionary may not go down for the purpose of holding service for Christians.”
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘G.E.L.Calcutta’‚ to Mr.Clark‚ a missionary‚ discussing at length the rules for evangelising in the Army‚ and defending the Government against the charge of interference‚ adding that he has forwarded extracts from Clark’s letter to Lord Canning. 4 pp. 9 x 7 inches‚ in good condition. Ravenswood‚ Simla‚ 2 July 1860. George Edward Lynch Cotton (1813-1866)‚ Master of Marlborough‚ Bishop of Calcutta from 1858‚ established a number of famous schools in India and worked closely with the missionary societies. His career was closed by the ‘calamitous accident’‚ when the Bishop’s foot slipped on a platform above the Ganges at dusk on 6 October 1866. “For instance‚ if in an old order (plainly not one issued with reference to these occurrences in the 24th Regt.) a Chaplain is forbidden to go down to the Sepoy lines for the purpose of holding religious discussion with the heathen‚ it is an extraordinary inference to say that a missionary may not go down for the purpose of holding service for Christians.” Price : £100.00
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COTTON‚ George Edward Lynch‚ Bishop of Calcutta. 4662
Autograph Letter Signed ‘G.E.L.Calcutta’‚ to Mr.Beaufort‚ thanking him for his subscription to the Hill Schools. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ lightly toned. Bishops Palace [Calcutta]‚ 16 July [1866 in another hand]. George Edward Lynch Cotton (1813-1866)‚ Master of Marlborough‚ Bishop of Calcutta from 1858‚ established a number of famous schools in India and worked closely with the missionary societies. His career was closed by the ‘calamitous accident’‚ when the Bishop’s foot slipped on a platform above the Ganges at dusk on 6 October 1866.
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘G.E.L.Calcutta’‚ to Mr.Beaufort‚ thanking him for his subscription to the Hill Schools. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ lightly toned. Bishops Palace [Calcutta]‚ 16 July [1866 in another hand]. George Edward Lynch Cotton (1813-1866)‚ Master of Marlborough‚ Bishop of Calcutta from 1858‚ established a number of famous schools in India and worked closely with the missionary societies. His career was closed by the ‘calamitous accident’‚ when the Bishop’s foot slipped on a platform above the Ganges at dusk on 6 October 1866. Price : £30.00
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DEALTRY‚ Thomas. 9599
Autograph Letter Signed ‘T.Madras’ as Bishop of Madras‚ to W.G.Kelsall‚ on Kelsall’s imminent departure for England‚ inviting him up for an hour or two: “There are plenty of conveyances on the beach..” 2 pp. 7½ x 5 inches‚ minor tears. Madras‚ 10 June 1850. Thomas Dealtry (1796-1861)‚ third Bishop of Madras.
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘T.Madras’ as Bishop of Madras‚ to W.G.Kelsall‚ on Kelsall’s imminent departure for England‚ inviting him up for an hour or two: “There are plenty of conveyances on the beach..” 2 pp. 7½ x 5 inches‚ minor tears. Madras‚ 10 June 1850. Thomas Dealtry (1796-1861)‚ third Bishop of Madras. Price : £45.00
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DOLGOROUKI‚ Prince Vladimir. 9448
Autograph Letter Signed‚ thanking his correspondent for his letter and all that he has done. In French. 2 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ one corner holed‚ with paper adhering where formerly mounted. Moscow‚ 18/30 December 1873. Prince Vladimir Dolgorouki‚ Mayor of Moscow 1865-1891.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ thanking his correspondent for his letter and all that he has done. In French. 2 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ one corner holed‚ with paper adhering where formerly mounted. Moscow‚ 18/30 December 1873. Prince Vladimir Dolgorouki‚ Mayor of Moscow 1865-1891. Price : £45.00
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ELLIS Sir Barrow Herbert. 6257
Autograph Letter Signed to ‘My dear Waley’ saying that his object in obtaining leave is to take the waters in Germany. 3½ pages 8 x 5 inches in good condition. Calcutta 5 April [no year given]. Sir Barrow Herbert Ellis (1823-1887) Indian Civil Service went to Bombay in 1843 serving in Sind from 1851-58 acting for some time as Chief Commissioner in Sir Bartle Frere’s absence.
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Autograph Letter Signed to ‘My dear Waley’ saying that his object in obtaining leave is to take the waters in Germany. 3½ pages 8 x 5 inches in good condition. Calcutta 5 April [no year given]. Sir Barrow Herbert Ellis (1823-1887) Indian Civil Service went to Bombay in 1843 serving in Sind from 1851-58 acting for some time as Chief Commissioner in Sir Bartle Frere’s absence. Price : £35.00
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GARCIN DE TASSY Joseph Héliodore Sagesse Vertu. 6232
Autograph Letter Signed ‘Garcin de Tassy’ evidently to an editor of an English periodical offering an article which would correct recent discussion about the Temple of Somnath. In French. 2 pp. 6 x 3½ inches. Paris 18 March 1843. Garcin de Tassy (1794-1878) French orientalist studied the Hindi language. His works include Mémoires sur les particularités de la religion musulmane dans l'Inde (1832); Les aventures de Kamrup (translation 1834); translations of works by the poet Wali (1834); the Histoire de la littérature hindoue e hindoustani (2. Ed. 1871 3 Vols.); Rudiments de la langue hindouie (1847); Rhétorique et prosodie des langues de l'Orient musulman (1848 2. Ed. 1873); Chrestomathie hindie et hindouie (1849); La doctrine de l'amour (translation from Hindi 1859); Cours d'hindoustani (1870) and La langue et la littérature hindoustanies 1850-69 (2. Ed. 1874).
