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ABBEY‚ Edwin Austin. 6052Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Miss Priestly in Florence‚ thanking her for the sketches and photograph‚ discussing the progress of his decoration “wh gets on deliberately - very deliberately - at the moment”. 3½ pages 6 x 4 inches‚ with the original envelope. Morgan Hall‚ Fairford‚ Gloucestershire‚ 12 November 1893. Edwin Austin Abbey (1852-1911)‚ American artist. Price : £45.00
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ABERDEEN. 3482Commission of John Elphinstone Dalrymple to be Deputy Lieutenant of Aberdeen‚ signed and sealed by Francis Alexander Keith Falconer‚ Earl of Kintore. Printed‚ with manuscript insertions‚ 12 x 15 inches‚ folded‚ in good condition. Brighton‚ 26 April‚ 1866. Price : £45.00
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ABERDEEN‚ George Hamilton-Gordon‚ 4th Earl. 7391Autograph Free Front‚ signed ‘Aberdeen’ lower left‚ addressed to Sir Henry Halford in Curzon Street. 3 x 4½ inches‚ neatly laid down. Stanmore‚ 28 December 1831. George Hamilton‚ 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860)‚ Prime Minister (December 1852-January 1855). Price : £30.00
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ADAM‚ Admiral Sir Charles. 7290 Autograph Letter Signed‚ as Captain of La Chiffonne‚ stating that his demand for water ten days ago from the Irresistible has not yet been complied with. 2 pp. 9 x 7 inches‚ folds‚ small thin in upper margin‚ filing hole. La Chiffonne‚ Sheerness‚ 16 January 1805. Admiral Sir Charles Adam (1780-1853)‚ nephew of Admiral Lord Keith. In June 1799 Adam was made captain‚ and appointed to the frigate Sybille‚ in which‚ on 19 August 1801‚ in difficult circumstances and with intricate navigation‚ he captured the French frigate Chiffonne in Mahé roads‚ in the Seychelles. He was appointed in May 1803 to command the Chiffonne‚ and served in her under Lord Keith in the North Sea‚ taking part in the blockade of Boulogne and the north coast of France through the summer of 1805. In 1811–13 he commanded the Invincible (74 guns) in operations on the coast of Spain. “One lighter was obliged to be sent away as the Butts to stow the hold were not received. I stated to you when I was on board that we could not coil the cables till a certain quantity of water was on boad & a suffficient quantity is not yet come...” Price : £120.00
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ADAM‚ William. 5090Autograph Letter Signed‚ discussing a friend’s proposal‚ the payment of interest and its legal ramifications. A good one page example 8½ x 6½ inches‚ in good condition. Woburn Abbey‚ 27 September 1809. William Adam (1751-1839)‚ politician and lord chief commissioner of the Scottish jury court‚ fought a duel with Charles Fox in 1779. He became a close friend of Sir Walter Scott. Price : £45.00
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ADDISON‚ Joseph. 5347A 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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ADDISON‚ Joseph. 5754A good example of his signature ‘J.Addison’‚ mounted on part of an album page with a small engraved portrait of Addison after Kneller. Overall size 9 x 5 inches. The portrait has a diagonal tear (repaired). Undated. Joseph Addison (1672-1719)‚ essayist. Price : £100.00
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ADMIRALTY OFFICE. Circulars about Charts‚ 1800. 8869A series of three printed Admiralty Circulars‚ each signed by William Marsden‚ sent to Vice Admiral Lord Seymour‚ Commander in Chief of His Majesty’s Ships at the Leeward Islands‚ requesting information on Charts‚ Maps‚ Nautical Remarks‚ Directions for Pilotage‚ prevalent Winds‚ Weather‚ Currents‚ and much else‚ to assist in “engraving a collection of Charts for the use of the Fleet”. 3 printed circulars‚ 12½ x 8 inches‚ in fine clean condition. Admiralty Office‚ April and May 1800. Uncommon official printings‚ for distribution to naval commanders only‚ collecting information to assist in the publication of essential Admiralty charts. “Their Lordships being also desirous of obtaining information of the most advisable tracks to be pursued in making passages from one place to another in different parts of the World‚ you are to collect from the Officers belonging to the Ship you command the Opinions they have formed on the Subject‚ and of the prevalent Winds and Weather in any passage they may have made through Seas but little frequented; stating the difficulties and dangers likely to be met with in the different routes‚ and the Names of the Ships they were in at the time when the Voyage was made; transmitting such Reports thereupon as you may obtain for me to their Lordships information.” The Admiralty also require “all Jounrals‚ Charts‚ Plans‚ and Views of Land‚ that may be found on board any Ship or Vessel captured by the Ship under your command‚ to be sent to me by the first safe conveyance ...” Price : £250.00
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ADOLPHUS FREDERICK‚ Duke of Cambridge. 3639Autograph Letter Signed ‘Adolphus’‚ addressed ‘My dear Madam’‚ thanking her for her letter and hoping she will benefit from the change of air and ‘spend a comfortable Winter in Town’‚ and sending his compliments to Mr.Thompson. 2 pp. ‚ 6.5 x 4.5 inches (lower blank margin slightly trimmed)‚ in good condition. Kew‚ 30 October 1839. Adolphus Frederick‚ Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850)‚ tenth child of King George III and Queen Charlotte. In 1816 the Duke of Cambridge‚ on behalf of King William IV‚ was appointed to the viceroyalty of Hanover‚ which at the treaty of Vienna (1814) had been elevated from an electorate to a kingdom. His discreet administration helped to preserve the Hanoverian crown for his family. On the death of King William IV‚ the throne of Hanover passed to the Duke of Cumberland. The Duke of Cambridge is buried at Kew. Price : £65.00
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ADOLPHUS‚ John. 1822 Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Sir William Woods‚ asking for ‘four tickets for the Rehearsal of the music intended for her Majesty’s Coronation‚ at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday next’. 1 page 7 x 7.5 inches‚ inlaid to album leaf‚ one tear repaired. Temple‚ 22 June 1838. John Adolphus (1768-1845)‚ lawyer and historian. Price : £45.00
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AGUESSAU‚ Henri-François D’. 1878Letter Signed‚ with a large bold signature‚ reciprocating‚ in elegant phrases‚ the New Year wishes of his correspondent. 13 x 8 inches‚ some light soiling only‚ folded‚ integral blank leaf. Paris‚ 22 January 1721. Henri-François D’Aguessau (1668-1751)‚ Chancellor of France‚ one of the ablest jurists of his age. He was recalled to office in 1720 to bring about economic order in the wake of the ‘Mississippi Bubble’. Price : £100.00
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AIKIN‚ Lucy. 6921Autograph Letter Signed ‘L.Aikin’‚ asking her correspondent to come round on Thursday evening when “Mrs.Bayne‚ the daughter of Professor Pryme‚ & a very interesting woman‚ drinks tea with me”. 1 page 4½ x 3 inches‚ laid down‚ one crease mark. Tuesday even. Lucy Aikin (1781-1864)‚ author and biographer of Mrs.Barbauld. Her Life of Addison was published in 1843. Price : £45.00
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AIKMAN‚ James. 5526Autograph Letter Signed‚ to W.McGwin in Glasgow‚ discussing a publishing dispute with Blackie and Fullarton‚ a missionary sale and other matters. 2½ pages 9 x 7 inches‚ with the address panel‚ inlaid to an album leaf‚ in good condition. c.1828. James Aikman‚ author of The History of Scotland (1827 and other editions)‚ Annals of the Persecution in Scotland from the Restoration to the Revolution‚ and other works. Price : £45.00
