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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
William Le Queux, novelist [Le Queux] Autograph Note Signed "William Le Queux" to an unnamed male correspondent. One page, 12mo, dusted, fold mark, text clear and complete. Docketed on verson "From H.M. T. Dec. [July??} 1902" [H.M. Tomlinson?]. "Perhaps the enclosed is of sufficient interest to merit publication."		£38.00
[ West Indies cricket team, tour of England, 1963; Sir Garfield Sobers; Sir Wesley Hall; Lance Gibbs; Rohan Kanhai; Derryck Murray ] [ West Indies cricket team in England, 1963. ] Autograph Signatures of Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Wesley Hall, Lance Gibbs, Rohan Kanhai, and 8 others in the touring side. With three printed souvenirs (programme, brochure and 'record of test matches'). A nice collection of souvenirs of a very exciting and interesting tour. The West Indies did very well indeed, beating England in the test series 3-1. ONE: The signatures on four pieces of paper, laid down on green 8vo paper backing, with card carrying maroon and black logo of 'West Indies \| 1963...		£220.00
[The Royal National Lifeboat Institution; RNLI ] [ The Royal National Lifeboat Institution. ] Transparencies of two charming illustrations, one a ragamuffin boy fisherman, and the other his sweetheart waving goodbye to him. Both transparencies negatives on plastic sheets. The two images attached by a thin vertical strip of Scotch tape. On the right (22 x 14.5 cm) the image of the ragamuffin boy fisherman, with net and rod, looking to the left. On the left (22 x 16.5 cm) his young sweetheart, with fishing nets aand...		£80.00
J. Thierry, teacher of French in Georgian London [French pronunciation] [ J. Thierry, teacher of French in Georgian London. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('I. Therry') in French, to the editor of the Court Journal, regarding his publication in London of a work on French pronunciation (' 3pp., 4to. Bifolium. In fair condition, on aged and worn paper. Addressed, with red wax seal, on reverse of second leaf, 'To the Editor \| of the \| Court Journal.' The letter concerns a work published by Thierry in London in 1829, and titled in English, 'Forty-four lines, by the aid of which the...		£120.00
James Salmon, Cambridge Carrier [Eighteenth-century transport; Norfolk; East Anglia] [Ornate engraved advertisement for 'James Salmon Cambridge Carrier, Sets out from the Green Dragon Inn Bishopsgate Street London [...]'. 12.5 x 16 cm. Irregularly-cut and laid down on paper backing. Lightly-aged and worn. Slight loss to extremities. Crisply printed, with characteristic eighteenth-century engraved border of floral and architectural details. Text reads: 'James Salmon \| Cambridge Carrier, \| Sets out from the Green...		£90.00
Robert Lynd, Essayist, Journalist and Irish Nationlaist [Autograph Manuscript; Robert Lynd; Ireland] Autograph drafts of two chapters from RL's 'Rambles in Irish Places' ONE. First draft chapter headed: 'Rambles in Irish Places \| (By Robert Lynd) \| Chapter III \| Through Lisdoonvarna'. 40pp., 4to, in notebook without covers. Early draft in pencil, heavily corrected with deletions and emendations. Begins: 'It was the merest accident that we went to Lisdoonvarna....		£450.00
Sims Reeves [ John Sims Reeves ] (1821-1900), English operatic tenor [ Sims Reeves, English operatic tenor. ] Autograph Signature ('J. Sims Reeves') with note to autograph hunter. 1p., 12mo. In very good condition, lightly-aged, with parts of red wax wafer at each corner. Reads 'En route \| Royal Hotel Cardiff \| Sir \| Here is my autograph according to your wish. \| Yours faithfully \| J. Sims Reeves \| April 21st. 1876.' Good, strong signature, with a final flourish...		£28.00
[ James Purdey & Sons Ltd, London gunsmiths; C. Harry Lawrence (c.1900-1984); Worshipful Company of Gunmakers; Angus Ogilvy; Sir William Fellowes; Christopher Bonham-Carter; Sir Frederick Browning ] [ James Purdey & Sons, Ltd. ] Papers of Managing Director C. Harry Lawrence, inc. revreport on American trip, correspondence (mainly Buckingham Palace officials), report to board, speech to W'ful Company of Gunmakers, photographs, press articles. Charles Harry Lawrence (hereafter CHL) was perhaps the finest gunmaker of the twentieth century. At the age of 14 he joined James Purdey & Sons as an actioner's apprentice, and he remained with the firm for the rest of his life. For fifteen years, ending in 1970, he was the firm's managing...		£1,500.00
E. V. Lucas [ Edward Verrell Lucas ] (1868-1938), essayist and chairman of the London publishing house Methuen & Co. [ Edward Verrell Lucas, essayist and chairman of London publishers Methuen & Co. ] Typed Letter Signed ('E. V. Lucas') to C. H. Whitby of Yeovil booksellers E. Whitby & Son, regarding Everyman's Library [and his edition of Charles Lamb's letters]. 1p., 4to. In good condition, on lightly aged and worn paper. Clearly referring to his edition of Charles Lamb's letters, he begins by explaining that the 'trouble is that the size of the books will be conditioned by the circumstance that ultimately they are to go into Everyman's Library'. Even...		£35.00
F. Bulkeley Hughes, Editor, 'The Comrade, The Official Organ of the Comrades of the Great War for Liverpool and West Lancashire'. [ 'The Comrade, The Official Organ of the Comrades of the Great War for Liverpool and West Lancashire'.] Manuscript design for 'Cheque-Voucher', exchangeable for goods valued ten shillings from 'Any Advertiser in "The Comrade" in 1919'. On one side of a piece of 10 x 20 cm paper. In fair condition, lightly aged, with a little water spotting. An attractive item, laid out like a traditional cheque, with lower panel coloured in pink. Box to left reads: 'The Comrade \| The Official Organ of The Comrades of the Great War \| for...		£85.00