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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
Lieutenant General Sir Charles Hastings 4 Autograph Letters Signed to his barrister, Richard Williams of Lincoln's Inn Field. English soldier, father of Frank Abney Hastings (1794-1828; DNB). The condition of these items is not good: the paper being discoloured, brittle and flaking. A series of intemperate communications. Letter 1 is one page, 8vo, of a bifoliate addressed and docketed on the reverse of the second...		£120.00
Lieutenant General Sir George Cathcart Autograph Letter in the third person to E[dward]. F[rederick]. Lecks, Secretary[, the Royal Asylum of St Ann's Society]. British military officer (1794-1854). One page, 12mo. In good condition, but with traces of brown-paper mount adhering to the blank reverse. Formal letter in the third person. 'Lt Genl Lord Cathcart is continually receiving so many applications of a similar nature, that he is although with...	Military and Naval History	£33.00
Lieutenant J. Longshaw, of His Majesty's Brig Tyrian [Ireland; Irish; textile; textiles; weaving] Autograph Letter Signed to unnamed male correspondent. 8vo: 1 p. Sixteen lines of text. The Tyrian arrived in Spithead the previous night 'with a Convoy', and the postal delay prevented him 'from fulfilling Mrs. P's Commission'. They 'remained three days in Ireland' and 'had a good passage there and Back': 'but as we may frequently have the trip, I...	Social history	£56.00
W. H. H. Southerland [William Henry Hudson Southerland (1852-1933)], Admiral in the United States Navy [Carlton Chapman; Spanish-American War; Cuban Blockade] Typed Letter Signed ('W. H. H. Southerland') to Carlton Chapman. 4to, 1 p. Fifteen lines of typewritten text and seven-line autograph postscript. Text clear and complete. Good on lightly aged and creased paper. Concerning Southerland's involvement in the Spanish-American War, in which he commanded the gunboat Eagle in the blockade of Cuban ports. He is glad...	History, Military and Naval History	£125.00
Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Erskine-Murray [ROYAL ARTILLERY] Autograph Postcard Signed to the Editor, Royal Society of Arts Journal. British soldier (1877-1948): Boer War; General Staff Officer, Portland Fortress, Dardanelles, Suez Canal defences, etc., during Great War. C.B.E., D.S.O. and Cavalierr of the Order of the Italian Crown. Very good though somewhat discoloured with age. Dimensions five and a half inches by three...	Military and Naval History	£32.00
Lieutenant-Colonel John Herbert Boraston [Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig; Earl Haig] Typed Letter Signed to G[eorge]. K[enneth]. Menzies, Secretary, Royal Society of Arts. English soldier and military historian (1885-1969). One page, quarto. Folded twice. Good, but with minor discoloration and some ink smudging along one edge (not affecting text). Bearing the Society's stamp. Replying, as Haig's private secretary, to a letter electing Haig a fellow of the Society...	Military and Naval History	£45.00
C. A. Roberts, Great Western Railway Printed notice ('PRIVATE. - For Railway Servants only.') offering a reward for the return of a number of 'G.W.R. HIRED WAGONS.' 12mo, 1 p. Text clear and complete. On aged and creased paper. Giving the numbers of thirteen wagons which are 'still undelivered', 'the position with the Owners' having become 'so acute that a Reward of Ten Shillings per Wagon is offered to anyone who traces either of the Vehicles and takes the...	Social history	£45.00
Linant Bey [ Louis Linant de Bellefonds ] [Linant Pasha ] [ In French ] Document Signed "Linant Bey", to "Son Excellence Cherif-Sacha Mininter de l'Interieur et President du Conseil des Ministres Minister of Public Works, with a key role in the building of the Suez Canal. The document, numbered No.39 top left corner, is three pages, folio, sl. damaged but text clear and complete. He reminds his correspondent that "Son Altesse le Khedive" has appointed him "ministere des travaux publics"...	French, History, Travel and Topography	£450.00
'J. T. de Saint-Germain' [pseudonym of Jules-Romain Tardieu (1805-1868)] [Printed pamphlet.] Éloge du Luxe Effréné des Femmes. Extraits des legendes de J. T. de Saint-Germain. [In two sections: 'De la mode' and 'Du Luxe et du travail'.] [2] + 12pp., 16mo. In good condition, lightly-aged, disbound. A tastefully-printed little production, well laid-out with vignettes. In two parts: the first, titled 'De la mode' (pp.1-), an 'Extrait de la Veilleuse, Légende'; the second, titled 'Du Luxe et du travail' (pp.6-12), an 'Extrait de...		£120.00
Linley Sambourne Autograph Sigature on fragment of letter. Victorian cartoonist and illustrator (DNB), connected with the magazine Punch. The fragment is around two inches by four, creased and discoloured. It reads 'With compliments \| very truly yours. \| Linley Sambourne' The signature is underlined. The reverse, one edge of which is attached to a piece...	Art and Architecture, Literature	£25.00