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William Mudford. Seven Autograph Letters Signed to J.T.J. Hewlett, author of "Peter Priggins" and others. (John Bull) William Mudford (DNB) (7; 1844), author and journalist. Five letters are signed "The Editor of the John Bull" or similar but two are signed by Mudford who suggests that his name is no longer a secret to Hewlett because of Barham. (Although the article in DNB on Mudford says that he... |
Literature | £400.00 | |
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William Naisby. Autograph Letter Signed to J.T.J. Hewlett, author of "Peter Priggins" and other books. William Naisby (1; [1843]), giving a detailed and hostile critique of Hewlett's College Life. Originally from a larger archive, the residue of which is described in #3157 (Hewlett's papers), this and other items appear in my ABE inventory in book id#s 3124-3156. |
Book Trade History, Literature | £45.00 | |
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William Nathaniel Massey (1809-1881), British Member of Parliament, Minister of Finance in India The letter, four newspaper cuttings and portrait are laid down on two quarto leaves, one of which also carries the manuscript biography. These leaves are discoloured and frayed at extremities, with several closed tears, and the cuttings are similarly damaged, but nowhere is there any loss to... |
History | £56.00 | |
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William Noel Hill, 3rd Lord Berwick Autograph Note Signed to unnamed correspondent Ambassador at Naples (-1842). "I have received my writ from the Lord Chancellor- & I am very much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken." |
£25.00 | ||
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Lionel, Duke of Dorset [Lionel Sackville], Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and the other Members of the Council of Ireland. Manuscript Document, Plea to George II to approve the enactment of a Bill in "the realm of Ireland". `One page, 34 x 49cm, vellum, fold marks, grubby, top right corner missing with small loss of text, some text faint, small closed tear on fold, missing seal. Text as follows: "We, Lionel, duke of Dorset, lieutenant general of the most excellent prince and lord, George the second, king of Great... |
History, Law | £800.00 |
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William O. Priestley. Autograph Letter Signed to “Howes”, Physician (1829-1900)(DNB). 2pp., 8vo, , traces of mounting, saying that, with the help of Lord Herschell, they can have their soiree in the Imperial Institute. He was prevented from going to “Huxley’s funeral”. |
Science, Medicine and Technology | £45.00 | |
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William Onslow (1853-1911), 4th Earl of Onslow, British Conservative politician (as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies) [Joseph Chamberlain; Sir Alfred Milner] 4to: 2 pp. Mourning border. Good, though a little grubby with fold lines and tear from spike hole at inner corners. Date, address and signature by Onslow, the rest in a secretarial hand. He received Raglan's letter of 25 February, 'forwarding an application from Mr. Llewllyn Phillips for... |
History | £56.00 | |
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William P. Wreden; Francis Edwards Ltd, London booksellers Typed Invoice (docked in manuscript 'Copy') from Francis Edwards Ltd to Wreden. One page. Dimensions of paper roughly six and a half inches by eight wide. Spotted, aged and creased, and with some closed tears. Addressed to Wreden at 'Box 56, Palo Alto, Cal., U.S.A.' For '3 reg'd bookpost parcels', and headed 'Hodgson's Sale 25th Nov. 1954'. Lots 204 and 205 purchased for a... |
Book Trade History | £30.00 | |
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William Palmer. The Queen v. Palmer. Verbatim Report of the Trial of William Palmer . . . 1856. 326pp., 8vo, half lea. worn and bumped, marbled boards, some damage to spine, contents mainly good but some foxing. |
History, Social history | £100.00 | |
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William Parkinson [JUDY; PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI] Parkinson received the degree of Master of Arts from Oriel College, Oxford, but took up art and drew the cartoons for Judy magazine, 1890-96. One page, 12mo. Very good if a tad grubby. Folded once. Attractive illustration, roughly two inches square, in top left-hand corner, showing the head and... |
£40.00 |