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AINSLIE Whitelaw. 6311Autograph Letter Signed ‘Whitelaw Ainslie’ to Messrs Rodwell and Martin in New Bond Street asking them to give the bearer “Five Copies of The Tuscan Orphan”. 1 page 7½ x 4½ remains of guard minor defects only. Bath 14 February 1823. Sir Whitelaw Ainslie (1767-1837) surgeon with the East India Company. Ainslie's major work was published in 1813 as the Materia medica of Hindustan and was expanded to the two-volume Materia Indica in 1826. This was the first book-length study of Indian medicines to be published by a British writer. Clemenza or The Tuscan Orphan a tragic drama in five acts by Whitelaw Ainslie was published in Bath in 1822 and in London by Rodwell and Martin in 1823. Price : £65.00
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AINSWORTH‚ W.Harrison. 5552Autograph Manuscript‚ entitled ‘Two Hundred Years Ago’‚ being a long extract from his novel Old Saint Paul’s describing the prophecy by three men of the Great Fire of London on 2 September 1666‚ signed ‘W.Harrison Ainsworth’. About 225 words on a card album page 10½ x 8 inches‚ in very good condition. 2 September 1866. W.Harrison Ainsworth (1805-82)‚ novelist. His famous novel‚ Old Saint Paul’s‚ a Tale of the Plague and the Fire of London‚ was published in 1841. Price : £200.00
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AIRY‚ Sir George. 6569Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Dr.P.M.Roget‚ inviting him to join “our annual Visitation Party” adding that “there are several things at the Observatory‚ Astronomical‚ Meteorological & Electrical upon which I should be glad to have your advice”. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ a few minor rust stains‚ in good condition. Royal Observatory‚ Greenwich‚ 29 March 1844. Sir George Biddell Airy (1801-92‚ Astronomer Royal from 1836). Dr.P.M.Roget (1779-1869)‚ physician and scholar‚ compiler of Roget’s Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases (1852). Price : £45.00
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AIRY‚ Sir George. 7264 Autograph Letter Signed ‘G.B.Airy’‚ to Admiral W.H.Smyth‚ saying that he has “been off to Birmingham about lighthouses”‚ and referring to a forthcoming article in Notes & Queries. 1 page 6 x 4½ inches‚ partial thin in one corner‚ trimmed at head. Royal Observatory‚ Greenwich‚ 5 December 1860. Sir George Biddell Airy (1801-92‚ Astronomer Royal from 1836). Price : £35.00
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AITKEN‚ Mary Carlyle 5938Autograph Letter Signed ‘Mary Carlyle Aitken’‚ addressed ‘Dear Madam’‚ writing on behalf of Thomas Carlyle‚ thanking her for the letter‚ and “this will prove to your that it has not met the fate which you predicted for it”‚ adding that Mr.Carlyle “is glad to think that you have got good from his books”. 2 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ in good condition‚ integral blank leaf. 5 Cheyne Row‚ Chelsea‚ 26 July 1873. Mary Aitken (1848-1895)‚ niece of Thomas Carlyle‚ husband of Alexander Carlyle. Price : £75.00
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ALBANI GYE‚ Emma. 4432Printed Visiting Card ‘Madame Albani Gye’‚ signed boldly ‘E.Albani Gye’ and dated by her. 4 x 2½ inches‚ fine. 1898. Emma Lajeunesse (1852-1930)‚ known as Madame Albani‚ Canadian operatic and oratorio singer; married operatic impresario Ernest Gye in 1878. Price : £45.00
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ALBANI GYE‚ Emma. 7322Autograph Letter Signed ‘E.Albani’‚ to Madame Sainton‚ hoping to be able to accept an invitation on her return from Paris. 2 pp. 6 x 4 inches‚ fine‚ attractive embossed monogram incorporating a harp. 2 January 1878. Emma Lajeunesse (1852-1930)‚ known as Madame Albani‚ Canadian operatic and oratorio singer. “I had so much pleasure to sing the Ave Maria with M.Sainton.” Price : £65.00
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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. Price : £75.00
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ALCOCK‚ Sir Rutherford. 5153Autograph Letter Signed‚ to ‘My dear Bowman’‚ saying he has asked “Mr.Bates our Assistant Secretary at the Geographical” to send round the tickets. 3 pp. 4½ x 3½ inches‚ in good condition‚ traces of mounting on blank verso. 14 Great Queen Street‚ 10 April 1876. 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. Another hand has identified the occasion referrred to in the letter: “On the occasion of Lieutenant Cameron’s account of his travels in Africa.” The secretary of the Royal Geographical Society was Henry Walter Bates (1825-92)‚ naturalist. Price : £65.00
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ALGER‚ William Rounseville. 6922Autograph Letter Signed ‘Wm.R.Alger’‚ to Mr.Marble‚ sending (not present) an article‚ ‘The World and the Soul’‚ the title of which “you will find on perusal does not refer to your paper‚ though it may to your essence”. 1½ pages 8 x 5 inches‚ lightly written but legible. Boston‚ 4 December 1869. William Rounseville Alger (1822-1905)‚ Unitarian clergyman and author. M.M.Marble (1835-1917)‚ newspaper editor and publisher. Price : £85.00
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ALISON‚ Sir Archibald. 2389 A good Autograph Letter Signed‚ to R.Patterson of the Press Office‚ Strand‚ thanking him for his ‘most able & judicious Review’ of Alison’s Life of Castlereagh in Blackwood’s Magazine‚ deploring the illnatured criticisms in other quarters‚ referring to some additional letters by Castlereagh to the Emperor Alexander about Poland‚ sent to Alison by the Duke of Wellington‚ which will be incorporated in a second edition. 4 pp. 6 x 4 inches‚ in good condition. Glasgow‚ 28 February 1862. Sir Archibald Alison (1792-1867)‚ historian‚ author of the History of Europe. His Life of Castlereagh caused much hostility because Alison refused to ‘worship the Dagon of Liberalism’. In this letter Alison explains the actions of his critics: ‘they have simply transferred Man’s ill Nature from the Statesman to the writer’. Price : £75.00
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ALLDRIDGE‚ Lizzie. 4346 Autograph Letter Signed ‘Lizzie Alldridge’‚ to Miss Smith‚ saying that “I now send you ‘Love & Law’ which I hope you will find readable the second time”‚ and making arrangements for their meeting. 2 pp. grey paper‚ 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. Old Charlton‚ Kent‚ 4 January [no year given]. Lizzie Alldridge‚ novelist‚ author of By Love And Law (1877)‚ Clare (1878)‚ Florence Nightingale. Frances Ridley Havergal. Catherine Marsh. etc. (1885)‚ The World She Awoke In (1879)‚ etc. Price : £45.00
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ALLEN‚ William. 7436Autograph Letter Signed‚ to M.Jullien de Paris‚ forwarding pamphlets‚ asking him to refer to the Quarterly Review for details of what an acre of land can produce‚ and referring to a plan to be adopted in Ireland on 7000 acres‚ and “my Pamphlet on the Poor rates”. 1½ pages 10 x 8 inches‚ in good condition. Paradise Row‚ Stoke Newington‚ 29 January 1834. William Allen (1770–1843)‚ Quaker philanthropist and scientist‚ had widespread interests including chemistry‚ anti-slavery‚ and prison reform. In 1826 Allen published Colonies at Home; or‚ the Means for rendering the industrious labourer independent of parish relief; and for providing for the poor population of Ireland by the cultivation of the soil. M.A.Jullien de Paris (1775-1848)‚ French journalist. Price : £100.00
