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ADDISON‚ Joseph. 5347
A good example of his Autograph ‘Jos. Addison’ on a strip of paper excised from an early eighteenth century ledger or record of subscriptions. 11 inches wide‚ in good condition. Dated in a later hand 1709. Joseph Addison (1672-1719)‚ essayist.
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A good example of his Autograph ‘Jos. Addison’ on a strip of paper excised from an early eighteenth century ledger or record of subscriptions. 11 inches wide‚ in good condition. Dated in a later hand 1709. Joseph Addison (1672-1719)‚ essayist. Price : £100.00
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BARYATINKSI‚ Prince Aleksandr Ivanovich. 6766
His Autograph‚ mounted on part of an old album page. 1½ x 2½ inches. Undated. Prince Aleksandr Ivanovich Baryatinski (1814-79)‚ Russian field marshal‚ was given command of the army in the Caucasus by Emperor Alexander II.
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His Autograph‚ mounted on part of an old album page. 1½ x 2½ inches. Undated. Prince Aleksandr Ivanovich Baryatinski (1814-79)‚ Russian field marshal‚ was given command of the army in the Caucasus by Emperor Alexander II. Price : £25.00
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CRICHTON-BROWNE‚ Sir James. 8641
Signature cut from the end of a letter: ‘Believe me yours very faithfully James Crichton Browne’. 4 x 4½ inches‚ laid down. Undated. Sir James Crichton-Browne (1840-1938)‚ doctor and psychologist‚ lunatic asylum superintendent‚ a pioneer of the early treatment of mental breakdown.
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Signature cut from the end of a letter: ‘Believe me yours very faithfully James Crichton Browne’. 4 x 4½ inches‚ laid down. Undated. Sir James Crichton-Browne (1840-1938)‚ doctor and psychologist‚ lunatic asylum superintendent‚ a pioneer of the early treatment of mental breakdown. Price : £20.00
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DICKSON‚ Admiral Edward Stirling. 7387
Lower section only of a naval document‚ bearing the signature ‘E.S.Dickson’ (as Commander). 4½ x 8 inches‚ in good condition. Given under my Hand on Board of His Majesty’s Sloop the Victorieuse‚ 13 July 1799. Admiral Edward Stirling Dickson (1765-1844) commanded the brig-sloop Victorieuse (14 guns) at the Capture of Trinidad (February 1797). On 3 December 1798 the Victorieuse and the Zephyr landed a small force on the West Indian island of Margarita and successfully attacked a fort on the river Caribe.
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Lower section only of a naval document‚ bearing the signature ‘E.S.Dickson’ (as Commander). 4½ x 8 inches‚ in good condition. Given under my Hand on Board of His Majesty’s Sloop the Victorieuse‚ 13 July 1799. Admiral Edward Stirling Dickson (1765-1844) commanded the brig-sloop Victorieuse (14 guns) at the Capture of Trinidad (February 1797). On 3 December 1798 the Victorieuse and the Zephyr landed a small force on the West Indian island of Margarita and successfully attacked a fort on the river Caribe. Price : £65.00
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FAUNTLEROY‚ Henry. 11225
Autograph Signature removed from the end of a letter: “I remain‚ My Dear Sir‚ Yours Always‚ H.Fauntleroy.” 2½ x 5 inches‚ vertical crease‚ traces of mounting. Undated. Henry Fauntleroy (1784-1824)‚ banker and convicted forger‚ was hanged on 30 November 1824 outside Newgate prison before a crowd which was estimated to number 100‚000. Fauntleroy's embezzlement was the most notorious of many frauds which revealed the instability of the British banking system in the early 1820s. Fauntleroy figures as the villain Richard Crawford in Edward Bulwer-Lytton's novel The Disowned (1828) and as Philip Ramsey in G. W. M. Reynolds's Mystery of the Court of London (1849–60).
