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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
Sir William Reynell Anson Autograph Letter Signed ['to Pinkham']. English jurist (1843-1914), Warden of All Souls college, Oxford. Two pages, 12mo. On discoloured, grubby, creased paper, with a small closed tear and some bleeding due to damp on the verso. Extensive damp damage to blank second leaf of bifoliate. Docketed as 'To Pinkham'. Before leaving Oxford...	Book Trade History	£45.00
Sir William Russell Flint (1880-1969), British artist Autograph Letter Signed ('W Russell Flint') to L. Carpenter of Leigh-on-Sea, discussing his artistic development. 4to, 2 pp. Twenty-three lines of text, clear and complete. In fair condition, creased and lightly-worn. With stamped envelope addressed by Flint. In reply to a question from Carpenter ('I very, very freqently receive letters such as yours') Flint writes: 'Dont worry about not receiving art...	Art and Architecture	£280.00
Sir William Russell Flint. Autograph Letters Signed to Malcolm Mackenzie. Printed address, headed notepaper. Two pages, 8vo, good condition. Russell Flint is responding to a letter from Mackenzie (attached, copy Typed Letter, one page, 4to, 26 April 1949- saying that he (Mackenzie) has circularised friends in the Press asking them to urge readers to buy water-colours...	Art and Architecture	£150.00
Sir William Schaw Cathcart Document Signed to "The Quarter-Master General of the Forces" one page, fol. He refers to a "Return of the Field and Garrison ordnance, with the ammunition for guns, howitzers . . ." which he has sent for the defence of North Britain.	History, Military and Naval History	£100.00
Sir William Schaw Cathcart, 10th Baron and 1st Viscount and Earl Cathcart Signed Letter in secretarial hand to the Quartermaster General, Horse Guards. Scottish soldier and diplomat (1755-1843). Four pages, octavo. Good, though grubby on discoloured paper, and a little frayed about the edges. Concerns 'the Subject of Issues which are made by the Barrack Department in North Britain to the Forces stationed in this Part of the United Kingdom, but...	History, Military and Naval History	£125.00
Sir William Scott [William Scott, Baron Stowell; Lord Stowell] (1745–1836), judge and politician [Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757-1844), British prime minister] Autograph Letter Signed ('W Scott') to his son-in-law Viscount Sidmouth. 12mo: 3 pp. Good, on lightly aged paper. Small spike hole through both leaves of the bifolium. Text clear and entire. Execrable hand. Begins 'I certainly shall not secede from my conditional Promise'. Paragraph describing the weather ('The Heat of the Weather here is intolerable.') 'I agree...	History	£28.00
Lieut. James Hervey, 27th Regiment of Foot [Sir Ralph Abercromby [Abercrombie] (1734-1801); General Henry Edward Fox (1755-1811), Governor of Minorca] [Lieut. James Hervey, 27th Regiment of Foot.] Autograph Letter Signed ('James Hervey \| Lt. 27 Regt') to his father, describing his regiment's journey from Africa to Minorca, the island itself, and Sir Ralph Abercromby's coming mission to Egypt. 3pp., 4to. 71 lines closely and neatly written. Bifolium. Good, on lightly-aged paper, with minor repairs to wear with gummed paper. Addressed, with three postmarks (one Portsmouth), on reverse of second leaf, to 'John Hervey Esqre \| Ballangrew Cardross \| by Stirling \| N. Britain'. He reports...	Military and Naval History, Travel and Topography	£400.00
Hélène Kirsova (1910-1962), Danish ballerina and choreographer, founder-member of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo [ Hélène Kirsova, Danish ballerina. ] Autograph Signature on photograph. Black and white photograph of Kirsova in costume and dance pose, cut from a magazine. 13 x 9.5 cm. In fair condition, lightly aged and creased. Good firm signature across bottom left of image, reading: 'Hélène Kirsova \| 1936'.		£28.00
Sir William Thomson Reports regarding Sir William Thomson's Compass and Sounding Machine (Lord Kelvin) 19 leaves (printed one side only), 4to, not bound. A rare promotional brochure and price list for navigational instruments including the dry-card compass, the first modern compass. Thomson had invented the compass the previous year. The reports are accompanied by statistics and are...	Science, Medicine and Technology	£200.00
Sir William Tite Autograph Letter Signed to J. Cotterell. British architect and politician (1798-1873), Member of Parliament for Bath, 1855-73. Three pages, 12mo. Very good, but with two stubs from previous mounting adhering to inner margin of verso of second leaf of bifoliate. He was glad to receive Cotterell's 'Papers & to read your Proceedings...	History	£36.00