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ALLITSEN‚ Frances. 7214Autograph Letter Signed‚ explaining she can not visit on account of the fog‚ but hoping for a letter. 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. 18 Alina Square‚ undated. Frances Allitsen (1849-1912)‚ composer of songs. Her patriotic song‚ ‘There’s a land’‚ was widely sung about the time of the South African War (1899). Price : £30.00
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ALMONTE‚ General Juan Nepomuceno. 9031Autograph Letter Signed ‘Almonte’‚ addressed ‘Madame’ (Mrs. Darby Griffith‚ wife of C.Darby Griffith M.P.)‚ accepting her invitation to a soirée on Wednesday. In French. 8 x 5 inches‚ laid down‚ some creasing‚ with a separate engraved visiting card (traces of mounting) of Le Général Almonte as the Mexican envoy. Undated‚ late 1860s. Juan Nepomuceno Almonte (1804-1869)‚ Mexican general and statesman‚ served under Santa Anna in Texas‚ was captured at the battle of San Jacinto (1836); minister to the U.S. (1841-46‚ 1853) and to France (1857 and 1866). Price : £150.00
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ANDERSON‚ Lucy. 1221 Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mrs. Cooke‚ arranging ‘a friendly dinner’‚ mentioning that her husband (who was Master of the Queen’s Music) would be unable to attend‚ in part because ‘I believe the Queen goes to Osborne after the 9th’. 3 pp. 4 x 3.5 inches‚ fine. 28 October [no year]. Lucy Anderson (1790-1878) taught the piano to Queen Victoria and her children. She was the first female pianist to play at the concerts of the Philharmonic Society. Price : £35.00
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ANSDELL‚ Richard. 9154Autograph Letter Signed‚ sending tickets for the Artists Benevolent Fund Dinner. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. St Albans Road‚ Kensington‚ 12 April 1870. Richard Ansdell (1815-85)‚ animal painter. Price : £30.00
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ANSTEY GUTHRIE‚ Thomas. 2295Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mrs.Anstruther‚ praising her play Old Clothes‚ with mild criticism of the lead‚ Jessie Bateman‚ and of the plot‚ suggesting that she gets it put on French’s list. 2 pp. 6 x 4 inches‚ first page stained. 16 Duke Street Mansions‚ 15 March 1904. Thomas Anstey Guthrie (1856-1934)‚ humorous writer as F.Anstey‚ author of Vice Versa. Price : £65.00
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ANSTEY GUTHRIE‚ Thomas. 4550Autograph Letter Signed ‘Anstey Guthrie’‚ addressed ‘Dear Madam’asking for a detailed reference for a housekeeper. A good one page example‚ 6 x 4 inches. 16 Duke Street Mansions‚ Grosvenor Square‚ 27 April 1914. Thomas Anstey Guthrie (1856-1934)‚ humorous writer as F.Anstey‚ author of Vice Versa. “...let me know whether you consider her a good cook & generally suitable for a place as housekeeper in a flat‚ the work in which would‚ except for assistance from a charwoman twice a week‚ be entirely done by her.” Price : £45.00
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ANSTEY GUTHRIE‚ Thomas. 4808Autograph Letter Signed ‘Anstey Guthrie’ while on a cycling tour of Germany‚ to C.F.Keary‚ the numismatist and writer‚ saying that he has “written to M.Barran‚ asking what terms he would suggest for a translation of ‘A Fallen Idol’‚ & saying that whatever arrangements he made with Kipling & Wells will satisfy me”‚ and thanking Keary for the introduction. 1 page 11 x 8½ inches‚ folds‚ in good condition. Braunschweig‚ 7 September 1906. Thomas Anstey Guthrie (1856-1934)‚ humorous writer as F.Anstey‚ author of Vice Versa. “...the only story of mine which has appeared in French is ‘The Black Poodle’.” Price : £65.00
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ANTIER‚ Benjamin. 4493Autograph Letter Signed ‘Benjamin Antier’‚ encouraging a colleague‚ discussing the production of plays‚ and mentioning his own Pierre le Rouge (first produced 1836). In French. 1 page 8 x 5 inches‚ in good condition. 29 September 1868. Benjamin Antier (1787-1870)‚ French playwright‚ author of numerous plays‚ of which the most famous were l’Auberge des Adrets (1824) and Robert Macaire (1836). Robert Macaire was the personage immortalized c.1830 by the cartoons of Daumier. Price : £35.00
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ANTIGUA. 0411 The Codrington Correspondence 1743-1851. By Robson Lowe. Being a Study of a recently discovered dossier of letters from ... Antigua and Barbuda mostly addressed to the Codringtons of Dodington with especial reference to the history of those adventurous times and the hitherto unrecorded Postal History of the Antiguan Mail. Printed book. Plates. viii‚ 112 pp. Large 8vo. Cloth. London‚ 1951. Price : £65.00
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ANTOINE‚ André. 2120Autograph Letter Signed‚ to ‘Mon cher maître’‚ informing him that one of his dearest friends‚ Maurice Francaire‚ is performing a recitation at a meeting of his correspondent’s committee‚ and that he very much hopes that it will be well received. In French. 2 pp. 7 x 4.5 inches‚ in fine condition. [Paris] undated. André Antoine (1858-1943)‚ French actor‚ producer and manager‚ and one of the outstanding figures in the theatrical reforms of the late nineteenth century. From 1906 to 1914 Antoine was director of the Odéon. His influence was felt throughout Europe and America; he helped to establish the reputation of Ibsen and his followers. Price : £45.00
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ANTOMMARCHI‚ Francesco. 6578Letter Signed‚ to a commission‚ applying for recompense for his ministrations to the injured in the revolution of 1830. In French. 2 pp. 10 x 7½ inches‚ inlaid to an album page. Paris‚ 15 December 1830. Francesco Antommarchi (1780?-1838)‚ the Corsican doctor who accompanied Napoleon to St.Helena. Author of Les Derniers Moments de Napoleon (1823). Price : £120.00
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APPERLEY‚ Charles James. 3277Two interesting Autograph Letters Signed‚ to Messrs.Hodgson & Graves in Pall Mall‚ mentioning Nimrod and an article for which he was prepared to sell the copyright‚ being ‘an article written by me called a descriptive key to a print published by [Hodgson & Graves] of a Meeting of the Royal Stag Hounds‚ from a painting by L.Grant Esq.’ 2 Letters: 4 pp. 10 x 8 inches‚ minor defects only‚ remains of guard‚ small central filing holes‚ generally legible and in fair condition‚ address panels (postmarked Calais). Calais‚ 10 December 1837 & 1 February 1838. Charles James Apperley (1777-1843)‚ sportsman and sporting writer‚ known as Nimrod. About 1821 he contributed articles to the Sporting Magazine under the pseudonym Nimrod‚ which helped to double the circulation of the magazine. A law suit about advance payments forced Apperley to flee to Calais in 1830. ‘You wished me to make the key amusing which I endeavoured to do‚ but whether I had not “driven the jest too far” in one or two parts even had the article come from Nimrod‚ in one of the periodicals‚ I was doubtful; and therefore I wished to submit the MS to Mr.Grant’s eye ere it went to press.’ Price : £150.00
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ARAGO‚ François. 2111 Autograph Letter Signed‚ to C.Russell‚ president of the council for the Great Western Railway in London‚ sending a government report on railways by the hand of a young mining engineer‚ Mr.Bineau‚ who will be engaged on the French railway‚ and who wishes to see the works of the Great Western Railroad. In French. 2 pp. 9 x 7 inches‚ integral address leaf‚ fine. 9 August 1838. François Arago (1786-1853)‚ French scientist who discovered the principle of magnetism by rotation‚ director of Paris observatory (1830)‚ minister of war in the provisional government (1848). He was responsible for the abolition of slavery in France. Price : £200.00
