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Charles Francis Adams Lee's Centennial. An Address by Charles Francis Adams . . . no title or publisher, 76pp., 8vo, wraps, chipped and worn, part of sp. detached, contents good. Address given on invitation of Washington and Lee University. INSCRIBED by Adams (see Amer. DNB, 1835-1915, cavalry officer during Civil War): "To Mr Cobden-Sanderson/With regards of/Charles F. Adams... |
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Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886), Senior, American diplomat, son of President of the United States John Quincy Adams Autograph Note Signed to unnamed male autograph hunter. 12mo: 1 p. Very good. Reads '8 April 1867 | Sir | I am happy to oblige you in signing myself | Yours &c | [signed] Charles Francis Adams'. Adams was Abraham Lincoln's Minister to the Court of St James's [i.e. English ambassador] from 1861 to 1868. |
£28.00 | ||
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Charles Frederic Cocks [Charles Frederick Cocks], bookseller and stationer. Two scraps of paper which combine to form a printed circular signed "Charles Frederic Cock" announcing his commencement in business as a bookseller and stationer. He has had eight years "practical Acquaintance with the Business". He is soliciting business. On the versos of this circular, there... |
Book Trade History, Printing History | £85.00 | |
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Charles George Harper [Thomas Hardy] Harper (1863-1943) was a writer and charming 'pen-artist'. His 'The Hardy country: literary landmarks of the Wessex novels' was published by A. and C. Black in 1904 and reprinted in 1911 and 1925. Quarto scrapbook of approximately fifty leaves. Leather half-binding in poor condition, worn and... |
Literature, Travel and Topography | £150.00 | |
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Charles George Perceval, 2nd Baron Arden; Charles Small Pybus; Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham; Sir Philip Stephens, First Secretary of the Admiralty [Admiral Charles William Paterson] On one side of a piece of vellum, dimensions 27 x 32 cm. Neatly folded to make eight rectangles. Red wax seal under paper in top left-hand corner, embossed with the Admiralty anchor. One blue 2s 6d stamp in left-hand margin. Small paper stamp on the reverse, which is docketed 'Ariadne | Capt.... |
History, Military and Naval History | £450.00 | |
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Charles Giraud [Charles-Joseph-Barthélémy Giraud] (1802-1881), French jurist and historian Autograph Letter Signed ('Ch Giraud de l'institut'), in French, to an unnamed male correspondent. 12mo, 1 p, 12 lines. Good, on lightly aged paper. Drawing the recipient's attention to 'une demande qui a été adressée a M. le Prefet de la Seine, par M. Burnet [an inhabitant of Neuilly], homme infiniment estimable qui sollicite un emploi dans l'administration des pompes funèbres'. Giraud knows... |
French, History, Law | £35.00 | |
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Charles Gore (1853-1932), Bishop of Oxford [William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore (1885-1964), 4th Baron Harlech] [the Church of England in Wales] 4to, 4 pp. Sixty-six lines of text. Clear and complete. Fair, on grubby and lightly-worn paper. At the time of writing Ormsby-Gore was still a commoner, sitting in the House of Commons as Member for Denbigh. Headed 'Private'. Gore considers that 'both sides in politics have been doing their best... |
History, Religion | £85.00 | |
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Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey Autograph letter signed to an unnamed archdeacon. British Whig prime minister (1764-1845). One page, 8vo, with crested seal in red wax adhering to remains of second leaf. "My dear Mr. Arch-Deacon / I have just received a letter from the Bishop, saying that he will be here on Friday, to stay till Monday. I wish you could be persuaded to meet... |
History | £50.00 | |
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Charles Halle. Ger.-Eng. pianist and conductor (1819-1895)(DNB). One manuscript page of music, 9"(wide) x 10" (long), no title, good condition (extracted from an album). The National Register of Archives records collections of autograph letters but no surviving music by Halle |
Music and Theatre | £400.00 | |
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Charles Hamilton Aidé [Aide, Aïdé] Autograph Note Signed to [?] Locker [Arthur Locker or Frederick Locker-Lampson] Author and musician (1826-1906), described by Louise Jopling as 'a rich bachelor' and 'a noted figure in the seventies'. 1 page, 16mo. In good condition despite slight creasing and discoloration. Letterhead in green and black ink. Reads 'My dear Locker, | Many thanks - I will meet you at the... |
Literature, Music and Theatre | £25.00 |
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