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘Garcin de Tassy’ evidently to an editor of an English periodical offering an article which would correct recent discussion about the Temple of Somnath. In French. 2 pp. 6 x 3½ inches. Paris 18 March 1843. Garcin de Tassy (1794-1878) French orientalist studied the Hindi language. His works include Mémoires sur les particularités de la religion musulmane dans l'Inde (1832); Les aventures de Kamrup (translation 1834); translations of works by the poet Wali (1834); the Histoire de la littérature hindoue e hindoustani (2. Ed. 1871 3 Vols.); Rudiments de la langue hindouie (1847); Rhétorique et prosodie des langues de l'Orient musulman (1848 2. Ed. 1873); Chrestomathie hindie et hindouie (1849); La doctrine de l'amour (translation from Hindi 1859); Cours d'hindoustani (1870) and La langue et la littérature hindoustanies 1850-69 (2. Ed. 1874). Price : £45.00
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GREY‚ Sir William. 10579
Autograph Letter Signed‚ thanking his correspondent for the good news. 1 page 8 x 5 inches‚ one foxing spot‚ otherwise good. Belvedere‚ Alipore‚ 5 November 1868. Sir William Grey (1818-1878)‚ Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal (1866-1871).
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ thanking his correspondent for the good news. 1 page 8 x 5 inches‚ one foxing spot‚ otherwise good. Belvedere‚ Alipore‚ 5 November 1868. Sir William Grey (1818-1878)‚ Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal (1866-1871). Price : £45.00
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GREY‚ Sir William. 3302
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Sir Herbert Maddock‚ discussing in confidence accusations of corruption relating to ‘the new Coal Company’ which had purchased land in India ‘which contains no coal’‚ and musing on his own work as lieutenant-governor of Bengal (Maddock was a former deputy governor of Bengal)‚ and on the arrival of the new governor general (Canning). 7 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ in good condition. Calcutta‚ 17 July 1856. Sir William Grey (1818-1878)‚ lieutenant-governor of Bengal and governor of Jamaica‚ a skilled administrator‚ had many differences of opinion with Sir John Lawrence about Indian reforms. ‘The new Govr.General has not yet developed himself fully. I suspect he approaches more nearly to the Lord Auckland school than to the Lord Dalhousie school - & that‚ though an able clever man‚ & apt at business he will‚ by no manner of means‚ fill Lord Dalhousie’s place as a vigorous & real ruler of this mighty empire.’
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Sir Herbert Maddock‚ discussing in confidence accusations of corruption relating to ‘the new Coal Company’ which had purchased land in India ‘which contains no coal’‚ and musing on his own work as lieutenant-governor of Bengal (Maddock was a former deputy governor of Bengal)‚ and on the arrival of the new governor general (Canning). 7 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ in good condition. Calcutta‚ 17 July 1856. Sir William Grey (1818-1878)‚ lieutenant-governor of Bengal and governor of Jamaica‚ a skilled administrator‚ had many differences of opinion with Sir John Lawrence about Indian reforms. ‘The new Govr.General has not yet developed himself fully. I suspect he approaches more nearly to the Lord Auckland school than to the Lord Dalhousie school - & that‚ though an able clever man‚ & apt at business he will‚ by no manner of means‚ fill Lord Dalhousie’s place as a vigorous & real ruler of this mighty empire.’ Price : £85.00
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GROOT‚ J.J.M. De. 5307
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Dr.Roost‚ explaining that the seven volumes of the Tripitaka have been sent‚ along with a copy of De Groot’s own work on the Chinese Brahma-djala sutra‚ adding that‚ much as he would like to continue his studies in Chinese Buddhism‚ he has “to finish first a couple of volumes for my work on the Religious System of China”. In English. 1¼ pages‚ 8 x 5½ inches‚ in fine condition. Leyden‚ 31 January 1893. J.J.M. De Groot was an adviser on Chinese affairs for the Netherlands East-Indies government‚ and from 1891 was professor of Chinese in Leyden and later in Berlin‚ and the author of important studies of Chinese religion‚ including The Religious System of China‚ and Sectarianism and Religious Persecution in China.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Dr.Roost‚ explaining that the seven volumes of the Tripitaka have been sent‚ along with a copy of De Groot’s own work on the Chinese Brahma-djala sutra‚ adding that‚ much as he would like to continue his studies in Chinese Buddhism‚ he has “to finish first a couple of volumes for my work on the Religious System of China”. In English. 1¼ pages‚ 8 x 5½ inches‚ in fine condition. Leyden‚ 31 January 1893. J.J.M. De Groot was an adviser on Chinese affairs for the Netherlands East-Indies government‚ and from 1891 was professor of Chinese in Leyden and later in Berlin‚ and the author of important studies of Chinese religion‚ including The Religious System of China‚ and Sectarianism and Religious Persecution in China. Price : £75.00
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HASTINGS‚ Francis Rawdon-Hastings‚ 1st Marquis. 10290
Autograph Letter Signed ‘Moira’‚ to John Ridge‚ about the sale of an ensign vacancy in the 27th Foot for the benefit of Captain Tuthill’s widow. 1 page 9 x 7 inches‚ some light offsetting. 24 September 1812. Francis Rawdon-Hastings (1754-1826)‚ 1st Marquis of Hastings‚ 2nd Earl of Moira‚ served with distinction in the American War of Independence‚ and became Governor General of India in 1813. His campaigns against the Mahrattas helped to establish the supremacy of British power throughout India. He purchased Singapore Island in 1819.