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ARKWRIGHT‚ Sir John Stanhope. 8331 Autograph Verses of the Hymn ‘O Valiant Hearts’‚ written by and signed ‘John S.Arkwright’. On two conjoined leaves 7 x 10 inches‚ prepared for inclusion in a memorial volume of the Great War. In fine condition. [1920’s] Sir John Stanhope Arkwright (1872-1954) composed the words for O Valiant Hearts (1917). Price : £300.00
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ARLINGTON‚ Henry Bennet‚ 1st Earl of. 3950Military Commission‚ signed ‘Arlington’‚ appointing Richard Coke “second captaine of a company of Foote of Forces raised by vertue of the said Act within the said county of Suffolk in the Regiment whereof Henry Duke of Grafton is collonell”. A handsome vellum document‚ entirely manuscript‚ 14 x 18 inches‚ folds‚ without wafer seal‚ in good clean condition. 2 June 1681. Henry Bennet‚ 1st Earl of Arlington (1618-1685)‚ Secretary of State under King Charles II‚ and a member of the ‘Cabal’. Arlington exchanged the office of secretary of state for that of Lord Chamberlain‚ as he is styled in this document. He was Lord Lieutenant for Suffolk‚ where he had a country seat at Euston. Henry Fitzroy‚ 1st Duke of Grafton (1663-1690)‚ was the second son of Charles II by Barbara Villiers. He married the daughter of the Earl of Arlington. Grafton was colonel of the 1st Foot Guards (1681-88) and held many offices including that of vice-admiral of England. Price : £200.00
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ARMY MEDICAL BOARD. 1813. 7185Payment Order in favour of W.H.Hardy‚ Surgeon 3rd West York Militia‚ signed by John Weir M.D.‚ Director General of the Army Medical Board‚ and by Sir Charles Ker and Sir William Franklin‚ Principal Inspectors‚ Army Medical Board. 9 x 6 inches‚ tipped into a paper folder‚ in good condition. 22 November 1813. Price : £30.00
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ARNOLD‚ Edwin. 6858 Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Dr.Rost‚ asking whether the India Office Library contains various Mahabharata manuscripts referred to in recent books‚ “& when I could have the advantage of inspecting them?” 2 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ a few light spots of foxing at centre fold‚ otherwise good‚ small title lable affixed. From the Enys Collection of Autographs. Daily Telegraph‚ 21 September 1880. Sir Edwin Arnold (1832-1904)‚ poet‚ editor of The Daily Telegraph. The epic poem ‘The Light of Asia’ (1879) was his most famous work. Price : £75.00
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ASHBY-STERRY‚ Joseph. 9039 A series of five entertaining Autograph Letters Signed (two with initials)‚ all addressed ‘My dear Boyer’‚ commenting on published articles‚ together with a self-portrait caricature. 6 pp. various sizes‚ ink caricature 5 x 2¾ inches. Saint Martins Chambers‚ Trafalgar Square‚ 1886-1894 Joseph Ashby-Sterry (d.1917)‚ poet‚ illustrator for Punch‚ art critic for the Daily Graphic‚ etc.‚ author of Boudoir Ballads and the Cucumber Chronicles. Price : £150.00
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AUDEBRAND‚ Philibert. 8961 Autograph Letter Signed‚ a lighthearted letter addressed ‘cher ami’‚ mentioning a contribution to a newspaper or journal. In French. 7 x 4½ inches‚ some light foxing. Paris‚ 8 May 1897. Philibert Audebrand (1816-1906) was a French journalist‚ novelist‚ playwright and biographer. His 1844 novel Les Trois Nuits de Sir Richard Cockerill is regarded by some as one of the first detective novels ever written‚ published three years after Poe's The Murders in the Rue Morgue (of which Audebrand had no knowledge‚ as it had not yet been translated into French) and nineteen years before Gaboriau's L'Affaire Lerouge. Price : £35.00
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AUSTIN‚ Alfred. 8761 Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mr. Cole‚ thanking him for his contribution to the Benevolent Literary Fund‚ and supplying his autograph thus. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches. Swinford Old Manor‚ 2 March 1908. Alfred Austin (1835-1913)‚ poet laureate. Price : £35.00
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AUSTIN‚ Alfred. 1578 Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Edward Arnold‚ the publisher‚ rejecting his proposal on the grounds that ‘you greatly underestimate the terms my writings command’. 1 page 7 x 4.5 inches‚ fine. Swinford Old Manor‚ 12 December 1903. Alfred Austin (1835-1913)‚ poet laureate. Price : £75.00
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AUSTRALIA. 7686 The Log Book of S.S. Neptune‚ sailing from London‚ via Cape Town‚ to Sydney‚ New South Wales‚ on 9 March 1864‚ visiting Melbourne and other Australian ports‚ and returning to London on 8 August 1865. 13 x 10 inches. Over 150 pp.‚ plus blanks‚ on printed form‚ some dust staining and signs of wear‚ original boards‚ binding loose‚ contents clean and legible. 1864-1865. An original Log Book‚ possibly kept by the First Mate‚ two daily records per page‚ giving details of weather‚ course‚ barometer readings‚ the employment of the crew‚ use of engines‚ arrivals on board at Table Bay‚ the exchange of signals with other ships‚ stores unloaded at Sydney (”949 boxes raisins...”). From Sydney the S.S. Neptune (Captain R.A.Kerr) sailed to Newcastle‚ and then to Auckland. On the return voyage at Newcastle‚ two seamen imprisoned for desertion were taken on board and put in irons. The Neptune reached Melbourne on 4 October 1864. Then to Newcastle again‚ where Captain Kerr records the recept of a note telling him that the company which chartered his ship is in default‚ and that he is to take possession of the ship for the new owners. At Christmas 1864 the ships’s cook is drunk and the Carpenter and Fireman refuse to work and are sent to gaol. At Sydney in February 1865 the return cargo is loaded‚ including Bales of Wool and “loads of bones”. The return voyage‚ through strong gales and heavy seas‚ shows the ship under some strain: “Went forward to tell the watch to Fuel the awning‚ when I was told by McLenzie AB that I wanted a punch in the Mouth a would get it if I didnt look out he likewise makde use of other insulting language‚ he also pushed against me on the Poop in the presence of Capt. Kerr.” Price : £850.00
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AYRTON‚ Michael. 6335A series of 5 Autograph Letters Signed [4 in full‚ 1 with initials]‚ and 2 Autograph Postcards Signed [with initials]‚ to Peter Russell‚ ordering books and drawings‚ attempting to broker a deal between Wyndham Lewis’ widow and Russell over some Wyndham Lewis drawings‚ correcting some catalogue errors‚ etc. 10 pp.‚ various sizes‚ all in good condition. Bradfields‚ Toppesfield‚ Essex‚ December 1957 to March 1958. Michael Ayrton (1921–1975)‚ artist and writer. “There is a hitch. Mrs Lewis thinks she won’t accept after all as she feels that she will have no satisfactory pressure to bring on you‚ should you default. ....She is being so tiresome at the moment about attacks on W.L. in the T.L.S. and the Statesman that I am getting pretty sick of trying to help her.” Price : £350.00
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AYTOUN‚ William Edmonstoune. 7188Autograph Letter Signed‚ to his aunt‚ Lady McNeill‚ discussing family matters and the news that “both the Ansons had been wounded at Lucknow”. 4 pp. 6 x 4 inches‚ remains of guard‚ in good condition. 26 December [?1857]. William Edmonstoune Aytoun (1813-1865)‚ Scottish poet and editor‚ professor of Rhetoric and English Literature at the University of Edinburgh. Price : £35.00
