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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
George Augustus Henry Sala (1828-1895), English journalist and author Autograph Letter Signed ('G. A. Sala') to unnamed male correspondent. 8vo: 1 p. Good, on creased paper with 1 cm closed tear to right of central horizontal crease (not affecting text). He thanks him for his 'kindness and courtesy'. 'I shall not fail to ask for you at Guildhall tonight'. Postscript refers to the 'pother they are making in the Times about a poor...	Literature	£35.00
George Augustus Sala [G.A. Sala], author and editor. Corrected MS. of note "Hackney (3rd. S. 11.335; 3rd S.ii.273)" Signed "George Augustus Sala". One page, 8vo, chipped and grubby, text clear and complete. Seventeen lines. The printed version incorporates the minor corrections made to the MS.	Literature	£150.00
Sidney L. Gulick [Sidney Lewis Gulick (1860-1945); Matsuyama Factory Girls' Home, Japan] [Printed pamphlet.] A Sociological Experiment among Factory Girls. A Report of the Matsuyama Factory Girls' Home. 12pp., 4to, plus three leaves of plates on art paper. Stapled, in original buff printed wraps. A fragile item. Fair, on aged high-acidity paper, in chipped and worn wraps. Images captioned 'The First Photograph of the Sympathy Society', 'At School', 'At Play' and 'The Home'. Sections on the...		£180.00
George Augustus Sala. Autograph note signed to J[ohn] Maxwell, publisher. Author, editor (1828-1895). One page, 12mo, trimmed and stained,laid down, but text clear and complete. "My money, my money, my ten pound notes in a letter: oh: I hope it is on the way. My marrow is dried up, and my bones crackle like unto the thorns under the pot. I hope the money is on its way...	Book Trade History, Literature	£75.00
George B. Rumbold. Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Francis Vincent. Diplomat. Three pages, 4to, poor condition but most of the text legible. "Private". Rumbold discusses the reception of a petition he sent to "Mr Fen[?]" saying that he is to get "immediate indemnification for the losses & expenses occasioned by the seizure of my Person, my imprisonment &...	French, Military and Naval History	£180.00
[ The Le Fleming family of Rydal Hall, Cumbria, landlords of the poet William Wordsworth; Barbara Le Fleming Benson (1784-1862); Sir Daniel Le Fleming (c.1785-1821), 5th Baronet ] [ The Le Fleming family of Rydal Hall. ] 16 manuscript items from the family papers of Barbara Le Fleming Benson (sister of Sir Daniel Fleming), including material relating to a disputed will, miscellaneous correspondence and genealogical memoranda. The Le Flemings of Rydal Hall were a leading Cumbrian family, notable as the landlords of the poet William Wordsworth. The present collection of 15 items derive from the family papers of Barbara Le Fleming, eldest child of Roger and Ann Fleming, and sister of Sir Daniel le Fleming (c.1785-1821...		£300.00
George Bankes Autograph Letter Signed to unnamed male correspondent. Last of the cursitor Barons of the Exchequer (1788-1856). 2 pages, 16mo. In good condition though grubby. 'As I am afraid my former letter may not have reached you, I venture again most earnestly to request your support being convinced that the fate of the contest may probably be determined by a...	Economics	£45.00
George Hands, director, Grotrian Steinweg Ltd, pianofortes and player-pianofortes [Professor Willibald Richter (1860-1929)] Typed Letter Signed from George Hands, director, Grotrian Steinweg Ltd, to the pianist and teacher Professor Willibald Richter. 4to, 1 p. Text clear and complete. On aged and creased paper. He has been 'asked by the firm in Braunschweig' to give his opinion on two questions relating to 'Concave Sharps'. He puts the questions to Richter, adding that the Sharps are 'a special patent of Grotrian Steinweg', adding that...	Music and Theatre	£56.00
George Bentley (1828-1895), London bookseller; son of Richard Bentley (1794-1871) [Charles Dickens] Offprint of letter to the editor of The Times, headed 'MR. DICKENS AND MR. BENTLEY. \| To the Editor of "The Times." ' 8vo (21.5 x 14 cm), 4 pp. Unbound bifolium. Good, on lightly aged and foxed paper. The item is well-printed, paginated with two footnotes. The subject is laid out at the start: 'In the first volume of Mr. Dickens' Life, just published, I read an account of Mr. DICKENS' literary connexion with my...	Book Trade History, Literature	£100.00
George Bernard Shaw Autograph Sentiment Signed. Page extracted from an autograph album, c.6 x 5", good condition. Shaw writes: "Inaugurated for Miss Hopkins (wjho ought to know better) by / G. Bernard Shaw / Tenby, 31st July 1922." Shaw had started the new album off ("Inaugurated").	Literature	£100.00