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘Moira’‚ to John Ridge‚ about the sale of an ensign vacancy in the 27th Foot for the benefit of Captain Tuthill’s widow. 1 page 9 x 7 inches‚ some light offsetting. 24 September 1812. Francis Rawdon-Hastings (1754-1826)‚ 1st Marquis of Hastings‚ 2nd Earl of Moira‚ served with distinction in the American War of Independence‚ and became Governor General of India in 1813. His campaigns against the Mahrattas helped to establish the supremacy of British power throughout India. He purchased Singapore Island in 1819. Price : £85.00
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HASTINGS‚ Warren. 10639
Autograph Letter Signed ‘I am My dear Sir Your obliged & affectionate friend Warren Hastings’‚ to John White‚ thanking him for the trouble he has taken “to authenticate the important fact which you formerly communicated to me relative to Ra. Nubkishen”‚ and offering to send one of the relevant books. 2 pp. 9 x 7½ inches‚ light staining to the first page only‚ generally in good condition‚ with the integral address leaf (torn at seal opening)‚ Chipping Norton postal mark. Daylesford House‚ 6 April 1802. Warren Hastings (1732-1818)‚ administrator in India‚ later faced impeachment and one of the longest trials in history (1788-1795).
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘I am My dear Sir Your obliged & affectionate friend Warren Hastings’‚ to John White‚ thanking him for the trouble he has taken “to authenticate the important fact which you formerly communicated to me relative to Ra. Nubkishen”‚ and offering to send one of the relevant books. 2 pp. 9 x 7½ inches‚ light staining to the first page only‚ generally in good condition‚ with the integral address leaf (torn at seal opening)‚ Chipping Norton postal mark. Daylesford House‚ 6 April 1802. Warren Hastings (1732-1818)‚ administrator in India‚ later faced impeachment and one of the longest trials in history (1788-1795). Price : £300.00
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India. PANDIT SHYAMAJI KRISHNA VERMA. 9025
Autograph Letter Signed ‘Shyamaji Krishna Verma’‚ addressed ‘My dear Sir’‚ discussing his own application to the Earl of Kimberley‚ hoping to visit Leyden with his correspondent‚ and intending to return to India and take up an appointment. 3 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. Balliol College‚ Oxford‚ 27 July 1883. Pandit Shyamaji Krishna Verma (1857-1930) played an important role during the most crucial period of India's struggle for freedom mainly operating from Europe from 1899 to 1930. It was he who founded the famous India House in London in 1904 which became the nerve centre and nucleus for India's revolutionaries. He was appointed assistant professor of Sanskrit at Balliol College Oxford in the 1880’s. Shyamji advocated non-violent means of getting rid of the British and using withdrawal of cooperation with the colonial administration. This rare letter was written as his career began to take shape. “It was entirely owing to your kind encouragement and patronage that I had the honour of being present and of representing my own country at the Berlin Congress of Orientalists and I am sure you will‚ with your usual kindness‚ do all you can for me this time also. I have to be in London nearly next week‚ as I have an engagement with Lord Kimberley... You know that I think of returning to India before the end of this year and that I wish to get an appointment out there. Lord Northbrook has kindly undertaken to exercise his influence on my behalf‚ and I hope to improve my prospects through my disinterested friends like you.”
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘Shyamaji Krishna Verma’‚ addressed ‘My dear Sir’‚ discussing his own application to the Earl of Kimberley‚ hoping to visit Leyden with his correspondent‚ and intending to return to India and take up an appointment. 3 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. Balliol College‚ Oxford‚ 27 July 1883. Pandit Shyamaji Krishna Verma (1857-1930) played an important role during the most crucial period of India's struggle for freedom mainly operating from Europe from 1899 to 1930. It was he who founded the famous India House in London in 1904 which became the nerve centre and nucleus for India's revolutionaries. He was appointed assistant professor of Sanskrit at Balliol College Oxford in the 1880’s. Shyamji advocated non-violent means of getting rid of the British and using withdrawal of cooperation with the colonial administration. This rare letter was written as his career began to take shape. “It was entirely owing to your kind encouragement and patronage that I had the honour of being present and of representing my own country at the Berlin Congress of Orientalists and I am sure you will‚ with your usual kindness‚ do all you can for me this time also. I have to be in London nearly next week‚ as I have an engagement with Lord Kimberley... You know that I think of returning to India before the end of this year and that I wish to get an appointment out there. Lord Northbrook has kindly undertaken to exercise his influence on my behalf‚ and I hope to improve my prospects through my disinterested friends like you.” Price : £350.00
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INDIA. The Indian Spectator and The Champion. 5487
Album of newspaper cuttings of ‘Notes from London’ and other columns written by W.Martin Wood‚ and published in The Indian Spectator and The Champion. About 180 pp. 4to. Wrappers‚ spine worn. India 1895-1898. Found among the papers of William Martin Wood‚ editor of the Times of India and writer on Indian affairs‚ and signed by him.