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Autograph Signature removed from the end of a letter: “I remain‚ My Dear Sir‚ Yours Always‚ H.Fauntleroy.” 2½ x 5 inches‚ vertical crease‚ traces of mounting. Undated. Henry Fauntleroy (1784-1824)‚ banker and convicted forger‚ was hanged on 30 November 1824 outside Newgate prison before a crowd which was estimated to number 100‚000. Fauntleroy's embezzlement was the most notorious of many frauds which revealed the instability of the British banking system in the early 1820s. Fauntleroy figures as the villain Richard Crawford in Edward Bulwer-Lytton's novel The Disowned (1828) and as Philip Ramsey in G. W. M. Reynolds's Mystery of the Court of London (1849–60). Price : £75.00
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GREENAWAY‚ Kate. 3127
Autograph Signature‚ taken from the end of a letter‚ ‘Yours truly‚ K.Greenaway’. 3 x 2.5 inches‚ blue pencil mark touching ink signature‚ but a good bold example. Undated. Kate Greenaway (1846-1901)‚ artist and book illustrator.
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Autograph Signature‚ taken from the end of a letter‚ ‘Yours truly‚ K.Greenaway’. 3 x 2.5 inches‚ blue pencil mark touching ink signature‚ but a good bold example. Undated. Kate Greenaway (1846-1901)‚ artist and book illustrator. Price : £100.00
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HEMANS‚ Felicia Dorothea. 9670
Original Signature ‘Felicia Hemans’. 1½ x 4½ inches‚ laid down. Undated. Felicia Dorothea Hemans (1793-1835)‚ poet.
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Original Signature ‘Felicia Hemans’. 1½ x 4½ inches‚ laid down. Undated. Felicia Dorothea Hemans (1793-1835)‚ poet. Price : £30.00
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MEREDITH‚ George. 7471
Signature cut from the end of letter: “...some concern for you‚ George Meredith”. 2½ x 3½ inches‚ laid down‚ in good condition. Undated. The uncommon autograph of George Meredith (1828-1909)‚ novelist and poet.
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Signature cut from the end of letter: “...some concern for you‚ George Meredith”. 2½ x 3½ inches‚ laid down‚ in good condition. Undated. The uncommon autograph of George Meredith (1828-1909)‚ novelist and poet. Price : £50.00
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PAGET‚ General Sir Edward. 7167
Signature‚ as Colonel of the 28th Regiment‚ written on each side of an oblong piece probably excised from a letterbook. 3 x 8 inches. Undated. General Sir Edward Paget (1775-1849) lost his right arm in the action before Oporto‚ 12 May 1809. As commander-in-chief in the East Indies‚ Paget conducted the Burmese campaigns of 1824-25.
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Signature‚ as Colonel of the 28th Regiment‚ written on each side of an oblong piece probably excised from a letterbook. 3 x 8 inches. Undated. General Sir Edward Paget (1775-1849) lost his right arm in the action before Oporto‚ 12 May 1809. As commander-in-chief in the East Indies‚ Paget conducted the Burmese campaigns of 1824-25. Price : £30.00
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PRICE‚ Bartholomew. 9745
Final page only of an autograph letter‚ signed ‘Bartholomew Price’. 7 x 4½ inches‚ horizontal creases. Undated. Bartholomew Price (1818 - 29 December 1898) was an English mathematician. Professor Price is best remembered as one of the teachers of Lewis Carroll. There is a reference to his nickname of 'the bat' in the Mad Hatter's song "Twinkle‚ Twinkle‚ Little Bat"‚ a parody of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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Final page only of an autograph letter‚ signed ‘Bartholomew Price’. 7 x 4½ inches‚ horizontal creases. Undated. Bartholomew Price (1818 - 29 December 1898) was an English mathematician. Professor Price is best remembered as one of the teachers of Lewis Carroll. There is a reference to his nickname of 'the bat' in the Mad Hatter's song "Twinkle‚ Twinkle‚ Little Bat"‚ a parody of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Price : £20.00
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SEWARD‚ Anna. 8799
Final lines only of an autograph letter signed ‘Anna Seward’. 4½ x 7½ inches. Undated. Anna Seward [called the Swan of Lichfield] (1742–1809)‚ poet and correspondent‚ supplied Boswell with particulars about Dr.Johnson‚ whom she imitated in her letters (6 vols.‚ 1811-13); published poetical novel Louisa (1782). “... doubles the regret the disappointed hope of last summer. With warmest wishes for the life-long banishment of complaints so oppressive‚ & for every sort of good to Mr. Parke & yourself‚ I remain‚ dearest Madam‚ Your obliged Friend & Servant Anna Seward.”