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BABBAGE‚ Charles. 9173 A collection of Envelope Fronts‚ addressed to Charles Babbage‚ mostly to him at his address in Dorset Street‚ many requiring identification‚ but including envelope fronts written by Richard Owen‚ Henry Sorby (geologist and microscopist)‚ G.B.Airy‚ A.Panizzi‚ William Gravatt (engineer)‚ Sir John Lubbock (mathematician) and an autograph note to Babbage signed by Sir James South asking him to dine (19 April 1861). 22 envelope fronts addressed to Babbage‚ loose and on three album leaves‚ together with some fronts addressed to Trinity House‚ and a franked envelope signed by John Bright addresed to W.E.Gladstone in Downing Street (1862). 1861-1863. Charles Babbage (1792-1871)‚ mathematician‚ pioneer of computer technology‚ inventor of the calculating machine still preserved in the Science Museum‚ London. Price : £250.00
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BACHE‚ F.Edward. 6794Autograph Letter Signed ‘F.Edward Bache’‚ to ‘Dear Berger’‚ making arrangements for their meeting at 134 Long Acre tomorrow. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ laid down on part of an old album leaf‚ in good condition. Monday‚ 26 March [no year given]. Uncommon. Francis Edward Bache (1833–1858)‚ composer and organist. ‘Bache's early death deprived Victorian music of one of its most promising talents’ (New Grove). His published songs include settings of Uhland‚ Goethe‚ and Heine. Price : £65.00
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BACHHOFFNER‚ George Henry. 4613Letter Signed‚ to W.E.Greenwell‚ subscribing two guineas to the Browning Fund. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ minor thin in upper margin‚ otherwise good. 204 Marylebone Road‚ 9 March 1874. George Henry Bachhoffner (1810-1879)‚ inventor (inventions connected with the electric telegraph‚ gas stoves‚ oil lamps) and one of the founders of the London Polytechnic Institution. Price : £30.00
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BADEAU‚ Adam. 9034 Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mrs. Darby Griffith‚ explaining that absence abroad (”en route from the Tyrol for the St. Gothard”) is his excuse for not replying to her letter. 2 pp. 6 x 4 inches‚ integral blank leaf. Como‚ Italy‚ 24 August 1879. Adam Badeau (1831-1895)‚ American officer‚ military secretary to General Grant (1864-69)‚ author of the Military History of Ulysses S.Grant. Price : £65.00
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BADEN-POWELL‚ General Robert‚ 1st Baron. 7762BADEN-POWELL‚ General Robert‚ 1st Baron. 7762 Signature ‘Robert Baden Powell’. 2 x 5 inches‚ in fine condition. Undated. Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell‚ first Lord Baden-Powell (1857-1941)‚ hero of Mafeking‚ founder of the Boy Scouts. Price : £65.00
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BADGER‚ George Percy. 6333Autograph 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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BAKER‚ Sir Samuel White. 8230Signature‚ cut from the end of a letter. 3½ x 4½ inches‚ traces of mounting. Undated. A good example of the autograph of Sir Samuel White Baker (1821-93)‚ explorer in Africa. Price : £75.00
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BALFOUR‚ Arthur James. 9042Letter Signed ‘Arthur James Balfour’‚ as First Lord of the Treasury‚ forwarding a letter from a Constituent. 1½ pages‚ 7 x 4½ inches‚ fine. Marked ‘Dictated’‚ the body of the letter in a secretarial hand. 10 Downing Street‚ 3 April 1901. Arthur James Balfour (1848-1930)‚ statesman‚ philosopher‚ Prime Minister (1902-06). Price : £85.00
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BALFOUR‚ Clara Lucas. 4714Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mr.Lovejoy‚ telling him that his note of introduction to Mr.Longman has been fruitful‚ with the result that Longmans have agreed to publish her book. 3 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ one stain on the second leaf‚ otherwise in good condition. Alfred Road‚ Harrow Road‚ 28 August 1851. Clara Lucas Balfour (1808-1878)‚ lecturer and author. “Next to the sure delight of devising kindly deeds is the pleasure of finding them successful.” Price : £45.00
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BANCROFT‚ George. 8635 Bill of Exchange‚ in George Bancroft’s hand‚ and signed by him‚ addressed to Baring Brothers‚ asking them to charge £619.16.8 “to the United States Government‚ being for my salary” for the quarter ending June 1871. 5 x 7 inches. American Legation‚ Berling‚ 26 June 1871 George Bancroft (1800-1891)‚ American historian and diplomat. Price : £35.00
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BANIM‚ John. 6627 Autograph Letter Signed ‘John Banim’‚ to Messrs.Simpkin & Marshall‚ asking whether any funds could be made available for him “from our former transactions”‚ saying he has been ill‚ “still with a very long road before me”. 1 page 8 x 5 inches‚ in good condition‚ black border‚ neatly laid down‚ remains of guard. Waterloo Hotel‚ Jermyn Street‚ 27 June 1835. Uncommon. “I am ailing and poor after having suffered from illness in my family on the road from Paris‚ and still with a long road before me.” John Banim [pseud. Abel O'Hara](1798-1842)‚ novelist‚ dramatist and poet‚ known as ‘The Scott of Ireland’. The first series of o’Hara Tales appeared in 1825. In 1829 he went abroad in ill-health and continued to write for perodicals and the stage. In 1834 he became paralysed from the waist down and was pronounced incurable by his doctors‚ and later that year both his sons died. He became eager to leave France and return to Ireland‚ and his arrival in Dublin in July 1835 was greeted with much enthusiasm. John Banim and his brother Michael gained a lasting posthumous reputation as nationalist novelists‚ and several of the novels were reprinted in the twentieth century. As Sir Charles Gavan Duffy remarked in 1891‚ “Moore's Melodies‚ Griffin's and the Banims' novels have been a constant cordial to the sorely tried spirit of our people”. Price : £250.00
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BANVILLE‚ Theodore de. 2574Autograph Letter Signed‚ addressed ‘madame’‚ saying that it would have given him much pleasure to meet Georges Hugo‚ but the severe illness of de Banville’s wife means that this will not now be possible. In French. 1 page 8 x 5.5 inches‚ in good condition. Paris‚ 12 January 1889. Theodore de Banville (1823-1891)‚ French writer. Price : £65.00
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BARRETT‚ Wilson. 3783Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Madame Arditi‚ asking her “to present this at the box office & they will do the best they can in the way of stalls for a box for Monday the 17th”. 1 page 7 x 4.5 inches‚ remains of guard‚ in fine condition. Lyric‚ 15 February 1894. Wilson Barrett (1846-1904)‚ playwright‚ actor and manager. Price : £30.00
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BARRINGTON‚ Shute‚ Bishop of Durham. 7072Autograph Letter Signed ‘S.Dunelm’‚ to Archdeacon Paley‚ offering him the rectory of Bishop Wearmouth in his diocese. 2 pp. 9 x 7½ inches‚ folds‚ surface creasing. Cavendish Square‚ 5 March 1795. Shute Barrington (1734-1826)‚ Bishop of Durham. Barrington worked closely with Wilberforce's friend Beilby Porteus‚ bishop of London‚ and after Porteus's death he himself became Wilberforce's principal episcopal patron. His high standing and influence‚ no less than his considerable wealth‚ were invaluable to Wilberforce‚ who described him to Hannah More as ‘a very sun‚ the centre of an entire system’ (Overton‚ 89). Barrington interested himself in Wilberforce's causes‚ denouncing the slave trade‚ in his 1775 sermon for the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel‚ as ‘a traffic as inhuman in the mode of carrying it on‚ as it is unjustifiable in it's principle’ (Barrington‚ Sermons‚ 45). Barrington was the most important ecclesiastical figure aligned with both the evangelical reformers and their high-church counterparts‚ known as the Hackney Phalanx. William Paley (1743-1805)‚ author of Horae Paulinae (1790) and Evidences of Christianity‚ both mentioned by Barrington in this letter. Paley accepted the offer f the living. Price : £120.00