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Album of newspaper cuttings of ‘Notes from London’ and other columns written by W.Martin Wood‚ and published in The Indian Spectator and The Champion. About 180 pp. 4to. Wrappers‚ spine worn. India 1895-1898. Found among the papers of William Martin Wood‚ editor of the Times of India and writer on Indian affairs‚ and signed by him. Price : £75.00
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JOHNSON‚ Edward Ralph‚ Bishop of Calcutta. 4663
Autograph Letter Signed ‘Edward R.Calcutta’‚ to ‘My dear Jermyn’‚ informing him that “men joining the Army Scripture Readers Society should be communicants”‚ adding that “You acted as I think quite rightly in the matter of the case of suicide...” 2 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ small pieces of paper adhering‚ in good condition. Calcutta‚ 29 November 1884. Edward Ralph Johnson‚ Bishop of Calcutta 1876-1898.
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘Edward R.Calcutta’‚ to ‘My dear Jermyn’‚ informing him that “men joining the Army Scripture Readers Society should be communicants”‚ adding that “You acted as I think quite rightly in the matter of the case of suicide...” 2 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ small pieces of paper adhering‚ in good condition. Calcutta‚ 29 November 1884. Edward Ralph Johnson‚ Bishop of Calcutta 1876-1898. Price : £30.00
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LANMAN‚ Charles Rockwell. 6877
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Reinhold Rost‚ praising his Sanscrit work‚ referring to the “parsimony of govt towards educational matters”‚ and commenting on his own trip to India. 2 pp. 8½ x 5 inches‚ surface creasing on flimsy paper‚ minor defects only. Elphinstone College‚ Bombay‚ 20 January 1889. Charles Rockwell Lanman (1850-1941)‚ orientalist and Sanscrit scholar‚ edited the Harvard Oriental Series (from 1891)‚ published A Sanscrit Reader (1884). “I am very glad I came to India. I had hoped to do so for years. But it was my wife’s suggestion at last. We mean to travel in Bengal & N.W.Pr. the next few weeks... The journey is to be one of endless advantage to me professionally‚ & I hope I shall not work so hard as to hurt myself.” Reinhold Rost (1822-96)‚ orientalist‚ librarian at the India Office‚ has annotated this letter: “...next to Whitney the best Sanscrit scholar in the States.”
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Reinhold Rost‚ praising his Sanscrit work‚ referring to the “parsimony of govt towards educational matters”‚ and commenting on his own trip to India. 2 pp. 8½ x 5 inches‚ surface creasing on flimsy paper‚ minor defects only. Elphinstone College‚ Bombay‚ 20 January 1889. Charles Rockwell Lanman (1850-1941)‚ orientalist and Sanscrit scholar‚ edited the Harvard Oriental Series (from 1891)‚ published A Sanscrit Reader (1884). “I am very glad I came to India. I had hoped to do so for years. But it was my wife’s suggestion at last. We mean to travel in Bengal & N.W.Pr. the next few weeks... The journey is to be one of endless advantage to me professionally‚ & I hope I shall not work so hard as to hurt myself.” Reinhold Rost (1822-96)‚ orientalist‚ librarian at the India Office‚ has annotated this letter: “...next to Whitney the best Sanscrit scholar in the States.” Price : £120.00
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LYALL‚ Sir Alfred Comyn. 9174
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Archdeacon Farrar‚ about election matters at the Athenaeum. 4 pp. 6 x 4 inches‚ in good condition. Athenaeum Club‚ 10 February 1890. Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall (1835-1911)‚ administrator in India and writer. He was lieutenant-governor of the North West Provinces and Oudh (1882-87). His works included Asiatic Studies (1882‚ 1889) and biographies of Hastings‚ Tennyson and Dufferin.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Archdeacon Farrar‚ about election matters at the Athenaeum. 4 pp. 6 x 4 inches‚ in good condition. Athenaeum Club‚ 10 February 1890. Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall (1835-1911)‚ administrator in India and writer. He was lieutenant-governor of the North West Provinces and Oudh (1882-87). His works included Asiatic Studies (1882‚ 1889) and biographies of Hastings‚ Tennyson and Dufferin. Price : £30.00
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MACKENZIE‚ Holt. 4222
Autograph Letter Signed‚ incorporating his autograph address to a committee on the subject of offering prizes to Indian students‚ “more especially on the application of Indian products to the arts and manufactures”. 2 pp. 10 x 8 inches‚ in good condition‚ a few minor defects only. [England] December 1838 Holt Mackenzie I.C.S. (1787-1876)‚ son of Henry Mackenzie‚ the essayist‚ became President of the Council of the College of Fort William. He is best remembered for his work as a settlement officer. He returned to England from India in 1831.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ incorporating his autograph address to a committee on the subject of offering prizes to Indian students‚ “more especially on the application of Indian products to the arts and manufactures”. 2 pp. 10 x 8 inches‚ in good condition‚ a few minor defects only. [England] December 1838 Holt Mackenzie I.C.S. (1787-1876)‚ son of Henry Mackenzie‚ the essayist‚ became President of the Council of the College of Fort William. He is best remembered for his work as a settlement officer. He returned to England from India in 1831. Price : £45.00