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Final lines only of an autograph letter signed ‘Anna Seward’. 4½ x 7½ inches. Undated. Anna Seward [called the Swan of Lichfield] (1742–1809)‚ poet and correspondent‚ supplied Boswell with particulars about Dr.Johnson‚ whom she imitated in her letters (6 vols.‚ 1811-13); published poetical novel Louisa (1782). “... doubles the regret the disappointed hope of last summer. With warmest wishes for the life-long banishment of complaints so oppressive‚ & for every sort of good to Mr. Parke & yourself‚ I remain‚ dearest Madam‚ Your obliged Friend & Servant Anna Seward.” Price : £100.00
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SITWELL‚ Edith. 5233
Autograph Signature‚ torn from the end of a letter: ‘yours very sincerely‚ Edith Sitwell’. 4½ x 2 inches. Undated. Edith Sitwell (1887-1964)‚ poet. The fragment on the verso reads: “I was devoted to Ethel‚... forward so much to seeing ...one can hardly believe that it had happened so quickly...”
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Autograph Signature‚ torn from the end of a letter: ‘yours very sincerely‚ Edith Sitwell’. 4½ x 2 inches. Undated. Edith Sitwell (1887-1964)‚ poet. The fragment on the verso reads: “I was devoted to Ethel‚... forward so much to seeing ...one can hardly believe that it had happened so quickly...” Price : £30.00
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STANLEY‚ Edward Geoffrey‚ 14th Earl of Derby. 5219
Autograph address in his hand ‘The Queen - Derby’‚ being the address label for the circulation of an official box. With an accompanying letter from his daughter‚ Lady Emma Talbot‚ forwarding this autograph‚ explaining it “was merely the direction on one of the official boxes”. 3½ x 2½ inches‚ in good condition. Undated. The Earl of Derby became Prime Minister in 1852‚ 1858-9‚ and 1866- January 1868. As Colonial Secretary in 1833 he carried the Act for the emancipation of West Indian slaves.
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Autograph address in his hand ‘The Queen - Derby’‚ being the address label for the circulation of an official box. With an accompanying letter from his daughter‚ Lady Emma Talbot‚ forwarding this autograph‚ explaining it “was merely the direction on one of the official boxes”. 3½ x 2½ inches‚ in good condition. Undated. The Earl of Derby became Prime Minister in 1852‚ 1858-9‚ and 1866- January 1868. As Colonial Secretary in 1833 he carried the Act for the emancipation of West Indian slaves. Price : £45.00
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STRICKLAND‚ Agnes. 5381
Autograph Card‚ signed ‘Agnes Strickland‚ Queens of England’‚ at the Worcester bazaar for a collector‚ and dated. 3 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. 2 August 1848. Agnes Strickland (1796-1874)‚ author of Lives of the Queens of England (1840) and other works.
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Autograph Card‚ signed ‘Agnes Strickland‚ Queens of England’‚ at the Worcester bazaar for a collector‚ and dated. 3 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. 2 August 1848. Agnes Strickland (1796-1874)‚ author of Lives of the Queens of England (1840) and other works. Price : £45.00
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WEST‚ Benjamin. 11598
Final lines only of an autograph letter signed: “...With great regard‚ and with a full assurance that I am Dear sir‚ your much obliged and Obedient Servt. Benjn. West.” 2 x 7 inches‚ fine. Undated. Benjamin West (1738-1820)‚ American painter. On the verso Benjamin West has written: “I have to acknowledge with high respect and thanks‚ The two unquestionable‚ and pure Pictures - on by Jacomo Bassano‚ and its companion by Francis his relative. I send you the two hundred pound Bank Note. It is very true my good sir‚ that I esteem those two Pictures for their purity and excellence in colour superior...”
