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Author, Title, Summary Subject Price
Henry Kater (1777-1835), English physicist of German descent

Autograph Letter Signed to the English mineralogist and geologist William Phillips (1775-1828).

12mo: 2 pp. Very good. Addressed to 'Mr. W. Phillips' on otherwise-blank second leaf of bifolium, which carries traces of previous mount. Acknowledges 'the obliging present' of Phillips's 'valuable work on mineralogy' (the influential 'Outline of the Geology of England and Wales', 1822, written...

Science, Medicine and Technology £180.00
[La Algaba Filtering Station (1926-1980), designed by Charles Arthur Friend (d.1930), chief engineer of The Seville Water Works Company, Spain; Spanish irrigation]

[La Algaba Filtering Station (1926-1980), designed by Charles Arthur Friend, chief engineer of The Seville Water Works Company, Spain.] 144 original photographs taken during construction, mainly emphasizing the technical and engineering aspects.

144 original black and white photographs, uniformly 6 x 11cm. In excellent condition, in two matching photo albums of worn green cloth, one containing 89 and the other 55 images. Some of the photographs have pencil captions on the mount, giving a date and a number. Loosely inserted is a 3.5 x 8....

£500.00
Henry Kemble

Autograph Letter Signed to Lady Monckton.

English comedian (1848-1907), grandson of the actor Charles Kemble. Two pages, 12mo. On grubby, spotted and stained paper. 'I was so sorry to have been prevented coming to you on Sunday last, and also that my absence from town has precluded the possibility of my leaving Cards. I hope I may be...

Music and Theatre £26.00
Henry Kemble

autograph letter signed to Mr [?] Hawkins,

Actor (1848-1907). One page, 12mo. He thanks him for sending the photograph. "I dont like it one little bit, and I cant say I think it even like me, so I will go again to Messrs Lock & Whitfield. With regard to what you say about contributing some little article to "The Theatre", I should be...

Music and Theatre £25.00
Henry Kemble

autograph note signed to the playwright and novelist Herman [Charles] Merivale (1839-1906),

Actor (1848-1907). One page, 12mo. He thanks him for sending a book. "I shall hope to read much of it on Sunday next". Two strips of paper glued to the reverse.

Music and Theatre £20.00
Henry Kingscote

A letter to His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, on the present wants of the church.

Octavo. 16 pages. Disbound pamphlet from the Churchill Babington collection. Good, but with first and last pages somewhat grubby.

Religion £45.00
Henry Kingsley.

Part only of an autograph letter signed to an unknown correspondent.

Novelist, brother of Charles (see DNB). Part of a letter, c.3.5" x 2.5", laid down on slightly larger card, trimmed, good condition, text as follows: "most happy to be at the Spot named with an enormous [underlined] appetite. / Very faithfully yours / Henry Kingsley".

Literature £45.00
Henry Labouchere

Autograph Letter Signed to an unreadable correspondent.

Baron Taunton, statesman (1798-1869). 2pp., 4to, good. He has been sent some material relating to the Merchant Seamen’s Billand relates it to his own views on the matter.

History, Military and Naval History £30.00
Henry Labouchere

Autograph letter signed to F.W. Chefron (?)

Politician and journalist (1831-1912). One page, 8vo, remains for page of album."The Executive of the Radical <?> by me to state that they are not at present disposed to meet the deputation that called upon me on Saturday. . . ". With (conjoined) a copy of the letter his correspondent...

History £30.00
Henry Labouchere

one autograph note signed to an unnamed male correspondent,

English journalist and radical politician (1831-1912). One page, 12mo. "Dear Sir / I am afraid that I have no time at my disposal / Yours faithfully / H Labouchere". Slightly discoloured, and with traces of previous mounting on blank verso.

History £25.00