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MATTHEWS‚ Henry. 10081
Autograph Letter Signed‚ as Advocate-Fiscal of Ceylon [evidently to Sir Ambrose Hardinge Giffard‚ Chief Justice of Ceylon]‚ bidding him farewell from Ceylon‚ regretting and discussing “the complete estrangement which had grown up between the Court and the Adv. Fiscal”. 4 pp. 9 x 7 inches‚ in good condition. Court [Ceylon]‚ 24 February 1827. A forthright letter by Henry Matthews (1789-1828)‚ judge and traveller‚ Advocate-Fiscal of Ceylon from 1821‚ author of Diary of an Invalid‚ being the Journal of a Tour in pursuit of health; in Portugal‚ Italy‚ Switzerland‚ and France‚ in the years 1817‚ 1818‚ and 1819 (London‚ 1820). “In such cases it is always difficult (& especially with a temperament like mine) for the party lowest in rank to make overtures‚ that might from the appearance of what is vulgarly called ‘currying favour’ with htose hwose elevated station is such as might induce on half of the world so to misinterpret such overtures; but I cannot help saying that if our situations had been reversed‚ I feel I should have made more efforts to keep up a good understanding between the Bench & the Advocate Fiscal‚ than I feel have ever been experienced by me.” His correspondent‚ Sir Ambrose Hardinge Giffard (1771-1827)‚ Chief Justice of Ceylon‚ died on the voyage to England. Matthews was appointed chief justice in his place.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ as Advocate-Fiscal of Ceylon [evidently to Sir Ambrose Hardinge Giffard‚ Chief Justice of Ceylon]‚ bidding him farewell from Ceylon‚ regretting and discussing “the complete estrangement which had grown up between the Court and the Adv. Fiscal”. 4 pp. 9 x 7 inches‚ in good condition. Court [Ceylon]‚ 24 February 1827. A forthright letter by Henry Matthews (1789-1828)‚ judge and traveller‚ Advocate-Fiscal of Ceylon from 1821‚ author of Diary of an Invalid‚ being the Journal of a Tour in pursuit of health; in Portugal‚ Italy‚ Switzerland‚ and France‚ in the years 1817‚ 1818‚ and 1819 (London‚ 1820). “In such cases it is always difficult (& especially with a temperament like mine) for the party lowest in rank to make overtures‚ that might from the appearance of what is vulgarly called ‘currying favour’ with htose hwose elevated station is such as might induce on half of the world so to misinterpret such overtures; but I cannot help saying that if our situations had been reversed‚ I feel I should have made more efforts to keep up a good understanding between the Bench & the Advocate Fiscal‚ than I feel have ever been experienced by me.” His correspondent‚ Sir Ambrose Hardinge Giffard (1771-1827)‚ Chief Justice of Ceylon‚ died on the voyage to England. Matthews was appointed chief justice in his place. Price : £100.00
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MIDDLETON‚ Thomas Fanshaw‚ Bishop of Calcutta. 10276
Autograph Letter Signed ‘T.F.Calcutta’‚ addressed ‘My Dear Sir’ [? N.Wallich M.D.‚ Superintendent of The Botanic Garden]‚ about the dispatch of a packet of seeds to the Revd H.H.Norris‚ Grove Street‚ Hackney‚ his “Conservatory contains a great deal ...rare and curious‚ especially from the Cape of Good Hope”‚ thanking his correspondent for finding a Captain who can take the package to England. 3 pp. 9½ x 7 inches‚ docketed by the recipient Chowringhee [Calcutta]‚ 18 August 1819. Thomas Fanshaw Middleton (1769-1822)‚ school friend of S.T.Coleridge and Charles Lamb‚ was consecrated the first Bishop of the vast diocese of Calcutta in 1814.
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘T.F.Calcutta’‚ addressed ‘My Dear Sir’ [? N.Wallich M.D.‚ Superintendent of The Botanic Garden]‚ about the dispatch of a packet of seeds to the Revd H.H.Norris‚ Grove Street‚ Hackney‚ his “Conservatory contains a great deal ...rare and curious‚ especially from the Cape of Good Hope”‚ thanking his correspondent for finding a Captain who can take the package to England. 3 pp. 9½ x 7 inches‚ docketed by the recipient Chowringhee [Calcutta]‚ 18 August 1819. Thomas Fanshaw Middleton (1769-1822)‚ school friend of S.T.Coleridge and Charles Lamb‚ was consecrated the first Bishop of the vast diocese of Calcutta in 1814. Price : £100.00
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MUSURUS PASHA‚ Turkish Ambassador. 9032
Letter Signed ‘Musurus’‚ to Mrs. Darby Griffith‚ wife of C.Darby Griffith M.P.‚ thanking her for the letter of condolence “at the moment that dreadful calamity befell us”. 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ deep black borders‚ the Ambasador’s personal seal in black wax transferred from an envelope to the first page. With the separate engraved visiting card of L’Ambassadeur de Turquie. Ellenborough House‚ Roehampton‚ 31 August 1867. Kostaki Musurus Pasa (1807-1891). His Excellency Constantine Musurus‚ commonly called Musurus Pasha‚ the Turkish Ambassador‚ was born in 1807. His diplomatic career‚ so far as it belongs to the general history of Europe‚ dated from 1848‚ when he represented the Sultan at Vienna‚ having previously distinguished himself as#Governor of Samos and Minister at Athens. In 1851 he came to London invested with full powers as Envoy Extraordinary of the Port.
