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James Sheridan Knowles (DNB), dramatist ANS, 1p, 8vo, to "- Phillips Esq." Asks correspondent to give the trunk to the bearer ("the Lewisham carrier") if it has arrived, "and I shall take the first opportunity of calling to settle the expense". Grubby and creased, with glue and paper from mounting on reverse of otherwise-blank second leaf. |
£25.00 | |
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John Palgrave Simpson (DNB), dramatist and novelist He has heard that "a prospectus of the Company now being formed for the establishment of an English Opera Theatre in London has been sent to you at Thurloe Square", but he sends another with a few words. "I think that we have undertaken a good work: and I feel confident that, were the Company... |
£80.00 | |
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Montagu William Lowry Corry, Baron Rowton (DNB), politician and philanthropist ALS in autograph addressed envelope, to Charles Williams of 28 Theobald's Road Grubby and stained envelope addressed to Williams with "With a bag." in top left-hand corner. "The proof of your remembrance of your kind promise to me reached me just as I was leaving London, for a few days in this region. | I place your volumes on the shelves of my humble library with real... |
£50.00 | |
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Mrs Humphry Ward [Mary Augusta Ward] (DNB), novelist Asks whether he is able to dine with them on 6 July. Neat square stamp in purple ink at head filled in in another hand with details of when received and answered. Small paper and glue mark at centre of otherwise-blank reverse. |
£25.00 | |
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Roxburghe family Oval seal, around a centimeter and a half tall, containing the Roxburghe family crest. Reasonably crisp impression on neatly cut remains of blue envelope stuck to slip of card. |
£20.00 | |
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Samuel Jones Loyd (DNB), 1st Baron Overstone, authority on banking and finance ALS, 2pp, 16mo, to unnamed correspondent Is "at present engaged in building a large School upon my property in Buckinghamshire and in providing Apprentices, Master & Mistress &c. I do this entirely at my own expense without seeking aid from the Government or from any of the Societies. This more than absorbs the sum which I... |
£80.00 | |
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Sir Landon Ronald TLS, 1p, 8vo, to Miss Webster Brough On letterhead of the Guildhall School of Music. Did not reply sooner as he left London "immediately after my concert with the B.B.C." Is so "very much touched by your charming letter" that he is "venturing to send you an autographed Photogravure of myself". Creased and with some loss to two... |
£25.00 | |
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Sir Sidney Lee (DNB), editor of the Dictionary of National Biography and Shakespeare scholar 16mo fragment of ALS to unnamed correspondent "I will carefully consider the suggestion and if the need arise will communicate with you again. | Yours faithfully | Sidney Lee" |
£20.00 | |
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Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd (DNB), judge and author ANS, 1 page, 16mo, addressed to "Mr. Williams | at [the wine merchants] Messrs. Clarke & Barlow's" "Will you be so kind as to send me to this place, a dozen of the finest Champagne in the urse of the Morning? If you have any still Champagne I should prefer it provided it is of the best quality; but this, I fear is out of the question. Send the Bill with the Wine." |
£100.00 | |
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Viscountess Lee of Fareham (see husband's DNB entry) on Chequers, the British Prime Ministers' country house ALS, 1p, 4to to Clement Shorter, editor of the Sphere newspaper Says that Chequers has been "thoroughly photographed twice since our alterations" (1910 and 1917), but that she would be glad to allow Shorter to have other photographs taken. Country Life does not give the Lees copies of these photographs, but does sometimes allow other newspapers to reproduce... |
£45.00 |