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Final lines only of an autograph letter signed: “...With great regard‚ and with a full assurance that I am Dear sir‚ your much obliged and Obedient Servt. Benjn. West.” 2 x 7 inches‚ fine. Undated. Benjamin West (1738-1820)‚ American painter. On the verso Benjamin West has written: “I have to acknowledge with high respect and thanks‚ The two unquestionable‚ and pure Pictures - on by Jacomo Bassano‚ and its companion by Francis his relative. I send you the two hundred pound Bank Note. It is very true my good sir‚ that I esteem those two Pictures for their purity and excellence in colour superior...” Price : £200.00
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WHITBREAD‚ Samuel. 8259
Signature‚ taken from the end of a letter. 1¼ x 6 inches. 14 March 1743. Samuel Whitbread (1720-1796) was an English brewer and Member of Parliament. In 1742‚ he established a brewhouse that later — in 1799 — became Whitbread & Co Ltd. Samuel Whitbread was born at Cardington in Bedfordshire‚ the seventh of eight children. He left for London aged 14 and became an apprentice to a London brewer‚ John Witman. In 1742‚ he went into partnership with Thomas Shewell‚ investing £2‚600 in two of Shewell's small breweries‚ the Goat Brewhouse (where porter was produced) and a brewhouse in Brick Lane (used to produce pale and amber beers). Demand for the strong‚ black porter meant the business had to move to larger premises in Chiswell Street in 1750. By 1760‚ it had become the second largest brewery in London (producing almost 64‚000 barrels annually). Five years later (1765)‚ Whitbread bought out Shewell for £30‚000. By the end of the century‚ Whitbread's business was London's biggest producer of beer‚ producing 202‚000 barrels in 1796. The brewery was also one of the first to employ a steam engine (purchasing a sun and planet gear engine from James Watt's company in 1785). Whitbread was elected Member of Parliament for Bedford in 1768‚ and held the seat until 1790‚ and then represented Steyning from 1792 to 1796. He is said to have been the first to mention slavery in the House of Commons. His son was the politician‚ Samuel Whitbread.
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Signature‚ taken from the end of a letter. 1¼ x 6 inches. 14 March 1743. Samuel Whitbread (1720-1796) was an English brewer and Member of Parliament. In 1742‚ he established a brewhouse that later — in 1799 — became Whitbread & Co Ltd. Samuel Whitbread was born at Cardington in Bedfordshire‚ the seventh of eight children. He left for London aged 14 and became an apprentice to a London brewer‚ John Witman. In 1742‚ he went into partnership with Thomas Shewell‚ investing £2‚600 in two of Shewell's small breweries‚ the Goat Brewhouse (where porter was produced) and a brewhouse in Brick Lane (used to produce pale and amber beers). Demand for the strong‚ black porter meant the business had to move to larger premises in Chiswell Street in 1750. By 1760‚ it had become the second largest brewery in London (producing almost 64‚000 barrels annually). Five years later (1765)‚ Whitbread bought out Shewell for £30‚000. By the end of the century‚ Whitbread's business was London's biggest producer of beer‚ producing 202‚000 barrels in 1796. The brewery was also one of the first to employ a steam engine (purchasing a sun and planet gear engine from James Watt's company in 1785). Whitbread was elected Member of Parliament for Bedford in 1768‚ and held the seat until 1790‚ and then represented Steyning from 1792 to 1796. He is said to have been the first to mention slavery in the House of Commons. His son was the politician‚ Samuel Whitbread. Price : £50.00
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