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Letter Signed ‘Musurus’‚ to Mrs. Darby Griffith‚ wife of C.Darby Griffith M.P.‚ thanking her for the letter of condolence “at the moment that dreadful calamity befell us”. 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ deep black borders‚ the Ambasador’s personal seal in black wax transferred from an envelope to the first page. With the separate engraved visiting card of L’Ambassadeur de Turquie. Ellenborough House‚ Roehampton‚ 31 August 1867. Kostaki Musurus Pasa (1807-1891). His Excellency Constantine Musurus‚ commonly called Musurus Pasha‚ the Turkish Ambassador‚ was born in 1807. His diplomatic career‚ so far as it belongs to the general history of Europe‚ dated from 1848‚ when he represented the Sultan at Vienna‚ having previously distinguished himself as#Governor of Samos and Minister at Athens. In 1851 he came to London invested with full powers as Envoy Extraordinary of the Port. Price : £150.00
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O’CONNOR‚ Vincent Clarence Scott. 3727
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to ‘My dear Swinhoe’‚ discussing the forthcoming publication of his book [The Silken East]‚ and saying that he is particularly glad that Swinhoe is taking a copy. 3 pp. 7 x 4.5 inches‚ in good condition. Shillong [Assam]‚ 11 November 1904. V.C.Scott O’Connor F.R.G.S. (d.1945)‚ author of The Silken East‚ a record of Life and Travel in Burma (1904) and other travel books. “You will be able to judge‚ better than most people in Mandalay‚ of its artistic merits. It is being turned out in the very finest style at an outlay of over 1500£s and I hope that people in Burma will recognise that its main purpose is to do credit to Burma and support it accordingly.”
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to ‘My dear Swinhoe’‚ discussing the forthcoming publication of his book [The Silken East]‚ and saying that he is particularly glad that Swinhoe is taking a copy. 3 pp. 7 x 4.5 inches‚ in good condition. Shillong [Assam]‚ 11 November 1904. V.C.Scott O’Connor F.R.G.S. (d.1945)‚ author of The Silken East‚ a record of Life and Travel in Burma (1904) and other travel books. “You will be able to judge‚ better than most people in Mandalay‚ of its artistic merits. It is being turned out in the very finest style at an outlay of over 1500£s and I hope that people in Burma will recognise that its main purpose is to do credit to Burma and support it accordingly.” Price : £150.00
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PENANG. 4338
Autograph Letter Signed by A.D.Maingy‚ to Major De Havilland‚ Madras Engineers‚ Fort St.George‚ giving him the latest news of appointments‚ arrivals and departures of friends and colleagues‚ appointment of the Governor‚ etc. 3 pp. cross written but legible‚ second leaf with some damage due to seal opening‚ 11 x 8 inches‚ address panel‚ no postal markings but inscribed ‘favored by Dr.Alexander’. Prince of Wales Island‚ 15 July 1817. Anthony Maingy (1795-1865)‚ who was from a Guernsey family like his correspondent De Havilland‚ served in Penang‚ and then in Burma where he was sent to Mergui in 1825. Maingy is mentioned in Captain Burney's Journal of His Mission to Siam.
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Autograph Letter Signed by A.D.Maingy‚ to Major De Havilland‚ Madras Engineers‚ Fort St.George‚ giving him the latest news of appointments‚ arrivals and departures of friends and colleagues‚ appointment of the Governor‚ etc. 3 pp. cross written but legible‚ second leaf with some damage due to seal opening‚ 11 x 8 inches‚ address panel‚ no postal markings but inscribed ‘favored by Dr.Alexander’. Prince of Wales Island‚ 15 July 1817. Anthony Maingy (1795-1865)‚ who was from a Guernsey family like his correspondent De Havilland‚ served in Penang‚ and then in Burma where he was sent to Mergui in 1825. Maingy is mentioned in Captain Burney's Journal of His Mission to Siam. Price : £100.00
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RICHARDSON‚ Robert. 5292
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mr.Smith‚ Print Room‚ British Museum‚ saying that two of his friends wish to view the prints in the Museum. 1 page 9 x 7 inches‚ with integral address leaf‚ in good condition. Rathbone Place‚ undated [watermark 1820]. Robert Richardson (1779-1847)‚ physician and traveller‚ travelled with the Earl of Belmore and his party to Gaza in 1818. Richardson claimed to be the first Christian admitted to Solomon’s mosque. At Tiberias he and his friends received a visit from Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope. Author of Travels in the Mediterranean‚ and parts adjacent in company with the Earl of Belmore‚ during the years 1816-17-18: extending as far as the Second Cataract of the Nile‚ Jerusalem‚ Damascus‚ Balbec‚ etc. (1822). His correspondent is John Thomas Smith (1766-1833‚ topographical draughtsman and antiquary‚ keeper of prints and drawings at the British Museum (1816).
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mr.Smith‚ Print Room‚ British Museum‚ saying that two of his friends wish to view the prints in the Museum. 1 page 9 x 7 inches‚ with integral address leaf‚ in good condition. Rathbone Place‚ undated [watermark 1820]. Robert Richardson (1779-1847)‚ physician and traveller‚ travelled with the Earl of Belmore and his party to Gaza in 1818. Richardson claimed to be the first Christian admitted to Solomon’s mosque. At Tiberias he and his friends received a visit from Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope. Author of Travels in the Mediterranean‚ and parts adjacent in company with the Earl of Belmore‚ during the years 1816-17-18: extending as far as the Second Cataract of the Nile‚ Jerusalem‚ Damascus‚ Balbec‚ etc. (1822). His correspondent is John Thomas Smith (1766-1833‚ topographical draughtsman and antiquary‚ keeper of prints and drawings at the British Museum (1816). Price : £85.00
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ROBERTS‚ Emma. 6393
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Elizabeth Briggs‚ wife of Henry Perronet Briggs‚ the painter‚ explaining that “my Medical Man” forbids her going out‚ hoping to call on Friday‚ and assist her: “I should be very glad to undertake the work you mention...” 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ with the remains of the address leaf. Undated [watermark 1833]. Emma Roberts (1794-1840)‚ author and journalist. She wrote much about travelling in India‚ including Oriental Scenes (1830)‚ Scenes and Characteristics of Hindostan (3 vols.‚ 1835)‚ The East India Voyager (1839) and Notes of an Overland Journey to Bombay (1841). “I should be very gald to undertake the work you mention‚ having often thought of rendering my acquaintance with India subservient to the instruction of the rising generation.”