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BARROW‚ Sir John. 5221Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Octavian Blewitt (secretary of the Royal Literary Fund)‚ offering his support in the ballot at the Athenaeum. 3 pp. 9 x 7 inches‚ in good condition. Admiralty‚ 16 February 1848. Sir John Barrow (1764-1848)‚ explorer and secretary to the Admiralty. The letter testifies to his unstinting work for the Admiralty into his 85th year. “I trust my non-appearance at the Committee of the Literary Fund is attributed to the true cause‚ my official duties‚ and that I shall not be removed from the Council as an unworthy.” Price : £75.00
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BARROW‚ Sir John. 8953 Letter Signed‚ as Secretary to the Admiralty‚ informing Jonathan Brockwell‚ that a pension can not be granted. 13 x 8 inches‚ clean tears at folds‚ with the address leaf (printed for Admiralty use‚ On His Majesty’s Service). Admiralty‚ 3 April 1834. Sir John Barrow (1764-1848)‚ explorer and secretary to the Admiralty. Barrow published among other works: Travels in China (1804); Travels into the Interior of South Africa (1801-1804); Lives of Lord Macartney (1807)‚ Lord Anson (1839)‚ Lord Howe (1838); The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: (1831) Its Cause and Consequences. Price : £65.00
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BARRY‚ James‚ fourth Earl of Barrymore. 4963Autograph Letter Signed ‘Barrymore’‚ addressed ‘Dear Madam’‚ discussing treatments by different doctors‚ the settlement of a “troublesome affair” in Ireland‚ and family news. 3 pp. 9 x 7 inches‚ in fair condition‚ old repairs at folds and margins. London‚ 4 May 1738. James Barry‚ fourth earl of Barrymore (1667-1748)‚ politician and Jacobite conspirator. He served as a general in the War of the Spanish Succession. He had a political career and was appointed to the Irish privy council in 1714. Late in life he took the impulsive decision to support the Young Pretender‚ and became a figure of national importance himself when he was discovered as the English rebel who would meet the invading French army in 1744. His advanced age saved him from prosecution and probable execution. Price : £100.00
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BARTH‚ Theodor. 3539 Autograph Letter Signed‚ inviting his correspondent to visit. 1 page‚ in English‚ 8.5 x 5.5 inches‚ filing hole‚ one tiny piece shaved at corner. Berlin‚ 15 November 1906. Theodor Barth (1849-1909)‚ German editor and political leader. Liberal member of the Reichstag. Founded and edited (1883-1907) Die Nation. Price : £35.00
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BARTHELEMY‚ Marquis François de. 6435Autograph Note Signed‚ to Monsieur Baudelaire‚ chef des bureaux at the Senate‚ informing him that the Senate has decided to meet tomorrow‚ Wednesday‚ at one o’clock. In French. 8½ x 7 inches‚ integral address leaf‚ remains of guard‚ in good condition. Paris‚ 17 May 1814. Written at a critical moment in French politics. Napoleon abdicated on 11 April 1814‚ and Louis XVIII entered Paris on 3 May. François de Barthélemy (1750-1830)‚ French statesman and diplomat; member of the Directory (1797); transported to Guiana for royalist sympathies (1797-99). He was created a senator by Napoleon‚ but deserted Napoleon and favored (1814) Louis XVI. Price : £65.00
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BARTON‚ Bernard. 4809Autograph Verses Signed ‘Bernard Barton’‚ beginning “The stillest streams lend life and light To fairest meads of Spring; The bird that flutters least in sight Is longest on the wing....” 1 page 8½ x 7 inches‚ in good condition‚ addressed to the Revd.P.W.Salmon[?]. Undated. Bernard Barton (1784-1849)‚ poet and friend of Charles Lamb. Price : £100.00
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BARYATINKSI‚ Prince Aleksandr Ivanovich. 6766His 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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BATTAM‚ Thomas. 6339 Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mrs.Jameson‚ thanking her for her articles on the “Schools of Design”‚ and sending as a gift “a small Statuette of a Sea Nymph in Porcelain Statuary (the material which I originated & which has led to so many imitations”. 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. Trent Vale Cottage‚ Stoke upon Trent‚ 22 January 1850. Thomas Battam (1810-1864) was a British painter of miniatures. He was born in London. He produced copies in enamels‚ several of which were exhibited at the Royal Academy (1833 - 1840). Battam was later employed as a painter at the Copeland porcelain factory‚ and was the founder‚ and president‚ of the Crystal Palace Art Union. Price : £75.00
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BEALE‚ Lionel Smith. 4046 Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Dr.Sharpe‚ discussing his professional disagreement with Kolliker‚ insisting that he has avoided the use of doubtful evidence‚ and that after all his own hard work it is hardly surprising “that one should be very anxious to see specimens subversive of all ones work made by simply soaking in water with one thousandth acetic acid”. 4 pp. 6½ x 4 inches‚ in fine condition. 61 Grosvenor Square‚ 2 May 1862. Lionel Smith Beale (1828-1906)‚ doctor and microscopist‚ taught the use of the microscope in histological and physiological research. His earliest separately published book was The Microscope and its Application to Clinical Medicine {1854]‚ which went through several editions‚ the fifth and last edition [1880] being called How to Work with the Microscope. Through his microscopic methods‚ he advanced medical science‚ particularly relating to nerves and to germs. This work foreshadowed much later work on bacterial disease‚ anticipating by five years the microbic theory of disease and Pasteur’s doctrine of immunisation. “I have written to Kolliker. He was very hard on me last night - more so than Kulne who without having seen my paper thinks I have described vascular nerves! - but Kolliker summarily dismisses the whole matter without even mentioning that the fibres may extend a little farther than he has seen them.” Price : £85.00
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BEARDMORE‚ Nathaniel. 9177 Original Invoice‚ raised by Waterlow & Sons‚ Stationers‚ Printers & Lithographers‚ for 8 guineas for “Binding 200 Copies Hydrology in cloth”. Engraved bill head‚ 6½ x 8 inches. London‚ 12 January 1865. Nathaniel Beardmore (1816-1872)‚ civil engineer‚ author of a Manual of Hydrology. Price : £30.00
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BEATTIE‚ Dr. William. 0172 Manuscript Poem‚ Signed by William Beattie‚ entitled The Sailor’s Bible‚ in 9 verses (72 lines). 3 pp. 4to. Fine. [Watermark 1836] Dr. William Beattie (1793-1875) was a frequent contributor to periodicals in the 1830’s. This manuscript poem came from the album of Mrs. George Virtue‚ whose husband published Scotland Illustrated and acknowledged ‘that the prosperity he had attained was mainly owing to Dr. Beattie’s literary assistance’. His circle of friends included the Countess of Blessington‚ Lady Byron‚ Thomas Campbell and Samuel Rogers. Price : £100.00
