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H.B. George, editor 48pp., 8vo, original grey wraps, slightly dulled and grubby, mainly good condition. Contents include: Introductory Address; Edward Shirley Kennedy, The Ascent of Monte della Disgrazia (Leslie Stephen in party); William Longman, A Narrative of an Accident on the Aletsch Glacier in August 1862;... |
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H.D. MacWilliam. A homemade bibliography mainly of books of Scottish interest MacWilliam was the author of several books concerning the Black Watch, and a book-collector. On the front cover the label "H.D. MACWILL[IAM]" is laid down. 230pp., 4to, notebook, soft-covered, front detached, poor condition. In time-honoured fashion, the collector has extracted printed... |
Book Trade History | £450.00 | |
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H.F. Cary [ Henry Francis Cary ] Cary, clergyman, translator of Dante and librarian (see DNB). Two pages, 8vo, some soiling, mainly good.He is not in the habit of accepting dinner invitations and will be "taking [his] evening walk" at the time suggested. Postscript: "I trouble you with another key supposed to belong to the... |
£120.00 | ||
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J. B. Priestley [E. M. Forster; Denys Kilham Roberts (1903-1976), of the Society of Authors] Forster's main objection is that the National Service questionnaire, sent out by the Society of Authors 'at the suggestion of the Ministry of Labour', asks members to 'give general particulars of their political opinions' (see Hansard, 25 May 1939). Four items. ONE. Priestley's letter, addressed... |
£400.00 | ||
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H.R. Bishop Composer (1786-1855). One page, 8vo, laid down.He acknowledges a dinner engagement and says that his correspondent will receive Drury Lane tickets. |
Music and Theatre | £20.00 | |
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H.T. Scott, M.D. writer on autograph-collecting and dealer. Second Catalogue of Autograph Letters Offered for Sale or Exchange. 8pp., 8vo, not bound, fold mark, minor foxing and marks, mainly good condition. Scott, p.[1], initially discusses autograph-collecting - why it is becoming more popular, sense of the past, historical value, and so on. He concludes with a caveat about the need for a professional to guide... |
Book Trade History | £100.00 | |
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H.T. Scott, writer on autograph-collecting and dealer. Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent. Two pages, 8vo, good condition. "I send you the Franks of the Dukes of Yorn a& Clarence - & beg your acceptance of the others enclosed if they are of any use to you ---| The value of a holograph [underlined] letter of [Pope Gregory 16 would be about £1 but if merely copied about one half... |
£56.00 | ||
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H.W.G. Printed letter about the Chicago Fire attached to autograph letter signed "Horace". Printedletter, one page 12mo, with Autograph Letter Signed "Horace" attached by paper clip (I have replaced the rusty old clip with a new one). The printed letter as follows: "[COPY]/ Chicago, Oct. 10th/ My dear Father,/ Do not fret as I shall be O.K.; our poor Town all burnt to the ground... |
History | £150.00 | |
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H[enry?] Blackett Publisher ("Hurst & Blackett"). Two pages, 8vo, conjoint blank leaf, verso with remnants of laying down process, mourning black edge, text clear and complete, saying that he'll call on Dixon the following morning at the Athenaeum Office "to settle the acc[oun]t for the last issue of New... |
Book Trade History | £95.00 | |
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Haji Helal-ud-Din, President, The China Moslem Literary Society of Shanghai; Abdul-ur-Rahman Ma Tsin Ching, President, The Moslem Board of Education of Shanghai [King Farouk I of Egypt; India; China] On one side of a piece of shiny art paper, 39 x 43 cm. The printed part is clear and entire, on creased and aged paper with chipping to extremities. The typography is a curious mixture, with the heading in gothic, and the fourteen-line address and the rest of the text in sansserif. A decorative... |
Religion | £75.00 |
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