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Elizabeth Briggs‚ wife of Henry Perronet Briggs‚ the painter‚ explaining that “my Medical Man” forbids her going out‚ hoping to call on Friday‚ and assist her: “I should be very glad to undertake the work you mention...” 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ with the remains of the address leaf. Undated [watermark 1833]. Emma Roberts (1794-1840)‚ author and journalist. She wrote much about travelling in India‚ including Oriental Scenes (1830)‚ Scenes and Characteristics of Hindostan (3 vols.‚ 1835)‚ The East India Voyager (1839) and Notes of an Overland Journey to Bombay (1841). “I should be very gald to undertake the work you mention‚ having often thought of rendering my acquaintance with India subservient to the instruction of the rising generation.” Price : £85.00
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ROBERTS‚ Emma. 9266
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Dr Forbes Royle‚ wishing to explain to him a plan proposed by Dr. Dalgairn[?] of the Bombay Medical Service‚ “which will I hope prove interesting ot the retired medical officers who may still be eminently useful to their brethren”. 1½ pages 7½ x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. 5 Belem Street‚ Portman Square‚ Tuesday 25 September‚ no year given. Emma Roberts (1794-1840)‚ author and journalist. She wrote much about travelling in India‚ including Oriental Scenes (1830)‚ Scenes and Characteristics of Hindostan (3 vols.‚ 1835)‚ The East India Voyager (1839) and Notes of an Overland Journey to Bombay (1841).
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Dr Forbes Royle‚ wishing to explain to him a plan proposed by Dr. Dalgairn[?] of the Bombay Medical Service‚ “which will I hope prove interesting ot the retired medical officers who may still be eminently useful to their brethren”. 1½ pages 7½ x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. 5 Belem Street‚ Portman Square‚ Tuesday 25 September‚ no year given. Emma Roberts (1794-1840)‚ author and journalist. She wrote much about travelling in India‚ including Oriental Scenes (1830)‚ Scenes and Characteristics of Hindostan (3 vols.‚ 1835)‚ The East India Voyager (1839) and Notes of an Overland Journey to Bombay (1841). Price : £85.00
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RONALDSHAY‚ Earl of. 3602
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Edward Arnold‚ the publisher‚ thanking him for a copy of Sir Henry Seton Kerr’s Sporting Holidays‚ and giving the title of own new book. 3 pp. 7 x 4.5 inches‚ fine. Aske‚ Richmond‚ Yorkshire‚ 24 December 1904. Lawrence John Lumley Dundas‚ Earl of Ronaldshay‚ author of several books on Asia‚ including Sport and Politics under an Eastern Sky (1902). ‘...an account of my last journey has been published this autumn by Messrs Blackwood under the title of “On the Outskirts of Empire in Asia”.’
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Edward Arnold‚ the publisher‚ thanking him for a copy of Sir Henry Seton Kerr’s Sporting Holidays‚ and giving the title of own new book. 3 pp. 7 x 4.5 inches‚ fine. Aske‚ Richmond‚ Yorkshire‚ 24 December 1904. Lawrence John Lumley Dundas‚ Earl of Ronaldshay‚ author of several books on Asia‚ including Sport and Politics under an Eastern Sky (1902). ‘...an account of my last journey has been published this autumn by Messrs Blackwood under the title of “On the Outskirts of Empire in Asia”.’ Price : £65.00
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SPRENGER‚ Aloys. 5853
Autograph Letter Signed‚ discussing his ideas for future scholarly publications with the Oriental Translations Committee‚ and offering an English translation of a History of the Khalifs instead of an oriental geography which he now discovers is not in the British Museum. 3 pp. 8 x 6 inches‚ in good condition. 13 Belgrave Street‚ undated. Aloys Sprenger (1813-1893)‚ orientalist‚ held various positions in India between 1843 and 1857‚ including those of principal of the Mahaommedan College at Delhi and Persian translator to the government at Calcutta.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ discussing his ideas for future scholarly publications with the Oriental Translations Committee‚ and offering an English translation of a History of the Khalifs instead of an oriental geography which he now discovers is not in the British Museum. 3 pp. 8 x 6 inches‚ in good condition. 13 Belgrave Street‚ undated. Aloys Sprenger (1813-1893)‚ orientalist‚ held various positions in India between 1843 and 1857‚ including those of principal of the Mahaommedan College at Delhi and Persian translator to the government at Calcutta. Price : £100.00
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STRANGFORD‚ Emily Anne‚ Viscountess. 2053
Autograph Quotation from the Psalms‚ entirely in Lady Strangford’s hand‚ beginning ‘The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him’‚ signed ‘E.Strangford’ and dated. 10 lines on 1 page 4 x 5 inches‚ integral blank leaf (traces of mounting)‚ newpaper obituary notice pasted in‚ with a small portrait of Lady Strangford‚ taken from the Graphic [1887]. Scutari‚ 1 May 1878. Lady Strangford (d.1887)‚ the youngest daughter of Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort‚ was a celebrated traveller who trained as a nurse after her husband’s death in 1869‚ championed nursing causes‚ and in 1877 superintended a hospital for Turkish soldiers at Adrianople during the Russo-Turkish War.