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BEAUCLERK‚ Lord Amelius‚ Admiral. 5212Autograph Note Signed [probably to Thomas Pollard‚ the naval agent at Leghorn]‚ asking for supplies of gin and fruit. 1 apge 6 x 7 inches‚ trimmed and stained‚ minor defects‚ traces of mounting. Undated. Admiral Lord Amelius Beauclerk‚ G.C.B. (1771-1846). Beauclerk served at the blockade of Toulon (1795) and at the landing at Walcheren (1810). This note was found among some naval correspondence received by Thomas Pollard during the Toulon blockade. Price : £45.00
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BEAUREGARD‚ General George Toutant. 9030Autograph Letter in the third person‚ in which “Genl. Beauregard presents his compliments to Mr & Mr Darby Griffith...”‚ explaining that his forthcoming journey to the Continent prevents his acceptance of their invitation to dinner. 7 x 4½ inches‚ with the integral blank leaf laid down on part of an old album leaf. With a separate engraved visiting card of Genl. G. Toutant de Beauregard‚ New Orleans‚ Louisiana. 11 St. James Place [London]‚ 1 July 1866. General George Toutant Beauregard (1818-93)‚ General in the Confederate Army. The visiting card has the upper left corner turned down‚ indicating personal delivery‚ and lower right the letters p.p.c. (’pour prendage congé’ or to take leave). Price : £350.00
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BECHER‚ Alexander Bridport‚ Captain R.N. 2603Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Lt.Col. de Havilland in Guernsey‚ discussing his letter to Captain Beaufort on the subject of currents. 2 pp. 9 x 7 inches. Admiralty‚ 24 August 1835. Captain Alexander Bridport Becher (1796-1876)‚ assistant in the Hydrographic Office (1823-65)‚ editor of the Nautical Magazine‚ author of The Landfall of Columbus on his first voyage to America (1856). ‘I am not aware that any measurement of the relative heights of the Red Sea and Mediterranean has been made since that of the French engineers.’ Price : £65.00
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BEERBOHM‚ Sir Henry Maximilian (Max). 5093Autograph Letter Signed ‘Sincerely yours‚ Max Beerbohm’‚ sending his autograph “with great pleasure”. An attractive one page example‚ 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good clean condition‚ integral blank leaf. 48 Upper Berkeley Street‚ August 1899. Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm (1872-1956)‚ ‘the Incomparable Max’‚ writer and caricaturist. Price : £175.00
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BELL‚ Ernest. 7119A series of 6 Autograph Letters Signed (4 signed in full‚ 2 with initials only)‚ to Joseph Collinson of the Humanitarian League‚ discussing Collinson’s work and career‚ insisting on the power of the mind over the body and deploring Collinson’s worries about his eyesight‚ animal welfare‚ etc. 13 pp.‚ in good condition. London‚ 1897-1915. Ernest Bell (1851–1933)‚ publisher and animal welfare campaigner. After 1893 he gave much of his time to administration and fund-raising for three main reform causes: vegetarianism‚ humanitarianism‚ and animal welfare. Bell's fervency‚ family wealth‚ and publishing background made him an effective organizer. From the 1890s his firm of G. Bell & Sons is found publishing for the Vegetarian Society and the Humanitarian League. In one letter Bell discusses names (possibly in connection with Collinson’s children): “I do not see why you should not have an Ernest. But the name seems to me a little effeminate in sound though in meaning I do not see how it can be beaten. Harold‚ Eric‚ Cedric are good forcible old Saxon names which always go well with the surname.” Price : £75.00
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BELL‚ John Zephaniah. 6590An interesting Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Nathaniel George Philips in Liverpool‚ musing on an accident which had befallen the pictures he had bought in Italy‚ discusing paintings and commissions. 3 pp. 9 x 7 inches‚ in good condition‚ with the address panel‚ small tear at seal opening‚ tipped on to an old album page. Irongate Wharf‚ London‚ 24 November 1826. John Zephaniah Bell (1794 - 1883)‚ artist. Born in Dundee‚ Bell studied in London‚ Paris and Rome‚ where he developed an interest in Italian Fresco painting. In 1833‚ Bell painted ceiling frescos in the Edinburgh mansion Muirhouse‚ one of which survives. These impressed Sir David Wilkie (1785 - 1841)‚ who described Bell as the 'reviver of Fresco painting in Scotland.' Bell taught briefly in Manchester and settled in London‚ while continuing to travel. “Perhaps I shall be able to go round by Liverpool and see your painting room and Lord St.Vincent’s letter‚ how he managed to decline a picture he had ordered - and see your picture of Marino how you had managed the figures - did your uncle order it? ...I am painting a group of two young ladies whom I love very much it is no commission.” Price : £75.00
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BELL‚ John. 6704Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Dawson Turner‚ asking him to use his influence in Bell’s favour to obtain the sculpture commission for “a testimonial to be erected to the late Sir Fowell Buxton”. 3 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. 1 Marlboro’ Terrace‚ Victoria Road‚ Kensington‚ 15 September 1845. John Bell (1811-95)‚ sculptor‚ produced the Guards’ Memorial (1858) in Waterloo Place‚ and the American group in the Hyde Park Albert Memorial (1873). He was also one of the first British sculptors to experiment in the use of polychrome and new materials such as terracotta‚ which again became popular at the end of the nineteenth century for symbolist and the ‘new’ sculpture. Price : £65.00
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BELLEW‚ John Chippendale Montesquieu. 6640Autograph Letter Signed‚ to ‘Dear Sir & Brother’‚ agreeing to give two readings in Hull‚ and setting out his terms. 2½ pages 8 x 5 inches‚ folds‚ second leaf laid down (some paste show through). Bristol‚ 28 January 1864. John Chippendale Montesquieu Bellew [formerly Higgin] (1823–1874)‚ popular preacher and public reader. In 1851 he travelled to India‚ where he was chaplain of St John's Cathedral in Calcutta from December 1852 to 1855. During this time he wrote for the Morning Post and edited the Bengal Hurkaru. During the late 1850s and early 1860s‚ he built up a reputation as one of the most popular preachers in London‚ becoming as well known as Charles Spurgeon. A contemporary commented that Bellew had ‘a disregard for conventionalities and an unaffected love of easy life‚ like an old French abbé‚ in his airy‚ defiant‚ gallant‚ philandering way’. Much of his leisure time was devoted to writing: besides many of his sermons‚ he also published Shakespeare's Home at New Place‚ Stratford-upon-Avon (1863)‚ a novel‚ Blount Tempest (3 vols.‚ 1865)‚ and an anthology of English poetry‚ Poets' Corner (1869). After his conversion to Roman Catholicism‚ he devoted his time to public readings. His readings were said to equal those of Fanny Kemble and Charles Dickens‚ and his performance of Thomas Hood's ‘Bridge of Sighs’ to rival that of Thackeray. [DNB] Price : £65.00
