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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
John Allen Harker Autograph Letter Signed to Sir H[enry]. T[rueman]. Wood, Secretary, Royal Society of Arts. Inventor and engineer (1870-1923), whose papers are held by the Royal Society. During the war Harker was in the Inventions Department of the Ministry of Munitions. One page, 12mo. Good, if slightly grubby. Docketed in pencil and bearing the Society's stamp. Reads 'I send herewith a short...	Science, Medicine and Technology	£28.00
John Allen, Holland House habituee, Warden of Dulwich College, political and historical writer (DNB). Autograph Note Signed "J.Allen" to Francis Palgrave (of "The Golden Treasury") One page, bifolium (address), small closed tear, marking of address panel, mainly good. "Dear Sir\| As I pass through town tomorrow on my way from Dulwich I shall take my chance of finding you at home about 12 o'clock."	Literature	£56.00
John Allsebrook Simon, 1st Viscount Simon Typed Letter Signed to A[rthur]. B[everley]. Baxter. British Liberal politician (1873-1954). Written while Chamberlain's Chancellor of the Exchequer. The recipient, Sir Arthur Beverley Baxter (1891-1964), was a Conservative Member of Parliament, author and editor of the Daily Express. One page, quarto. Lightly creased and grubby, with some wear at...	History	£45.00
John Allsebrook Simon, 1st Viscount Simon Typed Letter Signed to J. B. Hobman, editor of the 'Westminster Gazette'; Autograph Letter Signed to [Myer Jack] Landa. Liberal politician (1873-1954). Both letters written while the Right Hon. Sir John Simon. Both letters dusty but in good condition. Letter to Hobman, 1 page, 4to. Thanks him 'for commissioning Mr Landa to come round with me on my Western Tour. He was a most excellent companion and we both...	History	£35.00
John Amory Lowell (1798-1881), American businessman and philanthropist [Edward Rainford, London bookseller] Autograph Letter Signed ('J A Lowell') to Rainford, concerning a consignment of botanical books from England. 4to, 1 p. Twenty-one lines of text. Clear and complete. On aged, stained and worn paper, with a couple of small spike holes. Revealing, in the attention to detail which it exhibits. He begins by reporting that 'the Rosabella arrived safe & the books appear to be correct with the following...	History, Natural History	£195.00
[Sir Walter Scott; Archibald Constable; Hurst, Robinson; The Edinburgh Annual Register] [printed pamphlet] The Edinburgh Annual Register from 1808 to 1823	Book Trade History, Literature	£75.00
John Arthur Phillips (1822-1887), mining engineer and metallurgist [Lyon Playfair, Baron Playfair (1818-1898), chemist] Autograph Letter Signed ('J. Arthur Phillips') to W. N. de Mattos. 12mo, 1 p. Text clear and complete. On lightly-aged paper with some creasing and a short closed tear at foot. He sent his report (on 'Wurlich's patent ') to Dr Playfair on 15 December of the previous year. 'With him therefore is all the delay.' Docketed by de Mattos on reverse, including 'Read...	Science, Medicine and Technology	£75.00
[Report of the House of Commons Select Committee on Publications, 1907.] Report of the Select Committee on Publications; together with the Proceedings of the Committee. 8vo, xii + [i] pp. Unbound. Fair, on aged paper, with title carrying unobtrusive stamp of the University of Hull. The Committee was 'appointed to examine the PUBLICATIONS printed by Order of this HOUSE [of Commons], or presented to it through PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS, and to call attention to any case...		£56.00
John Ayrton Paris (1785-1856), English physician, inventor of the thaumatrope Autograph Letter Signed ('J. A. Paris') to 'Miss Wheeler'. 12mo, 1 p. Fair, on lightly-aged and creased paper. He is pleased to hear of the improvement in her mother's health. 'The prescription on the opposite page [not present] is similar to yours, & I think it is calculated to do her good. In her state, a change is often useful.'	Science, Medicine and Technology	£45.00
John Baring Autograph Letter Signed to unnamed male correspondent. The elder brother of Charles and Sir Francis Baring, John Baring was a leading Exeter citizen and an MP from 1776. While in reality a sleeping partner, he was also the nominal head of John and Francis Baring & Co. of London, and John and Charles Baring & Co. of Exeter. 1 page, 8vo. In...	Economics	£50.00