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Autograph Quotation from the Psalms‚ entirely in Lady Strangford’s hand‚ beginning ‘The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him’‚ signed ‘E.Strangford’ and dated. 10 lines on 1 page 4 x 5 inches‚ integral blank leaf (traces of mounting)‚ newpaper obituary notice pasted in‚ with a small portrait of Lady Strangford‚ taken from the Graphic [1887]. Scutari‚ 1 May 1878. Lady Strangford (d.1887)‚ the youngest daughter of Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort‚ was a celebrated traveller who trained as a nurse after her husband’s death in 1869‚ championed nursing causes‚ and in 1877 superintended a hospital for Turkish soldiers at Adrianople during the Russo-Turkish War. Price : £45.00
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TURKEY. 10622
Letter Signed ‘Sooraby Ibn Sholy[?]’ in English‚ with a Turkish signature‚ about an agreement to publish jointly with Major Boyd “a Turkish and English dictionary”‚ discussing its scope‚ price and likely patronage‚ and asking his correspondent to be a Subscriber. 3 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ fine. 8 Onslow Place‚ Brompton‚ 24 June 1845. Major Charles Boyd was the author of The Turkish Interpreter (first published 1842). “...we may hope for the patronage of every friend of Literature‚ besides the sale of many copies to those persons whose profession‚ businss or pleasure may lead them to the East.”
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Letter Signed ‘Sooraby Ibn Sholy[?]’ in English‚ with a Turkish signature‚ about an agreement to publish jointly with Major Boyd “a Turkish and English dictionary”‚ discussing its scope‚ price and likely patronage‚ and asking his correspondent to be a Subscriber. 3 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ fine. 8 Onslow Place‚ Brompton‚ 24 June 1845. Major Charles Boyd was the author of The Turkish Interpreter (first published 1842). “...we may hope for the patronage of every friend of Literature‚ besides the sale of many copies to those persons whose profession‚ businss or pleasure may lead them to the East.” Price : £100.00
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TURNER John Mathias Bishop of Calcutta. 10506
Autograph Letter Signed ‘J.T. Calcutta’ as Bishop of Calcutta asking his correspondent whether he wishes his name to be put forward for an appointment in the Upper Provinces. 1 page 9 x 7 inches folds some paper adhering to verso where formerly mounted. Bishops Palace [Calcutta] 28 May no year given. The Rt. Revd. John Mathias Turner (1786-1831). Bishop of Calcutta from 1829 until his death.
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘J.T. Calcutta’ as Bishop of Calcutta asking his correspondent whether he wishes his name to be put forward for an appointment in the Upper Provinces. 1 page 9 x 7 inches folds some paper adhering to verso where formerly mounted. Bishops Palace [Calcutta] 28 May no year given. The Rt. Revd. John Mathias Turner (1786-1831). Bishop of Calcutta from 1829 until his death. Price : £45.00
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WINDT‚ Harry de. 10804
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to ‘My dear Clark Kennedy’‚ saying that he has forwarded his letter to his brother in law (Rajah Brooke)‚ and referring to the Sarawak Service. 1 page 9½ x 7½ inches‚ in good condition. 51 South Street‚ Park Lane‚ 28 February 1912. Captain Harry Willes Darell de Windt (1856-1933) was the aide-de-camp to his brother-in-law Charles Brooke‚ Rajah of Sarawak (Harry's sister Margaret was Brooke's wife)‚ and is best known as an explorer and travel writer. His books were published under the name of Harry de Windt. His books included A Ride to India Across Persia and Baluchistan (1891).
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to ‘My dear Clark Kennedy’‚ saying that he has forwarded his letter to his brother in law (Rajah Brooke)‚ and referring to the Sarawak Service. 1 page 9½ x 7½ inches‚ in good condition. 51 South Street‚ Park Lane‚ 28 February 1912. Captain Harry Willes Darell de Windt (1856-1933) was the aide-de-camp to his brother-in-law Charles Brooke‚ Rajah of Sarawak (Harry's sister Margaret was Brooke's wife)‚ and is best known as an explorer and travel writer. His books were published under the name of Harry de Windt. His books included A Ride to India Across Persia and Baluchistan (1891). Price : £35.00
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WYLLIE‚ John William Shaw. 7374
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to ‘My dear Arnold’‚ discussing his own article in the Fortnightly Review about “our Central Asian policy”‚ hoping that Arnold will mention it in the Telegraph. 2 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ in good condition‚ pinholes. Hotel Vouillemont‚ Paris‚ 24 February‚ no year given. John William Shaw Wyllie (1835–1870)‚ Indian Civil Service‚ was a political agent in Kathiawar in 1858‚ assistant secretary to Sir George Yule (1861)‚ Secretary at Calcutta (1862-67). Published political writings.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to ‘My dear Arnold’‚ discussing his own article in the Fortnightly Review about “our Central Asian policy”‚ hoping that Arnold will mention it in the Telegraph. 2 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ in good condition‚ pinholes. Hotel Vouillemont‚ Paris‚ 24 February‚ no year given. John William Shaw Wyllie (1835–1870)‚ Indian Civil Service‚ was a political agent in Kathiawar in 1858‚ assistant secretary to Sir George Yule (1861)‚ Secretary at Calcutta (1862-67). Published political writings. Price : £30.00
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