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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
Richard Brinsley Peake (1792-1847), dramatist, author of the 1823 play 'Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein', based on Mary Shelley's novel [ Theatre Royal, English Opera House, Strand, London ] [ Richard Brinsley Peake, English dramatist. ] Autograph Signature ('R B Peake') and additions relating to 'Mr Mathew's entertainments', made out to 'Mr Gardner', added to a lithographed facsimile letter in his handwriting. 1p., 12mo. Bifolium, addressed by Peake, with broken seal in black wax, to 'Mr Gardner \| Globe & Traveller Office \| Strand'. In the following transcription the passages in Peake's actual autograph are given in square brackets, the rest being a lithographic facsimile of his handwriting: '...		£56.00
Samuel Limbert Hester (c.1835-1906), Manager, Queensland Mines Agency Ltd and Freehold Goldfields of Queensland, Limited; W. H. Mallett; George Henry Irvine [ Gympie Goldmines; gold mining ] [ Gold mining in Queensland, Australia. ] Four Autograph Signed Reports (two by S. L. Hister, one by W. H. Mallett and one by G. H. Irvine) relating to properties 'in the Gympie Goldfields district'. With two more related items. All six items in good condition, with light signs of age and wear. In 1886 Hester, the author of the first two reports, had been described in the London St James's Gazette as 'a miner of experience in the Quicksilver mines of California'. His two reports are crude in comparison with those of...		£280.00
Sir Frederick Augustus Abel (1827-1902), British chemist, Lecturer in Chemistry at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich [ Sir Walter Lawry Buller (1838-1906), New Zealand ornithologist ] [ Sir Frederick Augustus Abel, chemist. ] Manuscript note, signed by Abel ('F. A. Abel') to Sir Walter Buller. 1p., 12mo. In good condition, laid down on leaf removed from album. The note reads: 'The form of receipt is in the printers' hands. Addressed to Buller at the South Kensington Hotel.		£35.00
Sir Gerald Du Maurier [ Sir Gerald Hubert Edward Busson Du Maurier ] (1873-1934), actor and theatre manager [ Sir Gerald Du Maurier, actor and theatre manager. ] Typed Letter Signed ('Gerald du Maurier') to F. A. H. Eyles, asking him not to send him the manuscript of a play. 1p., landscape 8vo. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn. He thanks him for his letter, but as he is 'not doing anything with one act plays' at present, he states: 'I won't trouble you to send me the manuscript'. The Oxford DNB gives the name as 'Gerald Du Maurier', but the signature clearly...		£35.00
The Lyric Club, Piccadilly East and Barnes, late-Victorian venue for 'smoking concerts' [ The Lyric Club, Piccadilly and Barnes. ] Original photographic print of an interior at the 'Lyric Club', with a newsaper cutting reporting that the New Lyric Club is 'starting on its career with every prospect of a brilliant success'.` The sepia photographic print is 15.5 x 11.5 cm, and shows a sumptuous domestic interior, showing paintings around an ornately carved wooden doorframe, into another room, with hangings draped footstool, piano, and other accoutrements of high Victorian interior decoration. In pencil on reverse: '...		£35.00
Thomas O'Hagan (1812-1885), 1st Baron O'Hagan, the first Roman Catholic Lord Chancellor of Ireland since King James II [ Sir George Ferguson Bowen (1821-1899), colonial administrator ] [ Thomas O'Hagan, 1st Baron O'Hagan. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('O Hagan') to Sir George F. Bowen 1p., 12mo. In good condition, lightly-aged, laid down on leaf removed from an autograph album. Inviting him to dinner, if 'disengaged'.		£35.00
Ulick John de Burgh (1802-1874), 1st Marquess of Clanricarde [ Lord Dunkellin; the Earl of Clanricarde ], Irish Whig politician [ W. de Boinville ] [ Ulick John de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('Clanricarde') [to W. de Boinville] 2pp., 12mo. Bifolium. In fair condition, on aged and worn paper. He thanks de Boinville and his family for their 'kind wishes & feelings': 'I have thank God, quite recovered from my accident'. He is sorry that de Boinville and his wife 'have been suffering', and hopes to see them on his...		£45.00
Walter Wilkinson (1888-1970), English puppeteer, writer and artist [ Walter Wilkinson, puppeteer. ] Autograph Letter Signed to unnamed female recipient, making an arrangement for his 'Peep Show' to come to her club. 1p., 8vo. In fair condition, on aged and lightly-creased paper, with slight loss at top left-hand corner. He gives a date he has arranged for 'The Peep Show definitely to come to your club', and states that he will 'arrange a suitable programme for a one hour performance', adding that 'if the...		£65.00
William Archer (1856-1924), Scottish theatre critic and journalist [ Harold Frederic (1856-1898), London correspondent of the New York Times ] [ William Archer, theatre critic. ] Autograph Note Signed to W. J. Fisher, making a contribution to the 'Frederic Fund'. 1p., 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged and worn. Reads: 'Dear Sir \| I have pleasure in enclosing a contribution of £1 . 1. 0 for the Frederic Fund. \| Yours faithfully \| William Archer'. The item relates to a celebrated Victorian scandal. In 1884 Frederic had come to England with his wife and...		£28.00
William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), English Liberal prime minister [ William Ewart Gladstone, English Liberal prime minister. ] Portrait photograph of Gladstone in middle-age, with conclusion of Autograph Letter Signed ('W E Gladstone') addressed to W. H. Pennington. Both items are laid down on a leaf removed from an autograph album. Both in good condition, with light signs of age. The photographic print of Gladstone measures 9 x 5.5, with the head and shoulders image in an oval 7.5 cm high by 5 cm wide, and showing a middle-aged Gladstone with dark bow tie...		£65.00