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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
Ellice Hopkins (1836-1904) and Emily Janes (d.1928), Honorary Secretaries, Ladies’ Associations for the Care of Girls Handbill headed 'An Appeal to Working Men and Women', pressing for 'the English law to protect your girls from being led into vice'. On both sides of a piece of paper, 19 x 11.5 cm. Seventy-seven lines. Text clear and complete. Fair, on aged and lightly-worn paper. Contrasts the law on the continent with that in England, where 'an unruly girl at any age can go on the streets, and the person who harbours her is not guilty of a...	History, Social history, Women	£225.00
Elliott O'Donnell (1872-1965), Irish author best-known for his works on ghosts and the supernatural Autograph Letter Signed to unnamed male correspondent (the editor of a journal). 8vo, 1 p. On aged, dusty paper, with slight loss (roughly 1.25 x 0.25 cm) in a vertical strip at foot, affecting one word of text. Difficult hand. He wonders whether the recipient 'will consider an article or tale from me on my special subjects "experiences in haunted houses" & "Future Life...	Literature	£125.00
Elspeth Huxley Typed letter signed to a Mr Davidson Author. 2pp., 8vo, sl. soiled. She responds to commenmts about her "Four Guineas" and how Nigeria has changed, discussing the effects of technology on employment and her pleasure in gardening.	Literature, Women	£40.00
Elspeth Huxley, author. Two Autograph Letters Signed to "Mr. Jackson". Both two pages, 8vo, good condition. (Feb.) She is appreciative of a luncheon and a fellow-guest, "Mr Joseph", and says she is "enthralled with Morris West [Australian author]", admiring the way he gets "under the skin of people of such totally different cultures & races, to ravel such a...	Literature, Women	£75.00
Emanuel Deutsch Probate of the Will of Emanuel Deutsch. Semitic scholar (1829-1873). 2pp., 13 x 19” and 13 x 10”, vell., folded. Deutsch leaves all his books, papers and manuscripts to Lady Strangford (DNB) who is to handle the distribution of the rest of his property. The Registrar signs the Probate which is a simple statement copies from his will...	History, Social history	£35.00
Emil Nolde, artist [INSCRIBED BOOK; ALS] Das Eigene Leben. Die Zeit der Jugend 1867-1902. Good to very good, sl. chipped dj, in plain slipcase, INSCRIBED by Nolde"Aus Herrn Granville dies Kleine Lebensbilds von Emil Nolde mit [?] Neujahr[?]". ALSO ENCLOSED: Typed Letter Signed, Nolde to Granville, Seebull, 8 Jan. 1949, in German, one page, folio, in which he says (rough translation...	Art and Architecture	£750.00
John Morley (1838-1923), 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn, Liberal politician, writer and newspaper editor [Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914); Francis Schnadhorst (1840-1900), Birmingham Liberal] Autograph Letter Signed ('J Morley') from the politician John Morley to the National Liberal Federation secretary Francis Schnadhorst, rearranging meetings in the build-up to the 1885 General Election. 2 pp, 12mo. He is only in Putney for a day, and does not expect to be able to see Schnadhorst. Sir Charles Dilke 'says that Oct. 13 is fixed for Halifax, and that he is not sure that he may not be able to go there after all'. If this is so, 'it would be best to change my day at Newport from the...	History	£65.00
Emile Augier Autograph Note Signed "E. Augier" to "Monsieur Obermayer /hotel britannique /cour de commerce No.24". French playwright. One page, 8vo, minor defects, text clear and complete, in French as follows: "M. Seuferd [?] me fait le plaisir de dejeuner avec moi; vous seriez fort aimable de venir prendre votre part de ce frugal [?meal of some sort] et cette conversation litteraire." Postscript: "La cene...	French, Music and Theatre	£28.00
Emile Bastien-Lepage Autograph Letter Signed, in French, to Monsieur Bailly President of the Institut. French architect (1845-1938), brother of the painter Jules Bastien-Lepage. One page, 12mo. Very good, on discoloured paper. Rodin (the sculptor) has informed him that the sketch requested by the committee will be ready the next Saturday. Points out that it will be difficult to convene a meeting...	Art and Architecture, French	£35.00
Emile Cammaerts Autograph Note Signed to 'Miss Rowland Grey' [pseudonym of Lilian Kate Rowland-Brown, 1863-1959]. Belgian writer (1878-1953), author of the fairy-tale 'The two hunchbacks', set to music by Frank Bridge. One page, quarto. Poor, on discoloured, creased paper with several closed tears. He thanks her for her letter and has 'written to Miss Sands to ask her if she could not possibly alter the...	Literature	£56.00