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BELLOC‚ Hilaire. 5993Typed Letter Signed ‘H.Belloc’‚ to ‘My dear Milsted’‚ about an approach to publish “verses which various English writers thought their best” (Belloc had suggested ‘Battersea Bridge’)‚ but now insisting that “I never allowed my work to be used for political purposes”‚ with an autograph postscript supplying his agent’s address. 1 page 9½ x 7½ inches‚ in good condition. British Embassy‚ Paris‚ 17 March 1939. Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953)‚ poet and author. Belloc had discovered that the volume was to be handed over to the Baldwin Fund. “I at once wrote back telling him that I would consent to nothing of the sort...” Price : £65.00
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BELSHAM‚ William. 3215 Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mr.Phillips of Black Friars‚ his publisher‚ discussing details in the reprinting of his Memoirs of the Reign of George III‚ and asking for copies to be sent to himself and his brother. 2 pp. 9 x 7 inches‚ with integral address leaf‚ in good condition. Bedford‚ 7 December 1806. William Belsham (1752-1827)‚ political writer and Whig historian. ‘...I will never take any money. Any occasional present of new publications &c I shall esteem as a mark of your attention & a proof of your friendship & liberality.’ Price : £75.00
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BENJAMIN‚ Arthur. 1293 Typed Letter Signed‚ to Boosey‚ discussing the broadcast recital of his Rhapsody‚ and announcing his departure ‘for Jamaica on Monday where I am giving recitals‚ playing a Concerto and adjudicating the Festival’. 1 page 5.5 x 7 inches‚ in good condition. St. John’s Wood‚ 19 October 1937. Arthur Benjamin (1893-1960)‚ Australian composer. Price : £60.00
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BENNETT‚ Arnold. 7137Autograph Letter Signed ‘Arnold Bennett’‚ to H.M.Paull‚ recommending a candidate for the Dramatists Club. A good one page example 9 x 7 inches‚ folds‚ in good condtion. Comarques‚ Thorpe-le-Soken‚ 24 July 1916. Arnold Bennett (1867-1931)‚ novelist and dramatist. Price : £50.00
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BENNETT‚ William Sterndale. 5258Autograph Letter Signed ‘William Sterndale Bennett’‚ to Mr.Thring‚ offering two dates for their meeting and sending his regards to his family. A good one page example‚ 7 x 4½ inches. The Athenaeum‚ 1 May 1867. Sir William Sterndale Bennett (1816-1875)‚ English pianist and composer‚ friend of Mendelssohn‚ and principal of the Royal College of Music (1868). Price : £65.00
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BENSON‚ Edward White. 2439 Autograph Letter Signed ‘E.Cantuar’ as Archbishop of Canterbury‚ to Mr.Dickson‚ saying that he is waiting to see whether the Archbishop of Dublin is satisfied with his modification‚ asking for a delay in distribution‚ and ‘that the type may be kept standing for further correction’. 2 pp. 7 x 4.5 inches‚ with the signature on the third page‚ in good condition‚ remains of tape along one margin. Addington Park‚ Croydon‚ 30 October 1891. Edward White Benson (1829-96)‚ Archbishop of Canterbury (1882)‚ father of A.C.Benson‚ E.F.Benson‚ and R.H.Benson. Price : £45.00
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BENSON‚ Maria. 1663 Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mr.Phillips‚ Bookseller in George Yard‚ Lombard Street‚ discussing her writings on education‚ and announcing her new work ‘which I trust may be found of acceptable import to those concerned in the momentous task of educating daughters’‚ and asking for his ‘sentiments on the subject’. 2 pp. 8 x 6 inches‚ integral address leaf‚ fine. York‚ 19 August 1811. Maria Benson‚ author of two published novels and Thoughts on Education (editions 1806 & 1819). Price : £120.00
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BENSON‚ Martin‚ Bishop of Gloucester. 6635 Printed Certificate signed ‘M.Gloucester’‚ recommending Canon Philip Barton to be a Subscribing Member of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Also signed by John Denne‚ antiquary. Printed‚ completed in manuscript‚ 6½ x 7½ inches‚ laid down. 5 March 1749/50. Martin Benson (1689-1752)‚ Bishop of Gloucester‚ celebrated by Alexander Pope: “Manners with candour are to Benson given‚ To Berkeley every virtue under heaven.” John Denne (1693-1767)‚ antiquary. Price : £45.00
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BENTINCK‚ Willem. 8376Letter Signed ‘W.Bentinck’‚ to ‘Votre Excellence’‚ introducing his nephew‚ Edward Bentinck. An attractive 3 page letter‚ in French‚ 9 x 7 inches‚ pinholes‚ in fine condition. The Hague‚ 4 October 1765. Count Willem Bentinck (1704-1774)‚ second son of the Earl of Portland and head of the Dutch branch of the family. Price : £45.00
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BENTLEY‚ Nicolas. 3044A most attractive Autograph Letter Signed‚ to ‘Dear Links’‚ discussing his own changing calligraphy‚ and sending ‘this modest specimen of what can be done by blood‚ tears‚ toil & sweat’. 18 lines on 1 page 9 x 6.5 inches‚ in good condition. 44 Queens Gate Gardens‚ SW 7. 17 December 1948. Nicolas Bentley‚ book illustrator and author. ‘If there are any hints & tips I can give you‚ because it must be admitted that nine-tenths of good calligraphy consists of tricks‚ do ask me. I am all for everyone improving their hands.’ Price : £75.00
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BERANGER‚ Pierre Jean de. 8163A long Autograph Letter Signed ‘Béranger’‚ addressed ‘petite fille’‚ full of advice and news. In French. 4 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ legible‚ two pieces of tape adhering‚ light surface creasing‚ generally in good clean condition. Passy‚ 14 March 1849[?]. Pierre-Jean de Béranger (1780-1857)‚ French songwriter. Price : £75.00
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BERESFORD‚ General William Carr. 7393Autograph Free Front‚ signed ‘Beresford’ lower left‚ addressed to Lieut.Genl. Sir John Keane at Portsmouth. 3 x 4½ inches‚ mounted on part of an old album page‚ one small tear. Dorking‚ 18 December 1833. William Carr Beresford (1768-1854)‚ Peninsular War general‚ Marshal in the Portuguese Service. Price : £25.00
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BERESFORD‚ General William Carr. 8979 Autograph Letter in the third person‚ to Major General Ogg‚ thanking him for his note and papers‚ and “Lord B would have had much satisfaction in confirming himself to the recommendation of His Grace the Duke of Wellington‚ had it reached him when he had any influence in Portugal‚ but at present he has no sort of Communication with that government or with his most faithful Majesty...” 2 pp. 10 x 8 inches‚ in clean condition‚ some light creasing. With a separate engraved portrait. Harley Street‚ December 1832. William Carr Beresford (1768-1854)‚ Peninsular War general‚ Marshal in the Portuguese Service. Price : £100.00
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BERESFORD‚ James. 6895Autograph Letter Signed‚ to William Miller‚ regretting that his cold‚ which “has terminated by converting my lips into two huge boiling ulcers”‚ should prevent him dining with one of his oldest friends. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ light surface creasing‚ integral address leaf. Crescent‚ Wednesday‚ undated. James Beresford (1764–1840)‚ writer. His chief work was The miseries of human life‚ or‚ The last groans of Timothy Testy and Samuel Sensitive‚ with a few supplementary sighs from Mrs Testy (2 vols.‚ 1806–7)‚ which went through several editions and was held for a time to be a minor classic in the genre‚ praised by Walter Scott. He also wrote some translations of poetry and religious books which attacked Calvinism among the clergy‚ and contributed to the Looker-on. [DNB] His correspondent is William Richard Beckford Miller (1769–1844)‚ publisher. Price : £45.00
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